JPH0620140A - Automatic vending machine - Google Patents

Abstract

(57) [Summary] [Purpose] Automatically set the full number. [Structure] The CPU 3 counts the number of products sold in each column from the time when the products are fully replenished to the time when the products are sold out. When the product is sold out, the CPU 3 updates the full number of columns written in the RAM 4 with the counted number of sold items.

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a vending machine, and more particularly to a vending machine which facilitates setting of the full number of products.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art In a conventional vending machine, the type of rack to be mounted and the number of full storage determined by the products stored in each rack are input to the internal storage device for each column using a keyboard. , It is supposed to be remembered.

[0003]

However, the above-mentioned conventional example has the following problems (1) to (3).

(1) It is necessary to set the full number for each column when installing or shipping the vending machine.

(2) When the product sold in each column is changed after the full number is set, it is necessary to reset the full number to the number matching the rack and the product.

(3) Rack-full number of products If there is an error in the data or there is an input error at the time of setting, the actual full storage number will be different from the full number in the data.

An object of the present invention is to solve the above problems and to provide an automatic vending machine capable of automatically setting the full number.

[0008]

In order to achieve such an object, the present invention, as shown in FIG. 1, is a vending machine having storage means for storing the full number of each column. Counting means for counting the number of units sold from the time of full replenishment until the product is sold out, and when the product is sold out,
The full number of each column written in the storage means,
And an updating unit for updating the number of units sold by the counting unit.

[0009]

In the present invention, the number of products sold from the time when the products in each column are filled up to the time when the products are sold out is counted by the counting means,
When the product is sold out, the full number of each column written in the storage means is updated by the updating means by the number of sales sold by the counting means.

[0010]

Embodiments of the present invention will now be described in detail with reference to the drawings.

FIG. 2 shows an embodiment of the present invention.

In FIG. 2, reference numeral 1a is a bend mechanism for carrying out goods. 1b is a sold-out switch,
It detects the sold-out of the products in each column. In the present embodiment, an example of a surf pen rack (see FIG. 2A) is given, but a rack such as a spiral, a chain, a cluster or a conveyor may be used. Reference numeral 2 is a push button for selecting a product to be sold, a column for checking the number of stocks, and the number of full items. Reference numeral 3 denotes a CPU, which performs arithmetic processing of the stock quantity, the full quantity, and the sales quantity. A RAM 4 stores data on the number of stocks, the number of stocks, and the number of sales. 5 is RO
In M, a program required for control is stored. 6 is a preset switch for presetting the stock quantity to the full quantity. Reference numeral 7 is a keyboard for displaying stored data such as the stock quantity, or for setting an arbitrary full quantity.

FIG. 3 is a flow chart showing an example of a control program for each column stored in the ROM 5 shown in FIG.

In step S1, the preset switch 6
If is pressed, it is determined in step S2 whether or not the product is sold out. If the determination result is that the product is sold out, the process returns to step S1. If the product is not sold out, the process proceeds to step S3. In step S3, the sales quantity is cleared, and in step S4, the full quantity is substituted for the stock quantity. However,
When the full quantity data is cleared in the initial state, the inventory quantity data is also cleared.

Then, in step S5, it is determined whether or not there is a sale. When the result of the determination is affirmative, the number of units sold and the number of stocks are updated every time one product is sold, that is, the number of units sold is incremented and the number of stocks is decremented. Then, step S7
Then, it is determined whether or not the product is sold out, and if the result of the determination is negative, the process returns to step S5. On the other hand, if an affirmative decision is made, the operation proceeds to step S8.
In step S8, the number of sales is substituted for the full number.

When there is a display request for the number of stocks and the number of sales, the RAM 7 in which the data of the number of stocks, the number of fulls, and the number of sales is stored is operated by operating the keyboard 7, and the CPU 3 Read by the keyboard 7
Can be displayed on.

[0017]

As described above, according to the present invention,
Since the number of sales from the time of full supply of products in each column to the product sold out is counted, and when the product is sold out, the full number of each column written in the storage means is updated with the counted number of sold products. Since there is no need to preset the full number, it is possible to solve the problem that occurs when there is an input error due to manual input of the full number or an error in the full number of material data itself.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing an outline of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a block diagram showing an embodiment of the present invention.

3 is a flowchart showing an example of a control program stored in a ROM 5 shown in FIG.

[Explanation of Codes] 1a Bend mechanism 1b Sold-out switch 2 Push button 3 CPU 4 RAM 5 ROM 6 Preset switch 7 Keyboard

Claims (1)

[Claims] 1. A vending machine having storage means for storing the number of full articles in each column, and counting means for counting the number of articles sold from the time when the articles in the respective columns are filled up to the time when the articles are sold out; An automatic vending machine, comprising: an updating unit that updates the full number of columns written in the storage unit with the number of sales sold counted by the counting unit.