JPH0520532A - Controller for beverage vendor - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE:To present a controller which prevents erroneous throwing of commodities by clarifying the correspondence between commodity selecting switches and commodity storage racks by a commodity storage rack display device at the time of commodity replenishment. CONSTITUTION:Plural commodity storage racks for storage of plural commodities, plural commodity selecting switches 1 for commodity selection, a storage part 5 for storage of the correspondence between commodity storage racks and commodity selecting switches 1, a main control part 6 which outputs a prescribed signal in accordance with signals from commodity selecting switches 1, a commodity storage rack display device 4 which indicates a prescribed commodity storage rack by the signal from the main control part 6, and a setting part 9 provided with a key input part 7 for setting of each item and a set display part 8 for setting confirmation are provided.

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a controller for a beverage vending machine.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art In recent years, there is a tendency for a wide variety of products and a large storage capacity, and the product selection switch and the product storage shelf do not correspond one-to-one. Therefore, the correspondence between the product selection switch and the product storage shelf can be freely set. Various beverage vending machines that can be used have been invented (for example, JP-A-62-90796).

The relationship between the product selection switch and the product storage shelves of this type of beverage vending machine depends on the setting means having a setting key for arbitrarily setting the product storage shelf corresponding to the product selection switch, and the setting means. Corresponding to the storage means that can store the input data for each product selection switch, the storage means that can store for each product selection switch selected at the time of product sales, and the product selection switch selected at the time of product sales If the change of the product carry-out means is set by searching the data of the storage means, the product storage shelf changing means for operating the changed product storage shelf is provided, and the change is arbitrarily performed by a simple operation. It was possible.

[0004]

However, in the above-mentioned conventional configuration, the correspondence between the product selection switch and the product storage shelves can be easily set, but the correspondence between the product selection switch and the product storage shelves is shown when replenishing the products. Has only the setting display section of the setting section, and there is no direct indication of the product storage shelf, which has a drawback that an incorrect product is inserted.

The present invention solves the above-mentioned conventional problems, and at the time of product replenishment, the correspondence between the product selection switch and the product storage shelves is clarified by turning on the product storage shelves to prevent erroneous insertion. It is an object of the present invention to provide a control device for a beverage vending machine capable of performing the above.

[0006]

To achieve this object, a control device for a beverage vending machine according to the present invention comprises a plurality of product storage shelves for storing a plurality of products and a plurality of products for selecting products. A selection switch, a storage unit that stores the correspondence between the product storage shelves and the product selection switches, and a product storage shelf display unit that indicates the product storage shelves corresponding to the product selection switches,
It has a main control unit for outputting a signal to a product storage shelf display unit corresponding to an input signal from the product selection switch, and a setting unit having a setting confirmation key for confirming the setting of each item.

[0007]

The present invention has the above-described structure,
When the product selection switch is pressed, the main control unit searches the storage unit for the product storage shelf corresponding to the product selection switch, and the product storage shelf indicator of the searched product storage shelf is turned on, thereby causing an error in the product. It is possible to prevent the input.

[0008]

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS An embodiment of the present invention will be described below with reference to FIGS.

In FIG. 1, reference numeral 1 is a product selection switch for selecting a corresponding product from among several kinds of stored products in accordance with the product to be supplied, and is arranged on the front of the vending machine as shown in FIG. Has been done. 2 is a product storage shelf for storing products by type, 3 is a product insertion slot for loading products into the product storage shelf 2, and 4 is a product corresponding to the product selection switch 1 being pressed at the time of supply. It is a product storage shelf display installed next to the product insertion port 3 to show the storage shelf 2.

A storage unit 5 stores a number for controlling the product storage shelves 2 set arbitrarily for each product selection switch 1, and 6 is pressed when the product selection switch 1 is pressed. A main control for searching the storage section 5 for a product storage shelf 2 corresponding to the selected product storage switch 1 and outputting a signal for displaying a product storage shelf indicator 4 corresponding to the searched product storage shelf 2. It is a department.

Reference numeral 7 denotes a key input section for selecting a commodity storage shelf confirmation mode from a plurality of modes in order to display the commodity storage shelf display device 4 at the time of replenishing the commodity. A setting display unit 9 for displaying the information controls the key input unit 7 and the setting display unit 8 and outputs a signal to the main control unit 6 to indicate that the product storage shelf confirmation mode has been entered by the key input unit 7. It is a setting unit.

The control operation will be described below with reference to FIG. First, it is determined by the signal from the setting unit 9 whether or not the product storage shelf confirmation mode is set (STEP 1). If the product storage shelf confirmation mode is not set, the process waits until the state changes. In the product storage shelf confirmation mode, it is determined whether the product selection switch 1 has been pressed (STEP 2). If the product selection switch 1 has not been pressed, the end key input determination is performed (STEP 5).

If the product selection switch 1 is pressed, the product storage shelf 2 corresponding to the pressed product selection switch 1 is
The main control unit 6 searches the RAM (random access memory) in the storage unit 5 (STEP 3). A signal for turning on the product storage shelf display device 4 corresponding to the searched product storage shelf 2 is output from the main control unit 6 (STEP 4). It is determined whether or not the end key has been pressed (STEP 5). If the end key has been pressed, the product storage shelf confirmation mode is ended and a standby state is entered. If not pressed, the product selection switch input judgment (STEP
Go to 2) and repeat STEP 2 to 5 until the end key is pressed.

As described above, according to this embodiment, when the product selection switch 1 is pressed during the replenishment of the products, the product storage shelf 2 corresponding to the product selection switch 1 is stored in the storage unit 5 by the main control unit 6. By performing a search and operating the product storage shelf display device 4 of the searched product storage shelf 2, it becomes possible to prevent erroneous input of products.

[0015]

As described above, the control device of the automatic beverage rice vending machine of the present invention has a plurality of product storage shelves for storing a plurality of products, a plurality of product selection switches for selecting the products, and a product storage. A storage unit that stores the correspondence between the shelves and the product selection switches, a product storage shelf display unit that indicates the product storage shelves that correspond to the product selection switches, and a product that corresponds to the input signal from the product selection switch. A product storage shelf corresponding to a product selection switch in a vending machine equipped with a main control unit for outputting a signal to the storage shelf display unit and a setting unit having a setting confirmation key for confirming the setting of each item. It is possible for the main control unit to search the storage means and display the product storage shelf display corresponding to the product selection switch to prevent erroneous insertion into the product storage shelf when replenishing the products.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a block diagram of a controller for a beverage vending machine according to an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a front view of a storage shelf of a beverage vending machine according to an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 3 is a front view of a selection switch of a beverage vending machine according to an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 4 is a flowchart for explaining an embodiment of the present invention.

[Explanation of symbols]

 1 product selection switch 2 product storage shelf 3 product input port 4 product storage shelf display 5 storage unit 6 main control unit 7 key input unit 8 setting display unit 9 setting unit

Claims (1)

Claims: 1. A plurality of product storage shelves for storing a plurality of products, a plurality of product selection switches for selecting products, and correspondence between the product storage shelves and the product selection switches. To a storage unit that stores the information, to a product storage shelf indicator that indicates the product storage shelf that corresponds to the product selection switch, and to the product storage shelf display that corresponds to an input signal from the product selection switch. In a vending machine equipped with a main control unit for outputting a signal and a setting means having a setting confirmation key for confirming the setting of each item, the above-mentioned product storage shelf corresponding to the above-mentioned product selection switch is stored in the vending machine. A control device for a beverage vending machine, characterized in that the main control unit retrieves from the means to display the product storage shelf display device.