JP2685391B2 - Vending machine change out display - Google Patents

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a change-out display device for a vending machine.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art A change-out display device for a vending machine is shown in FIG.
And is configured as shown in FIG. In vending machines that handle change of 10 yen and 100 yen, the first lamp 1 that displays "10 yen change out" on the customer service side (hereinafter referred to as "10 yen change out lamp") and 100 yen change out. A second lamp 2 [hereinafter referred to as "100 yen change-out lamp"] for displaying "" is provided. When the coin mechanism 3 having the checkout function and the change-out function is detected, the change-out signal 4 is issued according to the denomination in which the change-out occurred.
Occurs. When detecting the occurrence of the change-of-change signal 4 in # 1, the control section 5 responds to the content of the change-of-change signal 4,
If "10 yen out of change", go to # 3 through # 2 to "10
When the "100 yen change out lamp" is turned on, the "100 yen change out lamp" 2 is turned on in # 5 via # 4.

[0003]

According to this configuration,
The "10 yen out of change lamp" 1 and the "100 yen out of change lamp" 2 do not light up unless the change out condition occurs. For this reason, in the past, "10 yen change out lamp" 1 and "100
It is the current situation that there are many cases where the money is stolen especially in the middle of the night, etc., as change is stocked inside the vending machine in which the yen change lamp 2 is not lit.

The present invention is capable of displaying out of change,
Moreover, it is an object of the present invention to provide a change-of-change display device that can protect a vending machine from theft accidents.

[0005]

According to another aspect of the present invention, there is provided a change-out device, which has a crime prevention period set therein, and which has a clock section for instructing switching between the normal display period and the crime prevention display period. During the period, we will inform you of the detected change of coin change with the coin mechanism by the change sign provided on the customer service side,
During the crime prevention display period, a control unit for setting the change-out sign to the change-out state regardless of the content of change-out detection by the coin mechanism is provided.

According to another aspect of the present invention, there is provided a change-out display device, which includes a clock section for setting a crime prevention period and instructing switching between the normal display period and the crime prevention display period; In the normal display period, the detection of the change of coin in the coin mechanism is notified by the change-of-change sign provided on the customer service side, and in the crime prevention display period, the detected change of change in the coin mechanism is not changed. In the control, the change-out sign is set to the first display state, and the change-out sign is set to the second display state different from the first display state when the change detection content of the coin mechanism is not change-out. And a section are provided.

[0007]

According to the structure of claim 1, the control section drives the change-out sign based on the detection content of change-out in the coin mechanism during the period when the clock section instructs "normal display". Notify the disconnection status. During the period in which the clock section instructs "crime prevention display", the control section sets the change-out sign to the change-out state even if the change-out of coin mechanism has not occurred.

According to the third aspect of the present invention, the control section puts the change-out sign in the first display state when the change-out is not made during the crime prevention display period, and the detected content of change-out by the coin mechanism is not change-out. In this case, the change-out sign is set to a second display state different from the first display state. Therefore, even during the crime prevention display period, it is possible to confirm the presence or absence of change due to the displayed contents.

[0009]

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS An embodiment of the present invention will be described below with reference to FIGS. 4 and 5 showing the conventional example will be described with the same reference numerals.

1 and 2 show a first embodiment of the present invention. A clock unit 6 in which a crime prevention period is set is connected to the control unit 5. Specifically, a 24-hour clock is set as the crime prevention display period from 11:00 pm to 5:00 am. The control unit 5 is configured as shown in FIG. 1, and here the flowchart shown in FIG. 5 is represented as a normal processing routine of # 11.

In step # 10, the control unit 5 determines from the output signal of the clock unit 6 whether or not the current time is the crime prevention display period (midnight) from 11 pm to 5 am. If it is the normal display period determined not to be midnight, execute # 11, and if "10 yen out of change" based on change out signal 4, turn on "10 yen out of change lamp" 1 continuously. , If "100 yen out of change", turn on "" 100 yen out of change lamp "2 continuously.

If it is determined that it is midnight, the "10 yen change-out lamp" 1 and the "100 yen change-out lamp" 2 are set to the continuous lighting state in # 12 and # 13. With this configuration, regardless of whether the coin mechanism 3 is out of change at midnight, the "10 yen out of change lamp" 1 and the "100 yen out of change lamp" will be displayed even if sufficient change remains. It is possible to protect the vending machine from theft by displaying the change of money 2 in the vending machine so that no change remains in the vending machine.

In the first embodiment described above, the "10 yen out-of-change lamp" 1 and the "100 yen change-out lamp" 2 are switched to the out-of-change state even if there is sufficient change left at midnight. Therefore, the administrator cannot determine the necessity of replenishing the change from the "10 yen change lamp" 1 and the "100 yen change lamp" 2, but as in the second embodiment shown in FIG. By configuring the control unit 5 in
Even at midnight, it is possible to determine the necessity of supplementing change.

When it is determined that it is midnight in # 10, #
If the change is not due to the change signal 4 at 14, set "10 yen change lamp 1" to blinking at # 12a, set "100 yen change lamp 2" to blinking at # 13a. And protect it from theft. If it is judged that the change is out of money at # 14 and it is "10 yen out of change", then go to # 12c via "15" to "10 yen out of change lamp".
If 1 is lit continuously and "100 yen out of change", #
Through # 16, turn on # 13c and turn on the "100 yen out of change lamp" 2 continuously. If it is determined in # 15 that it is not "10 yen out of change", then in # 12b "10 yen out of change lamp" 1
Blinks and lights. When it is determined in # 16 that it is not "100 yen out of change", the "10 yen out of change lamp" 1 is lit in # 13b.

With this configuration, the vending machine can be protected from theft by blinking or continuously lighting the change-out lamps 1 and 2 at midnight. It is necessary to replenish the change by confirming the change-out lamps 1 and 2 that are continuously lit at midnight by distinguishing the continuous lighting at # 12c and # 13c and the blinking lighting at # 12b and # 13b. I can confirm that.

In the second embodiment described above, the display mode of the change-over lamp 1.2 is switched to "blinking lighting" and "continuous lighting", but it is also possible to switch the display color. Specifically, # 12a and # 13a, # 12b and # 13b
The same effect can be obtained by displaying the change-out lamps 1 and 2 in the display emission color "red" and displaying the change-out lamps 1 and 2 in the display emission color "green" in # 12c and # 13c. Can be expected.

In each of the above-mentioned embodiments, the change-out sign is a lamp, but a mechanical rotary sign or an electric character display can be used in the same manner. Also,
In addition to the lamp, various electric character displays such as a liquid crystal character display, a light-emitting diode character display, a CRT display, etc. can be used as the change sign when switching to the first display state or the second display state during the crime prevention display period. Can be similarly implemented. Again, in this case,
Switching the display emission color between the first display state and the second display state can be similarly performed.

[0018]

According to the structure of claim 1, the control unit drives the change-out sign based on the detection content of change-out in the coin mechanism during the period in which the clock section instructs "normal display". Notify you of the change. During the period when the clock section indicates “security display”, the change section sign should be set to the change-out status and the vending machine should be protected from theft even if the control section does not run out of change. You can

According to the third aspect of the present invention, the control unit can protect the vending machine from theft by setting the change-out sign to the first display state or the second display state during the crime prevention display period. It is possible to determine the change-out state from the display contents even in the crime prevention display period from the difference between the first display state and the second display state.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a flowchart of a control unit according to a first embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a configuration diagram of the same embodiment.

FIG. 3 is a flow chart of a second embodiment.

FIG. 4 is a configuration diagram of a conventional change-out display device.

FIG. 5 is a flowchart of a control unit of a conventional control device.

[Explanation of symbols]

 1 10 yen Change-out lamp [change-out sign] 2 100 yen Change-out lamp [change-out sign] 3 Coin mechanism 4 Change-out signal 5 Control section 6 Clock section

Claims (6)

(57) [Claims] 1. A watch unit for setting a crime prevention period and instructing switching between the normal display period and the crime prevention display period, and based on the instruction of the clock unit, the contents of detection of out-of-change in coin mechanism are served to the customer during the normal display period The change-out sign on the vending machine is equipped with a control unit that notifies the change-out sign provided on the surface and puts the change-out sign into the change-out state during the crime prevention display period, regardless of the detection of the change-out in the coin mechanism. Display device. 2. The change-out display device for a vending machine according to claim 1, wherein the change-out sign comprises a mechanical rotary sign, an electric character display, or a lamp. 3. A normal display period is set on the basis of a clock unit for setting a crime prevention period and instructing switching between the normal display period and the crime prevention display period, and an instruction of the clock unit and detection contents of change of coin by a coin mechanism. The change-out sign detected by the coin mechanism is notified by a change-out sign provided on the customer service side, and if the change-out detection content by the coin mechanism is not change-out during the crime prevention display period, the change-out sign is displayed first. Of a vending machine provided with a control unit for displaying a change-out sign in a second display state different from the first display state when the change content detected by the coin mechanism is not the change-out state Change out display device. 4. A change-of-change display device for a vending machine according to claim 3, wherein the change-of-change sign comprises an electric character display or a lamp. 5. A change-out display device for a vending machine according to claim 3, wherein the first display state of the control unit is a continuous change-out sign lighting, and the second display state is blinking-lighting. 6. The change-out display device for a vending machine according to claim 3, wherein the display emission color is switched between the first display state and the second display state of the control unit.