JPH02219193A - Turn-on/turn-off device of automatic vending machine - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE:To simply turn on or turn off an illuminating device of an automatic vending machine by providing a controller for turning on and turning off the illuminating device by operating a purchase operation use button provided in front of the automatic vending machine. CONSTITUTION:The above device is provided with a controller 4 for turning on and turning off a customer service surface illuminating device 6 by operating a purchase operation use button 2 provided in front of an automatic vending machine. In such a way, by operating the purchase operation use button 2 provided in front of the automatic vending machine, the controller 4 turns on or turns off the customer service surface illuminating device 6. Accordingly, the illuminating device of the automatic vending machine can be turned on or turned off simply.

Description

[Detailed Description of the Invention] [Industrial Application Field] The present invention is applicable to customer service area lighting such as a lighting device that illuminates products displayed on a display shelf or a lighting device that illuminates an advertising panel provided on the front of a vending machine. This invention relates to a lighting/extinguishing device for a vending machine that turns on or off the device.

[Problems to be solved by conventional technology and inventions] Vending machines are equipped with fluorescent lights to illuminate the products displayed on display shelves and advertising panels installed on the front of the vending machine. It is provided.

Devices for turning on or off these fluorescent lights include:
First, there are those that use photoelectric devices.

In this system, a sensor section of a photoelectric device is attached to the outside of the vending machine, and the photoelectric device turns on a fluorescent light when it is dark outside the vending machine and turns it off when it becomes bright (for example, No. 60-69448).

Additionally, there are other devices that turn on or off using a timer device. This means, for example, 5 p.m.
At 6:00 a.m., the fluorescent lights are turned on and turned off at 6:00 a.m. (for example, JP-A-62-72098).
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However, since these devices turn on and off automatically, in order to manually turn on and off the fluorescent lights as needed, it is necessary to open the vending machine door and operate the internal control device. was troublesome.

[Object of the Invention] The present invention provides a lighting/extinguishing device for a vending machine that easily turns on or off the lighting device of the vending machine.

[Means for Solving the Problem] As shown in the block diagram of FIG. It consists of a control device (4) that turns on and off the lighting device (1B) (1g) by operating a purchase operation button (2).

[Function] With the lighting/extinguishing device for a vending machine having the above configuration, by operating the purchase operation button (2) on the front of the vending machine, the control device (4) turns on the customer service surface lighting device (6). ) on or off.

[Example] Hereinafter, one embodiment of the present invention will be described based on the drawings.

The vending machine (10) of this embodiment will be explained based on the block diagram of FIG.

The cigarette vending machine (10) of this embodiment has 60 columns (14).

(12) is a vending button provided in each column (14), and is provided on the front side of the vending machine (10), that is, on the customer service side. Each column (14) has a column number, which is a column identification code, and a sales button (14).
When 2) is pressed, a sales signal HSk corresponding to the column number K is output.

For example, when the sales button (12) of column number "1" is pressed, the sales signal H3I is output.

(1B) is a display shelf lighting device that illuminates the inside of a display shelf on the front of a vending machine (lO) that displays product samples. This display shelf lighting device (16) includes a fluorescent light (lea) provided on the top surface inside the display shelf, and a fluorescent light (lea) provided on the upper surface of the inside of the display shelf.
It consists of the lighting device (16b) of a).

(18) is an advertising panel lighting device that lights up the advertising panel of the product on the front of the vending machine (lO). This advertising panel lighting device (18) includes a fluorescent light (18a) provided inside a transparent advertising panel, and a fluorescent light (18a) provided inside a transparent advertising panel.
8a) and a lighting device (18b).

(20) is a photoelectric device in which a sensor section (20a) faces the outside of the vending machine (10). This photoelectric device (
20) outputs a photoelectric signal KS when the outside of the vending machine (10) becomes dark.

(22) is an operation box provided inside the vending machine (10). The front of the operation box (22) is provided with a liquid crystal display (24), a numeric keypad (2B) for inputting various numerical data, a function setting key (28), a setting key (30), an end key (32), etc. ing.

(34) is a microcomputer (hereinafter referred to as microcomputer). For example, this microcomputer' (34) includes an input/output port (3B) (hereinafter referred to as !10) and a central processing unit (3g) (hereinafter referred to as CPU).

), a memory (40) and a clock section (42). The microcomputer (34) controls each sales button (
Sales signal H8 from 12), open/close signals from various keys of operation box (22), and photoelectric signal KS from photoelectric device (20) are sent to CPU (3) through I/O (38).
8). Also, C through 110 (3B)
A lighting signal SS is output from P U (38) to the advertising panel lighting device (18) and the display shelf lighting device (1B).

Note that each lighting device (1B) (18) receives this lighting signal S.
When S is input, the on/off state is reversed.

That is, each lighting device <18) (18) is in a lit state when it is in an off state, and is in an off state when it is in a lit state. In addition, the CPU (38) is configured to output a lighting signal SS when sales signals H8 from two specific sales buttons (12) are input in sequence in succession in a customer service selection mode to be described later. It has become. Column numbers corresponding to these sales signals H9 are stored in the memory (40). For example, if column numbers "3" and "51" are stored in the memory (40), when the sales signal H83 and the sales signal HS 51 are sequentially input to the CPU (38), the lighting signal SS is output.

Each lighting device (16) of the vending machine (10) with the above configuration (
18) will be explained based on the flowchart of FIG. 3.

Turn on the vending machine (10) and press the operation box (2).
2) function setting key (28) and numeric keypad (26) "1"
”, each mode 0N10FF setting mode is processed.

In step 1, press the setting key (30) and the numeric keypad (
If the pressing of "1" in 2B) is not detected, the process proceeds to step 3, and if it is detected, the process proceeds to step 2.

In step 2, the brightness selection mode is turned on and the process proceeds to step 3. This brightness selection mode is a photoelectric device (2
Each lighting device (111) is controlled by a photoelectric signal KS from 0).
(18) is turned on or off, and each lighting device (1B) (1g) is turned on when the place where the vending machine (10) is arranged becomes dark, and turned off when it becomes bright.

In step 3, press the setting key (30) and the numeric keypad (2).
If the press of "2" in B) is not detected, the process proceeds to step 5, and if it is detected, the process proceeds to step 4.

In step 4, the time selection mode is turned on and the process proceeds to step 5. This time selection mode is controlled by the clock section (42).
Each lighting device (If) (
18) to turn on or off, for example, at 5 p.m.
At 6:00 am, each lighting device (1B) (1g) is turned on and turned off at 6:00 am.

In step 5, press the setting key (30) and the numeric keypad (
If the pressing of "3" in 2B) is not detected, the process proceeds to step 10, and if it is detected, the process proceeds to step 6.

In step 6, when it is detected that the vending button (12) on the front of the vending machine (10) has been pressed, the column number corresponding to the pressed vending button (12) is stored in the memory (
40) and proceed to step 7. For example, assume that the sales button (12) in column number "3" is pressed. If not detected, the operation in step 6 is repeated.

In step 7, when it is detected that the vending button (12) on the front of the vending machine (10) has been pressed, the column number corresponding to the pressed vending button (12) is stored in the memory (
40) and proceed to step 9. For example, assume that the sales button (12) in column number "51" is pressed. If not detected, proceed to step 8.

In step 8, when it is detected that the end key (32) has been pressed, the process advances to step 9. If not detected, the process returns to step 7.

In step 9, the customer service aspect selection mode is turned on, and the process proceeds to step 10.

In step 10, if the pressing of the end key (32) is not detected, the process returns to step 1, and if it is detected, the mode is set to wait for payment.

Next, attach each lighting device (16) (18) to the sales button (12).
) The customer service surface selection mode in which the light is turned on or off by the operation will be explained based on the flowchart of FIG.

In step 11, if the sales button (12) corresponding to column number 3 is pressed and the sales signal H33 is detected, the process advances to step 12; if not detected, this step 1
Repeat step 1.

In step 12, if the sales button (12) corresponding to column number 51 is pressed and a sales signal HS51 is detected, the process proceeds to step 13, and if not detected, the operation of step 12 is repeated.

In step 13, each lighting device (1B) (18)
Inverts the on/off state. That is, each lighting device (1
B) When Us) is in the unlit state, it is in the lit state, and in the lit state, it is in the unlit state.

Then, after reversing the on/off state, the process returns to step 11.

As described above, in the customer service surface selection mode, each lighting device (
1B) (1g) can be turned on or off, each lighting device (16) (1g) can be turned on or off as necessary without operating the inside of the vending machine (10).

In addition, the sales buttons (12) to be pressed to turn on and off each lighting device (1B) (18) and the order in which they are pressed can be freely set by the administrator in each mode 0N10FF setting mode, so it is possible to mislead buyers. You can set it as your PIN number to prevent it from being stolen. For example, the column number may be set according to the administrator's birthday or the like.

In the above embodiment, each lighting device (1B) (1g) was turned on and off by pressing two specific sales buttons, but instead of this, other purchase operation buttons such as a return lever and a bulk purchase button were pressed. Each lighting device ( 1B) (18
) may be turned on and off.

[Effects of the Invention] The lighting device for a vending machine of the present invention can easily turn on the customer service surface lighting device as needed by operating the purchase operation button provided on the front of the vending machine as described above. You can turn off the lights.

FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing the configuration of the present invention, and FIG. 2 is a block diagram showing the configuration of the present invention.
A block diagram showing the configuration of an embodiment of the present invention, FIG. 3 is a flowchart showing each mode 0N10FF setting mode, and FIG. 4 is a flowchart showing the customer service selection mode.

Explanation of symbols 2...Purchase operation button 4...Control device 6...Customer service lighting device 0... Vending machine 2...Sale button 6...Display shelf lighting device 8... Advertising panel lighting device

[Brief explanation of the drawing]

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Claims (1)

[Claims] 1. A customer service surface lighting device (6) and a control device (4) that turns on and off the lighting devices (16) and (18) by operating a purchase operation button (2) provided on the front of the vending machine. A lighting/extinguishing device for a vending machine characterized by: