JPH02171888A - Card selling system for automatic vending machine - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE:To purchase a commodity by a magnetic card and to sell the magnetic card as the commodity by providing a magnetic reader / writer and a magnetic card issuing device. CONSTITUTION:A settlement of accounts processor 20 decides processing as the processing of the magnetic card according to an interruption signal from a magnetic reader / writer 19. According to an amount read from the magnetic card to be sent from the magnetic reader / writer 19 and other information, it is decided whether the settlement of accounts can be executed or not. When the settlement of accounts can be executed, the display part of the commodity is turned on. When the magnetic card is selected by selection buttons 4a-4d, an issue command is put out to a magnetic card issuing device 22. The magnetic card issuing device 22 takes out one magnetic card from a card holder and reads a prescribed code from the second magnetic recording area of the magnetic card through a magnetic head. Then, a code is read from a ROM23 and when the both codes are coincident, the amount and the other necessary matters are written to the first magnetic recording area of the magnetic card and issue processing is executed.

Description

[Detailed Description of the Invention] [Field of Industrial Application] The present invention relates to a card sales system in a vending machine in which money can be inserted to purchase a desired product, etc., and in particular, the present invention relates to a card sales system in a vending machine in which a desired product can be purchased by inserting money. This paper relates to a card vending system in a vending machine.

(Prior Art) This type of vending machine is known as a device that allows you to insert money and automatically purchase desired products. The front panel of this rectangular parallelepiped is provided with a case part that displays product samples, a product selection button is provided at the bottom of the case, and a coin slot and a change tray are provided, and a product retrieval slot is provided. It is constructed with a mouth.

According to such a vending machine, a desired product can be obtained by inserting coins or banknotes into the money slot and selecting the product using the product selection button.

[Problem to be solved by the invention]

However, although the above-mentioned vending machines can sell various products, they do not sell magnetic cards for safety reasons such as theft.

The present invention has been made in order to eliminate the above-mentioned drawbacks, and an object of the present invention is to provide a card vending system in a vending machine that is capable of selling magnetic cards.

(Means for Solving Problem v1) In order to achieve the above object, the card vending system in a vending machine according to the present invention provides a card vending machine in which coins can be inserted to purchase a target product. The special feature of this system is that it is possible to purchase the above-mentioned products etc. using a magnetic card obtained by paying in advance, and that the magnetic card can also be sold as a product.

(Function) The vending machine is equipped with a magnetic reading/writing device to enable the use of magnetic cards. Furthermore, the vending machine is equipped with a magnetic card issuing device so that it can issue magnetic cards. The magnetic card issuing device is an RO installed in the vending machine itself.
When the code from M and the code on the magnetic card match, the magnetic card can be issued. therefore,
Even if the magnetic card issuing device and the main magnetic card were stolen, there would be no code from the vending machine's ROM.
〃It will no longer be possible to issue magnetic cards.

This will allow magnetic cards to be sold in vending machines.

〔Example〕 Hereinafter, the present invention will be explained based on illustrated embodiments.

1 and 1 are diagrams shown for explaining one embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 1 is a perspective view showing a vending machine that implements an embodiment of the card hand-selling method in a vending machine according to the present invention.

In FIG. 1, the vending machine 1 has a rectangular parallelepiped shape, and the front panel section 2 of this rectangular parallelepiped is provided with showcase sections 3a, 3b, and 3C13d for displaying product samples, and at the bottom thereof are product selection buttons 4a, 4b, 4c, and 4d, a bill insertion slot 5 and a coin insertion slot 6 are provided, a change tray 7 is provided at the bottom thereof, a product removal port 8 is provided, and a card into which a magnetic card 9 is inserted is provided. It is configured by providing an insertion port 10. Further, the vending machine 1 is provided with eight card takers, an acoustic alarm 11 for notifying the user with other sounds, and a cancel lever 12 for canceling the payment.

FIG. 2 is an explanatory diagram showing a magnetic card used in an embodiment of the present invention.

This magnetic card 9 is a flexible one made of thin plastic, paper, etc., and has a second magnetic card on many sides.
As shown in Figure (1), an area 13 is provided for displaying the payment amount and its accumulation status, and other necessary information (Hanuri Kinken, issuer name, etc.) is printed. Further, the magnetic card 9 has the back side shown in FIG.
As shown in FIG. 2 (II), a magnetic stripe 15, 16 as a recording medium is provided. As shown in FIG. .

FIG. 3 is a configuration diagram showing the internal configuration of the payment device.

Inside the vending machine 1, a money processing mechanism 1B, a magnetic reading/writing device 19, a payment processing device 20, a product ejecting mechanism 21, and a magnetic card issuing device 22 are provided. The money processing mechanism 18 reads the authenticity and value of the money inserted into the bill insertion slot 5 and the coin insertion slot 6. The magnetic reading/writing device 19 reads information from the magnetic card 9. , make payment, and write information after payment. The payment processing device 20 processes the value information from the money processing mechanism 18 and the magnetic reading/writing device 19, receives the designation of the product selection buttons 4a, 4b, and 4C14d, and based on this, the payment processing device 20 processes the value information from the money processing mechanism 18 and the magnetic reading/writing device 19. It drives the card issuing gusset device 22. The magnetic card issuing device 22 reads a code from the ROM 23 provided in the automatic light absorption machine body, and when this code matches the code written on the magnetic stripe 16 of the magnetic card 9 on which monetary information etc. are not written. In addition, it is possible to issue a magnetic card 9. Note that the money processing mechanism 18 is not directly related to the present invention, so a description thereof will be omitted hereafter.

FIG. 4 is a configuration diagram showing the configuration of one magnetic reading/writing device.

The magnetic reading/writing device 19 is configured as follows.

That is, a pair of feed rollers 30 and 31 are rotatably provided in parallel at positions corresponding to the card insertion slot loL. A magnetic head 32 is provided adjacent to the feed rollers 30, 31.

The magnetic hand 32 reads data such as the amount of money and the issuer from the data magnetic stripe 15 of the magnetic card 9, and also writes the amount data to the data magnetic stripe 15. In addition, a reflective optical reading device 33
．． 34, 35, and 36 are provided.

The reflective optical reading devices 33, 34, 35, and 36 detect the position of the magnetic card 9. (The q handle 32 is provided with a pressing roller 37.

A further pair of feed rollers 38.39 are rotatably provided in parallel to the first pair of feed rollers 30.31.

A punch mechanism 39 is provided on the right side of the feed rollers 38 and 39 in the drawing. Such punch mechanism 39
has a mechanism that can punch a hole in the area 13 of the magnetic card 9 in response to a punch command. Further, a pair of rollers 40.4] are provided adjacent to the punch mechanism 39 so as to be rotatable in parallel.
A card contact detection sensor 42 which also serves as a stopper is provided on the right side of 41 in the drawing. The feed roller 30, the feed roller 37, and the roller 40 are connected to a driving step motor 44 via four tanks (not shown), and rotate according to the rotation of the step motor 44.

The magnetic helad 32 and the optical reader 33.34.35
．． 36, punch mechanism 39, and card contact detection sensor 4
2 is electrically connected to a control circuit 45, and the step motor 44 is rotated by a rotation command generated by this control circuit 111 circuit 45.

Although not shown, the control circuit 45 includes an MPU, a ROM,
1-chip CP with RAM and input/output interface
It should be composed of U.

FIG. 5 is a configuration diagram showing the magnetic card issuing device 22 used in the same embodiment.

In FIG. 5, the magnetic card issuing device 22 is composed of a reading means 50, a determining means 51, a writing means 52, an ejecting mechanism 54 for ejecting the magnetic card 9 from the card holder 53, and a conveying mechanism 55. There is. The successive output means 50 reads a predetermined code Cd from the second magnetic recording area 16 of the magnetic card 9 when the magnetic card 9 is issued. The writing means 52 reads the code Cm from the ROM 23 provided in the vending machine 1 body number 2, and compares the predetermined code Cd from the reading means 50 with the code Cm, and when the two match, the magnetic This allows the necessary information for card issuance to be output. Writing means 52
The amount is recorded in the first magnetic recording area 15 of the magnetic card 9 based on the information necessary for issuing a magnetic card from the determining means 51, and the automatic issuance 11. ! Information such as the name of the machine being sold and the date and time of issue is written. Conveyance mechanism 55
is a mechanism for transporting the magnetic card 2 to the writing means 52 and the reading means 50. The ejecting mechanism 54 is a mechanism that extracts only one magnetic card 2 from the card holder 3 which stores a large amount of magnetic cards 2 and supplies it to the transport mechanism 55. Processing device 2
It is given from 0.

FIG. 6 and subsequent figures show the mechanism of the magnetic card issuing device 22, and FIG. 6 is a perspective view of the magnetic card issuing device 22.
7 is a side view, FIG. 8 is a front view, FIG. 9 is a plan view, and FIG. 10 is an exploded perspective view.

First, the transport mechanism 13 will be explained.

The structure part of the transport a structure 55 through which the magnetic card 9 is passed includes a rail body 66 having an elongated three-dimensional structure, and this rail body 66.
Side plates 6 formed of sheet metal or the like are fixed to the sides of the
7.68, a lid body 69 that is placed over and fixed from above the rail body 66, and a front panel 70 that is fixed on the front surface of the rail body 66 and has a slit A for inserting the magnetic card 9. ing.

The rail body 66 is formed by cutting two pieces of metal, or is integrally formed by casting or the like. The rail body 66 has a sliding base 71 whose upper surface is mostly flat, and a pair of side guides 72 and 73 are fixed to the left and right sides of the sliding base 71 in a parallel manner. . The inner walls of the side guides 72 and 73 are parallel, and the distance between them is set to be slightly wider than the width of the magnetic card 9. This rail body 66 has a roller hole 74 penetratingly opened in the front (on the left side in FIG. 8) so as to open on the surface of the sliding S board 71, and a head hole is formed on the side of the roller hole 74. 75 is a through-opening. Further, at the rear (right side in FIG. 8) of the sliding base 71, a roller hole 77 is opened through.
A hend hole 78 is opened through the side of this roller hole 77. The surface of the sliding base 71 and the side guide 7
Detection holes 80, 81, 82, and 83 are opened through the detection holes 80, 81, 82, and 83 at intervals from each other at the position offset toward the second side.

These detection holes 80, 81, 82, 83 are for passing the light from the emission diode, respectively.

Next, a roller hole 84 is provided vertically through the center of the lid 69, and light receiving holes 85, 86, 89, and 90 are provided at the front and rear sides of the lid 69. It is. These light receiving holes 85, 86, 89, 90 are
This is a fixed diode that receives light. Further, a roller hole 86 is vertically opened through the lid body 69 approximately at the center thereof, and a pressure contact hole 88 is opened through the roller hole 86 close to the side surface of the low sea hole 86 . Note that the lid body 69 has a pressure contact hole 8 close to the side surface of the roller hole 84.
8 is a through opening.

The intermediate C portions before and after the side plate 670 are each provided with a shaft hole 9293.
is a through opening. In addition, shaft holes 94 and 95 are opened in the middle of the front and back of the side plate 68, respectively.
There is an L-shaped fixing channel 96 at the front and back of the bottom of 8.
is fixed. Between the shaft hole 92 and the shaft hole 93 is a frame 6, which allows the shaft 97 to rotate freely. Shaft hole 93
An elongated shaft 98 is rotatably spanned between the shaft hole 95 and the shaft hole 95 . A pulley 99.100 is fixed to the end of this both shafts 97.98. A belt lOI is wound between the pulleys 99 and 100. A drive roller 102 is fixed in the middle of the shaft 97, and the drive roller 102 is pivotally supported so that its lower surface projects toward the sliding base 71 from the opening of the roller hole 84.

Further, a drive roller 103 is fixed to the center of the sheave 98, and this drive roller 7-103 is inserted into the sliding base 71 through the opening of the roller hole 86, and is pivoted so that its lower surface protrudes. has been done. At the same time, the shaft 98 is provided with a pressure roller 104 made of an elastic material such as rubber.
is loosely fitted onto the shaft 98 and rotatably supported. This pressing roller 104 is made to protrude from the opening of the pressing hole 88 toward the sliding base 716.The pressing roller 114 is formed of an elastic material such as rubber on the shaft 97, and It is rotatably supported with a loose fit. This pressing roller 114 is connected to the pressing hole 8
A clamping roller 105 protrudes from the lower surface of the rail body 66 facing the roller hole 74, and this clamping roller 105 is not shown in the figure. The drive roller 102 is elastically pushed upward by a bar 2 that does not
and the nipping roller 105 are supported so as to be in constant contact with each other at all times. Further, facing the roller hole 77, a clamping roller 106 is protruded from the lower surface of the rail body 66, and this clamping roller 106 is pushed upward by an elastic force of approximately 6 degrees by a spring (not shown).
The driving roller 103 and the nipping roller 106 are supported so as to be in constant contact with each other at all times. Further, the magnetic head 107 and the eye 7 are made to protrude from the lower surface of the rail body 66, and the outer circumferences of the pressing rollers 104 and +14 are always in contact with the magnetic head 107 and 117.

A shaft hole 108 is opened in the center of the side plate 68, and a motor 109 fixed to the side plate 6 is located in the shaft hole 108 above the rail body 66, that is, above the lid body 69. The output shaft is protruding. This motor 1
A pulley 110 is fixed to the output shaft of the shaft 98, and a large-diameter boot 1/-111 is fixed to the end of the shaft 98 that protrudes outward from the side plate 68. The take-out mechanism 54 will now be explained while the belt 112 is being passed between the racks.

The ejection mechanism 54 has a cubic body 120, and the card holder 53 can be attached to and detached from an upper part 121 of the body 120. Upright pieces 122 and 123 are provided on the side surfaces of the main body 120. Further, an upright piece 124 is provided on the short side of the main body I20, and together with the upright pieces 122 and 123, the attachment of the card holder 53 is restricted. The main body 120 is attached to the engraving mechanism 55 by attaching pieces 125 and 126 with screws 128 and 128. A roller hole 1 is provided in the upper part of the main body 120.
29.130.131.132.133.134 are provided. A rotating shaft 135 is provided inside the main body 120.
is rotatably provided. The rotating shaft 135 includes
Main rollers 136, 137 and auxiliary rollers 138.1
39 is attached. , the main roller 136
, 137 project from the bottom of the roller hole 131132. Similarly, auxiliary roller 138.13
9 is designed to protrude from the bottom of the roller hole 129,130. Further, a rotating shaft 150 is rotatably provided at a fixed interval from the rotating shaft 145.

This rotation 8150 is provided with auxiliary rollers 151,152. The auxiliary rollers 151 and 152,
The roller holes 133 and 134 are designed to protrude from the bottom of the holes. Further, inside the main body 120, the main body 120
A motor 153 is fixed to the bottom of the motor 153, and a boot υ-155 is pivotally supported on the output shaft of the motor 153. A belt 157 is a bridge between this pulley 155 and a pulley 156 attached to the rotating shaft 150. Further, pulleys 158 and 59 are attached to the rotating shaft 250 and the rotating wheel 135, respectively, and a belt 160 is provided between the pulley 158 and the 159th belt.

Further, the card holder 53 is composed of a rectangular parallelepiped-shaped box 170 that can store a plurality of magnetic cards 9.
The roller hole 129, 130, 13 is provided in the 0 margin portion 111.
1,] 32.133.134 are provided with roller holes corresponding to them. A notch 181 is formed in the side surface 18 [) of the box 170 in contact with the upright piece 124, through which only one card 9 can be passed.

The upright piece 124 has a box 170 for the card holder 53.
An opening 190 is provided at a position corresponding to the notch 181 . At the back of this opening 190, the rail body 6
6 is positioned at one end.

The operation of the embodiment configured in this way will be explained.

First, the payment processing device 20 determines whether cash or the magnetic card 9 has been inserted (step 500). Here, the payment processing bag N20 is determined to be processing of the magnetic card 9 based on the interrupt signal from the reading/writing device 19 (step 501), so the amount ↑ n report etc. from the reading/writing device 19 is sent. The reading/writing device 19 drives the motor 44 to read the magnetic head 32 (step 502).
The amount of money and other information are read from the magnetic card 9 to the M control circuit 45 via the control circuit 45 and then sent to the I# calculation processing device 2
Send to 0. When the payment processing device 20 receives the amount information, etc., it reads the machine (step 502).The payment processing device 20 determines whether payment is possible (step 503).
), when the payment processing device 20 is unable to make payment, the payment processing device 20
By outputting an ejection command to the control circuit 45, the motor 44 is reversely rotated to eject the magnetic card 9 and the processing is completed (step 504).The payment processing bag N20 displays the product when payment is possible. The section is illuminated (step 505).

Next, the payment processing device 20 presses the selection button 3, 11.3.
Wait for b, 3c, 3d to be pressed (step 506)
, When the iW button 3a, 3b, 3c, 3d is pressed (step 506), the payment processing device 20 determines whether the magnetic card 90 is issued or not (step 507), and if it is another product, it discharges the product. (Step 5083
, when selection buttons 3a, 3b, 3c, and 3d are pressed (
Step 506), Payment processing bag! 20 is a magnetic card 9
If the magnetic card 9 is to be issued, the magnetic card issuing device 22 issues a command to issue the magnetic card (step 509). , drives the motor 153 to take out one magnetic card 9 from the card holder 53. Then, the magnetic card issuing device 22 reads the code Cd from the magnetic stripe 16 of the magnetic card 9 via the magnetic head 107.

Next, the magnetic card issuing device 22 reads the code Cm from the ROM 23. When the two match, the magnetic card issuing device 22 writes the necessary information to the magnetic card and performs the issuing process (step 509). Further, the payment processing device 20 performs payment processing and writes the difference to the double stripe 15 of the magnetic card 9 via the reading/writing device 19 (step 510).6 First, cash or the magnetic card 9 is inserted. The settlement processing device 20 determines whether the
Since it is determined that cash is to be processed by the interrupt signal from the cash processing device 18 (step 501), the process waits for amount information etc. to be sent from the cash processing device 18 (step 520). The world money processing device 18 reads the amount information and sends it to the settlement processing device 20. When the payment processing device 20 receives amount information and the like, it reads this (step 520). The payment processing device 20 determines whether payment is possible (step 521). When the settlement processing device 20 cannot settle the payment, it discharges the cash and ends the process (step 522). #If calculation is possible, the part of the product is lit (step 523). Next, the payment processing device 20 presses the selection buttons 3a, 3b, 3C.
Waits for 13d to be pressed (step 524). Selection tR
When the buttons 3a, 3b, 3C13d are pressed (step 524), the payment processing bag W 20 determines whether or not the magnetic card 9 is issued (step 525), and if it is another product, the product is discharged (step 526). ). When selection buttons 3a, 3b, 3c, and 3d are pressed (step 524
), the payment processing device 20 determines whether or not a magnetic card 9 is to be issued (Step 525), whereby the magnetic card issuing device 22 drives the motor 153 and takes out one magnetic card 9 from the card holder 53. . Next, the magnetic card issuing device 22 reads the code Cd from the magnetic stripe 16 of the baby card 9 via the magnetic head +07. Then, the magnetic card issuing device 22 does not read the code Cm from the ROM 23. The magnetic card issuing device 22 is
When the two match, the necessary information is written on the Sei51ki card and the issuance process is performed (step 527).

With this arrangement, the magnetic card 9 can be sold from the vending machine 1.

[Effects of the Invention] As described above, the present invention has the advantage that magnetic cards can be sold from vending machines.

[Brief explanation of the drawing]

The IT diagram is a perspective view showing a vending machine used in an embodiment of the present invention, FIG. 2 is a diagram showing a magnetic card, FIG. 3 is a block diagram showing the vending machine, and FIG. 4 is a diagram showing a magnetic reading/writing device. Fig. 5 is a block diagram showing the magnetic card issuing device; Fig. 6 is a block diagram showing the magnetic card issuing device;
The figure is a perspective view of the magnetic card issuing device, FIG. 7 is a side view of the device, FIG. 8 is a front view of the device, FIG. 9 is a plan view of the device, and FIG. 10 is an exploded perspective view of the device. , FIG. 11 is a flowchart showing an embodiment of the present invention. 1... Vending machine, 2... Front panel, 3a, 3b
, 3C13d...Product selection button, 4a, 4b, 4
c, 4d...Product selection button, 18...Money handling mechanism, 19...Magnetic reading/writing device, 20...Payment processing device, 21...Product delivery mechanism, 22...Magnetic card Issuing device, 23...ROM. 1st! ! I

Claims (1)

[Claims] A vending machine in which a desired product, etc. can be purchased by inserting money, characterized in that the above product, etc. can also be purchased with a magnetic card obtained by prepaying money, etc., and the magnetic card can also be sold as a product. Card sales method in vending machines.