摘要 |
PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a product storage rack for a vending machine, which support a pouched product with an anchor in a suspended manner, allows the product to slide by its self-weight to be stored, and sells the product using a product dispensing mechanism.SOLUTION: There are provided, at predetermined intervals, product support units 30 for supporting a flange of the pouched product with an anchor to allow it to slide by its self-weight to be stored in a suspended manner, and having a product dispensing mechanism 34 in a rear end part. A pair of L-shaped right and left rail members 31, 31 are arranged at predetermined intervals, which are held by metal fittings 32, 33 surrounding front and rear end parts. At least the rear one 33 of the metal fittings 32 and 33 for fixing the both ends of the L-shaped rail member 31, 31 is engaged with a side face of the L-shaped rail member 31 while avoiding the outer circumferential face of the bottom wall. The outer circumferential face of the bottom wall of the pair of L-shaped right and left rail members 31, 31 in the product support unit 30 is flat with no step, thereby preventing self-weight slide of the pouched product supported by the rail members from being hindered. |