JPH03206587A - Discount device for cup type automatic drink vending machine - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE:To bring advantage also to a customer without reducing the profit of a dealer by getting a user to prepare a cup when discount sale by a card is performed, and supplying only a drink to the cup of the user without delivering the cup in an automatic vending machine. CONSTITUTION:This device is comprised of a coin mechanism 1, a card reader/ writer 2, a cup sale mechanism 3, a drink sale device 4, a controller 7, a goods selection push button 8, a RAM 9, a ROM 10, and a salable lamp 11. When sale is started, it is checked whether the sale is the one by the card or cash, and when it is the one by the card, sale amount inexpensive than cash sale price is subtracted from the card, and also, the driving of the cup sale mechanism 3 is stopped, and only the drink is supplied by operating only the drink sale device 4. In other words, only the drink is sold by getting the user oneself to prepare the cup in the discount sale. In such a way, it is possible to perform profitable discount sale without reducing sale amount even in the discount sale.

Description

[Detailed Description of the Invention] [Field of Industrial Application] The present invention is directed to a cup-type beverage vending machine, and relates to a discount device for a cup-type beverage vending machine that enables the sale of products using coins and cards. Related (2) Ru.

[Conventional technology]

Conventionally, vending machines with this type of card-based product sales function have been available, for example, in the 1970s! As shown in Publication No. 196-67-4, a card selling price can be set for each product separately from the coin selling price. With this structure, card sales are a little cheaper than coin sales, and customers who purchase by card are given more benefits.

[Problem to be solved by the invention]

However, in such conventional vending machines, although the above-mentioned discount function when selling cards is beneficial for customers, it is not beneficial for vending machine operators if the number of sales using cards increases significantly. This is not a problem, but if the number of sales remains the same as before, the product will be sold at a lower price and the sales amount will decrease. Therefore, there has been a problem in that the discount function is not often used in card sales.

An object of the present invention is to provide a discount device for a cup-type beverage vending machine that eliminates the above-mentioned problems and is beneficial to customers without reducing the profits of vending machine (3) managers.

[Means to solve the problem]

In order to achieve the above object, the discount device for a cup-type beverage vending machine of the present invention incorporates a card on which amount data is written and an inserted card, and calculates the amount recorded on the card. A card reading/writing means that subtracts the purchase amount from the amount after selling the read beverage, records the remaining amount on the card and returns it, and a money handling means that has a money sorting mechanism and a change dispensing mechanism that sort the inserted money. Beverage selection means for selecting a desired beverage from among a plurality of types of beverages; Sales beverage storage means for storing a plurality of beverage types and their sales prices; Beverage transport means for transporting beverages; Cup transporting means for transporting cups. (4) A cup-type beverage vending machine comprising means for supplying and selling beverages based on the selected beverage when a card or money is inserted and a desired beverage is selected. The discount device of the machine includes: a discount amount storage means for storing an amount to be discounted from the sales price when a card version is sold; a determining means for determining whether the sale is by card or by money; and the determining means determines whether the sale is by card. a cup dispensing stop means that outputs a signal to stop the drive of the cup dispensing means when the discriminating means determines that the sale is by card; and a discount that is set from the normal sales amount when the discriminating means determines that the sale is by card. and a remaining amount calculation means for subtracting the amount obtained by subtracting the amount from the remaining amount of the card and writing it on the card as a new remaining amount.

[Effect]

According to this invention, it is checked whether the sale has started, and if the sale has started, it is checked whether the sale is by card or by money, and if the sale is by card, the selling price, which is cheaper than the money selling price, is deducted from the card. Then, the drive of the cup delivery mechanism is stopped, and only the beverage vending device (5) is operated to sell only the beverage.

〔Example〕

FIG. 1 is a diagram corresponding to claims of the present invention, and FIG. 2 is a block diagram showing an embodiment of the present invention.

In Fig. 2, 1 is a coin mechanism having a coin sorting mechanism and a change dispensing mechanism, 2 is a coin mechanism that reads the contents of the card, determines whether the card is of a preset type based on the read contents, and if applicable, it is written. A card reader/writer that outputs amount data and discount rate data and writes the remaining amount after sales onto the card; 3 is a cassop vending mechanism that delivers the cup; 4 is a beverage vending device that supplies beverages to the cup; 5 is an I/O; 6 is C that performs data calculations and comparisons
PU, 7 communicates signals with this card reader like 2,
9 is a control device that determines whether or not the product can be sold based on the signal from the product selection push button 8, and outputs setting contents and sales information commands to the vending machine that sells the product according to the signal from the product selection push button; 9 is a product for sale; The RAM 10 that stores the balance and balance is the RO that stores the program that causes the CPU 6 to perform calculations.
M, (6) 11 is a salable lamp.

FIG. 3 is a flowchart showing the program of the present invention, and the operation of the apparatus shown in FIG. 2 will be explained below with reference to this flowchart.

In such a system, it is first determined in Step S1 whether to start selling or not. If not (branch No), the process waits in step Sl, and if it is to start (branch YES), the process proceeds to step S2.

In step S2, it is determined whether the sale is by card, and if the sale is by card (branch YES), step S3
If the sale is in coins (branch No.), the process proceeds to step S5.

Here, if the sale is by card, the user places the cup in the cup outlet (not shown), and in step S3, the sales price is determined by subtracting the preset discount amount from the normal beverage sales price. , the amount is deducted from the remaining amount of the card, and the process proceeds to step S4.

In STEP S4, only the beverage vending device 4 is operated without operating the cup vending mechanism 3, and (7) the beverage is supplied to the cup placed at the cup outlet. On the other hand, in step s2, if the sale is by coin, then in step s5, coins equivalent to the coin selling price are taken into the coin mechanism 1, that is, the beverage is sold at the normal selling price, and the process proceeds to step s6. .

In step S6, the cup vending mechanism 3 and the beverage vending device 4 are operated in the same manner as the well-known beverage vending operation to supply the beverage to the cup.

In this way, when selling by card, the user prepares a cup, and only drinks are supplied to the user's cup without being able to take out the cassob inside the vending machine, and the selling price is discounted when selling by card. I did it like that.

Further, although this embodiment does not mention a method for detecting a cup by the user himself or a case in which the user does not bring a cup, for example, the following method may be considered.

(1) If a card user does not bring a cup with him, a cup removal switch will be provided; (8) cups in the vending machine will be able to be removed; discounts will not be given for card sales.

(2) When selling by card, if the user's cup is not placed in the cup outlet for a certain period of time after selecting the product, the cup will be automatically removed from the vending machine and a discount will be given even when selling by card. will not be carried out.

〔Effect of the invention〕

According to this invention, when selling by card, the user prepares a cup himself and sells only the beverage, so there is no need to incur expenses because the cup is not sold, and the sale can be done at a discount. However, it is possible to carry out discount sales that are beneficial to customers without causing a decline in sales.

[Brief explanation of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a claim correspondence diagram of the present invention, FIG. 2 is a structural block diagram showing an embodiment of a discount device for a cup-type beverage vending machine of the present invention, and FIG. 3 is a flowchart showing a program of the present invention. . 1... Coin mechanism, 2... Card reader light (9) evening, 3... Cup vending mechanism, 4... Beverage vending device,
6... CPU, 7... Control device, 8... Product selection push button, 9... RAM, 10... ROM. (10)

Claims (1)

[Scope of Claims] 1) A card on which amount data is written and the inserted card are taken into the card, the amount recorded on the card is read, and after the beverage is sold, the purchase amount is subtracted from the amount; A card reading/writing means for recording the remaining amount on the card and returning it; a money handling means having a money sorting mechanism and a change dispensing mechanism for sorting the inserted money; and a beverage selection means for selecting a desired beverage from among a plurality of types of beverages. a sales beverage storage means for storing a plurality of beverage types and their selling prices; a beverage delivery means for transporting beverages; and a cup transporting means for transporting cups. is selected, a discount device for a cup-type beverage vending machine that supplies and sells a beverage based on the selected beverage into a cup stores a discount amount that is to be discounted from the sales price at the time of card sales. an amount storage means; a discriminating means for discriminating whether the sale is by card or by money; and a cup discharging means for outputting a signal to stop driving the cup discharging means when the discriminating means determines that the sale is by card. and a remaining amount to be written on the card as a new remaining amount by subtracting an amount obtained by subtracting a discount amount set from the normal sales amount from the remaining amount of the card when it is determined by the stopping means and the determining means that the sale is by card. A discount device for a cup-type beverage vending machine, comprising a calculation means and the following.