JP5560656B2 - Automatic rice milling system - Google Patents

Description

  The present invention relates to an automatic rice milling system that performs fully automatic rice milling processing for brown rice brought by a user by a settlement method based on pre-charging in a predetermined amount unit.

  As shown in Patent Document 1, a charging hopper for receiving input brown rice, a rice milling machine that takes in a predetermined amount of brown rice as a handling unit from the input brown rice in the input hopper, and scours it, and the like. An automatic rice milling system is known in which a certain amount of money is withdrawn from a cash input unit to fully brown rice.

  This automatic rice milling system puts brown rice brought by the user into the input hopper, puts the cash equivalent to the fee into the fee gate, and sets the rice mill, and then withdraws the specified amount for pre-charging and transfers it By taking a predetermined amount of brown rice from the input hopper by the mechanism and automatically processing a unit of rice for one unit as a handling unit, repeating the fixed amount charging by this unit rice processing and the quantitative intake from the input hopper, the input brown rice Can be received from the white rice tank for paying out, and surplus cash that has been deducted while being charged in the charge port is returned from the return port.

  In this case, if the input amount is insufficient, the unit rice processing is started after waiting for additional input of cash. In addition, by applying electronic payment using a magnetic recording card or IC card instead of cash input, it is possible to use an automatic rice milling system with a withdrawal at each billing. Similarly, the application of a proximity contactless IC card including a mobile phone allows the IC card or the like to be used as a contactless input / output unit of the settlement apparatus without requiring cumbersome handling associated with the insertion of cash and special operations when using the card. The automatic rice milling system can be used with a simple operation just by holding it.

JP 2009-9370 A

  However, in the case of a proximity type non-contact IC card including a mobile phone, the amount until the total amount of brown rice that has been input is milled, every time the unit rice milling process is performed, due to the withdrawal of a predetermined amount for pre-charging. The operation of holding an IC card etc. over the contact input / output unit is necessary, and the problem that it cannot withstand trouble is unavoidable. The problem remained.

  It is an object of the present invention to require a cumbersome operation such as holding an IC card or the like over a non-contact input / output unit at any time in an automatic rice milling system that performs a fully automatic rice milling process with a prepaid payment method using a predetermined amount of input brown rice as a handling unit. It is another object of the present invention to provide an automatic rice milling system that can be easily used by a proximity non-contact IC card including a mobile phone.

The invention according to claim 1 is equipped with a rice hopper for receiving the input brown rice, taking in a predetermined amount of input brown rice as a handling unit from the input hopper, and performing a whitening process, and the operation of this rice polishing apparatus is input. a control Gosuru controller with the residual range of brown rice, in an automatic rice system including a payment instrument to settle a predetermined charge amount as a condition for operation of the fine rice apparatus this, the payment means, the proximity type contactless IC A tray-like non-contact input / output unit that settles a charge amount by proximity non-contact communication with the proximity non-contact IC chip while stably holding the proximity non-contact IC chip carrier including the mobile phone incorporating the chip And a cash settlement unit for cash settlement with a change dispensing function, and an electronic money settlement unit for electronic settlement of the charge amount of the IC chip carrier. The billing amount is settled in the electronic money settlement unit and performs paying out control processing in cash by the cash payment unit.

In the above automatic rice milling system, when brown rice is put into the input hopper, the rice milling device takes in the brown rice of the handling unit from the input hopper and is whitened on condition that a predetermined amount of charge is settled by the payment means. By placing a proximity type non-contact IC chip carrier including a mobile phone in the non-contact input / output unit of the IC, the IC chip carrier is stably held, so that it is possible to settle the billing amount at any time by proximity non-contact communication Become.

According to a second aspect of the present invention, in the configuration of the first aspect, the control unit places the proximity non-contact IC chip carrier on a tray-shaped non-contact input / output unit, and charges are deducted by the electronic money settlement unit. When the non-contact input / output unit detects the removal of the proximity non-contact IC chip carrier during rice milling operation, when a new cash is inserted, the subsequent charge reduction is switched from the electronic money settlement unit to the cash settlement unit If it is detected that the proximity-type non-contact IC chip carrier is placed on the tray-like non-contact input / output unit during the rice-milling operation in the cash settlement unit, the subsequent deduction of the charge is cashed It is characterized by performing a control process for continuing the rice milling operation by switching from the settlement unit to the electronic money settlement unit .

In the automatic rice milling system according to the first aspect of the present invention, when brown rice is introduced into the input hopper, the rice milling device takes in the brown rice of the handling unit from the input hopper and is whitened on condition that a predetermined amount of charge is settled by the settlement means. By placing the proximity type non-contact IC chip carrier including the mobile phone on the tray-like non-contact input / output unit of the settlement means, the IC chip carrier is stably held . Since settlement is possible at any time, the rice milling device repeatedly operates in the residual area of the input brown rice, so that there is no need for the troublesome operation of holding the proximity type non-contact IC chip carrier over the non-contact input / output unit each time charging is performed. Milling can be easily continued to the end by simply placing it on the tray-like non-contact input / output unit.
In addition, when the rice milling process is incomplete due to a trouble with the rice milling device, even if it has already been electronically settled by pre-billing by the electronic money settlement unit, it will be returned in cash from the cash settlement unit. It is possible to solve the problem of charge return in a fully automatic system in which electronic payment is made.

In addition to the effect of the first aspect, the automatic rice milling system according to the second aspect of the invention adds coins when the proximity type non-contact IC chip carrier including the mobile phone is taken out from the tray-like non-contact input / output unit during the rice milling operation. The operation is continued by the additional input, and when the proximity-type non-contact IC chip carrier including the mobile phone is returned to the tray-like non-contact input / output unit, the rice-milling operation by the electronic money settlement unit can be continued. Mobile phone can be used.

System configuration diagram of a configuration example of an automatic rice milling system Rice milling system development diagram of rice milling equipment Operation panel layout in the guest room Perspective view of cash settlement unit Control flow chart of automatic rice milling system Control flowchart of processing for handling interruption of mobile phone payment Flowchart control process for return payment

Embodiments specifically configured based on the above technical idea will be described below with reference to the drawings.
As shown in FIG. 1, the automatic rice milling system 1 is based on a rice milling apparatus A consisting of a set of equipment until the rice browning is performed after receiving the introduced brown rice, and each machine of the rice milling apparatus A. Correspondingly, the control device B includes a control device B, an operation condition setting unit C for setting operation conditions of the rice milling device A, and a billing settlement device D for processing the rice milling fee.

  More specifically, the rice milling apparatus A removes foreign substances such as the input hopper 2 that receives the supplied brown rice and feeds it in a predetermined amount, and stones in the brown rice as shown in the development diagram of the rice polishing system in FIG. The brown rice is refined by a stone remover 3 for sorting, a rice mill 4 for whitening brown rice, a white rice tank 5 for discharging milled rice, and an elevator 6 connecting between them. The throwing hopper 2 includes a throwing restriction door 2 a, a brown rice presence / absence detection sensor 2 b that detects the presence or absence of brown rice in the throwing hopper 2, and a rotary valve 2 c that feeds the brown rice in the throwing hopper 2.

  The control device B is provided with an operation control function of each device of the automatic rice milling system 1 in order to whiten the input brown rice according to various conditions such as use conditions and device conditions. A control function suitable for settlement is provided and configured. The operating condition setting unit C is a switch button for setting usage conditions, for example, “upper white”, “standard”, “eight” for specifying the degree of whitening, as shown in the operation panel sketch of the guest room part of FIG. ”And the control device B controls the rice milling apparatus A according to the conditions.

As shown in FIGS. 3 and 4 , the billing settlement apparatus D includes a coin insertion slot 11a, a cash settlement unit D1 having a coin determination storage unit 11 with a change dispensing unit 12, a magnetic recording card, an IC card, and the like. The electronic money settlement unit D2 is configured, and the control device B withdraws the usage fee according to the amount of polished rice in various forms. In particular, the electronic money settlement unit D2 uses the proximity of the proximity type non-contact IC chip carrier K in which the proximity type non-contact IC chip such as a mobile phone or an IC card is incorporated in order to perform the electronic settlement of the billing amount while stably holding it. A tray-like non-contact input / output unit 7 for inputting / outputting memory data by proximity type non-contact communication with a type non-contact IC chip is provided.

Next, with regard to the automatic rice milling system 1 configured as described above, a specific linkage operation of each device based on the control function of the control device B will be described.
FIG. 5 is a control flowchart of the automatic rice milling system 1 in the case of making an electronic payment with a mobile phone.
First, voice guidance such as “Put a mobile phone on a tray or insert coins” by the control process in Step 1 (hereinafter abbreviated as “S1”) that provides voice guidance according to the user's entry. Then, when the mobile phone K is placed on the tray-like non-contact input / output unit 7, the initial charge (for the first unit price) is withdrawn and the door 2a of the charging hopper 2 is opened (S2 to S4). ) When brought grains such as brown rice are introduced into the input hopper 2 and the milling degree is set, the rice milling operation is started (S5 to S7). It is taken in and is subjected to a stone removal process by a stone remover 3, and then whitened by a rice mill 4 and stored in a white rice tank 5. This milled grain can be taken out from the take-out port 5a by the user's operation.

  When the operation for a predetermined time is performed on the grain for one unit price, the next one unit price is withdrawn from the mobile phone K except when the withdrawal is impossible, and this is the brown rice presence / absence detection sensor 2b of the input hopper 2. Until the non-grain is detected, the non-contact input / output unit 7 is repeatedly pulled from the mobile phone K (S8 to S11). When the brown rice presence / absence detection sensor 2b detects the absence of grain, the process enters an end operation process (S12, S13). In the ending operation process, first, the rotary valve 2c is stopped, and then the milling of the residual grains in the elevator 6, the stone remover 3, and the rice mill 4 is performed. When the set time end operation process is performed, the operation is stopped.

  In this way, in the automatic rice milling system, when brown rice is introduced into the input hopper 2, the rice milling apparatus takes in the processed unit of brown rice from the input hopper 2 on the condition that a predetermined amount of charge is settled by the settlement means, and at this time The settlement means mounts the proximity type non-contact IC chip carrier K including the mobile phone on the tray-like non-contact input / output unit 7, so that the IC chip carrier K can be stably held by proximity non-contact communication. Since the settlement of the billing is performed, the control unit B repeatedly operates the rice milling apparatus within the remaining range of the introduced brown rice. Therefore, the rice milling is continued without requiring an operation of holding the proximity type non-contact IC chip carrier over the non-contact input / output unit.

  Further, when the mobile phone is removed from the non-contact input / output unit 7 during the rice milling operation, the non-contact input / output of the billing settlement apparatus D is shown in the control flowchart of the mobile phone settlement interruption handling process in FIG. In response to detection of removal of the mobile phone by the unit 7 (S21), the control is transferred to the cash settlement unit D1, and a control process for continuing the rice milling operation (S22, S23) except when no coin is inserted is provided. It is possible to deal with a case where a mobile phone is taken out from the billing settlement apparatus D and used.

  Further, in the case of an abnormal stop due to some equipment trouble during the rice milling operation, as shown in the control flowchart of the return amount settlement process in FIG. In this case, the input cash is returned from the change dispensing unit 12 by the return control of the cash settlement unit D1 (S32, S32a), and in the case of the mobile phone K, the return amount calculated by the change control is returned from the change dispensing unit 12 as cash change. By configuring the control process (S33 to S35), the problem of refund settlement after electronic money billing can be solved.

  In addition, if the brown rice is not inserted even after the coin is inserted, a suspicious person error signal is output when the detection by the human detection means is stopped, and an emergency call including video camera information is performed by this suspicious person error signal. A control process for operating the security alarm system is provided. The suspicious person error signal includes a case where a digital signal of a specific part such as an input / output terminal of the controller changes to ON or OFF, or a state change of a virtual signal on software.

  For example, when the automatic rice milling system is on standby, a suspicious person error signal is generated when a door open / close signal is detected by opening / closing operation of the door 2a of the loading hopper 2. By operating the security alarm system based on such abnormal changes, it is possible to quickly resolve the case by a suspicious person without requiring high-cost equipment by a solid locking mechanism for the door 2a. Food safety can be ensured against abnormal behavior by the elderly.

  In addition, with an operation unit using a liquid crystal touch panel and a transparent window for protecting the screen, the administrator needs to remove the transparent window to touch the maintenance screen. The parts that have reached the maintenance time are displayed as maintenance information on the screen in a number list or lamp. For example, when it is time to clean the rice mill, the corresponding lamp is turned on. The lamp display is configured so as not to give a sense of incongruity to the user and easy to understand for the system administrator.

  By displaying such maintenance information in the normal standby screen, the maintenance location can be easily recognized and maintenance work can be started quickly without requiring the troublesome operation of removing the transparent window. It is possible to improve the efficiency of maintenance and collection work required for each management of the system.

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Automatic rice milling system 2 Input hopper 2a Door 2b Sensor 3 Stone remover 4 Rice milling machine 7 Non-contact input / output part 11 Coin discrimination storing part 12 Change paying part A Rice milling apparatus B Control apparatus C Operating condition setting part D Billing settlement apparatus D1 Cash settlement Department D2 Electronic Money Settlement Department K Proximity Contactless IC Chip Carrier

Claims (2)

A rice milling apparatus (A) which has a charging hopper (2) for receiving the input brown rice, takes a predetermined amount of the input brown rice as a handling unit from the charging hopper (2), and performs a whitening process, and the rice milling apparatus (A) a control Gosuru control unit residual range of the operation turned brown rice (B), automatic consisting settlement means to settle the predetermined charge amount as a condition for operation of the fine rice device this (a) (D) rice In the system,
The settlement means (D) maintains a proximity non-contact IC chip carrier (K) including a mobile phone incorporating a proximity non-contact IC chip in a stable manner, and is in proximity non-contact with the proximity non-contact IC chip. A tray-shaped non-contact input / output unit (7) for settlement of a billed amount by communication, a cash settlement unit (D1) for cash settlement with a change dispensing function, and the IC chip carrier (K) An electronic money settlement unit (D2) for electronic payment of the amount of money,
When the rice milling apparatus (A) stops operating due to equipment malfunction , the automatic rice milling is characterized in that the cash settlement unit (D1) performs a control process of paying out the charged amount settled by the electronic money settlement unit (D2). system. The control unit (B) places the proximity-type non-contact IC chip carrier (K) on the tray-like non-contact input / output unit (7) and performs rice milling operation by debiting the charge by the electronic money settlement unit (D2). In the case where the non-contact input / output unit (7) detects the removal of the proximity non-contact IC chip carrier (K), when a new cash is inserted, the electronic money settlement unit (D2) Is switched to the cash settlement unit (D1) to continue the rice milling operation. During the rice milling operation in the cash settlement unit (D1), the proximity non-contact IC chip carrier (K) is connected to the tray-shaped non-contact input / output unit (7 And a control process for continuing the rice milling operation by switching from the cash settlement unit (D1) to the electronic money settlement unit (D2). The automatic rice milling system according to 1 .

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