JP3497956B2 - Vending machine product sample display device - Google Patents

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention displays product samples printed on a film lined up in a product sample exhibition room compartmentally molded inside a transparent plate attached to the outermost side of an outer door and illuminating from the back side. The present invention relates to a sample display device for a vending machine.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art FIGS. 3A and 3B show the structure of a conventional sample holding device, FIG. 3A is an external view thereof, and FIG.
The cross-sectional view cut in the Y direction is shown. In FIG. 3, 1
Is, for example, a product sample 2 in which a product is displayed on a panel made of acrylic resin, a frame 1a having an illumination window opened, and an outer frame 1b formed integrally with the frame 1a to form a groove for holding the product sample 2. 1 shows a structured sample holding device.

In FIG. 3, the product sample 2 is fitted in a groove above the groove formed by the outer frame 1b of the holding device 1 and the frame 1a, and then the whole product is inserted into the holding device 1. The lower edge is held in contact with the lower groove. Then, the holding device holding the product sample is provided in the product sample exhibition room which is partitioned and formed inside the transparent plate attached to the outermost side of the outer door of the vending machine, and hinged to the outer door so as to be openable and closable. It is attached by screwing to a mounting frame, and is illuminated and displayed from the back side through the illumination window.

[0004]

However, in the conventional structure, the product samples are mounted in a flat plate shape, and there is a problem that a large exhibition space is required when the products are displayed side by side. In order to display many product samples in a limited space, reducing the size of the product sample impairs the effect of appealing the product. Further, since the product sample holding device is attached by screws, it takes time to take out the holding device when cleaning the inside of the holding device or exchanging the product sample.

The present invention has been made to solve the above problems, and an object of the present invention is to enable a variety of product samples to be displayed in a limited space without impairing the effect of appealing the product. At the same time, an object is to provide a product sample display device for a vending machine, in which product samples can be easily exchanged and cleaned.

[0006]

In order to solve the above-mentioned problems, the invention according to claim 1 provides a product sample exhibition room which is partitioned and formed inside a transparent plate attached to the outermost side of an outer door. In a product sample display device of a vending machine that holds a flat plate-shaped product sample that displays the appearance, name, etc. detachably and displays it by illuminating it from the back side, the holding device that holds the product sample is molded of transparent resin. A curved surface whose cross section forms an arc, and an arc-shaped plate forming horizontal surfaces at the upper and lower ends of the curved surface, and a molded body having a frame in contact with the curved surface and the open end of the arc-shaped plate, A part of both left and right ends of the curved surface is cut and bent, and the pressing plate is bent along the curved surface so as to form a gap for sandwiching a product sample between the curved surface and the curved surface. Cut and raise a part near the upper and lower edges By providing a claw that is bent along the curved surface to form a gap for sandwiching the product sample between the curved surface, the product sample along the curved surface, the left and right pressing plates, and It is characterized by being sandwiched by upper and lower claws.

With the above structure, the product sample can be attached along the curved surface, so that the width direction can be saved even if the size of the product sample is not changed, and a wide variety of product samples can be stored in the limited space. In addition to being able to display the product, the product sample has a three-dimensional effect, which enhances the effect of appealing the product. Further, as in the invention according to claim 2, in the product sample exhibiting device of the vending machine according to claim 1, the holding device for holding the product sample is provided below the back surface of the frame and between the back surface of the frame and the holding device. An L-shaped rib that forms a groove, and a wedge with a triangular cross-section whose base is substantially perpendicular to the back surface at the top of the back surface of the frame, the upper end of the wedge protruding from the top of the frame, and the vertical surface of the wedge and the back surface of the frame Is provided at a position where a gap is formed between the holding device and the holding device, and a mounting hole for mounting the holding device is formed with a rectangular hole smaller than the frame, and the L-shaped ribs and the wedge are formed on the upper and lower edges of the hole. And can be engaged and held.

With the above structure, the holding device can be easily taken out by holding down the arcuate plate in front of the wedge and disengaging the wedge from the hole in the mounting surface to which the holding device is attached. Further, as in the invention described in claim 3, in the product sample display device of the automatic vending machine according to claim 1 or 2, one of the left and right frames of the holding device corresponds to the thickness of the frame, It is also possible to float it from the mounting surface and make it into a stepped piece.

With the above arrangement, when the holding devices are arranged side by side, the stepped pieces of the left and right frames of the holding device can be arranged so as to overlap the stepless pieces of the left and right frames of the other adjacent holding device, and accordingly, that much. Space saving is possible. Further, as in the invention described in claim 4, in the product sample display device of the vending machine according to any one of claims 1 to 3, the outer surface of the arc-shaped plate of the holding device is frosted. can do.

With the above structure, when the illumination light from the back side of the holding device passes through the arc-shaped plate and is diffused by the frosted surface to illuminate the periphery of the holding device, the exhibition room is brightened to appeal the product sample. Will be possible.

[0011]

1 shows the structure of a holding device according to an embodiment of the present invention, (a) is an external view thereof, (b) is a sectional view of a frame ABCD of the holding device seen from the X direction, FIG. 2 is an external view of a vending machine to which the holding device of the present invention is applied. In FIGS. 1 and 2, members given the same reference numerals as those in the conventional example have approximately the same functions, and therefore the description thereof will be omitted. In FIGS. 1 and 2, reference numeral 10 indicates, for example, a product sample displaying a product on a film or the like along a curved surface 10d.
A holding device for a product sample, which is held by being sandwiched between the left and right holding plates 10b and the upper and lower claws 10c, and the wedge 4 and the rib 5 provided on the back surface of the frame 10a are used as holes in the mounting surface of the holding device 10. It is locked and attached. Further, when locking the stepped piece on the left and right sides of the frame 10a, the stepped piece on the left and right sides of the frame 10a is overlapped with the stepless piece on the left and right sides of another holding device adjacent to each other, thereby saving the lateral direction. We are trying to make space.

Further, the upper and lower arc-shaped plates 1 of the holding device 10
Matting processing is applied to 0e, and the illumination light of the fluorescent lamp 8 that illuminates the product sample 20 from the back side is the arc-shaped plate 1
0e is diffused and transmitted to brighten the exhibition room to appeal the product sample. As shown in FIG. 2, this product sample holding device 10 is hinged inside an outer door 7 hinged to a main body cabinet 6 for storing various kinds of ice creams of an ice cream vending machine at a low temperature, for example. Can be mounted side by side on the mounting frame.

[0013]

According to the present invention, since the product sample is three-dimensionally mounted, the product appealing effect is enhanced and the product sample mounting space is saved. Further, since the holding device is attached to the hole in the attachment surface by the wedge and the rib, the holding device is easily attached and detached, and the product sample can be easily exchanged and cleaned.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 shows a configuration of a holding device according to an embodiment of the present invention,
(A) is an external view thereof, (b) is a sectional view of the frame ABCD of the holding device as seen from the X direction

FIG. 2 is an external view of a vending machine to which the holding device of the present invention is applied.

3A and 3B show a structure of a conventional sample holding device, FIG. 3A is an external view thereof, and FIG. 3B is a cross-sectional view of the holding device cut in the YY direction.

[Explanation of symbols]

4 wedges 5 ribs 6 Main body cabinet 7 Outer door 8 fluorescent lights 10 Holding device 10a frame 10b holding plate 10c nail 10d curved surface 10e arc-shaped plate 10f stepped piece 20 product samples

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Claims (4)

(57) [Claims] Claims: 1. A product sample exhibition room, which is partitioned and formed inside a transparent plate attached to the outermost side of an outer door, detachably holds a flat product sample that displays the appearance, name, etc. of the product, In a product sample display device of a vending machine that is illuminated and illuminated from the back side, a holding device for holding a product sample is formed by a transparent resin, a curved surface whose cross section forms an arc, and upper and lower end portions of the curved surface. The arc-shaped plate forming a horizontal plane, a curved surface and a molded body having a frame in contact with the periphery of the open end of the arc-shaped plate, and by cutting and raising a part of both left and right ends of the curved surface, Bending along the curved surface A pressing plate that forms a gap for sandwiching a product sample with the curved surface, and cutting and raising a part of the upper and lower ends of the curved surface near the curved surface and bending along each curved surface Hold the sample product between the curved surface That provided a pawl which is adapted to form a gap, so along the product sample to the curved surface, the right and left pressing plate, and the upper and lower pawls items on display to device for an automatic vending machine, characterized in that the clamped. 2. The product sample display device for a vending machine according to claim 1, wherein the holding device for holding the product sample has an L-shape that forms a groove between the back surface of the frame and the back surface of the frame. A rib and a wedge with a triangular cross-section whose base is substantially perpendicular to the back surface of the rib and the top of the back surface of the frame, the upper end of the wedge protrudes from the top of the frame, and there is a gap between the vertical surface of the wedge and the back surface of the frame. In the position, the mounting surface to which the holder is attached is perforated with rectangular holes smaller than the frame, and the upper and lower edges of the holes are engaged with and held by the L-shaped ribs and wedges. This is a product sample display device for vending machines. 3. The product sample display device for a vending machine according to claim 1 or 2, wherein either one of the left and right frames of the holding device is floated from the mounting surface by the thickness of the frame and is stepped. A product sample display device for vending machines characterized by being cut into pieces. 4. A product sample display device for a vending machine according to any one of claims 1 to 3, characterized in that the outer surface of the arc-shaped plate of the holding device is frosted. A product sample display device for vending machines.