JP2008097235A - Vending machine - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To outstandingly decorate a vending machine by lighting means in display parts for improving customer gathering properties and promoting sales of commodities. <P>SOLUTION: In the vending machine displaying commodity samples 47 and the like in an outer door 2 on the front face of a main body 1, a plurality of sectioned display windows 6, 7, and 10 are arranged on the front face of the outer door 2, and in association with them, display rooms 31, 32, and 33 for displaying commodity samples 47, an advertisement panel 43, and the like are installed on the inside of the display windows. The lighting means 40a-40e each formed of a light emitting diode for lighting the inside of the display rooms 31, 32, and 33 are arranged to face the display windows 6, 7, and 10. On the front face of the outer door 2, an illumination lamp 20 is arranged along the display windows 6, 7, and 10, while a light regulation means 51 performing light regulation and control of the lighting means 40a-40e and the illumination lamp 20 is provided for variously regulating light of the lighting means 40a-40e and the illumination lamp 20 for decoratively illuminating the outer door 2. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2008,JPO&INPIT

Description

  In the present invention, the outer door that covers the front surface of the main body of the vending machine is variously lit using the lighting of the product display room, etc., and the presence of the product stored by appealing so that its presence gets a lot of attention The present invention relates to a vending machine intended to promote sales.

  As a conventional product carry-out device for this type of vending machine, a device as described in Japanese Patent Application Laid-Open No. 2002-150385 (Patent Document 1), which has been previously published, is known. This vending machine is provided above each of the sample display shelves with a plurality of sample display shelves that display product samples by dividing the product display section provided on the front door (outer door) up and down. A plurality of illumination light sources for illuminating the product samples displayed on each sample display shelf, and the illumination light sources are driven to be lit by a dimming unit. Each illumination light source is turned on at a constant illumination intensity, and an illumination control unit is provided that changes the illumination intensity of each illumination light source with time during standby.

According to this configuration, since the illumination pattern of the entire product display section of the front door can be changed by the illumination control section, the product display section itself can have an electrical appeal function. That is, the function of the vending machine can be effectively used to appeal its presence to the surroundings, thereby enhancing the ability to attract customers.
JP 2002-150385 A

  By the way, in such a vending machine, the product display section is vertically divided by a plurality of sample display shelves, and each has an illumination light source that illuminates the product sample displayed on each sample display shelf, Since the entire front surface of the product display part is integrally covered with a transparent cover body made of acrylic resin or the like, it is not particularly divided by sample display shelf. Then, when the product samples displayed on each sample display shelf are illuminated by the illumination light source, the illumination light diffuses around the area partitioned by the sample display shelf at the front of the product display unit. The contrast of the illumination area becomes ambiguous and the creation of aesthetics is insufficient.

  In order to deal with such problems, the present invention clearly divides the area of the product display section illuminated by the illumination light source, creates an aesthetic appearance by highlighting the contrast between the illumination area and the surroundings, and further exhibits the product. Illumination lamps are added to the side of the department, and by this, the front door is effectively lit up so that the product exhibition department stands out more. It is an object to provide a vending machine that can be used.

  In order to solve the above-mentioned problem, the invention according to claim 1 is a vending machine that displays a product sample or the like on the outer door covering the front surface of the main body, and is provided with a plurality of partitioned display windows on the front surface of the outer door. In correspondence with each of the exhibition windows, an exhibition room for displaying product samples, advertisement panels, etc. is arranged inside, and illumination means comprising light-emitting diodes for illuminating the exhibition room is arranged facing the exhibition window. And an illumination lamp is disposed along the display window on the front surface of the outer door, and the illumination means and a dimming control means for dimming and controlling the illumination lamp, the dimming control means, The illumination means and the illumination lamp are dimmed in various ways to illuminate the outer door.

  According to this, since the exhibition window of the exhibition room illuminated by the illumination means is formed by partitioning the front surface of the outer door, the illumination area by the illumination means and its surroundings are clearly divided, The contrast can be emphasized. Further, by arranging the illumination lamp along the display window, the outer door can be illuminated so that the display window is more conspicuous.

The invention according to claim 2 is the invention according to claim 1, wherein the display window is covered with a transparent plate, and a magic mirror film attached to the transparent plate and covering the display window is detachably provided. It is.
According to this, when the illumination means is turned on, the exhibits in the exhibition room are displayed so as to be visible, and when the illumination means is turned off, the exhibits can be made invisible.

  As described above, according to the first aspect of the present invention, the display window of the exhibition room illuminated by the illumination means is formed on the front surface of the outer door, and the illumination area by the illumination means and its surroundings are clearly separated. Therefore, since the contrast can be emphasized, it is possible to create an aesthetic appearance in the illuminated state, enhance the ability to attract customers, and promote the sale of products. In addition, by arranging illumination lamps along the display window, the front door can be effectively illuminated so that the display window is more prominent. Sales of the product can be promoted.

  Further, according to the invention according to claim 2, when the illumination means is turned on, the exhibits in the exhibition room are displayed so as to be visible, and when the illumination means is turned off, the exhibits are made invisible. By making a dramatic change in the display state, it is possible to further improve the lighting effect of the front door as a whole, increase the ability to attract customers, and promote the sale of products.

Embodiments of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings. FIG. 1 is a front view showing a vending machine according to an embodiment of the present invention, and FIG. 2 is a perspective view showing an internal structure of the vending machine according to the embodiment of the present invention with a front door and a rear middle door opened. .
As shown in FIGS. 1 and 2, this vending machine includes a main body 1 having a product column 5 for storing products for sale inside and having a front opening, and a front door that closes the front opening of the main body 1 so as to be openable and closable. (Outer door) 2. Further, on the back side of the front door 2, an intermediate door 3 that covers the back side and can open the back side is disposed.

  Corresponding to the product display window part (exhibition window) 7 in which the front door 2 is divided into three stages and displays product samples therein, and the product samples in each product display window part 7 A product selection button 8 disposed below, a product information display unit (exhibition window) 6 that is provided above the top product display window unit 7 and displays sales promotion products, advertisements, and the like, and below The product selection preliminary button 9 disposed in the product information, and an advertisement board portion (exhibition window) 10 for displaying a logo mark of the product, etc. provided separately from the product information display portion 6 are provided. And these are arranged near the front left side of the front door 2, and the display part 4 is formed. In addition, an outlet door 18 is provided below the display unit 4 for taking out the sales products carried out from the product column 5. Furthermore, on the front right side of the front door 2, a coin insertion slot 11 and a bill insertion slot 12 for inserting money for purchasing goods, a return lever 13 for returning change, and a coin return for returning change coin, etc. An operation unit 17 is provided which includes a mouth 14, a key unit 15 for locking the front door to the main body 1, and a display 16 for displaying the input amount and sales information. Here, an illumination lamp 20 extending in the vertical direction is provided at the boundary between the display unit 4 and the operation unit 17 of the front door 2 so as to be along the side of the product display window unit 7.

  Further, on the back side of the front door 2, a coin identifying device (coin mechanism) 21 and a bill identifying device (bill validator) 22 for identifying inserted money, a coin safe 23 for storing inserted coins, and a product column A product take-out port 26 through which the product paid out from 5 is carried out is provided. In addition, on the back side of the display unit 4, exhibition rooms 31, 32, and 33 partitioned on the back side corresponding to the product display windows 7, the product information display unit 6, and the advertising board unit 10, respectively. And partition members 35a, 35b, 35c, 35d, and 35e for partitioning these are provided.

  On the front surface of the middle door 3 provided on the back side of the front door 2, each product display window portion 7 provided on the front door 2, the product information display portion 6, and the advertising board portion 10 are respectively corresponded. A display panel 37 is provided so as to cover the rear surfaces of the formed exhibition rooms 31, 32, 33. The display panel 37 has the product display window part 7, the product information display part 6, and the advertising board part on the back side. A horizontally long LED (light-emitting diode) lamp unit (illuminating means) 40a, 40b, 40c, 40d, and 40e is provided in a plurality of stages in the vertical direction so as to face them. Further, an input keyboard 24 for inputting various settings such as a sale price setting of a product is provided on the side surface side of the inner door 3, and a product column 5 similar to that provided in the main body 1 is provided on the back side thereof. Is provided. The product column 5 stores box-type products such as cigarettes stacked in the vertical direction, and is provided with a product carry-out device 28 for carrying out the lowest product in the lower part. And the goods carried out from these goods column 5 are sent out to the goods taking-out mouth 26 provided in the front door 2 via the carry-out chute 27 provided in the lower part of the main body.

  FIG. 3 is a side sectional view showing the structure of the display unit 4 provided on the front door, and FIG. 4 is a perspective view of the product information display unit 6 viewed from the back side of the front door 2. As shown in the figure, the product information display unit 6 includes a transparent plate 6a made of acrylic resin or the like and covering the front window. A poster holding plate 41 that is detachably provided on the back side of the transparent plate 6a is provided. Further, a film-like product information poster (advertisement panel) 43 on which a sample of a sale product or a picture such as an advertisement is written is overlapped on the front of the poster holding plate 41, which is inserted into the transparent plate of the product information display unit 6. By mounting on the back side of the front door 6a, the design or the like of the product information poster 43 is visible from the front surface of the front door 2 through the transparent plate 6a. In addition, without using the product information poster 43, it is also possible to directly display and display a sample of a product for sale or an advertisement on the surface of the poster holding plate 41. The product information poster 43 and the poster holding plate 41 are made of a light-transmitting member, and when illuminated from the back side by the LED lamp unit 40d provided on the display panel 37 so as to face the product information display unit 6, the product information The poster 43 is displayed brightly.

  FIG. 5 is a perspective view of the product display window portion 7 located in the upper or middle stage of the product display window portions 7 configured in three stages in the vertical direction as viewed from the back side of the front door 2. As shown in the figure, the product display window 7 includes a transparent plate 7 a that covers the front window similarly to the product information display unit 6. A product sample holder 45 is detachably provided on the back side of the transparent plate 7a. Then, by attaching a product label (product sample) 47 on which the sample of the sale product is written on the back surface of the product sample holder 45 and attaching it to the back side of the transparent plate 7a of the product display window portion 7. The sample of the sales merchandise described on the merchandise label 47 is configured to be visible from the front surface of the front door 2 through the transparent plate 7a. Note that a sample holder 39 that can display a three-dimensional product sample 46 is provided in the middle door 2 in place of the product sample holder 45 to which the product label 47 is attached. It is provided on the display panel 37 side. The product label 47, the product sample holder 45, the three-dimensional product sample 46, the sample holder 39, and the like are made of a light-transmitting member, and the LED lamp units 40a and 40b provided facing the product display window 7 are provided. When illuminated from the back side by 40c, in the display room 31 of each product display window section 7, the sample of the sales product described in the product label 47 and the three-dimensional product sample 46 held in the sample holder 39 are displayed brightly. Is done.

As shown in FIG. 6, a magic mirror film 48 is detachably mounted on the back surface of the transparent plate 7a of each product display window section 7.
FIG. 7 shows LED lamp units 40a, 40b, 40c, 40d, and 40e that illuminate each product display window part 7, product information display part 6, and advertising board part 10 constituting the display part 4 of the front door 2, and the front door. 2 is a control block diagram illustrating a control configuration of an illumination device such as an illumination lamp 20 provided at a boundary between two display units 4 and an operation unit 17. FIG. Here, the main control unit (dimming control means) 51 controls the entire vending machine of the present invention, and includes a storage unit that stores various data and programs, an arithmetic unit that performs arithmetic processing thereof, and the like. Is. The illumination control unit 52 controls various illumination states of the LED lamp units 40a, 40b, 40c, 40d, and 40e and the illumination lamp 20 according to data and programs stored in the main control unit 51.

  In such a control configuration, for example, the light quantity of LED lamp units corresponding to the product label 47, the three-dimensional product sample 46, the product information poster 43, etc. for which lighting is to be emphasized, the issue timing (lighting, semi-lighting, blinking, etc.), etc. Since it can be controlled based on the set program, each product display window portion 7, product information display portion 6, billboard portion 10, etc. that constitute the display portion 4 of the front door 2 with various illuminances and light emission timings. It is possible to produce a display effect that incentivizes purchasing and emphasizes the best-selling products and newly released products.

  Moreover, the illumination state of each product display window part 7, the product information display part 6, the advertising board part 10, and the illumination lamp 20 constituting the display part 4 of the front door 2 is sequentially changed according to a predetermined illumination pattern. , Brightness changes for each sectioned area, and it is possible to have an electrical appeal function on the entire front door, effectively appealing its presence to the surroundings and enhancing customer attraction Is possible.

  As described above, in the vending machine according to the embodiment of the present invention, a plurality of product display windows 7, the product information display unit 6, and the advertising board 10 are provided on the front surface of the front door 2, Corresponding to each of them, display rooms 31, 32, 33 for displaying product labels 47, product information posters 43, etc. are arranged inside, and LED lamp units 40a for illuminating the inside of the display rooms 31, 32, 33, 40b, 40c, 40d, and 40e are arranged to face the respective product display windows 7, the product information display unit 6, and the advertising board unit 10, and further, these product display windows 7 and the product information display unit 6 are arranged on the front door 2. The illumination lamp 20 is disposed along the advertising board unit 10, and the LED lamp units 40a, 40b, 40c, 40d and 40e and the illumination control unit 52 for dimming and controlling the illumination lamp 20 are provided. Lighting control unit 52 of the LED lamp units 40a, 40b, 40c, 40d, is to electric decoration door 2 prior to variously dimming 40e and illumination lamp 20.

  According to this, each product display window part 7, the product information display part 6, and the advertising board part 10 illuminated by each LED lamp unit 40a, 40b, 40c, 40d, 40e are partitioned on the front surface of the front door 2. Since it is formed, the illumination area by the illumination means and its surroundings can be clearly separated to make the contrast stand out. Therefore, it is possible to create an aesthetic appearance in the illumination state, enhance the ability to attract customers, and promote the sale of products. In addition, since each LED lamp unit 40a, 40b, 40c, 40d, 40e is provided in the inside facing each product display window part 7, the product information display part 6, and the advertising board part 10, these are efficiently used. Can effectively illuminate and contrast the contrast effectively. In addition, by arranging the illumination lamp 20 along the product display window part 7, the product information display part 6, and the advertising board part 10, the front door 2 can be effectively lit up so that these stand out more. , It is possible to make the sample of products displayed on them stand out and promote the sale of the product.

  Further, each product display window 7 is covered with a transparent plate 7a, and includes a magic mirror film 48 that is detachably attached to and covers the transparent plate 7a, so that each LED lamp unit 40a, 40b, 40c is lit. When displaying, the product label 47 and the product sample 46 in each product display window 7 are displayed so that they can be seen, and when the LED lamp units 40a, 40b, 40c are turned off, those exhibits are made invisible. be able to. Therefore, a dramatic change can be caused in the display state, the electric decoration effect of the front door 2 can be further improved as a whole, and the ability to attract customers can be enhanced to promote the sale of products. In addition, when installing the vending machine of this invention in the surrounding dim place etc., even if it removes a magic mirror film, the same effect can be acquired. That is, the magic mirror film may be appropriately attached and detached according to the installation environment and the like in consideration of its action and effect.

  Needless to say, the present invention is not limited to the apparatus shown in this embodiment mode, and application changes can be made within the scope of the spirit of the present invention.

It is a front view which shows the vending machine of embodiment of this invention. It is an internal structure perspective view which shows the state which opened the front door and the back inner door in the vending machine of embodiment of this invention. It is a sectional side view which shows the structure of the display part provided in the front door in the vending machine of embodiment of this invention. In the vending machine of embodiment of this invention, it is the perspective view which looked at the merchandise information display part from the back side of the front door. In the vending machine of embodiment of this invention, it is the perspective view which looked at the product display window part located in the upper stage or middle stage among the product display window parts comprised in the up-down direction 3 steps from the back side of the front door. It is a figure which shows the attachment or detachment state of the magic mirror film attached to the back surface of the transparent plate of a goods display part in the vending machine of embodiment of this invention. It is a control block diagram which shows the control structure of the illuminating device in the vending machine of embodiment of this invention.

Explanation of symbols

1 body
2 Front door (outer door)
6 Product information display (exhibition window)
7 Product display window (display window)
10 Advertising board (exhibition window)
20 Illumination lamp (product shelf)
31 exhibition room 32 exhibition room 33 exhibition room 40a LED lamp unit (illumination means)
40b LED lamp unit (lighting means)
40c LED lamp unit (lighting means)
40d LED lamp unit (lighting means)
40e LED lamp unit (lighting means)
43 Product information poster (advertising panel)
46 (three-dimensional) product sample 47 product label (product sample)
48 Magic mirror film 51 Main controller (light control means)
52 Lighting control unit

Claims (2)

  A vending machine that displays product samples etc. on the outer door covering the front of the main body, provided with a plurality of partitioned display windows on the front surface of the outer door, and corresponding to each of the display windows An exhibition room for exhibiting a display panel, an advertising panel, etc., and an illuminating means composed of light emitting diodes for illuminating the exhibition room, respectively, is disposed opposite the display window, and further along the display window on the front surface of the outer door. An illumination lamp, and a dimming control means for dimming and controlling the illumination means and the illumination lamp, the dimming control means dimming the illumination means and the illumination lamp in various ways, A vending machine characterized by illuminating the outer door.   The vending machine according to claim 1, wherein the display window is covered with a transparent plate, and a magic mirror film attached to the transparent plate and covering the display window is detachable.

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