JP2012190271A - Automatic dispenser - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide an automatic dispenser which is not limited in the installation site and can exhibit sufficient advertising effects.SOLUTION: An automatic dispenser for selling commodities contained in an approximately box-shaped automatic dispenser body 1, includes a display device 40 that is arranged on the top of the automatic dispenser body 1 and displays information on a display screen 41, and the display device 40 takes, in a normal state, a horizontal posture with the display screen 41 constituting a horizontal plane while taking, as necessary, an inclined posture with the display screen 41 inclined by a prescribed angle from the top face of the automatic dispenser body 1.

Description

  The present invention relates to a vending machine including a display device that displays various types of information.

  Conventionally, as a vending machine equipped with a display device for displaying various information, a display having a rectangular display screen on the front surface of an outer door that opens and closes the front opening of a rectangular vending machine main body having an opening formed on the front surface A device provided with an apparatus is known (for example, see Patent Document 1).

  In such a vending machine, sales of products are promoted by displaying various information such as commercials of products sold through a display device disposed on the front surface of the outer door.

JP 2003-91768 A

  By the way, in the vending machine proposed in the above-mentioned Patent Document 1, since the display device is provided on the front surface thereof, the installation location is limited to the side of the wall, etc. However, the content of the display could not be communicated and the advertising effect was not sufficient.

  In view of the above circumstances, an object of the present invention is to provide a vending machine that is not limited in installation location and can exhibit a sufficient advertising effect.

  In order to achieve the above object, a vending machine according to claim 1 of the present invention is a vending machine that sells products housed in a substantially box-shaped vending machine body. The display device is provided with a display device that is disposed at an upper portion and displays information on the display screen. The display device normally has a horizontal posture in which the display screen forms a horizontal plane, and the display screen is provided as necessary. Is an inclined posture inclined by a predetermined angle from the upper surface of the main body of the vending machine.

  According to a second aspect of the present invention, the vending machine according to the first aspect described above is capable of swinging with the display device having a front end portion as a fixed end and a rear end portion as a free end. It is characterized by having been arranged in.

  According to a third aspect of the present invention, in the vending machine according to the first or second aspect, the display device includes a touch panel unit that receives an operation input.

  According to the vending machine of the present invention, the display device arranged on the upper part of the vending machine main body and displaying information on the display screen normally has a horizontal posture in which the display screen forms a horizontal plane. Unlike conventional vending machines having a display screen on the front surface of the door, the installation location is not limited to the side of the wall, and it can be installed at various locations. In addition, the display device has a tilted attitude that is tilted by a predetermined angle from the upper surface of the vending machine body as necessary, so that it can be viewed from a distance, and various information can be obtained depending on the installation environment. Can be provided. Therefore, the installation location is not limited, and an effect that a sufficient advertising effect can be exhibited is achieved.

FIG. 1 is a perspective view showing a vending machine according to an embodiment of the present invention as viewed from the front left side. FIG. 2 is a plan view of the vending machine according to the embodiment of the present invention. FIG. 3 is a perspective view showing the vending machine according to the embodiment of the present invention as viewed from the front left side. FIG. 4 is a perspective view showing a configuration example of the display device of the vending machine shown in FIGS.

  Exemplary embodiments of a vending machine according to the present invention will be described below in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings.

  1 and 2 show a vending machine according to an embodiment of the present invention. FIG. 1 is a perspective view showing the vending machine as viewed from the front left side, and FIG. 2 is a plan view thereof.

  The vending machine illustrated here includes a vending machine main body 1 which is a substantially box-shaped housing. The vending machine main body 1 has a height dimension that allows a person to look down on the upper surface, and accommodates a product therein.

  The vending machine main body 1 is provided with a display unit 10, an outlet 20, a money collection unit 30, and a display device 40.

  The display unit 10 is arranged at the upper part on the front side of the vending machine body 1 and displays product samples and sales products therein. Such a display unit 10 makes it possible to visually recognize product samples and sales products displayed from the front and top surfaces by a window 11 formed of a translucent material such as glass.

  The take-out port 20 is disposed at the center of the front surface of the vending machine main body 1. It is an opening for taking out a product paid out from the inside of the vending machine main body 1. The outlet 20 is opened and closed by a flap door 21. Thus, the user can open the outlet 20 by opening the flap door 21, thereby enabling the user to take out the purchased product.

  The front side of the money collection unit 30 is disposed on the right side of the front surface of the vending machine body 1, and more specifically, the money collection unit 30 is arranged in a form accommodated in a recess 2 formed on the right side of the front surface of the vending machine body 1. It is set up. The money collection unit 30 is slidable forward with respect to the vending machine body 1. On the upper surface of the money collection unit 30, a coin slot 31, a display unit 32, and the like are provided. The coin insertion slot 31 is a part for inserting coins, and communicates with a coin mech (not shown) provided inside the money collection unit 30. The coin mech discriminates the authenticity and denomination of inserted coins and accommodates coins for each denomination. Coins that could not be identified by the coin mech are returned from a return port 33 provided on the front surface of the money collection unit 30. The display unit 32 displays the input amount and the like.

  A banknote insertion slot 34 is provided on the front face of the money collection unit 30. The bill insertion slot 34 is an opening for inserting bills, and communicates with a bill recognition device (not shown) provided in the money collection unit 30. The banknote identification device identifies and stores the authenticity and denomination of the inserted banknote, and the banknote that could not be identified by the banknote identification device is returned from the banknote insertion port 34.

  The display device 40 is arranged in a form that is fitted in a recess 3 formed in the upper part of the vending machine main body 1. The display device 40 includes a display screen 41 and a touch panel unit 42. The display screen 41 has a rectangular shape, and displays various types of information such as commercials of sales products. The touch panel portion 42 is disposed on the peripheral portion of the display screen 41 in a manner surrounding the display screen 41. The touch panel unit 42 is an input unit that receives an operation input.

  As shown in FIG. 3, such a display device 40 is swingably disposed with its front side end 40 a as a fixed end and its rear side end 40 b as a free end. As a result, the display device 40 is normally in a horizontal posture that forms a horizontal plane as shown in FIGS. 1 and 2 while swinging as necessary as shown in FIG. In addition, the display screen 41 can be inclined at a predetermined angle from the upper surface of the vending machine body 1.

  Although various forms can be taken as a configuration in which the display device 40 is disposed so as to be swingable, an example thereof will be described as follows. As shown in FIG. 4, the display device 40 has a shaft-like portion 43 that protrudes laterally at the front end portions of the left and right side portions, and these shaft-like portions 43 are formed on the upper portion of the vending machine main body 1. By being inserted into a formed support hole (not shown), the shaft-like portion 43 is disposed so as to be swingable around the axis. A holding member for holding the display device 40 in an inclined posture may be provided at a predetermined position of the display device 40 as necessary.

  In the vending machine according to the present embodiment as described above, the display device 40 is normally provided with a display screen on the front surface of the outer door because the display screen 41 is in a horizontal posture that forms a horizontal plane. As in the conventional vending machine, the installation location is not limited only to the wall, and it can be installed in various locations. In addition, since the display device 40 swings as necessary, the display screen 41 is inclined at a predetermined angle with respect to the upper surface of the vending machine main body 1, so that it can be viewed from a distance, and the installation environment Depending on the situation, various information can be provided to many people. Therefore, according to the vending machine of the present embodiment, the installation location is not limited and a sufficient advertising effect can be exhibited.

  In the vending machine, since the display device 40 is provided with the touch panel portion 42 at the periphery of the display screen 41 in a manner surrounding the display screen 41, the front, rear, Operations from the left and right four directions can be accepted, and convenience can be improved.

  The preferred embodiment of the present invention has been described above, but the present invention is not limited to this, and various modifications can be made. For example, in the embodiment described above, the display device 40 is swingably disposed with respect to the vending machine main body 1. However, in the present invention, the display device need not be swingably provided. In the normal state, the display screen is in a horizontal posture constituting a horizontal plane, and if necessary, the display screen can be inclined at a predetermined angle from the upper surface of the vending machine main body. There is no particular limitation.

  In the above-described embodiment, the touch panel unit 42 of the display device 40 is provided at the peripheral edge of the rectangular display screen 41. However, in the present invention, the touch panel is provided at the peripheral edge of the display screen. It is not necessary and can be provided at various locations.

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Vending machine main body 2 Recessed part 3 Recessed part 10 Display part 11 Window 20 Taking-out exit 21 Flap door 30 Money collection part 31 Coin slot 32 Display part 33 Return slot 34 Bill insertion slot 40 Display apparatus 40a Front side edge part 40b Rear side edge Part 41 display screen 42 touch panel part 43 shaft part

Claims (3)

In a vending machine that sells products housed inside a box-shaped vending machine body,
Comprising a display device arranged on the upper part of the vending machine body and displaying information on a display screen;
In the display device, the display screen is normally in a horizontal posture that forms a horizontal plane, and the display screen is inclined at a predetermined angle from the upper surface of the vending machine body as necessary. And vending machine.   2. The vending machine according to claim 1, wherein the display device is swingably disposed with its front side end as a fixed end and its rear side end as a free end.   The vending machine according to claim 1, wherein the display device includes a touch panel unit that receives an operation input.

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