JPH0516530U - Operation control device for POS interlocking car wash device - Google Patents

Abstract

(57) [Summary] [Purpose] The operation control of the POS interlocking car wash device that can perform the operation of the car wash machine from the POS main body without increasing the cost and can cope with the upgrade of the POS or the car wash machine. Providing equipment. [Structure] POS main body 10 and outdoor terminals 30-1 ... 30-n connected to the POS main body 10 by communication means
In the POS interlocking car wash device including the car wash machine 20, the POS main body 10 or the outdoor terminal 30-1 ... 30
The car wash conditions such as customer information, amount information, and member information input from -n by card or key operation are sent to the car wash machine 10 by communication means, the car wash is performed from this information and conditions, and the car wash result is obtained from the car wash machine 10. PO via communication means
Send to the S main body 10 and the POS main body 10 or the outdoor terminal 3
Issue a car wash slip from 0-1 ... 30-n.

Description

[Detailed description of the device]

[0001]

[Industrial applications]

 The present invention relates to an operation control device for a POS interlocking car wash device that operates in conjunction with a POS at a gas station or the like.

[0002]

[Prior art]

 Conventionally, in a gas station, there are the following methods for operating a POS interlocking car wash apparatus including a POS main body, an outdoor terminal connected to the POS main body by communication means, and a car wash interlocking with the POS main body. It was

(1) The POS main body outputs a driving permission to the car wash machine, and the POS receives the car wash result (for example, water washing, wax, descaling, etc.) in a pulse, judges the car wash result, and obtains a record and a slip. Output.

(2) The outdoor terminal of the POS is incorporated in the car wash machine or the function equivalent to the outdoor terminal is provided in the car wash machine, the control is performed from the POS main body, and the car wash performance is captured by the POS main body.

[0005]

[Problems to be solved by the device]

 However, the above-mentioned conventional operation methods (1) and (2) have the following problems. In the operation method of (1), the complicated car wash results cannot be grasped and the car wash machine is controlled only by permission of operation, and the POS cannot arbitrarily select and specify the car wash course. Also, in the operation method of (2), all control of the car wash machine can be performed from the POS main body, but if the POS system is upgraded and peripheral equipment is added, the car wash machine must also be supported in addition to the increase in cost. There is.

The present invention has been made in view of the above-mentioned problems, and eliminates the above-mentioned problems and allows the car washing machine to be operated entirely from the POS main body without increasing the cost. It is an object of the present invention to provide an operation control device for a POS interlocking car wash device that can handle uptime.

[0007]

[Means for Solving the Problems]

 In order to solve the above problems, the present invention provides a POS main body, an outdoor terminal connected to the POS main body by communication means, and a car washing machine linked to the POS main body. The car wash machine is connected by communication means, and the car wash conditions such as customer information, amount information, and member information entered by card or key operation from the POS main unit or outdoor terminal are sent to the car wash machine by communication means, and this information and conditions are sent. Car wash is performed from the car wash machine, the car wash result is sent from the car wash machine to the POS body through the communication means, and the car wash slip is issued from the POS body or the outdoor terminal.

[0008]

[Action]

 By configuring the operation control device of the POS interlocking car wash device as described above, a car washable course can be entered by inputting the card wash information from the POS main unit or the outdoor terminal and judging from the card conditions. Information is sent to the car wash machine by communication means, the car wash results are also received by the POS body by communication means, and the issuance of slips is also output from the POS body or the outdoor terminal, and the content of communication between the POS body and the car wash machine is the car wash permission information. Therefore, only the car wash result information can be provided, and the device functions inside the car wash machine are small, and devices such as cards and printers can be used that are installed in the POS main unit or the outdoor terminal. Therefore, the cost is low.

[0009]

【Example】

 An embodiment of the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings. FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing the construction of a POS continuous car wash apparatus and its operation control apparatus according to the present invention. The POS interlocking car wash device is configured to include a POS main body 10, outdoor terminals 30-1 ... 30-n connected to the POS main body 10, and a car wash 20.

The POS main body 10 includes a control unit 11, a daily report file 12, a car wash customer file 13, communication units 14 and 15, and a keyboard 16. The outdoor terminal 30 comprises a card reader 31, a control unit 32 and a printer 33. The car wash machine 20 also includes a controller 21. Although one car wash machine is shown as an example in the figure, a plurality of car wash machines 20 may be provided. The communication unit 14 of the POS main body 10 is connected to each of the outdoor terminals 30-1 ... 30-n via the communication line L1. Further, the communication unit 15 of the POS main body 10 is connected to the car wash machine 20 via the communication line L2. Further, the control unit 21 of the car wash machine 20 includes a control circuit 21-1 and a selection key 21-2 as shown in FIG.

Card information from the card reader 31 of each of the outdoor terminals 30-1 ... 30-n and information obtained by operating a keyboard (not shown) receives POS data via the communication line L1 and the communication unit 14. The car wash condition is sent to the main body 10, and the car wash condition is sent to the control circuit 21-1 of the control unit 21 of the car wash machine 20 through the communication unit 15 and the communication line L2 based on the logical judgment in the control unit 11 of the POS main body 10. The control circuit 21-1 controls the selection of the car wash course by the selection key 21-2, starts and controls the car wash operation by the car wash machine operation control signal 21-3, and after the car wash ends, the car wash result is displayed on the communication line L2 and the communication unit. It is sent to the POS main body 10 via 15. The control unit 11 of the POS main body 10 stores the car wash result in the daily report file 12 and refers to the car wash customer file 13 to create slip data, and the corresponding outdoor terminal via the communication unit 14 and the communication line L1. This voucher data is sent to 30, and the voucher is output from the outdoor terminal 30.

Here, communication between the communication unit 15 of the POS main body 10 and the control unit 21 of the car wash machine 11 is performed by serial communication (for example, a standard communication system such as RS-485 is used).

By configuring the POS interlocking car wash device and the operation control device thereof as described above, when connecting the POS main body 10 and the car wash machine 20, customer information such as card input is stored in the existing POS main body 10 or the outdoor terminal 30. -1 ... 30-n input, car wash information is exchanged by communication, and the result is output from the POS main body 10 or the outdoor terminal 30-1 ... 30-n. A POS interlocking car wash device can be constructed using the device, and future expansion becomes easy.

[0014]

[Effect of the device]

 As described above, according to the present invention, when connecting the POS main body and the car wash machine, customer information such as card input is input from the existing POS body or outdoor terminal, and the car wash information is exchanged by the communication means. Since the result is output from the POS main unit or the outdoor terminal, the POS interlocking car wash device can be constructed by using the existing device, and the excellent effect that the future expansion is easy can be obtained.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing the configuration of a POS interlocking car wash device and an operation control device thereof according to the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a block diagram showing a configuration of a car wash machine control unit.

[Explanation of symbols]

 10 POS main body 11 control section 12 daily report file 13 car wash customer file 14 communication section 15 communication section 16 keyboard 20 car wash machine 21 control section 30 outdoor terminal 31 card reader 32 control section 33 printer

Claims (1)

[Scope of utility model registration request] 1. A POS interlocking car washing apparatus comprising a POS main body, an outdoor terminal connected to the POS main body by a communication means, and a car washing machine interlocking with the POS main body, wherein the POS main body and the car washing machine are connected by a communication means. And the PO
Car wash conditions such as customer information, price information, and member information entered by a card or key operation from the S main unit or the outdoor terminal are sent to the car wash machine by the communication means, and the car wash is performed from this information and conditions. From the car to the POS body via the communication means, and the car wash slip is issued from the POS body or the outdoor terminal.
An operation control device for an OS-linked car wash device.