JP2011158942A - Device for exhibiting merchandise sample of vending machine - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a device for exhibiting merchandise samples of a vending machine, which is capable of laying out merchandise samples in arbitrary positions without significant modification. <P>SOLUTION: The device for exhibiting merchandise samples of the vending machine is configured by arraying the merchandise samples in a merchandise exhibition chamber formed on an outside door and covered by a transparent panel on a front surface and a middle door on a back surface, includes a holder for individually holding the merchandise samples and having a hook-shaped engaging member, and an engaging groove 21a into which the engaging member of the holder is inserted and which opens upward. A layout portion 211 is directly formed at the same pitch in left and right directions on the middle door 21, and the holder (the merchandise sample) can be laid out in the arbitrary position without requiring dedicated components to lock and fix the holder by locking the holder onto the layout portion 211 directly formed on the middle door 21. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2011,JPO&INPIT

Description

The present invention relates to a product sample display apparatus of a vending machine that displays product samples in a product display room defined on the front face of an outer door of the vending machine, and in particular, lays out product samples at arbitrary positions in the product display room. The present invention relates to a product sample display device of a vending machine that can be used.

As a vending machine of this type, general vending machines that sell products such as canned beverages and plastic bottled beverages are provided with a single-open outer door on the front surface of a main body case that serves as a heat-insulating housing. A product display room for displaying a plurality of product samples is formed on the door. The front of the product display room is covered with a transparent panel so that the product sample can be seen from the outside, and a plurality of horizontally long product display stands extending in the horizontal direction of the product display room are arranged in the vertical direction in the display room. Product samples are placed on these product display stands. In the product sample, a fitting portion is formed at the bottom of a main body having a design such as a canned beverage or a beverage containing a plastic bottle, and a plurality of circular openings are formed on a mounting surface of a horizontally long product display stand. Perforated. Then, the product samples are arranged in a horizontal row in the product display room by fitting the fitting portion of the product sample into the opening of the product display table, and illuminated by a fluorescent lamp arranged at the lower part of the product display table. (For example, patent document 1).
In the product sample display device of the vending machine that displays the product samples in a horizontal row on the product display stand that extends in the left-right direction of the product display room and is arranged in the vertical direction in this way, the product sample layout has a layout. Because it is uniform, it cannot be differentiated. For this reason, the following is known as a product sample display apparatus of a vending machine that is differentiated by laying out a product sample at an arbitrary position in the product display room so as to collect public attention. One is that a plurality of engagement holes (punching holes) are formed in the display panel defining the rear surface of the product display room, while a pair of product samples are individually mounted on a holder that is detachable from the engagement holes. The boss of the holder is inserted, and the boss of the holder is inserted into the engagement hole to display a product sample at an arbitrary position in the product display room (for example, Patent Document 2). The other is a product in which products are placed individually while placing bars horizontally mounted in a horizontal direction on a frame-shaped display frame that matches the shape of the product display room. A hook for engaging with the bar is provided on a sample display stand, and a product sample is displayed at an arbitrary position in a product display room by engaging the hook of the product sample display stand with the bar (for example, Patent Document 3). ).

JP-A-10-79079 JP 2000-11244 A JP 2001-331860 A

The vending machines disclosed in Patent Document 2 and Patent Document 3 are excellent in that a product sample can be laid out at an arbitrary position in the product display room. However, in the vending machine disclosed in Patent Document 2, a pair of bosses provided on the holder is configured to be inserted into and locked in an arbitrary engagement hole formed in the display panel. When inserting the pair of bosses of the holder into the holder, it is necessary to position the pair of bosses so that the axes of the pair of bosses coincide with the axes of the engagement holes, so that the display and installation work of the product sample is complicated. If the boss is inserted into the engagement hole with incomplete positioning, the boss may be damaged or the display panel may be damaged. In particular, when the display panel is scratched, there is a problem that the appearance is impaired because the scratch is exposed by changing the layout of the product sample.
In this respect, in the vending machine disclosed in Patent Document 3, it is only necessary to hook the hook provided on the product sample display stand to the horizontally mounted bar, so that the display work of the product sample can be easily performed. On the other hand, since a frame-like display frame has to be additionally provided in order to arrange multistage bars in the vertical direction, there is a problem that the number of parts increases and the cost increases.
Therefore, the present invention has been made in view of the above points, and its object is to solve the above-mentioned problems, and to display the product sample at an arbitrary position, with the display work of the product sample being simple and without significant modification. An object of the present invention is to provide a product sample display device for a vending machine.

In order to achieve the above object, the invention according to claim 1 is directed to a main body cabinet formed as a heat insulating housing with a front opening closed by a heat insulating inner door, and a single-open outer door that opens and closes the front surface of the main body cabinet. A product sample display device of a vending machine, in which product samples are arranged in a product display room defined by the outer door and covered by a front transparent panel and a rear inner door. A holder having a hook-like engagement portion, and an engagement groove which is inserted into the holder and opened upward, and is formed at an equal pitch in the left-right direction. Is formed directly on the inner door, and the inner door has a plurality of layout portions arranged at equal intervals in the vertical direction.
According to a second aspect of the present invention, in the product sample display device for a vending machine according to the first aspect, the layout portion is a stepped portion bent in a manner having at least a horizontal plane in which an engagement groove is formed. Features.

According to a third aspect of the present invention, in the product sample display device for the vending machine according to the first aspect, the layout portion is cut in the left-right direction and the lower portion thereof is bulged forward so that the engagement groove is formed. It is the formed convex part, It is characterized by the above-mentioned.

  The invention according to claim 1 of the present invention comprises a main body cabinet whose front opening is closed by a heat insulating inner door and formed as a heat insulating housing, and a single-open outer door that opens and closes the front surface of the main body cabinet, In the product sample display device of the vending machine, which is arranged in the product display room defined by the outer door and covered by the transparent panel on the front and the inner door on the back, holding the product samples individually A holder having a hook-shaped engaging portion, and an engaging groove that is inserted into the holder and into which the engaging portion of the holder is opened, and has a layout portion that is formed at an equal pitch in the left-right direction. It is formed directly on the inner door, and the layout part is arranged in a plurality of stages at equal intervals in the vertical direction on the inner door, so that the rear side of the product display room that was provided in a conventional vending machine Forming the quotient By forming the layout part directly on the inner door where the product display stand on which the sample is placed was attached, the number of parts is reduced because there is no need for a dedicated part for locking and fixing the holder that holds the product sample individually. Thus, the cost can be reduced. Moreover, the engagement groove into which the engagement portion of the product sample holder is inserted is formed so as to open upward, so that the engagement groove is not conspicuous from the front side of the vending machine, that is, the appearance is impaired. In addition, there is an effect that it is possible to provide a vending machine capable of laying out a product sample at an arbitrary position in the product display room by slightly modifying the inner door.

According to a second aspect of the present invention, in the product sample display device for the vending machine according to the first aspect, the layout portion is a stepped portion bent in a manner having at least a horizontal plane in which an engagement groove is formed. The layout portion can be formed with a simple configuration in which the inner door is bent gradually in the vertical direction.
According to a third aspect of the present invention, in the product sample display device for the vending machine according to the first aspect, the layout portion is cut in the left-right direction and the lower portion thereof is bulged forward so that the engagement groove is formed. By forming the convex portion, the layout portion can be formed with a simple configuration that is simply pushed forward by cutting the inner door.

The vending machine which is Embodiment 1 of this invention is shown, (a) is the front view which shows the whole structure, (b) is the state which open | released the outer door and the inner door of the vending machine of (a). It is a perspective view shown. It is a perspective view which shows the inner door of FIG. It is a disassembled perspective view which shows the holder of FIG. It is a perspective view which shows the state which mounted | wore the layout part with the holder of FIG. The poster member of FIG. 1 is shown, (a) is the disassembled perspective view, (b) is the perspective view which shows the assembly. It is a perspective view which shows a light emitting diode module as an illumination light source of FIG. It is a perspective view which shows the assembly | attachment state to the panel pressing metal fitting of a light emitting diode module. The light emitting diode module unit is shown as an illumination light source mounted on the layout member, (a) is an exploded perspective view thereof, and (b) is an assembly view thereof. It is a perspective view of the inner door in which the layout part in the vending machine of Embodiment 2 of this invention was formed. It is a disassembled perspective view which shows the holder with which the layout part of FIG. 9 is mounted | worn. FIG. 10 is a cross-sectional view illustrating a state in which a holder is mounted on the layout unit of FIG. 9.

Hereinafter, a vending machine according to an embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings.
(Embodiment 1)
FIG. 1 shows the overall configuration of a vending machine according to Embodiment 1 of the present invention. In the figure, reference numeral 1 denotes a main body cabinet formed as a heat-insulating housing whose front surface is open. The interior of the main body cabinet 1 is divided into a plurality of product storage rooms in the left-right direction by a heat insulating partition wall, and each product storage room stores products such as canned beverages and plastic bottle beverages, and products described later at the lower end thereof. A merchandise storage rack having a merchandise delivery mechanism for delivering merchandise by operating a selection button is accommodated. In addition, a cooling / heating unit for cooling and heating the products stored in the product storage racks by cooling or heating the product storage chambers is disposed below the product storage chambers. And the front opening of the main body cabinet 1 is obstruct | occluded by the single-opening type heat insulation inner door 20. As shown in FIG.

A single-open outer door 2 that can be opened and closed by a hinge mechanism (not shown) is provided on the front surface of the main body cabinet 1, and a product display room 3 is provided in the upper area of the front surface of the outer door 2. The product display room 3 has a front side covered with a transparent panel 4 and a back side covered with an inner door 21. The upper, lower, left, and right peripheral edges of the transparent panel 4 are held by upper, lower, left, and right panel presser fittings 41 to 44 (see FIG. 1B), and these panel presser fixtures 41 to 44 are commodities. Side walls around the exhibition room 3 are formed. Although details will be described later, among the upper, lower, left and right panel presser brackets 41 to 44, the upper panel presser bracket 41 excluding the lower panel presser bracket 42 and the left and right panel presser brackets 43 and 44 have an illumination light source 70 ( A light emitting diode module assembly (to be described later) is provided.
The middle door 21 forming the back wall of the commodity display room 3 is attached to the outer door 2 so as to be openable and closable on the left end side by a hinge 21a (see FIG. 1B). A plurality of layout portions 211 to 2nn, which will be described in detail later with reference to FIG. 2, are arranged on the inner door 21 in a plurality of stages in the vertical direction, and a product sample 8 and a poster member 9 are displayed at arbitrary positions of the layout portions 211 to 2nn. Moreover, the illumination light source 70 is configured to be mounted. The product sample 8 is configured to be displayed in the layout section via a holder 10 described later. A button portion 5 in which product selection buttons 5 a for selecting a plurality of product samples 8 displayed in the product display room 3 are arranged in a concentrated manner on the lower left area of the product display room 3 in the outer door 2 is provided. A customer service section 6 is provided in the lower right area of the product display room 4 in the outer door 2. The customer service section 6 has a coin insertion slot 61, a bill insertion slot 62, a return lever 63, an input amount, an internal temperature, and sales. A sales information display unit 64 for displaying various types of information such as “medium” and “in preparation” on the display is assembled. In addition, a main lock device 7 with a cylinder lock is provided on the right end side (the anti-hinge mechanism side) of the outer door 2 at the substantially center in the height direction. In the lower area of the outer door 2, a coin return port 2a and a product sales port 2b are provided.

As shown in FIG. 2, the inner door 21 is made of a thin sheet metal that is bent stepwise in the vertical direction, and a white coating is applied to the surface thereof. In this embodiment, the middle door 21 is bent at a right angle from the plate surface to the front to form a horizontal plane 210 extending in the left-right direction, and is bent at a right angle downward from the horizontal plane 210 and further toward the rear. A plurality of steps 211 to 2nn are formed at equal intervals in the vertical direction by stepping the portion 211 bent at a right angle and bent into a square cross section. A plurality of engagement grooves 21a are formed in the horizontal plane 211 of each of the steps 211 to 2nn in the left-right direction at an equal pitch, and each engagement groove 21a opens upward. Each step 211 to 2nn in which the plurality of engaging grooves 21a are formed forms a layout portion, and in the following description, the step portion 211 is also referred to as a layout portion. In this embodiment, the engaging groove 21a is formed in a convex shape as will be described in detail later with reference to FIG. Although not shown, if the reinforcing metal fittings are provided along the periphery of the inner door 21 to reinforce, the opening and closing of the inner door 21 can be performed smoothly.
As shown in FIG. 5, the holder 10 detachably mounted on the layout portions 211 to 2nn of the inner door 21 is formed by folding a strip-shaped sheet metal into a Z-shaped cross section, and the surface thereof is painted white. Is given. A fitting hole 1011 for the merchandise sample 8 is formed in the merchandise sample mounting portion 101 forming a horizontal plane of the holder 10. The free end side of the fixing portion 102 that rises vertically from the rear end of the product sample mounting portion 101 of the holder 10 is bent at a right angle toward the rear and is again bent so as to extend in the vertical direction. A locking piece (hook-like engaging portion) 103 is formed by cutting and raising. On the free end side of the locking piece 103, stoppers 104, 104 extending in the left-right direction are formed like a head shape (or mushroom shape) of a persimmon. The widths of the stoppers 104, 104 in the locking piece 103 are smaller than the width of the engaging groove 21a drilled in the horizontal surface 210 of the layout portions 211-2nn of the inner door 21 shown in FIG. Further, a free end (lower end) of the posting portion 105 that hangs vertically from the front end of the product sample mounting portion 101 of the holder 10 is folded forward to form a holding groove 1051. Holding claws 1012 extending forward from the left and right ends of the product sample mounting portion 101 and bent inward are disposed in the left and right upper regions of the posting portion 105. A gap slightly larger than the thickness of the product information display body 11 shown below is formed between the holding claws 1012 and the surface of the posting portion 105. The product information display body 11 is formed to have substantially the same size as the posting portion 105 (the surface thereof) of the holder 10, and a product sample designation number (for example, 1 to N) as product information of the product sample 8 is formed on the surface thereof. , The product price (for example, \ 120), and the cold / warm state (for example, the white background “COLD” or the warm background color “HOT”) is displayed. The product information display body 11 is posted on the posting unit 105 by a holding groove 1051 and a holding claw 1012 by being inserted into the posting unit 105 of the holder 10 from above.

FIG. 4 shows a state in which the holder 10 is mounted on the layout unit 211. In order to make it easy to understand in the drawing, one holder in the layout unit 211 among the layout units 211 to 2nn formed in the middle door 21 is shown. 10 shows a state in which 10 is attached. Further, the size of the convex engagement groove 21a formed in the layout portion 211 and the locking piece 103 of the holder 10 is determined as follows. That is, the width of the locking piece 103 is smaller than the width of the protrusion (thin hole) in the convex engagement groove 21a, while the dimension between both ends of the left and right stoppers 104, 104 is convex. It is determined to be larger than the width of the protrusion (narrow hole) in the convex engagement groove 21a and smaller than the width of the bottom part (wide hole) in the convex engagement groove 21a.
For this reason, when the holder 10 is mounted on the layout portion 211, the hook-like locking piece 103 of the holder 10 is inserted from the stoppers 104, 104 into the engaging groove 21a formed on the horizontal surface 210 of the layout portion 211. The stoppers 104 are inserted from the wide holes of the convex engagement grooves 21a. As described above, when the locking piece 103 of the holder 10 is inserted into the convex engagement groove 21 a of the layout portion 211 and then the holder 10 is slid forward, the locking piece 103 of the holder 10 is projected to the convex shape of the layout portion 211. The stoppers 104, 104 extending in the left-right direction to the free end side of the locking piece 103 are engaged with the back surface of the horizontal surface 210 of the layout portion 211. Thus, when the locking piece 103 of the holder 10 is engaged with the convex engagement groove 21a of the layout portion 211, the holder 10 is rotated counterclockwise around the stoppers 104, 104 and fixed. The unit 102 comes into contact with the layout unit 211 and stops. In this way, the product sample 8 (see FIG. 1) is attached to the fitting hole 1011 of the product sample mounting portion 101 in the holder 10 attached to the layout unit 211. The product sample 8 is a cylindrical, thin-walled synthetic resin molded product with the design of a beverage containing a plastic bottle in the first embodiment, and is attached by fitting the lower edge of the product sample 8 into the fitting hole 1011. However, since this attachment method is well known, detailed description thereof is omitted here.

As shown in FIG. 5, the poster member 9 that is detachably attached to the layout portion 211 includes a base 91 made of sheet metal and a hard and transparent sheet 92 that covers the front surface of the base 91. The base 91 is formed in a rectangular shape slightly larger than a poster (not shown) having a paper size of “A3”, the surface thereof is painted white, and the upper edge thereof has two left and right engaging claws. (Locking portions) 91a and 91a are formed toward the back side. The shape of the locking claws 91a, 91a is the same as the shape of the locking piece 103 of the holder 10 shown in FIG. 3, and is bent at a right angle from the upper edge of the base 91 toward the back side, and the free end side thereof is There is provided a stopper (not shown) that hangs downward and extends in the left-right direction like the head shape (or mushroom shape) of the cocoon mushroom. Here, the interval between the two left and right engaging claws 91a, 91a is determined to be an integral multiple of the pitch between the convex engaging grooves 21a formed on the horizontal surface 210 of the layout portion 211. Further, two lower and right engaging claws (engaging portions) 91b and 91b formed by cutting the base 91 are provided on the lower side of the base 91, and the shapes of the engaging claws 91b and 91b are provided. And the interval is the same as the shape and interval of the aforementioned locking claws 91a, 91a. A holding groove 91c is formed at the lower edge of the base 91 by folding forward. On the other hand, the sheet 92 is attached with the upper end side fixed to the base 91 by nylon rivets, and the lower end side is positioned in the holding groove 91 c of the base 91.
The poster is loaded on the poster member 9 configured as described above as follows. That is, when the lower end side of the sheet 92 whose upper end side is fixed to the base 91 is pulled forward, the sheet 92 is bent and a gap is formed between the base 91 and the poster member 9 from the lower end side to the gap. Insert a poster. When the poster is inserted to a predetermined position and then released from the sheet 92, the sheet 92 is restored and covers the front of the poster. The poster is held by the holding groove 91c of the base 91 so as not to drop off. The mounting method of the poster member 9 to the layout portion 211 is different from the mounting method of the holder 10 described above in that the upper and lower locking claws 91a and 91a and the locking claws 91b and 91b are provided with corresponding convex engagements on the layout portion 211. It is the same except that it is simultaneously inserted into the groove 21a. That is, when the upper and lower locking claws 91a and 91a and the locking claws 91b and 91b are simultaneously inserted into the corresponding convex engagement grooves 21a of the layout portion 211 and are slid forward, the upper and lower locking claws 91a and 91a, The poster member 9 is attached to the layout portion 211 by the locking claws 91 b and 91 b being locked to the layout portion 211.

As shown in FIG. 6, the light emitting diode module as the illumination light source 70 disposed on the peripheral wall of the commodity display room 3 includes a strip-shaped pedestal 71 made of a light shielding material, a diffusion lens 72, and a mounting bracket 73. The pedestal 71 is provided with a circuit board on which a plurality of light emitting diode elements (not shown) are mounted. A wiring connection connector 74 connected to the circuit board is drawn out through the diffusion lens 73. Yes. The left and right end portions of the mounting bracket 73 of the light emitting diode module 70 are formed as screw fixing portions, and the screw fixing portion at one end portion thereof is formed as a screw insertion hole opened to absorb a dimensional error. Yes.
The above-described light emitting diode module 70 is attached to the panel pressing metal that forms the side wall around the product display room 3 shown in FIG. 1, and the assembly to the panel pressing metal is shown in FIG. As described with reference to FIG. 1 above, the upper, lower, left, and right peripheral edges of the transparent panel 4 are held by the upper, lower, left, and right panel presser fittings 41 to 44, and in FIG. The left and right panel presser fittings are indicated by the presser fittings 43 and 44, 45 and 46 are attachment brackets for the light emitting diode module 70, and 47 and 48 are daylighting plates. The upper, lower, left and right panel presser fittings 41 to 44 are coated with white paint on the surface thereof, and the front edges (the upper edges 41a, 43a of the upper panel presser fitting 41 and the left and right panel presser fittings 43, 44 in FIG. 7). , 44a are in contact with the back surface of the transparent panel 4, and rear edges 41b, 43b, 44b are fixedly attached to the door frame of the outer door 2.
The light emitting diode module 70 is directly fixed to the plate surface (front surface) of the upper panel pressing metal fitting 41. That is, the light emitting diode module 70 is fixed to the upper panel holding metal fitting 41 with screws through screw fixing portions at both left and right ends of the mounting metal fitting 73 (see FIG. 6). 3 so as to be exposed to 3. In this embodiment, three light emitting diode modules 70 are attached to the upper panel presser fitting 41, and each light emitting diode module 70 is connected in series via a wiring connection connector 74 (see FIG. 6). .
On the other hand, the light-emitting diode module 70 disposed on the left and right side walls of the product display room 3 is disposed on the back side of the left and right panel retainers 43 and 44. That is, the left and right panel presser fittings 43 and 44 are respectively provided with two openings 43c, 43c, 44c, and 44c on the plate surface that is the peripheral wall of the product display room 3, and the sizes of the openings 43c, 43c, 44c, and 44c are large. This is formed larger than the outer dimension of the diffusion lens 72 of the light emitting diode module 70. In addition, mounting brackets 45 and 46 for holding the light emitting diode module 70 are provided on the back side of the left and right panel pressing brackets 43 and 44. The mounting brackets 45 and 46 are formed by appropriately bending a thin metal plate, and are configured to be fixed to the door frame of the outer door 2 and covered with the panel pressing brackets 43 and 44. A light emitting diode module 70 is mounted on the mounting brackets 45 and 46 so as to face the openings 43c, 43c, 44c and 44c of the panel pressing brackets 43 and 44, and the light emitting diodes mounted on the mounting brackets 45 and 46, respectively. The modules 70 are connected in series via a wiring connection connector 74 (see FIG. 6). And the lighting plates 47 and 48 are attached to the front (front surface) side of the left and right panel presser fittings 43 and 44.
As described above, when the light emitting diode module 70 disposed on the left and right side walls of the product display room 3 is disposed behind the left and right panel presser fittings 43 and 44, it is connected to the wiring connection connector 74. Wiring such as power supply lines and control signal lines can be hidden so that they cannot be seen. Note that the light emitting diode module 70 attached to the upper panel holding metal fitting 41 is exposed in the product display room 3, and the display member 100 (for example, a logotype) is displayed in the upper area of the product display room 3. 1 (see (b)), the light emitting diode module 70 is not visible from the front side of the vending machine.

  Further, FIG. 8 shows an illumination light source 70 disposed in the product display room 3 by being mounted on the layout unit 211. The illumination light source 70 is configured as a light emitting diode module unit 700, and as shown in the drawing, the light emitting diode module 70, a mounting bracket 710 of the light emitting diode module 70, a locking bracket 720 locked to the layout portion 211, The mounting bracket 710, the locking bracket 720, and the blindfold plate 730 are each made of thin sheet metal and are coated with white paint. The light emitting diode module 70 is the same as that shown in FIG. The mounting bracket 710 includes a bottom plate 711 and a front plate 712 that are bent in an L-shaped vertical cross section, and connecting pieces 713 and 713 that are bent vertically upward and have screw insertion holes at the left and right ends of the bottom plate 711. Is formed. The light emitting diode module 70 is fixed to the lower surface of the bottom plate 711 of the mounting bracket 710 with screws. The locking bracket 720 includes a main plate 721 and a top plate 722 that are bent in an inverted L-shaped longitudinal section, and tabs 723 and 723 that are bent upward from the top plate 722 are formed on the left and right ends of the top plate 722. In addition, locking pieces 724 and 724 are formed in the vicinity of the tabs 723 and 723. The shape of the locking pieces 724 and 724 is the same as the shape of the locking piece 103 of the holder 10 shown in FIG. 3, and its free end side hangs downward and has a head shape (or mushroom shape) of a cocoon mushroom. Thus, a stopper (not shown) extending in the left-right direction is provided. Here, the interval between the two left and right locking claws 724 and 724 is equal to the pitch between the convex engagement grooves (engagement portions) 21 a formed on the top plate 210 serving as the product sample display stage of the layout portion 211. It is determined to be an integer multiple. In addition, fixing pieces 725 and 725 that are bent forward and have screw insertion holes are formed at the left and right ends of the main plate 721 in the locking fitting 720. The blindfold plate 730 has a flange 731 formed so that the upper edge is inclined backward.

  FIG. 8B shows an assembled state of the light emitting diode module unit 700 having the above-described configuration. The left and right connecting pieces 713 and 713 of the mounting bracket 710 in which the light emitting diode module 70 is fixed to the lower surface of the bottom plate 711 are shown. By fixing the fixing pieces 725 and 725 of the locking metal fitting 720 on the outside and fixing them together with the screw S1, and overlaying the blindfold plate 730 on the front of the front plate 712 of the mounting metal fitting 710 and fixing them together with the screw S2. The light emitting diode module unit 700 is assembled. The light emitting diode module unit 700 is mounted on the layout portion 211 in accordance with the mounting method of the holder 10 by using the left and right locking claws 724 and 724 formed on the locking bracket 720 corresponding to the convex engagement. It is the same except that it is simultaneously inserted into the groove 21a. That is, when the left and right locking claws 724 and 724 are simultaneously inserted into the corresponding convex engagement grooves 21 a of the layout portion 211 and are slid forward, the left and right locking claws 724 and 724 are locked to the layout portion 211. As a result, the light emitting diode module unit 700 is mounted on the layout unit 211. Here, the wiring of the light emitting diode module unit 700 is routed through a wiring opening (not shown) drilled in the inner door 21 through a space having a U-shaped cross section of the layout portion 211. The direction of irradiation from the light emitting diode module 70 can be made variable by loosening the screw S1 and rotating the mounting bracket 710 relative to the locking bracket 720.

As described above, an example in which the product sample 8 and the poster member 9 are laid out at an arbitrary position in the product display room 3 is shown in FIG. In this case, as shown in FIG. 1, the product sample 8 mounted in the vicinity of the poster member 9 mounted at an arbitrary position in the product display room 3, in the illustrated example, on the left and right of the poster member 9 is used as a specific product sample. Is good. The specific product sample is a product sample corresponding to a newly released product when the poster posted on the poster member 9 is an advertisement of a newly released product, and the poster is an advertisement of a recommended product during the campaign period. If it is, it is a product sample corresponding to the recommended product. In this way, by arranging the specific product sample 8 in the vicinity of the poster member 9, the specific product sample is located in the vicinity of the poster that is easily noticeable, so that the specific product sample is appealed to the user. Has the effect of being able to.
As described above, the illumination light source 70 (light emitting diode module 70) is attached to the upper panel presser fitting 41 and the left and right panel presser fittings 43 and 44 of the product display room 3, and the product is placed at an arbitrary position in the product display room 3. When the vending machine is energized with the sample 8, the poster member 9 and the illumination light source 70 (light emitting diode module 70) laid out, it is attached to the upper panel presser fitting 41 and the left and right panel presser fittings 43 and 44 in the product display room 3. The product display room 3 is illuminated brightly by the illumination light emitted from the illumination light source 70 (light emitting diode module 70), and the poster displayed on the poster member 9 by the illumination light source 70 (light emitting diode module unit 700) stands out. So that it is illuminated. When a user inserts coins or banknotes to purchase a product, the product selection button 5a corresponding to the product whose input amount matches the product price or exceeds the product price lights up (displays the state of sale possible). . In this case, the product selection button 5a is configured to display a number corresponding to the product designation number displayed on the product information display body 11 posted on the holder 10 holding the product sample 8 on a one-to-one basis. When the product selection button 5a corresponding to the product designation number of the desired product sample 8 is pressed, the corresponding product is carried out from the product storage rack stored in the cabinet of the main body cabinet 1.

In addition, although the example which respond | corresponds with the merchandise sample 8 on a one-to-one basis as the merchandise selection button 5a was demonstrated, it does not restrict to this. For example, the product selection button can be a numeric keypad. In this case, if the holder 10 on which the product sample 8 is placed is additionally equipped with a light-emitting diode that displays the state of sale, the user can be informed of the product that can be purchased. be able to. Further, in the first embodiment, the layout portion 211 formed on the inner door 21 is not limited to a square shape in cross section, and can be formed in a Z shape, for example, and is limited to the shape shown in the figure. Is not to be done.
(Embodiment 2)
FIG. 9 is a perspective view of an inner door in which a layout portion is formed in the vending machine according to the second embodiment of the present invention.
In the second embodiment, the middle door 21A is made of a thin sheet metal that is bent for reinforcement in the periphery of a rectangular shape, and a white coating is applied to the surface thereof. On the plate surface of the inner door 21 </ b> A, convex portions 210 </ b> A are formed at equal pitches in the left-right direction in such a manner that the lower surface is notched in the left-right direction and the lower part is bulged forward. Here, the convex portion 210A constitutes a layout portion, and the convex portion 210A has a form of a pocket opened upward, and an opening facing upward of the pocket constitutes an engaging groove 211a. The convex portion 210A is also referred to as a layout portion in the following description. As described above, the layout portion 210A is formed in rows at equal pitches in the left-right direction on the plate surface of the inner door 21A, and a plurality of rows of the layout portions 210A are formed in the vertical direction.
FIG. 10 shows a holder attached to the layout portion 210A of the inner door 21A. The holder 10A shown in FIG. 10 is different from the holder 10 (see FIG. 3) shown in Embodiment 1 in that a product sample is placed in place of the locking piece 103 after the fixing portion 102 of the holder 10 is removed. A holding piece (hook-like engaging portion) 103A extending downward from the rear edge of the portion 101A and inserted into the engaging groove 211a of the layout portion 210A is provided, and a product sample of the holder 10 shown in FIG. This is that a narrow locking portion 105A is provided in a form in which the lower region of the posting portion 105 that hangs vertically from the front end of the placement portion 101 is deleted. The locking portion 105A is configured to attach the product information display body 11A with a synthetic resin locking tool (for example, nylon rivet). The tabs 105A1 and 105A1 formed at the left and right ends of the locking portion 105A prevent the product information display body 11A from tilting left and right when the product information display body 11A is attached to the locking portion 105A. Note that the fitting hole 1011 of the product sample 8 formed in the product sample mounting portion 101 of the holder 10 in FIG. 3 is circular, whereas the product formed in the product sample mounting portion 101A of the holder 10A. The fitting hole 1011A of the sample 8 is different in that it has a semicircular shape, which is for attaching a half-cut type product sample (not shown) obtained by half-cutting the cylindrical product sample 8 in the vertical direction. .
The holder 10A according to the second embodiment is attached to the layout portion 210A by inserting the holding piece 103A into the pocket so that the holding piece 103A of the holder 10A is inserted from the engaging groove 211a of the layout portion 210A and the front wall is held between them. Is inserted into the layout portion 210A. As a result, the holder 10A is clamped and fixed to the layout part 210A by the clamping piece 103A (see FIG. 11). In this case, the width of the sandwiching piece 103A is slightly smaller than the width of the layout portion 210A, and the holder 10A is prevented from tilting left and right when the holder 10A is attached to the layout portion 210A. The product information display 11A is attached to the locking portion 105A of the holder 10A by a locking device made of synthetic resin (for example, nylon rivet).

  As described above, according to the present invention, the front opening is closed by the heat insulating inner door, and the main body cabinet 1 formed as a heat insulating housing and the single-open outer door 2 that opens and closes the front surface of the main body cabinet 1 are provided. In the product sample display device of the vending machine, in which the product sample 8 is arranged in the product display room 3 defined by the outer door 2 and covered by the front transparent panel 4 and the rear inner door 21. The holder (10, 10A) having the hook-like engaging portion (the locking piece 103, the holding piece 103A) and the engaging portion of the holder are inserted and opened upward. Layout portions (211 and 210A) having engaging grooves (21a and 211a) and formed at equal pitches in the left-right direction are formed directly on the inner door 21, and the inner door 21 is provided with the layout portion. Up Inside the product vending machine, which was installed in a conventional vending machine and formed the back of the product display room, on which product samples were placed. By forming the layout portion directly on the door 21, it is possible to reduce costs because a dedicated part for locking and fixing the holder 10 that individually holds the product sample 8 is not required. By forming the engagement groove into which the engagement portion in the holder is inserted so as to open upward, the engagement groove is made inconspicuous from the front side of the vending machine, that is, the appearance is not impaired, There is an effect that it is possible to provide a vending machine capable of laying out a product sample at an arbitrary position in the product display room by slightly modifying the inner door.

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 ... Main body cabinet, 2 ... Outer door, 3 ... Product exhibition room, 4 ... Transparent panel, 5 ... Button part, 5a ... Product selection button, 8 ... Product sample, 9 ... Poster part, 10, 10A ... Holder, 11, DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 11A ... Merchandise information display body, 20 ... Inner door, 21 ... Middle door, 21a, 211a ... Engagement groove, 41, 42, 43, 44 ... Panel pressing metal fitting, 70 ... Light emitting diode module (illumination light source), 103 ... Associate Stop piece (hook-like engagement portion), 103A ... clamping piece (hook-like engagement portion), 211, 210A ... layout portion, 700 ... light emitting diode module unit (illumination light source).

Claims (3)

The front opening is closed by a heat-insulating inner door, and includes a main body cabinet formed as a heat-insulating housing and a single-open outer door that opens and closes the front surface of the main body cabinet. The front transparent panel is defined by the outer door. In a product sample display device of a vending machine in which product samples are arranged in a product display room covered with a back inner door, a holder that holds the product samples individually and has a hook-like engagement portion; The engaging portion of the holder is inserted and has an engaging groove that opens upward, and a layout portion that is formed at equal pitches in the left-right direction is formed directly on the inner door. A product sample display apparatus for a vending machine, wherein the layout section is arranged in a plurality of stages at equal intervals in the vertical direction. 2. The product sample display device for a vending machine according to claim 1, wherein the layout portion is a stepped portion bent in a mode having a horizontal surface on which at least an engagement groove is formed. apparatus. The product sample display device for a vending machine according to claim 1, wherein the layout portion is a convex portion formed with an engaging groove by cutting in the left-right direction and bulging the lower portion forward. A product sample display device for vending machines.

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