JPH0573765A - Exhibition room illumination device for automatic vending machine - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE:To make not only a commodity sample but also an automatic vending machine itself prominent to attract the attention by forming a second passage, through which light of an illuminating lamp arranged under a rack is guided to the internal space on the rack, in the rack. CONSTITUTION:A through hole 12 vertically piercing a rack member 25 of a rack 26 forms a first passage 18. The rack member 25 forms a second passage 27. Light of an illuminating lamp 17 is made incident on the inside of a commodity sample 13 made of light-transmissive materials through the first passage 18 to make the commodity sample 13 conspicuous. The light is transmitted through the commodity sample 13 in the outside peripheral direction and is made directly incident on the internal space of an exhibition chamber 4 on the rack 26. The light of the illuminating lamp 17 is made directly incident on the internal space of the exhibition chamber 4 through the second passage 27, too. The second passage 27 is formed by the rack member which forms at least a part of the rack 26 and is made of transparent or colored light- transmissive materials. The second passage 27 is formed by the hole part vertically piercing the rack 26.

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention is formed on a front part of a machine body for displaying and displaying on the front a product sample, an advertisement, etc. of various kinds of products for sale formed of a light-transmitting material. The present invention relates to a display room lighting device of a vending machine that illuminates a display room.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Vending machines that sell various products generally have an exhibition room on the front of the machine that displays and displays on the front a product sample of each product and an advertisement for the product. It is compartmentalized. Recently, there has been a strong demand for vending machines with high customer attraction, and the exhibition room can be expanded vertically to brighten the entire front part of the vending machine and to give the exhibition room a three-dimensional effect like a show window. Many vending machines have a prominent exterior design that widens the field of view so that you can see the inside from a wide angle. Inside the exhibition room of this type of vending machine, there is a shelf that divides the interior space of the exhibition room into upper and lower parts. On this shelf, a hollow product sample made of a light-transmitting material is generally displayed. It is on display. Such a product sample passes through the first passage leading to the upper side of the shelf through the product sample in order to make the product sample conspicuous and draw attention to the product sample to increase the power of attracting customers. It is generally illuminated by the light of an illuminating lamp, which is arranged on the lower side of the shelf and is incident from the lower surface to the inner side. On the other hand, the internal space of the exhibition room above the shelf is arranged below the shelf and is indirectly illuminated by the light of the illumination lamp through the product sample. Therefore, only the product sample that stands out as if it were a luminous body is too conspicuous and the exhibition room becomes dark as a whole, and the vending machine itself is not conspicuous from the front, but this kind of vending machine 2 and 3 show one of conventional examples of the lighting device in the exhibition room. FIG. 2 is a perspective view of the vending machine including the display room lighting device of the vending machine, which is the subject of the present invention, as seen from the front upper right, and FIG. 3 is the display room lighting device of the conventional vending machine. FIG. 3 is a vertical cross-sectional view of the right side of an essential part showing the configuration, and the left side of the figure is the front side.

In FIGS. 2 and 3, reference numeral 1 denotes a case having a front side opening in which a product to be sold is housed, and a door 2 for covering the front side opening is rotatably supported by the case 1. The machine body 3 forming the outer peripheral surface of the vending machine is configured by 2 and the case 1. An exhibition room 4 is sectioned and formed in the upper part of the front side of the door 2 which forms the front surface of the machine body 3, and the front surface of the exhibition room 4 is formed of, for example, acrylic resin or the like. It is covered with a transparent cover 5 that allows the user to see through. A plurality of pushbuttons 6 for selecting a product, which are arranged in left and right in two rows, with their front ends projecting forward from the front surface of the cover 5, have a horizontally long holding body 7.
Each column is embedded and held in the holder 7.
Each of them is supported by being screwed to each of the support bodies 8 having a C-shaped side vertical cross section, which are fixed in the exhibition room 4 along the front surface of the back surface of the cover 5. A shelf member 9 having a hook-shaped vertical cross section and formed of a light-impermeable material is cantilevered at the front end of the support member 8 and is constituted by the shelf member 9 and the support member 8. A shelf 10 having an open bottom surface partitions the interior space of the exhibition room 4 into upper and lower parts, and the rear surface of the exhibition room 4 is formed by a front surface of a middle door 11 which covers a rear opening of the door 2. A plurality of through-holes 12 penetrating vertically are formed in parallel with each other on the left and right sides of the shelf member 9 constituting the upper and lower shelves 10 so as to correspond to the push buttons 6. Each through hole 12
A hollow cylindrical product sample 13 formed of a light-transmissive material, such as acrylic resin, is fitted and fitted with a projecting portion 14 formed at the lower end of the product sample 13 projecting downward from the lower surface thereof. .. On the outer peripheral surface of the product sample 13, a transparent film (not shown), for example, made of polyester resin, which is printed with pictures and characters similar to the outer peripheral surface of the product, is attached, and the shelf 10 immediately below the product sample 13 is attached. On the lower side, the rear end of the shelf member 9 is screwed to the lower side and the front end is supported by the support body 8 and covers the lower surface opening of the shelf 10. The shield plate 15 has a hook-shaped side vertical cross-section. An illuminating lamp 17 supported by a support 16 is provided in the. The light of the illuminating lamp 17 passes through the through hole 12 and enters the product sample 13 supported on the shelf 10 directly above the illuminating light 17 from the bottom opening of the product sample 13 to move the product sample 13 in the outer peripheral direction. At the same time, the product sample 13 is made transparent to make the product sample 13 stand out, and at the same time, the shelf 10 is inserted through the product sample 13.
The light enters the interior space of the exhibition room 4 on the upper side of. The interior of the exhibition room 4 is indirectly illuminated by the light entering the interior space of the exhibition room 4, and the through hole 12 illuminates the light of the illumination lamp 17 on the shelf 10.
Forming a first passage 18 leading to the upper side of the article through the product sample 13, and the first passage 18, the product sample 13, and the shielding plate 1
5, an exhibition room illumination device 19 that illuminates the interior of the exhibition room 4 with the support 16 and the illumination lamp 17 is configured. The door 2
On the front side of the display room 4, below the exhibition room 4, are input ports 20 and 21 into which coins and banknotes are respectively inserted, a return lever 22 that returns the inserted coins, a return port 23 that returns change.
An outlet 24 and the like through which the purchased product is taken out are provided. Further, in the case 1, a storage chamber (not shown) in which various kinds of products for sale are stored is defined.

The selling operation of the vending machine configured as described above corresponds to the product sample 13 of this product by selecting the product to be purchased by looking at the product sample 13 after inserting coins or bills from the insertion ports 20 and 21. When the push button 6 is operated, the product selected by the push button 6 is carried out from the storage chamber (not shown) to the inside of the outlet 24 by the sales command signal. Then, if necessary, the change is dispensed into the return port 23, and the change and the goods carried out inside the outlet 24 are taken out by the customer through the front openings of the return port 23 and the outlet 24, respectively. Be done.

[0005]

By the way, in such a conventional display room lighting device for a vending machine, the display room lighting device 19 has a through hole formed in the shelf 10 in which the first passage 18 is formed. It enters through 12 into the sample product 13,
The light of the illumination lamp 17 illuminates the product sample 13 from the inside. At the same time, the light enters the product sample 13 through the through hole 12 and is transmitted through the product sample 13. The light of the illumination lamp 17 enters the interior space of the exhibition room 4 above the shelf 10.
The interior of the exhibition room 4 is illuminated by the light of the illumination lamp 17. Therefore, it is possible to attract attention only to the product sample 13 which is illuminated from the inside and stands out as if it were a light emitting body, but in contrast to the product sample 13, the entire interior of the exhibition room 4 becomes dim. Therefore, there is a problem that the vending machine, which has a dark front, is not conspicuous from the front, is insufficient to attract the customer's eyes to the vending machine, and cannot sufficiently enhance the ability to attract customers.

[0006] Therefore, an object of the present invention is to provide a storage room lighting device for a vending machine, which can attract not only the sample of the product but also the vending machine itself to attract attention.

[0007]

In order to solve the above problems, according to the present invention, a variety of products for sale, such as product samples and advertisements formed of a light transmissive material, are displayed and displayed on the front. Is an automatic vending machine in which the exhibition room is partitioned and formed in the front part of the machine body, and the interior space of the exhibition room is divided into upper and lower parts and is formed on a shelf on which the product sample is placed, and the lighting is arranged under the shelf. A first passage for guiding the light of a lamp to the upper side of the shelf through the product sample is provided, and the light incident on the inner space on the upper side of the shelf through the first passage illuminates the exhibition room. In the display room illumination device of the vending machine, the second passage that directly guides the light of the illumination lamp to the internal space above the shelf is formed in the shelf.

In addition to the above, it is assumed that the second passage is formed by a shelf member that is formed of a light transmissive material and forms at least a part of the shelf.

Further, in addition to the above, the shelf member is colored in various colors.

Furthermore, in addition to the above, the second passage is
It is assumed that it is formed on a shelf and has holes that vertically penetrate the shelf.

[0011]

The function of the present invention is to display the product samples, advertisements, etc. of various kinds of products for sale, which are made of a light-transmissive material, in the interior and display them on the front. The space is divided into upper and lower parts, and the product sample is placed on the shelf where the first passage for guiding the light of the illumination lamp arranged on the lower side to the upper side through the product sample is formed. Since the second passage that directly guides the light of the illuminating lamp to the internal space above the shelf is formed in the shelf, the second passage is incident on the inside of the product sample through the first passage and the product sample is The light of the illumination lamp that is transmitted to the outer peripheral direction and is incident on the inner space of the exhibition room on the upper side of the shelf can make the product sample stand out and at the same time indirectly illuminate the exhibition room on the upper side of the shelf.
Further, this exhibition room can be further illuminated by the light of the illumination lamp that directly enters the interior space of the exhibition room above the shelf through the second passage.

Further, in addition to the above, since the second passage is formed of a shelf member which is formed of a light transmissive material and forms at least a part of the shelf, the shelf member forming the second passage is formed. The exhibition room above the shelves can be illuminated by the light of the illumination lamp arranged below the shelves, which is transmitted through and enters the internal space of the exhibition room above the shelves.

Furthermore, in addition to the above, since the shelf member is colored in various colors, the shelf member is colored in the colored color through the shelf member, and the interior space of the exhibition room above the shelf is colored. The incident light of the illumination lamp arranged on the lower side of the shelf can illuminate the exhibition room above the shelf.

Furthermore, in addition to the above, the second passage is
Since it is assumed that the shelf is formed by a hole that vertically penetrates the shelf, it is incident on the interior space of the exhibition room above the shelf through the hole that forms the second passage. The light of the illumination lamp arranged on the lower side can illuminate the exhibition room on the upper side of the shelf.

[0015]

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS An embodiment of the present invention will be described below with reference to FIGS. FIG. 1 is a vertical cross-sectional view of the right side of a main part showing the structure of an exhibition room lighting device of a vending machine according to one embodiment of the present invention. The left side of the figure is the front side, and FIG. It is the perspective view seen from the front upper right showing the appearance of the vending machine including the display room lighting device of the vending machine. Portions common to or the same as those in FIG. 3 are denoted by the same reference numerals.

In FIG. 1 and FIG. 2, reference numeral 1 denotes a case in which a product to be sold is housed and the front surface is opened, and a door 2 for covering the front opening is rotatably supported on the case 1. The case 2 and the case 1 form a machine body 3 that forms the outer peripheral surface of the vending machine. An exhibition room 4 is defined on the upper part of the front side of the door 2 which forms the front of the machine body 3,
A front surface of the exhibition room 4 is covered with a transparent cover 5 which is made of, for example, acrylic resin and allows the interior of the exhibition room 4 to be seen from a wide front angle. A plurality of pushbuttons 6 for selecting products, which are arranged horizontally in two rows with the front end projecting forward from the front surface of the cover 5, are embedded and held in a horizontally long holder 7 in each row. Each of the covers 7 is covered with the back surface of the back surface 5 and is fixed in the exhibition room 4 along the front surface thereof. The front end of a shelf member 25 having a hook-shaped vertical cross section and formed of a light-transmissive material, for example, a transparent acrylic resin, is cantilever-supported on the support member 8. The shelf member 25 and the support member 8 support each other. Shelf 26 that is constructed and has an open bottom surface
Divides the interior space of the exhibition room 4 into upper and lower parts, and the rear surface of the exhibition room 4 is formed by the front surface of the middle door 11 which covers the rear opening of the door 2. In the shelf member 25 of the upper and lower two shelves 26, a plurality of through holes 12 penetrating vertically are formed in parallel with each other corresponding to each push button 6. Each through hole 12
Further, a hollow cylindrical product sample 13 formed of a light-transmissive material such as acrylic resin is protruded downward from the lower surface of the product sample 13 and a projecting portion 14 formed at the lower end of the product sample 13 is fitted therein. On the outer peripheral surface of the product sample 13, a transparent film, for example, made of polyester resin, which is printed with pictures and characters similar to the outer peripheral surface of the product, is attached,
The shelf member 25 is provided below the shelf 26 directly below the product sample 13.
Illumination in which the rear end is screwed to the lower side of the rear end portion and the front end is supported by the support body 8, which covers the lower surface opening of the shelf 26 and which is supported via the support body 16 on the upper surface of the shield plate 15 having a hook-shaped side vertical cross section. A lamp 17 is provided. The light from the illuminating lamp 17 passes through the through hole 12 and is supported on the shelf 26 directly above the illuminating lamp 17.
The light enters the inside of the product sample 13 through the lower surface opening of the product sample 13 and penetrates the product sample 13 in the outer peripheral direction to make the product sample 13 stand out as if it were a light emitting body.
The light enters the interior space of the exhibition room 4 above the shelf 26 through the product sample 13. The interior of the exhibition room 4 is illuminated by the light incident on the interior of the exhibition room 4, and the through-hole 12 allows the light of the illumination lamp 17 to enter the interior space of the exhibition room 4 on the upper side of the shelf 26. A first passage 18 is formed through the shelf member 25, and a second passage 27 is formed in which the shelf member 25 directly guides the light of the illuminating lamp 17 to the internal space of the exhibition room 4 above the shelf 26. The second passage 27, the first passage 18, the product sample 13, the shielding plate 15, the support 16 and the illumination lamp 17 constitute an exhibition room illumination device 28 that illuminates the interior of the exhibition room 4. The rest of the configuration is the same as the above-mentioned conventional example.

In the above-described structure, the vending machine provided with the display room lighting device of the vending machine of the present invention operates in the same manner as the conventional example described above, but the display room lighting device 28 is used.
Is incident on the inside of the product sample 13 through the first passage 18 and is made to stand out by the light of the illuminating lamp 17 which passes through the product sample 13 in the outer peripheral direction as if it were a light emitter. Can attract the attention. Further, the light of the illuminating lamp 17 which is incident on the inside of the product sample 13 through the first passage 18, is transmitted through the product sample 13 in the outer peripheral direction, and is incident on the internal space of the exhibition room 4 on the upper side of the shelf 26, The entire interior of the exhibition room 4 can be illuminated brightly with the light of the illuminating lamp 17 that directly enters the exhibition room 4 through the second passage 27. As a result, the product sample 13 stands out and the vending machine that makes the entire interior of the exhibition room 4 brighter and the front becomes brighter can be seen from the front, attracting customers' eyes to this vending machine. ..

[0018]

EFFECTS OF THE INVENTION According to the present invention, the product samples, advertisements, etc. made of a light-transmitting material of various kinds of products for sale are displayed and displayed in the interior, and are formed in the front part of the machine body. Below this shelf is a shelf in which the interior space of the exhibition room is divided into upper and lower parts and on which the product sample is placed, the first passage for guiding the light of the illumination lamp arranged on the lower side to the upper side through the product sample is formed. Since the second passage that directly guides the light of the illuminating lamp disposed on the side to the internal space on the upper side of the shelf is formed in the shelf, the illumination that enters the inside of the product sample through the first passage. The light of the lamp makes the product sample stand out, and at the same time, it is incident on the inside of the product sample through the first passage, penetrates this product sample in the outer peripheral direction, and indirectly to the interior space of the exhibition room above the shelf. The light of the illuminating light incident on the interior of the exhibition room above the shelf through the second passage. In the light of the illumination lamp directly incident,
The interior of the exhibition room above the shelves can be illuminated brightly.

Further, in addition to the above, since the second passage is formed of a shelf member which is formed of a light transmissive material and forms at least a part of the shelf, the shelf member forming the second passage is formed. The exhibition room above the shelves can be illuminated by the light of the illuminating light that is transmitted through and enters the interior space of the exhibition room above the shelves.

Furthermore, in addition to the above, since the shelf member is colored in various colors, the shelf member is colored in the colored color through the shelf member, and the interior space of the exhibition room above the shelf is colored. Light from the incident lighting can illuminate the exhibition room above the shelf.

Furthermore, in addition to the above, the second passage includes:
Since it is assumed that the shelf is formed by a hole that vertically penetrates the shelf, it is possible that the lighting lamp that is incident on the interior space of the exhibition room on the upper side of the shelf passes through the hole that forms the second passage. Lights can illuminate the exhibition room above the shelves.

As a result, the product sample stands out noticeably, and at the same time, the vending machine in which the entire interior of the exhibition room becomes brighter and the front side becomes brighter is also noticeable. The effect of being able to adjust the illuminance in the exhibition room and at the same time further improve the exhibition effect in the exhibition room by further coloring the shelf member formed of the transparent material in various colors to further improve the ability to attract customers. Is obtained.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a vertical cross-sectional view of the right side of an essential part showing the configuration of an exhibition room lighting device of a vending machine according to an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a perspective view of the vending machine including the display room lighting device of the vending machine, which is the subject of the present invention, as seen from the front upper right.

FIG. 3 is a vertical cross-sectional view of the right side of an essential part showing the configuration of a conventional lighting device for an exhibition room of a vending machine.

[Explanation of symbols]

 1 Case 2 Door 3 Aircraft 4 Exhibition Room 5 Cover 6 Push Button 7 Holder 8 Support 9 Shelf Member 10 Shelf 11 Middle Door 12 Through Hole 13 Product Sample 14 Projection 15 Shield 16 Support 17 Lighting Light 18 First Passage 19 Lighting device for exhibit room 20 Entry port 21 Entry port 22 Return lever 23 Return port 24 Ejection port 25 Shelf member 26 Shelf 27 Second passage 28 Illumination device for exhibition room

Claims (4)

[Claims] 1. An automatic vending machine in which an exhibition room for displaying and displaying product samples, advertisements, etc. of various kinds of products for sale, which are formed of a light-transmitting material, is displayed on the front of the machine. There is a first partition that divides the interior space of the exhibition room into upper and lower parts and is formed on a shelf on which the product sample is placed, and guides the light of an illumination lamp arranged on the lower side of the shelf to the upper side of the shelf through the product sample. In the exhibition room lighting device of the vending machine, which comprises one passage, and illuminates the exhibition room with the light incident on the internal space above the shelf through the first passage, A second interior passage directly leading to the internal space above the shelf is formed in the shelf, and the lighting device for exhibition room of the vending machine is characterized in that. 2. A vending machine exhibiting indoor lighting according to claim 1, wherein the second passage is formed of a light-transmissive material and is formed of a shelf member forming at least a part of the shelf. Lighting equipment in the exhibition room. 3. The display room illumination device for a vending machine according to claim 2, wherein the shelf member is colored in various colors. 4. The display room lighting device for a vending machine according to claim 1, wherein the second passage is formed in a shelf and is formed by a hole penetrating vertically through the shelf. ..