JP3390911B2 - Product sample for vending machines - 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 sample for a vending machine, which is mainly installed in a display window of a vending machine that sells canned beverages.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, in vending machines that sell canned soft drinks and hot drinks, a window for displaying a product sample is provided on the front of the vending machine, and a window for displaying a product sample is provided in the window. Samples of the products for sale are installed on the stage for installing the product sample.

For canned drinks sold in this type of vending machine, for example, in the case of a so-called shoulder can whose top diameter is smaller than that of the body, 280 ml can, 350 ml can
There are three types of cans and 500 ml cans (hereinafter referred to as small cans, medium-sized cans, and large cans). These are molded to the size of each volume with the same diameter of the top and the body and different lengths. There is.

Similarly, in the case of so-called straight cans having the same diameters at the top, body and bottom, a plurality of types of cans having different capacities and different capacities are also used.

In the vending machine that sells such canned beverages, the product sample displayed is new and beautiful, but the sales amount is larger than that of the product using the faded product sample. Has become clear from the past sales situation, and as a result, product samples are frequently replaced.

Regarding the replacement of this product sample, conventionally, a product sample in which an elastic sheet-shaped sample display body made of a synthetic resin is attached to a display body supporting member for supporting the display body in a replaceable manner, is used. It is intended to reduce the cost of exchanging product samples by regularly replacing only the sheet-shaped sample display.

[0007]

However, in the conventional product sample for the vending machine of this kind, not only the product display but also the display support member has different heights for each of the small can, the medium can and the large can. Were manufactured separately.

For this reason, the number of types of display member support members increases, the manufacturing cost is high, and when the product to be sold is to be changed to a can of a different capacity, the display member support member is changed each time. Therefore, it is troublesome for an operator who carries out the replenishment work of the products at the same time to carry the display body supporting member. Further, the work of attaching / detaching the product display body to / from the display body support member is not easy for a worker who performs heavy work because the display body needs to be inserted in a narrow space.

The present invention has been made in view of such conventional problems.
For vending machines that can configure product samples of multiple sizes with different capacities by using the same display member support member and can easily attach and detach the product display members for each size It was made for the purpose of providing a sample product.

[0010]

The features of the present invention for solving the above-mentioned conventional problems and achieving the intended purpose are as follows.
The display body has an elastic sheet shape and has a product display body on the surface of which sales products such as cans and bottles are displayed, and a display body support member that holds the product display body in a curved arc shape. The supporting members are formed in a substantially semi-cylindrical shape on the outer peripheral portions of the facing surfaces in front of the upper and lower portions of the vertically-oriented connecting portion arranged vertically on the back.
Align the upper and lower edges of the rolled product display
The display body upper edge holding portion and the display body lower edge holding portion integrally having a circular arc-shaped display body front surface regulating piece are projected, and the product display body is attached to the display body supporting member, and the upper and lower edges thereof are In a product sample for a vending machine, which is configured to be held along the display body upper edge holding portion and the display body lower edge holding portion, the display body supporting member has the vertically-oriented connecting portions separated from each other on the upper side. A vertical member having a connecting member and a lower connecting member, with one of the connecting members bulging to the other side.
Equipped with a groove for face-to-face fitting, the other connector is fitted vertically
The fitting protrusion fitted in use groove formed integrally, as well as to freely change the upper and lower relative positional relationship between fitted slidably said two joining members in the vertical direction, the front surface of the connecting portion A stopper piece for preventing the connection between the two connecting members from coming off is fixed to the side, and guide pieces are provided on both sides of the stopper piece, and the space between the guide piece and the front surface of both sides of the connecting portion is the product. with the display body temporary holding groove side edges of the display is temporarily holding the inserted, each of the upper and lower
Inside the front surface regulation piece of the display body, incline the regulation piece side low
Equipped with a guide protrusion, and one of the connecting members is vertically
With the open groove facing the
Stopper protrusion inserted into the open groove on the back surface of the lower end
And projecting them integrally, the distance between the upper edge holding portion of the display body and the lower edge holding portion of the display body is extended to be longer than the vertical length of the product display body to be held, and the product is temporarily inserted in the display body temporary holding groove. With the display body temporarily held, the display body upper edge holding portion and the display body lower edge holding portion can be shortened until the space between the product display bodies comes into contact with the upper and lower edges.

It should be noted that between the upper connecting member and the lower connecting member, a moderation mechanism for positioning the upper connecting member and the lower connecting member with respect to each other for each product display having a different vertical length. Further, the moderation mechanism is provided with an engaging recess provided on one side of the sliding contact portions of the upper coupling member and the lower coupling member, a spring piece provided on the other side, and a projection integrally provided on the spring piece. It is preferably configured with a locking protrusion that falls into the engaging recess .

[0012]

DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS Next, embodiments of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings.

1 to 3 show a first embodiment of the present invention, in which 1 is a product display and 10 is a display support member which replaceably supports the product display. .

The commodity display 1 is made of a synthetic resin sheet material having elasticity, has a light-transmitting property, and has the same display as the sale commodity printed on the surface. In addition, the product display 1 has a stepped shoulder portion 2 on the upper edge in the shape of a product with a shoulder can.
Are integrally molded.

The display body supporting member 10 is composed of an upper half body 11 and a lower half body 12, which are combined with each other to form a vertically-oriented connecting portion 13 on the back portion and the upper and lower end portions thereof on the front surface of the display body. The edge holding portion 14 and the display body lower edge holding portion 15 have a shape protruding in a predetermined arrangement.

The upper half body 11 is composed of the display body upper edge holding portion 14 and an upper connecting member 13a integrally projecting from the upper end front surface, and the lower half body 12 is the display body lower edge. The holding portion 15 and a lower connecting member 13b integrally provided on the front surface of the lower end of the holding portion 15 are formed. The upper and lower connecting members 13a and 13b are combined with each other to form a vertical connecting portion 13. It has become so.

The display upper edge holding portion 14 is an upper connecting member 13.
It is formed so as to project forward from the upper end of a, and has a substantially disc shape with its outer periphery being continuous with both side edges of the connecting member. The display lower edge holding portion 15 is provided so as to protrude forward from the lower end of the lower connecting member 13a, and is formed into a substantially disc shape with its outer periphery continuous to both edges of the connecting member. An illumination window hole 16 is formed at the center of the display body lower edge holding portion 15, and a ring-shaped upright stage fitting portion 17 is integrally projected on the lower surface.

At the peripheral portions of the facing surfaces of the two holding portions 14 and 15, arcuate display body front side regulating pieces 18 along the respective peripheral edges are provided.
a and 18b are integrally formed so as to project from each other, and each regulation piece 18
Guide pieces 19, 19 ... Are projected in a radial arrangement at the curvature center side of a, 18b with a product display body fitting interval. The top surface of each guide piece 19 is a restriction piece 18 respectively.
The a and 18b sides are inclined low.

Both upper and lower connecting members 13a, 13b have a shape in which both side edges are curved to the front side, and the central portion of the rear surface of the upper connecting member 13a is vertically fitted in a shape bulged to the front side. The combined groove 20 is formed. This groove 20
Has a cross-sectional shape similar to a dovetail with a narrow opening.

At the center of the front surface of the lower connecting member 13b,
A fitting projection 21 having a shape that fits in the groove 20 is integrally formed, and the fitting projection 21 is formed in the fitting groove 20.
The fitting portions are fitted to each other so that they can slide in the vertical direction, so that the connecting portion 13 can be expanded and contracted.

An opening groove 22 is formed in the central portion of the fitting protrusion 21 so as to penetrate therethrough in the front-rear direction over substantially the entire length thereof, and a cantilever type integrally formed with the fitting protrusion 21 in the upper end portion of the opening groove 22. The spring piece 23 is inserted, and the locking projection 24, which constitutes one of the detent mechanisms, is integrally provided on the front surface of the tip of the spring piece 23. On the other hand, on the bottom surface of the fitting recessed groove 20, engaging recesses 25a, 25b, 25c which form the other of the moderation mechanism are formed at three locations at intervals in the vertical direction.

The engaging projection 24 and the engaging recesses 25a have a V-shaped cross-section that fits with each other, and the engaging projection 24 is engaged by sliding the upper and lower connecting members 13a and 13b. When reaching the fitting recessed position, the elasticity of the spring piece 23 causes the spring piece 23 to fall into the engaging recessed portion, and the slide is regulated so that the distance between the two connecting members is determined. Then, when a force in the sliding direction above a certain level is applied, the locking projection 24 is pushed out along the inclination of the V-shaped cross section and can be slid.

Each of these engaging recesses 25a ... Is formed at a position corresponding to the length of the product display 1 to be used.
By selecting and engaging the engaging recessed portion 25a at the uppermost end, the display body supporting member has a height corresponding to the size of the 280 ml can, and by selecting the engaging groove 25b of the intermediate height, the 350 ml can can. In addition, by selecting the locking groove 25c at the lowermost end, the height is adapted to each 500 ml can.

Both connecting members 13 constituting the connecting portion 13
Upper connecting member 13 located on the inner front side of a, 13b
A stopper piece 30 is fixed to the front surface of a. This piece 30 is, as shown in FIGS.
A trough-shaped portion 32 fitted to the outside of the front-side bulging portion 20a in which the above-mentioned fitting groove 20 is formed on the back surface of 3a, and two pairs of locking claws 33, 33 protruding in the trough-shaped portion. ..., and four boss holes 34 that are opened through the upper coupling member 13a.
34, which are fitted with pins 34, 35 ... Integrally, the trough-shaped portion 32 is covered on the bulging portion 20a, and the respective locking claws 33 are protruded portions 20b on both edges of the bulging portion. The pins 35 are fixed to the front surface of the lower end portion of the upper coupling member 13a by engaging the pins 20b to prevent the pins from coming off and fitting the pins 35 into the boss holes 34 for positioning.

A stopper projection 36 is integrally formed on the rear surface of the lower end of the stopper piece 30, and the stopper projection 36 is formed in the opening groove 22 at the center of the fitting projection 21 of the lower connecting member 13b. The spring piece 2 that is inserted into the stopper projection 36 and constitutes the above-described moderation mechanism on the projection 36.
By the contact of the tip end of 3 with each other, the fitting projection 21 is prevented from coming off from the fitting groove 20.

On the stopper piece 30, a pair of guide pieces 37, 37 are provided on both side edges thereof so as to project symmetrically. The guide piece 37 is formed in an arc shape along the overhanging walls 38, 38 whose cross sections are formed in an arc shape on both sides of the upper coupling member 13a, and the tip side and the overhanging wall from the step portion 31 on the rear surface of the root portion thereof. The space between the front of 38 and the product display 1
Display body temporary holding groove 39 in which both side edges of the
Has become.

As shown in FIG. 1, the product sample for a vending machine configured as described above is fitted with a stage on the bottom surface of the display body supporting member 10 in the mounting hole 41 of the stage 40 for installing the product sample of the vending machine. The part 17 is fitted and removably mounted so that the interior of the product sample is illuminated from below by the illuminator 42 below the stage 40. The display body support member 10 will be supported by this. The engaging recesses 25a, 25b, or 25c are selected according to the size of the product display body 1 to be held, and the product display body 1 is held with the engaging projections 24 engaged with the recesses.

Product display 1 for display support member 10
At the time of mounting, the locking protrusion 24 is positioned on the side of the locking groove 25a, 25b or 25c to be used, where the connecting portion is extended, so that the upper edge and the lower edge holding portions 14 and 15 of both the display bodies are connected to each other. The display 1 is oriented vertically so that it can be freely moved in and out. In this state, as shown in FIG. 2, the commodity display 1 is rounded into a semi-cylindrical shape, and both side edges of the commodity display 1 are temporarily held by the display holding grooves 39,
Insert it in 39 and let go. The product display 1 is temporarily held in both temporary holding grooves 39, 39 by its elasticity in the developing direction. In this state, by sliding the upper and lower halves 11 and 12 in a contracting direction, the upper and lower edges of the product display body 1 are spread along the inside of the display body front surface regulating pieces 18a and 18b by the guide pieces 19, and the moderation is achieved. The locking projection 24 of the mechanism is regulated so as not to fall into the engaging recesses 25a, 25b or 25c and easily move relative to each other between the upper and lower connecting members 13a, 13b.

When replacing the commodity display 1,
From the above-mentioned product display pair mounted state, the upper and lower connecting members 13
By forcibly moving between a and 13b in the extension direction and pushing the locking projection 24 out of the engaging recess and sliding it, the gap between the display body upper edge holding portion 14 and the display body lower edge holding portion 15 is widened. The product display body 1 held in the display body temporary holding grooves 39, 39 is pulled out forward and a new product display body 1 is mounted.

When the product display 1 is to be replaced with a different size, the product display is removed and the upper and lower connecting members 13a and 13b are forcibly slid to correspond to the required size. The selected engaging recesses 25a are selected and the product display 1 is mounted in the same manner as described above.

[0031]

As described above, according to the present invention, the display member supporting member is formed into an elastic sheet, and the product display member on the surface of which products for sale such as cans and bottles are displayed is curved in an arc shape. In a product sample for a vending machine, the vertical connecting portion of the display body supporting member is constituted by an upper connecting member and a lower connecting member which are separate from each other, and the both connecting members are connected to each other. By connecting the relative positional relationship in the up-and-down direction so that it can be freely changed, the interval between the display body upper edge holding portion and the display body lower edge holding portion can be appropriately selected from a plurality of types of product display bodies having different lengths in the vertical direction. It is possible to hold multiple types of product displays with different lengths and replace and attach them to one display member support member. Needed an indicator support member to point Compared to, replacement cost of the product sample is significantly reduced.

Further, on the front side of the display member support member, there are provided display member temporary holding grooves for inserting and temporarily holding both side edges of the product display member, the display member upper edge holding portion and the display member lower edge. When the product display body is temporarily held in the display body temporary holding groove by extending the distance from the holding portion to a length longer than the vertical length of the product display body to be held, the display body upper edge holding portion is displayed. By making it possible to reduce the distance between the lower body edge holding portion and the product display body until they come into contact with the upper and lower edges,
The work of attaching the product display is performed only by inserting the product display for temporary holding and pressing and contracting the support member of the display, so that detailed work is unnecessary and even after performing heavy work, it is easy. You can do it.

Further, a stopper piece is fixed to the front side of the connecting portion so as to prevent the connecting members from coming off, and guide pieces projecting from both sides of the stopper piece are provided. The guide piece and the connecting portion are provided. By forming the display body temporary holding groove into which the both side edges of the product display body are inserted between the front surfaces of the both side portions of the product display body to temporarily hold the product display body, the shape of each component can be simplified and the manufacturing thereof can be simplified.

Further, a moderation for positioning the upper connecting member and the lower connecting member relative to each other for each product display body having a different vertical length between the upper connecting member and the lower connecting member. By providing the mechanism, it is not possible to easily move the product display bodies to each other after mounting the product display body, and the product sample can be handled in a stable state such as mounting on the stage.

Further, the moderation mechanism is provided integrally with the engaging recess provided on one side of the sliding contact portion of the upper connecting member and the lower connecting member, the spring piece provided on the other side, and the spring piece. By configuring with the locking protrusion, each member can be provided by integral molding with a synthetic resin material, and the number of parts can be reduced.

Further, the upper edge holding portion of the display body and the lower edge holding portion of the display body are provided with an outer peripheral surface of an upper surface and an outer peripheral surface of a lower edge of the commodity display, which are rounded into a substantially semi-cylindrical shape, on the outer peripheral portions of the respective facing surfaces. An arc-shaped display body front surface regulation piece is provided integrally with the display body front surface regulation piece, and a guide protrusion having a low inclination on the regulation piece side is provided inside each of the display body front surface regulation pieces. By the pressing and contracting work after the holding, the upper edge and the lower edge of the product display body are automatically spread to predetermined positions, so that the product display body can be surely mounted by a simple operation.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a vertical cross-sectional view showing an installed state of an example of a product sample for a vending machine according to the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a cross-sectional view showing a product display body temporarily held in the same as above.

3 is a cross-sectional view taken along the line AA in FIG.

FIG. 4 is a front view showing a lower half of a display body supporting member that constitutes the product sample for the vending machine shown in FIG.

5 is a sectional view taken along line BB in FIG.

FIG. 6 is a sectional view taken along line CC of FIG.

FIG. 7 is a front view showing the upper half of the display body support member that constitutes the product sample for the vending machine shown in FIG.

8 is a cross-sectional view taken along the line DD in FIG.

FIG. 9 is a sectional view taken along the line EE.

10 is a front view showing a stopper piece that constitutes the sample product for the vending machine shown in FIG. 1. FIG.

11 is a sectional view taken along line FF in FIG.

FIG. 12 is a sectional view taken along the line GG.

[Explanation of symbols] 1 product display 2 shoulder 10 Display support member 11 Upper half 12 Lower half 13 Connection 13a Upper connection member 13b Lower connection member 14 Display body upper edge holding part 15 Display lower edge holding part 16 Lighting window 17 Stage fitting part 18a, 18b Display body front regulating piece 19 Guide piece 20 Groove for fitting 20a bulge 21 Mating projection 22 open groove 23 Spring pieces 24 Locking protrusion 25a, 25b, 25c Engagement recess 30 Stopper pieces 31 steps 32 gutter 33 Locking claw 34 Boss hole 35 pin 36 Stopper Protrusion 37 Guide piece 38 Overhanging wall 39 Temporary holding groove for display 40 Product sample installation stage 41 mounting hole 42 illuminator

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Claims (3)

(57) [Claims] 1. A product display body having an elastic sheet shape, on the surface of which products for sale such as cans and bottles are displayed, and a display body supporting member for holding the product display body in a curved arc shape. However, the display body support member is provided on the upper and lower front portions of the vertically-oriented connecting portion arranged vertically on the back, and the outer peripheral portions of the facing surfaces are respectively formed.
, The upper edge of the product display that is rolled into a substantially semi-cylindrical outer peripheral surface and the bottom
Integral arc-shaped front surface regulation piece along the outer peripheral surface
A display body upper edge holding portion and a display body lower edge holding portion that are configured to project, and the product display body with respect to the display body supporting member, the upper and lower edges of which are the display body upper edge holding portion and the display body lower edge. In a product sample for a vending machine configured to be held along a holding portion, the display body supporting member includes the vertically-oriented connecting portion having upper and lower connecting members that are separate bodies from each other, Both
Vertical fitting of swelled shape to one side of connecting member
Is provided with a concave groove for vertical fitting in the other connecting member.
Together form a fitting protrusion fitted together to freely change the two joining member vertically slidably fitted both above and below the relative positional relationship, the two on the front side of the connecting portion A stopper piece for preventing the connecting members from coming off is fixed, and guide pieces are provided on both sides of the stopper piece, and both sides of the product display body are provided between the guide piece and the front surfaces of both side portions of the connecting portion. The edges of the upper and lower display bodies are used as temporary holding grooves for the display body for temporarily holding the edges.
Inside the surface regulation piece, a guide with the side of the regulation piece slanted low
And a vertical opening on one of the connecting members.
Along with the groove, the lower end spine of the stopper piece
The stopper projection that is inserted into the open groove is integrally formed on the surface
By projecting, the distance between the display body upper edge holding portion and the display body lower edge holding portion is extended to be longer than the vertical length of the product display body to be held, and the product display body is placed in the display body temporary holding groove. An automatic vending machine characterized in that the display upper edge holding portion and the display lower edge holding portion can be shortened until they come into contact with the upper and lower edges of the product display while being temporarily held. Product sample for machine. 2. A moderation mechanism for positioning the upper connecting member and the lower connecting member relative to each other for each product display body having a different vertical length between the upper connecting member and the lower connecting member. The sample product for a vending machine according to claim 1, comprising: 3. The moderation mechanism is provided with an engaging recess provided on one side of the sliding contact portions of the upper connecting member and the lower connecting member, a spring piece provided on the other side, and a spring piece integrally projectingly provided on the spring piece. The product sample for a vending machine according to claim 2, wherein the product sample is configured with a locking projection that falls into the fitting recess.