JP3409098B2 - Display sample for vending machines - Google Patents

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Description: BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a display sample for a vending machine for beverages in cans, and more particularly to the exchange of a sample display label on which a sale item is displayed. The present invention relates to a display sample for a vending machine which can be easily and simply structured. [0002] The present applicant has previously filed Japanese Utility Model Application No. 2-82246.
No. 2 and No. 2-82247, a new display sample for a vending machine (hereinafter simply referred to as a display sample) was proposed. [0003] In this display sample, circular upper and lower end plates with a ring embankment portion are integrally connected to each other via a columnar section having a circular cross section in a positional relationship in which the ring embankment portions are opposed to each other. The sample display label is inserted between the upper and lower end plates, and the display sample is attached to the inner peripheral surface of the ring embankment by using the elastic expansion and expansion to suppress the circumferential movement of the sample display label. It is configured to be restrained by the engagement between the engagement projection protruding from the inner surface of the support portion and the side edge of the sample display label. A so-called bayonet-type coupler described in Japanese Utility Model Publication No. 4-9663 is provided at the lower end of the display sample to mount the display sample on a support stage in a product display window of a vending machine. The display sample and the coupler are integrally attached and detached to and from the support stage, and the sample display label is exchanged while being removed from the support stage. The above-described display sample and coupler combination (hereinafter simply referred to as a "linkage") have been adopted and put into practical use as display samples of most vending machines nationwide in Japan. [0006] However, in order to attach and detach the sample display label to and from the above-mentioned connected body, the sample display label must be sunk under the ring embankment formed on the upper and lower end plates with the sample display label being rounded. It is not easy to attach and detach the sample display label for replacement. [0007] Further, the presence of the couplers integrally connected makes the overall structure slightly more complicated, and there is still room for improvement in this respect. An object of the present invention is to provide a display sample for a vending machine which has a simpler structure and allows easy replacement of sample display labels. [0009] In order to achieve the above object, the present invention provides a vending machine in which a product sample stage is lined up.
Frames that are attached to each of the pedestals
And a product sample display label attached to the pedestal.
Is attached to a pillar suspended from the upper surface of the ring-shaped main body.
Form a receiving hole with an irregular cross section that opens at the upper end, and
Extend a pair of elastically deformable arms downward on both sides of the upper end of the column
So that a chevron-shaped engaging claw is attached to the tip of each arm.
It is protruding toward the outside and is attached to this pedestal.
The support frame is cut open at the front part of the tubular body whose lower end is open, leaving a ring embankment at the upper and lower ends, and forms a narrow receiving part projecting inward of the cylindrical body inside the lower end ring embankment. On the other hand, the lower end of the rear surface of the cylindrical body is cut into a rectangular shape up to the lower end edge thereof to form an engagement notch, and the upper end of the engagement notch is formed so as to hang down along the generatrix of the cylindrical body. Into the receiving hole of the pedestal.
When the connecting rod is inserted into the receiving hole of the pedestal support,
Kiude tip engaging claw engageable with the locking grooves were engraving the upper and lower two stages, also, to be coupled to each other both lower ends of the engaging notches, inwardly of the cylindrical body A protruding bow-shaped bottom plate is integrally formed, while a locking projection is formed on the inside of the rear surface of the tubular body, and a product sample display label mounted in the support frame.
The bell expands elastically in the support frame and is constrained by the ring embankment of the support frame, the upper and lower edges are constrained by the ceiling plate, the receiving portion and the bottom plate of the support frame, and the circumferential movement is a locking projection. and wherein the benzalkonium constrained by. The display sample according to the present invention constructed as described above is obtained by rolling a sample display label manufactured by, for example, screen printing or the like with its surface facing outside (not shown), as shown in FIG. This is inserted from the front opening of the support frame 1 into the support frame. Alternatively, a sample display label, which is rolled from the space between the receiving portion 5 at the lower end opening of the support frame 1 and the bottom plate 9 shown in FIG. 7, is inserted into the support frame, and the hand is released when the label is completely inserted. Then, the sample display label 2 expands due to its elasticity, and as shown in FIG.
The bottom edge is the receiving part 5 and the bottom plate 9 (see FIG. 7).
Respectively. As shown in FIGS. 1 and 3, the sample display label 2 has its upper edge and lower edge wrapped by the ridges 3 and 3 of the support frame, and is restrained so as not to come off from the support frame 1. Is done. Further, as shown in FIG. 3, both side edges of the sample display label 2 abut against locking projections 13 formed on the inside of the back surface of the cylindrical body constituting the support frame 1. Therefore, the sample display label 2 moves in the circumferential direction, that is, the support frame 1
It is restricted so that it cannot move along the ring embankment 3 in the inside. Conversely, in order to remove the sample display label 2 from the support frame 1, the cylindrical sample display label 2 exposed on the front surface of the support frame 1 is rolled by hand to a small diameter, and as a result, the sample display label 2 is free within the support frame 1. The sample display label 2 is removed from the front opening of the support frame 1 (see FIG. 9) or is removed from the lower end opening of the support frame 1 (see FIG. 7). The display sample constructed as described above is shown in FIG.
And as shown in FIG. 5, it is used by being detachably connected to the pedestals 4 arranged on the product sample display stage of the vending machine. When the display sample is connected to the pedestal 4, as shown in FIG. 5, a connecting rod 7 formed on the back of the support frame 1 is connected to a receiving hole 8 of a column 15 implanted in the pedestal 4.
(See FIG. 2). Elastically deformable arms 16, 16 connected to both sides of the upper end of the column 15 so as to extend downward.
Is inserted into the engagement notch 6 on the back of the support frame, and the engagement claw 17 at the tip of each arm 16 engages with the first locking groove 11, and the support frame 1
And the pedestal 4 are kept metastable. When the support frame 1 is lifted by the distance h shown in FIG. 5, the engaging pawl 17 engages with the second locking groove 12 to maintain the engaged state quasi-stable. As shown in 9,
The support frame 1 is separated from the pedestal by a distance h. As a result, since the opening of the pedestal 4 is exposed, it is easy to exchange the sample display label 2 while the display sample is connected to the pedestal 4. Embodiments of the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings. 1, 2 and 9 show the case where the present invention is applied to a large capacity can (for example, 350 ml), and FIGS. 3 to 6 show the case where the present invention is applied to a small capacity can (for example, 190 ml). Although the shape and size are slightly different, since the structure of the support frame does not change depending on the capacity of the can, the following description does not refer to the difference in the shape of the support frame due to the difference in the capacity of the can. As shown in FIG. 1, the display sample according to the present invention includes a hollow cylindrical support frame 1 and a sample display label 2 mounted in the support frame 1. Note that the sample display label 2 shown in FIG. 1 is formed so as to be curved in advance because the support frame 1 has a stepped structure. Is not an essential component of the present invention. For example, in the case of a small capacity can shown in FIGS. 3 to 6, a so-called flat sample display label can be attached. As shown in FIGS. 2, 3 and 4, the support frame 1 has a structure in which the front surface of a tubular body having an open lower end is cut open, leaving a ring embankment 3 at the upper and lower ends. . In FIG. 2, reference numeral 4 denotes a pedestal described later. As shown in FIG. 7, a narrow receiving portion 5 protruding inside the cylindrical body is integrally formed inside the lower end ring portion 3. As shown in FIG. The receiving portion 5 in the illustrated embodiment has a thin crescent shape, and its shape is set. As will be described later, the receiving portion 5 is simply a sample display label 2 mounted on the support frame 1. Since the sample display label in the mounted state expands outward by its elasticity and comes into contact with the inner surface of the ring embankment portion 3, the receiving portion does not need to form a surface. Instead, for example, a short pin shape projecting inward may be used. On the other hand, as clearly shown in FIG.
The lower end of the rear surface of the cylindrical body is cut open in a rectangular shape to the opening edge of the lower end to form an engagement notch 6. As shown in FIGS. 2, 6 and 7, the opening notch on the upper side of the engagement notch 6 has an irregular cross section (rectangular in the illustrated embodiment) which hangs down along the generatrix of the cylindrical body. ) Are connected integrally. The connecting rod 7 is provided with a pedestal receiving hole 8 to be described later.
(See FIG. 2 and FIG. 8), and the display sample is
In order to prevent rotation, the meat is stolen in a U-shaped cross section in order to reduce the weight of the support frame 1. As shown in FIG. 6, a pair of first locking grooves 11, 11 and second locking grooves 12, 12 are provided on the left and right opening edges of the engagement notch 6, respectively. It is engraved on. Furthermore, as can be seen particularly in FIG. 7, an arcuate bottom plate 9 (see FIGS. 4 and 6) is integrally formed and connected so as to connect the lower ends of the engagement notches 6 to each other. ing. Further, as shown in FIGS.
A pair of locking projections 13 are formed on the inside of the back surface of the. As described above, the locking projections 13 are engaged with the side edges of the sample display label 2 mounted in the support frame 1 to restrict the circumferential movement thereof. . On the other hand, as shown in FIGS. 3 to 5, a plurality of pedestals 4 are usually arranged in a row on the product sample display stage 14 of the vending machine. Each pedestal 4 is, as shown in FIGS.
A ring-shaped main body in which the short cylindrical portion 4a and the flange portion 4b are integrally connected, and a column 1 suspended from the upper surface of the flange portion b
5 is provided. The column 15 is a rectangular prism having a rectangular cross section, and has the receiving hole 8 (see FIGS. 2 and 8) formed therein. As shown in FIG. 2 and FIG.
A pair of elastically deformable arms 16 and 16
Are formed integrally so as to extend downward.
At the tip of 5, an angled engaging claw 17 is provided so as to project outward. When the connecting rod 7 of the support frame is aligned with the receiving hole 8 of the support 15 of the pedestal by the configuration of the pedestal 4 described above, and the support frame 1 is lowered in the direction of the arrow in FIG. It is lowered while being fitted into the receiving hole 8, and at the same time, the pair of arms 1
6 and 16 are engaged in the engagement notches 6 (see FIG. 6) of the support frame while avoiding interference with the bottom plate 9 (see FIG. 7) of the support frame. When the lower edge of the support frame 1 comes into contact with the upper surface of the flange 4b of the pedestal, as shown in FIG.
6 engages with the first locking groove 11 formed in the engagement notch, and holds the connection between the pedestal 4 and the support frame 1 in a metastable manner. In FIG. 5, when the support frame 1 is raised by the distance h, that is, by the distance between the first locking groove 11 and the second locking groove 12, the engaging claw 17 , And the engagement state is maintained in a metastable state, so that the support frame 1 is slightly lifted up so that the opening of the pedestal 4 can be seen well, as shown in FIG. It is easy to exchange the sample display label 2 while maintaining the combined state. In the illustrated embodiment, the pedestal 4 is mounted on the stage 14 so that the short cylindrical portion 4a of the pedestal is press-fitted into a mounting hole (not numbered) opened on the stage. Various coupling means such as a so-called bayonet device are known as coupling means for mounting the upper main body portion on the plate member, and it goes without saying that an appropriate coupling means can be selected from these. The lower surface of the stage 14 is provided with a straight tube-type fluorescent lamp which usually extends in the direction of the paper. The light of this fluorescent lamp passes through the inner cylindrical portion of the short cylindrical portion 4a of the pedestal. It is introduced into the support frame 1 and illuminates the sample display label 2 from inside. As is clear from the above description, the present invention provides a device for connecting a display sample to a stage of a vending machine by leaving a post with an arm on the stage. Since the structure is commonly used, the structure is simplified and the manufacturing cost can be reduced. Further, since the front opening and the lower end opening of the support frame are enlarged, various effects such as easy replacement of the sample display label can be obtained.

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS FIG. 1 is an external perspective view of a display sample with a sample display label attached, showing a case where the present invention is applied to a large-capacity can. FIG. 2 is an external perspective view showing a disassembled pedestal and a support frame,
The case where the present invention is applied to a large capacity can is shown. FIG. 3 is a side view showing a state where an exhibition sample is connected to a pedestal. FIG. 4 is a vertical side view thereof. FIG. 5 is a rear view thereof. FIG. 6 is a rear view of the support frame. FIG. 7 is a cross-sectional plan view taken along the line VII-VII in FIG. 6; FIG. 8 is a partial cross-sectional rear view of the base. FIG. 9 is a perspective view for explaining a procedure of exchanging a sample display label, and shows a case where the present invention is applied to a large-capacity can. [Description of Signs] 1 support frame 2 sample display label 3 ring embankment 4 pedestal 5 receiving portion 6 engaging notch 7 connecting rod 8 receiving hole 9 bottom plate 11 first locking groove 12 second locking groove 13 locking protrusion

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(57) [Claims] [Claim 1] Lined up on a product sample stage of a vending machine
Frames attached to each of the pedestals, and
It consists of a product sample display label to be attached,
Is attached to a pillar suspended from the upper surface of the ring-shaped main body.
Form a receiving hole with an irregular cross section that opens at the upper end, and
Extend a pair of elastically deformable arms downward on both sides of the upper end of the column
So that a chevron-shaped engaging claw is attached to the tip of each arm.
It is protruding toward the outside and is attached to this pedestal.
The support frame is cut open at the front part of the tubular body whose lower end is open, leaving a ring embankment at the upper and lower ends, and forms a narrow receiving part projecting inward of the cylindrical body inside the lower end ring embankment. On the other hand, the lower end of the rear surface of the cylindrical body is cut into a rectangular shape up to the lower end edge thereof to form an engagement notch, and the upper end of the engagement notch is formed so as to hang down along the generatrix of the cylindrical body. Into the receiving hole of the pedestal.
When the connecting rod is inserted into the receiving hole of the pedestal support,
Kiude tip engaging claw engageable with the locking grooves were engraving the upper and lower two stages, also, to be coupled to each other both lower ends of the engaging notches, inwardly of the cylindrical body an arcuate bottom plate projecting integrally formed, while the locking projection is formed on the back inside of the tubular body
Product label attached to the support frame.
The upper and lower edges are constrained by the ceiling plate, the receiving portion and the bottom plate of the support frame, and the circumferential movement is the locking protrusion. vending machine exhibition sample which is characterized and Turkey are bound by.