JPH05225421A - Display device for automatic vending machine - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE:To perform guidance' display for a customer by a display device of a data setter for operator. CONSTITUTION:A hinge Y is provided at the side edge of the data setter 3 on which a price, etc., is set and is provided at the back plane of the front door of an automatic vending machine 1, and the front plane of the data setter 3 is set in such a way that it can be turned freely so that it can be faced to the front face of the automatic vending machine, and also, it is set in such a way that the display of operation guidance, etc., can be performed by the display device 3a of the data setter 3 when the front plane of the data setter 3 is faced to the front face of the automatic vending machine 1.

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a display device capable of displaying operation guidance and the like when purchasing a product.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Although a vending machine has conventionally been provided with a display, it is a simple display for displaying only the figures such as the amount of money to be put in and the price of goods. However,
In recent years, vending machines have become more multifunctional and highly functional. For example, vending machines that use coffee beans as a raw material and vending machines that can select increase or decrease of milk or sugar are provided. In such an automatic vending machine, the purchasing procedure is complicated and the operation is often confusing. Therefore, it is desired to provide an accurate guidance display corresponding to the product to be sold or according to the progress status at the time of selling.

[0003]

However, a display device capable of displaying at least characters requires a large space and is expensive. The present invention has been made to solve the above-mentioned problems, and provides a display device in which a display device for an operator, which is provided in a door of a vending machine, can be converted to a guidance display. To aim.

[0004]

A display device according to the present invention is provided with a data setting device provided on a rear surface of a front door of a vending machine and provided with a keyboard and a display device for setting prices and the like. A hinge mechanism is provided on one side edge of the setting device so that the front and back of the data setting device can be reversed, and when the data setting device is reversed, the display can be confirmed from the front of the vending machine. The front door is provided with a window at a predetermined portion, and operation guides and the like are displayed on an inverted display of the data setting device.

[0005]

The data setting device is provided on the back surface of the front door, and the data setting device can be operated with the front door opened. According to the present invention, the display of the data setting device can be seen from the front of the vending machine with the front door closed. Therefore, a hinge mechanism is provided so that the front and back of the data setting device can be reversed. At the same time, a window is provided at the front door corresponding to the inverted display of the data setting device.

[0006]

FIG. 1 shows an example of mounting the display device of the present invention. A data setter 3 having a display 3a and a keyboard 3b is provided in contact with a back surface 2a of a front door 2 of the vending machine 1, and the data setter 3 is provided.
Is a hinge Y provided on the side edge of the housing.
It is freely rotatable in the direction of arrow A using as a spindle. The data setting device 3 rotated in the direction of the arrow A is designed to enter the cavity 2A provided in a predetermined portion of the front door 2, and at that time, the indicator 3a of the data setting device 3 is attached to the front door 2. It is supposed to be visible from the outside through the window 2B provided. The state is shown in FIG. In FIG. 1, reference numeral 4 is a detection switch for detecting the open / closed state of the door 2.

FIG. 3 shows a control block diagram of the data setting device 3 which is capable of displaying guidance, and the same parts as those in FIG. 1 are designated by the same reference numerals. Reference numeral 11 is a data display control unit in the data setting device 3, reference numeral 12 is a guide display control unit for causing the data setting device 3 to function as a guide display device, and data for the guidance display is stored in another device. Is read in advance by the guide display control unit 12. 13 displays the data from the data display control unit 11 on the display 3a by the detection signal of the door detection switch 4 or the key K of the keyboard 3b, or guides from the guidance display control unit 12 (shown by Q). ) Is a display switching unit for switching whether to display.

Next, the operation of the apparatus having the above configuration will be described. First, in the state where the front door 2 of FIG. 1 is opened, the detection switch 4 is turned off, for example, and the display switching unit 13 displays the setting data from the data display control unit 11 on the display device 3a, and the data setting mode is set. Become. In this data setting mode, the price of each product and the number of grams of raw material are input by the keyboard 3b. When the data setting is completed, the data setting device 3 is rotated around the hinge Y as a support shaft and fitted into the cavity 2A, and then the front door 2 is closed, the door detection switch 4 is turned off, and as a result, the display is performed. Since the switching unit 13 displays the guidance information from the guidance display control unit 12 on the display device 3a, only the purchaser in front of the vending machine 1 can see the guidance display on the display device 3a through the window 2B. it can.

When it is desired to confirm the guidance display in the state shown in FIG. 1, the guidance display mode can be set by pressing the key K of the keyboard 3b. Further, instead of the door detection switch 4, a switch for detecting the data setting device 3 is provided on the back door portion (indicated by an arrow B) of the data setting device 3 in FIG. The setting mode may be switched to the guidance display mode.

[0010]

As described above, according to the present invention, the body of the data setting device is made rotatable so that the display device of the data setting device operated by the operator can be diverted to the guidance display, and the rotated data setting device is set. Since the display unit of the display device can be seen through the window provided on the front door, it is not necessary to provide the guide display device separately, so that the space can be saved and the cost can be reduced.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a diagram showing an example of mounting a display device of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a front view of a vending machine to which the display device of the present invention is attached.

FIG. 3 is a control block diagram of a display device of the present invention.

[Explanation of symbols]

 1 Vending Machine 2 Front Door 2B Window 3 Data Setting Device 3a Display Device 3b Keyboard 4 Door Detection Switch 11 Data Display Control Unit 12 Guidance Display Control Unit 13 Display Switching Unit Y Hinge

Claims (1)

[Claims] 1. A hinge mechanism is provided at one side edge of the data setting device, which is provided on the rear surface of the front door of the vending machine and is provided with a keyboard and a display for setting prices and the like. , The front and back of the data setting device can be reversed, and when the data setting device is reversed, a window is provided in a predetermined portion of the front door so that the display can be confirmed from the front of the vending machine, A display device for a vending machine, which displays operation guidance and the like on an inverted display of a data setting device.