JP2003016510A - Display device for vending machine - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To easily perform switching work of advertisement panels to be exhibited in a display room and also to improve a support structure of a panel so as to be able to be stably supported at a fixed position. SOLUTION: In a display device constituted so that a display room 4 is formed on an outer door 2 to display merchandise samples 5 and an advertisement panel 6, a display stand 13 for merchandise samples is positioned on a rear face door 12 of the display room and further the advertisement panel is mounted above the display stand in an attachable and detachable way, the advertisement panel is inserted into space between the merchandise samples and the rear face door to be mounted on the merchandise display stand, a panel upper edge part is supported on the rear face door through a clamp, pressing metal 16 with a tab 16a is provided on the rear face door as the clamp, a recessed part 6a is formed as a notch at the upper edge of the advertisement panel while displaced from the tab of the pressing metal, the panel upper edge part is pushed into the rear side of the pressing metal with the recessed part matched to the tab, and the panel is slid laterally to engage the panel upper edge with the tab.

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a display device for displaying a product, which is provided on an outer door of a cabinet of an automatic vending machine for cans and the like.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art First, the structures of the above-mentioned vending machine and its display device are shown in FIGS. 4 (a) to 4 (c). In the figure, 1 is a cabinet of a vending machine equipped with a product storage rack, a cooling / heating unit, etc. in the cabinet, 2 is an outer door arranged in front of the cabinet, and 3 is a heat-insulating inner door for covering the cabinet front of the cabinet, A display room 4 is defined in the outer door 2, and a product sample 5 and an advertising panel 6 are displayed here. In addition, 7 is a sales operation panel provided with a coin mechanism, a bill validator and the like, an item selection button 8 and a product selection button 9
Is a merchandise outlet.

The display room 4 has a front surface covered with a transparent lighting plate 10, an illuminating lamp (fluorescent lamp) 11 arranged on the ceiling side, and a so-called "middle door" on the back side. The rear door 12 is equipped with a so-called rear door 12, and the display stands 13 are arranged on the front side of the rear door 12 in the upper and lower stages to display the product sample 5, and the advertising panels 6 are detachably hung and supported above the display 5. As a fastener, a panel hanging metal 14 is provided on the upper end of the rear door 12 as shown in FIG. 3C, and is fastened via a decorative screw 15. The advertisement panel 6 is a metal panel generally made of a thin steel plate or the like, on which the advertisement content (characters and pictures) is printed, and another advertisement poster is attached to the panel surface as necessary. I am trying to attach it.

[0004]

By the way, the above-mentioned conventional support structure for the advertisement panel in the display device has the following problems. That is, the advertising panel 6
Since, as mentioned above, it is made of metal, the hanging wire 14 as a panel fastener is required to have a load-bearing strength to withstand the weight of the panel, and since the decorative screw 15 is used for fixing the hanging wire 14. In addition, it is troublesome to change the advertisement display surface by flipping the advertisement panel 6 or replacing the advertisement display surface with another advertisement panel.
If the fastening is incomplete, the decorative screw 15 may loosen due to vibration or the like during use of the vending machine, and the advertising panel 6 may drop off.

The present invention has been made in view of the above points, and an object thereof is a display device of a vending machine having an improved panel supporting structure so that an advertising panel can be stably supported in a fixed position by a simple structure and work. To provide.

[0006]

In order to achieve the above object, according to the present invention, a display device of a vending machine for displaying a product sample and an advertising panel by defining a display room in a front outer door of a cabinet. A display door is provided with a rear door, and a display stand for a product sample is installed on the front surface of the door, and an advertisement panel is detachably mounted above the display stand. The lower end of the panel is placed on the product display stand by inserting it into the gap between the rear door and the upper end of the panel is locked and supported by the rear door via a fastener (Claim 1). The ingredient can be specifically configured in the following manner.

(1) As a fastener for the advertisement panel, a presser foot with a tab is attached to the rear door facing the upper edge of the advertisement panel, and the tab of the presser foot is displaced to the upper edge of the advertisement panel. After forming a recess, press the upper edge of the advertising panel to the back side of the presser foot by aligning the recessed portion with the tab, and then slide the panel laterally to engage the tab of the presser foot with the upper edge of the panel. (Claim 2).

(2) A simple removable fastener is used as a fastener for the advertisement panel, the advertisement panel is superposed on a fixed position on the rear door, and the tip claws of the fastener are attached to the upper end of the panel and the rear door. The upper end of the advertisement panel is locked to the rear door by inserting it into the hole that has been drilled (claim 3). (3) A rotary clip is provided on the rear door facing the upper edge of the advertising panel, the advertising panel is placed in a fixed position on the rear door, and then the clip is turned to lock the upper edge of the panel. (Claim 4).

As described above, the lower end of the advertising panel is placed on the display stand provided in the display room so as to carry the own weight of the panel, so that the fastener for holding the upper edge of the panel is almost loaded. In addition, the advertising panel can be stably locked and fixed in a fixed position with a simple fastener that does not require a screw operation.

[0010]

BEST MODE FOR CARRYING OUT THE INVENTION Embodiments of the present invention will be described below with reference to the embodiments shown in FIGS. In the drawings of the respective embodiments, members corresponding to those in FIG. 4 are designated by the same reference numerals, and the description thereof will be omitted. [Embodiment 1] FIGS. 1 (a) to 1 (c) show an embodiment corresponding to claims 1 and 2 of the present invention. In this embodiment, as a means for fixing the advertisement panel 6 in a fixed position in the display room 4, the lower end of the advertisement panel 6 is placed on the display stand 13, and the upper edge of the advertisement panel 6 is set on the rear door 12. The presser foot 16 as a panel fastener provided is locked and held.

That is, the presser foot 16 is the advertisement panel 6
It is attached to the center of the upper end of the rear door 12 facing the upper edge of the rear door 12, and the presser bar 16 is provided with a tab (ear) 16a protruding downward. On the other hand, a recess 6a is previously formed in the upper edge of the advertising panel 6 so as to correspond to the tab 16a. In order to mount the advertising panel 6 in the display room 4, first, the advertising panel 6 is inserted from above into the gap between the rear door 12 of the display room 4 and the product sample 5 and the lower end of the panel is placed behind the display stand 13. Place it on the upper surface of the end and carry it in this state (c) Align the recess 6a formed on the upper edge of the panel of the advertising panel 6 with the tab 16a of the presser foot 16 as shown by the chain line in the figure, and attach the panel to the back side of the tab 16a. , And then slide the advertising panel 6 slightly to the side to move it from the chain line position to the solid line position. This causes the upper edge of the advertising panel 6 to engage the tab 16a of the presser foot 16 and be held in place.

In addition, when replacing the advertising panel 6, it is easy to slide the panel from the solid line position in (c) to the chain line position in the reverse order of the above operation, and then pull it out while tilting it toward you. It can be removed. [Embodiment 2] FIGS. 2A to 2C show an embodiment corresponding to claim 3 of the present invention. In this example,
As a fastener for the advertisement panel 6, a simple removable fastener 17 is used instead of the presser foot in the first embodiment, and the upper end of the advertisement panel 6 is fixed to the rear door 12 via the fastener.

That is, the simple removable fastener 17 is a resin molded product having a bifurcated claw portion at its tip as is well known, and it is preliminarily formed in two holes on the left and right upper ends of the advertising panel 6. Insert the nail of the fastener 17 and attach it. In addition, a hole for inserting the claw of the fastener 17 is punched in the rear door 12 in advance. When the advertising panel 6 is mounted in the display room 4, the product sample 5 placed on the display stand 13 is tilted forward as shown in (c) and the advertising panel 6 is indicated by a chain line in this state. It is inserted between the sample 5 and the rear door 12, and the lower end of the panel is placed on the upper rear surface of the display stand 13. Next, the advertising panel 6 is set up in a solid line position and overlapped with the wall surface of the back door 12, and then the tip of the fastener 17 is pushed into the hole of the back door 12 and fixed. When the advertising panel 6 is removed, it can be easily pulled out from the rear door by closing the bifurcated claw portion of the fastener 17 from the rear side of the rear door 12.

[Embodiment 3] FIGS. 3 (a) to 3 (d) show an embodiment corresponding to claim 4 of the present invention. In this embodiment, a rotary clip 18 is used as a fastener for the advertising panel 6, and the clip 18 is opposed to the upper edge of the advertising panel 6 so that the left and right sides 2 above the rear door 12 of the display room 4 can be used. It is provided in some places.

This rotary clip 18 is a resin molded product having a knob portion with a knob at the front portion and a rear shaft portion rotatably coupled to the rear door 12, with the advertising panel 6 removed. Then, it is retracted to the position indicated by the dotted line in (c) of the figure. When the advertising panel 6 is mounted in the display room 4, the advertising panel 6 is inserted between the product sample 5 and the rear door 12 as the work procedure to display the lower end of the panel as a work procedure. The rotary clip 1 is placed on the rear upper surface of the base 13 and the panel is further stacked on the rear door 12.
8 is turned to be drawn from the chain line position to the solid line position, and the upper edge of the advertising panel 6 is sandwiched between the claw portion and the rear door 12. This holds the advertising panel 6 in place.

[0016]

As described above, according to the configuration of the present invention, a display device of a vending machine that displays a sample product and an advertising panel by defining a display room on the front outer door of the cabinet, A room is equipped with a rear door, a display stand for a product sample is installed on the front of the door, and an advertisement panel is detachably mounted above the display stand. It is inserted into the space between the product and the product display stand and placed on the product display stand, and the upper end of the panel is fixedly supported by the rear door via the fastener, so that the hanging device screwed as in the past can be used. Compared to the support structure in which the advertising panel is hung on the back door via the panel, the weight of the panel is not applied to the fasteners of the panel, and as a result, a simple tab that does not require screw operation as a fastener. Adopting a pusher (Claim 2), a simple detachable fastener (Claim 3), and a rotating clip (Claim 4) makes it easy to replace the advertising panel and display the bottom edge of the panel. Since it is placed on a table and supported, there is no risk of the advertising panel accidentally falling off.

[Brief description of drawings]

1A and 1B are configuration diagrams of a display device according to a first embodiment of the present invention, in which FIG. 1A is a front view, FIG. 1B is a side view, and FIG. Enlarged view of the main part of

2A and 2B are configuration diagrams of a display device according to a second embodiment of the present invention, in which FIG. 2A is a front view, FIG. 2B is a side view, and FIG. Side view

3A and 3B are configuration diagrams of a display device according to a third embodiment of the present invention, in which FIG. 3A is a front view, FIG. 3B is a side view, and FIGS. Enlarged front view and side view of essential parts

4A and 4B are conventional structural views of a vending machine and a display device thereof to which the present invention is applied, where FIG. 4A is a front view of the vending machine as a whole, and FIG. c)
Is an enlarged side view showing the hanging structure of the advertising panel

[Explanation of symbols]

1 cabinet 2 outer door 4 display room 5 product samples 6 Advertising panel 6a recess 12 rear door 13 Exhibition stand 16 presser foot 16a tab 17 Open / close fastener 18 rotating clips

Claims (4)

[Claims] 1. A display device of a vending machine that displays a product sample and an advertising panel by defining a display room on the front outer door of the cabinet, the display room having a rear door, and the product sample on the front of the door. In addition to installing the display stand, the advertisement panel is detachably mounted above the display stand, and the lower end of the advertisement panel is inserted into the gap between the product sample and the rear door and placed on the product display stand. A display device for a vending machine, which is placed and supported on a rear door by means of fasteners at the upper end of the panel. 2. The display device according to claim 1, wherein as a fastener for the advertising panel, a backing door is provided with a presser foot with a tab facing the upper edge of the advertising panel.
A recess is formed in the upper edge of the advertising panel by shifting the position from the tab of the presser foot, and the upper edge of the advertisement panel is pushed into the back side of the presser foot by aligning the recess with the tab, and then the panel is laterally moved. A display device for a vending machine, wherein the upper edge of the panel is slid onto the tab of the presser foot. 3. The display device according to claim 1, wherein a simple removable fastener is used as a fastener for the advertisement panel, the advertisement panel is superposed at a fixed position on the rear door, and the tip claw portion of the fastener is fixed. A display device for a vending machine, wherein the upper end of the advertising panel is inserted into holes drilled in the rear door to fix the upper end of the advertising panel to the rear door. 4. The display device according to claim 1, wherein a rotary clip is provided on the rear door facing the upper edge of the advertisement panel as a fastener for the advertisement panel, and the advertisement panel is superposed in a fixed position on the rear door. In addition, the display device of the vending machine is characterized in that the clip is rotated to lock the upper edge of the panel.