JP5287434B2 - vending machine - Google Patents

Description

  The present invention relates to a vending machine.

  For example, a wide variety of vending machines that automatically sell desired products such as beverages when money is inserted have been developed. It is widely used in various places for reasons such as reduction in area and labor costs required for sales.

  Such a vending machine has a rectangular shape with an open front, and stores the product inside, and opens and closes the front opening of the vending machine and forms the front of the vending machine itself. And a display window and a product selection button are provided on the outer door.

  The display window is a window that allows a product sample placed on a plurality of stages of shelves inside the outer door, and cold / warm information and price information displayed corresponding to each product sample to be viewed from the front. The product selection button is provided for each product sample, and is a push button switch for the user to select a purchased product.

  In such a vending machine, if the inserted money is equal to or higher than the sales price of the product, the product corresponding to the pressed product selection button is paid out from the inside of the vending machine body and sold (for example, see Patent Document 1). .

JP 2006-244367 A

  However, in the vending machine as described above, the cold / warm information displayed corresponding to each product sample is configured to be visible from the front. For example, a short child or a wheelchair user When trying to purchase products with a vending machine, there were the following problems. That is, the cold / warm information displayed corresponding to each product sample placed on the top shelf may be located in the blind spot of the product selection button, and may be difficult to view.

  In view of the above circumstances, the present invention expands the visible range of the cold / cold display corresponding to the product sample placed on the uppermost shelf in particular, and allows the vending machine to visually recognize the cold / hot information. The purpose is to provide a machine.

  In order to achieve the above object, a vending machine according to claim 1 of the present invention is arranged so as to be visible from the front together with a product sample, and displays a cold / warm information of the product sample, and the product sample. Each of which is provided with a product selection button for selecting a product, and when any product selection button is pressed, the information on the given money is more than the sales price, In a vending machine that pays out and sells a product corresponding to the product selection button from the inside of the machine, at least the cold temperature information corresponding to the product sample arranged on the uppermost shelf and displayed on the display panel is displayed on the front side. A mirror member for reflecting in the lower area is provided.

  The vending machine according to claim 2 of the present invention is the vending machine according to claim 1, wherein the display panel displays not only the cold / hot display of the product sample but also price information of the product sample, The member reflects not only the cold / warm information but also price information corresponding to the product sample to the lower area on the front side.

  The vending machine according to a third aspect of the present invention is the vending machine according to the second aspect, wherein the mirror member is disposed on a top surface that defines a storage area for storing the product sample, The cooling / warming information and price information corresponding to the product sample arranged in the front are reflected to the lower area on the front side.

  According to the present invention, the mirror member corresponds to at least the product sample arranged on the uppermost shelf and reflects the cold / warm information displayed on the display panel to the lower area on the front side. For example, when a short child or a wheelchair user purchases a product using the vending machine, the product sample placed on the shelf at the top is also especially for these people. Each cold temperature display can be favorably viewed, and the cold temperature information of each product sample can be visually recognized. Therefore, in particular, there is an effect that the visible range of the cold temperature display corresponding to the product sample placed on the uppermost shelf can be expanded and the cold temperature information can be visually recognized by various users.

FIG. 1 is a front view of a vending machine according to an embodiment of the present invention. FIG. 2 is a perspective view showing the internal structure of the vending machine according to the embodiment of the present invention. FIG. 3 is a perspective view showing the internal structure of the vending machine according to the embodiment of the present invention. FIG. 4 is a perspective view showing the configuration of the uppermost shelf shown in FIG. FIG. 5 is a side view schematically showing the inner side of the display window of the outer door. FIG. 6 is an explanatory view showing a case where a product sample placed on the uppermost shelf is viewed from the lower side of the front face of the vending machine.

  Exemplary embodiments of a vending machine according to the present invention will be described below in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings.

  1 to 3 show the configuration of a vending machine according to an embodiment of the present invention. FIG. 1 is a front view, and FIGS. 2 and 3 are perspective views showing an internal structure. The vending machine illustrated here is for selling products such as canned beverages and beverages containing plastic bottles, and includes a main body cabinet 1.

  The main body cabinet 1 is formed as a rectangular heat insulating casing having an open front surface. Inside the main body cabinet 1, a plurality of independent commodity containers 2a, 2b, 2c are arranged side by side. These merchandise containers 2a, 2b, and 2c are for accommodating merchandise such as canned drinks and plastic bottled drinks while being maintained at a desired temperature. Each product storage 2a, 2b, 2c has a product storage rack 3 disposed in the upper part thereof, and a heat exchanger (not shown) in the lower part partitioned by the carry-out shooter 4. The beverage can and the plastic bottle stored in the product storage rack 3 can be maintained at a desired cooling temperature or heating temperature by driving the heat exchanger.

  The vending machine is provided with a door 5 at one side edge of the main body cabinet 1. The door body 5 is used to open and close the front opening of the main body cabinet 1, and includes an inner door 5a, an inner door 5b, and an outer door 5c. The inner door 5a has a size sufficient to cover the front surfaces of the product containers 2a, 2b, 2c provided in the main body cabinet 1. In the illustrated example, the inner door 5a is divided into upper and lower parts so that each can be opened and closed individually.

  The middle door 5b is disposed on the front side of the inner door 5a. In the middle door 5b, shelves 6 in which the product samples S for sale products are arranged side by side and placed in a row are arranged in a plurality of stages in the vertical direction (three stages in the illustrated example). . The middle door 5b is provided with an advertising panel 7 at the lower part on the front side.

  The outer door 5 c has a size sufficient to cover the front opening of the main body cabinet 1. The outer door 5 c is provided with a display window 8, a product selection button 9, a coin insertion slot 10, a bill insertion slot 11, an integrated display 12, a coin return slot 13, and a merchandise outlet 14 on the front side. On the other hand, a coin mech 15, a coin collection box 16, and a bill validator 17 are provided on the rear side of the outer door 5c.

  The display window 8 is a window for allowing the user to visually recognize the product sample S and the advertisement panel 7 arranged on the inner door 5b. The product selection button 9 is a push button switch for the user to select a purchased product, and is prepared for each product sample S visually recognized through the display window 8. The coin insertion slot 10 is an opening through which a user inserts coins. The coins inserted through the coin insertion slot 10 are identified in the coin mech 15 and then stored in the coin recovery box 16. The bill insertion slot 11 is an opening for a user to insert a bill. A bill inserted through the bill insertion slot 11 is identified in the bill validator 17 by its denomination. The bill insertion slot 11 has a function for returning a bill that could not be identified in the bill validator 17. The integrated display 12 is for displaying various information to the user, such as the amount of money input, whether or not it is being sold, and whether or not there is change. The coin return port 13 is an opening for returning coins that could not be identified in the coin mech 15 or coins to be changed to the user. The product outlet 14 is an opening for the user to receive the product paid out from the product storage rack 3.

  Display on each front face of the shelf 6 in such a vending machine displays cold / warm information (“COLD”, “HOT”, etc.) and price information (“120”, etc.) corresponding to each product sample S. A panel 21 is provided. In particular, as shown in FIG. 4, the uppermost shelf 6 is provided with a display panel 22 on which inverted characters obtained by inverting the characters of the cold / warm information and price information are displayed in front of the product sample S on the upper surface. It is.

  In addition, as shown in FIG. 5, the vending machine has a top mirror (in the form of a gradual upward inclination toward the front in the vicinity of the ceiling portion on the inner side of the display window 8 in the outer door 5c. Mirror member) 30 is disposed, and its mirror surface 31 faces the lower front area of the vending machine. That is, as shown in FIG. 6, the celestial mirror 30 automatically sells the characters (reverse characters) of the cold / warm information and the price information displayed on the display panel 22 arranged on the upper surface of the uppermost shelf 6. It is reflected to the front lower side area of the machine.

  In the vending machine having the above-described configuration, each character (reverse character) of the cold / warm information and the price information displayed on the display panel 22 in which the top mirror 30 is disposed on the upper surface of the uppermost shelf 6 is provided. Is reflected in the lower area on the front side of the vending machine, so that the visible range of the cold temperature display and price display can be expanded, for example, when a short child or a wheelchair user purchases goods with the vending machine Especially, it is possible for these persons to see the cold temperature display and the price display of each product sample S placed on the uppermost shelf 6 well, and the cold temperature information and price information of each product sample S can be obtained. It can be visually recognized. Therefore, in particular, the visible range of the cold temperature display corresponding to the product sample S placed on the uppermost shelf 6 can be expanded, and the cold temperature information can be viewed by various users.

  The preferred embodiment of the present invention has been described above, but the present invention is not limited to this, and various modifications can be made. For example, in the above-described embodiment, the display panels 21 and 22 display the cooling / warming information and price information for each product sample S. However, in the present invention, the display panel only displays the cooling / warming information for each product sample. May be displayed.

  In the above-described embodiment, the celestial mirror 30 is illustrated as an example of the mirror member. However, in the present invention, each character such as cold / warm information displayed on the display panel of the uppermost shelf is used in the vending machine. If it can be reflected to the front lower side area, its shape and arrangement position are not particularly limited.

  As described above, the vending machine according to the present invention, when any product is selected, pays out the product from the plane and sells it on condition that the information on the given money is equal to or higher than the sales price. Useful to do.

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Main body cabinet 5 Door body 5c Outer door 6 Shelf 9 Product selection button 21,22 Display panel 30 Top mirror 31 Mirror surface S Product sample

Claims (3)

A display panel that is disposed so as to be visible together with the product sample, and that displays the temperature information of the product sample;
A product selection button disposed for each product sample and for selecting a product;
In a vending machine that sells a product corresponding to the product selection button from the plane on the condition that any product selection button is pressed on condition that the information on the given money is equal to or higher than the sales price,
A vending machine comprising a mirror member corresponding to at least the product sample disposed on the uppermost shelf and reflecting cold / warm information displayed on the display panel to a lower area on the front side. The display panel displays price information of the product sample as well as the cold / hot display of the product sample,
2. The vending machine according to claim 1, wherein the mirror member reflects not only the temperature information but also price information corresponding to the product sample to a lower area on the front side.   The mirror member is disposed on a top surface that defines a storage area for storing the product sample, and the cold temperature information and the price information corresponding to the product sample disposed on the uppermost shelf are provided in a lower area on the front side. The vending machine according to claim 2, wherein the vending machine is reflected.

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