JPH11232534A - Automatic article vending machine - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To easily use an automatic article vending machine even in the case of being difficult to carry money, various kinds of cards, etc., and to unnecessitate an extra installing space by internally providing a bar code reader at the mounting position of a paper money recognition device. SOLUTION: In stead of the paper money recognition device of a conventional automatic article vending machine, a miniaturized bar code reader or a radio wave communication chip reader 1 is internally provided at the position of internally mounting the paper money recognition device. When a person without clothes or nearly without clothes uses the article automatic vending machine at a sport facility, a bathing facility, a medical instrument, etc., the user wind- mounts a bar code display member or a radio wave communication chip to his body by attaching to a wrist band, e.g. Then, by allowing this bar code display member or the radio wave communication chip to approach or contact with the miniaturized bar code reader or the radio wave communication chip reader 1 internally provided in the machine, articles stored in the machine is released to take out the articles to outside.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to an article vending machine which is widely used in streets, stores, various facilities, and the like for unmanned sales of articles stored in an article storage case.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art In a conventional article vending machine, a currency, a substitute currency, various kinds of cards, etc. are inserted into the machine to release the article in order to execute unattended sales of articles stored in the machine. It has a function that can be taken out from the device.

[0003] Further, for convenience in using the device using a bar code display member or a radio communication chip on which personal information is recorded, an independent bar code reader or radio communication chip reader separate from the device is used. In some cases, the device is placed in close proximity to the device and the read information is transmitted to the device to control the device and release the stored items.

[0004]

In the prior art, currency, alternative currency, various cards, etc. must be inserted into the vending machine in order to release the stored goods from the vending machine. Had to carry currency, alternative currencies, various cards, etc., but if the user was undressed or nearly undressed at a gym, bathing facility, medical facility, etc. There is a problem that it is extremely difficult to carry currency, various cards, and the like, and it is almost impossible to use a vending machine for goods.

When a bar code display member or radio wave communication chip on which personal information is recorded is used, it is necessary to provide a bar code reader or radio wave communication chip reader independent of the vending machine. For this reason, there is a problem that the equipment cost is increased and a space for installing the reader is required separately from the vending machine.

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION An object of the present invention is to eliminate the above-mentioned problems and to make it easy to use even when it is difficult to carry currency, alternative currency, various cards, etc. It is an object of the present invention to provide a low-cost article vending machine that does not require a large installation space.

[0007]

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION The first object of the present invention is to first use conventional bar code readers and radio communication chip readers which are widely used in streets, stores, various facilities and the like because of their large size. Although it was not possible to install the product inside a vending machine, the use of a multilayer printed circuit board in the electric circuit reduced the volume and dimensions to the same or less than the bill validator built into the vending machine. Second, the small bar code reader or radio communication chip reader described above was used on the street.
In stores, in various facilities, etc., in place of the bill validator installed in the widely used article vending equipment, it is installed at the mounting position of the bill validator and integrated with the article vending equipment,
The vending machine has a function of releasing a stored article in the vending machine by bringing a barcode display member or a radio communication chip recording personal information close to or in contact with the barcode reader or the radio communication chip reader. It was achieved by attaching to

[0008]

[Function] When a person in non-clothing or near non-clothing use a vending machine at a physical education facility, bathing facility, medical facility, etc., the user must use a barcode display member or radio communication chip that records personal information. Is attached to, for example, a wristband and wrapped around the body, and the barcode display member or the radio communication chip is approached or brought into contact with a miniaturized barcode reader or radio communication chip reader built in the device. As a result, the device storage article can be released and taken out to the outside. In addition, since the miniaturized barcode reader or radio wave communication chip reader is replaced with the bill validator inside the article vending machine and is mounted at the mounting position of the bill validator, an independent and separate bar code reader is provided. Alternatively, it is not necessary to install the radio communication chip reader separately from the article vending machine, so that the equipment cost and the installation space can be saved.

[0009]

An embodiment will be described with reference to the drawings. The configuration of an article vending machine according to the present invention is as shown in FIG.
Instead of the bill validator of the conventional article vending machine (FIG. 2), a miniaturized bar code reader or radio communication chip reader is provided at the bill validator interior position. When a person in a state of non-clothing or near non-clothing uses a vending machine at a physical education facility, a bathing facility, a medical facility, etc., the user may list a barcode display member or radio wave communication chip that records personal information, for example The bar code display member or the radio communication chip is attached to the band and wound around the body, and the bar code display member or the radio communication chip is approached or brought into contact with a miniaturized bar code reader or a radio communication chip reader built in the device. The equipment storage article was released and could be taken out.

In addition, since the miniaturized bar code reader or radio communication chip reader is installed at the mounting position of the bill validator instead of the bill validator built in the device, an independent separate bar code reader or There is no need to install the radio communication chip reader separately from the article vending machine, so that equipment costs and installation space can be reduced. FIG. 3 is a configuration diagram when an independent and separate bar code reader or radio communication chip reader is installed close to a conventional vending machine for goods.

[0011]

The present invention is configured as described above.
The following effects are obtained. A miniaturized barcode reader or radio communication chip reader is installed inside the bill validator inside the bill validator (Fig. 2) instead of the conventional bill vending machine (Fig. 2), so currency, alternative currency, various cards, etc. Release the article stored in the device by approaching or touching the barcode display member or the radio communication chip on which the personal information is recorded with the above-described barcode reader or radio communication chip reader without putting the device into the device. In addition to this, it is not necessary to install an independent and separate bar code reader or radio communication chip reader in the vicinity of the vending machine, so that equipment costs and installation space can be reduced.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a front view showing an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a front view showing an example of a conventional article vending machine.

FIG. 3 is a front view showing an example in which an independent and separate bar code reader or a radio communication chip reader is installed near a conventional vending machine for goods.

[Explanation of symbols]

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Bar code reader or radio wave communication chip reader 2 Money slot 3 Article take-out port 4 Bill slot 5 Bill discriminator interior position 6 Independent bar code reader or radio wave communication chip reader

Claims (2)

[Claims] 1. A bill validator which is widely used in an article vending machine which is widely used in streets, stores, various facilities, etc. for unattended sales of articles stored in an article storage case. In place of the bill validator, a bar code reader is installed at the mounting position, and a bar code display member that records personal information approaches or comes into contact with the bar code reader to release the stored articles in the device. It can be taken out from the device,
An article vending machine having a function of allowing a post-payment settlement of an article price by a post-payment settlement management system linked to the apparatus. 2. An article vending machine according to claim 1, wherein a radio communication chip (RF chip) reader and a radio communication chip are used in place of the bar code reader and the bar code display member. Goods vending equipment.