JPH05114074A - Display device for automatic vending machine - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE:To provide a display device in an automatic vending machine which can display various information relating to beverage to be vended by providing a specific material displaying part in a display room. CONSTITUTION:In order to display a matarial pack, the pack is put on the recessed part 11a of a display board 11 in the material display part 5 and allows the pack to lean against a backboard 12. Thereby the pack is illuminated by a fluorescent lamp fixed to a ceiling through an aperture formed by an upper panel holding member 14 and the backboard 12 together with a display panel 15 held by the member 14. The panel 15 held by the member 14 is illuminated by reflecting light projected from a fluorescent lamp arranged on the lower part of the display room by a reflecting plate formed under the board 11. Thus the material pack storing materials to be used for extracting a vending beverage can be set up and displayed on the board 11 of the display part 5 and a company name and a blend name can be displayed.

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a display device for a vending machine.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, an exhibition room whose front is covered with a transparent panel is formed on the front surface of the main body, and a logo mark, landscape, pattern or pattern of sales products and a mixing method, etc. relating to sales promotion are formed on the rear wall of the exhibition room. A display device of an automatic vending machine, which is provided with an advertising board printed with, is known, and is disclosed in, for example, Japanese Unexamined Patent Publication No. 2-273891.

An illumination device such as a fluorescent lamp is installed in this kind of exhibition room to illuminate the product sample and the advertising board.

Recently, there is known an automatic vending machine for extracting a raw material for extracting a beverage, for example, coffee powder from a raw material pack containing the coffee powder, and pouring hot water into the raw material pack to extract the coffee. For example, Japanese Patent Laid-Open No. 3-1
No. 18689.

[0005]

However, in such a conventional display device for a vending machine, the coffee powder for extracting coffee is produced by what manufacturer, what brand, and what method. Information such as whether or not it is prepared (hereinafter referred to as various information) is not displayed.
Therefore, there is a problem that the vending machine user cannot obtain various information about the coffee to be sold.

[0006] This also applies to raw material manufacturers.
There is also a problem that the name of the company and the company's product cannot be appealed to the vending machine user, and the advertising effect cannot be improved.

[0007] It is an object of the present invention to provide a display device for an automatic vending machine, which is capable of displaying various kinds of information on beverages to be sold.

[0008]

According to the present invention, an exhibition room having a front surface covered with a transparent panel is formed on a front surface of a main body, an advertising board is provided on a rear wall of the exhibition room, and the exhibition room is located above the exhibition room. And a display device of a vending machine that illuminates with a lighting device provided below, a space between a back plate fixed to the front side of the advertising board and the back board above and below the back board. An upper panel holding material and a lower panel holding material, which are fixed to each other to form a display hole in a front surface substantially parallel to the back plate, and a raw material containing raw materials for extracting a drink for sale. A display plate disposed on the lower panel holding material for displaying a pack, and a display formed of a light-transmissive material arranged so as to face the display holes of the upper panel holding material and the lower panel holding material. Panel for, and provided below The material exhibits portion comprising and a reflecting plate for reflecting said panel disposed facing the said display aperture of the lower panel holding member illumination from illumination device in which provided on the display chamber.

[0009]

With this configuration, the raw material pack containing the raw materials for extracting the beverage for sale can be placed on the display board of the raw material display section for display, and the company name and the blend name can be displayed. it can. In addition, the display panel held by the panel holding material can display the print related to the beverage.

[0010]

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS An embodiment of the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings.

FIG. 1 is a perspective view of a vending machine equipped with a raw material display section according to an embodiment of the present invention. In the figure,
Reference numeral 1 denotes a vending machine main body (hereinafter referred to as a main body). The front surface of the upper portion of the main body 1 is covered with a transparent panel 2, and the rear wall of the display room 3 is provided with an advertising board 3a. A raw material display section 5 for displaying the raw material pack 4 is provided inside the exhibition room 3. The company name, brand name, etc. are written on the surface of the raw material pack 4.

Fluorescent lamps 6 and 7 for illuminating the inside of the exhibition room 3 are provided on the top plate above and below the exhibition room 3. At the center of the main body 1, there are a coin insertion slot 8 and a selection button portion (not shown) for selecting the strength and quantity of coffee to be sold, and at the bottom of the main body 1, a coffee outlet 9 and a change outlet. 10 are provided.

As shown in FIG. 2, the raw material display section 5 includes a display board 11, a back board 12 that fixes the rear end of the display board 11 and is fixed to the front surface of the advertising board 3a, and the back board. 1
The panel holding members 13 and 14 are fixed to each other so as to form a space therebetween, and the display panel 15 held by the panel holding members 13 and 14.

Here, the display board 11 is for mounting the raw material pack 4 for display. In order to mount the raw material pack 4 in a stable state, the raw material pack 4 can be leaned against the back plate 12. A recess 11a having an inclined surface is provided so as to be able to be formed. Further, the panel holding members 13 and 14 hold the panel 15 by a panel holding member described later so as to face a display hole formed in the center of the front surface substantially parallel to the back plate 12. The panel 15 is formed of a light-transmissive material, and displays various information by printing a coffee preparation method, an advertisement or the like, or by attaching a label.

The display board 11 is a lower panel holding material 1.
A reflection plate, which will be described later, is provided on the back plate 12 for illuminating the panel 15 held by the panel holding member 14 brightly below the display plate 11.

Next, a method of displaying a raw material pack of an automatic vending machine having the raw material display section configured as described above will be described.

Now, as shown in FIG. 3, which is a side sectional view of a main part of the vending machine, the raw material display section 5 has an advertising board 3 in the display room 3.
It is fixed by screws 16 between a and the transparent panel 2 and between the top plate 3b and the fluorescent lamps 6 and 7 provided below the exhibition room 3.

Here, in order to display the raw material pack 4,
The raw material pack 4 is placed in the recess 11a of the display plate 11 of the raw material display section 5, and the raw material pack 4 is leaned against the back plate 12. At this time, if it is necessary to change the panel 15 to another one depending on the kind of the raw material pack 4 to be displayed,
The panel 15 is removed from the panel holding member 17 provided on the back surface of the panel holding materials 13 and 14, and another panel 15 is held by the panel holding member 17 again so as to face the display hole.

As a result, the raw material pack 4 together with the display panel 15 held by the panel holding member 14 on the upper side, the fluorescent lamp provided on the top plate 3b through the opening formed by the panel holding member 14 and the back plate 12. Illuminated by 6.

The panel 15 held by the lower panel holding member 14 is a fluorescent lamp 7 provided below the exhibition room 3.
The light from is reflected by the reflection plate 18 provided below the display plate 11 to be illuminated.

In this way, by providing the raw material display section 5 in the display room 3, the raw material pack 4 can be displayed, and the vending machine user can confirm the company name and brand name from the description on the surface of the raw material pack 4. It is also possible to know the compounding method by reading the display content of the panel 15. Further, by providing the raw material display section 5 in the display room 3, the design of the vending machine as a whole can be harmonized, and the appeal effect of the product can be enhanced.

The shape of the display board 11 of the raw material display section 5 is such that a fixing portion 19 for fixing a cup is provided so that a cup (not shown) for storing coffee in addition to the raw material pack 4 can be displayed as shown in FIG. It may be provided. As a result, not only the raw material pack maker but also the cup maker can appeal the company name and product to the vending machine user.

[0023]

As described above, according to the present invention, a raw material pack containing raw materials for extracting beverages for sale can be placed on the display board of the raw material display section and displayed. And the blend name can be displayed. In addition, the display panel held by the panel holding material can display the print related to the beverage. With this, it is possible to display information on which manufacturer, what brand, and how the extracted coffee powder is mixed, and it is possible for the vending machine user to display the company name and product. Since it can be appealed, the advertising effect can be improved.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a perspective view of a vending machine including a raw material exhibiting unit according to an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a perspective view of the raw material display unit.

FIG. 3 is a side sectional view of a main part of the vending machine.

FIG. 4 is a perspective view of a display board according to another embodiment of the present invention.

[Explanation of symbols]

 1 Vending machine main body 3 Exhibition room 4 Raw material pack 5 Raw material exhibition section 11 Exhibition board 13, 14 Panel holding material 15 Panel

Claims (1)

[Claims] 1. An exhibition room having a front surface covered with a transparent panel is formed on a front surface of a main body, and an advertising board is provided on a rear wall of the exhibition room,
In a display device of a vending machine that illuminates this exhibition room with lighting devices provided above and below the exhibition room, a back plate fixed to the front side of the advertising board and upper and lower parts of the back board, respectively. An upper panel holding member and a lower panel holding member which are fixed to each other so as to form a space between the back plate and a display hole formed in a front surface substantially parallel to the back plate,
A display plate disposed on the lower panel holding material for displaying a raw material pack containing raw materials for extracting a drink for sale, and a display plate facing the upper panel holding material and the lower panel holding material. And a display panel formed of a light-transmissive material and reflected from the illumination device provided below the panel arranged facing the display hole of the lower panel holding member. A display device for a vending machine, characterized in that a raw material display section having a reflection plate is provided in the display room.