JPS6128192A - Vending machine having service sale function - Google Patents

Abstract

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Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION (A) Field of Industrial Application The present invention relates to a vending machine that provides service sales with a predetermined probability.

(b) Conventional technology As a vending machine with such a service sales function,
For example, there is a vending machine disclosed in Japanese Utility Model Application Publication No. 54-94400. The vending machine described in the publication is equipped with a service sales determining means, such as an electric roulette, which determines the ``1 hit'' (service sales) with a predetermined probability for each sales operation, and makes it possible to sell again by ``6 hits''. be.

However, most of the conventional technologies are not configured to service and sell only some parts types, and there are only a few products that are serviced according to the price of the product. is disclosed. However, even with this method, if the prices are the same, it is not possible to determine whether the product is a service product or not depending on the part type.

(c) Problems to be solved by the invention 5 In this way, with the prior art, what happens when a "hit" occurs? - It was not possible to set the products to be serviced according to their types.

Accordingly, the present invention provides an apparatus that allows the setting of products to be serviced according to the type thereof, and that allows easy setting by using a product selection switch.

2) Means for Solving the Problems The basic configuration of the present invention will be explained with reference to FIG. a setting means (2) for storing the sales column corresponding to the selection switch as a service column when the selection switch is operated; and a setting means (2) for storing the sales column corresponding to the selection switch as a service column; When the service sales determining means (3) decides whether to sell the service or not, and the selection switch is operated again, the selected sales column is set to the setting means (2). It is comprised of a service sales control means (4) which determines whether it is a set service sales column and, if it is a service sales column, permits service delivery of products from the column.

(e) By operating the action selection switch, a sales column for a product to be serviced at 6" is set, and when a product in the setting column is selected by the selection switch during service sales, this product is sent out as a service product.

(f) Embodiment Figure 1 is a block diagram showing the circuit configuration of a vending machine according to the present invention. (6) is a sales price storage means in which the sales price of the product is set for each sales column; (7) is a product delivery unit equipped with a product sales motor for each sales column; Device,
(8) is a product selection means equipped with a selection switch corresponding to each sales column, (9) is a money dispensing device, and (14 words) is a sales control means that determines the products that can be sold based on the comparison between the input amount and the sales price. When a vending product is selected by the selection switch, the sales signal of the product is outputted to the product delivery device (7) through the kOR gate σ2.Then, (1) operates the vending machine by operating a predetermined switch. A switching means for switching between mode and service sales column setting mode,
When the service sales column setting mode is entered, a timer operation is started, and when the timer operation ends, the service sales column setting mode is canceled and switched to the sales operation mode. The timer operation of the switching means (1) is such that the timer operation period is updated by operating the selection switch of the product selection means (8) in the service sales column setting mode. Further, (2) is a setting means for setting the sales column of the product to be serviced, and (3) is a probability setting means driven by a sales signal Ql)K, which determines whether or not to sell the service based on the set probability. The service sales decision means (4) is a service sales control means, and the setting means (2) at the time of service sales.
When the sales column set in K is selected, a service sales signal is output to the product delivery device (power) through the OR gate a.

In the above configuration, when the switching means (11) specifies the service sales column setting mode by operating a predetermined switch, the setting means (2) operates to enable setting of the service column.

At this time, the switching means (11 is an internal timer device) is started.Then, when the selection switch specifies the sales column of the product to be served at the time of "win", the setting means (11)
2) stores the sales column as a service column. On the other hand, by operating the selection switch for setting the service column, the timer device of the switching means (1) updates the timer operation.

Therefore, each time the service column is set in the setting means (2) by operating the selection switch, the timer device starts a new timer operation. and switching means (1)
The service sales column setting mode is canceled and the sales operation mode is specified by operating a predetermined switch or when the timer time expires. The mode is automatically switched.

When money is inserted into the vending machine in the sales operation mode, the sales control means (9) compares the input amount of the amount calculating means (5) with the sales price of each product set in the sales price storage means (6). , and determines the products that can be sold according to the presence or absence of change and products. When the selection switch of the product selection means (8) is operated, the sales control means (9) outputs a K output from the product sending device (7) which is a sales signal indicating the sale of the selected product when the selected product is a sellable product. The device (7) then drives the corresponding product vending motor to send out the product. Then, the sales control means (9) inputs the sales price of the selected product read from the sales price storage means (6) into the amount calculation means (5) to calculate the amount of change, and when change is required, the amount calculation means (5) calculates the amount of change.
According to the amount of change calculated by 5), the money dispensing device +9) f!
: Make it work. On the other hand, the service sales determining means (3) operates in response to the sales signal, and determines whether or not the sales operation is a service sale based on the probability set in the probability setting means αυ. When the service sales deciding means (3) decides not to sell the service, one sales operation is completed and the state returns to the standby state. However, when the service sales decision means (3) is decided to sell the service, a "hit" display is displayed to indicate to the customer that the service is sold, and the customer can then switch the selection switch again to select the desired service product. Then, by operating the selection switch, the service sales control means (4) determines whether the product desired by the customer is the product in the service sales column set in advance in the setting means (2) K, and selects the service sales column. If the product is the product, a service sales signal is output to the product sending device (η. Therefore, the product sending device (7)
drives the corresponding sales motor to send out the service product, and one sales operation is completed. However, if a product outside the service sales column is selected as a service product, the service sales control means (4) does not output a service sales signal, and therefore no service sales occur.

Figure 2 shows the control circuit of a vending machine with a service vending function configured by a microcomputer a3).
2 to C4 are currency switches that output input money signals according to the type of money when money is inserted; S and ~Sn are product selection switches corresponding to each sales column from 1 to n; M,
~Mn is the product sales motor for each sales column, I is the drive circuit of the product sales motors M1 to Mu, m1-m4 is the money dispensing motor for each coin type, (■ω is the money dispensing motor m
1''' m4 drive circuit, 06) is a self-resetting type service column setting switch that specifies the service sales column setting mode.In the example of Fig. 2, the switching means achieved by the operation of Microconbee - 20th floor is as follows. By operating the service column setting switch e+, the service/sales column setting mode is entered and timer operation is started.
By operating e again, the service sales column setting mode is canceled and switched to the sales operation mode. Further, the switching means updates the timer operation period when the selection switches 81 to Sn are operated to set the service sales column during the timer production period, and cancels the sales column setting mode at the end of the timer operation period to sell the sales column. Switch the operation mode to busy. In the example shown in FIG. 2, the service sales determining means is constituted by an electric roulette θ force. (17) is operated by the start signal from the microcomputer 1131 and determines whether or not to sell the service, that is, whether it is 1 hit or 6 off, and also controls the display on part of the display (l→ The electric roulette (
17) determines ``6 hit'', displays part of the display (II zu hit'') and outputs a win signal (comparable to the service sales signal in Figure 1), but the microcomputer (+31) outputs this hit signal manually. Services are sold by giving away products.Furthermore, at each predetermined address of the memory σ9, there are a register R1 in which a service column setting flag is set, a register R2 in which a timer constant is set, and a selection switch S.

Registers R3 and ~R4n, where the selection flag indicating that ~Sn has been operated, registers R4, ~R4n corresponding to the sales columns from l to n, where the service column flag is set, and the input amount or change. A register R6 where the amount is set, a register Rad-man where a sales flag is set for each sales column, a register R7 where a start flag is set, and an electric roulette 0
7) is allocated to a register R8 in which an operation flag is set indicating that it is in an operating state, a register R0 in which a winning flag is set, and a register R4 in which a sales column No. is set.

3 and 4 are flowcharts explaining the program of microcomputer a3, and when a timer interrupt occurs during processing of the main flow of FIG. 3, the input detection flow of FIG. 4 is processed. . Therefore, when the operation of the service column setting main 'tae is detected in step n11 of the long sword detection flow using a timer interrupt, it is checked in step R7 whether the service column setting flag is set in register R1, and if the flag is set. If not, a service column setting flag is set in register R2 in step n+3, a timer constant is set in register R1 in step n14, and the process returns to the main flow. Therefore, by operating the service column setting switch (16), the service sales column setting mode is entered and the timer operation is started. Then, the N step of the main 70- checks whether the service column setting flag is set in the register R1, and if it is set, the N step moves to the routine. N. The routine is to set up a sales column that will send out the product as a service when it hits.

FIG. 5 is a flowchart illustrating the operation of the routine N. In step S, it is checked whether a selection flag is set in any of the registers R8□ to R3n corresponding to the sales columns 1 to n.

The selection flag is n@ of the input detection flow by timer interrupt.
When detecting the operation of the selection switches S, ~Sn in the step, the selection switch S+- operated in the no step
It is set in registers R3, ~Ran corresponding to the sales column 8n. Therefore, when the selection flag is detected in the SI step, the register R4, ~R,nK corresponding to the sales columns from 1 to n is set in the S step to set the corresponding column as a service sales column, and the S3 step is set. The selection flag corresponding to the selected service sales column is reset, and in step S4, a timer constant is set in register R, the timer operation period is updated, and the process returns to step S1. This process is repeated each time the selection switches 81-Sn are operated, and the corresponding registers R4, -R4nK set the service column flag, but each time the timer operation period is updated.

Then, in step S, the timer is subtracted by subtracting the contents of register R2, and in step S, the end of the timer operation is confirmed by checking whether the contents of register R2 is n Ou.
If it is not completed, the service column setting flag of register R1 is checked in step S, and the process moves to step S1.

However, within the timer operation period, the selection switches 81 to S
When the timer time expires without any operation at step S, the service column setting flag of register R3 is reset at step S, and the process moves to the routine at step N of the main flow. However, within the timer operation period, the service column setting switch (
2) is operated and this is detected at nl+ step of the input detection flow by timer interrupt, at this time register R
Since the service column setting flag is set in step 7, the step moves from rlH step to nl11, and n1
In the 5-step, register R1 is reset by 7 lags. Therefore, when returning to the main flow, the process moves from step N of the routine to step N3 to cancel the service sales column setting mode.

N. Routine is for determining the possibility of selling a product, and there are two types of product sales: normal product sales based on money input, and service sales when a 6 win is determined in the electric roulette ←η. FIG. 7 is a flowchart illustrating the operation of the N3 routine, in which in step t1 the register R
Set the sales column number to 0° and set it to 1'', and check the hit flag in register R at step t.In this case, the hit flag is not set, and the input amount and sales price for each sales column are By the way, when money is inserted into the vending machine, the money switches C3 to C1 output the Ryojin money signal. When the signal is detected, the amount of money indicated by the input money signal is added to the register R in step n to calculate the input amount.N, step t of the routine.

The step is to compare the input amount with the sales price related to the No. 1 sales column stored in the price setting area MK of the memory card to determine whether the product in the column can be sold, and if it is, take the t4 step. Then register R1o
The content "'1" specifies the register R6I and sets the sellable flag, and if the sale is not possible, the register R6I is cleared in step t. In step t3, the microcomputer 03 also determines the possibility of sale in response to a change presence/absence signal and a product sold-out signal (not shown). Then, in step t6, it is determined based on the contents of register R1 whether the sales availability determination for all sales columns has been completed.
If not completed, the contents of register R1° are incremented in step Kt to designate the next sales column.

In this way, when determining the possibility of product sales based on the input amount for all sales columns from 1 to n, t
In step 8, the sales flags of registers R0 and ~Ran are detected, and if the sales flag is set in any of them, N
The process moves to step 4, and if no sellable flag is set for any K, the process moves to step N1.

The N4 step detects whether there is a product or selection input, and when it is detected in the ns step of the input detection flow that the selection switch is operated to select a product, the register corresponding to the selected sales column is detected in the n9 step. R
Selection flags are set in al to R3n. Therefore, in the N4 step, the selection flag of the registers RH-Ln is confirmed, and when the selection flag is detected, the start flag is set in the register R7 and a start signal is outputted in the NB step. In response to this start signal, the electric roulette a force operates, controls the display of part of the α barrel, and determines whether the sale will be a 6 hit or a 6 miss based on a predetermined probability. When the electric roulette (lη) starts operating, it outputs an operation signal indicating that it is in operation.

The main flow N6 routine controls product sales and will be explained with reference to FIG. In the Pl step, registers R81 to R are set with selection flags depending on product selection.
Product sales motor M, = Mn in the sales column corresponding to 81
At P2, a drive signal is output to control the delivery of the product.
The step resets the start flag in the register R7, and the hit flag in the register R0 is checked in the P step, leading to step P4. In the P4 step, the selling price of the sold product is read from the memory (19) based on the registers R3, to R4nK in which the selection flag is set, and is stored in the register R.
Calculate the change by subtracting the selling price from the input amount in step 5, and
In step , the payout of the change amount is controlled.

In step P, the microcomputer αJ determines change coins based on the amount in the register R1, outputs a drive signal to the money dispensing motors m, to m4 according to the type of coin to be dispensed, and by dispensing the coins, changes are made from the amount in the register R3. When the payout amount is subtracted and the contents of register R become 0'' yen, the change payout control ends and the process moves to step N7 of the main flow. Furthermore, depending on the selection of the Pl item, register R8, ~]'(, s
The selection flag set to n is set to selection switch S at step n6 of the input detection flow due to the subsequent timer interrupt busy.
, =Sn is reset at the busy nlG step when it is detected that none of them are operated.

N. Step is an electric roulette (17) by detecting whether the operation flag is set in register R8.
Check that the operation has finished. When the electric roulette αn outputs an operation signal due to the start of operation, it is detected at step 03 of the long sword detection flow by a timer interrupt, and the register 16K operation 7 lag is set at step n4. Therefore, when the electric roulette αD is in operation, the operation flag is set, and the winning flag in the register R0 is detected in step N8. Electric roulette) C1? ) is °°
When a hit is determined and a hit signal is output together with an operation signal, it is detected in step 05 of the large sword detection flow by a timer interrupt, and registers R and K hit flags are set in step n6. is N1
Move from 1 step to N steps. Also, if the hit flag is not register RI or I/c set SALETE, N
The 8th step moves to the N7 step, but in this case, the electric roureso (H7) is in operation and is still hitting 6 and missing 6.
is still undecided. and electric roureno) (
17) stops outputting the operation signal without outputting a hit signal when it determines a "miss", but when this is detected at step 03 of the input detection flow by a timer interrupt, n7
The operation flag of register R8 is reset in step.

Therefore, in the case of ``6 off'', the operation flag is reset and the transition is made from the N step to the N1 step.

Then, when the N3 routine starts from step N, first t
, step sales column N in register R1o. .

Set 1 and check the hit flag in register R0 at step t. At this time, if the hit flag is not marked, the process moves to step t, and the amount of money in register R3 and sales column N are entered. , and the sales price of 1, but in this case, the amount in register R6 is 0" yen, so it is impossible to sell, so register R6I is cleared in step t. Then, in step t6, all sales columns are finished. Then, in step t7, increment the contents of register R1o and designate it to sales column No. 2. If the result is "6 off", repeat this operation for each sales column and set register R6, ~Ran. All flags available for sale become cents,
When it is detected in step t8 that all sellable flags have been reset, the process moves to step N and one sales operation is completed.

However, in the case of ``''' per 6, the registers R and K per flags are set, so the process moves from step t to step t9 and registers register ``N'' to determine whether sales column N., 1 is a service sales column. Confirm whether the service column flag is set in R41. Then, if the sales column No. 1 is set as the service sales column, the - step sets the register R, K sales enable flag, and the service sales column is set. If it is not set in the column, clear register R6 in step t, check whether all sales columns are completed in step t6, increment the contents of register R0° in step t, and clear the sales column No. .

Specify 2. Therefore, in case of a win, by repeating K of such operations, registers R6,
A sellable flag is set in ~R6n, and the sellable flag is set for sales columns other than the service column. Then, when it is detected from the register R1° trap that all sales columns have been completed at step t6, the setting of the sales enable flag is confirmed at step t8, and the process moves to step N4. Therefore, when the selection switch is operated, it becomes possible to sell the product as a service on a per-6 basis, but when the operation of the selection switch is detected at step n8 of the input detection flow by a timer interrupt, the product is sent out in the N6 routine.

The processing of the N6 routine in this case is the same as the normal sale described above, but in the P8 step, the register R0 is hit and the flag is set, so P,! The game moves to step and the hit flag is reset. In this example, a start signal is output to the electric roulette wheel even during the win selling operation.

Therefore, the end of the operation of the electric roulette (17) is waited for in steps N and N8. In this case, when the electric roulette 7) determines ``6 misses'' and moves from the N step to the NI step and then to the N3 routine, the winning flag in register R0 is reset at this time, so each sales column is On the other hand, by performing the processing of steps t3 and t5, all the sellable flags in registers R6, ~R, and H are reset.Then, when all the columns are completed and the transition from step t6 to step t8 occurs, all the sellable flags are reset. Moving to the NI step, one sales operation involving service sales is completed.In addition, the operation 72 of register R8 detects the stop of the operation signal at step n of the input detection flow due to a timer interrupt. n?
Reset by step.

(g) Effects of the Invention According to the present invention, service products can be set according to the product type, so it is possible to sell services in a busy and appropriate manner. Moreover, since settings are made by pressing the product selection switch, operation is easy, and service column settings can be made without complicated pressure on the device.

[Brief Description of the Drawings] Fig. 1 is a block diagram showing the circuit configuration of a vending machine according to the present invention, Fig. 2 is a diagram showing an embodiment using a microcomputer, and Fig. 3 is a main flow chart showing the operation of the microcomputer. , Fig. 4 is a flowchart showing input detection, Fig. 5 is a flowchart of service column setting,
FIG. 6 is a flowchart for product sales control, and FIG. 7 is a flowchart for determining whether sales are possible. (11... switching means, (2)... setting means, (
3)...Service sales determining means, (4)...Service sales control means, (8)...Product selection means. Applicant Sanyo Electric Co., Ltd. and one other agent Patent attorney Shizuo Sano Figure 2, Item 3

Claims (1)

[Claims] 1. A product selection switch corresponding to each sales column, a switching means for switching the vending machine between a sales operation mode and a service sales column setting mode, and when the selection switch is operated in the service sales column setting mode, the corresponding selection a setting means for storing a sales column corresponding to a switch as a service sales column; and a service for determining whether or not to perform service sales based on a predetermined probability in response to a product sending operation by operating the selection switch in a sales operation mode. a sales determining means, and when the selection switch is operated when the service sales determining means determines service sales, it determines whether the selected sales column is the service sales column, and if it is the service sales column, it selects the sales column. A vending machine having a service vending function comprising a service vending control means for permitting the delivery of products from a vending machine.