JP2535268Y2 - vending machine - Google Patents

Description

[Detailed description of the invention]

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a vending machine, and more particularly to an improved vending machine having an improved advertising function.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Since a vending machine automatically sells products, an advertisement function for attracting customers is an important factor. Conventionally, in order to enhance the advertising function, as shown in, for example, Japanese Utility Model Application Laid-open No. Sho 57-14284, panels can be exchanged and mounted not only on the front face of the vending machine main body but also on both side faces. In addition, different panels such as advertising texts can be attached and changed to improve the degree of appeal to customers.

[0003]

However, in recent years, vending machines have been increasing in size. For example, when the vending machine is installed on a platform beside a staircase of a station, the rear surface of the main body is exposed on the side of the staircase. It has become. Therefore, there has been a problem in that it is not possible to improve the appearance of the back surface and appeal the product from the back surface with the advertisement having only the front surface and both side surfaces as in the related art.

The present invention has been made to solve the above-mentioned conventional problems, and provides a vending machine in which the entire advertising function is improved by providing an advertising function on the back of the vending machine body. The purpose is to do.

[0005]

According to the present invention, a vending machine V serving a customer at the front of the main body 1 is provided with an illuminated signboard door 2 for advertising which covers the back 21 of the main body 1 so as to be openable and closable. Hinge devices 5 and 5 for pivotally supporting the illuminated signboard door 2 to the main body 1
And a stopper 27 for holding the illuminated signboard door 2 in an open state.
Are provided.

[0006]

The merchandise can be appealed from the back face 21 of the vending machine V main body 1 by the advertising signboard door 2 covering the back face 21 of the main body 1. Since the illuminated signboard door 2 is pivotally supported by the hinge devices 5 and 5 and can be held in the open state by the stopper 27, the signboard and the internal lighting device can be easily replaced.

[0007]

Next, an embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings. FIG. 1 is a rear perspective view of the vending machine V with the electric signage door 2 opened, FIG. 2 is an overall perspective view of the vending machine V, and FIG. 3 is a vending machine with the electric signage door 2 closed. V respectively show rear perspective views. The main body 1 of the vending machine V has a product storage column for storing a large number of sales products and an upper main body 1 for storing and arranging sales operation related devices such as a product delivery device.
A and a lower main body 1B (see FIGS. 1 and 3) in which a refrigerating device such as a compressor, a condenser, and an evaporator is housed. The upper and lower main bodies 1A and 1B are separated vertically.
At the time of connection, the ventilation hole provided on the bottom surface of the upper main body 1A and the ventilation hole provided on the upper surface of the lower main body 1B coincide with each other to form a cool air ventilation port. The cold air can be supplied and circulated to the product storage space in the upper main body 1A so that the sold product can be kept cool.

Illuminated signage doors 3, 4, and 2 are attached to the left, right, side and back of the upper body. The left and right illuminated signboard doors 3 and 4 have the same configuration. Fluorescent lamps are housed inside the signboards 3A and 4A. And it is illuminated with fluorescent light. The left and right electric sign doors 3 and 4 protrude rearward from the rear edge of the main body 1 and are pivotally mounted so as to be openable and closable. It is attached. That is, since the electric signboard door 2 is sandwiched between the electric signboard doors 3 and 4 on both sides, it cannot be opened to the left or right. Therefore, as shown in FIG. 1, two upper ends thereof are pivotally fixed to the upper main body 1A by hinge devices 5 and 5 so as to be vertically rotatable.

A front door 6 is attached to the front of the upper body 1A. The front door 6 is pivotally supported so as to be openable and closable so as to cover the front surface of the upper main body 1A including the front edges of the left and right electric sign doors 3 and 4, and the front part is similarly a sign 6A such as a transparent acrylic plate. It is provided with a coin slot 8, a bill slot 9, a deposit amount display section 10, a sales port 11, a product selection button 12, and a display section 14 for a product sample 13 of a product for sale. Have been. The product selection button 12 and the product sample 13 correspond and match,
Further, a door latch 1 for closing and releasing the front door 6.
5 is also provided.

The front door 6 is also provided with an advertisement by printing on the back side of the signboard 6A on the front side, and the advertisement is illuminated by a fluorescent lamp housed inside. Also, an electric signboard door 16 equivalent to the electric signboard doors 3 and 4 is pivotally mounted on the side surface of the lower main body 1B so as to be freely openable and closable.
7 is mounted to be openable and closable. Next, the structure of the illuminated signboard door 2 will be described with reference to FIGS. 1, 4 and 5. The illuminated signboard door 2 includes a door frame 20 having an outer surface and an inner surface opened corresponding to the back surface 21 of the upper main body 1A, a signboard 2A made of a transparent acrylic plate or the like disposed in the outer surface opening, and an inner surface opening 2.
2, supporting plates 23, 23 having a substantially U-shaped cross-section vertically provided at appropriate intervals, fluorescent lamps 24, 24 respectively disposed on the supporting plates 23, 23 in a vertical direction, and respective fluorescent lamps. 24,
Glow lamp 25 mounted corresponding to 24,
25 and a ballast (not shown). And
Upper and lower hinges 5 and 5 at the upper end with respect to upper body 1A
It is pivotally fixed at.

As shown in FIG. 3, when the fluorescent lamps 24 and 24 are turned on in a state in which the illuminated signboard door 2 is closed, the light directly irradiates the signboard 2A and the rear is opened 22. , Hits the back surface 21 of the upper main body 1A, and uses it as a reflection surface to go backward to irradiate the signboard 2A. That is, the entire back surface 21 of the upper main body 1A serves as a reflector, and the signboard 2A
Effective lighting can be performed.

A stopper 27 is attached to at least one lower side of the inner surface of the electric signage door 2. The stopper 27 is a rod-shaped body having an engaging portion 28 at the upper end which is rotatably engaged and fixed to a mounting member 29 provided on the inner surface of the side wall of the illuminated signboard door 2 as shown in FIG. A cutout 30 is formed in the portion. On the other hand, a stopper insertion fitting 32 having a hole 31 as shown in FIG. 5 is provided at a lower portion of at least one side of the back surface 21 of the upper main body 1A.
In the closed state, the stopper 27 hangs down along the inner surface of the side wall of the illuminated signboard door 2.

With the above configuration, the signboard 2A or the fluorescent lamp 24
Alternatively, when replacing the glow lamp 25, the illuminated signboard door 2 is rotated about the hinges 5, 5, and the lower end thereof is lifted rearward and upward. Thereafter, the lower end of the stopper 27 is turned forward as shown by the arrow in FIG. 1 and inserted into the hole 31 of the stopper insertion fitting 32 (the state of FIGS. 1 and 5).
The stopper 27 is the hole 31 of the stopper insertion fitting 32
Into the notch 3 due to the weight of the electric sign door 2
Since 0 is engaged with the hole 31, the illuminated signboard door 2 is held in an open state. In this state, the signboard 2A or the fluorescent lamp 24
Alternatively, the glow lamp 25 can be easily replaced. Thereafter, when closing the illuminated signboard door 2, slightly raise the illuminated signboard door 2 in the state of FIG.
Then, the stopper 27 may be pivoted rearward on the opposite side to the arrow in FIG. 1 to lower the lower end of the illuminated signboard door 2.

Next, FIG. 6 shows another embodiment of the illuminated signboard door 2. In this case, the stopper 27 has one end inserted from the other end of the hydraulic cylinder 35 and the other end on the rear surface 21, and a hydraulic cylinder 35 having one end rotatably fixed to the inner surface of the side wall of the illuminated signboard door 2. It is constituted by a hydraulic damper comprising a rotatably fixed piston portion 36. According to the stopper 27, the stopper 27
The electric signboard door 2 can be held at various open angles without having to perform the attaching / detaching operation.

In the embodiment, the upper end of the illuminated signboard door 2 is pivotally supported by the hinges 5 and 5. However, the present invention is not limited thereto, and the lower end may be pivotally fixed to the upper body 1A. In the embodiment, the electric signboard door 2 is opened and closed in the vertical direction. However, the present invention is not limited to this. The electric signboard doors 3 and 4 are not disposed on both sides of the electric signboard door 2. Door 2
May be opened and closed laterally.

Further, in the embodiment, the main body 1 of the vending machine V is of a type which is separate from the upper and lower portions 1A and 1B. However, the present invention is not limited to this, and the present invention can be applied to an ordinary vending machine integrated with the main body. It is valid.

[0017]

According to the present invention, the advertising function can be remarkably improved because the product can be appealed from the back of the vending machine by the illuminated signboard covering the back of the main body of the vending machine. . In addition, the backside of the illuminated signboard door is pivotally supported by a hinge device so that it can be opened and closed, and the open state can be held by a stopper. It becomes.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a rear perspective view of a vending machine in a state where an electric signboard door on the back is opened.

FIG. 2 is an overall perspective view of a vending machine.

FIG. 3 is a rear perspective view of the vending machine in a state where an electric signboard door on the back is closed.

FIG. 4 is a plan sectional view of the back of the vending machine.

FIG. 5 is an enlarged perspective view of a stopper and a stopper insertion fitting.

FIG. 6 is a rear perspective view of a vending machine in a state in which an electric signboard door on the back is open to show another embodiment of the stopper.

[Explanation of symbols]

 DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Main body 2 Illuminated signboard door 5 Hinge 21 Back 27 Stopper V Vending machine

Claims (1)

(57) [Scope of request for utility model registration] 1. A vending machine for serving customers at the front of a vending machine main body, wherein the vehicular vending machine has an electronic illuminated signage door for covering the back of the vending machine main body openably and closably, and An automatic vending machine comprising: a hinge device rotatably supporting a vending machine main body; and a stopper for holding the electric signboard door in an open state.