JP3522496B2 - Vending machine display device - Google Patents

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a product sample display device provided in a multi-selection vending machine for selling various products such as can products and large-sized plastic bottle products.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art First, FIG. 10 shows a conventional structure of a display device equipped in the vending machine described above. In the figure,
Reference numerals 1 and 2 are front and rear doors of a double door type that are arranged in front of the main body case by dividing them into two pieces on the left and right sides. It is equipped with an operation unit 5 and so on. here,
The front of the display room 3 is covered with a transparent cover made of resin, and a rear door arranged on the rear side is fixedly installed with a plurality of upper and lower product display stands 7 on which product samples 6 are mounted and arranged side by side. A product selection button 8 is attached to the front of the transparent cover corresponding to each product display stand 7 on each stage.

Normally, the product selection buttons 8 are arranged in parallel on the lower side of the display stand on the product display stand 7, but in particular, they are arranged at the bottom of the display room and have a large height. For the product display stand 70 lined up at the bottom of the right outer door 2 displaying a large product sample 6L, etc., the product display stand 70 is installed on the lower side in consideration of the operability and viewability of the product selection buttons. Then, the product selection button 8 corresponding to the product display stand is arranged on the upper side of the product display stand 70 with an interval H corresponding to the large product sample 6L (plastic bottle product) as shown in the drawing, The product sample and the product selection button correspond to each other in the displayed state.

[0004]

By the way, the above-described conventional display device has the following problems in operability when a customer selects a product. That is, a large PET bottle product is replaced with a small product (for example, 250,350 m).
When the small product sample 6S is displayed on the product display stand 70 lined up at the bottom as shown in FIG. 11, the product sample 6S and the product selection buttons lined up above the product sample 6S are displayed. 8 is so far away that it is difficult to visually determine the correspondence between the two and the customer who purchases the product may press the product selection button 8 by mistake.

The present invention has been made in view of the above points, and an object thereof is to solve the above problems and to change the size of the product sample displayed on the product display stand in the display room according to the change of the sold product. Even if it is changed, the correspondence between the product sample and the product selection button arranged above it can be easily visually discriminated, and at the same time the surplus space created in the display room can be effectively used for advertisement. It is to provide a display device for a vending machine.

[0006]

In order to achieve the above object, according to the invention of claim 1 , a display chamber is defined in the front outer door of the main body case, and a sample sample is displayed in the display chamber. It is a display device of a vending machine equipped with a plurality of product display stands, and a product selection button corresponding to each product display stand individually, and a product selection button corresponding to the product display stand arranged in the bottom row is A product display stand that is arranged above the product display stand on the upper side, and the mounting height of the product display stand lined up at the bottom can be vertically adjusted according to the size of the product display stand. And a mounting height adjusting means for the
, Each setting of the product display stand on the back door of the display room
Depending on the position, the display stand mounting holes opened vertically arranged,
It is provided on the back of the product display stand and is installed in the display stand mounting hole.
It is composed of an engaging piece that engages, and the engaging piece is mounted on an exhibition stand.
Attach the product display stand to the relevant position by engaging with one of the holes.
I shall wear it .

According to the invention of claim 4, the main body cable is
The display room is defined on the front outer door of the
Commodity exhibition stand of the upper and lower multiple stages to display the commodities sample in (a) room, you
And the product display on each stage and the corresponding product selection buttons
Is the display device of a vending machine equipped with
Click the product selection button corresponding to the product display stand in a row.
It is placed above the product sample displayed on the product display stand.
At the exhibition height of the product display stands lined up at the bottom
It can be moved up and down according to the size of the product sample
Install a height adjustment device for the product display stand to
A pair of left and right exhibit stand mounts fixed to the back door of the spray room
It is formed on the plate surface of the tool and corresponds to each setting position of the product display stand.
A slide adjusting groove having a plurality of upper and lower engaging step portions corresponding to each other,
The slide adjustment is provided on the back of the product display stand.
The engaging step portion of the groove and the engaging piece engaging with the engaging step portion,
Engage the dowel with one of the engagement steps in the slide adjustment groove.
The product display stand shall be mounted across the left and right mounting brackets . <br/>

With respect to the movement-adjustable product display stand according to claim 1 or 4 , an advertisement display panel is removably arranged on the front side of the rear door of the display room in line above or below the product display stand. Item 2 or 5 ), wherein the advertisement display panel arranged on the lower side of the product display stand is hung and hung on the lower surface side of the product display stand (claim 3 or 6 ). With the above configuration, when a large product sample is displayed on the product display table arranged at the bottom, the mounting position of the product display table is set to the lowest adjustment stage, and a sample of a small product is displayed. Adjusts and moves the mounting position of the product display stand upward according to the height size of the product sample. As a result, the distance between the product sample displayed on the product display stand and the product selection buttons lined up above it becomes closer, and it becomes easier to visually discern the correspondence between the two, so the customer can press the product selection button. You can avoid the wrong selection trouble.

[0009] Further, by arranging the advertisement display panels on the front side of the rear door of the display room in a detachable manner by arranging them on the upper side or the lower side of the above-mentioned movement-adjustable type product display stand, the extra space generated in the display room is removed. In addition to being effectively used for advertising, this panel can cover the movement adjustment mechanism of the product display stand so that it cannot be seen from the front.

[0010]

BEST MODE FOR CARRYING OUT THE INVENTION Embodiments of the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings. In the drawings of the embodiments, the same members corresponding to FIGS. 10 and 11 are designated by the same reference numerals. First, referring to FIGS. 1A and 1B, the basic configuration of the embodiment of the present invention and the movement adjustment of the product display stand accompanying the change of the display product sample will be described. That is, product display stand 7,70 deployed on the display chamber 3 of the outer door side by the same layout as Figure 10, of the product selection button 8, product display stand 70 arranged at the bottom in the display chamber of the right outside the door 2 As for the mounting position, the mounting position is mounted so as to be vertically movable, as will be described later in detail, and the respective setting positions of the mounting height are represented by I, II, and III from the upper side.

Further, in this embodiment, the advertisement display panels 9 and 10 having different horizontal widths and different vertical widths are removably installed on the back side of the display room side by side on the upper and lower sides of the product display stand 70,
An advertisement sheet or the like is attached here to advertise the product for sale. When a large product sample 6L such as a PET bottle product is displayed on the product display stand 70, the mounting height of the product display stand 70 is set at the lower setting position III.
The large product sample 6L is displayed on the product display stand 70 at this position.

On the other hand, when the product to be sold is changed from a large product to a small product and the small product sample 6S having a low height is displayed on the product display table 70 in accordance with this, the product display table 70 is placed at the lower stage. Move upward from setting position III,
As shown in Fig. 1 (b), set the mounting height to the middle setting position II, and then switch the advertisement display panels 9 and 10 from the state of Fig. 1 (a) to the top and bottom of the product display stand 70 for use. To do. Alternatively, as shown in FIG. 3, the advertisement display panel 9 on the upper side is removed, and then the product display stand 70 is moved to the upper setting position I. As a result, the small product sample 6S displayed on the product display stand 70 and the product selection buttons 8 arranged on the upper side of the small product sample 6S are close to each other, and the correspondence between the two becomes easy to see.
Further, as shown in FIG. 2, when the product sample displayed on the product display stand 70 is changed to the medium-sized product sample 6M, the advertisement display panel 9 on the upper side is removed and the mounting height of the product display stand 70 is increased. Is moved to the middle-stage setting position II, and the medium-sized product sample 6M is displayed at this position.

Next, some embodiments of the movement adjusting mechanism of the above-mentioned product display stand 70 will be described with reference to FIGS. 4 to 9. First, in the embodiment shown in FIGS. 4 (a) and 4 (b), corresponding to each setting position I, II, and III of the product display stand 70 described above on the rear door 11 of the display room 3 (see FIG. 1). Display stand mounting holes (square holes) 11a arranged vertically are opened. on the other hand,
On the back surface of the product display stand 70, a hook piece 70a for locking is formed as an engaging piece by cutting and raising. And
To mount the product display stand 70 at a position corresponding to the size of the product sample 6 to be displayed, select one of the setting positions I, II, and III and attach the hook piece 70a to the mounting hole 11a opened at this position. Then, the decorative screw 12 attached to the center of the lower surface side of the product display stand 70 is screwed into the screw hole 11b formed in the center of the rear door 11 to fix the product display stand 70. It should be noted that a partition wall-shaped back wall 70b that rises upward from the rear end is provided on the upper surface side of the product display stand 70. This back wall 70b
The mounting hole 11a opened in the rear door 11 is blinded. Further, a fluorescent lamp socket 70c for lighting the product sample 6 is incorporated in the base of the product display stand 70. Further, the advertisement display panel 9 or 10 shown in FIG. 1 is hooked on the locking screw 70d on the lower surface side of the base so as to be detachably supported by suspension.

5 (a) and 5 (b), a leaf spring-like clip 13 is formed in the rear portion of the product display stand 70 instead of the decorative screw 12 and the clip 13 is formed.
Is fixed to the respective setting positions I, II, and III of the rear door 11 by locking holes which are drilled to fix the product display stand 70 at a desired mounting position. On the other hand, FIGS.
In the embodiment shown in FIG. 7, instead of drilling the display stand mounting holes in the rear door 11, a pair of left and right display stand mounting brackets 14 are fixed to the front surface of the rear door 11 as shown in FIG. As shown in FIG. 9, a slide adjusting groove 14a is formed on the plate surface in which engaging step portions corresponding to the respective setting positions I, II, and III of the product display stand 70 are set, and the slide adjusting groove 14a is opposed to the adjusting groove 14a. Stepped screws 15 as engaging pieces are attached to the left and right ends of the rear surface of the display stand 70. Then, after inserting the screw head of the stepped screw 15 into the upper end portion of the slide adjusting groove 14a, while moving along the slide adjusting groove, one of the setting positions I, II, and III is selected and set to that position. The decorative screw 12 attached to the center of the lower surface side of the product display stand 70 by hooking and locking the stepped screw 15 on the corresponding engaging step portion.
(See FIG. 6) or via the clip 13 (see FIG. 7) protruding from the rear surface of the base of the product display stand 70, the rear door 1
Fixed to 1. The display stand mounting bracket 14 prevents the paint from being peeled off by rubbing the base of the product display stand 70 against the back door 11 made of a white board when the product display stand 70 is slid up and down. It has a function, but if you take measures such as forming a film that protects the paint on the surface of the rear door 11 with which the base of the product display stand 70 is in sliding contact, you can adjust the slide directly on the rear door 11. It is also possible to implement by forming a groove.

[0015] In FIG. 8, display stand mounting member 14 arranged in the left and right ends, the advertisement display panel hanging from the rear surface of the product display stand 70 screen-shaped rear wall 70b standing upright, and the display stand lower surface of 9 , Or hidden behind 10 and never seen from the front. In this case, a darma hole 16 is opened on the left and right of the upper edges of the advertisement display panels 9 and 10, and the darma hole 16 is detachably hooked to a locking screw 70d attached to the lower surface side of the product display stand 70 to hang it. I am trying to lower and support it. Further, in order to attach the advertisement display panels 9 and 10 to the rear door 11 above the product display stand 70,
A screw similar to the locking screw 70d is planted on the front side of the rear door 11, and the Dharma hole 16 is fitted into the locking screw to detachably support the rear door 11. To do.

[0016]

As described above, according to the present invention,
Display the installation position of the product display stand that displays the large product samples such as PET bottle products or small product samples such as can products among the product display stands arranged in the upper and lower rows in the display room. By mounting the product display stand so that it can be moved vertically according to the size of the product sample, the product display table can be moved and adjusted so that the product sample placed on it is closer to the product selection button located above. It is possible to make it easier to see the correspondence between the two, which prevents sales troubles in which the customer mistakenly presses the product selection button.

In addition, by arranging the advertisement display panel above or below the movement-adjustable product display stand and detachably arranged on the front side of the rear door of the display room, the extra space generated in the display room is removed. In addition to being effectively used for displaying advertisements, this advertisement display panel can cover the movement adjustment mechanism (display stand mounting hole or display stand mounting bracket) of the product display stand so that it cannot be seen from the front.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a front view showing a basic layout of a display device according to an embodiment of the present invention, in which (a) is a lower stage setting position of a product display stand arranged at the lowermost stage of a right display room corresponding to a large product sample. (B) shows the state where the product display stand is attached to the middle setting position according to the small product sample to display the small products, and the advertisement display panels are arranged above and below the product display stand.

FIG. 2 is a state diagram in which the product display stand arranged in the lowermost stage of the right display room is moved and adjusted to the middle stage setting position corresponding to the medium-sized product sample in the configuration of FIG.

FIG. 3 is a view showing a state where the product display stand arranged at the bottom of the right display room is moved and adjusted to the upper setting position in the configuration of FIG. 1 to display a small product sample.

4A and 4B are configuration diagrams of an embodiment of an adjusting mechanism for the movable product display stand in FIG. 1, in which FIG. 4A is a side view showing a state before setting, and FIG. Side view

5 is a configuration diagram of an application example of a movement adjusting mechanism in which the decorative screw of FIG. 4 is replaced with a clip, (a) is a side view showing a state before setting, and (b) is a lower side of the product display stand. Side view with the unit in place

FIG. 6 is a configuration diagram of an embodiment in which an exhibition stand mounting bracket is used for the movement adjustment mechanism, (a) is a side view showing a state before setting,
(b) is a side view with the product display stand installed in the lower setting position

FIG. 7 is a configuration diagram of an application example of a movement adjusting mechanism in which the decorative screw of FIG. 6 is replaced with a clip, (a) is a side view showing a state before setting, and (b) is a lower stage of the product display stand. Side view with the unit in place

8 is a front view of a product display stand mounted on the movement adjustment mechanism of FIG.

9 is a front view of the display stand mounting bracket in FIG.

FIG. 10 is a block diagram showing a layout of a display device in a conventional vending machine, showing a large product sample on a product display stand arranged at the bottom of the right display room.

FIG. 11 is a view showing a state where a small product sample is displayed on the product display stand arranged at the bottom of the right display room in the display device of FIG.

[Explanation of symbols]

1,2 front outer door 3 display room 6 product samples 6L large product sample 6M medium size product sample 6S Small product sample 7 product display stand 70 Product display stand at the bottom 70a hook piece 70b back wall 70c fluorescent light socket 70d Locking screws for panel suspension 8 product selection buttons 9,10 Advertising display panel 11 Rear door of display room 11a Display stand mounting hole 12 cosmetic screws 13 clips 14 Exhibition stand mounting bracket 14a Slide adjustment groove 15 stepped screw I Upper setting position II Middle setting position III Lower setting position

Front page continuation (58) Fields surveyed (Int.Cl. ⁷ , DB name) G07F 9/02 G07F 9/10

Claims (6)

(57) [Claims] Claims: 1. A display room is defined on the front outer door of the main body case, and a plurality of upper and lower product display stands for displaying product samples in the display room, and a product selection table individually corresponding to each of the product display stands. A display device of a vending machine equipped with buttons, in which a product selection button corresponding to a product display stand arranged at the bottom is arranged above a product sample displayed on the product display stand at the bottom. The installation height adjusting means for the product display stand, which allows the mounting heights of the product display stands arranged in line with each other to be vertically moved and adjusted according to the size of the displayed product sample, is provided,
(A) Up and down on the back door of the room corresponding to each setting position of the product display stand
Display stand mounting holes opened side by side with the back of the product display stand
On the engaging piece that is provided on the surface and that engages with the display stand mounting hole
And the engaging piece is engaged with one of the display stand mounting holes.
A display device for a vending machine, characterized in that a product display stand is attached to the position in combination . 2. The display device according to claim 1.
Line up above or below the product display stand
Removable advertising display panel on the front side of the lay room rear door
A display device for a vending machine, which is characterized by being equipped . 3. The display device according to claim 2,
The advertising display panel placed below the product display stand.
A display device for a vending machine, which is hung and hung on the lower surface of the display stand . 4. A display room is provided on a front outer door of the main body case.
Define and display product samples in the display room.
Several stages of product display stands , and pairs of product display stands individually
Display of a vending machine equipped with a corresponding product selection button
It is a lay device, and it is a quotient corresponding to the product display stand lined up at the bottom.
Product sample with product selection button displayed on the product display stand
The product exhibition lined up at the bottom of the items placed above
The mounting height of the display stand can be adjusted according to the size of the displayed product sample.
Adjustable mounting height of the product display stand that can be moved in any direction
Means provided and left fixed to the back door of the display room
It is formed on the plate surface of the right pair of display stand mounting brackets,
Has a plurality of upper and lower engaging steps corresponding to each setting position of the display stand
Slide adjustment groove and the rear of the product display stand.
And an engagement piece that engages with the engagement step of the slide adjustment groove.
And the engaging piece is formed by the engaging step portion of the slide adjusting groove.
To attach the product display stand to the left or right mounting bracket
A display device for a vending machine, which is mounted over the space. 5. The display device according to claim 4,
Line up above or below the product display stand
Removable advertising display panel on the front side of the lay room rear door
A display device for a vending machine, which is characterized by being equipped . 6. The display device according to claim 5,
The advertising display panel placed below the product display stand.
A display device for a vending machine, which is hung and hung on the lower surface of the display stand .