JP3595222B2 - Vending machine cold and hot display - Google Patents

Description

[0001]
TECHNICAL FIELD OF THE INVENTION
The present invention relates to a cold and hot display device of a vending machine that sells beverages containing cans, bottles, or PET bottles, for example.
[0002]
[Prior art]
Conventionally, as this kind of cold temperature display device, as described in, for example, Japanese Patent Application Laid-Open No. H11-213228, a plurality of display plates displaying a cold state on one of a front surface and a back surface and a warm state on the other side are commercially available. It is known that each of the display plates is detachably attached to the front end of the sample table, and an arbitrary surface of each display plate is directed toward the front side, thereby displaying a cold / hot state of a product sample corresponding to each display plate. Has been.
[0003]
[Problems to be solved by the invention]
By the way, the cold / hot display device includes a plurality of display plates, and each display plate is formed to be long in the width direction so as to correspond to a plurality of product samples. For this reason, when changing the cold state of an arbitrary product, all products corresponding to the display plate must be in the same cold temperature state, and only a part of the product corresponding to one display plate can be changed to another product. This is extremely inconvenient when it is desired to keep the temperature different from that of the product.
[0004]
The present invention has been made in view of the above problems, and an object of the present invention is to provide a cold and hot display device of a vending machine that can set a display of a cold and hot state for a plurality of product samples for each product sample. To provide.
[0005]
[Means for Solving the Problems]
The present invention, in order to achieve the above object, according to claim 1, in a cold / cold display device of a vending machine for displaying a cold / hot state of a product for a plurality of product samples arranged on a front surface of the vending machine main body, A plurality of display members arranged for each product sample and displaying one of a cold state at one end and the other end in the vertical direction, and a holding member for detachably holding each display member in an arbitrary direction in the vertical direction. The holding member is provided with a shielding portion that covers the other cold display in the vertical direction of the display member so that only one cold display in the vertical direction of the display member can be visually viewed from the outside , In the meantime, the prices of the products corresponding to the respective cold and hot indications are displayed, and the respective price indications are arranged in the width direction of the display member so that the respective price indications are vertically opposite to each other. It is formed so as to cover the vertical direction other cold display and price display of the display member to only cold display and price label from the outside and visible. As a result, by removing an arbitrary display member from the holding member, turning the display member upside down and holding the display member again by the holding member, the position of the cold temperature display of the display member is turned upside down, and the cold temperature display is switched. In this case, since each display member is arranged for each product sample, the cold state of the product can be set for each product sample.
[0006]
In addition , since each display member displays each cold / cold display and the product price, there is no need for a separate means for displaying the product price.
[0007]
Furthermore, since each product price of each display member is displayed during each cold temperature display, when the display member is held by the holding member, one cold temperature display in the vertical direction and its price display are positioned above and below each other.
[0008]
Further, in claim 2, as in the cold display device of a vending machine according to claim 1, wherein when at least first or at least the last character of each list price are displayed vertically symmetrically, share the characters each The price is displayed. Thereby, in addition to the effect of the third aspect, since a part of the display characters of each price display is shared and displayed, the number of display characters of the price display is reduced.
[0009]
BEST MODE FOR CARRYING OUT THE INVENTION
1 to 3 show one embodiment of the present invention. FIG. 1 is a front view of a vending machine, FIG. 2 is a partial front view of a cold / hot display device, and FIG. 3 is a side sectional view thereof.
[0010]
The vending machine shown in FIG. 1 includes a product sample chamber 2 covered with a transparent panel 1a on the front surface of a vending machine main body 1, and in the product sample chamber 2, a large number of product samples 2a arranged in the width direction are provided. They are arranged in upper and lower rows. A commodity selection button 3 is provided below each commodity sample 2a, and each commodity selection button 3 is attached to a button support 3a extending in the width direction along each row of the commodity samples 2a. In FIG. 3, the electrical switch structure of each product selection button 3 is not shown. On the front face of the vending machine main body 1, a bill slot 4, a coin slot 5, a coin return lever 6, a coin return slot 7, an amount display section 8, and a product outlet 9 are provided.
[0011]
Further, the vending machine includes a cold / hot display device 10 for displaying a cold / hot state of each product sample 2a, and the cold / hot display device 10 is provided for each row of the product sample 2a. The cold temperature display device 10 includes a plurality of display plates 11 displaying the cold state and the product price of each product sample 2a, and a display plate holder 12 as a holding member for detachably holding each of the display plates 11. Each display plate 11 is arranged on the plate holder 12 for each product sample 2a.
[0012]
The display panel 11 is made of a transparent acrylic plate, and a cold display section 11a for displaying a cold state is provided at one end in the vertical direction on the front surface thereof, and a temperature display section 11b for displaying a hot state is provided at the other end. ing. In this case, for example, the cold display portion 11a is composed of the characters "Tsumitai" displayed on a blue background, and the warm display portion 11b is composed of the characters "Warm" displayed on a red background. Are displayed upside down. Further, a price display section 11c is provided between each of the display sections 11a and 11b, and the price display section 11c displays a product price (for example, “$ 120”) on a white background. The price display section 11c displays two letters "$ 120" side by side in the width direction, and the letters "$ 120" are turned upside down to correspond to the cold display section 11a and the warm display section 11b, respectively. Is displayed in. In this case, the characters of “$ 120” are displayed so as to share a vertically symmetrical number “0” with each other.
[0013]
The display plate holder 12 extends in the width direction along the row of each product sample 2a, is disposed on the rear side of the transparent panel 1a so as to be located behind the button support portion 3a, and is fixed to the transparent panel 1a by bolts 12a. I have. A groove 12b is provided on the upper end side of the display plate holder 12 so that each display plate 11 can be inserted and removed in the vertical direction, and each display plate 11 is inserted into the groove 12b in an arbitrary vertical direction. In this case, the groove 12b is formed so that only the upper display portion 11a (or 11b) of the display panel 11 protrudes upward, and the front wall of the groove 12b is formed with the lower display portion 11b (or 11a) and the lower display portion 11b (or 11a). A shielding portion 12c that covers only a part of the character "$ 12" of the corresponding price display portion 11c is formed. Further, the front wall and the rear wall of the groove 12b have notches 12d corresponding to the characters of the display price "$ 120" on the upper display portion 11a (or 11b). Although not shown, in the display plate holder 12, a movement restricting means for each display plate 11 is provided between each display plate 11 in the groove 12b, or the groove 12b itself is provided for each display plate 11. In addition, each display plate 11 is prevented from being displaced in the width direction. A sample table 2b on which each product sample 2a is placed and a fluorescent lamp 2c for illuminating the inside of the product sample chamber 2 are arranged behind the display plate holder 12.
[0014]
In the above configuration, the cold / hot state of the product sample 2a corresponding to each of the display boards 11 is displayed on each of the display boards 11 held on the display board holder 12 of the cold / hot display apparatus 10. In this case, the front surface of each display panel 11 is displayed on the lower side so that only the character of "$ 120" on the upper display section 11a (or 11b) and the corresponding price display section 11c can be externally viewed. Part of the character “$ 12” of the part 11 b (or 11 a) and the corresponding price display part 11 c is covered by the shielding part 12 c of the display plate holder 12. At this time, each display plate 11 is made of a light transmissive member, and is irradiated with the light of the fluorescent lamp 2c from the back side, so that the upper display unit 11a (or 11b) and the price display unit 11c corresponding thereto are arranged. It emits bright light. When it is desired to change the cold temperature display of an arbitrary product sample 2a, the display plate 11 corresponding to the product sample 2a whose display is to be changed is pulled upward from the display plate holder 12 as shown in FIG. By inverting and inserting the display unit again into the display plate holder 12, the positions of the display units 11a and 11b are turned upside down, and the cold temperature display is switched.
[0015]
As described above, according to the present embodiment, the display panel 11 displaying the cold state at one end in the vertical direction and displaying the warm state at the other end is provided for each product sample 2a. The display panel 11 is removably provided on the display plate holder 12 that covers only the cold temperature display, and the cold display of each product sample 2a is switched by turning the display plate 11 upside down. The display can be performed, and the product corresponding to each product sample 2a can be individually set to the cold state or the hot state. In this case, the display boards 11 can be changed in position with each other or exchanged with a new one, so that it is possible to always accurately respond to a change in the type or price of a product for sale. In addition, since each display plate 11 is provided with a price display section 11c for displaying a product price corresponding to each of the cold display section 11a and the temperature display section 11b, a separate means for displaying the product price is not required, and the number of parts is reduced. can do. In this case, since the product price is displayed between the display portions 11a and 11b, when the display plate 11 is held by the display plate holder 12, the upper cold temperature display and its price display are positioned above and below each other, and the cold temperature display and the commercial product are displayed. The correspondence with the price can be visually clarified. Further, since the price display section 11c displays the last digit "0" of each display price so as to share the number, the number of display characters can be reduced, and each display panel 11 can be reduced in size or the display panel 11 can be made smaller. Can be displayed in a large size to enhance the visibility.
[0016]
In the above-described embodiment, the cold state and the hot state are displayed on the display portions 11a and 11b of the display panel 11, respectively. However, the same cold and hot state is displayed on the display boards 11a and 11b, and The display of the price display section 11c corresponding to 11a and 11b may be set to different prices. Also, the cold display on each display panel 11 of the above embodiment is an example, and various expressions such as simply displaying “cold” and “warm” or displaying “HOT” and “COLD” may be used. Is possible. Further, in the above-described embodiment, the last number “0” of each display price in the price display unit 11c is displayed so as to be shared. For example, when each display price is “$ 100”, two numbers “00” are displayed. It can also be displayed as shared. Further, if the first numeral “1” is displayed so as to be vertically symmetrical, the position of each displayed price can be reversed left and right in the above embodiment, and the numeral “1” can be displayed so as to be shared. In this case, only the character “￥” may be separately displayed on the surface of the display plate holder 12, but each price display may be expressed as “120 yen”.
[0017]
【The invention's effect】
As described above, according to the cold / hot display device of claim 1, since a plurality of display members can display any cold / hot temperature for each product sample, the products corresponding to each product sample can be individually placed in the cold state or Since the display member can be set to a warm state, and each display member can be changed in position with each other or replaced with a new one, it is possible to always accurately respond to a change in the type or price of a product for sale.
[0018]
In addition, because it does not requires a separate display means of commodity prices, it is possible to reduce the number of parts.
[0019]
Furthermore, it is possible to position the upper and lower cold temperature display and its price display each other, it can be visually clearly the correspondence between the cold display and commodity prices, possible to improve the serviceability for shoppers Can be.
[0020]
According to the cold and hot display device of the second aspect , in addition to the effect of the first aspect , the number of display characters for price display can be reduced, so that each display member can be reduced in size or the characters of the display member can be displayed larger. To improve visibility.
[Brief description of the drawings]
FIG. 1 is a front view of a vending machine showing an embodiment of the present invention. FIG. 2 is a partial front view of a cold / hot display device. FIG. 3 is a side sectional view of a cold / hot display device.
DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 ... Vending machine main body, 2a ... Product sample, 10 ... Cold / hot display device, 11 ... Display board, 12 ... Display board holder, 12c ... Shielding part.

Claims (3)

In a cold and hot display device of a vending machine which displays a cold state of a product for a plurality of product samples arranged on the front of the vending machine main body,
A plurality of display members that are arranged for each of the product samples and display one of the cold and hot states on one end and the other end in the vertical direction,
A holding member for detachably holding each display member in an arbitrary vertical direction,
The holding member is provided with a shielding portion that covers the other cold temperature display in the vertical direction of the display member so that only one cold temperature display in the vertical direction of the display member can be visually viewed from the outside ,
During each cold display of each display member, while displaying the price of the product corresponding to each cold display, each price display is arranged in the width direction of the display member with the respective price display upside down.
The shielding portion of the holding member is formed so as to cover the other one of the display member in the up and down direction and the price display so that only the display of the display member in the vertical direction and the display of the price thereof can be visually recognized from the outside. A cold and hot display device for a vending machine, characterized by the following. Said at least first or at least the vending machine of the last to share the character vertically symmetric displayed that <br/> displaying the respective prices of each display member, characterized in claim 1, wherein each List Cold and hot display. A groove is provided in the holding member to hold the display member so that it can be freely inserted and removed in the vertical direction,
The shielding portion is formed on the front wall of the groove so as to cover only the lower temperature display and the corresponding price display on the lower side of the display member, and a cutout for exposing the price display corresponding to the upper cold temperature display to the outside. The cold and hot display device for a vending machine according to claim 1 or 2, wherein a notch is provided .

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