JPH0314089A - Article display room for automatic vending machine - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE:To obtain the attractive-design automatic vending machine which includes an unexposed light source and has no irregularity in brightness distribution by providing a thin exposure device provided with a light-transmissive reflecting member which incorporates the light source and has a reflecting surface as its internal surface and a diffusing transparent member and a light- transmissive display device. CONSTITUTION:The thin exposure device 16 incorporates the light source and has the reflecting surface 11 as its internal surface and is provided with the diffusing transparent member 14 between the light source 13 and an exposure surface and the light-transmissive reflecting member 12 which has dot or thin- line type reflection bodies so that the density increases with the distance from the light source 13. The light-transmissive display device 10 has a display print layer outside the exposure surface of the thin exposure device 16. Consequently, the brightness distribution on the exposure surface of the thin exposure device 16 becomes uniform, so the light-transmissive display device emits light forward uniformly and the light source is not seen from outside, so, specially, display effect is improved in the nighttime and a customer's will to purchase an article is improved.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a product display room of a vending machine having a display device.

2. Description of the Related Art An example of a conventional product display room of a vending machine will be described below with reference to the drawings. In FIG. 3, 1 is the main body of the vending machine, and 2 is a door located at the front of the main body 1. 3 is a product exhibition room installed in the field 2, and 4 is a lighting lamp installed in the product exhibition room 3. 6
is a product selection device, and 6 is a product takeout port.

In FIG. 4, 7 is a protection plate formed of a see-through member;
A display device 8 is made of a material such as metal or glass and has a printed display on its surface. Reference numeral 9 denotes a holding device for fixing the display device 8 to the field 2.

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

When the surroundings become dark, such as at night, the lighting lights in the product display room are turned on to illuminate the display device. Therefore, when purchasing a product, etc., the illuminated display device can be seen through the protection plate formed of the see-through member.

Problems to be Solved by the Invention However, with the above configuration, the brightness distribution of the display device is not uniform due to the light emitted from the illumination lights located above and below the display device at night, etc., resulting in poor visibility. However, there was a problem in that it could be seen from the outside through a protective plate made of a see-through member.

In view of the above-mentioned problems, the present invention provides a good-looking product display room for a vending machine in which the brightness distribution of the display device is made uniform at night, etc., and the illumination light is not visible from the outside through the protective plate. .

Means for Solving the Problems In order to solve the above problems, the product exhibition room of the vending machine of the present invention has a built-in light source, the inner surface is a reflective surface, and a diffuser-transmitting member is installed between the light source and the exposed surface, so that the product exhibition room of the vending machine of the present invention has a built-in light source. A thin exposure device equipped with a translucent reflective member having halftone dot-like or thin line-like reflectors such that the density becomes more uniform as the distance between The display device is equipped with a translucent display device.

Effects The present invention has the above configuration, which makes the brightness distribution of the exposure surface of the thin exposure device uniform, so that the translucent display device emits light uniformly over the entire surface, and the light source is not visible from the outside, so that it can be used even at night, etc. In particular, this will improve the display effect and contribute to increasing customers' desire to purchase. Also, it becomes possible to create a vending machine with a good appearance.

EXAMPLE Below, a product display room of a vending machine according to an embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to FIGS. 1 and 2. It should be noted that the same components as in the prior art will be given the same numbers and detailed explanations will be omitted.

In the figure, 1o is a display device having a translucent display print layer. 11 is a reflector made of magnesium oxide, titanium oxide, etc.; 12 is a translucent reflective member; Reference numeral 13 denotes a light source, which is coated in a thin line on the light source side. 14 is a diffuser-transmitting member. A holding device 16 fixes the display device 10, the light-transmitting reflective member 12, the diffuse-transmitting member 14, and the light source 13. 16 is a thin exposure device, which includes the display device 10, the translucent reflective member 12, the light source 13,
Consisting of the diffuse transmission member 14 and the holding device 16,
The inner surface is a reflective surface.

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

The light emitted from the light source 13 is reflected by the reflector 11 coated on the translucent reflective member 12, and the degree of reflection increases near the light source 13 where the density of the reflector 11 is high. The light reflected by the reflector 11 is reflected again by the inner surface of the thin exposure device 16 and reaches the translucent reflective member 12 . Therefore, the light flux reaching the translucent reflective member 12 is uniform, and the diffuse transmitting member 14
Also, the light flux passing through the translucent display device 1Q becomes uniform, and the surface brightness of the display device 1o becomes uniform. Therefore, product exhibition rooms with limited space can be designed with good appearance, with no light source visible from the outside.

Effects of the Invention As described above, a translucent reflective member with a built-in light source, a reflective surface on the inner surface, and a dot-shaped or thin line-shaped reflector so as to increase the distance between the light source and the exposed surface, and a diffuser. By installing a thin exposure device with a transparent member and a translucent display device, we have realized a vending machine with a good-looking design with no visible light source and even brightness distribution in a product display device with limited space. can do.

Moreover, it has the following effects.

(1) By using a translucent reflective member in which the coating distribution of the reflector is changed, the brightness distribution can be changed arbitrarily.

(2) By replacing the translucent display device, it is possible to provide a design that suits the environment of the machine.

[Brief explanation of drawings]

FIG. 1 is an overall perspective view of a vending machine according to an embodiment of the present invention, FIG. 2 is a cross-sectional view of a product exhibition room of a vending machine according to an embodiment of the present invention, and FIG. 3 is a conventional vending machine. FIG. 4 is a cross-sectional view of a product display room of a conventional vending machine. 1o...display device, 11...reflector,
12... Translucent reflective member, 13... Light source, 14... Diffuse transmitting member, 16...
Thin exposure equipment.

Claims (1)

[Claims] A built-in light source, a reflective inner surface and a diffuse transmitting member provided between the light source and the exposure surface, the density of which increases as the distance from the light source decreases between the diffuse transmitting member and the light source. A vending machine comprising a thin exposure device provided with a translucent reflective member having a dot-shaped or thin line reflector, and a translucent display device provided on the outside of the exposure surface of the thin exposure device. product exhibition room.