JP2649727B2 - Lighting device for vending machines - Google Patents

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION [Industrial Application Field] The present invention relates to a lighting device for illuminating a product displayed on a display shelf,
The present invention relates to a turn-on / off device of a vending machine for turning on / off a reception surface lighting device such as a lighting device for emitting an advertisement panel provided on the front of a vending machine.

[Problems to be Solved by the Related Art and the Invention] A vending machine is provided with several fluorescent lamps to emit light from a product displayed on a display shelf or an advertising panel provided on the front of the vending machine. Have been.

As a device for turning on or off these fluorescent lamps, there is a device using an optoelectronic device. In this method, the sensor section of the photoelectric device is attached to the outside of the vending machine, and when the outside of the vending machine is darkened by the photoelectric device, the fluorescent lamp is turned on, and when it becomes bright, the fluorescent lamp is turned off. -69448).

As another device, there is a device that is turned on or off by a timer device. For example, the fluorescent lamp is turned on at 5:00 pm and turned off at 6:00 am (for example, Japanese Patent Laid-Open No. 62-72098).

However, since these devices turn on and off automatically, if necessary to turn on and off the fluorescent lamp manually, it is necessary to open the door of the vending machine and operate the internal control device. Was troublesome.

[Object of the Invention] The present invention provides a vending machine turning on / off device for easily turning on / off a lighting device of a vending machine.

[Means for Solving the Problems] As shown in the block diagram of FIG. 1, a lighting / lighting device of a vending machine according to the present invention is provided on a reception surface lighting device (6) and a front surface of the vending machine. A control device (4) for turning on and off the lighting devices (16) and (18) by operating the purchase operation button (2).

[Operation] In the vending machine lighting / lighting device having the above-described configuration, by operating the purchase operation button (2) on the front surface of the vending machine, the control device (4) causes the reception surface lighting device (6) to operate. ) Is turned on or off.

Hereinafter, an embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings.

The vending machine (10) of this embodiment will be described with reference to the block diagram of FIG.

The vending machine (10) of the cigarette of the present embodiment has 60 columns (14).

(12) is a vending button provided on each column (14), which is provided on the front surface of the vending machine (10), that is, on the customer service surface. A column number, which is a column identification code, is set in each column (14). When the sales button (12) is pressed, a sales signal HSk corresponding to the column number K is output. For example, when the sales button (12) with the column number "1" is pressed, the sales signal HS1 is output.

(16) is a display shelf lighting device that illuminates the inside of a display shelf on the front of the vending machine (10) where a product sample is displayed. The display shelf lighting device (16) includes a fluorescent lamp (16a) provided on the upper surface inside the display shelf, and a lighting device (16b) for the fluorescent lamp (16a).

(18) is an advertisement panel lighting device for emitting an advertisement panel of a product on the front of the vending machine (10). The advertising panel lighting device (18) includes a fluorescent lamp (18a) provided inside a transparent advertising panel and a lighting device (18b) for the fluorescent lamp (18a).

(20) is an optoelectronic device in which a sensor section (20a) faces outside the vending machine (10). This photoelectric device (20)
Outputs a photoelectric signal KS when the outside of the vending machine (10) becomes dark.

(22) is an operation box provided inside the vending machine (10). On the front of the operation box (22), a liquid phase display (24) and numeric keys (2
6), a function setting key (28), a setting key (30), an end key (32) and the like are provided.

(34) is a microcomputer (hereinafter referred to as a microcomputer). For example, the microcomputer (34) includes an input / output port (36) (hereinafter, referred to as I / O), a central processing unit (38) (hereinafter, referred to as CPU), and a memory (40).
And a clock unit (42). The microcomputer (34) uses the sales signal HS from each sales button (12),
Open / close signals from various keys of the operation box (22) and photoelectric signals KS from the photoelectric device (20) are transmitted to the CPU through the I / O (36).
Entered in (38). Also, CPU (3
8) Advertising panel lighting system (18), display shelf lighting system (1)
6) Output the illumination signal SS.

When the illumination signal SS is input to each of the illumination devices (16) and (18), the light-on / off state is reversed. That is, each of the lighting devices (16) and (18) is turned on when it is turned off, and is turned off when it is turned on. Also, CPU
(38) is such that, when the sales signals HS from the two specific sales buttons (12) are sequentially and sequentially input in the customer service plane selection mode described later, the illumination signal SS is output. . The column numbers corresponding to these sales signals HS are stored in the memory (40). For example, if the column numbers “3” and “51” are stored in the memory (40), the sales signal
When the HS3 and the sales signal HS51 are sequentially input to the CPU (38), an illumination signal SS is output.

Each lighting device (16) (1) of the vending machine (10) having the above configuration
An operation state for selecting which device is to be turned on or off will be described with reference to the flowchart in FIG.

Turn on the vending machine (10) and turn on the operation box (2
When the function setting key (28) of step 2) and the numeric keypad (1) "1" are pressed, the processing of each mode ON / OFF setting mode is performed.

In step 1, set key (30) and numeric key (2
If the depression of "1" in 6) is not detected, the process proceeds to step 3, and if detected, the process proceeds to step 2.

In step 2, the brightness selection mode is turned on, and the process proceeds to step 3. In this brightness selection mode, each lighting device (16) (1) is controlled by a photoelectric signal KS from the photoelectric device (20).
8) is turned on or off. When the place where the vending machine (10) is arranged becomes dark, the lighting devices (16) and (18) are turned on, and when it becomes bright, the lighting devices (16) and (18) are turned off.

In step 3, set key (30) and numeric key (2
If the pressing of "2" in step 6) is not detected, the process proceeds to step 5, and if detected, the process proceeds to step 4.

In step 4, the time selection mode is turned on, and the process proceeds to step 5. This time selection mode is the clock section (42)
Lighting equipment (16) (18)
Is turned on or off. For example, the lighting devices (16) and (18) are turned on at 5:00 pm, and turned off at 6:00 am.

In step 5, set key (30) and numeric key (2
If the press of "3" in 6) is not detected, the process proceeds to step 10, and if detected, the process proceeds to step 6.

When it is detected in step 6 that the vending button (12) on the front of the vending machine (10) has been pressed, it is stored in the column number memory (40) corresponding to the pressed vending button (12). Proceed to. For example, suppose that the sale button (12) with the column number "3" is pressed. If not detected, the operation of step 6 is repeated.

In step 7, when it is detected that the selling button (12) on the front of the vending machine (10) is pressed, the column number corresponding to the pressed selling button (12) is stored in the memory (40).
And go to step 9. For example, column number "51"
It is assumed that the sales button (12) is pressed. If not detected, go to step 8.

In step 8, when it is detected that the end key (32) is pressed, the process proceeds to step 9. If not detected, the process returns to step 7.

In step 9, the customer service selection mode is turned on, and the process proceeds to step 10.

In step 10, if the press of the end key (32) is not detected, the process returns to step 1, and if it is detected, the system enters the payment waiting mode.

Next, a customer service side selection mode in which the lighting devices (16) and (18) are turned on or off by operating the sales button (12) will be described with reference to the flowchart of FIG.

In step 11, if the selling button (12) corresponding to column number 3 is pressed and the selling signal HS3 is detected, the process proceeds to step S12. If not, the operation of step 11 is repeated.

In step 12, when the selling button (12) corresponding to the column number 51 is pressed and the selling signal HS51 is detected, the process proceeds to step 13, otherwise, the process proceeds to step 12.
Is repeated.

In step 13, the lighting state of each of the lighting devices (16) and (18) is reversed. That is, each lighting device (16)
(18) is turned on when the light is turned off, and turned off when the light is turned on. Then, after the turning on / off state is reversed, the process returns to step 11.

As described above, in the reception side selection mode, the lighting devices (16) and (18) can be turned on or off on the front side of the vending machine (10), that is, on the reception side, so that the inside of the vending machine (10) is operated. The lighting devices (16) and (18) can be turned on and off as needed without any need.

In addition, the sales button (12) to be pressed to turn on / off each lighting device (16) (18) and the order in which the buttons are pressed can be freely set by the administrator in each mode ON / OFF setting mode. It can be set as a password so that it is not tampered with. For example, the column number may be set according to the administrator's birthday or the like.

In the above embodiment, the lighting devices (16) and (18) are turned on and off by pressing two specific sale buttons.
Instead of this, the operation of the return lever and the bulk purchase button which are other purchase operation buttons, the operation with three or more sale buttons, or the insertion of a coin less than the lowest price of the product in the deposit waiting mode, Each of the lighting devices (16) and (18) may be turned on and off when a specific selling button is pressed for more than a few seconds.

[Effects of the Invention] The lighting and lighting device of a vending machine according to the present invention can easily turn on a customer service surface lighting device as required by operating a purchase operation button provided on the front surface of the vending machine as described above. Can be turned off.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing a configuration of the present invention, FIG. 2 is a block diagram showing a configuration of an embodiment of the present invention, FIG. 3 is a flowchart showing each mode ON / OFF setting mode, FIG. The figure is a flowchart showing the customer service side selection mode. DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 2 ... Purchase operation button 4 ... Control device 6 ... Service surface lighting device 10 ... Vending machine 12 ... Sell button 16 ... Display shelf lighting device 18 ... Advertisement panel lighting device

Claims (1)

(57) [Claims] 1. A control device (4) for turning on and off the lighting devices (16) and (18) by operating a customer service surface lighting device (6) and a purchase operation button (2) provided on the front of the vending machine. ) A vending machine lighting / lighting device characterized by the following.