JP2571952Y2 - Vending machine product sample display device - Google Patents

Description

[Detailed description of the invention] (A) Industrial application field The invention relates to a product sample display device of a vending machine.

(B) Conventional technology In recent years, there has been an increasing need for vending machines that sell various types of products by one unit, and naturally, the number of samples of these sales products to be displayed in a product display room also increases. As a result, it is desirable that the display device has a simpler structure, and that the display device can be easily moved and adjusted in accordance with a change in a product to be sold. As a conventional display device, Japanese Utility Model 57-2819
Japanese Unexamined Patent Publication No. 6-55774 and Japanese Unexamined Utility Model Publication No. 61-55774 are known. The former device hooks the upper and lower hooks of the product sample holder with holding pieces that can be adjusted according to the sample height on a horizontally elongated rail member fixed to the back wall of the product exhibition room by welding. The latter device is slidable, and the latter device moves the mounting member of the product sample up and down as necessary, and fixes it to the mounting portion with screws.

(C) Problems to be Solved by the Invention However, in both of the above-described prior arts, a product sample holder is assembled by attaching holding pieces that hold the upper and lower ends of a can to a sliding body with screws, or the body of the can is The supporting locking part is configured to be attached to the mounting member by fixing means such as welding,
It is structurally complicated and not easy to assemble. In addition, the fixing structure and the mounting operation are complicated, such as forming a hook or fastening a mounting screw to fix the holder and the mounting member in the exhibition room.

The present invention has been devised in view of the above points, and provides a product sample display device that can be easily assembled without using mounting parts such as screws, improves its workability, and reduces the number of products. The purpose is to:

(D) Means for solving the problems The vending machine product sample display device according to the present invention is:
In a vending machine in which a holding member made of an elastic body is provided in a product display room, and a body of a product sample is held by elastic arms of the holding member, a pair of support claws are provided at appropriate positions in the product display room. And a locking portion is provided on both sides corresponding to the supporting claws, while a connecting hole between the elastic arms of the holding member is provided with a fitting hole through which the pair of supporting claws can be inserted and locked. The holding member is held by the support claw at a position rotated by a predetermined angle from a state where the holding hole is inserted and engaged with the support claw by elastic force, and is held by the support claw. The part is held in a state of being engaged with the locking part, and the rotation thereof is restricted.

(E) Function Align the fitting hole of the holding member with the support claw in the product exhibition room,
When the elastic arm piece is pinched and turned inward by a predetermined angle while being pressed inward, the support claw and the fitting hole are engaged with each other, and the holding member is locked to the support claw. When the holding member is further rotated and the holding member is in the horizontal state, when the finger is released, the holding member is engaged with the locking portion by the expanding elastic force of the elastic arm piece, and the rotation is restricted. In this way, the holding member can be rotatably mounted in the exhibition room with one touch, and the product sample display device can be easily assembled.

(F) Embodiment Hereinafter, an embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings. First, in a front view of the vending machine shown in FIG. 1 and a sectional side view showing a main part of an internal structure of a commodity display room shown in FIG. The door body provided includes an inner door 2 and a front door 3, and the front door 3 can be further opened and closed forward with respect to the door body 1. A merchandise outlet 4 is provided below the front door 3, a coin slot 5 and a coin return lever 6 are provided in the center, and a number of product selection buttons 7, 7,... . The upper part of the front door 3 is a transparent panel 8, and the corresponding rear part is a product display room 9 formed between the front door 3 and the inner door 2. The inner door 2 is a back wall of the product display room 9. Doubles. Are product samples provided in the product exhibition room 9 and are displayed so as to correspond to the product selection buttons 7, 7,.

In the embodiment, the product samples 10, 10,... Are described as cylindrical canned beverages having different heights and outer diameters, but it is needless to say that the product samples 10, 10,. No.

By the way, the product samples 10, 10,... Are rarely displayed by themselves, and are generally supported by a product sample display device provided in the product display room 9. The entire display device is shown in FIG. 11, and the present invention particularly relates to a holding member for holding a body portion of a product sample in the display device.

First, the entire structure of the display device 11 will be described in addition to FIG.
FIG. 3 is a front view of the display apparatus, FIG. 4 is an exploded perspective view of components of the display apparatus, and FIG. 5 is a view of a holding member as an element of the present invention. The display device 11 is roughly divided into a product sample display body 12 provided with a holding member (described later) for holding the body of the product sample, and a support member 13 in the product display room 9 for supporting the product sample display body. A locking spring 14 for detachably attaching the support member 13 to the support member 13 is also incorporated in the unit 12. Reference numeral 15 denotes a display member, which is one of the main components of the display body 12 and is made of a metal plate or the like. A piece 17 protrudes, and locking projections 19, 19 for positioning are provided at the lower ends of the left and right side walls 18, 18, and the upper part of the side walls 18, 18 serves as a detent for a holding member described later. The fitting recesses 20, 20 are notched. The fitting recesses 20 and 20 are locking portions for fixing the holding member in a horizontal state, and the locking means is not limited to the fitting recesses 20 and 20. A projection or the like on the display member 15 side into which the hole fits may be used. The rear wall 16 has a rectangular hole 22 downward and an arc-shaped hole upward, with the cross section 21 as a boundary.
23 are formed, and support claws 24, 24 are formed by cutting and raising outward from the edge of the crosspiece 21, respectively.
In addition, a spherical projection 25 that performs a positioning action together with the locking projections 19 protrudes rearward from the lower portion of the rear wall 16. 14
Is a locking spring for fixing the display body 12 to the support member 13,
A spring piece made of a thin metal plate and extending from a flat base 26
The tip portion of 27 is bent in a substantially M shape when viewed from the side, and a locking portion 28 and a hook portion 29 are provided there. On the other hand, an oblong hole 30 is formed in the base portion 26. .

The locking spring 14 is connected to the support claws 24, 2 through the oblong hole 30.
4, that is, the upper edge of the oblong hole 30 which is wider than the support claws 24, 24 and is slightly shorter than between the support claws 24, 24,
Insert from the upper support claw 24 and move downward to
The lower edge is passed through the lower supporting claw 24 and attached. At this time, the spring piece 27 faces the rectangular hole 22, and the locking portion 28 and the hook portion 29 protrude rearward. Reference numeral 31 denotes another part of the display body 12, which is a holding member for gripping the body of the product sample 10, which is formed of a band-shaped metal plate, and has an elastic arm piece 32, 32 in an arc shape with a strong spring force. The base end is bent to form shoulder portions 33, 33 and a communication base portion 34. The communication base portion 34 has a circular hole 35 and a small hole 36 cut into a small circular arc on the left and right of the circular hole 35. , 3
6 are formed. Next, how to attach the holding member 31 to the display member 15 will be described. As shown in FIG. 5, the holding member 31 is set in the vertical direction (a two-dot chain line diagram), and the small holes 36, 36 of the fitting hole 37 are made to correspond to the support claws 24, 24.
The small holes 36, 36 are sized to allow the support claws 24, 24 to fit loosely. After fitting, the elastic arms 32, 32 are pinched with fingers and compressed To rotate. When rotated by a predetermined angle, the locking relationship between the circular hole 35 and the supporting claws 24, 24 is established, and the circular hole 35 is prevented from falling off. After turning 90 degrees, when the finger is released from the elastic arm pieces 32, 32, the expanding elasticity acts to hold the holding member 3
The two shoulder portions 33, 33 are fitted into the fitting recesses 20, 20, respectively, of the display member 15, and the holding member 31 is prevented from rotating. At the same time,
The locking spring 14 also narrows the flat base 26 between the holding member 31 and the display member 15 and holds the flat base 26 so as not to fall out of the support claws 24, 24. As described above, the holding member 31 can be rotatably mounted on the display member 15 with one touch, and the mounting is very easy.
Also, since no mounting parts such as screws and screws are used, the number of parts is small. And, the locking spring 14 can be attached at the same time.

Reference numeral 13 denotes a support member to which the display body 12 is attached, which is long in the lateral direction, and which is formed by bending a metal plate or the like into a substantially L-shape. Are provided on the left and right, and three circular positioning holes 40,
... are formed. The positioning holes 38, 38, ... lock the locking projections 19, 19 at both lower ends of the display body 12, and the positioning holes 40, ... lock the spherical projections 25 of the display body 12. Although only one portion of the positioning holes 38, 40 is shown in FIG. 4, it goes without saying that the positioning holes 38, 40 are similarly formed in the horizontal direction corresponding to the respective display bodies 12,.

The upper end of the back wall 39 is bent obliquely outward and upward to form a latching portion 41 with which the latching portion 28 of the latching spring 14 is engaged and disengaged. A horizontally long rectangular opening 42 is formed over the back wall 39, and the hook portion 29 of the locking spring 14 faces when the display body 12 is attached. The support member 13 is provided with mounting pieces 43, 43 at both ends in the longitudinal direction, and is fixed to the back door 2 with fixing screws 44, 44 as shown in FIG. . The positioning hole
38, 38,... And 40, 40,... Are not formed in groups of several pieces as in the embodiment, but may be formed in the form of a plurality of pieces formed continuously in the horizontal direction. The mouth 42 can also be a single rectangular mouth that opens laterally.

Next, the first method of attaching the display body 12 to the support member 13 will be described. The tip of the spring piece 27 of the locking spring 14 is pushed out with a finger so that the hook 29 does not become an obstacle, and is supported from above. Lower along the back wall 39 of the member 13 and set the appropriate positioning holes 38 and 3
When the locking projections 19, 19 are locked at 8, and further pushed in, the locking portion 28 of the locking spring 14 is elastically locked to the locking portion 41 as shown in FIG. As a result, the elasticity of the inward restoring force is increased, and the back wall 16 of the display body 12 is
And is completely fixed. Other exhibit 1
In the same manner, the product selection buttons 7, 2,.
It should just be attached corresponding to 7, ... In this way, during the production stage at the factory, the display bodies 12, 12,... Can be easily attached, and workability is significantly improved. Thus, when the product sample is actually displayed after being shipped, the front door 3 is opened to open the exhibition room 9, and the elastic arms 32, 32 of the display body 12 are clamped by using their elasticity. By supporting the bottom with the support piece 17, the product sample 10 is removably displayed. At this time, the elastic arm pieces 32, 32 are further expanded outward by the attachment of the product sample 10, and the shoulders 33, 33 of the holding member 31 are more strongly locked in the fitting recesses 20, 20, and The connecting base 34 of the holding member 31 is pushed forward, and the edge of the fitting hole 37 is
A press-contact state is formed inside 24,24. Therefore, even if there is a little backlash before mounting the product sample, the holding members 31, 31 merely engaged with the supporting claws 24, 24 can be firmly attached to the display member 15, and the opening and closing of the door and the sale It does not move even if there is vibration due to operation, and does not move unnecessarily when the vending machine moves.

Then, the can products to be sold are changed, and the thickness of the product samples 10, 10, ... displayed in the exhibition room is mixed large and small, and the intervals between the product samples 10, 10, ... are uneven, and the appearance becomes poor. , And product samples 10,10, ... are product selection buttons
If it does not correspond to 7, 7, ..., the movement of the display body 12 is adjusted.

Next, the manner of this movement will be described with reference to FIG. 6 and FIG. First, as shown in FIG.
Pick the top of 12 and pull the whole forward. Then, as shown in FIG. 6 (a), the locking portion 28 is disengaged upward from the locking portion 41, and the fixing is released. At the same time, the hook portion 29 of the locking spring 14 that comes off the rectangular opening 42 is hooked on the hooking portion 41, and further upward removal is prevented, so that the display body 12 is not completely detached. Then, after pulling back toward the user, as shown in FIG. 7 (b), when the hook is slightly returned, the locking projections 19, 19 at the lower end of the display body 12 are aligned with the positioning holes 38, 38, 38.
.., And slides on the flat surface 37 of the support member 13, and the whole falls down backward, and the hook 29 of the locking spring 14 is
As shown in FIG. 6B, the display body 12 is loosely attached to the support member 13 and can be moved to work. Therefore, as shown in FIG. 7 (c), the entire display body 12 is moved right and left,
One of the left and right positioning holes 38, 38, ...
When the display body 12 is pressed down as shown in FIG.

In this way, the movement of the display body 12 can be easily adjusted while maintaining the attachment with the support member 13.

Then, when completely removing the display body 12 that has become unnecessary for display, the hook portion 29 of the locking spring 14 is disengaged from the locking portion 41 by pulling it further upward from the state of FIG. , Can be removed.

In this embodiment, the locking projections 19, 1
9, ... are formed into rectangular positioning holes 38,38, ... of the support member 13.
However, the holes need not be formed, and the grooves may be formed. The product samples 10, 10, ... are the support pieces of the display body 12.
Although the bottom portion is placed on the support member 17, the product samples 10, 10,.
It can also be placed directly on 50.

(G) Effect of the Invention As described above, according to the present invention, the holding member made of an elastic body for holding the body of the product sample is one-touch without using any mounting members such as screws and screws in the product exhibition room. The workability is very good. And the mounting structure is also a simple one of the supporting claw provided in the product display room and the fitting hole on the holding member side which is rotatably locked to this.
The structure can be simplified. At the time of rotation, the left and right elastic arms of the holding member which are pinched and bent inward are simply released at the time of rotation by a predetermined angle, and the elasticity thereof is engaged and fixed to the locking portion provided in the exhibition room. However, practical effects are exhibited such that the holding member is securely mounted in the exhibition room and the product sample display device can be easily configured.

[Brief description of the drawings]

Each of the drawings shows an embodiment of the present invention. FIG. 1 is a front view of a vending machine adopting the display device of the present invention, FIG. 2 is a vertical sectional side view of the display device portion, and FIG. Front view, 4th
FIG. 5 is an exploded perspective view of components of the apparatus, FIG. 5 is a front view of a holding member also serving to explain attachment to a display member, and FIG. 6 is a cross-sectional view showing a state of adjusting the movement of the display body. ) Is a sectional view at the time of removal, (b) is a sectional view at the time of movement, and FIGS.
(D) is an explanatory view of a moving method of the exhibit. 9… Product display room, 10… Product sample, 12… Product sample display body, 13… Support member, 14… Locking spring, 15… Display member,
31: holding member, 32, 32: elastic arm piece, 35: fitting hole.

Claims (1)

(57) [Scope of request for utility model registration] 1. A vending machine in which a holding member made of an elastic material is provided in a product display room, and a body of a product sample is held by elastic arms of the holding member. A pair of supporting claws are provided, and locking portions are provided on both sides corresponding to the supporting claws, while the pair of supporting claws can be inserted and locked at a communication base between the elastic arms of the holding member. A fitting hole is provided, and the holding member is held in a state in which the support claw is prevented from falling out at a position rotated by a predetermined angle from a state in which the fitting hole is inserted and engaged with the support claw by elastic force, and A product sample display apparatus for a vending machine, wherein a part of the holding member is held in a state of being engaged with the locking portion and rotation is restricted.