JPH10302131A - vending machine - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To know at a look the good seller commodities of an automatic vending machine by preparing the sales rank display parts to show the ranks of numbers of sold pieces for each sample commodity. SOLUTION: The sales rank display parts 6 are located adjacent to the sample commodities 10 and commodity selection buttons 5 in number equal to the commodities 10. Therefore, every customer can select his favorite commodity by referring to the number of sold good seller commodities shown at the parts 6 prepared on the door front face of an automatic vending machine. When the button 5 is pushed for a desired commodity, a commodity carry-out mechanism of the designated column works to eject the designated commodity to a commodity take-out port. Thus, the good seller commodities can be appealed to the customers via the parts 6 prepared on the door of the vending machine. In such a constitution, the customers can know at a look the sales ranks of commodities for easier selection of them. In addition, the sold-out frequency of each commodity can be decreased.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a structure of a door front of a vending machine.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art An example of a conventional vending machine is shown in FIG.
Referring to this figure, reference numeral 16 indicates a vending machine 15
On the front of the door 16, a sample product display shelf 4 for displaying sample products, a selection button 5 for selecting a product, a money insertion slot 7 for inserting bills and inserting coins, a deposit amount and a product payout. A deposit display section 8 for displaying the remaining balance, and
A product outlet 9 for paying out products is provided.

[0003]

However, in the conventional vending machine, when selecting a product, it is difficult to determine which of the best-selling products is available, and the user sometimes gets lost when selecting the product to be purchased.

[0004] The present invention has been made in view of such circumstances, and it is an object of the present invention to provide a vending machine in which hot-selling products can be recognized at a glance.

[0005]

A vending machine is provided with a column for stacking and storing a plurality of products in a box main body, and having a product discharge section for discharging from the bottom product of the stacked products. In addition, a sales order display unit, which is a display unit for displaying the order of the number of products sold for each product sample product, is provided near the product sample product and the product selection button on the front of the door. The top selling products can be seen at a glance, and can be used as a reference when selecting products to solve problems.

[0006]

Since the ranking of top selling products is displayed by looking at the sales order display section on the front of the door, it is possible to see at a glance which products are selling. A product is selected with reference to the numbers on the display.

[0007] By inserting coins or bills into the cash insertion slot and pressing a commodity selection button of the selected commodity, a commodity carrying-out mechanism (not shown) of a designated column (not shown) operates. , The goods are paid out to the goods outlet.

[0008]

DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS The present invention will be described with reference to an embodiment shown in the drawings. FIG. 1 is an enlarged view of a main part of a sample product display shelf according to an embodiment of the present invention, and FIG. FIG. 3 is an enlarged perspective view of the vicinity of a sales order display unit according to one embodiment of the present invention, and FIG. 4 is a perspective view of a vending machine according to one embodiment of the present invention. is there.

Reference numeral 2 denotes a door. The door 2 has a sample product display shelf 4, a product selection button 5, a sales order display section 6,
There are provided a money insertion slot 7, a deposit display section 8, a product takeout port 9, and the like.

[0010] The sales order display section 6 displays the order according to the number of units sold in each column sold by the vending machine in descending order of the number of units sold. Also,
The sales order display section 6 is provided adjacent to the product sample product 10 and the product selection button 5, and is provided in the same number as the product sample product 10.

FIG. 2 shows an example of the sales order display section 6.
Here, "the number of the most popular vending machine" is displayed, and a digital display is used as the display unit showing the sales order.

FIG. 3 shows an example of how the sales order display section 6 is mounted. The sales order display section 6 is mounted on a mounting plate 11, and the mounting plate 11 is held on a product selection button 5. Have been. Further, the product selection button 5 is held by the kanban 14.

[0013] On the back side of the door, a cash processing device (not shown) and an operation box (not shown) for changing the setting of the selling price are provided.

Reference numeral 3 denotes a box, on which a column for accommodating commodities, a commodity carrying-out device, and the like are mounted.

In such a configuration, the ranking of the best selling products is displayed by looking at the sales ranking display section 6 provided on the front surface of the door. can do. Then, by pressing the product selection button 5 for this product, the product delivery mechanism of the designated column is operated, and the product is paid out to the product outlet.

In this way, by providing the display means for displaying the sales order of the products for each sample product on the front of the door, the top selling products can be appealed. Makes it easier to select products.

Also, the vending machine manager can see the hot selling products at a glance, which is helpful when ordering the products, and the frequency of running out of goods is reduced. Further, it is possible to prevent an increase in the stock of commodities due to an erroneous arrangement.

[0018] The setting of the order of the number of sales units to be displayed can be changed by operating the operation box provided on the back surface of the door.

In the embodiment, a digital display is used for the display unit of the sales order, but display means other than this display may be used.

Further, in the above embodiment, the sales order display section 6
Is fixed to the commodity selection button 5, but it is also conceivable to hold it directly to the kanban 14 or the door 2 or to hold it through the mounting plate 11.

Although the figure of one embodiment shows a product in the shape of a rectangular parallelepiped, the present invention can also be applied to a vending machine for drinking water and a ticket vending machine sold in cans or cups. As long as there are a plurality of product selection buttons, the present invention can be applied to any vending machine.

[0022]

As described above, the vending machine of the present invention is provided with a display unit for displaying the sales order of the products for each product sample product, so that the sales order of the sales products can be understood at a glance, and the purchaser can obtain the product sales order. Selection becomes easy. In addition, the vending machine administrator can refer to the order of a product, and the frequency of the out-of-stock condition is reduced.

[0023]

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is an enlarged view of a main part of a sample product display shelf according to an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a sales ranking display unit according to an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 3 is an enlarged perspective view of the vicinity of a sales order display unit according to an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 4 is a perspective view of a vending machine according to an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 5 is a perspective view of a conventional vending machine.

[Explanation of symbols]

 1 ... vending machine 2 ... door 3 ... box 4 ... sample product display shelf 5 ... product selection button 6 ... ··················································································································・ ・ ・ ・ ・ ・ Mounting plate 14 ・ ・ ・ ・ ・ ・ Kanban

Claims (1)

[Claims] 1. A vending machine provided with a column for accommodating a plurality of commodities in a stacked manner on a box main body, and having a commodity carrying-out section for carrying out a commodity from the bottom of the laminated commodities. Near the product sample and product selection button,
A vending machine comprising a display means for displaying a ranking of the number of products sold for each product sample.