JPH0546857A - Automatic vending machine - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE:To display the samples of bargain goods and recommendatory goods which customers especially noticeably desire among sales goods by setting them to be more conspicuous than other good samples so as to obviously display them to a customer in an automatic vending machine where a display room exhibiting and displaying the advertisement of the sales goods and the goods samples inside is dividedly formed in a front part. CONSTITUTION:A display corner 23 illuminating and displaying the goods sample of the goods which customers noticeably desire by an illumination device 34 is provided apart from the display room 4. A rotary table 28 which is driven by a driving device 30 so as to be rotated or semi-rotated and on which the goods sample 22 is loaded is provided in the display corner 23. A screen 29 dividing the upper part of the rotary table before and behind is provided on the rotary table 28. The front and back surfaces of the screen 29 are set to be one recessed and vertical curved surface, or a multi- surface or single or vertical surface which is formed in a recessed shape and a mirror finished surface. The product sample 22 in the display corner 23 is set to be light transmissible. The illumination device 34 has plural light sources 33, and the brightness of the light sources 33 is periodically changed with the change of illuminance in front of the machine body or the light sources 33 flicker.

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention is provided with an exhibition room in which an advertisement for displaying the contents of a product for sale, a product sample, etc. are internally displayed and partitioned and formed in the front part of the machine body. The present invention relates to a vending machine in which a display corner of a variety of products, such as bargain products and recommended products, is displayed inside and a display corner is displayed on the front of the machine.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art In a conventional vending machine that sells various products, an exhibition room in which an advertisement for displaying the contents of the sold product, a product sample, etc. is illuminated by an illumination lamp and displayed inside is displayed on the front of the machine body. Are generally compartmentalized. Recently, there has been a demand for a vending machine that has a particularly high ability to attract customers. The exhibition room is widened vertically to illuminate the entire front part of the vending machine, giving a three-dimensional effect like a show window to the front of the interior. An increasing number of vending machines have a distinctive exterior design that widens the field of view so that they can be seen from a wide angle. In addition,
The product sample made of hollow, light-transmitting material that is displayed in the exhibition room is illuminated by an illumination lamp from a certain direction, such as behind or below the product sample, and the product sample is moved to attract attention. Various ideas have been drawn. The mainstream of such an eye-catching device is to make an advertisement, a product sample, etc. displayed in the exhibition room stand out by its movement, color scheme, lighting, etc. On the other hand, apart from vending machines that sell a single product, vending machines that sell various products can be sold to customers, especially those who want to increase sales or new products that are not well known to customers. There are some products that you want to pay particular attention to. It is also important to improve the ability to attract customers by highlighting the products that this customer should pay particular attention to. However, it is not possible to attract the attention of the customer by simply displaying the product sample of the product that the customer wants to pay particular attention to in the exhibition room like other product samples. FIG. 2 shows one of the conventional examples of the vending machine. Figure 2 shows the structure of a conventional vending machine,
(A) is a perspective view of the external appearance of the vending machine as seen from the front upper right, (B) is a left-side longitudinal sectional view of the main part of (A), and (B) is the front side on the right side of the drawing.

In FIG. 2, reference numeral 1 denotes a case in which a product to be sold is housed inside and a front surface is opened. A door 2 for covering the front opening is rotatably supported by the case 1. The door 2 and the case. Machine body 3 that forms the outer peripheral surface of the vending machine with 1
Is configured. An exhibition room 4 is sectioned and formed in the upper part of the front side of the door 2 which forms the front surface of the machine body 3, and the front surface of the exhibition room 4 is formed of, for example, acrylic resin or the like. It is covered with a transparent cover 5 that allows the user to see through. A plurality of pushbuttons 6 for selecting products arranged in the exhibition room 4 are arranged in left and right in two rows with the front end protruding forward from the front surface of the cover 5.
It is supported on the front end surfaces of the upper and lower two-level shelves 7 each having a substantially vertical U-shaped lateral cross section. The rear end of the shelf 7 is supported by an inner wall 8 on the depth side of the exhibition room 4 in which an advertisement (not shown) is drawn on the front, which is expressed by pictures, characters, etc. , A plurality of through holes 9 penetrating vertically are formed in parallel on the left and right corresponding to each push button 6. In each of the through holes 9, a hollow cylindrical transparent product sample 10 made of, for example, an acrylic resin or the like, is fitted and fitted with a projecting portion 11 projecting downward from the lower surface thereof at its lower end. ing. On the outer peripheral surface of the product sample 10, a transparent film, for example, made of polyester resin, which is printed with pictures and characters similar to the outer peripheral surface of the product, is attached, and the shelf 7 directly below the product sample 10 is attached. On the lower side, a support body 12 whose rear end is screwed to the lower side of the rear end of this shelf 7
The illumination lamp 13 is supported via. This lighting 13
The lights, the advertisement, the product sample 10 and the like (not shown) drawn on the front surface of the inner wall 8 are illuminated.

In the vending machine having the above-described structure, the lights of the respective illumination lights 13 are drawn on the front surface of the inner wall 8 below the illumination lights 13, and the advertisement and the product sample 10 (not shown) are drawn.
Is illuminated from the outside, is incident on the inside of the product sample 10 through the through hole 9 on the upper side of the illumination lamp 13 and is transmitted in the outer peripheral direction of the product sample 10 as if the product sample 10 itself is a light emitter. It is displayed in front so that it stands out.

In the front part of the door 2, in the lower part of the exhibition room 4, there are insertion ports 14, 15 for inserting coins and bills, respectively.
An operation unit 17 including a return lever 16 for returning the inserted coins is provided, and below the operation unit 17, there are a return opening 18 for returning change, a take-out opening 19 for taking out goods, and the like. Each is arranged. Further, in the case 1, a storage chamber (not shown) for storing products is defined.

The selling operation of the vending machine configured as described above corresponds to the product sample 10 of this product by selecting the product to be purchased by looking at the product sample 10 after inserting coins or bills from the insertion ports 14 and 15. When the push button 6 to be operated is operated, the product selected by the push button 6 is carried out from the storage chamber (not shown) into the take-out port 19 by the sales command signal. Then, the change is dispensed into the return port 18 as needed. The change and the goods carried into the outlet 19 are taken out by the customer through the front openings of the return port 18 and the outlet 19, respectively.

[0007]

By the way, such a conventional vending machine has an illumination lamp 13 for an advertisement, a product sample 10, etc. (not shown) drawn on the front surface of the inner wall 8 in the exhibition room 4.
It is lit by and is displayed to make it stand out. Then, the advertisement and product sample 1 (not shown) exhibited in the exhibition room 4
The vending machine's ability to attract customers can be enhanced by attracting attention to all such items as 0, and the customer can easily select a purchased product while viewing the product sample 10. On the other hand, among various types of products for sale, there are products that the customer wants to pay particular attention to, such as products that particularly want to increase sales or new products that the customer does not know much about. To display the product sample 10 in the exhibition room 4 of this product in front of other product samples 10 in particular, display it together with characters such as "bargain product" and "recommended product". It is necessary for the customer to immediately understand the purpose of the distinctive display. However, in order to display the purpose of displaying the product sample 10 in a particularly prominent manner in an easy-to-understand expression in the exhibition room 4 where a large number of product samples 10 are displayed, "bargain product", "recommended product", etc. The small letters tend to be difficult to read. Therefore, among various sales products,
There is a problem that it is difficult to display the product sample 10 of a product that the customer wants to pay particular attention to in the exhibition room 4 so that the product sample 10 is more conspicuous than the other product samples 10 so that the customer can directly understand.

The present invention is an automatic display system that makes it easy to understand the product sample of the product that the customer wants to pay particular attention to among the various products to be sold and can be displayed and displayed to the customer in a manner that makes it stand out from other product samples. The challenge is to provide vending machines.

[0009]

In order to solve the above problems, according to the present invention, there is provided an automatic vending machine for selling various products manufactured from raw materials in the body or stored in the body. In an automatic vending machine in which an exhibition room for displaying and displaying advertisements, product samples, etc. displaying contents is partitioned and formed in the front part of the machine body, in the front part of the machine body separately from the exhibition room, An exhibition corner that internally displays the product sample of the product that the customer wants to pay attention to, such as a bargain product or a recommended product among various products, and the product sample that is displayed in this display corner And an illuminating device for illuminating.

Further, in addition to the above, it is assumed that the display corner is provided with a turntable which is driven by a driving device to rotate or semi-rotate and on which a sample product is placed.

In addition to the above, it is assumed that the rotary table is provided with a partition projecting upward from the upper surface thereof to divide the rotary table into two parts in the front and rear directions.

Further, in addition to the above, the front and back surfaces of the partition are one concave vertical curved surface or a multifaceted or vertical single flat surface formed by combining a plurality of vertical flat surfaces into an approximately concave shape, and It shall be a mirror surface.

In addition to the above, it is assumed that the product sample displayed in the display corner is light transmissive.

In addition to the above, it is assumed that the lighting device is a lighting device having a plurality of light sources.

Further, in addition to the above, it is assumed that the lighting device is a lighting device that changes the brightness of the light source with a change in the illuminance on the front surface of the machine body or periodically changes the light source.

[0016]

According to the present invention, an advertisement that displays the contents of various products manufactured from raw materials in the body of the machine or stored in the body of the machine, a product sample, etc. are displayed and displayed inside. Separately from the room, the product sample of products that should be particularly noticed by customers, such as bargain products and recommended products among the various products, which are partitioned and formed in the front part of the aircraft, is displayed inside and displayed in the front Since the display corner and the lighting device that illuminates the product sample displayed in the display corner are provided, the customer can see the product sample displayed in the display corner at a glance, and a bargain product, recommended product, etc. By understanding that it is a product sample of, and illuminating this product sample with a lighting device,
You can get the attention of the customers.

In addition to the above, since the display corner is provided with a turntable which is driven by a driving device to rotate or half-turn and which holds a product sample, it is possible to attract attention to the product sample that rotates integrally with the turntable. it can.

In addition to the above, since the rotating table is provided with a partition projecting upward from the upper surface of the partition to divide the partition on the rotating partition into two parts, front and rear, different product samples on the display stand. Each can be displayed, and by rotating or half-turning the rotating table with the drive device, only the product sample that came to the front side on the exhibition table is displayed in the front,
At a certain moment, it is possible to attract the customer's attention only to a product sample of a specific product.

In addition to the above, the front and back surfaces of the screen are each one concave vertical curved surface or a plurality of vertical planes combined to form a concave or convex multifaceted surface or a single vertical plane. Since it is assumed to be a mirror surface, the product samples on the front and rear sides of the rotating table separated by the partition are transferred to the front and back surfaces of the partition respectively, and if the front and back surfaces are each one concave curved surface, the horizontal direction is The enlarged image
If the front and back surfaces are multi-sided surfaces that combine multiple vertical planes, then multiple images can be seen from the front, and if the front and back surfaces are a single plane, one image can be viewed from the front. Even if there is only one product sample or the first half, it can be seen from the front as if there is more than two product samples or a complete product sample with the second half. The product space can be visually expanded, and product samples can be displayed efficiently and effectively.

In addition to the above, since the product sample displayed in the display corner is light-transmissive, by disposing the light source of the lighting device in the product sample, the product sample itself emits light. It can be made to stand out as if it were a body.

In addition to the above, since the lighting device is assumed to be a lighting device having a plurality of light sources, the product sample displayed in the display corner is illuminated by the lighting device from various directions at the same time to display the product sample. It is easy to see and stands out from the front.

In addition to the above, since the lighting device is a lighting device that changes the brightness of its light source with the change of the illuminance on the front surface of the machine body or periodically changes the light source, the illuminance on the front surface of the machine body is changed. Higher illuminance, or
By blinking the light or changing the brightness and illuminating it with a lighting device, the product sample in the exhibition corner is conspicuously contrasted with the surroundings of the vending machine and other parts of the vending machine to make the person stand out. You can attract to this product sample.

[0023]

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENT An embodiment of the present invention will be described below with reference to FIG. FIG. 1 shows the configuration of one embodiment of the vending machine of the present invention, in which (A) is a vertical cross-sectional view on the right side of the main part of the exhibition corner,
(B) is a front view of (A), (C) is a perspective view of the vending machine equipped with the display corners of (A) as seen from the front upper right, and (A) is the left side of the figure. It is the front side. The same or similar parts as in FIG. 2 are designated by the same reference numerals.

In FIG. 1, reference numeral 1 denotes a case in which a product to be sold is housed and a front surface is opened. The front opening of the case 1 is covered by a door 20 rotatably supported by the case 1. 20 and the case 1 form a machine body 21 that forms the outer peripheral surface of the vending machine. At the upper part of the front surface of the door 20 forming the front surface of the machine body 21, a transparent cover 5 is provided on the front surface.
The exhibition room 4 covered with is divided and formed, and in this exhibition room 4, a picture drawn on the front surface of the inner wall 8 on the depth side of the exhibition room 4,
An advertisement (not shown) expressed in characters is displayed.
Inside the exhibition room 4, the rear end is supported by the inner wall 8
A plurality of pushbuttons 6 for selecting products, which are arranged on the upper and lower shelves 7 arranged inside, are arranged left and right on the front end surfaces of the shelves 7 and are supported by projecting the front end portions forward from the front surface of the cover 5. The product sample 10 of the sales products arranged corresponding to the above is displayed and displayed. Below the exhibition room 4, there is a display corner 23 for displaying a bar code 22 of a bargain product and a recommended product among various sales products, particularly a product that the customer wants to pay attention to and displaying it in the front, at the door 20. It forms a compartment inside. A transparent lid 2 that is detachably or openably supported on this door 20.
4 covers the front of the display corner 23, and the display corner 2
The inner wall 8 forming the inner wall surface on the depth side of 3, the rear end of the inner wall 8 and the front end of the front panel 25 forming the front of the door 20 are fixed to the ceiling wall of the display corner 23. The exhibition corner is divided by a U-shaped ceiling plate 26 having a flat vertical cross section and a bottom plate 27 having a flat side vertical cross section, which forms the bottom surface of the display corner 23. Ceiling board 26 and bottom board 2
Disk-shaped turntable 2 at the bottom inside the display corner 23 between
8 is provided, and this turntable 28 has the turntable 2
8 is provided with a partition 29 that projects upward from the upper surface and bisects the rotary table 28 in the front and back, and that each of the front and back surfaces is a concave vertical curved surface and is a mirror surface. This partition 29
The front side and the back side of the product are placed on the front and rear sides of the turntable 28 so that the product sample 22 is displayed in the display corner 23.
Is on display. The product sample 22 is a semi-cylindrical transparent hollow body that is only the front half of a cylindrical product. The product sample 22 has a transparent outer surface on which pictures, characters, etc. are printed to resemble the product. For example, a film (not shown) made of polyester resin is attached. In addition, the turntable 28,
A drive device 30 for rotating or half-rotating the turntable 28, an electric motor 31 disposed below the bottom plate 27, is partitioned by a rotary shaft 32 whose upper and lower ends are rotatably supported by the ceiling plate 26 and the bottom plate 27. It is fitted together with 29. In addition, the display corner 23 has a plurality of light sources 33 and the light sources 3
The illumination device 34 includes a lighting device 34 in which the luminance of No. 3 changes with the change of the illuminance on the front surface of the machine body 21 or periodically, or the light source 33 blinks.

The lower part of the front of the exhibition room 4 is provided with an operation section 17 having insertion ports 14 and 15 for inserting coins and bills, a return lever 16 for returning the inserted coins, and the like.
At the front of the door 20 under the display corner 23, a return opening 18 for returning change and an exit 19 for taking out the merchandise are provided respectively at the front of the door 20. The configuration is the same as the above-mentioned conventional example.

In the above-mentioned structure, the vending machine of the present invention operates in the same manner as the above-described conventional example, so that the vending machine of the present invention is equipped with the vending machine of various kinds of bargains and recommended products. The operation and function of the display corner 23 that displays the product sample 22 of the product that the customer should pay particular attention to and displays it in the front will be described below.

In addition to the exhibition room 4 in which the product sample 10 of the sold product is displayed, the display corner 2 is provided on the front of the door 20.
Since 3 is divided and formed, it can be understood by the customer that the product sample 22 displayed in the display corner 23 is a product sample 22 such as a bargain product or a recommended product. Further, in the display corner 23, the rotary table 2 is separated by a partition 29.
The product samples 22 of different products can be displayed on each of the front and rear sides on the 8 and the product sample 22 is rotated or half-turned by the drive unit 30 driving the turntable 28.
Sometimes it moves to the front and sometimes it moves to the back. Due to this movement, the product sample 22 can be made conspicuous, and only the product sample 22 that has come to the front side on the turntable 28 is displayed in the front, and for a certain moment, only the product sample 22 of a specific product is displayed to the customer. Can be paid attention to. further,
The product samples 22 displayed on the front and rear sides of the partition 29 along the front and back sides of the partition 29 are front half of the product, but are one concave vertical curved surface and mirror surface. It is an image with a slightly wider width that is transferred to the front and back of the screen 29, and can be seen from the front as if it was a nearly complete product. Therefore, the space inside the limited display corner 23 can be visually expanded to be efficient. The product sample 22 can be displayed effectively and effectively. Furthermore, since the product sample 22 is illuminated by the illumination device 34 that has a plurality of light sources 33 and the brightness of the light sources 33 changes with the change of the illuminance on the front surface of the body 21 or periodically, or the light sources 33 blink. From the periphery of the vending machine and other parts of the vending machine, the product sample 22 in the display corner 23 is always conspicuous and can be easily viewed from the front. By disposing the light source 33 inside the product sample 22, the product sample 22 can be made to stand out as if it were a light-emitting body.

[0028]

According to the present invention, an advertisement for displaying the contents of various products manufactured from raw materials in the body or stored in the body, a product sample, and the like are displayed and displayed inside the body, and are partitioned in the front part of the body. Separately from the formed exhibition room, the product sample of the product that the customer particularly needs to pay attention to, such as bargain products and recommended products among the various products, which are partitioned and formed on the front part of the aircraft, is displayed inside Since it has an exhibition corner displayed in the front and a lighting device that illuminates the product sample displayed in this exhibition corner, the customer can see the product sample displayed in the exhibition corner at a glance and get a bargain product. ， It can be understood as a product sample such as recommended product, and by illuminating this product sample with a lighting device to make it stand out, the customer can get attention.

In addition to the above, since the display corner is provided with a turntable which is driven by a driving device to rotate or half-turn and which holds a product sample, it is possible to attract attention to the product sample that rotates integrally with the turntable. it can.

Further, in addition to the above, since the rotating table is provided with a partition projecting upward from the upper surface of the partition to divide the partition on the rotating platform into two parts, front and rear, different product samples on the display stand are separated by this partition. Each can be displayed, and at a certain moment, it is possible to attract the customer's attention only to a product sample of a specific product.

Further, in addition to the above, the front and back surfaces of the partition are each one vertical concave curved surface or a plurality of vertical planes that are approximately concavely formed multifaceted or vertical single plane. Since it is a mirror surface, the space inside the limited exhibition corner can be visually expanded to efficiently and effectively show the product sample.

In addition to the above, since the product sample displayed in the display corner is light-transmissive, the product sample can be made to stand out as if it were a light-emitting body.

In addition to the above, since the lighting device is assumed to be a lighting device having a plurality of light sources, the product samples exhibited in the display corner are illuminated by the lighting device from various directions at the same time. It is easy to see and stands out from the front.

In addition to the above, since the lighting device is a lighting device that changes the brightness of its light source with the change of the illuminance on the front surface of the machine body or periodically, or blinks the light source, Also, the product sample in the display corner can be made to stand out in contrast to the other parts of the vending machine, and the eyes of the product can be attracted.

As a result, the customer can see at first glance the product sample of the bargain product or the recommended product among various sales products and the product that the customer particularly wants to pay attention to, and it is visually appealing. It is possible to efficiently and effectively display in the exhibition corner by utilizing the wide open space and to improve the ability of the vending machine to attract customers.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 shows a configuration of one embodiment of a vending machine of the present invention, (A) is a right side vertical cross-sectional view of a main part of an exhibition corner, (B)
Is a front view of (A), and (C) is a perspective view of the vending machine with the display corner of (A) as seen from the front upper right.

FIG. 2 shows a structure of a conventional vending machine, (A) is a perspective view showing the appearance of the vending machine as seen from the front upper right, (B)
Is a vertical cross-sectional view of the left side of the main part of (A)

[Explanation of symbols]

 1 Case 2 Door 3 Aircraft 4 Exhibition Room 5 Cover 6 Push Button 7 Shelf 8 Inner Wall 9 Through Hole 10 Product Sample 11 Projection 12 Support 13 Lighting Light 14 Entry Port 15 Entry Port 16 Return Lever 17 Operation Part 18 Return Port 19 Entry Port 20 Door 21 Airframe 22 Product Sample 23 Exhibit Corner 24 Lid 25 Front Panel 26 Ceiling Plate 27 Bottom Plate 28 Rotating Stand 29 Partition 30 Drive Device 31 Motor 32 Rotating Axis 33 Light Source 34 Lighting Device

Claims (7)

[Claims] 1. An automatic vending machine for selling various products manufactured from raw materials or stored in the inside of the machine body, in which an advertisement displaying the contents of the product, a product sample, etc. are displayed in the exhibition room. In the vending machine in which the compartment is formed on the front of the machine, the customer is particularly interested in bargains and recommended products among the various products formed on the front of the machine separately from the exhibition room. A vending machine comprising an exhibition corner displaying the product sample of a product to be noticed inside and displaying the product sample in front, and an illumination device for illuminating the product sample displayed in the display corner. .. 2. The vending machine according to claim 1, further comprising a turntable, which is driven by a driving device to rotate or half-rotate and on which a sample of a product is placed, in an exhibition corner. 3. The vending machine according to claim 2, wherein the turntable protrudes upward from the upper surface of the turntable, and the turntable moves forward and backward.
A vending machine equipped with a dividing screen. 4. A vending machine according to claim 3, wherein the front and back surfaces of the screen are each a concave vertical curved surface or a plurality of vertical planes combined to form a concave or convex multifaceted surface or a vertical surface. A vending machine with a single plane and a mirror surface. 5. The vending machine according to claim 1, wherein the sample product displayed in the display corner is light-transmissive. 6. The vending machine according to claim 1, wherein the lighting device is a lighting device having a plurality of light sources. 7. The vending machine according to claim 1, wherein the lighting device is such that the brightness of the light source changes with the change of the illuminance on the front surface of the machine body or changes periodically or the light source flashes. vending machine.