JPH06205900A - Laundry apparatus controlling device - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE:To treat quickly laundry apparatus without a janitor in the apparatus installing place by inputting information of failures of the laundry apparatus and number of times of running to a remote place to control the apparatus on the basis of the information. CONSTITUTION:A personal computer 1 is provided for a laundry apparatus controlling means provided in the manager side and comprises a key board 2, display 3, printer 4 and alarm 5. The personal computer 1 is connected through RS-232C interface, MODEM 6 and telephone circuit 7 serving an information input means, for example, to MODEM 8 serving as a laundry apparatus side information output means in a coin laundry shop at the coin apparatus installation side in a remote place. The MODEM 8 is connected through similar RS-232C interface to a data controller 9. A plurality of coin apparatus 10 for laundry apparatus, i.e., gas system clothes dryer or the like run on the basis of a predetermined money amount are connected to the input/output port of the controller 9 to receive communication data from these apparatuses.

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a landry device management apparatus for managing coin-type washing machines, dryers, shower devices and the like in coin landry stores and dry cleaning devices and the like in laundry stores.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art In conventional coin-type laundry machines, such as coin-type washing machines and dryers, a built-in management device manages various information such as theft of coins, device failure, and the number of times the device has been used. ing. Further, each device such as a dry cleaning device in a laundry store also manages various information such as a device failure and the number of times the device has been used by a built-in management device.

Therefore, if an administrator who manages the equipment is not provided at a coin laundry shop or a laundry shop, there is a problem that the management apparatus cannot promptly respond even if various information is input.

[0004]

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION It is an object of the present invention to provide a landry device management apparatus capable of managing devices even if an administrator is not placed in a coin laundry store or a laundry store.

[0005]

According to the present invention, there is provided a landry device management apparatus, a landry device, a landry device side information output means for outputting information such as a failure of the landry device and the number of times of operation, and a place remote from the landry device. And information input means for inputting information from the information output means,
And a landry device management means for managing the landry device based on the information input by the information input means.

[0006]

[Function] Since the information on the landry device can be input and managed at a place away from the landry device, various information from the landry device can be stored even if the administrator is not placed at the place where the landry device is installed in a coin landry store or a laundry store. Can respond promptly.

[0007]

FIG. 1 shows a block circuit of a landry device management apparatus for managing a coin landry store, which is an embodiment of the present invention. A personal computer (this may be a data controller) 1 is provided as a management device provided on the administrator side, and the personal computer 1 has a keyboard 2,
It has a display 3, a printer 4, and an alarm 5. The personal computer 1 is, for example, via an RS-232C interface (not shown), via a modem (modulator / demodulator) 6 and a telephone line 7 as information input means, and is a remote place at a coin-installed store at a coin-installed store. It is connected to a modem 8 as a side information output means. The modem 8 is connected to the data controller 9 via the RS-232C interface similar to that described above. The input / output port of the data controller 9 is connected with a large number of coin appliances 10 such as gas-type clothes dryers, which are operated based on a predetermined amount of money, and receive communication data from these appliances.

Next, as an example of data transmission between the administrator side and the coin equipment installation side, a case where the administrator wants to monitor the number of times of operation of the coin equipment 10 which is one of the sales information will be described.

First, in the case of transmitting a request to the data controller 9 to return the data regarding the number of times of operation to the personal computer 1, it is as follows. This is used in personal computer communication and the like.

The request is input to the personal computer 1 by the keyboard 2. The personal computer 1 issues a command to the modem 6 to automatically make a call to the telephone at the coin equipment installation side. The modem 6 makes a call through the telephone line 7 based on the automatic call. Indicating that it is in the middle or connected to the personal computer 1. The modem 8 on the coin equipment installation side automatically receives the call from the modem 6 and outputs a CI (callee display) signal to the data controller 9, The data controller 9 notifying that the call is received from the personal computer 1 outputs an ER (terminal ready) signal, and the modem 8 responds by outputting a DR (data set ready) signal to the data controller 9 and the modem. 8 is ready for data communication, while the personal computer 1 confirms the line connection by the (Moderate request) signal is output and data transmission is desired. The modem 6 sends a carrier to the modem 8 through the telephone line 7. When the modem 8 detects this carrier, it outputs a CD (carrier detection) signal and outputs the data. Is sent to the data controller 9. The modem 6 outputs a CS (transmission permission) signal for the time period during which the carrier sent in is stable, so that the personal computer 1 sends an SD (transmission data) signal to the modem 6. Is output.
This SD signal is sent to the data controller 9 via the telephone line 7 and the modem 8.

According to the above procedure, the data controller 9
Has received a request from the personal computer 1 to return the above-mentioned data regarding the number of times of operation to the personal computer 1. Then, the data controller 9 requests the coin device 10 for the number-of-operations data stored in the memory built in the coin device 10 to obtain the data. The obtained data is sent from the data controller 9 to the personal computer 1 in the reverse procedure. Security information such as coin theft and maintenance information regarding equipment failure are also automatically transmitted from the data controller 24 to the personal computer 1 in the reverse procedure when they occur. The personal computer 1 appropriately outputs the information obtained by such data communication to the display 3, the printer 4, and the alarm 5.

Data exchange in the vicinity of the data controller 9 and the coin device 10 will be described in detail with reference to FIG.
When a trouble (fault, theft, etc.) occurs in a certain one of the coin devices 10 (step S1), the device outputs a data transmission request signal from the serial output port to the data controller 9 (S2). Step). The data controller 9 outputs a transmission permission signal to the serial input port of the device if the reception condition is prepared (step S3). The device that has received the transmission permission signal outputs the trouble data to the data controller 9 (step S4).

The trouble data is stored in a specific address of the RAM of the data controller 9 (step S5). The connection state of the telephone line 7 is checked (S6 step), and when the telephone line 7 is not connected, the line connection processing by the automatic transmission of the modem 8 is executed (S7 step). After confirming the line connection, the data controller 9 requests transmission of trouble data to the modem 8 via the RS-232C interface as an example (S8 step). If the transmission is permitted (S9 step), the data controller 9 Trouble data is transmitted to the modem 8 through the same interface (S10 step), and when the transmission is completed (S11 step), the data controller 9 clears the data in the RAM (S).
12 steps). The data transmitted to the modem 8 reaches the personal computer 1 as described above, and the display 3 and the alarm 5 are transmitted.
The trouble content is displayed and a warning is given.

On the other hand, when there is an access from the administrator side for requesting monitoring of the number of times the coin device 10 has been operated, the data controller 9 causes the modem 8 and RS232.
Receive the data via the C interface (S
13 steps). From the received data, the data controller 9 analyzes which coin equipment operation count data is requested (step S14), and sends an operation count data request signal to the serial input port of the coin equipment (step S15). . Then, the RAM of the coin device
The operation count data stored in the
Output to the data controller 9 (step S16).

The operation frequency data is stored in a specific address of the RAM of the data controller 9 (step S17). After that, the data controller 9 requests the modem 8 to transmit the operation number data via the RS232C interface (S18 step), and if the transmission is permitted (S19 step), transmits the operation number data to the modem 8 via the RS232C interface. Yes (S20 step).
When the transmission is completed, the data controller 9 clears the data in the RAM (step S22).

FIG. 3 shows a control block circuit of a gas type clothes dryer which is an example of the coin device 10. Microcomputer 1
The input port 1 is a theft obtained from a detection means (micro switch, non-contact sensor, etc.) 12 for detecting, for example, the destruction of this box by an illegal means in the vicinity of a coin storage box (not shown). Generation signal, motor abnormality signal obtained from detection means (motor overload detection switch, rotation detection sensor, etc.) 13 for detecting abnormality of drying drum drive motor and blower motor (neither shown), gas combustion system as heating device Gas misfire signal obtained from the detection means (frame rod, optical sensor, etc.) 14 for detecting the abnormal state of the filter, and detection means (pressure sensor, temperature sensor) 15 for detecting the clogging abnormality of the lint filter intervening in the air blowing system. A coin jam signal obtained from a filter jam signal and a detection means (optical sensor, magnetic sensor) 16 for detecting a jam of inserted coins. , Security and maintenance information and the like are input.

Further, the input port is connected with a coin input section 17 and a card input section 18 such as a prepaid card as a means for starting the operation of the coin machine when the coin machine is normal. Further, an input unit 19 for receiving various information (control information described above, commands from the personal computer, etc.) from the data controller 9 is connected to the serial input port of the microcomputer 11.

On the other hand, the output port of the microcomputer 11 has a drying operation output section 20 for controlling a drying drum drive motor, a blower motor, a heating device and the like for performing a drying operation based on the input port information, and , An output unit 21 for transmitting security and maintenance information to the data controller 9 each time
Are connected.

Then, the microcomputer 11 has a coin input section 1
7 and the information obtained from the card input unit 18 (the number of inserted coins and the number of uses for each specific card) are stored in the internal RAM, and the same is true when there is a command to output the number of times of operation via the input unit 19. The operation frequency data stored in the RAM is output from the output unit 21 to the data controller 9
Output to.

[0020]

According to the present invention, since the information of the landry equipment can be input and managed at a place away from the landry equipment by using a telephone line, etc., an administrator can be installed at a landry equipment installation place of a coin landry store or a laundry store. Even if it is not placed, it is convenient because it can quickly respond to various information from Landry devices.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a block circuit diagram of an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a flowchart of the same.

FIG. 3 is a control block circuit diagram of the gas clothes dryer of the main part.

[Explanation of symbols]

 1 PC (landry device management means) 6 Modem (information input means) 8 Modem (landry device side information output means) 10 Coin device (landry device)

Claims (1)

[Claims] 1. A landry device, a landry device side information output means for outputting information such as a failure and a number of times of operation of the landry device, and a place provided apart from the landry device for inputting information from the information output means. Information input means to
A landry device management device, comprising: a landry device management device for managing the landry device based on the information input by the information input device.