JP3159650B2 - Vending machine cold and hot display - Google Patents

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a cold / hot display device for a vending machine.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Heretofore, a cold and hot display device of a vending machine has been known as disclosed in Japanese Utility Model Application Laid-Open No. 56-55961.

FIG. 7 to FIG. 9 show the structure of a conventional cold and hot display device of a vending machine.
Reference numeral 2 denotes an outer door which is located on the front surface of the main body 1 and one of which is rotatably supported by a hinge 3.

[0004] Reference numeral 4 denotes an illuminating plate, 5 denotes an inner door pivotally supported on the outer door 2 by a hinge 6, and 7 denotes a display stand of a sample product 8 provided on the inner door 5. Reference numeral 9 denotes a display panel, which has a surface on which a design indicating the setting state of the temperature of the stored product is provided, and is stored in a display panel storage frame 10 attached to the outer door 2.

[0005]

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION In a vending machine,
It is effective to hold the display panel on the inner door for the convenience of cleaning the lighting panel.
A gap or inclination is generated between the display panel and the outer door due to a variation in assembling accuracy or the like, and the appearance is ugly. Therefore, it is required to eliminate such a gap and inclination in the cold / hot display device. .

An object of the present invention is to eliminate the gap and inclination between the outer door and the display panel caused by the variation of the parts of the outer door and the inner door and the assembling accuracy in such a cold and hot display device of the vending machine. And

[0007]

According to the present invention, there is provided a vending machine having a cold and hot display device according to the present invention, comprising: an illuminating plate; a decorative printing section provided on the illuminating plate; It consists of a cradle, a bearing attached to a member that constitutes the inner door, and a movable vertical support shaft, and a display plate that is suspended between the bearings and has a design on its surface that indicates the cold / hot setting of the stored product. The display plate is configured to move up and down following the opening and closing of the inner door.

Accordingly, it is possible to eliminate the gap and the inclination between the outer door and the display panel caused by the variation of the parts of the outer door and the inner door and the assembling accuracy.

[0009]

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS The invention according to claim 1 of the present invention is directed to an electric board located at the front of a vending machine and fixed to an outer door, a decorative printing section provided on the electric board, A pedestal attached to the glazing plate, a bearing attached to a member that constitutes the inner door, and a vertically movable support shaft, and a design that hangs between the bearings and has a surface that indicates the cooling / cooling status of the stored product. From the display board
When the inner door is closed, the display
The plate comes into contact with the cradle, and the support shaft rises,
The display board moves up and down following the opening and closing of the inner door, and is placed on the cradle when the inner door is closed, so there is a gap between the decorative printing section and the display board. Does not occur.

[0010] The invention according to claim 2 is a display body in which the display plate is formed in a polygonal column shape, and a design showing the setting state of the temperature of the stored product is applied to each surface to enable the display body to rotate between bearings. And a locking plate for stopping the display plate at a predetermined position. The cold and hot display device for a vending machine according to claim 1, wherein storage and replacement of the display plate are facilitated.

[0011] The invention of claim 3 has an abutment member having a larger outer cross section than the outer shape cross section of the display in more than one place of the display, close the inner door, laterally placed between the bearings did
The corner of the contact member contacts the cradle, and the contact member is
3. A cold and hot table for a vending machine according to claim 2, which is placed on a cradle.
The surface of the display body is not rubbed, so that the generation of scratches can be prevented.

According to a fourth aspect of the present invention, there is provided a cold / high temperature display device for a vending machine according to the first aspect, wherein the display panel is accommodated in a display panel accommodation frame, and the display panel accommodation frame is suspended between bearings. And various types of display boards can be displayed.

According to a fifth aspect of the present invention, there is provided a cold and hot display device for a vending machine according to the first aspect, wherein a second display panel having a transparent portion is provided in place of the decorative printing section. By displaying, for example, the price on the second display panel, various kinds of information can be displayed or changed.

An embodiment of the present invention will be described below with reference to FIGS. (Embodiment 1) FIG. 1 is a perspective view of a cold / hot display device of a vending machine according to the present invention, and FIG. 2 is a sectional view of a main part.

In FIGS. 1 and 2, reference numeral 11 denotes a decorative printing section provided on the illuminating plate 4 and has a transparent section 11a inside.
Reference numeral 12 denotes an exhibition stand, which is fixed to the inner door 5 with screws 13. 1
Reference numeral 4 denotes a display plate on which the inclined portion 14a is displayed at a lower portion, and the cooling / cooling state of the stored product is displayed on a flat portion. Reference numeral 15 denotes a shaft protruding from both ends of the display plate 14 and has a quadrangular prism shape. Reference numeral 16 denotes bearings provided at both ends of the display stand 12, and 17 long holes are formed therein. Reference numeral 18 denotes a cradle fixed to the illuminating plate 4 and has an inclined portion 18a at an upper portion.

The operation of the cold / hot display device for a vending machine configured as described above will be described below.

The inner door 5 is opened for cleaning the illuminating plate 4, etc.
Thereafter, when the inner door 5 is closed, the display plate 1 laid between the bearings 16
4, the inclined portion 14 a is in contact with the inclined portion 18 a of the pedestal 18, the shaft 15 is raised along the long hole 17,
Get on. Even if it fluctuates due to the mounting accuracy of the parts, the display plate 14 is constantly on the cradle 18, and therefore the display plate 14 can be seen through the transparent portion 11 a of the decorative printing unit 11.
Is constant.

(Embodiment 2) FIG. 3 is a perspective view of a main part of a cold and hot display device of a vending machine according to the present invention.

In FIG. 3, reference numeral 19 denotes a quadrangular prism-shaped display body, on each surface of which a settable cooling / cooling state of a stored product is displayed. Reference numerals 20 denote shafts provided at both ends of the display body 19 and have a square pillar shape. Reference numeral 21 denotes a locking plate, which is fixed to the bearing 16 and has a substantially U-shape. The width between the flanges along the elongated hole 17 is slightly smaller than the circumscribed circle of the shaft 20. The locking plate 21 has elasticity, and is preferably made of a spring or rubber. Numerals 22 are bearings attached to both ends of the display stand and have an elongated hole 23 larger than the circumcircle of the shaft 20 inside.

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

The inner door 5 is opened for cleaning the lighting plate 4, etc.
Thereafter, when the inner door 5 is closed, the display body 1 suspended between the bearings 16
9 comes into contact with the inclined portion 18a of the pedestal 18, the shaft 20 rises up along the flange of the locking plate 21, and the pedestal 1
Ride on 8. Even if it fluctuates due to the mounting accuracy of the parts, the display body 19 is constantly on the cradle 18, and therefore, the display body 21 can be seen through the transparent part 11 a of the decorative printing unit 11.
Is constant.

When the setting of the cold temperature of the accommodated product is changed, by opening the inner door 5 and rotating the display 19, the content of the cold temperature display can be changed, so that it is not necessary to store many display boards. The shaft is sandwiched between the locking plates 21 to restrict the free rotation of the display body 19. However, the locking plates 21 are elastically deformed to allow a large force such as human power to rotate.

(Embodiment 3) FIG. 4 is a perspective view of a main part of a cold and hot display device of a vending machine according to the present invention.

In FIG. 4, reference numeral 24 denotes a contact member having an outer shape slightly larger than the outer shape of the display body 19. Reference numeral 25 denotes a shaft provided on the contact member 24, which has a square cross section having a circumscribed circle smaller than the width of the long hole 23.

The operation of the cold / hot display device for a vending machine configured as described above will be described below.

The inner door 5 is opened for cleaning the illuminating plate 4, etc.
After that, when the inner door 5 is closed, the corner of the contact member 24 laid between the bearings 16 comes into contact with the inclined portion 18a of the cradle 18, and the shaft 25
Is raised along the gap between the flanges of the locking plate 21, and the contact member 24 is placed on the cradle 18. The display body 19 is constantly mounted on the pedestal 18 even if it varies due to the mounting accuracy of the parts.
Therefore, the display of the display body 21 viewed from the transparent section 11a of the decorative printing section 11 is constant. Further, the display body 19 does not come into contact with the cradle 18, so that the surface of the display body is not damaged.

(Embodiment 4) FIG. 5 is a perspective view of a main part of a cold and hot display device of a vending machine according to the present invention.

In FIG. 5, reference numeral 26 denotes a display panel housing frame having shafts 27 at both ends, and a groove 28 is provided therein. 2
Reference numeral 9 denotes a display plate inserted into the groove 28.

The operation of the cold / cold display device for a vending machine configured as described above will be described below.

When the cold / hot setting of the stored product is changed,
Open the inner door, pull out the display panel 29 from the display panel storage frame 26, and insert the display panel 29 that matches the new cooling temperature setting. Since the display panel insertion frame 26 is suspended between the bearings 16 provided on the display stand 12 of the sample product 8, the operation is performed while viewing the sample product 8, and it is possible to prevent inconsistency between the cold / hot setting product and the display contents. . If various display boards are stored, various displays are possible.

(Embodiment 5) FIG. 6 is a perspective view of a main part of a cold and hot display device of a vending machine according to the present invention.

In FIG. 6, reference numeral 30 denotes a second display panel,
It has a transparent part 30a inside. Reference numeral 31 denotes a display panel support plate, which holds the second display panel 30 in contact with the illumination plate 4. The position and size of the transparent portion 30a when the second display panel 30 is arranged are the same as those of the transparent portion 11a provided in the decorative printing portion 11.

The operation of the cold / cold display device for a vending machine configured as described above will be described below.

The second display panel 30 instead of the decorative printing section 11
If, for example, the selling price, new product information, and the like are displayed on the second display panel 30, such changes can be made by changing the second display panel 30, thereby simplifying the operation.

[0035]

As described above, according to the first aspect of the present invention, the vending machine is located at the front face and fixed to the outer door.
A lighted plate, a decorative printing portion applied to the lighted plate, a receiving stand attached to the lighted plate, a bearing attached to a member constituting the inner door and having a vertically movable support shaft, and a bearing. It consists of a display plate that is horizontally suspended between the bearings and has a design on the surface that indicates the cooling / cooling status of the stored product.
The display plate is brought into contact with the cradle, and the support shaft is raised.
The display plate moves up and down following the opening and closing of the inner door, and is placed on the cradle when the inner door is closed. There is no gap between the plate.

According to the second aspect of the present invention, the display plate is a display body formed in the shape of a polygonal column, and the display plate is rotatable between bearings, and the locking plate stops the display body at a predetermined position. According to the first aspect of the present invention, there is provided a cold and hot display device for a vending machine, which facilitates storage and replacement of a display plate.

[0037] According to the invention described in claim 3, comprising a contact member having a larger outer cross section than the outer shape cross section of the display in more than one place of the display, close the inner door, between the bearings side
The corner of the abutted contact member abuts a cradle, and the abutment portion
3. A vending machine according to claim 2, wherein a material rests on said cradle.
This is a cold-temperature display device, and the surface of the display body is not rubbed, so that generation of scratches can be prevented.

According to the fourth aspect of the present invention, the display panel is accommodated in the display panel accommodation frame, and the display panel accommodation frame is suspended between the bearings. Thus, various types of display boards can be displayed.

According to a fifth aspect of the present invention, there is provided a vending machine cold / hot display device according to the first aspect, wherein a second display panel having a transparent portion is provided instead of the decorative printing portion. By displaying, for example, the price on the second display panel, various kinds of information can be displayed.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is an overall perspective view of a cold and hot display device of a vending machine according to a first embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a cross-sectional view of a main part of the cold and hot display device of the vending machine according to the first embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 3 is a perspective view of a main part of a cold and hot display device of a vending machine according to a second embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 4 is a perspective view of an essential part of a cold and hot display device of a vending machine according to a third embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 5 is a perspective view of a main part of a cold and hot display device of a vending machine according to a fourth embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 6 is a perspective view of a main part of a cold and hot display device of a vending machine according to a fifth embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 7 is an external perspective view of a substantially upper half portion of a conventional cold display device of a vending machine.

FIG. 8 is a perspective view showing an upper part of the inside of a conventional cold vending machine in which the inner door of the vending machine is opened.

FIG. 9 is a longitudinal sectional view of a conventional cold / hot display device of a vending machine.

[Explanation of symbols]

 DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 11 Makeup printing part 11a Transparent part 12 Exhibition stand 13 Screw 14 Display board 14a Inclined part 15 Shaft 16 Bearing 17 Long hole 18 Receiving stand 18a Inclined part 19 Display body 20 Shaft 21 Locking plate 22 Bearing 23 Long hole 24 Contact member 25 Axis 26 Display panel storage frame 27 Axis 28 Groove 29 Display panel 30 Second display panel 30a Transparent section 31 Display panel support plate

Claims (5)

(57) [Claims] 1. A vending machine which is located at the front and fixed to an outer door.
A lighted plate, a decorative printing portion applied to the lighted plate, a receiving stand attached to the lighted plate, a bearing attached to a member constituting the inner door and having a vertically movable support shaft, and a bearing. It consists of a display plate that is horizontally suspended between the bearings and has a design on the surface that indicates the cooling / cooling status of the stored product.
The display plate is brought into contact with the cradle, and the support shaft is raised.
A cold and hot display device for a vending machine, wherein the cold and hot display device is mounted on the cradle . 2. A display body in which a display plate is formed in a polygonal column shape, and each surface is provided with a design indicating a cooling temperature setting state of a stored product,
2. A cold / cold display device for a vending machine according to claim 1, further comprising a locking plate for allowing rotation between the bearings and stopping the display body at a predetermined position. 3. The inner door has a contact member having an outer cross section larger than an outer cross section of the display body at one or more places of the display body.
Is closed, the corners of the abutment member laid horizontally between the bearings
Abut on the base and the abutment member rests on the cradle
3. A cold and hot display device for a vending machine according to claim 2, wherein: 4. The cold / cold display device for a vending machine according to claim 1, wherein the display plate is accommodated in a display plate accommodation frame, and the display plate accommodation frame is suspended between the bearings. 5. The cold / cold display device for a vending machine according to claim 1, further comprising a second display panel having a transparent portion therein instead of the decorative printing section.