JP2001256544A - Automatic vending machine - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide an automatic vending machine of which the design of a door body can be changed without damaging the appearance by using an existing door frame 31. SOLUTION: The door frame 31 is provided with not only an outside frame part 33 which has an aperture 32 internally formed but also an inside frame part 34 which crosses the aperture part 32 of the outside frame part 33. A panel 16 having a light-transmissive property is arranged on the door frame 31 including the area of the inside frame part 34. The panel 16 has a design part 30, of which the light-transmissive property is weaker in comparison with other areas, in at least the area of the inside frame part 34. The shadow of the inside frame 34 is made inconspicuous because of the design part 30, and the existing door frame 31 is used to change the design of the door body without damaging the appearance.

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 changing the design of a door.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, while using a vending machine once installed, there is a case where the design of a door body is changed in order to improve newness and functionality.

In the case of such a design change of the door, the design can be economically changed by using the door frame of the door as it is, but the design is restricted by using the existing door frame. There are many.

That is, the existing door frame has a rectangular frame-shaped frame having an opening formed therein and an inner frame crossing the opening of the frame. And the division positions of the upper and lower panels arranged on the front surface of the door body coincide with each other. And
If an attempt is made to change the ratio of the upper and lower panels so that the upper panel is smaller and the lower panel is larger, the middle part of the lower panel is located in the front area of the inner frame. If the lower panel is a translucent signboard with advertisements such as designs and letters, and it is illuminated with a lamp from the inside,
The shadow of the inner frame is reflected on the lower panel, which impairs the appearance.

[0005]

As described above, when an attempt is made to change the design using an existing door frame,
There is a problem that the shadow of the inner frame is reflected on the panel and the appearance is impaired, and the entire door body may need to be replaced.

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION The present invention has been made in view of the above circumstances, and an object of the present invention is to provide a vending machine capable of changing the design of a door body using an existing door frame without impairing the appearance.

[0007]

A vending machine according to claim 1 comprises a main body and a door body provided on the main body so as to be openable and closable, and the door body has a frame frame part having an opening formed inside. And a door frame having an inner frame portion that traverses the opening of the frame frame portion, and the door frame is disposed including the area of the inner frame portion, has translucency, and has at least the inner frame portion. The region is provided with a panel provided with a design portion having a lower light transmittance than the other regions.

The light-transmitting panel disposed on the door frame including the region of the inner frame portion has a design portion having a lower light-transmitting property than at least the other region in the region of the inner frame portion. Due to the design, the shadow of the inner frame is made inconspicuous by the design part, and the design of the door body can be changed using the existing door frame without impairing the appearance.

A vending machine according to a second aspect of the present invention is the vending machine according to the first aspect, wherein the mounting frame is mounted above the inner frame portion across the opening of the frame portion;
A customer service panel disposed above the mounting frame of the door frame, and the panel is disposed below the attachment of the door frame.

[0010] A mounting frame is mounted above the inner frame portion across the opening of the frame frame portion, and a customer service panel portion is disposed above the mounting frame and a panel is disposed below the mounting frame. Make it possible.

[0011]

DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS One embodiment of the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings.

FIG. 2 shows a front view of the vending machine after the design is changed. The vending machine is a cup-type beverage vending machine which provides and sells a beverage in a cup, and includes a main body 11 and a front surface of the main body 11. It has doors 12 and 13 that can be opened and closed in a double door manner.

On the front surface of each of the doors 12 and 13, customer service panels 14 and 15 are provided on the upper side, and panels 16 and 17 are provided on the lower side.
Are arranged.

Customer service panel sections 14 and 15 of left and right door bodies 12 and 13
Has a customer service panel 21, a plurality of product display sections 22 displaying beverage types are arranged on the customer service panel 21, and a selection button for selecting a beverage type below each product display section 22.
23 are arranged. A coin slot 24 and a return lever 25 are provided in a lower area of the customer service panel section 15 of the right door 13.

A sales port frame 27 having a sales port 26 for providing a drink in a cup is provided on the panel 16 of the left door body 12, and a sales port door 28 is provided at the sales port 26 of the sales port frame 27. It can be opened and closed.

The panel 17 of the right door 13 has a coin return slot.
29 are arranged.

The panels 16 and 17 are made of, for example, a resin having a light-transmitting property, and have designs such as patterns and characters drawn for advertisement. Illuminated by The left door body 12 is in a state after the design change, and a design portion 30 having a lower light-transmitting property than other areas is provided in a region near the upper side of the panel 16. The design section 30 is configured by dark-colored portions in designs such as designs and characters drawn on the panel 16.

Next, in FIG. 1, the case where the design of the left door body 12 is changed from an existing design to a new design will be described.

As shown in FIG. 1A, the door 12 is
The door frame 31 is attached to the door frame 31 so as to be openable and closable, and the door frame 31 is formed integrally with a vertically long, rectangular frame-shaped frame frame portion 33 having an opening 32 formed inside. An inner frame portion 34 is integrally formed across the opening 32 of the frame 33.

In the existing design, the panel 35 is disposed on the upper side from the position of the inner frame 34, and the panel 36 is disposed on the lower side.
The upper and lower panels 35 and 36 are divided at the position. These panels 35 and 36 are, for example, made of a light-transmitting resin, for example, similarly to the panel 30, and have designs such as patterns and characters drawn for advertisement, and are arranged inside the door body 12. Illuminated by the light.

As shown in FIG. 1 (b), in order to change the design to a new design having the customer service panel part 21 and the panel 16, the frame frame corresponds to the position between the customer service panel part 21 and the panel 16. A mounting frame 37 is mounted above the inner frame portion 34 across the opening 32 of the portion 31.

As described above, when the upper and lower ratios are changed so that the upper customer service panel 21 is made smaller and the lower panel 16 is made larger, the lower panel 16 is provided in the front area of the inner frame 34. Of the inner frame 34 is reflected on the lower panel 16.

However, as shown in FIG.
In FIG. 6, since the design portion 30 having a lower light transmittance than at least the other region is applied to at least the region of the inner frame portion 34, the shadow of the inner frame 34 can be made inconspicuous by the design portion 30.

Next, FIG. 4 shows the configuration of the door body 12 before the design change, and FIG. 3 shows the configuration of the door body 12 after the design change.

As shown in FIG. 4, before the design of the door body 12 is changed, the door frame 31, the upper and lower panels 35 and 36 disposed on the front surface of the door frame 31, and the surroundings of the panels 35 and 36 are formed. There are provided packings 41 and 42 to be fitted, a sales port frame 27 arranged on the lower panel 36, and a door sash 43 attached to the door frame 31. The door sash 43 includes vertical sash portions 44 and 45 disposed on both sides of the door frame 31, sash portions 46 and 47 disposed on upper and lower portions of the door frame 31, an inner frame portion 34 of the door frame 31, that is, upper and lower panels. It has a partition sash 48 disposed between 35 and 36.

As shown in FIG. 3, after the design of the door body 12 is changed, the door frame 31, the upper customer service panel 14 and the lower panel 16 disposed on the front surface of the door frame 31, and the customer service panel Attachment frame 37 attached to door frame 31 corresponding to the position between 14 and panel 16, attachment members 51 and 52 attaching customer service panel unit 14 to door frame 31, customer service panel unit
The packing 53 fitted around the customer service panel 21 and the packing 54 fitted around the panel 16, the sales opening frame 27 arranged on the lower panel 16, and the door sash 43 attached to the door frame 31 It has. Customer service panel 14
Has a customer service panel 21, and a panel frame 55, a human body detection sensor unit 56 is disposed below the customer service panel 21,
The panel frame 55 has a plurality of flavor cards 57 indicating beverage types, and a partition plate for separating adjacent flavor cards 57.
58 and a plurality of selection buttons 23 are mounted via a bracket 59. The partition sash portion 48 of the door sash 43 is disposed at the position of the mounting frame 37, that is, between the customer service panel portion 14 and the panel 16.

Therefore, when the design of the door body 12 is changed, the customer service panel section 14, the panel 16, the mounting frame 37, the mounting members 51 and 52, instead of the existing panels 35 and 36, the packings 41 and 42, etc. Packing 53, 54, etc. are provided.

Then, the inner frame portion 34 is attached to the door frame 31.
A panel 16 having a light-transmitting property provided including the region of
At least the area of the inner frame part 34 is provided with a design part 30 that is less transparent than the other areas, so that the design part 30 can make the shadow of the inner frame 34 inconspicuous and use the existing door frame 31 The design of the door body 12 can be changed without impairing the appearance.

A mounting frame 37 is mounted above the inner frame portion 34 across the opening 32 of the frame frame portion 33. The customer service panel portion 14 is mounted on the upper side of the mounting frame 37, and the panel 16 is mounted on the lower side.
It can also respond to the design change to arrange each.

[0030]

According to the vending machine of the first aspect, the light-transmitting panel disposed on the door frame including the region of the inner frame portion includes at least the other portion in the region of the inner frame portion. Since the design part is less transparent than the area, the design part makes the shadow of the inner frame less noticeable, and the design of the door body can be changed using the existing door frame without damaging the appearance.

According to the vending machine of the second aspect, in addition to the effect of the vending machine of the first aspect, a mounting frame is mounted above the inner frame portion across the opening of the frame portion. It is also possible to respond to a design change in which the customer service panel is arranged above the mounting frame and the panel below the installation frame.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 shows an embodiment of a vending machine of the present invention,
(a) is a front view of an existing door frame, (b) is a front view after a design change of the existing door frame, and (c) is a front view in which a panel is arranged on the existing door frame.

FIG. 2 is a front view of the vending machine after a design change.

FIG. 3 is an exploded perspective view of the door of the vending machine after the design is changed.

FIG. 4 is an exploded perspective view of the door of the vending machine before a design change.

[Explanation of symbols]

 11 Main body 12 Door 14 Customer service panel 16 Panel 30 Design 31 Door frame 32 Opening 33 Frame frame 34 Inner frame 37 Mounting frame

 ──────────────────────────────────────────────────続 き Continued on the front page (72) Inventor Hiroshi Yoshimoto 11 Hiiragiyama, Obu-cho, Obu-shi, Aichi F-term in Apex Co., Ltd. (reference) 3E044 AA01 EA11 FB02 FB03

Claims (2)

[Claims] 1. A vehicle comprising: a main body; and a door body provided on the main body so as to be openable and closable, wherein the door body has a frame frame portion having an opening formed therein, and an inner side crossing the opening of the frame frame portion. A door frame having a frame portion, the door frame is disposed including the region of the inner frame portion, and has a light-transmitting property, and at least a region of the inner frame portion has a lower light-transmitting property than other regions. A vending machine comprising a panel provided with a design section. 2. A mounting frame mounted above the inner frame portion across the opening of the frame frame portion, and a customer service panel portion disposed above the mounting frame of the door frame, the panel comprising: 2. The vending machine according to claim 1, wherein the vending machine is provided below the attachment of the door frame.