JP3051550U - Product sample display structure - Google Patents

Abstract

(57) [Summary] [Problem] It is easy to insert and extract product samples,
Provided is a product sample display structure capable of producing a three-dimensional effect substantially the same as or substantially equivalent to a product. A sample product curved into a curved shape corresponding to a semi-cylindrical peripheral surface of a product is fitted from the back side into an opening formed in a sample holder, and both side edges of the product sample are placed on both sides of the opening. It locks on the locking step formed on the edge. The upper and lower peripheral edges of the product sample are engaged with the sample holders formed on the upper and lower edges of the opening, and the product sample is corrected and held in a curved shape corresponding to the semi-cylindrical peripheral surface of the product, so it is almost equivalent to the product Can create a three-dimensional effect. The locking projections formed at the upper and lower ends of the sample holder are locked and attached to the upper and lower edges of the opening formed in the display unit, so that the operation of inserting and removing product samples and the display unit of vending machines The operation of displaying a product sample can be easily and easily performed.

Description

[Detailed description of the invention]

[0001]

[Technical field to which the invention belongs]

 This invention is, for example, a product in which drinks such as soft drinks, carbonated drinks, beer, coffee, tea, etc. are filled in metal or resin or glass containers, or products such as cigarettes, dry batteries, etc. The present invention relates to a display structure in which, in a vending machine that sells a vending machine, a product sample very similar to the product to be sold is attached to a display section of the vending machine.

[0002]

[Prior art]

 Conventionally, as a display structure of a product sample described above, for example, a product sample curved into a curved shape corresponding to a semi-cylindrical peripheral surface of a product is fitted from a front surface side into a transmission hole formed in a sample holding frame. Then, insert and fix both side edges of the product sample into the vertical grooves formed on both side edges of the transmission hole. At the same time, there is an exhibition structure (Japanese Utility Model Application Laid-Open No. Hei 7-29682) in which the upper and lower edges of a product sample are engaged with curved frame portions formed on the upper and lower edges of the transmission hole to hold the product in a curved state.

[0003]

[Problems to be solved by the invention]

 However, when the above-mentioned structure inserts and removes both side edges of the product sample with respect to the vertical groove formed in the sample holding frame, the upper and lower edges of the product sample and the curved frame portion formed in the sample holding frame are removed. Since the peripheral edges come into contact with each other, preventing the insertion and removal of the product sample, the operation takes time and effort.

Further, since the upper and lower edges of the product sample are locked from the front side with respect to the inner edge of the curved frame formed in the sample holding frame, the upper and lower edges of the product sample curved into a curved shape are formed. Must be flexibly deformed in the vertical direction, the product sample may be wrinkled or partially bent, and the design value of the product sample may be impaired.

[0005] Furthermore, both side edges of the product sample must be slightly extended to form extra insertion pieces that can be inserted into the vertical grooves of the sample holding frame, and the size of the product sample is increased accordingly. Therefore, there is a problem that material costs and manufacturing costs are increased.

In view of the above problem, the present invention inserts a product sample curved into a curved shape corresponding to the side peripheral surface of the product from the back side into an opening formed in the sample holder or the display portion, Since both side edges of the product sample are locked to the locking steps formed on both side edges of the opening, the product sample can be easily inserted and removed, and a three-dimensional effect substantially equivalent to that of the product can be produced. The purpose is to provide a display structure for product samples.

[0007]

[Means for Solving the Problems]

 The invention according to claim 1 is a display of a product sample in which a sample product curved into a curved surface shape corresponding to a side peripheral surface of a product is held by a sample holder, and the sample holder is attached to a display surface of a display unit. A fixing means for fixing the sample holding body and the display section to each other on an opposing surface thereof, and forming an opening for fitting the product sample on a central surface of the sample holding body; At the upper edge and / or lower edge of the opening, a sample holding portion for holding the curved side edge of the product sample in a curved shape corresponding to the side peripheral surface of the product is provided, and the opening formed in the sample holding body is provided. The product sample display structure is characterized in that a locking step for locking both side edges of the product sample is provided on both side edges of the product sample.

[0008] The invention according to claim 2 is to form an opening on a display surface of the display section for fitting a product sample in a curved shape corresponding to a side peripheral surface of the product, and the opening is provided. At the upper edge and / or lower edge of the sample, a sample holding portion for holding the curved side edge of the product sample in a curved shape corresponding to the side peripheral surface of the product is provided. The product sample display structure is provided with a locking step for locking both side edges of the product sample.

The invention according to claim 3 is characterized in that, in addition to the configuration according to claim 1 or 2, the sample holding portion is provided on the sample holding portion in a state of being curved into a curved surface shape corresponding to a side peripheral surface of the product. It is characterized by a product sample display structure in which a guide hole for inserting and guiding the product is formed.

[0010]

[Action]

 In the display structure of the product sample according to the first aspect, the product sample curved into a curved surface shape corresponding to the side peripheral surface (semi-cylindrical or arc-shaped) of the product is opened to the opening formed in the sample holder. The product sample is inserted from the back side, and both side edges of the product sample are locked to the locking steps formed in the openings, so that the product sample can be easily inserted and removed. The elasticity of the product sample acts in the direction in which the product sample is locked to the locking step, and the product sample is stably held in a curved state. The curved side edge of the product sample is locked to the sample holding section, and the product sample is corrected and held in a curved shape corresponding to the side peripheral surface of the product, so that a three-dimensional effect substantially equivalent to that of the product can be produced. . Since the sample holder in which the product sample is inserted is fixed to the opening of the exhibition section by fixing means (for example, fixing means such as locking, suction, or adhesion), the display section (for example, a vending machine or other vending machine) is used. It is easy to display product samples on similar devices.

[0011] In the display structure of the product sample according to the second aspect, a product sample curved into a curved shape corresponding to the side peripheral surface of the product is fitted into the opening formed in the display portion from the back side, Since both side edges of the product sample are locked to the locking steps formed in the openings, it is easy to insert and remove the product sample. The elasticity of the product sample acts in the direction in which the product sample is locked to the locking step, and the product sample is stably held in a curved state. The curved side edge of the product sample is locked to the sample holding portion, and the product sample is corrected and held in a curved shape corresponding to the side peripheral surface of the product, so that a three-dimensional effect equivalent to that of the product can be produced.

In addition, since the display section in which the product sample is inserted is directly fixed to an appropriate mounting section (for example, a display section of a vending machine or other similar device, etc.), the sample holder as described above is attached. There is no necessity, and the work of exchanging product samples can be performed easily and easily. In addition, since the number of parts is reduced, it can be manufactured at low cost.

According to the third aspect of the present invention, in addition to the operation of the first or second aspect, the display structure of the product sample is a curved surface corresponding to the side peripheral surface of the product along the guide hole formed in the sample holding portion. Since the product sample curved into the shape is inserted and removed, the product sample is hardly restored to the flat state, and the product sample is guided into the curved state, so that the product sample can be inserted and extracted easily and easily.

[0014]

[Effect of the invention]

 According to this invention, the product sample curved into a curved surface shape corresponding to the side peripheral surface of the product is fitted from the back side into the opening formed in the sample holder or the display unit, as in the conventional example. There is no need to flexibly deform the product sample in the vertical direction, and it is easy to insert and remove the product sample, thereby improving workability. Moreover, it is possible to reliably prevent the product sample from being wrinkled or partially bent, and from impairing the product value and the display function.

[0015] Furthermore, since the both side edges of the product sample are locked to the locking steps formed on both side edges of the opening, the elasticity of the product sample is increased in the direction locked with the locking step. Acts and the product sample is stably held in a curved state. Also, unlike the conventional example, there is no need to extend both side edges of the product sample, and a product sample formed to have a size substantially equivalent to the side peripheral surface of the product is used. The material cost and manufacturing cost of the device itself are reduced, and the cost can be reduced.

Furthermore, since the curved side edge of the product sample is locked to the sample holding portion formed at the upper edge and / or the lower edge of the opening, the product has a curved surface shape corresponding to the side peripheral surface of the product. The sample is corrected and held, so that it is possible to produce a three-dimensional effect substantially the same as or substantially the same as that of a product sold by a vending machine, for example, and to obtain a display effect equivalent to that when a real product is displayed.

Furthermore, since the sample holder in which the product sample is inserted is fixed to the display unit, the labor and work of attaching and detaching the display unit itself can be omitted, and the operation of displaying the product sample can be easily performed. In addition, by directly fixing the display section in which the product sample is inserted to the mounting portion as appropriate, there is no need to attach the sample holder as described above, and the replacement of the product sample can be performed easily and easily. Moreover, since the number of parts is reduced, it can be manufactured at low cost.

Furthermore, since the product sample curved into a curved shape corresponding to the side peripheral surface of the product is inserted and extracted along the guide hole formed in the sample holding portion, it is difficult to restore the product sample to a flat state. In addition, since the insertion guide is provided in a curved state, insertion and removal of the product sample can be performed easily and easily.

[0019]

【Example】

 One embodiment of the present invention will be described in detail below with reference to the drawings. The drawing shows an exhibition structure for attaching a product sample very similar to a product to an exhibition section constituting the vending machine. In FIG. 1, the product sample 12 is a vending machine constituting the vending machine 1. An appropriate number of products are displayed on the display section 3 of the main body 2 according to the type of the product A to be sold.

The vending machine main body 2 constituting the vending machine 1 has a size and a shape very similar to the side peripheral surface (semi-cylindrical peripheral surface) of the sold product A (for example, a can product) on the front upper portion. A display section 3 for displaying the formed product sample 12 is provided, and selection switches 4 are arranged below the display section 3 in correspondence with the product sample 12 displayed on the display section 3.

In the lower part on the front side of the vending machine main body 2, a bill insertion slot 5 for inserting bills, a coin insertion slot 6 for inserting coins, and a return for returning the inserted money or change. There are provided a lever 7, a return port 8 for returning input money or change, and an outlet 9 for taking out a product to be sold.

As shown in FIG. 3, FIG. 4, and FIG. 5, an appropriate number of openings 10 are provided on the display surface of the display unit 3 at predetermined intervals in accordance with the type of the product A to be sold, at predetermined intervals. It is formed vertically. The opening 10 is formed in a size and shape that allows a frame-shaped sample holder 13 into which a product sample 12 to be described later is inserted to be independently inserted. A light source 11 such as a lamp, an incandescent lamp, an illuminating lamp, a light-emitting element, or other device having an illuminating function is provided facing the opening 10. The light source 11 emits an amount of light such that the product sample 12 attached to the front of the opening 10 of the exhibition section 3 emits light three-dimensionally, and characters and patterns are clearly displayed.

As shown in FIG. 2, the product sample 12 is formed of a transparent or translucent material such as plastic-impregnated paper, polyvinyl chloride, polyethylene, polyester, polycarbonate, acrylic, or the like, so as to be transparent or translucent (film-like). Or a sheet), and formed into a thickness that is flexible to a radius of curvature corresponding to the side peripheral surface of the product A (for example, a semi-cylindrical shape, an arc shape, or other similar shape), and a product sample The same color, pattern, characters, etc. as the product A are printed on the front side of the product 12.

The sample holder 13 is made of a material that blocks or transmits light, such as plastic, polyvinyl chloride, polypropylene, polycarbonate, or acrylic, so as to be translucent or opaque. 10 are formed in a size and shape to cover the peripheral edge on the front side.

The opening 14 formed in the center of the front side of the sample holder 13 allows insertion and removal of the product sample 12 and communicates with the opening 10 described above (light is emitted from the light source 11). It is formed in such a size and shape that light can be transmitted to the front side). The locking step portions 15 formed on both side edges on the back side of the opening portion 14 are projected slightly inward from both side edge portions of the opening portion 14 (an interval at which insertion and removal of the product sample 12 are allowed). It is formed in a size and a shape that both side edges of the product sample 12 are locked. In the embodiment, the locking step 15 is formed at the center edge on the back side of the opening 14, but it may be formed over the entire length or a part of the edge.

The semicircular sample holding portion 16 formed at the upper and lower edges on the front side of the opening portion 14 is engaged with the upper and lower peripheral edges of the product sample 12 curved to have a radius of curvature corresponding to the semicylindrical peripheral surface of the product A 1. Then, the product sample 12 is corrected and held in a curved shape (cylindrical shape) corresponding to the product A along the inner peripheral edge of the sample holding portion 16.

A long locking projection 17 formed at the upper end on the rear side of the sample holder 13 is locked to the inner upper edge of the opening 10 formed on the exhibition section 3, and is formed at the lower end on the rear side. The formed short locking projection 18 is locked to the lower inner edge of the opening 10.

The locking projections 17, 18 of the sample holder 13 are locked to the upper and lower inner edges of the opening 10 formed in the display unit 3, so that the opening 14 of the sample holder 13 and the display unit The third opening 10 communicates with a state in which light emitted from the light source 11 can pass therethrough, and the opening side peripheral edges are fixed in a state of being in close contact with each other to prevent light leakage.

The locking amount of the locking projection 17 is such that when the sample holder 13 is moved up and down, the locking projection 18 can be locked and released with respect to the lower inner edge of the opening 10. The status is set.

As another mounting method of the sample holder 13, as shown in FIG. 6, the sample holder 13 into which the product sample 12 is fitted is mounted on the front side of the opening 10 formed in the display section 3. Then, after the locking claws 13a, 13a formed on the upper and lower edges on the rear side of the sample holder 13 are inserted into the locking holes 10a, 10a formed on the upper and lower edges on the front side of the opening 10, the sample is held. The body 13 may be slightly lowered, and the locking hole 10a and the locking claw 13a may be locked and fixed to each other.

The illustrated embodiment is configured as described above, and hereinafter, a product sample 12 of a type corresponding to the product A is displayed on the exhibition section 3 of the vending machine main body 2 constituting the vending machine 1. Explain the exhibition method. First, as shown in FIGS. 2, 4 and 5, a product sample 12 curved in a curved shape (for example, cylindrical shape) corresponding to the semi-cylindrical peripheral surface of the product A is formed in the sample holding body 13. At the same time, the product sample 12 is pushed into the sample holding body 13 on both sides of the opening side, and the both side edges of the product sample 12 are held in the sample holding portion. The locking step 15 formed on the body 13 is locked simultaneously or sequentially from the inside from the inside.

In addition, the upper and lower peripheral portions of the product sample 12 are engaged with the inner peripheral portions of the sample holding portion 16 formed on the sample holder 13 so that the product sample 12 itself attempts to restore the flat state. As a result, the product sample 12 is corrected and held in a curved shape corresponding to the semi-cylindrical peripheral surface of the product A, so that a three-dimensional effect substantially equivalent to that of the product A can be produced.

The both side edges of the product sample 12 are locked to the locking step portions 15 formed on the sample holder 13 so as to resist the elasticity of the product sample 12 itself (force for restoring to a flat state). Since the product sample 12 is held in a curved state, the elasticity of the product sample 12 always acts in the direction in which the product sample 12 is locked to the locking step 15 formed on the sample holder 13 due to its elasticity. It is possible to reliably prevent both side edges of the product sample 12 from dropping off from the locking step 15 formed on the main holder 13, and to stably hold the product sample 12 in a curved state.

Next, as shown in FIGS. 3 and 4, a locking projection 17 formed on the upper end on the back side of the sample holder 13 is connected to an inner upper edge of the opening 10 formed in the display section 3. After stopping, the whole sample holder 13 is slightly pulled down, and the locking projection 18 formed on the lower end on the rear side of the sample holder 13 is locked on the inner lower edge of the opening 10 formed in the exhibition part 3. The product sample 12 can be displayed on the exhibition section 3 of the vending machine 1 as shown in FIG.

Thereafter, the light emitted from the light source 11 is guided into the product sample 12 through the opening 10 formed in the display portion 3, so that the product sample 12 displayed on the display portion 3 becomes a product sample. A is held in substantially the same shape as the semi-cylindrical peripheral surface of A, so that the product sample 12 displayed on the display section 3 of the vending machine 1 emits three-dimensional light to illuminate the real product to be sold. Approximately the same spray effect can be obtained.

As described above, the product sample 12 curved into a curved shape corresponding to the semi-cylindrical peripheral surface of the product A is fitted into the opening 14 formed in the sample holder 13 from the back side. There is no need to flexibly deform the product sample 12 in the vertical direction as in the conventional example, and the product sample 12 can be easily inserted and removed, thereby improving workability. In addition, it is possible to reliably prevent the product sample 12 from being wrinkled or partly bent, and from impairing the product value and the display function.

Moreover, since both side edges of the product sample 12 are locked from the inside with respect to the locking step 15 formed on the sample holder 13, the direction in which the product sample 12 is locked with the locking step 15 The elasticity of the product sample 12 acts on the, and the product sample 12 is stably held in a curved state. Further, unlike the conventional example, there is no need to extend both side edges of the product sample 12, and the product sample 12 formed to have a size substantially equivalent to the semi-cylindrical peripheral surface of the product A is used. In addition, the material cost and manufacturing cost of the product sample 12 itself are reduced, and the cost can be reduced.

Furthermore, since the upper and lower peripheral edges of the product sample 12 are locked to the sample holding portion 16 formed on the sample holder 13, the product sample 12 is straightened and shaped into a curved surface corresponding to the semi-cylindrical peripheral surface of the product A. The three-dimensional effect which is held and sold by the vending machine 1 is substantially the same as or substantially the same as that of the product A, and a display effect substantially equal to that when a real product is displayed can be obtained. In addition, since the sample holder 13 in which the product sample 12 is inserted is locked and fixed to the opening 10 of the display unit 3, the labor and work for attaching and detaching the display unit 3 itself can be omitted, and the product sample 12 can be used. Display work can be performed easily.

FIG. 7 shows a product in which a guide hole 19 for inserting and removing the product sample 12 is formed in a semicircle-side peripheral portion of the sample holding portion 16 formed at the upper end of the sample holding member 13 on the opening side. Another example of the exhibition structure of the sample 12 is shown, and the guide hole 19 formed in the sample holding portion 16 holds the sample 12 in a state of being curved into a curved shape corresponding to the semi-cylindrical peripheral surface of the product A. Is formed in a size that allows insertion and removal of the same.

At the time of insertion, the product sample 12 curved into a curved surface shape corresponding to the semicircular cylindrical peripheral surface of the product A is inserted into the guide hole 19 formed in the sample holding portion 16 from above, and along the guide hole 19. The insertion guide is performed while the product sample 12 is curved. The upper and lower edges of the product sample 12 are engaged with the sample holding portion 16 formed on the sample holder 13, and the both side edges of the product sample 12 are locked with the locking steps 15 formed on both side edges. Since the product sample 12 is held in a curved shape corresponding to the peripheral surface of the semi-cylindrical shape of A, the same operational effects as those of the above-described embodiment can be obtained.

The product sample 12 curved into a curved surface shape corresponding to the semi-cylindrical peripheral surface of the product A is inserted and extracted along the guide hole 19 formed in the sample holding portion 16, so that the product sample 12 is in a flat state. Since it is difficult to recover and the insertion guide is provided in a curved state, insertion and removal of the product sample 12 can be performed easily and easily. In addition, the surface of the product sample 12 can be reliably prevented from being wrinkled or partly bent, and the display function of the product sample 12 can be stably obtained.

FIG. 8 shows another display structure in which a product sample 12 curved to a curved surface shape corresponding to the semi-cylindrical peripheral surface of the product A is mounted on the display surface of the display unit 3 constituting the vending machine 1. A product sample 12 curved into a curved surface shape corresponding to the semi-cylindrical peripheral surface of the product A is fitted into the opening 10 formed in the plate-shaped display portion 3 from the back side, and both side edges of the product sample 12 are provided. The portion is locked to locking step portions 20 formed on both side edges of the opening 10.

Further, the upper and lower peripheral edges of the product sample 12 are engaged with the inner peripheral portions of the sample holding portion 21 formed on the upper and lower edges of the opening 10, and the curved surface corresponding to the semi-cylindrical peripheral surface of the product A. Since the product sample 12 is corrected and held in the shape, a three-dimensional effect substantially equivalent to that of the product A can be produced. Since the display section 3 in which the product sample 12 is inserted is directly fixed to the vending machine main body 2 of the vending machine 1, there is no need to attach the sample holder 13 as described above, and the product sample 12 is replaced. The work is simple and easy. In addition, since the number of parts is reduced, it can be manufactured at low cost.

Note that the above-described guide hole 19 may be formed in the peripheral edge portion on the half edge side of the above-described sample holding portion 21, and it is possible to achieve substantially the same operation and effect as in the above-described embodiment.

In the correspondence between the configuration of the present invention and the above-described embodiment, the locking step portions of the present invention correspond to the locking step portions 15 and 20 of the embodiment. The invention corresponds to the stop hole 10a, the locking claw 13a, and the locking projections 17, 18, but the present invention is not limited to the configuration of the above-described embodiment.

In the above-described embodiment, one sample holder 13 is independently attached to the opening 10 formed in the display unit 3. For example, two sample holders 13 are attached to the display surface of the display unit 3. A plurality of sample holders 13 such as four, four, etc. may be attached, and the present invention is not limited to the configuration of the embodiment.

Further, a sample holding device in which a product sample 12 is held with respect to a peripheral portion on the front side of the opening 10 formed in the display section 3 via fixing means such as a hook-and-loop fastener, a magnet, and an adhesive tape. The body 13 may be fixed detachably.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a front view showing a vending machine on which a product sample is displayed.

FIG. 2 is a perspective view showing a separated state of a product sample.

FIG. 3 is a perspective view showing an attached state of a sample holder.

FIG. 4 is a longitudinal side view showing a display structure of a product sample.

FIG. 5 is a cross-sectional plan view showing a display structure of a product sample.

FIG. 6 is a perspective view showing another display structure of the sample holder.

FIG. 7 is a perspective view showing another display structure of the product sample.

FIG. 8 is a perspective view showing another display structure of the product sample.

[Explanation of symbols]

 A: Commodity 1: Vending machine 2: Vending machine body 3: Display unit 10: Opening 10a: Locking hole 11: Light source 12: Product sample 13: Sample holder 13a: Locking claw 14: Opening 15 ... Stop step portion 16: sample holding portion 17, 18: locking projection 19: guide hole 20: locking step portion 21: sample holding portion

Claims (3)

[Utility model registration claims] 1. A display structure of a product sample, wherein the product sample curved into a curved surface shape corresponding to the side peripheral surface of the product is held by a sample holder, and the sample holder is attached to a display surface of a display unit. Fixing means for fixing the sample holding body and the display section to each other on the opposing surface, forming an opening for fitting the product sample in the center surface of the sample holding body, An edge and / or lower edge is provided with a sample holding portion for holding a curved side edge of the product sample in a curved shape corresponding to a side peripheral surface of the product, and both side edges of an opening formed in the sample holder. The display structure of the product sample, in which a locking step portion for locking both side edges of the product sample is provided in the section. 2. An opening for forming a product sample in a curved shape corresponding to a side peripheral surface of a product in a curved shape corresponding to a side peripheral surface of the product is formed on a display surface of the display portion, and an upper edge and / or a lower portion of the opening is formed. At the edge, a sample holding portion that holds the curved side edge of the product sample in a curved shape corresponding to the side peripheral surface of the product is provided, and at both side edges of the opening, both side edges of the product sample are provided. A product sample display structure with a locking step for locking. 3. The product sample display according to claim 1, wherein a guide hole for inserting and guiding the product sample into a curved shape corresponding to a side peripheral surface of the product is formed in the sample holding portion. Construction.