JP2020045118A - Beverage feeder and beverage feeding method - Google Patents

Abstract

To provide a beverage feeder which can widely notify beverage kind, beverage quantity, beverage generation and supply state to the surroundings including customers, customers waiting for purchase, shop clerks, and third parties, and to provide a beverage feeding method.SOLUTION: A beverage feeder comprises: a beverage classification sensor 31 and a container size sensor 32 as beverage information detection sensors which detect a beverage kind and a beverage quantity of a container C; a display operation part 10 which displays at least a confirmation button 10a which instructs to start generation and supply of a beverage of the beverage kind and the beverage quantity; a beverage supply control part 51 which receives depression of the confirmation button 10a, and performs control for generating a beverage of the beverage kind and the beverage quantity and supplying the same to the container C; and a beverage supply start control part 52 which in structs to start beverage generation and supply by the beverage supply control part 51 when a certain time has lapsed with no depression operation of the confirmation button 10a from display start of the confirmation button 10a.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 2

Description

  The present invention relates to a beverage supply device and a beverage supply method capable of supplying a beverage without an operation on a display operation unit.

  2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, for example, in a store such as a convenience store, a beverage supply and sale device such as a coffee machine is installed. The beverage supply and sale device is configured to generate a beverage by performing, for example, extraction of coffee beans and extracting dripping when a beverage is selected by a user, and to supply the beverage to a cup serving as a container. .

  In such a beverage supply and sale device, the user sets the cup size specified in the POS register and orders the beverage type, sets the cup for which the payment has been made, in the beverage supply and sale device, and selects the menu button of the beverage. The beverage is supplied to the cup.

  For example, in Patent Literature 1, an information code is prepared according to a user's order, and a clerk receives the information code attached to a cup, the user receives the information code, and sets the cup on a tray of the beverage discharge device. The code reading unit automatically reads the information code affixed to the beverage container, displays a salable beverage menu on the touch panel according to the result of the reading, and allows the user to select a desired beverage from the displayed beverage menu. Is described.

JP 2017-7715 A

  By the way, there is a beverage supply device in which the display operation unit is entirely configured by a touch panel type liquid crystal display or the like and has a confirmation button for instructing start of beverage supply. If a customer who wants to purchase a beverage with this beverage supply device does not know the operation of the touch panel, he / she cannot purchase the beverage forever. For this reason, there has been a problem that a complaint from another customer occurs or a sales loss occurs. In addition, even when the display operation unit is out of order, the confirmation button cannot be pressed, so that the beverage cannot be purchased forever.

  The present invention has been made in view of the above, and an object of the present invention is to provide a beverage supply device and a beverage supply method capable of supplying a beverage without operating the display operation unit.

  In order to solve the above-described problems and achieve the object, a beverage supply device according to the present invention includes a beverage generation unit that generates a beverage, and supplies a beverage from the beverage generation unit to an arranged container. A supply device, a beverage information detection sensor that detects beverage information of the container, a display operation unit that displays at least a confirmation button for instructing start of beverage production and supply of the beverage information, and pressing of the confirmation button And a beverage supply control unit that controls the generation and supply of the beverage of the beverage information to the container, and when the confirmation button has not been pressed from the start of the display of the confirmation button and a predetermined time has elapsed, the beverage A beverage supply start control unit that instructs the supply control unit to start production and supply of the beverage.

  Further, the beverage supply device according to the present invention is a beverage supply device that includes a beverage generation unit that generates a beverage, and supplies a beverage from the beverage generation unit to an arranged container. Beverage information detection sensor to detect, a display operation unit for displaying and operating various information, a beverage supply control unit for controlling the generation and supply of the beverage of the beverage information to the container, and an operation on the display operation unit And a beverage supply start control unit that instructs the beverage supply control unit to start production and supply of the beverage when a certain time has passed without the presence of the beverage supply control unit.

  Further, in the beverage supply device according to the present invention, in the above invention, the beverage supply start control unit, when the display operation unit is operating normally, counts down a remaining time until the start of beverage generation and supply. A screen is displayed on the display operation unit.

  Further, the beverage supply method according to the present invention includes a beverage generation unit that generates a beverage, and is a beverage supply method of supplying a beverage from the beverage generation unit to an arranged container, wherein the beverage information of the container is provided. Beverage information detection step to detect, a display operation step to display at least a confirmation button instructing the start of the generation and supply of the beverage of the beverage information, and a beverage of the beverage information in response to the depression of the confirmation button A beverage supply control step of controlling the supply to the container, and when the confirmation button is not pressed from the start of the display of the confirmation button, and when a predetermined time has elapsed, the generation and supply of the beverage by the beverage supply control step are started. And a beverage supply start control step of giving an instruction.

  Further, the beverage supply method according to the present invention includes a beverage generation unit that generates a beverage, and is a beverage supply method of supplying a beverage from the beverage generation unit to an arranged container, wherein the beverage information of the container is provided. A beverage information detecting step of detecting, a beverage supply control step of performing control of generating a beverage of the beverage information in response to pressing of the confirmation button and supplying the beverage to the container, and a display operation step of displaying and operating various information And a beverage supply start control step of giving an instruction to start the production and supply of the beverage by the beverage supply control step when a certain period of time has elapsed without any operation on the display operation unit.

  Further, in the beverage supply method according to the present invention, in the above invention, the beverage supply start control step includes, when the display operation step is operating normally, a countdown indicating a remaining time until the start of beverage production and supply. A screen is displayed on the display operation unit.

  ADVANTAGE OF THE INVENTION According to this invention, a beverage can be supplied without operation to a display operation part.

FIG. 1 is a perspective view illustrating an external configuration of a beverage supply device according to an embodiment of the present invention. FIG. 2 is a block diagram showing a control system of the beverage supply device shown in FIG. FIG. 3 is a flowchart illustrating a procedure of a beverage supply control process performed by the control unit illustrated in FIG. 2. FIG. 4 is a diagram illustrating an example of a display screen of the display operation unit illustrated in FIG. 2.

  Hereinafter, embodiments of the present invention will be described with reference to the accompanying drawings.

<Overall configuration>
FIG. 1 is a perspective view showing an external configuration of a beverage supply device 1 according to an embodiment of the present invention. FIG. 2 is a block diagram showing a control system of the beverage supply device 1 shown in FIG. The beverage supply device 1 exemplified here is, for example, a coffee machine installed in a store such as a convenience store, and performs, for example, coffee bean grind and dripping extraction processing, and, for example, places coffee or the like in a container C such as a cup. It supplies beverages.

  As shown in FIG. 1, the beverage supply device 1 has a main body cabinet 2 and a front door 3. The main body cabinet 2 has a substantially rectangular shape with an open front surface. Inside the main body cabinet 2, a beverage producing section 44 for producing a beverage (for example, coffee) is provided.

  The front door 3 is a door body having a size sufficient to close an opening on the front surface of the main body cabinet 2. The front door 3 is provided at one side edge of the front side of the main body cabinet 2 so as to be swingable around a central axis of a shaft (not shown) extending along the vertical direction. Can be opened and closed.

  The front door 3 has a front side serving as a customer service surface, and is provided with a display operation unit 10 and a door 4. The display operation unit 10 is configured by, for example, a touch panel, and can display various information and can input various operations. The display operation unit 10 displays a confirmation button 10a for instructing the start of beverage production and supply.

  The opening and closing door 4 is provided below the display operation unit 10, and a beverage supply space EA is formed in the depth direction of the opening and closing door 4. The beverage supply space EA has a nozzle 5 and a stage 6. The nozzle 5 discharges the beverage generated by the beverage generating unit 44 downward. The stage 6 is provided below the nozzle 5. The stage 6 is for mounting the container C, and is provided with an arc-shaped stopper 7. That is, the beverage supply space EA is also an arrangement area where the container C is arranged.

  The opening / closing door 4 is made of a translucent material such as a transparent resin, for example, and has a size sufficient to cover the entrance side of the beverage supply space EA. The opening / closing door 4 has a left end pivotally supported by the front door 3 and can swing in the front-rear direction. That is, the opening / closing door 4 is swingable in the front-rear direction so as to approach and separate from the beverage supply space EA. The side can be closed, and the inlet side of the beverage supply space EA can be opened when swinging forward in a mode separated from the beverage supply space EA.

  As shown in FIG. 2, the beverage supply device 1 includes a display operation unit 10, a container detection unit 20, an information reading unit 30, a door open / close detection unit 41, a door open / close lock mechanism 42, a storage unit 43, a beverage generation unit 44, and a control unit. It has a part 50.

  The display operation unit 10 is an input / output interface such as a touch panel, and displays various information and performs operation input. The display operation unit 10 has the confirmation button 10a as described above.

  The container detection unit 20 has a container detection sensor 21 such as an optical sensor, for example, and detects whether or not the container C is disposed in the beverage supply space EA, that is, whether or not the container C is placed on the stage 6. .

  The information reading unit 30 is provided in the beverage supply space EA, and includes a beverage type sensor 31 and a container size sensor 32. The container size sensor 32 has a large ice capacity sensor and a large hot capacity sensor.

  The beverage type sensor 31 is provided on a side surface of the beverage supply space EA, and is directed above the container detection sensor 21 in a direction in which containers C of all sizes can be detected. The beverage type sensor 31 reads the color of the container C and determines the beverage type. For example, the beverage type sensor 31 determines that the color of the container C is hot coffee when the color of the container C is white or brown, and determines that it is ice coffee if the color of the container C is any other color. The beverage type sensor 31 may detect the material of the container C from the reflectance of the container C or the like instead of the color of the container C, and determine the beverage type from the detection result. The determination of the beverage type by reading the color of the container C is performed using the beverage determination information D1 stored in the storage unit 43. Further, the beverage type sensor 31 may be a sensor that is not only one of the detection of the color of the container C and the detection of the material of the container C but is appropriately combined.

  As described above, the container size sensor 32 has the large ice capacity sensor and the large hot capacity sensor, and detects the size of the container C. For example, if the size of the container C includes an ice L (large) size, a hot L (large) size, an ice R (regular) size, and a hot R (regular) size in the descending order, the large ice capacity sensor is used to supply the beverage. The hot large-capacity sensor is provided on the side surface of the space EA and is located at a position where only the ice L size can be detected as an ice L size sensor. The hot L large sensor is provided on the side surface of the beverage supply space EA. It is arranged at a position where only the size can be detected.

  The beverage type sensor 31 and the container size sensor 32 function as a beverage information detector that determines the beverage type and the beverage volume of the container C. The function of the beverage information detection unit is, for example, based on the detection result of the beverage type sensor 31 to determine whether the coffee is ice coffee or hot coffee. If detected, it is determined to be the large size of iced coffee, and if the large ice capacity sensor does not detect the container C, it is determined to be the regular size of iced coffee. Also, when the beverage type is hot coffee, when the large hot capacity sensor detects the container C, it is determined to be a large size of hot coffee, and when the large hot capacity sensor does not detect the container C, the regular size of the hot coffee is used. It is determined that there is.

  The door opening / closing detection unit 41 is provided near the entrance of the beverage supply space EA, and is configured by, for example, an optical sensor or the like. The door opening / closing detection unit 41 detects opening / closing of an entrance by the opening / closing door 4, and more specifically, detects whether the opening / closing door 4 is closed.

  The door opening / closing lock mechanism 42 is provided near the entrance of the beverage supply space EA. The door opening / closing lock mechanism 42 performs a lock for maintaining a state in which the door 4 is closed, and releases a lock allowing the opening of the door 4.

  The storage unit 43 is a storage device including a hard disk device and a nonvolatile memory, and stores at least the beverage determination information D1.

  The beverage generation unit 44 generates a beverage of the beverage type and the beverage volume detected by the beverage type sensor 31 and the container size sensor 32 and supplies the beverage to the container C. The beverage generation unit 44 generates a beverage by performing, for example, coffee bean grind and dripping extraction processing, and supplies the beverage to the container C.

  The control unit 50 is a control unit that performs overall control of the beverage supply device 1, and includes a beverage supply control unit 51 and a beverage supply start control unit 52. In practice, programs corresponding to the beverage supply control unit 51 and the beverage supply start control unit 52 are stored in a storage device such as a non-volatile memory or a magnetic disk device, and these programs are loaded into the memory and the CPU ( By executing it in the Central Processing Unit, the corresponding process is executed.

  The beverage supply control unit 51 controls the beverage generation unit 44 to generate the beverage of the beverage type and the beverage volume detected by the beverage type sensor 31 and the container size sensor 32, and supplies the beverage to the container C.

  The beverage supply start control unit 52 instructs the beverage supply control unit 51 to start the generation and supply of the beverage when a predetermined time has elapsed without the pressing of the confirmation button 10a from the start of the display of the confirmation button 10a. In addition, when the display operation unit 10 is operating normally, the beverage supply start control unit 52 performs a process of causing the display operation unit 10 to display a countdown screen indicating the remaining time until the start of beverage generation and supply.

<Beverage supply control processing>
FIG. 3 is a flowchart illustrating a procedure of a beverage supply control process performed by the control unit 50 illustrated in FIG. 2. As shown in FIG. 3, the control unit 50 determines whether or not the container C is on the stage 6 of the beverage supply space EA based on the detection result of the container detection unit 20 (Step S110). When the container C is not on the stage 6 (step S110, No), the determination process is repeated. On the other hand, when the container C is on the stage 6 (step S110, Yes), it is further determined whether or not the door 4 is closed based on the detection result of the door open / close detection unit 41 (step S120). ). If the door 4 is not closed (Step S120, No), the determination process of Step S120 is repeated.

  On the other hand, when the door 4 is closed (Step S120, Yes), the beverage type and the beverage volume are determined based on the detection results of the beverage type sensor 31 and the container size sensor 32 (Step S130).

  Thereafter, the control unit 50 displays on the display operation unit 10 the display of the beverage type and the beverage capacity determined in step S120 described above, and a guidance display for guiding the touch of the confirmation button 10a (step S140). Further, control unit 50 determines whether or not confirmation button 10a has been touched (step S150). When the confirmation button 10a is touched (Step S150, Yes), the control unit 50 locks the open / close door 4 to the closed state using the door open / close lock mechanism 42 (Step S160). After that, the control unit 50 causes the beverage generation unit 44 to perform processing of beverage generation and supply via the beverage supply control unit 51 (step S170).

  Then, the control unit 50 determines whether or not the beverage supply by the beverage generation unit 44 has been completed (Step S180). If the supply of the beverage has not been completed (No at Step S180), the control unit 50 returns to Step S170 and continues the process of producing and supplying the beverage. On the other hand, when the beverage supply ends (step S180, Yes), the control unit 50 unlocks the closed state of the opening / closing door 4 by the door opening / closing lock mechanism 42 (step S190), and ends this processing.

  On the other hand, when the confirmation button 10a is not touched (Step S150, No), it is further determined whether or not a predetermined time has elapsed since the display of the confirmation button 10a (Step S200). If the fixed time has not elapsed (step S200, No), the process proceeds to step S150 to determine whether or not the confirmation button 10a has been touched.

  If the certain time has elapsed (step S200, Yes), it is further determined whether or not the screen operation of the display operation unit 10 is not possible (step S210). If the screen operation is not impossible (step S210, No), a countdown screen indicating the remaining time until the start of the production and supply of the beverage is displayed (step S220). Then, it is determined whether or not the countdown has been completed (step S230). If the countdown has not been completed (step S230, No), the process proceeds to step S220 and the display of the countdown screen is continued. On the other hand, when the countdown is completed (Step S230, Yes), the process proceeds to Step S170, and the generation and supply of the beverage are started.

  On the other hand, when the screen operation is not possible (Step S210, Yes), the process proceeds to Step S170, and the generation and supply of the beverage are started.

  In step S200, it is determined whether or not a predetermined time has elapsed since the display of the confirmation button 10a. However, the present invention is not limited to this. May be determined.

<Example of display screen of display operation unit>
FIG. 4 is a diagram showing an example of a display screen of the display operation unit 10 shown in FIG. FIG. 4 shows a case where a regular size of hot coffee is purchased as a beverage. In FIG. 4A, first, a beverage generation start screen including a display indicating a beverage type and a beverage volume, a display of a confirmation button 10a indicating that extraction has been started, and a guidance display for guiding depression of the confirmation button 10a. P0 is displayed. In FIG. 4A, since the confirmation button 10a is pressed, the beverage supply control unit 51 starts generating and supplying a regular-size beverage of hot coffee and displays the extracting screen P11.

  FIG. 4B shows a case where a failure has occurred in the screen display of the display operation unit 10, and this case. Since the screen display is in the disabled state, the production and supply of the beverage are automatically started after a certain period of time.

  FIG. 4C shows a case where the screen display of the display operation unit 10 is in a normal state, but the customer does not press the confirmation button 10a within a predetermined time. In this case, since the screen display is normal, the countdown screen P12 is displayed, and when the countdown ends, the generation and supply of the beverage are automatically started.

  As described above, in the present embodiment, the beverage can be supplied without any operation on the display operation unit 10, so that the occurrence of complaints from other customers can be suppressed and the sales loss can be reduced. Can be.

  In addition, each configuration illustrated in the above-described embodiment and modified examples is a schematic function, and does not necessarily need to be physically configured as illustrated. In other words, the form of distribution / integration of each device and component is not limited to that shown in the figure, and all or a part thereof may be functionally or physically distributed / integrated in arbitrary units according to various usage situations. Can be configured.

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Beverage supply apparatus 2 Main body cabinet 3 Front door 4 Opening / closing door 5 Nozzle 6 Stage 7 Stopper 10 Display operation part 10a Confirmation button 20 Container detection part 21 Container detection sensor 30 Information reading part 31 Beverage type sensor 32 Container size sensor 41 Door opening / closing detection Unit 42 Door open / close lock mechanism 43 Storage unit 44 Beverage production unit 50 Control unit 51 Beverage supply control unit 52 Beverage supply start control unit C Container D1 Beverage determination information EA Beverage supply space P0 Beverage production start screen P11 Extraction screen P12 Countdown screen

Further, the beverage supply device according to the present invention is a beverage supply device that includes a beverage generation unit that generates a beverage, and supplies a beverage from the beverage generation unit to an arranged container. A beverage information detection sensor for detecting, a display operation unit for displaying and operating various kinds of information, and a beverage supply for controlling the generation of the beverage of the beverage information based on the operation on the display operation unit and the supply of the beverage to the container. A control unit, and a beverage supply start control unit that instructs the beverage supply control unit to start production and supply of the beverage when a state where no operation is performed on the display operation unit has elapsed for a predetermined time. And

Further, the beverage supply method according to the present invention includes a beverage generation unit that generates a beverage, and is a beverage supply method of supplying a beverage from the beverage generation unit to an arranged container, wherein the beverage information of the container is provided. A beverage information detecting step to be detected , a display operation step of displaying and operating various kinds of information, and a beverage for controlling the generation and supply of the beverage of the beverage information to the container based on the operation in the display operation step A supply control step, and a beverage supply start control step of giving an instruction to start production and supply of a beverage by the beverage supply control step when a state in which there is no operation in the display operation step has elapsed for a predetermined time. Features.

Claims (6)

A beverage supply device that includes a beverage generation unit that generates a beverage, and supplies a beverage from the beverage generation unit to an arranged container.
A beverage information detection sensor that detects beverage information of the container,
A display operation unit that displays at least a confirmation button that instructs the start of the beverage generation and supply of the beverage information,
A beverage supply control unit that controls the generation of the beverage of the beverage information in response to the pressing of the confirmation button and the supply of the beverage to the container.
If there is no pressing operation of the confirmation button from the start of the display of the confirmation button and a certain time has elapsed, a beverage supply start control unit that issues an instruction to start the generation and supply of the beverage by the beverage supply control unit,
A beverage supply device comprising: A beverage supply device that includes a beverage generation unit that generates a beverage, and supplies a beverage from the beverage generation unit to an arranged container.
A beverage information detection sensor that detects beverage information of the container,
A display operation unit for displaying and operating various information;
A beverage supply control unit that performs control to generate the beverage of the beverage information and supply the beverage to the container,
When a state where there is no operation on the display operation unit has passed for a predetermined time, a beverage supply start control unit that issues an instruction to start generation and supply of a beverage by the beverage supply control unit,
A beverage supply device comprising:   The beverage supply start control unit, when the display operation unit is operating normally, causes the display operation unit to display a countdown screen indicating the remaining time until the start of beverage generation and supply. 3. The beverage supply device according to 1 or 2. A beverage supply method that includes a beverage generation unit that generates a beverage, and supplies a beverage from the beverage generation unit to an arranged container.
Beverage information detection step of detecting the beverage information of the container,
A display operation step of displaying at least a confirmation button for instructing the start of the production and supply of the beverage of the beverage information,
A beverage supply control step of controlling the generation of the beverage of the beverage information in response to the depression of the confirmation button and the supply of the beverage to the container,
If there is no pressing operation of the confirmation button from the start of the display of the confirmation button and a predetermined time has elapsed, a beverage supply start control step of giving an instruction to start generation and supply of the beverage by the beverage supply control step,
A beverage supply method comprising: A beverage supply method that includes a beverage generation unit that generates a beverage, and supplies a beverage from the beverage generation unit to an arranged container.
Beverage information detection step of detecting the beverage information of the container,
A beverage supply control step of controlling the generation of the beverage of the beverage information in response to the depression of the confirmation button and the supply of the beverage to the container,
A display operation step for displaying and operating various information;
When a state in which there is no operation on the display operation unit has passed for a predetermined time, a beverage supply start control step of giving an instruction to start generation and supply of the beverage by the beverage supply control step,
A beverage supply method comprising:   The said drink supply start control step makes a display operation part display the countdown screen which shows the remaining time until the production | generation of a drink and the start of supply, when the said display operation step is operating normally. Or the beverage supply method according to 5.

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