CN108629903B - Automatic vending machine - Google Patents
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Abstract
Provided is a vending machine capable of easily managing the selling state of a commodity in a safe box with a simple structure. A vending machine (1) which can sell commodities stored in a plurality of safe boxes (40), respectively, is provided with: a lock mechanism (43), wherein the lock mechanism (43) is provided for each safe (40), and the lock mechanism (43) locks the door (41) of each safe (40) in a locked state; and a safe box control part (31) which performs unlocking and locking instructions of the locking state of the locking mechanism (43) and manages the sales state of the commodities stored in each safe box (40) based on the locking state of the locking mechanism (43). That is, the sales state of the commodity in the safe deposit box (40) is managed only by the unlocked and locked state of the door (41).
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Technical Field
The present invention relates to a vending machine capable of easily managing the selling state of a commodity in a safe (locker) with a simple structure.
Background
Conventionally, there are apparatuses that store commodities using a safe. For example, patent document 1 describes: the safe deposit box is connected to a network, and the server manages the location, availability, storage temperature, and the like of the safe deposit box. Patent document 2 describes the following system: the commodity ordered via the network is received by the safe deposit box. In addition, the safe deposit box can also be used as a device for selling various commodities.
Patent document 1: japanese patent laid-open publication No. 2004-21536
Patent document 2: japanese laid-open patent publication No. 2002-288562
Disclosure of Invention
Problems to be solved by the invention
In addition, in the sales of commodities using a safe, in order to manage the selling of commodities out, a detection means for detecting the presence or absence of commodities in the safe is required. However, since various types of products having various shapes and materials can be disposed as the products in the safe, the detecting member needs to have a function of detecting the products according to the disposed products. As a result, the following problems occur: the commodity inspection in the safe becomes complicated, and it is difficult to perform various kinds of commodity inspection.
The present invention has been made in view of the above problems, and an object thereof is to provide an automatic vending machine capable of easily managing the sales state of a commodity in a storage box with a simple configuration.
For solvingSolution to the problem
In order to solve the above problems and achieve the object, a vending machine according to the present invention is a vending machine that can vend commodities stored in a plurality of safe boxes, respectively, the vending machine including: a lock mechanism provided for each of the safe deposit boxes, the lock mechanism locking the door of each safe deposit box in a locked state; and a control unit that performs unlocking and locking instructions of the locked state of the lock mechanism, and manages the sales state of the commodities stored in the respective safes based on the locked state of the lock mechanism.
In the vending machine according to the present invention, in the above-described invention, when the selected commodity is sold, the control unit unlocks the locked state of the safe storing box storing the commodity and manages the safe storing box as a sold-out state of the commodity.
In the vending machine according to the present invention, in the above-described invention, when a commodity is replenished into a safe in a sold-out state in which the commodity is sold out, the control unit locks the lock mechanism after the replenishment of the commodity into the safe, and manages the safe in the locked state as the commodity replenishment state.
In the vending machine according to the present invention, the locking mechanism is an automatic locking mechanism that automatically locks when the door is closed after the door is opened, and when the selected article is sold, the control unit unlocks a locked state of a safe containing the article and then manages the safe that has been locked by the automatic locking as an article sold-out state.
In the vending machine according to the present invention, in the above-described invention, the lock mechanism is an automatic lock mechanism that automatically locks when the door is in the closed state after the door is in the open state, and when a commodity is replenished into a safe whose commodity is sold out, the control unit controls the safe that has been automatically locked and has become the closed state as the commodity replenishing state after the control unit sets the locked state of the safe to the unlocked state and then replenishes the commodity into the safe.
In the vending machine according to the present invention, the locking mechanism is configured to automatically lock after a predetermined time has elapsed from when the door is closed.
ADVANTAGEOUS EFFECTS OF INVENTION
According to the present invention, since the lock mechanism for locking the door of each safe is provided for each safe, the control unit instructs the lock mechanism to unlock and lock the locked state, and manages the sold state of the commodities stored in each safe based on the locked state of the lock mechanism, the commodity sold state in the safe can be managed by a simple configuration in which only the lock mechanism is provided on the safe side, and by an easy process in which only the unlocked and locked states of the lock mechanism are handled.
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Fig. 1 is a block diagram showing an overall configuration of a vending machine according to an embodiment of the present invention.
Fig. 2 is a diagram showing a specific example of the lock mechanism shown in fig. 1.
Fig. 3 is a sequence diagram showing a sales management control process of the product in the safe by the safe control unit.
Fig. 4 is a sequence diagram showing a product replenishment management control process performed by the safe controller for the product in the safe.
Fig. 5 is a sequence diagram showing sales management control processing of the commodity in the safe by the safe control section in the case of modification 1 in which the lock mechanism is an automatic lock mechanism that automatically locks the door in a locked state when the lower portion of the door approaches the lock mechanism in the unlocked state.
Fig. 6 is a sequence diagram showing a product replenishment management control process of the product in the safe by the safe control unit according to modification 1.
Fig. 7 is a diagram showing a specific example of the lock mechanism of modification 1.
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1: a vending machine; 10: a vending machine main body; 11: a vending machine control section; 12: a coin mechanism; 13: a paper money discriminator; 14: a remote controller; 15: a display operation unit; 16: a main body control unit; 17: a cooling and heating device; 18: a carrying-out device; 20: a main sales control section; 21: a money amount processing unit; 22: a display control unit; 23: a commodity selection button; 24: a display unit; 30: a safe deposit box device for selling goods; 31: a safe box control part; 32: a display operation unit for a safe; 40: a safe deposit box; 41: a door; 42: a handle; 43: a locking mechanism; 44: a snap-fit pin; 45: clamping a ring; 50: provided is a door closer.
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The following describes a mode for carrying out the present invention with reference to the drawings.
(Overall Structure)
Fig. 1 is a block diagram showing an overall configuration of an automatic vending machine 1 according to an embodiment of the present invention. As shown in fig. 1, in the vending machine 1, the vending machine main body 10 is disposed adjacent to and in communication connection with a commodity selling safe box device 30.
In the vending machine main body 10, the vending machine control unit 11 is connected to the coin mechanism 12, the bill validator (japanese: ビルバリデータ)13, the remote controller 14, the display operation unit 15, the main body control unit 16, and the storage box display operation unit 32. The main body control unit 16 is connected to a cooling/heating device 17 and a carrying-out device 18. The vending machine controller 11 includes a main sales controller 20, a money amount processor 21, a display controller 22, and a safe controller 31. The display operation unit 15 includes a product selection button 23 and a display unit 24.
The safe display operation unit 32 is a touch panel for performing operations such as commodity selection and display on commodities on the commodity sales safe device 30 side. The display unit 24 and the safe box display operation unit 32 are used to display information on the product, such as banknotes during sale, unable to change, in preparation, and stopped, on the side of the vending machine main body 10 and the product selling safe box device 30, respectively, and to display various information such as the amount of money put in, information at various settings, and the like. Further, the safe display operation unit 32 may select only the commodity of the commodity sales safe device 30, and other information may be displayed on the display unit 24 in common.
The commodity selling safe deposit box device 30 has a plurality of safe deposit boxes 40 for storing commodities to be sold. Each of the safes 40 has a transparent door 41 that can be opened and closed, and the commodity in the safe 40 can be viewed even when the door 41 is closed. The door 41 is provided with a handle 42 for opening and closing the door. In fig. 1, the handle 42 is provided at the lower portion of the door 41, and a hinge mechanism is provided at the upper portion of the door 41, and can be opened and closed from the lower portion side of the door 41. Each of the safes 40 is provided with a lock mechanism 43 that locks the door 41 in a closed state. When the commodity is sold, the lock mechanism of the safe box 40 storing the commodity to be purchased is in the unlocked state, and the door can be opened.
The vending machine main body 10 includes a money processing mechanism including a money processing unit 21, a coin mechanism 12, and a bill validator 13. Further, the money processing means is shared when the commodity sales storage box device 30 sells commodities.
The cooling/heating device 17 is used to manage a plurality of product storage containers, not shown, in a set cooling/heating state under the control of the main body control unit 16. The cooling and heating device 17 cools the inside of the commodity storage box set to be cooled, and heats the inside of the commodity storage box set to be heated.
The unloading device 18 manages a vending solenoid (japanese: ベンドソレノイド) and a sold-out switch provided for each shelf. The main body control unit 16 carries out the product from the shelf in accordance with a carrying-out command transmitted from the vending machine control unit 11. When all the products stored in the shelves are carried out, the carrying-out device 18 outputs a sold-out signal to the main body control unit 16.
The main body sales control unit 20 controls sales of the commodities stored in the vending machine main body 10. The display control unit 22 controls the display of the product selection button 23 and the display unit 24 in the display operation unit 15 based on the instruction of the main sales control unit 20. The product selection button 23 is used to select a product, and is one of a plurality of product selection buttons arranged corresponding to product samples and the like. The product selection button 23 can perform LED display, and for example, when there is an amount of money input before selecting a product and the product corresponds to a product that can be purchased, the product selection button 23 is displayed in a lit state.
The remote control 14 is used for performing various setting operations and confirmation operations of various sales data, and includes a liquid crystal display for displaying various setting data and confirmation data, in addition to operation keys such as a write key and an end key. The setting data set and inputted from the remote controller 14 is transmitted to the vending machine control section 11. The remote controller 14 receives the confirmation data transmitted from the vending machine control unit 11.
The coin mechanism 12 sorts the number of inserted coins and sends the sorted coins to the amount processing unit 21 of the vending machine control unit 11, and performs an amount process of delivering coins in accordance with an instruction from the amount processing unit 21. The bill validator 13 sorts the number of inserted bills and sends the sorted bills to the amount processing unit 21 of the vending machine controller 11, and performs the amount processing of delivering bills in accordance with an instruction from the amount processing unit 21.
The safe control unit 31 performs sales control of the commodities stored in each safe 40 of the commodity sales safe device 30.
As shown in fig. 2, the lock mechanism 43 of each storage box 40 is an actuator that projects or retracts the engagement pin 44. When the door 41 is closed, the engaging pin 44 is inserted into an engaging ring 45 provided on the lower inner side of the door 41. When the door 41 is in the unlocked state, the engagement pin 44 is pulled out from the engagement ring 45. In the lock mechanism 43 shown in fig. 2, the engagement pin 44 is inserted into the engagement ring 45 only when the door 41 is locked in the closed state. When the door 41 is in the unlocked state, the lower portion of the door 41 is free by the hinge mechanism of the upper portion of the door 41, but is in the closed state by the self weight of the door 41. However, in this case, the lock mechanism 43 is not locked.
(sales management by the safe deposit box control part 31)
Here, the sales management control of the commodity in the safe 40 by the safe controller 31 will be described with reference to the time chart shown in fig. 3. As shown in fig. 3, when the user receives a charge (step S101) and selects a product in the safe 40 via the safe display operation unit 32 (step S102), the safe control unit 31 transmits a door unlock instruction to the lock mechanism 43 of the safe 40 in which the product is selected (step S103).
The lock mechanism 43 of the safe deposit box 40 that has received the door unlock instruction unlocks to bring the door 41 into the unlocked state (step S104). Thereby, the product purchaser opens the door 41 to take out the selected product (step S105).
On the other hand, the safe deposit box control unit 31 immediately notifies the amount processing unit 21 of the completion of the sale of the commodity, for example, in response to the door unlock instruction (step S103) (step S106), and causes the amount processing unit 21 to pay out change if change is made. Thereafter, the safe controller 31 updates the safe 40 that has completed the sales of the commodity to a sold-out state (step S107), and manages the sales state.
(replenishment management of commodities by the safe deposit box control section 31)
Next, the commodity replenishment management control of the commodity in the safe 40 by the safe controller 31 will be described with reference to the time chart shown in fig. 4. As shown in fig. 4, since the door 41 of the safe deposit box 40 on which the merchandise sales is completed is in the unlocked state, the door 41 is opened to replenish the merchandise (step S201). When the replenishment of the product is completed, the safe deposit box control unit 31 receives the completion of the replenishment from the safe deposit box display operation unit 32 (step S202). The completion of the replenishment is performed by a product replenishment worker.
When the replenishment completion is received (step S202), the safe controller 31 transmits a door lock instruction to the lock mechanism 43 of the safe 40 that has completed the replenishment (step S203).
The lock mechanism 43 of the safe deposit box 40 that has received the door lock instruction locks the door 41 in the locked state (step S204). After that, the safe controller 31 receives the door lock information of the locking mechanism 43 (step S205), releases the sold-out state of the commodity in the safe 40 to which the commodity has been replenished, updates the sold-out state to the commodity-replenished state (step S206), and manages the sale state.
[ modification 1]
(sales management by the storage box control unit 31 of modification 1)
Next, the sales management control of the commodity in the safe 40 by the safe controller 31 in the case of modification 1 will be described with reference to the time chart shown in fig. 5, and the lock mechanism 43 in modification 1 is an automatic lock mechanism that automatically locks the door 41 in the locked state when the lower portion of the door 41 approaches the lock mechanism 43 in the unlocked state.
First, as shown in fig. 5, when there is a charge (step S301) and a commodity selection in the safe 40 is performed via the safe display operation unit 32 (step S302), the safe control unit 31 transmits a door unlock instruction to the lock mechanism 43 of the safe 40 in which the commodity is selected (step S303).
The lock mechanism 43 of the safe deposit box 40 that has received the door unlock instruction unlocks to bring the door 41 into the unlocked state (step S304). Thereby, the product purchaser opens the door 41 to take out the selected product (step S305). Thereafter, the locking mechanism 43 automatically locks the door 41 to set the door 41 in the closed state (step S306).
On the other hand, the safe deposit box control unit 31 receives the door lock information from the lock mechanism 43 (step S307), notifies the amount processing unit 21 of the completion of the commodity sales, for example (step S308), and causes the amount processing unit 21 to pay out change if change is made. Thereafter, the safe controller 31 updates the safe 40 that has completed the sale of the commodity to a sold-out state (step S309), and manages the sale state.
(replenishment management of commodities by the storage box control unit 31 of modification 1)
Next, the commodity replenishment management control of the commodity in the safe 40 by the safe control unit 31 of modification 1 will be described with reference to the time chart shown in fig. 6. As shown in fig. 6, since the door 41 of the safe 40 on which the sales of the commodity have been completed is in the closed state, the safe display operation unit 32 gives a replenishment instruction to the safe control unit 31 (step S401). The safe control unit 31 receives the replenishment instruction, and transmits a door unlock instruction to the lock mechanism 43 of the safe 40 to be replenished with the commodity (step S402).
The safe deposit box 40 that has received the door unlock instruction unlocks the door 41 to be in the unlocked state (step S403). Thereafter, product replenishment is performed (step S404), and the lock mechanism 43 locks the door 41 in the closed state by automatic locking (step S405).
The safe controller 31 receives the door lock information of the safe 40 (step S406), releases the sold-out state of the commodity of the safe 40 to which the commodity has been replenished, updates the sold-out state to the commodity replenished state (step S407), and manages the sale state.
In addition, in modification 1 described above, in order to maintain the locked state when the lower portion of the door 41 comes close to the lock mechanism 43, it is preferable to engage the door 41 using a magnet. As shown in fig. 7, the door closer (door closer)50 may be used to reliably lock the unlocked state to the locked state.
Further, after the selected product is taken out (step S305), the lock mechanism 43 automatically locks the door 41 to bring the door 41 into the closed state (step S306), or after the product replenishment (step S404), the lock mechanism 43 locks the door 41 into the closed state (step S405), but in this case, after the steps S305 and S404, the door 41 may be locked into the closed state after a predetermined time has elapsed from the time when the door 41 is brought into the closed state (steps S306 and S405), as a remedy in the case where the door 41 is erroneously closed and the door 41 is locked into the closed state.
Although the number of the product sales safe devices 30 is 1 as shown in fig. 1, a plurality of product sales safe devices 30 may be connected to the automatic vending machine main body 10. In this case, the commodity selection numbers of the safes 40 in the commodity selling safe deposit box devices 30 are set to be different from each other. In the above-described embodiment, the safe device for commodity sale 30 is configured as a separate body from the automatic vending machine main body 10, but the safe device for commodity sale 30 is not limited to this, and may be provided in the automatic vending machine main body 10. In this case, the vending machine main body 10 may sell the commodity only by the commodity sales safe box device 30.
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1. An automatic vending machine which can sell commodities stored in a plurality of safe boxes respectively, the automatic vending machine comprising:
a lock mechanism provided for each of the safe deposit boxes, the lock mechanism locking the door of each safe deposit box in a locked state; and
a control unit that instructs the lock mechanism to unlock and lock the locked state and that manages the sales state of the commodities stored in the respective safes based on the locked state of the lock mechanism,
when selling a selected commodity, the control unit unlocks a safe storing box containing the commodity and manages the safe storing box as a sold-out commodity,
when a commodity is replenished into a safe when the commodity is sold out, the control unit closes the lock mechanism after the commodity is replenished into the safe, and manages the safe in a closed state as a commodity replenishing state,
the locking mechanism is an automatic locking mechanism which automatically locks when the door is in a closed state after the door is in an open state,
when selling a selected commodity, the control unit sets the locked state of a safe storing the commodity as unlocked, and then manages the safe storing which is automatically locked and becomes locked as a sold-out commodity,
when a commodity is replenished into a safe whose commodity is sold out, the control unit unlocks the locked state of the safe, and then replenishes the commodity into the safe, and thereafter the control unit manages the safe that has been automatically locked and thus has become the locked state as the commodity replenishment state.
2. The vending machine of claim 1,
the locking mechanism is automatically locked after a fixed time has elapsed since the door is changed to the closed state.
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