JP2008027034A - Illumination apparatus for display article and automatic vending machine provided with the same - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide an illumination apparatus for display articles which can efficiently and accurately illuminate display articles or a back panel by illumination light from LED elements and thereby capable of obtaining a display effect to appeal to vision of a viewer, and to provide an automatic vending machine provided with the illumination apparatus. <P>SOLUTION: The illumination apparatus for display articles comprises a first illumination part for illuminating display articles displayed in a display space at a prescribed inclination angle and a second illumination part for illuminating a rear panel arranged on the rear side of the display articles at a prescribed inclination angle, wherein the first illumination part and the second illumination part are integrally constituted at a prescribed angle. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2008,JPO&INPIT

Description

  The present invention relates to an illumination device for an exhibition article for illuminating an exhibition article (product sample) such as a can beverage and a vending machine provided with the same.

  Many items such as canned beverages and cigarettes are stored in the vending machine, and are sold one by one after the purchase is made by the purchaser. Such vending machines are installed in a place where the surface colors and decorations are devised so that they can be noticed by buyers, and the goods can be widely advertised and attracted by customers. .

  By the way, in the vending machine, the internal space as an exhibition space for displaying samples of goods for sale (product samples made of synthetic resin), photographs, etc., is arranged at a position where the article viewer (buyer) can easily see. Has been. At night, lighting devices are turned on to illuminate samples (articles for exhibition), photographs, etc., so that the contents of the articles for sale can be easily recognized by buyers.

  Conventionally, an illumination device of this type of vending machine has been proposed that includes an illumination element composed of a fluorescent lamp that illuminates an exhibition article from the upper side of the sample and the rear side of the sample. In such an illumination device for an exhibition article, when the illumination element is turned on, the lighting light illuminates the surface of the exhibition article and its surroundings. In such an illuminating device, the mercury gas enclosed in the fluorescent lamp is harmful, and therefore, when the fluorescent lamp becomes unnecessary, it needs to be treated as industrial waste. In addition, fluorescent lamps have various problems such as short lifetime and high running costs.

  Therefore, in order to solve the above-described problems, a lighting device using a light emitting diode (LED) as a lighting element has also been proposed (for example, Patent Document 1). In this case, a translucent plate is arranged on the back side of the display article, and a plurality of LEDs are arranged around the translucent plate.

In such an illuminating device, when a plurality of LEDs emit light, these lights are introduced into a semi-transparent plate (rear panel) and emitted from the side of the article viewer of the semi-transparent plate to the display article.
JP 2002-358560 A

  However, according to the illumination device of Patent Document 1, since the LEDs are arranged around the translucent plate arranged on the back side of the display article, and only the display article is illuminated from the back side, There is a problem that the display article cannot be efficiently and accurately illuminated by the illumination light, and the display effect appealing to the visual perception of the article viewer cannot be obtained.

  Accordingly, an object of the present invention is to efficiently and accurately illuminate the display article and the back panel with the illumination light from the LED element, thereby obtaining an exhibition effect appealing to the visual perception of the article viewer. It is providing the lighting device of this and a vending machine provided with the same.

[1] In order to achieve the above object, the present invention is arranged on the back side of the display article, the first illumination unit that illuminates the display article displayed in the exhibition space at a predetermined inclination angle. A second illuminating unit that illuminates the rear panel with a predetermined inclination angle, and the first illuminating unit and the second illuminating unit are integrally configured at a predetermined angle. Provided is a lighting device for a display article.
[2] The display device illumination device according to [1], wherein each of the first illumination unit and the second illumination unit includes a predetermined number of light emitting diode arrays. There may be.
[3] The display article illumination device according to [1] or [2], wherein the display article is formed of a light transmissive member.
[4] In order to achieve the above-mentioned object, the present invention has an internal space for displaying an exhibition article, and incorporates an article dispensing mechanism for dispensing a sales article corresponding to the exhibition article. There is provided a vending machine comprising a vending machine main body and the illumination device according to the above [1], which is disposed in the vending machine main body and illuminates the display article.
[5] The vending machine according to [4], further including a push button made of a light transmissive member that receives illumination light from the first illumination unit of the illumination device and emits the illumination light toward an article viewer. Also good.
[6] The vending machine according to [4], further including a display unit including a light transmissive member that receives illumination light from the first illumination unit of the illumination device and emits the illumination light toward the article viewer. It may be.

  ADVANTAGE OF THE INVENTION According to this invention, the display article illumination device and the back panel can be efficiently and accurately illuminated by the illumination light from the LED element, and the display effect that appeals to the visual perception of the article viewer can be obtained. And a vending machine provided with the same can be provided.

[Embodiment]
FIG. 1 is a front view showing the whole of a vending machine provided with an illumination device for display articles according to an embodiment of the present invention.

  FIG. 2 is a block diagram showing the entirety of the vending machine provided with the illumination device for the exhibition article according to the embodiment of the present invention.

  FIG. 3 is a view for explaining the illumination device for the display article according to the embodiment of the present invention, (a) is a front view seen from the front side of the exhibition space, and (b) is a view. FIG. 3 is a cross-sectional view of the exhibition space viewed from the side.

FIG. 4 is a perspective view showing the appearance of the illumination device for the display article according to the embodiment of the present invention.
[Overall configuration of vending machine]

  In FIG. 1, a vending machine 1 includes a vending machine main body 2 for selling canned drinks for sale, and a lighting device 3 for illuminating a plurality of display articles B as illumination objects corresponding to the sales articles ( 2 and FIG. 3).

  As shown in FIG. 1, a plurality of (9 groups) exhibition article groups b1, b2,..., B9 (in the embodiment, the exhibition article groups b1, b2,. And is held in a predetermined position via the stage 25 on the article viewer side of the back panel 22 described later.

  As shown in FIGS. 3A and 3B, the display article B is formed by a semi-cylinder or cylinder made of a plastic light-transmitting member on which information indicating a sale article is printed and displayed. Yes. In addition, as the display article B, instead of printing and displaying on the surface of the semi-cylinder or the cylinder, a sticker displaying the same information as the printed display content may be attached. When the article for sale (container) is formed of a light transmissive member, the article for sale may be displayed as the article for exhibition B. In addition to canned drinks, cigarettes, cup noodles, and the like are used as articles for sale.

(Configuration of the vending machine body 2)
As shown in FIG. 2, the vending machine main body 2 has a casing 4 as an exterior body and an article payout for paying out the goods for sale stored in the casing 4 (storage unit) in exchange for a price. A unit (article delivery mechanism) 5 and a control unit 6 that drives and controls the article delivery unit 5 and the illumination device 3 are provided.

(Configuration of housing 4)
As shown in FIG. 1, the housing 4 has a box body 4 </ b> A that opens forward and a door body 4 </ b> B that opens and closes the front opening of the box body 4 </ b> A, and is entirely formed of a substantially rectangular box.

  A housing space (not shown) for housing the lighting device 3, the article dispensing unit 5, the control unit 6, and the like is formed in the box 4A. The door body 4B is pivotally supported by the box body 4A.

  A front panel 7 (lighting plate) made of a light transmissive member serving as a front upper cover is disposed on the front upper portion of the door body 4B. A plurality of push buttons 8 for selecting an article made of a light transmissive member exposed to the outside are provided on the front surface portion of the front panel 7 so as to correspond to the plurality of exhibition articles B. Between the front panel 7 and the back panel 22, an exhibition space (internal space) 9 for displaying the display article B is formed.

  In the lower front part of the door 4B, a bill insertion slot 12 and a coin insertion slot 13 for the purchaser to insert and insert banknotes and coins as the price of goods for sale, respectively, and a change return opening for returning change 14 and an article take-out port 15 with a flapper (a flapper is not shown) for a buyer to take out articles for sale. Further, at the lower front portion of the door body 4B, a return lever 16 for returning the bill / coin inserted / inserted into the bill insertion slot 12 / coin insertion slot 13 by a purchaser operation, A display 17 such as an LCD (Liquid Crystal Display) for displaying information on the inserted coins, and a door lock 18 for locking the opening operation of the door body 4B are attached. Reference numeral 100 denotes an advertising space for advertising information such as sales items.

(Configuration of the article dispensing unit 5)
As shown in FIG. 2, the article dispensing unit 5 has an article storage section (not shown) for storing articles for sale, a plurality of the article dispensing units 5 are accommodated in the accommodating space of the box 4 </ b> A, and connected to the control unit 6. ing. And it is comprised so that the goods for sale may be paid out in exchange for the price by insertion and insertion of the banknote and the coin with respect to the banknote insertion slot 12 and the coin insertion slot 13.

(Configuration of control unit 6)
As shown in FIG. 2, the control unit 6 includes a money / change processing device (not shown) that processes the inserted banknotes and inserted coins to generate a money processing signal and a change processing signal. Similarly, it is accommodated in the accommodating space of the box 4A.

(Configuration of lighting device 3)
The lighting device 3 includes a plurality of lighting devices 3A, 3B,..., 3I (only the lighting device 3A is shown) corresponding to the display article groups b1, b2,. It is attached to a predetermined position of the panel 22 and is connected to the control unit 6. Since the plurality of illumination devices 3A, 3B,..., 3I have the same configuration, only one illumination device 3A will be described.

  The lighting device 3A illuminates the first illumination unit that illuminates the display article B with a predetermined inclination angle and the rear panel 22 disposed on the back side of the display article B with a predetermined inclination angle. And an illumination unit.

  As shown in FIGS. 3A and 3B, the lighting device 3 </ b> A includes a mounting base member 30 and a first substrate 20 including an LED 40 attached to the first mounting portion 30 a of the mounting base member 30. And the second substrate 21 including the LED 41 attached to the second attachment part 30b, and function as a first illumination part and a second illumination part, respectively. Moreover, it has the translucent cover 23 which covers these, and is comprised. In addition, the structure which does not have the cover 23 may be sufficient.

  The mounting base member 30 includes a first mounting portion 30a and a second mounting portion 30b formed at a predetermined angle with the first mounting portion 30a. The first mounting portion 30a is formed at an inclination angle at which the LED 40 mounted on the first substrate 20 can effectively illuminate the display article B when the lighting device 3A is disposed at a predetermined position. Yes. In the lighting device according to the present embodiment, an inclination angle of approximately 30 ° is set from the upper direction toward the front panel 7. Note that the objects that the LEDs mounted on the first substrate 20 effectively illuminate are not only the display article B shown above, but also the display unit 26 located in front of the illumination device 3A and the article selection push button 8. In consideration of these lighting effects, the inclination angle of the first mounting portion 30a may be set.

  The second mounting portion 30b is formed at an inclination angle at which the LED 41 mounted on the second substrate 21 can effectively illuminate the back panel 22 when the lighting device 3A is disposed at a predetermined position. . In the lighting device according to the present embodiment, an inclination angle of approximately 45 ° is set from the lower direction toward the rear panel 22.

  A number of LEDs 40 corresponding to the number of exhibition articles B are mounted on the first substrate 20. The number of LEDs 40 corresponding to the number of display articles B is set in consideration of necessary brightness and lighting effects. In the lighting device 3A according to the present embodiment, an exhibition consisting of four display articles is provided. In consideration of the number of articles for display and the necessary amount of light in the product group b1, the number was 8 as shown in FIG. Note that the number of LEDs 40 is not limited to this, and the number of LEDs 40 can be set in the other lighting devices 3B to 3I in consideration of the number of articles for display. In addition, a reflective case 27 is attached to the first substrate 20 so that the light emitted from the LEDs 40 is efficiently irradiated to the display article B, the push button 8 and the display unit 26. The reflective case 27 is for suppressing the light emitted from the LED 40 from being irradiated mainly in the lateral direction, and its surface is formed with a high reflectance such as a mirror surface in order to increase efficiency. It may be.

  A predetermined number of LEDs 41 are mounted on the second substrate 21 in consideration of the illumination effect of the back panel 22. The number of LEDs 41 is set in consideration of the brightness and lighting effect necessary for the back panel 22, but in the lighting device 3A according to the present embodiment, the number is 12 as shown in FIG. The number of LEDs 41 is not limited to this, and the number of LEDs 41 can also be set in the other lighting devices 3B to 3I in consideration of the respective lighting effects and the like.

  The first substrate 20 and the second substrate 21 may be integrally attached to the attachment base member 30 at the same angle. The first substrate 20 and the second substrate 21 are connected to the control unit 6 via a connector or the like.

  The LEDs 40 and 41 are configured to be capable of emitting white light by converting the wavelength of a blue LED with a phosphor. Or it consists of LED which has three types of LED elements (a red LED element, a green LED element, and a blue LED element) which respectively emit different color lights, and these two kinds of monochromatic light of red light, green light or blue light It is configured to be able to emit a combined color light formed by mixing single types of monochromatic light and white light formed by mixing three types of single color light. In the lighting device 3A according to the present embodiment, the surface mount chip type LED in which the above three kinds of LED elements are encapsulated is used. However, the present invention is not limited to this, and also in the other lighting devices 3B to 3I, In consideration of each lighting effect and the like, any available LED other than those shown above can be used.

  The base 19 is arranged at the rearmost position in the exhibition space 9 and is configured to function as a substrate to which the back panel 22 is attached at a predetermined position.

  The back panel 22 may have a color, a pattern, and a shape corresponding to each of the plurality of display article groups b1, b2,... B9, and may be attached to the base 19, and the display article group b1, .., b9 may be attached to the base 19 as colors, patterns, or shapes corresponding to all or a part thereof.

  The stage 25 is made of a light transmissive member, is attached to the back panel 22, and displays a predetermined number of display articles B and displays information (price, temperature / cooling, etc.) regarding the display article B. Part 26.

[Operation of Lighting Device 3]
When a voltage is applied to each LED 40, 41 from a power source, illumination light (for example, white light) is emitted from each LED.

  From the LED 40 mounted on the first substrate 20, LED light is emitted at an inclination angle of approximately 30 ° from the upper direction toward the front panel 7. The emitted LED light is incident on the display article B from below, and the semi-cylindrical or cylindrical display article B (light-transmitting member on which information indicating the article for sale is printed and displayed) and the front surface The light passes through the panel 7 (lighting plate) and is emitted to the article viewer side.

  Further, since the LED light emitted from the LED 40 is light that has a predetermined radiation angle and diffuses, the display unit 26 attached to the stage 25 and the article selection pushbutton attached to the front panel 7. 8 is emitted to the article viewer side. The push button 8 for selecting an article is formed of a light-transmitting member around the button, so that LED light is well transmitted around the button and so-called contour illumination is performed.

  From the LED 41 mounted on the second substrate 21, LED light is emitted at an inclination angle of approximately 45 ° from the lower direction toward the rear panel 22. The emitted LED light irradiates the back panel 22, and the light reflected there is transmitted through the front panel 7 (electric lighting plate) and emitted to the article viewer side.

  In the operation of the lighting device 3 described above, the color, intensity, etc. of the illumination light can be made different corresponding to each of the exhibition article groups b1, b2,... It can also be controlled by the control unit 6 so that the color, intensity, etc. change. It is also possible to control three to four exhibition items as one unit.

[Effect of the embodiment]
According to the embodiment described above, the following effects can be obtained.
(1) In the lighting device according to the present embodiment, the LED 40 mounted on the first substrate 20 that mainly illuminates the display article B is set to an inclination angle that can more effectively illuminate the display article B. Therefore, as compared with the conventional illumination device that vaguely illuminates the entire illumination, it is possible to efficiently illuminate a necessary place, that is, the display article B with a limited number of LEDs.

  (2) Further, the LED 41 mounted on the second substrate 21 that illuminates the back panel 22 can optimally set an inclination angle that can illuminate the back panel 22 optimally, a light intensity of the LED, and the like. As described above, the rear panel 22 can be efficiently illuminated with a limited number of LEDs as compared with the case where the entire illumination is applied vaguely.

  (3) In the illumination device according to the present embodiment, the first illumination unit that mainly illuminates the display article B and the second illumination unit that illuminates the back panel 22 are set at predetermined inclination angles, respectively. And since it is comprised integrally, it has the effect that it is excellent in the assembly property to a vending machine, and it is excellent also in maintainability.

  (4) In the illumination device according to the present embodiment, LEDs are used as illumination means, and the number of LEDs corresponds to the number of articles B for display. You can change the color, intensity, etc. Further, since the lighting control as described above can be performed corresponding to each of the exhibition article groups b1, b2,..., B9, it is possible to have an illumination effect appealing to the visual perception of the article viewer. Further, by alternately controlling 3 to 4 exhibition items as one unit, an illumination effect and an energy saving effect can be obtained.

  (5) The LED light emitted from the LED 40 mounted on the first substrate 20 is used to illuminate the display unit 26 attached to the stage 25 and the front panel 7 as well as the display article B. Since it is possible to illuminate the contour of the push button 8 for selecting an article, a dedicated lighting device is not necessary for the push button 8 and the display unit 26, and the cost can be reduced.

It is a front view which shows the whole vending machine provided with the illuminating device of the article for exhibition which concerns on embodiment of this invention. It is a block diagram which shows the whole vending machine provided with the illuminating device of the articles | goods for exhibition which concerns on embodiment of this invention. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS It is a figure shown in order to demonstrate the illuminating device of the articles | goods for exhibition which concerns on embodiment of this invention, (a) is the front view seen from the front side of the exhibition space, (b) is also an exhibition space It is sectional drawing which looked at from the side surface side. It is a perspective view which shows the external appearance of the illuminating device of the display article which concerns on embodiment of this invention.

Explanation of symbols

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 ... Vending machine 2 ... Vending machine main body 3 ... Illuminating device 4 ... Case 5 ... Article delivery unit 6 ... Control unit 7 ... Front panel 8 ... Push button 9 ... Exhibition space 12 ... Bill insertion slot 13 ... Coin insertion slot 14 ... Change return port 15 ... goods outlet 16 ... return lever 17 ... indicator 18 ... door lock 19 ... base 20 ... first substrate 21 ... second substrate 22 ... back panel 23 ... cover 25 ... stage 26 ... display unit 27 ... Reflect case 30 ... Installation base 40, 41 ... LED
B ... Exhibition items b1, b2, b3, b4, b5, b6, b7, b8, b9 ... Exhibition items group

Claims (6)

A first illuminating unit that illuminates the display article displayed in the exhibition space at a predetermined inclination angle;
A second illumination unit that illuminates a back panel disposed on the back side of the display article with a predetermined inclination angle;
The display device illumination device according to claim 1, wherein the first illumination unit and the second illumination unit are integrally formed at a predetermined angle.   2. The display device illumination device according to claim 1, wherein each of the first illumination unit and the second illumination unit includes a predetermined number of light emitting diodes.   The illumination device for an exhibition article according to claim 1 or 2, wherein the exhibition article is formed of a light transmissive member. A vending machine main body having an internal space for displaying an exhibition article, and having a built-in article dispensing mechanism for dispensing the sale article corresponding to the exhibition article;
The lighting device according to claim 1 or 2, wherein the lighting device is disposed in the vending machine main body and illuminates the display article.
Vending machine equipped with.   5. The vending machine according to claim 4, further comprising a push button made of a light transmissive member that receives illumination light from the first illumination unit of the illumination device and emits the illumination light toward an article viewer.   5. The vending machine according to claim 4, further comprising a display unit made of a light-transmitting member that receives illumination light from the first illumination unit of the illumination device and emits the illumination light toward the article viewer.