JP2002334371A - Automatic balloon vending method, automatic balloon vending machine, nozzle for balloon and balloon with nozzle - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To propose a novel automatic balloon and/or gas vending method and an automatic balloon vending machine, with which a user can select a kind of a balloon, participate in work that blows up a balloon to make the balloon, and enjoy seeing a purchased balloon being blown up and which improves amusement property by making balloon purchase action itself enjoyable, and to propose a nozzle for a balloon and a balloon with a nozzle therefor. SOLUTION: In this automatic balloon vending method, an inlet of a balloon is attached to a gas nozzle of a gas spouting means, a locking means locks the inlet and the gas nozzle to each other, the gas spouting means is released to inject a prescribed quantity of gas into the balloon, the gas spouting means is subsequently closed, and the lock of the locking means is also released to sell the balloon.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION The present invention is installed in an amusement facility such as a game center or a theme park,
The present invention relates to a balloon vending method in which a balloon is inflated and sold, a balloon vending machine, a balloon nozzle, and a balloon with a nozzle.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, a balloon automatic vending system in which a balloon is held in a device in a folded state, and when a user inserts money, the balloon is inflated automatically and the inflated balloon is discharged and sold. Machine has been proposed.

[0003]

The above-mentioned balloon vending machine does not show a state in which the balloon is inflated, but aims at merely purchasing the balloon. For this reason, if the user puts in money, the balloon is merely ejected, and the entertainment for purchasing the balloon is extremely low. Also, while the balloon was inflated, the user had to wait, which was dissatisfied with the user. Furthermore, it was not possible to select the type of balloon.

[0004] The present invention relates to a balloon purchase operation in which a user can select the type of balloon, participate in the work of inflating and creating a balloon, and enjoy watching the state of a purchased balloon inflating. It is an object of the present invention to propose a new balloon vending method, a balloon vending machine, a balloon nozzle for the balloon, and a balloon with a nozzle which can be entertained and have improved entertainment.

[0005]

According to the present invention, an inlet of a balloon is attached to a gas outlet of a gas outlet, and the inlet and the gas outlet are locked to each other by a lock, and the gas is connected to the inlet. A balloon automatic vending method for opening a jetting means and injecting a predetermined amount of gas into the balloon, closing the gas jetting means, unlocking the lock means, and selling the inflated balloon. Features. In other words, by letting the user attach the balloon injection port to the gas ejection port of the gas ejection means, the user can participate in the creation of the balloon, and the gas can be locked by the locking means during gas injection into the balloon. The gas can be prevented from leaking by removing the balloon during the injection of the gas.

In a preferred embodiment, when the user selects a balloon displayed on the display means, the selected balloon can be paid out by the payout means. That is, the user can select and purchase a balloon to be purchased from a plurality of displayed balloons.

In a preferred embodiment, the display means displays the progress status. That is, in a series of operations in which the user purchases a balloon, inflates and discharges the balloon, the user can check to what extent the user has progressed.

In a preferred embodiment, the state in which the balloon purchased by the user is inflated can be confirmed in the see-through portion. The user can visually confirm the state of the balloon purchased by the user, and can enjoy the change in which the small balloon expands greatly.

In a preferred embodiment, when the gas ejection is completed, the locking means is unlocked, and the gas ejection amount and / or the gas ejection speed of the gas ejection means are controlled by the control means. And the gas ejection port are separated from each other so that the balloon jumps. That is, when the injection of the gas is completed, the balloon jumps up from the gas outlet and rises up, so that the user can know that the injection has been completed and enjoy the appearance of the balloon jumping up.

In a preferred embodiment, the gas exhaustion means detects the gas exhaustion of the gas ejection means. That is, by detecting running out of gas, a store clerk can be prompted to perform an operation such as replacing a gas cylinder that supplies gas.

In a preferred embodiment, the gas leak detecting means detects gas leak of the gas jetting means. In other words, by detecting gas leaks,
A clerk can be warned of a gas leak, and an accident due to a gas leak can be prevented.

As a preferred embodiment, the pressure of the gas in the balloon can be detected by the pressure detecting means. That is, it is possible to detect whether an appropriate amount of gas has been injected into the balloon.

According to the present invention, there is provided a balloon vending machine in which the above-described balloon vending method is controlled by a control means.

As a preferred embodiment, a gas cylinder storage section for storing a gas cylinder for supplying gas to the gas jetting means can be formed on the back of the display means. That is, by supplying the gas with the gas cylinder, the balloon vending machine can be easily installed in any place and the gas cylinder can be replaced smoothly.

Further, according to the present invention, it is possible to provide a balloon nozzle which is provided with an injection pipe for injecting gas into the balloon and which is allowed to be locked by the locking means.

According to the present invention, there is provided a balloon with a nozzle including the balloon nozzle.

[0017]

DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS One embodiment of the present invention will be described.
This will be described below with reference to the drawings. FIG. 1 is a perspective view showing the external appearance of the balloon vending machine 1. The balloon vending machine 1 includes a balloon inflating portion 1a in which the upper surface of a hexahedron is formed in a dome shape and a balloon 20 is set and inflated therein, and a balloon inflating portion 1a which is formed in a hexahedron slightly larger than the balloon inflating portion 1a. And a display section 1c, 1c, which has a dome-shaped upper surface of a quadrangular prism arranged on both sides thereof for displaying balloons for sale, which are provided on both sides thereof. .

The balloon inflating portion 1a is formed entirely of a transparent member, and a double door 15 is formed of a transparent member on the front surface. The door 15 forms a return mechanism on the shafts on both sides so as to close naturally when opened and released.
3 is configured to be capable of lock control.

The device storage section 1b has a balloon 2
0 is provided with a hole 161 for attaching a balloon nozzle 31 provided at a mouth of the nozzle lock device 11 to be described later, and a display device 7 including six display units for displaying the progress of the operation and a coin or the like are provided in front of the upper surface. A money slot 10a for inserting money is provided.

An openable and closable panel is formed on the front surface of the device storage section 1b, and a speaker 9 is provided at the upper left, a money return port 10b is provided at the upper right, and a payout port 3a is provided below. As shown in FIG. 2, a balun bender 3 for dispensing a balloon box 19 in which balloons 20 are wrapped is provided inside the device storage section 1b. On the right side, a money storage unit 10c for receiving and storing money such as coins from the money processing device 10 provided on the back side of the panel is provided, and a maintenance device 8 is configured thereon.

The maintenance device 8 has a power supply O
N, power switch 8a for turning off, volume switch 8b for adjusting the volume of speaker 9, balloon vending machine 1
, A service switch 8d that can obtain the same effect as the insertion of money when pressed, and a balloon counter 8e that displays the number of balloons 20 to be paid out.

The display section 1c is composed of a square display section 4a on the front of which displays a balloon which can be purchased, and a selection switch 4b provided on the display section 4a and pressed by a user.
Are arranged in a line evenly. On the upper surface of the exhibition section 1c,
R (red), G (green), Y (yellow) in the center
The illumination device 5 is provided with a total of six illuminations, two of each.
As shown in FIG. 1, gas cylinders 17, 17 for supplying gas are provided on the inner rear side of the display section 1c.

Next, a balloon nozzle 31 attached to the balloon 20
Will be described. FIGS. 3, 4 and 5 show the structure of a balloon nozzle 31a used for a double balloon 20a (FIG. 6) formed in a double structure having two inner and outer expansion portions, and FIG. 4 shows a right side view, and FIG. 5 shows a plan view. In this embodiment, a non-shrink type double balloon 20a made mainly of nylon or polyethylene is used.
(FIG. 6) is used.

The appearance of the balloon nozzle 31a is substantially square in front view and side view, and is drop-shaped in plan view. Below the balloon nozzle 31a, a groove 32a to be locked by a lock arm 112, which will be described later, is formed on the right side along the horizontal plane, and a lower part thereof is tapered downward.

Inside the balloon nozzle 31a, an inner injection hole 33a for guiding gas to the inner inflatable portion 21a (FIG. 6) of the double balloon 20a, and gas to the outer inflatable portion 2 of the double balloon 20a.
An outer injection hole 34a leading to 2a (FIG. 6) is provided, and both injection holes are provided with a step near the center so that the inner diameter below the upper side becomes smaller.

The inner injection hole 33a and the outer injection hole 34
Inside a, spherical check valves 35a, 36a having a radius larger than the lower injection hole and smaller than the upper injection hole are provided, and the check valves 35a, 36a do not protrude above the respective injection holes. The bar-shaped stationary projections 37a and 38a are provided as described above.
The inner injection hole 33a is provided in the inner inflatable portion 21 of the double balloon 20a.
The upper end of the outer injection hole 34a
It is formed so as to project upward.

Next, the structure of the nozzle lock device 11 for mounting the balloon nozzle 31a and the shutter device 16 for permitting the mounting will be described with reference to a left side view shown in FIG. 6, a plan view shown in FIG. 7, and an explanatory diagram shown in FIG. It will be described using FIG.

The introduction hole 111 into which the balloon nozzle 31a to which the double balloon 20a (FIG. 6) is attached is inserted into the balloon nozzle 3a.
1a is formed in a square prism shape that can be accurately accommodated, and the four sides are formed in a plate shape. Below the introduction hole 111, a hole 1 slightly larger than the height of the groove 32a is formed on a surface facing the groove 32a of the balloon nozzle 31a in the front-rear direction (the left-right direction in FIG. 6).
16 and 116 are provided, and a hole 117 is also provided in the front part (the right side in FIG. 6) thereunder.

Before and after the introduction hole 111 (right and left in FIG. 6),
Side view (front view in FIG. 6) L-shaped lock arm 112,
112 is formed on the front and rear (right and left in FIG. 6) target. The lock arm 112 is rotatably fixed at its upper end with a cylindrical rotating shaft 126, and has a mounting portion 113 provided on the left side (front side in FIG. 6) of the central portion. connect.

An lock opening / closing portion 120 having an elliptical shape in a side view (a front view in FIG. 6) is provided at an inner right end (a back side in FIG. 6) of each lock arm 112 so as to be in contact with an opposing surface below. The lock opening / closing portion 120 is connected to a motor 122 provided on the right side by a shaft 123 as shown in a plan view of FIG. 7, and is formed to rotate about the shaft 123 as an axis.

On the shaft 123, a sensor for detecting that an object blocks between two pole portions provided opposite to each other, for example, a fixed sensor 124 formed by an optical sensor is provided.
A fixed sensor 1 is provided in front of the shaft 123 (below in FIG. 7).
24, the same fixed sensor 125 as that of the shaft 12
3 is provided so that the elevation angle in a side view becomes a right angle with respect to the center.

On the right side of the lock opening / closing section 120, a plate-shaped sensor blocking section 121 passing through the fixed sensors 124 and 125 by a circular motion is attached to the upper and lower positions where the ellipse has the longest radius (front and rear in FIG. 7). ) Are provided one by one.

The nozzle lock device 11 having the structure described above
Performs the following operation. When allowing the insertion of the balloon nozzle 31a into the nozzle lock device 11, the motor 122 is rotated to rotate the lock opening / closing unit 120, and the rotation is stopped when the sensor blocking unit 121 blocks the fixed sensor 125. FIG. 7 shows the opening / closing unit 120 and the sensor blocking unit 121.
As shown by the imaginary line, the two sensor blocking portions 121 are positioned horizontally before and after (up and down in FIG. 7).

At this time, the lock arm 112 is opened as shown in FIG. 8A showing a right side view.
In other words, the rotation of the lock opening / closing section 120 causes the lock opening / closing section to have a long elliptical shape in the front and rear direction (right and left in FIG. 8).
The lock arm 112 is pushed out in a C-shape.

When the user inserts the balloon nozzle 31 a into the introduction hole 111 of the nozzle lock device 11, the balloon nozzle 3
1a, the sensor cut-off portion 11 is formed by a tapered portion.
8 is pushed downward, and the front side (the right side in FIG. 8) of the sensor shut-off portion 118 is lifted up by the principle of leverage to shut off the nozzle insertion sensor 119.

The sensor shut-off unit 118 is the nozzle insertion sensor 1
When the block 19 is interrupted, the motor 122 is again rotated to rotate the lock opening / closing section 120, and this time, when the sensor blocking section 121 (FIG. 7) blocks the fixed sensor 124, the rotation is stopped.
The lock opening / closing section 120 is formed into a vertically long ellipse. At this time, the lock arm 112 is moved by the tension of the spring 115, as shown in FIG.
2a is sandwiched between the lock portions 114 and fixed so that the balloon nozzle 31a does not come off. As described above, the balloon nozzle 31
The two inner injection holes 33a and the outer injection holes 34a are provided with two gas injection ports 6f, 6 provided in the left-right direction (the front-rear direction in FIG. 6).
f and the gas can be supplied to the double balloon 20a without leaking gas.

Next, the shutter device 16 will be described.
On the top of the nozzle lock device 11 shown in FIG. 6, a hole 161 is formed on the top plate of the device housing 1b to allow the balloon nozzle 31a to pass therethrough.
6 is provided. As shown in the plan view of FIG. 7, the shutter device 16 includes a rotary plate 162 having a substantially rectangular shape in plan view, a motor 163 for rotating the rotary plate 162, and a shutter sensor 164 for detecting opening and closing of the rotary plate 162 with respect to the introduction hole 111. Constitute. The rotating plate 162 is rotated by 90 degrees by the motor 163, so that the introduction hole 11 is rotated as shown by a virtual line in FIG.
1 is opened or closed.
Is detected by blocking the shutter sensor 164.

Each operation of the balloon vending machine 1 configured as described above will be described below with reference to a circuit block diagram shown in FIG. The control unit 2 includes a CPU 2a, a ROM 2b,
An AM 2c is provided, and the CPU 2a is activated according to a program stored in the ROM 2b, and controls each device by storing necessary information in the RAM 2c.

The ballast bender 3 has a motor, a sensor, and a microswitch provided therein, and upon receiving a payout signal from the control unit 2, drives the internal motor to correspond to the payout signal as shown in FIG. The balloon box 19 is pushed out from the back and dropped from the balloon storage section 3b to the payout port 3a. After dispensing the balloon box 19, the balloon box 1 is detected by an internal sensor.
Detecting the presence / absence of the remaining 9 and transmitting a remaining / absence signal to the control unit 2. The selection device 4 receives an illumination signal from the control unit 2 and selects one of the selection switches 4 b (FIG. 1) corresponding to the display unit 4 a (FIG. 1) that displays the type of the balloon 20 corresponding to the remaining type. 4b is turned on. When the user presses the selection switch 4b, a selection signal corresponding to the selection switch 4b is transmitted to the control unit 2. In this control, the amount of money may be changed depending on the type of the balloon 20, and the selection lamp may be turned on when the amount of money has reached the amount of the corresponding balloon 20.

The illuminating device 5 turns on / off the R (red), G (green), and Y (yellow) lights according to the illumination signal from the control unit 2. The gas ejection device 6 includes the control unit 2
In accordance with the control signal, the solenoid valve provided inside is opened / closed to eject / stop the gas supplied from the gas cylinder 17 (FIG. 1). The details of the control will be described later.

The display device 7 displays the progress status from the input of money to the dispensing of the inflated balloons 20 to the user in accordance with the display signal of the control unit 2. The maintenance device 8 includes a power switch 8a, a volume switch 8b, a test switch 8c, and a service switch 8 as described above.
d and a balloon counter 8e.

The power supplied from the power supply 14 for the operation of each device is supplied to the controller 2 through the power switch 8a. The test switch 8c transmits a test signal to the control unit 2 when pressed by a store clerk, and the control unit 2 executes a test operation according to the test signal. The service switch 8d transmits a service signal to the control unit 2 when pressed by the store clerk, and the control unit 2 permits the balloon vending for the number of times the service signal is received, that is, the number of times the store clerk presses the service switch 8d. I do.

The balloon counter 8e receives the payout signal of the balloon 20 from the control unit 2, performs an integrating process, and displays the number of the balloon 20 sold. The volume switch 8d is
The audio signal is received from the control unit 2, the audio signal is amplified according to the operation of the clerk, and the amplified audio signal is
Send to The speaker 9 is the volume switch 8d
A sound is generated according to the audio signal received from.

When the user inserts money, for example, coins, into the money insertion slot 10a, the money handling apparatus 10 executes authenticity judgment and denomination judgment, and transmits a money signal to the control unit 2. The nozzle lock device 11 executes the above-described lock and release operations according to the lock signal from the control unit 2 and transmits a success / failure signal indicating whether or not the lock has been correctly performed to the control unit 2.

The shutter device 16 receives the shutter signal from the control unit 2 and performs the above-described shutter opening / closing operation, and outputs a success / failure signal indicating whether or not the shutter opening / closing has been normally performed.
Send to The door lock device 13 allows or prohibits opening and closing of the door 15 according to a door lock signal from the control unit 2. The power supply device 14 supplies power required for operation to each device.

Next, details of the control of the gas ejection device 6 will be described below with reference to a control block diagram shown in FIG. Gas cylinder 17 provided on the back in the display section 1c
The gas supplied from FIG. 1 is first supplied to the regulator 6a.
Pass through. In the regulator 6a, the gas cylinder 17
The gas taken in from the connected primary side is adjusted to the set pressure and sent out to the secondary side. An electromagnetic valve 6b is provided on the secondary side, and the opening / cutting of the gas is controlled in accordance with the control signal (FIG. 9) from the control unit 2 described above. The electromagnetic valve 6b is formed so as to be forcibly shut off when the power is turned off for safety.

A pressure detection unit 6c is provided at the end of the solenoid valve 6b, and the pressure detection unit 6c comprises a pressure detection tank 6d and a pressure switch 6e. The gas from the solenoid valve 6b is taken in by a pressure detecting tank 6d and monitored by a pressure switch 6e. When the gas in the pressure detecting tank 6d reaches the set pressure, the pressure switch 6e is turned on and the pressure signal is sent to the control unit 2 (FIG. 9).
Send

The control unit 2 (FIG. 9) determines that the gas of the balloon 20 at the tip of the pressure detection unit 6c is full or leaks according to the pressure signal. 6, a control signal is transmitted to stop the gas supply, and in the case of gas leakage, the solenoid valve 6b is shut off, and a control is performed to transmit a lighting signal to the lighting device 5 to notify a store clerk of the occurrence of an abnormality. I do. The pressure detection tank 6
A gas injection port 6f is provided at the end of d to allow connection with the balloon nozzle 31 as described above. It should be noted that the above-mentioned connection between the devices may be connected by a tube, or the devices may be directly connected.

Next, the processing flow of the balloon vending machine 1 will be described below with reference to the flowchart shown in FIG. When a user inserts money, for example, a coin, into the money insertion slot 10a (FIG. 1), the control unit 2 (FIG. 9) receives an amount signal from the money processing device 10, and when the specified number of coins are input, the control unit 2 (FIG. An illumination signal is transmitted to turn on the selection switch 4b (step n1).

When the user depresses the selection switch 4b corresponding to an arbitrary double balloon 20a (step n2), the control unit 2 receives the selection signal from the selection switch 4b and transmits a payout signal to the balloon bender 3. And payout exit 3a
The balloon box 19 (FIG. 2) in which the double balloon 20a is wrapped is paid out (FIG. 1) (step n3). At this time, a shutter signal is transmitted to the shutter device 16 (FIG. 9) at the same time, the motor 163 is driven to rotate the rotating plate 162 as described above, and the balloon lock 31 is attached to the nozzle lock device 11 (FIG. 6).
a is made ready for insertion. After the balloon box 19 is paid out to the payout port 3a, the control unit 2 (FIG. 9) waits for a certain time,
In the meantime, the user can perform graffiti or the like on the double balloon 20a (step n4).

When the graffiti time is over, the control unit 2 transmits a display signal to the display device 7 and an audio signal to the speaker 9, and inserts the balloon nozzle 31a (FIG. 1) into the hole 161 to the user to open the door. Prompt to close 15. In response to this, the user inserts the balloon nozzle 31a into the introduction hole 111 of the nozzle lock device 11 (FIG. 6) through the hole 161 and closes the door 15 (step n5). At this time, the sensor blocking portion 118 is pushed and rotated by the tapered portion at the lower portion of the balloon nozzle 31a, the nozzle insertion sensor 119 of the nozzle lock device 11 detects this, and transmits an input / output signal to the control unit 2 (FIG. 9). I do. The control unit 2 receives this and transmits a lock signal to the nozzle lock device 11, and as described above, the lock opening / closing unit 120
Is rotated by 90 degrees to lock the groove 32a of the balloon nozzle 31a with the lock portion 114 (FIG. 6). At this time, a door lock signal is transmitted to the door lock device 13 (FIG. 9) to lock the door 15 (FIG. 1) so that it cannot be opened and closed. Receiving a success / failure signal for determining whether or not the
6).

When the lock is completed, the control unit 2 (FIG. 9) transmits a control signal to the gas ejection device 6 to cause the gas ejection device 6 to inject gas into the double balloon 20a (step n7). At this time, if the gas injection speed is controlled and controlled by the control unit 2 to change the gas injection speed, the state of the change in which the double balloon 20a is inflated can be observed, thereby improving the entertainment. When the pressure switch 6e (FIG. 10) detects a predetermined amount of pressure, the gas ejection device 6 sends a pressure signal to the control unit 2 (FIG. 9).
The control unit 2 transmits a control signal to the gas ejection device 6 according to the pressure signal to stop gas injection (step n8). When the value of the pressure signal is not a gas full value but a gas leak value, the control unit 2 controls the gas leak as described above.

After stopping the gas injection, the control unit 2 sends a lock signal to the nozzle lock device 11 and the lock opening / closing unit 12
By rotating the “0” by 90 degrees, the lock arm 112 is opened in a “C” shape to unlock the balloon nozzle 31a, and at the same time, the door lock signal is transmitted to the door lock device 13 (FIG. 1) to open and close the door 15. (Step n9). At this time, the control unit 2 (FIG. 9) transmits a control signal to the gas ejection device 6 to cause the gas to be ejected strongly for a moment, thereby causing the balloon 20 to rise so as to bounce. At the same time, a display signal is transmitted to the display device 7 and an audio signal is transmitted to the speaker 9 to notify the user of the completion of gas injection. When the balloon 20 comes up,
An incoming / outgoing signal is transmitted from the nozzle lock device 11 (FIG. 9) to the control unit 2.
A shutter signal is transmitted to the controller 6, the hole 161 is closed by the rotary plate 162 so that the nozzle lock device 11 is not visible, and a success / failure signal for causing the controller 2 to determine whether the shutter is opened / closed is transmitted (step n10). The above steps complete the double balloon 20a.

Next, as another embodiment, a case where a single balloon 20b having a non-return valve provided inside with a normal single structure will be described. 12 and 13 show the structure of a balloon nozzle 31b used for a single balloon 20b formed in a single structure having one inflatable portion. FIG. 12 shows a front view, and FIG. 13 shows a plan view. In this embodiment,
A non-shrink type single balloon 20b mainly made of nylon or polyethylene is used.

The appearance of the balloon nozzle 31b is substantially square in front view and side view, and is drop-shaped in plan view. A groove 32b to be locked by the lock arm 112 is formed along the horizontal plane below the balloon nozzle 31b, and a tapered portion is formed below the groove 32b. An injection hole 3 for guiding gas to the inflating portion 21b of the single balloon 20b is provided inside the balloon nozzle 31b.
3b is provided.

The injection hole 33b has an upper end formed with the injection hole 3b so that the injection hole 33b can be attached to the opening of the inflatable portion 21b of the single balloon 20b.
It is formed so as to protrude above 3b. When the balloon nozzle 31b described above is used, only one gas injection port 6f described in FIG. 6 is required, and the other configuration and operation are the same as those of the above-described double balloon 20a. Detailed description is omitted.

As another embodiment, a case will be described in which a rubber balloon 20c formed of an inexpensive rubber material is used. 14 and 15 show a structure of a balloon nozzle 31c used for a rubber balloon 20c formed in a single structure having one inflatable portion, FIG. 14 shows a front view, and FIG. 15 shows a plan view. In this embodiment, a rubber balloon 20c of a contraction type using a rubber material as a main material is used.

The appearance of the balloon nozzle 31c is substantially square in front view and side view, and is drop-shaped in plan view. A groove 32c to be locked by the above-described lock arm 112 is formed along the horizontal plane below the balloon nozzle 31c, and a tapered portion is formed below the groove 32c. An injection hole 3 for guiding gas to the inflating portion 21c of the single balloon 20c is provided inside the balloon nozzle 31c.
3c is provided.

The injection hole 33c is formed so as to be slightly larger than the outer periphery on the upper end side so that it can be attached to the opening of the expanding portion 21c of the rubber balloon 20c. Balloon nozzle 31 described above
c, the gas inlet 6 described in FIG.
Only one f is required, and the other configuration and operation are the same as those of the above-described double balloon 20a, and therefore, detailed description is omitted.

Although each of the above embodiments is an embodiment according to the type of the balloon 20, the above-described gas inlet 6
f and 6f are formed in advance, and when the balloon nozzle 31a is inserted, gas is injected from the two gas injection ports 6f and 6f. When the balloon nozzle 31b or the balloon nozzle 31c is inserted, one gas is injected. The gas may be injected from the inlet 6f so that one balloon vending machine 1 can be adapted to various balloons 20.

Further, as another embodiment, the balloon vending machine 1 may be formed so that the function of selling the balloon and the function of supplying the gas are separated and the balloon vending machine 1 can be executed only by the gas supply. In this case, the balloon 2 is provided in the display section 1c shown in FIG.
Select switch 4b so that gas purchase can be selected together with 0
Is formed, and the user is made to select gas purchase as the processing of step n11 shown by a virtual line instead of steps n2 to n4 shown in the processing flow diagram of FIG. Later step n5
The processing from the insertion of the balloon nozzle 31 to the step n10 until the balloon 20 is completed is as described above.

In the correspondence between the configuration of the present invention and the above-described embodiment, the gas jetting means of the present invention corresponds to the gas jetting device 6 of the embodiment. , The lock means corresponds to the nozzle lock device 11, the display means corresponds to the display section 1c, the payout means corresponds to the balloon bender 3, the display means corresponds to the display device 7, and the The unit corresponds to the door 15, the control unit corresponds to the control unit 2, the out-of-gas detection unit corresponds to the pressure detection unit 6c, and the gas leak detection unit corresponds to the pressure detection unit 6c. Means are
Corresponding to the pressure detection unit 6c, the gas cylinder storage section
This invention corresponds to the display part 1c, the injection pipe part corresponds to the injection hole 33, the balloon nozzle corresponds to the balloon nozzle 31, and the balloon with the nozzle corresponds to the balloon nozzle 31 and the balloon 20. However, the present invention is not limited only to the configuration of the above-described embodiment.

[0063]

According to the present invention, after purchasing a balloon, the user can make a graffiti with his / her own hand, attach the balloon inlet to the gas outlet and inflate the balloon, and take part in inflating the balloon. , The entertainment for the purchase of balloons is increased. Further, since the state of the balloon inflating can be confirmed in the see-through portion, the state can be observed and enjoyed, and the user's dissatisfaction with the waiting time during the inflation can be eliminated.

Further, it is possible for the user to purchase and inflate various types of balloons, such as ordinary rubber balloons, non-contracting balloons, and special double non-contracting balloons, as desired. Also,
Locking means for mutually locking the inlet and the gas outlet,
By providing a door lock device for locking the door and detecting gas leakage with the gas leakage detection means, even a child can safely inject gas into the balloon.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a perspective view showing the appearance of a balloon vending machine.

FIG. 2 is a perspective view showing the appearance of a balloon vending machine and a balloon bender.

FIG. 3 is a front view showing a balloon nozzle for a double non-shrink type balloon.

FIG. 4 is a right side view showing a balloon nozzle for a double non-shrink type balloon.

FIG. 5 is a plan view showing a balloon nozzle for a double non-shrink type balloon.

FIG. 6 is a right side view showing the nozzle lock device.

FIG. 7 is a plan view showing a nozzle lock device.

FIG. 8 is an explanatory diagram illustrating the operation of the nozzle lock device.

FIG. 9 is a block diagram showing a control circuit of the balloon vending machine.

FIG. 10 is a block diagram showing a control device of the gas ejection device.

FIG. 11 is a processing flowchart showing processing of the balloon vending machine.

FIG. 12 is a right side view showing a balloon nozzle for a single non-shrink type balloon.

FIG. 13 is a plan view showing a balloon nozzle for a single non-shrink type balloon.

FIG. 14 is a right side view showing a balloon nozzle for a rubber balloon.

FIG. 15 is a plan view showing a balloon nozzle for a rubber balloon.

[Explanation of symbols]

 DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 ... Balloon vending machine 1c ... Exhibition part 2 ... Control part 3 ... Balloon bender 6 ... Gas ejection device 6c ... Pressure detection unit 6f ... Gas inlet 7 ... Display device 11 ... Nozzle lock device 15 ... Door 17 ... Gas cylinder 20 ... Balloon 31 ... Balloon nozzle 33, 34 ... Injection hole

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Claims (12)

[Claims] 1. An injection port of a balloon is attached to a gas ejection port of a gas ejection means, the injection port and the gas ejection port are mutually locked by a lock means, and the gas ejection means is opened to open the balloon. After injecting a predetermined amount of gas into the balloon, closing the gas jetting means and unlocking the locking means to sell the balloon. 2. The balloon automatic vending method according to claim 1, wherein when the user selects a balloon displayed on the display means, the selected balloon is paid out by the payout means. 3. The method for automatically selling balloons according to claim 1, wherein the display means displays the progress status. 4. The method for automatically selling balloons according to claim 1, wherein the balloons purchased by the user can be checked on the see-through portion. 5. When the gas ejection is completed, the locking means is unlocked, and the gas ejection amount and / or the gas ejection speed of the gas ejection means are controlled by the control means, so that the gas inlet and the gas are discharged. 5. The method for automatically selling balloons according to claim 1, wherein the balloon is made to leap by separating from the jet port. 6. The balloon automatic vending method according to claim 1, wherein the gas exhaustion means detects the gas exhaustion by the gas exhaustion means. 7. The method for automatically selling balloons according to claim 1, wherein gas leak detection means detects gas leak of said gas ejection means. 8. The balloon automatic vending method according to claim 1, wherein the pressure detection means detects the pressure of the gas in the balloon. 9. A balloon vending machine which controls the balloon vending method according to claim 1 by a control means. 10. A balloon vending machine according to claim 9, wherein a gas cylinder storage section for storing a gas cylinder for supplying gas to said gas jetting means is formed on a back portion of said display means. 11. An injection tube for injecting gas into a balloon is provided.
A balloon nozzle which is allowed to be locked by the locking means according to claim 1. 12. A balloon with a nozzle provided with the balloon nozzle according to claim 11.