JPH06131543A - Display device for automatic vending machine - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE:To provide a display device having simple constitution and high operability at the time of exchanging a fluorescent lamp arranged on the rear part of a display base plate and at the time of exchanging commodity display board to be exchanged from the rear part of the display base plate. CONSTITUTION:A display device for an automatic vending machine which is constituted of arranging a display base 9 for displaying a commodity so as to observe it from the front face of an automatic vending machine body and pivoting the upper part of the base plate 9 by a stepped screw 17 so as to optionally rotate the base plate 9 is provided with a sliding hole 18 for sliding the screw 17 on the base plate 9, an aperture part 9I formed on the upper side part of the base plate 9, and a locking member 20 to be locked with the aperture part 9I to open and hold the base plate 9. At the time of rotating the base plate 9 in the upper direction, the base plate 9 is slided, the member 20 is inserted into the base plate 9 to support the base plate 9, so that the opened state of the base plate 9 is held.

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, a vending machine display in which a transparent window is provided corresponding to a plurality of product selection buttons arranged in front of a front door and a display substrate is provided in the front door behind the transparent window A device is known and is disclosed in, for example, Japanese Utility Model Laid-Open No. 59-187869. In this type of display device, a fluorescent lamp is provided on the back side of the display substrate, and a product panel is detachably attached from the back side of the display substrate.
As shown in Japanese Patent No. 478, a configuration in which the upper end of a display substrate is rotatably supported and rotatable will be described with reference to FIGS. 7, 8 and 9, and 1 is a vending machine body. The front door 2 forming the front surface is provided so as to be openable and closable. Front door 2
Has a transparent window portion 4 that can be opened and closed by operating the key device 3 and covers substantially the entire front surface.

Further, the transparent window portion 4 has a plurality of product selection buttons 5 arranged side by side, a coin insertion slot 6, a return lever 7 and a bill insertion slot 8 arranged below the transparent window portion 4 and is not shown at a lower position. A merchandise outlet and a change return port are provided.
Reference numeral 9 is a display substrate having a front surface provided with a plurality of display windows 9A that are opened corresponding to the respective product selection buttons 5, and a side surface 9B is provided corresponding to the back surface of the middle partition 9D which is a partition of the adjacent display windows 9A. It is provided. Further, a supporting hole 9C is provided on the upper part of the adjacent side surfaces 9B, 9B, and a plate 9E is provided on the back surface. Then, the display substrate 9 is pivotally supported by the support shaft 11 on the support member 11 which is engaged with the front door 2 forming the rear wall of the front door 2 by the screw 11A through the support hole 9C and is rotated by the inner door 12. It is supported freely.

A sandwiching member 13 is provided at a position corresponding to the plate 9E. The sandwiching member 13 is provided with positioning members 13A and 13A for positioning the display substrate 9 at a predetermined angle, and a leaf spring sandwiching both side portions of the plate 9E. 13B, 13B
And is fixed to the inner door 12 with screws 13C and 13C. Reference numeral 14 is a product display plate formed of a light-transmissive material, which is arranged corresponding to the back surface of the display window 9A, the lower end of which is inserted into a lower rail 9F provided on the display substrate 9 and the upper end of which is placed above. It is supported by being inserted into the rail 9G, being sandwiched by the fixture 15 and being fixed by the screw 16 to fix the fixture 15.

A fluorescent lamp 16 for illuminating the product display board 14 and the like is provided on the rear surface of the display substrate 9 and the front surface of the inner door 12. FIG. 8 shows a state in which the display substrate 9 is fixedly supported by the inner door 12, and the plate 9E is a leaf spring 13B,
It is supported by being sandwiched between 13B.
From the display substrate 9 in this state to the fluorescent lamp 16 and the product display board 1
The operation of replacing 4 will be described. By pulling the display substrate 9 forward with a constant force, the display substrate 9 is rotated forward as shown in FIG. In this state, the fluorescent lamp 16 and the product display board 14 are replaced. To maintain this state, the display substrate 9 is supported by one hand, and the fluorescent lamp 16 and the product display board 14 are replaced by the other hand. There must be.

[0006]

According to the above-mentioned conventional technique, the present invention requires one hand to support the display substrate when exchanging the fluorescent lamp and the product display board, which is very easy to operate. It had a bad structure. Therefore, the present invention provides a display device having a simple configuration and good operability when replacing a fluorescent lamp behind the display substrate and when replacing a product display plate that needs to be replaced from the rear of the display substrate. The purpose is to provide.

[0007]

In order to solve the above-mentioned problems, a display board for displaying products is provided so that it can be visually recognized from the front of the vending machine body, and an upper part of the display board is pivotally supported by a shaft to rotate. In a display device of a flexible vending machine, a display substrate is slidably provided with a slide hole, an opening provided on an upper side surface of the display substrate, and the display is engaged with the opening. A locking member for opening and supporting the substrate is provided, and when the display substrate is rotated upward, the locking member is inserted into the opening by sliding the display substrate. Is supported to maintain the open state of the display substrate.

[0008]

When the rotatable display substrate pivotally supported on the upper side is rotated forward, the upper side surface is rotated rearward and positioned inside the display substrate from the upper side surface. Then, by sliding the display substrate to insert and support the locking member in the opening,
The display substrate is prevented from rotating downward due to its own weight.

[0009]

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS FIGS. 1 to 6 show an embodiment of the present invention. The same components as those shown in the conventional example are designated by the same reference numerals, and their explanations are omitted. The display substrate 9 has a hole that engages with the stepped screw 17 serving as a shaft and is elongated parallel to the vertical direction of the display substrate, and can slide in parallel with the stepped screw 17 and move in the vertical direction of the display substrate 9. The sliding hole 18 is formed. Also,
The display substrate 9 is rotatable around the stepped screw 17.

Further, an opening 9I is provided on the upper side surface 9H of the display substrate 9, and a projecting portion 9J having a downward opening is provided on the back surface side corresponding to the side surface 9B of the display substrate 9. The protrusion 9
A fitting portion 19 is provided on the front surface of the inner door 12 corresponding to J, and the fitting portion 19 is fixed to the inner door 12 by screws 19A and 19A and has an opening at the top, and the protruding portion 9J Can be inserted.

The support member 11 includes a stepped screw 17 and an inner door 12.
The locking member 20 corresponding to the opening 9I at the intermediate portion of
Is provided. The locking member 20 is composed of a rising portion 20A extending upward from the support member 11 and a locking portion 20B extending obliquely downward and rearward. Sliding hole 1
The length of 8 and the size of the locking member 20 are such that the locking member 20 is positioned inside the display substrate 9 when the display substrate 9 is rotated upward. Display board 9
When the display substrate 9 is located inside, the engaging portion 20B has a size that can be inserted into the opening 9I by pulling the display substrate 9 forward, and can be arbitrarily set.

The operation of the display device having the above-described structure according to the present invention will be described. First, as shown in FIG. 1, the display substrate 9 is lowered by its own weight, the stepped screw 17 is located at the upper end of the sliding hole 18, and the protruding portion is formed. 9J is fitted into the fitting portion 19 so that it is fixed at a predetermined angle. When a force for moving the display substrate 9 in this state upward is applied, the display substrate 9 moves upward because it is slidably supported by the stepped screw 17 by the vertically long sliding hole 18.

Since the protruding portion 9J provided on the back surface of the display substrate 9 moved upward is pulled out from the fitting portion 19, it can be rotated about the stepped screw 17. The state in which the display substrate 9 is rotated by pulling it toward the front side is the state shown in FIG. Then, when the display substrate 9 is further rotated, as shown in FIG. 4, the opening end portion 9 of the upper side surface 9H of the display substrate 9 is closed.
K contacts the upper surface of the locking portion 20B. Since the locking portion 20B extends obliquely downward and rearward, the display substrate 9 is rotated upward, and the opening end 9K is guided by the locking portion 20B to move rearward.

By further rotating, as shown in FIG. 5, the end portion 20C of the engaging portion 20B opens the end portion 9C of the upper side surface 9H.
When the locking member 20 is separated from K, the locking member 20 enters the inside of the display substrate 9. In this state, by pulling the display substrate 9 forward, the locking portion 20B is inserted into the opening 9I as shown in FIG. When the locking portion 20B is inserted into the opening 9I and the hand is released from the display substrate 9, the lower end of the display substrate 9 tends to drop downward due to its own weight, but the opening 20B has a taper obliquely downward. The state in which the display substrate 9 is supported by abutting against the lower surface of the locking portion 20B and prevented from rotating as shown in FIG. 2 can be continued without supporting the display substrate 9 upward by hand or the like.

[0015]

According to the present invention, it is possible to support the display substrate in an open state with a simple structure. Therefore, when replacing the fluorescent lamp and the product display board provided behind the display substrate,
It is possible to work with both hands, improving workability.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a vertical sectional side view of a display device of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a vertical sectional side view showing a state in which the display device of the present invention is opened.

FIG. 3 is a vertical cross-sectional side view in which an essential part of the display device is rotated forward.

FIG. 4 is an enlarged vertical cross-sectional side view of a main part in a state where an end portion of an upper side surface of the display device is in contact with a locking member.

FIG. 5 is a vertical cross-sectional side view in which a main part of the display device is enlarged and is located inside the locking member from the upper side surface thereof.

FIG. 6 is an enlarged vertical cross-sectional side view of a main part in a state where a locking member is inserted into an opening of a display device.

FIG. 7 is a front view showing the upper half of the vending machine.

FIG. 8 is a vertical sectional side view of a conventional display device.

FIG. 9 is a vertical cross-sectional side view showing a state in which a conventional display device is opened.

[Explanation of symbols]

 1 Vending Machine Main Body 9 Display Board 9H Upper Side 9I Opening 17 Stepped Screw 18 Sliding Hole 20 Locking Member

Claims (1)

[Claims] 1. The vending machine can be seen from the front of the main body,
In a display device of a vending machine in which a display board for displaying products is provided, and an upper portion of the display board is pivotally supported by a shaft and is rotatable, a sliding hole provided on the display substrate so as to be slidable with the shaft. And an opening provided on the upper side surface of the display substrate, and a locking member that engages with the opening to support the display substrate by opening it, and when the display substrate is rotated upward, A display device for a vending machine, wherein the locking member is inserted into the opening by sliding the display substrate and the display substrate is supported to maintain the open state of the display substrate.