JPH0696335A - Production of period controller for automatic vending machine - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE:To provide the production period controller which makes none of data on a production period and an operation start period miss and automates the setting of the data. CONSTITUTION:A control part 10 writes the set production period in a semiconductor memory 8 and initially sets the set production period in a calendar timepiece 9. Once the control part 10 detects vending operation being performed as many times as prescribed, the current data in the calendar timepiece 9 are written as the operation start period in the semiconductor memory 8. The content of the semiconductor memory 8 is therefore read out at necessary time to confirm the 'production period' and 'operation start period'.

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a production time management device for vending machines.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art In a vending machine, even if the model code is the same, the design of the mechanism of each part may be changed depending on the production period. Therefore, when a vending machine breaks down or parts need to be replaced, it is common practice to notify the manufacturer of the model and production period of the vending machine and order the necessary parts.

It is conceivable that a sticker on which the model and the production time are recorded is attached to a specific place of each vending machine so that the model and the production time can be specified. Further, when the elapsed time from the start of operation is required, it is necessary to manually enter the time on the sticker when the vending machine is installed.

[0004]

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION With such a configuration,
It is necessary to manually enter the production time on the sticker, and it is expected that the sticker will peel off and fall off and necessary data will be lost.

It is an object of the present invention to provide a production time management device capable of automating the setting of the data without the data of the production time and the operation start time being lost.

[0006]

A production time management apparatus according to a first aspect of the present invention includes a semiconductor memory and a control unit, and the control unit includes:
It is characterized in that the set production time is written in the semiconductor memory.

According to another aspect of the present invention, there is provided a production time management apparatus having a semiconductor memory, a calendar clock, and a control unit, the control unit detecting a prescribed number of sales executions, and storing the calendar clock data at that time in the semiconductor memory. It is characterized in that it is configured to write to.

According to another aspect of the present invention, there is provided a production time management apparatus having a semiconductor memory, a calendar clock, and a control unit, which writes the set production time in the semiconductor memory and causes the calendar clock to set the production time. Is instructed to start timing, and a predetermined number of sales executions are detected, and the data of the calendar clock at that time is written in the semiconductor memory.

[0009]

According to the first aspect of the invention, the control section writes the set production time in the semiconductor memory.

According to the second aspect of the present invention, the control section writes the data of the calendar clock in the semiconductor memory upon detecting the sales execution for the specified number of times. According to the structure of claim 3, the control unit writes the set production time in the semiconductor memory and initializes the set production time in the calendar timepiece. When the control unit detects the sales execution for the specified number of times, the data of the calendar clock at that time is written in the semiconductor memory.

[0011]

Embodiments of the present invention will be described below with reference to FIGS. FIG. 3 shows the overall structure of an automatic vending machine equipped with the production time management device of the present invention. In the sales control device 2 which instructs the first and second carrier devices 1a and 1b to pay out, the product selection buttons of the product selection button group 4 by operating the keyboard 3 and the first and second carrier devices 1a, The correspondence with 1b is registered. In addition, as shown in FIG. 4, the sales control device 2 determines whether or not each of the sales columns is available for sale based on the deposit information Y in # 1 and # 2, and controls the lighting of the available for sale lamp group 5.
When it is detected that the product selection button corresponding to the sale column determined to be available for sale in 3 is operated, the corresponding one of the transport devices 1a and 1b is referred to in # 4 and # 5 by referring to the registered content. Instruct to pay the goods. Further, the sales control device 2 accepts an input from the product selection button for the sold-out sales column based on the detection output of the sold-out detection switches 6a and 6b attached to the first and second transport devices 1a and 1b, respectively. At the same time, it controls the lighting of the sold-out lamp group 7.

The sales control device 2 comprises a production time management device as shown in FIGS. A semiconductor memory 8 having memory areas A ₁ and A ₂ for storing sales data and sales price data keyed in from the keyboard 3.
, The model code memory area A ₃ of the production time memory area A _4, a memory area A ₅ operation start timing is provided. The calendar clock 9 is backed up by a built-in battery, and clocks the time from the initially set time and outputs the date and time data from time to time. "Sales execution signal" and the memory area A ₃ of the initial setting and a semiconductor memory 8 of the calendar clock 9 based on keyed been "model code""datedata" from the keyboard 3, A
₄ , control unit 10 for writing / reading to / from A ₅
Are configured as shown in FIG.

Here, in a vending machine production factory, "model code" and "date data" are set from the keyboard 3 as shipping settings when various tests are carried out at the time of shipping.

In the test process at the time of shipment, first, the "model code" of the vending machine is keyed in from the keyboard 3, then various tests are carried out, and if the vending machine has passed the test, "date data". Is keyed in from the keyboard 3 and shipped.

The controller 10 reads the contents of the memory areas A ₃ and A ₄ of the semiconductor memory 8 at # 01 and determines whether the shipping setting is completed. If the shipping settings have not been completed, it is determined at # 02 whether the "model code C" has been set from the keyboard 3, and the "model code C" keyed in from the keyboard 3 is displayed on the display unit 11. At the same time, the contents are read in # 03. # 04
Is used to determine whether or not the "date data" has been initialized from the keyboard 3, and the "date data D" keyed in from the keyboard 3 is displayed on the display unit 11 and
The contents are read in # 05. In # 06, the calendar clock 9 is initialized to the date and time data represented by "date data" read in # 05. # 07
Then, the "model code" read in # 03 is written in the memory area A ₃ of the semiconductor memory 8, and the "date data D" read in # 05 is written in the memory area A ₄ of the semiconductor memory 8.

When the vending machine that has been shipped with the shipping settings completed in this way is installed and operated in the field, it is determined in # 01 that "shipping settings have been completed". 08 is executed. In # 08, the sales control device 2 uses the first transfer device 1a or the second transfer device 1b.
Whether or not the vehicle has been driven is determined by the presence or absence of the sales execution signal 12. When the sales execution signal 12 is detected, the number of times of the sales execution signal 12 is determined in # 09. Here, for example, if "N = 1", then # 010 is executed when the sales execution signal 12 is first detected. In # 010,
"Date", which is the content of the calendar clock 9 at that time
Is read and written in the memory area A ₅ of the semiconductor memory 8.

With this configuration, the control section 10 writes the production time in the semiconductor memory 8 at # 07 by keying in the production time from the keyboard 3 at the time of shipping. If necessary, operate keyboard 3 to read the contents of memory areas A ₃ and A ₄
You can check the production time.

Further, the control unit 10 detects the specified number of sales executions at # 09, and automatically detects the memory area A ₅ at # 010.
The operation start time can be written in. If necessary, the keyboard 3 is operated to read the contents of the memory area A ₅ , so that the "year / month / day" of the operation start time can be confirmed.

In each of the above-mentioned embodiments, the "model code""" is stored in the semiconductor memory 8 in which sales price data and the like are written.
Although the production time "operation start time" is written, a part or all of the data may be written in another semiconductor memory. When writing the model code "" Production time "into the flash memory, fuse memory, EE-ROM, etc. of the non-volatile memory, and writing the" operation start time "into the semiconductor memory 8. Or" Model code "" Production time "" An example is the case of writing the entire "operation start time" in the EE-ROM.

In the above embodiment, the "model code", "production time" and "operation start time" are written in the semiconductor memory 8, but the "production time" and "operation start" excluding the "model code" peculiar to the vending machine are written. It is also effective to configure such that at least one of the periods "is written in the semiconductor memory 8.

[0021]

According to the first aspect of the present invention, since the control unit writes the set production time in the semiconductor memory, it is not necessary to paste a sticker in which the production time is recorded as in the prior art, and the sticker having the production time is read out from the semiconductor memory. The production time can be confirmed by this.

According to the second aspect of the present invention, since the control section writes the data of the calendar clock in the semiconductor memory upon detecting the sales execution for the prescribed number of times, it is necessary for the staff to manually enter the operation start time. Therefore, it is possible to avoid a situation in which the operation start time is unknown.

According to the third aspect of the present invention, the control unit writes the set production time in the semiconductor memory and initializes the set production time in the calendar timepiece. The control unit
When the specified number of sales executions are detected, the data of the calendar clock at that time is written in the semiconductor memory, so it is not necessary to paste a sticker on which the model and the production time are recorded as in the conventional case, and the semiconductor memory The production time and the operation start time can be confirmed by reading from.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a configuration diagram of a main part of a production time management device of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a flowchart of a control unit of the same embodiment.

FIG. 3 is a block diagram of a vending machine.

FIG. 4 is a flowchart of a main part of the sales control device.

[Explanation of symbols]

 8 Semiconductor Memory 9 Calendar Clock 10 Controller 11 Display

Claims (3)

[Claims] 1. A production time management device for a vending machine, comprising a semiconductor memory and a control unit, wherein the control unit writes the set production time into the semiconductor memory. 2. A vending machine having a semiconductor memory, a calendar clock, and a controller, the controller being configured to detect a prescribed number of sales executions and write the calendar clock data at that time into the semiconductor memory. Production time management device. 3. A semiconductor memory, a calendar clock, and a control section are provided, and the control section writes the set production time in the semiconductor memory and instructs the calendar clock to start timing from the set production time. A vending machine production time management device configured to detect a second sales execution and write the data of the calendar clock at that time into the semiconductor memory.