JP2010152689A - Product sample display device in vending machine - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a product sample display device in a vending machine, which makes product samples sufficiently conspicuous with a small number of light sources. <P>SOLUTION: The product sample display device in the vending machine is used for displaying the product samples in a product sample storage space 25 in a front door 23 of the vending machine configured of a front door body 24 containing the product sample storage space 25 whose back side is opened and a back side door 26 connected to the front door body 24 so as to be freely rotated while allowing the product sample storage space 25 to be closed from the back side. The product sample display device is provided with: a transparent product sample mounting panel 2 arranged in the product sample storage space 25 so as to face the back side door 26 with a small gap 8 from the back side door 26; a light source 7 arranged between the product sample mounting panel 2 and the back side door 26; and a transparent product sample 5 mounted on the product sample mounting panel 2 so as to be freely detached. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2010,JPO&amp;INPIT

Description

  The present invention relates to a merchandise sample display apparatus in a vending machine, and more particularly to a merchandise sample display apparatus that enables a vending machine to sufficiently stand up a merchandise sample with a small number of light sources.

  In the vending machine, a sample can of the product is displayed inside the front door in order to inform the user of the content of the product being sold.

  Here, FIGS. 11 and 12 are diagrams for explaining a method for displaying sample cans of products in a vending machine, FIG. 11 is a partially cutaway perspective view of the vending machine, and FIG. 12 is a longitudinal side view in FIG. In the figure, reference numeral 31 denotes a vending machine. In general, the vending machine 31 has a front door 32 that can be freely opened and closed, and a sample can of products is displayed inside the front door 32.

  That is, the front door 32 has a front door main body 34 in which a product sample storage space 33 is formed. The front door main body 34 has a transparent window portion facing the product sample storage space 33. It has become. In addition, a rear door 35 is rotatably attached to the front door body 34 so that the product sample storage space 33 can be closed from the rear side.

  The rear door 35 is provided with a plurality of stages of sample stages 36 having side surfaces that are bowl-shaped. A hole is formed on the upper surface of the sample stage 36. A product sample can 37 is mounted.

  Further, a light source 38 by a fluorescent lamp is mounted on the lower side of the hole in the sample stage 36 and on the upper part of the product sample storage space, so that the product sample can 37 is lifted by turning on the light source 35. I have to. In the figure, 39 is a product selection button provided on the front door body corresponding to each product sample can.

  As described above, since fluorescent lamps as light sources are conventionally arranged above the product sample storage space and below the sample stage, the number of fluorescent lamps increases as the number of sample stages increases. As it became higher, it was also going against the recent energy savings.

However, it can be pointed out that simply reducing the number of fluorescent lamps makes it impossible to make the product sample can stand out effectively.
JP 2000-123233 A

  Therefore, an object of the present invention is to provide a product sample display device in a vending machine that makes it possible to make a product sample can stand sufficiently with a small number of light sources.

The product sample display device in the vending machine of the present invention includes a front door body having a product sample storage space opened on the rear side, and an arrangement in which the product sample storage space can be closed from the rear side. A product sample display device for displaying a product sample in the product sample storage space in the front door of the vending machine having a rear door that is pivotably connected,
A translucent product sample mounting panel provided in the product sample storage space in an arrangement facing the rear door while maintaining a slight gap with the rear door,
A light source disposed between the product sample mounting panel and the rear door;
And a translucent product sample detachably mounted on the product sample mounting panel.

  In the product sample display device in the vending machine of the present invention, the translucent product sample mounting panel is arranged in the product sample display panel so as to face the rear door while maintaining a slight gap between the front door and the rear door. In addition to being provided in the storage space, a light source is disposed between the product sample mounting panel and the rear door. Therefore, the light from the light source irradiates the product sample mounting panel from the rear side of the product sample mounting panel, whereby the light from the light source can illuminate the product sample while being diffused by the product sample mounting panel.

  Therefore, by using the product sample display device in the vending machine of the present invention, it is possible to make the product sample stand out regardless of the number of sample stages.

  The product sample display device in the vending machine of the present invention has a front door body having a product sample storage space opened in the rear side and a front door main body arranged so that the product sample storage space can be closed from the rear side. A rear door that is freely connected, and is used to display product samples in the product sample storage space in the front door of the vending machine, and has a slight gap between the rear door and the rear door. The translucent product sample mounting panel is provided in the product sample storage space so as to face the rear door while maintaining the above.

  A light source is disposed between the product sample mounting panel and the rear door, and the product sample mounting panel is detachably mounted with a translucent product sample.

  Here, as a method of arranging the light source, the left and right side end portions of the product sample mounting panel are deformed toward the front side, whereby the light source is directed vertically to the back side of the left and right end portions of the product sample mounting panel. A method of forming a storage part and storing a light source such as a fluorescent lamp in the light source storage part in the vertical direction is conceivable.

  As another arrangement method of the light source, a light source configured by mounting a plurality of light source portions such as LEDs on a substrate is used, and this light source is inserted between the product sample mounting panel and the rear door. A method of wearing is conceivable.

  Furthermore, the product sample mounting panel may be mounted on the rear door by a pin member or the like, and in that case, it may be detachable.

  Furthermore, the product sample mounting panel may be formed of a light-transmitting resin, and in that case, one or a plurality of uneven patterns or characters may be formed, thereby reducing the thickness. It is possible to increase the strength.

  As for the method of mounting the product sample on the product sample mounting panel, for example, a method of mounting the sample stage detachably on the product sample mounting panel and mounting the product sample in the hole formed in the sample stage, or A method of directly attaching the product sample to the product sample mounting panel is conceivable.

  An embodiment of a product sample display device (hereinafter simply referred to as “product sample display device”) in the vending machine of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings. FIGS. 1 to 3 show the product sample display device of this embodiment. It is the figure which showed the vending machine with which it was set as the vending machine of a drink can.

  That is, FIG. 1 is a perspective view showing a part of a vending machine, showing a state in which a front door is opened, FIG. 2 is a cross-sectional view showing the structure of the vending machine from a plane, and FIG. It is sectional drawing which showed the structure of the vending machine from the side.

  In the figure, reference numeral 21 denotes a vending machine, and this vending machine 21 has a main body portion 22 for storing commodities, and a front door 23 attached to the main body portion 22 so as to be opened and closed.

  Further, the front door 23 has a box-shaped front door main body 24 whose rear side is open, and an inside of an upper portion of the front door main body 24 is a product sample storage space 25 for storing a product sample can. It is said that.

  The product sample storage space 25 is closed by a rear door 26 rotatably attached to the front door main body 24 so that the product sample storage space 25 faces the product sample storage space 25 at a transparent window 27. Furthermore, a product selection button 28 is provided on the front door body 24 in correspondence with the product sample cans arranged in the product sample storage space 25.

  The product sample storage space 25 is provided with the product sample display device of the present embodiment in a form attached to the rear door 26.

  That is, in the figure, reference numeral 1 denotes a product sample display device of the present embodiment, and the product sample display device 1 of the present embodiment has a product sample mounting panel for mounting a product sample can.

  Here, the product sample mounting panel will be described. In the figure, 2 is a product sample mounting panel, and FIG. 4 is a perspective view of the product sample mounting panel 2. In this embodiment, the product sample mounting panel 2 is It is made of translucent resin and has a flat mounting surface 201 for mounting a product sample can.

  In addition, the left and right side edge vicinity 202 of the mounting surface 201 is curved in a substantially arc shape toward the front side, whereby the back side of the curved portion is used as the light source storage unit 3.

  The light source storage unit 3 stores a fluorescent lamp 7 as a light source. Accordingly, the fluorescent lamp 7 is arranged on the left and right rear surfaces of the product sample mounting panel 2 so as to face in the vertical direction. .

  Next, in the figure, 4 is a sample stage, and 5 is a product sample can mounted on the sample stage 4. That is, in this embodiment, the sample stage 4 is mounted on the mounting surface 201 of the product sample mounting panel 2, and the product sample can 5 is mounted on the sample stage 4. A can 5 is attached.

  Here, the relationship between the product sample can 5, the sample stage 4, and the product sample mounting panel 2 will be described. FIG. 5 is a perspective view of the sample stage 4 employed in this embodiment, and in the sample stage 4 in this embodiment, Two product sample cans can be installed.

  That is, the sample stage 4 in the present embodiment has a flat mounting surface 401, and a stopper surface 402 is continuously provided on a part of the lower surface of the mounting surface 401 in a perpendicular direction downward. Further, a hook-shaped locking portion 404 is provided on the left and right rear sides of the mounting surface 401.

  In addition, two semicircular cutouts 403 are formed on the mounting surface 401, and the semicircular cutouts 403 are semi-cut along the vertical direction and are shaped like a beverage can. The product sample can 5 made of light resin is inserted and fixed.

  On the other hand, as shown in FIG. 4, the mounting surface 201 of the product sample mounting panel 2 has a large number of locking holes 203 into which the locking portions 404 can be inserted. By inserting and locking the locking portion 404, a large number of sample stages 4 can be mounted on the mounting surface 201 of the product sample mounting panel 2.

  Therefore, in this embodiment, the sample stage 4 is mounted on the mounting surface 201 of the product sample mounting panel 2 and the product sample can 5 is mounted on the sample stage 4, whereby the product sample mounting panel 2 is mounted with the product sample. The can 5 is detachably mounted. FIG. 6 is a diagram showing this state in a side section.

  However, it is not always necessary to use the sample stage 4 to mount the product sample can 5 on the product sample mounting panel 2. For example, as shown in FIG. 7, the translucency imitating a half-cut can along the vertical direction. The product sample can 5b is formed with a hook-shaped locking portion 404b, and this locking portion 404b is inserted and locked into the locking hole 203 formed in the mounting surface 201 of the product sample mounting panel 2. The product sample can 5b may be directly mounted on the mounting surface 201 of the sample mounting panel 2.

  Next, as shown in FIG. 2 and FIG. 3, the product sample mounting panel 2 configured as described above has the mounting surface 201 arranged in parallel with the rear door 26 and the mounting surface. A slight gap 8 is formed between 201 and the rear door 26, specifically, a gap 8 with a distance of about 2 to 3 cm is provided in the product sample storage space 25. In this embodiment, the product sample mounting panel 2 is disposed in the product sample storage space 25 by connecting the left and right end portions of the product sample mounting panel 2 to the rear door 26 by the pin member 6. is doing.

  Therefore, the light emitted from the fluorescent lamp 7 serving as the light source passes through the gap 8 between the rear door 26 and the mounting surface 201 of the product sample mounting panel 2 and then wraps around the back surface of the product sample mounting panel 2 and then the product sample is mounted. Panel 2 is illuminated from the back side. Accordingly, the product sample can 5 mounted on the product sample mounting panel 2 can be illuminated.

  The product sample mounting panel 2 is preferably integrally molded as a resin, and in addition, it is desirable to increase the strength by forming uneven patterns or letters at a large number of locations. It can be made thinner. For example, in the example of FIG. 1, the characters “coffee” 204 are formed in a convex pattern. However, it is not always necessary to form uneven patterns, characters, or the like.

  Further, the product sample mounting panel 2 of the present embodiment has black-type printing on the left and right side portions of the mounting surface 201 so that the product sample cans mounted on the mounting surface 201 shine uniformly. I have to. That is, in this embodiment, as described above, the light emitted from the fluorescent lamp 7 passes around the back surface of the product sample mounting panel 2 through the gap 8 between the rear door 26 and the mounting surface 201 of the product sample mounting panel 2. Since the product sample mounting panel 2 is irradiated from the back side, the product sample cans mounted on the left and right sides of the mounting surface 201 are brighter than the product sample cans mounted on the center portion of the mounting surface 201. I hate being too much. Therefore, in this embodiment, in order to prevent such a situation, black-type printing is applied to the left and right side portions of the mounting surface 201 of the product sample mounting panel 2, whereby a product sample can mounted on the mounting surface 201 is obtained. I try to shine evenly.

  Next, the operation of the product sample display device 1 of the present example configured as described above will be described. In the product sample display device of the present example, the product sample storage space 25 is located between the rear door 26 and the rear side door 26. Since the product sample mounting panel 2 is arranged with a slight gap 8 provided, in the product sample storage space 25 of the front door 23 of the vending machine 21 equipped with the product sample display device 1 of this embodiment. The light emitted from the fluorescent lamp 7 enters the gap 8 between the product sample mounting panel 2 and the rear door 26 and then illuminates the product sample mounting panel 2 from the back surface, whereby the product sample mounting panel 2 is illuminated. The mounted product sample can 4 can be illuminated.

  At that time, in the product sample display device 1 of the present embodiment, the product sample can 5 is illuminated only by a total of two fluorescent lamps 7 stored in the light source storage unit 3 formed on the left and right back sides of the product sample mounting panel 2. Therefore, regardless of the number of product sample cans 5, the product sample cans 5 can be sufficiently illuminated with a small number of light sources, thereby contributing to energy saving.

  Further, by making the product sample mounting panel 2 detachable, the product sample display device of the present embodiment can be installed in the product sample storage space in the front door when the vending machine is overhauled.

  Further, the product sample mounting panel 2 can be integrally formed of resin, and the strength can be increased by forming uneven patterns or characters at arbitrary locations, thereby reducing the thickness. .

  Furthermore, by performing black-type printing on the left and right side portions of the mounting surface 201, the product sample can mounted on the mounting surface 201 can be illuminated uniformly.

  In the above description, the light source storage portion 3 is formed by curving the vicinity 202 of the left and right side ends of the mounting surface 201 of the product sample mounting panel 2 in a substantially arc shape toward the front side. However, the method for arranging the light source is not necessarily limited to this method, and a light source is provided between the product sample mounting panel and the rear door. Any method may be used.

  For example, FIGS. 8 and 9 are views for explaining another embodiment of the light source arrangement method, FIG. 8 is a cross-sectional view shown from the plane, and FIG. 9 is a cross-sectional view shown from the side. And in the form shown in FIG.8 and FIG.9, the structure which inserted this light source between the said product sample mounting panel 2 and the back side door 26 using the flat light source provided with many light source parts. It is said.

  That is, FIG. 10 is a front view showing the light source 11 used in FIGS. 8 and 9, and this light source 11 has a substrate 1101 made of a resin flat plate, and on this substrate 1101, a number of pieces are provided. The LED as the light source unit is mounted.

  8 and 9, the light source 11 configured as described above is adhered to the rear door 26 using an adhesive, tape, or the like on the rear side where the product sample can 5 is mounted. Thus, a light source is disposed in the gap 8 between the product sample mounting panel 2 and the rear door 26. Therefore, according to this embodiment, the light of the LED 1102 is diffused by the translucent product sample mounting panel 2, and the entire product sample can can be illuminated uniformly while reducing the glare inherent to the LED, Since the substrate 1101 is provided, heat of the LED can be released by the substrate 1101.

  In the light source 11 shown in FIGS. 8 and 9, the light source unit 1102 to be mounted on the substrate 1101 does not necessarily use an LED and can be disposed in the gap 8 between the product sample mounting panel 2 and the rear door 26. Any one can be used. Therefore, in addition, an organic EL, a cold cathode tube, a thin fluorescent lamp, or the like may be used as the light source unit.

  Since the product sample display device of the present invention can effectively make the product sample stand out with a small number of light sources, it can be applied to all vending machines that display product samples.

It is a perspective view which shows a part of vending machine equipped with the Example of the goods sample display apparatus of this invention. It is a partial cross section figure which shows the structure which looked at the vending machine equipped with the Example of the goods sample display apparatus of this invention from the plane. It is a partial cross section figure which shows the structure which looked at the vending machine equipped with the Example of the goods sample display apparatus of this invention from the side. It is a figure for demonstrating the sample stage used for the Example of the goods sample display apparatus of this invention. It is a figure for demonstrating the sample stage used for the Example of the goods sample display apparatus of this invention. It is a figure for demonstrating the sample stage used for the Example of the goods sample display apparatus of this invention. It is a figure for demonstrating the other form of the goods sample can used for the Example of the goods sample display apparatus of this invention. It is a figure for demonstrating the other form of the arrangement | positioning method of the light source in the goods sample display apparatus of this invention. It is a figure for demonstrating the other form of the arrangement | positioning method of the light source in the goods sample display apparatus of this invention. It is a figure for demonstrating the other form of the arrangement | positioning method of the light source in the goods sample display apparatus of this invention. It is a figure for demonstrating the conventional goods sample can display method. It is a figure for demonstrating the conventional goods sample can display method.

Explanation of symbols

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Commodity sample display apparatus 2 Commodity sample mounting panel 201 Mounting surface 202 Right and left side edge part of mounting surface 203 Locking hole 204 Uneven pattern 3 Light source storage part 4 Sample stage 401 Mounting surface 402 Stopper surface 403 Notch 404 Locking part 5 Product Sample can 6 Pin member 7 Light source (fluorescent lamp)
8 Gap between product sample mounting panel and rear door 11 Light source 1101 Substrate 1102 Light source (LED)
21 Vending Machine 22 Main Body 23 Front Door 24 Front Door Main Body 25 Product Sample Storage Space 26 Rear Door 27 Front Door Window 28 Product Selection Button

Claims (7)

A front door main body (24) having a merchandise sample storage space (25) open on the rear side, and a front door main body (24) arranged so that the merchandise sample storage space (25) can be closed from behind A product sample in a vending machine for displaying product samples in the product sample storage space (25) in the front door (23) of the vending machine having a rear door (26) movably connected. An exhibition device,
A translucent material provided in the product sample storage space (25) in an arrangement facing the rear door (26) while maintaining a slight gap (8) between the rear door (26) and the rear door (26). Product sample mounting panel (2),
A light source disposed between the product sample mounting panel (2) and the rear door (26);
A product sample display apparatus in a vending machine, comprising: a translucent product sample (5) detachably mounted on the product sample mounting panel (2).   By deforming the left and right side end portions (202) of the product sample mounting panel (2) toward the front side, the product sample mounting panel (2) is directed vertically toward the back surface side of the left and right side end portions (202). By forming the light source storage part (3) formed in this manner and storing the light source (7) in the light source storage part (3), the product sample mounting panel (2) and the rear door (26) 2. A product sample display device for a vending machine according to claim 1, wherein a light source (7) is arranged between them.   A light source comprising a substrate (1101) and a plurality of light source portions (1102) disposed on the substrate (1101) between the product sample mounting panel (2) and the rear door (26) (8). The automatic light source according to claim 1, wherein a light source (7) is disposed between the commodity sample mounting panel (2) and the rear door (26) by inserting (11). Product sample display device in a vending machine.   4. A product sample display in a vending machine according to claim 1, wherein said product sample mounting panel (2) is detachably provided in said product sample storage space (25). apparatus.   5. A product sample display apparatus in a vending machine according to claim 1, wherein one or a plurality of uneven patterns or characters are formed on the product sample mounting panel (2). .   The product sample (5) is mounted on the product sample mounting panel (2) by detachably mounting the product sample (5) on the sample stage (4) mounted on the product sample mounting panel (2). 6. A product sample display device for a vending machine according to claim 1, wherein the product sample display device is a vending machine.   6. A product sample display device in a vending machine according to claim 1, wherein the product sample (5) is directly mounted on the product sample mounting panel (2).

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