JP2001167335A - Paper cup type automatic vending machine - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To enable even an unskilled operator to alter drink data by simplifying altering operation for drink data. SOLUTION: A main control part 1 is equipped with a memory 2 which stores the drink data by articles to be vended and the drink data are set in the memory 2 through an input device 4 having a data display unit 5 and a keyboard 6. When the drink data are set through the input device 4, a detailed display picture which displays all data or a simple display picture which displays only irreducible basic items is selectively displayed as a setting picture and the drink data can be set in those display pictures. The simple display picture displays a total amount, which is varied to calculate and automatically set other amounts according to the rate of variation of the total amount.

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 preparing a beverage by blending a plurality of ingredients based on beverage data and selling the beverage in a cup.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art In a cup-type vending machine, beans or powder of coffee or the like, hot water, sugar, cream, etc. are mixed.
Sell it in a paper cup. The blending ratio is set in advance in the memory of the vending machine for each beverage as beverage data, and the raw materials are blended based on the data at the time of sale.

[0003] The setting of beverage data is performed using an input device 4 as shown in FIG. 2 provided inside the vending machine. For example, when setting beverage data of regular hot coffee, the data display 5 of the input device 4
A setting screen as shown in FIG. 4 is displayed, and various values such as the amount of coffee beans, sugar, and cream, the amount of hot water used when extracting coffee, and the stirring time are operated by operating the keyboard 6. Make settings by entering numerical values.

[0004] Such beverage data is set as standard data at the factory shipment stage, but is reset when a vending machine is installed, when the season changes, when a new product is released, and the like. In addition, the setting is changed together with the replacement of the product.

[0005]

However, in the above-mentioned conventional cup-type vending machine, the setting operation of the beverage data is complicated and very troublesome, and the limited operation which is familiar with the setting of the beverage data is performed. Only the user can perform the setting operation,
There is a problem that replacement of the product is difficult.

The present invention solves such a problem and simplifies the operation of changing beverage data, so that even unskilled workers can
It is an object of the present invention to be able to change beverage data.

[0007]

According to a first aspect of the present invention, there is provided a cup-type vending machine for storing beverage data for each product to be sold, and setting the beverage data in the memory. An input device having a data display and a keyboard, and a control device for performing setting control of beverage data in the memory based on an input to the input device, wherein the control device includes a data input device. As a setting screen for beverage data displayed on the display, a detailed display screen that displays all beverage data for each product, and a simple display screen that displays only the minimum basic items of beverage data for each product Are selected and displayed, and beverage data corresponding to the operation on the display screen is set in the memory. In this way, the operation of changing the beverage data is simplified, and even an unskilled worker can change the beverage data.

According to a second aspect of the present invention, in the cup-type vending machine, the controller displays a total amount of goods as one of the basic items in the simplified display screen, When a signal indicating a change in the total amount of the product is given from the device, the other amount is calculated according to the change ratio of the total amount, and set as beverage data in the memory. In this way, other amounts can be automatically set only by changing the total amount.

According to a third aspect of the present invention, in the cup-type vending machine, the control device may include, as one of the basic items in the simplified display screen, a total amount of goods and other basic items. Display the items related to the ingredients, when a signal indicating the change of the total amount of the product is given from the input device, calculate the amount of various hot water or water according to the change ratio of the total amount, as the beverage data in the memory In addition to the setting, items relating to other basic ingredients set and operated using the input device are set as beverage data in the memory. In this manner, fine adjustment of taste can be performed even on the simplified display screen.

[0010]

Embodiments of the present invention will be described below in detail with reference to the drawings. FIG. 1 is a control block diagram of a cup-type vending machine. The main control unit 1 includes an input control unit 3, a customer service control unit 7, a sales control unit 10, and a coin processing control unit 1.
1 and the like, while communicating through a data bus 12 with a terminal control section for controlling each section of the vending machine, and controlling them collectively. The main control unit 1 has a memory 2 for storing various setting data.

The input control section 3 is connected to an input device 4 having a data display 5 and a keyboard 6 as shown in FIG. By operating, various data settings are performed. For example, when the setting of beverage data is instructed from the keyboard 6, the input control unit 3 first requests the main control unit 1 for the currently set beverage data.
Then, when the beverage data is received from the main control unit 1, it is displayed on the data display 5. When data is input by operating the keyboard 6 in this state, the input control unit 3
Sends the input data to the main control unit 1. Main control unit 1
Writes the data received from the input control unit 3 into a predetermined area of the memory M, and the data setting is completed.

The customer control unit 7 is connected to a product selection button 8 provided on the front of the vending machine and an amount indicator 9, and determines which product selection button 8 has been pressed by the main control unit 1.
And displays the amount of money inserted into a coin insertion slot (not shown) on the amount indicator 9. Sales control unit 1
0 is based on a command from the main control unit 1 to mix various beverages and then sell them in a cup. Coin processing control unit 1
1 identifies the coin inserted into the coin insertion slot, and notifies the main control unit 1 of the result.

In the memory 2, as the beverage data, data necessary for the preparation of each beverage, such as the selling price, the sales amount, the added amount of the raw materials, and the amount of hot water, are set for each product. As the beverage data, standard data is set at the factory shipment stage of the vending machine, and the setting of the beverage data can be changed by operating the input device 4. As the setting method, similarly to the above-described conventional method, one of a detailed setting for displaying and setting all data and a simple setting for displaying and setting only specific basic data can be selected. .

The selection is made by the data display 5 of the input device 4.
Then, a selection screen as shown in FIG. 3 is displayed, and for example, “0” is entered in the “Ingress setting” field to select detailed settings, and “ Enter "1". When the detailed setting of the hot regular coffee is selected, all the setting items of the beverage data of the hot regular coffee are displayed on the data display 5 of the input device 4 as shown in FIG.

In this screen, when changing the set value,
Move the cursor to the data to be changed and enter new data. For example, when changing the cup size from “1” to “2”, the cursor is moved to the “1” portion of the cup, and then “2” is input using the keyboard 6. Furthermore, in order to change the amount of the beverage to an amount that matches the changed cup size, the amount of the coffee beans and the amount of various hot water are similarly changed. As a result, the changed beverage data is stored in the memory 2.

On the other hand, when the simple setting of hot regular coffee is selected, the data display 5 of the input device 4
Only certain basic setting items are displayed, as shown in FIG. On this screen, for example, when changing the cup size from “1” to “2”, it is the same as moving the cursor to the “1” portion of the cup and then inputting “2” with the keyboard 6. However, the change in the amount of the beverage is performed only by changing the total amount of the beverage.

That is, when the total amount is changed, the original hot water amount-related data is calculated and reset based on the ratio of the total amount before and after the change. As data related to hot water volume,
Hot water used for coffee extraction, diluted hot water poured into the mixing pot when sugar is added after the extraction is completed, and rinsing water used to pour coffee from the mixing pot into a paper cup and then rinse out the beverage remaining in the mixing pot. Etc. The amount of rinse water is included in the amount of diluted water, and 55 ml of diluted water is 17 ml of rinse water.
It is the amount combined with.

Therefore, for example, if the old setting value is 1
When the total amount is changed to 160 ml in a simple setting with 50 ml, 95 ml of extracted water, 55 ml of diluted water and 17 ml of rinse water, the change ratio of the total amount is 160/150 =
1.066... And two digits after the decimal point are 1.
07. Then, when each amount of hot water is calculated using the ratio, the extracted hot water is 95 ml × 1.07 = 101.65 m.
l. Also, if you round off the decimal places, it is 102m.
1 and the dilution water is 55 ml × 1.07 = 58.85
ml, which is 59 ml when rounded to the nearest whole number. The rinse water is 17 ml × 1.07 = 18.1.
9 ml, rounded off to the nearest 18 ml. Here, the sum of the extracted hot water and the diluted hot water is 102 ml + 5.
9 ml = 161 ml exceeds the set total amount. In such a case, for example, it is determined to adjust the amount of the diluted hot water, and the amount of the diluted hot water is reduced by 1 ml from the calculation result to 58 ml. These values are automatically calculated and set in the memory 2.

In the case of the simple setting, since the amount of each hot water is automatically set by setting the total amount as described above, not only the setting screen is simplified, but also the setting operation is simplified. . And the amount of coffee beans, the amount of sugar,
In this embodiment, the amount of the cream is displayed on the display screen of the simple setting so that it can be set individually.
It is set separately according to preference.

However, the amount of coffee beans, the amount of sugar, and the amount of cream may also be set by calculating the ratio of the total amount before and after the change based on the set value of the total amount in the same manner as the various hot water amounts. Good. If you do so, the setting screen will
Only the price, the total amount, and the cup size need to be displayed, so that the operation becomes simpler and the setting operation is further simplified.

Although the above description has been made with reference to hot regular coffee, the same applies to mixed beverages. That is, the selection of the detailed setting and the simple setting is performed by displaying a selection screen as shown in FIG. 3 on the data display 5 of the input device 4. Then, when the detailed setting of the mixed beverage is selected, all the setting items as shown in FIG. 6 are displayed on the data display 5 of the input device 4.

On the other hand, when the simple setting of the mixed beverage is selected, only specific basic setting items as shown in FIG. 7 are displayed on the data display 5 of the input device 4. Also in this case, if the total amount of the beverage is changed, the data relating to the amount of hot water is calculated and reset based on the ratio of the total amount before and after the change. At this time, the hot water amounts to be set include the hot water amount X and the hot water amount Y to be mixed with the raw material powders X and Y, the rinsing hot water X for rinsing the beverage remaining in the mixing pot, the rinsing hot water Y, the dilution hot water, and the rinsing hot water. And so on.
Also in this case, the rinsing hot water X and the rinsing hot water Y are included in the hot water amount X and the hot water amount Y, and the rinsing hot water amount is included in the diluted hot water amount.

Therefore, for example, if the old setting value is hot water amount X80m
1, rinse water X20ml, diluted water 70ml, rinse water 1
When the total amount is changed to 160 ml with a simple setting, the total amount is changed to 160/150 = 1.066.
Taking two digits after the decimal point results in 1.07. And when each hot water quantity is calculated using the ratio, the hot water quantity X is 80 ml
× 1.07 = 85.6 ml, which is 86 ml when the decimal point is rounded off. In addition, rinse water X is 20m
1 × 1.07 = 21.4 ml, which is 21 ml when the fractional part is rounded off. The dilution water is 70ml
× 1.07 = 74.9 ml, which is 75 ml when rounded to the nearest whole number. In addition, rinse water is 20 ml
× 1.07 = 21.4 ml, which is 21 ml after rounding off decimal places. Here, the sum of the hot water amount X and the diluted hot water is 86 ml + 75 ml = 161 ml, which exceeds the set total amount. In such a case, for example, it is determined to adjust the amount of hot water X, and the amount of hot water X is reduced by 1 ml from the calculation result to 85 ml. These values are automatically calculated and set in the memory 2.

In the case of a mixed beverage, the type and amount of powder, the amount of sugar, and the amount of cream are displayed on a simple setting display screen and individually set in this embodiment. It is set separately according to preference. However, the amount of the powder, the amount of the sugar, and the amount of the cream may also be calculated and set based on the set value of the total amount, in the same manner as the various hot water amounts, by the ratio of the total amount before and after the change. By doing so, the setting screen only needs to display the price, the total amount, the type of the powder, and the cup size, which simplifies the setting operation and further simplifies the setting operation.

Although the above embodiment has been described with reference to hot regular coffee and mixed drinks, the present invention is not limited to this, and cup-type vending machines for selling other drinks such as iced coffee and carbonated drinks are available. Also applicable to In this case, the amount of water to be injected becomes an object of automatic setting in the simple setting instead of the amount of hot water.

[0026]

Since the present invention is configured as described above, it has the following effects. That is, the cup-type vending machine according to claim 1 has a setting screen for setting beverage data in the input device, a detailed display screen for displaying all data, and a simplified display screen for displaying only minimum basic items. Are selected and displayed, and the setting operation of the beverage data can be performed on those display screens. As a result, the operation of changing the beverage data is simplified, and even an unskilled worker can change the beverage data.

[0027] The cup-type vending machine according to claim 2 displays the total amount of commodities as one of the basic items in the simplified display screen, and changes the total amount of commodities from the input device. Is given, the other amount is calculated according to the change rate of the total amount, and is set as the beverage data in the memory. Can be set automatically.

[0028] The cup-type vending machine according to the third aspect of the present invention is one of the basic items in the simplified display screen.
Items related to the total amount of the product and other basic ingredients are displayed, and when a signal indicating a change in the total amount of the product is given from the input device, the amount of various hot water or water is changed according to the change ratio of the total amount. Calculated and set in the memory as beverage data, and other items related to other basic ingredients set and operated using the input device are set in the memory as beverage data. As a result, fine adjustment of taste can be performed even on the simplified display screen.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a control block diagram of a cup-type vending machine.

FIG. 2 is a diagram illustrating an example of an input device.

FIG. 3 is a diagram showing a beverage data setting mode selection screen.

FIG. 4 is a diagram showing a normal display screen when setting beverage data of regular hot coffee.

FIG. 5 is a diagram showing a simplified display screen when setting beverage data of regular hot coffee.

FIG. 6 is a diagram showing a normal display screen when setting beverage data of a mixed beverage.

FIG. 7 is a diagram showing a simplified display screen when setting beverage data of a mixed beverage.

[Explanation of symbols]

 REFERENCE SIGNS LIST 1 main control unit 2 memory 3 input control unit 4 input device 5 data display 6 keyboard

 ────────────────────────────────────────────────── ─── Continuation of the front page (72) Inventor Taketo Yamada 2-5-5 Keihanhondori, Moriguchi-shi, Osaka F-term in Sanyo Electric Co., Ltd. (reference) 3E044 AA01 CA03 CB02 DC02 DC06 DE01 EA01 3E047 AA01 BA01 DB06 DC07 GA01

Claims (3)

[Claims] 1. A memory for storing beverage data for each product to be sold, and for setting the beverage data in the memory,
An input device having a data display and a keyboard, and a control device that performs setting control of beverage data in the memory based on an input to the input device, wherein the control device includes a data display of the input device. As a setting screen for beverage data to be displayed, select a detail display screen that displays all beverage data for each product, or a simple display screen that displays only the minimum basic items of beverage data for each product. Wherein the beverage data corresponding to the operation on the display screen is set in the memory. 2. The control device displays a total amount of commodities as one of the basic items in the simplified display screen, and receives a signal indicating a change in the total amount of commodities from the input device. 2. The cup-type vending machine according to claim 1, wherein when it is received, the other amount is calculated according to a change rate of the total amount and set as beverage data in the memory. 3. The control device displays, as one of the basic items in the simplified display screen, items relating to the total amount of the product and other basic raw materials, and displays the item of the product from the input device. When a signal indicating a change in the total amount is given, various amounts of hot water or water are calculated in accordance with the change ratio of the total amount, and are set in the memory as beverage data, and the setting operation is performed using the input device. 2. A cup-type vending machine according to claim 1, wherein items relating to other basic ingredients are set as beverage data in the memory.