JPH0639409Y2 - 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 formed of a light transmitting member is arranged in a product exhibition room.

(Prior Art) Conventionally, as shown in FIG. 2, a product display 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 main body, and light is transmitted through the product display room 2. There is known a vending machine in which a plurality of product samples 3 each formed of a member and having a product design are arranged and a fluorescent lamp 4 for illuminating each product sample 3 is installed in the product exhibition room 2 (actually, Kaisho
63-20280).

This vending machine is provided with a light-transmissive mounting plate 5 that partitions the interior of the product display room 1 into front and back, a fluorescent lamp 4 on the rear side of the mounting plate 5, and semi-elliptical product samples on the front side. 3 are arranged in the lateral direction. In this way, by forming each product sample 3 in a semi-elliptical shape, the light of the fluorescent lamp 4 is applied to the entire product sample 3, and the product sample 3 is displayed clearly.

(Problems to be solved by the invention) However, when each product sample 3 is formed in a semi-elliptical shape in this way, the width of each product sample 3 in the lateral direction inevitably becomes large, and the product samples 3 are often installed in the vending machine. When various types of products are stored, it may not be possible to display all types of products. In addition, in order to display all types of products, when the product samples 3 are displayed with a small space between them, the product sample becomes confusing and the product cannot be sufficiently appealed. Had.

In view of the above-mentioned conventional problems, an object of the present invention is to provide an automatic vending machine capable of displaying various kinds of product samples and clearly displaying each product sample.

(Means for Solving the Problem) In order to achieve the above object, the present invention provides a device according to claim 1.
Inside the door that opens and closes the front of the vending machine body, a product exhibition room that can be seen through from the front is provided, and a plurality of product samples with product designs formed of light-transmissive members are placed in the product exhibition room. Then, in an automatic vending machine equipped with an illumination lamp that illuminates each of the product samples from the rear side, the product samples are formed in a cylindrical shape, and the focus position is at the center of the product samples at the rear of the product samples. It is characterized in that a convex lens portion set to the rear side is formed.

In addition, the invention of claim 2 provides a product exhibition room, which is visible from the front, in a door body that opens and closes the front surface of the vending machine body, and a product design formed in the product exhibition room by a light transmitting member. In a vending machine in which a plurality of product samples subjected to are arranged and an illumination lamp for illuminating each product sample from the rear side is installed, each product sample is formed into a cylindrical shape, and a concave lens is provided at the rear of each product sample. It is characterized in that a part is formed.

(Operation) According to the invention of claim 1, the light of the fluorescent lamp is applied to the rear portion of the product sample and enters the convex lens portion. At this time, since the focal position of the convex lens part is set to the rear side from the center of each product sample, the light incident on the convex lens part is collected on the rear side of each product sample and further diffuses toward the side surface of each product sample. Is irradiated.

According to the invention of claim 2, the light of the fluorescent lamp is applied to the rear portion of each commodity sample and is incident on the concave lens portion. The incident light is diffused and irradiated toward the side surface of each 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, on the front surface of the mounting plate 60, above and below the product sample 50, an illuminating lamp extending in the lateral direction, for example, an upper fluorescent lamp.
70 and a lower fluorescent lamp 71 are installed. Further, each of the fluorescent lamps 70, 71 is located at a position facing a 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. 5, the focal point B is set to 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 vertically long rectangular parallelepiped shape, and a pair of locking grooves 81a and a locking groove 8 which vertically extend to face each other are formed on both side surfaces in the width direction thereof.
1b and 1 are provided at the front and rear. The fitting piece 51b of the can body 51 is fitted in the locking groove 81a on the front side, and the periphery of the mounting hole 63 of the mounting plate 60 is fitted in the locking groove 81b on the rear side, so that the product sample 50 is It is detachably attached to the mounting plate 60. Backing plate 82
Is fixed to the lower surface of the locking body 81, and a part of it is positioned on the lower end surface of the product sample 50, and the can body 51 and the film 52 are
I support you.

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,
Insert the engaging groove 81a on the front side of the holder 80 from the bottom side of the can body 51 with 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 locking groove 81b on the rear side of the holder 80 is fitted into the peripheral edge 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 portion of the commodity sample 50 is illuminated by the fluorescent lamp 70, and the lower portion of the commodity 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.

Further, a 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.

Further, since the product sample 50 is formed in a cylindrical shape,
The installation space for each product sample 50 does not become large as in the prior art, and various kinds of products 50 can be installed at sufficient intervals.

Further, since the upper fluorescent lamp 70 and the lower fluorescent lamp 71 face the translucent member of the lighting board 41, the light of each fluorescent lamp 70, 71 does not directly enter the eyes of the customer. . Also, the rear fluorescent light
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.

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 invention of claim 1, each product sample is formed in a cylindrical shape, and the focus position is set on the rear part of each product sample from the center of each product sample. Since the convex lens part formed is formed, the light of the fluorescent light is collected at the rear side from the center of the product sample, and the product sample is clearly displayed by being diffused and radiated to the side surface of the product sample. Since the installation space for each product sample does not become large, a wide variety of product samples can be displayed.

According to the invention of claim 2, since each commodity sample is formed in a cylindrical shape and the concave lens portion is formed at the rear portion of each commodity sample, the light of the fluorescent lamp is diffused and radiated to the side surface of the commodity sample. Similar to the first invention, it is possible to display the product samples clearly and to display various kinds of product samples.

[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 body, 3 ... Door body, 4 ... Product display room, 50 ... Product sample, 51c, 51d ... Lens part, 60 ... Mounting plate, 62 ... Light projecting hole, 71, 71, 72 ... Fluorescent light.

Claims (2)

[Scope of utility model registration request] 1. A product exhibiting a product design room, which is formed of a light-transmissive member in the product display room, which is provided in the door body for opening and closing the front surface of the vending machine body and which can be seen through from the front surface. In a vending machine in which a plurality of samples are arranged and an illumination lamp for illuminating each product sample from the rear side is installed, each product sample is formed into a cylindrical shape, and the focus position is at the rear of each product sample. An automatic vending machine, characterized in that a convex lens portion is formed behind the center of the product sample. 2. A product exhibiting a product design room, which is formed of a light-transmissive member, in the product display room which can be seen through from the front of the door body for opening and closing the front of the vending machine body. In an automatic vending machine in which a plurality of samples are arranged and an illumination lamp is installed to illuminate each product sample from the rear side, each product sample is formed in a cylindrical shape, and a concave lens portion is formed at the rear part of each product sample. A vending machine characterized by that.