JP2599442Y2 - Vending machine product display device - Google Patents

Description

[Detailed description of the invention]

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a merchandise display device provided on a main door of a vending machine having a small thickness, for example.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Product display devices of vending machines are:
It has a function to display product samples and stimulate the willingness of purchasers to purchase products, and also has a function to print logos such as product names and manufacturer names on the inner wall surface and display advertisements. It is the most important part of a vending machine that can appeal products to product buyers. For this reason, it is generally said that it is preferable to secure a large space in the product display, over the translucent panel, over the entire depth of the main door and in a plane.

However, in such a conventional vending machine, in particular, in a vending machine having a tendency to become thinner, various internal devices such as a control system have to be installed in a pocket of a main door. In such a case, the size of the product display, that is, the size of the translucent panel is reduced by the space of the internal device, and the appeal of the product is reduced.

[Problems to be solved by the invention]

In this case, it is conceivable to make the transmissive panel wide so that the internal device can be seen so as not to impair the appeal. However, when the light-transmitting panel is widened in this way, it is assumed that the internal device interferes with the cleaning operation for removing insects, dust, and the like that have entered the product display, and the cleaning becomes partially impossible. . In other words, even if the translucent panel is configured with a great deal of effort,
The degree of appeal may be impaired by dirt in the product display.

[0005] The present invention has been made in view of such problems, and even when a vending machine is thinned,
Product appeal because large translucent panels can be secured
It is an object of the present invention to provide a product display device of a vending machine which can maintain the image quality and can easily clean the inside .

[0006]

According to the present invention, there is provided a vending machine having a light- transmitting panel on a front surface of a main door , the circuit being provided with a light- transmitting panel.
The internal device consisting of electrical components including the board
Inside the translucent panel so that the internal devices
In addition to providing a decorative cover for covering, the internal device is configured to be movable in a direction away from the translucent panel.

[0007]

According to this product display device, a circuit board is provided.
The internal device consisting of electrical components including
Place it so that it can be seen through the translucent panel, and
We will provide a decorative cover that covers the device and blindfold it,
The internal device does not impair the appeal of the product.
As a result, even if vending machines become thinner,
The translucent panel can be formed as large as possible in front of the main door even if the installation space for
Maintaining the appeal of products by being able to secure
Can be. In addition, the equipment with the decorative cover that covers the internal device
Active use of decorations as part of displays
It is also possible to enhance the appeal of the product. Further, by configuring the internal device so as to be movable in a direction away from the translucent panel, it is possible to move the internal device out of the way when cleaning the inside of the product display. The gap with the apparatus can be sufficiently cleaned without difficulty.

[0008]

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS Referring to the accompanying drawings, a vending machine to which a commodity display device according to an embodiment of the present invention is applied will be described. This vending machine sells products such as canned juice and canned coffee, and is of a so-called thin type. FIG. 1 is an external view of the vending machine, and FIG. 2 is an external perspective view of the vending machine in an open state. As shown in both figures, the vending machine 1 includes a vending machine main body 2 and
A main door 3 for closing a front opening of the vending machine main body 2, and the main door 3 includes upper and lower door hinges 4, 4.
Is attached to the vending machine main body 2 in the form of a hinged door so as to be openable and closable.

As shown in FIG. 2 and FIG. 3, the vending machine main body 2 houses a product storage 5 and a cooling device 6 inside, and has a front surface closed by a heat insulating door 7 serving as an inner lid.
Three sales gates 8, 8, 8 are formed in the lower part of the heat insulating door 7, and each of the sales gates 8 has a sales chute 9
And is communicated with the product storage 5 via the.

On the other hand, the main door 3 has a certain thickness, a product display 10 or the like on the front side, a back cover 11 for opening the product display 10 from the back side on the back side,
A box-shaped sales port 12 connected to the sales gate 8 and the like are provided, and various internal devices such as a control system are incorporated in the pocket.

As shown in FIG. 1, the front side of the main door 3
That is, the product display 10 and the customer service unit 13 located beside the product display 10 are disposed in the upper 2/3 of the front surface.
A product outlet 14 with an opening / closing lid connected to the sales outlet 12 is provided.
5 are provided. The product display 10 includes a translucent panel 21 that covers the front surface, the back cover 11 that forms an inner wall surface of the product display 10, and selection buttons 22 (indicators) arranged in three rows in the middle of the back cover 11 in the vertical direction. Built-in) and a product sample 2 arranged above each selection button 22
3, the inside of the product display 10 and the product sample 23
And four fluorescent lamps 24 (see FIGS. 1 and 2). Although not shown, the product sample 23
A logo such as a maker name and various decorations are provided on the upper and lower portions of the back cover 11 with the product sandwiched therebetween so that the product can be appealed.

The light-transmitting panel 21 is made of a transparent resin or the like, and covers the upper two-thirds of the front surface of the main door 3 excluding the customer service section 13. Specifically, the left side of the vending machine 1 is full of the left end of the main door 3, the right side is also full of the right end except for the customer service section 13, and the upper side is a position where the fluorescent lamp 24 at the top is hidden. The lower side is configured as wide as possible to the point where the switch device 16 described later can be seen.

The customer service section 13 has a bill insertion slot 3 from above.
1, a knob 32 of the main door 3, a return lever 33 and a coin slot 34 arranged side by side, and a coin return port 35 are provided, and a remote controller 36 and a display are located inside the knob 32 and located above the knob 32. Container 37 is the bill insertion slot 31
, A coin mechanism 39 is provided between the coin insertion slot 34 and the coin return slot 35 (a part is omitted in FIG. 2). In the pocket of the main door 3, a switch device 16, which is one of the internal devices, is provided above the product outlet 14 (sales outlet 12), a control unit 17 is provided on the left side of the product outlet 14, and a switch unit 16 is provided on the right side. Safe 1 in the main door 3
8 are provided.

For example, when a coin is inserted through the coin insertion slot 24, the inserted coin is identified by the coin mechanism 39. Subsequently, an identification signal is output to the control unit 17 and the control unit 17 outputs the identification signal. The selection button 22 with a built-in indicator is turned on. When the purchaser presses one of the selection buttons 22, the selection signal is output to the control unit 17. The control unit 17 drives a dispensing device (not shown) of the commodity storage 5 to drop the commodity into the sales outlet 12 via the sales chute 9. Here, the product purchaser takes out the product in the sales port 12 from the product outlet 14 and receives the product.

Next, the main part of the present invention will be described in detail. As shown in FIGS. 1, 2 and 3, the main door 3
A switch device 16 for switching between cooling and heating is provided in the back of the pocket, located above the sales outlet 12 and over the entire width of the lower end of the product display 10. On the other hand, the lower ends of the translucent panel 21 and the back cover 11 extend to the lower position of the switch device 16. That is, the switch device 16 is located between the translucent panel 21 and the back cover 11 of the product display 10 and
It is arranged near the back cover 11 with some separation from
It is arranged in a state where it can be visually recognized through the translucent panel 21 from the outside.

The switch device 16 is, as shown in FIG.
A board cover 44 fixed to both sides of an angle member 42 extending from a frame 41 provided in a pocket of the main door 3 by screws 43 and screwed to the angle member 42, and a back cover of the board cover 44 The switch includes a switch (not shown) mounted outward on the side 11 and a circuit board 45 mounted inside the board cover 44 and constituting a circuit associated with the switch. The substrate cover 44 is covered with a decorative cover 46 from the upper surface to the front surface. The decorative cover 46 is fastened together with the substrate cover 44 to the angle member 42 by the screw 43. Although not shown, various wire harnesses and power supplies are incorporated in the board cover 44.

The decorative cover 46 has a front lower end bent obliquely upward and a front end having a bent portion 46a extending to a position close to the lower end of the light-transmitting panel 21. The receiving plate 47 fixed to the frame 41 is in contact with the frame 41 from below. In addition, the surface of the decorative cover 46 has the same color as the surface of the back cover 11 or a decoration that is in harmony with the surface of the back cover 11, and becomes a part of the back cover 11 when viewed from the outside. The interior of the product display 10 viewed through the translucent panel 21 does not cause a sense of discomfort.

On the other hand, the rear lower end 44a of the substrate cover 44
Is inserted into a slit 48a formed in the folded plate 48 of the frame 41, and as shown in FIGS. 5 and 6, when the screw 43 is removed, the entire switch device 16 is tilted rearward. Has become. This tilt angle is
The upper end of the angle member 42 is in contact with the inner surface of the substrate cover 44, and the angle of the angle member 42 functions as a stopper for the substrate cover 44 (see FIG. 6).
As a result, the switch device 16 is moved in a direction away from the light transmissive panel 21, and the gap 49 between the front surface of the switch device 16 and the light transmissive panel 21 can be appropriately widened.

Referring now to FIGS. 4 to 7, a description will be given of a cleaning procedure of the lower end of the product display 10, that is, the area around the switch device 16. FIG. First, after the main door 3 is opened, the back cover 11 is opened from the state of FIG.
reference). Next, the screw 43 is removed and the decorative cover 4 is removed.
6 is removed by pulling it upward (see FIG. 5). Here, while removing dirt Sa such as insects accumulated on the bent portion 46a of the decorative cover 46, the decorative cover 46
Clean itself. Next, the switch device 16 is tilted backward (see FIG. 6), and the switch device 16 and the light-transmitting panel 2 are tilted.
The dust 49 and the like adhering to the inner surface of the light-transmitting panel 21 are wiped off by widening the gap 49 between the light-transmitting panel 21 (see FIG. 7).

As described above, according to this embodiment, the lower end of the translucent panel 21 is extended to the position of the switch device 16 and the gap 49 is formed between the translucent panel 21 and the switch device 16. Therefore, the product display 10 having a depth and a width can be configured. That is,
Although the vending machine 1 is thin, and the internal device such as the switch device 16 is incorporated in the pocket of the main door 3 as much as possible, the product display 10 can be configured widely, and the appeal of the product can be improved. Can be raised enough.

Further, the switch device 16 can be tilted rearward, that is, in a direction away from the translucent panel 21 simply by removing the screw 43, so that the product display 1 can be tilted.
When cleaning the inside of the light emitting device 0, the light transmitting panel 21 and the switch device 1
6 can be widened, and this portion can be easily cleaned without the switch device 16 being in the way.

In this embodiment, the switch device is tilted rearward. However, if the switch device is separated from the translucent panel, for example, the switch device may be translated rearward. You may. Also, as an internal device, a switch device has been described as an example,
For example, it goes without saying that a control unit or the like may be used.

[0023]

[Effect of the Invention] As described above, according to the product display device of the present invention , the internal device is connected to the translucent panel in the pocket of the main door.
And a device that can be seen through the
A decorative cover is provided and blindfolded, so vending
Installation space for internal equipment shrinks as vending machines become thinner
Even so, a large translucent panel can be secured,
The degree of appeal can be maintained. Also, internal devices
The decoration by the covering decorative cover is made a part of the display.
And make active use of it to increase the appeal of the product.
Can be increased in minutes. Furthermore, since the internal device is configured to be movable in a direction away from the light-transmitting panel,
This has the effect that the inside can be easily cleaned.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is an external view of a vending machine to which a product display device according to an embodiment of the present invention is applied.

FIG. 2 is an external perspective view of the vending machine of the embodiment with a main door opened.

FIG. 3 is a longitudinal sectional view of the vending machine of the embodiment.

FIG. 4 is an enlarged sectional view around the switch device.

FIG. 5 is an enlarged cross-sectional view around the switch device with the decorative cover removed.

FIG. 6 is an enlarged sectional view of a state where the switch device is tilted.

FIG. 7 is an enlarged cross-sectional view around the switch device showing a state of cleaning the translucent panel.

[Explanation of symbols]

 DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Vending machine 3 Main door 10 Product display 16 Switch device 21 Translucent panel

Claims (1)

(57) [Scope of request for utility model registration] 1. An electronic component including a circuit board and a translucent panel for a product display on a front surface of a main door .
Device through the translucent panel in the pocket of the main door
Place the decorative cover covering the internal device
The product display device of a vending machine , wherein the internal device is provided so as to be movable in a direction away from the translucent panel.