JP3259408B2 - Vending machine display device - Google Patents

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a vending machine for selling products such as canned beverages, and a display device for displaying and displaying a product sample in front of the vending machine.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art As shown in FIG. 3, a vending machine for selling products such as canned beverages has an outer door 2 on the front of a main body case 1.
The display device 3 is provided together with a coin slot 21, a product sales push button 22, a product outlet 23, and the like. In the display device 3, a display room 31 is formed facing the front surface of the outer door 2, and a product sample 4 is displayed here in correspondence with the push button 22. This product sample 4 conventionally has a display table 32 in a display room 31 as shown in FIGS.
, And held by a pair of left and right holders 33 formed in an arc shape by a spring plate so as to be detachably displayed on an exhibition stand.

[0003]

By the way, products such as canned beverages have a uniform outer shape and a uniform height, and the conventional display device 3 holds a product sample regardless of products of different manufacturers. It is possible to exhibit. However, in order to prevent a vending machine from selling products of other companies, a product maker wants to develop a display device that can be displayed only with a product sample of its own product. For this reason, a device described in Japanese Utility Model Application Laid-Open No. 61-52580 (the name of a device for holding a sample product in a vending machine) has been developed. In this conventional apparatus, a stepped bolt or a flat mounting plate (holding tool) is provided on a back plate, and a hole or a long hole (an engaging hole) corresponding to the shape of the head and the mounting plate of the stepped bolt is provided on a product sample. A stop portion) is provided so that the two types are engaged with each other to hold a product sample so that different types of product samples cannot be attached. However, in this conventional device, the displayed product sample is not fixed because the holder and the locking portion are merely engaged, and the product sample is dropped when the vending machine is transported. There is a risk of doing it.

[0004] It is an object of the present invention to provide a display device of a vending machine which allows only a specific product sample to be displayed, and in which the displayed product sample does not fall off.

[0005]

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION In order to achieve the above object, the present invention relates to a display device for a vending machine in which a display room is formed facing a front surface of an outer door and a cylindrical sample is displayed in the room. A mounting plate that stands upright in the shape of a flat plate in the display chamber, a lower end is fixed on the front surface of the mounting plate, a predetermined width dimension is provided with a slight gap in the center, and an upper end is urged toward the mounting plate. A flat portion is formed on the outer periphery of the cylindrical product sample, a notch hole into which the flat spring is inserted, and the flat spring is inserted and held between the flat spring and the mounting plate. A locking piece having a predetermined width is formed.

[0006]

According to the present invention, a sample of a product which can be displayed by specifying the shape and dimensions of the leaf spring and the locking piece is limited. Therefore, it is possible to prevent inconvenience of selling a product of another company by a vending machine which sells a product of a predetermined maker. be able to. Also, a flat portion is formed on the outer peripheral back portion of the cylindrical product sample, and a notch hole into which the flat spring is inserted, and a notch having a predetermined width inserted and held between the flat spring and the mounting plate. By forming the stop piece, the locking piece is tightly fixed between the leaf spring and the mounting plate.

[0007]

1 and 2 show an embodiment of the present invention, in which the same or similar parts as those in FIGS. 3 to 6 are denoted by the same reference numerals. In FIGS. 1 and 2, the product sample 4 has an inverted U-shape in which a flat portion 41 having an appropriate width is formed on the back portion, a notch hole 42 is opened at the lower portion thereof, and a peripheral wall is recessed inward above the notch hole 42. Is provided, and a locking piece 44 having a specific width and length surrounded by the concave portion is formed,
A stopper 45 is formed at the upper end. On the other hand, the display table 32 serving as the display device 3 has a flat mounting plate 3.
5 is provided, and a leaf spring 36 is
7 fixed. The leaf spring 36 has a predetermined width, and extends obliquely upward from a lower end fixed to the mounting plate 35 so as to form an appropriate gap with the mounting plate 35, and the upper end faces the mounting plate 35. And is urged to press the mounting plate 35.

In the above-described configuration, the product sample 4 has the locking piece 44 inserted between the mounting plate 31 and the leaf spring 36 through the notch hole 42, pressed against the mounting plate 35 by the leaf spring 36, and The mounting height is regulated by 45, and the mounting height is held on the display stand 32 at a fixed height. At this time, the product sample 4 cannot be displayed unless it has the locking piece 44 formed in a predetermined shape and size and does not have the leaf spring 36 of the predetermined size on the display stand side. Therefore, the product sample 4 displayed on the vending machine is limited, and products of other companies are prevented from being sold by the vending machine.

[0009]

According to the present invention, in a display device of a vending machine in which a display room is formed facing a front surface of an outer door and a cylindrical product sample is displayed in the room, the display room stands upright in a flat shape. And a leaf spring having a predetermined width dimension whose lower end is fixed on the front surface of the mounting plate, a slight gap is provided at the center, and the upper end is urged toward the mounting plate. A flat portion is formed on the outer peripheral back portion of the cylindrical product sample, a notch hole into which the flat spring is inserted, and a latch having a predetermined width inserted and held between the flat spring and the mounting plate. By forming the piece, the product sample is easily held on the display stand, and the product sample displayed on the vending machine is limited to those with specific holding means. Sold on vending machines It is possible to prevent the inconvenience. In addition, the product sample can be satisfactorily fixed by the action of the leaf spring because the locking piece formed on the flat portion is held in close contact with the leaf spring and the mounting plate. It is possible to prevent the product sample from dropping during transportation or the like.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a side view of an essential part of a display device showing an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a rear view of a product sample on the display device of FIG. 1;

FIG. 3 is a front view of a vending machine to which the present invention is applied.

FIG. 4 is a front view of a portion related to the invention of the conventional display device.

FIG. 5 is a side view of the display device of FIG. 4;

FIG. 6 is a plan view of the display device of FIG. 4;

[Explanation of symbols]

 2 Exterior door 3 Display device 4 Product sample 35 Mounting plate 36 Leaf spring 42 Notch hole 44 Locking piece

Claims (1)

(57) [Claims] 1. A display device for a vending machine, wherein a display room is formed facing a front surface of an outer door, and a cylindrical product sample is displayed in the room. Is fixed on the front surface of the mounting plate, a leaf spring having a predetermined width dimension is provided at a central portion with a slight gap and the upper end is biased toward the mounting plate, and the cylindrical product sample is A flat portion is formed on the outer peripheral back portion, a notch hole into which the leaf spring is inserted, and a locking piece having a predetermined width inserted and held between the leaf spring and the mounting plate. Vending machine display device.