JP2011181060A - Vending machine - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a vending machine that shows a presence and an advertising effect without significantly changing a standard vending machine. <P>SOLUTION: The vending machine includes a product display chamber which is demarcated by a single-swing type outside door 2 which opens and closes a front surface of a body cabinet, and has a front surface covered with a transparent panel. The product display chamber which is demarcated by the outside door 2 can be expanded to an area of a decoration member 62, by detachably attaching a decoration unit 60 on an upper part of the outside door 2, and providing the decoration unit 60 with a decoration member 62 which is located at least at the front surface of the outside door 2 and extends even to the product display chamber. Display media, such as advertising characters, patterns and logotypes which are conventionally provided in the product display chamber which is demarcated by the outside door can be displayed (advertised) more largely than the display medium which is prepared in the product display chamber by moving them to the decoration member 62. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2011,JPO&INPIT

Description

The present invention relates to a vending machine which can be additionally equipped on the upper part of the vending machine and can change its external shape.

As a vending machine of this type, general vending machines that sell products such as canned beverages and beverages with plastic bottles are provided with a single-open outer door on the front surface of the main body cabinet that serves as a heat-insulating housing. A product display room is formed on the door by forming a frame-shaped window. The front of the product display room is covered with a transparent panel so that a plurality of product samples displayed in the product display room can be seen from the outside. In such a vending machine, the surface portion of the outer door having the product display room plays a major role in the presence and advertising effect of the vending machine itself. For this reason, it has been devised to stand out from other vending machines by applying a design such as drawing the product container on the outer door or drawing the beverage container on the surface of the outer door. However, since the standard outline shape and dimensions of the vending machine are restricted, it cannot give an impact to other vending machines. Therefore, in order to differentiate from a standard vending machine, there is known a system in which an arch-shaped member is additionally provided on the upper part of the outer door so as to be differentiated (for example, Patent Documents). 1).

JP-A-5-325003

  By the way, this type of standard vending machine is configured so that its outer shape is formed into a prismatic shape and can be stacked for transportation efficiency and storage space efficiency during transportation and storage in a warehouse. Yes. On the other hand, the vending machine described in Patent Document 1 has a problem that it cannot be stacked because it has an arch-shaped member at the top of the outer door. Also, depending on the installation location, the height is regulated, and when the foundation is inclined, the dimensions for installing the vending machine horizontally are also necessary, so it cannot be installed at the stage of actual installation. There is a problem that there is a risk of falling.

  Therefore, the present invention has been made in view of the above points, and its purpose is to solve the above-mentioned problems and to exert a presence and advertising effect without making a significant change to a standard vending machine. Is to provide a vending machine.

  In order to achieve the above object, the invention according to claim 1 is a commodity display room comprising a single-opening type outer door that opens and closes the front surface of the main body cabinet, the front door is defined by the outer door, and the front surface is covered with a transparent panel. A decoration unit is detachably attached to the upper part of the outer door, and the decoration unit includes a decoration member that is positioned at least on the front surface of the outer door and extends to the product display room. It is characterized by that.

  The invention according to claim 2 is the vending machine according to claim 1, wherein the decorative member extending to the product display room is colored the same as the color applied to the product display room. Features.

  According to a third aspect of the present invention, in the vending machine according to the first aspect, the outer door includes a three-dimensional ribbon, the decoration unit includes a three-dimensional ribbon member continuous to the ribbon, and the ribbon The member is characterized in that the same color as that applied to the ribbon of the outer door is applied.

According to a fourth aspect of the present invention, in the vending machine according to the first aspect, the decorative unit is a sheet-shaped decorative member having an extending portion that extends to the product display room of the outer door, and the upper portion of the outer door. It comprises a base member and a presser member that are detachably attached, and a decorative member is sandwiched between the base member and the presser member.

  The invention according to claim 1 of the present invention includes an automatic door including a single-opening type outer door that opens and closes a front surface of a main body cabinet, a product display room defined by the outer door, and the front surface covered with a transparent panel. In the product sample display device of the vending machine, a decoration unit is detachably attached to an upper portion of the outer door, and the decoration unit includes a decoration member that is positioned at least on the front surface of the outer door and extends to the product display room. As a result, the product display room defined on the outer door can be expanded to the area of the decorative member. In the past, advertising characters, designs and logotypes provided in the product display room defined on the outer door It is possible to move a display medium such as a decorative member. In this case, the decorative member can be used exclusively for a display medium such as an advertising character, a pattern, and a logo type. It can be displayed significantly increased with the effect that it is possible to obtain a great advertising effect.

  The invention according to claim 2 of the present invention is the vending machine according to claim 1, wherein the decorative member extending to the product display room has the same coloring as that applied to the product display room. Thus, since the color of the decoration member is the same as that of the product display room defined on the outer door, the product display room has the effect of giving an expanded impression to the decoration member.

  The invention according to claim 3 of the present invention is the vending machine according to claim 1, wherein the outer door has a three-dimensional ribbon, and the decorative unit includes a three-dimensional ribbon member continuous to the ribbon, The ribbon member has the same color as the color of the ribbon on the outer door, so that the three-dimensional ribbon laid on the outer door can be extended and displayed. It is possible to make the ribbon that gives an impression stand out more, and it is possible to differentiate from other vending machines.

Furthermore, the invention according to claim 4 is the vending machine according to claim 1, wherein the decoration unit is a sheet-like decoration member having an extending portion extending to the product display room of the outer door, on the upper portion of the outer door. The decorative unit is composed of a base member and a presser member that are detachably attached, and the decorative member is sandwiched between the base member and the presser member, so that the decorative unit can be configured with a small number of parts and the decorative unit is mounted and the decorative member is attached. This has the effect that the replacement can be easily performed.

The vending machine which is Embodiment 1 of this invention is shown, (a) is the front view which shows the whole structure, (b) is the state which open | released the outer door and the inner door of the vending machine of (a). It is a perspective view shown. 1 shows a decorative unit laid on the upper part of the outer door of FIG. 1, (a) is a front perspective view of the decorative unit laid, (b) is an exploded front perspective view of the decorative unit of (a). FIG. The figure which looked at the outer door of FIG. 2 from the back side is shown, (a) is the perspective view of the state which laid the decoration unit, (b) is the perspective view of the state which removed the decoration unit. The attachment base which comprises the goods display stand of FIG. 1 is shown, (a) is the perspective view seen from the front side, (b) is the perspective view seen from the back side. The holder with which the mounting base of FIG. 4 is mounted | worn is shown, (a) is the perspective view seen from the front side, (b) is the perspective view seen from the back side. It is a perspective view which shows the state which mounted | wore the attachment base with the holder. It is a perspective view which shows the display body for sales promotion of FIG. It is a perspective view which shows the display body for sales promotion from which the display body for sales promotion of FIG. 7 differs in attachment direction. It is a perspective view which shows the state which attached each display body for sales promotion of FIG. 7 and FIG. 8 to the attachment base which comprises a goods display stand. It is a perspective view which shows the light emitting diode module as an illumination light source of FIG. It is a perspective view which shows the assembly | attachment state to the panel pressing member of a light emitting diode module. The main part of the vending machine which is Embodiment 2 of this invention is shown, (a) is a perspective view of the decoration unit laid in the upper part of the outer door, (b) is an exploded perspective view of the decoration unit of (a). FIG. It is the disassembled perspective view which looked at the right end side of the decomposition | disassembly unit of (b) of FIG. 12 from the back side. 13 shows a procedure for assembling the decorative unit of FIG. 13 to the upper part of the outer door, (a) showing the assembled state of the base member, (b) showing the assembled state of the decorative member, and (c) the pressing member. It is a figure showing the assembly | attachment state of.

Hereinafter, a vending machine according to an embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings.
Example 1
FIG. 1 shows the overall configuration of a vending machine according to Embodiment 1 of the present invention. In the figure, reference numeral 1 denotes a main body cabinet formed as a heat-insulating housing whose front surface is open and having a standard external dimension. The interior of the main body cabinet 1 is divided into a plurality of product storage rooms in the left-right direction by a heat insulating partition wall (not shown), and each product storage room stores products such as canned drinks and plastic bottle drinks at the lower end thereof. A product storage rack having a product delivery mechanism for delivering products by operating a product selection button to be described later is housed. In addition, a cooling / heating unit for cooling and heating the products stored in the product storage racks by cooling or heating the product storage chambers is disposed below the product storage chambers. And the front opening of the main body cabinet 1 is obstruct | occluded by the single-opening type heat insulation inner door 3. FIG.

  A front door of the main body cabinet 1 is provided with an outer door 2 having a standard outer dimension that can be opened and closed by a hinge mechanism (not shown). An exhibition room 5 is provided. The product display room 5 is designed to expand from the bottom to the top, and the front side is covered with the transparent panel 6 and the back side is covered with the middle door 4. The upper, lower, left, and right peripheral edges of the transparent panel 6 are held by upper, lower, left, and right panel pressing members 21 to 24 (see FIG. 1B), and these panel pressing members 21 to 24 are products. A white coating is applied to form a side wall around the exhibition room 5. Although details will be described later, in the product display room 5, a mounting base 30 that constitutes a product display stand of a plurality of stages in the vertical direction, in this embodiment, four stages, is rotatably disposed on the outer door 2. ing. A holder 40 for individually holding the product sample 8 is mounted on the mounting base 30, and the mounting base 30 and the holder 40 constitute a product display base. Further, a sales promotion display body 50 for displaying newly released products or recommended products during the campaign period is attached to the mounting base 30. A product selection button 10 is disposed on the front surface of the transparent panel 6 corresponding to the product sample 8 held in the holder 40. The upper panel pressing member 21 is provided with an illumination light source 70 (consisting of a light emitting diode module described later).

 The middle door 4 forming the back wall of the commodity display room 5 is attached to the outer door 2 so that it can be opened and closed by a hinge (not shown) on the left end side. The middle door 4 has an upper region formed in a square shape corresponding to the outer shape of the outer door 2 and a lower region formed in a shape matching the outer shape of the product display room 5, and its periphery is bent for reinforcement. It is made of thin sheet metal and has a white coating on its surface. A locking piece 401 having a hook and a slide piece 402 are provided at the end of the inner door 4 opposite to the hinge, and the locking piece 401 is engaged with an engagement pin 201 provided on the door frame of the outer door 2. In addition, the inner door 4 is configured to be locked to the outer door 2 when the slide piece 402 is engaged with an engagement fitting 202 provided on the back surface of the panel pressing member 24.

 A customer service section 7 is provided in the right side area of the outer door 2 at the front center when viewed from the front. The customer service section 7 has a coin insertion slot 71, a bill insertion slot 74, a return lever 73, an input amount, an internal temperature, and sales. A sales information display unit 72 for displaying various types of information such as “medium” and “in preparation” on the display is assembled. Further, a main lock device 9 with a cylinder lock is provided on the right end side (the anti-hinge mechanism side) at the center in the height direction of the outer door 2, and a coin return port 2a, A merchandise sales opening 2b is provided. In addition, a ribbon 11 made of a synthetic resin that is continuous from the lower end to the upper end of the outer door 2 by a curve and has a wide width on the upper and lower end side and a narrow width near the center is laid in the right side region of the outer door 2 in front view, The ribbon 11 is configured to give an impression as if it is three-dimensionally raised in a mode of protruding forward with respect to the surface (front surface) of the outer door 2. Note that reference numeral 75 in FIG. 1B denotes a coin identification device (not shown) for identifying the authenticity of a coin inserted from the coin insertion slot 71, and a banknote identification apparatus for identifying a banknote inserted from the banknote insertion slot 74. An anti-theft cover that covers (not shown).

  A decorative unit 60 as a module part is detachably laid on the upper part of the outer door 2 having a standard outer dimension, and the attached state and the detached state are shown in FIGS. As shown in FIG. 2 (b), the decoration unit 60 has a base 61 having a width corresponding to the lateral width of the outer door 2 fixed to the door frame 20 of the outer door 2 and a front surface of the outer door 2. The decorative member 62 extends to the product display room 5 and the ribbon member 63 corresponding to the ribbon 11 laid on the front surface of the outer door 2. The base 61 has a main body member 611 (refer to FIG. 3) made of a thin steel plate that has a curved upper edge and is bent in the rear to form a thin box shape, and a reinforcement that closes the rear side opening of the main body member 611. It consists of member 612 (refer FIG. 3). The decorative member 62 is made of a thin steel plate whose upper edge is curved in the same manner as the base 61. The width of the decorative member 62 corresponds to the product display room 5 and corresponds to the product display room 5 that spreads upward. Is formed. Further, the ribbon member 63 is formed of the same synthetic resin material as that of the ribbon 11 and is formed in a substantially trapezoidal shape that coincides with the extended locus of the ribbon 11 laid on the front surface of the outer door 2. In the assembly of the decoration unit 60 as a module member, the reinforcing member 612 is assembled so as to close the opening on the rear side of the main body member 611 of the base 61, and then the decoration unit 60 is decorated at a predetermined position on the front side of the base 61. The member 62 and the ribbon member 63 are assembled and completed.

  Assembly of the decorative unit 60 as the module part to the outer door 2 is as follows. Although the vending machine is formed as a standard product, as shown in FIG. 2B and FIG. 3B, the door frame 20 of the outer door 2 has a pair of left and right locking brackets. 200 is additionally equipped. This locking metal fitting 200 is formed in a substantially Z shape, and is attached in such a manner that the other piece is separated from the door frame 20 by fixing one side thereof to the door frame 20 with a screw. In addition, an engagement hole (not shown) that engages with the engagement fitting 200 is formed on the bottom surface of the base 61 (the lower edge of the main body member 611). Therefore, when the decoration unit 60 is assembled to the outer door 2, that is, when the decoration unit 60 is placed on the upper part of the door frame 20, the engagement fitting 200 is inserted into the engagement hole formed in the bottom surface of the base 61. The other piece separated from the door frame 20 is fitted and engaged, and the substantially Z-shaped fixing bracket 64 (see FIG. 3) straddling the reinforcing member 612 of the base 61 and the door frame 20 is screwed. Thereby, the decoration unit 60 is laid on the upper part of the outer door 2, and in this case, the inclination of the decoration unit 60 to the back side can be prevented by the engagement between the engagement fitting 200 and the engagement hole of the base 61. .

  Here, the surface (front surface) of the decorative member 62 of the decorative unit 60 is white-coated similarly to the middle door 4 that forms the back surface of the commodity display room 5. Thus, the color of the product display room 5 and the color of the decorative member 62 are the same, and the decorative member 62 extends to the upper end of the product display room 5 defined in the outer door 2. Can give the impression that the product display room 5 is expanded. That is, even when the decoration member 62 of the decoration unit 60 and the color of the product display room 5 are the same, if the decoration member 62 does not extend to the upper end of the product display room 5, it is defined in the outer door 2. The product display room 5 and the decoration member 62 are separated from each other by the outer door 2 (a frame around the product display room 5 and a color different from the color of the product display room 5 is given). The member 62 cannot be impressed as a part of the product display room 5. In this respect, the color of the decorative member 62 is the same as the color applied to the product display room 5, and the decorative member 62 is extended to the product display room 5 to define the outer door 2 as described above. It is possible to give an impression that the displayed product display room 5 has expanded to the area of the decorative member 62. Therefore, it is possible to move display media such as advertising characters, designs, logotypes, etc., provided in the product display room 5 defined in the outer door 2 to the decorative member 62 in the prior art. In this case, since the decorative member 62 can be used exclusively for display media such as advertising characters, designs, logotypes, etc., it can be displayed much larger than the display media provided in the product display room 5 and thus has a great advertising effect. The product display room 5 defined in the outer door 2 can be used exclusively for the display of the product sample 8 without being restricted by display media such as advertising characters, designs, logotypes, etc. Is.

  Further, since the ribbon member 63 of the decorative member 60 is made of the same material and color as the ribbon 11 laid on the outer door 2, an impression that is integral with the ribbon 11, that is, the ribbon 11 is extended and displayed. Can do. Therefore, it is possible to make the ribbon 11 which is a curved pattern and gives a three-dimensionally raised impression further stand out, and can be differentiated from other vending machines. The surface facing the front surface of the base 61 is painted with the same color as the surface of the outer door 2.

Now, FIG. 4 shows a mounting base 30 disposed in the product display room 5 in a plurality of stages in the vertical direction, and in this embodiment, in four stages in the vertical direction. As shown in the drawing, the mounting base 30 is made of a thin steel plate that is elongated in the left-right direction, and has an upper leg piece 32 and a lower leg piece 33 that are appropriately bent at the upper and lower edges of the front plate 31 to the rear side. It is formed in a “U” shape and is painted white like the inner door 4. The left and right ends of the mounting base 30 formed by extending the front plate portion 31 in the left-right direction are bent so that the cross section has a stepped shape for reinforcement. One piece is fixed and a hook 34 is formed at the other end. A plurality of window holes 311 are opened in the front plate 31 in the left-right direction at equal pitches, and engagement holes 312 are formed in the lower part of the window holes 311. In addition, a pair of fitting holes 313 and 313 are formed on the ridge line, which is a connecting portion between the front plate portion 31 and the upper leg piece 32, at a symmetrical position with respect to the window hole 311. Further, the upper leg piece 32 and the lower leg piece 33 are bent in a substantially “<” shape with a vertical cross section facing outward (upward and downward), and the upper leg piece 32 bent in a “<” shape. A pair of left and right engaging holes 321 and engaging holes 331 (see FIG. 4B) are formed at the peaks of the lower leg piece 33 corresponding to the window holes 311.
As described above, one piece of the hinge 90 is fixed to one end of the mounting base 30 (the left end in front view in the figure). The other piece of the hinge 90 is fixed to the left panel pressing member 23 among the upper, lower, left and right panel pressing members 21 to 24 forming the side wall of the commodity display room 5 in the outer door 2 shown in FIG. As a result, the mounting base 30 is pivotally supported by the outer door 2 in such a manner that the mounting base 30 approaches and separates from the transparent panel 6 with the hinge 90 as a fulcrum. The hook 34 formed on the other end of the mounting base 30 is locked to an engagement pin (not shown) planted on the right panel pressing member 24 that forms the side wall of the product display room 5. It is configured.

  A holder 40 that is detachably mounted on the mounting base 30 is formed of a transparent synthetic resin. As shown in FIG. 5, a product sample mounting portion 41 that forms a horizontal plane and a rear end of the product sample mounting portion 41. It consists of the adhering part 42 extended below from. The product sample mounting portion 41 is formed with a fitting hole 411 for fitting and fixing the product sample 8 (fitting portion thereof). Moreover, hook pieces 421 and 421 formed so as to protrude rearward and left and right ends on the upper side of the fixing portion 42 and locking claws 422 that are easily bent by left and right notches are provided. The hook pieces 421, 421 pass through the fitting holes 313, 313 corresponding to the fitting holes 313, 313 of the mounting base 30, and the fixing portion 42 has a thickness corresponding to the thickness of the thin sheet metal constituting the mounting base 30. It is formed so as to protrude rearward from the surface. And the said latching claw 422 is formed so that it may protrude back from the surface of the adhering part 42 by the thickness of the thin sheet metal which comprises the said attachment base 30 while penetrating the window hole 311 of the said attachment base 30, A hook 423 formed at the free end of the locking claw 422 is formed to face forward.

  FIG. 6 shows a state where the holder 40 is mounted on the mounting base 30. As shown in the figure, the holder 40 is mounted from the front side of the mounting base 30. That is, the locking claw 422 in the fixing portion 42 of the holder 40 and a pair of left and right hook pieces 421 and 421 are simultaneously passed through the window hole 311 and the fitting holes 313 and 313 of the mounting base 30, and then the holder 40 is moved downward. Slide to. In this case, the hook 423 of the locking claw 422 abuts the lower edge forming the window hole 311, but since the locking claw 422 has flexibility, the hook 423 is bent by the bending of the locking claw 422. Over the lower edge, the flange 423 descends while sliding on the back wall of the front plate portion 31 of the mounting base 30. When the holder 40 is slid downward, the hook pieces 421 and 421 of the holder 40 engage with the edges of the fitting holes 313 and 313 of the mounting base 30, while the hooks 423 of the locking claws 422 are attached to the mounting base. It approaches the engagement hole 312 of the base 30. When the holder 40 is further slid downward and the hook 423 of the locking claw 422 reaches the engagement hole 312, the hook 423 is fitted into the engagement hole 312 by the restoring force of the locking piece 422. When the holder 40 is mounted on the mounting base 30 in this manner, the holder 40 is prevented from coming off in the vertical direction by the hooks 423 of the locking claws 422 fitted in the engagement holes 312, while the fitting holes 313 and 313. The hook pieces 421 and 421 fitted in are prevented from tilting forward of the holder 40. In this manner, the product sample 8 (see FIG. 1) is attached to the fitting hole 411 of the product sample mounting portion 41 in the holder 40 attached to the mounting base 30. The product sample 8 is fitted to the bottom of the main body of a thin synthetic resin molded product in which the design of each beverage is applied around the container shape of a plastic bottled beverage or the container shape of a canned beverage in the first embodiment. The fitting portion of the product sample 8 is fitted into the fitting hole 411 and attached, but since this attachment method is well known, detailed description thereof is omitted here.

  The sales promotion display body 50 detachably mounted on the mounting base 30 is made of a transparent hard synthetic resin, and is connected to the main body 51 and the main body 51 below as shown in FIG. In addition, a longitudinal section including the main body 51 and the sandwiching portion 52 formed so as to overlap in the front-rear direction has a hairpin shape and a rectangular shape in front view. Further, a pair of left and right hooks 53, 53 are projected from the upper edge of the main body 51, and these hooks 53, 53 are formed to face in opposite directions. The pair of left and right hooks 53, 53 are formed in a “<”-shaped peak in the lower leg piece 33 in the mounting base 30, and a pair of left and right locking holes 331, 331 provided corresponding to the window hole 311. And the pitch between the hooks 53 and 53 coincides with the pitch of the locking holes 331 and 331, and the outer end of the base portion (the portion rising from the main body portion 51) of the hooks 53 and 53. The dimension between the edges coincides with the dimension between both ends of the locking holes 331, 331, that is, when the hooks 53, 53 are opposed to the locking holes 331, 331, the hooks of the hooks 53, 53 are It is formed so as to be located outside of 331. The pair of left and right engaging holes 331 and 331 constitute an engaging portion that engages with the hooks 53 and 53 of the sales promotion display body 50.

  A poster (not shown) on which a display of a newly released product, a display of a campaign period, or the like is displayed between the main body 51 and the sandwiching section 52 of the sales promotion display body 50 (the main body) Part 51 side). In this case, the poster can be inserted by pulling the holding piece 52 away from the main body 51 to form a gap therebetween. Then, when the external force applied to the clamping unit 52 is released after the poster is inserted, the clamping unit 52 is restored and the poster is clamped and fixed between the main unit 51. FIG. 9 shows a state in which the sales promotion display body 50 holding the poster in this manner is attached to the attachment base 30. In this case, the sales promotion display body 50 is attached to the lower leg piece 33 in the attachment base 30. At the time of attachment, the hooks 53 of the sales promotion display body 50 are formed so that the hooks of the lower leg pieces 33 are located outside the locking holes 331 and 331, so that they cannot be attached as they are. . Therefore, the hooks 53 and 53 are brought close to each other and fitted into the respective locking holes 331 and 331 by using the flexibility of the display body 50 for sales promotion and by curving the left and right ends to make them bow-shaped. Include. When the external force applied to the sales promotion display body 50 is released in a state where the hooks of the hooks 53 and 53 pass through the locking holes 331 and 331, the sales promotion display body 50 is restored and the hooks 53 and 53 are locked. The sales promotion display body 50 is attached to the lower leg piece 33 of the mounting base 30 in a suspended state by engaging with the holes 331 and 331.

  The sales promotion display body 50 is attached in such a manner that it engages and hangs down on the lower leg piece 33 on the mounting base 30, whereas it engages with the upper leg piece 32 on the mounting base 30. FIG. 8 shows a sales promotion display body 500 mounted in a standing manner. The sales promotion display body 500 is also made of a transparent hard synthetic resin. As shown in the figure, the main body portion 501 and the sandwiching portion 502 of the sales promotion display body 500 are the main body portion 51 of the sales promotion display body 50. The difference from the sales promotion display body 50 is that a fixing portion 503 is provided that is folded back from above the main body portion 501 in a hairpin shape. A pair of left and right hooks 504 and 504 protrude from the lower edge of the fixing portion 503, and the hooks 504 and 504 are formed so as to face in opposite directions. Further, the hooks 504 and 504 are formed on the “L” -shaped ridges of the upper leg piece 32 of the mounting base 30, and the pair of left and right engaging holes 321 and 321 provided corresponding to the window holes 311. It is formed to match the pitch. The pair of left and right engaging holes 321 and 321 constitute an engaging portion that engages with the hooks 504 and 504 of the sales promotion display body 500.

  The method of inserting the poster into the sales promotion display body 500 is the same as that of the sales promotion display body 50, and the method of attaching the sales promotion display body 500 to the upper leg piece 32 of the mounting base 30 is also the sales promotion. Since this is the same as the method for mounting the display body 50 to the lower leg piece 33, the description is omitted here. Note that the sales promotion display body 500 is mounted in an upright state on the upper leg piece 32 of the mounting base 30 as shown in FIG.

FIG. 10 shows an illumination light source 70 disposed on the upper panel pressing member 21 among the upper, lower, left and right panel pressing members 21 to 24 (see FIG. 1B) constituting the peripheral wall of the product display room 5. . The illumination light source in this embodiment is composed of a light emitting diode module 70. As shown in the figure, the light emitting diode module 70 comprises a strip-shaped pedestal 71 made of a light shielding material, a diffusing lens 72, a mounting bracket 73, and a wiring connection connector 74. The pedestal 71 is provided with a circuit board on which a plurality of light emitting diode elements (not shown) are mounted. A wiring connection connector 74 connected to the circuit board is drawn out through the diffusion lens 72. Yes. The left and right end portions of the mounting bracket 73 of the light emitting diode module 70 are formed as screw fixing portions, and the screw fixing portion at one end portion thereof is formed as a screw insertion hole opened to absorb a dimensional error. Yes.
The light emitting diode module 70 described above is attached to the upper panel pressing member 21 forming the side wall around the product display room 5 shown in FIG. 1, and the light emitting diode module 70 is assembled to the panel pressing member 21. Is shown in FIG. As shown in the drawing, a light emitting diode module 70 is fixed to the upper panel pressing member 21 by screws via screw fixing portions at both left and right ends of the mounting bracket 73 (see FIG. 9). The module 70 is assembled so as to be exposed to the product display room 5. In this case, the three light emitting diode modules 70 are attached to the upper panel pressing member 21 and are connected in series via the wiring connection connectors 74. In this manner, when the vending machine is energized with the light emitting diode module 70 disposed on the upper panel pressing member 21, the interior of the product display room 5 is brightly illuminated by the illumination light emitted from the photodiode module 70.

As described above, the decoration unit 60 is laid on the upper part of the outer door 2 in a standard vending machine, and the mounting base 30 disposed in the product display room 5 of the outer door 2 in the vertical direction is transparent. FIG. 1 shows an example in which a product sample 8 is attached to a holder 40 attached to the mounting base 30 so as to be individually pivotably attached to the outer door 2 in a manner approaching / separating from the panel 6.
As shown in the figure, when a decoration unit 60 is laid on the upper part of the outer door 2 in a standard vending machine, a product display room in which a decoration member 62 (see FIG. 2) in the decoration unit 60 is defined on the outer door 2. 5 and the same color as that of the product display room 5 makes it possible to give the impression that the product display room 5 has expanded to the area of the decorative member 62. The decorative member 62 can be used exclusively as a display place for display media such as advertising characters, symbols, and logotypes. Accordingly, the display of the display medium that has been provided in the product display room 5 while being restricted by the product sample 8 can be displayed much larger than before, so that a great advertising effect can be obtained. The product display room 5 defined in the outer door 2 can be used exclusively for the display of the product sample 8 without being restricted by display media such as advertising characters, designs, and logotypes. Further, since the ribbon member 63 (see FIG. 2) of the decoration unit 60 is made of the same material and color as the ribbon 11 laid on the outer door 2, the impression that is integral with the ribbon 11, that is, the ribbon 11 is extended. Can be displayed. Therefore, it is possible to make the ribbon 11 which is a curved pattern and gives a three-dimensionally raised impression further stand out, and can be differentiated from other vending machines.
The decoration unit 60 can be removed from the vending machine (outer door 2) by loosening the screw of the fixing bracket 64 at the site (installation location). 60 can also be removed. Furthermore, after installing a standard vending machine, the decoration unit 60 can be retrofitted when it is desired to differentiate from other vending machines.

 Further, when cleaning the product display room 5, a plurality of mounting bases 30 arranged in the vertical direction in the product display room 5 are individually rotated around the outer door 2 in a manner of approaching / separating from the transparent panel 6. Since it is mounted movably, there is nothing obstructing the wiping operation on the front surface (front surface) of the middle door 4 forming the back surface of the product display room 5, so that the wiping operation can be performed easily and quickly. Can do. Here, when cleaning the transparent panel 6 (the back surface) forming the front surface of the product display room 5, the transparent panel 6 can be easily wiped off by separating the mounting base 30 from the transparent panel 6. Can do. In addition, since the mounting base 30 does not exist on the front surface (front surface) of the inner door 4 as described above, a single large poster can be attached over the entire surface. An effect can be obtained.

 Further, when the product sample 8 is attached to or exchanged with the holder 40 mounted on the attachment base 30, the attachment base 30 is close to the transparent panel 6, that is, the hook 34 (see FIG. 4) is held on the engagement pin (not shown) planted on the right panel pressing member 24 forming the side wall of the product display room 5, and the product sample 8 is put on the holder 40 from the back side. The product sample 8 can be mounted or exchanged in the same manner as the product display stand attached to the inner door as in the past, and the product sample 8 can be installed in the vertical direction. In the case of a half-cut shape, the working time can be shortened. This is because when the half-divided product sample 8 is attached to the holder 40, the left and right ends that are divided in half are deflated inward and fitted into the fitting holes 411 (see FIG. 5). When the product sample 8 is attached from the front side, the rear side cannot be visually recognized. As a result, the product sample 8 may be damaged more than necessary, and the product sample 8 may be damaged. In order to avoid this, it is necessary to be careful while adjusting the amount of the product sample 8 withering, and skill is required. In this respect, when attaching the product sample 8 to the holder 40 from the rear side of the mounting base 30, the rear side of the product sample 8 can be visually recognized, so that the left and right ends of the half-divided product sample 8 can be appropriately deflated. However, it can be easily installed even if it is not an expert.

The mounting base 30 has a plurality of latches that engage with the sales promotion display body 50 (500) corresponding to the product sample 8 that is mounted on the holder 40 mounted on the mounting base 30 for display. Since the holes 331 and 321 are provided, the sales promotion display body 50 (500) for displaying a newly released product or displaying a campaign period can be disposed at any position on the mounting base 30. In other words, even when the newly released product sample 8 is displayed at an arbitrary position on the mounting base 30, the sales promotion display body 50 (500) can be disposed in the vicinity of the product sample 8. There is an effect that the display position of the sample 8 is not restricted.
In the first embodiment described above, the decoration unit 60 includes the base 61 and the decoration member 62 as separate parts, and the base 61 is constituted by the main body member 611 and the reinforcing member 612 so as to be strong. Although the thing was demonstrated, it is not restricted to this, The base and a decoration member can also be formed integrally by bending the sheet steel plate suitably.
In addition, the product display table has been described as being divided into two parts, the mounting base 30 and the holder 40, but these may be integrally formed, and a holder that is detachably mounted on the mounting base 30. The 40 material is not limited to the transparent synthetic resin. Further, in addition to the product sample mounting portion 41, the holder 40 has a product price (for example, ¥ 120), a cold temperature state (for example, a cold background color “COLD” or a warm background color white) It is also possible to provide a posting section for holding and displaying a product information display body displaying “HOT”).

Furthermore, the sales promotion display bodies 50 and 500 are not limited to the sizes corresponding to the individual product samples 8, and all the product samples 8 displayed over the plurality of product samples 8 or on the mounting base 30. It is also possible to make the size so as to straddle.
(Example 2)
A vending machine according to a second embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to FIGS. In the figure, the same components as those in the vending machine according to the first embodiment shown in FIG. In addition, in FIG. 12 thru | or FIG. 14, the decoration unit part laid in the upper part of the outer door which is the principal part of this invention is shown.

  The vending machine of the second embodiment shown in FIGS. 12 to 14 is different from the vending machine of the first embodiment in that a decoration unit 80 is used instead of the decoration unit 60 in the vending machine of the first embodiment. The other configuration is the same as the vending machine of the first embodiment. The decoration unit 80 includes a thin sheet-shaped decoration member 81, a base member 82 that holds the decoration member 81, and a pressing member 83. Since the shapes of the base member 82 and the pressing member 83 are substantially bilaterally symmetric, FIGS. 13 and 14 show one of the left and right sides (the right end side in the front view in the figure) as a representative.

  The decorative member 81 constituting the decorative unit 80 is made of a synthetic resin having a curved upper edge, and extends to the product display room 5, a central outline 812 in the upper region of the extended part 811, A right contour portion 813 and a left contour portion 814 sandwiching the central contour portion 812 are provided. The width of the extension portion 811 matches the width of the product display room 5, and the back surface of the product display room 5 is formed in the central outline 812 in the upper region of the extension portion 811 including the extension portion 811. Similar to the inner door 4 (see FIG. 1B), white coating is applied. In this case, the white coating region of the decorative member 81 is formed to expand toward the top so as to coincide with the product display room 5 that expands toward the top. The right contour portion 813 and the left contour portion 814 of the decorative member 81 are painted in the same color (for example, blue) as the surface of the outer door 2 and the right contour portion 813 is provided on the outer door 2. The same color as that of the ribbon 11 is applied to the portion corresponding to the extended locus of the ribbon 11. Note that while the upper sides of the right contour portion 813 and the left contour portion 814 are curved, the lower sides thereof are each formed as a straight line, and the line connecting the lower sides forms a horizontal line.

  The base member 82 constituting the decoration unit 80 is made of a strip-like elongated sheet metal, and includes left and right holding portions 821 and 821 and a connecting portion 822 for connecting them. The left and right holding portions 821, 821 and the connecting portion 822 are positioned at a predetermined interval in the front-rear direction by a connection piece 823 (shown in FIG. 13, only one connection piece is shown in FIG. 13). The vertical cross section including the connecting piece 823 portion is U-shaped. The distance between the left and right connecting pieces 823 and 823 connecting the left and right holding portions 821 and 821 and the connecting portion 822 is determined to be slightly larger than the width of the extending portion 811 of the decorative member 81, The extending portion 811 of the decorative member 81 can be fitted between the connecting pieces 823 and 823. The lengths of the left and right holding portions 821 and 821 substantially match the lengths of the left contour portion 814 and the right contour portion 813 of the decorative member 81, and the left and right holding portions 821 and 821 respectively. The opposite end edge is bent rearward so as to coincide with the outline of the outer door 2. Screw holes 8221 and 8221 for screwing substantially Z-shaped mounting brackets 84 and 84 on the left and right end sides of the connecting portion 822 that connects the left and right holding portions 821 and 821, and a presser member 83 to be described later. Screw holes 8222 and 8222 are provided for screwing, respectively. The front surfaces of the left and right holding portions 821 and 821 of the base member 82 are coated with the same color (for example, blue) as the surface of the outer door 2 and the ribbon 11 provided on the outer door 2 is extended. The portion corresponding to the trajectory is painted in the same color as the ribbon 11.

  The pressing member 83 constituting the decoration unit 80 is made of an elongated sheet metal having a U-shaped vertical cross section, and the distance between the U-shaped leg pieces is formed at a predetermined distance in the front-rear direction of the base member 82. The left and right holding portions 821, 821 and the connecting portion 822 are set to have substantially the same dimensions. The pressing member 83 is used in combination with the base member 82 whose U-shaped opening surface faces upward as follows. That is, the pressing member 83 faces downward and both leg pieces straddle the connecting portion 822 of the base member 82, that is, the both leg pieces of the pressing member 83 and the left and right holding portions 821, 821 of the base member 82, The connecting portion 822 and the connecting portion 822 are used in combination so as to engage with each other. As shown in FIG. 13, screw holes 831 and 831 are formed in the leg pieces on the rear side of the pressing member 83 and the right and left end portions of the pressing member 83 are formed in the Z-shaped mounting brackets 84 and 84. Notched for installation.

  Next, the assembly | attachment to the outer door 2 of the decoration unit 80 concerning the vending machine of Embodiment 2 of this invention is demonstrated. First, as shown in FIG. 14A, the base member 82 is assembled to the upper part of the door frame 20 of the outer door 2. This is because the Z-shaped mounting brackets 84, 84 are screwed to the door frame 20 of the outer door 2, and then the back surface (screw hole 8221) of the connecting portion 822 in the base member 82 is attached to the Z-shaped mounting brackets 84, 84. And the base member 82 is assembled to the door frame 20 by screwing the screws. Although the vending machine is formed as a standard product, the door frame 20 is pre-pierced with screw holes for screwing the Z-shaped mounting brackets 84, 84. When the vending machine is shipped, the screw holes are sealed with a film. As described above, the left and right edges of the left and right holding portions 821 and 821 in the base member 82 assembled to the door frame 20 are flush with the left and right side surfaces of the outer door 2, while the front surfaces of the left and right holding portions 821 and 821. Is positioned in front of the surface of the outer door 2 by the thickness of the decorative member 81.

  Next, as shown in FIG. 14B, the sheet-like decorative member 81 is assembled to the base member 82 and temporarily placed. This is because the extended portion 811 of the decorative member 81 is positioned between the left and right connecting pieces 823 and 823 of the base member 82 and the decorative member 81 is moved downward while the extended portion 811 faces the surface of the outer door 2. Move the slide. In this case, since the gap corresponding to the thickness of the decorative member 81 is formed between the front surfaces of the left and right holding portions 821 and 821 of the base member 82 and the surface of the outer door 2, the decorative member 81 is moved downward as described above. When the slide is moved to the left side, the left contour portion 814 and the right contour portion 813 of the decorative member 81 sink into the back side of the left and right holding portions 821 and 821. When the sheet-like decorative member 81 is assembled to the base member 82 in this way, the lower edge of the left contour portion 814 and the right contour portion 813 of the sheet-like decorative member 81 is placed on the left and right connection pieces 823. Temporarily placed at.

  In this way, the pressing member 83 is assembled from behind the sheet-like decorative member 81 temporarily placed on the base member 82. That is, both the leg pieces of the pressing member 83 are attached to the base member 82 in a state where the left contour portion 814 and the right contour portion 813 of the sheet-like decorative member 81 are in close contact with the back surfaces of the left and right holding portions 821 and 821 of the base member 82. It fits so that the connection part 822 may be straddled. Then, the screw hole 831 formed in one leg piece (leg piece on the rear side) of the presser member 83 and the screw hole 8222 formed in the connecting portion 822 of the base member 82 face each other, and then the screw is screwed together to hold the presser. When the member 83 is screwed to the base member 82, the decorative member 81 is outside in a state where it is sandwiched between the left and right holding portions 821, 821 of the base member 82 and the other leg piece (front leg piece) of the pressing member 83. It is laid on the upper part of the door 2.

  The vending machine decoration unit 80 according to the second embodiment has the same effect as the vending machine decoration unit 60 according to the first embodiment. That is, the product display room 5 defined in the outer door 2 is made the decorative member 81 by making the color of the central outline 812 including the extending part 811 of the decorative member 81 the same as the color applied to the product display room 5. It is possible to give an impression that the area has been expanded. Therefore, it is possible to move display media such as advertising characters, designs, logotypes, etc., provided in the product display room 5 defined in the outer door 2 to the decorative member 81 in the past. In this case, since the decorative member 81 can be used exclusively for display media such as advertising characters, designs, logotypes, etc., it can be displayed much larger than the display media provided in the product display room 5 and thus has a great advertising effect. The product display room 5 defined in the outer door 2 can be used exclusively for the display of the product sample 8 without being restricted by display media such as advertising characters, designs, logotypes, etc. Is.

  In addition, in the decoration unit 80 of the vending machine according to the second embodiment, a description has been given of using two parts of the base member 82 and the pressing member 83 in order to grip the sheet-like decoration member 81. It is not limited. For example, the left and right holding portions 821 and 821 in the base member 82 can be connected to form one holding portion, and the decorative member 81 can be adhered to the front surface of the holding portion with a double-sided tape or the like. It becomes unnecessary.

  Further, as a modification of the above-described embodiments, the decorative members 62 and 81 can be solar cell panels. In this case, the energy stored by the solar cell panel can be used as a control power source for the vending machine. it can.

  As described above, according to the present invention, the product display room 5 is provided with the one-sided outer door 2 that opens and closes the front surface of the main body cabinet 1, defined by the outer door 2, and the front surface covered with the transparent panel 6. In the vending machine, the decoration units 60 and 80 are detachably attached to the upper part of the outer door 2, and the decoration units 60 and 80 are located at least on the front surface of the outer door 2 and extend to the product display room 5. By providing the existing decoration members 62 and 81, the product display room 5 defined in the outer door 2 can be expanded to the area of the decoration members 62 and 82. It is possible to move display media such as advertising characters, designs, logotypes, etc. provided in the product display room to the decorative members 62, 81. In this case, the decorative members 62, 81 are exclusively used for advertising characters, designs, logotypes. Such as table It can be displayed much larger than the display medium has been provided to the product display compartment because it can be used for medium has an effect that it is possible to obtain a great advertising effect. In addition, when there is a height restriction at the site (installation location), a standard vending machine is installed without attaching the decoration units 60 and 80, and a standard vending machine (no decoration unit is installed). When it is desired to differentiate from other vending machines after installing the vending machine), the decoration units 60 and 80 can be retrofitted locally.

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 ... Main body cabinet, 2 ... Outer door, 4 ... Middle door, 5 ... Product display room, 6 ... Transparent panel, 8 ... Product sample, 10 ... Product selection button, 11 ... Ribbon, 21, 22, 23, 24 ... Panel Presser member, 30 ... Mounting base, 32 ... Upper leg piece, 33 ... Lower leg piece, 40 ... Holder, 50, 500 ... Display for sales promotion, 60, 80 ... Decoration unit, 62, 81 Decoration member, 63 ... Ribbon member, 82 ... base member, 83 ... pressing member, 90 ... hinge, 321, 331 ... locking hole (engagement portion), 70 ... light emitting diode module (illumination light source).

Claims (4)

A vending machine with a product door that has a single-opening outer door that opens and closes the front of the main cabinet, and is defined by the outer door, and the front is covered with a transparent panel. A vending machine, wherein the unit is detachably attached, and the decoration unit includes a decoration member positioned at least on the front surface of the outer door and extending to the product display room. 2. The vending machine according to claim 1, wherein an extended portion of the product display room in the decorative member is colored in the same color as that applied to the product display room. The vending machine according to claim 1, wherein the outer door has a three-dimensional ribbon, the decorative unit includes a three-dimensional ribbon member continuous with the ribbon, and the ribbon member is applied to the ribbon of the outer door. Vending machine characterized by being given the same color as the color. 2. The vending machine according to claim 1, wherein the decoration unit is a sheet-like decoration member having an extending portion extending to the product display room of the outer door, a base member and a pressing member that are detachably attached to the upper portion of the outer door. A vending machine comprising a decorative member sandwiched between the base member and the pressing member.

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