JPH0121416Y2 - - Google Patents

Description

[Detailed Description of the Invention] [Purpose of the Invention] (Field of Industrial Application) The present invention relates to an accident code display device for automatic equipment such as a vending machine, a money changer, or a pachinko ball lending machine.

(Prior Art) Conventionally, in automatic devices such as vending machines, if a product or coin corresponding to accepted coins is not dispensed accurately, or if a predetermined amount of change is not dispensed, a sensor is used. If an abnormality occurs,
Alternatively, when an accident occurs such as a power outage, an accident code (e.g., number, symbol, or letter) corresponding to the nature of the accident can be sent to the aircraft in order to notify the operator of the automatic equipment that the accident has occurred. It is displayed on the internal display.

(Problem that the invention seeks to solve) Here, when an accident occurs in automatic equipment such as a vending machine, there are two types of accidents: one that occurs before money is accepted, and one that occurs after money is accepted. If an accident occurs after accepting money, the manager of the automatic equipment must take into account the money products or change that should be handed over to the customer and must deal with the accident carefully. For this reason, the manager of the equipment, etc. suffers mental pain, and it also takes time to respond to customers.
However, if an accident occurs before money is accepted, the manager of the equipment, etc. does not have to worry about the delivery of money or goods to the customer since the equipment has not yet accepted the money, and can handle the situation with ease mentally. In this way, if it can be immediately determined whether the accident occurred after the money was received or before the money was received, subsequent measures can be taken smoothly.

However, in this conventional automatic equipment, the accident code corresponding to the details of the accident was simply displayed continuously on the display inside the equipment, so the administrator of the equipment, etc.
A glance at the accident code on the display indicates whether the accident occurred before the coins were accepted or after the coins were accepted. The problem is that it is difficult to distinguish just by looking at it.

This invention was created in view of the above problems.
Allows a manager of automatic equipment to easily detect whether an accident with the equipment occurred before the coins were accepted or after the coins were accepted. The purpose of this invention is to provide an accident code display device for automatic equipment such as vending machines.

[Structure of the idea]

(Means for solving the problem) The present invention accepts coins, dispenses desired coins or products, etc. to the coins, dispenses change when necessary, and responds to the nature of the accident when an accident occurs. In an automatic device such as a vending machine that is equipped with a display device that displays the details of the accident using a code, an accident determination unit that determines whether the accident occurred after the money was received, and a determination from the accident determination unit. As a result of the output, only the accident code is continuously displayed on the display when the accident occurs before the money is accepted, and when the accident occurs after the money is accepted, the accident code and transaction details are sequentially and repeatedly displayed. This is an accident code display device equipped with a display control section.

(Function) In this invention, the accident determination unit determines whether or not the accident occurred after the coins were accepted, and if the accident occurred before the coins were accepted, only the accident code is continuously displayed on the display by the display control unit. However, if the accident occurs after the money has been accepted, the display control section repeatedly displays the accident code and transaction details on the display.

(Embodiment) The configuration of an embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings regarding a pachinko ball rental machine.

In FIG. 1, reference numeral 1 denotes a banknote discriminating unit which determines whether the inserted banknote is appropriate or not, and its denomination.

Reference numeral 2 denotes a coin discrimination section, which discriminates whether the inserted coin is proper or not, and the denomination, etc. Then, both discriminators 1 and 2 output information signals regarding banknotes or coins.

3 is a selection section where a customer using the ball lending machine selects the desired quantity or amount of balls to be borrowed and exchange of banknotes or coins; for example, "200 yen worth";
It has four pushbuttons: ``500 yen'', ``1000 yen'', and ``Exchange'', and the information is output when these pushbuttons are operated.

4 is a dispensing bill counting section, 5 is a dispensing coin counting section,
These counting units 4 and 5 each count the number of change, exchangeable bills, or exchangeable coins thrown out, and output the information.

Reference numeral 6 denotes a thrown ball counting section which counts the number of balls thrown out, and each time a ball worth 100 yen is thrown out, it counts as "1" and outputs the information.

Reference numeral 7 denotes a sensor abnormality detection section which detects an abnormality in the banknote discriminating section 1 or the coin discriminating section 2 before inserting money, and outputs the information.

Reference numeral 8 denotes a ball remaining amount detection unit that detects that the number of balls is less than a predetermined number and outputs the information.

Reference numeral 9 denotes a banknote shortage detection unit, and 10 denotes a coin shortage detection unit, and these detection units 9 and 10 detect that the amount of stored coins dispensed as change, exchangeable bills, or exchangeable coins has become less than a predetermined amount. and output that information.

Reference numeral 11 denotes a power failure detection unit, which notifies that the application of voltage from the power supply has stopped or the flow of current has stopped after the power is restored, and outputs the information. and,
The banknote discrimination section 1, the coin discrimination section 2, the selection section 3, the dispensed bill counting section 4, the dispensed coin counter 5, the dispensed ball counter 6, the sensor abnormality detection section 7, the ball remaining amount detection section 8,
Information signals from the bill shortage detection section 9, the coin shortage detection section 10, and the power outage detection section 11 are input to the operation control section 12, respectively.

The operation control section 12 controls the operation of the equipment, and when an accident occurs, outputs an accident code preset according to the nature of the accident as a signal.

Reference numeral 13 denotes an accident determination unit which inputs accident code information from the operation control unit 12 as a signal, and determines, depending on the nature of the accident, that the accident occurred at a time before currency such as money or pseudo money was accepted. It is determined whether the currency is current or after the currency was received, and the determined information is output to the display control section 14, which will be described later.

The display control section 14 receives the transaction details output from the operation control section 12 as well as the output from the accident determination section 13 . If the accident occurs before currency is accepted, only the accident code information is continuously output. If the accident occurs after coins have been accepted, the accident code information, the type and number of coins inserted, the type and number of coins dispensed for change or currency exchange, and the number of balls thrown out are sequentially repeated. Output. This display control section 1
The information signal from 4 is input to a display 15 provided inside the aircraft.

The display 15 continuously displays only the accident code before the money is accepted, and repeatedly displays the accident code and transaction details when the accident occurs after the money is accepted.

16 is a ball throwing unit which receives a throwing command from the operation control unit 12 and throws out a ball.

17 is a bill dispensing section, and 18 is a coin dispensing section. Both dispensing sections 17 and 18 dispense banknotes or coins by inputting a dispensing command from the operation control section 12.

Next, the operation of this embodiment will be explained.

During standby before coins are inserted into the ball lending machine, the sensor abnormality detection section 7 detects whether there is an abnormality in the banknote discrimination section 1 or the coin discrimination section 2, and when there is no abnormality, no signal is output. When there is an abnormality, a signal is output to the operation control section 12. When the operation control section 12 receives the signal, it refuses to accept the banknotes or coins. At the same time, a preset signal (accident code) is sent to the accident determination unit 1.
Output to 3. In this accident determination section 13,
Based on the input accident code, it is determined whether the accident occurred before or after the currency was accepted.

Now, for example, suppose that the preset accident code when the sensor of the bill discriminating section 1 is abnormal is "1", and the preset accident code of the coin discriminating section 2 is "2" indicating that the sensor is abnormal. If there is an abnormality only in the sensor of the coin discrimination unit 2, for example, all the accident codes after accepting coins are set to 10.
(The number of accident codes set in advance is theoretically the number of codes for possible types of accidents.In reality, it is easier to understand if the codes are not set consecutively, but are classified into several types of accidents and the codes are determined. ) With the above settings, the accident determination section 13 determines whether the accident code from the operation control section 12 is "10" or more. Since the current value is "2" and is less than "9", it is determined that the accident occurred before the acceptance of currency, and the display control unit 14 uses the output to display "E...2" on the display 15 as shown in FIG. ” is displayed continuously.

Further, when a customer uses the device, when the operation of the device is completed normally and the number of balls is less than a preset number, the remaining ball amount detection unit 8 outputs that information. In addition, even if it is detected that the number of balls has fallen below a certain amount while the customer is using the ball, that is, while throwing out rented balls, the ball throwing operation will continue.
Continue until the operation is completed. Then, the operation control unit 12 sets, for example, "3" as the accident code.
is output to the accident determination section 13. Then, in the same manner as described above, the accident determination unit 13 determines whether or not the number is "10" or more. The current value is "3" and is less than "9", and the display 15 displays "E..." via the display control unit 14.
3" is displayed continuously. Similarly, after the customer's operation is completed, when the banknote shortage detection unit 9 detects that the amount of stored banknotes is less than the preset number, it outputs "E...4" and the amount of stored coins is set in advance. When the coin shortage detection unit 10 detects that the number of coins is less than the specified number, "E...5" is continuously displayed on the display 15.

If multiple accidents occur at the same time, the code of the first accident determined in the priority order is displayed on the display 15 according to the predetermined priority order, indicating that there are multiple accidents. will be displayed. Incidentally, in the case of a plurality of accidents, a separate switch may be provided and a plurality of accident codes may be displayed repeatedly by operating the switch.

Next, an explanation will be given of an accident that occurs after the customer inserts money until the ball supply and change dispensing operations are completed.

Consider a case where a customer inserts a 10,000 yen bill and requests 1,000 yen worth of balls. Now, when the customer operates the selection button for 1000 yen, the operation control unit 12 will
A comparison is made between 10,000 yen (the amount of the banknote) and 1,000 (the amount of the ball), and in this case, since a ball with an amount less than the input amount was selected, the operation control unit 12 causes the ball dispensing unit 16 to A command to throw out a ball is output, and the ball throwing unit 16 throws out balls worth 100 yen in one operation as described above. Then, the balls are counted by the thrown ball counting section 6, and the ball throwing operation is continued until the counted value reaches "10".

On the other hand, the operation control unit 12 outputs a command to the bill dispensing section 17 to dispense nine 1000 yen bills as change, and the bill dispensing section 17 dispenses 1000 yen bills one by one. The number of dispensed bills is counted by the dispensed bill counter 4. In this case, if a bill dispensing abnormality occurs and, for example, only eight 1,000 yen bills are dispensed, the operation control unit 1
2 outputs a code indicating a banknote throwing accident, for example "10", to the accident determination section 13. This accident determination unit 13 determines whether or not it is "10" or more.
Since it has now been determined that the value is "10" or more, the accident determination unit 13 determines that the accident occurred after accepting currency, and the display control unit 14 inputs the details of the current transaction from the operation control unit 12. Then, the accident code, the deposit denomination and number of coins, the withdrawal denomination and number of coins, and the number of balls thrown out are displayed on the display 15 at regular intervals, in this case, repeatedly every 1 second. indicate. In other words, as shown in Figure 3, "E...
10” “1 1” “7 8” “9 10” “E...10”
"1 1"... is displayed. At this time, the numbers on the left mean the following, and the numbers on the right mean the number or number of times.

1... 10,000 yen bill inserted 2... 5,000 yen bill inserted 3... 1,000 yen bill inserted 4... 500 yen bill inserted 5... 500 yen coin inserted 6... 100 yen coin inserted 7... 1,000 yen bill thrown out 8 ... 100 yen coin throw 9 ... Ball throw By doing the above, the manager can see that the display 15 inside is changing repeatedly.
It is possible to immediately sense that an accident has occurred after accepting coins, and since the display is constantly changing, it is possible to easily sense which accident has occurred.

Similarly, if an accident occurs when a change coin is thrown out, the accident code is "11", and if a ball is thrown out, "12" is displayed as the accident code on the display 15, and at the same time, the details of the transaction at that time are also displayed on the display 15. are displayed sequentially.

Next, a case will be described in which a power outage occurs and the power is restored after the customer inserts currency and before performing the selection operation. For example, after inserting a 1000 yen bill,
When the above situation occurs, the power outage detection unit 11
outputs a signal to the operation control section 12. Then, the operation control section 12 outputs "13" to the accident determination section 13 as an accident code. As a result, the display shows “E…
…13,” “3 1,” “E…13,” and “3 1” are repeated, and the accident code and transaction details (no selection operation is performed, so there is no deposit of money or goods, only the insertion of coins) ) is displayed.

Note that if there is a power outage before the money is inserted and the power is restored while the customer is not present, the operation control unit 12 will not output an accident code because no particular trouble will occur.

Further, in this embodiment, the number of digits on the display 15 is set to six digits, but this is to display the total value of transactions for one day, and the number of digits on the display 15 is set by a separately provided switch. The number of digits displayed on this display 15 can be set arbitrarily.

[Effect of idea]

According to the present invention, the accident display of automatic equipment such as vending machines is displayed in different forms depending on whether before and after accepting currency, so the person in charge of the automatic equipment only needs to look at the display on the display at a glance. It is possible to immediately detect whether an accident has occurred after accepting coins. As a result, if an accident occurs before money is accepted, there is no need to consider the products to be delivered to the customer, making it easier mentally.If an accident occurs after money is accepted, the accident code and transaction details are alternately displayed on the display. This allows for easy understanding and quick response to customers.

[Brief explanation of drawings]

Fig. 1 is a block diagram of an accident code display device for a ball lending machine showing one embodiment of the present invention; FIG. 3 is a front view of the display device showing the display format in the case of an accident occurring after coins have been inserted. 13... Accident determination section, 14... Display control section, 1
5...Indicator.

Claims (1)

[Scope of request for utility model registration] Accepting coins, dispensing the desired coins or products, etc. to the coins, dispensing change when necessary, and reporting the details of the accident using a code corresponding to the content of the accident when an accident occurs. In an automatic device such as a vending machine that is equipped with a display that displays, there is an accident discriminator that determines whether or not the above-mentioned accident occurred after the currency was accepted, and a discriminative output from this accident discriminator that causes the display to display the information on the display. , a display control unit that continuously displays only the accident code when the accident occurs before the money is accepted, and repeatedly displays the accident code and transaction details when the accident occurs after the money is accepted. An accident code display device characterized by: