CN1130671C - Selection button for vending machine - Google Patents
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Abstract
A selection button for a vending machine can have a three-dimensional shape which is suggestive of an item to be vended. Therefore, a consumer can be informed of the item to be vended upon activation of the button. Graphics can be included with this selection button to further suggest to the consumer the type of item to be vended.
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Technical field
The present invention relates to a kind of method that the merchandise news that vending machine will sell is provided to the consumer.
Background technology
Vending machine all has selector button usually.Can be near these selector buttons or the figure of representing sold goods directly is set on selector button.These buttons itself all are rectangle or circular usually, but only are used for the article that the relevant figure representative of selector button is sold usually.Therefore, the consumer selects after must stopping and check button again, is perhaps selecting will to watch relevant figure earlier before the article at least.
In order to provide the article of being sold fast to the consumer, need the better choice press-button structure, this selector button can increase the chance of the shopping that stimulates consumer.Specifically, the consumer can understand fast that what article what sold is, therefore can select required article easily.
In addition, international traveler or can not say that the people of local language may meet some difficulties when the vending machine of foreign operation standard, for example, international traveler may be familiar with the kind of some beverage that vending machine sells, but, if they are unfamiliar with the original text term on the specific vending machine, just may not know that beverage is canned or bottled.Therefore, need and a kind ofly can be extensively be used to pass on structure about the information of vending machine article for people's identification.
Summary of the invention
Therefore, fundamental purpose of the present invention is at least one to be set can pass on fast selector button about the information of selling article to the consumer on vending machine.
More particularly, the purpose of this invention is to provide a kind of selector button with 3D shape of the symbol article of selling, this button can have makes it look like the figure of the article of selling.
Therefore, the purpose of this invention is to provide a kind of method of informing the article of selling to the consumer, thereby avoid contingent consumer to obscure the phenomenon of article, and, help the quick free choice of goods of consumer and promote the pungency shopping to the visual information that the consumer provides sold goods.
Another purpose of the present invention provides a kind of relevant general information of all discerning easily in the whole world of selling article.
For realizing above-mentioned purpose of the present invention, the invention provides a kind of vending machine and contain: a vending machine of storing and sell selected article with specific 3D shape and specific figure; With at least one selector button that is arranged on the above-mentioned vending machine, this at least one selector button has to the consumer provides the device that will sell the information of what article when he presses above-mentioned button, this device that information is provided comprises the button of 3D shape, the shape of described button is similar to the shape of the part of at least a article that will sell, size is proportional, and the figure on the button conforms to figure at least a article.
For realizing above-mentioned purpose of the present invention, the present invention also provides a kind of provides the method for the merchandise news that vending machine will sell, this method to comprise the following steps: that at least one selector button is made a part of shape with article that 3D shape and its size will sell with above-mentioned vending machine pro rata to conform to substantially to the consumer; With draw at least one above-mentioned selector button with the article that will sell on the figure that conforms to substantially of figure, therefore, figure on proportional 3D shape of the size of at least one above-mentioned selector button and the button conforms to substantially with the part of the article that will sell, so can inform the article that will sell to the consumer intuitively.
Can recognize bigger range of application of the present invention from following detailed description, but, be understood that, though show most preferred embodiment of the present invention, but following detailed description and instantiation all only are illustrative, because persons skilled in the art can understand within the spirit and scope of the present invention various changes and remodeling from following detailed description.
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From following detailed description with only be illustrative rather than limit the accompanying drawing of the present invention and can understand the present invention more fully, in the accompanying drawing:
Fig. 1 is the front perspective view that has the vending machine of a plurality of selector buttons of the present invention;
Fig. 2 is the enlarged drawing of a selector button of the present invention;
Fig. 3 is the side view of selector button shown in Figure 2, the figure among the figure on not shown button for the purpose of clear;
Fig. 4 is the top view of the selector button of Fig. 2; With
Fig. 5 is the example of one type article selling of vending machine.
Embodiment
Carefully referring to accompanying drawing especially Fig. 1, a kind of vending machine 10 shown in the figure.Though vending machine 10 of the present invention has a kind of concrete profile and has corrugated front in other words,, principle of the present invention is equally applicable to the vending machine of many difformities and size, and for example, conventional rectangle vending machine just can utilize principle of the present invention.
In vending machine shown in Figure 1 10, have a plurality of selector buttons 12.Though 3 row and 4 column selection buttons and additional selector buttons 12 ' only are shown in the drawings, but, these selector buttons 12,12 ' pattern and number all can change, in addition, though the shape of the selector button 12 ' that illustrates is similar to the body of button 12, the shape of additional selector button 12 ' also can be different from selector button 12.To describe the concrete shape of selector button 12 below in detail.
Near additional selector button 12 ', be provided with a bank note validator 14 and a coin slot 16, when insertion a piece of paper coin drops in the coin slot 16 to validator 14 or with coin, vending machine 10 will start, so that pressing select button 12, during in 12 ' one, can discharge a kind of commodity from sell goods port 18.This selling organization is on record in the prior art.Fig. 1 also total control gear 20 is shown, this controller 20 is subjected to receive from showing of bank note validator 14 or coin slot 16 control of the signal of selling the required enough funds of a kind of article, pressing selector button 12, during in 12 ' one, control gear 20 will make a kind of goods discharge from sell goods port.In the described in the above prior art of the control gear 20 of this structure also is that the people is known.
In addition, on the panel of vending machine 10, also have a video display 22 and coin and backtrack device 24.Above-mentioned video display 22 can be replaced by a kind of light box that has a figure (vending machine used usually the sort of) or the light box, video game machine or any other suitable mechanism that have a complimentary ticket divider.And the coin that illustrates is backtracked device 24 and is positioned at sell goods port 18.This just can make the consumer take out article of being purchased and the change of backtracking on a common position.This structure is very easily for the consumer, and can shorten total exchange hour, because the consumer needn't at first fetch change and then fetch selected article, on the contrary, fetches change and purchase and can finish in a series of continuous steps.Though coin shown in the figure is backtracked device 24 and placed in the sell goods port 18, this coin is backtracked device 24 and also can be placed on the vending machine 10 on any other suitable position.In fact, selector button 12,12 ', bank note validator 14, coin slot 16, sell goods port 18, video display 22 and coin are backtracked any suitable position on the panel that device 24 all can move on to vending machine 10.
Referring again to Fig. 2, be shown specifically a selector button 12 among the figure.This selector button 12 has the outside surface 26 that a tool can be pressed by the consumer.The shape of this outside surface 26 can reflect the kind of the article of selling, specifically, and when using selector button 12, what sell is beverage can 34 shown in Figure 5, this jar shown in Fig. 5 seems similar to selector button, and therefore, button 12 can make the people associate the article of being sold.The 3D shape of selector button and relational graph constitute getting in touch of a kind of and the article of selling in the heart the consumer.
The outside surface 26 of selector button 12 has the opposing end faces 28 and 30 of two almost parallels, and this end face 28 and 30 becomes the end face and the bottom surface of the beverage can of button 12 representatives.The outside surface of button also has a semi-cylindrical curved surface 32, is whole cylindrical different with jar 34 (Fig. 5), above-mentioned selector button 12 only be constitute typical beverage can a cylindrical part for example half.
Fig. 3 illustrates the side view of selector button 12, and Fig. 4 illustrates the top view that can see one of opposing end surface 28.Can find out the semi-cylindrical shape of selector button from the view of Fig. 3 and 4.
Be noted that beverage can shown in Figure 5 34 contains push-pads 36 on the upper surface 38 and of a for example taper usually.The accurate duplicate of all features that above-mentioned selector button 12 is not a beverage can 34.In other words, as shown in Figure 2, saved the upper surface 38 and the push-pads 36 of taper in the simulation shape of button 12.Certainly, if necessary, can comprise above-mentioned feature on the button 12.However, the 3D shape of selector button 12 and relevant figure 40 together with regard to the utmost point as beverage can 34, so can make people discern the commodity that vending machine 10 is sold.Therefore, the selector button 12 that has 3D shape at least can be used as a kind of means that can sell what article to consumer's circular when he presses button.
Except the 3D shape of button 12, figure 40 also can make the people associate the article of being sold.Fig. 2 illustrates trade mark " Coca-Cola Classic "
TM, bottle shape
TMAnd from the poster on the beverage can 34.Figure 40 shown in Fig. 2 does not also mean that used concrete figure on the restriction selector button, but Fig. 2 only illustrates selector button 12 degree similar with selling article to jar 34.If necessary, on selector button 12, also can have other the figure for example size of product or any other additional poster etc.And, not only in figure, mark Coca-ColaClassic
TM, and Sprite
TM, Diet Coke
TMOr the trade mark of other article of selling also can be illustrated by the figure 40 of Fig. 2.Though Fig. 2 has some figure, for clarity, on the selector button 12,12 ' among Fig. 1,3 and 4 above-mentioned figure is not shown.Can imagine that selector button 12 all can indicate the suitable pattern of the article of selling on 12 '.
In addition, though tinned drink 34 is the goods that will sell from vending machine, the article that also can sell other types are bottled drink for example.So 3D shape and the figure relevant with selector button 12 can change so that be complementary with selling article.Therefore, principle of the present invention can be used for many dissimilar vending machines.In fact, above-mentioned principle can be used for not requiring the vending machine with the coin start, or its selector button can be by the vending machine of any required layout setting.And, by trademark, the consumer just can select sell article and do not need to read literal on the vending machine.Therefore, principle of the present invention can provide the many-sided information about sold goods.
As shown in Figure 2, figure 40 not only comprises literal but also comprise data in graph form, also can only comprise data in graph form or written historical materials.Can think that the figure that the 3D shape of these and selector button interrelates is a kind of means that can sell what article when pressing button 12 of informing to the consumer.
If vending machine 10 is sold bottled drink, just selector button 12 or 12 ' can be made the bottle shape.Certainly, on the selector button that adopts the bottle shape, can put on the figure relevant that is similar to the figure of putting on when selling beverage can 34 with the sale bottled drink.
The invention provides a kind of method of informing vending machine 10 article of selling apace to the consumer, this method also is included in the step that a selector button 12 is set on the vending machine 10 at least.And this at least one selector button also has the 3D shape that makes the people associate the shape of the article of selling (for example beverage can 34).Draw on this at least one selector button and imitate the figure 40 of the article of selling, therefore, the 3D shape of this at least one selector button and top figure 40 thereof are similar to the article of being sold.So the consumer can learn the article of being sold intuitively.When pressing button 12, just can from vending machine 10, sell for example beverage can 34 of selecteed article by sell goods port 18.
" Coke ", " Coca-Cola Classic "
TM, " Sprite "
TM, " Diet Coke "
TMWith Contour Bottle
TMIt all is the registered trademark of Coca-Cola.
The present invention has been described above, obviously also can be by many method changes, these changes should not regarded as and deviate from the spirit and scope of the present invention, and all these remodeling that make persons skilled in the art understand all should be included within the scope of following claim.
Claims (10)
1. a vending machine contains:
A vending machine of storing and sell selected article with specific 3D shape and specific figure; With
Be arranged at least one selector button on the above-mentioned vending machine, this at least one selector button has to the consumer provides the device that will sell the information of what article when he presses above-mentioned button, this device that information is provided comprises the button of 3D shape, the shape of described button is similar to the shape of the part of at least a article that will sell, size is proportional, and the figure on the button conforms to figure at least a article.
2. according to the vending machine of claim 1, it is characterized in that the outside surface of at least one above-mentioned button can be pressed by the consumer, the outside surface of this at least one button has two opposing end faces and the curved surface between this opposing end faces.
3. according to the vending machine of claim 2, it is characterized in that the curved surface of the outside surface of at least one above-mentioned button is semi-cylindrical, and two above-mentioned opposing end faces and the above-mentioned curved surface whole outer surface of having formed at least one above-mentioned button.
4. according to the vending machine of claim 3, it is characterized in that the 3D shape of at least one above-mentioned button conforms to a kind of appearance of beverage can.
5. according to the vending machine of claim 1, it is characterized in that the selector button that is arranged on the above-mentioned vending machine housing has a plurality of.
6. according to the vending machine of claim 1, it is characterized in that on above-mentioned vending machine housing, also having the outlet of the article that a discharge will sell.
7. one kind provides the method for the merchandise news that vending machine will sell to the consumer, and this method comprises the following steps:
At least one selector button is made a part of shape with article that 3D shape and its size will sell with above-mentioned vending machine pro rata to conform to substantially; With
Draw at least one above-mentioned selector button with the article that will sell on the figure that conforms to substantially of figure, therefore, figure on proportional 3D shape of the size of at least one above-mentioned selector button and the button conforms to substantially with the part of the article that will sell, so can inform the article that will sell to the consumer intuitively.
8. provide the method for merchandise news according to claim 7 to the consumer, it is characterized in that, also comprise when the consumer presses at least one above-mentioned selector button, just sell the step of a container for drink from vending machine, the 3D shape of at least one above-mentioned button and figure thereof conform to substantially with the container for drink of selling.
According to Claim 8 provide the method for merchandise news to the consumer, it is characterized in that, also comprise the following steps:
A plurality of selector buttons are set, and wherein great majority have 3D shape and the figure that conforms to substantially with above-mentioned container for drink;
In vending machine, store a plurality of dissimilar container for drink and
When pressing different selector buttons, from vending machine, sell dissimilar container for drink immediately, above-mentioned different selector button respectively has different 3D shapes or figure, so each different button is represented different types of beverage basically.
According to Claim 8 provide the method for merchandise news to the consumer, it is characterized in that described container for drink is a kind of beverage can.
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