JPH07234967A - Sale controller for direct piling type commodity carry-out device - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE:To properly detect a sold-out state by changing the reading timing of detection output of a commodity detector means in accordance with a 1-piece or 2-piece sale setting state of commodities. CONSTITUTION:A sold-out management part 8 works based on the detection output of a switch (commodity detector means) 6 in a holding state when a mobile object 4 exists at the inside of a piling path 2 end in a 1-piece sale mode of commodities and then performs the sold-out processing when the absence of commodities is detected. In a P-piece sale mode, the part 8 moves the object 4 kept in its move-back position to instruct it to carry out two commodities based on the detection output of the switch 6 obtained when the object 4 is kept in its move-back position and when the presence of commodities is detected. If the absence of commodities is detected in the 2-piece sale mode, the part 8 performs the sold-out processing with the object 4 kept stationary at its move-back position. In other words, the part 8 reads the detection output of the switch 6 and changes this reading timing according to the 1-piece or 2-piece sale mode. Thus the part 6 can properly detect the sold-out state of commodities regardless of positions of the switch 6.

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a direct product type product dispensing device.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art A direct product type product dispensing device of this type, which can be set to sell one or two, is constructed as shown in FIGS. FIG. 4 shows the case of selling one unit, and FIG.
Shows the case of selling two.

Cigarettes 3 are stacked on the product stacking path 2 formed on the product shelf 1, and the movable body 4 is reciprocally moved to dispense the required number of cigarettes 3 from the opening 5.
When looking at the case of selling one piece in FIG. 4, the moving body 4 is located inside the product stacking path 2 as shown in FIG. And mobile unit 4
Moves backward to the outside of the product stacking path 2 as shown in FIG. 4 (b), and then moves forward again as shown in FIG. 4 (c).
The bottommost cigarettes 3 that have been stacked are dispensed and the result is shown in FIG.
One selling operation is completed in the state shown in (a). The switch 6 is attached to a position for detecting the presence or absence of the lowermost cigarette 3 in the standby state as shown in FIG. 4A, and when the cigarette 3 is not detected as shown in FIG. 6A. Is sold out.

FIG. 5 shows a case where two units are sold. The moving body 4 goes from the standby state shown in FIG. 5A to the state shown in FIG. The second cigarette 3 is dispensed, and then the second cigarette 3 is dispensed in the state shown in (c) through the states shown in (a) and (b) of FIG. In the case of selling two cigarettes, the sold-out detection switch 6 is attached to a position for detecting the presence or absence of the second cigarette 3 from the bottom in the standby state, as shown in FIG. If 3 is not detected, it is determined to be sold out.

[0005]

In such a conventional structure, the switch 6 is mechanically mounted at a height V in the product stacking direction as shown in FIG.
There is a problem that it must be changed only.

It is an object of the present invention to provide a direct product type product dispensing device which can switch between selling one piece and selling two pieces without mechanically changing the mounting position of the switch 6.

[0007]

A direct product type product dispensing device of the present invention is a direct product type product dispensing device which pushes out a lowermost product of products stacked on a stacking route by a moving body to discharge the product. A product detection unit for confirming the presence or absence of the second product from the bottom in the retracted state moved to the outside of the stacking route is provided, and in the case of selling one unit, the moving body is in the standby state where it is located inside the stacking route. On the basis of the detection output of the product detection means, sold-out processing is performed when no product is detected, and when two pieces are sold, the moving body is based on the detection output of the product detection means at the retracted position,
When the product is detected, move the moving body in the retracted position to 2
It is characterized in that a sold-out management unit is provided, which issues a command to pay out individual products and sells out when the moving object is stopped at the retracted position when no product is detected.

[0008]

According to this configuration, the sold-out management unit that reads the detection output of the product detection unit switches the timing of reading the detection output of the product detection unit according to the setting of selling one product and selling two products. Appropriate sold-out detection can be realized regardless of whether the mounting position of the means is the same when selling one piece or when selling two pieces.

[0009]

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS An embodiment of the present invention will be described below with reference to FIGS. It should be noted that components having the same functions as those of the conventional example shown in FIG.

In the vending machine equipped with the direct product type product dispensing device of the present invention shown in FIG. 2, the sold-out management unit 8 realized by the flowchart shown in FIG. 1 is constructed in the sales control unit 7 composed of a microcomputer. Has been done.

At the start of the sale, when one of the one-selling and the two-selling is keyed in from the keyboard 9, the one-selling and the two-selling are set in the number setting section 10. The switch 6 is attached to the conventional one-selling position.

The following is connected to the sales control section 7 composed of a microcomputer. A deposit management unit 11 including a coin mech or a prepaid card reader, a product selection unit 12 including a product selection button for a user to select a product to be sold, and the mobile unit 4
A pay-out motor mechanism 13 for reciprocating, a switch 6, a first sensor 14 for detecting that the moving body 4 is in a standby position, and a second sensor for detecting that the moving body 4 is in a retracted position. And 15 are connected to the sales control unit 7. First, the operation of the sold-out management unit 8 when one piece is set for the number setting unit 10 will be described.

When the sales control unit 7 detects that the selected product is available for sale, the sold-out management unit 8 detects "withdrawal start command" in [a-1]. In [a-2], the content of the number setting unit 10 is determined. Here, one piece is set to be sold in the number setting section 10, so that the output of the switch 6 is read in [a-3] to determine whether or not the cigarette 3 is sold out.
If it is detected that the item is not sold out in [a-3], [a-
4], the payout motor mechanism 13 is operated to move the moving body 4 from the standby position shown in FIG. 4A to the standby position shown in FIG. 4C through the retracted position shown in FIG. 4B. Move it
The dispensing motor mechanism 13 is operated until the first sensor 14 detects the moving body 4 in [a-5], and the cigarette 3 at the lowermost stage is dispensed from the opening 5. At [a-6], a flag indicating that the current product payout is completed is set, and the process returns to the main routine.

When it is detected that the product is sold out in [a-3],
In [a-7], the sales control unit 7 instructs the deposit management unit 11 to refund the total amount of the received deposit, and in [a-8], the sales control unit 7 turns on the sold-out lamp of the product selection unit 12. Return to the main routine.

Next, the operation of the sold-out management section 8 when the quantity setting section 10 is set to sell two pieces will be described. In the case of selling two pieces, it is detected that two pieces are sold in [a-2], and [a-9] is executed to move the moving body 4 toward the retracted position. In [a-10], the output of the switch 6 at the time when the second sensor 15 detects the moving body 4 is read to determine whether the cigarette 3 is sold out. Specifically, in the case as shown in FIG. 3A, it is detected that the product is not sold out in [a-10], and the payout motor mechanism 13 is operated to detect the moving body 4 in [a-11]. 4 from the retracted position shown in FIG.
4C through the retracted position shown in FIG. 4C to the standby position shown in FIG. 4A, the payout motor mechanism 13 is operated until the second sensor 15 detects the moving body 4, and the first motor 15 is driven. The cigarette 3 is dispensed from the opening 5. Then, [a-4] [a-
5] is executed to pay out the second cigarette 3 from the opening 5, and in [a-6], a flag indicating that the current product payout is completed is set and the process returns to the main routine.

In the case shown in FIG. 3B, [a-
10], it is detected that the product is sold out, and the payout motor mechanism 13, which started operation in [a-9], is stopped in [a-12], and [a-
7] [a-8] is executed to return to the main routine.

In this way, the reading timing of the switch 6 is switched between selling one piece and selling two pieces, and in the case of selling one piece, the state of the switch 6 when the moving body 4 is in the standby position is [a- 3], and when two are sold, the state of the switch 6 when the moving body 4 is in the retracted position is [a-
Since the determination is made in [10], proper sold-out detection and normal selling operation can be realized without switching the mounting position of the switch 6 between the case of selling one piece and the case of selling two pieces.

[0018]

As described above, according to the present invention, in the direct product type product dispensing device for pushing out the lowermost product of the products stacked in the stacking path by the moving body, the moving body is outside the stacking path. The product detection means for confirming the presence or absence of the second product from the bottom in the retracted state that has been moved to is provided, and in the case of selling one product, the product detection means in the standby state in which the moving body is located inside the stacking path. Based on the detection output, sold out processing when no product is detected,
In the case of selling two products, the moving body moves the moving body in the retracted position to instruct the payout of two products when the presence of the product is detected based on the detection output of the product detection unit in the retracted position. Since the sold-out management unit that processes the sold-out processing when the moving body is stopped at the retracted position is provided when the absence is detected, the sold-out management unit that reads the detection output of the product detection means,
Since the timing of reading the detection output of the product detection means is switched according to the setting of selling one or two, even if the mounting position of the product detecting means is the same in either one selling or two selling. Appropriate sold-out detection can be realized.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a flowchart of a main part of an embodiment of a sales control device for a direct product type product dispensing device according to the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a configuration diagram of the embodiment.

FIG. 3 is a sold-out detection state diagram in the case of the two-piece selling setting in the embodiment.

FIG. 4 is a conventional payout process diagram for selling one unit.

FIG. 5 is a conventional pay-out process diagram for selling two pieces.

FIG. 6 is a conventional sold-out detection state diagram of selling one piece and selling two pieces.

[Explanation of symbols]

 2 Stacking route 3 Cigarette [Product] 4 Moving object 6 Switch [Product detecting means] 8 Sold-out management section

Claims (1)

[Claims] 1. A direct-product type product dispensing device that pushes out a lowermost product of products stacked on a stacking route by a moving body and dispenses the product from the bottom in a retracted state in which the moving body moves to the outside of the stacking route. The second product is provided with a product detection unit for confirming the presence or absence of the product, and in the case of selling one product, based on the detection output of the product detection unit in the standby state in which the moving body is located inside the stacking path, When detecting, the moving body is sold out, and when two pieces are sold, the moving body is moved based on the detection output of the product detecting means in the retracted position. The sale control device of the direct product type product delivery device, which is provided with a sold-out management unit that commands the delivery of the product and sells it out when the moving object is stopped at the retracted position when it is detected that there is no product.