JPH0760469B2 - Vending machine display - Google Patents

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION (a) Field of Industrial Application The present invention relates to a display device for a vending machine.

(B) Conventional technology Conventionally, vending machines have been able to sell cooled products and heated products together, so that customers can easily distinguish between cooled products and heated products and select their products. ,
A display plate indicating that the product is a cooling product or a heating product is detachably provided corresponding to the displayed product and the product selection button.

The display plate is configured so that it can be changed from a cooled product to a heated product or can be displayed from a heated product to a cooled product depending on the season.
In the publication, a display plate having a fitting concave portion is attached to a holding plate having a fitting concave portion such that the fitting concave portions of the ring and the fitting convex portion of the ring are fitted together. The configuration is shown in which the display plate is mounted so as to be sandwiched between the pressing plate and the fitting recess by inserting and fitting.

(C) Problem to be Solved by the Invention In the conventional technique having such a structure, although the display plate can be replaced, the ring is held while the fitting recess of the display plate is held in a corresponding position to the fitting recess of the holding plate. Since the fitting convex portion of (1) is inserted into and fitted into the fitting concave portion of the holding plate and the display plate and the display plate is detachably mounted, it is troublesome and time-consuming to mount the display plate.

According to the present invention, the display plate is made of an elastic material having a bent portion and both sides of the bent portion are used as the display surface.
The replacement is to provide an automatic vending display device which can be easily removed by simply lifting the elastic member to remove the locking portion and changing the mounting position to insert the device.

(D) Means for Solving the Problems The present invention is directed to a display substrate provided with a display window that opens corresponding to a product selection button, and display surfaces provided on both sides of a bent portion to sandwich the edges of both display surfaces. A display plate made of an elastic material capable of displaying either one of the display surfaces through a display window by providing a locking recess on the
The guide part provided on the back surface of the display board so as to lock and hold the edge of the display surface displayed on the display window and the display surface of the display plate on the side not displayed on the display window so that it can be supported by the rear side of the display board. The guide plate extended to the guide plate and the rear of the guide plate so that the display plate supported by the guide plate is inserted and locked in the locking recess to hold the display plate between the guide plate and the guide plate. It is provided with a locking piece provided and a notch provided so that the display plate locked by the locking piece can be removed by opening at the rear part of the guide plate.

(E) Operation In the present invention having such a configuration, the edge of the display surface of the display plate displayed on the display window is formed in the guide portion from the back side of the display substrate, and the display surface of the display plate on the non-display side is used as the guide plate. By displaying the one display surface of the display plate from the display window by contacting and inserting and locking the locking recess of the edge of the display surface that is in contact with the guide plate into the locking piece. Can be detachably locked and held between the guide portion and the locking piece. The locked and held display plate can be removed by inserting a finger into the cutout portion, picking up the edge of the display plate, and moving the display plate in the direction of removing the locking recess from the locking piece.

(F) Embodiment Each drawing shows an embodiment of the present invention, in which 1 is a vending machine main body, and a front door 2 which can open and close the front surface of the main body 1 is pivotally supported on the front surface.

The front door 2 is provided with an exhibition room 4 covered with a transparent panel 3 on the upper front side, and a coin slot 5, a product outlet 6 and the like on the lower front side.

On the front surface of the transparent panel 3, a large number of product selection buttons 7
Are arranged side by side, and product samples 8 are arranged in the exhibition room 4 corresponding to the respective product selection buttons 7.

The product selection button 7 is disposed on the front surface of the transparent panel 3 on a decorative frame body 9 that extends in the left-right direction. The decorative frame body 9 is fixed to the transparent panel 3 with the mounting frame body 10 provided inside the exhibition room 4 so as to sandwich the transparent panel 3.

11 is a substantially U-shaped cross section and is formed into a substantially horizontal top wall.
11A, a sloping front wall 11B, and a lower surface wall 11C as a substantially horizontal guide plate, which is a display substrate, extends long corresponding to the decorative frame 9, and has a front wall 11B. A large number of display windows 12 corresponding to the product selection buttons 7 are provided.

Further, the display board 11 is provided with locking pieces 13 which are bent and projected upward at the rear part of the lower surface wall 11C so as to correspond to the respective display windows 12, and fingers can be inserted in parallel with the respective locking pieces 13. The mounting frame body is provided with notches 14 that open rearward in the
It is fixed on 10.

Reference numeral 15 is a bent portion 15C and is provided with display surfaces 15A and 15B on both sides, and both ends of the display surfaces 15A and 15B are provided with locking recesses 16 symmetrically to have elasticity and allow light to pass therethrough. It is a display plate made of a flat plate material, and one display surface 15A is printed with "HOT" and the sales price are displayed with a warm color of ink that can transmit light to display the sales state of the product, and the other The display surface 15B is printed with "COLD" and the selling price are displayed in a cold color of light-transmitting ink to display the sales state of the product.

And the display plate 15, the edge of one display surface 15A, 15B to be displayed from the display window 12 is abutted and locked to the upper surface wall 11A acting as a guide portion, and the other display surface 15A, 15B end. By inserting and locking the locking recessed portion 16 of the edge into the locking piece 13, one of the display surfaces 15A and 15B abuts on the back surface of the front wall 11B by its elasticity, and the other display surface 15A and 15B is a guide plate. It abuts on the upper surface of 11C and is detachably attached and held between the upper surface wall 11A and the locking piece 13 to display the display surfaces 15A and 15B forward from the display window 12.

That is, the display plate 15 forms a bent portion 15C between the display surfaces 15A and 15B at an angle larger than the angle formed by the front wall 11B and the lower wall 11C, and resists its elasticity. The edges of the display surfaces 15A and 15B to be displayed are locked to the top wall 11A, and the other display surface
When the locking recesses 16 at the edges of 15A and 15B are inserted and locked in the locking piece 13, both display surfaces 15A and 15B are elastically moved to the front wall 11 respectively.
It is designed to be pressed against B and the lower surface wall 11C and held.

Therefore, when removing the display plate 15, insert a finger into the notch 14 and pick the edge of the display plate 15 corresponding to the notch 14,
It can be removed by removing the locking recess 16 from the locking piece 13 upward.

Reference numeral 17 denotes an inner door that can be opened and closed when the front door 2 is opened. The inner door 17 is provided on the back surface of the front door 2, and the interior of the exhibition room 4 can be opened from the rear by opening the door. .

On the front surface of the inner door 17, the rear portion of the display substrate 11 and the mounting frame body
10 The display base 18 that extends to the front corresponding to the rear portion is provided, and the display base 18 is closed with the inner door 17 closed to the back surface of the front door 2.
The front end of the display substrate 11 and the rear portion of the mounting frame body 10 are abutted and fitted to each other.

Further, an opening 19 is provided on the upper surface of the display base 18 corresponding to the product selection button 7, and the product sample 8 formed of a member that transmits light is provided so as to cover the opening 19. There is. Then, a fluorescent lamp 20 as an illuminating device is extendedly installed in the display base 18, and the commodity sample 8 is illuminated from the inside through the opening 19 and the display window 15 displayed on the display window 12 is illuminated from the rear surface. I am trying to do it.

Illumination of this fluorescent light 20 allows product sample 8 and display window.
The display surfaces 15A and 15B of the display plate 15 displayed on 12 are displayed brightly and can be seen from the front of the vending machine body 1 through the transparent panel 3.

In this configuration, when the display on the display plate 15 is changed, the front door 2 is first opened and then the inner door 17 is opened. As a result, the exhibition room 4 is opened, and the back surface of the display substrate 11 is opened so that the above-described operation of attaching and detaching the display plate 15 can be performed.

(G) Effect of the Invention With the above-described configuration, the present invention has effects such that the display plate can be easily attached and detached, and the display can be easily changed by changing the mounting position of the display plate. .

[Brief description of drawings]

Each drawing shows an embodiment of the present invention. FIG. 1 is a vertical sectional side view of an exhibition room portion, FIG. 2 is a front perspective view of a display substrate portion,
FIG. 3 is a rear perspective view of the display substrate portion, FIG. 4 is a perspective view of the display plate, and FIG. 5 is a front perspective view of the vending machine. 7 ... Product selection button, 11 ... Display substrate, 11A ... Top wall (guide part), 11C ... Bottom wall (guide plate), 12 ...
Display window, 13 ... Locking piece, 14 ... Notch, 15 ... Display plate,
15A, 15B ... Display surface, 15C ... Bent portion, 6 ... Locking recess.

Claims (1)

[Claims] 1. A display substrate provided with a display window opened corresponding to a product selection button, and display surfaces provided on both sides of a bent portion so as to sandwich a locking recess at both edges. A display plate made of an elastic material capable of displaying one of the display surfaces from the display window, a guide portion provided on the back surface of the display substrate so as to retain and hold the edge of the display surface displayed on the display window, and the display window. A guide plate extending rearward of the display substrate so as to be able to abut and support the display surface of the display plate on the side not to be displayed, and insert and lock into the locking recess at the edge of the display surface supported by this guide plate Then, the locking piece provided on the rear part of the guide plate so as to hold the display plate between the guide part and the display plate locked by this locking piece is pinched to open the rear part of the guide plate detachably. A display device for a vending machine, comprising: