JP2005122356A - Vending machine controller - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a vending machine controller which, only when there is the need to let article buyers know that some articles are unavailable because of insufficient change, can make it clear to the buyers. <P>SOLUTION: An unavailability display means 3 for indicating that some articles are unavailable because of insufficient change is provided so that when an article buyer puts into the machine an amount of money larger than selling prices and some articles become unavailable because of insufficient change, this is indicated to the buyer to make it clear to the buyer that the articles are unavailable because of insufficient change. This solves the problem of the vending machine that because the vending machine in its standby state lets article purchasers know that change is insufficient, it displays this information regardless of whether or not the selling of each article needs change, making it difficult for the buyers to see if the articles are available. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2005,JPO&NCIPI

Description

  The present invention relates to a control device for a vending machine capable of clearly telling a product purchaser that the vending machine cannot be sold due to a change of money when the change of money occurs.

Conventionally, the control device of this type of vending machine notifies the purchaser of goods by displaying a change of 10 yen or 100 yen in a standby state, and if it cannot be sold when it is deposited, Some of them are communicated to product buyers by blinking. (For example, refer to Patent Document 1).
JP 7-296225 A

  However, in the conventional configuration, since the merchandise purchaser is informed of a change being made in the standby state, it will be displayed regardless of whether or not the sale requires change. There was a problem that it was very difficult for the product buyer to understand.

  SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION The present invention solves the above-described conventional problems, and an object of the present invention is to provide a control device for a vending machine that can clearly notify a product purchaser only when it is necessary to inform that the product cannot be sold due to a change of money. And

  In order to solve the above-mentioned conventional problems, the control device of the vending machine according to the present invention is provided with a display means for indicating that it cannot be sold due to a change of money.

  In this way, when a product purchaser makes a payment higher than the selling price, if a product that cannot be sold due to a change is generated, it is clearly indicated that the product cannot be sold due to a change. .

In addition, the control device of the vending machine of the present invention is provided with a display means that can indicate the denomination of change, so that when displaying that a product that cannot be sold due to change of change has occurred, By displaying whether the denomination is out of change, it is possible to let the merchandise purchaser know that it will be possible to sell if the denomination of change is deposited.

Moreover, the control device of the vending machine of the present invention is provided with a display means that can indicate a product that cannot be sold due to a change of money, thereby displaying that a product that cannot be sold due to a change of money has occurred, By displaying which product is the target, the product purchaser can know other products that can be sold.

In addition, the control device of the vending machine of the present invention is provided with a sounding means that can indicate that there is a product that cannot be sold due to a change of money, thereby indicating that a product that cannot be sold due to a change of money has occurred. At the same time, by pronounced at the same time, it is possible to clearly inform the purchaser that the product cannot be sold due to a change of money.

In addition, the control device of the vending machine of the present invention is provided with a means for selecting whether or not to sound when there is a product that cannot be sold due to a change of money. When displaying, it is possible to select whether to pronounce simultaneously or not, so that operation according to the installation location of the vending machine can be performed.

  The control device of the vending machine according to the present invention, when the product purchaser makes a deposit higher than the selling price, when a product that cannot be sold due to a change is displayed, the fact that the change has been made cannot be sold due to the change being made. Can be clearly communicated to the product buyer.

  The invention according to claim 1 is a coin sorting device that detects and sorts money, a sale disabling display means that displays that the product cannot be sold due to change, a storage means that stores various information such as a product sales price, and the coin A sorting device, the sale disapproval display means, and a calculation control unit connected to the storage means for controlling the entire vending machine; the calculation control unit stores in the storage means if there is a deposit input from the coin sorting device Judging whether the product can be sold from the selling price of the product and the amount of money received, and if it is not possible to sell because of the change of money even if the amount of payment is larger than the selling price, By displaying, when the product buyer makes a payment higher than the selling price, if there is a product that cannot be sold due to a change of money, it will be displayed, Can not be sold by Qian breakage can be occupied definitely known to the purchaser a.

  The invention according to claim 2 is provided with denomination display means for displaying the denomination of change in the invention according to claim 1, and the arithmetic control unit cannot be sold due to change of change by the non-sale display means. By displaying the denomination of change on the denomination display means when displaying the item, it is displayed which denomination is out of change when displaying that a product that cannot be sold due to change has occurred, You can let the merchandise purchaser know that you will be able to sell them by depositing the denomination.

  According to a third aspect of the present invention, the invention according to the first aspect is provided with a product display means for indicating a product that cannot be sold due to a change of money, and the arithmetic control unit cannot be sold due to a change of money by the non-sale display means. By displaying products that cannot be sold due to a change of money on the product display means when displaying, when displaying that a product that cannot be sold due to a change of money has occurred, it will be displayed which product is the target, The buyer can know what other products can be sold.

  According to a fourth aspect of the present invention, a sounding means is provided in the invention of the first aspect, and the arithmetic control unit sounds the sounding means when displaying that the sale cannot be performed due to a change of money by the non-saleable display means. When displaying that a product that cannot be sold due to a change of money is displayed, it is pronounced at the same time, and it is possible to clearly notify the product purchaser that the product cannot be sold due to a change of change.

  According to a fifth aspect of the present invention, the invention according to the fourth aspect further comprises selection means for selecting whether or not the sounding means is to be sounded, and the arithmetic control unit selects the sounding means as sounding by the selecting means. When displaying the occurrence of a product that cannot be sold due to a change of money by performing the pronunciation of the sounding means only when it is, when displaying the occurrence of a product that cannot be sold due to a change of money, By selecting whether to sound simultaneously or not, operation according to the installation location of the vending machine can be performed.

  Hereinafter, embodiments of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings. Note that the present invention is not limited to the embodiments.

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

  In FIG. 1, the calculation control unit 1 a performs various calculations by performing input and output with the coin sorting device 2, the unsaleable display unit 3, and the storage unit 4. The coin sorting device 2 identifies the coins inserted by the product purchaser and outputs the number of coins inserted for each denomination, the number of coins payable for each denomination that can be paid out as change, or the input of coin payout It is a device that pays out the designated coin. The unsaleable display means 3 can turn on or off the character display “cannot be sold due to change of money”. The storage unit 4 can store various information for controlling the vending machine such as a product sales price.

  The operation of the arithmetic control unit 1a of the vending machine control apparatus configured as described above will be described below with reference to the flowchart of FIG.

  When a product purchaser inserts coins to purchase a product, the coin sorting device 2 outputs the number of inserted coins for each denomination to the arithmetic control unit 1a (STEP 1). In the calculation control unit 1a, the number of payable coins that can be paid out as change is input from the coin sorting device (STEP 2), the selling price of the product stored in the storage means 4 is taken out (STEP 3), It is determined whether or not the product can be sold (STEP 4). At this time, if there is a product that cannot be sold due to a shortage of change even though there is a deposit amount higher than the selling price, the display of “cannot be sold due to change of change” is instructed to the sale impossible display means 3 (STEP 5).

  As described above, the control device of the vending machine according to the present embodiment identifies the coins inserted by the calculation control unit 1a and the product purchaser and can be paid out as the number of coins inserted for each denomination or change. The coin sorting device 2 that outputs the number of payable coins for each species or pays out coins instructed by coin payout, and the non-sellable display means that turns on or off the character display “cannot be sold due to change of money” 3 and storage means 4 for storing various information for controlling the vending machine such as the product sales price, etc., when the product buyer makes a payment higher than the sales price, the product cannot be sold due to change of money When this occurs, a message to that effect is displayed, and the merchandise purchaser can be clearly informed that it cannot be sold due to a change of money.

(Embodiment 2)
FIG. 3 is a functional block diagram of the control device for the vending machine according to the second embodiment of the present invention. FIG. 4 is a flowchart showing the operation of the embodiment.

  In FIG. 3, the calculation control unit 1 b performs various calculations by inputting / outputting from / to the coin sorting device 2, the unsaleable display unit 3, the storage unit 4, and the denomination display unit 5. The denomination display means 5 is connected to the arithmetic control unit 1b and displays the denomination of change. In the present embodiment, the denomination display means 5 is further provided in the control device of the vending machine according to the first embodiment.

  The operation of the control unit 1b of the vending machine control apparatus configured as described above will be described below with reference to the flowchart of FIG. Note that the same processes as those in the first embodiment are denoted by the same reference numerals, and detailed description thereof is omitted.

  If there is a product that cannot be sold due to a shortage of change even though there is a deposit amount higher than the sales price, the display of “cannot be sold due to out of change” is indicated on the sale impossible display means 3 (STEP 5). The denomination where the change has occurred is displayed on the means 5 (STEP 10).

  As described above, the control device of the vending machine according to the present embodiment identifies the coins inserted by the calculation control unit 1b and the merchandise purchaser and can be paid out as the number of coins inserted for each denomination or change. The coin sorting device 2 that outputs the number of payable coins for each species or pays out coins instructed by coin payout, and the non-sellable display means that turns on or off the character display “cannot be sold due to change of money” 3, a storage means 4 for storing various information for controlling the vending machine such as a product sales price, and a denomination display means 5 for displaying a denomination of change, so that the merchandise purchaser can sell When you make a deposit higher than the price, if there is a product that cannot be sold due to a change, it will be displayed and a denomination of change will be displayed. Known tighten, it is possible to notify that can be sold if further put the denomination of the Broken change.

(Embodiment 3)
FIG. 5 is a functional block diagram of the control device for the vending machine according to the third embodiment of the present invention. FIG. 6 is a flowchart showing the operation of the embodiment.

  In FIG. 5, the calculation control unit 1 c performs various calculations by inputting / outputting from / to the coin sorting device 2, the unsaleable display unit 3, the storage unit 4, and the product display unit 6. The merchandise means 6 is connected to the arithmetic control unit 1c and displays merchandise that cannot be sold due to a change of money. In the present embodiment, the product display means 6 is further provided in the control device of the vending machine according to the first embodiment.

  The operation of the control unit 1c of the vending machine control apparatus configured as described above will be described below with reference to the flowchart of FIG. Note that the same processes as those in the first embodiment are denoted by the same reference numerals, and detailed description thereof is omitted.

  If there is a product that cannot be sold due to a shortage of change even though there is a deposit amount higher than the selling price, the product display means is instructed to display “cannot be sold due to change of money” on the sale impossible display means 3 (STEP 5). A product that cannot be sold due to a change of money is displayed in 6 (STEP 20).

  As described above, the control device of the vending machine according to the present embodiment identifies the coins inserted by the calculation control unit 1c and the product purchaser and can be paid out as the number of coins inserted for each denomination or as change. The coin sorting device 2 that outputs the number of payable coins for each species or pays out coins instructed by coin payout, and the non-sellable display means that turns on or off the character display “cannot be sold due to change of money” 3, a storage means 4 for storing various information for controlling the vending machine such as a product sales price, and a product display means 6 for displaying a product that cannot be sold due to a change of money. When you make a payment higher than the price, if a product that cannot be sold due to a change is generated, the target product will be displayed. Tighten definitely known, it is possible to notify that the further change can sell other items that do not need.

  Further, by indicating the product display means of the present embodiment by blinking of a sold-out lamp corresponding to a button for selecting a product, in particular, it may indicate a product that cannot be sold due to fishing without providing a new product display. Can be realized at low cost.

(Embodiment 4)
FIG. 7 is a functional block diagram of the control device for the vending machine according to the fourth embodiment of the present invention. FIG. 8 is a flowchart showing the operation of the embodiment.

  In FIG. 7, the calculation control unit 1 d performs various calculations by performing input and output with the coin sorting device 2, the unsaleable display unit 3, the storage unit 4, and the sound generation unit 7. The sound generation means 7 is connected to the calculation control unit 1d and generates sound when there is a product that cannot be sold due to a change of money. In the present embodiment, the sounding means 7 is further provided in the control device of the vending machine according to the first embodiment.

  The operation of the control unit 1d of the vending machine control apparatus configured as described above will be described below with reference to the flowchart of FIG. Note that the same processes as those in the first embodiment are denoted by the same reference numerals, and detailed description thereof is omitted.

  If there is a product that cannot be sold due to a shortage of change even though there is a deposit amount higher than the selling price, the display means 3 is not available for sale on the sale disapproval display means 3 (STEP 5) and the pronunciation means 7 Is instructed to pronounce (STEP 30).

  As described above, the control device of the vending machine according to the present embodiment recognizes the coins inserted by the calculation control unit 1d and the product purchaser and can pay out the number of coins inserted for each denomination or change. The coin sorting device 2 that outputs the number of payable coins for each species or pays out coins instructed by coin payout, and the non-sellable display means that turns on or off the character display “cannot be sold due to change of money” 3, a storage means 4 for storing various information for controlling the vending machine such as a product sales price, and a sound generation means 7, so that when the product purchaser makes a payment higher than the sales price, change When a product that cannot be sold due to running out is displayed, this is indicated and further pronounced, and the product buyer can be clearly informed that it cannot be sold due to running out of change.

(Embodiment 5)
FIG. 9 is a functional block diagram of the control device for the vending machine according to the fifth embodiment of the present invention. FIG. 10 is a flowchart showing the operation of the embodiment.

  In FIG. 9, the calculation control unit 1 e performs various calculations by inputting / outputting from / to the coin sorting device 2, the unsaleable display unit 3, the storage unit 4, the sound generation unit 7, and the selection unit 8. The sound generation means 8 is connected to the calculation control unit 1e and selects whether or not to sound when there is a product that cannot be sold due to a change of money. In this embodiment, the selection device 8 is further provided in the control device of the vending machine according to the fourth embodiment.

  The operation of the calculation control unit 1e of the vending machine control apparatus configured as described above will be described below with reference to the flowchart of FIG. Note that the same processes as those in the fourth embodiment are denoted by the same reference numerals, and detailed description thereof is omitted.

  If there is a product that cannot be sold due to a shortage of change even though there is a deposit amount higher than the selling price, the display means 3 is instructed to display “cannot be sold due to out of change” (STEP 5). Is selected (STEP 40), the sound generation means 7 is instructed to generate sound (STEP 30). If not pronounced, do not pronounce.

  As described above, the control device of the vending machine according to the present embodiment identifies the coins inserted by the calculation control unit 1e and the product purchaser and can be paid out as the number of coins inserted for each denomination or change. The coin sorting device 2 that outputs the number of payable coins for each species or pays out coins instructed by coin payout, and the non-sellable display means that turns on or off the character display “cannot be sold due to change of money” 3, storage means 4 for storing various information for controlling the vending machine such as the product sales price, sound generation means 7, and selection means 8. When a product that cannot be sold due to a change is generated, a message to that effect will be displayed and further pronounced, and the product buyer will be clearly informed that the item cannot be sold due to a change. It can, also, by being able to choose whether or not to sound, it is possible to select whether to sound in accordance with the installation location.

  As described above, the control device of the vending machine according to the present invention makes it possible to clearly notify that the product purchaser cannot sell due to a change when the coin is inserted. It can also be applied to uses such as deposit machines.

1 is a block diagram of Embodiment 1 of a control device for a vending machine according to the present invention. The flowchart which shows operation | movement of the control apparatus of the vending machine of the embodiment Block diagram of Embodiment 2 of a control device for a vending machine according to the present invention. The flowchart which shows operation | movement of the control apparatus of the vending machine of the embodiment Block diagram of Embodiment 3 of a control device for a vending machine according to the present invention The flowchart which shows operation | movement of the control apparatus of the vending machine of the embodiment Block diagram of Embodiment 4 of the control device of the vending machine according to the present invention The flowchart which shows operation | movement of the control apparatus of the vending machine of the embodiment Block diagram of Embodiment 5 of a control device for a vending machine according to the present invention The flowchart which shows operation | movement of the control apparatus of the vending machine of the embodiment

Explanation of symbols

1a, 1b, 1c, 1d, 1e Arithmetic control unit 2 Coin sorting device 3 Unsaleable display means 4 Storage means 5 Denomination display means 6 Product display means 7 Sounding means 8 Selection means

Claims (5)

A coin sorting device for detecting and sorting coins, a sale disabling display means for displaying that the sale cannot be performed due to a change of money, a storage means for storing various information such as a product sales price, the coin sorting apparatus and the sale disabling display means, A calculation control unit that is connected to the storage means and controls the entire vending machine, and the calculation control unit stores a commodity sales price and a deposit amount stored in the storage means if there is a deposit input from the coin sorting device. A vending machine control device that determines whether or not the product can be sold and displays that it cannot be sold due to a change of money when the sale cannot be made due to a change of money even if the payment amount is larger than the sales price. The denomination display means for displaying the denomination of change is provided, and the calculation control unit displays the denomination of denomination on the denomination display means when displaying that the sale cannot be performed due to the change of money by the sale impossible display means. The control device for a vending machine according to claim 1. Product display means for indicating a product that cannot be sold due to a change of money is provided, and the arithmetic control unit displays a product that cannot be sold due to a change of money on the product display means when displaying that the sale is not possible due to a change of money being displayed. The control device for a vending machine according to claim 1. 2. The control device for a vending machine according to claim 1, further comprising a sound generating means, wherein the arithmetic control section sounds the sound generating means when displaying that the sale cannot be performed due to a change of money by the non-sale display means. 5. A selection means for selecting whether or not the sound generation means is to be sounded, and the arithmetic control section performs sound generation by the sound generation means only when the sound generation means is selected to be sounded by the selection means. Vending machine control device.

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