JP3180882B2 - Vending machine product storage shelves - Google Patents

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a product storage shelf of a vending machine provided with a display panel for displaying the type of stored product on the front surface.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art FIG. 5 shows a vending machine for selling products such as canned beverages. In the figure, the vending machine includes a main body case 1 having an open front surface and an outer door 2 for opening and closing the front surface. The outer door 2 is provided with a display device (not shown) for displaying a product sample or the like, a coin mech, and the like. A push button, a coin slot, a product outlet, and the like, not shown, are provided above the product for sale. On the other hand, the main body case 1 has a heat insulating room and a machine room defined below the heat insulating room, and an inner door 3 for opening and closing the front surface of the heat insulating room. A heater and a cooling unit (not shown) are arranged in the heat-insulating room together with the product storage shelf 4, and a condensing unit 11 constituting a refrigeration cycle together with the cooling unit is installed in the machine room. In the vending machine, products are stored in the product columns of the product storage shelf 4, respectively, and are stored after being heated by the heater or cooled by the cooling unit. Then, a designated product is sent out from the product storage shelf 4 to the product outlet through the purchase operation such as coin insertion by the customer and sold.

The product storage shelf 4 is generally of a serpentine type for products such as canned beverages. The product storage shelf 4 is provided between a pair of left and right side plates 41.
A rolling plate 42 having a curved surface and extending in front and rear is formed in front and back, and a plurality of product rolling passages meandering back and forth and running up and down are generally provided in front and back as product columns, and a product input port 43 of each of the product columns is provided. Opened vertically on the upper front surface of the product storage shelf 4.

[0006] As shown in FIGS. 6 and 7, a display plate 51 is provided on the front surface of the product storage shelf 4 so that an incorrect product is not put in a product column.
, A plug-in column nameplate 5 corresponding to a row above and below the input port 43 and displaying a product name of a product stored in a product column.
2 is attached. The display plate 51 is provided with mounting ears 51e on the left and right sides of the upper end, and the support shaft 53 passing through the round holes 51f formed in the mounting ears 51e is engaged with the round holes 41c of the left and right side plates 41 to form a side plate. It is configured to be mounted on the front surface of the product storage shelf by being supported by 41. The shaft 53 is fixed to the mounting position by fitting the ring-shaped projection 53a of the shaft 53 into the square hole 51c of the mounting plate 51.

[0005]

In the conventional vending machine, when the display panel 51 is mounted on the product storage shelf 4, first, as shown in FIG. 7, a left circular hole 51f on the left side of the display panel 51.
Through the left end of the shaft 53 and into the round hole 41c of the left side plate. Next, after aligning the right circular hole 51f of the display plate 51 with the circular hole 41c of the right side plate 41, the shaft 53 is moved to the right while slightly bending the shaft 53 into both holes, and the right end is inserted.
Finally, the work of fitting the projection 53a of the shaft into the square hole 51c of the display panel is required, and the mounting work is extremely troublesome. In addition, the mounting of the column nameplate 52 requires parts of the display plate 51 and the shaft 53, and there has been a high demand for cost reduction by simplifying the configuration of the nameplate mounting.

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION It is an object of the present invention to provide a vending machine product storage shelf in which a display board can be easily attached to the product storage shelf and can contribute to a reduction in the cost of the vending machine.

[0007]

According to the present invention, there is provided, in accordance with the present invention, a display panel for displaying a type of a stored product, which is suspended from a front surface of the display panel and supported on an upper portion of the display panel. In a product storage shelf of a vending machine in which a provided spindle is inserted from the inside of a side plate into a locking hole formed in a pair of left and right side plates forming a product column, both sides of an upper portion of the display plate as the spindle. A shaft piece is integrally formed at the end and protrudes left and right, the left and right ones are formed in a hook shape, and the hook hole on the side into which the hook-shaped shaft piece is inserted is formed. Are formed in a long hole, and the long diameter portion of the long hole intersects with the key portion of the support piece when the display panel is suspended, so that the support piece is locked around the locking hole. The direction and size of the holes are determined so that they can be drilled in the side plate.

In the above structure, the display panel has
A notch is formed at the side end opposite to the side on which the key-shaped support piece is formed and at least around the support piece, to avoid buffering between the display plate and the side plate when the display plate is attached to the side plate. So that

[0009]

Since the support plate of the display plate is simply inserted into the locking hole of the side plate and the display plate is turned in a suspended state, the mounting operation becomes extremely simple. In addition, since the supporting shaft of a separate component which has been conventionally required is eliminated, the manufacturing cost for mounting the display board can be greatly reduced.

[0010]

1 to 6 show an embodiment of the present invention, in which parts common or identical to those in FIGS. 7 to 9 are denoted by the same reference numerals. In FIGS. 1 to 4, the product storage shelf 4 has a pair of left and right side plates 41 in which rolling plates 44 having an arc-shaped cross section are vertically arranged, and a product column formed as a product rolling passage by one set of front and rear rolling plate rows. 45, this product column 45
Are provided before and after, and a product input port 43 of each product column is provided.
Are vertically arranged at the top of the front and open.

The pair of left and right side plates 41 are provided with a hole 41a on one side and a hole 41b on the other side as locking holes. On the other hand, the display plate 51 formed of a flat plate has a mounting portion 51a and a notch 51b which are horizontally bent at an upper end portion, and protrudes straight from one (left) side end of the mounting portion 51a into a round hole 41a. The shaft piece 55 that fits
Also, a hook-shaped, in this case, a T-shaped support piece 56 projecting from the other (right) side end is formed integrally with the mounting portion 51a. The support shaft member 56 from the major axis dimension A ₁ of width A ₂ is a long hole 41b of the hook portion 56a, the width of Matajiku portion 56b B ₂
There is formed in each slightly smaller size than the minor diameter B _1. On the front surface of the display plate 51, a plurality of receiving plates 54 on which a column name plate 52 is inserted and mounted are provided vertically.

In the above-described configuration, when the display board 51 is mounted on the product storage shelf 4, as shown in FIG.
Of the support shaft piece 5 approximately horizontally and obliquely like a chain line.
5 is rotated while being inserted into the round hole 41 a, and the support shaft piece 56 is positioned inside the side plate 41. At this time, the notch 51b prevents the left end of the display plate 51 from buffering with the side plate 41. When the display plate 51 is straightened, the support plate piece 56 is moved to the right while the display plate 51 is shifted to the right.
1b. Finally, if the display panel 51 is turned downward (the hand may be released), the display panel 51 is turned into a pair of side plates 41.
At the hook 5 of the support piece 56.
6a intersects with the long diameter portion of the long hole 41b, and the support shaft piece 56 is locked around the long hole 41b to prevent it from coming off. Display board 51
To remove it, the procedure and operation reverse to those at the time of attachment may be performed. In this case, too, the operation is extremely simple. Note that a column nameplate 52 on which the names of the products to be filled in the product columns 45 are written is inserted into and attached to the receiving plate 54 corresponding to each of the product columns 45 as in the related art. As described above, the mounting of the display plate 51 is only an operation of inserting and rotating, and the mounting is extremely easy. Further, the supporting shaft of a separate part which is conventionally required for mounting is omitted, and the manufacturing cost is reduced accordingly.

[0013]

According to the present invention, in order to suspend and support the display panel for displaying the type of the stored product on the front surface,
In a product storage shelf of a vending machine in which a support shaft provided at an upper portion of the display plate is inserted into a locking hole formed in a pair of left and right side plates forming a product column from the inside of the side plate, the support shaft is used as the support shaft. A support shaft piece is formed integrally and protruding left and right on both side ends of the upper portion of the display plate, and the left and right support shaft pieces are formed in a hook shape, and the hook support piece is inserted. The locking hole on the side is formed as a long hole, and its long diameter portion intersects with the key portion of the shaft piece when the display panel is suspended, and the shaft piece is locked around the locking hole. The direction of the long hole and the size of the hole are determined so as to make the side plate open, so that the display plate 51 can be mounted on the front of the product storage shelf by a simple operation of merely inserting and turning, and the mounting parts Reduction of the number can contribute to cost reduction of vending machines.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is an exploded perspective view of an essential part of a product storage shelf according to an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a side view of the product storage shelf of FIG. 1;

FIG. 3 is a front view of a main part of the invention in FIG. 1;

FIG. 4 is a plan view of a main part of the invention in FIG. 1;

FIG. 5 is a right side view of a main part of FIG.

FIG. 6 is a plan view for explaining a procedure for mounting the display plate in FIG. 1;

FIG. 7 is a perspective view of a vending machine to which the present invention is applied, with an outer door opened.

FIG. 8 is a perspective view showing a display plate portion of a conventional product storage shelf.

FIG. 9 is an exploded perspective view for explaining an attachment procedure of the conventional configuration shown in FIG.

[Explanation of symbols]

 4 Commodity storage shelf 41 Side plate 41b Long hole (locking hole) 51 Display plate 51b Notch 52 Column nameplate 55 Support piece 56 Support piece 56a Key portion

Continuation of front page (58) Field surveyed (Int.Cl. ⁷ , DB name) G07F 9/00-9/10

Claims (2)

(57) [Claims] 1. A support shaft provided on an upper portion of the display plate for hanging and supporting a display plate for displaying the type of stored products on a front surface thereof is provided on a pair of left and right side plates forming a product column. In a product storage shelf of a vending machine adapted to be inserted into a stop hole from the inside of a side plate, a support shaft piece integrally and laterally protruding from both sides of an upper portion of the display plate is formed as the support shaft, and The support shaft piece on one side is formed in a hook shape, and the locking hole on the side into which the hook support piece is inserted is formed in a long hole, and the long diameter portion suspends the display panel. In the posture, the direction of the long hole and the size of the hole are determined so as to intersect with the key portion of the shaft piece so as to lock the shaft piece around the locking hole, and the hole is formed in the side plate. Vending machine product storage shelf 2. A merchandise storage rack for a vending machine according to claim 1, wherein said display plate has a side end opposite to a side on which said key-shaped support piece is formed and at least a support piece. A notch for avoiding a buffer between the side plate and the side plate when the display plate is attached to the side plate.