JPH03263291A - Illumination display sample can for automatic vending machine - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE:To more improve an illumination effect from an internal part by composing a stage of an inclined surface equipped with descending gradient on a user side, holding sample cans on the inclined surface and providing a light source at the back of the stage. CONSTITUTION:A stage 1 for sample can display in a main body of a vender is supported by a stage receiver 6 and a stage part between a front stage 2 and a back panel 3 is composed of an inclined surface 11 equipped with the descending gradient on the use side. The light source is arranged at a position close to the back of the stage 1 equipped with the inclined surface 11 as much as possible. A sample can 5 is clyndrically assembled with a permeable and elastic sheet while printing a desired pattern or the like on the surface, and held on the inclined surface 11 of the stage 1.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION (Field of Industrial Application) The present invention relates to sample cans for vending machines, and more specifically,
This invention relates to an illuminated sample can that can improve the lighting effect from inside the sample can.

(Prior Art and Problems to Be Solved) In vending machines (vendors) that sell soft drinks, alcoholic drinks, etc., sample cans similar to the actual products are displayed in front of the vending machines (vendors).

Conventionally, dummy cans, which are monolithic cans molded into a cylindrical shape, have been used as sample cans, but such dummy cans are bulky to transport from the production site to the vendor installation site, making transportation cost-effective. There are problems in that it is expensive, difficult to handle, and time consuming to replace. Furthermore, since the sample can is illuminated from the outside, there is a problem in that the illumination effect is low.

Therefore, recently, a method for assembling sample cans using sheets has emerged, changing the conventional concept of dummy cans. With this method, it is only necessary to transport the manufactured sheets to the vendor installation location.

Therefore, since the sheet is assembled into a cylindrical shape and attached to a bender, transportation costs are low and handling is extremely simple.

Further, since the illuminated sample can uses a sheet of a light-transmitting material and has predetermined designs, patterns, etc. printed on its surface and is illuminated from inside 5, the illumination effect of the sample can can be greatly increased.

However, although this sheet-based sample can assembly method significantly improves the lighting effect, when attached to a bender with a conventional structure, the sample cans are simply placed upright on a flat stage of the bender body.

In this case, the illumination effect from inside the sample can is not utilized to its fullest extent. In other words, due to the distance from the light source provided inside the bender main body, the amount of light that can be thrown into the inside of the sample can is small.

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION An object of the present invention is to provide a novel illuminated sample can for a vending machine that can further improve the illumination effect from the inside in a sample can assembly method using sheets, which eliminates the drawbacks of the above-mentioned prior art. It is something.

(Means for Solving the Problems) In order to solve the above problems, the inventors of the present invention have conducted extensive research into ways to bring the distance between the sample can and the light source as close as possible, and have hereby accomplished the present invention.

That is, the present invention provides an electric lamp in which a sample can made by bending a sheet of a predetermined shape into a cylindrical shape is placed on a display stage of a vendor body, and the sample can is illuminated from inside by a light source provided inside the vendor body. A decorative sample can, characterized in that the stage is composed of an inclined surface having a downward slope toward the front side, the sample can is held on the inclined surface, and a light source is provided on the back side of the fifth stage. Preferably, the stage is rotatable.

The present invention will be explained in more detail below using the drawings.

(Example 1) The most distinctive feature of the present invention is that the distance between the illuminated sample can and the light source can be made as short as possible.

FIG. 1 is a perspective view schematically showing its configuration. In the figure, 1 is a sample can display stage of the vendor body, 2 is a front stage, 3 is a back panel, and 4 is a sample can with a cap 5 on it.

The stage 1 is supported by a stage support 6, and at least the stage portion between the front stage 2 and the back panel 3 is composed of an inclined surface 11 having a downward slope toward the front side. The steeper the slope from the center to the bottom of the stage, the longer the front surface of the sample can 4 can be used in the vertical direction, but conversely, the width of use near the bottom becomes smaller, so it is necessary to set the slope at an appropriate angle. It is desirable to design.

In the case of the present example shown in FIG. 1, the shape of the inclined surface 11 is an arcuate shape, and may be dimensioned so as to extend to the lower side of the front stage 2 or the back side of the back panel 3. A hole 18 of a predetermined shape and size is placed at the sample can placement position.
(See Figure 2) are being disciplined. This hole is for guiding light from a light source provided on the back side of the stage into the sample can, and is also for holding the sample can 4.

The stage 1 having such a shape can also be made rotatable as shown in FIG. The center of rotation may be located at or near the center of the arc. If stage 1 is made rotatable, for example, sample cans can be placed in multiple stages (for example, 3 stages).
When displaying the sample cans on the display, it is possible to prevent the sample cans from being difficult to see due to the stage located below the vendor being lower than the consumer's line of sight. Specifically, such a lower rotatable stage 1 is rotated to the side beyond the front of the bender (opposite the front side), the sample can is tilted to the other side, and the body of the sample can is tilted upward. do.

The light source is installed at an appropriate position on the back side of the stage 1, which has an inclined surface, but preferably at a position as close as possible to the back side of the stage. At that time, the stage support shown in FIG. 1 may have a light source attached to the fixture 6, and of course, the stage support may be placed even closer to the back side of the stage than the fixture 6. In short, the light source may be brought closer to the back side of the stage. The closer the distance to the sample can is, the better the lighting effect will be.

The sample can 5 is made of a light-transmitting and elastic sheet (described later), or a desired pattern is printed on its surface, assembled into a cylindrical shape as shown in FIG. 1, and held on the inclined surface 11 of the stage 1. ing.

The holding mechanism for the sample can 5 is not particularly limited;
A simple method is to insert the lower part of the sample can into a hole in the inclined surface of the stage.

For example, as shown in FIG.
An insertion groove 1 is provided around the hole 12 of the 1. One method is to form one or two grooves and insert the lower part of the sample can into these grooves.

In that case, the lower part of the sample can may be inserted into the single groove 13, but in order to hold the sample can more stably, a pin 14 is provided upward from the bottom of the groove 13, and this pin is shown in FIG. It is desirable that the sample can be fitted into the groove 41 formed at the bottom of the sample can 4 as shown in FIG. Also, instead of the pin, the groove 1. It is also possible to form a bridge on the upper part of the sample can and fit the lower groove 4□ of the sample can so as to straddle this bridge. In addition,
Insertion groove 1. The purpose of having multiple cans is to enable sample cans of different sizes to be held.

On the other hand, the sheet for assembling the sample can 5 into a cylindrical shape as shown in FIG. 1 has a shape as shown in the developed view of FIG. In the case of the figure, the sheet S has a substantially rectangular shape having a straight upper edge S4, side edges S2 and S3, and a lower 1#S having a predetermined curved surface. Needless to say, the shape of the curved surface of the lower edge S4 conforms to the shape of the inclined surface of the stage l, and fitting means for assembling the sheet into a cylindrical shape are formed on the side edges. In the illustrated case, slits and protrusions are formed. Of course, other means of assembly are also possible. It goes without saying that when a pin is provided around the hole 1□ of the stage 1, a groove 4□ is formed in the lower edge S.

Note that a suitable cap 5 (FIG. 1) may be placed on the top of the sample can, but using the cap 5 also prevents the light inside the sample can from leaking upward. The effect of maintaining the shape of the sample can can also be obtained.

Further, when the stage 1 is made rotatable, it is preferable to provide a stopper 7 on the back side of the back panel of the stage 1, as shown in FIG. 6, in order to keep the rotation angle constant. Moreover, if the stopper 7 is made to be movable back and forth as shown in FIG. 6(b), the rotation of the stage 1 can be controlled by moving it in and out of the back panel 3. By setting the amount of insertion and removal in multiple stages, the amount of rotation of the stage 1 can be adjusted in various ways. In the figure, 7□ is a lock screw for the stopper 7, and 61 is a stage support that also serves as a light source (fluorescent lamp).

(Example 2) FIG. 5 is a perspective view showing another embodiment of the present invention.

In this embodiment, the inclined surface 11 of the stage 1 is composed of a plurality of planes, and in the case shown in the figure, one flat plate is bent to form two planes, or two flat plates are assembled to form two planes.
It is a separate plane. The holding mechanism for the sample can 4 may be similar to that shown in FIG.

Note that when the stage 1 having such a shape is made rotatable, since the inclined surface 11 consists of a plurality of flat surfaces, a gap is created between the front stage 2 and the back panel 3 as the stage 1 rotates. In order to fill this gap, it is preferable to form the end of the flat plate constituting the stage 1 into a curved surface, preferably a curved surface having the same radius as the rotation radius.

FIG. 8 is a developed view of the sheet S used in this example,
It goes without saying that the shape of the lower edge S4 conforms to the shape of the inclined surface of the stage.

(Effects of the Invention) As explained above, according to the present invention, in an illuminated sample can for a vending machine, the distance between the sample can and the light source can be shortened, so the amount of light irradiated inside the sample can increases, making it possible to further improve the illumination effect. Also,
If the stage is rotatable, the sample can can be tilted appropriately.
There are some effects that are easy to see.

[Brief explanation of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a perspective view showing an illuminated sample can according to an embodiment of the present invention and its installation procedure. FIGS. 2 to 4 are views showing a mechanism for holding the sample can on a stage. Perspective view of Figure 3(a)-(
b) is a perspective view showing the hole provided in the stage and the groove for holding the sample can, FIG. 4 is an explanatory view showing the state in which the sample can is held, FIG. ) and (b) are perspective views showing a stopper provided on the stage. FIG. 7 is a perspective view showing an illumination sample can according to another embodiment of the present invention and its installation procedure, and FIG. 8 is a developed view of the sheet. 1...Stage, 1□...Stage slope, 1□・
...Hole, 1...Groove for inserting sample can, 14...Pin, 2...Front stage, 3...Back panel, 4...
...Sample can, 5.Cap, 6.Stage support, 6.Fluorescent lamp, 7.Stopper, S.Sheet.

Claims (4)

[Claims] (1) An illuminated sample can in which a sample can made by bending a sheet of a predetermined shape into a cylindrical shape is placed on the display stage of the vendor body, and the sample can is illuminated from inside by a light source installed inside the vendor body. An illuminated sample can for a vending machine, characterized in that the stage is made of an inclined surface having a downward slope toward the front side, the sample can is held on the inclined surface, and a light source is provided on the back side of the stage. (2) The sample can according to claim 1, wherein the stage is rotatable. (3) The sample can according to claim 2, wherein a light source is provided approximately at the center of rotation of the stage. (4) The sample can according to claim 2, wherein a rotation stopper is attached to the back panel of the stage.