JP5062074B2 - vending machine - Google Patents

Description

  The present invention relates to a vending machine that stores and sells products such as canned beverages in a heated (hot) and cooled (cold) state, and has a plurality of products on a display stand installed in a display room of an outer door. The present invention relates to a vending machine including a cold / hot display body and a price display body which display samples arranged side by side and display a cold / hot pattern corresponding to the product sample.

  Vending machines that sell products such as canned beverages, bottled beverages, and plastic bottle beverages store the products in a cold and hot state in the cabinet of the main body cabinet, which is an insulated case, and display on the outer door A plurality of product samples are displayed side by side on a display stand installed in the room, and the product selected based on the operation of a product selection button provided corresponding to the product sample is sold. Yes. This type of conventional vending machine will be described with reference to FIG.

  As shown in FIG. 3, the vending machine includes a main body cabinet 1 formed as a heat-insulating housing having an open front surface, and an outer door 2 supported on the front surface of the main body cabinet 1 so as to be opened and closed by a hinge. The opening surface of the main body cabinet 1 is closed by a heat-insulating inner door 3 that can be opened and closed to define a commodity storage. The interior of the main body cabinet 1 is divided into a plurality of product storage rooms in the left-right direction by a heat insulating partition wall, and each product storage room stores products such as canned drinks, bottled drinks, and plastic bottled drinks. A product storage rack having a product delivery mechanism for delivering the product at the lower end is accommodated, and the product stored in the product storage rack is cooled at the bottom of each product storage chamber by cooling or heating the product storage chamber. Alternatively, a cooling / heating unit for heating is provided.

  The upper area of the front surface of the outer door 2 is covered with a transparent panel 4 made of acrylic resin, and the space between the transparent panel 4 and the display door 6 pivotally supported by the outer door 2 in a single-opening manner is the display chamber 5. It is formed as. On the front surface of the display door 6, a display stand 7 in which a plurality of product samples 8 corresponding to the products accommodated in the cabinet of the main body cabinet 1 are placed in a line on the left and right is mounted in three stages in the vertical direction. The transparent panel 4 is provided with a product selection button unit 9 at a position facing each display stand 7, and the product selection button unit 9 is arranged on the left and right corresponding to each product sample 8 placed on the display stand 7. It has product selection buttons (not shown) arranged in a line. Further, in addition to a coin insertion slot, a bill insertion slot, a return lever, a lock handle (outer door lock device), a coin return slot, etc. (not shown), a product outlet 21 is provided on the front surface of the outer door 2. . Further, a coin mechanism 22 communicated with the coin insertion slot, a safe 23 communicated with the coin mechanism 22, a bill recognition device 24 communicated with the bill insertion slot, and the like are provided on the back surface of the outer door 2. An illumination light source (not shown) such as a fluorescent lamp that brightly illuminates the product sample 8 and the like is disposed above the display chamber 5 and below the display stand 7. Further, a latch fitting 6a is attached to the display door 6, and the display door 6 is locked to the outer door 2 by engaging the latch fitting 6a with the latch pin 2a of the outer door 2. Yes.

  As is well known, a cold temperature display body and a price display body provided with a cold temperature pattern corresponding to each product sample 8 are arranged at the front end of the display stand 7. For example, the cold temperature indicator may be a pattern in which a cold (blue) background color is printed on the background of a white character of “Tsumai” or a warm color (red) on a background of a white character of “warm” A pattern printed with a background color is applied. There is known a cold / warm display device which is formed as an endless (annular) belt-like body as the cold / warm display body, is laid over a display base 7, and the cold / warm display body is manually rotated (for example, Patent Document 1). The invention described in Patent Document 1 has the following advantages. In other words, in a vending machine that stores and sells products in a warehouse in a heated (hot) or cooled (cold) state, the cold / cold compartment in the warehouse is switched according to the season. The cooling / heating pattern of the product sample placed on the display base 7 must be changed according to the switching of the cooling / cooling section in the cabinet. In the invention described in Patent Document 1, the switching of the cooling / cooling section in the cabinet is performed. Accordingly, the cold temperature pattern can be easily changed by manually rotating the cold temperature display body.

Moreover, the price display body arranged at the front end of the display stand 7 displays the sales price of the product, and the sales price corresponding to each product sample is generally displayed on a single transparent strip-shaped display board. It consists of the ones with white numbers. In the case where a plurality of sales prices are displayed on a single display board in this way, when the sales price of the product is changed, a sticker indicating the new sales price must be pasted on the old sales price. . In order to eliminate such complicated work, there is also known an invention in which the selling price is easily changed by using a digital display composed of a 7-segment type numeric display or a liquid crystal display (for example, patent document) 2).
JP 2005-293458 A JP 2008-21240 A

  In the invention described in Patent Document 1 described above, it is easy to change the cooling / heating pattern, and in the invention described in Patent Document 2, it is easy to change the selling price. A vending machine capable of easily changing the selling price can be obtained. By the way, as disclosed in Patent Document 1, a fluorescent lamp for illuminating the product sample 8 is disposed inside the display table 7, and the display table 7 is used to guide the annular cold / hot display body. Since a guide portion protruding inward is formed on the rear surface portion, there is almost no space for arranging additional parts inside the display base 7. For this reason, if it is going to arrange | position the digital indicator described in patent document 2 inside the display stand 7, the external dimension of the display stand 7 must be enlarged. Thus, when the external dimensions of the display stand 7 are increased, the thickness (depth dimension) of the outer door must be increased, which is contrary to the thinning of the vending machine and cannot be applied to the existing vending machine. Have

  Therefore, the present invention has been made in view of the above points, and its object is to solve the above-mentioned problems, and to mount an annular cold temperature display body and a digital display for selling price display without changing the dimensions of the display stand. It is to provide a vending machine capable of doing this.

  In order to achieve the above object, the invention according to claim 1 is characterized in that a plurality of product samples are placed side by side on a display stand disposed in a display chamber of an outer door, and a cooling / heating pattern corresponding to the product sample is provided. A vending machine provided with a price indicator consisting of a digital display that is provided in correspondence with the annular cold and hot display body to display and the plurality of product samples, and individually displays the selling price of the product sample, The price display body is formed as a horizontally long price display module incorporating the digital display, and the annular cold / warm display body of the display base that does not overlap with the illumination light source disposed on the display base. It is disposed near the upper surface portion, and the price display module is disposed in a lower region of the cold / warm display body so as to be exposed on the front surface of the display stand. That.

  According to a second aspect of the present invention, in the vending machine according to the first aspect, the annular cold / hot display body is made of a light-transmitting material, and the illumination light source disposed inside the display stand is used as the backlight light source. It is characterized by that.

  The invention according to claim 3 is the vending machine according to claim 1, wherein the price display module is a printed circuit board on which a plurality of digital displays are mounted, and a filter that covers the printed circuit board and the front surface of the digital display. It comprises a case having a plurality of display windows corresponding to a digital display that incorporates members and displays individual prices, and the case is fixed to a display stand.

  According to a fourth aspect of the present invention, in the vending machine according to the third aspect, the case is white or colorless and transparent through which the filter member can be seen.

  According to the vending machine according to the first aspect of the present invention, a plurality of product samples are placed side by side in the left-right direction on a display stand disposed in the display chamber of the outer door, and a cooling / heating pattern corresponding to the product sample is provided. A vending machine provided with a price indicator consisting of a digital display that is provided in correspondence with the annular cold and hot display body to display and the plurality of product samples, and individually displays the selling price of the product sample, The price display body is formed as a horizontally long price display module incorporating the digital display, and the annular cold / warm display body of the display base that does not overlap with the illumination light source disposed on the display base. By arranging in the vicinity of the upper surface portion, the price display module is disposed in the lower region of the cold temperature display body so as to be exposed on the front surface of the display stand, Since the guide part for guiding the cold temperature display body in the shape of the back surface of the display stand is located above the back of the illumination light source (fluorescent lamp) disposed on the display stand, the illumination light source (fluorescent lamp) It is possible to approach the rear surface of the display stand, and a space for arranging the price display module in front of the illumination light source (fluorescent lamp) can be provided. Therefore, it is possible to mount an annular cold / warm display body and a digital display for selling price display without changing the external dimensions of the display stand, and it is possible to apply to existing vending machines.

  According to the vending machine according to claim 2 of the present invention, in the vending machine according to claim 1, the annular cold / hot display body is made of a light-transmitting material, and is disposed inside the display stand. By using the backlight as the light source, the cold / hot pattern can be displayed brightly even at night.

  According to a vending machine according to claim 3 of the present invention, in the vending machine according to claim 1, the price display module includes a printed circuit board on which a plurality of digital indicators are mounted, the printed circuit board and the digital circuit. A filter member that covers the front surface of the display unit is built in, and includes a case having a plurality of display windows corresponding to a digital display unit that displays individual prices. By fixing the case to a display base, a plurality of display windows are provided. Since digital displays can be attached to the display stand at once, assembly is easy and replacement work in the event of a failure can be easily performed.

  Further, according to the vending machine according to claim 4 of the present invention, in the vending machine according to claim 3, the case is white or is transparent when the filter member is colorless and transparent so that the case is white. The vending machine can have a calm atmosphere, and the vending machine can be characterized by the color of the filter member when the filter member is made transparent and transparent.

Hereinafter, a vending machine according to an embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings.
1A and 1B show a display stand according to Embodiment 1 of the present invention, in which FIG. 1A is a front view thereof, FIG. 1B is a cross-sectional view taken along the line A-A in FIG. FIG. The overall configuration of the vending machine is the same as that shown in FIG. 3, and the same components as those shown in FIG.

  In FIG. 1, reference numeral 10 denotes a display stand on which product samples 8 are placed and displayed. The display stand 10 is formed in a box shape with the front and lower sides opened, and a fluorescent lamp as an illumination light source to be described later is disposed therein. . Reference numeral 20 denotes an annular cool / warm display body which is disposed near the upper surface of the display table 10 and is provided across the display table. Reference numeral 30 denotes a price display module as a price display body disposed below the cold / hot display body 20 so as to be exposed on the front surface of the display base 10.

  As shown in the exploded perspective view of FIG. 2, the display table 10 includes a mounting table 11 on which the product sample 8 is mounted and a fixing member 12 that fits and holds the mounting table 11. The mounting table 11 includes an upper surface portion 111, left and right side walls 112, 112 extending downward from both ends of the upper surface portion 111, and cover members 113 formed on the left and right ends of the front surface. A plurality of engagement holes 114 (12 in this embodiment) are juxtaposed in the left-right direction, and the left and right side walls 112, 112 of the mounting table 11 are respectively projected inwardly. A pin 13 is attached.

  The fixing member 12 that constitutes the display table 10 together with the mounting table 11 has a front surface part 121, an upper surface part 122, and a rear surface part 123 (see FIG. 1B), and a front part (lower end) and a lower part are open. The left and right side walls 124 and 124 connected to the upper surface portion 122 and the rear surface portion 123 are provided at both left and right ends. The front surface portion 121 of the fixing member 12 is formed to be short in the vertical direction with respect to the rear surface portion 123, thereby opening the front (lower end) of the display base 10. Further, as shown in FIG. 1 (b), the front part 121 is provided with a guide part 121 a formed by bending the lower end forward and extending in the left-right direction, and corresponds to each product sample 8. Thus, a plurality (12 in this embodiment) of light transmission windows (not shown) are formed. The upper surface 122 of the fixing member 12 is opened over substantially the entire area, and three bars 122a for reinforcing the opening are formed, and the lower surfaces of the three bars 122a are formed as shown in FIG. A mounting piece 122b that is lowered by one step is provided on the front side. The mounting piece 122b is formed with a screw hole (not shown) for fixing a price display module described later. Further, the left and right side walls 124 of the fixing member 12 are formed with irregular grooves 15 that are partially open toward the upper surface portion 122. The open portion of the deformed groove 15 is formed to have a size that allows the fitting pins 13 attached to the left and right side walls 112, 112 of the mounting table 11 to pass through. When the mounting table 11 is assembled to the fixing member 12, The fitting pin 13 is inserted into the deformed groove 15 through the opening of the deformed groove 15. As shown in FIG. 1 (b), the deformed groove 15 includes an insertion / removal groove portion 15a having an open upper surface where the fitting pin 13 is inserted and removed, and a first half that rotatably supports the fitting pin 13. The arcuate groove 15b in the region is combined with the slide groove 15c formed in the rear region so as to be connected to the arcuate groove 15b. A fitting pin 13 is inserted into and removed from the deformed groove 15 through the opening at the upper end of the insertion / removal groove 15a, and the mounting table 11 is assembled to the fixing member 12 by engaging the fitted pin 13 with the slide groove 15c. The mounting table 11 can be rotated to a forward tilted posture by sliding the fitting pin 13 to the arcuate groove 15b in the front region and rotating the mounting table 11 (product sample 8) forward. It is. The relationship between the deformed groove 15 and the fitting pin 13 is well known by the applicant of the present patent application as Japanese Patent Application No. 11-115752 (Japanese Patent Laid-Open No. 2000-306150).

  As shown in FIG. 1B, a plurality of (two in the present embodiment, left and right) locking pieces 123a are formed on the rear surface portion 123 of the fixing member 12, and the locking pieces 123a are formed. Is inserted and locked in a hole provided in the inner door 6 (see FIG. 3), whereby the fixing member 12 is attached to the inner door 6. In addition, the rear surface portion 123 is provided with a guide portion 123b that is bent inward by cutting up and extending in the left-right direction of the display base 7. In addition, sockets (not shown) of the fluorescent lamps 40 are respectively provided on the left and right ends of the rear surface portion 123 of the fixing member 12.

  A cold temperature display body 20 displaying a cold temperature pattern representing the cold temperature state of the product sample 8 is bridged on the display stand 10. The cold / warm pattern display body 12 is made of a translucent film, and is formed as an annular belt-like body so as to be folded and bridged at the left and right ends of the fixing member 12. On the outer peripheral surface of the cold / warm display body 20, a cold / warm pattern (not shown) indicating the refrigerated / warm state of the product is applied to each product sample 8 placed on the display table 10 along the circumferential direction. . When the cold / warm pattern represents the refrigerated state of the product, a cold background color (for example, blue) is printed on the background of white letters (for example, “clawed”) as a unit of one pattern. In the case of representing the warm state, a warm background color (for example, red) is printed on the background of white characters (for example, “It was hot”) as a unit of one pattern. The cold / warm pattern includes a plurality of cold / warm pattern groups representing the refrigerated state and a plurality of cold / warm pattern groups representing the chilled state for approximately half a circumference in the circumferential direction with the boundary 20a shown in FIG. For example, the right half of the boundary 20a is formed as a cold temperature pattern group in a refrigerated state, and the left half is formed as a cold temperature pattern group in a refrigerated state.

  The details of assembling the cold / hot display 20 to the display stand 10 will be described later, but the outline thereof is as follows. That is, the cold / warm display body 20 is attached to the guide portion 121a of the front surface portion 121 and the guide portion 123b of the rear surface portion 123 of the fixing member 12 from the lower side where the display base 10 is opened, and the front surface portion 121 and the rear surface portion 123 of the fixing member 12. It is folded around the right and left ends of the fixing member 12 so as to pass through the front side of the cable. Here, the cool / warm display body 20 is preferably disposed in the vicinity of the upper surface portion of the display base 10 that does not overlap the fluorescent lamp 40 as the illumination light source provided on the display base 10 in the front-rear direction. In this case, the front portion 121 of the display stand 10 (fixing member 12) does not exist in addition to the cool / warm display body 20 in front of the fluorescent lamp 40, so that an empty space can be secured. Note that the left and right folded portions of the cold / hot pattern display body 20 are spanned so as to pass outside the socket of the fluorescent lamp 40. Further, the left and right folded portions of the cold / hot pattern display body 20 are configured to be covered by the cover member 113 of the mounting table 11.

  A price display module 30 is disposed in the lower area of the cold / hot display 20 so as to be exposed on the front surface of the display base 10. As shown in FIG. 1B, the price display module 30 includes a printed board 32 on which a plurality of digital indicators 31 are mounted, a filter member 33, and a case 34 for storing them.

  The digital display 31 is a 7-segment numeric display, and three (three digits) digital displays 31 are used for each product sample 8 placed on the display base 10. That is, a three-digit digital display 31 is provided for each product sample 8, and the sales price of the product sample 8 is individually displayed. The printed circuit board 32 is formed horizontally long in the left-right direction corresponding to a plurality of product samples 8 placed side by side on the display base 10, and each digital display 31 corresponds to each product sample 8. Implemented. The filter member 33 is made of a light-transmitting plastic material colored in black, and is formed horizontally long in the left-right direction like the printed board 32. The case 34 for storing the printed circuit board 32 and the filter member 33 is made of a white plastic material, is formed in a thin bottomed box shape with an open rear surface, and is arranged side by side on the display base 10 on the front surface (bottom surface). A plurality of display windows 341 are opened at positions corresponding to the respective product samples 8 placed, and a ¥ mark (not shown) is printed on the left end (front view of the vending machine) of the display window 341. . The case 34 has five attachment pieces 342 extending rearward, and the attachment pieces 342 are provided with screw insertion holes.

  For assembling the price display module 30 to the display base 10 (fixing member 12), the price display module 30 is inserted into the fixing member 12 from the opened front of the fixing member 12. At this time, the three attachment pieces 342 on the center side of the price display module 30 are opposed to the attachment pieces 122b fixed to the three bars 122a of the fixing member 12, and the screw holes of the attachment pieces 122b and the screw insertion of the attachment pieces 342 are inserted. The holes are matched and a screw is screwed into the screw hole of the mounting piece 122b through the screw insertion hole of the mounting piece 342. Next, the attachment pieces 342 at the left and right ends of the price display module 30 are screwed to the attachment pieces fixed to the lower surface of the upper surface portion 122 of the fixing member 12. As a result, the price display module 30 is fixed to the fixing member 12, the price module 30 closes the opening portion in front of the fixing member 12, and the front surface of the price price module 30 is exposed to the front of the fixing member 12. A protrusion 343 (see FIG. 1B) that protrudes upward from the head of the case 34 in the price display module 30 closes a gap between the price display module 30 and the lower end of the front surface portion 121 of the fixing member 12. Thus, the light from the fluorescent lamp 40 is prevented from leaking from the gap.

  Next, an example of attachment of the display stand 10 shown in FIG. 2 to the vending machine inner door 6 (see FIG. 3) will be described. First, the annular cold / hot display body 20 is hung on the fixing member 12 to which the price display module 30 is fixed. In this case, the cold temperature display body 20 is attached to the guide portion 121a of the front surface portion 121 and the guide portion 123b of the rear surface portion 123 of the fixed member 12 through the price display module 30 into the ring of the cold temperature display body 20 from below the fixed member 12. To do. Thus, the fixing member 12 to which the cold / hot display body 20 is mounted is attached to the inner door 6. The fixing member 12 is attached to the middle door 6 by inserting a locking piece 123a formed on the rear surface portion 123 of the fixing member 12 into a hole (not shown) provided in the middle door 6 and locking it. . Then, the mounting table 11 is assembled to the fixing member 12 attached to the inner door 6. In this case, the fitting pin 13 provided on the left and right side walls 112 of the mounting table 11 is inserted into the deformed groove 15 through the opening at the upper end of the insertion / removal groove 15a in the deformed groove 15 formed on the left and right side walls 124, 124 of the fixing member 12. To do. And the mounting base 11 is assembled | attached to the fixing member 12 integrally by latching the fitting pin 13 inserted in the deformed groove 15 to the slide groove part 15c. Finally, the fluorescent lamp 40 is attached to the inside of the display base 10. In this case, the fluorescent lamp 40 is inserted from the opening part in front of the display base 10, that is, the opening part below the price display module 30. The fluorescent lamp 40 is inserted into the socket and attached. The product sample 8 may be placed on the mounting table 11 in advance, and after the mounting table 11 is attached to the fixing member 12 as described above, the fitting pin 13 is moved from the slide groove portion 15c of the deformed groove 15. The product sample 8 may be attached in this state by sliding the mounting table 11 to the forward tilting posture at the position by sliding it in the arcuate groove 15b.

  As described above, when the fluorescent lamp 40 is turned on in a state where the display base 10 is attached to the inner door 6 (operating state of the vending machine), light enters the inside of the product sample 8 from the engagement hole 114 opened in the mounting base 11. After being introduced, the product sample 8 is illuminated from the inside and displayed as if it were a luminous body. The light of the fluorescent lamp 40 that illuminates the product sample 8 is applied to the cold / warm display body 20 through the light transmission window of the front surface 121 of the fixing member 12 of the display stand 10, whereby the cold / warm display body 20 is also illuminated brightly. . Further, when power is supplied to the price display module 30 and the product price is displayed on the digital display 31, the product price (light of the digital display 31) passes through the filter member 33 and enters the display window 341 of the case 34. Is displayed. In this case, since the filter member 33 is colored in black, the display window 341 displays a number on the digital display 31 indicating the product price on a black background.

  Here, when changing the cool / cold compartment in the vending machine cabinet at the turn of the season, that is, the cool / cold compartment of multiple product storage rooms that store products in a heated (cold) state, etc. It is necessary to switch the cooling / heating pattern of the product sample 8 placed on the table 10. Such switching of the cooling / heating pattern in the display table 10 is performed by opening the outer door 2 of the vending machine and then opening the inner door 6 locked in the closed state on the outer door 2 to expose the front surface of the display table 10. . And it carries out by putting a finger | toe on the cold / warm display body 20 spanned on the display stand 10, and making it go around in the left-right direction by manual operation. Here, since the cold temperature display body 20 is held in the guide part 121a and the guide part 123b of the fixing member 12 and is in a free state, it can be easily circulated by a finger. When the cold / warm pattern display body 20 is provided with the cool / warm pattern group representing the cool / warm state and the cool / warm pattern group representing the warmed state on each half of the circumferential direction of the annular belt, each product sample 8 All (12 pieces) corresponding to the form in which the refrigerated state cold temperature pattern is located, all (12 pieces) in which the refrigerated state cold temperature pattern is located, the refrigerated state cold pattern group and the refrigerated state cold temperature It is possible to obtain a configuration in which one of the boundary 12a with the pattern group is located and one side thereof is a cold temperature pattern in a refrigerated state and the other side is a cold temperature pattern in a refrigerated state.

  In addition, if it is necessary to change the product price by replacing the product in the vending machine or switching to a new product, the product can be operated by operating the remote control box setting keyboard provided in advance in the vending machine. Price changes are performed. That is, when the vending machine is set to the setting mode by operating the setting keyboard and a new product price is input by a predetermined input procedure, the storage content stored in the storage unit storing the product price is updated and the digital display 31 The new product price is displayed and the set content is confirmed, and if it is confirmed that it is set correctly, the new product price is stored in the storage unit. As described above, when the product price needs to be changed, the product price can be easily changed by operating the setting keyboard of the remote control box.

  In the above-described embodiment, the filter member 33 is described as being formed of a single horizontally long plastic. However, the present invention is not limited to this, and a filter member 33 having a size that covers the display window 341 of the case 34 is prepared. These can also be attached to the display window 341. In addition, the case 34 of the price display module 30 is made of a white plastic material and printed with a Y mark in the vicinity of the display window 341. However, the present invention is not limited to this, and the case 34 is made of transparent plastic. Can be formed. Thus, when the case 34 is transparent, the filter member 33 colored in black is seen through the case 34, and the filter member 33 can be differentiated from other vending machines. In this case, a light emitting diode (white) is mounted on the left end (front view of the vending machine) of the digital display 31 on the printed circuit board 32, and a ¥ mark is placed at a position facing the light emitting diode of the filter member 33. Printing (it should be the same color as the light emission color of the digital display 31), and by irradiating the issuing diode with a \ mark, the \ mark will appear in the same way as the number indicating the product price of the digital display. Is displayed. Thus, the present invention is not limited to the embodiment, and various modifications can be made without departing from the present invention.

  As described above, according to the present invention, a plurality of product samples 8 are placed on the display stand 10 disposed in the display chamber 5 formed in the outer door 2, and a cold / hot pattern corresponding to the product sample 8 is displayed. The vending machine is provided with a price indicator composed of a digital display 31 provided to correspond to the annular cold / hot display 20 and the plurality of product samples 8 and individually displaying the selling price of the product sample 8. The price display body is formed as a horizontally long price display module 30 with the digital display 31 built in, and the annular cold / hot display body 20 is disposed on the display base 10 as an illumination light source (fluorescent light). The price display module 30 is disposed in the lower region of the cold / hot display 20 and is disposed in the vicinity of the upper surface of the display base 10 so as not to overlap the lamp 40) in the front-rear direction. 10 is disposed so as to be exposed on the front surface of the illumination base 10, and an illumination light source (fluorescent lamp) in which a guide portion 123 b for guiding the annular cold / hot display 20 on the rear surface portion 123 of the display base 10 is provided on the display base 10. 40), the illumination light source (fluorescent lamp 40) can be brought close to the rear surface portion 123 of the display base 10, and the price display module 30 is placed in front of the illumination light source (fluorescent lamp 40). Space can be provided. Therefore, it is possible to mount the annular cold / hot display 20 and the digital display 31 for selling price display without changing the external dimensions of the display stand 10, and it is possible to apply to an existing vending machine.

  In the embodiment described above, the annular cool / warm display 20 is disposed in the vicinity of the upper surface of the display base 10 that does not overlap the illumination light source (fluorescent lamp 40) provided in the display base 10 in the front-rear direction. As described above, the position where the annular cool / warm display 20 is not overlapped with the illumination light source (fluorescent lamp 40) arranged in the display base 10 in the front-rear direction is the same as the cool light display 20 as the illumination light source (fluorescent lamp 40) It does not mean that the temperature / temperature display body 10 does not have an adverse effect on the layout when the price display module 30 is arranged on the display base 10 without changing the external dimensions of the display base 10. It may overlap with the illumination light source (fluorescent lamp 40) in the front-rear direction, and is not limited to the embodiment.

The display stand which is Embodiment 1 of this invention is shown, (a) is the front view, (b) is AA sectional drawing of (a). It is a perspective view which decomposes | disassembles and shows the display stand of FIG. It is a perspective view of the outside door open state which shows the whole vending machine structure concerning the implementation object of the present invention.

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DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Main body cabinet 2 Outer door 5 Display room 6 Middle door 8 Sample product 10 Display stand 11 Mounting stand 12 Fixed member 20 Cold / warm display body 30 Price display module 31 Digital display 32 Printed circuit board 33 Filter member 40 Illumination light source (fluorescent light)

Claims (4)

A plurality of product samples are placed side by side on the display stand arranged in the display room of the outer door, and a cold temperature display body that displays a cooling / temperature pattern corresponding to the product sample and the plurality of product samples are supported. A vending machine having a price indicator composed of a digital indicator that individually displays the selling price of the product sample, the price indicator being horizontally long in the left-right direction incorporating the digital indicator Formed as a price display module, and the annular cool / cold display body is disposed in the vicinity of the upper surface of the display base that does not overlap with the illumination light source disposed in the front / rear direction, the price display module A vending machine, wherein the vending machine is disposed in a lower region of the cold / warm display body so as to be exposed on the front surface of the display stand. 2. The vending machine according to claim 1, wherein the annular cold / hot display body is made of a light transmitting material, and an illumination light source disposed inside the display stand is used as a backlight light source. 2. The vending machine according to claim 1, wherein the price display module includes a printed circuit board on which a plurality of digital displays are mounted, and a filter member that covers the front surface of the printed circuit board and the digital display. A vending machine comprising a case having a plurality of display windows corresponding to a digital display to be performed, wherein the case is fixed to a display base. 4. The vending machine according to claim 3, wherein the case is white or colorless and transparent through which the filter member can be seen.

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