JP3500091B2 - vending machine - Google Patents

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention allows a product to be carried out to a product taking-out portion at the time of sale, and by opening and closing an opening facing the outside of the product taking-out portion, the taken-out product can be taken out through the opening. Vending machines.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, a vending machine of this type has a product take-out portion having an opening on the front surface, and the opening is normally closed.
It is equipped with an open / close door that opens at the time of sale and an open / close door drive mechanism that drives this open / close door. In such a vending machine, products are sold as follows. That is, first, when the purchaser inputs money and presses a desired product selection button, the selected product among the products stored in the vending machine is carried out to the product extraction section. After that, the opening / closing door that has closed the opening of the product take-out portion is driven by the opening / closing door drive mechanism to open the opening. Then, after the product is taken out from the product taking-out section by the purchaser, the opening / closing door closes the opening of the product taking-out section, and the sale is completed.

In such an automatic vending machine, before the sale of the product is completed, more specifically, before the purchaser takes out the product from the product takeout section, for example, when the purchaser purchases a plurality of products in bulk. May remain in the product unloading section without some products being taken out. In such a case, if a subsequent purchaser (hereinafter referred to as “subsequent purchaser” in this specification) attempts to purchase the product,
The product of the subsequent purchaser carried out to the product take-out section can be properly put in the product take-out section by, for example, catching the forgotten product of the previous purchaser (hereinafter referred to as “forgotten product” in this specification). It may not be delivered. In addition, in the event that such a product is caught, the vending machine itself usually recognizes that the product has been carried out, and subsequent purchasers cannot receive the product, and It will not be returned and will cause trouble. For this reason,
In the vending machine as described above, normally, when a forgotten product remains in the product takeout section, the sale of the product is immediately stopped. Also, even if foreign matter such as dust is thrown into the product take-out part by mischief when the opening of the product take-out part is opened, the vending machine should stop selling the product immediately from the same as above. It has become.

[0004]

As described above, in the above-mentioned automatic vending machine, when a product that has been forgotten to be removed remains in the product take-out section or a foreign substance is put in, the sale of the product is immediately stopped. Therefore, the subsequent purchaser cannot use the vending machine, and the vending machine itself misses the sales opportunity. Of course, when a forgotten product remains in the product removal section, it is possible to keep the opening of the product removal section open until the product is removed so that the sale of the product is not stopped. However, if the opening of the product take-out portion remains open, the above-mentioned mischief may be further induced.

The present invention has been made in order to solve the above problems. Even if a product left uncollected remains in the product take-out section or a foreign substance is introduced by mischief, a subsequent purchaser It is an object of the present invention to provide a vending machine that enables the use of the vending machine and secures as many sales opportunities as possible.

[0006]

An automatic vending machine according to the present invention carries out a product to a product take-out section at the time of sale, and
An automatic vending machine capable of taking out a carried-out product through an opening by opening and closing the opening facing the outside of the product take-out section, which is a drive mechanism and an opening / closing opening and closing which is driven by the drive mechanism. A door, a product / foreign substance detection means for detecting whether or not a product or a foreign substance other than the product is present in the product unloading unit, and a product or a foreign substance is present in the product unloading unit prior to carrying out the product at the time of sale. To do
When the product / foreign matter detection means detects, the control means for controlling the drive mechanism so as to open the open / close door, and when the open / close door is opened by the control means, the product or foreign matter should be taken out from the product unloading section. A display means for displaying the effect, a money insertion slot for inserting money, and this money
Money inspection to detect whether money has been thrown into the entrance
It is equipped with a means for issuing money, and the money is detected by the money detecting means.
The product has been taken out and the product or foreign object is present in the product unloading section.
Is detected by the product / foreign matter detection means,
Opening the open / close door and displaying by the display means
It is characterized by

According to this configuration, when the product / foreign matter detection unit detects that the product or foreign matter is present in the product removal unit before the product is carried out to the product removal unit at the time of sale, the drive mechanism is used. Drive the open / close door by
The opening of the product take-out section is opened, and the display means indicates that the product or the foreign substance should be taken out from the product take-out section. As a result, if a product that has been forgotten from the product removal unit in the previous sale (forgotten product) or a foreign substance that was thrown into the product removal unit by mischief is taken out by a subsequent purchaser, it can be used as a forgotten product. In addition, it is possible to prevent a defective product from being carried out by a subsequent purchaser to the product take-out section, and as a result, unlike the conventional case, the sale of the product can be continued without immediately stopping the sale of the product. Therefore, even if there is a forgotten product in the product removal section, subsequent purchasers themselves can take it out,
The vending machine can be used, while the vending machine itself can secure a sales opportunity as much as possible.
In addition, the fact that money was thrown into the cash slot is detected
When detected by means, ie in front of the vending machine
In addition, when there is a buyer who wants to purchase the product,
Open the open / close door and purchase the take-out item etc.
Request someone. Therefore prank the vending machine
Only the purchaser, not the person who is trying to
The opening can be opened and a request for taking out can be made.

[0008]

[0009]

In this case, after the opening / closing door is opened, the control means closes the opening / closing door when it is detected by the goods / foreign material detecting means that the product / foreign material is present in the product taking-out section for a predetermined time. Therefore, it is preferable to control the drive mechanism.

According to this structure, after the opening of the opening / closing door, it is detected by the product / foreign matter detecting means that the product / foreign matter is present in the product taking-out section, that is, from the article taking-out section. After the above predetermined time has passed without taking out the undelivered products, the opening / closing door is closed. As a result, it is possible to suppress the induction of mischief as compared with the case where the opening / closing door is continuously opened.

In this case, the device further comprises a sale stopping means for stopping the sale of the product, and the sale stopping means sells the product when the number of times of closing the opening / closing door by the control means reaches a plurality of predetermined times. It is preferable to stop.

According to this structure, when the number of times the control means closes the opening / closing door reaches the predetermined number of times, the sale of the product is stopped. More sales opportunities can be secured as compared with the case where the vending machine is immediately discontinued when not taken out.

In the above case, there is further provided obstacle detection means for detecting whether or not an obstacle has been inserted into the product taking-out portion from the outside through the opening, and the obstacle detection means is used during the closing of the opening / closing door. The control means preferably controls the drive mechanism so as to open the opening / closing door when the obstacle is detected.

According to this structure, the opening / closing door is opened when the obstacle detecting means detects that the obstacle is inserted from the outside into the product take-out portion through the opening while the opening / closing door is being closed. To do. That is, the opening / closing door that is being closed is not moved in that state or kept closed, but is driven to a position where the opening is opened. As a result, when the opening / closing door is stopped in the middle of closing, an end of the opening / closing door (for example, the tip end in the closing direction when the opening / closing door is configured to close while sliding is closed) ) May be easily grasped and the opening / closing door itself may be deformed. However, according to the above configuration, by driving the opening / closing door to the position where the opening is opened, the end of the opening / closing door is It is possible to make it difficult to grasp the part and prevent the above mischief. Further, for example, when the opened opening / closing door is closed after a predetermined time has elapsed, the purchaser tries to take out the product at the timing when the opening / closing door starts to close, and the purchaser puts his / her hand into the product taking-out section through the opening. Also, when the hand (obstacle) is detected by the obstacle detecting means, the opening / closing door that has started to be closed once is opened, so that the purchaser can safely take out the product.

[0016]

BEST MODE FOR CARRYING OUT THE INVENTION Hereinafter, preferred embodiments of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the drawings. FIG. 1 shows a vending machine according to an embodiment of the present invention. As shown in the figure, the vending machine 1 is a large-scale vending machine capable of selling a large number of products S, and the products S are
It is a so-called see-through type that can be viewed from the front through the transparent front sliding doors 2 and 2 and is used as a display. Further, this vending machine 1 carries out the product S to the product unloading section 3 at the time of sale and automatically opens and closes an opening (hereinafter referred to as “product unloading opening”) 4 facing the outside of the product unloading section 3. The purchaser can take out the product S via the product outlet 4.

As shown in FIG. 1, an automatic vending machine 1 includes a vending machine body 5 in which a product S is housed, and a product unloading device 6 for carrying out the product S to a product unloading section 3 (see FIG. 2). )
Further, a control circuit (control means and sale stopping means) including a microcomputer (not shown) for controlling the product unloading device 6 and the product unloading section 3 is provided.

The vending machine body 5 is formed in a box shape,
Two sliding doors 2 on the open front,
2 is attached. Each sliding door 2
It is normally closed and locked, and is opened when replenishing the product S, and the product S is replenished from the front. Inside the vending machine body 5, there is provided a box-shaped product storage box 11 whose front is open and which is defined by a heat insulating wall.
Inside the product storage 11, two left and right storage chambers 11a,
11a are formed, and horizontal product racks 12 having 10 stages and 9 stages are arranged inside each of them.

On each product rack 12, a plurality of partition walls 13 extending in the front-rear direction are arranged side by side at appropriate intervals in the left-right direction, and the product S of the same item is placed between the partition walls 13, 13. A merchandise passage (not shown) for accommodating them in the front-rear direction is formed. A pusher (not shown) facing the product passage and movable in the front-rear direction is provided on the right side of each partition wall 13. At the time of sale, this pusher moves forward so that the products S arranged in the front-rear direction are arranged.
The entire product is pushed from the rear, and the foremost product S is paid out to the front of the product passage.

As shown in FIG. 2, the product unloading device 6 receives the product S paid out from the product passage and stores the product in the bucket 15, and drives the bucket 15 vertically and horizontally at the time of sale. By doing so, it has a bucket drive mechanism (not shown) that drives this between the carry-out position behind the product outlet 4 and the product passage in which the selected product S is stored.

The bucket 15 is formed in a box shape, and an opening (not shown) is formed from the upper wall 15a to the rear wall 15b to allow passage of the product S discharged from the product passage. There is. Therefore, the product S paid out from the product passage is accommodated inside the bucket 15 through the opening (not shown). In addition, the bucket 15 has
A bucket door 16 is provided which is normally closed at the front and opened at the time of sale. The bucket door 16 is formed in a "J" shape in cross section, and opens and closes the front surface of the bucket 15 by rotating around the apex angle portion of a fan-shaped side plate 16a provided at a side end portion. . Further, the bucket 15 is always inclined in a gentle downward slope (see FIG. 2).
), When the bucket door 16 is opened,
There is provided a chute 17 which rotates together with it and inclines in a steep downward direction (see FIG. 3). When the product S paid out from the product passage is accommodated by the chute 17, the product S is supported from the lower side, and is accommodated closer to the front side in the bucket 15, while the product S is opened when the bucket door 16 is opened. Is easy to take out.

The bucket 15 has a product S inside.
Alternatively, a commodity / foreign matter sensor 18 (commodity / foreign matter detecting means) for detecting whether or not a foreign matter other than a commodity, which is thrown in by mischief, exists in the bucket 15.
have. The commodity / foreign matter sensor 18 is electrically connected to the control circuit (not shown), and includes, for example, a light emitting element and a light receiving element attached to the left and right sidewalls of the bucket 15 so as to face each other in the left and right direction. It is composed of an optical sensor. The product / foreign substance sensor 18 is arranged slightly above the chute 17, and when the product S or the foreign substance is present on the chute 17, the light from the light emitting element to the light receiving element is blocked by the product S or the like. As a result, the product S etc.
Presence within 5 is detected.

As described above, the merchandise take-out section 3 is a part for the merchandise S to be taken out at the time of sale in the vending machine 1 and for the purchaser to take out the merchandise S.
The product outlet 4, an opening / closing door 19 that opens and closes the product outlet 4, an open / close door drive mechanism (drive mechanism) (not shown) for driving the open / close door 19, and the bucket when located at the carry-out position. It is composed of fifteen or the like.

As shown in FIG. 2, the product outlet 4 is formed in the front wall 5a of the vending machine body 5 so as to penetrate in the front-rear direction so as to communicate the outside with the inside of the vending machine body 5. The product S is formed in a rectangular shape having a size that allows the product S to be taken out. Further, on the side walls 4a constituting the left and right edges of the product outlet 4, there are obstacles (hereinafter, referred to as "obstacles") that may hinder the closing of the opening / closing door 19, such as the hands of a purchaser or a mischievous person. An opening sensor 20 (obstacle detecting means) for detecting whether or not the product is inserted into the product taking-out section 3 (inside the vending machine body 5) from the outside through the product taking-out port 4 is provided. The aperture sensor 20 is composed of three optical sensors (similar to the above-mentioned product / foreign matter sensor) arranged at appropriate intervals in the vertical direction, and all the optical sensors are electrically connected to the control circuit (not shown). It is connected. Therefore, when the obstacle is externally inserted into the product taking-out section 3 through the product taking-out port 4, the light from the light emitting element to the light receiving element is blocked by the obstacle, so that the obstacle is taken into account. Has been detected.

The opening / closing door 19 is formed in a plate shape slightly larger than the size of the product taking-out port 4 and is arranged on the back side of the product taking-out port 4, and is moved in the vertical direction by the above-mentioned opening / closing door drive mechanism. By being driven by sliding, the product outlet 4 is opened and closed. Specifically, the commodity take-out port 4 is opened and closed by sliding downward when opening and sliding upward when closing. In addition, the opening and closing door 19
A cushioning member 19a made of rubber is attached to the upper end of the. Thereby, when the purchaser takes out the product S from the product taking-out section 3, even if the upper end of the opening / closing door 19 hits the hand of the purchaser, the impact can be alleviated.

As shown in FIG. 1, the front wall 5a of the vending machine body 5 is provided with an operation section 21 operated by the purchaser. The operation unit 21 includes a coin insertion slot 22 for inserting money and a prepaid card, and a bill insertion slot 2
3 and a card slot 24, an indicator 25 (display means) for displaying the amount of money inserted and a message to the purchaser in characters, and a button (numeric keypad) 26a in which characters 0 to 9 are respectively written. A selection button group 26 for inputting a product number attached to each item of the product, a return lever 27 for returning the inserted money, and a return port 28 for returning coins are provided. Instead of the display 25, or together with the display 25, a voice output device for transmitting a message to the purchaser by voice may be provided.

Further, a money detecting device (not shown) for detecting whether money or a prepaid card has been inserted into the coin insertion slot 22, the bill insertion slot 23 or the card insertion slot 24 of the vending machine body 5. (Money detection means) is provided. The money detection device is electrically connected to the control circuit (not shown), and an electric signal is output to the control circuit when the purchaser inputs money or the like.

Further, the vending machine body 5 is provided with a buzzer (not shown) for generating a warning sound. At the time of sale, the buzzer generates a warning sound when the carried-out product S is not taken out from the bucket 15 even after a lapse of a predetermined time or when the purchaser makes a request for taking out to be described later.

Next, with reference to FIGS. 2 to 5, the operation of the vending machine 1 at the time of sale will be described, focusing on the opening / closing operation of the opening / closing door 19 of the product take-out section 3 and the bucket door 16. In addition, in the following description, first, the sale of a normal product (hereinafter referred to as “normal sale”) will be described, and thereafter, the product S that has been forgotten in the previous sale or the foreign matter introduced by the mischief will enter the bucket 15. The operation of the vending machine 1 when it exists will be described.

At the time of normal sale, first, the purchaser puts money into the coin slot 22 or the like, or the card slot 24.
After inserting the prepaid card into, the selection button group 26 is operated to select the product S to be purchased.
Then, the bucket 15 is driven and stopped in front of the product passage in which the product S is stored, and stores the product S dispensed from the product passage. In this case, the product / foreign matter sensor 18 provided in the bucket 15 switches from OFF to ON by detecting the housed product S.
Then, the bucket 15 is driven to the carry-out position and stopped. In this case, it is determined that the bucket 15 is located at the carry-out position by switching a carry-out position switch (not shown) provided behind the product outlet 4 from OFF to ON.

Immediately after the carry-out position switch is turned on, the opening / closing door 19 starts sliding downward,
The bucket door 16 starts to open when the upper half of the product take-out port 4 is opened. Then, the opening / closing door 19 and the bucket door 16 are completely opened, and the inside of the bucket 15 and the outside communicate with each other via the product outlet 4.

After that, when the purchaser reaches into the bucket 15, the opening sensor 20 turns from OFF to ON.
It is detected by switching to. Then, when the purchaser takes out the product S from the bucket 15, the product / foreign substance sensor 18 is switched from ON to OFF, and further when the product S is taken out, the opening sensor 20.
Switches from ON to OFF. Approximately 1 second after the opening sensor 20 is switched, the bucket door 16 starts to close, and when the front half of the bucket 15 is closed, the opening / closing door 19 starts to close. And opening and closing door 1
After vending machine 9 completely closes product outlet 4, vending machine 1
Becomes a standby state for sale and can be used by subsequent purchasers (purchase of products).

In the above case, when the product S is not taken out from the bucket 15 even after about 5 seconds have passed since the opening / closing door 19 was opened, the buzzer (not shown) continuously gives a warning sound. A message such as "Please take out the product" is displayed on the display 25. Then, even after about 20 seconds have passed since the opening and closing door 19 was opened, the product S
When is not taken out, the bucket door 16 and the opening / closing door 19 are closed, and the vending machine 1 is in a sales standby state. In this way, since the opening / closing door 19 is opened and surely closed after the elapse of a certain period of time, the induction of mischief is suppressed as compared with the case where the opening / closing door 19 is kept open until the product S is taken out from the bucket 15. be able to.

Next, the product S that has been forgotten in the normal sale as described above, or a foreign substance that has been thrown in by mischief (hereinafter, these are collectively abbreviated as "collected product S, etc.") However, the operation of the vending machine 1 when it exists in the bucket 15 will be described with reference to the flowchart of FIG. In this case, it is assumed that both the opening / closing door 19 and the bucket door 16 are closed during the stand-by for sale.

First, when a subsequent purchaser puts money into the coin slot 22 or the like, the fact is detected by a money detection device (not shown) (S1: Yes). Immediately after this, it is determined from the detection signal of the product / foreign matter sensor 18 whether or not the forgotten product S or the like exists in the bucket 15 (S2). Specifically, when the product / foreign substance sensor 18 is in the ON state, the forgotten product S or the like is in the bucket 15.
It is determined that it exists inside (S2: Yes). After this determination, the opening / closing door 19 and the bucket door 16 are opened (S3), a warning sound is emitted by the buzzer (not shown), and a message indicating that the uncollected product S or the like should be taken out is displayed on the display 25. As a result (S4), the subsequent purchaser is requested to take out the forgotten product S or the like. In step 2 (S2) above, the product
When the foreign matter sensor 18 is in the OFF state, that is, when the forgotten product S or the like does not exist in the bucket 15, the normal sale is performed (S7).

When the subsequent purchaser takes out the forgotten product S or the like from the bucket 15 (S5: Yes), the opening sensor 20 is turned on, as in the normal sale, when the above-mentioned takeout request is made. About 1 second after the switch from OFF to OFF, the opening / closing door 19 and the bucket door 16 are closed (S6). Then, the vending machine 1 can select the product S, and the succeeding purchaser selects the product S to be purchased, so that the vending machine 1 performs the same operation as the above-described normal sale (S7).

On the other hand, regardless of the above-mentioned request for taking out,
When about 20 seconds have passed after opening the opening / closing door 19 in a state where the uncollected product S or the like is not taken out from the bucket 15 (S8: Yes), the opening / closing door is the same as when the uncollected product S or the like is taken out. 19 and the bucket door 16 are closed (S9). After that, in the vending machine 1, the money inserted by the subsequent purchaser is returned (S10).

In this case, the number N of times the opening / closing door 19 has been closed in response to the above-mentioned request for taking-out is counted by the control circuit (not shown) (S11). Then, when the closing number N reaches the preset maximum number Nmax (S12: Yes), that is, even if the above-mentioned take-out request is made N times, the forget-to-take item S or the like is returned to the bucket 15
When the product S is not taken out from the inside, the control circuit as the sale stopping means stops the sale of the product S of the vending machine 1 (S13). As a result, when the forgotten product S or the like is not taken out by one take-out request, the vending machine 1
It is possible to secure more sales opportunities as compared with the case where the sale is immediately discontinued. The opening / closing door 1
When the number of closing times N of 9 is less than Nmax (S12: N
In o), the vending machine 1 returns to the sales standby state.

Further, the opening / closing door 19 and the bucket door 1
When an obstacle such as a hand of a purchaser or a mischievous person is inserted into the product taking-out portion 3 from the outside through the product taking-out port 4 while 6 is closed, the operation of the opening / closing door 19 and the bucket door 16 is not performed. , Is controlled as follows. That is, when an obstacle is inserted through the product outlet 4, the opening sensor 20 is switched from OFF to ON, and the insertion of the obstacle is detected. Then, the opening / closing door 19 and the bucket door 16 which have started to be closed are opened again. That is, the open / close door 19 and the bucket door 16 do not stop or continue to close in the state of being closed,
Both are driven to a position where the front surfaces of the product outlet 4 and the bucket 15 are opened.

As a result, when the opening / closing door 19 and the bucket door 16 stop in the state of being closed, the upper ends of them can be easily grasped by the mischievous person, and the opening / closing door 19 and the bucket door 16 themselves are deformed. On the other hand, although there is a possibility that the doors are opened, the opening and closing door 19 and the bucket door 16 are opened, so that it is difficult to grasp the upper ends of them and the above-mentioned mischief can be suppressed. Further, even when the purchaser tries to take out the product S and puts his / her hand in the product taking-out section 3 at the timing when the opening / closing door 19 and the like start to close, the opening / closing door 1 that has started to close once
Since 9 and the like are opened, the purchaser can safely take out the product S.

As described above in detail, according to the vending machine 1 of this embodiment, even if the forgotten product S or the foreign matter is in the product unloading section 3, the product S can be carried out to the product unloading section 3. By making a request for taking out the uncollected product S or the like in advance, and having the subsequent purchaser take out the product S, the sale of the product S can be continued without immediately stopping the sale of the product S. This allows subsequent purchasers to use the vending machine 1, while
The vending machine 1 itself can secure a sales opportunity as much as possible. Further, only when there is a purchaser who wants to purchase the product S in front of the vending machine 1, the opening / closing door 19 and the bucket door 16 can be opened to request the removal of the forgotten product S or the like. .

The present invention is not limited to the above-described embodiment, but can be implemented in various modes. For example, not only see-through type vending machines,
It can be applied to various vending machines in which the product outlet is automatically opened and closed. Further, the bucket door may be omitted so that the bucket door can be taken out and the product in the bucket can be taken out only by opening the product outlet.

In addition, in the embodiment, when the uncollected product or the foreign substance is present in the product unloading section, the sale of the product is not immediately stopped. However, in addition to this, the installer or manager of the vending machine For example, in the above case, the setting may be switched so that the sale of the product is immediately stopped. Accordingly, in the above case, whether or not to immediately stop the sale of the product can be selectively set according to the situation, and the flexibility of the operation setting of the vending machine can be increased.

Further, the opening / closing door may be made of a transparent material. In this case, the purchaser can see the forgotten product or the foreign matter in the product takeout portion from the outside through the opening / closing door before purchasing the product, that is, before opening the opening / closing door. As a result, even a purchaser who uses the vending machine as described above for the first time can easily understand the meaning of the request for taking out. That is, for example, when there is already a product in the product removal unit, the product is not the product purchased by the purchaser but is simply forgotten, or is inserted by mischief, and the above-mentioned removal request, That means to take out the product,
The purchaser can easily understand.

Further, the detailed configurations of the product outlet, the opening / closing door, the bucket, and the bucket door shown in the embodiments are merely examples, and can be appropriately changed within the scope of the gist of the present invention.

[0046]

As described in detail above, the automatic vending machine of the present invention is a vending machine operated by a subsequent purchaser even if a forgotten product remains in the product take-out section or a foreign substance is introduced by mischief. It has the effect of making it possible to secure the sales opportunity as much as possible.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a front view showing an automatic vending machine according to an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a side cross-sectional view showing a state immediately after the bucket accommodating the product has stopped at the carry-out position.

FIG. 3 is a side sectional view showing a state immediately after the opening / closing door and the bucket door are opened.

FIG. 4 is a time chart showing opening / closing control of the opening / closing door and the bucket door.

FIG. 5 is a flowchart showing opening / closing control of an opening / closing door and a bucket door at the time of sale.

[Explanation of symbols]

1 vending machine 3 product take-out department 4 Product outlet (opening) 15 buckets 16 bucket door 18 Product / foreign substance sensor (product / foreign substance detection means) 19 open / close door 20 Opening sensor (obstacle detection means) 25 Display (display means) S product

─────────────────────────────────────────────────── ─── Continuation of the front page (72) Inventor Tomoya Azumi 2-5-5 Keihan Hondori, Moriguchi City, Osaka Prefecture Sanyo Electric Co., Ltd. (72) Kei Kaneko 2-5-5 Keihan Hondori, Moriguchi City, Osaka Prefecture No. 5 within Sanyo Electric Co., Ltd. (56) References JP-A-9-282555 (JP, A) JP-A-6-251229 (JP, A) Actual exploitation Sho 62-100581 (JP, U) (58) Field (Int.Cl. ⁷ , DB name) G07F 9/00 109 G07F 9/00 107

Claims (4)

(57) [Claims] 1. Automatic sales in which a product can be taken out through the opening by opening and closing an opening facing the outside of the product taking-out part while carrying out the product to the product taking-out part at the time of sale. A machine, a drive mechanism, an opening / closing door that is driven by the drive mechanism to open and close the opening, and a product for detecting whether or not a product or foreign matter other than the product is present in the product unloading unit. Foreign matter detection means, prior to unloading the product at the time of sale, that the product or foreign matter is present in the product unloading section, when the product / foreign matter detection means is detected, the opening / closing door is opened, Control means for controlling the drive mechanism, and when the opening / closing door is opened by the control means,
Display means for displaying that a product or a foreign substance should be taken out from the product taking-out section, a money insertion opening for inserting money, and detecting whether money has been inserted into this money insertion opening
And a money detecting means because, money put by the money detecting means is detected and,
Before the product or foreign matter is present in the product unloading section,
When the product / foreign matter detection means detects the
The opening of the closed door and the display by the display means
A vending machine characterized by performing . 2. After the opening of the opening and closing door, the product or
The presence of foreign matter in the product take-out section is
When the object detecting means continuously detects the object for a predetermined time, the control means closes the opening / closing door.
Vending machine according to claim 1, characterized in that for controlling the drive mechanism. 3. A sales stopping means for stopping the sale of a product,
Further, the sales discontinuation means is the opening / closing door by the control means.
When the number of times the
The vending machine according to claim 2 , wherein the vending machine is stopped . 4. An obstacle from the outside passes through the opening to the quotient.
Obstacle detection to detect whether the product has been inserted into the product removal section
A means for exiting is further provided, and during the closing of the opening / closing door, the obstacle detection means
When the obstacle is detected, the control means is configured to open the opening / closing door,
Claims 1 and controls the drive mechanism 3
Vending machine according to any one of .