JP3564046B2 - Dummy body for vending machine - Google Patents

Description

[0001]
TECHNICAL FIELD OF THE INVENTION
The present invention relates to a dummy for a vending machine for unmanned sale of canned or bottled beverages such as juice, coffee, and beer, cigarettes, dry batteries, and the like. The present invention relates to a dummy body for a vending machine detachably attached to a panel having a plurality of light transmission openings formed at a dummy body attachment position in order to more clearly display the body.
[0002]
[Prior art]
For example, in a vending machine for various beverages, a dummy body to be displayed instead of a real product to be sold is conventionally provided with a full-size can or bottle that is very similar in shape to the real product. Is used.
[0003]
An exhibition room is provided at the top of the vending machine, an illumination light source is provided behind the exhibition room, and a plurality of openings for transmitting light of the illumination light source are formed in a panel inside the exhibition room. . On the other hand, the dummy body is a plate-shaped body detachably attached to the panel so as to cover the opening, and a half-split body detachably fastened to the front side of the plate-shaped body and displaying a product on the surface. And a dummy-shaped main body. The dummy body has projections provided on both sides and a bottom thereof, and the projections are inserted into slit holes provided in the plate-like body to be locked. A dummy body is attached to the body and assembled as a dummy body.
[0004]
[Problems to be solved by the invention]
However, in the above-mentioned conventional dummy body, when attaching the dummy body main body to the plate-like body, a plurality of locking pieces formed in the dummy body main body are simultaneously inserted into the plurality of slit holes formed in the plate-like body. Thus, it is very difficult to insert a plurality of locking pieces into a plurality of slit holes at the same time, and it is difficult to assemble a large number of dummy bodies at a place where a vending machine is installed. In this case, there is a problem that it takes a lot of time.
[0005]
By the way, the vending machines are often installed outdoors such as under streets and parks or under eaves of buildings and houses, and are often placed in severe environments where the temperature difference is severe. Therefore, the dummy body or a plate-like body, polypropylene and heat resistance, when weather resistance, albeit one made of a resin material excellent in aging resistance, that is installed long time to harsh environment of the dummy body And expansion and contraction of the plate-like body may occur. In particular, since the dummy body is often formed of a soft resin, the above-described expansion and contraction easily occurs. As a result, the plurality of locking pieces on the dummy body main body side are inserted into the plurality of slit holes on the plate-like body side. In a conventional dummy body having a mounting structure that is merely locked, the dummy body main body may come off from the plate-like body, and the original form of the dummy body may not be maintained.
[0006]
The present invention has been made in consideration of the above-mentioned matters, and an object of the present invention is to improve a mounting structure of a dummy body main body with respect to a plate-like body, to facilitate its attachment and detachment, to improve workability, and to improve the workability over a long period of time. An object of the present invention is to provide a dummy for a vending machine that can maintain a predetermined form.
[0007]
[Means for Solving the Problems]
In order to achieve the above object, according to the present invention, a plate-like body detachably attached to a panel so as to cover an opening for light transmission formed in a panel of a vending machine, and a front side of the plate-like body. In a dummy body for a vending machine, which is detachably fastened and has a half-split dummy body with a product displayed on its surface, a hook-like bent downward on both sides of the dummy body. Side projections are provided so as to protrude to the side, and lower projections are provided at the lower part of the dummy body, and the dummy body is provided on both left and right sides and a lower side of the front surface of the plate-like body. Edges for abutting the left and right sides and the lower part of the plate-shaped body are projected, and the side projections are removably housed and engaged with the left and right sides including the edge of the plate-like body. A locking portion is formed, and the lower projecting piece is Forming an insertion portion to be inserted into standing, and in order to insert the rear side of the side protrusion from the front side of the plate-like body, the locking unit from the front side to the right and left side portions of the plate-like body A guide portion that is inclined obliquely downward is provided on the back side .
[0008]
And, the the engaging portion, for inserting the lateral protrusion may be formed an opening opened upward on the left and right sides of the plate-like body (Claim 2), also locking portion, The lower portion may be formed so as to be narrower than the upper portion, and a locking step may be provided in the middle (claim 3).
[0009]
In the dummy body for a vending machine according to the present invention, the dummy body is slid downward in a state where the side surface portion is in contact with the inside of the front edge of the plate-like body, and the lower side of the plate-like body is The lower projecting piece formed at the lower part of the dummy body is inserted into the insertion part formed at the part. At this time, the tip of the side protruding piece protruding sideways is guided by the guide portions of the locking portions formed on both left and right sides of the plate-like body, and the side protruding piece is moved from the front side to the back side of the plate-like body. It is around write only engages fixed to the side. That is, the dummy body can be easily and reliably fixed to the plate simply by contacting the dummy body with the plate and sliding along the plate.
[0010]
The side projecting pieces on the dummy body main body side are not merely inserted into the locking sections on the plate-shaped body side, but also abut on and engage with the locking step formed on the locking section, and at the same time, the dummy Since the upper end of the side protruding piece of the body abuts on the upper end of the opening of the plate-shaped body, due to the difference in cold and warm air and the fluctuation of air pressure inside the machine when opening and closing the door, etc. Even when the dummy body is deformed, the engagement between the side projection and the locking portion is not easily released. Therefore, the dummy body is always held in a predetermined state with respect to the plate-like body, and the dummy body can maintain the predetermined form well over a long period of time.
[0011]
BEST MODE FOR CARRYING OUT THE INVENTION
An embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings.
1 to 11 show one embodiment of the present invention. First, in FIG. 1, reference numeral 1 denotes a vending machine, and a door 2 for replenishing goods is provided on the front surface of the vending machine so as to be freely opened and closed. I have. On the upper part of the door 2, an exhibition part 4 for displaying a plurality of dummy bodies 3 (the configuration of which will be described later) is formed, for example, in two upper and lower stages. At the lower part of each display unit 4, a push button 5 for selecting a product is arranged in association with each dummy body 3. A bill slot 6, a coin slot 7, a change port 8, and a change return operation lever 9 are provided in the middle of the door 2, and a product take-out port 10 is provided below.
[0012]
Inside the exhibition room 4, there is provided a panel 11 serving as a mounting surface of the dummy body 3. As shown in the enlarged view of FIG. 1 and FIG. 2, the panel 11 has a plurality of light transmission openings 12 formed at the mounting position of the dummy body 3 in accordance with the maximum size of various products. That is, the openings 12 are formed to have a size and shape corresponding to the maximum shape of the dummy body 3 to be displayed. In this embodiment, all the openings 12 have the same shape and size. It is unified. In the enlarged illustration of FIG. 1, reference numeral 13 denotes an illumination light source arranged on the back side of the panel 11, which irradiates the dummy body 3 from behind.
[0013]
Next, the configuration of the dummy body 3 will be described with reference to FIGS. 2 to 11. The dummy body 3 covers the opening 12 so as to cover the opening 12 as shown in FIGS. 2 to 5. It is composed of a plate-like body 14 detachably attached to the front surface and a dummy body 15 that is detachably fastened to the front side of the plate-like body 14, and is configured as follows.
[0014]
First, the dummy body 15 will be described. The body 15A of the dummy body 15 has a shape corresponding to the shape of the container, and has a half-split shape on the surface of which a product display is provided. The left and right side portions 15a of the dummy body 15 are hook-shaped side projections which project outward and are bent downward as shown in FIGS. 16 is provided so as to protrude above the half-split surface. The side protruding piece 16 includes a portion 16a connected to the side portion 15a , and a tip portion 16b and an engagement abutting portion 16c connected below the portion 16a in an elongated state (see FIG. 10). Further, a lower protruding piece 17 is provided on the lower portion 15b of the dummy body 15 so as to be perpendicular to the lower portion 15b (see FIG. 4).
[0015]
The dummy body 15 having the above-mentioned shape is formed by vacuum molding or air pressure using a material having excellent heat resistance, weather resistance, and aging resistance such as a resin such as polypropylene, polycarbonate, or polyethylene terephthalate, or a recycled product of these resins. It is manufactured by forming a half body as indicated by reference numeral 15 ′ in FIG. 2 by molding, and then forming the side protrusion 16 and the lower protrusion 17 by, for example, press cutting by the Thomson method.
[0016]
As shown in FIGS. 6 to 8, the plate-like body 14 has a rectangular shape in a plan view, and its front plate portion 14F has, as shown in FIG. Edges 18a and 18b having an appropriate height and width are provided so as to extend substantially in a U-shape. As shown in FIGS. 3 and 4, between the lower edge portion 18b and the front plate portion 14F, an insertion portion 19 into which the lower projecting piece 17 of the dummy body 15 is removably inserted. Is formed.
[0017]
Also, as shown in FIGS. 2 and 7, the rear portion 14B of the plate-like body 14 has edges 20a, 20a, which are smaller in height and width than the edges 18a, 18b, on both left and right sides and a lower side thereof. 20b is protruded, and a slightly wider edge 20c having the same height as the edges 20a and 20b is formed on the upper side.
[0018]
As shown in FIG. 9 to FIG. 11, side projecting pieces 16 of the dummy body 15 are housed in the plate-like body 14 on both right and left sides thereof in an insertable manner and are engaged therewith. An engaging portion 21 is formed. That is, the locking portion 21 is formed by cutting a part of a side portion of the plate-like body 14 into a vertically long shape, and is formed so that the lower portion is narrower than the upper portion, and the locking step portion 22 is provided in the middle. And an opening 24 in which a guide portion 23 inclined obliquely downward from the front side to the rear side is formed. That is, in the locking portion 21, a relatively wide space 25 between the edge 18 a is formed in a portion (upper side) near the opening 24, and a relatively narrow space 26 is formed below the locking step 22. Is formed.
[0019]
Further, as shown in FIG. 8, concave locking pieces 27a and 27b are formed on the upper and lower ends of the rear portion 14B of the plate-like body 14, respectively, and open upward and downward, respectively. When the plate-like body 14 is attached so as to cover the opening 12 of the panel 11, as shown in FIGS. 2 and 4, the concave locking pieces 27 a and 27 b It is detachably engaged with the edge 12a and the lower edge 12b.
[0020]
The plate-shaped body 14 having the above shape is made of a resin such as polypropylene, polycarbonate, or polyethylene terephthalate, or a material having excellent heat resistance, weather resistance, and aging resistance, such as recycled products of these resins, and is mainly formed by injection molding. Be produced.
[0021]
Next, a procedure for installing the dummy body 3 in the display section 4 of the vending machine 1 will be described. As shown in FIG. 2, the dummy body main body 15 formed in a predetermined shape is attached to the front surface of the plate-like body 14. As shown by an arrow 31 in the figure, the dummy body 15 is placed from above the plate-like body 14 so that the left and right sides 15a thereof are along the front edge 18a of the plate-like body 14. In this state, the dummy body 15 is slid downward. By this sliding, the lower projecting piece 17 formed on the lower portion 15 b of the dummy body 15 is inserted into the insertion portion 19 formed on the lower side of the plate-like body 14.
[0022]
Simultaneously with the insertion, the tip portions 16b of the side projecting pieces 16 formed on the left and right side portions 15a of the dummy body 15 pass through the openings 24 of the locking portions 21 formed on the left and right side portions of the plate-like body 14. The leading end 16b is guided from the front side to the back side of the plate-like body 14 by being guided by the guide portion 23 formed to be inclined from the front side to the back side. The leading end 16b reaches a relatively narrow space 26 through a relatively wide space 25 between the leading end 16b and the edge 18a, but the leading end 16b is engaged as shown by a double arrow 32 in FIG. As the stop portion 21 moves downward, it comes into contact with the edge portion 20a on the back surface side of the plate-shaped body 14, the width thereof becomes narrower, and the engagement contact portion 16c comes into contact with the locking step portion 22, The upper end 16 a ′ of the side protruding piece 16 contacts the upper end 24 a of the opening 24.
[0023]
As described above, the dummy main body 15 is configured such that the side protruding pieces 16 are engaged with the locking portions 21 formed on the plate-shaped body 14, and the lower protruding pieces 17 are formed on the insertion sections 19 formed on the plate-shaped body 14. By inserting the dummy body 3 into the plate-shaped body 14, the dummy body 3 having a predetermined shape is completed as shown in FIGS. In order to install the dummy body 3 assembled in this way on the display section 4 of the vending machine 1, the concave locking piece 27a on the upper side of the plate-like body 14 of the dummy body 3 is attached to the opening 12 of the panel 11. Then, the plate-like body 14 is lifted upward, and the concave locking piece 27b on the lower side of the plate-like body 14 is engaged with the lower edge 12b of the opening 12. Thereby, the dummy body 3 is attached to the predetermined position of the panel 11 so that the plate-like body 14 covers the opening 12.
[0024]
In the mounting method described above, the dummy body 3 is completed first by combining the dummy body 15 with the plate-like body 14 and the completed dummy body 3 is mounted on the panel 11. The body 14 may be attached first, and the dummy body 15 may be attached to the plate 14.
[0025]
When replacing the dummy body 3 or the dummy body 15, the plate body 14 may be removed from the panel 11, and the entire dummy body 3 may be replaced. Alternatively, the dummy body 3 may be removed from the plate body 14. It may be.
[0026]
In the above-described embodiment, the locking portion 21 formed on the plate-shaped member 14 is provided with the guide portion 23 that guides the distal end portion 16 b of the side protrusion 16 from the front side to the rear side of the plate-shaped member 14. Instead of this, as shown in FIGS. 12 and 13, an opening 33 for inserting the tip 16b is formed in the edge 20c on the front side of the plate-like body 14, and this is formed. A guide slope 34 may be provided near the opening 33, and a space 35 for accommodating the tip 16 b may be provided below the guide slope 34. In this case, the shape of the space 35 is preferably formed in the same manner as the spaces 25 and 26.
[0027]
The present invention can be implemented in various modifications. For example, instead of printing a product display on the surface of the dummy body 15, a printed product display label is attached to the surface of the dummy body 15. You may do so.
[0028]
【The invention's effect】
As described above, in the dummy body for a vending machine according to the present invention, the tips of the side protruding pieces protruding laterally are guided by the guide portions of the locking portions formed on the left and right sides of the plate-like body. Guided, the side protruding pieces are wrapped around from the front side to the back side of the plate-like body and fixed, and the dummy body is simply brought into contact with the plate-like body and slid along the plate-like body. Can be easily and reliably fixed to the plate-like body. Moreover, since the upper end of the side protrusion of the dummy body abuts on the upper end of the opening, the engagement between the side protrusion of the dummy body and the locking portion of the plate-like body is easily released. There is no .
[0029]
The side projecting pieces on the dummy body main body side are not merely inserted into the locking sections on the plate-shaped body side, but also abut on and engage with the locking step formed on the locking section, and at the same time, the dummy Since the upper end of the side protruding piece of the body abuts on the upper end of the opening of the plate-shaped body, due to the difference in cold and warm air and the fluctuation of air pressure inside the machine when opening and closing the door, etc. Even when the dummy body is deformed, the engagement between the side projection and the locking portion is not easily released. Therefore, the dummy body is always held in a predetermined state with respect to the plate-like body, and the dummy body can maintain the predetermined form well over a long period of time.
[Brief description of the drawings]
1 is a perspective view of a vending machine in the partial enlarged view co dummy body is placed in the present invention.
FIG. 2 is an exploded perspective view showing a configuration of a dummy body of the present invention.
FIG. 3 is a vertical sectional front view of the dummy body.
FIG. 4 is a vertical sectional side view showing a state where the dummy body is attached to a panel.
FIG. 5 is a cross-sectional view showing a state where the dummy body is attached to a panel.
FIG. 6 is a front view showing an example of a plate-like body in a dummy body.
FIG. 7 is a rear view of the plate-like body.
FIG. 8 is a side view of the plate-like body.
FIG. 9 is a partial cross-sectional perspective view illustrating an example of a configuration of a locking portion formed on a plate-like body.
FIG. 10 is a view for explaining an engagement operation of a side projecting piece in the locking portion.
FIG. 11 is a partially enlarged cross-sectional perspective view showing an engagement state of a side protruding piece in the locking portion.
FIG. 12 is a partial cross-sectional perspective view illustrating another example of the configuration of the locking portion formed on the plate-like body.
FIG. 13 is a partially enlarged cross-sectional perspective view showing an engagement state of a side protruding piece in the locking portion.
[Explanation of symbols]
Vending machine, 3 ... Dummy body, 11 ... Panel, 12 ... Opening, 14 ... Plate body, 15 ... Dummy body, 15a ... Side , 15b ... Lower, 16 ... Side protrusion, 16a '... Side Upper end of the protruding piece, 17: Lower protruding piece, 18a, 18b: Edge, 19: Inserting part, 21: Locking part, 22: Locking step, 23: Guide part, 24: Opening , 24a: Opening Upper end .

Claims (3)

A plate-shaped body that is detachably attached to the panel so as to cover the light transmission opening formed in the panel of the vending machine, and is detachably fastened to the front side of the plate-shaped body to display a product on the surface. In a dummy body for a vending machine comprising a half-split dummy body body provided with, a hook-shaped side protruding piece bent downward is provided on both sides of the dummy body body so as to protrude laterally. At the same time, a lower protruding piece that hangs downward is provided at the lower portion of the dummy body, and the left and right sides and the lower portion of the dummy body are brought into contact with the left and right sides and the lower portion of the front surface of the plate-shaped body. And an engaging portion for receiving and engaging the side projecting piece so as to be able to be inserted and removed and formed on the left and right side portions including the edge portion of the plate-like body. the lower projecting piece forms an insertion portion which is removably inserted in part, and, In order to insert the side protruding pieces from the front side to the rear side of the plate-shaped body, the locking portion includes a guide portion inclined obliquely downward from the front side to the back side on both left and right sides of the plate-shaped body. dummy body for a vending machine, characterized in that there. 2. The dummy body for a vending machine according to claim 1, wherein an opening that opens upward is formed on each of the left and right sides of the plate-like body for inserting the side protrusion into the locking portion. The dummy body for a vending machine according to claim 1 or 2, wherein the locking portion is formed so that a lower portion is narrower than an upper portion , and a locking step portion is provided in the middle .

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