JP2000082165A - Cup type automatic vending machine complying with multi-sales mode - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To prevent operation from being mistaken even if there are many operation steps and to prevent a trouble from being given to other users with an understandable operation method by displaying a guide screen corresponding to each sales mode linking with a control device and a display. SOLUTION: In the case of an incorporated cup exclusive mode, for example, when a user feeds a coin, a screen of an incorporated cup exclusive 1 is displayed on a display and a function button is turned on. Then, when taste adjustment is selected, displays of strength of coffee, taste adjustment of cream, taste adjustment of sugar and no ice are displayed when these adjustments are selected. In this case, since a standard amount of coffee is set, coffee is increased or decreased with this amount of coffee as a reference and, moreover, decrease and increase of the taste adjustment of the cream and the sugar are performed. Then, sales cooking is started by displaying 'after taste adjustment is finished, please select a drink' and selecting article and it is completed by taking out the article.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a cup-type vending machine for drinks such as coffee and the like. This is a cup type vending machine compatible with the multi-sales mode.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art In a conventional cup-type vending machine, in terms of taste adjustment, in terms of taste adjustment, product selection is first selected from taste selection, and product selection is then taste selected and then start selection is performed. Cup selection includes selection of a built-in cup, a dedicated cup, and a combination of a built-in cup and a my cup. However, in order to make this possible, there are many operation steps, and the operation is easy to make a mistake and it is difficult to understand. In addition, it is necessary to provide a description of the method of use and to notify the user with a signboard or the like. However, in this case, the user loses sight of the operation method and is confused, stays on the place for a long time, and troubles other users. Under these circumstances, the conventional taste adjustment that can be sold immediately is performed first, and then, only the sales form of the first selection of selecting the product (the selection of the product also serves as the start selection) can be handled at present.

[0003]

The conventional beverage cup type vending machine can handle only the pre-selected sales form of taste adjustment, and most customers can purchase the desired product with one push of the product selection button. Believes it is a vending machine. For this reason, a 2-push vending machine that requires the start button to be pressed again after one push of the product selection button,
At present, it has not been accepted in the market and has not been widely used.

[0004] In addition, the cup type vending machine is known only to some regular customers who know that the taste can be adjusted, and most people do not know and use it. As a trial, there is a fact that if you put a poster stating that "This vending machine can drink black coffee when you press this button", the use of black coffee will increase immediately and the overall sales will improve.

[0005] In view of these circumstances, the present invention is not confused only by operating based on an easy-to-understand display guide that does not mistake the operation even if there are many operation steps.
It is an object of the present invention to provide a cup-type vending machine compatible with a multi-sales mode, in which a purchase operation can be performed happily and happily without disturbing other users.

[0006]

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION In order to solve the above-mentioned problems, the present invention provides a selection button for selecting a desired sales product from a plurality of types of sales products, a taste adjustment,
A control device equipped with a sales form mode program for cup selection and enabling each mode to be selected and set, a liquid crystal display, a CRT,
A technical means has been adopted in which a display such as a plasma is mounted, and the control device and the display are linked so that a guide screen corresponding to each sales mode can be displayed.

[0007]

BEST MODE FOR CARRYING OUT THE INVENTION In a cup-type vending machine, all the selection buttons (product selection buttons) that can be sold when they are ready to be sold by inserting at least the amount of bills and money, and related sales products All of the function buttons (taste adjusting buttons) can be operated, and thereafter, a desired product for sale is selected.

In the control device of the cup-type vending machine, it is possible to select the taste adjustment first (from taste selection to product selection) and the later selection (product selection to taste selection and start selection), and to select a cup for exclusive use of a built-in cup and a dedicated cup. A sales mode program for selecting a combination of a built-in cup and a my cup is installed, and each mode can be selected and set. And liquid crystal, CRT,
Equipped with a display such as a plasma, linked with the control device of the cup-type vending machine, and displaying a guide screen corresponding to each sales mode, users can use all sales modes without being confused. Things.

And, depending on how to make the guide screen,
This makes it possible to enjoy the use without having to feel the inconvenience of complicated operations, which leads to an increase in the usage rate.

First, the guide screen on the display will be described.

[0011] When there is no user, the standby screen can be selected according to the installation location of the cup-type vending machine.
(CM1) → background video 1 (BGV1) → telop (PR) (it's cold well) + background video 2 (BGV2) → bulletin board (where the refreshing tea) + background video 3 (BGV3) → Greetings (Welcome) → Advertisement 2 (CM2) → Background video 4 (BGV4) → Telop (PR) (filtered one by one) + Background video 5
(BGV5) → greetings (please have a delicious drink)
If the advertisement (CM) is important, CM1 → BGV
1 → CM2 → PR (It's cold well) + BGV2 →
Bulletin board (where the tea is clean) + BGV3 → Greetings (welcome) → CM3 → BGV4 → CM4 → P
R (filtered one by one) + BGV5 → Bulletin board (Health and safety week is being implemented from 〇 / 〇) + Background video 6 (BGV6) → Greeting (please have a delicious drink), background video (BGV) If it is important, CM1 → BGV1 → PR (well cooled) + BGV2 → Bulletin board (where clean tea)
+ BGV3 → Greetings (welcome) + BGV4 → C
M2 → BGV5 → PR (filtered one by one) + BGV6 → Bulletin board (Health and safety week is being implemented from 〇 / 〇) → Greeting (Please have delicious drinks) → Background video 7 (BGV7) etc. It is thought that it is.

Next, a first embodiment in the case where a user performs an operation will be described with reference to FIGS. 1 and 4 to 11.

FIG. 1 is an explanatory view of the case of first-push selection in which a product is selected after a taste is selected. First, a built-in cup only, a built-in cup / my cup combination, and a my cup only When the user inserts a coin when the internal cup exclusive mode is selected and set and is selling, the screen of the internal cup exclusive 1 (see FIG. 4) is displayed on the display, The function button lights up. At this time, the display "Taste can be adjusted. If you do not want to adjust the taste, please select a drink." Flashes, and if you do not adjust the taste, the product is selected, sales and cooking is started, and the process is completed by removing the product.

The person who controls the taste is the coffee density (FIG. 8).
), Taste adjustment of cream (see FIG. 9), taste adjustment of sugar (see FIG. 10), and no ice (see FIG. 11) are displayed, and these are selected. In this case, since the standard coffee amount is set, the amount of coffee is increased and decreased, and the taste of cream and sugar is further adjusted based on the amount of coffee.

[0015] The user who does not need to adjust the taste of coffee, cream, and sugar can select whether or not ice is needed or not, by selecting "no ice". "Please" is displayed. By selecting a product, sales cooking is started, and the process is completed by removing the product.

Next, when the user selects both the built-in cup and my cup 2 (see FIG. 5), "If you use my cup, please press the button below."
If you do not, please choose a drink. Is displayed. The person who does not use the my cup is the same as the case described above with reference to the built-in cup exclusive use 1 in which the taste adjustment is not performed and the taste adjustment is selected.

Also, without selecting my cup, without ice,
When the coffee density and sugar taste adjustment, for example, the coffee density is selected (see FIG. 7), only the display for increasing or decreasing the coffee density is displayed. There is also a display of "If you use my cup, please press the button below", if you do not select my cup, select the increase or decrease of coffee concentration and after adjusting the taste of cream , By selecting a product, sales cooking is started, and the process is completed by taking out the product.

When the user selects the built-in cup and the dual-purpose my-cup 2 and selects the my-cup when the display of the taste adjustment of the cream is selected, the same as when the exclusive-my-cup is selected. Program.

Here, my cup exclusive 3 (see FIG. 6)
When "" is selected, a message "Please set a dedicated my cup." Is displayed. When the My Cup is set (see Fig. 4), the message "Taste can be adjusted. If you do not want to choose a drink," is displayed. By selecting with the selection button from the guide display of "Please choose a drink if you do not want to do so", sales cooking is started and the product is taken out and completed. When the taste is adjusted, the selection of the coffee density, the cream taste adjustment, the sugar taste adjustment, and the absence of ice with the selection button is started, and the sales cooking is started, and the product is taken out and completed.

Similarly, FIGS. 2, 6, 12 to 14
A second embodiment in the case of the first-push selection in which the product is selected after the taste is adjusted based on the above will be described.

Only when the My Cup exclusive mode (see FIG. 6) is selected, a message "Please set an exclusive My cup" is displayed, and the operation is performed when the exclusive My cup is placed. Only for the built-in cup (see FIG. 12), for both the built-in cup and my cup (see FIG. 13), and for the built-in cup (see FIG. 1).
4) is the same, as shown in the figure, "Taste can be adjusted." And "If you do not have taste adjustment, please choose a drink" appears, ice, coffee, cream, sugar The number of the amount to be added is displayed, and when the display is selected, at the time of the taste adjustment operation, the selected portion is highlighted, and flashes according to the increase or decrease. At this time, the blinking of the taste adjustment part is suspended. When the taste adjustment is completed, the product is selected, and the process is completed by taking out the product.

In the case of selecting the mode of selecting the product from the selection of the product, at the time when the product is selected, the taste items for which the product can be cooked are displayed on the screen. When the taste needs to be adjusted, the function button is pressed before the start button is pressed to select a taste, and the start button is pressed to start selling and cooking, and is completed by taking out the product. Next, the case of the post-selection will be described with reference to FIGS. 3, 6, and 15 to 25.

When the mode for exclusive use of the built-in cup (see FIG. 15) is selected and set, there is a display of "Please select a drink", and the display is, for example, coffee, tea, lemon tea, milk tea, syrup, tea sugar. None, no lemon tea sugar, and other, variety selections are displayed. A taste adjustment screen (see FIG. 17) is displayed, and a specific selection is made. And in the case of coffee, there are coffee depth, coffee depth + cream, coffee depth + sugar, coffee depth + cream, sugar, etc. "Taste can be adjusted", "Do not adjust taste" and "Start button" are displayed for each item. To select not to adjust taste, press the start button to start selling and cooking, It is completed by taking out.

When the user selects both the built-in cup and the my cup (see FIG. 16), whether to use the my cup or to use the my cup is displayed. "And select" Use My Cup "and" Press My Cup button "
, And the display changes from FIG. 6 to FIG. 15 dedicated to My Cup. Then, the screen changes to the taste adjustment screen described above (see FIG. 17), and the following is obtained.

Further, when the taste is adjusted, in the case of black having only the coffee density (see FIG. 18), the display of the coffee density and the start button is displayed, and in the case of coffee density + cream (FIG. 19). ) Have "coffee density", "cream", and "start button" indications.

In the case of coffee concentration plus sugar (FIG. 20)
) Has "coffee consistency", "sugar" and "start button" indications. In the case of coffee concentration + cream + sugar (see FIG. 21), there are displayed “coffee concentration”, “cream”, “sugar”, and “start button”. When the user selects the increase or decrease of each of these displays and presses the start button, the sales cooking is started, and the process is completed by taking out the product.

In the case of black tea or lemon tea containing sugar (see FIG. 22), "increase / decrease of sugar" which is a taste control is displayed. Is started, and is completed by taking out the product after the cooking is completed.

Next, by selecting the milk tea with sugar or without sugar, in the case of sugar (see FIG. 23),
If you do not want to adjust the taste, press the "start button". In the case of adjusting the taste, the display of "cream,""sugar," and "start button" allows the user to start cooking by pressing the start button when the selection of increase or decrease of cream and sugar is completed, and the product can be taken out.

When there is no sugar (see FIG. 24), there is no indication of "sugar", and other indications are the same as those of milk tea containing sugar. Let the product begin.

Next, when a drink capable of cooking ice is selected (see FIG. 25), an ice adjustment screen is displayed. In the case of no ice, the sales cooking is started by pressing the button of no, and the product is sold. It is completed by taking out. Also, if the start button is simply pressed without pressing the button without ice, the sales cooking with ice is started, and is completed by taking out the product. Since this is ice, it is necessary to adjust the presence or absence of syrup.

As described above, before each product is taken out, the process screen is displayed.
An advertisement can be used as the process screen 2 and a screen of a game or the like can be used as the process screen 3.

For example, when there is no advertisement, the cooking is developed in the image of a production line in a factory, the drawing of a character as a labyrinth until the character struggles to a goal, or the clock hands advance as a pigeon clock. And a character appearing with a balloon are adopted. If you have ads,
Various advertisements such as a jigsaw pattern appearing on the advertisement screen and the screen changing every few seconds are performed.

In the case of a game, variations are provided by enriching the reach pattern as a reach edition. In addition, love affairs, money luck, and health luck as today's fortunes are expressed only with pictures of hearts and spades, and even if one item becomes a full mark, it will win. Further, as the fortune, various games can be adopted, such as preparing Kichi from "Super Daikichi" to "Small" and hitting "Super Daikichi".

[0034]

According to the present invention, the following effects can be obtained based on the above configuration. (1) It is possible to cope with a multi-sales mode, and even if there are many operation steps by display guidance, do not mistake the operation, do not lose sight of an easy-to-understand operation method, and do not bother other users. .

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a flowchart of a vending machine according to a first embodiment in a case where a function button is pressed first according to the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a flowchart of a vending machine according to a second embodiment of the present invention when a function button is pressed first.

FIG. 3 is a flow chart of the vending machine of the embodiment when the function button is pushed afterward according to the present invention.

FIG. 4 is a front view showing display contents in a case where only a built-in cup is used in the first embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 5 is a front view showing display contents when a built-in cup and a my cup are used in the first embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 6 is a front view showing display contents in the case of exclusive use of a my cup in the first embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 7 is a front view showing the display contents when the taste is adjusted when the built-in cup and the my cup are used in the first embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 8 is a front view showing display contents for selecting a coffee density in the first embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 9 is a front view showing display contents for selecting taste adjustment of cream in the first embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 10 is a front view showing display contents for selecting the taste adjustment of sugar in the first embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 11 is a front view showing display contents for selecting no ice in the first embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 12 is a front view showing display contents when only a built-in cup is used in the second embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 13 is a front view showing display contents when a built-in cup and a my cup are used in the second embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 14 is a front view showing display contents when a taste adjustment of sugar is selected in the second embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 15 is a front view showing display contents in a case where a built-in cup is exclusively used in the third embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 16 is a front view showing display contents when a built-in cup and a my cup are used for a third embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 17 is a front view showing a state in which a taste adjustment screen for cream is selected in the third embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 18 is a front view showing a display content of coffee density according to the third embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 19 is a front view showing display contents in the case of coffee density + cream included in the third embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 20 is a front view showing display contents in a case of coffee density + with sugar in the third embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 21 is a front view showing display contents in the case of coffee density + with cream + with sugar in the third embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 22 is a front view showing the display contents of black tea and lemon tea with sugar in the third embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 23 is a front view showing display contents when milk tea contains sugar in the third embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 24 is a front view showing a display content of a milk tea without sugar in the third embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 25 is a front view showing display contents when adjusting the presence or absence of ice in a syrup according to the third embodiment of the present invention.

[Explanation of symbols]

1 Only for built-in cup 2 For both built-in cup and my cup 3 Only for my cup

Claims (1)

[Claims] 1. A selection button for selecting a desired sales product from a plurality of types of sales products, a taste adjustment,
A control device equipped with a sales form mode program for cup selection and enabling each mode to be selected and set, a liquid crystal display, a CRT,
A cup-type vending machine compatible with a multi-sales mode, wherein a display such as a plasma is mounted, and a control device and a display are linked so that a guide screen corresponding to each sales mode can be displayed.