JP3009015B2 - How to make a display sample for vending machines - Google Patents

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a method of manufacturing a display sample provided in a vending machine when selling a soft drink can or other cylindrical product by the vending machine.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art In recent years, vending machines for canned or bottled soft drinks or hot drinks have become widespread.
These vending machines are provided with a product sample display section on the front thereof. As a product sample, a tubular sample similar to the actual tubular product is usually used, and the samples are arranged in a sample display section.

However, according to this kind of conventional technology, a cylindrical product has a dimension at least as large as the diameter in the depth direction of the sample display portion, and the automatic vending machine which is desired to be manufactured as thin as possible is desired. A valuable space must be devoted to the product samples on the machine.

[0004] Vending machines are often installed facing the road, and in consideration of the Road Traffic Law, it is desired to reduce the thickness by a few centimeters. It is required to be thin.

The applicant of the present invention has previously invented a method of manufacturing a display sample for a vending machine which can produce a display sample flat without impairing the three-dimensional appearance as a cylindrical product.
A patent application was filed as 359413.

[0006] The manufacturing method is such that, with respect to a display thin plate representing a soft drink can or other tubular product to be sold, in the direction perpendicular to the bus bar of the tubular product, the reduction ratio is increased toward both sides and the bus bar direction is increased. The entire product is enlarged at a predetermined magnification in a direction perpendicular to and displays the tubular product,
Although the display thin plate is bent in an arc shape in the width direction and mounted on the display frame, the manufacturing process is complicated and troublesome, and there is still room for improvement.

[0007]

The method of manufacturing a display sample for a vending machine according to the present invention has been proposed in order to solve all of the above-mentioned problems, and a flat and three-dimensional display sample can be easily prepared. It was made to be able to be manufactured.

[0008]

In order to achieve the above-mentioned object, a method of manufacturing a display sample according to the present invention is a method of developing a display of a can of a soft drink or other cylindrical product to be sold on a body portion in a planar manner. The portion surrounded by the outline of the vertical shape of the cylindrical product in the width direction is shown on the display thin plate, and the outline of the displayed cylindrical product is shaded to eliminate the need for the display thin plate. After the portion is cut off as necessary, the display thin plate is curved in an arc shape in the width direction and attached to the display frame.

[0009]

The display sample for the vending machine manufactured as described above is mounted on the display frame of the sample display portion of the vending machine in a state of being curved in an arc shape in the width direction. The width of the display sample in the state is set to be substantially equal to the diameter of the actual can.

[0010] Then, the dimensions of each display sample in the sample display section of the vending machine are apparently substantially the same as the actual can or the bottle in both the vertical direction and the width direction, and the display is projected forward. In addition, since the outline of the display is shaded, it looks three-dimensionally as if a real can or bottle exists there.

[0011] The display sample manufactured according to the present invention is:
It can be a display sample of the type that irradiates light from the front side and observes with reflected light, or it is possible to give light transmittance to the display sample and irradiate light from the back side and transmit the display sample A so-called transmissive display sample in which the display is visually recognized by light can also be used.

[0012]

Embodiments of the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings. FIG. 1 shows an original plate of an appropriately sized display thin plate 1 made of a synthetic resin plate, a tracing cloth or any other plate. The thickness of the original plate may be determined arbitrarily, and a non-transparent plate may be used. However, if a translucent plate and / or a transparent plate is used, in actual exhibition, when a light beam is applied by illumination means, , Which is preferable because it further increases the advertising effect.

[0013] Further, as the original plate of the display thin plate 1, a plate having a suitable elasticity such as a synthetic resin plate is used.
When it is elastically bent and attached to the display frame 4 described later, it can be detachably attached to the frame 4 with its elastic restoring force, which is convenient when the display thin plate 1 is replaced. .

FIG. 2 is a developed view (in the industry, "2") of a display 2 of a design, characters, etc. on the body of a soft drink can, a hot drink can, a bottle containing a nutritional supplement and other tubular products to be sold. Light Labels)
A part of the display 2 in the developed view is drawn and displayed on the display thin plate 1 by screen printing or the like.

As shown in FIG. 3, the portion shown on the display thin plate 1 is the main part of the display 2, and the contour 3 of the upright shape of the actual tubular product is left unchanged in the height direction. It is a portion surrounded by a contour 30 that is preferably expanded by about 10% to 50% in the width direction. In FIG. 3, the contour 3 of the vertical shape of the cylindrical product is indicated by a dashed line,
The enlarged outline 30 is indicated by a two-dot chain line.

As shown in FIG. 4, when a part of the display 2 of the developed view is represented by printing or the like on the display thin plate 1 based on the enlarged outline 30, a shadow 21 is displayed on the partial display 20 corresponding to the enlarged outline 30.
Is applied by screen printing or the like. The shade 21 is intended to strongly appeal to the human visual sense of the three-dimensional appearance of the partial display 20 when the display thin plate 1 is mounted on the display frame 4 described later.

In the display 2 of the developed view called the light label of the tubular product, for example, the metal sheet-shaped bent portion of the upper or lower part of the can or the like is not shown, so that the display thin plate 1 is displayed.
It is not necessary to completely match the partial display 20 with a part of the display 2 of the developed view, and an appropriate correction can be made with respect to the color and the like.

In FIG. 4, reference numeral 22 designates a line corresponding to a boundary line at which two adjacent surfaces of the tubular product intersect. This corresponding line 22 is also expressed in the partial display 20 of the display thin plate 1. You don't have to.

When the original plate of the display thin plate 1 is a transparent plate, the display 2 and the shade 21 of the developed view on the trunk of the tubular product are as follows:
It may be applied by screen printing or the like from the back side of the display thin plate 1.

In the partial display 20 represented in this way, that is, the part of the display 2 surrounded by the enlarged outline 30, a design or the like viewed from the surface side of the thin plate 1 is provided with gloss, thereby increasing the advertising effect.

Since the display thin plate 1 on which the partial display 20 is shown by printing or the like is mounted on the display frame 4 described later, unnecessary portions can be cut off as necessary. On both sides of the display thin plate 1 shown in FIG. 5, an arbitrary number (four in the figure) of mounting lugs 11 are formed by cutting off the display frame 4 shown in FIG. 6 and FIG. ing.

The entire frame 4 in the illustrated example is integrally formed of a hard synthetic resin material. The frame 4 has a rectangular front face and a width smaller than that of the display thin plate 1.

On both sides of the frame 4, ear pieces 11 of the display thin plate 1 are provided.
There is provided an engagement hole 41 which is detachably attached,
In addition, on both edges, a pair of ridges 4 are formed on the left and right toward the front.
2 are provided integrally.

In order to attach the display thin plate 1 to the display frame 4, the display thin plate 1 is curved in an arc shape in the width direction,
The lugs 11 are inserted into the corresponding engaging holes 41 of the frame 4, and the edges of both sides of the thin plate 1 are elastically restored from the inside to the ridges 42 on both sides of the frame 4 from the inside. Contact each other by force. Here, the display thin plate 1 is detachably attached to the display frame 4.

Since the display thin plate 1 attached to the display frame 4 has a curved shape so as to form a part of a cylindrical body, the display 2 to be temporarily applied to the display thin plate 4 by printing or the like.
Is expressed by three widths of the vertical contour of the cylindrical product.
It is undesirable for humans to see the image thinner than the actual cylindrical product.

Therefore, it is extremely important for the present invention to additionally display the display 2 of the tubular product on the display thin plate 4 in correspondence with the outline 30 enlarged in the width direction.

The following is a description of a specific method for producing a display sample manufactured by the present inventors as a business.

That is, the display thin plate 1 is made of a transparent plastic thin plate or a polycarbonate or polyester film, and one side of the display thin plate 1 is defined as an outer surface (front surface). A mask composed of a white ink layer whose inside is transparent and whose outside is opaque (see FIG. 3) is printed.

In this case, an inner edge line of the white ink layer of the mask has an enlarged outline 30.

Next, the inside of the mask, that is, the inside of the enlarged outline 30 is shaded from the back side of the display thin plate 1 by screen printing. Specifically, a group of minute black dots representing a shaded portion is printed.

Thereafter, the portion of the display 2 is screen-printed from the back side of the display thin plate 1 so as to overlap with the minute dot group representing the shaded portion. For this printing, a plate used for can-can printing can be used as in the case of the light label.

The inventor of the present invention has stated that the metal part is usually provided on the upper and lower ends of the display 2 where the metal part of the actual can is exposed, that is, the part above and below the corresponding line 22 in FIG. In order to express the glossiness of the image, translucent white ink is applied from the back side by printing. By doing so, the translucent white ink layer shines with metallic luster.

The display frame 4 is provided with an arbitrary number (two in the figure) of locking pieces 43 integrally provided on the back surface thereof.
It is detachably attached to a product sample display section of a vending machine (not shown). However, the display frame can be fixedly provided on the vending machine side.

The display frame 4 may be made of any of a transparent material, a translucent material and a non-transparent material.

[0035]

According to the present invention described above, a flat display sample for a vending machine representing a tubular product such as a soft drink can can be manufactured by an extremely simple operation. It is possible to reduce the depth of the sample display unit.

The manufactured display sample has a three-dimensional effect comparable to that of the conventional display sample.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a plan view showing an original display thin plate used in a method of manufacturing a display sample for a vending machine according to the present invention.

FIG. 2 is an expanded view of a display of a trunk of a tubular product.

FIG. 3 is a front view in which the vertical contour of the tubular product and the enlarged contour are compared on the developed view of FIG. 2;

FIG. 4 is a front view of a display thin plate showing a tubular product.

FIG. 5 is a front view of the display thin plate from which unnecessary portions have been cut off.

FIG. 6 is a front view of the display frame.

FIG. 7 is a plan view of an exhibition frame body on which a display thin plate is mounted.

[Explanation of symbols]

 DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Display thin plate 2 Display 20 Partial display 21 Shading 3 Elevated outline of a cylindrical product 30 Enlarged outline 4 Display frame

Claims (2)

(57) [Claims] 1. A development view in which the display on the body of a soft drink can or other cylindrical product to be sold is developed in a plane, and the vertical contour of the cylindrical product is surrounded by a contour enlarged in the width direction. In addition to displaying the portion on the display thin plate, shading is applied to the outline of the displayed tubular product, unnecessary portions of the display thin plate are cut off as necessary, and then the display thin plate is curved in the width direction and displayed. A method for producing a display sample for a vending machine, wherein the display sample is attached to a frame. 2. The vending machine according to claim 1, wherein the original plate of the display thin plate is a transparent plate, and a display of a development view and a shadow on a body of the tubular product are given from the back side of the display thin plate. How to make an exhibition sample.