JPS6017026Y2 - Nameplate attachment device to vending machine selection button - Google Patents

Description

[Detailed Description of the Invention] This invention relates to a device for attaching a price and brand name plate that can be seen from the outside to the inside of a selection push button installed in a vending machine for bottled drinks and the like.

Conventionally, the push button of this type of vending machine is attached to the front panel so that it can vibrate in the front and back direction, and a price, brand name plate, and out-of-stock display board that can be seen from the outside are arranged above and below the rear inside of the push button. At the same time, a light source holder holding a light source for illuminating the sold out display board is integrally connected to the rear of the sold out display board, but in order to attach the name plate to the rear inside of the push button, it is necessary to attach the light source holder on the light source holder. A special nameplate holding plate constructed separately from the holder is fastened to the holder, and the nameplate is then attached using the holding plate, which requires complicated labor when attaching the nameplate, but it is not easy to attach it. I couldn't.

This invention improves the above-mentioned drawbacks of the conventional technology and provides a device for attaching a nameplate to the selection push button of a vending machine, which allows the light source holder for irradiating the sold-out display plate to be used as a nameplate support, thereby simplifying nameplate attachment. Therefore, its feature is that a name plate and a sold-out display board are placed above and below the selection pushbutton, which is made of a transparent or semi-transparent body that is attached so as to be able to vibrate in the front and rear directions. In the selection push button of a vending machine in which a light source holder for holding a light source for irradiating the sold out display board is integrally combined with the sold out display board further behind the sold out display board on the inner rear side of the selection push button, the rear surface of the name plate is A name plate support member that directly supports the name plate and holds the name plate on the rear inner side of the selection push button is integrally formed with the light source holder in an upright shape.

Hereinafter, embodiments of this invention will be described based on the drawings.

In the drawing, 1 is a vending machine case body for containerized drinks, etc., 2 is a case door, and 3 is a sample display window provided at the top of the door top plate 4, in which a plurality of samples 5 mounted side by side are displayed through the window. It is designed so that it can be seen from the outside.

Reference numeral 6 denotes selection push buttons, which are fitted into respective openings 7 opened below the sample display window 3 of the door front plate 4 in correspondence with the positions of the samples 5.

The selection push button 6 is entirely molded from a transparent or translucent plastic material, and has flanges 9.10 on the four sides of the finger contact plate 8, which is formed in the shape of a rectangular dish and projects forward.
, 11 and 12 are formed by integrally projecting each other,
In addition, a transverse support shaft portion 1 having a semicircular cross section is provided at the upper end of the rear surface of the flange 9.
3 is formed on the rear surface of the lower flange 10.
4 is formed.

Further, a partition wall 15 is formed a little below the inner center of the finger contact plate 8, and a sold-out display plate 16 is housed below the partition wall 15.

- left and right 7 lunges 11, 1 of the selection push button 6 above;
A pair of holder support pieces 17 and 17 are integrally formed on the lower rear surface of 2 so as to protrude rearward, and a groove 18 is formed on the inner surface of the support piece 17 and is engaged with a part of the groove 18. Hole 19
has been established.

The light source holder 20 is placed between this pair of holder support pieces 17 and 17.
are integrally connected to the rear of the sold-out display board 16 as will be described later.

The light source holder 20 is made of plastic and integrally molded in the shape of a sub-box, and has a light source 22 for illuminating the sold-out display board 16 such as a neon lamp that illuminates the sold-out display board 16 from behind through a lamp sheet 21. It is built in, and a light source terminal 23 is provided protruding from the rear surface.

This light source holder 20 has engaging pieces 24, 24 protruding from both left and right sides, and the engaging pieces 24, 24 are inserted into grooves 18.18 provided on the inner surface of the holder support piece 17.17 from behind. It is inserted through the elastic force of the holder support piece 17.

Further, the engagement piece 17 is provided with a retaining protrusion 25, and when the light source holder 20 is inserted until the front surface 20a contacts the rear surface of the sold-out display board 16 via the lamp sheet 21, The retaining protrusion 25 fits into the locking hole 19 of the groove 18 .

With this, the light source holder 20 is inserted and fixed between the holder support pieces 17, 17 in a manner that prevents it from coming off, and the sold out display plate 16 of the push button 6
It is integrally connected to the rear of the

A nameplate support member 26 that is U-shaped when viewed from the front is integrally formed in the front part of the upper surface of the light source holder 20 in an upright shape.
As described above, when the light source holder 20 is attached so that the front surface 20a is in contact with the rear surface of the sold-out display board 16 via the lamp sheet 21, the upright portions 27, 27 of the name plate support member 26 are The left and right flanges 11 and 12 of the push button 6 are disposed opposite to each other at a distance of approximately the same size as the thickness of the name plate 28 on the rear surfaces thereof.

Therefore, after the light source NELDA 20 is integrally connected to the rear of the selection push button 6, the price and brand name plate 28 is placed on the light source holder 20, and the upright portion 27 of the name plate support member 26,
By being inserted from above between 27 and the rear surface of the left and right flanges 11.12 of the push button 6, the name plate support member 26
The pressing is fixed through direct support of the light source holder 20, and the name plate 28 can be attached very easily without using any special attachment pieces other than the light source holder 20.

In addition, in this nameplate attached state, if there is a risk that the nameplate 28 may come out to the side between the push button flange 11.12 and the upright portion 27.27 of the nameplate support member 26, a nameplate is attached to the rear surface of the flange 11.12. Protrusions 29 may be provided to prevent the left and right edges of 28 from protruding.

If the projection 29 for preventing protrusion is attached, it is recommended to cut out a part 30 of the projection 29 so that it is easier to grasp both sides of the nameplate from the notch 30 when removing the nameplate 28. preferable.

The selection push button 6 allows the horizontal support shaft 13 of the upper flange 9 to rotatably fit into the bearing groove 31 formed at the upper part of the opening 7 of the door front plate 4, and the lower flange 10 is fitted in the lower part of the opening 7. A finger contact plate 8 is attached so as to protrude forward from the opening 7.

In this mounting state, when the front surface of the finger contact plate 8 is pressed, the push button 6 vibrates back and forth using the horizontal support shaft 13 as a fulcrum.

On the switch mounting base plate 32 fixed to the inside of the door front plate 4 behind the switch pressing part 14 of the push button 6 and corresponding to the lower part of the light source holder 20, the pressing part 14 of the push button 6 is mounted. A push button switch 33 is attached which operates upon receiving a push force and sends a product delivery signal.

The push button switch 33 is housed together with an actuator 34 and a push button return spring 35 in the same switch box 36 to form a unit.

The switch box 36 consists of a box main body 37 and a cover plate 38, and a push button switch 33 is provided inside the box main body 37 with a pair of positioning pins 39 protruding into the box main body 37.
An actuator 34 made of a plate spring is mounted in the box body 37 so as to be able to swing freely around a support shaft 40 protruding inside the box body 37. one end 34
a projects from the front opening 41 of the box body 37,
The other end 34b is a retractable actuator 42 of the push button switch 33.
It is in contact with.

When one end 34a of the actuator 34 protruding from the front opening 41 is pushed inward by the switch pressing part 14 of the selection pushbutton 6, the other end 34a
The setting is such that when the user b pushes the actuator 42, the switch 33 is activated and a product payout signal is sent.

Furthermore, a push button return spring 35 is housed in the box body 37 so that its base end 35a is engaged with the groove 43 of the box body 37 and its tip 35b projects forward of the box 36. The switch pressing portion 14 is always pressed so that the selection push button 6 is pushed back by the tip 35b of the switch.
It is energized by contacting it with.

The cover plate 38 has a pair of pins 44 and a pair of dovetail patterns 4 on its inner surface.
By fitting the pin 44 into a pin hole 46 formed in the box body 37 and fitting the dovetail handle 45 into a dovetail groove 47 formed on the side surface of the box body 37, the box The main body 37 is integrally covered.

The switch box 36 has only one screw hole 48, and a pair of positioning pins 49 protruding from the mounting surface thereof.

On the other hand, the base plate 32 has a screw hole 50 corresponding to the screw hole 48.
and a pin hole 51 corresponding to the positioning pin 49 are provided.

Therefore, to install the switch box 36 on the base plate 32, place the mounting surface side of the box 36 on the base plate 32, fit the positioning pin 49 into the pin hole 51, and insert the screw 52 through the screw hole 48. The switch box main body 36 is fixed in place on the base plate 32 by tightening it into the screw hole 50. In this way, the switch box main body 36 is simply mounted on the base plate 32.
It can be easily installed by tightening the screws 52, and the push button switch 3 can be easily installed by tightening the screw 52.
3. The actuator 34 and the push button return spring 35 can be installed at the same time, and can be easily installed with a significantly smaller number of members than if they were installed individually using brackets and screws.

According to this invention, the nameplate support member is integrally formed with the holder of the light source for illuminating the out-of-stock display board, and the nameplate is held inside the back of the selection push button by the support member, so that the light source holder It has the advantage that it can also be used to support the nameplate, and the nameplate can be easily installed with a small number of parts.

[Brief explanation of the drawing]

Fig. 1 is a partial perspective view of a vending machine to which the device according to the present invention is applied, Fig. 2 is a longitudinal side view of the same device, Fig. 3 is a sectional view taken along the line ■-■ in Fig. 2, and Fig. 4 5 is a sectional view taken along the line -V in the same figure, and FIG. 6 is a plan view of the inside of the switch box and the positional relationship between the switch pressing portion of the push button. 6...Selection push button, 28...Nameplate, 16
...Sold out display board, 22... Light source for irradiating the sold out display board, 20... Light source holder, 26...
... Nameplate support member.

Claims (1)

[Scope of utility model registration request] A name plate and a sold-out display board are arranged vertically on the inside of the back of a selection push button which is attached to be able to freely vibrate in the front-rear direction and is made of a transparent or semi-transparent body; In a selection push button of a vending machine that is integrally connected with a light source holder that holds a light source for illuminating a sold out display board further behind the plate, the name plate is directly supported on the rear side of the name plate and placed on the inside rear side of the selection push button. The nameplate support member held against the
A device for attaching a nameplate to a selection push button of a vending machine, characterized in that it is integrally formed with the light source holder in an upright shape.