JP2001175938A - Attaching structure for sample - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide an attaching structure for sample, with which a sample can be easily attached to and detached from a vending machine and the state of attaching the sample is kept satisfactory. SOLUTION: Each of lock parts 10 and 10 is composed of an L-shaped member 11, which has an almost L-shaped longitudinal cross section, composed of a vertical part 13, which can be abutted to one of terminal edge parts 8a of at least one pair of recessed parts 8 and 8 provided around an opening 5, successively provided downward from the base of a sample S and a horizontal part 14 provided successively from the lower end of the vertical part 13 to the side, where the vertical part 13 is abutted to one of terminal edge parts 8a of the recessed parts 8, and a projection part 12, which can be abutted to the other one of terminal edge parts 8b of the recessed parts 8 and 8, and the upper surface of the horizontal part 14 is abutted to the lower surface of the peripheral edge of the opening 5.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a structure for mounting a viewing main body of a product displayed at a vending machine.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art A vending machine for selling drinks such as juice, coffee and beer, as well as products such as cigarettes, cameras and camera films, has an exhibition section for displaying a main body of those products. Is provided. And
Conventionally, there is a viewing main body having an annular projection continuously provided downward from the bottom surface and further having a locking portion formed on a side surface of the annular projection.

In order to attach the watch body having the above structure to the display section of the vending machine, the annular projection and the locking section are inserted into an opening provided in the display section, and the watch body is rotated about the axis. This operation locks the locking portion in the opening, and prevents the viewing main body from falling out of the opening.

[0004]

However, in the above-described conventional watch body, when a slight impact or vibration is applied to the vending machine, the locking of the locking portion to the opening is loosened, and the watch body rattles. Or the locking itself may come off.

[0005] The present invention has been made in consideration of the above-mentioned matters, and an object of the present invention is to make it possible to easily attach and detach a watch body to and from a vending machine,
An object of the present invention is to provide a mounting structure of a viewing main body in which a mounting state of the watching main body is favorably maintained.

[0006]

In order to achieve the above object, the present invention provides a structure for mounting a watch body for mounting a product display watch body to an opening of a gantry provided in a display section of a vending machine. A viewing main body comprising: an annular projection inserted into the opening; and a locking portion located outside the annular projection and capable of being locked to the opening. Mounting structure, wherein the locking portion can be brought into contact with each end edge of at least one pair of recessed portions provided on the periphery of the opening, and is connected downward from the bottom surface of the viewing main body. The vertical section formed by the provided vertical portion and a horizontal portion continuously extending from the lower end of the vertical portion toward the direction in which the vertical portion comes into contact with one edge of the recessed portion is substantially L-shaped.
An L-shaped member having a U-shape, and a projection that can be brought into contact with each other edge of the recessed portion so that the upper surface of the horizontal portion is brought into contact with the lower surface of the periphery of the opening. (Claim 1).

[0007] Further, a raised portion capable of making contact with the lower surface of the periphery of the opening may be formed on the upper surface of the horizontal portion (claim 2). It is also possible to form a holding member that is partially cut out and only one end thereof is connected to the bottom of the viewing body, and that the projection is formed on the lower surface thereof.

With the above configuration, it is possible to easily attach and detach the look main body to and from the vending machine, and to provide a mounting structure of the look main body in which the state of attachment of the look main body is favorably maintained. Become.

In order to attach the viewing body for displaying goods to an opening of a gantry provided in a display section of a vending machine, an annular projection inserted into the opening, an annular projection positioned outside the annular projection, and An attachment structure for a viewing main body in which a locking portion capable of being locked to the opening is connected to a lower surface of the viewing main body, wherein the locking portion includes at least one pair provided on a periphery of the opening. A vertical portion connected downward from the bottom surface of the viewing body and a vertical portion extending from the lower end of the vertical portion to each one edge of the concave portion. The vertical section consisting of a horizontal section continuously provided in the direction of the side in contact with the section is formed of only an L-shaped member having a substantially L-shape, and the upper surface of the horizontal section is formed on the periphery of the opening. Raised part that can be locked to the locking receiving part And optionally as being (claim 4).

[0010] With the above configuration, it is possible to provide a mounting structure of the viewing main body that can maintain the mounting state of the viewing main body with respect to the display section of the vending machine in a better condition.

[0011]

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS An embodiment of the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings. FIG. 1 is a perspective view schematically showing a configuration of a vending machine 1 employing a see-body mounting structure D according to a first embodiment of the present invention. The vending machine 1 has a door 2 on the front surface which is provided to be openable and closable for replenishing commodities. At the upper part of the door 2, there are provided display units 3 for displaying a plurality of display bodies for displaying products (hereinafter, referred to as display bodies) S, S. Push buttons 2a, 2a for selecting a product in association with each main body S
Are arranged at the lower part of the front surface of the vending machine 1. 2c
Is a coin slot, 2d is a bill slot, 2e is a change slot, 2
f is a return operation lever.

The display section 3 is provided with a gantry 3a for supporting the viewing main body S, and a light source 4 arranged below the gantry 3a.

A plurality of openings 5 are provided in the gantry 3a at appropriate intervals. Each of the openings 5 is capable of inserting an insertion portion 6 formed at a lower portion of the viewing main body S, and has substantially the same shape as the insertion portion 6 in plan view.

The light source 4 is, for example, a fluorescent lamp, and the light from the light source 4 is radiated through the opening 5 to the inside of the viewing main body S, whereby the watching main body S is lit up. Will be.

The main body S is made of a resin such as polypropylene, polycarbonate, polyethylene, polyethylene terephthalate (PET), etc.
It has a shape corresponding to a can-type beverage container. The viewing main body S includes a main body 7 for displaying a product and the insertion section 6 provided below the main body 7. The look main body S may be a type that holds a product display label (not shown; hereinafter, referred to as a label) separately molded with, for example, a light-transmitting synthetic resin in the main body 7 or a surface of the main body 7. And the like, which are printed in advance for product display. Further, the viewing main body S may or may not be capable of adjusting its height.

FIG. 2 and FIG. 3 are a perspective view and a bottom view schematically showing the structure of the attachment structure D of the viewing main body. The mounting structure D of the viewing main body is the display unit 3 of the vending machine 1.
This is a structure for locking an insertion portion 6 provided at a lower portion of the viewing main body S into an opening 5 of a gantry portion 3a provided at the bottom. Hereinafter, a state in which the insertion section 6 is not locked in the opening 5 is referred to as an initial state, and a state in which the insertion section 6 is locked in the opening 5 is referred to as a locked state.

The opening 5 has a substantially circular shape in a plan view, and has a pair of recessed portions 8 formed on the periphery thereof. More specifically, the recesses 8 are arranged at both left and right ends of the opening 5. The number of the concave portions 8 is not limited to two, but may be three or more. Further, the positions of the recesses 8 are not limited to the left and right ends of the opening 5.

The insertion portion 6 has an annular projection 9 inserted into the opening 5 and two engagement portions 10 located outside the annular projection 9 and capable of being engaged with the opening 5.
It consists of 10.

The annular projection 9 is provided continuously on the lower surface of the main body 7 of the viewing main body S. In addition, the lower end of the annular projection 9 is
It may be formed so as to be lower than the lower ends of the locking portions 10 and 10, or may be formed so as to be at the upper or substantially the same position.

The locking portion 10 is connected to the lower surface of the main body 7 of the main body S like the annular projection 9 and includes an L-shaped member 11 having a substantially L-shaped vertical section and a projection 12. Become. The number of the locking portions 10 may be equal to or less than the number of the concave portions 8, and two locking portions are provided in this embodiment.

The L-shaped member 11 is in a state in which the L-shaped member 11 is in contact with one end edge 8a of the pair of recessed portions 8 provided on the periphery of the opening 5 when the main body S is locked. A vertical portion 13 provided downwardly from the bottom surface of the main body 7 of the viewing main body S, and a vertical portion 13 extending from a lower end of the vertical portion 13 to one end edge of each of the recessed portions 8, 8. The horizontal portion 14 is provided continuously in the direction of the side that comes into contact with 8a.

The horizontal portion 14 is configured to come into contact with the lower surface of the periphery of the opening 5 when the viewing main body S is in a locked state.
When the viewing main body S is in the locked state, a raised portion 15 is formed which comes into contact with the lower surface of the periphery of the opening 5. More specifically, the raised portion 15 is provided on the upper surface of the horizontal portion 14 near the end opposite to the end connected to the vertical portion 13. Further, since a gap 16 is formed between the horizontal portion 14 and the annular projection 9, the entirety of the horizontal portion 14 is held by connecting one end thereof to the vertical portion 13. It is in a state where it can be bent up and down around an end portion connected to the vertical portion 13.
The horizontal portion 14 bent up and down as described above tends to return to its original shape due to its elasticity.

The protrusion 12 is formed on a lower surface of a holding member 17 formed by cutting out a part of the bottom of the main body 7 so that only one end is connected to the bottom of the main body 7. More specifically, the protrusion 12 is provided on the lower surface of the holding member 17 near an end opposite to the end connected to the bottom of the main body 7. Also, the protrusion 1
Reference numeral 2 indicates a state in which the other end edges 8b of the recesses 8 are in contact with each other when the viewing main body S is in the locked state. In addition,
The holding member 17 is configured to be able to bend up and down around an end portion provided continuously to the bottom of the main body 7, and the holding member 17 bent up and down has its original shape due to its elasticity. Try to return to

The main body 7 is formed to have a size or shape that cannot be inserted into the opening 5.

FIGS. 4 (A) and 5 (A) are a plan view and a longitudinal sectional view schematically showing the structure of the mounting structure D of the viewing main body in the initial state, respectively.
(B) is the top view and longitudinal cross-sectional view which show roughly the structure of the attachment structure D of the viewing main body in the locking state. In the watching body mounting structure D having the above-described configuration, in order to mount the watching body S in the initial state to the display section 3 of the vending machine 1 to be in a locked state, first, the watching body S is provided continuously on the bottom surface of the body 7. The locking portions 10, 10 are aligned with a pair of recessed portions 8, 8 provided on the peripheral edge of the opening 5, and inserted downward therefrom (see FIGS. 4A and 5A). At this time, the protrusion 12 comes into contact with the upper surface of the peripheral edge of the opening 5, and the holding member 17 is bent upward. Then, from this state, the viewing main body S is rotated around its axis (clockwise in FIG. 4A), and the vertical portion 13 of the L-shaped member 11 of the insertion portion 6 is moved into the recessed portion 8. Is brought into contact with the one end edge 8a of the front end, the viewing main body S is locked. That is, at this time,
The protruding portion 12 is inserted into the recess 8 and comes into contact with the other end 8b. The abutment of the vertical portion 13 on one end 8a and the other end of the protruding portion 12 The contact with the portion 8b prevents the locking portions 10, 10 from rattling in the horizontal direction with respect to the recessed portion 8, thereby preventing rattling around the axis of the viewing main body S. In addition, the raised portion 15 formed on the upper surface of the horizontal portion 14 comes into contact with the lower surface of the periphery of the opening 5, and by this contact and the contact of the bottom of the main body 7 with the upper surface of the periphery of the opening 5, The rattling of the locking portions 10, 10, and thus the viewing main body S in the vertical direction with respect to the opening 5 is prevented.

In order to remove the viewing main body S attached to the display section 3 of the vending machine 1, the rotation of the viewing main body S about the axis opposite to the above is performed, and then the insertion section 6 is inserted through the opening 5. Just pull it out.

With the structure D for mounting the viewing main body having the above structure, the mounting and removal of the viewing main body S with respect to the vending machine 1 can be easily performed, and the mounting state of the viewing main body S can be maintained in a good condition. It becomes possible.

Further, since the existing vending machine 1 is usually provided with the opening 5 having the concave portions 8, 8, the above-mentioned mounting structure D of the main body of the present invention is required when the vending machine 1 is used. It is only necessary to prepare the viewing main body S provided with the insertion portion 6 having the configuration described above, and it can be said that the mounting structure D of the viewing main body also has versatility.

In the mounting structure D of the viewing main body having the above-described structure, the raised portion 15 is formed on the upper surface of the horizontal portion 14. However, the present invention is not limited to this configuration. 15 need not be formed. When the raised portion 15 is not formed, the horizontal portion 14 may be formed so as to be horizontal with the bottom surface of the main body 7.
3 may be inclined such that the end portion side opposite to the end portion connected to 3 is closer to the bottom surface of the main body 7.

FIG. 6 is an explanatory view schematically showing the structure of a mounting structure D ₂ swatches body according to the second embodiment of the present invention. The members having the same structure as those shown in the first embodiment are denoted by the same reference numerals, and description thereof will be omitted. Mounting structure D ₂ of the body seen in comparison with the mounting structure D of the sample of the first embodiment, and that the holding member 17 for holding the protruding portion 12 and this is not provided, the periphery of the opening 5, The difference is that locking receiving portions 18 are provided in addition to the recessed portions 8. Therefore, in the mounting structure D ₂ of the saw body, the locking portion 10, L-shaped member 11
And the projection 12, but only the L-shaped member 11.

Each of the lock receiving portions 18 is provided with the gantry 3a.
And the raised portion 15 formed on the upper surface of the horizontal portion 14 of the L-shaped member 11 can be locked when the viewing main body S is in the locked state. . In addition, as shown in FIG.
It may be formed so as to communicate with the opening 5,
Instead of communicating with the opening 5, for example, a through hole provided in the gantry 3a may be used.

In the watching body mounting structure D _{2 having the} above configuration, the watching body S in the initial state is connected to the vending machine 1.
In order to attach the display unit 3 to the display unit 3 and lock it, first, the locking units 10, 10 provided continuously on the bottom surface of the main body 7 are fitted to a pair of recessed portions 8, 8 provided on the periphery of the opening 5. Align,
Insert it downward from there. Then, the viewing main body S is rotated around its axis (clockwise in FIG. 6) so that the vertical portion 13 of the L-shaped member 11 of the insertion portion 6 abuts on one edge 8a of the recess 8. When brought into contact, the viewing main body S is in the locked state. That is, at this time, the raised portion 15 formed on the upper surface of the horizontal portion 14 is locked by the locking receiving portion 18, and the vertical portion 13 contacts the one end edge 8 a, Locking the raised portion 15 to the lock receiving portion 18 prevents rattling around the axis of the viewing main body S. Further, the locking receiving portion 18 of the raised portion 15
And the contact of the bottom of the main body 7 with the upper surface of the peripheral edge of the opening 5 prevents rattling of the viewing main body S with respect to the opening 5 in the vertical direction.

[0033] In the mounting structure D ₂ swatches body having the above structure, in addition to the effects obtained by the mounting structure D of the sample of the first embodiment, display unit 3 of the vending machine 1
Therefore, it is possible to obtain an effect that it is possible to more favorably maintain the attachment state of the viewing main body S with respect to.

It is to be noted that the lock receiving portion 18 shown in the second embodiment may be provided in the mounting structure D of the viewing main body in the first embodiment. In this case, it is possible to add a sample material the effect exerted mounting structure D ₂ of the second embodiment in the mounting structure D of the sample of the first embodiment.

[0035]

As described above, according to the present invention,
It is possible to easily attach and detach the look main body to and from the vending machine, and to provide a structure for mounting the look main body in which the attached state of the look main body is favorably maintained.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a perspective view schematically showing a configuration of a vending machine employing a structure for mounting a viewing main body according to a first embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a perspective view schematically showing the configuration of the embodiment.

FIG. 3 is a bottom view schematically showing the configuration of the embodiment.

FIGS. 4A and 4B are a plan view schematically showing a configuration of a mounting structure of a viewing main body in an initial state and a plan view schematically showing a configuration of a mounting structure of a viewing main body in a locked state. FIG.

FIGS. 5A and 5B are a longitudinal sectional view schematically showing a configuration of a mounting structure of a viewing main body in an initial state and a schematic configuration of a mounting structure of a viewing main body in a locked state. It is a longitudinal cross-sectional view.

FIG. 6 is an explanatory diagram schematically showing a configuration of a mounting structure of a viewing main body according to a second embodiment of the present invention.

[Explanation of symbols]

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 ... Vending machine, 3 ... Exhibition part, 3a ... Stand part, 5 ... Opening, 8 ... Recessed part, 8a ... One end edge part, 8b ... Other end edge part, 9
... circular projection, 10 ... locking part, 11 ... L-shaped member, 12 ...
Projection part, 13 ... vertical part, 14 ... horizontal part, 15 ... swelling part, D ... mounting structure of watching body, S ... watching body.

Claims (4)

[Claims] 1. An annular projection inserted into the opening for mounting a display main body for product display to an opening of a gantry provided in a display section of a vending machine, the annular projection being located outside the annular projection, and An attachment structure for a viewing main body in which a locking portion capable of being locked to the opening is connected to a lower surface of the viewing main body, wherein the locking portion includes at least one pair provided on a periphery of the opening. A vertical portion connected downward from the bottom surface of the viewing body and a vertical portion extending from the lower end of the vertical portion to each one edge of the concave portion. An L-shaped member having a substantially L-shaped vertical cross section including a horizontal portion continuously provided in a direction of a side in contact with the portion;
A protrusion that can be brought into contact with each of the other end edges of the recessed portion, wherein the upper surface of the horizontal portion is configured to be brought into contact with the lower surface of the periphery of the opening. The mounting structure of the main body. 2. The mounting structure for a viewing main body according to claim 1, wherein a raised portion is formed on an upper surface of the horizontal portion so as to be in contact with a lower surface of a peripheral edge of the opening. 3. A part of the bottom of the viewing main body is cut out,
The mounting structure for a viewing main body according to claim 1 or 2, wherein a holding member having only one end thereof is formed continuously with a bottom portion of the viewing main body, and the protrusion is formed on a lower surface thereof. 4. An annular projection inserted into the opening for mounting the display main body for product display in an opening of a gantry provided in a display section of a vending machine, the annular projection being located outside the annular projection, and An attachment structure for a viewing main body in which a locking portion capable of being locked to the opening is connected to a lower surface of the viewing main body, wherein the locking portion includes at least one pair provided on a periphery of the opening. A vertical portion connected downward from the bottom surface of the viewing body and a vertical portion extending from the lower end of the vertical portion to each one edge of the concave portion. The vertical section consisting of a horizontal section continuously provided in the direction of the side in contact with the section is formed of only an L-shaped member having a substantially L-shape, and the upper surface of the horizontal section is formed on the periphery of the opening. Raised portion that can be locked to the locked receiving portion The mounting structure of the main body, characterized in that: