JP5488075B2 - Cup-type beverage vending machine - Google Patents

Description

  The present invention relates to a cup-type beverage vending machine that opens a door plate of a beverage outlet when a cup beverage selected by a beverage selection button is prepared and closes the door plate when a cup beverage is taken out from the beverage outlet.

  2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, a cup-type beverage vending machine that prepares various beverages such as coffee and soft drinks selected with a beverage selection button in a device casing and sells them in cups is known. For example, a cup-type beverage vending machine 50 shown in FIG. 7 has a plurality of beverage sample display units 4 and a beverage sample display on the outer surface of the front door 3 that is attached to an equipment housing (not shown) so as to be opened and closed. Hot beverage selection button 5, iced beverage selection button 6 provided for each unit 4, sugar / milk, coffee raw material increase / decrease button 8, coin insertion slot 9, coin return lever 10, bill insertion slot 11, Display unit 12, door lock 13, beverage outlet 14, door plate 15 for electrically opening and closing the opening of beverage outlet 14, and a change return port 19 are provided at the lower right of the display plate 12. Inside, the beverage outlet 14 is closed with a door plate 15 so that a hand cannot be inserted from the outside (see, for example, Patent Document 1).

JP 2002-245539 A

  By the way, since the beverage selection button of the cup-type beverage vending machine as described above is arranged above the center of the front door, it is impossible when a user such as a child or a wheelchair user purchases a cup beverage. There is a problem that it is difficult for people such as children and wheelchair users to purchase cup beverages because they have to reach out with their posture and push the beverage selection button or buy with the help of others. . In addition, if it takes a long time to take out the finished cup beverage at the beverage outlet, the door plate closes, and there is a risk of pinching a hand or spilling the beverage.

  The present invention has been made to solve the above-described problems, and an object thereof is to provide a cup-type beverage vending machine in which anyone can easily purchase a cup beverage.

In order to achieve the above object, the cup-type beverage vending machine according to claim 1 of the present invention is configured so that when a cup beverage selected by a beverage selection button arranged on the front door is prepared, In the cup-type beverage vending machine that opens the door plate and closes the door plate when the cup beverage is taken out from the beverage outlet,
The beverage selection button is composed of a first beverage selection button group and a second beverage selection button group disposed below the first beverage selection button group and below the center of the front door,
When the cup beverage selected by the first beverage selection button group is taken out from the beverage take-out port, the cup beverage selected by the second beverage selection button group from the time until the door plate is closed becomes the beverage take-out port. Control means is provided for increasing the time until the door plate is closed by a predetermined time when the door plate is removed.

  Moreover, the cup-type drink vending machine which concerns on Claim 2 of this invention is a hot drink designation | designated button which designates the drink to select as a hot drink in the said 2nd drink selection button group in Claim 1 mentioned above, An iced beverage designation button for designating an iced beverage is provided.

  A cup-type beverage vending machine according to claim 3 of the present invention is the beverage sample display unit capable of switching the beverage sample display selected by the beverage selection button in claim 1 described above, and the beverage sample display. A beverage sample switching button for switching the beverage sample display of the unit.

  According to the first aspect of the present invention, when the cup beverage selected by the beverage selection button arranged on the front door is prepared, the beverage outlet door plate is opened and the cup beverage is taken out from the beverage outlet. In the cup-type beverage vending machine which closes the door plate, the beverage selection button is disposed below the first beverage selection button group and the center of the front door below the first beverage selection button group. A second beverage selection button group, and when the cup beverage selected by the first beverage selection button group is taken out from the beverage outlet, the second beverage selection button group is timed until the door plate is closed. When the cup beverage selected in (1) is taken out from the beverage outlet, a control means is provided to increase the time until the door plate is closed by a predetermined time, so that people such as children and wheelchair users can purchase the cup beverage. When selecting the desired beverage, the second beverage selection button group disposed below the center of the front door and below the first beverage selection button group can be selected. There is no need to stretch and press the beverage selection button, or to purchase a beverage with the help of another person, and by using the second beverage selection button group to select the desired beverage, A cup-type beverage vending machine that makes it easy for anyone to purchase cup beverages because it takes a certain amount of time until the door plate is closed after the finished cup beverage is taken out, so there is no need to pinch hands or spill beverages. Can be provided.

  According to the invention of claim 2, the second beverage selection button group includes a hot beverage designation button for designating a beverage to be selected as a hot beverage and an ice beverage designation button for designating an iced beverage. Thus, the number of selection buttons of the second beverage selection button group can be made smaller than the number of selection buttons of the first beverage selection button group, and the degree of freedom of the arrangement position of the second beverage selection button group is expanded. However, it becomes easy to provide a cup-type beverage vending machine in which cup beverages can be easily purchased.

  According to a third aspect of the present invention, the apparatus includes: a beverage sample display unit capable of switching a beverage sample display selected by the beverage selection button; and a beverage sample switching button for switching the beverage sample display of the beverage sample display unit. As a result, the number of selection buttons of the second beverage selection button group can be made smaller than the number of selection buttons of the first beverage selection button group, and the degree of freedom of the arrangement position of the second beverage selection button group is expanded. It becomes easy to provide a cup-type beverage vending machine that anyone can easily purchase a cup beverage.

Front schematic diagram of cup-type beverage vending machine according to Embodiment 1 of the present invention Front schematic view of the front door of the cup-type beverage vending machine shown in FIG. Control block diagram of the cup-type beverage vending machine shown in FIG. Timing chart of the cup-type beverage vending machine shown in FIG. Front schematic view of a cup-type beverage vending machine according to Embodiment 2 of the present invention Control block diagram of the cup-type beverage vending machine shown in FIG. Front schematic diagram of a conventional cup-type beverage vending machine

Hereinafter, preferred embodiments of a cup-type beverage vending machine according to the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the drawings. Note that the present invention is not limited to the embodiments. In addition, the same reference numerals are used for the same configuration as the conventional one.
(Embodiment 1)
FIG. 1 is a front schematic view of a cup-type beverage vending machine according to Embodiment 1 of the present invention, and FIG. 2 is a front schematic view of the cup-type beverage vending machine shown in FIG. .

  The cup-type beverage vending machine 1 is a vending machine that sells various beverages such as coffee and soft drinks in cups. A plurality of beverage sample display units 4 and hot beverage selection buttons 5 provided for each of the beverage sample display units 4 are provided on the upper outer surface of the front door 3 attached to the device housing 2 (see FIG. 2) so as to be openable and closable. A first beverage selection button group), an ice beverage selection button 6 (first beverage selection button group), and a poster panel 7 are provided. Further, at the center of the outer surface of the front door 3, sugar / milk / coffee raw material increase / decrease buttons 8, a coin insertion slot 9, a coin return lever 10, a bill insertion slot 11, a display section 12, a door lock 13, a beverage outlet 14, a door plate 15 is disposed to open and close the opening of the beverage outlet 14 when the door plate opening / closing motor 15m (see FIG. 3) is driven.

  Furthermore, below the center of the outer surface of the front door 3, a plurality of beverage sample display units 17, a beverage selection button 18 (second beverage selection button group) provided for each beverage sample display unit 17, and a beverage selection button 18. Press before selecting a beverage (first press), specify a beverage selected with the beverage selection button 18 as a hot beverage, a hot beverage specification button 16a (second beverage selection button group), and also specify an ice beverage as an iced beverage The button 16b (second beverage selection button group) is provided with a change return port 19 at the lower right.

  Inside the device housing 2, a plurality of cups having the same shape are stacked and accommodated in the vertical direction, and the cup supply unit 21 that sequentially dispenses from the lowermost cup and the cup supplied from the cup supply unit 21 are placed. A cup holder 22 for holding the cup, a cup carrier 23 for conveying the cup holder 22 for holding the cup, a coffee bean canister 24 containing coffee beans as a beverage ingredient, powders such as sugar, cream and cocoa The powder raw material canister 25 containing the raw materials, the hot water tank 26 storing hot water used for preparing beverages, the coffee beans supplied from the coffee bean canister 24 to the ground beans from the hot water tank 26 by the mill 27 The coffee brewer (coffee brewing machine) 28 that extracts the coffee liquor with the supplied hot water, manufactures and stores the ice used when selling iced beverages. Supply unit 29, sugar was supplied to the cup, a cream, is provided with such beverage stirring unit 30 for stirring by rotating by inserting a stirring blade in a coffee solution.

  FIG. 3 shows a control block diagram of the cup-type beverage vending machine 1, and a control unit (control means) 90 for controlling the preparation of beverages in the cup-type beverage vending machine 1 includes a CPU 91 as a central processing unit, A ROM (Read Only Memory) 92 that stores a control program for the CPU 91, a RAM (Random Access Memory) 93 that stores various programs and data necessary for the control of the CPU 91, and a reference clock generator (not shown). ) Until the door plate opening / closing motor 15m is driven to close the door plate 15 after the cup sensor 97 detects that the cup beverage has been taken out from the beverage outlet 14. And a power supply unit 9 having a power circuit for supplying power to each device provided in the cup-type beverage vending machine 1. It is constructed from.

  The control unit 90 also includes a keyboard 96 for inputting various setting data of the cup-type beverage vending machine 1, and a first beverage selection button group (hot) for selecting a beverage purchased by the user of the cup-type beverage vending machine 1. Beverage selection button 5, iced beverage selection button 6), second beverage selection button group (hot beverage designation button 16a, iced beverage designation button 16b, beverage selection button 18), and beverage outlet 14 are provided to prepare a cup beverage. A cup sensor 97 that detects that the beverage outlet 14 has been completed and that a cup beverage has been removed from the beverage outlet 14 and outputs a signal to the control unit 90 is connected.

  Further, the control unit 90 includes a door plate opening / closing motor 15m that opens and closes the door plate 15 electrically, a cup dispensing motor 21m that is provided in the cup supply unit 21 to dispense a cup, and a cup conveyance unit 23 that holds the cup. A cup transport motor 23m for transporting the cup mounting portion 22 is connected.

  In such a configuration, when a cup beverage selected by any beverage selection button arranged on the front door 3 is prepared by the user of the cup-type beverage vending machine 1, the door plate 15 of the beverage outlet 14 is opened. The control for closing the door plate 15 when the cup beverage is taken out from the beverage outlet 14 by the user will be described with reference to the timing chart of FIG. First, when a user of the cup-type beverage vending machine 1 inserts a coin into the coin insertion slot 9, the hot beverage selection button 5 and the iced beverage selection button 6 that can be purchased with the inserted coin amount are turned on, and a beverage sample display portion is displayed. It is displayed that the beverage indicated by 4 can be purchased. When purchasing a beverage that can increase or decrease the ingredient, the user operates the ingredient increase / decrease button 8 according to his / her preference, and then presses the desired hot beverage selection button 5 or the iced beverage selection button 6.

  For example, when the hot beverage selection button 5 is pressed and hot coffee is selected, the control unit 90 energizes the cup dispensing motor 21m of the cup supply unit 21 to dispense the cup, and the dispensed cup is held in the cup mounting unit 22. In the order of preparing the selected beverage, the cup transport motor 23m of the cup transport unit 23 is energized and sequentially transported, and sugar and cream are added to the coffee liquid extracted by the coffee brewer 28. The completed cup beverage is transported to the beverage outlet 14.

  When the completed cup beverage is conveyed to the beverage outlet 14, the cup sensor 97 detects the cup beverage and outputs a cup presence signal to the controller 90, as shown in the timing chart of FIG. The controller 90 opens the door plate 15 of the beverage outlet 14 by driving the door plate opening / closing motor 15m. When the user takes out the cup beverage from the beverage outlet 14, the cup sensor 97 detects that there is no cup beverage at the beverage outlet 14 and outputs a no-cup signal to the controller 90. The controller 90 drives the door plate opening / closing motor 15m to close the door plate 15 of the beverage outlet 14 after a time T1 (for example, 2 seconds) has elapsed since receiving the no-cup signal from the cup sensor 97, thereby allowing the cup-type beverage to be closed. The beverage sales operation of the vending machine 1 ends.

  Also, after a user such as a child or a wheelchair user inserts a coin into the coin slot 9 and presses the hot drink designation button 16a or the ice drink designation button 16b of the drink that can be purchased, the hot drink or the ice drink is designated. When the beverage selection button 18 is pressed, the control unit 90 energizes the cup dispensing motor 21m of the cup supply unit 21 to dispense the cup, and the dispensed cup is held by the cup placing unit 22 to prepare the selected beverage. In this order, the cup transport motor 23m of the cup transport unit 23 is energized and sequentially transported, and the prepared and completed cup beverage is transported to the beverage outlet 14.

  When the completed cup beverage is conveyed to the beverage outlet 14, the cup sensor 97 detects the cup beverage and outputs a cup presence signal to the controller 90 as shown in the timing chart of FIG. The controller 90 opens the door plate 15 of the beverage outlet 14 by driving the door plate opening / closing motor 15m. When the user takes out the cup beverage from the beverage outlet 14, the cup sensor 97 detects that there is no cup beverage at the beverage outlet 14 and outputs a no-cup signal to the controller 90. The controller 90 drives the door plate opening / closing motor 15m and closes the door plate 15 of the beverage outlet 14 by elapse of time T2 (for example, 5 seconds) after receiving the no cup signal from the cup sensor 97. The beverage sales operation of the vending machine 1 ends.

Thus, the cup type that opens the door plate of the beverage outlet when the cup beverage selected by the beverage selection button arranged on the front door is prepared and closes the door plate when the cup beverage is taken out from the beverage outlet In a beverage vending machine, beverage selection buttons are arranged below the first beverage selection button group (hot beverage selection button 5 and iced beverage selection button 6) and below the first beverage selection button group below the center of the front door. The second beverage selection button group (hot beverage designation button 16a, iced beverage designation button 16b, beverage selection button 18), and the cup beverage selected by the hot beverage selection button 5 or the iced beverage selection button 6 When the beverage is taken out from the beverage outlet 14, the hot beverage designation button 16a or the iced beverage designation is made from the time until the door plate opening / closing motor 15m is driven and the door plate 15 is closed. When the cup beverage selected by the beverage selection button 18 is taken out from the beverage outlet 14 after the button 16b is pressed to specify the hot beverage or the iced beverage, the door plate opening / closing motor 15m is driven and the door plate 15 is closed. When a user such as a child or a wheelchair user purchases a cup beverage by providing a control unit 90 that lengthens the predetermined time (for example, 3 seconds), the center of the front door is below the first beverage selection button group. You can select the desired beverage using the second beverage selection button group located at the lower part, so that you can reach out and push the beverage selection button in an unreasonable posture, or with the help of other people It is no longer necessary to purchase beverages, and by selecting the desired beverage using the second beverage selection button group, the door plate is removed from the finished cup beverage at the beverage outlet. Since the time until the Flip is a longer predetermined period of time, there is no such as spilling that and beverages on both sides of the hand, it is possible to provide anyone easy cup type beverage vending machine purchase a cup beverages.
(Embodiment 2)
Next, a cup-type beverage vending machine according to Embodiment 2 of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to FIGS. The same reference numerals are used for the same configurations as those in the first embodiment. In the first embodiment, the second beverage selection button group includes a hot beverage designation button for designating a beverage to be selected as a hot beverage and an ice beverage designation button for designating an iced beverage. Then, a beverage sample display unit that can switch the beverage sample display selected by the beverage selection button, and a beverage sample switching button that switches the beverage sample display of the beverage sample display unit are provided.

  FIG. 5 is a schematic front view of a cup-type beverage vending machine according to Embodiment 2 of the present invention. The cup-type beverage vending machine 40 is provided for each of a plurality of beverage sample display units 4 and beverage sample display units 4 on the upper outer surface of the front door 3 that is attached to an equipment housing (not shown) so as to be openable and closable. A hot beverage selection button 5 (first beverage selection button group) and an iced beverage selection button 6 (first beverage selection button group) are provided. Further, at the center of the outer surface of the front door 3, sugar / milk / coffee raw material increase / decrease buttons 8, a coin insertion slot 9, a coin return lever 10, a bill insertion slot 11, a display section 12, a door lock 13, a beverage outlet 14, a door plate 15 that opens and closes the opening of the beverage outlet 14 when the door plate opening / closing motor 15m (see FIG. 6) is driven is disposed. The beverage sample display unit 4 includes a first-stage beverage sample display unit 4-1, a second-stage beverage sample display unit 4-2, a third-stage beverage sample display unit 4-3, and a fourth-stage beverage sample display unit 4-4. And a plurality of beverage sample display sections, each displaying a different beverage sample.

  Furthermore, below the center of the outer surface of the front door 3, a beverage sample display unit 42 that can switch and display a beverage sample display, and a hot beverage selection button 43 (second beverage selection button) provided for each beverage sample display unit 42. Button group), an iced beverage selection button 44 (second beverage selection button group), a beverage sample display of the beverage sample display unit 42, a hot beverage selection button 43, and a beverage sample switching button 41- 1, 41-2, 41-3, 41-4 (second beverage selection button group), and a change return port 19 is arranged at the lower right. The beverage sample display unit 42 displays, for example, a beverage sample using a liquid crystal display (LCD) as a display device. When the beverage sample switching button 41-1 is pressed, the beverage sample display unit 42 displays the first-stage beverage sample display. The beverage sample displayed in the section 4-1 is displayed, and the beverage corresponding to the beverage sample displayed in the first-stage beverage sample display section 4-1 is also displayed in the hot beverage selection button 43 and the iced beverage selection button 44. Switchable to select.

  When the beverage sample switching button 41-2 is pressed, the beverage sample display unit 42 displays the beverage sample displayed in the second-stage beverage sample display unit 4-2, and selects the hot beverage selection button 43 and the iced beverage selection. The button 44 is also switched so that a beverage corresponding to the beverage sample displayed in the second-stage beverage sample display unit 4-2 can be selected. The same applies when the beverage sample switching button 41-3 and the beverage sample switching button 41-4 are pressed.

  FIG. 6 is a control block diagram of the cup-type beverage vending machine 40. The second beverage selection button group and the beverage sample display unit are different from the configuration of the first embodiment shown in FIG. Beverage sample display for displaying a beverage sample using a beverage sample switching button 41-1, 41-2, 41-3, 41-4, a hot beverage selection button 43, an iced beverage selection button 44, a liquid crystal display (LCD), etc. The unit 42 and the like are connected.

  With such a configuration, when a user of the cup-type beverage vending machine 40 inserts a coin into the coin slot 9, the hot beverage selection button 5 and the iced beverage selection button 6 that can be purchased with the inserted coin amount are lit, and the beverage sample It is displayed that the beverage shown on the display unit 4 can be purchased. When purchasing a beverage that can increase or decrease the ingredient, the user operates the ingredient increase / decrease button 8 according to his / her preference, and then presses the desired hot beverage selection button 5 or the iced beverage selection button 6.

  For example, when the hot beverage selection button 5 is pressed and hot coffee is selected, the control unit 90 energizes the cup dispensing motor 21m of the cup supply unit 21 to dispense the cup, and the dispensed cup is held in the cup mounting unit 22. In the order of preparing the selected beverage, the cup transport motor 23m of the cup transport unit 23 is energized and sequentially transported, and sugar and cream are added to the coffee liquid extracted by the coffee brewer 28. The completed cup beverage is transported to the beverage outlet 14.

  When the completed cup beverage is conveyed to the beverage outlet 14, the cup sensor 97 detects the cup beverage and outputs a cup presence signal to the controller 90, as shown in the timing chart of FIG. The controller 90 opens the door plate 15 of the beverage outlet 14 by driving the door plate opening / closing motor 15m. When the user takes out the cup beverage from the beverage outlet 14, the cup sensor 97 detects that there is no cup beverage at the beverage outlet 14 and outputs a no-cup signal to the controller 90. The controller 90 drives the door plate opening / closing motor 15m to close the door plate 15 of the beverage outlet 14 after a time T1 (for example, 2 seconds) has elapsed since receiving the no-cup signal from the cup sensor 97, thereby allowing the cup-type beverage to be closed. The beverage sales operation of the vending machine 1 ends.

  In addition, a user such as a child or a wheelchair user inserts a coin into the coin slot 9, and any one of the beverage sample switching buttons 41-1, 41-2, 41-3, 41-4, for example, beverage sample switching. When the button 41-2 is pressed, the beverage sample displayed in the second-stage beverage sample display unit 4-2 is displayed on the beverage sample display unit 42, and the hot beverage selection button 43 and the iced beverage selection button 44 are also displayed in the second mode. It switches so that the drink matched with the drink sample currently displayed on the corrugated drink sample display part 4-2 can be selected. When the hot beverage selection button 43 or the iced beverage selection button 44 that can be purchased is pressed, the control unit 90 energizes the cup dispensing motor 21m of the cup supply unit 21 to dispense the cup, and the dispensed cup is the cup placement unit. The cup beverage motor 23m of the cup transport section 23 is energized and sequentially transported in the order in which the selected beverage is prepared, and the prepared and completed cup beverage is transported to the beverage outlet 14.

  When the completed cup beverage is conveyed to the beverage outlet 14, the cup sensor 97 detects the cup beverage and outputs a cup presence signal to the controller 90 as shown in the timing chart of FIG. The controller 90 opens the door plate 15 of the beverage outlet 14 by driving the door plate opening / closing motor 15m. When the user takes out the cup beverage from the beverage outlet 14, the cup sensor 97 detects that there is no cup beverage at the beverage outlet 14 and outputs a no-cup signal to the controller 90. The controller 90 drives the door plate opening / closing motor 15m and closes the door plate 15 of the beverage outlet 14 by elapse of time T2 (for example, 5 seconds) after receiving the no cup signal from the cup sensor 97. The beverage sales operation of the vending machine 40 ends.

  In this way, the second beverage selection button group is composed of the beverage sample switching buttons 41-1, 41-2, 41-3, 41-4, the hot beverage selection button 43, and the iced beverage selection button 44, and a liquid crystal display (LCD) ) And the like, even if the beverage sample display unit 42 that displays the beverage sample is switched by the beverage sample switching buttons 41-1, 41-2, 41-3, 41-4, any person such as a child or a wheelchair user However, it is possible to provide a cup-type beverage vending machine that facilitates the purchase of cup beverages.

In addition, you may make it push the order which pushes the drink sample switch button 41-1, 41-2, 41-3, 41-4 before throwing a coin into the coin slot 9.
The time from when the cup sensor 97 detects that the cup beverage has been taken out from the beverage outlet 14 until the door plate opening / closing motor 15m is driven and the door plate 15 of the beverage outlet 14 begins to close is determined by the keyboard 96. You can change to any time by operating.

  Furthermore, when the beverage to be purchased is selected by operating the second beverage selection button group, the illumination intensity of the beverage selection button for displaying the beverage that can be purchased is increased, or the button operation is guided by voice. Also good.

1 Cup-type beverage vending machine 3 Front door 4 Beverage sample display 5 Hot beverage selection button (first beverage selection button group)
6 Ice beverage selection buttons (first beverage selection buttons)
14 Beverage outlet 15 Door plate 16a Hot beverage designation button (second beverage selection button group)
16b Ice drink designation button (second drink selection button group)
18 Beverage selection buttons (second beverage selection buttons)
40 Cup-type beverage vending machine 41-1 Beverage sample switching button (second beverage selection button group)
41-2 Beverage sample switching button (second beverage selection button group)
41-3 Beverage sample switching button (second beverage selection button group)
41-4 Beverage sample switching button (second beverage selection button group)
42 Beverage sample display section 43 Hot beverage selection button (second beverage selection button group)
44 Ice drink selection buttons (second drink selection buttons)
90 Control unit (control means)
97 Cup sensor

Claims (3)

A cup-type beverage that opens the door plate of the beverage outlet when the cup beverage selected by the beverage selection button arranged on the front door is prepared and closes the door plate when the cup beverage is taken out from the beverage outlet. In vending machines,
The beverage selection button is composed of a first beverage selection button group and a second beverage selection button group disposed below the first beverage selection button group and below the center of the front door,
When the cup beverage selected by the first beverage selection button group is taken out from the beverage take-out port, the cup beverage selected by the second beverage selection button group from the time until the door plate is closed becomes the beverage take-out port. A cup-type beverage vending machine provided with a control means for prolonging the time until the door plate is closed by a predetermined time when the door plate is taken out.   The said 2nd drink selection button group is provided with the hot drink designation | designated button which designates the drink to select as a hot drink, and the ice drink designation | designated button which designates an iced drink. Cup-type beverage vending machine.   The beverage sample display part which can switch the drink sample display selected with the said drink selection button, and the drink sample switch button which switches the drink sample display of this drink sample display part are provided. The cup-type beverage vending machine described.

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