JPH0991504A - Automatic vending machine - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide an automatic vending machine which can promote the sales of a target article. SOLUTION: This automatic vending machine which has display shelves to display dummys 26 and buttons 28 to select articles below the dummys 26 is provided with an advertisement shelf 30 where advertisement bases can be displayed and which has no selection button 28 in addition to the display shelves.

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a vending machine.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Conventional vending machines are provided with display shelves for displaying dummies (hereinafter, simply referred to as "dummy") that reproduce only the appearance of products such as cigarettes and canned drinks to be sold.
A selection button for selecting a product displayed on the display shelf was provided below the display shelf.

Then, the customer purchases the target product by pressing this selection button.

[0004]

[Problems to be Solved by the Invention] When a manufacturer who sells a product, a manager of a vending machine, or the like wants to sell the product, he or she may display a plurality of products of the same type on a display shelf. Or, on the front of the vending machine, a sticker or the like was put up to advertise the product.

However, with such a method,
The appeal of the product to customers was weak.

In view of the above problems, the present invention provides an automatic vending machine capable of promoting the sale of a desired product.

[0007]

According to a first aspect of the present invention, there is provided a vending machine in which a dummy of a plurality of products is displayed, a display shelf in which the dummy is arranged, and a pair of the dummy in the vicinity of the display shelf. In a vending machine having a selection button for a product provided, in addition to the display shelf, a dummy of one or more products or an advertising board can be displayed, and an advertisement without the selection button It has a shelf.

[0008] In the above vending machine, an advertising shelf for advertisement purposes is provided in addition to the display shelf, and a dummy of the product to be sold or an advertising board is displayed on the shelf, thereby promoting the advertising effect. Can be raised.

A vending machine according to a second aspect of the present invention is the automatic vending machine according to the first aspect, wherein a sticker for promoting a product can be attached to the front surface of the advertising board.

With this vending machine, since a sticker can be attached to the front of the advertising board, a plurality of types of products can be advertised simply by replacing the sticker.

[0011]

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION An automatic vending machine 10 according to an embodiment of the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings.

FIG. 1 is a cigarette vending machine 1 according to this embodiment.
It is a front view of 0.

Reference numeral 12 is a coin slot provided on the front surface of the vending machine 10.

Reference numeral 14 is a bill insertion slot provided on the front surface of the vending machine 10 for inserting a bill.

Reference numeral 16 is a return button provided on the front surface of the vending machine 10 for returning change or the like.

Reference numeral 18 denotes a tobacco outlet provided at the lower front portion of the vending machine 10.

Reference numerals 20, 22, and 24 are products (cigarettes).
It is a display shelf for displaying the dummy 26, and is provided on the front upper part of the vending machine 10 in three stages vertically. Seven dummies 26 can be displayed on each stage of the display shelves 20 to 24.

Reference numeral 28 is a product selection button provided at the bottom of the display shelves 20 to 24, and one is provided below each dummy 26.

Reference numeral 30 is an advertising shelf provided above the uppermost display shelf 20. Six dummy 26 can be displayed on the advertising shelf 30. Also, the advertising shelf 30
A selection button for the dummy 26 is not provided below.

As shown in FIG. 2, inside the advertisement shelf 30, there is provided a holding shelf 32 capable of holding the dummy 26 in an inclined manner. The lower surface and a part of the bottom surface of the holding shelf 32 are cut out to form an opening 34.

Illumination devices 36 and 38 are provided below and above the holding shelf 32 to illuminate the dummy 26. The light of the illumination device 36 passes through the opening 34 and illuminates the dummy 26 from the inside.

The dummy 26 displayed on the advertisement shelf 30
Can be replaced with the advertising board 40. As shown in FIG. 3, the advertising board 40 can be arranged at the position of the dummy 26, and the sticker 42 can be attached to the front surface thereof. In this sticker 42, the product that the user wants to promote or the advertisement of the manufacturer is described.

The rightmost position of the advertisement shelf 30 is a special display shelf 43, and a dummy 27 of a product (hereinafter referred to as a special display dummy) for which special promotion is desired is displayed.

Below the special display dummy 26, a selection button 44 is provided. That is, the selection button is not provided below the other dummy of the advertisement shelf 30, and the selection button 44 is provided only at this position. And
The manager of the vending machine displays the product that he / she wants to sell most in this position so as to promote the sales.

With the vending machine 10 having the above-mentioned structure, a plurality of dummies can be arranged on the advertisement shelf 30 when there is a product to be promoted for sale. An advertising board 40 to which 42 is attached can be placed.

Therefore, it is possible to sufficiently expect the advertising effect of the product.

On the other hand, by providing the special display shelf 43, it is possible to sell the item for which sales are most desired to be promoted. In this case, conventionally, in a vending machine that does not have the special display shelf 43, it is necessary to remove the substitute product from the display shelf instead of placing the product that the user wants to promote most. Although there is a problem that the number of products is reduced, by providing the special display shelf 43 as described above, all the products can be sold and the products that the user wants to promote can be displayed and sold. The ability to attract customers for the product can be improved.

[0028]

As described above, in the vending machine of the present invention, the advertisement effect can be improved by providing the advertisement shelf and displaying the dummy of the commodity or the advertisement stand on the advertisement shelf.

Since a sticker can be attached to the advertising board, this sticker can be replaced if necessary.
You can make various advertisements.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a front view of a vending machine showing one embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is an AA in the case where a dummy is arranged in FIG.
It is a line sectional view.

FIG. 3 is an AA in the case where an advertising board is arranged in FIG.
It is a line sectional view.

FIG. 4 is a sectional view taken along line BB in FIG.

[Explanation of symbols]

 10 Vending Machine 20 Display Shelf 22 Display Shelf 24 Display Shelf 26 Dummy 28 Selection Button 30 Advertising Shelf 40 Advertising Board 42 Sticker 43 Special Display Shelf 44 Selection Button

Claims (2)

[Claims] 1. A display shelf for displaying dummies of a plurality of products,
In a vending machine having the dummy and a pair of product selection buttons provided in the vicinity of the display shelf in which the dummy is arranged, in addition to the display shelf, a dummy of one or a plurality of products or an advertising board An automatic vending machine, which is provided with an advertising shelf which can be displayed and which does not have the selection button. 2. The vending machine according to claim 1, wherein a sticker for promoting a product can be attached to a front surface of the advertising board.