JPH04136785U - vending machine - Google Patents

Abstract

(57) [Summary] [Purpose] To improve the power saving effect by independently controlling the lighting of multiple types of lighting lights for illuminating each part of a vending machine. [Structure] The backlight 12 and underlight 13 as illumination lights are connected to a backlight timer 26 and an underlight timer 2 by changeover switches 20a and 20b, respectively.
7 and photoswitch 28. The control circuit 14 independently controls the lighting of each of the backlight 12 and the underlight 13 depending on the connection state. Each light 12, 13 can be controlled to turn on appropriately when necessary, and wasteful power consumption can be reduced as much as possible.

Description

[Detailed explanation of the idea]

0001

[Industrial application field]

This invention is equipped with multiple types of lighting lights to illuminate the samples and display area of sales products. Regarding vending machines.

0002

[Conventional technology]

For example, in vending machines selling canned juices, etc., there are many samples of the products being sold in the display area. There are many items on display, so buyers can choose the item they want to sell at any time. Especially when the surroundings are dark, use lighting to illuminate the front panel for easy viewing. It looks like this. In this case, the lighting device may be, for example, a signboard part of a vending machine. There is a backlight that illuminates the image, an underlight that illuminates the sample, etc.

0003 By the way, if a vending machine is installed outdoors, the surrounding area may be affected during the day. It is bright and allows the sample to be fully recognized even without the above-mentioned lighting device being energized. Therefore, leaving the lighting equipment on throughout the day and night wastes power. It ends up.

0004 Therefore, in order to eliminate such waste, in recent years, for example, the brightness of the surroundings has been reduced. Detected by an illuminance sensor, etc., and when the detected illuminance becomes smaller than a predetermined value, the illuminance is activated. By energizing the lighting device or installing a timer function, the lighting device can be turned on from evening until dawn. Equipped with a so-called power saving function that turns on the lighting device at a predetermined time such as Kino vending machines are being put into practical use. This allows illumination in bright conditions such as daytime. There is no unnecessary consumption of electricity such as turning on the lighting device, and running costs are reduced. It has the advantage of being able to reduce

[0005]

[Problem that the idea aims to solve]

However, as for the power saving function of the conventional configuration as mentioned above, the battery The structure is configured to control the underlight and underlight to be energized at the same time. For example, if the ambient brightness is such that it is necessary to turn on the backlight, However, in situations where it is difficult to see the sample without underlighting, unnecessary lighting can be used. Therefore, there is a problem that the power saving effect is reduced.

[0006] In addition, during late night hours when product sales are low, the backlight or underlight Even if it is sufficient to turn on only one side, and you want to save power by turning one side off. As mentioned above, all lights are on, reducing running costs. There was a problem that could not be corrected.

[0007] This invention was developed in view of the above circumstances, and its purpose is to It is possible to control the energization of multiple types of lighting lamps by type, resulting in energy savings. The aim is to provide a vending machine that can improve the results.

[0008]

[Means to solve the problem]

The vending machine of the present invention has multiple types for illuminating the sample and display area of sales products. lighting, an illuminance sensor that detects the surrounding brightness, and a set timer. a timer means, and the illuminance sensor or timer means corresponding to each type of illumination lamp; A setting means that can set any output as a lighting control condition, and a setting means that can set any output as a lighting control condition, and and control means for controlling lighting of the plurality of types of illumination lights based on lighting control conditions. It is characterized by its structure.

[0009]

[Effect]

According to the vending machine of the present invention, each of the plurality of types of lighting is controlled by the setting means. Select either the illuminance sensor or timer means and set it as the lighting control condition. , the control means responds to the lighting control conditions by the illuminance sensor or timer means. Controls the lighting of the corresponding type of lighting.

0010 In this case, for example, each sample or display part of the product to be sold may be circumscribed as necessary. You can turn on the lighting according to the brightness of the surrounding area, or set the timer time to set the time at a specified time. You can turn on the lights when the time comes, so you can set the necessary lighting at the right time. Since you can turn the lights on and off at any time, you can save unnecessary power consumption as much as possible. I can do that.

[0011]

【Example】

Below is an example of applying the present invention to a canned juice vending machine. This will be explained with reference to the drawings.

0012 In FIG. 3 showing the front part of the entire configuration, the vending machine main body 1 has a front part thereof. A main door 2 is installed in the main door 2, and the upper part of the main door 2 has translucent properties. Exhibition parts 4a, 4b and 4c covered by covers 3a, 3b and 3c having three It is located on steps. Each of these display sections 4a to 4c includes, for example, 1 Samples 5 of each product for sale are arranged and displayed.

[0013] In addition, on the front part of the main door 2, there is a display panel corresponding to each sample 5 of the display sections 4a to 4c. A selection button 6 is provided below, as well as a coin slot 7, a bill slot 8, and a selection button 6. A return lever 9 is provided. There are three quotients in the lower part of main door 2. Product takeout ports 10a to 10c and a return port 11 are provided.

[0014] Above the outlets 10a to 10c of the main door 2 configured as described above, A backlight serves as a lighting light to illuminate the display section 3d provided on the front of the vending machine. 12 (see also Figure 1), and samples 5 are placed at the bottom of each of the display sections 4a to 4c. Underlights 13, 13, 13 (see Figure 1) are arranged as lighting lights for illumination. It is set up.

[0015] Next, referring to FIGS. 1 and 2, the backlight 12 and underlight described above will be described. The following description focuses on the electrical configuration for controlling the lighting of the light 13.

[0016] In Figure 2 showing the overall block configuration, it is configured by a microcomputer, etc. The control circuit 14, which serves as a control means, is arranged inside as shown below. Controls various devices. In other words, the products stored inside the vending machine a sales control device 15 for managing the sales of products; A temperature control device 16 for controlling coins, and a coin dispenser for recognizing and managing coins inserted. banknote management device 18 that recognizes and manages banknotes inserted. Ru.

[0017] The control circuit 14 also includes a power saving mode setting switch for setting a power saving mode. 19 is connected, and the points of the backlight 12 and underlight 13 A switching setting section 20, which is a setting means for switching the lamp state, is connected.

[0018] Also, an electrical structure for controlling lighting of the backlight 12 and underlight 13 is provided. As shown in FIG. are connected to relay switches 21 and 22, respectively, and relay coils 21a and 22a, they are turned on and off, respectively. Relay coils 21a and 2 2a is connected to a power supply 25 via drive transistors 23 and 24, and The transistors 23 and 24 are turned on and off by the control means 14 via the switching setting section 20. A control signal is provided.

[0019] Now, the control means 14 includes a backlight timer 26 and an alarm timer 26 as timer means. A timer 27 and a photoswitch 28 for the data light are provided, and the timer 26 and 27 output an on/off signal according to a preset timer time. The photo switch 28 is turned on and off according to the illuminance signal from the illuminance sensor 29. It is designed to output a f signal.

[0020] The changeover setting section 20 is provided with changeover switches 20a and 20b. The switch 20a sends an on/off signal to the transistor 23 to the backlight timer 26. Alternatively, it is connected so as to be switchable so as to be provided by either the photoswitch 28. , the changeover switch 20b transfers the on/off signal to the transistor 24 to the underwrite terminal. switchably connected to provide either an imager 27 or a photoswitch 28. It is.

[0021] According to this embodiment configured in this way, the backlight 12 and the underlight Each of 13 sets each of the changeover switches 20a and 20b of the changeover setting section 20 to a desired state. setting to connect to timers 26 and 27 or You can choose to connect it to the photo switch 28.

[0022] As a result, for example, as shown in FIG. set the photo switch 20b to the photo switch 28 side. Then, the control circuit 14 controls the backlight 12 and underlight 13 as follows. The lighting is controlled.

[0023] That is, the backlight timer 26 of the control circuit 14 is set to a desired timer time in advance. Since the set timer time has elapsed, the on signal or Outputs a blank signal. When the ON signal is output from the timer 26, the transistor The switch 23 is turned on and the relay coil 21a is energized, which causes the relay switch 2 1 is turned on, the backlight 12 is turned on. And from timer 26 When the off signal is output, contrary to the above, the transistor 23 is turned off and the relay is turned off. Since the switch 21 is also turned off, the backlight 12 is turned off.

[0024] On the other hand, for the underlight 13, the changeover switch 20b is set to the photo switch 2. Since the setting is on the 8 side, the lighting is controlled according to the illuminance signal from the illuminance sensor 29. It will be done. In other words, when the outside becomes dark and the illuminance of the light incident on the illuminance sensor 29 decreases, , even though the level of the illuminance signal from the illuminance sensor 29 decreases, the photoswitch 28 Based on this, an on signal is output to turn on the light. As a result, the changeover switch 20 Since the transistor 24 is turned on via b, the relay coil 22a is energized, and the relay coil 22a is energized. The relay switch 22 is also turned on. As a result, the underlight 13 is energized and lit. When the outside becomes brighter, the level of the illuminance signal from the illuminance sensor 29 increases. Therefore, contrary to the above, an off signal is output to turn off the underlight 13.

[0025] Note that when the selector switch 20a is set to the photo switch 28 side, the battery The lighting of the light 12 is controlled and switched according to the level of the illuminance signal from the illuminance sensor 29. When the switch 20b is set to the underwrite timer 27 side, the underwrite The lighting of the light 13 is controlled according to a set timer time.

[0026] According to this embodiment, the backlight 12 and the underlight 13 are controlled. The timers 26 and 27 or the photoswitch 28 provided in the control circuit 14 are used to separately Moreover, the lighting can be controlled automatically, so you can use the necessary lighting when you need it. Lights can now be turned on and off appropriately, thus reducing unnecessary power consumption as much as possible. You can save money.

[0027] In addition, in the above embodiment, the backlight 12 and the backlight 12 are used as the plurality of types of illumination lights. Although we have described the case of using two types of illumination lights of ND Light 13, it is not limited to this. Of course, it can also be applied to lighting control devices for three or more types of lighting lights. Various modifications are possible without departing from the gist of the present invention.

[0028]

[Effect of the idea]

As explained above, according to the vending machine of the present invention, multiple kinds of Setting lighting control conditions using illuminance sensor or timer means for each type of lighting lamp. The control means can control the lighting of each lighting lamp according to its setting conditions. This makes it possible to turn on and turn off the necessary lighting appropriately when necessary. Therefore, it has the excellent effect of saving unnecessary power consumption as much as possible. play the fruit.

[Brief explanation of drawings]

[Fig. 1] Electrical configuration diagram of main parts showing one embodiment of the present invention

[Figure 2] Schematic block diagram of control system

[Figure 3] Overall front view showing the main door part of the vending machine body

[Explanation of symbols]

1 is the vending machine body, 2 is the main door, 3d is the display part,
4a, 4b, 4c are exhibition parts, 5 is a sample, 12 is a backlight (illumination light), 13 is an underlight (illumination light), 14
19 is a control circuit (control means), 19 is a power saving mode setting switch, 20 is a switching setting section (switching means), 26 is a backlight timer (timer means), 27 is an underlight timer (timer means), and 28 is a photo The switch 29 is an illuminance sensor.

Claims (1)

[Scope of utility model registration request] 1. A plurality of types of illumination lights for illuminating samples and display parts of sales products, an illuminance sensor for detecting ambient brightness, a timer means for timing a set time, and the illumination lights a setting means that can set the output of either the illuminance sensor or the timer means as a lighting control condition corresponding to each type; and lighting control of the plurality of types of illumination lights based on the lighting control condition from this setting means. A vending machine characterized by comprising a control means for controlling the vending machine.