JP2005267203A - Commodity sample for vending machine - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a half-divided bottle type commodity sample for a small capacity that can be stably fixed on a fit stand placed in a vending machine. <P>SOLUTION: The half-divided bottle type commodity sample 1 for a small capacity fixed into a fit hole 12 of the fit stand 11 of the vending machine is made of elastic synthetic resin and has an engagement groove 3 engaging with the edge part of the fit hole 12 at the lower end part and a right and left pair of lock pieces 4, 5 positioning above the engagement groove 3 and abutting against outside of the fit hole 12 on the upper side of the fit stand 11. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2005,JPO&NCIPI

Description

  The present invention relates to a halved product sample that is attached to a product sample mounting base (hereinafter simply referred to as a mounting base) provided with a product sample mounting hole (hereinafter simply referred to as a mounting hole) of a vending machine. In particular, the present invention relates to a small-capacity bottle-type product sample having a small bottom surface as an attachment portion. In the present specification, the volume of products provided by the vending machine is classified into three, and about 100 ml is called a small volume, about 250 ml is called a medium volume, and about 500 ml is called a large volume.

In order to increase the display effect of product samples, conventional vending machines are generally equipped with lighting fixtures inside, but the surface on which the product sample is mounted is horizontal. In any configuration, the mounting surface is provided with a mounting hole that also serves as an illumination through hole. The mounting holes in the mounting base with a horizontal mounting surface are formed to have the same diameter in order to ensure versatility, and when mounting the product sample, an engagement groove provided at the lower end portion of the product sample is provided at the edge of the mounting hole. It engages with the part. In recent years, in consideration of economic efficiency, the product sample has been halved more than the cylindrical shape following the product shape. In this case, the engagement groove is the same as the cylindrical shape. Is formed.
JP 2001-229444 A

  By the way, in general, the diameter of the mounting hole is about 4.5 cm. However, the maximum diameter portion of the bottom surface of the half bottle-shaped product sample is about 7 cm for the large-capacity sample and the medium-capacity sample, and about 4 for the small-capacity sample. .5 cm. Therefore, in the case of a half-sized small-capacity bottle-type product sample, the bottom surface has a small diameter and a substantially semi-circular bottom surface, so that the engagement with the mounting hole by the locking groove is unstable. It becomes.

  For this reason, the halved small-capacity bottle-type merchandise sample has the disadvantage that the installation match is shifted or dropped due to the wind pressure when the vending machine door is opened. In the case of a can-type or cup-type product sample, regardless of the capacity, the maximum diameter of the bottom surface is sufficiently larger than the diameter of the mounting hole, so that such inconvenience does not occur. An object of the present invention is to provide a halved small-capacity bottle-type product sample that can solve this inconvenience and can be attached to a mounting hole in a stable state with a simple structure.

  In order to achieve this object, a vending machine product sample according to claim 1 of the present invention is a halved small-capacity bottle-type product sample attached to a mounting hole of a mounting table of a vending machine. It is made of a synthetic resin having elasticity, and has an engaging groove that engages with an edge of the mounting hole at the lower end portion, and is positioned above the engaging groove and abuts on the outside of the mounting hole on the upper surface of the mounting base. A plurality of locking pieces are provided.

  According to the half-divided small-capacity bottle-type product sample for a vending machine according to claim 1 of the present invention, it is attached in a stable state to the mounting hole of the product sample mounting base with a simple configuration, and the detachment operation Also has the effect of being easy.

  DESCRIPTION OF EXEMPLARY EMBODIMENTS Hereinafter, preferred embodiments of the invention will be described with reference to the accompanying drawings. Here, FIG. 1 is a perspective view of a halved small-capacity bottle-type product sample, FIG. 2 is a plan view showing a mounting hole of the mounting table, and FIG. 3 is a front view of the product sample mounted on the mounting table. is there.

  First, the mounting table will be described. As shown in FIGS. 2 and 3, the mounting table 11 is arranged and fixed in a product sample display section (not shown) in a vending machine (not shown), and is arranged on the upper surface inside. A plurality of mounting holes 12 that also serve as illumination through-holes that allow light of a lighting fixture (not shown) to pass therethrough are provided. The number of mounting holes 12 is determined according to the length of the mounting base 11 corresponding to the product sample display section and the number of types of products sold by the vending machine. Moreover, although the recessed part is formed so that the shape of the said mounting hole 12 may be applied also to a can-type product sample, this recessed part is not necessary in relation to the present invention.

  Next, a half-sized small-capacity bottle-type product sample (hereinafter referred to as a half-shaped product sample) which is a product sample for a vending machine attached to the mounting hole 12 will be described with reference to FIGS. The half-divided product sample 1 is made of a synthetic resin having light transmissivity in the shape of a half-shaped bottle shaped hollow molded product container with a small capacity of 100 ml, and the maximum diameter at the bottom is about 4.5 cm. is there. Although not shown in the figure, symbols and characters that follow the design of the product container are displayed.

  As shown in FIG. 1, a fitting portion 2 is formed on the bottom surface of the half-shaped product sample 1, and an engagement groove 3 that engages with an edge portion of the mounting hole 12 is formed at a lower end portion. And a pair of left and right triangular locking pieces 4 and 5 that are in contact with the outside of the mounting hole 12 on the top surface of the mounting base 31.

  Next, the operation of attaching the half-shaped product sample 1 to the mounting hole 12 of the mounting base 11 will be described. The lower half of the half-shaped product sample 1 is picked to reduce the diameter, the fitting portion 2 is inserted into the mounting hole 12, the reduced diameter state is released, and the elastic return is performed, as shown in FIG. The mating groove 3 may be engaged with the edge of the mounting hole 12. In this state, the lower ends of the locking pieces 4 and 5 are in contact with the outer side of the edge of the mounting hole 12 on the upper surface of the mounting base 11, so that the half-shaped product sample 1 is attached to the mounting hole 12 in a stable state. It is done.

  The present invention is not limited to the above-described embodiment. For example, the locking pieces 4 and 5 are not limited to a pair of left and right but may be provided in three or more, such as in the center of the front. Moreover, the shape is not limited to a triangle, and may be a quadrangle as long as it can contact the outside of the mounting hole 12 on the top surface of the mounting base 11 over a certain length.

A perspective view of a half-sized small-capacity bottle-type product sample. The top view which shows the mounting hole of a mounting base. The front view of the state which attached the product sample to the mounting base.

Explanation of symbols

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Half-shaped product sample 2 Insertion part 3 Engagement groove 4,5 Locking piece 11 Mounting stand 12 Mounting hole

Claims (1)

A product sample mounting base provided with a product sample mounting hole of a vending machine is a halved small-capacity bottle-type product sample attached to the product sample mounting hole, and is made of an elastic synthetic resin, An engagement groove that engages with an edge portion of the product sample mounting hole at the lower end portion, and is located above the engagement groove and contacts the outside of the product sample mounting hole on the upper surface of the product sample mounting base. A product sample for a vending machine, wherein a plurality of locking pieces are provided.

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