KR20170057981A - Vending machine and goods production vending method thereof - Google Patents

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KR20170057981A
KR20170057981A KR1020150161555A KR20150161555A KR20170057981A KR 20170057981 A KR20170057981 A KR 20170057981A KR 1020150161555 A KR1020150161555 A KR 1020150161555A KR 20150161555 A KR20150161555 A KR 20150161555A KR 20170057981 A KR20170057981 A KR 20170057981A
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Abstract

The present invention relates to a vending machine and a method of manufacturing and selling a product thereof, which includes a display section for displaying information on a product to be sold, a product selection section for selecting a product from a user and inputting raw material adjustment information of the product, A raw material regulating unit for regulating the input amount of the commodity according to the raw material and a raw material supplying unit for producing the commodity by projecting each raw material whose amount is regulated by the raw material regulating unit, It is possible to provide an article suitable for the user's taste by adjusting the amount of the input of the user.

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VENDING MACHINE AND GOODS PRODUCTION VENDING METHOD THEREOF [0002]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a vending machine and a method for manufacturing and selling a commodity, and more particularly, to an automatic vending machine for storing and storing goods inside and selling a stored commodity according to a user's selection.

In general, a vending machine is a device that sells various products such as coffee, cans, beverages stored in a pack, confectionery, and books in an unattended manner.

Such a vending machine can acquire a desired commodity quickly without being greatly restricted by the selling time and the installation place, and its use is generalized.

For example, the present applicant has filed and filed a patent application for a vending machine which sells various products to a large number of patent documents 1 to 3 as follows.

Patent Document 1 discloses a control apparatus for a liquid ejecting apparatus that includes a menu selection unit for outputting an operation signal by a user's operation, a control unit for receiving an operation signal and outputting a control signal, a control unit for mixing a plurality of raw materials and water at a predetermined ratio, And a cup supply part for discharging the cup for receiving the beverage water to be supplied to the raw material supply part and the blowing out port. The raw material supply part stores the honey product and supplies the honey product And a water supply device for supplying hot water, cold water and room temperature water at a predetermined ratio in accordance with the selection of the apparatus and the user, and a water dispenser for automatically supplying a mixed car of the Western car, the Oriental car and the East / Vending machine configuration is described.

Patent Document 2 discloses a configuration of a vending machine for a vending machine which carries out a product having various sizes and shapes such as a beverage in a can, a bottle, ice cream in the form of a cone or a bar, or a product in a hexahedron shape.

Patent Document 3 discloses a method of detecting the presence, absence and type of a column of a presence, absence, and a column of a shelf through a shelf recognition unit, a column detection unit, and a column type detection unit, detecting presence or absence of a detected shelf, A step of generating shelf control information on the basis of the type information of the information, the type of information, and the type of the column; and a shelf control method of a multi-vending machine for registering the generated shelf control information in a memory.

As described above, the vending machine can be used in various forms such as a cup or a vending machine for storing goods in a cup such as a coffee or a tea, a vending machine for selling a product accommodated in a can or a PET, And multi-vending machines that sell products together.

Korean Patent Publication No. 10-2003-0038863 (published on May 17, 2013) Korean Patent Registration No. 10-1416010 (issued on July 8, 2014) Korean Patent Registration No. 10-1416022 (issued on July 8, 2014)

On the other hand, the conventional vending machine is installed outside a building such as a convenience store, a retail store such as a mart, or a public place, and there is a possibility that the theft or the breakage accident may occur in a very unfavorable night time.

In addition, since the conventional automatic vending machine is limited to the function of producing beverages such as coffee or tea, the kinds of foods that can be sold using the automatic vending machine are limited, and the raw materials can not be controlled according to individual taste.

In addition, the conventional automatic vending machine has a problem that the reliability of the product is deteriorated due to the difficulty of confirming the cleanliness state or the manufacturing process of the inside of the automatic vending machine by the user.

Therefore, there is a demand for development of a technology for manufacturing food products such as pizza, bread, and ramen as well as coffee and tea, adjusting the raw materials of the commodities according to personal taste, and checking the manufacturing process and cleanliness of the manufactured commodities.

An object of the present invention is to provide a vending machine for selling a product manufactured by adjusting a commodity material according to an individual preference and a method of manufacturing and selling the commodity.

Another object of the present invention is to provide an automatic vending machine whose front surface of the automatic vending machine is switched to a transparent state so that the manufacturing process can be confirmed at the time of manufacturing the product and a method of displaying the product manufacturing process thereof.

Another object of the present invention is to provide a vending machine and a method of displaying a product manufacturing process thereof that can prevent theft and breakage due to regular product display.

In order to achieve the above object, a vending machine according to the present invention includes a display unit for displaying information on a product to be sold, a product selection unit for selecting a product from a user and inputting raw material adjustment information of the product, A raw material regulating unit for regulating the input amount of the commodity based on the regulating information, and a raw material supplying unit for producing the commodity by discharging each raw material whose amount is regulated by the raw material regulating unit.

The present invention further includes a screen installed on the front surface of the automatic vending machine, which is normally opaque or translucent, and is turned into a transparent state so as to confirm a manufacturing process when manufacturing a product.

The present invention relates to a control unit for controlling switching of the screen to a transparent state at the time of manufacturing a merchandise, a money mechanism for checking the amount of money to be paid for the purchase of the merchandise, And a power supply unit.

The display unit displays on the screen the raw material name of the product selected by the user and the preset reference input amount for each raw material, and the product selection unit sets the input amount for each raw material by increasing or decreasing the level based on the reference input amount.

According to another aspect of the present invention, there is provided a method of manufacturing and selling a vending machine, the method comprising: (a) selecting a product to be purchased from a product selection unit; (b) (C) adjusting the input amount of each raw material on the basis of the raw material control information in the raw material control part, and (d) controlling the amount of each raw material in the step (c) And then manufacturing and selling the product.

The screen provided on the front surface of the vending machine is changed from an opaque or translucent state to a transparent state so that a manufacturing process can be confirmed at the time of manufacturing a commodity.

In the step (b), the display unit displays a reference input amount per raw material of the selected commodity on the screen, and the commodity selection unit sets the input amount for each raw material by increasing or decreasing the level based on the reference input amount.

INDUSTRIAL APPLICABILITY As described above, according to the automatic vending machine and the method for manufacturing and selling the same according to the present invention, it is possible to provide a product suitable for the user's taste by adjusting the input amount of the goods and the raw materials according to the user's taste.

That is, according to the present invention, since the input amount of each raw material input to the product is controlled according to the taste of the user, and each raw material of the adjusted input amount is supplied to manufacture and sell the product, .

Further, according to the present invention, a screen is provided on the front face of the main body, thereby enabling the user to directly check the manufacturing process of the product and the cleanliness of the main body during the manufacture of the product, thereby improving the reliability of the product Loses.

1 is a configuration diagram of a vending machine according to a preferred embodiment of the present invention;
FIG. 2 is a block diagram of the automatic vending machine shown in FIG. 1;
FIG. 3 illustrates a state in which the screen shown in FIG. 1 is changed to a transparent state,
FIG. 4 is a flowchart for explaining steps of manufacturing and selling a product of a vending machine according to a preferred embodiment of the present invention.

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS Hereinafter, a preferred embodiment of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings.

FIG. 1 is a configuration diagram of a vending machine according to a preferred embodiment of the present invention, and FIG. 2 is a block diagram of a vending machine shown in FIG.

In this embodiment, a description will be made using a vending machine that manufactures and sells coffee or tea.

However, the present invention is not limited to this. The present invention is also applicable to a multi-vending machine that sells cans or packs of beverages, and a vending machine that manufactures and sells various foods such as breads and pizza and ramen noodles. shall.

As shown in FIGS. 1 and 2, the vending machine 10 according to the preferred embodiment of the present invention includes a main body 11 for storing a product inside and selling it according to a user's request, A product selecting unit 13 for selecting a product from the user and inputting the raw material adjustment information of the product, a raw material adjusting unit 13 for adjusting the input amount of the product based on the input raw material adjustment information, And a raw material discharging unit 16 for discharging each raw material whose input amount is controlled by the raw material adjusting unit 15 and the raw material adjusting unit 15 to produce a commodity.

The automatic vending machine 10 according to the preferred embodiment of the present invention is installed on the front surface of the main body 11 and maintains the opaque or translucent state at the time of normal operation, 14).

In addition, the automatic vending machine 10 according to the preferred embodiment of the present invention includes a control unit 17 for controlling the operation of each device provided in the automatic vending machine 10, A money mechanism 18 for calculating the amount of money, returning the balance, and a power supply 19 for supplying power to each device.

1, a main body 11 is provided with a storage box for storing raw materials for manufacturing goods, and a display unit 12, a goods selection unit 13, A commodity dispenser for dispensing may be provided.

The screen 14 may be installed at the lower part of the front surface of the main body 11 provided with the goods discharge opening.

In FIG. 1, the screen 14 is shown to be installed at the bottom of the front of the main body 11, but the present invention is not necessarily limited thereto.

For example, FIG. 3 illustrates a state in which the screen shown in FIG. 1 is changed to a transparent state.

The screen 14 may be provided with a clould mirror that changes from an opaque or translucent state to a transparent state when a control signal of a predetermined current value is supplied from the control unit 17.

That is, when the current supply is interrupted, the screen 14 is kept opaque or semi-transparent like a cloud. When the current is supplied, the screen 14 is switched to a transparent state as shown in FIG. 3, So that the user can visually check the manufacturing process and the cleanliness inside the main body 11. [

As described above, the present invention can improve the reliability of the product by providing a screen on the front surface of the main body and allowing the user to directly check the manufacturing process of the product and the cleanliness inside the main body.

1 and 2, the display unit 12 can display on the screen the product information, that is, the product name, the price information of the product, the name of the raw material to be input to the product, and the reference input amount previously set for each raw material.

The product selection unit 13 receives a product (for example, coffee) from a user and receives input of raw material adjustment information by controlling the amount of input of the product (coffee, prima, sugar, water, etc.).

Each of the display unit 12 and the product selection unit 13 may be provided as a separate device such as a display panel and a keypad or a touch pad, or may be provided as a single touch screen that simultaneously performs display and input functions.

On the other hand, the user inputs the raw material adjustment information for controlling the input amount of the commodity to be purchased through the commodity selection unit 13.

Here, the control of the raw material means that when the purchased commodity is prim coffee, the amount of coffee, the amount of water, the quantity of priming, and the amount of sugar are adjusted according to the user's own taste.

That is, the raw material control information may be set in advance as a reference amount of each raw material, and a user may select a level suitable for his / her taste. However, it is preferable to set the level of the raw material to a level at which it can be finely adjusted, rather than a high level such as 'normal, dark, and weak'.

For example, if the product sold is coffee, assuming that 2 g of coffee is consumed in a single cup of coffee, + 0.1 g, + 0.2 g. + 0.3g, -0.1g, -0.2g. -0.3g, and the level can be increased or decreased with reference to the reference amount of input, so that it is possible to further control the raw material close to the user's taste.

Of course, the sugar, prim and water can also be subdivided in the same way to set the level.

The raw material control information thus inputted is transmitted to the control unit 17, and the control unit 17 can control the operation of the raw material control unit 15 so as to adjust the input amount per raw material based on the raw material control information.

It is preferable to use the method of adjusting the fuel in the conventional vending machine as it is to control the fuel.

The raw material delivery portion 16 projects each raw material of the adjusted amount in the raw material control portion 15 to the product sale cup.

As described above, the present invention can improve the sales power of the product by adjusting the input amount of the product and the raw material according to the taste of the user to provide the product suitable for the user's taste.

4, a method of manufacturing and selling a vending machine according to a preferred embodiment of the present invention will be described in detail.

4 is a flowchart illustrating steps of manufacturing and selling a product of a vending machine according to a preferred embodiment of the present invention.

When power is supplied to the automatic vending machine 10 through the power supply unit 19 in step S10 of FIG. 4, the control unit 17 initializes each device provided in the automatic vending machine 10 and controls to prepare for sale of goods.

In step S12, the display unit 12 displays the information of the merchandise to be sold on the screen. When the merchandise is selected by the user through the merchandise selection unit 13 and the money is input, the money mechanism 18 displays the sales of the selected merchandise We will settle the amount charged according to the amount and return the balance.

Then, the display unit 12 displays the name of the selected commodity and the reference amount of each commodity on the screen, and the commodity selection unit 13 adjusts the amount of each commodity to receive the commodity adjustment information (S14).

While manufacturing and selling the product, the control unit 17 generates a control signal to switch the screen 14 from the opaque or translucent state to the transparent state, and the screen 14 is changed to the transparent state according to the control signal (S16) .

In step S18, the control unit 17 controls the operation of the raw material adjusting unit 15 to adjust the input amount of each raw material based on the inputted raw material adjusting information.

Accordingly, the raw material supply unit 16 manufactures and sells each raw material having the adjusted input amount to the product-selling cup (S20).

In step S22, the controller 17 checks whether or not the power supply is stopped, and controls the steps S12 to S22 to be repeated until the power supply is stopped.

If the power supply is stopped in step S22, the control unit 17 stops driving the devices provided in the vending machine 10 and terminates the process.

Through the above-described process, the present invention can provide a commodity suitable for the user's taste by adjusting the input amount of the commodity and the raw material according to the user's taste.

Although the invention made by the present inventors has been described concretely with the above embodiments, the present invention is not limited to the above embodiments, and it goes without saying that various changes can be made without departing from the gist of the present invention.

That is, in the above-described embodiments, the automatic vending machine for selling coffee or tea has been described. However, the present invention is not limited thereto, and a multi-vending machine for selling cans or packs of beverages, bread or pizza, It can be changed to be applied to a vending machine of a food manufacturing and selling type which manufactures and sells various foods.

For example, in the case of a vending machine that manufactures and sells food such as bread, pizza, ramen, etc., it may further include a cooking device such as a heater for food production.

The present invention is applied to a vending machine technology that adjusts the input amount of a commodity and a raw material according to a user's taste to provide a commodity suitable for a user's taste.

10: Vending machine 11: Body
12: display section 13: product selection section
14: Screen 15:
16: raw material delivery part 17:
18: Money Mechanism 19: Power Supply

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A display unit for displaying information of a product to be sold,
A product selection unit that receives a product from a user and receives raw material adjustment information of the product,
A raw material regulating unit for regulating the input amount of the commodity based on the raw material regulating information,
And a raw material discharging portion for discharging each raw material whose input amount is controlled by the raw material adjusting portion to produce a product. The method according to claim 1,
Further comprising a screen installed on a front surface of the main body of the automatic vending machine, the screen being kept opaque or translucent at a normal time and being turned into a transparent state so as to confirm a manufacturing process at the time of manufacturing a product. 3. The method of claim 2,
A control unit for controlling switching of the screen to a transparent state when manufacturing a product,
A money mechanism for confirming the amount of money spent to purchase the commodity, settlement of the amount of commodity sold, and returning the balance
Further comprising a power supply unit for supplying power to each device. 5. The method according to any one of claims 1 to 4,
The display unit displays on the screen the raw material name of the commodity selected by the user and the preset reference amount of each raw material,
Wherein the product selection unit is set by increasing or decreasing the input amount of each raw material based on the reference input amount. (a) selecting a product to be purchased from the product selection unit,
(b) receiving raw material adjustment information of a product selected by the product selection unit,
(c) adjusting the amount of each raw material to be supplied based on the raw material control information in the raw material controlling unit; and
(d) adding a raw material in which the input amount is controlled in the step (c) in a raw material dispensing section to manufacture and sell a commodity. 6. The method of claim 5,
Wherein the screen provided on the front surface of the automatic vending machine is changed from an opaque or translucent state to a transparent state so that a manufacturing process can be confirmed at the time of manufacturing a commodity. The method according to claim 5 or 6,
In the step (b), the display unit may display a reference input amount for each raw material of the selected commodity on the screen,
Wherein the product selection unit is set by increasing or decreasing a level of the input amount for each raw material based on the reference input amount.
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