JP2000137861A - Dummy container in automatic vending machine of beverage in container - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To make the fitting means of a dummy container to a display part to be simple and to facilitate fitting work. SOLUTION: The cross section face of a dummy container main body 4 is formed in an almost semicircle form. Fitting parts are installed on both sides of a back and the fitting parts are formed of sheet-like magnets 2 bonded on the back. The magnets are bonded with the front face of a fitting board 3 in a display part, which is formed of an iron board, with the magnetic force and a dummy container 1 is inclined and can be displayed in the display part.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a dummy container for a vending machine for beverages in containers.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Generally, vending machines for soft drinks, alcoholic beverages and the like are provided with a product sample display section at an upper or middle portion thereof. In this display section, plastic dummy containers serving as product samples are arranged and displayed at intervals on a mounting plate.

[0003] The structure of a dummy container and a method of attaching the dummy container will be described. As the dummy container, a round can shape or a semi-cylindrical shape is known. The round can-shaped dummy container has a hollow inside and an opening that becomes a light introduction hole at the lower end, and is opened,
A cylindrical insertion portion is formed continuously at the bottom, and a locking projection is formed on the outer peripheral surface of the insertion portion. The mounting plate for mounting the dummy container has a number of mounting holes corresponding to the number of the dummy containers, and an engagement recess is formed on the inner periphery of each mounting hole. The method of mounting the dummy container is as follows. When the insertion portion of the dummy container is inserted into the mounting hole of the mounting plate and rotated by a predetermined angle, the locking protrusion is engaged with the engaging concave portion and positioned, so that the dummy container is positioned. It is raised and fixed on the mounting plate. In use, a light beam is irradiated into the dummy container body from below the lower end opening of the dummy container. The semi-cylindrical dummy container is fixed to the inclined mounting plate and displayed. This kind of dummy container is
It is called a half-shaped dummy container, and the cross section of the main body is formed in a substantially semicircular shape, and a fixing plate is connected to the outer periphery of the main body. Hanging hooks are formed at two places on the upper and lower sides of the rear surface of the fixing plate. The mounting plate is inclined rearward toward the upper side, and a pair of mounting holes is formed at a position where the dummy container is installed. To install the half-shaped dummy container, insert the hooks on the back into the mounting holes on the pair of mounting plates, and then slide it down slightly to lock each hook on the edge of the mounting hole. Once positioned, the dummy container is mounted diagonally on the mounting plate and secured. In use, a light beam is irradiated into the dummy container main body from the back opening side. A display plate of a product or the like affixed to the surface of the dummy container main body is displayed as product information on the display unit.

[0004]

According to the prior art, the mounting means of the dummy container is complicated, the mounting is troublesome, and the mounting means and the mounting work have been expected to be improved.
SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION It is an object of the present invention to simplify means for attaching a dummy container to a display unit and to simplify the attaching operation.

[0005]

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION According to the present invention, a dummy container body can be magnetically attracted to a place in contact with a mounting plate in a display portion, for example, at the back, bottom or side of the dummy container body. Are provided. When the mounting portion is formed of a magnet, the mounted portion on the mounting plate side is formed of a member such as iron attracted by the magnetic force of the magnet. The mounted portion is provided at a position corresponding to the entire mounting plate or the magnet.

[0006]

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS In FIG. 1 showing a first embodiment of the present invention, a half-shaped dummy container 1 is mounted on a front surface of an inclined mounting plate 3 in a display portion through a magnet 2. The half-shaped dummy container 1 shown in FIGS. 2 to 6 has a substantially semicircular cross section, is hollow inside, and has a semicylindrical overall shape.
And a thin plastic display panel 5 on which information such as a product name is printed. The dummy container main body 4 has a backing plate portion 4a integrally formed on the outer periphery thereof, and has a substantially "H" -shaped cross section. On the left and right sides of the back surface of the dummy container main body 4, shallow, vertically long, rectangular mounting grooves 4b are formed.
The plate-like magnet 2 is housed and fixed in both mounting grooves 4b. The dummy container main body 4 has translucency, and the display panel 5 is attached to almost the front of the front. The mounting plate 3 is made of an iron plate, and is inclined upward to the right in the display portion as shown in FIG. With the above configuration, when the back surface of the dummy container 1 is brought into contact with the mounting plate 3, the dummy container 1 is fixed to the front surface of the mounting plate 3 by the magnetic force of the magnet 2 (see FIG. 1). Thus, the dummy container 1 can be attached to the attachment plate 3 by the magnetic force of the magnet 2. For this reason, the dummy container can be easily attached and detached, and its installation can be freely selected. Further, if the display panel is rotated by an arbitrary angle at the same mounting position, the display panel can be installed on the mounting plate 3 in a tilted state when viewed from the front in a display state, and the mounting method can be diversified.

A dummy container according to a second embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to FIGS. In FIG. 7, a half-shaped dummy container 11 is mounted on a front surface of a mounting plate 13 having an inclined display portion through a magnet 12. The dummy container 11 shown in FIGS. 8 to 14 includes a container frame 14 serving as a dummy container main body, and a thin plastic display plate 15 on which information such as a product name is printed. The container frame 14 is a plastic frame molded in a “mouth” shape having a window 14 a (FIG. 13,
(FIG. 14). The front of the container frame 14 and the window 14a
An upper holding portion 14b and a lower holding portion 14c are provided above and below the edge of the frame so as to protrude forward. Upper and lower holding parts 1
4b and 14c are used to hold the upper and lower edges of the display panel 15. The upper holding portion 14b is formed in a semicircular plane as shown in FIG. Upper holding part 14b
As shown in FIGS. 9 and 12, a ridge position holding portion 14b1 protrudes downward along the edge of the lower surface of the. The configuration of the lower holding portion 14c is substantially the same as that of the upper holding portion 14b, and 14c1 is a position holding portion formed of a ridge formed on the upper surface along the edge. As shown in FIGS. 8 and 14, side holding portions 14d are provided on both side edges of the window 14a like a frame of the window. The both-side holding portions are formed as projections so as to be connected to the upper holding portion 14b and the lower holding portion 14c, and are bent so as to form an arc toward the inside of the window. The height of the side holding portion 14d is formed such that the upper and lower sides in FIG. 14 are lower and gradually increase toward the center. In the container frame 14, a long rib-shaped receiving portion 14e protrudes toward the inside of the window 14a on the back surface thereof, that is, on the back side of the side holding portion 14d along the side holding portion (see FIG. 11). ). As shown in FIG. 8, a plate-like magnet 12 is adhered to the back surfaces of both receiving portions 14e. For this reason, the dummy container 11
Can be installed on the mounting plate by fixing the magnet 12 to the mounting plate 13 as shown in FIG. The display plate 15 is a thin plate having a light-transmitting property that can be bent in a U-shape or the like, and has a shape-retaining property in a state of being bent and used in a U-shape as shown in FIG. It has a certain degree of flexibility. Before the display panel 15 is used, the display panel 15 has a vertically long rectangular shape, and information such as a product name is displayed on a surface thereof by a method such as printing. The relationship between the upper and lower holding parts 14b and 14c, the side holding parts 14d and the receiving part 14e, and the display plate 15 will be described. The display plate 15 is accommodated in a window 14a in a curved state, and the curved shape is a substantially semicircular upper holding portion 14b.
The lower and upper holders 14c control the upper and lower sides of the display panel to be held by the position holders 14b1 and 14c1 (FIGS. 9 and 11). As shown in FIG. 11, both sides of the display plate 15 are supported by the front surface of the receiving portion 14e as shown in FIG. 11, and are held in position by a side holding portion 14d whose side is formed in an arc shape. As described above, the display panel 15 supported by the dummy container main body 14 is formed with the dummy container main body and the dummy container 11 having a substantially semicircular cross section, that is, a semi-cylindrical column shape as a whole. Next, assembly of the dummy container 11 will be described. FIG.
As shown by a chain line in FIG.
When the display plate 15 corresponding to the position a is moved in the direction of the arrow and pushed forward even though it hits the back of the edge of the window, the display plate is bent into a U-shape protruding forward, and both sides are supported. Part 14
e, the upper and lower sides move on the lower and upper surfaces of the upper and lower holding parts 14b and 14c, and eventually hold the positions of the upper and lower holding parts 14b and 14c. Since the position is held by contacting the parts 14b1 and 14c1 and the side holding part 14d, the pushing is stopped. Thereafter, when the position and the mounting state of the display plate 15 are adjusted, the dummy container 11 as shown in FIG. 10 is assembled. Also in the second embodiment of the present invention, the same effects as in the above-described first embodiment can be obtained.

A dummy container according to a third embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to FIGS. In FIG. 15, the dummy container 21 is
It is attached to the attachment plate 23 in the display section. The dummy container 21 has a dummy container body 24 formed in a round can shape, and a thin plastic display plate 25 on which information such as a product name is printed is wound around the outer peripheral surface. Dummy container body 2
In No. 4, a top opening is covered with a lid 24a, a light introducing hole 24b for taking in a light beam is opened in the center of the bottom, and an outer peripheral edge of the bottom is reinforced with a ring 24c.
A magnet 22 is attached to the bottom surface of the dummy container main body 24, and this magnet is arranged in a ring shape so as to surround the light introducing hole 24b in FIG. With the above configuration, if the dummy container 21 is erected on the mounting plate 23, the magnet 22 comes into contact with the mounting plate, and is fixed to the upper surface of the mounting plate by the magnetic force of the magnet (see FIG. 15). . Thus, the dummy container 21
It can be mounted on the mounting plate 23 by the magnetic force of the magnet 22. Therefore, the dummy container 21 can be easily attached and detached, and the installation can be freely selected.

In the drawings, the dummy container main body 24 is formed in a round can shape and has a substantially circular cross section. However, the dummy container main body 24 has a substantially circular cross section and is a so-called PET bottle type. Is also good.

A dummy container according to a fourth embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to FIGS. In FIG. 18, a dummy container 31 is mounted on a mounting plate 33 in a display section through a magnet 32A. The illustrated dummy container 31 includes a container frame 34 which is a dummy container main body, and a thin plastic display plate 35 on which information such as a product name is printed. The features of the illustrated dummy container 31 include a container frame 34 substantially the same as the container frame 14 of the dummy container 11 described above, and the container frame 34 includes an adapter 36,
The point is that the dummy container can be displayed on the mounting plate 33 in an upright state. Therefore, the configuration showing the features of this embodiment will be mainly described below, and detailed description of components common to the dummy container 11 will be omitted, and only the necessary components will be described. The container frame 34 is shown in FIG.
As shown in FIG. 23 to FIG.
A light introducing hole 34f is formed in c, and an arc-shaped insertion portion 34g is provided so as to protrude so as to surround the light introducing hole. The adapter 36 is formed in a disk shape as shown in FIGS. 19, 20, 24, and 25, and has a semicircular light introduction hole 36a in front (lower in FIG. 20) of the center. In addition, two locking pieces 36b and 36c are erected so as to surround the light introducing hole. An arc-shaped locking groove 36d is formed between the locking pieces 36b and 36c. Locking pieces 36b, 36c and locking groove 36
d forms a locking portion for holding the insertion portion 34g, which is an engaging portion. A pair of arc-shaped magnets 32A are attached to the bottom surface of the adapter 36 so as to face each other with the light introducing hole 36a interposed therebetween (FIG. 24). Magnet 32A
Are not limited to those shown in the figures. The relationship between the container frame 34 and the adapter 36 will be described with reference to FIGS. Insertion part 34g of container frame 34
Is a locking groove 36 formed by locking pieces 36b and 36c.
It can be inserted or removed from d. In the inserted state, the light introduction hole 34f and the light introduction hole 36a are connected to each other, so that a light beam from below can be irradiated into the dummy container 31. In FIGS. 18 and 19, 32 is a magnet attached to the back of the receiving portion 34e, 34a is a window, 34b is an upper holding portion,
34d is a side holding unit. When the dummy container is displayed on the display unit in an upright state, the adapter 36 is connected to the container frame 3 as shown in FIG.
4 and then attach the magnet 3 on the bottom of the adapter.
Using 2A, the dummy container 31 is erected on the mounting plate 33 as shown in FIG. When the dummy container is to be displayed on the display portion in an inclined state, the adapter 36 is detached from the container frame 34 to be in the state shown in FIG. 23, and then attached to the inclined mounting plate using the magnet 32 on the rear surface. As described above, in the dummy container 31, in addition to the advantages of each of the above-described embodiments, the dummy container 31 can be set in an upright state or an inclined state according to the configuration of the display unit. There is an advantage that can be selected. The configurations of the engaging portion and the locking portion for easily connecting the container frame 34 and the adapter 36 are not limited to those illustrated.

In any of the embodiments, the magnets 2, 12, 22, 32, 32 constituting the mounting portion are provided.
Although A is provided on the back or bottom of the dummy container, a magnet may be provided on the display portion side, and a member attracted by the magnetic force of the magnet may be provided on the mounting portion side, and the configuration of the mounting portion is a magnet. You don't need to. In other words, when the mounting portion is formed by a magnet, the mounted portion on the mounting plate side is formed of a member such as iron attracted by the magnetic force of the magnet. The mounted portion is provided at a position corresponding to the entire mounting plate or the magnet.

[0012]

According to the present invention, the means for attaching the dummy container in the display portion is simpler than that of the conventional example, and the attachment and detachment of the dummy container are easy, so that the attaching operation is simplified. Further, according to the present invention, the freedom of the installation position when the dummy container is displayed is ensured.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a sectional view showing an attached state of a dummy container according to a first embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a rear view of the dummy container showing the embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 3 is a sectional view taken along line III-III of FIG. 2;

FIG. 4 is a sectional view taken along line IV-IV of FIG. 2;

FIG. 5 is a sectional view taken along line VV of FIG. 2;

FIG. 6 is a partially cutaway front view of the dummy container showing the first embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 7 is a cross-sectional view of a second embodiment of the present invention in a state where a dummy container is mounted.

FIG. 8 is a rear view of the dummy container according to the second embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 9 is a sectional view taken along line IX-IX of FIG. 8;

FIG. 10 is a partially cutaway front view of a dummy container according to a second embodiment of the present invention.

11 is a sectional view taken along the line XI-XI in FIG.

FIG. 12 is an enlarged sectional view taken along the line XII-XII of FIG. 10;

FIG. 13 is a rear view of a container frame in the dummy container according to the second embodiment of the present invention.

14 is a sectional view taken along line XIV-XIV of FIG.

FIG. 15 is a front view of a dummy container according to a third embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 16 is a sectional view taken along line XVI-XVI in FIG. 15;

17 is a bottom view of the dummy container shown in FIG.

FIG. 18 is a partially cutaway front view of a dummy container according to a fourth embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 19 is a sectional view taken along the line IXX-IXX of FIG. 18;

20 is a sectional view taken along line XX-XX in FIG.

FIG. 21 is a bottom view of a container frame in a dummy container according to a fourth embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 22 is a partially cutaway rear view of a container frame in a dummy container according to a fourth embodiment of the present invention.

23 is a sectional view taken along line XXIII-XXIII in FIG.

FIG. 24 is a plan view of an adapter in a dummy container according to a fourth embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 25 is a sectional view taken along line XXV-XXV of FIG. 22;

[Explanation of symbols]

 DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Dummy container 2 Magnet (mounting part) 3 Mounting plate 4 Dummy container main body 5 Display board 11 Dummy container 12 Magnet (mounting part) 13 Mounting plate 14 Container frame (dummy container main body) 14a Window 14e Receiving part 15 Display plate 21 Dummy container 22 Magnet (mounting part) 23 Mounting plate 24 Dummy container main body 25 Display plate 31 Dummy container 32 Magnet (mounting part) 32A Magnet (mounting part) 33 Mounting plate 34 Container frame (dummy container main body) 34a Window 34f Light introducing hole 34e Receiving Portion 34g Insertion portion (engaging portion) 35 Display plate 36 Adapter 36a Light introduction hole 36b Locking piece (locking section) 36c Locking piece (locking section)

Claims (7)

[Claims] 1. A vending machine for beverages in containers, characterized in that a dummy container main body is provided with a mounting portion which can be attracted by a magnetic force on the mounting plate at a position in contact with the mounting plate in the display portion. Dummy container. 2. A vending machine according to claim 1, wherein the dummy container body has a substantially semicircular cross section, and an attachment portion is attached to a back portion of the dummy container body. Dummy container in the machine. 3. A container frame serving as a dummy container main body,
A display plate supported by the container frame, wherein the container frame has a window, the display plate is disposed inside the window in a curved state, and a mounting portion is the container frame. The dummy container according to claim 1, wherein the dummy container is attached to a back of the container. 4. A vending machine for beverages in containers according to claim 1, wherein the dummy container main body has a substantially circular cross section, and an attachment portion is provided at a bottom portion of the dummy container main body. Dummy container. 5. The dummy container main body is formed in a substantially semicircular cross section, and a detachable adapter is mounted on the bottom of the dummy container main body, and the mounting portion is provided on the bottom of the adapter. The dummy container in a vending machine for beverages in a container according to claim 1, wherein: 6. The dummy container main body is formed to have a substantially semicircular cross section, and a detachable adapter is mounted on the bottom of the dummy container main body. The mounting portion is formed on the back of the dummy container main body and the bottom of the adapter. The dummy container in the vending machine for a beverage in a container according to claim 1, wherein the dummy container is provided in each of the following. 7. The container-equipped automatic beverage as claimed in claim 1, wherein the mounting portion is formed of a magnet. Dummy container in vending machine.