JPH0530984U - Vending machine advertising equipment - Google Patents

Abstract

(57) [Summary] [Purpose] To provide an advertising device for a vending machine that enhances the advertising effect without being restricted by the installation location. [Composition] The advertising device 20 includes a lighting device and an advertising panel 21. An advertising panel 21 having a built-in lighting fixture is attached to the side surface of the vending machine body 1 so as to be openable and closable, and includes an illumination light transmission panel 22, an opening / closing tool 23, a sealing tool 25, and a locking tool 24. The illumination light transmission panel 22 has a main body case on both outer corners.
The corner chamfer 22A is formed so that the angle α intersecting the side surface of 1 is an obtuse angle.

Description

[Detailed description of the device]

[0001]

[Industrial applications]

 The present invention relates to an advertising device for a vending machine, which is provided in the vending machine and advertises products for sale.

[0002]

[Prior Art]

 A conventional vending machine advertising device will be described with reference to the drawings. FIG. 10 is an external perspective view of the advertising device, FIG. 11 is an external perspective view of another embodiment, and FIG. 12 is a lighting fixture electric circuit diagram of the vending machine body and the advertising device. As an example of a conventional advertising device, there is a device described in Japanese Utility Model Laid-Open No. 61-37579. As shown in FIG. 10, this advertising device has an advertising tower 2 having a light-emitting display panel on the upper surface of a vending machine body case 1, which is detachably, rotatably or rotatably installed, and advertising items are displayed on the display panel. It is supposed to be displayed. The built-in lighting fixtures illuminate the display panel, making the advertising items brighter.

In FIG. 11, a box-shaped display device 8 is attached to the upper surface of the main body case 1, and a plurality of (two in the illustrated example) display panels 9 are provided on the outer surface. 3 is a door, 4 is an inner door, 5 is a stocker for storing products, 6 is a carry-out chute, and 7 is a product stock zone.

A vending machine requires a large amount of electric power when the product is cooled or heated, and is generally used at a power supply rated capacity. For this reason, when an advertising device is attached, the rated capacity is exceeded, so the vending machine body and the lighting fixtures 11 and 12 of the advertising device are connected to separate branch lines via power plugs 18 and 19. There is. Further, as shown in FIG. 11, an automatic blinker 13A composed of a light-receiving sensor is provided to save power, and is turned on only at night. 14A is a fluorescent lamp, 15A is a lighting discharge tube, 16A is a ballast, and 17A is a manual switch. The luminaire 11 similarly includes an automatic blinker 13, a fluorescent lamp 14, a discharge tube 15, a ballast 16, and a manual switch 17.

[0005]

[Problems to be solved by the device]

 However, vending machines are generally installed under the eaves of the building along the road.Therefore, when installing an advertising tower on the top surface of the vending machine as in the past, there is a dimensional restriction depending on the height of the eaves. become. Therefore, it is often subject to restrictions for attachment. Also, if the display panel is enlarged to attract the attention, the advertising tower becomes large, and the advertising device becomes very expensive.

Further, since the advertising tower is attached to an unmanned machine, in order to prevent the advertising tower itself from being stolen, it is necessary to make it so that a third party cannot easily remove it. In addition, the structure is such that insects and dust do not easily enter inside. Therefore, it takes time and effort to remove the advertising tower and perform internal inspection, and in addition, it is inconvenient to work on the upper surface of the vending machine.

On the other hand, in the case where the advertising device 8 is installed on the upper surface of the main body case, even if the installation height can be made slightly lower than that of the conventional advertising tower, there is a drawback that the installation work is separately complicated and the cost is increased. there were. In addition, the provision of the automatic blinker 13 in the advertising tower or the advertising device is not only restricted by design, but also costly. Further, it is difficult to turn on and off both the fluorescent lamps 14 at the same time due to the installation positions of the automatic blinkers 13 installed in the main body 1 and the advertisement device, variations in the automatic blinkers 13, and the like, which causes a difference in operating time. Therefore, the advertisement effect is unsightly and impairs.

The present invention was created in view of the above circumstances, and an object thereof is to provide an advertising device for a vending machine, which is capable of enhancing the advertising effect without being restricted by the installation place. ..

[0009]

[Means for Solving the Problems]

 The advertising device for a vending machine according to claim 1 is characterized in that an advertising panel with a built-in lighting device is attached to a side surface of a main body case of the vending machine, and the advertising panel with a built-in lighting device emits illumination light to the outside. It is equipped with an illuminating light transmitting panel that transmits light to the main body, an opening and closing device that opens from the main body case, and a sealing device that closes the main body case when closed. Including those with a chamfered corner so that the angle intersecting the side surface is an obtuse angle.

Further, the advertisement panel includes one having a locking tool that locks to the main body case.

The advertising device for a vending machine according to claim 4 is an advertising device for a vending machine in which an advertising panel having a lighting fixture is attached to the vending machine, and the advertising panel is arranged on an upper part of a main body case. It is characterized in that it is provided with an illumination light transmission panel which is provided in the machine room and formed on at least one surface outside the machine room.

The advertising device for a vending machine according to claim 5 is an advertising device for a vending machine in which an advertising panel having a lighting fixture is attached to a main body case of the vending machine, and the lighting fixture is powered by a dedicated power source. And a relay for turning on / off the dedicated power source in response to an energization operation signal of the vending machine.

[0013]

【Example】

 Embodiments of the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings. 1 to 6 are drawings relating to the invention of claim 1; FIG. 1 is an external perspective view of the vending machine, and FIG. 2 is an automatic vending machine with an advertising device viewed from the direction of arrow A in FIG. Front view of the machine, Fig. 3 is the same front view with different advertising devices attached, Fig. 4 is a cross-sectional view taken along the line BB in Fig. 1, Fig. 5 is a front view taken along the line CC in Fig. 4, showing the unlocked state of the locking tool, and Fig. 6 FIG. 7 is a cross-sectional view showing a locked state of the locking tool.

7 and 8 are drawings relating to the invention of claim 4, FIG. 7 is an external perspective view showing a state in which the door of the vending machine is opened, and FIG. 8 is a front sectional view of FIG. is there. FIG. 9 is a diagram according to the invention of claim 5, and is a circuit diagram of a lighting device of the main body and the advertising device. The same parts as those in the prior art are designated by the same reference numerals.

An advertising device 20 of a vending machine according to the invention of claim 1 comprises an advertising panel 21 and a lighting device 12 built in the advertising panel 21. The advertising panel 21 is attached to the side surface of the main body case 1, and includes an illumination light transmitting panel 22, an opening / closing tool 23 such as a hinge, a locking tool 24, and a sealing tool 25 made of elastic packing or the like. The illumination light transmission panel 22 (hereinafter referred to as a transmission panel) is a lighting plate on which characters and patterns are drawn with a light-transmissive material, and is attached to both sides or one side of the main body case 1 so that it can be opened and closed. .. The transmissive panel 22 has corner chamfered portions 22A formed at both corners of the outer surface, and has a trapezoidal shape in plan view.

The angle of inclination of the corner chamfer 22A is formed such that the angle α intersecting the side surface of the body case 1 is an obtuse angle. The opening / closing tool 23 is provided in front of the left end and rear of the right end of the body case 1 so that the transparent panel 22 can be opened one side. Locking tool 24 that locks to is installed. Further, a sealing member 25 is attached to the transmissive panel 22 and the main body case 1, and when the transmissive panel 22 is closed, it is sealed in the main body case 1.

When the transmissive panel 22 is opened in the direction of the white arrow shown in FIG. 2, the corner chamfer 22A can be installed with the gap S between the rear wall W and the main body case 1 narrowed. Further, if the door 3 is also provided with the corner chamfered portion 22A, the opening angle of the transparent panel 22 can be increased when opened in the direction of the black arrow, which improves workability such as replacement of consumables. If the corner chamfer 22A is not provided, the transmission panel 22 on the right side cannot be sufficiently opened as shown in FIG. Therefore, in this case, it is necessary to increase the gap L between the main body case 1 and the wall W.

The locking tool 24 includes a lock 241 attached to the transparent panel 22, a rotary plate 242 fixed to the lock 241, an upper and lower movable cylinder 243 having a base end fixed to the rotary plate 242, and a transparent panel. It is composed of a cylinder guide plate 244 attached to the upper and lower sides of 22 and a cylinder lock plate 245 attached to the upper and lower parts of the body case 1.

When the rotary plate 242 is rotated by the lock 241, the tip of the movable cylinder 243 moves up and down, and is inserted into a hole formed in the cylinder guide plate 244 and the cylinder lock plate 245 and locked. Further, when the tip of the movable cylinder 243 separates from the hole, the lock is released. An elastic portion 25A of the packing is arranged so as to be in close contact with the sealing member 25 attached to the peripheral edge of the transparent panel 22.

According to the first aspect of the invention, the road passer-by looks at the advertising device of the vending machine from the front, so that it is conspicuous and the advertising effect becomes remarkable. Also, when exchanging consumables for advertising devices, a foot stand is not required as in the past, and unlocking and panel opening / closing operations are simplified. Further, since the opening angle of the transparent panel can be increased, workability is improved. In addition, it is possible to prevent the invasion and dirt of insects in addition to the small jumping out to the road side, which is convenient because it does not take time and effort for maintenance.

An advertising device 30 for a vending machine according to the invention as defined in claim 4 comprises an advertising panel 31 and a lighting device 12 built in the advertising panel 31. The advertising panel 31 is provided in the machine room 10 arranged in the upper part of the main body case 1, is fitted into the upper part of the side plate of the main body case 1 from the inside, and is fixed from the inside by a holding metal fitting (not shown). The machine room 10 accommodates a condensing unit and electric components (not shown), and an adiabatic upper cover 1B is provided between the machine room 10 and the main body case 1 which is configured as an adiabatic box by the adiabatic body 1A.

The advertisement panel 31 is composed of a plurality of transparent panels 32 (one in the example shown in FIG. 7) and forms a plurality of outer surfaces of the machine room 10. The transmissive panel 32 is similar to the transmissive panel 22 and has characters and pictures drawn on it. The luminaire 12 is wholly or partially installed behind the outside of the machine room 10. Note that if the advertising panel 31 is installed not only on one side but also on multiple surfaces in two or three directions, the advertising effect will naturally increase.

According to the present invention, since the advertising device is housed in a part of the machine room, the space of the vending machine can be effectively utilized. Moreover, since a separate display panel is not required, there is an advantage that the number of component parts, processing man-hours, and mounting man-hours can be reduced compared to the conventional case.

An advertising device for a vending machine according to the invention of claim 5 comprises a lighting device 41 and the advertising panel 21 or the advertising panel 31. The lighting fixture 41 is designed to be powered by a dedicated power source separate from the vending machine body, and is equipped with a fluorescent lamp 14A, a lighting discharge tube 15A, a ballast 16A, and an inductive relay 42. It does not have an automatic blinker 13A and a manual switch 17A. The lighting fixture 11 of the vending machine body is the same as the conventional one. A signal line 43 is connected between the relay 42 and the common terminal of the automatic blinker 13.

Next, the operation of the lighting equipment 41 will be described. When the automatic blinker 13 on the vending machine side is turned on and energized, the discharge heating in the lighting discharge tube 15 turns on the contacts of the discharge tube 15 and heats the electrodes of the fluorescent lamp 14. Further, the contacts of the discharge tube 15 are cooled at the same time as being turned on, and the contacts are turned off. During this time, a high voltage is applied between the electrodes of the fluorescent lamp 14 and the fluorescent lamp 14 is lit for discharge.

When the automatic blinker 13 is turned on, the exciting coil of the relay 42 on the advertising device side is excited via the signal line 43, and the relay 42 is turned on. During discharge, the 15A contact turns on and the fluorescent lamp 14A lights up in synchronization with the fluorescent lamp 14.

According to the present invention, the vending machine and the advertising device can be turned on and off in synchronization without the need for the automatic blinker 13A and the manual switch 17A dedicated to the advertising device. Therefore, it is not unsightly and the advertising effect is not impaired.

[0028]

[Effect of the device]

 As described above, in the device according to the first aspect, the advertising device is provided on the side surface of the vending machine body case. Further, in the invention of claim 4, the advertising device is provided in the machine room arranged in the upper part of the main body case, and the advertising panel is provided on at least one surface outside thereof. Further, in the invention of claim 5, the lighting equipment of the advertising device is used as a dedicated power source, and a relay for turning on / off the dedicated power source in response to an energization operation signal of the vending machine is provided. Therefore, the advertising device of the vending machine according to the present invention is configured to enhance the advertising effect without being restricted by the installation location, which is very convenient.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a perspective view showing the appearance of a vending machine according to the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a front view of the vending machine with the advertising device attached, as seen from the direction of arrow A in FIG. 1, according to the present invention.

FIG. 3 is a view according to the present invention, showing the same front view with different advertising devices attached.

4 is a view according to the present invention, which is a sectional view taken along line BB of FIG.

5 is a front view taken along line CC of FIG. 4 showing an opened state of the locking tool according to the present invention.

FIG. 6 is a cross-sectional view showing a locked state of the locking tool according to the present invention.

FIG. 7 is a perspective view showing a state in which a door of the vending machine is opened according to the present invention.

8 is a front view cross-sectional view of FIG. 7 according to the present invention.

FIG. 9 is a diagram according to the present invention, which is an electric circuit diagram of a lighting fixture of a main body and an advertising device.

FIG. 10 is a perspective view showing the appearance of an advertising device according to the related art.

FIG. 11 is a perspective view showing the appearance of another example of the related art.

FIG. 12 is a drawing related to a conventional technique, and is a lighting fixture electric circuit diagram of a vending machine body and an advertising device.

[Explanation of symbols]

 1 Main unit case 10 Machine room 12 Lighting equipment 20 Advertising device 21 Advertising panel 22 Illumination light transmission panel 22A Corner chamfer 22A 23 Hinge 24 Locking tool 25 Packing 30 Advertising device 31 Advertising panel 32 Illumination light transmission panel 41 Illumination device 42 Relay

Claims (5)

[Scope of utility model registration request] 1. An advertising device for a vending machine, wherein an advertising panel having a built-in lighting device is attached to a side surface of a case of the vending machine. 2. An advertising panel having a built-in lighting device includes an illumination light transmission panel that transmits illumination light to the outside, an opening / closing tool that opens one side of the main body case, and a sealing tool that seals the main body case when closed. The chamfered corners are formed at both corners of the outer surface of the illuminating light transmission panel so that an angle intersecting with a side surface of the body case is an obtuse angle.
Advertising device for the described vending machine. 3. The advertising device for a vending machine according to claim 1, wherein the advertising panel includes a locking tool that locks to the main body case. 4. An advertising device for a vending machine in which an advertising panel having a lighting device is attached to the vending machine, wherein the advertising panel is provided in a machine room arranged at an upper part of a main body case, and at least outside the machine room. An advertising device for a vending machine, comprising an illumination light transmission panel formed on one surface. 5. An advertising device for a vending machine, in which an advertising panel having a lighting device is attached to a main body case of the vending machine, wherein the lighting device is supplied with power from a dedicated power source and is supplied with an energization operation signal from the vending machine. An advertising device for a vending machine, comprising a relay for turning on / off the dedicated power source.