JPH0981847A - Sub lighting device for vending machine - Google Patents

Abstract

(57) [Abstract] PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To easily switch between cold / warm indications and to clean, and to prevent warp of a window frame plate. SOLUTION: The cold / hot display plate 9 is provided with a display section for displaying cold / hot display characters alternately and side by side, and the cold / hot display plate is provided with a transparent window 8a for alternately displaying the cold / hot display characters. 9, a window frame plate 8 that is provided on the front surface of 9, and the cold / warm display plate 9 and the window frame plate 8 are stacked, and the cold / warm display plate 9 is slidably held to the left and right, and can be tilted backward. A channel-type holder 10 is provided, and the cold / warm display plate 9 is slid to the left and right to select one of the cold / warm display characters and display it in the transparent window 8a.

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention is a sub-illuminator for a vending machine, which is arranged at a position corresponding to a product sample in an exhibition room defined on the front door of the vending machine and displays the cold state of the sold product. Regarding the plate device.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Before explaining a conventional example, an outline of a vending machine will be described. For example, in the case of a vending machine for canned beverages, a plurality of storages equipped with heating / cooling devices are stored in the main body cabinet, and each storage is heated or cooled for each storage. Have been saved. Then, a product sample corresponding to the stored product is displayed in the exhibition room defined by the front door, and the sub-illumination device that displays the cold state of the sold product at the position corresponding to the product sample is selected. Deployed with push buttons. Whether the product is heated or cooled depends on the season, so
If the heating / cooling of the product changes, the display of the sub-lighting board device that displays the cold temperature must also change.

The conventional structure of the sub-illumination board device and the state of installation in a vending machine will be described with reference to FIGS. 6 to 8, reference numeral 1 denotes a window frame plate having a price displayed and having a transparent window 1a below the price, and constitutes a sub-illumination plate together with a cold / warm display plate 2 overlapping the back surface thereof. 3 is a holder for holding both ends of the window frame plate 1 and the cold / warm display plate 2,
Reference numeral 4 is a transparent plate mounted on the front surface of a front door (not shown) of the vending machine, 5 is a product selection push button, and 6 is a mounting metal for attaching the holder 3 and the push button 5. 7 is an exhibition room defined by the door along the back surface of the transparent plate 4, inside which a sub-illumination plate (window frame plate 1, cold / warm display plate 2) and the like are provided, as well as a product sample (not shown) and an illumination lamp. ing.

The window frame plate 1 is printed with a price, and is printed in an opaque background color except that a part of the lower side of the price is a transparent window 1a. The cold / warm display plate 2 is printed with characters “HOT” and “COLD” as cold / warm display characters in the vertical direction upside down and a plurality of them are arranged side by side. "HOT," or "C" illuminated from behind by an illumination lamp (not shown) in the exhibition room 7 through the transparent window 1a of the window frame plate 1 inserted in the groove of
OLD ”is displayed. "HOT," or "COL
The display of “D” can be switched by pulling the cold / warm display plate 2 upward from the holder 3, turning it upside down, and then returning it to the groove of the holder 3.

The holder 3 is a transparent plate 4 on the front door of the vending machine with a push button mounting metal 6 together with a push button 5 for product selection.
Attached to.

[0006]

In the conventional example, when switching between the cold / warm display, the cold / warm display plate 2 is pulled out from the holder 3, and it takes time to pull it out and insert it. Further, since the sub-illumination plate is arranged close to the transparent plate 4, when the transparent plate 4 and the window frame plate 1 and the cold / warm display plate 2 become dirty, the window frame plate 1 and the cold / warm display plate 2 are I had to take it out and clean it, which was troublesome.

Further, since the transparent window 1a of the window frame plate 1 and the portion printed in the background color have different heat absorption amounts, when the window frame plate 1 is overheated due to direct sunlight, the window frame plate 1 will have a difference in thermal expansion.
There is a problem in that a warp occurs in the window frame and a gap is formed under the center of the window frame plate. An object of the present invention is to provide a sub-illumination plate for a vending machine in which switching between cold / hot display and cleaning are easy, and the window frame plate does not warp.

[0008]

In order to achieve the above object, according to the present invention, the vending machine is provided at a position corresponding to a product sample defined in the front door of the vending machine, and the cold temperature of the sold product is set. In a sub lighting device for displaying a state, a cold / hot display plate having a display unit for displaying cold / hot display characters alternately and side by side, and a transparent window for alternately displaying the cold / hot display characters And a holder for holding the cold / warm display plate slidable to the left and right in a state where the cold / warm display plate and the window frame plate are overlapped with each other. The display plate is slid to the left and right to select one of the cold / warm display characters and display it in the transparent window.

Further, in the above structure, it is assumed that the cold temperature display plate is formed with an operation knob for sliding the display plate. Further, it is assumed that the holder is held in the exhibition room so that it can be tilted backward with the lower edge as a fulcrum. Further, in the case where the holder can be tilted, an urging spring for holding the holder in a vertical display posture is provided.

Further, it is assumed that the holder is formed in a channel shape having a holding portion at both upper and lower edges of the cold / warm display plate and the window frame plate. Further, according to the above configuration, by sliding the cold / hot display plate to the left and right, the cold / hot display characters can be alternately displayed on the transparent window of the window frame plate, so the display can be switched by a simple slide operation. It's very easy to do by itself.

If the holder is tilted backward, a space for cleaning can be formed between the transparent plate of the front door and the window frame plate, so that cleaning can be easily performed through the space. Further, by holding the upper and lower edges of the cold / warm display plate and the window frame plate in the channel-shaped holder, it is possible to prevent the warp of the window frame plate in particular.

[0012]

Embodiments of the present invention will be described with reference to FIGS. 1 to 5, members given the same reference numerals as those in the conventional example have substantially the same function, and therefore the description thereof may be omitted. 1 to 5, 6 is a mounting metal for attaching the holder holder 11 and the push button 5, 8 is a window frame plate, 9 is a cold / warm display plate, and 9a is a knob for sliding operation of the cold / warm display plate 9. Is a holder for holding the window frame plate 8 and the cold / warm display plate 9, 10a and 10b
Is a guide piece and a support shaft for tilting the holder 10 protruding from the upper and lower ends of the left and right ends of the holder 10.
c is a guide groove formed on the upper end surface of the holder 10 into which the knob 9a is inserted, 11b formed in the holder holding tool 11 is a guide groove into which a guide piece 10a for guiding the tilting of the holder 10 is fitted, and 11c is also the holder 10 The reference numeral 12 denotes a biasing spring that holds the holder 10 in a substantially vertical display posture.

The window frame plate 8 is printed with a price, and is printed in an opaque background color except that a part of the lower side of the price is made a transparent window 8a. Cold temperature display plate 9 is "COLD", "HOT"
The cold and cold display characters are alternately printed side by side, and a knob 9a is provided so as to project on the upper edge thereof. Window frame plate 8
And the cold / warm display plate 9 are overlapped with each other and inserted into the holder 10 from the side, and the knob 9a of the cold / warm display plate 9 is inserted into the guide groove 1.
It is held so that it projects from 0c and one of the cold / warm display characters is displayed on the transparent window 8a of the window frame plate 8. Further, while the length of the window frame plate 8 is set to be substantially equal to the dimension between the holder holders 11, 11, the length of the cold / warm display plate 9 is substantially shorter than that of the window frame plate 8 in the arrangement of the cold / warm display characters. It is set shorter by one pitch.

The holder 10 has a channel-shaped side cross section (approximately C).
The upper and lower groove portions hold the upper and lower edges of the window frame plate 8 and the cold / warm display plate 9. On the back side thereof, the daylighting window 1 faces the transparent window 8a of the window frame plate 8.
0d (see FIG. 4) is provided. And holder 1
0 is held by inserting the support shaft 10b and the guide piece 10a on both sides into the shaft hole 11c and the guide groove 11b of the holder holder 11, respectively, and held by the biasing spring 12 in a substantially vertical display posture.

Reference numeral 11d is an end plate that covers the outer end surface of the holder holder 11. In this configuration, the cold / hot display characters are displayed in the transparent window 8a of the window frame plate 8 like "COLD" shown in FIG. In addition, "CO
The letters "LD" are illuminated from behind by a lighting lamp (not shown) arranged in a proper place in the exhibition room 7 through the lighting window 10d on the back surface of the holder 10.

When changing the display from the state of FIG. 1 to "HOT", the knob 9a is operated to slide the cold / warm display plate to the left when viewed from the front, and "H" is displayed in the transparent window 8a.
"OT" is displayed. In addition, at the time of cleaning, by holding the holder 10 and pulling it backward, a space required for the cleaning is secured between the holder, that is, the window frame plate 8 and the transparent plate 4 of the front door. It can be cleaned. Then, after cleaning, when the holder 10 is released, the holder 10 is replaced by the spring 1
The urging of 2 returns to the upright display posture.

Further, since the window frame plate 8 is held together with the cold / warm display plate 9 by the channel-shaped holder 10, both upper and lower edges thereof do not warp even if thermal expansion occurs.

[0018]

According to the present invention, there is an effect that the cold / hot display characters can be switched by a simple operation of simply sliding the cold / hot display plate. Further, by tilting the holder to the rear side, cleaning between the window frame plate and the transparent plate of the front door of the vending machine can be facilitated, and the warp of the window frame plate can be prevented.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a front view showing an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a side sectional view of FIG.

3A is a front view of the cold / warm display plate of FIG. 1, and FIG. 3B is a front view of the window frame plate of FIG.

FIG. 4 is an external view of the holder portion of FIG. 1 seen from behind.

5 is an external view of the waist of FIG. 1 as viewed from behind.

FIG. 6 is a front view of a conventional example.

FIG. 7 is a side sectional view of FIG. 6;

8A is a front view of the cold temperature display plate of FIG. 6, and FIG. 8B is a front view of the window frame plate of FIG.

[Explanation of reference symbols] 4 transparent plate 5 push button 6 mounting plate 7 exhibition room 8 window frame plate 8a transparent window 9 cold and hot display plate 9a knob 10 holder 10a guide 10b spindle 10c guide groove 10d lighting window 11 holder holder 11b guide groove 11c shaft hole 12 urging spring

Claims (5)

[Claims] 1. A sub-illumination device for displaying cold or hot state of a product for sale, which is arranged at a position corresponding to a product sample in an exhibition room defined on a front door of a vending machine, to display cold / hot display characters. A cold / warm display board having a display unit that alternately and horizontally displays the display, and a window frame provided with a transparent window for alternately displaying the cold / warm display characters and provided on the front surface of the cold / warm display board. It consists of a holder that holds the cold / warm display plate and the window frame plate in a stacked state and holds the cold / warm display plate so that it can slide left / right. A sub-illumination panel device for a vending machine, which is displayed in the transparent window. 2. The sub-illumination board device according to claim 1,
A sub-illumination panel device for a vending machine, wherein an operating knob for sliding the display panel is formed on the cold temperature display panel. 3. The sub-illumination board device according to claim 1,
A sub-illumination board device for a vending machine, wherein a holder is held in the exhibition room so that it can be tilted backward with a lower edge as a fulcrum. 4. The sub-illumination board device according to claim 3,
An auxiliary lighting device for a vending machine, comprising a biasing spring for holding the holder in a vertical display posture. 5. The sub-illumination board device according to claim 1,
A sub-illumination board device for a vending machine, wherein the holder is formed in a channel shape having a cold temperature display plate and a holding portion at both upper and lower edges of the window frame plate.