JP3106155B2 - Sample display equipment 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 sample display device for a vending machine installed in a vending machine for beverages, cigarettes, etc., for displaying a sample of a product.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art A conventional vending machine sample display device is composed of a number of product samples formed to have an appearance very similar to a sales product,
Equipped with a plurality of sample supports in the shape of a horizontally long shelf that removably support product samples in a horizontal direction and a background panel that conceals the space behind the product samples, and is fixed to the front of the vending machine. It is arranged on the back side of the transparent sample see-through window, and can be seen through from the front side (outside) through the sample sample see-through window.

[0003] That is, a plurality of sample supports are fixed in the front door of a vending machine by screwing in a line in the vertical direction, and a plate-shaped back cover is provided at the rear thereof. The edge is rotatably supported and provided to be openable and closable, and a background panel is fixed to the front surface of the back cover by screws. When exchanging product samples, such as when changing sales products, open the back cover after opening the front door, and attach and detach the product sample to and from the sample support on the back side of the sample perspective window. It has become.

[0004]

As described above, in the conventional sample display apparatus for vending machines, although it is relatively easy to exchange product samples, the sample support and the background panel fixed by screws are used. The exchange was complicated and it was difficult to work at the vending machine installation location on the street. Therefore, if the sample support and the background panel are discolored or faded over a long period of use, it is necessary to temporarily transfer the vending machine to a factory or the like in order to replace the sample support and the background panel. There was a problem.

The present invention has been made in view of such a conventional problem,
It is an object of the present invention to provide a sample display device for a vending machine in which a sample support, a background panel, and the like can be easily exchanged.

[0006]

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION The features of the present invention for solving the conventional problems as described above and achieving the intended purpose are as follows.
On the back side of the sample see-through window fixed on the front of the vending machine,
A plurality of oblong sample supports that are aligned and fixed in the vertical direction, and a plurality of product samples that are aligned in the horizontal direction and are removably fixed to the sample supports, respectively, and the sample see-through window is provided. A vending machine sample display device that is viewed through the base, a base that is openably and closably supported on the back side of the sample viewing window, a background panel that covers the front surface of the base, and a plurality of illuminators.
And a tool, the front surface of the base, the panel engagement portion supporting the background panel detachably, and a plurality of support locking portion for supporting detachably the respective sample support, wherein each lighting
A plurality of lighting fixture locking parts for detachably supporting the fixture are provided.
The sample support is detachably fixed to the sample support.
Multiple sample fixing parts to be set and the character display board are exposed on the front side
A plurality of display panel exposure windows to be
A plurality of engaging portions which are detachably engaged with each other, and wherein the background panel has the plurality of support member engaging portions exposed on the front side and the sample support members are arranged in front of the background panel. The locking portion exposure hole and the lighting fixtures are projected to the front side.
A plurality of lights arranged behind or inside each sample support.
That is, there is provided a lighting device projecting hole .

It is preferable that the lighting fixture locking part and the supporting body locking part are formed integrally, and the lighting fixture projection hole and the locking part exposure hole are formed integrally.

The sample support has a horizontally long plate-shaped upper surface member having a plurality of sample fixing portions for detachably fixing a bottom portion of the product sample, and a side end member supported by the support locking portion. It is preferable that both end portions of the upper surface member are detachably fixed to the side end member. In addition, a character display board detachably attached to the sample support is provided, and the sample support includes a horizontally long frame-shaped front member having a plurality of display board exposure windows for exposing the character display board to the front side. , The front member is formed by connecting a plurality of divided members each having a plurality of display panel exposure window holes in a laterally detachable manner,
It is preferable that the front member is fixed to the side member so that both side end portions are detachable.

[0009]

Embodiments of the present invention will now be described with reference to the drawings. 7 and 8, reference numerals 1 and 2 denote a main body of a vending machine (such as a product storage) and a front door.
Has one side edge portion rotatably supported so as to open and close with respect to the main body 1.
A sample see-through window 4 having a transparent front panel is fixedly provided. The product selection switches 6, 6,... Are fixed to the front panel of the sample see-through window 4.

The sample display device is installed on the back side of the sample see-through window 4 of the front door 2 of the vending machine, and can be seen through the sample see-through window 4 from outside (front). As shown in FIGS. 1 and 2, a base 10, a plurality of lighting fixtures 20,
.., Background panel 30, side edge covers 39, 39, plural sample supports 40, 40, plural product samples 50, 50
.., The panel support 60, the advertisement panel 62, and the like.

The base 10 is formed in a plate shape corresponding to the sample see-through window 4, is arranged on the back side of the front door 2 of the vending machine, and closes the rear of the sample see-through window 4. As shown in FIG. 7, one side edge portion is rotatably supported and opens and closes with respect to the front door 2. As shown in FIG. 2, hook-shaped or pin-shaped (convex) panel locking portions 13, 13 are protruded forward and fixed to the front surface of the base 10. Shape (convex)
Are aligned in the vertical direction, and are fixed by protruding forward. The lighting fixture 2 such as a socket is fixed to the distal end of the support locking sections 14, 14.
0 is detachably attached to the lighting fixture locking portion.

The background panel 30 is formed in a plate shape corresponding to the sample see-through window 4 and has hole-shaped (concave) locked portions 31, 31.
Is fixed, and a plurality of horizontally elongated lighting fixture protrusion holes (notches) 3
Are fixedly arranged side by side in the vertical direction, and the lighting fixture protruding holes 32 also serve as locking portion exposing holes. The background panel 30 is detachably supported on the front side of the base 10 by engaging the locked parts 31, 31 with the panel locking parts 14, 14, and covers the base 10 from the front, The lighting fixtures 20, 20,... And the support locking portions 14, 14,... Project forward from the lighting fixture projection holes 32, 32,.

As shown in FIGS. 3 and 4, the sample support body 40 is formed in a horizontally long, flat and substantially rectangular parallelepiped shelf having an open rear surface and a bottom surface. (Recessed) locked portions 43, 43 are fixedly provided, and the sample supporter 40 fixes the locked portions 43, 43 to the support locking portions 14, 1.
4 and is detachably supported on the base 10 in an arrangement on the front side of the background panel 30. As shown in FIG. 6, the lighting fixture 20 is arranged inside the sample support 40. It is supposed to be.

A plurality of through hole-shaped sample fixing portions 45 are fixedly provided on the upper surface of the sample support member 40.
A product sample 50, 50... Formed in a substantially cylindrical shape similar to a canned beverage which is a product for sale is detachably mounted with the bottom fitted to the sample fixing portions 45, 45. The front side portion of the product sample 50 is a semi-cylindrical translucent sheet and is detachably formed with respect to the rear side portion. A lighting window is provided at the bottom of the product sample 50. The product sample 50 is illuminated by the lighting device 20 from below and inside. In addition, on the front surface of the sample support body 40,
Are provided with display panel exposure windows 47, 47, and behind the display panel mounting windows 47, 47, a horizontally long flat plate-shaped translucent sheet-shaped character display plate 51 is detachably mounted.
The sample supporter 40 is illuminated from behind by the lighting device 20. As shown in FIG. 5, the sample supporter 40 has two side end members 41, 41, two locked members 42, 42, The upper surface member 44, the front member 46, and the connecting member 48 are removably fixed to each other by screws, so that they are assembled into a hollow horizontally long shelf.

That is, the side end member 41 has a side plate portion, a front plate portion, and an upper plate portion which are three-dimensionally formed.
Is formed in an L-shape including an upper plate portion and a rear plate portion, and the upper plate portion is fixed to the lower side (back side) of the upper plate portion of the side end member 41, and the locked portion is fixed to the rear plate portion. 43 are provided. The upper surface member 44 is formed in a horizontally long plate shape, and both end portions are fixed to the upper side (front side) of the upper plate portion of the side end members 41, 41. The sample fixing portions 45, 45 are attached to the upper surface member 44. …
Is provided. Further, the front member 46 is formed in a vertically long horizontal plate shape by connecting two divided members 46A and 46B via a connecting member 48, and the both side end portions are connected to the side end member 41 via the connecting member 48, 41 is fixed to the rear side (back side) of the front plate portion.

Therefore, by replacing the upper surface member 44, the front member 46, and the connecting member 48, the lateral length of the sample support 40, the sample fixing portions 45, 45, and the display panel exposure windows 47, 47 are provided.
Can be changed, so that it is possible to suitably cope with various vending machines and various product samples. Also, four or three display panel exposure windows 47, 47... Are provided in the division members 46A, 46B of the front member 46, and the display panel exposure windows are formed by a combination of the two types of division members 46A, 46B. 47, 47...
It can be changed in 12 ranges.

Further, the panel support 60 is provided with the sample support 4.
Similarly to the case 0, the lighting fixture 20 is arranged inside the panel support 60 by being detachably supported on the base 10 by the support locking portions 14, 14 in the arrangement on the front side of the background panel 30. . As shown in FIG. 2, a panel exposure window 61 is provided on the front surface of the panel support 60,
Behind the panel mounting window 61, a translucent sheet-shaped advertising panel 62 is detachably mounted.
Is illuminated from behind.

In the thus configured sample display apparatus, when exchanging the product sample 50 (the front side portion), the character display board 51, and the advertisement panel 62, for example, when changing the sales product, the vending machine is used. When the base 10 on the back side is opened after the front door 2 is opened, as shown in FIG. 7, the product sample 50 and the like are pulled out from the inside of the front door 2 to the outside (rearward). It can be done more easily from the front.

Furthermore, the sample support 4
0, when the sample support 40, the panel support 60, and the background panel 30 are replaced, such as when the panel support 60 and the background panel 30 are faded or discolored, these are concave and convex locked portions 31, 31; 43, 43 and locking portions 13, 13, 14,
14 can be easily attached to and detached from the base 10 simply by engaging and disengaging the vending machine 14, so that the replacement work can be performed at the vending machine installation location on the street, and it is necessary to transfer the vending machine to a factory or the like. Absent.

[0020]

According to the present invention as described above, on display to apparatus for vending machine according to the present invention, a base that is openably supported on the back side of the sample viewing window, and the background panel covering the front surface of the base, a plurality
And a lighting equipment, the front of the base, and a panel engagement portion where the background panel is supported detachably, and a plurality of support locking portion each swatch support is supported detachably luminaire Wear
Provide multiple lighting fixtures that are detachably supported
Multiple samples on which product samples are detachably fixed to the support
Fixed part and multiple displays that expose the character display board to the front side
A plate exposure window, and a locked portion that can be disengaged from the support locking portion.
The provided, the background panel, projecting each support locking portion is exposed to the front side, and a plurality of locking portions exposure hole for placing each sample support in front of the background panel, each luminaire to the front side Let
Multiple lights placed behind or inside each sample support
By providing the fixture projecting holes, the base on the back side of the sample see-through window is opened when the sample support and the background panel are discolored or faded due to long-term use, and the sample support, the background panel, and the lighting fixture are opened. The sample support, the background panel, and the lighting fixture can be easily replaced by attaching and detaching the sample to and from the base, and the product sample can be suitably illuminated.

It is to be noted that the structure is simplified by integrally forming the lighting fixture locking portion and the support body locking portion and integrally forming the lighting fixture projecting hole and the locking portion exposure hole. Can be.

Further, the sample support is made up of a horizontally long plate-shaped upper surface member having a plurality of sample fixing portions to which the bottom of the product sample is detachably fixed, and a side end member supported by the support locking portion. By configuring and removably fixing both side end portions of the upper surface member to the side end member, by replacing the upper surface member,
The lateral length of the sample support, the type and number of sample fixing portions, and the like can be changed. In addition, a character display board detachably attached to the sample support is provided, and the sample support has a plurality of horizontally long frame-shaped front members each having a plurality of display plate exposure windows for exposing the character display board to the front side. A plurality of divided members having a display panel exposure window hole are formed so as to be detachably connected in the lateral direction, and both end portions are detachably fixed to the side end members, thereby replacing and dividing the front member. Depending on the combination of the members, the lateral length of the sample support, the number of display panel exposure windows, and the like can be suitably changed.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a perspective view showing an embodiment of a sample display device for a vending machine according to the present invention.

FIG. 2 is an exploded perspective view of the sample display device of FIG.

FIG. 3 is a front perspective view of the sample support in FIG. 2;

FIG. 4 is a rear perspective view of the sample support of FIG. 3;

FIG. 5 is an exploded view of the sample support of FIG. 3;

FIG. 6 is a longitudinal sectional view of the sample support of FIG. 3;

7 is a perspective view showing a state in which a front door of a vending machine in which the sample display device of FIG. 1 is installed is opened.

8 is a perspective view showing a state in which a front door of the vending machine of FIG. 7 is closed.

[Explanation of symbols]

 DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Main body (vending machine) 2 Front door 4 Sample see-through window 6 Product selection switch 10 Base (sample display device) 13 Panel locking part 14 Support body locking part (lighting equipment locking part) 20 Lighting equipment 30 Background panel 31 Locked portion 32 Illumination device protrusion hole 39 Side edge cover 40 Sample support 41 Side end member 42 Locked member 43 Locked portion 44 Upper surface member 45 Sample fixed portion 46 Front members 46A, 46B Dividing member 47 Display panel exposure Window 48 Connecting member 49 Display panel latch 50 Product sample 51 Character display panel 60 Panel support 61 Panel exposure window 62 Advertising panel

──────────────────────────────────────────────────続 き Continuation of the front page (56) References JP-A-9-161140 (JP, A) JP-A-2-161593 (JP, A) JP-A 8-129670 (JP, A) 75877 (JP, U) JP-A-6-81072 (JP, U) JP-A 6-19233 (JP, U) JP-A 63-179585 (JP, U) (58) Fields surveyed (Int. Cl. ⁷ , DB name) G07F 5/00-9/10

Claims (4)

(57) [Claims] 1. A plurality of oblong sample supports which are aligned and fixed in the vertical direction on the back side of a sample see-through window fixed to the front of a vending machine, Equipped with a plurality of product samples that are aligned and fixed
In the sample display device for a vending machine which is seen through the sample see-through window, a base supported on the back side of the sample see-through window so as to be openable and closable, a background panel covering a front surface of the base, and a plurality of lighting fixtures
With the door, the front surface of the base, the panel engagement portion supporting the background panel detachably, and a plurality of support locking portion for supporting detachably the respective sample support, wherein each illuminator
There are a plurality of lighting fixture locking parts for detachably supporting the fixture.
The sample support is detachably fixed to the sample support.
Multiple sample fixing parts and the character display
A plurality of display panel exposure windows to be
A plurality of engaging and disengaging locked portions , wherein the background panel exposes the support locking portions to the front side and arranges the sample supports in front of the background panel. and a locking portion exposing holes, each of said lighting fixture to project to the front side
A plurality of lights arranged behind or inside each sample support.
A sample display device for a vending machine, characterized by having a brighter device protruding hole . 2. The vending machine according to claim 1, wherein the lighting fixture locking portion and the support body locking portion are formed integrally, and the lighting fixture projection hole and the locking portion exposure hole are formed integrally. Sample display device for machine. 3. A sample supporter includes a horizontally long plate-shaped upper surface member having a plurality of sample fixing portions for detachably fixing a bottom portion of a product sample, and a side end member supported by a support locking portion. ,
The sample display device for a vending machine according to claim 1, wherein the upper end member has both side end portions detachably fixed to the side end member. 4. A character display plate removably mounted on a sample support, wherein the sample support has a horizontally long frame-shaped front surface having a plurality of display plate exposure windows for exposing the character display plate to the front side. The front member is formed by removably connecting a plurality of divided members each having a plurality of the display panel exposure window holes in a lateral direction, and the front member is configured such that both side end portions are detachably mounted. The sample display device for a vending machine according to claim 3, which is fixed to an end member.