JP2009217761A - Cup-type vending machine - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a cup-type vending machine, by which a user can receive benefits when purchasing a beverage using a card and further, using a cup of the user's own. <P>SOLUTION: The cup-type vending machine includes a button 14 for user's own cup, for notifying of whether the cup served for vending the beverage is an incorporated cup or the user's cup; a money identification unit 26 for subtracting a sales amount from an input amount and for returning money when a balance exists; a card reader 27 for writing into a card D a balance obtained by subtracting the sales amount from the balance read out from the card D; and a control unit 20 for settling by a cash sales price when the beverage is vended by the input cash with an incorporated cup 28a, or settling by a cash sales price with user's cup, when the beverage is vended by the input cash with a user's cup C, or settling by a card sales price when the beverage is vended by the card D with the incorporated cup 28a, or settling by a card sales price with user's cup, when the beverage is vended by the card D with the user's cup C. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2009,JPO&INPIT

Description

  The present invention relates to a cup-type vending machine that injects a beverage prepared in-machine into a cup and sells it.

A cup-type vending machine that sells beverages prepared in the machine by injecting them into a cup placed in a sales outlet accommodates a disposable cup (hereinafter referred to as “built-in cup”) in a cup supply device, so that a user can receive cash or When the beverage selection button corresponding to the desired beverage is pressed after inserting the card, the beverage price is settled, the built-in cup contained in the cup supply device is taken out and placed at the predetermined position of the sales outlet, and pressed The beverage adjusted to correspond to the selected beverage selection button is injected into the built-in cup and sold.
In recent years, interest in environmental issues has increased, and cup vending machines are also required to reduce waste. For example, when the user places an owned cup (hereinafter referred to as “My Cup”) at a predetermined position of the sales outlet and presses the beverage selection button, the cup detection means detects the My Cup placed by the user. The beverage prepared in the machine is injected and sold, and when the beverage selection button is pressed, when the cup detection means does not detect the cup, the built-in cup is taken out and the beverage is injected. A cup-type vending machine capable of selling beverages corresponding to any of the built-in cups is disclosed (for example, see Patent Document 1).
In such a cup-type vending machine, a service function for promoting beverage sales in My Cup is added in order to make waste reduction more effective. For example, by discounting the sales amount to the user of My Cup, the sales price is differentiated between the beverage sales by My Cup and the beverage sales by the built-in cup.

When the price of a beverage is settled with cash, there is no discount when the cup detecting means detects that the cup is not placed in the sales outlet when the cash is inserted into the money identification device and the beverage selection button is pressed. When selling at the selling price and the cup detecting means detects that the My Cup is placed in the sales outlet, the discount amount will be applied when the cash is inserted into the money identification device and the beverage selection button is pressed. The change including the money is refunded through the return slot.
Also, when the beverage price is settled with a card, if the cup detection means detects that the My Cup is placed in the sales outlet, the card reader The discounted sales amount is subtracted from the balance read from the card, and this balance is written to the card.
JP 59-221790 A

Conventionally, the beverage sales price of a cup-type vending machine is set in two ways: a sales price when using a built-in cup with cash and a discounted sales price when using a My Cup with cash, using a card The beverage sales price was adjusted to the discounted sales price when using My Cup with cash.
However, since the cash identification device of the cup-type vending machine cannot use 1-yen coins or 5-yen coins, the selling price is 10 yen units when selling at the discount price of My Cup with the cash inserted into the money recognition device. It was necessary to set the amount discounted at the same time, and the beverage sales price using the card was also set to the amount discounted in units of 10 yen. For this reason, for example, it is not possible to set the discount amount for sales using a card in a built-in cup as a 5-yen discount that is smaller than 10 yen, which causes a decrease in sales.
Also, since beverage purchases using My Cups with cards are settled at the same discounted sales price as beverage purchases using built-in cups, users who use cards purchase beverages using My Cups. Even monetary merit was not obtained.
In view of the above circumstances, the present invention provides a cup type vending machine that allows a user who purchases a beverage using a card and further purchases a beverage using a my cup to obtain a financial merit. The purpose is to do.

In order to achieve the above object, a cup-type vending machine according to claim 1 of the present invention sells a beverage prepared by a beverage adjustment means based on pressing of a product-saleable card or a product selection button after inserting money. In a cup-type vending machine that sells by injecting into a cup placed in the mouth,
A cup determination means for determining whether the cup for sale of the beverage is a built-in cup or a my cup;
A cup supply means for carrying out the internal cup when it is determined that the cup for sale of the beverage is an internal cup;
A monetary identification device that counts the amount of money inserted, subtracts the sales amount from the input amount, and refunds if there is a balance,
A card reader that subtracts the sales amount from the balance read from the card and writes the subtracted balance to the card;
When the beverage is sold in the built-in cup with the inserted money, it is settled at the cash sales price. When the beverage is sold in the My Cup with the inserted money, it is settled at the cash sales price at the My Cup. When the beverage is sold in the built-in cup, it is settled at the card selling price, and when the beverage is sold in the My Cup with the card, the control means is used to settle at the My Cup card selling price. And

Further, the cup type vending machine according to claim 2 of the present invention is the cup detection device according to claim 1, wherein the cup determination means is a cup detection means for detecting that a cup is placed in the sales outlet, When the cup detection means detects a cup, it is determined that the beverage is sold by My Cup, and the control means does not carry out the built-in cup from the cup supply means.
The cup type vending machine according to claim 3 of the present invention is the cup type vending machine according to claim 1, wherein the cup determining means is a my cup button for notifying that a cup has been placed in the sales outlet. When the cup button is pressed, it is determined that the beverage is sold by My Cup, and the control means does not carry out the built-in cup from the cup supply means.

ADVANTAGE OF THE INVENTION According to this invention, it is possible to provide the cup type vending machine which the user who purchases a drink using a card | curd, and also purchases a drink using a my cup can obtain a financial merit. It becomes.
In addition, it is possible to reduce waste when a cup beverage is sold by a cup-type vending machine.

Exemplary embodiments of a cup-type vending machine according to the present invention will be described below in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings. Note that the present invention is not limited to the embodiments.
FIG. 1 is an external view of a cup type vending machine according to an embodiment of the present invention. The cup-type vending machine 1 exemplified here is one that injects hot beverage or cold beverage prepared in the machine according to the selection of the user into the cup and provides it from the sales outlet. Cup supply means), hot water tank, raw material container, coffee extractor, ice making machine, cooling water tank and the like. In the front door 2 attached to an equipment housing (not shown) so as to be opened and closed, the amount of cash (money) input is counted and transmitted, and the sales amount is subtracted from the input amount, When there is a balance, a money identification device 26 for refunding, and a card reader 27 that transmits the balance read from the card, subtracts the sales amount from the balance, and writes the subtracted balance to the card are provided. (See FIG. 2). The front door 2 is provided with a beverage selection button (product selection button) 3 for the user to select a favorite beverage corresponding to the plurality of beverage samples 5 displayed in the beverage display section 4. Further, an insertion slot 6 for inserting cash, a return lever 7 for returning the inserted cash or change, a return slot 8, a card slot 9, a display unit 10 for displaying a money balance, etc. are provided, and the beverage A plurality of nozzles 12 for injecting beverages into the cups and a sales door 13 are provided in the sales outlet 11 for selling the injected cups.

  FIG. 2 is a control block diagram of the cup-type vending machine. A control unit 20 that controls the cup-type vending machine 1 includes a CPU 21 as a central processing unit and a ROM (read-only) that stores a control program for the CPU 21. (Memory) 22, RAM (Random Access Memory) 23 for storing various programs and data necessary for the control of the CPU 21, and a clock generated by a reference clock generator (not shown) And a timer 24 for measuring time. In addition, the control unit 20 counts the amount of cash inserted into the keyboard 25 for inputting various setting data of the cup-type vending machine 1, and transmits it to the control unit 20. When the balance is deducted, the money identification device 26 for returning the change and the balance read from the user's card D are transmitted to the control unit 20, and the sales amount is subtracted from the balance, and the balance is deducted. The card reader 27 for writing the data into the card D, the beverage selection button 3 for the user to select a favorite beverage, and the my cup button 14 for the user to select the use of my cup (a cup for sale of beverages). A cup determination means for determining whether the cup is a built-in cup or a my cup) and a built-in cup 28a accommodated when the beverage selection button 3 is pressed without pressing the my cup button 14 A cup supply device (cup supply means) 28 that is placed at a predetermined position of the sales outlet 11 and a beverage adjustment device that adjusts the beverage from the ingredients stored in the machine corresponding to the pressed beverage selection button 3 ( Beverage adjusting means) 29 is connected.

FIG. 3 is a flowchart showing a first embodiment of the control of the control unit 20. An operator uses a keyboard 25 provided in the cup-type vending machine 1 to sell cash (for example, 100 yen), card sales price (for example, 95 yen), My Cup cash discount (for example, 10 yen), My Cup A card discount amount (for example, 8 yen) is set (step S101).
Then, the user places My Cup C at a predetermined position of the sales outlet 11, inserts a 100 yen coin into the money identification device 26 (Step S102: Yes), and presses the My Cup button 14 (Step S103). When the beverage selection button 3 is pressed (Step S104: Yes), the My Cup signal is sent from the My Cup button 14, and the selected beverage signal is sent from the beverage selection button 3 to the control unit 20. The balance (for example, 10 yen) is settled from the cash selling price (for example, 100 yen) by subtracting the discount value (for example, 90 yen) from the My Cup cash discount (for example, 10 yen) from the money identification device 26 to the return port. 8 is returned as change (step S105), the cup supply device 28 does not carry out the internal cup 28a (step S106), and the beverage adjustment device 29 responds to the pressed beverage selection button 3. It is not sold cup beverage by injecting from a nozzle 12 into cups C placed on sale outlet 11 by adjusting a beverage from ingredients that are housed in machine and is completed (step S107). The user opens the sales door 13 of the sales outlet 11 and takes out the change (for example, 10 yen) returned to the My Cup C into which the desired beverage is injected and the return opening 8.

When the user inserts a 100 yen coin into the money identification device 26 (step S102: Yes) and presses the beverage selection button 3 without pressing the my cup button 14 (step S103: No) (step S108: Yes), the control unit 20 settles the cash sales price (for example, 100 yen) (step S109), and the cup supply device 28 unloads the internal cup 28a and places it at a predetermined position of the sales outlet 11 (step S110). ), The beverage adjustment device 29 adjusts the beverage from the raw material stored in the machine corresponding to the pressed beverage selection button 3 and injects it from the nozzle 12 into the built-in cup 28a placed on the sales outlet 11. Sales are completed (step S111). The user opens the sales door 13 of the sales outlet 11 and takes out the built-in cup 28a in which a desired beverage is injected.
Further, when the user places My Cup C at a predetermined position of the sales outlet 11 and inserts the card D into the card reader 27, the card reader 27 transmits the balance read from the card D to the control unit 20 ( Step S122: Yes) When the My Cup button 14 is pressed (Step S123: Yes) and the beverage selection button 3 is pressed (Step S124: Yes), the control unit 20 determines the My Cup from the card sales price (for example, 95 yen). The amount (for example, 87 yen) obtained by subtracting the card discount amount (for example, 8 yen) is subtracted from the balance of the card D and the balance is subtracted by writing the card balance to the card D (step S125). The beverage adjustment device 29 does not carry out the internal organ cup 28a (step S126), and the beverage adjustment device 29 is accommodated in the machine corresponding to the pressed beverage selection button 3. Sales cup beverage is injected from the nozzle 12 into cups C placed on sale outlet 11 to adjust the beverage from is completed (step S127). The user opens the sales door 13 of the sales outlet 11 and takes out the card D from the My Cup C and the card reader 27 into which a desired beverage is injected.

When the user inserts the card D into the card reader 27 (step S122: Yes) and does not press the my cup button 14 (step S123: No), the user presses the beverage selection button 3 (step S128: Yes). The controller 20 subtracts the card sales price (for example, 95 yen) from the balance of the card D and writes the balance after the subtraction to the card D (step S129), and the cup supply device 28 removes the internal cup 28a. The beverage adjustment device 29 adjusts the beverage from the raw materials stored in the machine corresponding to the pressed beverage selection button 3 and moves it to the sales port. 11 is injected from the nozzle 12 into the built-in cup 28a placed on the head 11 to complete the sale (step S131). The user opens the sales door 13 of the sales outlet 11 and takes out the card D from the built-in cup 28a and the card reader 27 into which a desired beverage is injected.
In addition, a My Cup button 14 (a cup determination means for determining whether a cup used for selling beverages is a built-in cup or a My Cup) for a user to select My Cup use is provided at a predetermined position on the front door 2; In the embodiment, the control unit 20 determines that the cup provided for the beverage sale is a my cup based on the depression of the user's my cup button 14, but the my cup C placed in the sales outlet 11 is described. A cup sensor 15 (cup detection means as a cup determination means) is provided at a position facing the sandwich, and based on a signal output from the cup sensor 15, the controller 20 determines that the cup used for beverage sales is a my cup. It may be. The cup sensor 15 includes a light emitting unit that emits infrared light and a light receiving unit that receives the infrared light, and the My Cup C is placed at a predetermined position of the sales outlet 11. If the infrared light to be emitted is blocked by the My Cup C and does not reach the light receiving unit, the control unit 20 determines that the beverage is sold by the My Cup, and if the cup is not placed in the sales outlet 11, the light receiving unit is Upon receiving the infrared light emitted from the light emitting unit, the control unit 20 determines that the beverage is sold by the built-in cup.

Next, a second embodiment of the control of the control unit 20 will be described using the flowchart of FIG. An operator uses a keyboard 25 provided in the cup-type vending machine 1 to sell cash (for example, 100 yen), card sales price (for example, 95 yen), my cup cash price (for example, 90 yen), A card sales price (for example, 87 yen) is set (step S201).
Then, the user places My Cup C at a predetermined position of the sales outlet 11, inserts a 100 yen coin into the money identification device 26 (Step S202: Yes), and presses the My Cup button 14 (Step S203). When the beverage selection button 3 is pressed (step S204: Yes), the my cup signal is sent from the my cup button 14 and the selected beverage signal is sent from the beverage selection button 3 to the control unit 20, and the control unit 20 The cash sales price (for example, 90 yen) is settled and the balance (for example, 10 yen) is returned to the return port 8 as change from the money identification device 26 (step S205), and the cup supply device 28 replaces the internal cup 28a. Without being carried out (step S206), the beverage adjusting device 29 adjusts the beverage from the raw material stored in the machine corresponding to the pressed beverage selection button 3 and places it on the sales outlet 11. Is sold cup beverage by injecting from a nozzle 12 to the cups C it is is completed (step S207). The user opens the sales door 13 of the sales outlet 11 and takes out the change (for example, 10 yen) returned to the My Cup C into which the desired beverage is injected and the return opening 8.

When the user inserts a 100 yen coin into the money identification device 26 (step S202: Yes) and presses the beverage selection button 3 without pressing the my cup button 14 (step S203: No) (step S208: Yes), the control unit 20 settles the cash sales price (for example, 100 yen) (step S209), and the cup supply device 28 unloads the internal cup 28a and places it at a predetermined position of the sales outlet 11 (step S210). ), The beverage adjustment device 29 adjusts the beverage from the raw material stored in the machine corresponding to the pressed beverage selection button 3 and injects it from the nozzle 12 into the built-in cup 28a placed on the sales outlet 11. Sales are completed (step S211). The user opens the sales door 13 of the sales outlet 11 and takes out the built-in cup 28a in which a desired beverage is injected.
Further, when the user places My Cup C at a predetermined position of the sales outlet 11 and inserts the card D into the card reader 27, the card reader 27 transmits the balance read from the card D to the control unit 20 ( Step S222: Yes) When the My Cup button 14 is pressed (Step S223: Yes) and the beverage selection button 3 is pressed (Step S224: Yes), the control unit 20 sets the My Cup card sales price (for example, 87 yen). The balance is subtracted from the balance of the card D and written to the card D (step S225), the cup supply device 28 does not carry out the internal cup 28a (step S226), and the beverage adjustment device 29 is pressed. The beverage is adjusted from the raw materials stored in the machine corresponding to the beverage selection button 3 and the My Cup C placed in the sales outlet 11 Injecting Le 12 sold cup beverage is completed (step S227). The user opens the sales door 13 of the sales outlet 11 and takes out the card D from the My Cup C and the card reader 27 into which a desired beverage is injected.

Further, when the user inserts the card D into the card reader 27 (step S222: Yes), and presses the beverage selection button 3 without pressing the my cup button 14 (step S223: No) (step S228: Yes). Then, the control unit 20 subtracts the card sales price (for example, 95 yen) from the balance of the card D and writes the balance after subtraction into the card D (step S229), and the cup supply device 28 sets the internal cup 28a. The beverage adjustment device 29 adjusts the beverage from the raw material stored in the machine corresponding to the pressed beverage selection button 3 and moves it to the sales port. 11 is injected from the nozzle 12 into the built-in cup 28a placed on the head 11 to complete the sale (step S231). The user opens the sales door 13 of the sales outlet 11 and takes out the card D from the built-in cup 28a and the card reader 27 into which a desired beverage is injected.
As described above, a drink that is prepared by injecting a beverage prepared by the beverage adjustment device 29 into a cup placed on the sales outlet 11 based on depression of the beverage selection button 3 after inserting a card or cash that can be sold is sold. In the automatic vending machine 1, it is determined that the cup used for selling the beverage is the built-in cup 28a or the My Cup C and the cup used for selling the beverage is the built-in cup. Sometimes, from the cup supply device 28 that carries out the built-in cup 28a, the amount of cash that has been inserted, subtracting the sales amount from the amount of money that has been inserted, and refunding if there is a balance, the card identification device 26 The sales amount is subtracted from the read balance, the card reader 27 writes the subtracted balance to the card D, and the beverage is sold in the built-in cup 28a with the inserted cash. When the beverage is sold at My Cup C with the input cash, the beverage is settled at the My Cup cash sale price and when the beverage is sold at the built-in cup 28a with Card D Pays out at the card sales price, and when the drink is sold at My Cup C with Card D, the control unit 20 pays out at the My Cup card sales price. In addition, it is possible to provide a cup type vending machine 1 in which a user who purchases a beverage using My Cup C can obtain a financial merit.

The cup determination means is a cup sensor 15 that detects that a cup has been placed in the sales outlet 11. When the cup sensor 15 detects a cup, the cup determination unit determines that the beverage is sold by My Cup C, and the control unit 20 By not carrying out the built-in cup 28a from the cup supply device 28, it is possible to reduce the garbage when the cup vending machine 1 sells cup beverages.
Furthermore, the cup determination means is a my cup button 14 for notifying that a cup has been placed in the sales outlet 11, and when the my cup button 14 is pressed, it is determined that the beverage is sold by the my cup C, and the control unit 20 Even if the built-in cup 28a is not carried out from the cup supply device 28, it is possible to reduce the garbage when the cup vending machine 1 sells the cup beverage.

It is the external view which showed the cup type vending machine which is embodiment of this invention. It is the block diagram which showed the control part to which the my cup button of the cup type vending machine shown in FIG. 1 was applied. It is the flowchart figure which showed control of the control part of the 1st Example of the cup type vending machine shown in FIG. It is the block diagram which showed the control part to which the cup sensor of the cup type vending machine shown in FIG. 1 was applied. It is the flowchart figure which showed control of the control part of the 2nd Example of the cup type vending machine shown in FIG.

Explanation of symbols

1 Cup type vending machine 3 Beverage selection button (product selection button)
6 slot 7 return lever 8 slot 9 card slot 10 display section 11 sales slot 13 sales door 14 My cup button (cup judging means)
15 Cup sensor (cup detection means as cup determination means)
20 Control unit (control means)
26 Money recognition device 27 Card reader 28 Cup supply device (cup supply means)
28a Built-in cup 29 Beverage preparation device (beverage preparation means)
C My Cup D Card

Claims (3)

In a cup-type vending machine that injects and sells a beverage prepared by a beverage adjustment means based on pressing of a product selection button after insertion of a card or money that can be sold, into a cup placed on the sales outlet,
A cup determination means for determining whether the cup for sale of the beverage is a built-in cup or a my cup;
A cup supply means for carrying out the internal cup when it is determined that the cup for sale of the beverage is an internal cup;
A monetary identification device that counts the amount of money inserted, subtracts the sales amount from the input amount, and refunds if there is a balance,
A card reader that subtracts the sales amount from the balance read from the card and writes the subtracted balance to the card;
When the beverage is sold in the built-in cup with the inserted money, it is settled at the cash sales price. When the beverage is sold in the My Cup with the inserted money, it is settled at the cash sales price at the My Cup. When the beverage is sold in the built-in cup, it is settled at the card selling price, and when the beverage is sold in the My Cup with the card, the control means is used to settle at the My Cup card selling price. A cup-type vending machine.   The cup determination means is a cup detection means for detecting that a cup is placed in the sales outlet. When the cup detection means detects a cup, it is determined that the beverage is sold by a My Cup, and the control means is the cup 2. The cup type vending machine according to claim 1, wherein the built-in cup is not carried out from the supply means. The cup determining means is a My Cup button for notifying that a cup has been placed in the sales outlet. When the My Cup button is pressed, it is determined that the beverage is sold by My Cup, and the control means is the cup supply 2. The cup type vending machine according to claim 1, wherein the built-in cup is not carried out from the means.

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