KR20030031646A - Automatic bending machine having advertising function - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE: A vending machine with an advertizing effect is provided to maximize the advertizing effect by making a single advertisement in both visual and auditory ways. CONSTITUTION: The vending machine(1) comprises a body casing(3) and an advertizing device(51) provided within the body casing(3). The body casing(3) has a body(5) and a door(7). The door(7) is divided into three compartments in vertical direction; an ad section(11), an article display section(21) and an article dispensing section(41). The ad section(11) has a viewing glass window(13) which is divided into three sections in horizontal direction. The viewing glass window(13) has a transparent window cover(15) so that the interior of the viewing glass window(13) can be seen. The advertizing device(51), which is formed within the viewing glass window(13), includes a rotating body having ad surfaces and a driving motor for rotating the rotating body.

Description

Vending machine with advertising function {AUTOMATIC BENDING MACHINE HAVING ADVERTISING FUNCTION}

The present invention relates to a vending machine, and more particularly, to a vending machine having an advertisement function.

Advertising methods of various methods, for example, airwave broadcasting advertisements such as televisions and radios, newspaper advertisements, publication advertisements, or advertisements by outdoor liquid crystal display devices are implemented. These advertisements are relatively obvious targets for a specific majority, and have the advantage of providing excellent advertisement effects, while most require a high cost. Therefore, while the cost burden, small companies have a limit to use this, as a way to solve this problem is proposed an advertising method using a vending machine.

8 is a partial side cross-sectional view of a vending machine having a conventional advertising function. As can be seen in the figure, a vending machine 101 having a conventional advertising function has a main body casing 103 and an advertising apparatus 111 provided in an upper region of the main body casing 103. The main casing 103 is provided with an advertisement viewing window 105 that can be viewed from the outside. The advertisement device 111 rotates the pair of winding rollers 113a and 113b and the winding rollers 113a and 113b which are arranged horizontally up and down with the advertisement viewing window 105 interposed therein in the main body casing 103. A drive motor (not shown) is provided.

Both ends of the advertising film 115 are wound around the pair of winding rollers 113a and 113b, respectively. The advertisement film 115 has a plurality of advertisement posters (not shown) attached in a band along its longitudinal direction. When the winding rollers 113a and 113b rotate, the advertisement film 115 wound around the winding roller 113a of one side is moved and wound to the other side 113b. At this time, the advertisement poster disposed on the advertisement film 115 is exposed to the outside through the advertisement viewing window 105. On the other hand, when the rotation of the take-up rollers 113a and 113b is stopped due to the operation of the driving motor, the movement of the corresponding advertising film 115 is stopped, and at this time, only the corresponding advertising poster is outside through the advertisement viewing window 105. Will be shown.

By the way, in the conventional vending machine having an advertising function, the production cost is inevitably increased due to the relatively complicated configuration for rotating and controlling the winding roller, which is transferred to the burden of the advertiser and the advertising cost is relatively high. There is a problem that is expensive. In addition, because of the configuration, the number of advertisement posters that can be exposed through the advertisement viewing window continuously or intermittently moving the advertising film is limited, it is difficult to achieve effective advertising.

In the vending machine equipped with a conventional advertising function, it is also possible to perform only visual advertisements through an advertisement viewing window, so that the effect of the advertisement is relatively weak. If so, it would be desirable to achieve the goal of more effective advertising. Here, such a voice advertisement can be made continuously regardless of whether or not the target of the ad target, but if the voice advertisement can be made only when the target of the ad close to the device, reducing the power consumption and extending the life of the system, etc. It would be more desirable because of its advantages.

Accordingly, an object of the present invention is to provide a vending machine with an advertisement function that can be provided inexpensively with a relatively simple configuration and effectively perform a plurality of advertisements at a minimum cost in view of such a conventional problem. will be.

Another object of the present invention is to provide a vending machine equipped with an advertisement function to perform a visual advertisement and a voice advertisement in parallel to double the effect of the advertisement.

It is still another object of the present invention to provide a vending machine having an advertisement function such that a voice advertisement is performed in parallel with a visual advertisement only in a state where an advertisement target is adjacent to a device.

1 is a perspective view of a vending machine having an advertisement function according to the present invention;

Figure 2 is an enlarged exploded perspective view of the main portion of Figure 1, a rotating body performing an advertising function, a drive motor for rotating the rotating body, and enlarged somewhat exaggerated to show more specifically the advertising viewing window,

3 is a partial front cross-sectional view of FIG. 1;

4 is a partial side cross-sectional view of FIG.

5 is a block diagram of a vending machine having an advertisement function according to the present invention;

Figure 6 is a flow chart for explaining the operating state of the vending machine equipped with an advertisement function according to the present invention,

7 is an exploded perspective view of an advertising apparatus according to another embodiment of the vending machine of the present invention, in which the digital advertising unit is exaggerated in an enlarged state in which the advertising surface of the rotating body is installed;

8 is a partial side cross-sectional view of a vending machine having a conventional advertisement function.

* Explanation of symbols for the main parts of the drawings

1: Vending machine 3: Body casing

7: Door 13: Advertising window

23, 25: showcase 33: selection button

35: banknote opening 43: product outlet

51, 91: advertising device 53: a rotating body

61: drive motor 57a, 57b: rotating shaft

71: human body detection sensor 81: control unit

The object is, according to the present invention, a main body casing, a showcase provided to display a plurality of goods in the main body casing, a plurality of selection buttons to select a product displayed on the showcase, and a product capable of withdrawing the selected product A vending machine having a discharge port, the vending machine comprising: at least one rotating body rotatably provided in the main body casing and having a plurality of advertising surfaces interposed with an advertising unit; A rotation driving unit for rotating the rotating body; And at the outer surface of the main body casing, at least any one side of the advertising surface of the rotating body is provided by a vending machine characterized in that it comprises an advertisement viewing window provided to be visible from the outside.

Here, it is preferable that the rotating body has a tubular shape having three or more advertising surfaces so that the advertising portions are interposed on each advertising surface. In this case, the advertising unit can be simply configured by printing or digital type.

Here, a voice recorder for recording the voice advertisement information associated with the advertisement content attached to each advertisement surface of the rotating body; And a voice advertisement means for transmitting the voice advertisement information recorded in the voice recorder to the outside, the visual advertisement and the voice advertisement can be combined in parallel, thereby increasing the advertisement effect. At this time, it is preferable that the voice advertising means is configured to selectively deliver only the advertisement information displayed on the outside through the advertisement viewing window.

On the other hand, the body casing further comprises a human body detecting sensor for detecting the approach of the human body; If the voice transmission means to operate based on the human body detection signal from the human body sensor, it will be more preferable to perform the voice advertisement only in the state that the subject, that is, the human body approaching the main body casing.

And, the voice advertisements of the voice recorder must be changeable so that the advertisement contents can be changed and replaced.

In addition, the advertisement viewing window may be provided on the front upper side of the main body casing to increase the visual effect. Meanwhile, the display case may include a health beverage display stand, a gum display stand, a candy display stand, and a pill display stand. It is configurable.

Hereinafter, the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings.

1 is a perspective view of a vending machine having an advertisement function according to the present invention. As can be seen from this figure, the vending machine 1 includes a substantially rectangular cylindrical body casing 3 and an advertisement device 51 provided in the main body casing 3. The main body casing 3 is comprised by the casing main body 5 which opened the front surface, and the door 7 which opens and closes the front opening of this casing main body 5.

The front of the door 7 is partitioned into three sections along its vertical direction. The upper area is the advertisement part 11 to be described later in detail as the most characteristic technical details of the vending machine. The central area is a product display part 21 in which the goods are displayed, and the lower area is a product discharge part 41 capable of discharging the displayed goods. Correspondingly, the main body casing 3 is also divided into three sections.

The product display part 21 is provided with the upper showcase 23 and the lower showcase 25 divided into two upper and lower layers. In each display case 23.25, twelve product display stands 31 are arranged at a predetermined interval in the horizontal direction. The front surface of the door 7 corresponding to each showcase 23, 25 is partially opened, and the showcase cover 24, 26 made of a transparent material blocks this opening. Thereby, perspective of goods displayed inside is possible. On the other hand, the lower area of each showcase (23, 25) is provided with a plurality of selection buttons 33 to select the goods displayed on the inside.

In the central region of the product discharging portion 41, a product discharging opening 43 is provided for discharging the selected product by pressing the selection button 33. Through the product discharge port 43, the consumer can withdraw the product selected by the consumer. The upper area of the product discharge port 43 is provided with a space 49 for advertisement of company products and company advertisement. Generally, the space 49 is semi-permanently interspersed with contents scheduled from the time of shipment of the device.

Between the commodity display portion 21 and the commodity dispensing portion 41, a banknote inlet 35 and a coin inlet 37 are provided side by side. A return lever 39 for returning defective coins or change coins is provided between the banknote inlet 35 and the coin inlet 37. The coin returned by turning the return lever 39 falls to the coin return hole 45 provided at one side of the product outlet 43. A door opening / closing portion 47 capable of opening and closing the door 7 is provided on the outer side adjacent to the coin inlet 37. 40, which is not described in the drawings, is an upper discharge port through which a relatively small product is discharged.

On the other hand, the advertising viewing window 13 is provided in the advertising portion 11 in the upper front area of the door (7). The see-through window 13 is divided into three along its longitudinal direction, and the see-through window cover 15 made of a transparent material is blocked on each opening front surface. Through the see-through window cover 15, the inside of the see-through window 13 can be viewed. In the advertisement viewing window 13, an advertisement device 51 as shown in FIG. 2 is provided. The advertisement apparatus 51 is comprised by the rotating body 53 which has the advertising surfaces 55a and 55b, and the drive motor 61 which rotates this rotating body 53. As shown in FIG.

The rotating body 53 has a substantially rectangular shape lying horizontally, and the rotating shafts 57a and 57b protrude on both sides thereof, respectively. Each surface of the rotating body 53 forms advertising surfaces 55a and 55b through which an advertising unit is interposed, and the advertising unit includes a printed advertisement sheet. The advertising surfaces 55a and 55b of the rotating body 53 can also be divided into three along the longitudinal direction, similar to the advertisement viewing window 13, and can be attached to a printed advertisement sheet on each of these divided parts. Inside the rotating body 53, a lighting device such as a fluorescent lamp (not shown) may be installed as necessary.

The drive motor 61 is accommodated and fixed in the bracket 65 provided adjacent to the opening of the advertisement window 13 on one inner wall surface of the casing body 3. At this time, it is preferable to arrange the drive shaft 63 of the drive motor 61 to protrude toward the rotating body 53. The drive shaft 63 of the protruding drive motor and one side rotation shaft 57a of the rotating body 53 are axially coupled to each other so as to be integrally rotatable. The other rotating shaft 57b of the rotating body 53 is rotatably housed in the rotating shaft receiving hole 67 provided on the other inner wall surface of the casing body 3. Thereby, the rotating body 53 is rotatable about the rotating shaft 63 by the drive of the drive motor 61. FIG. At this time, one advertising surface 55a of the rotating body 53 is exposed to the outside through the advertisement viewing window 13. Therefore, the advertisement content is displayed on the outside to the product or company interposed on the advertisement surface (55a).

3 and 4 show a main sectional side view and a side sectional view of the main part of the vending machine in which the lighting device of this configuration is installed. As can be seen in these figures, the vending machine 1 has advertisements provided in its upper area, in addition to its original role of allowing consumers to select and drink a plurality of products displayed on the showcases 23 and 25. The device 51 may serve as an advertisement device capable of performing an advertisement of a product or a company. At this time, since the advertisements can be attached to, for example, three printed flyers on one side of the advertising surface 55a of the rotating body 53, a total of 12 advertisements can be performed.

And, the rotation of the drive motor 61, for example, it can be made to rotate 1/4 turn per about 15 seconds. Then, the advertisement content attached to one side of the advertising surface 55a of the rotating body 53 is exposed to the outside through the advertisement viewing window 13 for about 14 seconds. That is, the rotating body 53 rotates once a minute, and at this time, the advertisement of each product or company is performed for about 14 seconds. Since the advertisement device 51 having such a configuration can be configured relatively simply by only the rotating body 53 and the drive motor 61, it can be provided at a low price.

On the other hand, in the above-described and illustrated embodiment (1), in order to propose a technically simple configuration, a single drive motor 61 and a single rotating body 53 is provided, and the advertisement surface of the rotating body 53 ( 55a and 55b) have been described in which three print flyers are attached. Therefore, in this configuration, inevitably, advertisements attached to the same advertisement surface 55a 55b of each rotating body 53 are forced to be exposed to the outside for the same time. However, according to the technical spirit of the claims of the present invention, the number corresponding to the part partitioned in the advertisement window 13, for example, in the present embodiment, since the advertisement window 13 is divided into three parts, 3 It is configurable to have two drive motors and a rotating body.

In this configuration, the rotational speeds of the three drive motors can be set separately. Then, the rotating bodies rotate in separate rotation periods, whereby advertisements attached to the rotating bodies are exposed to the outside for different times. Therefore, the duration of the advertisement can be adjusted according to the needs of advertisers, thereby providing a more enhanced advertising effect. In the present embodiment, the advertisement viewing window is divided into three parts. However, the advertisement viewing window may be formed as a single advertisement viewing window, and of course, the advertisement viewing window may be formed of two or more.

On the other hand, in the vending machine 1 according to the present invention, in addition to the visual advertising through the advertising device as described above, it includes a configuration that can be performed in parallel with the voice advertising. 5 is a block diagram of a vending machine according to the present invention. As can be seen in the figure, this vending machine 1 is recorded in a drive motor 61 for rotating the rotating body 53, a voice recorder 83 and a voice recorder 83 in which voice advertisement contents are recorded. Speaker 85 that can transmit the contents to the outside, and a human body sensor 71 is provided. The control unit 81 rotates the driving motor 61 and informs the outside of the advertisement contents recorded in the voice recording unit 83 through the speaker 85 based on the human body detection signal from the human body sensor 71. ).

In the following, the overall operation procedure of the vending machine having such a configuration will be described with reference to the flowchart of FIG.

First, the controller 81 controls the driving motor 61 to rotate about 1/4 turn per 15 seconds (S1). Then, the rotating body 53 rotates once a minute as a whole. On the other hand, every time the rotating body 53 rotates a quarter turn. The controller 81 checks the human body detection signal from the human body sensor 71 (S2). Here, the human body sensor 71 may be installed between the advertisement viewing window 13 and the upper showcase 23 on the front of the door (7). All objects, including the human body, naturally emit its own infrared rays, the present sensor 71 is preferably configured as a sensor capable of detecting the infrared rays generated from the human body.

When the human body detection signal is applied from the human body sensor (S2), the control unit 81 transmits the advertisement content of the corresponding portion exposed to the outside through the advertisement viewing window 13 as a voice (S3). Then, the consumer hears the related contents transmitted by voice in addition to the advertisement contents visually exposed through the rotating body 53. In particular, in such a case, even if the advertisement contents are not visually confirmed, the corresponding advertisement contents are listened to by themselves, thereby effectively achieving the object to be achieved through the advertisement. The voice advertisement is performed for about 14 seconds as in the quarter rotation period of the rotating body 53.

Thereafter, the controller 81 checks the time at which the voice advertisement is performed, and if a predetermined time has elapsed (S4), rotates the driving motor 61 a quarter turn again (S1). Then, based on the human body detection signal from the human body sensor 71, as described above, the operation of controlling whether or not the voice advertisement is performed repeatedly. Through such simultaneous visual and audio continuous advertising, advertisers can enjoy more than the desired advertising effect at a relatively low price.

On the other hand, in this vending machine 1, it is a matter of course that the visual and voice advertising can be performed in parallel without including a separate human body sensor 71. That is, it is possible to have a configuration capable of delivering the voice in real time through the speaker 85 to the corresponding advertisement content exposed through the advertisement viewing window 13 by the rotation of the rotating body (53). In this case, since the separate human body sensor 71 and the control unit 81 for controlling such a configuration is excluded, the manufacturing cost of the product can be reduced somewhat.

In this configuration, it is preferable that the audio recording contents of the audio recording unit 83 can be changed. That is, the advertisement contents interposed on the rotating body 53 can be changed at any time. In this case, the changed advertisement contents can be newly recorded in the voice recorder 83 using, for example, a separate input device (not shown). It should be done. In addition, it would be more desirable if it could have a separate record deletion and addable configuration separately.

On the other hand, the vending machine 1 equipped with the present advertisement function and the advertisement device 51 installed therein are not limited to the above-described and illustrated embodiments, but various modifications within the scope of the idea described in the claims. It is possible. Among these deformable examples, FIG. 7 is an exploded perspective view of an advertisement apparatus according to another embodiment of the vending machine of the present invention, and shows a state in which a digital advertisement unit is installed on an advertisement surface of a rotating body. Hereinafter, the same reference numerals are given to the same configurations and names as described above and illustrated.

The advertisement apparatus 91 according to the present embodiment, like the above-described embodiment 51, includes a rotating body 53 and a drive motor 61 for rotating the rotating body 53. However, unlike adhering a printed type of handbill on the advertising surfaces 55a and 55b of the rotating body 53, a digital advertising unit 93 is provided. As the digital advertising unit 93, it is preferable to use a liquid crystal display (LCD). It is true that an advertisement using a liquid crystal display device is somewhat more expensive than an advertisement using a printed advertisement, but is advantageous in that it can effectively perform a plurality of advertisements in a video or three-dimensional form.

On the other hand, in the above-described and illustrated embodiments 51 and 91, it has been described that the rotor 53 has only a rectangular shape for ease of explanation. However, such a rotating body may be configured of more polygonal objects, including a triangular bar shape having three advertising surfaces.

In the vending machine 1 shown and shown above, the display racks 23 and 25 are provided with display racks 31 capable of simply displaying cans, beverage bottles, and the like. For example, pills, gums, or candy can be displayed. Of course, you can include shelves to do this. It is desirable to allow these relatively small products to be dispensed through the top outlet 40.

As described above, according to the present invention, there is provided a vending machine having an advertisement function that can be provided inexpensively with a relatively simple configuration and effectively perform a plurality of advertisements at a minimum cost.

In addition, according to the vending machine equipped with the advertisement function, the visual advertisement and the voice advertisement can be performed in parallel to increase the effect of the advertisement in a one-time advertisement. Only, it provides the effect that can be performed in parallel with the visual advertising voice advertising.

Claims (10)

In a vending machine having a main body casing, a showcase provided to display a plurality of goods in the main body casing, a plurality of selection buttons for selecting the goods displayed on the showcase, and a product outlet for taking out the selected goods, At least one rotatable body rotatably provided in the main body casing and having a plurality of advertisement surfaces interposed with an advertisement unit; A rotation driving unit for rotating the rotating body; And And an advertisement viewing window provided on an outer surface of the main body casing so that at least one of the advertisement surfaces of the rotating body can be viewed from the outside. The method of claim 1, The rotating machine has a tubular shape having three or more advertising surfaces. The method of claim 1, The vending machine is characterized in that the advertising unit. The method of claim 1, The vending machine is characterized in that the advertising unit is digital. The method of claim 1, A voice recorder in which voice advertisement information related to advertisement contents attached to each advertisement surface of the rotating body is recorded; And The vending machine further comprises a voice advertisement means for transmitting the voice advertisement recorded in the voice recorder to the outside. The method of claim 5, The voice advertising means, the vending machine, characterized in that for selectively transmitting only the advertisement information displayed on the outside through the advertisement viewing window. The method of claim 6, The body casing further comprises a human body sensor for detecting the approach of the human body; The voice transmission means, Vending machine based on the human body detection signal from the human body sensor. The method of claim 6, The voice advertisement of the voice recorder is changeable. The method according to any one of claims 1 to 8, The advertisement viewing window is provided on the front upper side of the main body casing. The method according to any one of claims 1 to 8, The showcase, vending machine, characterized in that the health beverage display rack, gum display rack, candy display rack, and pill display rack is included.