JP2858892B2 - Card type automatic electrical equipment - Google Patents

Description

The present invention relates to a card-type electric device that drives an electric device such as a washing machine or a dryer using a card.

(B) Conventional technology This kind of electric equipment is disclosed in Japanese Utility Model Publication No. 63-27678. This discloses that the number of times the washing machine is driven is counted, and the count value is displayed on a count display of an operation panel.

(C) Problems to be Solved by the Invention The count value in the above-described conventional example is important data for knowing the sales of a store handling the electric device or the quality performance of the electric device. Therefore, it is desirable that this information is not easily seen by others and kept secret. However, if it is difficult to read the data, even if you try to see the count value for tallying, for example, you can not see it unless you remove the rear panel or do certain operations such as a safe Toka is difficult to manage.

 The present invention solves such a problem.

(D) Means for Solving the Problems The means for solving the present invention is to insert a main card recording data such as money, an auxiliary card recording display permission data, and inserting the main or auxiliary card. A card reader including reading means for reading data, a calculating means for calculating based on the data of the main card read by the reading means, and a drive for driving an electric device based on a calculation result of the calculating means. Means, a counter for counting the number of times of driving of the driving means, determining means for determining whether the data read by the reading means is display permission data of the auxiliary card, and determining that the data is display permission data by the determining means And a display for displaying the contents of the counter.

(E) Function In the same operation as when a person using an electric device inserts a main card storing monetary data into a card reader of the electric device, the administrator can use an auxiliary card recording display permission data. The card is inserted into the card reader, and the card data is read by the reading means of the card reader. After the read data is determined by the determination unit of the electric device to be display permission data, if the data is display permission data, the contents of a counter that counts the number of times the electric device is driven are displayed on the display unit.

(F) Embodiment Referring to FIG. 1, the dryer 1 is provided with a door 2 for putting clothes into the front, and blows warm air heated by a heater to a drying drum arranged inside. It is a known configuration for performing a drying operation.

A card insertion slot 4 is opened in the magnetic card reader / writer device 3 provided on the front of the main body. The magnetic cards inserted into the card insertion slot 4 include a main magnetic card 27a recording money data and an auxiliary magnetic card 27b recording display permission data. Further, when the main magnetic card 27a is inserted into the card insertion slot 4, a money amount indicator 5 for displaying a balance on the card is provided. The display unit 5 displays the amount of money for 5 seconds, thereafter displays the set time, and displays the remaining time after the start. That is, the display 5 displays the amount of money and the operation time. 9,
10 and 11 are a start switch, a cancel switch, and a time setting switch, which are provided in order from the right. Above each switch, there are dedicated lamps 12, 13, and 14 by light emitting diodes (LEDs). Sometimes,
The dedicated lamp of each corresponding switch is turned on.

FIG. 2 shows the structure of a reader / writer 19 which is a main part of the card reader / writer device 3. That is, 20 is a main body having the card insertion section 4 on the front surface, 22 is a DC motor capable of rotating forward and reverse, 23 is a main roller attached to a rotating shaft 22a of the DC motor 22, and 24 is a belt 25 by the main roller 23. The secondary roller 26 is rotated through the main or auxiliary magnetic card 27a, 2
The magnetic heads 28, 29, and 30 arranged to face the magnetic recording section 7b are photointerrupters (hereinafter referred to as optical sensors) for detecting the presence or absence of insertion of the magnetic cards 27a and 27b.
Numeral 29 is for detecting the position where the magnetic head 26 can read, and numeral 30 is for detecting the completion of the insertion of the magnetic cards 27a and 27b. Reference numeral 31 denotes a fixing piece for fixing the reader / writer 19 to the writer device 3.

The main magnetic card 27a has a magnetic recording section on which money amount data is recorded on one side, and the auxiliary magnetic card 27b has a magnetic recording section on which driving number display permission data of an electric device is recorded. Insert.

When it is detected that the cards 27a and 27b have been inserted from the insertion section 4, the main roller 23 rotates and the magnetic card 27 is pulled in, and the card data is read. When the magnetic card is ejected, the remaining amount data is recorded on the card 27a only when the amount data has been read first. Then, the main roller 23 is reversed.

3 and 4 show an electric circuit diagram of the dryer 1 and a control block diagram, and the same reference numerals as those shown in FIGS. 1 and 2 denote the same members. Reference numeral 7 denotes a main microcomputer (for example, LC66506B type manufactured by Sanyo Electric Co., Ltd., hereinafter referred to as main microcomputer) which is the main control unit, 6 denotes a drum driving motor, 15 denotes a drying heater, and 21 denotes a door switch. It is driven via a drive circuit 8 by a signal from the main microcomputer 7. Reference numeral 16 denotes a power supply circuit, reference numeral 32 denotes a slave microcomputer serving as a control center (for example, a μPD75P008CU type manufactured by NEC Corporation, hereinafter referred to as a slave microcomputer).
It comprises an AM 34, a ROM 35, a timer 36, a system bus 37, and input / output ports 38 to 42. The CPU 33 includes a control unit 43
And a calculation unit 44 and a determination unit 45, and the control unit 43
In the instruction execution stage, the arithmetic unit 44 receives data from an input device or a memory according to a control signal from the control unit 43, and executes the instruction.
Performs arithmetic processing such as binary addition, logical operation, increase / decrease, and comparison. The determination unit 45 determines whether the card data read by the magnetic head 26 is data that permits display of the contents of the count register of the RAM 34 on the display 5. The RAM 34 is for storing data relating to the operation mechanism of the dryer 1, and the ROM 35 is a means for operating the automatic equipment in advance, setting conditions for determination, and processing various information. The rules and the like are read.
A count register that stores a value obtained by counting the number of times the dryer 1 has been used is provided in a part of the area of the RAM 34.

Reference numeral 46 denotes a power IC for rotating the DC motor 22 in the forward / reverse direction according to a signal from the slave microcomputer 32, and 47 inputs card data from the magnetic head 26 to the slave microcomputer 32, and , A re-recording / reproducing modulation IC for recording the remaining amount data on the magnetic card 27, a serial interface 17 for renewably connecting the main microcomputer 7 and the sub-microcomputer 32, and a setting price 18 This is a price change unit composed of various switch groups for performing the operation. Also, signals from the optical sensors 28, 29, 30 are input to the slave microcomputer 32.

 Next, the operation will be described with reference to FIG.

Normally, the person using the dryer 1 inserts the main magnetic card 27a on which the money data is recorded from the card insertion slot 4 of the magnetic card reader / writer device 3 (S-1). The inserted main magnetic card 27a is drawn into the reader / writer device 3 by rotation of the belt 25 hung between the main roller 23 and the sub roller 24, and the money recorded on the magnetic recording section of the card 27a by the magnetic head 26. The data is read (S-2). This read data is taken into the slave microcomputer 32 and
It is determined by the determination unit 45 in the display unit 32 whether the data is display permission data (S-3). Since this data is monetary data, after displaying the monetary data on the display 5 (S-4), the user sets the time with the time setting switch 11 and presses the start switch 9 (S-6). The usage fee is read from the ROM 35, the calculation unit 44 subtracts the usage fee from the card data, the result is recorded on the card 27a via the magnetic head 26, and 1 is added to the contents of the count register of the RAM 34 of the slave microcomputer 32. (S-7). Then, the card 27a is ejected (S
-8), the dryer 1 is started (S-9). Also, after the monetary data is displayed on the display 5 (S-4), if the user wants to stop using the card, the user presses the cancel switch 10 so that the belt 25 is rotated in the opposite direction to the time of insertion so that the card can be used. 27a is discharged, and the operation is terminated (S-5).

By the way, in order to confirm the number of times of use per day, that is, the daily sales, the replacement time of the consumable parts of the dryer 1, and the like,
The administrator needs to see the number of times the dryer 1 has been used, that is, the contents of the count register of the RAM 34.

Hereinafter, an operation in which the administrator displays the number of times of use of the dryer 1 on the display 5 in order to see the number of times of use of the dryer 1 will be described.

First, the auxiliary magnetic card 27b on which the display permission data is recorded is inserted into the card reader / writer device 3 as described above (S-1), and the display permission data is read (S-).
2). The determination section 45 in the slave microcomputer 32 determines that the data is display permission data (S-3), and displays the number of times of use stored in the count register of the RAM 34 on the display 5 (S-1).
0), the card 27b is ejected (S-11). After the number of times the device has been used is displayed on the display 5 for 10 seconds (S-12), the display 5 is turned off (S-13), and the operation is terminated.

Thereafter, when the user inserts the main magnetic card 27a into the dryer 1 and drives the dryer 1, 1 is added to the contents of the count register of the RAM 34, and the number of times of use is continued.

In the above embodiment, the dryer was described. However, this is merely an example, and the present invention is not limited to this.
The present invention can be applied to all electric devices that can perform similar card control. The same applies to the type of card, which is not limited to a magnetic card, but includes all cards having a recordable function such as an IC card.

(G) Effects of the Invention According to the present invention, the number of times of use of the electric device can be displayed on the display unit only by inserting the dedicated auxiliary card in which the display permission data is recorded into the card reader, and is therefore important information. The number of times of use can be easily and instantly confirmed on the display unit.

Moreover, the confidentiality of the number of times of use, which is important information, is protected by managing a dedicated auxiliary card, and a highly reliable product can be provided.

[Brief description of the drawings]

1 is a front view of the dryer 1, FIG. 2 is a perspective view of a magnetic card writer device 3, and FIG. 3 is a block diagram showing a control device of the dryer 1. FIG. 4 is a control block diagram in the slave microcomputer 32, and FIG. 5 is a flowchart showing the operation. DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 ... Dryer, 3 ... Magnetic card reader / writer device, 5 ... Display, 7 ... Main microcomputer, 26 ... Magnetic head,
27a: main magnetic card, 27b: auxiliary magnetic card, 32: slave microcomputer, 34: RAM, 44: arithmetic unit, 45: judgment unit.

Continuation of the front page (56) References JP-A-62-145495 (JP, A) JP-A-63-121995 (JP, A) JP-A-64-76390 (JP, A) JP-A-2-68692 (JP) JP-A-2-277485 (JP, A) JP-A-63-27678 (JP, U) JP-A-2-42174 (JP, U) (58) Fields investigated (Int. Cl. ⁶ , DB G07F 5/00-9/10 G07F 17/00-17/42

Claims (1)

(57) [Claims] 1. A card reader comprising a main card storing data such as money, an auxiliary card storing display permission data, and reading means for reading data by inserting the main or auxiliary card. Calculating means for calculating based on the data of the main card read by the reading means, driving means for driving an electric device based on a calculation result of the calculating means, and a counter for counting the number of times the driving means is driven Determining means for determining whether the data read by the reading means is display permission data of the auxiliary card; and a display unit for displaying the contents of the counter if the determination means determines that the data is display permission data. A card-type automatic electric device characterized by comprising: