JP2011034301A - Vending machine - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a vending machine that is applicable even to machines already shipped or installed and reduces the loss of sales opportunity. <P>SOLUTION: The vending machine includes an outer door 10 that constitutes a front surface and has at least two window parts 21 and 22 for mounting a paper money insertion section 14 into which paper money is inserted, and a fluorescent lamp 20 for illuminating a region for sale in the outer door 10. The vending machine sells products stored therein when the machine is in service and satisfies a desired selling condition. The vending machine also includes a display member 30 that has a built-in light source 34, is arranged so that the display surface 321 can be seen from the front surface through the window part 22, turns on the light source 34 when at least the fluorescent lamp 20 is turned off and the machine is in service, and displays a display object shown on the display surface 321. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2011,JPO&amp;INPIT

Description

  More particularly, the present invention relates to a vending machine, more specifically, a door body that forms a front surface and that has at least two windows for mounting a banknote insertion section for inserting banknotes, The present invention relates to a vending machine that includes a main illumination unit that illuminates a sales area, and that sells products stored therein when it can be sold and has desired sales conditions.

  Conventionally, the outer door that constitutes the front of the vending machine has been provided with a product selection button for selecting a product, a bill insertion slot, a coin insertion slot, and a coin return slot. A sales corresponding area represented by a display window made visible, or a translucent board member on which a product to be sold and an image advertisement of the product are drawn on the front surface is provided. Such a sales corresponding area is illuminated by a main illumination unit such as a fluorescent lamp or LED.

  On the other hand, due to recent demands for energy saving, for example, in vending machines installed indoors, depending on indoor lighting in the installation environment, the main lighting unit is turned off even in a state where it can be sold. is there. And what is lighting a main illumination part when it is judged that the user appeared with the built-in human detection sensor is known (for example, refer patent document 1).

Japanese Patent No. 3006284

  In the vending machine proposed in Patent Document 1 described above, when the human detection sensor does not detect the user, the main illumination unit is turned off, and the integrated display provided on the front surface of the outer door The word “sale” which is always displayed on a part of the container indicates that the product is in a state where it can be sold.

  However, since the word “on sale” in such an integrated display is not displayed in a large size, a user outside the area that can be detected by the human detection sensor can sell the vending machine. This may result in a loss of sales opportunities as a result.

  On the other hand, in a general vending machine, the outer door is provided with at least two windows for mounting a bill insertion portion having a bill insertion slot, that is, a rectangular opening, at the time of shipment, or It is known that a bill insertion portion is attached to one window portion at the time of installation, and a so-called blindfold plate is attached to the other window portion.

  In view of the above circumstances, an object of the present invention is to provide a vending machine that can be applied to a product that has been shipped or installed, and that can reduce the loss of sales opportunities.

  In order to achieve the above object, the vending machine according to claim 1 of the present invention has a front surface and at least two windows for mounting a bill insertion portion for inserting a bill. An automatic selling machine that has a door and a main lighting unit that illuminates the sales area of the door, and that is in a state where it can be sold and has desired sales conditions. In a vending machine, a light source is built in, and the display surface of the vending machine is arranged in such a manner that it can be viewed from the front through a single window, and at least the main illumination unit is turned off and is in a state that can be sold A display member that turns on the light source and displays the display object shown on the display surface, wherein the display member is provided with the light source and closes a rear area of the one window portion. Metal mounting attached to the door body with And a display portion made of resin that transmits the light emitted from the light source, and emits light emitted from the light source in a manner substantially parallel to the display surface. It is characterized in that it is reflected by the mounting portion and transmitted through the display portion.

  According to the vending machine of the present invention, the display member incorporating the light source is disposed in such a manner that its own display surface is visible from the front through one window portion, so that it has been shipped or installed. It can also be applied to existing ones. And since the display member turns on the light source and displays the display object shown on the display surface when at least the main illumination part is turned off and is in a state that can be sold, the installed environment is relatively Even when it is dark, it can be appealed that it can be sold to users. Therefore, the present invention can be applied to a product that has been shipped or installed, and has an effect of reducing loss of sales opportunities. In addition, the display member has a light source and a metal attachment portion attached to the door body in a manner to close the rear area of the one window portion, and has a display surface, and is emitted from the light source. A display unit made of a resin that transmits light, and the light emitted from the light source in a manner substantially parallel to the display surface is reflected by the mounting unit and transmitted through the display unit. Even when a sufficient size in the front-rear direction cannot be ensured, there is an effect that the display portion can be evenly illuminated without causing light unevenness.

FIG. 1 is a front view of a vending machine according to an embodiment of the present invention. FIG. 2 is an enlarged front view showing an enlarged main part of the front surface of the vending machine shown in FIG. FIG. 3 is an exploded perspective view showing the main components of the display member in an exploded manner. FIG. 4 is a cross-sectional side view schematically showing a state where the display member is attached to the outer door.

  Hereinafter, preferred embodiments of a vending machine according to the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings as appropriate.

  FIG. 1 is a front view of a vending machine according to an embodiment of the present invention. The vending machine illustrated here is installed indoors, for example, for selling products such as canned beverages and beverages in plastic bottles, and includes a main body cabinet 1.

  The main body cabinet 1 is formed as a rectangular heat insulating casing having an open front surface. Inside the main body cabinet 1, a plurality of independent commodity storages are arranged side by side, though not explicitly shown in the drawing. These merchandise containers are for accommodating merchandise such as canned drinks and plastic bottled drinks at a desired temperature. The product storage box is provided with a product storage rack, a carry-out mechanism, and a carry-out shooter. The commodity storage rack is for storing commodities in a form that is lined up in the vertical direction. The carry-out mechanism is provided at the lower part of the product storage rack, and is used to carry out the products at the bottom of the product group stored in the product storage rack one by one. The carry-out shooter is for guiding the product carried out from the carry-out mechanism to a product outlet 17 described later.

  In the vending machine, an inner door and an outer door (door body) 10 (not shown) are provided on one side edge of the main body cabinet 1 in a manner that can be opened and closed. The inner door is a heat insulating door having a size sufficient to cover the front surface of the commodity storage provided in the main body cabinet 1.

  The outer door 10 has a size sufficient to cover the front opening of the main body cabinet 1, and constitutes the front surface of the vending machine when the front opening of the main body cabinet 1 is closed. . The outer door 10 is provided with a display window 11, a product selection button 12, a coin slot 13, a bill insertion part 14, an integrated display 15, a coin return port 16, and a product outlet 17 on the front side.

  The display window 11 is a window for allowing the user to visually recognize the product sample 2 disposed inside the outer door 10. The product sample 2 is placed side by side on a product stage 3 provided in a plurality of stages in the vertical direction in a room defined inside the outer door 10. Such a room is provided with a fluorescent lamp 20 (the fluorescent lamp in the product stage 3 is not shown) for illuminating the ceiling portion of the room and the product stage 3, and is sold together with the display window 11. The area is configured. When the fluorescent lamp 20 is turned on, the fluorescent lamp 20 constitutes a main illumination unit that illuminates the room, that is, the sales corresponding area. In the present embodiment, the fluorescent lamp 20 is shown as an example of the main illumination unit. However, the present invention is not limited to this, and an LED or the like may constitute the main illumination unit.

  The product selection button 12 is a push button switch for the user to select a purchased product, and is arranged for each product sample 2 that is visually recognized through the display window 11. The coin slot 13 is an opening through which a user inserts coins. The coins inserted through the coin insertion slot 13 are identified in a coin processing machine (not shown), and then stored in a coin-type change tube of the coin processing machine or a coin collection box (not shown). .

  The banknote insertion part 14 has a banknote insertion opening 14 a and is attached to one window part 21 formed on the front surface of the outer door 10. The banknote insertion port 14a in the banknote insertion part 14 is an opening for a user to insert a banknote. Here, the outer door 10 is provided with two windows 21 and 22 for mounting the banknote insertion portion 14 in this embodiment, that is, two rectangular openings arranged side by side. A bill insertion portion 14 is attached to the window portion 21.

  The banknote inserted through the banknote insertion slot 14a of the banknote insertion section 14 is identified with a denomination in a banknote processing machine (not shown) called a bill validator. Moreover, the said banknote insertion port 14a has a function for returning the banknote which could not be identified in a banknote processing machine.

  The integrated display 15 is for displaying various information to the user, such as the amount of money input, whether or not it is being sold, and whether or not there is change. The coin return port 16 is an opening for returning to the user a coin that could not be identified by the coin processor or a coin that would become a change. The product outlet 17 is an opening through which a user receives a product paid out from the inside of the main body cabinet 1.

  In the vending machine, in addition to the above configuration, a human detection sensor 18 and a display member 30 are provided. As shown in FIG. 1, the human detection sensor 18 is provided on the front surface of the outer door 10 and is a detection means for detecting whether a user is present in front of the vending machine. When the human detection sensor 18 detects a user, the detection signal is given to a control unit (not shown), and lighting control of the fluorescent lamp 20 as a main illumination unit is performed as will be described later.

  As shown in an enlarged view in FIG. 2, the display member 30 is attached to the other window portion 22 of the outer door 10, that is, a window portion (hereinafter also referred to as another window portion 22) in which the bill insertion portion 14 is not attached. It is. This display member 30 is arranged in such a manner that its own display surface 321 is visible from the front surface through another window portion 22.

  FIG. 3 is an exploded perspective view showing the main components of the display member 30 in an exploded manner, and FIG. 4 is a cross-sectional side view schematically showing a state in which the display member 30 is attached to the outer door 10. The display member 30 exemplified here includes an attachment portion 31 and a display portion 32.

  The attachment portion 31 is made of a metal formed by appropriately bending a metal member such as a sheet metal colored in white, for example, a base portion 311, an upper bent portion 312 where the upper end portion of the base portion 311 is bent, and the base portion 311. The lower bent portion 313 is bent at the lower end portion, the left bent portion 314 is bent at the left end portion of the base portion 311, and the right bent portion 315 is bent at the right end portion of the base portion 311. A recess 33 is provided.

  The base 311 constitutes the bottom surface of the recess 33. The upper bent portion 312 includes an upper front extending portion 3121 extending forward from the upper end of the base portion 311 and a drooping portion 3122 extending upward from the extending end portion of the upper front extending portion 3121. The drooping portion 3122 is provided with a plurality of insertion holes 3123 through which fastening members N such as screws are inserted. As shown in FIG. 4, for example, a light source 34 incorporating an LED or the like is installed in the upper front extension 3121 of the upper bent portion 312. The light source 34 is electrically connected to a power source (not shown) via a cable C. The light source 34 is configured to emit light upward in a manner substantially parallel to the display surface 321 when the light source 34 is turned on.

  The lower bent portion 313 includes a lower front extending portion 3131 that extends forward from the lower end of the base portion 311, and a hanging portion 3132 that extends downward from the extending end portion of the lower front extending portion 3131. Similar to the hanging part 3122, the hanging part 3132 is provided with a plurality of insertion holes 3133 through which the fastening members N such as screws are inserted. As shown in FIG. 4, for example, a light source 34 incorporating an LED or the like is installed in the lower front extension 3131 of the lower bent portion 313. The light source 34 is electrically connected to a power source (not shown) via a cable C. The light source 34 is configured to emit light upward in a manner substantially parallel to the display surface 321 when the light source 34 is turned on. In addition, the light source 34 is installed in a state of being displaced forward and backward from the light source 34 installed in the upper front extending portion 3121.

  The left bent portion 314 includes a left front extending portion 3141 extending forward from the left end of the base portion 311 and a right extending portion 3142 extending rightward from the extending end portion of the left front extending portion 3141. is doing. A rectangular attachment hole 3143 is formed at a position from the extending end portion of the left front extending portion 3141 to the right extending portion 3142.

  The right bent portion 315 includes a right front extending portion 3151 extending forward from the right end of the base portion 311 and a left extending portion 3152 extending leftward from the extending end portion of the right front extending portion 3151. is doing. A rectangular attachment hole 3153 is formed at a location from the extending end of the right front extending portion 3151 to the left extending portion 3152.

  The display unit 32 is formed of, for example, a light-transmitting resin material exhibiting milky white color, and the front surface is a flat display surface 321. The display portion 32 has a size sufficient to cover the opening of the concave portion 33 of the attachment portion 31 and a size that can pass through the other window portion 22, and is formed at both left and right ends of the display portion 32. As shown in FIG. 3, the engaged claw 322 is engaged with the mounting portion 31 as a result of entering the mounting holes 3143 and 3153 of the mounting portion 31. The display portion 32 is provided with rubber packing as necessary.

  A sheet body 323 showing various displays is attached to the display surface 321 of such a display unit 32. In this embodiment, as shown in FIG. The indicated sheet body 323 is affixed, and as a result, the display surface 321 shows a display object in which the word “on sale” is greatly written.

  As shown in FIG. 4, the display member 30 having such a configuration passes through another window portion 22 from the rear surface side of the outer door 10 toward the front side, and the upper portion of the other window portion 22 is over the other window portion 22. By fastening the hanging part 3122 and the hanging part 3132 of the attachment part 31 to the attachment metal 221 welded to the edge part and the lower edge part through the fastening member N, the other window part 22 is arranged in a state in which watertightness is ensured. Can be set. The concave portion 33 of the mounting portion 31 is surrounded by the base 311, the upper bent portion 312, the lower bent portion 313, the left bent portion 314, and the right bent portion 315, so that the mounting portion 31 can be connected to other windows. The rear region of the portion 22 can be closed.

  In the vending machine having the above configuration, the display object on the display surface 321 of the display member 30 can be displayed as follows.

  As a premise of the explanation, it is assumed that the vending machine is in a state where it can be sold and the contained goods can be sold. Here, the lighting control of the fluorescent lamp 20 as the main illumination unit will be described first.

  It is assumed that the fluorescent lamp 20 is turned off by the control unit. Then, when the human detection sensor 18 detects that there is a user in front of the vending machine and the detection time exceeds a preset set time, the control unit determines that the user has appeared and the fluorescence is detected. The lamp 20 is turned on. The control unit that has turned on the fluorescent lamp 20 turns off the fluorescent lamp 20 again after elapse of a predetermined lighting continuous time.

  In this way, in the vending machine, each light source 34 is always turned on regardless of the lighting control of the fluorescent lamp 20 which is the main illumination unit. Thereby, each light from the light source 34 is emitted upward or downward in a manner substantially parallel to the display surface 321. The emitted light is mainly reflected repeatedly between the upper front extension 3121 and the lower front extension 3131, and then passes through the display unit 32 (display surface 321). As a result, the display item (“on sale”) shown on the display surface 321 is displayed. In other words, the display member 30 makes it clear that the display object shown on the display surface 321 is in a state that can be sold.

  As described above, in the vending machine according to the present embodiment, the display member 30 is disposed in the other window portion 22, and therefore, the present invention can be applied to an existing product that has been shipped or installed. And when it is a state which can be sold, the light source 34 of the display member 30 is always lighted regardless of the lighting state of the fluorescent lamp 20 which is the main illumination unit, and the display shown on the display surface 321 of the display unit 32 is displayed. Since an item (“on sale”) is displayed, even if the installation environment is relatively dark, it is possible to appeal to the user that the item can be sold. Therefore, it can be applied to those that have been shipped or installed, and loss of sales opportunities can be reduced.

  According to the vending machine, the attachment portion 31 of the display member 30 closes the rear area of the other window portion 22 when the display member 30 is disposed on the other window portion 22. Even if the portion 32 is broken, the anti-theft property can be ensured, and in particular, the banknote handling machine installed in the rear area of the one window portion 21 can be protected.

  Further, according to the vending machine, the display member 30 reflects the light emitted from the light source 34 between the upper front extending portion 3121 and the lower front extending portion 3131 of the mounting portion 31, and then the display unit 32 ( Since the display surface 321) is transmitted, the display unit 32 (display surface 321) can be evenly lit without causing light unevenness even when the front-rear size of the display member 30 cannot be secured sufficiently. It becomes possible.

  The preferred embodiment of the present invention has been described above, but the present invention is not limited to this, and various modifications can be made.

  In the above-described embodiment, when the detection time by the human detection sensor 18 exceeds the set time, the fluorescent lamp 20 as the main illumination unit is turned on. However, in the present invention, the fluorescent lamp is always turned on. Alternatively, it may be lit only in a predetermined time zone, or may be lit according to ambient brightness.

  In embodiment mentioned above, although the outer door 10 showed the example which provided two rectangular opening (window part 21 and 22) for mounting | wearing with the banknote insertion part 14 in the side-by-side aspect, this book was shown. In the present invention, the openings may be provided in a vertically arranged manner, or three or more openings may be provided.

  In the embodiment described above, the display surface 321 of the display member 30 is described as being located on the same plane as the outer surface of the outer door 10. However, in the present invention, the display surface of the display member is separated from the outer surface of the outer door. The display member may be provided so as to protrude, and in this case, the periphery of the display member can be illuminated.

  In the above-described embodiment, the light source 34 of the display member 30 is always lit. However, in the present invention, any light source that is lit when the fluorescent lamp that is the main illumination unit is at least turned off can be used. It may turn on under certain conditions.

  In the above-described embodiment, the vending machine is installed indoors. However, in the present invention, the vending machine is not limited to being installed indoors, and may be installed outdoors.

  As described above, the vending machine according to the present invention can be applied to products that have been shipped or installed, and is useful for reducing loss of sales opportunities.

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Main body cabinet 10 Outer door 11 Display window 14 Bill insertion part 14a Bill insertion slot 18 Human detection sensor 20 Fluorescent lamp 21 Window part 22 Window part 221 Attachment metal 30 Display member 31 Attachment part 311 Base 312 Upper bending part 3121 Upper front extension Portion 3122 Hanging portion 3123 Insertion hole 313 Lower bending portion 3131 Lower forward extension portion 3132 Hanging lower portion 3133 Insertion hole 314 Left bent portion 3141 Left front extension portion 3142 Right extension portion 3143 Mounting hole 315 Right bent portion 3151 Right front extension Part 3152 left extension part 3153 mounting hole 32 display part 321 display surface 322 engagement claw 323 sheet body 33 recessed part 34 light source C cable N fastening member

Claims (1)

A door body on which at least two windows for constituting a front surface and for mounting a bill insertion portion for inserting a bill are formed;
A vending machine that sells products stored in the door when it is in a state where it can be sold and has the desired sales conditions.
The light source is built in such a manner that its own display surface is visible from the front through one window portion, and at least when the main illumination portion is turned off and is in a state that can be sold. A display member for turning on and displaying the display object shown on the display surface;
The display member is
A metal attachment portion attached to the door body in a mode in which the light source is disposed and the rear region of the one window portion is closed;
A display unit made of resin that transmits the light emitted from the light source, and the light emitted from the light source in a manner substantially parallel to the display surface. A vending machine characterized in that the display unit reflects the light and transmits the display.

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