JPH10116041A - Advertisement display device of vending machine - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide an advertisement display device attracting people's attention and allows the easy change of advertisement contents. SOLUTION: An advertisement display sheet 20 formed to a transversely long belt-like form and endless annular form having flexibility is freely transversely swivelably and movably housed in a box body 5. This advertisement display sheet 20 is partly exposed from the advertisement display window 9 of this box body 5. When the approach of a person is detected by a contactless sensor 50, the advertisement display sheet 20 is swiveled and moved to change the advertisement contents of the advertisement display window 9. When the approach of the person is detected by the contactless sensor 50, voices are emitted from a speaker and, further, miniature lamps 30 for decoration corresponding to specific merchandise samples, such as new products, are flickered.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to an advertisement display device for a vending machine which is mounted on a vending machine for selling products such as beverages and cigarettes and displays advertisements of the products for sale.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, advertising in vending machines is generally performed by displaying a product sample on the front of the vending machine, painting a trademark or the like on the side or front of the vending machine, pasting a poster or the like. It is performed with a stationary medium.

[0003]

As in the past, advertisements using stationary media, such as exhibiting a product sample on a vending machine, painting a trademark or the like, pasting a poster, etc., require the attention of humans. There is a problem that it is difficult to pull, and when a trademark or the like is painted on a vending machine, there is a problem that it is difficult to change the contents of an advertisement in response to a change in a product to be sold.

The present invention has been made in view of such a conventional problem,
It is an object of the present invention to provide an advertising display device of a vending machine in which the attention of a person is easily drawn and the content of an advertisement is easily changed.

[0005]

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION The features of the present invention for solving the conventional problems as described above and achieving the intended purpose are as follows.
An advertisement display sheet formed in a flexible band shape and supported movably in a predetermined direction, and an advertisement display window for exposing a part of the advertisement display sheet and changing an advertisement content by moving the advertisement display sheet. A non-contact sensor for detecting approach of a person, and a driving device and a control device for moving the advertisement display sheet in accordance with the non-contact sensor.

It is preferable that a speaker that emits sound according to the non-contact sensor be provided, and a lamp that is arranged corresponding to a predetermined product sample and is turned on according to the non-contact sensor be provided.

[0007]

Embodiments of the present invention will now be described with reference to the drawings.

The vending machine has a front door 2 which can be opened and closed with respect to a main body 1. The front door 2 is provided with a sample display section having a transparent sample display window 3. In the sample display section, a plurality of sample mounting tables 11 and 1 in a horizontally long shelf shape are provided.
Are fixedly arranged side by side in the vertical direction (vertical direction), and a plurality of product samples 10, 10... In addition, a horizontally long fluorescent lamp is mounted in the sample mounting table 11, so that a plurality of product samples 10, 10,... Are collectively illuminated.
Further, on the sample mounting table 11, individual product samples 10, 1
0, small decorative lamps 3 such as light emitting diodes
Are mounted, and only the small lamp 30 for decoration of the specific product sample 10 such as a new product or a bargain product is turned on or off by switching the switch. An advertisement such as a trademark is fixed on the background panel 12 in the sample display section.

Then, on the upper surface of the main body 1 of the vending machine,
The box 5 is fixed via bolts or the like.
It is formed into a flat, substantially rectangular parallelepiped shape by a steel plate, a synthetic resin material, or the like, and a transparent and horizontally long substantially rectangular advertisement display window 9 is provided on the front surface thereof. The box 5 includes a central device housing portion 6 and left and right side fixing portions 7, 7. The fixing portions 7, 7 are slidable in the lateral direction (left and right direction) with respect to the device housing portion 6. When fixed to the main body 1 of the vending machine via the fixing portions 7, 7, the length in the lateral direction can be adjusted.

An advertisement display sheet 20 is accommodated in the box 5, and the advertisement display sheet 20 is formed of a translucent, flexible, horizontally long strip and endless ring made of a synthetic resin material such as polyethylene. A plurality of advertisements such as characters and graphics are fixed by printing in a line in the longitudinal direction. The advertisement display sheet 20 includes a plurality of rollers 21, 21, 22,
The front portion between the rollers 21 and 21 is exposed from the advertisement display window 9 while being supported in a substantially rectangular ring-like shape via a pair 22 so as to be capable of turning and moving in the lateral direction. And the roller 22
Is driven to rotate by a driving device 25 such as a DC motor via a pulley 23 and a belt 24, whereby the advertisement display sheet 20 turns and the advertisements on the advertisement display sheet 20 are moved to the advertisement display window 9 by about 3 times. It is displayed in seconds. A backlight 27 such as a fluorescent lamp is accommodated in the box 5, and the advertisement display window 9 of the advertisement display sheet 20 is provided.
The part exposed from the camera is illuminated from behind.

The advertisement display sheet 20 may be continuously turned at a constant speed.
It may be intermittently rotated so that each of the above advertisements and the advertisement display window 9 are once stopped when they are aligned. Further, the advertisement display sheet 20 may be swiveled in a certain direction,
It may be appropriately reversed and moved. In addition, the advertisement display sheet 20
In addition to the above, a plurality of advertisements such as characters and figures may be arranged and fixed in the longitudinal direction, or an advertisement such as a drawing continuous in the longitudinal direction may be fixed.

A speaker 40 is mounted on the box 5, and emits a synthesized voice of about 4 seconds recorded in the IC memory. The speaker 40
Preferably has directivity such that the range of voice reach is limited to a predetermined range.

Further, a non-contact sensor 50 is mounted on the front surface of the box 5, and the non-contact sensor 50 is attached to a person approaching the vending machine, for example, about one person in front and side of the vending machine. It detects a person entering within a range of 0.5 m. The approach of a person by the non-contact sensor 50 can be detected by various known techniques.
It emits infrared rays, laser beams, etc., toward the ground and floor in front and side of the vending machine, detects reflected infrared rays, laser beams, etc., and when the infrared rays, laser beams, etc. are cut off, a person approaches. Thus, the approach of a person can be detected.

Then, the driving device 2 for the advertisement display sheet 20
5. The small decoration lamp 30 and the speaker 40 are controlled by a control device 51 including a microcomputer or the like, and start operating when the non-contact sensor 50 detects the approach of a person, and stop after operating for a predetermined time. ing.

The timer may activate the advertisement display sheet 20, the small decorative lamp 30, and the speaker 40 only in the daytime and stop the operation at nighttime.
At night, the speaker 40 may be stopped by operating only the advertisement display sheet 20 and the small decorative lamp 30. The advertisement content of the advertisement display window 9 may be changed by changing the exposed portion of the advertisement display sheet 20 between daytime and nighttime, and the product sample 10 in which the small lamp 30 for decoration is turned on or blinking may be different.

The advertisement display device thus configured is usually in a stationary or silent state. When a person approaches the vending machine, the advertisement display sheet 20 is turned to move the advertisement display sheet 9 and the advertisement displayed on the advertisement display window 9. Change the content, a specific product sample 1
The small decorative lamp 30 of 0 is turned on or blinked, a sound is emitted from the speaker 40, and the lamp is stopped after a predetermined time. Therefore, compared to a stationary medium or a constantly operating medium,
The advertisement effect can be improved by attracting the attention of a person, and the sales can be improved by attracting attention to a specific product.

When a product to be sold is changed, for example, when a new product is sold, the contents of the advertisement in the advertisement display window 9 can be easily changed by exchanging the advertisement display sheet 20. By changing the memory or the like, the small decorative lamp 30 that blinks or lights up can be easily changed to one that corresponds to the predetermined product sample 10, and the speaker 40
Can be easily changed.

In the above-described embodiment, the case where the advertisement display window is provided on the front surface of the box has been described. However, the advertisement display window may be provided on the side surface of the box. Further, in the above-described embodiment, the case where the horizontally long advertisement display sheet is moved in the horizontal direction (left / right direction) with respect to the advertisement display window has been described, but the vertically long advertisement display sheet is moved in the vertical direction (up / down direction). You may make it do.

In the above embodiment, the case where the box is fixed to the upper surface of the main body of the vending machine and the advertisement display window is provided on the front of the box has been described. An advertisement display window may be provided on a background panel of the sample exhibition section of the company. When a box is used as described above, it can be easily installed in an existing vending machine.

In the above-described embodiment, the case where the advertisement display sheet is supported in a substantially rectangular ring shape via the roller has been described. However, the long advertisement display sheet is supported in a bellows shape via the roller. A large number of advertisements may be fixed to a long advertisement display sheet. Further, both ends of the advertisement display sheet may be supported in a roll shape.

[0021]

As described above, the advertisement display device for a vending machine according to the present invention has an advertisement display sheet formed in a flexible band shape and supported movably in a predetermined direction, and an advertisement display sheet. An advertisement display window for exposing a part of the advertisement display sheet to change the advertisement content by moving the advertisement display sheet, a non-contact sensor for detecting approach of a person, and a driving device and a control device for moving the advertisement display sheet according to the non-contact sensor. With this, advertising content changes when people approach the vending machine, so it can attract more attention and improve advertising effectiveness compared to stationary or constantly running ads. Further, the advertisement content can be easily changed by replacing the advertisement display sheet.

Further, by providing a speaker that emits sound according to the non-contact sensor, it is possible to further draw the attention of a person, and a lamp that is arranged corresponding to a predetermined product sample and is lit according to the non-contact sensor is provided. By providing, it is possible to increase the sales of a specific product by attracting the attention of a person.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a front view showing an embodiment of an advertising display device of a vending machine according to the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a side view of FIG.

FIG. 3 is a horizontal sectional view of FIG. 1;

[Explanation of symbols]

 DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Vending machine main body 2 Front door 3 Sample display window 5 Box 6 Equipment accommodation part 7 Fixed part 9 Advertising display window 10 Product sample 11 Sample mounting base 12 Background panel 20 Advertising display sheet 21, 22 Roller 23 Pulley 24 Belt 25 Drive Device 27 Backlight 30 Small decorative lamp 40 Speaker 50 Non-contact sensor 51 Controller

Claims (3)

[Claims] 1. An advertisement display sheet formed in a flexible band shape and supported movably in a predetermined direction, a part of the advertisement display sheet is exposed, and the advertisement content is changed by moving the advertisement display sheet. An advertisement display device for a vending machine, comprising: an advertisement display window to be operated, a non-contact sensor for detecting approach of a person, and a driving device and a control device for moving the advertisement display sheet according to the non-contact sensor. 2. The advertisement display device for a vending machine according to claim 1, further comprising a speaker that emits sound according to the non-contact sensor. 3. A system according to claim 1, further comprising a lamp arranged corresponding to a predetermined product sample and lit according to a non-contact sensor.
Or the advertising display device of the vending machine according to 2.