JPH06247298A - Intra-train vending device - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE:To make effective and quick the purchase of commercial items to be sold in a train and the transport of the item(s) to the hand of a passenger. CONSTITUTION:An intra-car train vending device is composed of a touch panel type display 12 which is installed at each passenger seat 11 and on which the request of passenger can be set, a card reader/writer 13 to read and write a prepaid card necessary for the fare to be paid, a transport path 3 provided as leading from the car 2 with a comercial item managerial room to each car with passenger seats 11, a goods carrying wagon 7 which transports the items G requested by the passenger automatically to his hand on the transport path 3, and an intra-car vending control device 21 which controls the goods carrying wagon 7.

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to an in-vehicle selling device for food and drink in a railway vehicle.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art FIG. 10 is an explanatory view of a conventional in-vehicle selling system disclosed in Japanese Patent Laid-Open No. 61-248192. In FIG. 10, 31 is a vehicle, 32 is a passenger seat installed in the vehicle, and 33 is a wagon vehicle for carrying goods used for in-vehicle sales.

[0003] The conventional in-vehicle sales system is that when a wagon vehicle 33 for carrying goods, which is pushed by an in-vehicle salesperson along the passage between the passenger seats 32, 32 installed on both sides of the vehicle, comes close to him, Tell the in-car salesperson what you want. The in-vehicle salesperson hands over the product desired by the passenger from the wagon 33 to the passenger and bills the price. The passenger hands the invoiced price to the in-vehicle salesperson, and the sale of goods is completed.

[0004]

By the way, in such a conventional in-vehicle selling method, passengers may wait for the in-vehicle salesperson to push the wagon even if they want to buy the product, or go to the in-vehicle selling shop by themselves. Becomes When the inside of the car is crowded, there are some cases where the in-car salesperson does not turn around, and when the car is crowded, it is troublesome to go to the in-car shop to buy the car.

The present invention has been made to solve such a problem, and an object of the present invention is to provide an in-vehicle selling device which streamlines the in-vehicle sales operation and can promptly and promptly provide a product requested by a passenger. And

[0006]

An in-vehicle selling device according to the present invention comprises a purchase product designation device installed in a seat of a train and capable of setting a request of a passenger, a purchase product price payment device for paying a price, and a passenger. Is provided with a product carrying device for automatically carrying the product requested by the customer and a control device for controlling the product carrying device.

[0007]

According to the present invention, by setting the product desired by the passenger in the purchased product designating device, the product is carried to the passenger's hand by the product carrier, and the price is paid through the price payment device. Become.

[0008]

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS The present invention will be specifically described below with reference to the drawings showing the embodiments.

FIG. 1 is a schematic diagram of an in-vehicle selling device according to the present invention, in which 1 is a vehicle for passengers and 2 is a vehicle having a merchandise handling room such as a shop. A transport path 3 is provided between the vehicle 1 and the vehicle 2, one end of the transport path 3 is connected to an in-vehicle sales control device 21 installed in a product handling room of the vehicle 2, and the other end is connected to the vehicle 1. Each passenger seat 11 is connected to each branch passage 4 provided at the front thereof. The goods G are conveyed from the in-vehicle sales control device 21 to the predetermined branch road 4 by the goods transport vehicle 7, and are dropped into the branch road 4 to be delivered to passengers.

On the back of the backrest of each passenger seat 11, a touch-type display 12, which is a designated product purchase device, and a card read / writer 13 for a prepaid card K, which is a purchased product price payment device, are installed toward the rear seat side. These are connected to the in-vehicle sales control device 21 by wirings L arranged under the floor of the vehicles 1 and 2, respectively. 22 is an inventory management device.

FIG. 2 is a schematic plan view showing the arrangement of the transport path 3 between the vehicles 1 and 1, FIG. 3 is a sectional view of the same, and FIG. 4 is an enlarged plan view of the bottom of the transport path. The transport path 3 is configured by providing a groove-shaped rail 3b in the center of the lower surface of a case 3a having a rectangular cross section, and power supply lines 3c (positive electrode) and 3d (negative electrode) on both sides thereof.
Along the ceiling wall of the vehicle 1 is arranged in a loop that is large enough to reach above all the seats 11, and two connecting transport paths 5a and 5b are provided at the connecting portion between the vehicle 1 and another vehicle 1. Are rotatably provided around the shaft 5c, respectively, and are removably connected to similar connection conveyance paths 6a and 6b in another vehicle 1, respectively. A universal joint structure, for example, is adopted to connect the connecting conveying paths 5a, 5b, 6a, 6b so as to cope with the deviation between the vehicles 1 and 1.

FIG. 5 is a partially crushed perspective view showing the structure of the connecting portion between the transport path 3 and the branch path 4. The branch path 4 is installed substantially vertically at a position closer to the window than the transport path 3, the upper end of the branch path 4 is open to the side wall of the transport path 3, and the lower end is closed. A product outlet 4a is opened, and a door 4b having an upward opening type and adopting an auto-lock structure is provided here.

The product G conveyed by the product carrier 7 is dropped into the branch path 4 by tilting the tray 7t. The fork road 4 is shown to have a structure for dropping such a product, but it is an elevator system and is used for passenger seats 11
It may be configured to descend to the front. 4d is fork road 4
It is a bar code provided on the side wall on the opposite side of the conveyance path 3 facing the, and is provided corresponding to the passenger seat 11 for each branch path 4. SE is a product arrival confirmation sensor, which is provided on the side wall of the lower end portion of the branch path 4, displays the fact on the display 12 for detecting the product, and unlocks the door 4b.

FIG. 6 is a side view of the goods transport vehicle 7, FIG. 7 is a bottom view of the same, and FIG. 8 is an operation explanatory view of the tray. The goods carrier 7 has a pair of wheels 7f, 7 on the lower part of the vehicle body 7a, front left, rear left and right.
The motor M drives the front wheels or the rear wheels or the front and rear wheels. Further, a brush 7b slidably contacting a power supply line provided on the conveyance path 3 and a guide protrusion 7c engaged with the rail 3a are provided on the lower portion of the vehicle body 7a. It is adapted to travel in the transport path 3 in a locked state. Further, a tray 7t is provided on the upper part of the goods transport vehicle 7.

One end of the tray 7t is pivotally supported by the vehicle body 7a by a shaft 7d, and the center of the lower surface is pivotally supported by one end of an elevating rod 7e. The other end of the lifting rod 7e is pivotally supported by a slide block 7g that moves to the left and right of the vehicle body 7a along a guide (not shown) provided on the vehicle body 7a. The slide block 7g is connected to a wire 7i wound around a reel 7h which is provided on the vehicle body 7a and is driven to rotate forward and backward to move the slide block 7g to the right, and in the direction opposite to the pulling direction by the wire 7i, that is, to the left. It is connected to a tension spring 7j that pulls back in the direction. By rotating the reel 7h in the arrow direction and moving the slide block 7g to the right, the lifting rod 7e stands up and the tray 7t is tilted, as shown in FIG. The product G can be dropped onto the branch path 4. When the reel 7h is rotated in the reverse direction, the tension spring 7j pulls the slide block 7g back to the left, and the tray 7t returns to the old position shown in FIG. Reference numeral 7k is a bar code reading device provided on the one side of the vehicle body 7a.

Next, the operation will be described. For example, when a passenger purchases a bento box, when the prepaid card K is inserted into the card read / writer 13, the touch panel type display 12 operates. When the passenger operates the display 12 to specify the purchase of the bento, the code indicating the bento is transmitted to the in-vehicle sales control device 21. The in-vehicle sales control device 21 takes out the specified product G from the product storage box (not shown) and places it on the product transport vehicle 7.

The in-vehicle sale control device 21 designates the traveling direction and the destination of the goods transporting vehicle 7 and activates it. The product carrier 7 carries the product G along a rail 3a provided on the transfer path 3. Power for motive power is supplied from the power supply lines 3b (+), 3c (-) provided in the conveyance path 3 through the brush 7b.

The product carrier 7 proceeds while reading the bar code 4d predetermined for each passenger seat 11 by the bar code reading device 7k, and when it coincides with the instructed destination code, stops at the branch road. Then, as shown in FIG. 9, the tray 7c is tilted to drop the product G into the product outlet 4a.

When the product G arrives at the outlet 4a, the product arrival confirmation sensor SE is turned on, and this signal causes the display 12 to notify passengers of the arrival of the product and unlocks the product outlet 4a. When the passenger takes out the product G from the product outlet 4a and then closes the door 4b, the price of the product G is deducted from the prepaid card K. If the passenger does not make any further request, the end operation is performed on the display 12, and the card read / write 13 causes the prepaid card K.
Will be returned to the passenger.

On the other hand, in the case of the product transport vehicle 7 in which the tray 7t is tilted and the product G is dropped onto the branch path 4, the tray 7t is returned to its original state and the in-vehicle sales control device is taken along the route of b → c → a shown by a dotted line in FIG. Return to 21. The connecting portion conveying path between the vehicles 1 is configured to have a universal joint structure, and when the vehicles in front and behind pass through a curve, even if the position is displaced due to lateral shake, vertical shake, etc. It does not hinder driving. The inventory management device 22 manages the number of stocks and supports the replenishment of goods when the train arrives at the station.

In the above embodiment, the goods transport vehicle 7 is supplied with electric power from the outside. However, a battery may be mounted or a linear motor drive system may be adopted. Further, although the transportation path 3 in the vehicle is shown to go around the upper portion of the vehicle 1, it may be a ladder-shaped or zigzag-shaped transportation path. Further, in the embodiment, a bar code is used as the destination identification means, but an identification method such as pattern recognition may be adopted.

[0022]

As described above, in the device of the present invention, the transportation route for consumption and the transportation vehicle for moving the transportation route between the handling room for the goods and the passenger's seat are provided, and the purchase designated by the customer is provided. Depending on the product, it will be transported to the seat, and the purchase price will be paid by the seat price payment device, so passengers can purchase the product as needed while seated,
The present invention has excellent effects such that the product can be sold and purchased regardless of congestion in the vehicle.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a schematic diagram showing an overall configuration of an in-vehicle selling device according to the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a schematic plan view showing an arrangement of transport paths in a vehicle.

FIG. 3 is a cross-sectional view showing an arrangement of transport paths in a vehicle.

FIG. 4 is a partially enlarged plan view of a conveyance path.

FIG. 5 is a partially crushed perspective view showing a configuration of a connection portion between a product conveyance path and a product drop guide tube.

FIG. 6 is a side view of the goods transport vehicle.

FIG. 7 is a bottom view of the same.

FIG. 8 is a diagram for explaining the operation of the tray.

FIG. 9 is an explanatory diagram of the operation of the tray.

FIG. 10 is an explanatory diagram showing a conventional in-vehicle selling system.

[Explanation of symbols]

 1 vehicle 2 vehicle 3 transport path 4 branch road 7 product transport vehicle 11 passenger seat 12 display 13 card read / writer 21 in-vehicle sales control device 22 inventory management device

 ─────────────────────────────────────────────────── ─── Continuation of front page (72) Genya Taniguchi Genya Taniguchi 6-16-1, Tsukaguchi Honcho, Amagasaki City, Hyogo Sanryo Electric Engineering Co., Ltd. Itami Works (72) Inventor Takayuki Yajima 6 Tsukaguchi Honcho, Amagasaki City, Hyogo Prefecture No. 16-1 Sanryo Electric Engineering Co., Ltd. Itami Works

Claims (1)

[Claims] 1. A transport device which is installed in a passenger seat of a vehicle and which is installed between a device for a passenger to designate a purchased product and a device for paying the price of the purchased product, a product handling room in the vehicle, and a passenger seat. An in-vehicle selling device, comprising: a road, a product transporting vehicle that carries a product in the transporting path, and a control device that controls the product transporting vehicle.