JP4834355B2 - Illumination device for exhibition items and vending machine equipped with the same - Google Patents

Description

  The present invention relates to an illumination device for an exhibition article suitable for illuminating an exhibition article (product sample) such as a can drink and a vending machine provided with the same.

  For example, articles such as cigarettes and canned drinks are displayed on a display shelf of a store and sold to a purchaser in exchange for a price. A large number of these items are stored in the vending machine and sold one by one after the purchaser has put in the price.

  Such vending machines are installed in a place where the surface colors and decorations are devised so that they can be noticed by buyers, and the goods can be widely advertised and attracted by customers. .

  By the way, in the vending machine, the internal space as an exhibition space for displaying samples of goods for sale (product samples made of synthetic resin), photographs, etc., is arranged at a position where the article viewer (buyer) can easily see. Has been. At night, lighting devices are turned on to illuminate samples (articles for exhibition), photographs, etc., so that the contents of the articles for sale can be easily recognized by buyers.

  2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, an illumination device of this kind of vending machine has been proposed that includes an illumination element composed of a fluorescent lamp that illuminates an exhibition article from the upper side of the sample and the rear side of the sample.

  In such an illumination device for an exhibition article, when the illumination element is turned on, the lighting light illuminates the surface of the exhibition article and its surroundings.

  However, in the conventional lighting device, the mercury gas enclosed in the fluorescent lamp is harmful, and therefore, when the fluorescent lamp becomes unnecessary, it needs to be treated as industrial waste. In addition, fluorescent lamps have various problems such as short lifetime and high running costs.

  Therefore, in order to solve the above-described problems, a lighting device using a light emitting diode (LED) lamp as a lighting element has been proposed (for example, Patent Document 1). In this example, a translucent plate is disposed on the back side of the product sample, and a plurality of LED elements are disposed around the translucent plate.

In such an illuminating device, when a plurality of LED lamps emit emitted light, the emitted light is introduced into a semi-transparent plate (back panel) and emitted from the side of the article viewer of the semi-transparent plate to a product sample. .
JP 2002-358560 A

  However, according to Patent Document 1, since the LED lamps are disposed around the translucent plate, the display article cannot be accurately illuminated by the illumination light from these LED lamps, and the article viewer can visually recognize the article. There was a problem that the appealing display effect could not be obtained.

  Accordingly, an object of the present invention is to illuminate a display article accurately with illumination light from an LED lamp, and to thereby provide a display article illumination apparatus capable of obtaining an exhibition effect appealing to the visual perception of the article viewer. It is to provide a vending machine equipped with.

(1) In order to achieve the above object, the present invention is an illuminating device that illuminates a plurality of display articles as illumination objects in an exhibition space, wherein the plurality of display articles are vertically and horizontally in the display space. And a plurality of lighting units arranged corresponding to each of the plurality of display article groups, and each of the plurality of lighting units includes: A rear panel composed of a light transmissive member disposed on the back side of a plurality of display articles, and an article viewer arranged on the back side of the back panel with an arrangement pattern corresponding to the arrangement pattern of the exhibition articles Provided is an illumination device for an article for exhibition, comprising a plurality of light emitting diode lamps for emitting illumination light on the side.

(2) In order to achieve the above-mentioned object, the present invention has an internal space for displaying an exhibition article and incorporates an article dispensing mechanism for dispensing a sales article corresponding to the exhibition article. In a vending machine including a vending machine main body and a lighting device that is disposed in the vending machine main body and illuminates the display article, the lighting device is the lighting device according to (1) above. A vending machine that features

  According to the present invention, it is possible to accurately illuminate an exhibition article with illumination light from an LED lamp, and an exhibition effect appealing to the visual perception of the article viewer can be obtained.

[Embodiment]
FIG. 1 is a front view showing the whole of a vending machine provided with an illumination device for display articles according to an embodiment of the present invention. FIG. 2 is a block diagram showing the entirety of the vending machine provided with the illumination device for the exhibition article according to the embodiment of the present invention. FIG. 3 is a view for explaining the illumination device for the display article according to the embodiment of the present invention. FIG. 3A is a front view seen from the front side of the exhibition space. FIG. 3B is a cross-sectional view of the exhibition space as seen from the side. FIG. 4 is a front view showing the entire display space in the illumination device for the display article according to the embodiment of the present invention.

[Overall configuration of vending machine]
In FIG. 1, a vending machine denoted by reference numeral 1 illuminates a vending machine main body 2 for selling canned drinks for sale, and a plurality of display articles B as illumination objects corresponding to the items for sale. The apparatus 3 (shown in FIGS. 2 and 3) is generally configured.

  As shown in FIG. 4, a plurality of (eight groups) exhibition article groups b1, b2,..., B8 (in the embodiment, the exhibition article groups b1, b2,. It is divided into a plurality of display articles) and is held on the article viewer side of the back panel described later. Then, as shown in FIGS. 3 (a) and 3 (b), it is formed by a semi-cylinder made of a plastic light-transmitting member that is opened on one side and information indicating the article for sale is printed on the surface. . In addition, as the display article B, instead of printing and displaying on the surface of the semi-cylinder, a sticker on which the same information as the printed display content is displayed may be attached. When the article for sale (container) is formed of a light transmissive member, the article for sale may be displayed as the article for exhibition B. In addition to canned drinks, cigarettes, cup noodles, and the like are used as articles for sale.

(Configuration of the vending machine body 2)
As shown in FIG. 2, the vending machine main body 2 has a casing 4 as an exterior body and an article payout for paying out the goods for sale stored in the casing 4 (storage unit) in exchange for a price. A unit (article delivery mechanism) 5 and a control unit 6 that drives and controls the article delivery unit 5 and the illumination device 3 are provided.

<Configuration of casing 4>
As shown in FIG. 1, the housing 4 has a box body 4 </ b> A that opens forward and a door body 4 </ b> B that opens and closes the front opening of the box body 4 </ b> A, and is entirely formed of a substantially rectangular box.

  A housing space (not shown) for housing the illumination device 3, the article dispensing unit 5, the control unit 6, and the like is formed in the box 4A. The door body 4B is pivotally supported by the box body 4A.

  A front panel 7 (lighting plate) made of a light transmissive member serving as a front upper cover is disposed on the front upper portion of the door body 4B. A plurality of push buttons 8 for selecting an article made of a light transmissive member exposed to the outside are provided on the front surface portion of the front panel 7 so as to correspond to the plurality of exhibition articles B. Between the back surface portion of the front panel 7 and the front surface portion of the housing 4, an exhibition space (internal space) 9 for displaying the display article B is formed.

  In the lower front part of the door 4B, a bill insertion slot 12 and a coin insertion slot 13 for a purchaser to insert and insert banknotes and coins as a price for goods for sale, and a change return opening for returning change 14 and an article take-out port 15 with a flapper (a flapper is not shown) for a buyer to take out articles for sale. Further, at the lower front portion of the door body 4B, a return lever 16 for returning the bill / coin inserted / inserted into the bill insertion slot 12 / coin insertion slot 13 by a purchaser operation, A display 17 such as an LCD (Liquid Crystal Display) for displaying information on the inserted coins, and a door lock 18 for locking the opening operation of the door body 4B are attached. Reference numeral 100 denotes an advertising space for advertising information such as sales items.

<Configuration of article dispensing unit 5>
As shown in FIG. 2, the article dispensing unit 5 has an article storage section (not shown) for storing articles for sale, a plurality of the article dispensing units 5 are accommodated in the accommodating space of the box 4 </ b> A, and connected to the control unit 6. ing. And it is comprised so that the goods for sale may be paid out in exchange for the price by insertion and insertion of the banknote and the coin with respect to the banknote insertion slot 12 and the coin insertion slot 13.

<Configuration of control unit 6>
As shown in FIG. 2, the control unit 6 includes a money / change processing device (not shown) that processes the inserted banknotes and inserted coins to generate a money processing signal and a change processing signal. Similarly, it is accommodated in the accommodating space of the box 4A.

(Configuration of lighting device 3)
The illumination device 3 is composed of a plurality of illumination units 3A, 3B,..., 3I (only the illumination unit 3A is shown), and is disposed in the exhibition space 9 and connected to the control unit 6. Since the plurality of illumination units 3A, 3B,..., 3I have substantially the same configuration, only one illumination unit 3A will be described. The illumination unit 3A has a front surface as shown in FIGS. A base 19 parallel to the panel 7, a lamp mounting substrate 20 facing the side of the article viewer of the base 19, a plurality of LED lamps 21 for illuminating a plurality of display articles B in the display space 9, and these And a rear panel 22 that receives illumination light from the plurality of LED lamps 21 and emits the illumination light to the article viewing side.

  The base 19 is arranged at the rearmost position in the exhibition space 9 and is configured to function as a cover member of the lighting unit 3 </ b> A together with the rear panel 22.

  The lamp mounting substrate 20 is attached to the side of the article viewer of the base 14 via a stat 23 and connected to the control unit 6 via a connector 24 or the like.

  The plurality of LED lamps 21 include LED lamps having three types of LED elements (red LED elements, green LED elements, and blue LED elements in the embodiment) that emit different color lights, and the light emission surface 22A of the back panel 22 is provided. Are arranged in parallel in the vertical and horizontal (for example, 6 × 4 = 24) directions, and are mounted on the side of the article viewer of the lamp mounting substrate 20 with an arrangement pattern corresponding to the arrangement pattern of the display article B. Then, single color light of red light, green light or blue light is emitted, color light of a combination of these two types of monochromatic light, and white light of a combination of three types of monochromatic light. It is configured to be possible.

  The back panel 22 is attached to the base 19 in correspondence with, for example, one exhibition article group b1 among the plurality of exhibition article groups b1, b2,... B8, and the plurality of exhibition articles B and the plurality of LED lamps 21. The whole is formed by a box made of a light transmissive member capable of accommodating the lamp mounting substrate 20 and the plurality of LED lamps 21. The illumination light from the plurality of LED lamps 21 is received by the light incident surface 22B, and the illumination light is emitted from the light emission surface 22A to the article viewer side. A stage 25 made of a light-transmitting member having a display unit 25A for displaying information related to articles for sale (price, sold out / in preparation, heating / cooling, etc.) is disposed directly below the back panel 22. In FIG. 3B, reference numeral 22C denotes a lead wire introduction notch.

[Operation of Lighting Device 3]
When a voltage is applied to each LED lamp 21 from the power supply, illumination light (for example, white light) is emitted from each LED lamp 21. Next, the white light enters the light incident surface 22B through the air layer, and is introduced into the back panel 22 from the light incident surface 22B. In this case, the white light emitted from the plurality of LED lamps 21 is different from light emitted in directions other than the lamp optical axis direction and the lamp optical axis direction. There is also light that reaches the back panel 22 and is reflected. Such light is complicatedly mixed in the air layer (between the back panel 22 and the LED lamp 21), so that white light having an intensity corresponding to the degree of the mixing enters the back panel 22 from the light incident surface 22B. be introduced. Then, the light is transmitted through the back panel 22 and is uniformly emitted from the light exit surface 22A toward the article viewer side.

[Effect of the embodiment]
According to the embodiment described above, the following effects can be obtained.

(1) Since the plurality of LED lamps 21 are arranged in the light emission surface 22A of the back panel 22, the illumination light from the LED lamps 21 is emitted from the light emission surface 22A of the back panel 22 to display a specific display article. B can be illuminated accurately, and an exhibition effect appealing to the visual perception of the article viewer can be obtained.

(2) The plurality of display articles B are divided into a plurality of display article groups b1, b2,..., B8, and the back panel 22 corresponds to the plurality of display article groups b1, b2,. The plurality of display articles B can be rearranged for each of the plurality of display article groups b1, b2,..., B8, and the degree of freedom in arrangement in the display article B is increased. be able to.

(3) Dimming can be performed by turning on / off or blinking the plurality of LED lamps 21, and a specific display article can be emphasized by making it brighter or darker than other exhibition articles. .

(4) The brightness of the lamp light can be changed by turning on / off the LED lamp 21 in accordance with the ambient brightness and the set time.

(5) The color mixing condition can be changed for each of a plurality of display article groups b1, b2,..., B8 and displayed in a desired color light (for example, cool in summer or warm in winter) according to time or season. The product B can be illuminated.

(6) Since the push button 8 and the display unit 25A (stage 25) can be illuminated by the LED lamp 21, a dedicated illumination device is not necessary for the push button 8 and the display unit 25A, and the cost can be reduced. . In this case, the illumination light from the LED lamp 21 may be guided to the push button 8 and the display unit 25A by a light guide member (not shown).

  As mentioned above, although the illuminating device (vending machine) of the display article of this invention was demonstrated based on said embodiment, this invention is not limited to said embodiment, and does not deviate from the summary. The present invention can be implemented in various modes within the scope, and for example, the following modifications are possible.

(1) In each embodiment, the case where three types of LED elements that emit red light, green light, and blue light are used to emit white light as illumination light from the LED lamp 21 has been described. Is not limited thereto, and a blue LED element that emits blue light and a yellow LED element that emits yellow light may be used. Further, in order to obtain white light, an LED element that emits blue light and a YAG (Yttrium Aluminum Garnet) that emits yellow wavelength-converted light when excited by receiving light emitted from the LED element (blue light), etc. It may be an LED lamp having a phosphor layer. Moreover, the LED lamp which has a fluorescent substance layer which radiates | emits white wavelength conversion light by receiving and emitting the emitted light (purple light: wavelength 400nm or less) emitted from an LED element may be sufficient.

(2) In each embodiment, the case where the LED lamp 21 is an LED lamp having three types of red, green, and blue LED elements has been described. However, the present invention is not limited to this, and a single type of LED element is used. Of course, it may be an LED lamp. In this case, it is preferable that at least two types of LED lamps each emitting different colored light are mounted on the lamp mounting substrate 20. Thereby, each LED lamp can be arbitrarily combined and lit to obtain various display effects.

(3) In each embodiment, the case where the display article B is formed of a plastic semi-cylinder has been described. However, the present invention is not limited to this, and may be a paper semi-cylinder, for example. The material and shape can be appropriately changed according to the display article or the like.

The front view which shows the whole vending machine provided with the illuminating device of the articles | goods for exhibition which concerns on embodiment of this invention. The block diagram which shows the whole vending machine provided with the illuminating device of the articles | goods for exhibition which concerns on embodiment of this invention. (A) And (b) is the front view and sectional drawing shown in order to demonstrate the illuminating device of the article for exhibition which concerns on embodiment of this invention. The front view which shows the whole exhibition space in the illuminating device of the display article which concerns on embodiment of this invention.

Explanation of symbols

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 ... Automatic vending machine, 2 ... Vending machine main body, 3 ... Lighting apparatus, 3A ... Lighting unit, 4 ... Housing | casing, 4A ... Box body, 4B ... Door body, 5 ... Article delivery unit, 6 ... Control unit, 7 ... Front panel, 8 ... push button, 9 ... exhibition space, 12 ... bill insertion slot, 13 ... coin insertion slot, 14 ... change return port, 15 ... goods outlet, 16 ... return lever, 17 ... indicator, 18 ... door lock 19 ... Base, 20 ... Lamp mounting substrate, 21 ... LED lamp, 22 ... Back panel, 22A ... Light exit surface, 22B ... Light incident surface, 22C ... Notch, 23 ... Stat, 24 ... Connector, 25A ... Display unit , 25 ... stage, 100 ... advertisement space, B ... exhibition goods, b1, b2, b3, b4, b5, b6, b7, b8 ... exhibition goods group

Claims (8)

An illumination device for illuminating a plurality of display objects as illumination objects in an exhibition space,
The plurality of exhibition articles are arranged as a plurality of exhibition article groups divided vertically and horizontally in the exhibition space, and a plurality of lighting units are arranged corresponding to each of the plurality of exhibition article groups. And
Each of the plurality of lighting units, and a back panel made of a light transmissive member disposed on the rear side of the plurality of display articles, of the rear panel with an arrangement pattern corresponding to the arrangement pattern of the display article illumination device exhibit article, characterized in that a plurality of light emitting diode lamp that emits illumination light is disposed on the rear side to the article viewer side. The back panel is attached to a base disposed corresponding to the plurality of display article groups, and is formed by a box made of a light transmissive member capable of accommodating the plurality of light emitting diode lamps. The illumination device for an exhibition article according to claim 1 . The illumination device for an exhibition article according to claim 1 or 2 , wherein the exhibition article is formed of a light transmissive member. The display device according to claim 1 or 2 , wherein the light emitting diode lamp is a light emitting diode lamp having at least two types of light emitting diode elements for emitting white light. The light emitting diode lamp lighting device display article of claim 1 or 2 which is a light emitting diode lamp which emits white light by light emitting diode and the phosphor. A vending machine main body having an internal space for displaying an exhibition article, and having a built-in article dispensing mechanism for dispensing the sale article corresponding to the exhibition article;
In the vending machine provided in the vending machine main body and provided with a lighting device for illuminating the display article,
The lighting device, a vending machine, which is a lighting device according to any one of claims 1-5. The vending machine according to claim 6 , further comprising a push button made of a light transmissive member that receives illumination light from the illumination device and emits the illumination light toward an article viewer. The vending machine according to claim 6 or 7 , further comprising a display unit made of a light transmissive member that receives illumination light from the illumination device and emits the illumination light toward an article viewer.