JPH03263191A - Automatic vending machine - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE:To easily perform money amount varying and setting operation when articles are supplemented by storing a money amount varying and setting means which is equipped with a ten-key in a control box and constituting an external door and an internal door body in leftward opening configuration so that the control box side is opened. CONSTITUTION:A detecting means which detects whether or not money which is more than the specific amount of money is thrown in a coin and paper money throw-in port formed in the front panel of the controller box 7, a unlocking mechanism which unlocks the internal door 4 of a column 3 through the cooperation between the output signal of the detecting means and the pressing operation of a button 6 for unlocking, and the money amount varying and setting means which can vary and set the specific reference amount of money of the output signal of the detecting means corresponding to the column 3 with the ten-key are incorporated. Consequently, when articles are supplemented to the automatic vending machine 1, the price of the articles which is different from the price used so far can easily be varied and set.

Description

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

The present invention is applicable to food vending machines installed in, for example, business hotels, saunas, polling alleys, etc., and in particular, when the staff replenishes products and changes the price at the time of replenishment, the work can be efficiently performed. This is about a vending machine where you can get it.

[Background of the invention]

Generally installed in public places such as business hotels, saunas, polling alleys, etc., the vending machine has an outer door at the front, and is separated by a partition on the inside of the outer door, and has a separate inner door. There are multiple product sales sections (columns), and you can check the products in the columns through transparent glass.
By inserting the currency of the amount displayed in the column containing the desired product and pressing the button, the inner door of the column containing the desired product is unlocked and the purchaser can take out the product. In the case of vending machines, the management work was carried out periodically by an attendant who brought replenishment products and change to each vending machine. By the way, in this type of vending machine, replenishment of products,
Especially when replenishing products with different amounts, open the outer door of the vending machine and the inner door of each individual column that stores the products, replenish or replace the products individually, and then close the outer door. Once again, input and set the charge amount for each column individually into the microcomputer built into the controller box, and then perform various operational controls (adjustment of each device, collection of charges, adjustment of change amount, denomination). In reality, they were also doing so. However, in order to carry out a series of such operations, the outer door of the vending machine and the inner door of each column that stores the products must be opened to replenish and replace the products, and after closing the outer door, the vending machine must be refilled and replaced. If the column number determined by NX's microcomputer and the price of each individual product were compared and checked manually through a transparent glass, the work itself would be complicated, and furthermore, it would be difficult to manually check the column number determined by the NX's microcomputer and the price for each individual product. This process involves taking notes on the products and visually checking each item, which leads to various problems such as mistakes being made and work efficiency being poor.

[Disclosure of the invention]

The present invention has been made in view of the above-mentioned problems, and makes it easy to replenish products, especially when replenishing products with different prices.In other words, it is easy to set the prices of products placed in the product sales section. To provide a vending machine that is extremely easy to use and prevents mistakes from occurring. The object of the present invention is to provide: a drawable controller unit provided on one side of a vending machine main body; a plurality of outer doors provided on the vending machine main body that can be opened on the side of the controller unit; A plurality of product sales sections partitioned inwardly of this outer door, an inner door provided for each product sales section, a locking mechanism of this inner door, and a locking mechanism provided corresponding to the inner door. The lock release button, a detection means for detecting whether or not an amount exceeding a predetermined amount has been inserted, and the output signal of this detection means and the pressing operation of the lock release button cooperate to lock the inner door of the product sales section. The controller unit is capable of changing and setting a predetermined amount of money serving as a reference for the output signal of the detecting means in accordance with the product sales section by a cooperative action of the lock opening mechanism to be unlocked and the pressing operation of the lock release button. It is distantly related to a vending machine characterized by being equipped with a stored amount change setting means. By configuring it in this way, when a worker replenishes food vending machines installed in public places such as business hotels, saunas, and polling alleys, it is especially easy to replenish products with different prices. In other words, it is extremely easy to set the prices of the products placed in the product sales section, and there are no mistakes, and it is easy to replenish products and set prices for each column. This can be done efficiently in parallel.

【Example】

FIG. 1 is a schematic diagram of an embodiment of a vending machine according to the present invention. In the figure, ■ is a vending machine according to the present invention (in this embodiment, a vending machine for frozen food will be explained as an example),
Reference numeral 2 denotes an outer door which is provided in the front opening of the main body of the vending machine 1 and opens to the left, and is entirely made of glass so that the product G inside can be seen through. 3 is a column configured in a vA shelf structure so as to store individual products G inside, and this column 3 is a vending machine L.
The freezer storage room is divided into multiple sections. At the front opening of each column 3, an inner door body 5 having a left-opening or downward-opening inner door 4 is provided. Reference numeral 6 designates three openings for unlocking the inner door 4, which are provided in the frame next to the column 3 in correspondence with each column 3. In addition, the inner door body 5 can be opened by using the master key, and in this case, open the inner doors 4 one by one.
At the very least, you can put product G in column 3. Reference numeral 7 denotes a controller box, and the controller box 7 can be slid forward and pulled out by a predetermined amount, and is configured with an open side on the main body side of the vending machine 1 (left side in the figure). This controller box 7 has various control devices built in, that is, the controller box 7
A detection means for detecting whether or not a predetermined amount of money or more has been inserted from the coin or bill slot formed on the front panel of the machine, and an output signal of this detection means cooperates with the pressing operation of phase 6 for unlocking. A lock/unlock mechanism that unlocks and unlocks the inner door 4 of the column 3, and a predetermined amount of money that is the reference of the output signal of the detection means corresponding to the column 3 by pressing the lock release button 6. It has built-in amount change setting means that can be changed using the numeric keypad. The operation of the vending machine configured as described above will be explained as follows. To replenish product G to a 4ml vending machine, open the outer door 2 and open the inner door body 5 using the master key, and in that state, each product G can be refilled without opening the inner doors 4 one by one. Add each to column 3. Incidentally, if the replenishment of product G is for the same amount as before, then it is fine, but if the amount is different, a predetermined procedure must be followed. For example, when changing from a 500 yen product to a 600 yen product, insert 500 yen from the coin/bill slot and press button 6 of the unlock button.
It is necessary to prevent the inner door 4 from opening during the pressing operation, and there is a button 6 for inserting more than 600 yen and unlocking the door.
It must be set so that the inner door 4 opens only with the pressing operation. This work is performed by changing and setting a predetermined amount using the numeric keypad, which serves as the reference for the output signal from the detection means that detects whether or not an amount equal to or greater than a predetermined amount has been inserted from the coin/bill slot. At this time, the lock release button 6 can be used to specify the target column, and when this lock release button 6 is used,
Since there is no need to provide special parts for this purpose, the configuration can be made simpler, and furthermore, the products listed in column 3 and l:
1 relationship can be maintained reliably, and mistakes will not occur between the products in the column and the set prices. However, at this time, it is important to note that the amount change setting means using the numeric keypad is housed in the controller box 7, so the outer door 2 and inner door body 5 open to the left so that the controller box 7 side opens as shown in the figure. If you do not configure the formula, it will be difficult to set the amount change. In other words, if the outer door 2 and the inner door body 5 are configured so that the side of the controller box 7 that is pulled out opens, these doors will be used to press the unlock button 6 and the numeric keypad of the amount change setting means. will no longer be a hindrance. If the outer door has a so-called double-door structure, which is used in many vending machines, the task of replenishing products and inputting the price of the corresponding product using the numeric keypad in the controller box 7 are two separate tasks. Not only does this make the work troublesome, but it is also complicated to input the product G, the price corresponding to the product G, and the individual number attached to the column while checking the information visually through the glass of the outer door. However, by configuring it as described above, this drawback was solved.

【effect】

The vending machine according to the present invention includes a drawable controller unit provided on one side of the vending machine main body, and a plurality of outer doors provided on the vending machine main body that can be opened on the side of the controller unit. , a plurality of product sales sections partitioned inwardly from this outer door, an inner door provided for each product sales section, a locking mechanism for this inner door, and a lock mechanism provided corresponding to the inner door. The inner door of the product sales area is opened by the cooperative action of the unlock button that has been inserted, a detection means that detects whether or not an amount exceeding a predetermined amount has been inserted, and the output signal of this detection means and the pressing operation of the lock release button. The controller is capable of changing and setting a predetermined amount of money serving as a reference for the output signal of the detecting means in accordance with the product sales section through a cooperative action of a lock/unlock mechanism for unlocking the lock and a pressing operation of the lock release button. Since the unit is equipped with a price change setting means stored in the unit, it is extremely easy to set the price change when replenishing the vending machine with products, especially when the replenishment product is a product with a different price from the previous price. Moreover, this price setting does not have to be carried out between the target product sales section and another product sales section, and has the advantage that the work is quick, safe, and reliable.

[Brief explanation of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a schematic diagram of an embodiment of a vending machine according to the present invention. 1...Vending machine, 2...Outer door, 3...Column (product sales section), 4...Inner door, 5...
... Inner door body, 6... Button for unlocking, 7... Controller box.

Claims (1)

[Claims] A drawable controller unit provided on one side of the vending machine body, a plurality of outer doors provided on the vending machine body that can be opened on the side of this controller unit, and a plurality of outer doors provided on the inside of the outer doors. A plurality of partitioned product sales sections, an inner door provided for each product sales section, a locking mechanism of the inner door, a lock release button provided corresponding to the inner door, and a predetermined amount of money. A detection means for detecting whether or not the above amount of money has been deposited, and a lock opening in which the inner door of the product sales area is unlocked by the cooperation of the output signal of this detection means and the pressing operation of the lock release button. Amount change setting means housed in the controller unit that can change and set a predetermined amount of money that is a reference for the output signal of the detection means in accordance with the product sales section by a cooperative action between the mechanism and the pressing operation of the lock release button. A vending machine characterized by being equipped with.