JP2001023020A - Display device for vending machine - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To execute hot/cold display and an intra-case state for respective sample commodities and to securely recognize display in a bright place in the daytime by installing a driving means rotating a rotary display part near a rotary display part with magnets. SOLUTION: Permanent magnets 9 are fitted to a commodity cooling/heating display part 2 and electromagnets 7 are arrange near the commodity cooling/ heating display part 2. A driving means formed of the electromagnets 7 is conducted. Thus, it is attracted with the permanent magnet 9 in the commodity cooling/heating display part 2 and 'hot' display 2a is rotated/displayed. When a conduction direction is changed, the opposite pole of the permanent magnet 9 is attracted and 'cold' display 2b is rotated/displayed. A display operation where the display of 'in preparation' 3a and 'ready' 3b are printed in a commodity selling possible/impossible state display part 3 is the same. The commodity cooling/heating display part 2 and the commodity selling possible/impossible state display part 3 are switched by character display for the respective sample commodities.

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 goods, a selling product selection device, a cold / hot display,
And a display device for a vending machine for displaying a saleable state.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art In recent years, cooling or heating of products sold by vending machines is frequently switched depending on the season.

[0003] In order to cope with such a situation, a device for automatically switching a cold / hot display on a display unit in accordance with a cooling / heating condition in a refrigerator has conventionally been disclosed in Japanese Patent Laid-Open No. 6-139.
No. 445 discloses this.

[0004] Further, a device for displaying a sellable state using a lamp has been conventionally disclosed in Japanese Utility Model Publication No. 7-18112.

Hereinafter, the above-mentioned conventional vending machine display device will be described with reference to the drawings.

FIG. 5 is a front view of a cooling / heating indicator of a conventional vending machine. In FIG. 5, reference numeral 22 denotes a cooling / heating display, which can be switched between "want" and "warm" for each group of push buttons.

FIG. 6 is a front view of another conventional display device for a vending machine. In FIG. 6, reference numeral 31 denotes a push button unit of the selection device. Reference numeral 32 denotes a merchandise sale availability / non-prohibition state display unit, in which a display window is provided in a part of the push button unit 31 of the selection device. Reference numeral 33 denotes a sellable lamp which lights when a product can be sold.

[0010] In FIG. 6, the display of the merchandise sale possible / non-permissible state display section 32 and the salable lamp 33 employs a method of displaying characters and symbols by using LED lamps.

[0009]

However, in the above-described conventional configuration, it is not possible to display the cooling and heating for each product selection button. In other words, only cooling / heating display switching can be performed for each group of sample products in the refrigerator, and there is a drawback that the arrangement of the sample products is restricted.

[0010] Further, in a device for displaying a sellable state by a lamp, it is possible to display a sellable state for each product selection button, but in a bright place in the daytime, the display by the lamp is difficult to understand. was there.

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION The present invention solves the problem of the prior art, in which an automatic vending machine can display a cold temperature display and the state of a refrigerator for each product, and can reliably recognize the display even in a bright place in the daytime. It is an object to provide a vending machine control device.

[0012]

According to the present invention, a permanent magnet is incorporated in a rotary display unit which displays characters through an opening formed in a front surface, and the rotary display unit is rotated by driving means. The rotary display unit can be easily rotated by a magnet.

[0013]

DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS According to the first aspect of the present invention, there is provided a rotary display section in which characters are displayed from an opening formed in a front surface, a permanent magnet built in the rotary display section, and a rotary display section. And a driving means for rotating the rotary display unit together with the magnet in the vicinity of the rotary display unit.

An embodiment of a display device for a vending machine according to the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings.

FIGS. 1 and 2 are front views showing the structure of a display device for a vending machine according to a first embodiment of the present invention. FIG. 3 is a cross-sectional view of the display device for a vending machine. FIG. 4 is a perspective view showing a state in which the vending machine display device is attached to the vending machine.

In FIG. 1 to FIG. 4, reference numeral 1 denotes a vending machine display device provided with a display for rotatingly displaying a cold / hot setting state and a possible / not possible state of a product. A rotation display section for rotatingly displaying the setting state, a commodity sale / non-prohibition state display section for rotatingly displaying the sale / non-sale of the commodity, a sellable lamp lit when the commodity can be sold, and a purchased commodity. , 6 is a sales price display showing the sales price of the product, 8 is a sample product, 9 is a rotary display of the product cooling / heating display unit 2 and the product sale / non-sale status display unit 3. It is a two-pole permanent magnet built inside.

The merchandise cooling / heating display section 2 is a rotary display on which "warm" and "pain" are printed on opposite sides. Merchandise available / not available status display 3
Is a rotation indicator on which "Preparation" 3a and "Drinking" 3b are printed on opposite sides. The sellable lamp 4 is turned on when money is put into the vending machine and the sales amount is reached. The product selection means 5 is a switch for selecting a purchased product after the sellable lamp is turned on.

FIG. 3 is a schematic cross-sectional view of the display-equipped merchandise selection device 1. In FIG. A permanent magnet 9 is mounted inside the product cooling / heating display unit 2, and the electromagnet 7 is arranged near the product cooling / heating display unit 2. By energizing the driving means including the electromagnet 7, the "warm" display 2a is rotated and displayed with the permanent magnet 9 inside the product cooling / heating display unit 2. When the direction of the current is changed, the opposite pole of the permanent magnet 9 is attracted, and the "claw" is displayed.
b is rotated and displayed.

Also, in the case of a rotary display in which the indications "in preparation" 3a and "drinking time" 3b are printed on the opposite side of the display on the merchandise sales possible / non-permissible state display section 3, the display operation is performed by cooling the merchandise. This is the same as the temperature display section 2.

FIG. 4 shows a state in which the product selection device 1 with a display is attached to a vending machine, and is arranged for each sample product 8.

As described above, the display device for a vending machine according to the present embodiment is configured such that the commodity cooling / heating display section 2 and the commodity sale availability / non-prohibition state display section 3 are switched by character display for each sample commodity 8. In addition, cooling / heating display can be performed for each product selection button, and the display can be clearly recognized even in a bright place in the daytime.

In this embodiment, the sales price display 6
Although the character display is changed when the price is changed, the sales price display 6 may be a digital display.
If the sales price display 6 is a digital display, the display price can be changed by setting without changing the display price.

[0023]

As described above, according to the first aspect of the present invention, there are provided a rotary display unit for displaying characters, a permanent magnet built in the rotary display unit, and at least two types of character displays on at least opposing side surfaces. And an electromagnet supported in the main body in the vicinity of the rotary display unit, and by changing the energizing direction of the electromagnet, the two types of character display are changed, and each display is provided for each selection button. The display can be changed for each product.

Further, since the two types of character display appearing on the rotating display portion are printed characters, the display can be clearly recognized even in a bright place in the daytime.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a front view showing one embodiment of a display device for a vending machine according to the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a front view of the display device for the vending machine of the embodiment.

FIG. 3 is a sectional view of the display device for a vending machine of the embodiment.

FIG. 4 is a perspective view showing attachment of the display device for a vending machine of the embodiment to the vending machine;

FIG. 5 is a front view of a cooling / heating indicator of a conventional vending machine.

FIG. 6 is a front view of a conventional vending machine display device.

[Explanation of symbols]

 DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Commodity selection device with a display 2, 3 Rotation display part 4 Available lamp 5 Product selection means 7a, 7b Electromagnet 9 Permanent magnet

 ────────────────────────────────────────────────── ─── Continued on the front page (72) Inventor Isao Oshitani 4-5-2, Takaidahondori, Higashi-Osaka-shi, Osaka Matsushita Refrigerator Co., Ltd. F-term (reference) 3E044 AA01 EA08 EA20 EB02

Claims (5)

[Claims] 1. A rotary display unit that displays characters from an opening formed in a front surface, a permanent magnet built in the rotary display unit 1, a display character displayed on the rotary display unit, A display device for a vending machine, comprising: driving means for rotating the rotary display unit through the permanent magnet of the rotary display unit in the vicinity. 2. The display device for a vending machine according to claim 1, wherein the driving means comprises an electromagnet, and the display characters are switched by changing an energizing direction. 3. The display device for a vending machine according to claim 1, further comprising a commodity selection means. 4. The display device for a vending machine according to claim 1, further comprising a display unit using a lamp. 5. The display device for a vending machine according to claim 1, further comprising a display capable of digital display.