JP5017875B2 - Vending machine product sample display device - Google Patents

Description

  The present invention relates to a product sample display device for displaying a sample of products to be sold in a vending machine, and in particular, can display a three-dimensional product sample of a product to be sold and a sheet-like product sample on which a picture of the product to be sold is displayed. The present invention relates to a product sample display device for a vending machine.

  As a conventional vending machine product sample display device, a device described in Japanese Patent Application Laid-Open No. 2002-279497 (Patent Document 1) has been known. The vending machine equipped with this product sample display device sells packaged products such as cigarettes, and the display part of the product sample display device has a three-dimensional modeled from a resin that mimics the appearance of the product to be sold. Product samples were on display. In addition, when a three-dimensional product sample of a product to be sold is not available at the time of selling a new product, the product to be sold is displayed as a model. However, it takes a lot of money to prepare all three-dimensional sample samples according to the products to be sold, and when displaying the actual products to be sold, there is a problem that the products are not sold and are wasted. It was.

Therefore, in order to solve such a problem, as described in Japanese Patent Application Laid-Open No. 2005-332254 (Patent Document 2) or Japanese Patent Application Laid-Open No. 2005-332251 (Patent Document 3), A product sample display device has been developed that can display an inexpensive sheet-like product sample in which a picture of a product to be sold on a thin plate piece is displayed by printing or the like into a three-dimensional product sample. If these are explained in full detail, as shown in FIG. 6, the product display apparatus described in Patent Document 2 mounts a translucent sheet-shaped product sample mounting adapter 56 on a product display shelf 51. The front surface 56a of the adapter is connected to the front end surface 51a of the product display shelf 51 so as to be substantially flush with the locking portion 56b provided at the upper end of the adapter 56 and the receiving groove portion formed at the lower part of the product display shelf 51. The upper and lower ends of the sheet-like product sample 15b positioned on the front surface of the adapter 51 are sandwiched between and held by the adapter 51b. Moreover, what is described in Patent Document 3 is a rear surface of a product selection operation unit 8 provided on a front door 2 corresponding to a product display shelf 51 on which a three-dimensional product sample 15a is displayed as shown in FIG. The member is provided with holding portions 8a and 8b for holding the sheet-like product sample 15b, and the sheet-like product sample 15b is independently displayed on the back side of the transparent plate 16 forming the front door 2 in front of the product display shelf. is there.
JP 2002-279497 A JP 2005-332254 A JP-A-2005-332251

  By the way, in the product sample display device of such a conventional vending machine and described in Patent Document 2, when the sheet-like product sample 15b is displayed, the mounting adapter 56 for the sheet-like product sample is provided. In the case where the three-dimensional product sample is mounted directly on the product display shelf while being mounted on the product display shelf 51, the adapter 56 must be removed. That is, the mounting adapter 56 for the sheet-like product sample is attached and detached as necessary, and is complicated to store and store, and handling is troublesome. The adapter 56 generally displays a plurality of sheet-shaped product samples in a batch, and it is difficult to display a mixture of a three-dimensional product sample and a sheet-shaped product sample.

  Moreover, in what is described in patent document 3, when both the three-dimensional product sample 15a and the sheet-like product sample 15b are displayed, each is displayed at a position with a different depth from the transparent plate 16 on the front surface of the front door 2. Therefore, there is a problem that a sense of incongruity occurs between the sales product displayed by the three-dimensional product sample 15a and the sales product displayed by the sheet-like product sample 15b, and the appearance is not good.

  In order to solve such problems, the present invention is easy to handle, can display a combination of a three-dimensional product sample and a sheet-like product sample, and can improve the display. The object is to provide a product sample display apparatus.

In order to solve the above-mentioned problem, the invention according to claim 1 is a product sample display device of a vending machine that displays a three-dimensional product sample of a sold product and a sheet-like product sample on which a picture of the sold product is displayed. A sheet-shaped sample holder for holding the sheet-shaped product sample, and a three-dimensional sample mounting portion for mounting the three-dimensional product sample at the front, and a holder mounting for mounting the sheet-shaped sample holder behind A product display shelf provided with a portion, and the sheet-shaped sample holder is mounted on the holder mounting portion so as to be movable in the front-rear direction, and the sheet-shaped product sample is mounted on the three-dimensional sample sample on the front protruding position side . exhibition held in front portion substantially the same position of the three-dimensional product sample is placed on the part, behind the retracted position, to allow display the stereoscopic product sample to the solid sample mounting portion, said The upper part of the sheet product sample from both sides The holding claw portions are provided at both side end portions thereof, and the holding claw portions are adjacent to each other when the plurality of sheet-like sample holders are mounted on the product display shelf in a lateral direction. The left and right holding claw portions are arranged so as to protrude sideways in a complementary manner so that the holding claw portions of the sample holder do not interfere with each other, and the three-dimensional sample mounting portion is a lower end portion of the sheet-like product sample Is inserted and held in the guide groove provided in the front part of the bottom surface along the back surface of the product holding plate provided in the front part .
According to this, without removing the sheet-like sample holder from the product display shelf, the sheet-like sample and the three-dimensional product sample can be easily displayed with their front portions aligned. In addition, the structure of the sheet-shaped sample holder may be a simple structure including the holding claw portions at both ends thereof, and the sheet-shaped product sample may be simply held at two positions above and below the holding claw portion and the guide groove portion. it can.

  The invention according to claim 2 is the invention according to claim 1, wherein the sheet-like sample holder is provided independently for each sheet-like product sample, so that the three-dimensional product sample and the sheet are provided. It is possible to display sample products in a freely mixed manner.

As described above, according to the first aspect of the present invention, the sheet-like product sample and the three-dimensional product sample can be easily displayed with their front portions aligned without removing the sheet-like sample holder from the product display shelf. In addition, the structure of the sheet-like sample holder has a simple structure having holding claws at both ends thereof, and the sheet-like product sample is simply held at the upper and lower portions of the holding claw and the guide groove. Therefore, the handling of the display device can be simplified and the cost can be reduced. In addition, by arranging the left and right holding claws so that they protrude sideways in a complementary manner, sheet-like product samples can be displayed continuously without any gaps in the left-right direction. be able to.

  Further, according to the invention according to claim 2, in the invention according to claim 1, since the three-dimensional product sample and the sheet-like product sample can be freely mixed and displayed, the usability of the display device is improved. be able to.

  Embodiments of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings. In addition, the same code | symbol is attached | subjected to the structure which has the same or same function as the past.

  FIG. 1 is a front view showing a vending machine having a merchandise sample display device according to an embodiment of the present invention, and FIG. 2 is a front door and a rear door in the vending machine having a merchandise sample display device according to an embodiment of the present invention. It is an internal structure perspective view which shows the state which opened.

  As shown in FIGS. 1 and 2, this vending machine includes a main body 1 having a product storage column 5 for storing products for sale inside and an opening on the front surface, and a front opening of the main body 1 before closing the opening freely. And a door 2. Further, on the back side of the front door 2, an intermediate door 3 that covers the back side and can open the back side is disposed.

  On the front surface of the front door 2, an exhibition window 7 in which the product sample 15 displayed in the interior is visible through the transparent plate 16, and the front portion of the transparent plate 16 corresponding to the product sample 15. Arranged product selection button 8, coin insertion slot 9 and bill insertion slot 10 for inserting money for purchasing goods, return lever 11 for returning change etc., coin return slot for returning change coin etc. 12, a handle lock 13 for opening and closing the front door, an outlet door 14 for taking out sales products carried out from the product storage column 5, an indicator 18 for displaying the input amount and sales information, etc. Is provided. Further, on the back side of the front door 2, a coin identifying device (coin mechanism) 21 and a bill identifying device (bill validator) 22 for identifying inserted money, a coin safe 23 for storing inserted coins, and a product storage column are provided. A product take-out port 20 through which the product delivered from 5 is carried out is provided.

  A display panel 25 is provided on the front surface of the middle door 3 provided on the back side of the front door 2 so as to cover the front surface, and a product sample display device 30 for displaying the product sample 15 is displayed on the display panel 25. They are arranged in multiple stages in the vertical direction. A similar product storage column 5 is provided on the back side of the middle door 3 so as to face the product storage column 5 in the main body 1.

  As shown in FIG. 3, the product sample display device 30 includes a product display shelf 31 attached to the display panel 12 and a sheet-like sample support 41 that is detachably attached to the rear part of the product display shelf 31. The product display shelf 31 includes a shelf base portion 32, a three-dimensional sample holding portion (three-dimensional sample placement portion) 33 provided in front of the shelf base portion 32 and formed in a concave shape in accordance with the shape of the bottom of the three-dimensional product sample 5a. The product label attaching part 34 provided in the front part of the three-dimensional sample holding part 33 is provided. Further, the three-dimensional sample holding portion 33 is provided with a product holding plate 33a at the front portion thereof, and a product pushing portion 33b for pressing the three-dimensional product sample 5a toward the front product holding plate 33a is formed at the rear portion thereof. Further, on the rear surface of the shelf base 32, there is provided a mounting tool (not shown) that is detachably attached to the display panel 25, and a sheet-like sample support (sheet-like sample holder) 41 is mounted on the upper portion thereof. A sheet sample support mounting part (holding part mounting part) 35 for rotatably supporting this is provided. The sheet sample support mounting portion 35 includes a pair of mounting hole portions 36 corresponding to the three-dimensional sample holding portion 33 that displays one three-dimensional product 15a.

As shown in FIG. 4, the sheet-like sample support tool 41 is composed of a plate-like member whose cross section is bent in a substantially square shape, and holds the upper part of the sheet-like product sample 15b on both sides so as to be sandwiched from both sides. Holding claws (sheet upper holding portions) 43a, 43b, and 43c are provided at two locations on one side end and at one location on the other side end, respectively. In addition, at the lower part of the sheet-like sample support 41, there are provided two mounting piece portions 45 that are mounted on the mounting hole portion 36 so as to be pivotable. The mounting piece 45 is provided with a mounting shaft portion 45a rotatably supported by a support portion 36a (see FIG. 5) provided in the mounting hole portion 36, and a rotational radius direction of the mounting shaft portion 45a. In addition, a stopper portion 45b for restricting the rotational position of the sheet-like sample support tool 41 is provided. The stopper portion 45b is formed in a boss shape that protrudes outward from the pair of mounting piece portions 45, and extends from the outer surface of the mounting hole portion 36 in a flat plate shape, or the upper end surface of a guide portion 36b (see FIG. 5). engages the lower end surface, the rotational position of the sheet-like sample support 41, and a projecting position side where the upper is positioned at an upper portion of the solid product sample holder 33, the rear of the upper solid product sample holder 33 It restricts to the retracted position side where it retracts. For example, by bending the mounting piece portion 45 inward in the plate thickness direction, the stopper portion 45b can be moved up and down along the inner surface of the guide portion 36b. The holding claw portions 43a, 43b, 43c provided on the upper portion of the sheet-like sample holder 41 are adjacent to each other when the plurality of sheet-like sample holders 41 are attached to the product display shelf 31 in the left-right direction. The left and right holding claw portions 43a, 43b and the holding claw portion 43c are arranged so as to protrude sideways in a complementary manner so that the holding claw portions 43a, 43b, 43c of the sheet-like sample holder 41 that fits each other do not interfere with each other. ing. That is, the sheet-like product sample 15b can be continuously displayed on the product display shelf 31 without a gap.

FIGS. 5A and 5B are side cross-sectional views showing a case where the sheet-like product sample 15b and the three-dimensional product sample 15a are displayed in the product sample display device 30 configured as described above. First, when the sheet-like product sample 15b is displayed, the sheet-like sample support 41 mounted on the product display shelf 31 is tilted forward as shown in FIG. It moves to the protruding position located on the upper part of the three-dimensional sample holder 33. At this time, the rotation position of the sheet-like sample support tool 41 is restricted to the protruding position side by the stopper 45b. And the upper part of the sheet-like product sample 15b is held so as to be sandwiched from both sides by holding claws 43a, 43b, 43c provided on the upper part of the sheet-like sample support 41, and the lower end portion of the sheet-like product sample 15b is Along the back surface of the product holding plate 33a of the three-dimensional sample holder 33 provided at the front part of the display shelf 31, it is inserted into a guide groove part (sheet lower support part) 33c provided at the front part of the bottom surface below. In this way, the sheet-like product sample 15b is displayed on the product sample display device 30 while supporting the upper and lower parts thereof. In this case, the surface of the sheet-like product sample 15b can be displayed at substantially the same position as the front surface of the three-dimensional product sample 15a.

When displaying the three-dimensional product sample 15a, as shown in FIG. 5B, the sheet-like sample support 41 mounted on the product display shelf 31 is tilted rearward and the upper part thereof is three-dimensionally displayed on the product display shelf 31. It moves to the retreat position side located at the rear part of the sample holder 33. At this time, the rotational position of the sheet-like sample support tool 41 is regulated by the stopper 45b on the retracted position side that is out of the display space of the three-dimensional product sample 15a. Then, the bottom portion of the three-dimensional product sample 15 a is inserted into the three-dimensional sample holding portion 33 provided in a concave shape at the front portion of the product display shelf 31. In this way, the three-dimensional merchandise sample 15a is displayed on the merchandise sample display device 30 while supporting the bottom thereof.

  As described above, according to the product sample display device 30 of the embodiment of the present invention, without removing the sheet sample holder 41 from the product display shelf 31, the sheet product sample 15b and the three-dimensional product sample 15a can be connected to each other. Since the front parts can be easily arranged and displayed, the product display device 30 can be provided which can easily display the product sample 15 with good appearance.

  In addition, the sheet-like sample holder 41 is provided independently for each sheet-like product sample 15b, and the three-dimensional product sample 15a and the sheet-like product sample 15b are freely mixed and displayed on the product display shelf 31. Therefore, the usability of the product display device 30 can be improved.

  In addition, the sheet-like product sample 15b is sandwiched between the holding claw portions 43a, 43b, and 43c of the sheet-like sample support tool 41 and the guide groove portion 33c formed in the three-dimensional product holding portion 33 of the product display shelf 31, so that the upper and lower two places. Since the structure of the sheet-like sample holder 41 can be simply configured to support the upper portion of the sheet-like product sample 15b, the handling can be simplified, The sample 15 can be displayed nicely and the product sample display device 30 can be provided at a low cost.

  In the embodiment of the present invention, the sheet-like sample support 41 is mounted on the product display shelf 31 so as to be rotatable in the front-rear direction by the mounting shaft portion 45a provided on the mounting piece 45, and the upper portion thereof. Can be moved between the projecting position and the retracted position.For example, the sheet-like sample support is fixed to the product display shelf, and the upper part of the sheet-like sample support is movable to the projecting position and the retracted position. Of course, it may be a structure for arranging the parts. Needless to say, the present invention is not limited to only the apparatus shown in the present embodiment, and application changes can be made within the scope of the gist of the present invention.

It is a front view which shows the vending machine which has the goods sample display apparatus which concerns on embodiment of this invention. It is an internal structure perspective view which shows the state which opened the front door and the back inner door in the vending machine which has the merchandise sample display apparatus which concerns on embodiment of this invention. It is a perspective view which shows the goods display apparatus of the vending machine which concerns on embodiment of this invention. It is an external appearance perspective view which shows the sheet-like sample support tool which comprises the goods display apparatus of the vending machine which concerns on embodiment of this invention. (A) is a sectional side view showing a case where a sheet-like product sample is displayed in the product display device of the vending machine according to the embodiment of the present invention, and (b) is a three-dimensional product sample in the product display device. It is side sectional drawing which shows the case where it exhibits. FIG. 10 is a perspective view showing a product display device for a vending machine according to a conventional embodiment, in which a mounting adapter for a sheet-shaped product sample is mounted on a product display shelf. It is a goods display device of a vending machine concerning a conventional embodiment, and is a sectional side view showing a form in which a holding part for holding a sheet-like product sample is provided on a back member of a goods selection operation part.

Explanation of symbols

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Main body 2 Front door 3 Middle door 7 Exhibition window 15a 3D product sample 15b Sheet-like product sample 25 Display panel 30 Product sample display device 31 Product display shelf 33 3D sample holding part (3D sample mounting part)
33c Guide groove (lower seat support)
35 Sheet sample support mounting part (holding part mounting part)
41 Sheet-like sample support (sheet-like sample holder)
43a Holding claw (sheet upper holding part)
43b Holding claw part (sheet upper part holding part)
43c Holding claw (sheet upper holding part)

Claims (2)

A product sample display device of a vending machine that displays a three-dimensional product sample of a sold product and a sheet-like product sample on which a pattern of the sold product is displayed,
A sheet-shaped sample holder for holding the sheet-shaped product sample, and a three-dimensional sample mounting portion for mounting the three-dimensional product sample at the front, and a holder mounting portion for mounting the sheet-shaped sample holder behind the sheet sample sample holder And a product display shelf with
The sheet-shaped sample holder is mounted on the holder mounting portion so as to be movable in the front-rear direction, and the three-dimensional product sample is mounted on the three-dimensional sample mounting portion on the front protruding position side . the exhibition held in front portion substantially the same position, behind the retracted position, the three-dimensional product samples to allow display on the stereoscopic sample mounting part, so as to sandwich the upper portion of the sheet-like product samples from both sides Holding claw portions are provided at both side end portions thereof, and the holding claw portions are adjacent to each other when the plurality of sheet-like sample holders are attached to the product display shelf in a lateral direction. The holding claw parts of the sample holder are arranged so that the left and right holding claw parts protrude sideways in a complementary manner so that they do not interfere with each other,
The three-dimensional sample mounting portion is configured such that a lower end portion of the sheet-shaped product sample is inserted into a guide groove portion provided at a front portion of a bottom surface along a back surface of a product holding plate provided at a front portion thereof. A vending machine product sample display device characterized by holding . 2. The product sample display device for a vending machine according to claim 1, wherein the sheet sample holder is provided independently for each sheet product sample.