JP2003030734A - Automatic vending machine - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To improve an automatic vending machine so that its instruction manual of a plurality of pages is summarized into a single foldable sticker and is stuck onto an easily viewable door wall inside the machine without occupying a large sticking space thereby easily reading and retrieving the manual by a service person. SOLUTION: An instruction manual sticker 9 prepared by describing explanation of handling operations of the automatic vending machine in one landscape sheet is folded up into concertinas by folding its creases 9a like mountains and valleys on either of the rear surface of an external door or the front surface of an internal door 4 of the automatic vending machine and is stuck onto the wall of the door 4 by applying an adhesive 9b on the rear surface of its last page. Thus, the instruction manual of the automatic vending machine over many pages is summarized into one sticker, is fitted to an easily viewable position by utilizing a restricted free space of the door surface. When the instruction manual sticker 9 is utilized, the folded sticker is opened to easily read a required page.

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to an automatic vending machine for selling cans, bottles, PET bottles, and the like, and more particularly to a handling instruction sticker affixed to the inside door surface of a door arranged in the front of the cabinet. .

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art First, FIG. 5 shows the structure of an automatic vending machine to which the present invention is applied. In the figure, 1 is a vending machine cabinet that serves as a heat-insulating housing, and 2 is a cabinet 1.
, 3 and 4 are upper and lower inner doors of a heat-insulating inner door that is divided into upper and lower parts, and a lower inner door, 4a is a product outlet with a flapper that opens to the lower inner door 4, and 5 is a cabinet 1 A product storage rack (a serpentine type product storage rack) that is housed in a refrigerator together with auxiliary equipment such as a cooling / heating unit, 6 is a product insertion port of the product storage rack that is opened in the upper front of the cabinet 1, and 7 is opened in the outer door 2. It is a product outlet. It should be noted that the product selling operation of the vending machine is well known, and the description thereof is omitted here.

In addition, the above-mentioned vending machine is a printed instruction manual (manual) that describes the operation of each product, various settings for the sold product, and the operating method.
In addition to this instruction manual, a simple instruction manual on which maintenance and basic handling items are printed is provided as a sticker 8 on the front of the lower inner door 4 as shown in the figure.
Alternatively, it is attached to a vacant space on the back surface of the outer door 3 so that a serviceman of the vending machine can browse the outer door 2 with the outer door 2 open.

[0004]

By the way, there are various explanations on the handling operation of the vending machine, and the detailed contents cannot be displayed by only one sticker. In addition, sticking a number of stickers on the door surface has a space limitation, and it is inconvenient that it is difficult to find a sticker having a content that the user actually wants to check.

Therefore, as a countermeasure, for example, as disclosed in Japanese Unexamined Patent Publication No. 64-27764, a storage shelf is specially provided on the back side of the outer door of the vending machine, and detailed handling instructions will be given here. It is known to store booklets of books, but with this storage method, there is a risk of forgetting to return the instruction manual to the designated storage location and it may be lost. It is troublesome to take it out from the storage shelf and browse it.

The present invention has been made in view of the above points, and its purpose is to explain a handling operation over a plurality of pages.
Automatically with a sticker that was improved by consolidating it into a single foldable sticker and sticking it on the door wall that is easy to see inside the aircraft without occupying a large sticking space so that service personnel can easily browse and search To provide a vending machine.

[0007]

In order to achieve the above object, according to the present invention, an outer door and an inner door are provided on the front of a cabinet in which a product storage rack and its accessories are mounted. In the vending machine, on one of the back side of the outer door or the front side of the inner door, in a state in which the instruction sheet sticker indicating the operation and settings of the vending machine on one horizontal sheet is folded in a bellows shape. The back side of the final page is attached to the wall surface of the door (claim 1), and specifically, it can be carried out in the following manner.

(1) An index tab of a heading is provided for each page of the handling explanation sticker having a bellows so that the contents of each page can be easily searched and browsed. (2) A magnet sheet attached to the door wall made of steel sheet is attached to the cover page of the instruction sticker attached to the door wall so that the sticker can be held in a folded state (claim 3).

(3) The entire sticker attached to the door wall surface is covered with a protective cover made of a transparent resin sheet in a curtain shape from the front to prevent the sticker from becoming dirty, damaged, or missing (claim) Item 4). Folding the instruction sticker into a bellows shape and pasting it on the door wall of the vending machine as described above, you can use the limited space on the door surface to explain the handling operation of the vending machine over many pages. After putting them together on one sticker and attaching them at a position that is easy to see, when using this instruction manual sticker, you can open the folded sticker and browse the necessary page. In this case, if you attach an index tab to each page of the sticker, you can easily search, and by providing a magnetic sheet on the cover page, you can hold the sticker in a folded state in close contact with the steel wall of the door. By covering the sticker with a protective cover from the front, it is possible to prevent the sticker from becoming dirty, damaged, or missing.

[0010]

BEST MODE FOR CARRYING OUT THE INVENTION Embodiments of the present invention will be described below with reference to FIG.
~ It demonstrates based on the Example shown in FIG. [Embodiment 1] FIGS. 1 (a) and 1 (b) show a basic embodiment of the present invention. The front side wall surface of the inner door 4 of the vending machine shown in FIG. An instruction manual sticker 9 folded in a bellows shape is attached to.

This handling instruction sticker 9 is divided into a plurality of page areas on a horizontally long sheet of paper, and is divided into pages and printed with instructions for operating the vending machine and various settings. As shown in the figure, the boundary of each page is defined as a fold line 9a (represented by a dotted line), and the fold line 9a is alternately mountain-folded and valley-folded as shown in FIG. Then, the adhesive 9b is applied to the back surface of the final page, and the adhesive surface is attached to the wall surface of the inner door 4 and attached and fixed at a predetermined position.

[0012] And, always put the instruction sticker 9
(a) When the service person wants to check the contents while keeping the folded state as shown in the figure, the folded sticker 9
Browse to the page you need. As described above, by folding the instruction manual sticker 9 into a bellows shape and pasting it on the door surface, the explanation content of the manual over multiple pages can be placed in an easily visible position on the door surface by occupying a limited pasting space. Can be installed.

Although the instruction sticker 9 is attached to the front surface of the inner door 4 in the illustrated embodiment, it may be attached to the back surface side of the outer door 2 in FIG. [Embodiment 2] FIG. 2 shows an applied embodiment corresponding to claim 2 of the present invention. In this embodiment, the handling instruction sticker 9 described in Embodiment 1 is used for each page. Index tab 9c for displaying the headline on the upper edge side
And the tabs 9c are arranged so that the tabs 9c do not overlap each other in the folded state of the sticker 9 as shown in FIG.

With this configuration, when the handling instruction sticker 9 is used, the index tabs 9c arranged side by side are provided.
It is convenient because the service person can easily search for the part he wants to find from the heading. [Embodiment 3] FIG. 3 shows an embodiment corresponding to claim 3 of the present invention. In this embodiment, a magnet seal 10 is attached to the edge of the frontmost page of the instruction sticker 9 described in the first and second embodiments.
The magnet seal 10 is attracted to the door surface (made of a steel plate) of the inner door 4 to hold the instruction manual sticker 9 in a folded state in close contact.

With this, it is possible to prevent the handling instruction sticker 9 from being scattered and keep the sticker 9 in the folded state. [Embodiment 4] FIG. 4 shows an application example corresponding to claim 4 of the present invention. A transparent resin sheet is used to cover the handling instruction sticker 9 attached to the door surface of the inner door 4 from the front. The produced protective cover 11 is laid, and the upper edge thereof is attached to the wall surface of the door 4 with an adhesive tape (double-sided adhesive tape) 11a or the like and hung in a curtain shape.

According to this structure, it is possible to prevent the instruction manual sticker 9 from being soiled, damaged, or missing during long-term use.

[0017]

As described above, according to the present invention, a handling operation of the vending machine is performed on one horizontal sheet on either the back surface of the outer door of the vending machine or the front surface of the inner door. By sticking the back of the last page on the wall surface of the door in the state where the sticker of the instruction manual that describes the above is folded in a bellows shape, automatic sales over a large number of pages using the limited space on the door surface The instruction manual of the machine is put together in one sticker and attached at a position where it is easy to see, and when using this instruction sticker, the folded sticker can be opened to easily browse the necessary page. Also, in this case, if you attach an index tab to each page of the sticker, it will be easier to search for the part you want to search, and by providing a magnetic sheet on the cover page, the sticker will be made of steel plate in the folded state. The sticker can be kept in close contact with the door wall surface, and by covering the sticker from the front with a protective cover, the sticker can be protected from damage, damage, and damage.

[Brief description of drawings]

1 shows an embodiment corresponding to Embodiment 1 of the present invention,
(a) is a diagram showing the handling instruction sticker folded and attached to the inner door of the vending machine, and (b) is a diagram showing the handling instruction sticker open.

FIG. 2 shows an embodiment corresponding to Embodiment 2 of the present invention,
(a) is a diagram showing a state where the instruction sticker with index tabs is opened, and (b) is a diagram showing a state where the instruction sticker of (a) is attached to the inner door.

FIG. 3 is a diagram showing an embodiment corresponding to Embodiment 3 of the present invention, showing a state in which a handling instruction sticker with a magnet sheet is attached to an inner door.

FIG. 4 is a view showing an embodiment corresponding to Embodiment 4 of the present invention and showing a state in which a handling instruction sticker and its protective cover are attached to an inner door.

FIG. 5 is an external perspective view of a door open state of a vending machine to which the present invention is applied.

[Explanation of symbols]

1 cabinet 2 outer door 3,4 inner door 5 product storage racks 9 Foldable instruction sticker 9a Fold 9b adhesive 9c Index tab 10 magnet sheet 11 Protective cover

Claims (4)

[Claims] 1. A vending machine equipped with an outer door and an inner door on the front of a cabinet in which a product storage rack and its accessories are mounted, wherein either the rear surface of the outer door or the front surface of the inner door is provided. In the state where the instruction manual sticker that describes the operation and settings of the vending machine on one horizontal paper is folded into a bellows,
A vending machine characterized by sticking the back of the last page to the wall surface of the door. 2. The vending machine according to claim 1, wherein each of the pages of the handling explanation sticker that is accordion-folded is provided with a heading index tab. 3. The automatic vending machine according to claim 1 or 2, wherein a magnet sheet attracted to the door wall made of steel plate is attached to a cover page of the instruction sticker attached to the door wall. Vending machine. 4. The vending machine according to claim 1 or 2, wherein the entire instruction sticker attached to the door wall surface is
A vending machine characterized by a protective cover made of transparent resin sheet that is covered in a curtain shape from the front.