JPH06150122A - Commodity exhibition device of automatic vending machine - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE:To provide the commodity exhibition device of an automatic vending machine which is capable of making a such a feature that the sell of commodity by a pack unit is possible strongly and visually appeal customers. CONSTITUTION:Plural commodity samples 8a, 8b, 8c are held by a commodity holding hardware 10 provided with a commodity sample holding part 10a which is formed by an elastic member having prescribed vertical width and is formed by being bent inwardly by the same radius of curvature on both of right and left sides parts and a recessed part 10b accepting a commodity sample 8a at a center part, respectively. By providing these two commodity holding hardwares 10 on a commodity exhibition room in a vertical direction, all the commodity samples 8a, 8b, 8c of 6 commodity to be sold by a pack unit are exhibited.

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a product display device for a vending machine that displays product samples of products to be sold.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Some conventional product display devices for vending machines display product samples of products to be sold in a product display room having a front door formed therein. There is one disclosed in Japanese Unexamined Patent Publication No. 3-171394.

[0003]

By the way, recently, there is an automatic vending machine in which a plurality of products are put together and sold in a pack unit in order to increase sales and save the user's trouble. However, in the conventional product display device of the vending machine as described above, only one product sample out of the packed products can be displayed due to the limited space in the product display room. There is a problem that it cannot be visually appealed that it can be sold.

Therefore, in order to appeal that the products can be sold in units of packs, as shown in Japanese Patent Application No. 4-85504 filed by the applicant of the present invention, products packed in the rear part of the product sample. There are those with a display panel that displays, but even with this, the degree of appeal is weaker than when actually displaying a product sample.

Therefore, an object of the present invention is to provide a product display device for an automatic vending machine, which can visually and strongly appeal that products can be sold in pack units.

[0006]

The present invention relates to an automatic vending machine capable of displaying a sample of a product in a product display room whose front surface is covered with a transparent panel and selling a plurality of products in a pack unit. Formed by an elastic member having a predetermined vertical width, a product sample holding portion formed by bending inward at the same radius of curvature on both left and right sides, and a central portion is provided with a recess for receiving a product sample, The product display room is equipped with a product holding metal fitting that holds the product sample received in the recess by holding the product sample held in the left and right product holding parts, and the product holding metal is sold in the pack unit. The product samples of the products to be sold are held and displayed.

[0007]

With this configuration, a plurality of product samples are formed by elastic members having a predetermined vertical width, and product sample holders formed by bending inward at the same radius of curvature on both left and right sides, Further, it can be held by being held by a product holding metal fitting provided with a concave portion for receiving the product sample in the central portion.

By providing this product holding metal fitting in the product display room, it is possible to display all product samples of products sold in pack units.

[0009]

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 front view of a vending machine equipped with a product display device according to an embodiment of the present invention.

In FIG. 1, reference numeral 1 is a vending machine body in which a front door 2 is pivotally supported on the front surface so as to be openable and closable, and a product storage is provided inside. And, the operation section 3 in which the coin slot 3a, the return lever 3b, etc. are arranged on one side of the front surface of the front door 2.
However, a product exhibition room 4 is provided in the upper part, and a product outlet 5 is provided in the lower part.

Here, the front surface of the product display room 4 is covered with a transparent panel 4a, and a display panel 4b on which a picture for product advertisement is drawn is attached to the back wall. Further, a product selection button 6 is provided below the various product samples 7 and 8 placed on the base 5 inside the product exhibition room 4.
Are arranged side by side on the transparent panel 4a.

By the way, this vending machine can sell, for example, six products in one pack, and all six product samples 8 of the products sold in packs are stored in the product display room 4. Is on display. The six product samples 8 are held by product holding metal fittings (hereinafter referred to as holding metal fittings) 9 and 10 which are vertically attached to the display panel 4b as shown in FIGS.

Here, the holding metal fittings 9 and 10 each hold three product samples 8 and are formed of elastic members having a predetermined vertical width.
Left and right product sample holding portions 9a, 10a formed by bending inward with the same radius of curvature on both sides thereof, and a recess 9 for receiving, for example, one product sample 8 in the central portion.
b and 10b are provided respectively. The holding fittings 9 and 10 are fixed to the display panel 4b by screws (not shown) or the like.

The holding metal fittings 9 and 10 are formed in the recess 9
After putting the product samples 8a in b and 10b, the product samples 8b and 8c are placed in the left and right product sample holding portions 9a and 10a.
The product sample 8a at the center is locked by the two product samples 8b and 8c.

As a result, the product sample 8a located in the center is recessed by the left and right product samples 8b and 8c.
Since it is pressed against the back surfaces of b and 10b, it does not move forward and come off. In addition, the left and right product samples 8b,
8c, by locking this product sample 8a,
Now comes into pressure contact with the left and right product sample holders 10,
It comes to be held by the commodity sample holder 10.

The product sample 8a located at the center is locked to the left and right product samples 8b and 8c in this way, so that one product sample 8a, 8b and 8c can be obtained.
Since they can be arranged so that there is no space between them, not only is there a "unifying feeling", but the holding metal fittings 9 and 10 can be made invisible from the front.

By the way, in order to hold the product sample 8 in the holding metal fittings 9 and 10, as shown in FIG. 4, first, the product sample 8a is put in the recess 10b of the lower holding metal fitting 10 in the basic state. Place on table 5. After that, the left and right product sample holding portions 10a are expanded, and the two product samples 8b and 8c on the left and right are held by the product sample holding portion 10a while being locked on the center product sample 8a and placed on the base 5.

Next, after the product sample 8 is placed in the concave portion 9b of the upper holding metal fitting 9 while being placed on the lower product sample 8a, the left and right product sample holding portions 9a are widened, and two product samples on the left and right are provided. 8 is held by the product sample holding portion 9a while being locked to the product sample 8 in the center and placed on the product samples 8b and 8c below.

As a result, the left and right product samples 8 are held by the left and right product sample holding portions 9a while being placed on the lower product samples 8b and 8c, and the product sample 8 located in the center is the lower product sample. 8a, the product samples 8 on the left and right sides are locked and held so as not to move forward.

In this way, the upper and lower holding metal fittings 9 and 10 are provided.
It is possible to visually appeal that the products can be sold in a pack of 6 by displaying the product samples in the product display room 4 while holding 3 of the product samples 8 each.

[0022]

As described above, according to the present invention, it is possible to display all the product samples of the products to be sold in pack units in the product display room. Can be strongly appealed to.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a front view of a vending machine equipped with a product display device according to an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a front view showing a state where a product is held by a holding metal fitting of the product display device.

FIG. 3 is a side view showing a state where a product is held by a holding metal fitting of the product display device.

FIG. 4 is a plan view showing how a product is held by a holding metal fitting of the product display device.

[Explanation of symbols]

 1 Vending machine main body 4 Product exhibition room 7, 8, 8a, 8b, 8c Product sample 9,10 Holding metal fittings 9a, 10a Product sample holding part 9b, 10b Recess

Claims (1)

[Claims] 1. An automatic vending machine capable of displaying a plurality of products in a pack unit while displaying product samples in a product display room whose front surface is covered with a transparent panel, and an elastic member having a predetermined vertical width. The product sample holders formed by bending inward with the same radius of curvature on the left and right sides, and the recesses for receiving the product samples are provided in the center, and the product samples received in the recesses. The product display room is equipped with a product holding metal fitting that holds the product sample held in the left and right product holding parts by holding the product sample, and the product holding metal fitting holds the product sample of the product sold in the pack unit. A product display device for a vending machine, which is characterized by being exhibited.