EP1783705B1 - Distributeur automatique avec sélection de produits par la vitrine - Google Patents

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EP1783705B1
EP1783705B1 EP06120901.1A EP06120901A EP1783705B1 EP 1783705 B1 EP1783705 B1 EP 1783705B1 EP 06120901 A EP06120901 A EP 06120901A EP 1783705 B1 EP1783705 B1 EP 1783705B1
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    • G07F—COIN-FREED OR LIKE APPARATUS
    • G07F11/00—Coin-freed apparatus for dispensing, or the like, discrete articles
    • G07F11/02—Coin-freed apparatus for dispensing, or the like, discrete articles from non-movable magazines
    • G07F11/36—Coin-freed apparatus for dispensing, or the like, discrete articles from non-movable magazines in which the magazines are of helical or spiral form
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    • G07F—COIN-FREED OR LIKE APPARATUS
    • G07F9/00—Details other than those peculiar to special kinds or types of apparatus
    • G07F9/02—Devices for alarm or indication, e.g. when empty; Advertising arrangements in coin-freed apparatus
    • G07F9/023—Arrangements for display, data presentation or advertising
    • G07F9/0235—Arrangements for display, data presentation or advertising the arrangements being full-front touchscreens

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  • the present invention relates to an automatic vending machine. Typically, but not necessarily, the present invention applies to dispensing of foodstuffs in public places.
  • the machines of this type comprise a bearing structure defining an inner space within which the products or items for sale are contained. Formed on the front wall of the structure is a transparent portion enabling visual accedes to the inner space.
  • the products for sale are disposed in a magazine made up of a plurality of shelves on which the products themselves are aligned in parallel rows.
  • the vending machines are also provided with suitable item-handling members which consist of helical coils between the turns of which the items themselves are disposed. Due to the rotation imposed to said helical coils, the selected item is urged towards said gap so that it falls into a picking-up space placed at the lower end of the gap. The consumer can therefore take away the selected item.
  • suitable item-handling members consist of helical coils between the turns of which the items themselves are disposed. Due to the rotation imposed to said helical coils, the selected item is urged towards said gap so that it falls into a picking-up space placed at the lower end of the gap. The consumer can therefore take away the selected item.
  • All vending machines are provided with a door enabling access to the picking-up space and allowing the magazine to be filled with the products.
  • the user selects the product by pressing a corresponding key placed laterally of the transparent portion, for example.
  • the choice can also take place by keystroking a digital code relative to the desired item by means of a keyboard suitably set alongside the transparent portion.
  • tray modules of such a machine are horizontally movable off of the front part of the machine for loading reasons.
  • a further disadvantage is sometimes connected with the fact that the consumer may not be able to correctly evaluate the amount of the desired item, as said item is only reproduced in a photo and not visible.
  • a sample of the product to be purchased is placed behind the transparent touch panel so that the purchaser can see a sample of the product before buying the corresponding product.
  • the present invention aims at solving the drawbacks listed above.
  • an automatic vending machine provided with product selection means from window has been generally identified with reference numeral 1.
  • the machine 1 comprises a bearing structure 2 defining an inner space 3
  • the bearing structure 2 is generally in the form of a parallelepiped and has a front wall 4 which is provided with a transparent portion or window 5. This window 5 ensures visual access to the inside of space 3 to enable direct observation of the selectable products.
  • the bearing structure 2 is also provided with an opening door allowing access to the inner space 3 to supply the machines with the products intended for sale.
  • this door is coincident with the front wall 4 of the bearing structure 2.
  • a magazine 6 is present in said inner space 3, which magazine is suitable for carrying a predetermined number of products 7.
  • the products 7 are disposed in different compartments into which said magazine 6 is divided depending on their nature.
  • the magazine 6 has the form of a parallelepiped and comprises a plurality of shelves 8 that are divided into rows of products.
  • the particular feature of the invention concerns the particular system for selection of the desired item.
  • the machine comprises means 20 to enable selection of the product lying behind a predetermined region 5a of the transparent portion 5 (window) due to the user's hand moving close to or in contact with said predetermined region 5a.
  • the vending machine being the object of the invention enables a simple and intuitive selection of the product by merely moving close to and/or touching a predetermined transparent region 5a that is placed between the consumer and the desired product exactly and directly visible behind the transparent region.
  • the consumer observes the transparent window 5 and in particular the real products to be eaten displayed behind said window. After doing his/her choice, the consumer moves close to the transparent region 5a of the window 5 (region 5a interposed between himself/herself and the product) and obtains the direct selection of the product at the back by proximity or by contact.
  • the means 20 enabling selection of the product will generally comprise at least one sensor 21 capable of detecting proximity to the predetermined region 5a or contact with said region by the user to select the product at the back.
  • sensor 21 is associated and preferably connected with the predetermined region 5a of the transparent portion 5, or even directly incorporated thereinto.
  • sensor 21 will consist of the transparent portion 5 itself as the latter will be made up of a touch screen 13 divided into different predetermined regions 5a.
  • Said touch screen 13 is generally known by itself and can consist of a sensitive and transparent surface associated with the transparent portion 5, as shown in Figs. 1 and 4 .
  • This sensitive surface can be obtained by means of resistive or capacitive technology.
  • the touch screen is obtained by application of sensors around the transparent portion 5.
  • Said sensors can be of the optical, infrared or sound wave type.
  • the consumer has direct visual access to the products 7 intended for sale and can select the desired one by merely moving his/her hand close to the window (transparent portion 5) and/or touching it at the position of the desired item. In this way the consumer can directly see the true product he/she is buying and not an image or fictitious representation thereof.
  • the touch screen 13 is functionally divided into regions 5a, each of which relates to a specific row of products lying behind said region.
  • reference marks 14 formed on the touch screen 13 are reference marks 14 defining precise regions 15 relating to each product and within which a contact (proximity) action must be exerted for selection of a product.
  • the reference marks 14 consist of horizontal and vertical lines confining regions 15 of rectangular shape.
  • respective individual windows can be present, each being associated with a specific row of products lying behind without however departing from the inventive idea of the present invention.
  • one sensor 21 may be provided to be associated, and preferably connected, with a compartment carrying the respective products (see Figs. 2 and 3 ); sensor 21 will detect proximity to, by a user, or contact with said predetermined region 5a of the transparent portion 5 behind which the desired product is.
  • the senor instead of being incorporated into or associated with the transparent window 5, will be spaced apart therefrom and associated with the compartment carrying the products. In this way, corresponding to the sensor itself will always be the products of the compartment with which said sensor is connected, irrespective of the window regions to which the user comes close.
  • the magazine 6 is slidably movable within the inner space 3 between a first forward position and a second retracted position.
  • the first forward position ( Fig. 2 ) refers to said magazine 6 when it is close to the transparent portion 5.
  • the products 7 contained in the magazine 6 are in the vicinity of the transparent portion 5.
  • the second retracted position ( Fig. 3 ) is taken by the magazine 6 when it is far from the transparent portion 5. In this manner a gap 9 is created between the magazine 6 and the transparent portion 5.
  • each shelf 8 of the magazine 6 is slidably movable, irrespective of the other shelves, along suitable linear slide guides 10.
  • the whole magazine 6 may be provided to be rigidly slidable along similar linear slide guides 10.
  • a control unit acts on the magazine 6 moving it from the first forward position to the second retracted position so as to create the gap 9 within which the selected item 7a is dropped.
  • the control unit acts on the magazine 6 again bringing it back to the first forward position.
  • the machine 1 further comprises a picking-up space 11 receiving the item 7a selected by the consumer and from where the item itself can be taken away.
  • This picking-up space 11 can be placed in the lower part 2a of the bearing structure 2 close to said front wall 4 in a machine like that shown in the figure.
  • the selected item 7a is moved by suitable handling members 12.
  • these handling members 12 consist of spiral coils, the longitudinal axis "X" of which lies along each row of each mentioned shelf 8.
  • the spiral coils are operated by suitable motors not shown when the magazine 6 is in the second retracted position.
  • the spiral coil relating to the row of the selected item through rotation, pushes the latter into the gap 9, so that the item falls into the picking-up space 11 where it can be taken away by the consumer.
  • the invention achieves important advantages.
  • sensors 21 allows the consumer to carry out selection of the desired product 7a by directly touching a region on the front side of the transparent portion 5.
  • the operating condition taken by the magazine 6 in its first forward position allows errors in selecting the desired item 7a to be further reduced.
  • the displayed products are in close proximity to the transparent portion 5, it is possible to avoid selection errors due to perspective.
  • the desired item were disposed in a retracted position relative to the transparent portion 5 and therefore also relating to the touch screen 13, the user's visual direction oriented towards the desired item could intercept a region of the touch screen relating to an item placed in close proximity to the desired one.
  • vending machines in accordance with the present invention are characterised by an improved intuitiveness and immediateness of use.

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  1. Distributeur automatique, comprenant :
    - une structure portante (2) définissant un espace intérieur (3) et ayant une cloison (4) pourvue d'au moins une partie transparente (5),
    - un magasin (6) situé dans l'espace intérieur (3) contenant les produits (7),
    caractérisé en ce qu'il comprend un moyen (20) permettant la sélection directe du produit réel à acheter (7a) reposant derrière une zone prédéterminée (5a) de ladite partie transparente (5) par un utilisateur approchant par exemple sa main de ladite zone prédéterminée (5a) ou en la touchant.
  2. Distributeur automatique selon la revendication 1, caractérisé en ce que ledit moyen (20) permettant la sélection du produit comprend au moins un capteur (21) en mesure de détecter un utilisateur à proximité de la zone prédéterminée (5a) ou le contact de la zone prédéterminée (5a) par l'utilisateur pour sélectionner le produit reposant derrière.
  3. Distributeur automatique selon la revendication 2, caractérisé en ce que ledit capteur (21) est associé à la zone prédéterminée (5a) de ladite partie transparente (5) et de préférence relié ou incorporé à celle-ci, le capteur étant capable de détecter par contact ou à distance, la sélection par un utilisateur d'un article (7a) reposant derrière ladite zone (5a).
  4. Distributeur automatique selon la revendication 2, caractérisé en ce que le capteur est associé à, et de préférence, relié à un compartiment contenant les produits respectifs, ledit capteur détectant la proximité d'un utilisateur ou le contact par ce dernier de ladite zone prédéterminée (5a) de la partie transparente (5) derrière laquelle se trouve l'article souhaité.
  5. Distributeur automatique selon la revendication 1, caractérisé en ce qu'au moins une surface extérieure (5a) de ladite partie transparente (5) est un écran tactile (13) prévu pour être touché par un utilisateur à proximité d'un produit reposant derrière pour l'identification et la sélection du produit lui-même.
  6. Distributeur automatique selon la revendication 1, caractérisé en ce que ladite zone prédéterminée (5a) et/ou ladite partie transparente (5) permettent un accès visuel direct aux produits (7) pouvant être sélectionnés.
  7. Distributeur automatique selon la revendication 5, caractérisé en ce que ledit écran tactile (13) consiste en un élément plat sensitif et transparent de ladite partie transparente (5).
  8. Distributeur automatique selon l'une quelconque des revendications précédentes, caractérisé en ce que ledit magasin (6) ou chaque rayon (8) du magasin est mobile de façon coulissante entre une première position avancée et une seconde position rétractée le long de guides coulissants (10).
  9. Procédé de vente de produits par le biais de distributeurs automatiques comprenant une structure portante (2) définissant un espace intérieur (3) et ayant une cloison (4) pourvue d'au moins une partie transparente (5) et un magasin (6) contenant les produits (7) prévus à la vente ainsi qu'un espace de ramassage (11), le procédé comprenant les étapes de :
    - s'approcher d'une zone prédéterminée (5a) ou toucher ladite zone prédéterminée (5a) de ladite partie transparente (5) en face d'un article réel souhaité (7a) pour sélectionner l'article lui-même ;
    - déplacer l'article réel sélectionné (7a) vers l'espace de ramassage (11) ; et
    - prendre l'article réel sélectionné (7a).
  10. Procédé selon la revendication 9, caractérisé en ce qu'il comprend de plus les étapes de :
    - disposer le magasin (6) dans une première position fonctionnelle, avant la sélection, de manière à déplacer les produits (7) à proximité de la partie transparente (5) pour augmenter la visibilité et faciliter l'identification desdits produits ;
    - déplacer le magasin vers une seconde position fonctionnelle de manière à ce que les produits soient éloignés de la partie transparente (5) et à ce que soit créé un espace (9) entre ledit magasin (6) et la partie transparente (5) pour permettre le ramassage de l'article souhaité (7a).
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