JP2010160677A - Controller of vending machine - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To cope with mass sales by shortening time for cooling commodities down to a predetermined temperature in initial pull-down or in feeding commodities. <P>SOLUTION: A back duct wind path adjusting part 90 lowers a suction part of a back duct 90b, and a fan air volume adjusting part 91 increases air volume of an in-chamber fan 91b to a specified in-chamber determined by a load control priority identifying part 100 for determining the priority of in-chamber load control, so that the cooling capacity is increased and time for cooling the commodities to a predetermined temperature even when rapid cooling is necessary in the initial pull-down or in feeding commodities, and a controller of a vending machine capable of coping with mass sales can be provided. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2010,JPO&amp;INPIT

Description

  The present invention relates to a control device that supports mass sales of vending machines.

  Conventionally, this type of vending machine has a structure in which a product stored at the lowermost end of a product storage that is difficult to cool or warm can be cooled or heated in the same manner as other storages (for example, , See Patent Document 1).

  FIG. 6 shows the structure of a conventional vending machine described in Patent Document 1. In FIG. As shown in FIG. 6, a front duct 44 for flowing cooled or heated air from the front portion of the shunt 18 to the upper portion of the main body 12 is provided in front of the straight column 14 so that the cooled or heated air is supplied. A rear duct 46 that flows from the rear part of the shunt 18 to the upper part of the main body 12 is provided at the rear of the straight column 14, and air flowing from the front duct 44 and the rear duct 46 is transferred from the upper part of the main body 12 to the lower part of the main body 12. The return duct 48 for returning to the cooling device 20 or the heater 22 is provided behind the rear duct 46.

  The operation of the air circulation of the vending machine configured as described above will be described below.

First, the air blown from the shout 18 reaches the upper portion of the main body 12 through the front duct 44 provided in front of the straight column 14 in the front row. The air blown from the rear side of the shute 18 reaches the upper portion of the main body 12 via a rear duct 46 provided behind the straight column 14 in the last row. The air that reaches the upper portion of the main body 12 through the front duct 44 and the rear duct 46 returns to the lower portion of the main body 12 through a return duct 48 provided further rearward of the rear duct 46. As described above, all cans K of the straight column 14 are cooled or heated. In particular, the can accommodated in the lowermost end of the last column of the straight column 14 that has been conventionally considered to be difficult to cool is cooled in the same manner as the cans accommodated in other columns by providing the rear duct 46. .
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  However, in the above conventional configuration, since the rear duct 46 is high, total cooling is performed, and since the air volume of the internal fan cannot be adjusted, the product is kept at a predetermined temperature at the time of initial pull-down or product introduction. It took a long time to cool down.

  The present invention solves the above-described conventional problems, and can reduce the time for cooling the product to a predetermined temperature even at the time of initial pull-down or when the product is charged and rapidly cooled. It is an object to provide a control device for a vending machine that can handle sales.

  In order to solve the above-described conventional problems, the control device of the vending machine according to the present invention is for the specific warehouse determined by the load control priority identifying unit for determining the priority of the load control in the warehouse, The rear duct air path adjustment unit lowers the suction part of the rear duct, and the fan air volume adjustment unit increases the air volume of the internal fan.

  As a result, for the specific interior determined by the load control priority identification unit, the suction part of the rear duct is lowered, the air volume of the internal fan is increased, and the cooling capacity is increased, so that the product is introduced at the time of initial pull-down. Even when rapid cooling is required, the time for cooling the product to a predetermined temperature can be shortened.

  The control device of the vending machine of the present invention lowers the suction part of the rear duct, increases the air volume of the fan in the warehouse, and increases the cooling capacity with respect to the specific warehouse determined by the load control priority identification unit. Even when the initial pull-down or when the product is introduced and the product needs to be rapidly cooled, the time for cooling the product to a predetermined temperature can be shortened, and it is possible to deal with mass sales.

  The invention according to claim 1 is a vending machine including a cooling and heating device that cools and heats a plurality of warehouses, and a load control priority order identifying unit for determining a priority order of the load control inside the warehouse. A load control unit for controlling the solenoid valve / fan / compressor; a rear duct air path adjustment unit for adjusting the suction height of the rear duct; and a fan air volume adjustment unit for adjusting the fan air volume; The rear duct air path adjustment unit lowers the suction part of the rear duct and the fan air volume adjustment unit increases the air volume of the internal fan with respect to the specific interior determined by the load control priority identification unit By increasing the cooling capacity, it is possible to reduce the time to cool the product to the specified temperature even when the initial pull-down or when the product is introduced and rapid cooling is required. it can.

  The invention according to claim 2 is the invention according to claim 1, wherein the load control priority order identifying unit includes an in-chamber state identifying unit that determines a priority order by an in-chamber configuration or a cold temperature setting. The inside of the cabinet that takes a long time to cool, such as the inside of a large cabinet or the side cabinet that has been heated, the rear duct air passage adjustment unit lowers the suction portion of the rear duct, and the fan air volume adjustment unit By increasing the cooling capacity by increasing the air volume of the internal fan, it is possible to shorten the time for cooling the product to a predetermined temperature even when initial pulldown or when the product is introduced and the product needs to be cooled quickly. It can handle mass sales.

  According to a third aspect of the present invention, in the second aspect of the present invention, the in-chamber state identification unit increases the load control priority in a large-volume chamber, and cools the large-volume chamber. For the interior that takes time, the rear duct air path adjustment unit lowers the suction part of the rear duct, and the fan air volume adjustment unit increases the air volume of the internal fan, thereby increasing the cooling capacity, Even at the time of initial pull-down or when a product is introduced and cooling is required rapidly, the time for cooling the product to a predetermined temperature can be shortened, and mass sales can be handled.

  According to a fourth aspect of the present invention, in the second aspect of the invention, the in-chamber state identification unit increases the load control priority in the cooling setting chamber beside the heating chamber, and the heating setting The rear duct air path adjustment unit lowers the suction part of the rear duct and the fan air volume adjustment unit increases the air volume of the internal fan for the inside of the warehouse that takes time to cool, such as the inside of the horizontal chamber. Thus, by increasing the cooling capacity, the time for cooling the product to a predetermined temperature can be shortened even when the product is introduced and the product needs to be rapidly cooled.

  According to a fifth aspect of the present invention, in the first aspect of the invention, the load control priority order identifying unit includes a location state identifying unit that determines a priority order based on a location state or a sales setting. The rear duct air passage adjustment section lowers the suction section of the rear duct, and the fan air volume adjustment section increases the air volume of the internal fan for the inside of a warehouse with a lot of goods or a lot of goods to be sold. By increasing the cooling capacity, it is possible to reduce the time to cool the product to the specified temperature even if there is a large amount of sales and it is necessary to sell the cooling product immediately or there is a product that you want to sell faster. Can handle mass sales.

  The invention according to claim 6 is the invention according to claim 5, wherein the location state identification unit increases the load control priority in the warehouse with a large amount of sales, The rear duct air passage adjustment section lowers the suction section of the rear duct, and the fan air volume adjustment section increases the air volume of the internal fan to increase the cooling capacity. Even when it is necessary to sell, it is possible to shorten the time for cooling the product to a predetermined temperature, and to deal with mass sales.

  The invention according to claim 7 is the invention according to claim 5, wherein the location status identification unit increases the load control priority in the warehouse in which the sales promotion product is accommodated, and the product to be sold is By increasing the cooling capacity by lowering the suction part of the rear duct and increasing the air volume of the internal fan by the rear duct air path adjustment unit, with respect to the interior of the large amount of storage, Even when there is a product that wants to be sold earlier, the time for cooling the product to a predetermined temperature can be shortened, and it is possible to deal with mass sales.

  Hereinafter, embodiments of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings, but the same reference numerals are given to the same configurations as those of the conventional example or the above-described embodiments, and detailed description thereof will be omitted. The present invention is not limited to the embodiments.

(Embodiment 1)
FIG. 1 is a configuration 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 control device for the vending machine according to the first embodiment of the present invention.

  In FIG. 1, a rear duct height storage unit 90a for storing the suction height of the rear duct 90b, a rear duct air path adjustment unit 90 for adjusting the suction height of the rear duct 90b, and the internal fan 91b. A fan air volume storage unit 91a for storing the air volume, a fan air volume adjusting unit 91 for adjusting the air volume of the internal fan 91b, a load control unit 92 for controlling the electromagnetic valve 92a and the compressor 92b, The internal volume storage unit 111a for storing the volume of the internal storage, the internal volume identification unit 111 for comparing the internal volume of each internal storage to identify the size, and the cooling and heating setting in each internal storage are stored. A chamber state identification unit 110 including a cooling / warming setting storage unit 112a, a cooling / warming setting identifying unit 112 for identifying settings in each chamber, a chamber volume identifying unit 111, and a cooling / warming setting identifying unit 112. And the quotient in each warehouse The sales amount storage unit 121a for storing the sales amount of each item, the sales amount identifying unit 121 for comparing the sales amount in each store and identifying the quantity, and the items promoting the sales for each store A sales promotion product storage unit 122a for storing the quantity, a sales promotion product identification unit 122 for identifying the presence / absence of a product promoting sales, and its quantity, a sales amount identification unit 121, and a sales promotion product identification 122; , A load control priority order identifying unit 100 including the internal state identifying unit 110 and the location state identifying unit 120, and a main control unit 200 for controlling the above.

  The operation and action of the vending machine control apparatus configured as described above will be described below.

  In FIG. 2, first, the internal volume identification unit 111 compares the internal volumes of the internal storage 1 to the internal storage 3 stored in the internal volume storage unit 111a (step 11 and step 12). In Step 12, when the storage capacity becomes 1 in the storage, 2 in the storage, and 3 in the storage (Step 13), the load control priority order is determined in the order of Storage 1, Storage 2 and Storage 3 ( Step 5 and Step 6).

  Next, the rear duct air path adjustment unit 90 adjusts the suction height of the rear duct 90b (step 7). The suction height of the rear duct 90b is decreased in descending order of load control priority, that is, the interior 1 is the lowest, the interior 3 is the highest, and the interior 2 is the intermediate height between the interior 1 and the interior 3. (Step 8). Then, the fan air volume adjusting unit 91 adjusts the air volume of the internal fan 91b (step 9). The air volume is increased in descending order of load control priority, that is, the interior 1 is the largest, the interior 3 is the least, and the interior 2 is the air volume between the interior 1 and the interior 3 (step 10). The process ends here.

  As described above, in the present embodiment, the internal state identifying unit 110 (load control priority identifying unit 100) is the internal volume identifying unit 111, so that it takes time to cool the internal storage with a large volume. The cooling capacity can be increased by lowering the height of the back duct 90b and increasing the air volume of the internal fan 91b with respect to the inside of the storage, so that cooling can be quickly performed at the time of initial pull-down or when a product is introduced. Even when necessary, it is possible to shorten the time for cooling the product to a predetermined temperature, and to deal with mass sales.

  The order in which the volumes are large is not limited to 1 in the store, 2 in the store, and 3 in the store.

  Further, in the case of a large-sized vending machine having a large volume in the entire warehouse, the same effect can be obtained even if the suction height of the rear duct 90b in the entire warehouse is reduced and the air volume of the internal fan 91b is increased.

(Embodiment 2)
FIG. 1 is a block diagram of a control device for a vending machine according to the second embodiment of the present invention, and a detailed description thereof is omitted because it is described in the first embodiment.

  FIG. 3 is a flowchart showing the operation of the control device of the vending machine according to the second embodiment of the present invention, and the operation and action will be described below.

  In FIG. 3, first, the cooling / warming setting identification unit 112 identifies the cooling / warming settings for the interior 1 to the interior 3 stored in the cooling / warming setting storage unit 112 a (step 21). When the inside 1 is cooled and the inside 2 is also cooled and the inside 3 is set to warm (step 22), the load control priority is set so that the inside 2 is high and the inside 1 and 3 are set low ( Step 23).

  Next, the rear duct air path adjustment unit 90 adjusts the suction height of the rear duct 90b (step 7). The suction height of the rear duct 90b in the interior 2 is set low, and the suction height of the rear duct 90b in the interior 1 and the interior 3 is set high (step 24). Then, the fan air volume adjusting unit 91 adjusts the air volume of the internal fan 91b (step 9). The air volume of the fan 92c in the warehouse 2 is increased, and the air volume of the fan 92c in the warehouse 1 and 3 is set small (step 25). The process ends here.

  In addition, the combination of cold temperature setting is not limited to this.

  As described above, in the present embodiment, the internal state identifying unit 110 (load control priority order identifying unit 100) is set as the cooling and warming setting identifying unit 112, so that the inside of the horizontal chamber that has been heated is set. The cooling capacity can be increased by lowering the height of the back duct 90b and increasing the air volume of the internal fan 91b with respect to the internal space that takes time to cool. Even in a warehouse with a large cooling load, it is possible to shorten the time for cooling the product to a predetermined temperature, and to deal with mass sales.

(Embodiment 3)
FIG. 1 is a block diagram of a control device for a vending machine according to the third embodiment of the present invention, and a detailed description thereof is omitted because it is described in the first embodiment.

  FIG. 4 is a flowchart showing the operation of the control device of the vending machine according to the third embodiment of the present invention, and the operation and action will be described below.

  In FIG. 4, first, the sales volume identification unit 121 compares the sales volumes in the storage 1 to 3 stored in the sales storage 121a (step 31 and step 32). In step 32, when the sales amount becomes 1 in the storage, 2 in the storage, and 3 in the storage (step 33), the load control priority is determined in the order of 1 in the storage, 2 in the storage, and 3 in the storage. (Step 5 and Step 6). Since the following steps are the same as those in the first embodiment, the processing is omitted.

  Note that the order of sales volume is not limited to 1 in the warehouse, 2 in the warehouse, and 3 in the warehouse.

  In addition, in the case of a vending machine with a large amount of sales in the entire store, the same effect can be obtained even if the suction height of the rear duct 90b in the entire store is reduced and the air volume of the internal fan 91b is increased.

  As described above, in the present embodiment, the location status identifying unit 120 (load control priority identifying unit 100) is the sales volume identifying unit 121, so that the sales volume can be compared to the warehouse with a large sales volume. When the cooling capacity can be increased by lowering the height of the back duct 90b in the large warehouse and increasing the air volume of the internal fan 91b, there is a large amount of sales, and it is necessary to sell cooling products as soon as possible. In this case, it is possible to shorten the time for cooling the product to a predetermined temperature, and to deal with mass sales.

(Embodiment 4)
FIG. 1 is a configuration diagram of a control device for a vending machine according to the fourth embodiment of the present invention, and a detailed description thereof is omitted because it is described in the first embodiment.

  FIG. 5 is a flowchart showing the operation of the control device for the vending machine according to the fourth embodiment of the present invention. The operation and action will be described below.

  In FIG. 5, first, the sales promotion product identification unit 122 compares the presence / absence of the sales promotion products in the store 1 to the store 3 stored in the sales promotion product storage unit 122a with the quantity thereof (step 41). If the quantity of sales promotion products in warehouse 1 is the largest, then in warehouse 2 and there are no sales promotion goods in warehouse 3 (step 42), load control priority is in warehouse 1, in warehouse 2, and in warehouse 3 is determined in the order of 3 (step 5 and step 6). Since the following steps are the same as those in the first embodiment, the processing is omitted.

  Note that the quantity of sales promotion products is not limited to 1 in the warehouse, 2 in the warehouse, and 3 in the warehouse.

  Further, in the case of a vending machine with a large quantity of sales promotion products in the entire warehouse, the same effect can be obtained even if the suction height of the rear duct 90b in the entire warehouse is lowered and the air volume of the indoor fan 91b is increased. it can.

  As described above, in the present embodiment, the location state identifying unit 120 (load control priority identifying unit 100) is the sales promotion product identifying unit 122, so that a large number of products to be sold are stored in the warehouse. On the other hand, since the cooling capacity can be increased by lowering the height of the back duct 90b and increasing the air volume of the internal fan 91b, the product is kept at a predetermined temperature even when there is a product to be sold sooner. The cooling time can be shortened, and it is possible to deal with mass sales.

  As described above, the control device of the vending machine according to the present invention can shorten the time for cooling the product to a predetermined temperature, and is effective for dealing with mass sales. It can also be applied to applications such as vending machines.

Configuration diagram of control device of vending machine in Embodiments 1 to 4 of the present invention The flowchart which shows operation | movement of the control apparatus of the vending machine in Embodiment 1 of this invention. The flowchart which shows operation | movement of the control apparatus of the vending machine in Embodiment 2 of this invention. The flowchart which shows operation | movement of the control apparatus of the vending machine in Embodiment 3 of this invention. The flowchart which shows operation | movement of the control apparatus of the vending machine in Embodiment 4 of this invention. Sectional view of an embodiment of a conventional vending machine

90 rear duct air path adjustment unit 90a rear duct height storage unit 90b rear duct 91 fan air volume adjustment unit 91a fan air volume storage unit 91c internal fan 92 load control unit 92a solenoid valve 92b compressor 100 load control priority identification unit 110 Internal state identification unit 111 Internal volume identification unit 111a Internal volume storage unit 112 Cooling warming setting identification unit 112a Cooling warming setting storage unit 120 Location state identification unit 121 Sales volume identification unit 121a Sales volume storage unit 122 Sales promotion product identification Part 122a Sales promotion commodity storage part 200 Main control part

Claims (7)

  In a vending machine equipped with a cooling and heating device that cools and heats multiple chambers, a load control priority identifying unit for determining the priority of load control in the cabinet, and a solenoid valve, fan, and compressor A load control unit for controlling, a rear duct air path adjusting unit for adjusting the suction height of the rear duct, and a fan air volume adjusting unit for adjusting the fan air volume, the load control priority identification The vehicular vending machine is characterized in that the rear duct air path adjustment unit lowers the suction part of the rear duct and the fan air volume adjustment unit increases the air volume of the internal fan with respect to the specific interior determined by the department. Control device.   The vending machine control device according to claim 1, wherein the load control priority order identifying unit includes an in-chamber state identifying unit that determines priorities based on an in-chamber configuration and a cool / warm setting.   The vending machine control device according to claim 2, wherein the in-chamber state identification unit increases a load control priority in a large-volume chamber.   The vending machine control device according to claim 2, wherein the in-chamber state identification unit increases the load control priority in the cooling setting chamber beside the heating chamber.   The vending machine control device according to claim 1, wherein the load control priority order identifying unit includes a location state identifying unit that determines a priority order based on a location state or sales setting.   6. The vending machine control device according to claim 5, wherein the location state identification unit increases a load control priority in a warehouse with a large amount of sales.   6. The vending machine control device according to claim 5, wherein the location state identification unit increases a load control priority in a warehouse in which a sales promotion product is accommodated.