JP3066433B2 - Vending machine with video game - 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 provided with a video game machine integrally with a vending machine, and more particularly to a vending machine which processes and sells articles such as food. The present invention also relates to a vending machine with a video game capable of easily playing a game so as not to bore a customer during the processing time.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Vending machines that process and sell articles are processed on the spot, such as iced juice, ground bean coffee and hot water cup noodles, so that customers can immediately eat delicious food, Some are sold so that you can drink and drink. For example, in a ground bean coffee vending machine, first let the user select coffee beans, then instruct the user on the presence or absence of cream, the presence or absence of sugar, and then pour the coffee into the cup, and always serve fresh and delicious coffee to the customer. To offer to sell. Conventional coffee vending machines include a speaker provided with a speaker to teach the operating procedure to the customer by voice, and a panel display for instructing the operating procedure to the customer. There were also vending machines that talked about items.

[0003]

However, in the above-described coffee vending machine, during the processing after the operation instruction, only the customer is kept waiting, and the customer continues to be bored by being hand-held. In addition, the conventional chat vending machines can help solve this problem, but customers can only listen to chats one-sidedly and never have fun waiting. In particular, vending machines that sell cotton candy in bags have long waiting times for customers, and a solution to this problem has been strongly desired.

The present invention has been made in view of the above circumstances, and an object of the present invention is to provide a video game machine in which a video game machine is integrally attached to a vending machine which processes and sells articles such as food. It is to provide a vending machine with a game.

[0005]

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION The present invention relates to a vending machine for processing and selling an article, and an object of the present invention is to provide a vending machine for processing a plurality of screens while the article is being processed. a game display means for displaying a game consisting of a processing sequence control means for controlling the processing sequence of the article,-out based on the control signal from the processing sequence control means, depending on the progress of processing of the article <br/> Controlling the progress of the game by sequentially changing the plurality of screens
At the same time, the article to be purchased that has been subjected to the processing
The characters appearing in the game are the result of the progress of the game
Game control means for controlling the progress of the game by setting as an article to be obtained. Some
May be displayed on multiple screens during the processing of the article.
Game display means for displaying a game comprising
Machining sequence control means for controlling the machining sequence;
Based on a control signal from the processing sequence control means,
The plurality of screens according to the progress of the processing of the article
Control means for controlling the progress of the game by sequentially changing the game
And detects that a coin has been inserted through the coin slot.
The coin switch and the coin slot
Chute having lock mechanism for inhibiting insertion of coin
And a detection signal of the coin switch and the processing sequence.
Processing based on a control signal from the
During the operation, the lock mechanism is operated and the coin is operated.
Lock mechanism control means for controlling the input port to be closed;
This is achieved by providing

[0006]

According to the present invention, the vending machine and the video game machine are provided integrally, and the customer operates the operating means during the waiting time during the sale of the goods by the vending machine. You can enjoy games on video game machines. For this reason, the customer can purchase goods while having fun and enjoying the game without spending the waiting time boringly.

[0007]

Embodiments of the present invention will be described below in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings. FIG. 1 shows an example of an external configuration of a vending machine with a video game of the present invention. A cotton candy vending machine 100 is integrally provided with a video game machine 200, and a cotton candy vending machine 100 A character doll (Sonic (registered trademark)) 1 having a confectionery 2 is installed, and a customer is visually notified that a cotton candy vending machine is installed. The cotton candy vending machine 100 has a cotton candy production unit 110 that produces cotton candy from raw material sugar and winds it on a stick, and the produced cotton candy with a stick is packed in a bag and dropped. There is provided a bag-packing / extracting section 120 for taking out from the 121. The video game machine 200 has a display unit 210 for displaying each game scene on the monitor television 211 and an operation unit 220 for an operator (customer) to perform various operations for the game.
Are provided. Further, the operation unit 220 is provided with a coin insertion slot 221 for a customer to insert coins, a handle 222 for game operation, and the like.

FIG. 2 to FIG. 4 show the internal structure of the cotton candy vending machine 100 according to the present invention. Sugar as a raw material of the cotton candy is accommodated in a sugar stocker 111 on the upper side and below the sugar stocker 111. Is provided with a bar stocker 112 which houses the bar 3 for winding cotton candy. Sugar stocker 111 and stick stocker 11
2 is attached to the support plate 113 and the sugar stocker 1
The sugar in the cotton candy production unit 1 is supplied via the supply pipe 114 via the supply pipe 114 in a fixed amount using the slide cup 111A at the bottom.
It is put on a heater 116 in a rotating pan 115 in 10. Heater 11 in rotating pan 115
6 is stored in the rotating pan 11 by the motor 117.
5 is turned together with the sugar supplied from the supply pipe 114 into cotton candy. Further, the rods 3 in the rod stocker 112 are gripped one by one by the rod gripping arm 11 of the rod gripping mechanism 10, taken out, converted from a horizontal direction to a vertical direction, and vertically suspended in the rotating pan 115. In other words, as shown in FIG. 2, the rod gripping mechanism 10 includes upper and lower guide rails 12 and 13.
The upper part slides between the A position and the B position,
The bar gripping arm 11 moves up and down. The rod holding arm 11 is moved from the rod stocker 112 to the
When the bar 3 is gripped in the lateral direction, the bar gripping mechanism 10 is slid on the guide rails 12 and 13 to the position B.
At this position, the rotating part of the rod gripping arm 11 is rotated by 90 ° to convert the rod 3 from the horizontal direction to the vertical direction, and then the rod gripping mechanism 10 is slid again on the guide rails 12 and 13 to the position A. . Thus, the rod 3 is suspended from the rotating pot 115 at the position E.

In this manner, when the motor 117 is driven in a state where the rod 3 is suspended at the position E in the rotating pan 115,
The sugar put on the heater 116 in the rotating pan 115 is turned into molten cotton candy by the heat of the heater 116 and wound around the stick 3 (cooked). On the other hand, below the cotton candy production unit 110, a bag stuffing / extracting unit 120 is provided, and the bag stuffing / extracting unit 120 is provided with a bag stocker 122 for accommodating a large number of bags 4. Bag stocker 1
The bags 4 in the bag 22 are taken out one by one by the bag opening mechanism 123 and opened, and the opened bags 4 are set at predetermined C positions. The operation of taking out the bag 4 and opening the bag is performed by the rotating pan 115
When the cotton candy is wound around the stick 3 and becomes ready for sale while the cotton candy is being manufactured (during cooking), the stick with the stick is passed through the opening provided at the bottom of the rotating pot 115. The cotton candy is lowered to the bag extracting section 120. Since the bag 4 opened by the bag opening mechanism 123 is waiting at the bag taking-out unit 120 where the cotton candy with the stick descends, the cotton candy with the stick is packed in the bag 4 and opened in that state. When the bag function 123 closes the bag 4 and moves to the position D of the outlet 121, the customer can take out the cotton candy from the outlet 121 after outputting the take-out enable signal (described later).

FIG. 4 shows a plan structure of the cotton candy vending machine 100, in which a sugar stocker 111, a bar stocker 112, a bar gripping mechanism 10 and the like are substantially included in a circle of the rotating pot 115. I have. Stick cotton candy at position E 3
The rod gripping mechanism 10 which has been wound around moves to the approximate center position C in accordance with the cooking time, and lowers the wound cotton candy through the opening positioned at the position C. That is, the rotating pan 115 is rotated by the motor 117, but is controlled so that the opening at the bottom is always at the position C when the pan 115 is stopped. On the other hand, the bag opening mechanism 123 is constituted by a pair of suction heat attachment mechanisms 124 and 125. First, a suction unit of the suction heat attachment mechanism 124 sucks one bag from the bag stocker 122 from one side and takes out the bag. The bag 4 is conveyed to the position F, and then the suction heat deposition mechanism 125 is moved to the position F to suck the bag from the other side to open the bag 4. By lowering the cotton candy through the opening at the position C in this state, the cotton candy can be stored in the bag 4, and thereafter, the upper portion of the bag is sandwiched between the two suction heat attachment mechanisms 124 and 125 and heated. By doing so, the upper part of the bag 4 is closed. Then, it is transported to the D position. Also,
The cotton candy transported to the position D is moved forward by the protective box 126 waiting at the rear of the device,
It is stored in this protection box 126. The protective box 126 prevents the customer from touching other places and injuring the user when taking out cotton candy by putting his hand through the outlet 121.

The mechanical structure of the cotton candy vending machine 100 is as described above.
FIG. 5 will be described in relation to 00. CPU equipped with a CPU for controlling the entire cotton candy vending machine 100
Various signals are input to and output from the board 140 via an interface board (not shown), and a cotton candy sequence board 150 for controlling a cotton candy selling sequence is connected to the board 140. The CPU board 140 has a DC power supply +5
V, +12 V and ground GND are supplied. CPU
From the board 140 to the cotton candy sequence board 150, a start signal for starting a selling operation, and a takeout enable signal indicating a state in which the cotton candy is manufactured (cooked) and the customer can take out the cotton candy from the outlet 121. Conversely, the cotton candy sequence board 150 sends to the CPU board 140 a cooking end signal indicating that the production (cooking) of the cotton candy has ended and an abnormal signal indicating that an abnormality has occurred. Is entered. The outlet 121 has a cotton candy sensor 141 for optically detecting the presence of the cotton candy, for example.
And a cotton candy presence / absence signal as a detection signal is input to the CPU board 140.

An RGB signal for a color image and a synchronizing signal SYNC are sent from a CPU board 140 to a monitor television 211 of a display unit 210 of the video game machine 200 to generate a sound or an imitation sound accompanying the game. Speaker 212 is connected. In addition, coin slot 221
A coin switch 142 for detecting the insertion of a coin and a coin lockout solenoid 143 are provided on the coin chute provided in the coin chute. When the lockout solenoid 143 is excited, a rod protrudes from the coin chute to insert the coin. The mouth 221 is closed to prohibit subsequent coin insertion. As described above, the signal from the coin switch 142 is output from the coin shooter and input to the CPU board 140, and the control signal of the coin lockout solenoid 143 is output from the CPU board 1
It is output from 40 and input to the coin shoot. The CPU board 140 receives a test signal from a test switch 144 for testing a video screen and a service signal from a service switch 145 for playing a game by purchasing cotton candy without inserting coins. In addition, three on / off contact signals of the handle 222 are input. Further, the coin meter 146 counts the number of coins inserted into the coin insertion slot 221 to make it easier for the manager.

The operation of the vending machine with a video game having the above-described configuration will be described below with reference to the time chart of FIG. 6 and the monitor screens of FIGS. First, the system is in a standby state until a customer inserts a coin into the coin insertion slot 221 (time t1), and the screen of the monitor television 211 is advertised as shown in FIG. That is, in this example, as shown in FIG. 7A, first, a sonic (character) appears on a plane from the left side of the screen in the blue sky,
It flies sideways for a while as shown in FIG. Then, a large cloud appears from the right side of the screen as shown in Fig. (C), and when the airplane collides with the clouds, characters come out of the clouds (Fig. (D)), and the characters continue to fluff. (E in the same figure). When all the characters appear, Sonic jumps toward the next cloud (Fig. 7 (F)), and then the cloud breaks to complete the title (Fig. 7 (G)). Then, as shown in FIG. 7H, the player flies around the title for a while, and Sonic eats the cotton candy at the title edge, and then the plane disappears at the right end of the screen (FIG. 7I).

When the customer inserts a coin into the coin insertion slot 221 in order to purchase cotton candy from such a standby state of advertisement (time t1), a start signal is output as shown in FIG. A coin lockout output signal is output as shown in FIG.
43 and prohibits the subsequent insertion of coins. When the coin is inserted in this manner, the cotton candy vending machine 100 starts cooking by inputting a start signal to the cotton candy sequence board 150. That is, the rotating pan 115 is rotated and the heater 116 is driven, and the sugar in the sugar stocker 111 is put into the rotating pan 115 by the slide cup 111A by a predetermined amount. At the same time, the bar gripping mechanism 10 is operated to take out one bar 3 from the bar stocker 112, grip it, change its direction from the horizontal direction to the vertical direction, and hang it in the rotating pan 115 at the E position. I do.

On the other hand, the screen of the monitor turret 211 changes to the opening screen of FIG. 8 upon input of the start signal, and then changes to the normal flight screen shown in FIGS. 9 to 12. That is, the start screen is (A) in FIG. 8, for example, "Hey everyone today. My name is Sonic, and the sky over that mountain seems to be able to make cotton candy. The sound is output from the speaker 212. Then, as shown in FIG. 8 (B), Sonic gets on the airplane (spin jump), moves to the launcher stand as shown in FIG. 8 (C), and “pull the rubber to gain momentum!”
And an arrow indicating the handle 222 blinks.
Then, when the customer pulls the handle 222 of the operation unit 220, Tales pulls the airplane and the rubber expands (FIG. (D)), and when the customer releases the lever 222, the airplane becomes elastic as shown in FIG. Fly into the sky by force. Then, as shown in FIG. 8 (F), the cloud approaches, and the flight shifts to a normal flight that requires customer operation. The elastic force of rubber is
Various changes occur depending on the on / off state of the switch 22.
FIG. 9 shows a case of a general white cloud. When an airplane collides with the white cloud, the cloud splatters (A), and cotton sticks are formed on a stick owned by Sonic (B). FIG. 10 shows a case of a rain cloud. When an airplane collides with the rain cloud, the rain cloud scatters (A) and rain falls (B). Further, FIG. 11 shows a case of a thundercloud, in which an eggman (character) rides on the thundercloud as shown in FIG. FIG. 12 shows an example of a customer operation. (A) and (B) show an operation of changing the direction.
(C) shows landing. FIG. 12D shows a state in which the direction is changed by the launcher table, and FIG.
And (F) show the state of re-takeoff. These feelings of speed are different depending on the on / off state of the handle 222.

When the production (cooking) of the cotton candy is performed as described above, at time t2 about 60 seconds after the start,
As shown in FIG. 6D, a cooking end signal is input from the cotton candy sequence board 150 to the CPU board 140. When the cooking end signal is input, the rotation of the rotating pan 115 is stopped, the heater 116 is cut off, the heater 116 is lowered through the opening on the bottom surface, and the bag waiting at the C position of the bag filling / extracting unit 120 in the open state is opened. The cotton candy is stored in the bag 4 and the bag is closed and transported. Therefore, at this stage, the cotton candy presence sensor 141
Detects a cooked cotton candy and outputs a cotton candy presence / absence signal as shown in FIG. Even if the cooking end signal is input, the extraction enable signal is not output immediately, but is output after 30 to 40 seconds as shown in FIG.

On the other hand, when the cooking end signal is input, the screen of the monitor television 211 is in the state of the last flight in FIG. That is, when the cooking end signal is input, first, a sound is output from the speaker 212 saying "It's hard. No more fuel." (FIG. 13 (A)). Come on! " In this way, every time the customer pulls the handle 222, Sonic turns his hand,
The plane rises. When a bigger cloud hits as shown in FIG. 13C, a bigger cotton candy is made as shown in FIG. 13D, and FIGS. 13E and 13F show the change of direction. When the final flight is completed,
4 (A) to 4 (C) are displayed, and finally Sonic jumps off the plane.

As described above, when about 30 to 40 seconds have elapsed since the input of the cooking end signal (time point 2), an extraction enable signal is output at time point t3 together with the ending screen (FIG. 6 (E)). When the take-out enable signal is output, the customer is ready to open the outlet 121, and at time t4, the customer opens the outlet 121 and takes out the cooked cotton candy from the bag outlet 120. Thus, the cotton candy presence / absence sensor 141 detects that the cotton candy has been taken out, sets the cotton candy presence / absence signal to “H” (FIG. 6 (F)), and based on this, the coin lockout solenoid 143 is also released (FIG. 6F). (FIG. 6 (C)). Thereafter, the same standby state as described above is established. In addition, the operation of the abnormal signal is performed when any abnormal operation occurs.

In the above-described embodiment, cotton candy is manufactured (cooked) and sold as a vending machine. However, the present invention can be similarly applied to coffee and other foods. . Further, the video screen of the video game machine is not limited to this embodiment, and the installation relationship between the vending machine and the video game machine is not limited to this embodiment.

[0020]

As described above, according to the vending machine with a video game of the present invention, the vending machine is provided with a video game,
The customer can enjoy the waiting time while cooking in a video game, so that he can avoid the boredom and eliminate the waste of waiting time. In addition, foods made in the story developed on the monitor screen can be purchased as if they were presented as they are, and there are some that are interesting.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a diagram showing an example of an external configuration of a vending machine with a video game of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a front view showing an example of the internal structure of the cotton candy vending machine of the present invention.

FIG. 3 is a side view showing an example of the internal structure of the cotton candy vending machine of the present invention.

FIG. 4 is a sectional plan view showing an example of the internal structure of the cotton candy vending machine of the present invention.

FIG. 5 is a block diagram showing a schematic control system of the present invention.

FIG. 6 is a diagram showing a relationship between a time chart showing an operation example of the present invention and a screen.

FIG. 7 is a diagram showing a state of an advertisement screen of the video game machine of the present invention.

FIG. 8 is a diagram showing a state of an opening screen of the video game machine of the present invention.

FIG. 9 is a view showing a screen of a normal flight of the video game machine of the present invention.

FIG. 10 is a view showing a screen of a normal flight of the video game machine of the present invention.

FIG. 11 is a diagram showing a state of a normal flight screen of the video game machine of the present invention.

FIG. 12 is a view showing a screen of a normal flight of the video game machine of the present invention.

FIG. 13 is a diagram showing a state of a screen of a final flight of the video game machine of the present invention.

FIG. 14 is a view showing a state of an ending screen of the video game machine of the present invention.

[Explanation of symbols]

 Reference Signs List 1 character 2 cotton candy 3 stick 4 bag 10 stick gripping mechanism 100 cotton candy vending machine 200 video game machine 210 display unit 220 operation unit

Claims (6)

(57) [Claims] 1. A vending machine which sells an article by processing the article, wherein the game display means displays a game consisting of a plurality of screens while the article is processed.
A processing sequence control means for controlling the processing sequence of the article, the processing-out based on the control signal from the sequence control means, the game while sequentially changing a plurality of screens in accordance with the progress of processing of the article co When you control the progress
The goods to be purchased that have been subjected to the processing
Characters appearing in the game get the result of the progress of the game
A vending machine with a video game, comprising: a game control means for controlling the progress of the game by setting the product as an article . 2. An automatic vending machine which processes and sells articles.
A vending machine, wherein the article is processed while being processed.
Game display means for displaying a game consisting of a number of screens;
A processing sequence system for controlling a processing sequence of the article
Control means and a control signal from the machining sequence control means.
Based on the progress of the processing of the article
A game that controls the progress of the game by sequentially changing multiple screens
System control means and that a coin has been inserted
And closes the coin switch and the coin slot
And a lock mechanism for prohibiting the insertion of coins
And a detection signal of the coin switch and the
Based on the control signal from the processing sequence control means,
Activate the lock mechanism during the processing
A lock mechanism for controlling the coin slot to be closed
A vending machine with a video game, comprising a control means . Wherein the game vending video games according to claim 1 or 2, characterized in that a game consisting of screen group including a screen and ending screen requiring operation of at least the opening screen and the customer Machine. 4. A character appearing in the game is three-dimensional.
4. The method according to claim 1, wherein
A vending machine with a video game according to any of the above. 5. Processing is performed along with the progress of the game.
Equipped with a sensor that detects that the removed article has been taken out,
The lock mechanism control means is taken out by the sensor.
After confirming that the lock mechanism has
The closing of the inlet is released.
4. The vending machine with a video game according to any one of 4 . 6. An article to be sold after being subjected to the processing.
Is cotton candy, and the raw sugar is cotton candy.
The child making means and the rod around which the cotton candy is wound were in a horizontal direction.
A storage unit for storing the cotton candy in a state,
Is a rotatable rod gripping arm that grips the rod and
Having a rod gripping mechanism having the above-mentioned cotton candy wound around the rod
Before moving, change from horizontal to vertical by the rod gripping arm.
6. The method according to claim 1, wherein
Vending machine with video game described.