JP2006260449A - Merchandise display device for vending machine - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a merchandise display device for a vending machine capable of uniformly illuminating merchandise samples and raising display effect of the merchandises by the illumination. <P>SOLUTION: The merchandise display device 10 for the vending machine, which displays the merchandises to be sold, comprises: a holder 21 constituted with a transparent material; the plate-like merchandise samples S held on the front surface of the holder 21; a light source 12 arranged in the rear part of the holder 21, so as to illuminate the merchandise samples S; and panels 13 arranged between the holder 21 and the light source 12, providing light diffusion property, so as to transmit light from the light source, while diffusing the light. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2006,JPO&NCIPI

Description

  The present invention relates to a product display device of a vending machine that displays products to be sold.

  As a display device of a conventional vending machine, for example, one disclosed in Patent Document 1 is known. The display device includes a box that opens forward, an illuminating lamp that is provided on a rear wall surface in the internal space of the box, and a display that is provided in front of the illuminating lamp. The display body is translucent and formed in a plate shape, and advertisements, product guidance, and the like are described on the display body. Such a display device is provided on a door that opens and closes the main body of the vending machine and is covered with a transparent panel. The display body is illuminated from behind by an illuminating lamp, and thereby displays advertisements, product guidance, and the like described therein through a transparent panel.

  However, this conventional display device has the following problems. That is, in this display device, the display body is illuminated by directly irradiating the display body with light from the illuminating lamp. Therefore, depending on the position of the illuminating lamp, the intensity of the light irradiated on the display body is biased. Cheap. In that case, brightness and darkness occur depending on the part of the display body, and it becomes difficult for the user to recognize display contents such as advertisements and product guidance on the display body. Moreover, when a product sample is illuminated by such an illumination method, a difference in impression may occur between the actual product and the product sample. In particular, when the shape and size of the actual product and the product sample are different from each other, the impression obtained from the product sample may be greatly different from the actual product. Moreover, in order to avoid such a malfunction, when the number of illumination lamps is increased, for example, the manufacturing cost and the running cost will be increased.

  The present invention has been made to solve the above-described problems, and provides a product display device for a vending machine that can uniformly illuminate a product sample and thereby enhance the display effect of the product. It is intended to provide.

JP-A-5-314355 (Pages 4, 5 and 1)

  In order to achieve this object, the invention according to claim 1 of the present invention is a merchandise display device for a vending machine for displaying merchandise to be sold, comprising a holder made of a transparent material, and a front surface of the holder. A plate-shaped product sample held, a light source for illuminating the product sample provided behind the holder, and disposed between the holder and the light source, has light diffusibility, and diffuses light from the light source. And a light diffusion panel that transmits light.

  According to the product display device of this vending machine, the light emitted from the light source passes through a panel arranged between the front product sample display stand and then reaches the transparent product sample display stand. Illuminate the plate-shaped product sample displayed in the back from behind. At this time, the light from the light source passes through the panel while being diffused, so that the front user recognizes that the entire panel surface is emitting light.

  Thus, the product sample can be illuminated with uniform brightness overall by the light from the entire rear panel surface, and the display effect of the product can be enhanced. Moreover, since it is only necessary to provide the above panel between the light source and the holder, the manufacturing cost can be suppressed. Furthermore, since uniform illumination can be realized using a single light source, manufacturing costs and running costs can be suppressed.

  The invention according to claim 2 is the commodity display device according to claim 1, wherein the light source is a white light source that emits white light, and the panel is milky white.

  According to this configuration, since the panel is milky white, white light from the light source is almost uniformly diffused over the entire panel surface and the color of the light changes almost as it passes through the panel. It is transparent. As a result, the product sample is illuminated with a uniform brightness as a whole by white light from behind, and the color of the product sample does not change depending on the illumination light, so it is received from the user product sample and the actual product. The difference in impression can be reduced.

  The invention according to claim 3 is the commodity display device of the vending machine according to claim 1 or 2, wherein the panel is detachably attached to the holder.

  According to such a structure, a panel can be replaced | exchanged easily by attaching the panel to a holder so that attachment or detachment is possible. Thereby, for example, the replacement work when replacing the holder and the panel can be easily performed, so that the maintainability of the display device can be improved.

  According to a fourth aspect of the present invention, in the commodity display device of the vending machine according to any one of the first to third aspects, the light source and the panel are integrally configured as a back panel unit.

  According to this configuration, since the light source and the panel are integrated as a back panel unit, the product sample can be illuminated by light from the back panel unit itself. Thereby, since it is not necessary to provide a light source separately, the structure of the whole display apparatus can be simplified.

  The invention according to claim 5 is the commodity display device of the vending machine according to any one of claims 1 to 4, wherein a plurality of holders are provided side by side, and a single panel is provided on the back side of the plurality of holders. Is attached.

  According to this configuration, the product sample is illuminated by light transmitted through the single panel while being diffused from behind the plurality of holders arranged side by side. Further, since the panel is single and has no seam or the like, it is possible to illuminate a plurality of product samples as a whole with a substantially uniform light from the entire rear panel surface across a plurality of holders.

  In addition, since a single panel is attached to a plurality of holders, a plurality of holders and a panel or back panel unit can be combined into one unit. By attaching to a vending machine, the installation work can be simplified.

  Hereinafter, preferred embodiments of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the drawings. FIG. 1 shows a cigarette vending machine 1 including a commodity display device (hereinafter simply referred to as “display device”) 10 according to the present invention. The vending machine 1 includes a vending machine main body 2 having a vertically long box shape whose front is open, and a main door 3 that opens and closes the front of the vending machine main body 2. In the lower part of the main door 3, a product take-out unit 4 is provided for the user to take out the cigarette as a product. The main door 3 is provided with a product selection button 3a, money insertion ports 3b and 3c, a change return port 3d, and the like, similar to a normal cigarette vending machine. In the following description, the main door 3 side will be described as “front” and the back side of the vending machine 1 as “rear”.

  The display device 10 is provided on the main door 3. The display device 10 includes a display chamber 11 provided at the upper portion of the main door 3, a plurality of holders 20, a product sample S attached to the holder 20, and a lighting device 12 ( Light source). As shown in FIG. 2, there is a space between the transparent front panel 14 of the main door 3 and a back plate 15 arranged in parallel with a space behind the front panel 14 (to the right in the figure). The display room 11 is provided, and a holder 20 and the like are provided in the display room 11. A user facing the vending machine 1 can see the product sample S of the holder 20 through the transparent front panel 14.

  In the display chamber 11, for example, six holders 20 are provided in two upper and lower stages, and three holders 20 are juxtaposed in the left-right direction at the upper and lower stages, respectively. Each holder 20 is integrally formed by a molded product of, for example, a colorless and transparent synthetic resin, and is formed in a rectangular shape that is long in the left-right direction as a whole. These six holders 20 and the components that accompany it are the same in configuration. have.

  As shown in FIGS. 3 and 4, the holder 20 has a sample holder portion 21 and upper and lower panel holder portions 27 and 28. The sample holder portion 21 has a sample attachment plate 22 that extends substantially vertically at the front portion of the holder 20 and a sample attachment frame 23. The sample mounting frame 23 is provided so as to slightly protrude forward from the sample mounting plate 22. The upper frame 23 a extends in the left-right direction at the upper edge portion thereof, and the vertical direction at the left and right edge portions of the sample mounting plate 22. A left frame and a right frame 23b, 23c extending over the three frames, and three intermediate frames 23d extending vertically between the left and right frames 23b, 23c in the vertical direction. By such a sample mounting frame 23, the front surface of the sample mounting plate 22 is divided into four portions in the left-right direction at equal widths, and each serves as a sample mounting portion 25. Further, a sample support portion 23e for supporting a product sample S described below is provided at the center in the left-right direction of the lower end portion of each sample mounting portion 25 so as to slightly protrude forward.

  The product sample S is formed in a thin sheet shape with, for example, a transparent or translucent synthetic resin, and is formed in a rectangular shape having substantially the same size as the size of the sample mounting portion 25 described above. On one side of the product sample S, characters and figures representing products to be sold are drawn (not shown), and the product sample S has a front side on which such characters and figures are drawn. As shown, the sample mounting portion 25 is fitted between the upper frame 23 a and the sample support portion 23 e and held on the front surface of the sample mounting plate 22.

  The upper and lower panel holder portions 27 and 28 protrude rearward from the upper end portion and the lower end portion of the above-described sample mounting plate 22, respectively. The upper and lower panel holder portions 27 and 28 have a light diffusion panel 13 (described later). Panel) is installed. The upper panel holder 27 includes panel attachment / detachment claws 27a and 27a provided near the boundary between the leftmost and rightmost sample attachment parts 25 and 25 and the adjacent sample attachment parts 25 and 25, and both claws. Two panel holding parts 27c and 27c provided on the outer side in the left-right direction of the parts 27a and 27a and a panel holding part 27d provided between both the claw parts 27a and 27a are provided.

  Further, block-shaped front stoppers 27e are provided at the left and right ends of the corners of the left and right panel holding portions 27c, 27c and the sample mounting plate 22, respectively. Similar front stoppers 27e are also provided at the left and right ends and the center of the corners of the central panel holding portion 27d and the sample mounting plate 22, respectively. Further, a claw 27b protruding downward is formed at the rear end portion of the lower surface of each claw portion 27a, and these claws 27b and 27b are arranged at positions spaced apart from the front stopper 27e rearward by a predetermined distance. Has been.

  The lower panel holder portion 28 is formed in a U-shaped cross section as a whole, thereby forming a mounting groove 28d that opens forward. A claw portion 29 for attaching the holder 20 to the main door 3 is provided at substantially the same position in the left-right direction as the two panel attaching / detaching claw portions 27a.

  Further, on the upper surface of the lower panel holder portion 28, a block-shaped front stopper 28b similar to the front stopper 27e of the upper panel holder portion 27 is provided at the left and right ends and the center of the corner portion with the sample mounting plate 22. ing. In addition, a total of four block-shaped rear stoppers 28c are also arranged in the left-right direction at a portion spaced a predetermined distance forward from the front stopper 28b. Of these, the left and right rear stoppers 28c, 28c are disposed on the inner side of the left and right front stoppers 28b, 28b, and the two middle rear stoppers 28c, 28c are disposed on the left and right sides of the central front stopper 28b. Has been placed. Further, between the front stoppers 28b, 28b at the left and right corners and the central front stopper 28b, panel positioning projections 28a extending from the sample mounting plate 22 to the rear beyond the rear stoppers 28c are provided. Yes.

  The light diffusing panel 13 is a uniform milky white one made of, for example, a synthetic resin, and thereby has a light diffusing property that diffuses and transmits incident light. In addition, it is formed in a rectangular shape extending in the left-right direction, has substantially the same length as the total length in the left-right direction of the three holders 20 arranged side by side in the left-right direction, A total of six concave portions 13a are formed at positions corresponding to the above-described panel positioning convex portions 28a of the lower panel holder portion 28.

  Such a light diffusing panel 13 is attached in a state in which each concave portion 13a at the lower end thereof is engaged with the panel positioning convex portion 28a of the lower panel holder portion 28. By this engagement, the light diffusing panel 13 is attached. The holder 20 is positioned at a predetermined position in the left-right direction. The light diffusion panel 13 has a lower end portion fitted between the front and rear stoppers 28b and 28c of the lower panel holder portion 28, and an upper end portion fitted between the front stopper 27e and the claw 27b of the upper panel holder portion 27. In this state, it is held between the upper panel holder portion 27 and the lower panel holder portion 28 and extends substantially vertically from the sample mounting plate 22 with a predetermined interval on the back side of the sample mounting plate 22.

  Further, since the single light diffusing panel 13 is attached to the three holders 20, the three holders 20 are positioned with respect to each other by the light diffusing panel 13, and are connected in a state with almost no gap in the left-right direction. Yes. In such a connected state, the back side of each sample mounting plate 22 of each of the three holders 20 is entirely covered by the light diffusion panel 13.

  The three holders 20 and the light diffusing panel 13 connected to each other as described above are fixed to the front panel 14 via the mounting bracket 16. The mounting bracket 16 extends in the left-right direction across the three holders 20, and includes a front panel fixing portion 16a extending vertically along the front panel 14 and a display stand mounting portion 16b extending horizontally rearward from the upper end portion thereof. The holder 20 to which the light diffusing panel 13 is attached is attached to the attachment bracket 16 by inserting the attachment groove 28d of the lower panel holder portion 28 into the display base attachment portion 16b.

  In addition, a total of 24 holes (not shown) are formed in the front panel 14 and the front panel fixing portion 16a at a position below the product sample mounting portion 25 of the holder 20, and these holes are interposed through the holes. The product selection buttons 3a described above are attached to the front panel 14 and the front panel fixing portion 16a.

  On the other hand, the illumination device 12 is provided at a position behind the light diffusion panel 13 in the display chamber 11. This illuminating device 12 is for illuminating the product sample S attached to the sample holder portion 21, and has a fluorescent lamp 12a and left and right sockets 12b and 12b (only one is shown). Both sockets 12b and 12b are fixed to the back plate 15 of the display chamber 11 at a slightly higher height than the product selection button 3a. The fluorescent lamp 12a is attached to such sockets 12b and 12b, and extends in the left-right direction over the three holders 20 arranged side by side as a white light source that emits white light.

  Next, illumination of the product sample S by the illumination device 12 will be described. The white light emitted from the fluorescent lamp 12a of the illuminating device 12 first reaches the front light diffusing panel 13 and enters the inside from the back. The light incident on the light diffusion panel 13 is diffused when passing through the inside because the light diffusion panel 13 is milky white, and its traveling direction changes irregularly. Thereby, substantially uniform light is projected from the entire front surface of the light diffusion panel 13. Thus, the light projected from the front surface of the light diffusion panel 13 reaches the back surface of the sample mounting plate 22 in front of the light diffusion panel 13 and enters the inside thereof. As described above, since the holder 20 is colorless and transparent, most of the light incident on the sample mounting plate 22 is transmitted through the sample mounting plate 22 as it is, and is a product held on the front surface of the sample mounting plate 22. The back of the sample is irradiated. In this way, the product sample S is entirely illuminated from behind by irradiating the entire back surface of all the product samples S with substantially uniform white light.

  As described above, according to the display device 10 of the present embodiment, the white light emitted from the illumination device 12 is transmitted through the light diffusion panel 13 while being diffused, so that the user in front can receive the light diffusion panel 13. It is recognized that the entire front surface of the light is emitted. In this way, the product sample S can be illuminated with uniform brightness as a whole, and the display effect of the product can be enhanced. Moreover, since it is only necessary to provide the light diffusion panel 13 described above between the illumination device 12 and the sample holder portion 21, the manufacturing cost can be suppressed. Furthermore, since uniform illumination can be realized with only a single fluorescent lamp 12a, manufacturing costs and running costs can be suppressed.

  Further, since the light diffusing panel 13 is milky white, white light from the lighting device 12 is diffused almost uniformly throughout the light diffusing panel 13 when the light diffusing panel 13 is transmitted, and the color of the light is changed. Since it is transmitted with almost no change, the color of the product sample S does not change depending on the illumination light. Thereby, the difference in impression received from the user's product sample S and the actual product can be reduced.

  Further, the light diffusing panel 13 can be easily detached from the light diffusing panel 13 and the light diffusing panel 13 can be easily detached from the holder 20 by pressing the rear end of the panel attaching / detaching claw 27 a upward. Can do. Moreover, it can attach to the holder 20 easily by performing the reverse operation | work. As described above, the light diffusion panel 13 is detachably attached to the upper and lower panel holder portions 27 and 28, so that the light diffusion panel 13 can be easily replaced, whereby the holder 20 and the light diffusion panel can be replaced. Since the exchange work when exchanging 13 can be easily performed, the maintainability of the display apparatus 10 can be improved.

  In addition, the product sample S is illuminated by light transmitted through the single light diffusion panel 13 while being diffused from behind the three sample holder portions 21 arranged in parallel. At that time, since the light diffusing panel 13 is single and there is no seam or the like, a total of twelve product samples are obtained by almost uniform light from the entire front surface of the rear light diffusing panel 13 over the three sample holder portions 21. S can be illuminated as a whole.

  In addition, since the single light diffusing panel is attached over the three holders 20, the three holders 20 and the light diffusing panel 13 can be made into one unit. By attaching to the vending machine 1, the attaching operation can be simplified. Furthermore, only by attaching the light diffusion panel 13 to the three holders 20, the three holders 20 can be easily connected in a state of being positioned with respect to each other.

  In addition, this invention can be implemented in various aspects, without being limited to the embodiment described above. For example, in the embodiment, the product sample S is illuminated with uniform light by diffusing the light from the illumination device 12 using the uniform milky white light diffusion panel 13, but the product sample S is limited to this. For example, the product sample S may be illuminated with colored light by coloring any part of the light diffusion panel 13. As an example, when the user faces the vending machine 1 by coloring the portion corresponding to the peripheral portion of the product sample of the light diffusion panel 13, the product sample S is bordered by the colored light. The specific product sample S may be emphasized by making it look like this.

  Moreover, although embodiment demonstrated the illumination apparatus 12 as the example which provided the backplate 15, it is not limited to this, For example, the illumination apparatus 12 is provided in the back side of the light-diffusion panel 13, and these are attached to a back panel. You may comprise integrally as a unit. In that case, since the illuminating device 12 provided in the backplate 15 can be abbreviate | omitted, the structure of the display apparatus 10 whole can be simplified. Further, instead of the light diffusing panel 13, for example, a back panel unit in which a lighting device using another light source such as a light emitting diode and a light diffusing panel are integrated can be attached. In this case, the lighting device 12 is omitted. be able to. In addition, it is possible to appropriately change the detailed configuration within the scope of the gist of the present invention.

1 is a front view showing a cigarette vending machine including a product display device according to the present invention. It is a partial side view of the display apparatus of FIG. It is the perspective view which looked at the holder of the display apparatus of FIG. 1 from the front. It is the perspective view which looked at the holder of the display apparatus of FIG. 1 from back.

Explanation of symbols

1 Vending Machine 10 Product Display Device 12 Illumination Device (Light Source)
13 Light diffusion panel (panel)
20 Holder S Product sample

Claims (5)

A vending machine product display device for displaying products to be sold,
A holder made of a transparent material;
A plate-shaped product sample held on the front surface of the holder;
A light source provided behind the holder for illuminating the product sample;
A panel disposed between the holder and the light source, having light diffusibility, and transmitting light while diffusing the light from the light source;
A vending machine product display device characterized by comprising:   The product display device of a vending machine according to claim 1, wherein the light source is a white light source that emits white light, and the panel is milky white.   The commodity display device for a vending machine according to claim 1 or 2, wherein the panel is detachably attached to the holder.   4. The commodity display device for a vending machine according to claim 1, wherein the light source and the panel are integrally formed as a back panel unit. A plurality of the holders are juxtaposed with each other,
The commodity display device for a vending machine according to any one of claims 1 to 4, wherein a single panel is attached to the back side of the plurality of holders.

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