JP2005157548A - Mounting adapter for dummy can for vending machine - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To facilitate the mounting of a sample can on a mounting plate of the display part of a vending machine with low cost and easy structure. <P>SOLUTION: An adapter body 11 having a light guide hole 14 bored is provided by integral molding, with a pair of holding plate portions 12 for holding a half-type sample can 2 raised on one side of the light guide hole 14, and with a pair of mounting plate portions 13 fixable releasably on the other side to a mounting plate 3 of a display part via a mounting hole 31. The holding plate portions 12 are raised from an upper face of the adapter body 11 and can hold against the upper face a bottom portion 21 of the sample can 2 inserted in between. The mounting plate portions 13 are projected from the lower face of the adapter body 11 and can hold against the lower face an inner circumferential portion of the mounting hole 31 in the mount plate 3 inserted in between and, together with the adapter body, hold the inner circumferential portion under pressure. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2005,JPO&NCIPI

Description

  The present invention relates to an adapter for mounting a can sample for a vending machine.

Conventional can samples for vending machines include a round can type similar to the real one, and a so-called half type (half-divided type) having a circular or almost circular horizontal section. As an adapter for mounting a can sample for enabling any type of can sample to be mounted on a mounting plate of a display unit of a vending machine, for example, one disclosed in Japanese Patent Application Laid-Open No. 2000-222636 (hereinafter referred to as “for conventional mounting”). "Adapter")) has been proposed.
As shown in FIGS. 10 to 12 of the above publication, the conventional mounting adapter is formed in a thick disk shape, and a semicircular light introduction hole is formed in front of the center portion so as to surround the light introduction hole. An arc-shaped locking groove is formed on the top. An insertion portion provided at a lower portion of a beverage sample (“dummy container” in the publication) is inserted into the locking groove, and the mounting adapter is capable of holding the can sample in an upright state. A pair of arc-shaped magnets are mounted on the bottom surface of the mounting adapter so as to face each other with the light introduction hole interposed therebetween. A cylindrical mounting insertion portion is provided on the bottom surface of the conventional mounting adapter so as to surround the light introducing hole, and a support protrusion protrudes horizontally on the outer peripheral surface of the mounting insertion portion.
In order to mount a beverage sample on the mounting plate of the display unit of a vending machine using a conventional mounting adapter, it is divided into the following two cases.
If a round can-type can swatch is available and the mounting holes on the mounting plate are available, insert the can swatch into the locking groove of the mounting adapter so that the mounting adapter is attached to the bottom of the can swatch. After that, insert the mounting insertion part of the mounting adapter into the mounting hole, rotate the can sample clockwise, and clamp the inner peripheral edge of the mounting hole between the support protrusion and the bottom surface of the mounting adapter. As a result, the can sample is displayed upright on the mounting plate of the display unit.
If it is a half-type can sample and the mounting hole of the mounting plate cannot be used, the magnet at the bottom of the can sample is placed around the top surface of the mounting hole when the mounting insertion portion of the mounting adapter is inserted into the mounting hole. Since it comes into contact, it is fixed on the mounting plate by the magnetic force of the magnet, and as a result, the can sample is displayed in an upright state on the mounting plate of the display section.
JP 2000-222636 A

According to the conventional mounting adapter, there is an advantage that different types of can samples can be displayed on the mounting plate using a magnet, but the use of a special member called a magnet only increases the manufacturing cost accordingly. However, there is a problem that the structure is complicated.
An object of the present invention is to easily attach a can sample on a mounting plate of a display unit with a low cost and a simple configuration.

The first feature of the present invention is an adapter main body having a light introduction hole, and a holding plate that is provided on the adapter main body of the main body and holds a half-shaped can sample in an upright state on one side of the adapter main body. And a mounting plate portion which is provided on the adapter main body and which is attached to and detached from the mounting plate of the display unit of the vending machine via a mounting hole on the other side. The holding plate portion can be inserted into the bottom portion of the can sample between the adapter main body, and the bottom portion can be pressed together with the adapter main body by the elastic force of the holding plate portion. The inner peripheral edge of the mounting hole of the mounting plate can be inserted between the mounting plate and the adapter main body, and the inner peripheral edge is pressed together with the adapter main body by the elastic force of the mounting plate. Is possible.
The second feature of the present invention resides in that the holding plate portion is disposed with the light introduction hole sandwiched on the premise of the first feature.
The third feature of the present invention is that the holding plate portion is disposed with the light introduction hole sandwiched on the premise of the first feature, and both holding plate portions are provided on the upper surface of the adapter body.
According to a fourth feature of the present invention, on the premise of the first feature, the holding plate portion is disposed with the light introduction hole interposed therebetween, and both holding plate portions are provided in a state of being cut and raised from the upper surface of the adapter body. There is.
The fifth feature of the present invention resides in that the mounting plate portions are arranged to face each other with an interval on the premise of the first, second, third or fourth feature.
According to a sixth feature of the present invention, on the premise of the first, second, third, or fourth feature, the mounting plate portions are arranged to face each other at an interval, and both mounting plate portions are the adapter body. It is that it is provided on the lower surface.
According to a seventh feature of the present invention, on the premise of the first, second, third, or fourth feature, the mounting plate portions are arranged to face each other with an interval therebetween, and both mounting plate portions are the adapter body. It is provided in a state where it is cut and raised downward from the lower surface of the cover, and between the two mounting plate portions is a holding portion that constitutes a part of the adapter body, and between the two mounting plate portions and the lower surface of the holding portion. The inner peripheral edge portion of the mounting hole of the mounting plate can be held between them.
According to an eighth feature of the present invention, on the premise of any one of the first to seventh features, a rib-like stopper capable of contacting the inner peripheral edge of the mounting hole of the mounting plate is provided on the lower surface of the adapter body. It is in the formation.
According to a ninth feature of the present invention, on the premise of any one of the first to seventh features, a rib-like stopper capable of contacting the inner peripheral edge of the mounting hole of the mounting plate is provided on the lower surface of the adapter body. The stopper is formed in an arc shape along the inner periphery of the light introduction hole.

  According to the present invention, the can sample can be easily mounted on the mounting plate of the display unit with a low cost and simple configuration.

  The adapter 1 for attaching a can sample for a vending machine shown in FIGS. 1 to 2 is a mounting plate in the display part of the vending machine, with the can sample 2 held on one side (left side in the figure) 3 is attached through a mounting hole 31.

3 to 9, the mounting adapter 1 is formed by integrally forming a pair of holding plate portions 12 and a mounting plate portion 13 on an adapter body 11 made of plastic. The adapter main body 11 is formed in a disk shape, and has a light introduction hole 14 in the center. The diameter of the adapter body 11 is larger than that of the mounting hole 31 of the mounting plate 3 of the display section.
On one side of the adapter body 11 (left side in FIG. 3), the holding plate portion 12 is disposed so as to face the top and bottom of FIG. As shown in FIG. 4, the pair of holding plate portions 12 are formed in an L shape in a state of being raised from the upper surface of the adapter main body 11 (FIG. 9), and the horizontal portion is the adapter main body. It extends toward the left side of FIG. 4 along the upper surface. The horizontal portions of the pair of holding plate portions 12 can be elastically deformed, and a gap 12 a is opened between the upper surface of the adapter main body 11.
On the other side (right side in FIG. 3) of the adapter main body 11, the mounting plate 13 is disposed at an interval, and in FIG. The pair of mounting plate portions 13 can be elastically deformed, and is formed into an L shape in a state of protruding downward from the lower surface of the adapter main body 11 (FIG. 9). A horizontal portion of the mounting plate portion 13 extends toward the right side of FIG. 4 along the lower surface of the adapter body with a space 13a from the level of the lower surface. A pressing portion 15 is provided at a corresponding position between the mounting plate portions 13. The pressing portion 15 is a part of the adapter main body 11, and its upper and lower surfaces form the same plane as the upper and lower surfaces of the adapter main body 11. A pressing protrusion 15 a is provided on the lower surface of the distal end of the pressing portion 15.
As shown in FIGS. 6 to 8, rib-shaped stoppers 16 and 17 are provided on the lower surface of the adapter main body 11 with the light introduction hole 14 interposed therebetween. Has been placed. Each stopper 16, 17 is formed in an arc shape along the inner periphery of the light introducing hole 14. Depending on the size of the mounting hole 31 of the mounting plate 3, the stoppers 16 and 17 can be brought into contact with the inner peripheral surface of the mounting hole as shown in FIG. May be located.

The can sample 2 shown in FIGS. 1 and 2 is made of an elastically deformable plastic film having translucency, and information such as a product name is displayed on the surface thereof. As shown in FIG. 2, the can sample 2 is a half type whose horizontal section is bent in a semicircular shape. In the illustrated example, the can sample 2 is formed into a half-divided bottle shape, and a bottom portion 21 is formed at the bottom. Provided.
As shown in FIG. 10, the attachment hole 31 of the attachment plate 3 in the display part of the vending machine has a plurality of engagement hole parts 31a formed on the inner peripheral edge part. A known can sample having an engaging portion at the bottom can be attached to and detached from the attachment plate 3 through the attachment hole 31.

The relationship between the can sample mounting adapter 1 and the can sample 2 will be described.
As shown in FIGS. 1 and 2, the bottom 21 of the can sample 2 can be inserted into a gap 12 a between the holding plate portions 12 of the mounting adapter 1 and the upper surface of the adapter main body 11. The bottom part 21 of the can sample 2 inserted into the lower surfaces of the two holding plate parts 12 is held between the two holding plate parts and the upper surface of the adapter main body 11, and is reliably secured by the elasticity of the holding plate part and the bottom part 21 of the can sample. Retained.
The relationship between the can sample mounting adapter 1 and the mounting plate 3 will be described.
The mounting plate portion 13 can be attached to and detached from the inner peripheral edge portion of the mounting hole 31 of the mounting plate 3 between the lower surface of the holding portion 15 of the adapter main body 11. The adapter body 11 is attached to the attachment plate 3 as shown in FIG. 1 by sandwiching the inner peripheral edge portion of the attachment hole 31 between the both attachment plate portions 13 and the pressing portion 15. The clamping function is surely exhibited by the elasticity of the mounting plate portion 13 and the pressing portion 15.

Next, the usage of the adapter 1 for mounting the can sample will be described.
First, as shown in FIGS. 1 and 4, the bottom 21 of the can sample 2 is inserted into the gap 12 a of the holding plate 12, and the bottom is pressed between the pair of holding plates and the adapter main body 11. . As a result, the adapter body 11 is attached to the bottom of the can sample 2 as shown in FIG. Next, in a state where the can sample 2 is erected on the left side of FIG. 1 of the adapter main body 11, the adapter main body is tilted so that the tip of the right mounting plate 13 faces the right edge of the mounting hole 31. When the left side is brought close to the mounting plate while the inner peripheral edge of the mounting hole is inserted between the mounting portion and the pressing portion 15 and is made horizontal, the mounting hole is formed between the mounting plate portion 13 and the pressing portion 15 as shown in FIG. The inner peripheral edge of 31 is pressed and the can sample 2 is mounted on the mounting plate 3 of the display unit for the vending machine.
In order to mount a known round can-type can sample on the mounting plate 3, the can sample mounting adapter 1 is not used. In this case, as a known attachment method, an engagement hole 31a (FIG. 10) at the inner peripheral edge of the attachment hole 31 of the attachment plate 3 and a latching portion provided at the lower portion of the can sample are used. The can sample is erected on the mounting plate.

As shown in FIG. 1, the holding plate portion 12 and the mounting plate portion 13 are integrally formed with the adapter main body 11 and do not need to be cut and raised upward and downward. And the elastic force of both side portions (the left and right side portions in the figure) of the adapter main body is increased.
The holding plate portion 12 and the mounting plate portion 13 do not need to be paired, but the pair increases the elastic force and simplifies the configuration. The holding plate portion 12 and the mounting plate portion 13 do not need to be in the form of a piece. As shown in FIG. 1, the attachment plate portion 13 is not necessarily provided on the lower surface of the adapter main body 11 and may be provided on the upper surface. By providing the stoppers 16 and 17 on the lower surface of the adapter body 11, the mounting state of the adapter body is stabilized, and if the stopper is formed in an arc shape, the stability is improved.
The can sample 2 for the vending machine is not limited to a half-divided bottle shape as shown in the figure as long as it is a half-type, and the shape of the half-can type is appropriate.

It is sectional drawing which shows the use condition of the adapter for attachment of the can sample which concerns on 1st embodiment of this invention. It is the II-II sectional view taken on the line of FIG. It is a top view of the adapter for attachment of the can sample which concerns on 1st embodiment of this invention. FIG. 4 is a front view of FIG. 3. It is the VV line expanded sectional view of FIG. FIG. 4 is a right side view of FIG. 3. FIG. 4 is a bottom view of FIG. 3. It is the VIII-VIII sectional view taken on the line of FIG. It is the IX-IX sectional view taken on the line of FIG. It is a top view which shows an example of the attachment hole of an attachment plate.

Explanation of symbols

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Adapter for attachment 11 Adapter main body 12 Holding plate part 12a Clearance 13 Mounting plate part 13a Interval 14 Light introducing hole 15 Holding part 16, 17 Stopper 2 Can sample 21 Bottom part 3 Mounting plate 31 Mounting hole

Claims (9)

An adapter body with a light introduction hole, a holding plate part provided on the adapter body of the body and holding a half-shaped can sample in an upright state on one side of the adapter body, and provided on the adapter body. And the other side has a mounting plate part that is attached to and detached from the mounting plate of the display part of the vending machine through a mounting hole,
The holding plate portion can be inserted between the adapter main body and the bottom of the can sample, and together with the adapter main body, the bottom portion can be pressed and pressed by the elastic force of the holding plate portion,
The inner peripheral edge of the mounting hole of the mounting plate can be inserted between the mounting plate and the adapter main body, and the inner peripheral edge is pressed together with the adapter main body by the elastic force of the mounting plate. An adapter for mounting a swatch for a vending machine, which is possible. 2. The can sample mounting adapter for a vending machine according to claim 1, wherein the holding plate portion is disposed with the light introduction hole interposed therebetween. 2. The can sample mounting adapter for a vending machine according to claim 1, wherein the holding plate portion is disposed with the light introduction hole interposed therebetween, and both holding plate portions are provided on the upper surface of the adapter body. 2. The can swatch for a vending machine according to claim 1, wherein the holding plate portion is disposed with the light introduction hole interposed therebetween, and both holding plate portions are cut and raised from the upper surface of the adapter body. Mounting adapter. The vending machine can according to any one of claims 1, 2, 3, and 4, wherein the mounting plate portions are arranged to face each other with a gap therebetween. Sample mounting adapter. The mounting plate portions are arranged to face each other at an interval, and both mounting plate portions are provided on the lower surface of the adapter main body. Adapter for mounting a swatch for a vending machine according to any one of the above. The mounting plate portions are arranged to face each other with a space between them, and both mounting plate portions are provided so as to be cut and raised downward from the lower surface of the adapter body. The inner peripheral edge portion of the mounting hole of the mounting plate can be clamped between the mounting plate portions and the lower surface of the pressing portion. An adapter for mounting a swatch for a vending machine according to any one of claims 2, 3 and 4. The vending machine according to any one of claims 1 to 7, wherein a rib-like stopper capable of coming into contact with the inner peripheral edge of the mounting hole of the mounting plate is formed on the lower surface of the adapter body. Adapter for can swatch for machine. A rib-like stopper that can contact the inner peripheral edge of the mounting hole of the mounting plate is formed on the lower surface of the adapter body, and the stopper has an arc shape along the inner periphery of the light introducing hole. An adapter for mounting a can sample for a vending machine according to any one of claims 1 to 7.

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