JP5228497B2 - vending machine - Google Patents

Description

The present invention relates to a vending machine displaying a product sample on the outer door of the vending machine .

  Conventionally, an exhibition room whose front is covered with a transparent panel is formed on the front of the main unit, and product samples are displayed in the exhibition room. 2. Description of the Related Art Vending machine display devices are known in which advertising boards printed with patterns such as these are arranged.

  In this type of exhibition room, an illuminating device such as a fluorescent lamp is installed to illuminate a product sample and an advertising board.

Recently, there is also an exhibition apparatus in which a product sample is formed in a hollow shape with a light-transmitting material, and the product sample is illuminated from the inside so that the product sample itself emits light.
Japanese Utility Model Publication No. 62-146282 JP-A 63-291190

  However, in the conventional configuration, the advertising part is provided at a predetermined position, and it is only possible to provide an advertising board within a predetermined range of the advertising part, and even if the advertising board is replaced, an appeal to the customer is made. It had the problem of not changing.

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION The present invention solves the above-described conventional problems, and an object thereof is to provide a vending machine that can increase the appeal of an advertising department to a customer by using a part of illumination means of a product sample.

In order to solve the conventional problems, the present invention provides a product sample display unit in which a display sheet for displaying a product sample on a rectangular transparent panel is inserted into an outer door provided on the front surface of a vending machine body, and the product sample. In a vending machine provided with a product selection button provided for each display unit, and illumination means that is individually arranged behind the product sample display unit and can be individually illuminated from the rear, a plurality of adjacent plural When the product sample display unit is used as a product appeal display unit, an advertising light setting unit that sets the illumination unit of the product sample display unit serving as the product appeal display unit as an advertising light, and the advertising light setting unit When the lighting means used as an advertising light is changed
A selection button for invalidating the product selection button corresponding to the product sample display unit to be a new product appeal display unit and resetting the correspondence between the column containing the product and the product selection button The lighting means set as the advertising light by the advertising light setting means operates differently from the other lighting means as the advertising light .

As a result, the number, size, and position of the product appeal display section (advertising section) can be changed, and if changed, the product selection button corresponding to the product sample display section that will become the product appeal display section (advertising section) becomes invalid. In addition, the correspondence between the column containing the product and the product selection button can be reset, and the lighting means of the product appeal display section (advertising section) can be operated differently from the lighting means of the product sample. The appeal of the product appeal display unit (advertising unit) to customers can be enhanced.

The vending machine of the present invention can change the number, size, and position of the product appeal display section (advertisement section), and corresponds to a product sample display section that becomes a product appeal display section (advertisement section) when changed. The product selection button can be disabled and the correspondence between the column containing the product and the product selection button can be reset, and the illumination means of the product appeal display section (advertising section) is different from the illumination means of the product sample The appeal of the product appeal display unit (advertisement unit) to customers can be enhanced.

The invention according to claim 1 includes a product sample display unit in which a display sheet for displaying a product sample on a rectangular transparent panel is inserted into an outer door provided on the front surface of the vending machine main body, and the product sample display unit. A plurality of the product sample display units arbitrarily adjacent to each other in a vending machine including a product selection button and an illumination unit that is individually arranged behind the product sample display unit and can be individually illuminated from the rear. , The advertisement light setting means for setting the illumination means of the product sample display section that becomes the product appeal display section as an advertisement light, and the advertisement light setting means becomes the advertisement light When the illumination means is changed, the product selection button corresponding to the product sample display unit which becomes the product appeal display unit is invalidated and the column containing the product and the column Selection button arrangement setting means for resetting the correspondence with the product selection button, and the lighting means set as the advertising light by the advertising light setting means is different from the other lighting means as the advertising light The product corresponding to the product sample display section that can change the number, size, and position of the product appeal display section (advertising section) and become a product appeal display section (advertising section) when changed. The selection button can be disabled and the correspondence between the column containing the product and the product selection button can be reset, and the lighting means of the product appeal display section (advertising section) is different from the lighting means of the product sample It is possible to increase the appeal of the product appeal display unit (advertisement unit) to customers by operating.

Invention of claim 2, the invention of claim 1, further comprising an advertisement lamp Illuminator Activation setting means for lighting or off the lighting means is set as the advertisement lamp by the advertisement lamp setting unit randomly, the In response to the advertisement light illumination setting means, the illumination means set as the advertisement light by the advertisement light setting means displays the product appeal display part in an illumination manner so that the illumination device such as a fluorescent light is turned on as in the prior art. It is possible to solve the problem that the appeal to the customer is small, and to appeal by flashing the product appeal display section.

The invention according to claim 3 is the invention according to claim 2 , further comprising an advertisement light illumination time zone setting means for setting a time zone for performing illumination of the illumination means set as the advertisement light by the advertisement light setting means. And controlling the illumination means set as the advertising light by the advertising light setting means with the illumination set in the advertising light illumination setting means in the time zone set by the advertising light illumination time zone setting means Thus, the illumination display time can be set according to the preference of the operator.

The invention described in claim 4 is the advertising light illuminance setting capable of setting the illuminance of the illumination means set as the advertising light by the advertising light setting means in the invention described in any one of claims 1 to 3. In accordance with the setting of the advertising light illuminance setting means, by controlling the illuminance of the illuminating means set as the advertising light by the advertising light setting means , a bright and easy-to-see vending machine installation location, etc. If you want to lower the illuminance of the lighting means, make it dark and difficult to see the advertising light, make the advertising light even brighter and appeal to users, increase the illuminance of the lighting, and arbitrarily set the illuminance of the lighting means according to the installation destination It can be set, wasteful power consumption can be reduced, and appeal to the user can be enhanced.

Lighting the invention according to claim 5, in which the invention of any one of claims 1 to 4, further set the time zone, which is set as the advertisement lamp by the advertisement lamp setting means definitive during that time with an advertisement lamp time zone luminance setting means for setting the illumination means, is set as the advertisement lamp by the advertisement lamp setting unit in the illuminance set in the set time period by the advertisement lamp hours luminance setting means By controlling the illuminating means, the illuminance can be lowered and the wasteful power consumption can be reduced in the time zone where the sales are low. Moreover, in the time slot | zone with many sales, illumination intensity can be made high and the appeal to a user can be heightened.

The invention described in claim 6 is the invention described in any one of claims 1 to 5 , further comprising a human detection unit that detects the presence of a user, and is used in the human detection unit. When it is detected that the user is present, the illuminance of the lighting means set as the advertising light is controlled brightly by the advertising light setting means, so that even if the illuminance is set low, the user can Increasing the illuminance when in front can increase the appeal to the user and reduce power consumption when not.

(Embodiment 1)
FIG. 1 is a perspective view showing the appearance of a vending machine according to Embodiment 1 of the present invention. FIG. 2 is a functional block diagram of the vending machine according to the first embodiment. FIG. 3 is a flowchart showing the operation of the vending machine according to the embodiment. FIG. 4 is an explanatory diagram of the advertisement light change of the vending machine according to the embodiment.

  In FIG. 1, a vending machine 1 according to an embodiment of the present invention has an outer door 3 on the front surface of a main body 2. Product sample display section 4 in which the appearance of each product is shown on the outer door 3, a product display space 5 in which each product sample display section 4 can be set, and illumination means 6 (not shown) for illuminating the product display space 5 ), A product selection button 7 to be included when a product-related lamp such as a sellable lamp or a sold-out lamp is purchased, and a product is purchased, a coin slot 8 into which a coin or the like is to be inserted, and an amount of money to be displayed A display 9, a product outlet 10 for taking out the selected product, and an advertising lamp 11 are provided.

  The illumination means 6 illuminates the product sample display section 4 representing the product content from the rear, and is provided for each product sample display section 4.

  The advertising light is illumination means 6, two LEDs are arranged up and down, arranged behind one product sample display unit 4, and partitioned so that the illumination does not leak to the adjacent product sample display unit 4 side. .

  Moreover, the display sheet which printed the goods is used as a goods sample, and the goods sample display part 4 is formed by inserting this display sheet in the transparent panel which comprises the goods sample display part 4. FIG.

As shown in FIG. 1, a user inserts a display sheet larger than the other product sample display units 4 across the two adjacent product sample display units 4, Ru is displayed in the area to buy a look at the sample product.

  In FIG. 2, the advertisement light setting means 21 can arbitrarily set a plurality of illumination means 6 provided for each product sample display unit 4 as advertisement lights. The advertising light storage means 22 stores the number of the illumination means 6 set by the advertising light setting means 21. The selection button array setting means 23 sets the product selection button 7 corresponding to the column containing the product in the product sample display unit 4. The selection button arrangement storage unit 24 stores the arrangement of the product selection buttons 7 set by the selection button arrangement setting unit 23.

  In addition, since the illumination means 6 of the product sample display unit 4 set in the advertisement light storage means 22 functions as an advertisement light, the product selection button 7 corresponding to the illumination means 6 set as the advertisement light does not function. The illumination means array setting means 25 sets the illumination means 6 corresponding to the column. The illumination means array storage means 26 stores the arrangement of the illumination means 6 set by the illumination means array setting means 25.

  The calculation control unit 40 a arbitrarily sets the lighting unit 6 of the product sample display unit 4 as the advertising light area by the advertising light setting unit 21 and stores it in the advertising light storage unit 22. Subsequently, the selection button array setting unit 23 sets the product selection button 7 corresponding to the column containing the products in the product sample display unit 4 and stores it in the selection button array storage unit 24. Subsequently, the illumination means array setting means 25 sets the illumination means 6 corresponding to the column and stores it in the illumination means array storage means 26.

The operation of the vending machine configured as described above will be described below with reference to the flowchart of FIG. This flowchart shows an example in which the 31st and 32nd illumination means 6 currently set as the advertising light shown in FIG. 4 are changed to the 12th, 13th, 28th and 29th illumination means 6.

  First, the arithmetic control unit 40a sets the illumination means 6 (see FIG. 4) Nos. 12, 13, 28, and 29 corresponding to the product sample display unit 4 in the advertising light setting means 21 as the advertising light area (STEP 1). Then, it is stored in the advertising light storage means 22 (STEP 2).

  Subsequently, since the arithmetic control unit 40a sets the 12, 13, 28, 29th illumination means 6 as the advertising light, the selection buttons 12, 12, 28, 29 cannot be used. As shown in FIG. 4, the setting unit 23 changes the selection button arrangement corresponding to the column (STEP 3) and stores it in the selection button arrangement storage unit 24 (STEP 4). Since the illumination means 6 of Nos. 12, 13, 28, and 29 are set as advertising lights, the illumination means array setting means 25 causes the illumination means 6 to correspond to the column numbers as shown in FIG. Is changed (STEP 5) and stored in the illumination means array storage means 26 (STEP 6).

As described above, according to the vending machine of the first embodiment, the product sample display that becomes the product appeal display unit 11 when any of a plurality of adjacent product sample display units 4 are the product appeal display unit 11 together. Advertising light setting means 21 for setting the lighting means 6 of the section 4 as an advertising light, and a product sample display that becomes a new product appeal display section 11 when the lighting means 6 that becomes an advertising light is changed by the advertising light setting means 21 Disable the product selection button 7 corresponding to the part 4 and the product containing the product
Selection button arrangement setting means 23 for resetting the correspondence between the product selection button 7 and the product selection button 7, and the illumination means 6 set as the advertisement light by the advertisement light setting means 21 is used as another illumination means as the advertisement light. The product sample which becomes the product appeal display part 11 (advertisement part) when it can change the number, the size, and the position of the product appeal display part 11 (advertisement part) by changing the operation different from 6. The product selection button 7 corresponding to the display unit 4 can be disabled, the correspondence between the column containing the product and the product selection button 7 can be reset, and the illumination means of the product appeal display unit 11 (advertisement unit) 6 can be operated differently from the illumination means 6 of the product sample, and the appeal of the product appeal display unit 11 (advertisement unit) to the customer can be enhanced. Moreover, sales promotion can be aimed at.

  Since the product selection button 7 and the illumination means 6 basically correspond to the same column, the illumination means arrangement setting means 25 can be eliminated, and the setting of the selection button arrangement setting 23 is reflected in the illumination means 6. Thus, the setting can be facilitated.

FIG. 4 shows a display in the case where the product appeal display portion is greatly appealed as an advertising display portion, and does not allow the product displayed as appealing in conjunction with the column number and the selection button to be selected as they are .

(Embodiment 2)
FIG. 5 is a functional block diagram of the vending machine according to the second embodiment of the present invention. 6 and 7 are flowcharts showing the operation of the vending machine according to the embodiment.

  In FIG. 5, the advertisement light illumination setting means 31 can set a predetermined illumination for the illumination means 6 set as the advertisement light by the advertisement light setting means 21. The advertisement light illumination storage means 32 stores the illumination pattern set by the advertisement light illumination setting means 31.

  The advertisement light illumination time setting means 33 sets a time zone for performing the illumination set by the advertisement light illumination setting means. The advertising light illumination time zone storage means 34 stores the time zone set by the advertising light illumination time zone setting means 33. The advertising light illuminance setting means 35 can set the illuminance of the lighting means 6 set by the advertising light setting means 21.

  The advertising light illuminance storage means 36 stores the illuminance level set by the advertising light illuminance setting means 35. The advertising light time zone illuminance setting means 37 can set the illuminance level of the advertising light in the time zone and the time zone. The advertising light time zone illuminance storage means 38 stores the time and illuminance level set by the advertising light time zone illuminance setting means 37. The human detection means 39 detects whether there is a customer in the vending machine.

  The calculation control unit 40 b sets a predetermined illumination for the lighting means 6 set by the advertising light setting means 21 in the advertising light illumination setting means 31 and stores it in the advertising light illumination storage means 32. Further, the advertising light illumination time zone setting means 33 sets a time zone for setting the advertising light illumination and stores it in the advertising light illumination time zone storage means 34.

Further, the illuminance of the lighting unit 6 set as the advertising lamp by the advertising lamp setting unit 21 is set in the advertising lamp illuminance setting unit 35 and is stored in the advertising lamp illuminance storage unit 36. Further, the illuminance level of the advertising light in the time zone and the time zone is set by the advertising light time zone illuminance setting means 37 and stored in the advertising light time zone illuminance storage means 38. Then, the lighting means 6 set as the advertising light stored in the advertising light storage means 22 is operated as the advertising light, and the advertising light illumination storage means 32 is operated.
The advertisement light illumination time zone storage means 34, the advertisement light illuminance storage means 36, the advertisement light time zone illuminance storage means 38, and the presence detection means 39 are changed according to the setting conditions and situation.

The operation of the vending machine configured as described above will be described below with reference to the flowcharts of FIGS.

  First, the calculation control unit 40b sets the illumination pattern to be operated by the lighting unit 6 set as the advertising lamp by the advertising lamp setting unit 21 in the advertising lamp illumination setting unit 31 (STEP 7), and stores the advertising lamp illumination storage. The data is stored in the means 32 (STEP 8). Further, the advertisement light illumination time zone setting means 33 sets the time zone for performing the illumination set by the advertisement light illumination setting means 31 from 17:00 to 22:00 (STEP 9), and stores it in the advertisement light illumination time zone storage means 34. (STEP 10). Further, the illuminance of the lighting means 6 set as the advertising light by the advertising light setting means 21 is set to the illuminance level M in the advertising light illuminance setting means 35 (STEP 11) and stored in the advertising light illuminance storage means 36 (STEP 12).

  Further, the illuminance of the advertising light in the time zone is set to the illuminance level L in the time zone from 16:00 to 24:00 in the advertising light time zone illuminance setting means 37 (STEP 13) and stored in the advertising light time zone illuminance storage means 38 ( (STEP 14).

  Subsequently, the arithmetic control unit 40b operates the lighting means 6 set as the advertising light stored in the advertising light storage means 22 as the advertising light, and the presence detection means 39 has a customer in front of the vending machine. (STEP 15), and when there is a customer, the illuminance of the illumination means 6 serving as an advertising light is controlled at a predetermined illuminance J.

  If there is no customer, it is determined whether the current time is between 16:00 and 24:00 stored in the advertising light time zone illuminance storage means 38 (STEP 16). The illuminance L stored in the illuminance setting storage means 38 is used, and if it is not within the time, the illuminance M stored in the advertising lamp illuminance storage means 36 is set (STEP 17). Subsequently, it is determined whether or not the current time is the time zone stored in the advertising light illumination time zone storage means 34 (STEP 18). If it is the time zone, the illumination pattern stored in the advertising light illumination storage means 34 is determined. 1 is operated at the above-mentioned illuminance. When it is not in the time zone, illumination is not performed and the operation is performed at the above-described illuminance.

As described above, according to the vending machine of the second embodiment, according to the advertising light illumination setting means 31, the lighting means 6 set as the advertising light is illuminated, so that the advertising light is made fluorescent as in the past. It is possible to appeal by solving the problem that there is little appeal just by lighting with a lighting device such as a lamp, and flashing.

  Further, by controlling the illuminating means 6 set as the advertising light with the illumination set by the advertising light illumination setting means 31 in the time zone set by the advertising light illumination time zone setting means 33, the operator Depending on the user's preference, it is possible to set the time for illumination of the advertising light.

  Further, by controlling the illuminance of the lighting means 6 set as the advertising light in accordance with the setting of the advertising light illuminance setting means 33, the illuminance of the advertising light illuminating means 6 is set to a place where the advertising light is bright and easy to see. If you want to appeal the customer to the installation site and advertising department that is low and dark and difficult to see the advertising light, increase the illuminance of the advertising light and arbitrarily set the illuminance of the lighting means 6 set to the advertising light according to the installation destination This can reduce wasteful power consumption and increase customer appeal.

  Moreover, if it is a time zone set by the advertising light time zone illuminance setting means 37, by controlling the illumination means 6 set to the advertising light with the set illuminance, The illuminance of the advertising light can be lowered, and wasteful power consumption can be reduced. Moreover, in the time slot | zone when there are many sales, the illumination intensity of an advertisement light can be made high and the appeal to a customer can be heightened.

  Further, when it is detected by the human detection means 39 that there is a customer, even if the illuminance of the advertising light is set low by controlling the illuminance of the lighting means 6 set as the advertising light, When the customer is in front of the vending machine, increasing the illuminance of the advertising light can increase the appeal to the customer and reduce the power consumption when there is no customer.

As described above, the vending machine according to the present invention controls the size, position, illuminance, and operation pattern of the advertising unit , thereby increasing the appealing power of the advertising unit and saving energy. provide.

The perspective view which showed the external appearance of the vending machine in Embodiment 1 of this invention Functional block diagram of the vending machine of the embodiment A flowchart showing the operation of the vending machine of the embodiment Explanatory drawing of advertising light change of vending machine of the same embodiment Functional block diagram of the vending machine in the second embodiment of the present invention A flowchart showing the operation of the vending machine of the embodiment A flowchart showing the operation of the vending machine of the embodiment

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Vending machine 2 Main part 3 Outer door 4 Product sample display part 5 Product display space 6 Illumination means 7 Product selection button 8 Coin slot 9 Price display 10 Product outlet 11 Product appeal display part 21 Advertisement light setting means 22 Advertisement Lamp storage means 23 Selection button array setting means 24 Selection button array storage means 25 Lighting means array setting means 26 Lighting means array storage means 31 Advertising light illumination setting means 32 Advertising light illumination storage means 33 Advertising light illumination time setting means 34 Advertising light illumination Time zone storage means 35 Advertising light illuminance setting means 36 Advertising light illuminance storage means 39 Human detection means 40a, 40b Calculation control unit

Claims (6)

A product sample display section in which a display sheet for displaying a product sample on a rectangular transparent panel is inserted in an outer door provided on the front surface of the vending machine main body, a product selection button provided for each of the product sample display sections, and the product sample In a vending machine that is individually provided behind the display unit and includes illumination means that can be individually illuminated from the rear, any adjacent plurality of the product sample display units together as a product appeal display unit The advertising light setting means for setting the lighting means of the product sample display section serving as the commercial product appeal display section as an advertising light, and the lighting means that becomes the advertising light by the advertising light setting means The invalidation of the product selection button corresponding to the product sample display unit serving as the product appeal display unit and the correspondence between the column containing the product and the product selection button The and a selection button array setting means for reconfiguring, wherein the advertisement lamp the lighting means is set as the advertisement lamp by setting means is an operation different from the other of said illumination means as an advertising lamp And vending machine. It includes advertising lamp Illuminator Activation setting means by advertising lamp setting means turned or off randomly illuminating means configured as advertising lamp, in response to the advertisement lamp illumination setting means is set as the advertisement lamp by the advertisement lamp setting unit 2. The vending machine according to claim 1 , wherein the illumination means displays an illumination on a product appeal display section. With an advertisement lamp illumination time period setting means by advertising lamp setting means for setting a time zone for performing illumination set illumination means as an advertising lamp, the advertisement is in the time zone set by the advertising lamp illumination time period setting means 3. The vending machine according to claim 2 , wherein the illumination unit set as the advertisement lamp by the advertisement lamp setting unit is controlled by the illumination set in the lamp illumination setting unit . An advertising light illuminance setting means capable of setting the illuminance of the lighting means set as the advertising light by the advertising light setting means is provided, and is set as the advertising light by the advertising light setting means according to the setting of the advertising light illuminance setting means. vending machine according to any one of claims 1 to 3, it was characterized by controlling the illuminance of the lighting means has. To set the time zone, comprising advertising lamp time zone luminance setting means for setting the intensity of irradiation <br/> bright means that is configured as an ad lamp by the advertisement lamp setting means definitive during that time, the advertisement lamp hours illuminance controlling said illuminating means is configured as an advertisement lamp by the advertisement lamp setting unit in the illuminance set in the set time period by the setting means from claim 1 characterized by any one of 4 The vending machine described. When the presence detection means detects that there is a user, and the presence detection means detects that there is a user, the illuminance of the illumination means set as the advertisement light by the advertisement light setting means is set. The vending machine according to any one of claims 1 to 5 , wherein the vending machine is brightly controlled.