JPH09319938A - Sample dummy display device for automatic vending machine - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a sample dummy display device for an automatic vending machine capable of reducing manufacturing cost and improving convenience. SOLUTION: A unit opening/closing door 23 for opening/closing a window part 22 formed corresponding to each sample unit is arranged in each unit 8. Since a corresponding sample unit 8 (a sample dummy 6, a sample board 5 and a fluorescent lamp 7) is attached to each door 23, the door 23 and a rear plate 21 for supporting the door 23 can be constituted of comparatively simple structure.

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a vending machine in which a sample dummy showing a product is arranged on a front door in a plurality of upper and lower stages.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art A vending machine in which a sample dummy showing a product is arranged on a front door in a plurality of upper and lower stages is conventionally known.

FIG. 3 is a side sectional view showing an automatic vending machine of this type. The automatic vending machine main body 1 is provided with a plurality of storage columns 3 for storing products 2 such as canned beverages. Further, 4 is a front door that opens and closes the front opening of the vending machine body 1. At the upper part of the front door 4, a plurality of sample stands 5 are provided vertically, and a product is placed on each sample stand 5. A plurality of translucent sample dummies 6 showing 2 are arranged side by side,
Further, a fluorescent lamp 7 as an illuminating body for illuminating the sample dummy 6 is arranged under each sample table 5. And
The sample table 5, the plurality of sample dummies 6 mounted on the sample table 5, and the fluorescent lamp 7 immediately below the sample table 5 form a pair to form a sample unit 8.

Further, a translucent illumination panel 9 is provided on the upper front surface of the front door 4, and a push button 10 for selecting a product is attached to the illumination panel 9 at a position corresponding to the sample dummy 6. ing. Further, on the upper back surface of the front door 4, there is provided one auxiliary opening / closing door 11 for sample exchange, which opens and closes almost the entire back surface, and has a rotating shaft (not shown) provided at the left end or the right end thereof. It is provided at the center so as to be openable and closable, and all the sample stands 5, sample dummies 6 and fluorescent lamps 7 are attached to this auxiliary opening / closing door 11.

When the product 2 to be sold by the vending machine is replaced, the corresponding sample dummy 6 needs to be replaced. In this case, therefore, the front door 4 is moved forward as shown in FIG. After opening the door, the auxiliary opening / closing door 1
1 was moved backward and the sample dummy 6 was replaced. In addition, 12 in FIGS. 3 and 4 is a product outlet.

[0006]

However, in such a vending machine, one auxiliary opening / closing door 11 supports all the sample stands 5, the sample dummies 6 and the fluorescent lamps 7. The auxiliary opening / closing door 11 must have a structure having sufficient strength, and
The portion of the front door 4 that supports the auxiliary opening / closing door 11 must also have a structure having sufficient strength. Therefore, the wall thickness of the constituent members of the auxiliary opening / closing door 11 and the material thickness of the supporting portion of the auxiliary opening / closing door 11 in the front door 4 may be set to be relatively large, or a reinforcing member may be provided in the supporting portion of the auxiliary opening / closing door 11 or the front door 4. As a result, the manufacturing cost was increased.

It is already convenient to attach a display plate or the like showing the correspondence between the sample dummy 6 and the storage column 3 to the front side of the auxiliary opening / closing door 11 so that the correspondence can be easily understood. As is known, since the front side of the auxiliary opening / closing door 11 is a place that can be seen by the customer, it is not convenient to dispose such a display plate.

The present invention is intended to solve the above problems, and an object of the present invention is to provide a sample dummy display device for a vending machine, which can reduce the manufacturing cost and improve the convenience. Is.

[0009]

Means for Solving the Problems In order to solve the above problems, the present invention is a sample showing a product stored in a storage column in a vending machine body on a front door that opens and closes a front opening of the vending machine body. In a sample dummy display device of a vending machine in which a plurality of sample units having a dummy and a sample table on which the sample dummy is placed are provided in upper and lower stages, a window portion corresponding to each sample unit is opened on the back side of the front door. In addition to the above, each unit opening / closing door that opens and closes this window is installed, and the corresponding sample unit is attached to each unit opening / closing door, and when the unit opening / closing door is opened on the back side, the sample unit is exposed from the back side. It is made removable.

With this structure, a unit opening / closing door for opening / closing the window portion corresponding to each sample unit is provided, and the corresponding sample unit is attached to each unit opening / closing door. Can be of a simple structure with strength corresponding to a relatively small weight.

Further, the unit opening / closing door is supported so as to rotate upward or downward toward the rear surface side when opened, and a product corresponding to the sample dummy is accommodated in a portion fixed to the rear surface of the front door. By providing the column display section showing the storage column corresponding to the sample dummy, when the unit opening / closing door is opened on the back side and the sample unit is exposed from the back side, it corresponds to the sample dummy of this sample unit. The display panel can be viewed at the same time, improving convenience.

[0012]

Embodiments of the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings. The components having the same functions as those in the related art are denoted by the same reference numerals, and description thereof will be omitted.

As shown in FIG. 1, in this vending machine, the back plate 2 made of a simple plate material is provided on the back side of the front door 4.
1 is provided. Further, the back plate 21 is provided with a window portion 22 that opens corresponding to each stage of the sample units 8, and a unit opening / closing door 23 that opens and closes the window portion 22 is provided. The unit opening / closing door 23 has a rectangular shape that is long in the width direction of the vending machine,
The mounting screw 24 is rotatably supported in a diagonally downward direction toward the back side around a rotation shaft 23a provided on the lower side portion, and a mounting screw 24 that can be rotated while being pinched by a hand is attached to the unit opening / closing door 2
Back plate 2 through an insertion hole (not shown) provided in the upper part of 3
By locking it in the first screw hole 21a (see FIG. 2), it is locked in the closed posture.

To each unit opening / closing door 23, the corresponding sample unit 8 at each stage is separately attached. Then, when the unit opening / closing door 23 is opened to the back side, the sample unit 8 is exposed from the back side, and in this state, the sample dummy 6 can be attached to and detached from the sample table 5. Further, on the rear plate 21, a column display plate 25 showing the number of the storage column 3 is provided.
Are affixed in correspondence with the sample dummy 6. Further, reference numeral 26 in FIG. 1 is a stopper that regulates the open attitude of the unit opening / closing door 23, and when the unit opening / closing door 23 is opened, the stopper 26 brings the unit opening / closing door 23 into a substantially horizontal attitude when opened. The sample table 5 as the sample unit 8, a plurality of sample dummies 6, and the fluorescent lamp 7 are held and held on the unit opening / closing door 23.

In the above structure, when replacing the product 2 sold by the vending machine, it is necessary to replace the sample dummy 6 corresponding thereto. In this case, after opening the front door 4 forward, as shown in FIG. 1, the mounting screw 24 is disengaged from the screw hole 21a of the rear plate 21 so that the unit opening / closing door 23 rotates downward on the rear surface side. Move
The sample unit 8 is exposed from the back side of the front door 4.
Therefore, in this state, the sample dummy 6 is removed from the sample table 5 and replaced with the sample dummy 6 of the product 2 to be replaced. In this case, this sample unit 8
Since the column display plate 25 attached to the back plate 21 corresponding to the sample dummy 6 can be viewed at the same time,
While confirming the storage column 3 for exchanging the product 2, the sample dummy 6 can be exchanged to improve the convenience, and the sample dummy 6 at the wrong position can be prevented from being exchanged.

Further, since the unit opening / closing doors 23 are individually provided for each sample unit 8 and the corresponding sample units 8 are attached to the respective unit opening / closing doors 23, the unit opening / closing doors 23 have a relatively small weight. It is possible to use the simple structure having the corresponding strength as described above, and the back plate 21 that supports the unit opening / closing door 23 can also have the relatively simple structure, which in turn reduces the manufacturing cost. Can be achieved.

It should be noted that the unit opening / closing door may be configured to pivot upward about the pivot shaft provided at the upper end portion toward the rear surface side when opened, in the same structure, but in this case, Is a little inconvenient because the sample unit faces downward, and the above-described embodiment is convenient because the sample unit 8 faces upward and the sample dummy 6 does not drop. Further, although the case where the product 2 is a canned beverage is illustrated in this embodiment, it goes without saying that the invention is not limited to this. Further, a display plate insertion frame into which the column display plate 25 can be inserted may be attached to the back plate 21 without directly attaching the column display plate 25 to the back plate 21. It can be easily replaced.

[0018]

As described above, according to the present invention, the unit opening / closing doors for opening / closing the window portion corresponding to each sample unit are provided, and the corresponding sample unit is attached to each unit opening / closing door. Due to the structure, the unit opening / closing door can be of a simple structure having strength corresponding to a comparatively small weight, and the members supporting the unit opening / closing door can also be of a relatively simple structure. Therefore, the manufacturing cost can be reduced.

Further, the unit opening / closing door is supported so as to rotate upward or downward toward the rear surface side when opened, and a product corresponding to the sample dummy is accommodated in a portion fixed to the rear surface of the front door. By providing the column display section showing the storage column corresponding to the sample dummy, when the unit opening / closing door is opened on the back side and the sample unit is exposed from the back side, it corresponds to the sample dummy of this sample unit. The display plate can be viewed at the same time, which improves convenience and prevents replacement of the sample dummy at a wrong position.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a side sectional view schematically showing a vending machine according to an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a perspective view schematically showing a state in which a unit opening / closing door of the vending machine is opened.

FIG. 3 is a side sectional view schematically showing a conventional vending machine.

FIG. 4 is a perspective view schematically showing a state in which a front door of the conventional vending machine is opened.

[Explanation of symbols]

 1 Vending machine main body 2 Product 3 Storage column 4 Front door 5 Sample stand 6 Sample dummy 7 Fluorescent lamp (illuminator) 8 Sample unit 21 Back plate 22 Window 23 Unit opening / closing door 23a Rotating shaft 24 Mounting screw 25 Column display plate

Claims (3)

[Claims] 1. A sample unit having a sample dummy showing a product stored in a storage column in the vending machine body and a sample table on which the sample dummy is mounted, on a front door that opens and closes a front opening of the vending machine body. In a sample dummy display device of a vending machine having a plurality of upper and lower stages, a window opening corresponding to each sample unit is provided on the back side of the front door, and a unit opening / closing door for opening / closing this window is provided. A sample dummy display device for a vending machine in which a sample unit corresponding to each unit opening / closing door is attached, and the sample unit is exposed from the back side and detachable when the unit opening / closing door is opened on the back side. 2. The sample dummy display device for a vending machine according to claim 1, wherein the sample unit is provided with an illuminating body for illuminating the sample dummy. 3. A unit opening / closing door is supported so as to rotate upward or downward toward the rear surface side when opened, and a product corresponding to a sample dummy is accommodated in a portion fixed to the rear surface of the front door. The sample dummy display device for a vending machine according to claim 1 or 2, wherein a column display section showing an accommodated column is provided corresponding to the sample dummy.