JP2567426Y2 - vending machine - Google Patents

Description

[Detailed description of the invention]

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a vending machine for selling various kinds of products.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art In order to respond to diversification of user preferences,
In recent vending machines, a large number of vending machines which handle various kinds of products by one unit is increasing. This large vending machine also has a selection button corresponding to the product sample on the lighting section, but when the number of products handled increases,
Product samples and selection buttons will be arranged in several rows up and down because they can not be accommodated in one row horizontally, and as a result the position of the top selection button will be high, so short users, elderly people,
It is difficult for wheelchair users, physically handicapped persons, etc. to use it. Considering the position of the selection button in an attempt to solve that point, there are restrictions on the design of vending machines,
Freedom is impaired.

[0003]

An object of the present invention is to provide a product selection button at a low position without restricting the design of a vending machine, and to display a selected product from a low position. But to make sure you can see it.

[0004]

In order to achieve the above-mentioned object, in the present invention, a plurality of product samples and a sellable display lamp corresponding to each product sample are provided on the illuminating section, and the lighting section is provided below the illuminating section. Is provided with a product group button, a common selection button, and a product display panel at a low position, and the salable display lamps belonging to the product group selected by the operation of the product group button are sequentially turned on and operated by operating the common selection button. The product to be displayed is displayed on the product display panel.

[0005] The common selection button is used to sequentially move the lighting of the salable display lamp leftward and rightward, respectively.
Can be formed from one button. Further, two buttons for sequentially moving the lighting of the salable display lamp upward and downward, respectively, may be added.

On the product display panel, the group name, product name, product illustration, etc. of the product sold by the vending machine are displayed.
It is advantageous to provide a display that allows the user to understand at a glance what the product is.

[0007]

In the present invention, the lighting of the sellable display lamp can be sequentially moved by operating the commodity group button and the common selection button which are provided at a low position and are easily reachable, and the sellable display which is lit together therewith. The group name, product name, product illustration, etc. of the product corresponding to the lamp are displayed on the product display panel, the salable display lamp corresponding to the desired product is turned on, and the product is displayed on the product display panel, thereby displaying the product. Are ready for sale.

[0008]

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS FIG.

FIG. 1 is a front view of an embodiment of the present invention. 1
Is a vending machine main body, 2 is an illuminating unit, 3 is a number of product samples arranged in the illuminating unit, 4 is a sellable display lamp provided corresponding to each product sample, 5 is a product outlet, 6 Is a coin insertion slot, 7 is a change return slot, 8 is a change return push button, 9 is an operation panel, 10 is a product group button, 11 and 12 are common selection buttons, 13 is a product display panel, 14 is a purchase push button, 15 Is a guidance display, and 16 is an outer door lock.

FIG. 2 is a schematic explanatory view of the control system of the vending machine according to the present invention.
Reference numeral 21 denotes a control unit, which includes a coin mech 22, a sellable display lamp 4, a product group button 10, a common selection button 11,
12, a product display panel 13, a purchase push button 14, and a sales signal output line 23 are connected.

The operation of the present invention will be described below. According to the operation method written on the guidance display 15 of the operation panel 9, when the user first inserts a coin through the coin insertion slot 6, the coin mech 22 discriminates whether the coin is true or false, and the inserted coin information is sent to the control unit 21. Is entered. Next, product group button 1
By pressing 0, the group to which the product to be purchased belongs is selected. In this group, for example, in a beverage vending machine, beverages are divided into, for example, a coffee group, a juice group, and a carbonated beverage group, and each group has several products, and in the example of the coffee group described above, black coffee, Sugar coffee, sugar and milk coffee are included as individual products.

Now, for example, it is assumed that a coffee containing sugar is purchased. Each time the product group button 10 is pressed, each group is sequentially switched, the selected group name is displayed on the product display panel 13, and the sellable display lamp 4 corresponding to the product belonging to the group is turned on. Press 10 to bring up the display of "Coffee Group" on the product display panel 13 as shown at 31 in FIG.
"Coffee with sugar", "Coffee with sugar and milk"
Is turned on. Next, when one of the common selection buttons 11 and 12 is pressed, only one of the previously lit lamps 4 remains lit, and all other lamps 4 are turned off. Then, by pressing the common selection button 11 or 12, the position of the lighting lamp is moved leftward or rightward, and the "coffee with sugar"
Is turned on, and the product name is displayed on the product display panel 13 as indicated by 32 in FIG. 3B. In this case, when the position of the lighting lamp reaches the left end or the right end, the position of the lighting lamp moves to the lower row or the upper row by further pressing the common selection button 11 or 12, and at the same time, the product name is displayed on the product display panel 13. Is done. After confirming that the sellable display lamp 4 of the product to be purchased is turned on and that the product is displayed on the product display panel 13, the purchase push button 14 is pressed.
The coin information input and the set price of the purchased product are collated by the control unit 21. If the product is available for sale, a sales signal is output from the sales signal output line 23, a normal sales operation is performed, and the product is sent to the product outlet 5. After being carried out, the lamp 4 turns off, the display on the product display panel 13 disappears, and the apparatus returns to the standby state.

FIG. 4 shows a different example of the common selection button. The common selection button 41 in the left direction and the common selection button 4 in the right direction.
2. Consists of an upward common selection button 43 and a downward common selection button 44, and has a configuration similar to a commonly used cursor control key. According to this configuration, it is possible to quickly move the lighting position of the lamp and the display of the product display panel.

[0014]

According to the present invention, the following effects can be obtained. Since the operation unit is located at a low position and concentrated in one place, short users, elderly people, wheelchair users,
Even a physically handicapped person can easily operate the product and can check the product by using the product cover panel of the operation unit, so that the purchase of the product is easy. First select a group with the product group button,
Then, since individual products can be selected by the common selection button, the time required for the selection operation can be reduced even if there are many types of products. Since a purchase push button is not required for each product, manufacturing costs can be reduced. Since the operation unit can be separated from the lighting unit, a free design is possible.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a front view of an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a schematic explanatory diagram of a control system of the present invention.

FIG. 3 is a front view of an example of a display state of the product display panel of the present invention.

FIG. 4 is a front view of another example of the selection button of the present invention.

[Explanation of symbols]

 DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Vending machine main body 2 Illumination part 3 Product sample 4 Sellable display lamp 5 Product exit 6 Coin slot 9 Operation panel 10 Product group button 11, 12 Common selection button 13 Product display panel 14 Purchase push button 41, 42, 43, 44 Common selection button

Claims (1)

(57) [Scope of request for utility model registration] A plurality of product samples and a sellable display lamp corresponding to each of the product samples are provided on the lighting unit, and a product group button, a common selection button, and a product display panel are provided at a lower position below the lighting unit. The automatic display system is characterized in that the sellable display lamps belonging to the product group selected by the operation of the product group button are sequentially controlled to be turned on by the operation of the common selection button, and the corresponding products are displayed on the product display panel. Vending machine.