Summary of the invention
The present invention puts forward for solving above-mentioned existing in prior technology problem, the objective of the invention is to, provide a kind of when automatic vending machine is placed in also can be easily when outdoor and guarantee the commodity selection device of its water proofing property, dust tightness, permanance, anti-theft at an easy rate.
In order to solve above-mentioned problem, the present invention proposes following technical scheme.
(1): a kind of commodity selection device of automatic vending machine, carry out the selection of vending articles, it is characterized in that, comprising:
Display space is located on the automatic vending machine as the aggregate of a plurality of units viewing area;
Contactless near switch, be equipped on above-mentioned a plurality of units viewing area with each test section towards the state of foreign side;
Cover plate covers each test section near switch, and to spread all over the state of whole of above-mentioned display space, is equipped on the automatic vending machine; With
Commodity show sheet material, releasably are provided on the described cover plate expression institute merchandising.
(2): in the commodity selection device of the automatic vending machine of (1), it is characterized in that:
Above-mentioned unit viewing area constitutes rectangular-shaped, and above-mentioned display space constitutes and disposes the rectangular-shaped of a plurality of units viewing area in length and breadth.
(3): in the commodity selection device of the automatic vending machine of (1), it is characterized in that:
Above-mentioned commodity show sheet material is can whether be set to the state of connection from the unit viewing area of outside Visual Confirmation adjacency and be provided on the cover plate.
(4): in the commodity selection device of the automatic vending machine of (3), it is characterized in that:
Be provided in the commodity that connect a plurality of units viewing area that is provided with and show sheet material, make on the one hand the test section that is configured in arbitrary unit viewing area can be from the outside by Visual Confirmation near switch, on the other hand, cover the test section that is configured in the other unit viewing area near switch.
(5): in the commodity selection device of the automatic vending machine of (4), it is characterized in that:
Described unit viewing area constitutes rectangular-shaped, and the bight configuration below separately is near switch;
Above-mentioned display space constitutes and disposes the rectangular-shaped of a plurality of units viewing area in length and breadth;
The commodity that are provided in a plurality of units viewing area that connect to be provided with show sheet material, make the test section near switch in a bight below this a plurality of units viewing area is configured in can be from the outside by Visual Confirmation.
(6): in (1)~(5), in the commodity selection device of the automatic vending machine of any, it is characterized in that:
Above-mentioned near switch according to the relative test section of object near the time the variation of static capacity, signal is selected in output.
Commodity selection device according to automatic vending machine of the present invention, can need not on cover plate, opening to be set and carry out selection of goods by test section near switch, therefore, even place under the outdoor situation at automatic vending machine, also need not prepare part in addition, can be easily and guarantee water proofing property, dust tightness, permanance, anti-theft at an easy rate.
Embodiment
Below, the better embodiment of the commodity selection device of the automatic vending machine that present invention will be described in detail with reference to the accompanying relates to, in the following embodiments, though various qualifications have been done in inscape, kind, combination, shape, relative configuration etc., but, these only exemplify, and the present invention is not limited thereto.
Fig. 1 is the outward appearance front view (FV) that is suitable for the automatic vending machine of the commodity selection device that embodiment of the present invention relates to, and Fig. 2 is the block scheme of the control system of expression automatic vending machine shown in Figure 1.Here the automatic vending machine of example is to inject the device of the beverage of container as commodity selling with being contained in tinned drink on the commodity accomodation frame 20 of body shell 10, plastic bottle beverage etc.In the present embodiment, be suitable for following automatic vending machine: be provided with a plurality of commodity accomodation frames 20 in the inside of body shell 10,, can pay commodity respectively by driving the goods discharging device 20a of these commodity accomodation frames 20.
As shown in Figure 1, on the external door 11 of the front that constitutes body shell 10, be provided with coin slot 12, bank note insertion mouthful 13, one volumetric display 14, coin return mouth 15, commodity take-out port 16.
Coin slot 12 is to be used for the opening that the user inserts coin.By the coin that coin slot 12 drops into, its Currency Type is identified in Coin processing device 21, subsequently, is received to coin collection box (not shown).It is to be used for the opening that the user inserts bank note that bank note inserts mouth 13.Insert mouthful 13 bank note that insert by this bank note, its Currency Type is identified in paper money processing machine 22.In addition, above-mentioned bank note inserts mouth 13 and has the function of returning mouth as bank note, and being used for returning can not be at the bank note of paper money processing machine 22 identifications.One volumetric display 14 be used for to the user show the input amount of money such as currency, commodity whether on the block, whether the display device of various information such as changing is arranged, for example constitute by LCD.It is that be used for returning to the user can't be at the coin of Coin processing device 21 identifications or the opening of the coin of paying from Coin processing device 21 as changing that coin returns mouthfuls 15.Commodity take-out port 16 is to be used for the user to receive from the opening of the commodity of commodity accomodation frame 20 payment.From Fig. 1 also as can be known, in the present embodiment, coin slot 12, bank note insertion mouthful 13, one volumetric display 14 are set at the position along the about central authorities of short transverse of the front of external door 11, and coin return mouth 15 and commodity take-out port 16 then are set at the position of the below, front of external door 11.
On the other hand, in the front of external door 11, the position of half one constitutes display space 30 thereon.Display space 30 as shown in figures 1 and 3, its opening 30a is a recess, constitutes rectangular-shapedly, portion is provided with a plurality ofly near switch 40 within it, simultaneously on its opening 30a cover plate 50 is housed.
Near switch 40 is static capacity type parts, when object relatively each test section 41 near the time, change according to static capacity, detect in the noncontact mode, should be near switch 40 so that test section 41 towards the state of foreign side, that is,, be disposed at the viewing area A30 of a plurality of units that is set in display space 30 in advance singly can detect state near the object of the display space 30 of automatic vending machine.The so-called viewing area A30 of unit is the least unit that can handle as a viewing area, a plurality of it is set by display space 30 grades are divided into.Specifically as shown in Figure 4, by 4 five equilibriums longitudinally, along horizontal 10 five equilibriums, be the rectangular-shaped display space 30 of horizontal length, formation is the rectangular-shaped viewing area A30 of unit of vertical length, add up to 40, constituent parts viewing area A30 is configured to towards the front near switch 40, and is positioned at the bight of lower right side relatively.
Cover plate 50 is the rectangular flat shape parts that formed by more transparent high synthetic resin such as acrylic resins, as shown in Figure 3, covers near the test section 41 of switch 40 and with it, and remains on the external door 11 with the state that spreads all over display space 30 comprehensively near each.The thickness of slab of cover plate 50 is set at following size: can detect finger reliably from the approaching described test section 41 near switch 40 in the outside of cover plate 50.
In addition, at above-mentioned display space 30, cover plate 50 on inside surface near switch 40 sides, be equipped with commodity and show sheet material 60.Commodity show that sheet material 60 as Fig. 3 and shown in Figure 5, is lamellar parts, form corresponding rectangular-shaped of the viewing area A30 of unit of big or small and display space 30, and its thickness are for can be provided between cover plate 50 and the test section 41 near switch 40.Show sheet material 60 at commodity be provided with fenestra 61 near the corresponding position of the test section 41 of switch 40, on the other hand, show at commodity on the outside surface of the part of sheet material 60 except that fenestra 61 and described exterior of commodity.Commodity demonstration sheet material 60 is only prepared the quantity of the viewing area A30 of unit of display space 30, and, this commodity show sheet material 60 so that each fenestra 61 with relative near the test section 41 of switch 40 and can releasably be installed in from the state of outside Visual Confirmation exterior of commodity on whole of cover plate 50 by cover plate 50.As the material of commodity demonstration sheet material 60, the preferred material of using transmitance with the light transmission that can make the fluorescent light that is equipped on above-mentioned display space 30.
In automatic vending machine as constituted above, as shown in Figure 1, on the cover plate 50 of the display space 30 of the front the first half that is located at external door 11, demonstrate with ordered state in length and breadth and to be depicted in commodity and to show exterior of commodity on the sheet material 60.At the fenestra 61 of each commodity demonstration sheet material 60, the test section 41 near switch 40 that is configured in the corresponding viewing area A30 of unit is the state that exposes to the outside by cover plate 50.
From this state, for example after dropping into currency, as shown in Figure 3, if on the outside surface of cover plate 50, touch the part corresponding with the fenestra 61 of the commodity demonstrations sheet material 60 of representing required commodity with finger, then can be by detecting above-mentioned action near switch 40 by test section 41, and this detection signal is as selecting signal to be transferred to master control part 100 (with reference to Fig. 2).
The master control part 100 that receives the selection signal is according to the viewing area-commodity accomodation frame corresponding informance 102 that is stored in advance in the storer 101, determine to take in the commodity accomodation frame 20 of selected commodity, then, satisfying under the selling term such as insert coins, drive the goods discharging device 20a of this commodity accomodation frame 20, carry out the payment of commodity.Its result, the commodity of paying from commodity accomodation frame 20 are output to commodity take-out port 16, thereby are delivered in user's hand.
What is called is stored in the viewing area-commodity accomodation frame corresponding informance 102 in the storer 101, be to make in advance to be provided with a plurality of viewing area A30 of unit and to be provided with a plurality of commodity accomodation frame 20 corresponding, for example, setting entry terminal 70 that can be by automatic vending machine is set it.Specifically as shown in Figure 6, can invest identifying information to constituent parts viewing area A30 and each commodity accomodation frame 20 in advance, and with mutual identifying information associated state with these information stores in storer 101.In viewing area shown in Figure 6-commodity accomodation frame corresponding informance 102, the identification number of the viewing area A30 of unit is identical with the identification number of commodity accomodation frame 20, and both are corresponding one by one.Therefore, in the example of Fig. 6, detect finger near switch (following brief note is " 01 near switch 40 ") if be configured among the viewing area A30 of unit of identification number 01, then the commodity accomodation frame of identification number 01 (following brief note is " 01 commodity accomodation frame 20 ") is determined, satisfying under other selling terms, drive the goods discharging device 20a of 01 commodity accomodation frame 20, pay commodity.Equally,, then drive the goods discharging device 20a of 02 commodity accomodation frame 20, pay commodity if 02 detect finger near switch 40.
Like this, according to above-mentioned automatic vending machine, can need not on cover plate 50, opening to be set and by carry out selection of goods near switch 40, therefore, even when automatic vending machine is set at when outdoor, also needn't prepare parts such as seal in addition, can prevent that just wind and rain or dust from invading inside.And, on cover plate 50, there is not opening, therefore, also help the permanance and the anti-theft of cover plate 50.
In above-mentioned automatic vending machine, owing on cover plate 50, there is not an opening, so, also can carry out the sale of commodity in mode shown in following.Fig. 7 is that another of the above-mentioned automatic vending machine of expression utilizes the outward appearance front view (FV) of mode, and Fig. 8 and Fig. 9 schematically represent to be applicable between the demonstration sheet material 60 of this automatic vending machine and the viewing area A30 of unit and concern that Figure 10 is the cross-sectional plan view of its major part.
As shown in Figure 7 and Figure 8, utilize in the automatic vending machine that mode relates at this, show sheet material 60 as commodity, preparation has multiple, except the commodity that are suitable at the automatic vending machine of Fig. 1 show that sheet material is (following for to show difference, brief note is " benchmark shows sheet material 60 ") outside, also have with respect to the viewing area A30 of unit and have doubly other commodity demonstration sheet materials of (n is the integer more than 1) size of n.More particularly, in the example of Fig. 8, be suitable for to have and show sheet material (following brief note is " 2 show show sheet material 260 ") in abutting connection with the commodity of 2 times of sizes of 2 viewing area A30 of unit about covering.From outside Visual Confirmation as shown in figure 10, only be set at the viewing area A30 of unit that is positioned at the right side towards the front, and the viewing area A30 of unit that is positioned at the left side towards the front is not provided with fenestra 261 near the fenestra 261 of the test section 41 of switch 40.Approximately be that benchmark shows on 2 times the outside surface of sheet material 60, as shown in Figure 8,, using than benchmark demonstration sheet material 60 big sizes and describe exterior of commodity or image in the part except that fenestra 261.In addition, in the example of Fig. 9, be suitable for to have and cover up and down the commodity of 4 times of sizes of 4 viewing area A30 of unit of adjacency and show sheet material (following brief note is " 4 show show sheet material 460 ").From the fenestra 461 of outside Visual Confirmation, only be set at the viewing area A30 of unit that is positioned at the lower right side towards the front, and the viewing area A30 of unit that is positioned at other three places is not provided with fenestra 461 near the test section 41 of switch 40.Approximately being that benchmark shows on 4 times the outside surface of sheet material 60,, use to show and show that sheet material 260 big sizes describe exterior of commodity or image than 2 in the part except that fenestra 461.Below use the same method, can prepare 6 and show and show that sheet material, 8 shows and show that sheet material, n show and show sheet material.
In the automatic vending machine that this embodiment relates to, as the viewing area-commodity accomodation frame corresponding informance 102 that is stored in the storer 101, as shown in figure 11, commodity accomodation frame 20 is only with to dispose test section 41 corresponding to the viewing area A30 of unit near switch 40 of outer exposed by fenestra 61.At this moment, 2 commodity accomodation frames 20 are with that the 2 viewing area A30 of unit that show to show sheet material 260 are housed is corresponding.Below same, 4 commodity accomodation frames 20 are with that the 4 demonstration sheet material A30 of units that show to show sheet material 460 are housed is corresponding, n commodity accomodation frame 20 shows with n and shows that sheet material is corresponding.As mentioned above, these viewing areas-commodity accomodation frame corresponding informance 102 can be done suitable setting change by the setting entry terminal 70 of automatic vending machine, and the up-to-date information after the renewal is stored in the storer 101.
In the automatic vending machine that embodiment as described above relates to, as shown in Figure 7, show the commodity of the different sizes of describing on the sheet material 60,460,1260 (12 show show sheet material) at the commodity of different sizes, with any assortment state representation on the cover plate 50 of the display space 30 of the front the first half that is arranged at external door 11.At this moment, the viewing area A30 of a plurality of units that commodity more than 2 times or 2 times show sheet material 460,1260 are housed, externally present interconnected state, and fenestra 461 or 1261 set are one that Visual Confirmation is a big viewing area.
Be provided in each commodity show the viewing area A30 of unit that the fenestra 61,461,1261 of sheet material 60,460,1260 is corresponding near the test section 41 of switch 40 by cover plate 50 to outer exposed, this state is identical with automatic vending machine shown in Figure 1.Therefore, if, then pay the commodity of corresponding commodity accomodation frame 20, can give the user with commodity selling by commodity take-out port 16 by detecting finger near switch 40 near test section 41 to outer exposed.
At this, according to automatic vending machine shown in Figure 7, become big along with commodity show the size of sheet material 60,460,1260, the proprietary area of display space 30 becomes big, and, along with showing the size of sheet material 60,460,1260, commodity become big, the size of expression commodity can be set at greatly, therefore, improve Visual Confirmation for the user, as a result, can realize differential with other commodity.That is,, can freely dispose the commodity selection device of automatic vending machine according to embodiment shown in Figure 7, for example, can be in early days and improve the new cognition degree that drops into commodity etc. reliably, can realize the marketing method that the basis side of selling goods is intended to.At this moment, only need to change the size that commodity show sheet material 60,460,1260 and get final product, lay the allocation position near switch 40 of operation and can remain unchanged and be accompanied by signal wire, therefore, the operation of changing the configuration layout of once setting is also very simple.Have again,, compare, can bring the user bigger impact, can expect the lifting of all sales volumes of commodity with the form that commodity model one horizontal row are uniform always even about the outward appearance of automatic vending machine self.
Above-mentioned embodiment shown in Figure 7 is represented an example, can do various change according to the size and the installment state thereof that are suitable for commodity demonstration sheet material.This occasion, for example shown in Figure 12 a~12c, the connection status that only will be disposed at the viewing area A30 of unit of display space 30 top center portions changes by 6 → 4 → 1, just the commodity of installing being shown that sheet material shows by 6 shows that sheet material 660 → 4 shows and shows that sheet material 460 → benchmark shows sheet material 60 changes that great changes will take place just can to make its appearance graphic.
In the above-described embodiment, exemplify tinned drink or plastic bottle beverage commodity selection device, but the present invention is not limited to above-mentioned embodiment, can certainly be applicable to the automatic vending machine of selling other commodity as the automatic vending machine of commodity selling.This occasion, the configuration layout about display space 30, coin slot 12, bank note insertion mouthful 13, one volumetric display 14, coin are returned mouth 15, commodity take-out port 16 may not be confined to above-mentioned embodiment.
In addition, in the above-described embodiment, exemplify detect static capacity change parts as non-contact type near switch 40, but the present invention is not limited to above-mentioned embodiment, so long as the non-contact type parts just, might not leave no choice but is to detect the parts that static capacity changes.
Have again, in the above-described embodiment, exemplify rectangular relatively display space 30 and set the commodity selection device of the rectangular-shaped viewing area A30 of unit, but the present invention is not limited to above-mentioned embodiment, the shape of display space 30 or the viewing area A30 of unit, not necessarily leave no choice but rectangle, also needn't both unanimities.
Above with reference to description of drawings embodiments of the present invention, but the present invention is not limited to above-mentioned embodiment.Can do all changes in the technology of the present invention thought range, they all belong to protection scope of the present invention.