JP2000137859A - Commodity display stand for automatic vending machine - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To display a cold/hot display panel through the use of a commodity display stand installed in a display chamber, to reduce the number of parts and to improve design property. SOLUTION: The commodity display stand of an automatic vending machine is installed in a display chamber formed on a front outer door and it displays commodity samples. The commodity display stand 11 is formed of a stage-like housing whose lower face is opened. The commodity samples 10 are arranged in right/left and are installed. An illumination light 13 is incorporated inside. Panel display windows 11b are opened in parts corresponding to respective commodity samples against the front wall 11a of the commodity display stand. A folding 11c is formed at the lower end of the front wall and a restraint pawl part 11d on a ceiling side. A cold/hot display 16 straddles the folding part and the restraint pawl part and it is supported on the back side of the front wall in a vertical posture so that it can be attached/detached.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a vending machine for selling cans, bottles, plastic bottles, and the like as hot or cold products, and relates to a product display stand installed in a display room.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art FIG. 3 is a front view of a vending machine to which the present invention is applied. In the drawing, reference numeral 1 denotes a cabinet in which a product storage rack or the like is mounted, and 2 denotes an outer door disposed on the front surface of the cabinet 1. The outer door 2 has a product outlet 3, a coin slot 4, a bill slot 5, and the like. A display room 9 is provided in addition to a cash return lever 6, a change return port 7, a handle 8 with a lock, and the like. In the room of the display room 9, a product sample 10 is placed and displayed on the upper and lower rows. A table 11 and a product selection button 12 on the front thereof are provided.

FIG. 4 shows a conventional product display stand and its peripheral structure. That is, the display room 9
Is defined between the front cover 9a and the rear door plate 9b, the product display stand 11 is provided on the rear door plate 9b, and the product selection button 12 is provided through the mounting frame 12a having a U-shaped cross section. 9a. Here, the product display stand 11 is a horizontally long stage-like box with an open lower surface, and an illumination lamp (fluorescent lamp) 13 is housed in the box, and a product sample 1 is provided.
0 and the entire display room 9 are illuminated. Also, the mounting base frame 1 for the product selection button 12
2a, a panel holder 14 is installed on the underframe 12a, and a product price display panel 15 corresponding to each product sample 10 displayed on the exhibition stand 11 in the panel holder 14; A hot / cold display panel 16 labeled "HOT" or "COLD" is inserted in a plug-in manner.

[0004]

In the above-described conventional display room configuration, the product price display panel 15 and the cold / hot display panel 16 are displayed so that the product selection button 12 is mounted separately from the product display stand 11. A dedicated panel holder 14 is provided on the frame 12a and inserted and held therein. For this reason, the number of parts is increased and the cost is increased. In addition, in terms of design, the panel holder 14, the display panels 15, 16 are exposed in front of the product display stand 11, and the appearance is very good. Absent.

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION The present invention has been made in view of the above points, and has as its object to reduce the number of parts and improve the design by improving the use of a product display stand to perform panel display. To provide a product display stand for vending machines.

[0006]

According to the present invention, there is provided, in accordance with the present invention, a merchandise display stand for a vending machine which is installed in a display room defined by a front outer door and displays a sample of merchandise. A plurality of product samples are placed side by side on a stage-shaped box body with an open lower surface, and an illumination lamp is built therein. A panel display window is opened at a corresponding portion, and the display panel is removably inserted and supported on the back side thereof (Claim 1). Specifically, a folded portion is provided at the lower end of the front wall of the box, and the folded portion is provided. A locking claw portion is provided on the ceiling side of the box body so as to face the display panel, and the display panel is held in a vertical orientation so as to straddle between the folded portion and the locking claw portion.

Further, in a vending machine, a product to be sold is changed to hot or cold according to the summer season, winter season, etc., so that the display panel mounted on the panel display window is a panel for displaying a cold temperature. Item 3).

According to the above configuration, the display panel is held on the back side of the product display stand without providing a dedicated panel holder, so that the number of parts is smaller than that of the conventional configuration shown in FIG. In addition, in terms of design, the panel holder does not line up in front of the product display stand, so it looks good, and in addition, the characters printed on the display panel through the panel display window are built-in lighting in the product display stand Since the display is illuminated by the light of the lamp, the display contents are easily seen.

[0009]

DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS Embodiments of the present invention will be described below with reference to the embodiments shown in FIGS. In the drawings of the embodiment, the same members corresponding to FIG. 4 are denoted by the same reference numerals, and the description thereof will be omitted.

First, FIGS. 1A and 1B show the structure of a product display stand. In other words, a stage-shaped box (sheet metal product) that is long on both sides
The front wall 11a of the product display stand 11
A panel display window 11b is opened at a position corresponding to each of the product samples 10 placed and displayed on the exhibition stand. Also,
The lower edge of the front wall 11a is formed with a folded portion 11c bent in a V-shape to the back side by sheet metal processing, and further, at the front portion on the ceiling surface side facing the folded portion 11c, is locked at several places in the longitudinal direction. The claw portion 11d is cut and raised.

[0011] Then, in accordance with each product sample 10 displayed on the product display stand, "COL"
"D" and "HOT" are printed on the back and forth side of the front wall 11a of the product display stand 11 and held in a vertical position over the folded portion 11c and the locking claw 11d. And in this state, "COLD", "HO"
Positioning is set so that the letter "T" can be seen from the front through the panel display window 11b. The product price 17 is directly printed on the surface of the front wall 11a at a position corresponding to each panel display window 11b, or is printed and attached on a transparent label.

In this panel mounted state, the product display stand 11
The characters "COLD" and "HOT" displayed on the cold / hot display panel 16 can be seen from the front through the display window 11b. Moreover, by adopting, for example, a translucent sheet for the cold / hot display panel 16, the characters “COLD” and “HOT” can be illuminated by the light of the illumination lamp 13 built in the product display stand 11.

Next, an operation procedure for mounting and removing the cold / high temperature display panel 16 will be described with reference to FIGS. 2 (a) and 2 (b). Note that FIG.
Reference numeral 13a denotes a fixture for the illumination lamp 13 (see FIG. 1B) provided on the side wall of the product display stand 11. First, as shown in FIG. 2 (a), the panel 16 is moved from the open surface (lower surface) of the product display stand 11 to the front wall 1 to mount the cold / hot display panel 16.
1a, and the lower end of the panel 16 is placed on the folded portion 11c described above, and then pushed into the near side using a fingertip as shown in the figure. As a result, the upper edge of the panel 16 gets over the locking claw 11d and is held in a state as shown in FIG. 1 (b). In addition, "COLD",
When the cold / hot display panel 16 is replaced when the display of “HOT” is changed, as shown in FIG.
The panel 16 is pushed in with the fingertip from the front of 1b. As a result, the panel 16 gets over the locking claw portion 11d and falls backward, so that it can be easily removed.

Returning to FIG. 1, the product display stand 1 in the illustrated example will be described.
In FIG. 1, a partition projection 11e cut and raised toward the rear surface is formed at the center of the front wall 11a. This serves as a panel partition member when two types of cold / hot display panels 16 of “HOT” and “COLD” are mounted on the product display stand 11. "HOT" display panel and "COLD" on the right
Display panels are separately mounted.

[0015]

As described above, according to the configuration of the present invention, a panel display window is opened at a portion corresponding to each product sample on the front wall of the product display stand, and a display is provided on the back side thereof. By detachably inserting and supporting the panel,
There is no need to install a dedicated panel display holder in front of the product display stand as in the conventional configuration, reducing the number of parts and reducing costs.
The product price display panel, cold temperature display panel, etc. are not exposed, so the appearance is improved, and in addition, the characters on the display panel can be brightly illuminated by the light of the built-in lighting in the product display stand. The effect is obtained.

Further, by adopting the structure of the second aspect of the present invention as the support structure of the display panel, the attachment and detachment of the display panel can be easily performed by a fingertip operation.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a configuration diagram of a product display stand according to an embodiment of the present invention, (a) is a front view of a part of the display stand, and (b) is a cross-sectional view taken along line XX in (a).

FIGS. 2A and 2B are explanatory diagrams of a procedure for attaching and detaching a display panel in the configuration of FIG. 1; FIG.
(b) shows the panel removal operation

FIG. 3 is a front view of a vending machine to which the present invention is applied;

FIG. 4 is a side sectional view showing the configuration of a conventional display room.

[Explanation of symbols]

 2 Exterior door 9 Display room 10 Product sample 11 Product display stand 11a Front wall 11b Panel display window 11c Folding portion 11d Locking claw portion 13 Illumination light 16 Cold / hot display panel

 ──────────────────────────────────────────────────続 き Continuation of the front page (72) Inventor Dai Iida, 1-1 1-1 Tanabe-Nitta, Kawasaki-ku, Kawasaki-shi, Kanagawa F-term in Fuji Electric Co., Ltd. (reference) 3E044 AA01 EA12 EA20 EB02 FB03

Claims (3)

[Claims] 1. A vending machine product display stand for displaying a product sample by installing it in a display room defined by a front outer door, wherein the product sample is placed on a stage-shaped box body having an open lower surface. The panel display window is opened at the part corresponding to each product sample on the front wall of the box body, and the display panel is detachable on the back side A product display stand for a vending machine characterized by being inserted into and supported by a vending machine. 2. The product display stand according to claim 1, wherein a folded portion is provided at a lower end of a front wall of the box, and a locking claw portion is provided on a ceiling side of the box opposed to the folded portion. A product display stand for a vending machine, characterized in that the display panel is held in a vertical position so as to straddle between the locking claws. 3. A commodity display stand for a vending machine according to claim 2, wherein the display panel is a panel for displaying a cold temperature.