JPH0210489A - Article display device of automatic vending machine - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE:To improve the display effect of a display article by guiding the light from a light source into the display article which is formed of a light- transmissive material and provided with a display print layer. CONSTITUTION:The display article 19 is fitted on a display article receiving plate 15 with a metallic fixture. This display article 19 is formed of the light- transmissive material and has the display print layer 19a provided on its surface. The light from the illumination lamp 18 installed below the display article display receiving plate 15 is reflected irregularly by the internal surface of a reflecting plate 17 to illuminate the display print layer 19a on the surface of the display article 19 and also reflected irregularly by the display print layer 19a. Consequently, the entire surface of the display article 19 uniformly emits light.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION Field of Industrial Application The present invention relates to a product display device for a vending machine.

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION In recent years, as vending machines have become larger, the types of products for sale have also increased, and the products on display have also become more diverse, making it difficult to distinguish between the products on display. Therefore, it has become important to make displayed products easier to distinguish (and to make them stand out) in promoting product sales.

A conventional product display device for a vending machine will be described below with reference to FIGS. 4 to 6.

In the figure, 1 is the main body of the vending machine, and 2 is the main body 1.
The door is located at the front of the door and is rotatably supported on one side by a hinge 3. A product exhibition room 4 is provided on the front side of the door 2 and has an opening 2a and a see-through window 2c made of a protection plate 2b formed of a see-through member. An inner door 6 is rotatably supported on a rear main pillar 5 of the door 2 with a hinge 5a. A display product mounting plate 7 is provided on the surface side of the inner door 6 and located inside the product display room 4, and display product mounting brackets 8 are screwed 9 onto the surface of the display product mounting plate 7 at appropriate intervals.
It is fixed in place. The display product mounting bracket 8 is approximately U-shaped and is made of an elastic spring member, is made of a material such as metal or glass, and holds a display product 10 having a printed display pasted on its surface. In addition, the exhibition product 10
A receiving plate 11 on which the bottom surface 10a of the product is placed is arranged on the entire lower side of the product display room 4, and is fixed to the display product mounting plate 7 with screws 12. In order to illuminate the interior of the product exhibition room 4,
An illuminating lamp 13a is fixed to the display product mounting plate 7 in order to illuminate the selection button 14.

The operation of the vending machine product display device configured as described above will be described below.

When a change in sales products occurs, open the middle door 6 located behind door 2, and display product 1 of the product that was on sale until now.
0 is removed by pushing open the elastic exhibition product mounting bracket 8. Next, the display product 10b, which is a newly sold product, is held by pushing open the display product mounting bracket 8, and placed on the receiving plate 11 for display.

Problems to be Solved by the Invention However, with the above configuration, especially at night, because the lighting lamps located above the displayed products are illuminated from one direction, shadows are created on the displayed products, and the outside of the product display window is illuminated. The problem was that it was difficult to distinguish between

In view of the above-mentioned problems, the present invention has been developed to provide an eye-catching product display device for vending machines that can be used to illuminate the product display device of a vending machine, since the displayed product itself emits light, so that the displayed product stands out from its surroundings even at night, and does not create shadows on the displayed product. This is provided without increasing the number of lights.

Means for Solving the Problems In order to solve the above problems, the product display device for a vending machine of the present invention includes a display product receiving plate provided in a product display room, a communication hole provided in the display product receiving plate, and a communication hole provided in the display product receiving plate. A light source provided at the bottom of the communication hole, a reflection plate having a light exhaust hole with a mirror surface on the inner surface covering the light source, and a light-transmitting material on the upper surface of the communication hole, and having a display printing layer on the surface. It is equipped with display products.

Effects of the present invention With the above-described configuration, the displayed product receives light projected from the lower part by diffuse reflection from the light source and the reflecting plate, irradiates the display printing layer on the surface of the displayed product, and at the same time, the light is diffusely reflected by the printed layer. The entire surface of the displayed product is illuminated with light almost uniformly, causing the entire surface of the displayed product to emit light. Especially at night, the displayed products will be brighter, improving the display effect and contributing to increasing customers' desire to purchase. In addition, the selection button can be illuminated with light from the light exit hole of the reflector, as in the past.

Embodiment Below, a product display device for a vending machine according to an embodiment of the present invention will be explained with reference to FIGS. Omitted.

In the figure, reference numeral 15 denotes a display product receiving plate, which is arranged on the entire lower surface of the product display room 4 and is fixed to the product mounting plate 7. The display product receiving plate 15 is provided with a communication hole 16 of approximately the same size as the display product.

Reference numeral 17 denotes a reflector having a substantially U-shaped cross section, the inner surface of which is mirror-finished, and has a light evacuation hole 17a.
5 is fixed with screws etc. Reference numeral 18 denotes an illumination lamp, which is installed on the inner surface of the reflective plate 17 at the lower part of the display product receiving plate 14. Reference numeral 19 denotes an exhibition product molded from a transparent synthetic resin, which has a display printing layer 19a added to its surface, and is held by an exhibition product mounting bracket 8 above the communication hole 16 of the display product receiving plate 15. ing.

The operation of the vending machine product display device configured as described above will be described below.

The display product 18 held by the display product mounting bracket 8 receives projection from the illumination light 18 installed at the bottom of the display product receiving plate 15 and is diffusely reflected by the mirror surface of the inner surface of the reflector plate 17.
At the same time, the display print layer 19a on the surface of the display product 19 is irradiated, and the light is diffusely reflected by the display print layer 19a (arrows in FIGS. 1 and 2), so that the entire surface of the display product 19 is almost uniformly irradiated with light, and the entire surface of the display product 19 is illuminated. emits light. In addition, the light discharge hole 17a of the reflection plate 17
Illumination of the selection button 14 is ensured by irradiating the selection button 14 with more light.

As described above, according to this embodiment, the illumination lamp 18 installed at the lower part of the display product receiving plate 15 in the product exhibition room 4, and the approximately U-shaped inner surface attached to the display product receiving plate 15. A reflective plate 17 with a mirror finish, a communication hole 16 in the display product receiving plate 15, and a display print layer 19a formed of a translucent material held by the display product mounting bracket 8 above the communication hole 16. The entire surface of the displayed product 19 with the added luminescence is illuminated, and visibility is further improved, especially at night. Further, illumination of the selection button 14 is ensured as before by irradiation from the light discharge hole 17a of the reflection plate 17.

Furthermore, by printing only the back side of the displayed product 18 on the display printing layer 18a on an aluminum base or the like having a high reflectance, it is possible to further increase the light emission level on the front side.

Effects of the Invention As described above, the present invention provides a display product molded from a translucent material and having a display printing layer on the surface, a display product receiving plate having a communication hole in the lower part thereof, and the display product receiving plate. The following effects can be obtained by the configuration of a light source installed at the bottom of the plate and a reflector plate surrounding the light source and having a light exhaust hole with a mirror-finished inner surface.

(1) Since the displayed product itself emits light, the display printing section is clearly projected without shadows.

This effect is particularly significant at night, contributing to an increase in customers' desire to purchase.

Q) The mirror finish on the inside of the reflector increases the illumination effect of the displayed products, and the provision of light drainage holes makes it possible to illuminate the selection buttons without increasing the number of lighting lights.
It is possible to suppress cost increases and bring about great effects.

[Brief explanation of the drawing]

FIG. 1 is a vertical sectional view of a product display room in a product display device of a vending machine according to an embodiment of the present invention, FIG. 2 is an external perspective view of the vending machine main body of FIG. 1, and FIG. Figure 4 is a vertical cross-sectional view of the interior of the product display chamber in the product display device of a conventional vending machine; Figure 5 is a perspective view of the exterior of the vending machine body shown in Figure 4; FIG. 6 is a plan sectional view of the interior of the product exhibition room shown in FIG. 15...Display product receiving plate, 16...Communication hole, 17...Reflector plate, 17a...Light emission hole, 18... Illumination light, 19... Display product, 19a... Display printing layer. Name of agent: Patent attorney Toshio Nakao and 1 other person 75-11-8F, Yamasaki Inu, Kari 7-row, Ichirendai, Figure 1, Figure 1

Claims (1)

[Claims] A main body of a vending machine, a door attached to the front of the main body, a product display room having a see-through window on the front side of the door, a display product mounting plate provided in the product display room, and the listed product. A display product receiver plate fixed to a mounting plate, a communication hole provided in the display product receiver plate, a light source provided at the bottom of the communication hole, and a light exhaust hole with a mirror surface on the inner surface covering the light source. A product display device for a vending machine, comprising a U-shaped reflector and a display product formed of a translucent material on the upper surface of the communication hole and having a display print layer on its surface.