JPH0320891A - Commodity selecting device of automatic vending machine - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE:To make the corresponding relation of a commodity sample and a push-button easily understandable by constituting a commodity selection push- button switch of a touch switch of a transparent electrode, and integrating it into a commodity sample facing position on an advertisement panel. CONSTITUTION:In front of a front door 2 of an automatic vending machine 1, an electro-illuminating board 3 is constituted, and in front of its inside, plural pieces of commodity samples 4 are displayed. In the lower part of the commodity samples 4, a saleable lamp 5, a sellout lamp 6, and also, a coin throw-in port 7 and a commodity take-out port 8 are provided. As for the electro- illuminating board 3, the front part of the commodity samples 4 is transparent, and the commodity samples 4 are visible through this part. In a position facing the commodity samples 4 on the surface of the electro-illuminating board 3, a touch switch 9 consisting of a transparent electrode is integrated at every commodity sample 4. To a control part 10, the saleable lamp 5, the sellout lamp 6 and the touch switch 9, and also, a keyboard 11 are connected.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION [Field of Industrial Application] This invention relates to a product selection device for a vending machine in which a plurality of product samples are displayed inside an advertising panel on the front of the machine. [Prior Art] In a conventional vending machine that displays multiple product samples, a pushbutton panel is provided outside the advertising panel (hereinafter referred to as an illuminated board), and a product selection pushbutton switch is mounted on this pushbutton panel. (hereinafter simply referred to as pushbuttons). [Problems to be solved by the invention] However, in such conventional vending machines, when the number of product types (number of selections) increases, the push button panel takes up a large amount of space, making it difficult to design the front door of the vending machine. In addition, there were problems in that the correspondence between product samples and push buttons was difficult to understand, and users were confused.

The present invention solves these problems and provides a product selection device for a vending machine that does not require additional space for push buttons and allows easy understanding of correspondence with product samples even when the number of selections increases. The purpose is to

[Means for Solving the Problems] In order to achieve the above object, a first invention provides that a plurality of product samples are displayed inside an advertising panel on the front of the main body, and a plurality of product samples are displayed according to the product samples. In a vending machine equipped with a selection pushbutton switch, the product selection pushbutton switch is a touch switch made of a transparent electrode, and this touch switch is installed at a position facing a product sample on an advertising panel.

Further, the second invention includes a plurality of product samples that are displayed by being incorporated into an advertising panel on the front of the main body, and a plurality of product selection pushbutton switches that are made up of touch switches made of transparent electrodes. It shall be mounted on the product sample.

[Function] In the first invention, since the push button is arranged on the illumination plate,
There is no need to provide a separate pushbutton panel.

In addition, since a product can be selected simply by touching the position corresponding to the product sample on the illuminated board, operation becomes easy.

In the second invention, since the pushbutton is mounted on the product sample attached to the illuminated board, there is no need to separately provide a pushbutton panel, as in the first invention, and product selection becomes easy.

〔Example〕

FIG. 1(A) is a front view of a vending machine equipped with a product selection device according to an embodiment of the first invention, FIG. 1(B) is a side view thereof,
Further, FIG. 2 is a system configuration diagram of the product selection device shown in FIG. 1.

In FIG. 1, an illuminated plate 3 is configured in front of the front door 2 of a vending machine 1, and a product sample (canned product) is displayed on the inside front.
4 are on display. Reference numeral 5 designates a sellable lamp provided below each product sample 4, 6 a sold-out lamp, 7 a coin slot, and 8 a product output port. The front part of the product sample 4 of the electric lighting temporary 3 is transparent, so that the product sample 4 can be seen through this part. Further, as shown in FIG. 1(B), an evening light switch 9 made of a transparent electrode is installed for each product sample 4 on the surface of the illumination vi3 at a position facing the product sample 4.

Next, in FIG. 2, 10 is a control section, and this control section 10
In addition to the sell ready lamp 5, sold out lamp 6, and touch switch 9, a keyboard l1 for data input is connected to. If you manually display the number of the product column (product storage/export unit) on the display 11a from the keyboard 11, then touch the touch switch 9 corresponding to the product sample 4 of the product in this product column to turn it on. , the touch switches 9 are assigned to this product column.

In such a configuration, when coins are inserted into the coin slot 7, the coins can be sold for less than the input amount, and the sold-out lamp 6
The sellable lamp 5 of the product that is not lit is lit.

When the user touches the touch switch 9 of a desired product, the designated product is delivered to the product outlet 8 by the operation of a product delivery mechanism (not shown) in the same manner as in conventional vending machines.

FIG. 3(A) is a front view of a vending machine equipped with a product selection device according to an embodiment of the second invention, FIG. 3(B) is a side view thereof,
Figure 4 (A) is an enlarged view of the main part of Figure 3 (A), Figure 4 (B)
) is a sectional view taken along line a-a in Fig. 4(A), and Fig. 4(C) is the 4th sectional view.
It is a different aa' sectional view of figure (A).

Components common or identical to those in FIG. 1 are designated by the same reference numerals. In FIG. 3, the difference from the first invention is that a product sample 4 is attached to an illuminated plate 3, and a touch switch 9 made of a transparent electrode is provided on this product sample 4.

To attach the product samples 4 and the touch switch 9, as shown in FIG. 4(B), holes 3a for attaching the product samples 4 are opened in the illumination plate 3, and each product sample 4 is inserted into this hole 3a. It can be fitted and displayed. The touch switch 9 is mounted so as to cover the product sample 4 protruding from the front surface of the illumination board 3.

In addition, as a different embodiment, as shown in FIG.
The touch switch 9 may be mounted on the surface of the lighting temporary 3 at a position corresponding to the product sample 4.

In such a configuration, the touch switches 9 are assigned to the product columns in the same manner as in the first invention. Therefore, when a coin is inserted through the coin slot 7, a sellable lamp 5 of a sellable product lights up. Here, when the user touches the touch switch 9 on the desired product sample 4, the designated product is delivered to the product outlet 8 by the operation of a product delivery mechanism (not shown).

In addition, the sellable lamp 5 provided at the bottom of the product sample 4
It is also possible to illuminate the product sample 4 from below and make the product sample 4 available for sale shine.

〔Effect of the invention〕

According to the first aspect of the invention, by configuring the product selection pushbutton switch with a touch switch built into the lighting board, a pushbutton panel is no longer necessary, and the product sample portion of the lighting board is not touched. This makes the product selection operation easier.

According to the second invention, by attaching a product sample to an illuminated board and attaching a product selection push button to the surface of this product sample, it becomes easier to understand the correspondence between the product selection push button and the product sample. , product selection operations become easier.

[Brief explanation of the drawing]

Figure 1 (A) is a front view of a vending machine equipped with the product selection device of the first invention, Figure 1 (B) is a side view of Figure 1 (A), and Figure 2 is the same as that of Figure 1. A system configuration diagram of the product selection device, FIG. 3(A) is a front view of a vending machine equipped with the product selection device of the second invention, and FIG. 3(B) is a side view of FIG. 3(A). ,
Figure 4 (A) is an enlarged view of the main part of Figure 3 (A), Figure 4 (B)
) is a sectional view taken along the line aa' in FIG. 4(A), and FIG. 4(C) is a different sectional view taken along the line aa' in FIG. 4(A). 3...Lighting board, 4...Product sample, 9...Touch switch (A) (B) Figure 1 10 Figure 2 Figure 4

Claims (1)

[Claims] 1) A vending machine in which a plurality of product samples are displayed inside an advertising panel on the front of the main body, and a plurality of product selection pushbutton switches are provided according to these product samples. A product selection device for a vending machine, characterized in that the button switch is a touch switch made of a transparent electrode, and the touch switch is incorporated in a position facing a product sample on an advertising panel. 2) Equipped with a plurality of product samples that are displayed by being incorporated into an advertising panel on the front of the main unit, and a plurality of product selection pushbutton switches that are composed of touch switches made of transparent electrodes, and the switches are mounted on the product samples. A product selection device for a vending machine, which is characterized by: