JPH02285491A - Push-button correspondence changing device for automatic vending machine - Google Patents

Abstract

(57) [Summary] This bulletin contains application data before electronic filing, so abstract data is not recorded.

Description

[Detailed description of the invention] [Industrial application field]

This invention comprises a plurality of product storage shelves (hereinafter referred to as "product columns") and a plurality of corresponding product selection pushbuttons (hereinafter referred to as "product columns").
It's called a push button. ) The present invention relates to a pushbutton correspondence changing device for a vending machine for changing the correspondence between a preset product column and a pushbutton (hereinafter referred to as pushbutton correspondence) in a vending machine equipped with the following.

[Conventional technology]

In a vending machine that sells multiple types of products, the sales of each product vary depending on the position of the push button. For this reason, push button compatibility is generally reviewed depending on the season or the location where the vending machine is installed. Conventionally, as a means to change pushbutton correspondence, you specify the column number of the product column to be changed by key operation, and then press the pushbutton that you want to newly correspond to that product column, or select several types of pushbutton correspondence patterns in advance. It is known that a pattern is prepared in advance and a specific pattern is specified from among the patterns.

[Problem to be solved by the invention]

However, in the former method, it is necessary to input column numbers one by one and then press a push button, which has the disadvantage that the operation is complicated and time-consuming when there are many changes. Furthermore, the latter method requires the necessary patterns to be changed in advance and has the disadvantage that it is not possible to change any pattern other than the predetermined pattern. An object of the present invention is to provide a push button correspondence changing device for a vending machine that can freely change the push button correspondence with a simple operation.

[Means to solve the problem]

FIG. 1 is a functional block diagram showing the configuration of the present invention. That is, the present invention is provided with a pushbutton correspondence storage means that stores a mutual correspondence relationship between a plurality of product columns and product selection pushbuttons, and when any of the product selection pushbuttons is pressed, the pushbutton correspondence storage means In a vending machine that dispenses products in the corresponding product column based on the data of , a mode setting means for setting the operation mode to a pushbutton correspondence change mode, and two equal numbers of units under the pushbutton correspondence change mode are provided. Press operation storage means stores the product selection pushbuttons pressed in groups in the order in which they were pressed, and the correspondence relationship between the product selection pushbuttons and product columns stored in the pushbutton correspondence storage means. and control means for interchanging the product selection pushbuttons of the two groups according to the order stored in the push operation storage means.

[For use]

The pushbutton correspondences can be changed by simply dividing the pushbuttons whose correspondences with product columns are exchanged into two groups, matching the order of the exchanged items, and pressing the pushbuttons. This change can be made freely by simply changing the order in which the push buttons are pressed.

【Example】

FIG. 2 is a block diagram showing the configuration of an embodiment of the present invention. In Figure 2, 1 is a sales ready indicator lamp (hereinafter referred to as
It's called a salable lamp. ) 2 is a built-in push button, 3 is a CPU that controls the entire vending machine, 4 is a memory (RAM) as a means for storing various data, 5 is a product column including a product delivery mechanism (not shown), 6 is an operation mode 7 is a display device provided on the keyboard 6 for displaying data. The correspondence between pushbutton 1 and product column 5 is stored in the memory 4, but the initial setting is the pushbutton correspondence setting mode, in which the column number is entered manually from the keyboard 6, and then the pushbutton 1 to be associated is pressed. This is done by That is, since the column number entered from the keyboard 6 is displayed on the display 7, when the corresponding pushbutton 1 is pressed, the sales ready lamp 2 lights up, indicating that the corresponding pushbutton is stored in the memory 4. shows. When the settings for all pushbuttons 1 are completed, the end key on the keyboard 6 is pressed to end the setting work. After the pushbutton correspondences have been set in this way, it is now assumed that the pushbutton correspondences of the pushbuttons IA and lb, IB and 1b, and IC and 10 in FIG. 1 are exchanged with each other. In that case, first operate the mode key on the keyboard 6 to change the operation mode to the push button correspondence change mode. On top of that, push buttons IA and IB. Group the ICs together and press them in this order. When the push button 1 is pressed, the sales ready lamp 2 flashes to indicate that the push button 1 has been pressed. Since there are no more pushbuttons to change, press pushbutton 1, either IA, IB or IC, to indicate the end. As a result, the ready-to-sell lamp 2 changes from a blinking state to a lit state, allowing confirmation of the changed location. Next, the pushbuttons la, lb and 1c are made into another group and pushbutton 1 is pressed in this order. Similarly, the sales ready lamp 2 blinks. Since there are no more pushbuttons 1 to change, press either pushbutton 1a, 1b or 1c again. This allows pushbuttons IA and lb to be pressed in the order in which they are pressed.
, 1B and 1b, and IC and 10 are exchanged in correspondence with each other. FIG. 3 is a flowchart showing the above operation. In FIG. 3, in step S1 it is checked whether the mode is push button correspondence change mode, and if it is in the push button correspondence change mode, it is checked in step S2 whether push button 1 has been pressed. If the push button 1 is not pressed in step S2, it is checked in step S4 whether the end key has been pressed. If it is not pressed, the process returns to step S2, and if it is pressed, the process moves to other processing. When push button 1 is pressed in step S2, it is checked in step S3 whether the push button 1 has been pressed for the first time, and if it is the first time, the sales ready lamp 2 is blinked in step S5, and the next push button is pressed in step S2. Wait for 1 to be pressed. If it is not the first time in step S3 but the second time, it is assumed that the first group push operation of pushbutton 1 has been completed, and the sellable lamp 2 of the pressed pushbutton 1 is switched on in step S6, and these pushbuttons 1 are switched on. The corresponding column number is temporarily stored in the memory 4. Next, in step S7, wait for pushbutton 1 of another group to be pressed, and when it is pressed, check whether it is the first time in step S8. If it is the first time, in step SIO, flash the sales ready lamp 2, and return to step S7. Wait for the next pushbutton 1 to be pressed. If the end key is not pressed in step S7 but the end key is pressed in step S9, the process moves to other processes. If the pushbutton 1 that was pressed earlier in step S8 is pressed again, the process moves to step 311, and the column number corresponding to the pushbutton 1 pressed in step S7 and the column number temporarily stored in the memory 4 are stored in the pushbutton 1. are replaced according to the order in which they were pressed, and the result is stored anew in the memory 4. Alternatively, all sellable lamps 2 are turned off, the data temporarily stored in the memory 4 is cleared, and other processing is started. In step S12, if the end key is pressed, the process moves to other processing, and if it is not pressed, the process returns to step S2. [Effects of the Invention] According to this invention, it is possible to change the pushbutton correspondence only by operating the pushbuttons, so it is not necessary to input a column number each time the pushbutton correspondence is changed or to set various patterns in advance. This simplifies the modification work as there is no need to perform any changes, and there are no restrictions on the contents of the modification. Furthermore, since changing operations are performed by operating the pushbutton itself, there is no need to reconfirm the pushbutton position, and display products can be replaced without error.

[Brief explanation of drawings]

Figure 1 is a functional block diagram showing the configuration of this invention, Figure 2 is a functional block diagram showing the configuration of this invention.
The figure is a block diagram showing the configuration of an embodiment of the invention, and FIG. 3 is a flowchart explaining the operation of the embodiment of the invention. l...Push button, 2...Sellable lamp, 3...C
PU, 4...Memory, 5...Product column, 6...
Keyboard, 7...Display device.

Claims (1)

[Claims] 1) A pushbutton correspondence storage means is provided that stores correspondence between a plurality of product columns and product selection pushbuttons,
A mode for setting the operation mode to a pushbutton correspondence change mode in a vending machine that, when any of the product selection pushbuttons is pressed, dispenses the product of the corresponding product column based on data in the pushbutton correspondence storage means. a setting means, a push operation storage means for storing the product selection pushbuttons pressed in two groups of the same number under the pushbutton correspondence change mode in the order in which they were pressed, and a pushbutton correspondence storage means. It is characterized by providing a control means for interchanging the stored correspondence relationship between the product selection pushbuttons and product columns between the product selection pushbuttons of the two groups according to the order stored in the push operation storage means. A device for changing the push button compatibility of vending machines.