JP2002109615A - Controller for vending machine - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a controller for a vending machine, capable of confirming whether proceeds are recovered from the outside, without opening and closing a door. SOLUTION: An external confirmation means 5 is operated to display whether the proceeds are recovered in an external display means 6a via a computing control part 7a, in order to confirm whether the proceeds are recovered from the outside, without having to open or close the door.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a control device for collecting sales proceeds of a vending machine.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art A conventional control device for collecting sales proceeds from a vending machine is disclosed in, for example, JP-A-61-24819.
There is one disclosed in Japanese Patent Application Laid-open No. 1 (Kokai).

Hereinafter, a control device for a conventional vending machine will be described with reference to the drawings.

FIG. 7 is a block diagram of a control device of a conventional vending machine.

In FIG. 7, 11 is a change device, 12 is an arithmetic and control unit, 13 is an information display device, 14 is an input amount display device, 15 is a change collection switch, and 16 is a coin counting device.

The operation of the vending machine control device configured as described above will be described below.

When the change collection switch 15 is turned on, the change device 11 is operated, and at the same time, the coin counting device 16 provided in the change device 11 is operated, the number of change-outs is counted, and the result is used as the input amount. On the display device 14,
When the information display device 13 is provided, it is displayed on the input amount display device 14 and / or the information display device 13. In addition, the operation of the arithmetic and control unit 12 is linked with the change collection switch 15, and the coin counting device 16
The result of the counting is input and the collected amount at the time of change collection is displayed on the input amount display device 14, and the total sum of the collected amount at the time of change collection is also displayed on the input amount display device 14.

[0008]

However, in the above configuration, the door must be opened in order to confirm whether or not the sales have been collected, which requires much time and effort.

The present invention has been made in view of the above problems, and provides a control device for a vending machine which enables confirmation of whether or not sales have been collected from outside without opening and closing a door.

[0010]

In order to solve the above-mentioned conventional problems, the invention according to claim 1 sets a sales collection means for collecting sales and a scheduled sales collection date. Setting means, a storage means for storing the expected sales collection date set by the setting means and that the sales have been collected, a timer for counting the date by counting 24 hours, and a method for collecting the sales External display means for indicating that the sales have not been performed, external confirmation means for enabling confirmation of whether or not the sales have been collected from outside, and whether or not the sales have been collected in response to a signal from the external confirmation means Is output to the display means.The calculation control section, when the scheduled sales collection date is set by the setting means, sets this as the planned sales collection date setting data in the storage means. Record When the sales amount is collected by the sales amount collection unit, the sales amount is stored in the storage unit as sales amount collection data. At this time, if the date obtained from the timer matches the scheduled sales amount collection date, the sales amount When the collected data is erased and the external confirmation means is operated,
It is determined whether or not the sales collection data is stored in the storage means, and if it is not stored, the external display means displays that the sales have not been collected, and the door is not opened and closed. Has the function of confirming whether or not the sales proceeds have been collected from outside.

[0011] The invention according to claim 2 is a sales collection means for collecting sales, a setting means for setting a scheduled sales collection date, and a sales collection schedule set by the setting means. Storage means for storing the date and the sales money collected; a timer for counting the date by counting 24 hours; external display means for displaying whether the sales money has been collected; It comprises an external confirmation means for enabling confirmation of whether or not the money has been collected, and an arithmetic control unit which receives a signal from the external confirmation means and outputs to the external display means whether or not the sales money has been collected. When the scheduled sales collection date is set by the setting means, the arithmetic control unit stores this in the storage means as the scheduled sales collection date setting data, and the sales are collected by the sales collection means. Then, this is stored in the storage means as the sales collection data, and when the date obtained from the timer matches the planned sales collection date, the sales collection data is deleted, and the external confirmation means is operated. Then, it is determined whether or not the sales collection data is stored in the storage means. If the sales collection data is stored, the estimated sales collection date stored in the storage means is displayed on the external display. Means is displayed, and if it is not stored, it indicates that the sales have not been collected,
In addition to displaying on the external display means that the sales have not yet been collected, when the sales have been collected, the expected sales collection date stored in the storage means is displayed. This has the effect of reliably confirming whether or not the sales proceeds have been collected from outside without the need.

Further, the invention according to claim 3 provides a sales collection means for collecting sales, a setting means for setting a sales collection period, and a sales collection period set by the setting means. Storage means for storing that the sales have been collected; a timer for counting the date by counting 24 hours; external display means for displaying whether or not the sales have been collected; An external confirmation means for enabling confirmation of whether or not the sales have been collected, and an arithmetic control unit which receives a signal from the external confirmation means and outputs whether or not the sales has been collected to the external display means. When the sales collection period is set by the setting unit, the arithmetic control unit stores this in the storage unit as sales collection period setting data, and the sales are collected by the sales collection unit. Then, this is stored in the storage means as the sales collection data, and if the date obtained from the timer is outside the sales collection period, the sales collection data is deleted, and the external confirmation means is operated. Then, it is determined whether or not the sales collection data is stored in the storage unit. If the sales collection data is stored, the start date of the sales collection period stored in the storage unit is set to the external date. Display on the display means, if not stored, to indicate that the sales have not been collected,
In addition to the operation described in claim 2, not only can the scheduled sales collection date be set, but also how long the sales can be collected or not can be displayed as the sales collection period at the same time. It has the effect of being able to respond to the sales manager's collection schedule for the machine administrator.

[0013]

DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS An embodiment of a vending machine control device according to the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings.

(Embodiment 1) FIG. 1 is a block diagram of a vending machine control device according to Embodiment 1 of the present invention, and FIG. 2 is a flowchart showing the operation of the vending machine control device of the embodiment. is there.

In FIG. 1, 1 is a sales collection means for collecting sales, 2a is a setting means for setting a scheduled sales collection date, 3 is a timer for counting the date by counting 24 hours, 4a is a storage means for storing the expected sales collection date set by the setting means 2a and the fact that the sales have been collected, 5 is an external confirmation means for enabling confirmation of whether or not the sales has been collected from outside; Reference numeral 6a denotes an external display unit for displaying that the sales proceeds have not been collected, and 7a denotes an arithmetic control unit which receives a signal from the external confirmation unit 5 and outputs to the external display unit 6a whether or not the sales proceeds have been collected.

The operation of the vending machine control device constructed as described above will be described with reference to the flowchart of FIG.

First, when the setting means 2a inputs "25" so that the 25th day of every month is the scheduled sales collection date (ST)
EP 101), the storage means 4a stores the scheduled sales collection date of 25th every month as scheduled sales collection date setting data (STEP 102).

When the sales proceeds are collected by the sales collection unit 1 on the 27th (STEP 103), the storage unit 4a stores the collected sales on the 27th as sales collection data (step 103). (STEP 104).

When the timer 3 indicates that the 25th day, which is the scheduled sales collection date, has been reached every month (STEP 105), the sales collection data is deleted (STEP 106). The following processing is performed on the basis of the expected sales collection date setting data and the sales collection data stored in the storage unit 4a as described above.

When the arithmetic and control unit 7a receives a signal indicating that the external operating means 5, for example, the return lever has been operated for a predetermined time (STEP 107), the arithmetic and control unit 7a stores the sales collection data in the storage means 4a. It is determined whether or not it is stored (STEP 108). If it is not stored, “0” indicating that the sales has not been collected is displayed on the external display means 6a, for example, an amount indicator (STEP 10).
9). When the sales collection data is stored in the storage means 4a, nothing is displayed on the amount indicator as the external display means 6a, thereby indicating that the sales are collected. That is, when the return lever as the external operation means 5 is operated on the 26th, “0” is displayed to indicate that the sales have not been collected, and when the return lever is operated on the 28th, nothing is displayed and the sales have been collected. Indicates that

On the 25th of the following month, the sales collection data is erased. If the return lever, which is the external operating means 5, is operated for a predetermined time at this time, the sales collection data is stored in the storage means 4a. Therefore, “0” indicating that the sales have not been collected is displayed on the amount indicator as the external display means 6a.

As described above, according to the vending machine control apparatus of the present embodiment, when the external operating means 5 is operated, the external display means 6a indicates that the sales have not yet been collected. Is displayed, and it can be confirmed whether or not the sales proceeds have been collected from the outside without opening and closing the door.

(Embodiment 2) FIG. 3 is a block diagram of a vending machine control apparatus according to Embodiment 2 of the present invention, and FIG. 4 is a flowchart showing the operation of the vending machine control apparatus of the embodiment. is there. Components having the same configuration as in the first embodiment are denoted by the same reference numerals, and detailed description thereof is omitted.

In FIG. 3, reference numeral 6b denotes external display means for displaying that the sales have not yet been collected and the expected date of collection of the sales, and 7b indicates whether or not the sales have been collected in response to a signal from the external confirmation means. Is output to the external display means.

The operation of the main part of the vending machine control device constructed as described above will be described with reference to the flowchart of FIG.

Steps 201 to S according to the present embodiment
The operation up to TEP 206 is performed by the STE according to the first embodiment.
The operation is the same as the operation from P101 to STEP106.
As a result, the following processing is performed based on the scheduled sales collection date setting data and the sales collection data stored in the storage unit 4a.

When the arithmetic and control unit 7b receives a signal indicating that the return lever as the external operating means 5 has been operated for a predetermined time (STEP 207), the arithmetic and control unit 7b stores the sales collection data in the storage means 4a. It is determined whether or not the payment has been made (STEP 208), and if it is not stored, “0” indicating that the sales has not been collected is displayed on the amount indicator as the external display means 6b (STEP 209),
If it is stored, the expected sales collection date "25" stored in the storage means 4a is displayed (STEP 210). That is, when the return lever, which is the external operation means 5, is operated on the 26th, "0" is displayed to indicate that the sales have not been collected, and when the return lever is operated on the 28th, the estimated sales recovery date stored in the storage means 4a. “25” is displayed to indicate that the sales have been collected.

On the 25th of the following month, the sales collection data is erased. If the return lever, which is the external operation means 5, is operated for a certain period of time at this time, the storage means 4a stores the sales collection data. Therefore, “0” indicating that the sales amount has not been collected is displayed on the amount indicator as the external display means 6b.

As described above, according to the control device for a vending machine of the present embodiment, when the external operating means 5 is operated, when the sales amount is not collected on the external display means 6b, the fact is displayed. Is displayed, and if collected, the scheduled sales collection date “2” stored in the storage unit 4a is displayed.
By displaying "5", it is possible to reliably confirm whether or not the sales proceeds have been collected from outside without opening and closing the door.

(Embodiment 3) FIG. 5 is a block diagram of a vending machine control device according to Embodiment 3 of the present invention, and FIG. 6 is a flowchart showing the operation of the vending machine control device of the embodiment. . It is to be noted that the same components as those in the above-described embodiment are denoted by the same reference numerals, and detailed description thereof is omitted.

In FIG. 5, reference numeral 2b denotes a setting means for setting the sales collection period, reference numeral 4b denotes storage means for storing the sales collection period set by the setting means 2b and the fact that the sales have been collected, and reference numeral 6c denotes the sales collection. Is an uncollected state and the external display means for displaying the start date of the sales collection period. 7c is a signal from the external confirmation means and outputs to the external display means whether the sales are collected or not. Department.

The operation of the main part of the vending machine control device constructed as described above will be described with reference to the flowchart of FIG. 6 and specific examples. When "1", "10", "15", and "25" are input to the setting means 2b so that the sales collection period is from the 1st to the 10th and the 15th to the 25th every month (STEP 301), the storage means 4b, the sales collection period setting data is set as the sales collection period from 1st to 10th and 15th to 25th every month (STEP 302).

When the sales proceeds are collected on the 5th by the sales collection unit 1 (STEP 303), the storage unit 4b stores the sales proceeds.
The collection of the sales on the day is stored as sales collection data (STEP 304). When the timer 3 indicates that it is out of the sales collection period (STEP 305), the sales collection data is deleted (STEP 306). The following processing is performed based on the sales collection period setting data and the sales collection data stored in the storage unit 4b as described above.

When the arithmetic and control unit 7c receives a signal indicating that the return lever as the external operating means 5 has been operated for a predetermined time (STEP 307), the arithmetic and control unit 7c stores the sales collection data in the storage means 4b. It is determined whether or not the payment has been made (STEP 308). If it is not stored, “0” indicating that the sales has not been collected is displayed on the amount indicator as the external display means 6c (STEP 309).
If it is stored, "1" or "15" which is the start date of the next sales collection period stored in the storage means 4b is displayed (STEP 310). That is, the external operation means 5
When the return lever is operated for four days, "0" is displayed to indicate that the sales have not been collected, and when the return lever is operated for six days, it is the start date of the next sales collection period stored in the storage means 4b. "15" is displayed to indicate that the sales have been collected.

Outside the sales collection period, the sales collection data is erased. If the return lever, which is the external operating means 5, is operated for a certain period of time, the storage means 4b stores the sales collection data. No external display means 6c
"0" indicating that the sales amount has not been collected is displayed on the amount indicator of. Further, even if the return lever, which is the external operation means 5, is operated for a certain period of time outside the sales collection period, this is not stored in the storage means 4b.

As described above, according to the control device for a vending machine of the present embodiment, by operating the external operation means 5, when the sales amount is not yet collected on the external display means 6c, the fact is displayed. Is displayed, and if collected, the start dates "1" and "15" of the next sales collection period stored in the storage means 4b are displayed. It is possible to surely confirm whether or not the vending machine has been collected, and it is possible to cope with the sales collection schedule of the vending machine administrator.

[0037]

As described above, the control device for a vending machine according to the present invention according to the first aspect of the present invention, when the sales amount has not been collected, displays the information on the external display means, It is possible to confirm whether or not the sales proceeds have been collected from outside without opening and closing.

Further, the control device for a vending machine according to the second aspect of the present invention not only displays on the external display means that the sales have not been collected, but also collects the sales. In some cases, the expected date of sales proceeds stored in the storage means is displayed, and it is possible to reliably confirm whether the sales proceeds have been collected from the outside without opening and closing the door.

Further, the control device for a vending machine according to the third aspect of the present invention not only can set a scheduled date for collecting sales, but also determines how long the display indicates whether or not sales have been collected. It can be set as a sales collection period, and can correspond to the sales collection schedule of the vending machine administrator.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing a main configuration of a vending machine control device according to a first embodiment of the present invention;

FIG. 2 is a flowchart showing the operation of the vending machine control device according to the embodiment;

FIG. 3 is a block diagram showing a main part configuration of a vending machine control device according to a second embodiment of the present invention;

FIG. 4 is a flowchart showing the operation of the vending machine control device according to the embodiment;

FIG. 5 is a block diagram showing a main configuration of a vending machine control device according to a third embodiment of the present invention;

FIG. 6 is a flowchart showing the operation of the vending machine control device according to the embodiment;

FIG. 7 is a block diagram showing a main configuration of a conventional vending machine control device.

[Explanation of symbols]

 DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Revenue collection means 2a, 2b Setting means 3 Timer part 4a, 4b Storage means 5 External confirmation means 6a, 6b, 6c External display means 7a, 7b, 7c Operation control part

 ──────────────────────────────────────────────────続 き Continuing on the front page (72) Inventor Morishi Yoshida 4-5-2-5 Takaida Hondori, Higashi-Osaka City, Osaka Inside Matsushita Refrigerating Machinery Co., Ltd. (72) Takashi Nakamura Inventor Takafumi Nakada 4 2-5 F-term in Matsushita Refrigeration Co., Ltd. (reference) 3E044 AA01 CA01 CB03 DB12 DB15 DC01 DC06 EA20 EB01 FA02

Claims (3)

[Claims] 1. A sales collection means for collecting sales, a setting means for setting a scheduled sales collection date, and a planned sales collection date and sales set by the setting means. Storage means, a timer for counting the date by counting 24 hours, an external display means for displaying that sales have not been collected, and confirming whether or not sales have been collected from outside And an operation control unit that receives a signal from the external confirmation unit and outputs whether or not the sales proceeds have been collected to the external display unit. When the scheduled sales collection date is set by the means, this is stored in the storage means as the scheduled sales collection date setting data. The storage means is stored in the storage means as a collection data, at this time, if the date obtained from the timer and the scheduled sales collection date match, the sales collection data is deleted,
When the external confirmation means is operated, it is determined whether or not the sales collection data is stored in the storage means. If not, the external display means indicates that the sales are not collected. Control device for a vending machine characterized by displaying on a display. 2. A sales collection means for collecting sales, a setting means for setting a planned sales collection date, and a setting for the sales collection date and sales set by the setting means. , A timer for counting the date by counting 24 hours, an external display means for displaying that the sales have not yet been collected, and a scheduled date for collecting the sales, and Is constituted by an external confirmation means that enables confirmation of whether or not the money has been collected, and an arithmetic control unit that receives a signal from the external confirmation means and outputs whether or not the sales has been collected to the external display means, When the scheduled sales collection date is set by the setting unit, the arithmetic control unit stores the set date in the storage unit as the scheduled sales collection date setting data, and the sales are collected by the sales collection unit. Then, this is stored in the storage means as sales collection data, and when the date obtained from the timer matches the planned sales collection date, the sales collection data is deleted, and the external confirmation means is operated. Then, it is determined whether or not the sales collection data is stored in the storage means. If the sales collection data is stored, the estimated sales collection date stored in the storage means is displayed on the external display means. A vending machine control means for displaying that the sales have not been collected if they are not stored. 3. A sales collection means for collecting sales, a setting means for setting a sales collection period, and storing the sales collection period set by the setting means and that the sales have been collected. Storage means, a timer for counting the date by counting 24 hours, an external display means for displaying that the sales have not been collected and a start date of the sales collection period, Is constituted by an external confirmation means that enables confirmation of whether or not the money has been collected, and an arithmetic control unit that receives a signal from the external confirmation means and outputs whether or not the sales has been collected to the external display means, When the sales collection period is set by the setting unit, the calculation control unit stores this in the storage unit as sales collection period setting data, and the sales are collected by the sales collection unit. And storing this in the storage means as the sales collection data. At this time, if the date obtained from the timer is outside the sales collection period, the sales collection data is deleted and the external confirmation means is operated. And determining whether or not the sales collection data is stored in the storage means. If the sales collection data is stored, the external display means displays the start date of the sales collection period stored in the storage means. A vending machine control device for displaying that the sales have not been collected if they are not stored.