JPH0639408Y2 - vending machine - Google Patents

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION (Industrial field of application) The present invention relates to a vending machine in which a product sample is placed in a product exhibition room via a holder.

(Prior Art) Conventionally, as shown in FIG. 2, a product exhibition room 2 which is transparent from the front side is provided in a door body 1 for opening and closing the front surface of a vending machine body, and a product exhibition room 2 is provided with products. In a vending machine in which the product sample 3 having the design of 1 is attached to the mounting plate 5 on the rear side of the product sample 3 by the holder 4, the holder 4 is formed into a strip shape by a member having elasticity, and An automatic vending machine that holds the outer peripheral surface and fixes the product sample 3 is known.

(Problems to be solved by the invention) However, in the above-mentioned conventional vending machine, the holder 4 covers a part of the outer peripheral surface of the product sample 3, so that the display effect of the product sample 3 is significantly impaired, and the product to be sold is sufficiently sold. It had a problem that it could not be appealed to.

In view of the above-mentioned conventional problems, an object of the present invention is to provide an automatic vending machine which does not impair the display effect of product samples by the holder.

(Means for Solving the Problems) In order to achieve the above-mentioned object, the present invention provides a product exhibition room which can be seen through from the front in a door body that opens and closes the front of a vending machine body. In a vending machine in which a cylindrical product sample having a product design is arranged and the product sample is attached to a mounting plate on the rear side of the product sample by a holder, a fitting extending vertically to the rear part of the product sample A groove is formed, and a fitting piece that covers the periphery of the fitting groove is provided on the rear surface side of the fitting groove, and a vertically extending mounting hole is provided at a portion of the mounting plate that faces the rear surface of the product sample. , The holder is formed in a prismatic shape, and the first locking groove into which the fitting piece is detachably fitted is formed on both front side surfaces of the holder, and the mounting is provided on both rear side surfaces of the holder. Removably fit the periphery of the hole Second engaging grooves are provided respectively, and a receiving plate for supporting the commodity sample is provided on the bottom surface of the holder.

(Operation) According to the present invention, the fitting piece on the rear part of the product sample is fitted into the first locking groove of the holder, and the second locking groove of the holder is fitted into the mounting hole of the mounting plate. Then, the product sample is fixed to the mounting plate. Therefore, the holder is located on the rear side of the product sample and does not cover the design portion of the product sample.

(Embodiment) FIGS. 1 and 3 to 6 show an embodiment of the present invention, in which 10 is a vending machine main body (hereinafter referred to as a vending machine main body) accommodating a conveyor rack 20, and 30 is a vending machine. A door body that opens and closes the front surface of the main body 10 and includes an outer door 31 and an inner door 32 that faces the outer door 31 with a predetermined gap, and a product exhibition room 40 is formed in the upper portion between the doors 31 and 32. There is.

As shown in FIG. 3, this product display room 40 has a plurality of product samples 50 corresponding to various products installed laterally therein, and a see-through illumination plate fitted to an outer door 31 on the front surface. The product sample 50 can be seen from the front of the vending machine main body 10 by having 41, and the upper and lower sides of the illumination plate 41 are milky white translucent members. Further, in the product exhibition room 40, a mounting plate 60 of the product sample 50 bulging forward in a substantially U-shaped cross section is arranged on the rear surface, and the product sample 50 is arranged at the center of the front surface of the mounting plate 60, and at the same time, the mounting plate is mounted. Screw around the edge of 60 61
Is fixed to the front surface of the inner door 32.

As shown in FIG. 5, the mounting plate 60 is provided with a rectangular light projecting hole 62 at a portion facing the product sample 50, and the light projecting hole 62.
And a mounting hole 63 extending downward from the center of the lower end of the. Further, an illumination lamp extending in the lateral direction above and below the product sample 50 on the front surface of the mounting plate 60, for example, an upper fluorescent lamp.
70 and a lower fluorescent lamp 71 are installed. The fluorescent lamps 70, 71 are located at positions facing the translucent member of the illumination plate 41. Further, a rear fluorescent lamp 72 extending in the lateral direction is installed on the rear surface of the mounting plate 60 at a position facing the light projecting hole 62.

The product sample 50 is made of a resin material having a light-transmitting property. As shown in FIG. 5, an elastic film having a product design printed on the inner surface of a cylindrical can body 51.
52 is inserted so that the product design can be visually recognized from the outside of the can body 51. A wide fitting groove 51a extending vertically is provided in a part of the can body 51, and the fitting groove 51a
Fitting pieces 51b extending slightly inward are formed on both sides in the width direction, and a convex lens portion 51c is formed from the fitting groove 51a to the center of the can body 51. This lens part 51c
As shown in FIG. 6, the focus B is set on the lens portion 51c side from the center A of the can body 51. Further, a cap 53 is detachably attached to the upper opening of the can body 51.

The cap 53 is formed of a milky white member, for example, polypropylene, and has a locking plate 53b fitted into the groove 51a of the can 51 and a film 52 on the lower surface of the disk-shaped cap body 53a.
And a film pressing plate 53c that abuts along the inner surface of the can to close the upper surface of the can body 51 and to press the film pressing plate.
53c prevents the film 52 from peeling from the can body 51.

80 is a holder for mounting the product sample 50 on the mounting plate 60,
As shown in FIG. 5, it comprises a locking body 81 of the product sample 50 and a receiving plate 82 of the product sample 50. The locking body 81 is formed in a prismatic shape, and a pair of first locking grooves 81a and second locking grooves 81b facing each other and extending vertically are provided in front and rear on both side surfaces in the width direction thereof. There is. The fitting piece 51b of the can 51 is fitted in the first locking groove 81a, and the peripheral edge of the mounting hole 63 of the mounting plate 60 is fitted in the second locking groove 81b. Is removably attached to the mounting plate 60.
The receiving plate 82 is fixed to the lower surface of the locking body 81, and a part of the receiving plate 82 is located on the lower end surface of the commodity sample 50 to support the can body 51 and the film 52.

Incidentally, 90 is an elevator mechanism that carries out the products on the conveyor rack 20 by the bucket 91, and 100 is a product take-out port for taking out the products carried by the bucket 91.

Next, the steps of assembling the product sample 50 and assembling it to the mounting plate 60 will be described with reference to FIG.

First, the film 52 is inserted into the can body 51. At this time, since the film 52 has elasticity, it is urged against the inner surface of the can body 51 to be attached in close contact with the inner surface of the can body 51. Next, the locking plate 53b of the cap 53 is inserted into the fitting groove 51a from the upper end of the can body 51 to close the upper surface of the can body 51. At this time, the film pressing plate 53c of the cap 53 contacts the inner surface of the film 52, and the film 5
2 is prevented from peeling from the can body 51.

In this way, when the work of mounting the film 52 is completed,
The first engaging groove 81a of the holder 80 is inserted from the lower side of the can body 51 to the fitting piece 5
It is fitted into 1b and is inserted until the upper surface of the receiving plate 82 comes into contact with the lower end of the product sample 50. With this, product sample 50
Will be supported on the receiving plate 82.

After that, the second locking groove 81b of the holder 80 is fitted into the periphery of the mounting hole 63 from the light projecting hole 62 side of the mounting plate 60. As a result, the product sample 50 is attached to the attachment plate 60.

By removing the cap 53 from the can 51, the film
The film 52 can be taken out and the film 52 can be easily replaced.

According to this embodiment, the upper and lower fluorescent lamps 70, 71 are arranged above and below the commodity sample 50, and the rear fluorescent lamp 72 is arranged on the rear side of the commodity sample 50. The upper part of the product sample 50 is illuminated by 70, and the lower part of the product sample 50 is illuminated by the lower fluorescent lamp 71. Further, the light from the rear fluorescent lamp 72 is applied to the side surface of the commodity sample 50 through the light projecting hole 62 as shown in FIG.
Therefore, the entire product sample 50 becomes bright, and the product sample 50 can be displayed clearly.

In addition, part of the light of the fluorescent lamp 72 enters the lens portion 51c through the fitting groove 51a. The incident light is diffused in the radial direction through the focal point B, so that the entire inner surface of the film 52 is illuminated, and the design printed on the film 52 is displayed more clearly.

Furthermore, since the upper fluorescent lamp 70 and the lower fluorescent lamp 71 face the semi-transparent member of the lighting plate 41, the light of each fluorescent lamp 70, 71 does not directly enter the eyes of the customer. Also, the rear fluorescent lamp
Since the light of 72 is incident through the light projecting hole 62 facing the product sample 50, this light does not enter the eyes through the product sample 50 and is not directly exposed to the eyes of the customer.

Furthermore, the holder 80 is a fitting piece at the rear of the product sample 50.
Since the product sample 50 is fitted to the mounting plate 60 by being fitted to the mounting plate 51b, the design of the product sample 50 is not hidden by the holder as in the conventional case, and the display effect of the product sample 50 is not impaired.

FIG. 7 shows another embodiment of the present invention, which is a lens unit 51.
The d is formed in a concave shape. According to this embodiment, the light incident through the fitting groove 51a is diffused in the radial direction by the lens portion 51d and illuminates the entire inner surface of the film 52.

Although the lens portions 51c and 51d are formed in a convex shape or a concave shape in each of the above-described embodiments, a lens portion (not shown) having a plurality of concaves and convexes formed on the lens surface is provided to randomly project on the inner surface of the film 52. You may do it.

(Effects of the Invention) As described above, according to the present invention, the fitting piece on the rear part of the product sample is fitted into the first locking groove of the holder, and the second locking groove of the holder is Since the product sample is fitted in the mounting hole of the mounting plate and the product sample is fixed to the mounting plate, there is an advantage that the holder does not cover the design portion of the product sample and the display effect of the product sample is not impaired.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIGS. 1 and 3 to 6 show an embodiment of the present invention. FIG. 1 is a sectional view showing an upper part of a vending machine, and FIG. 2 is a transverse section showing a conventional product exhibition room. Fig. 3 is a cross-sectional view showing a product exhibition room, Fig. 4 is an enlarged cross-sectional view showing an essential part of the present invention, and Fig. 5 is a perspective view showing a process of assembling a product sample and assembling it to a mounting plate. FIG. 6 is a cross-sectional view showing a fluorescent lamp irradiation state, and FIG. 7 is a cross-sectional view showing a fluorescent lamp irradiation state according to another embodiment. In the figure, 1 ... Vending machine main body, 3 ... Door body, 4 ... Product display room, 50 ... Product sample, 51a ... Fitting groove, 51b ... Fitting piece, 60
… Mounting plate, 62… Light emitting hole, 63… Mounting hole, 80… Holder,
81a, 81b ... locking groove, 82 ... receiving plate.

Claims (1)

[Scope of utility model registration request] 1. A product exhibition room that is transparent from the front is provided in a door body that opens and closes the front of the vending machine body, and a cylindrical product sample with a product design is placed in the product exhibition room. In the vending machine in which the product sample is attached to a mounting plate on the rear side of the product sample by a holder, a vertically extending fitting groove is formed at the rear part of the product sample, and the fitting groove is provided at the rear surface side. A fitting piece that covers the periphery of the fitting groove is provided, and a mounting hole that extends vertically is provided at a portion of the mounting plate that faces the rear surface of the product sample. A first locking groove into which the fitting piece is removably fitted is attached to both front side surfaces, and a peripheral edge of the attachment hole is detachably fitted into both rear side surfaces of the holder. Locking grooves are provided on the bottom of the holder. Vending machine, characterized in that a receiving plate for supporting the product sample to.