JP2604808B2 - Vending machine product display equipment - Google Patents

Description

Description: TECHNICAL FIELD The present invention relates to a merchandise display device of a vending machine.

2. Description of the Related Art In recent years, with the increase in the size of vending machines, the types of sold products have increased, and the types of displayed products have also become diverse, making it difficult to distinguish the displayed products themselves. Therefore, it is important to make the displayed products more easily distinguishable and conspicuous in promoting the sales of the products.

Hereinafter, a conventional product display device of a vending machine will be described with reference to FIG. 4 to FIG.

In the figure, reference numeral 1 denotes a main body of a vending machine, and 2 denotes a door located on the front surface of the main body 1 and one of which is pivotally supported by a hinge 3. On the front side of the door 2, there is provided a product display room 4 having an opening 2a and a see-through window 2c formed of a protective plate 2b formed of a see-through member. A middle door 6 is rotatably supported by a butterfly plate 5a on a rear main column 5 of the door 2. A display product mounting plate 7 is provided at a position located on the surface side of the middle door 6 and inside the product display room 4, and the display product mounting brackets 8 are fixed to the surface of the display product mounting plate 7 at appropriate intervals with screws 9. Have been. The display product mounting bracket 8 is made of a substantially U-shaped and elastic spring member, and is made of metal, resin, or
The display product 10 is formed of a material such as glass and has a display printed matter attached to the surface thereof. A display product receiving plate 11 on which the bottom surface 10a of the display product 10 is placed is disposed on the entire lower surface of the product display room 4, and is fixed to the display product mounting plate 7 with screws 12. In order to illuminate the product exhibition room 4,
The upper lighting lamp 13 and the lower lighting lamp 13a are fixed to the exhibition product mounting plate 7.

The operation of the commodity display device of the vending machine configured as described above will be described below.

When the change of the product to be sold is changed, the middle door 6 located behind the door 2 is opened, and the displayed product of the product which has been sold so far is opened.
The display product 10 is removed by pushing and opening the display product mounting bracket 8 having elasticity. Next, display products of newly sold products
The display product 10b is gripped by pushing and opening the display product mounting bracket 8, and is put on the display product receiving plate 11 for display. In addition, most of the illumination was performed only by the illumination lamp 13, the illumination lamp 13a was interrupted by the exhibition product receiving plate 11, and the exhibition products 10, 10b, etc. had a shadow.

Problems to be Solved by the Invention However, in the above-described configuration, especially at night, the display product is shaded due to irradiation from one direction by the illumination lamp located at the top of the display product, and the display product has a shadow outside the product display window. Therefore, there is a problem that it is difficult to discriminate.

In view of the above problems, the present invention emits light on the display product itself and illuminates the surface side of the display product, so that even at night, the display product stands out from the surroundings, and there is no shadow on the display product, and the brightness is harmonized. An object of the present invention is to provide a vending machine merchandise display device that attracts attention.

Means for Solving the Problems In order to solve the above-described problems, a vending machine product display device of the present invention includes a display product receiving plate provided in a product display room, a communication hole provided in the display product receiving plate, A light-transmitting portion for irradiation positioned in front of the communication hole, a light source provided below the communication hole and the light-transmitting portion, a reflector covering the light source, and a light-transmitting material on the upper surface of the communication hole. And a display product having a display print layer on the surface.

According to the present invention, the display product receives the light from the lower part due to the irregular reflection from the light source and the reflection plate, irradiates the display print layer on the surface of the display product, and diffuses the light from the print layer. A light beam hits the display product almost uniformly, and the entire display product emits light. In addition, a part of the light source is applied to the surface of the displayed product from the light transmitting part. Particularly at night, the display product is made brighter by making it brighter both on the inside and on the front side, thereby improving the display effect and contributing to the improvement of the customer's willingness to purchase.

Embodiment Hereinafter, a merchandise display apparatus for a vending machine according to one embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to FIGS. 1 to 3. The same components as those in the related art will be denoted by the same reference numerals and will be described in detail. Is omitted.

In the figure, reference numeral 14 denotes a display product receiving plate disposed on the entire lower surface of the product display room 4 and fixed to the product mounting plate 7. In the present embodiment, a communication hole 15 is provided in the display product receiving plate 14, and a light-transmitting portion 15a is provided at a position close to the front side of the communication hole.
5b. Reference numeral 16 denotes a reflection plate having a substantially trapezoidal U-shaped cross section, the inner surface of which is painted white, and is fixed to the display product receiving plate 14 with screws or the like. Reference numeral 17 denotes an illumination lamp, which is installed below the display product receiving plate 14 on the inner surface of the reflection plate 16.
18 is a display product molded with translucent synthetic resin,
The display printing layer 18a is added to the surface, and is held by the display product mounting bracket 8. The translucent part 15a is the product 1
8 is located outside the front side.

The operation of the commodity display device of the vending machine configured as described above will be described below.

The display product 18 gripped by the display product mounting bracket 8 receives the illumination of the upper illumination light 13, the projection of the illumination light 17 installed below the exhibition product receiving plate 14, and the irregular reflection of the inner white painted surface of the reflection plate 16. The display print layer 18a on the surface of the display product 18 is irradiated, and light is diffusely reflected by the display print layer 18a (FIGS. 1 and 2).
(Arrow of arrow) A light beam is irradiated almost uniformly on the entire surface of the display product 18, and the entire display product emits light. Also, the front surface of the display product 18 is illuminated brightly from the hole 15b of the front light-transmitting portion 15a of the display product 18.

As described above, according to the present embodiment, the illumination lamp 17 installed below the display product receiving plate 14 in the product display room 4 and the substantially trapezoidal U-shaped cross section attached to the display product receiving plate 14 are provided. Communication hole 15 between reflective plate 16 whose inner surface is painted white and display product receiving plate 14
And the hole 15b of the light-transmitting portion 15a and the entire surface of the display product 18 formed of a light-transmitting material gripped by the display product mounting bracket 8 above the communication hole 15 and having the display print layer 18a added to the surface. It emits light and illuminates the front surface of the display product 18, thereby further improving the visibility especially at night.

Further, it is also possible to further increase the light emission level on the front side by printing on the back side of the display product 18 of the display print layer 18a with high reflectance aluminum or the like.

Effect of the Invention As described above, the present invention provides a display product formed of a light-transmitting material and having a display print layer on the surface, a communication hole in the lower part, and a light-transmitting portion located on the front side of the communication hole. A display product receiving plate provided with a light source installed under the display product receiving plate,
The display product itself emits light and the front of the display product is illuminated by the structure of the reflective plate painted white on the inner surface that covers the periphery, so the display printing part has clear and bright overall softness without shading It is projected.

Also, especially at night, the effect is remarkable,
This has the effect of contributing to the improvement of the customer's willingness to purchase.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a longitudinal sectional view of a product display room in a product display device of a vending machine according to one embodiment of the present invention, and FIG.
FIG. 3 is a perspective cross-sectional view of the vending machine main body shown in FIG. 3, FIG. 3 is a plan cross-sectional view of the merchandise display room of FIG. 2, FIG. FIG. 5 is an external perspective view of the main body of the vending machine shown in FIG. 4, and FIG.
It is a plane sectional view in the goods exhibition room of a figure. 14… Displayed product receiving plate, 15… Communication hole, 15a …… Transparent part, 1
6 ... Reflector, 17 ... Light, 18 ... Exhibited product, 18a ...
Display printing layer.

Claims (1)

(57) [Claims] 1. A main body of a vending machine, a door mounted on a front surface of the main body, a product display room having a see-through window on a surface side of the door, and a display product mounting plate provided in the product display room. When,
A display product receiving plate attached to the product mounting plate, a communication hole provided in the display product receiving plate, a light-transmitting portion for irradiation positioned in front of the communication hole, and a lower portion of the communication hole and the light-transmitting portion. A vending machine, comprising: a light source provided; a reflecting plate covering the light source; and a display product formed of a translucent material on the upper surface of the communication hole and having a display print layer on the surface. Product display equipment.