JPH0725463U - Sales management control device for vending machines - Google Patents

Abstract

(57) [Summary] [Purpose] To provide a sales management control device for a vending machine, which stops the sale of the product in the column for a set time when the product is replenished in the column. [Structure] A sales management control device for an automatic vending machine, which stores a plurality of types of products A, B, and C in columns 5a, 5b, and 5c and cools or heats them for sale. 9b and 9c output a low (L) level signal when the remaining number of products in the column is one, and a high (H) level signal when the number of products in the column is two or more, and the signals are from the L level to the H level. Then, the commodity replenishment determination circuit 20a, 20b, 20c corresponding to the column outputs a pulse signal, and the timer 21a, 21b, 2 is output by the pulse signal.
1c is set and operates. At the above L level, the sales control devices 23a, 23b, 23c are put into the sales stop state via the flip-flops 22a, 22b, 22c, and the sales stop state is extended during the operation of the timer.

Description

[Detailed description of the device]

[0001]

[Industrial applications]

 The present invention relates to a sales management control device that manages the sales of products for a vending machine.

[0002]

[Prior art]

 In a vending machine that stores multiple types of products such as canned juice in each column by cooling and heating, when the remaining number of products in the column reaches the number of sales suspension targets The sales of the products in this column will be suspended. FIG. 2 is a side sectional view showing an example of this type of vending machine.

In the figure, 1 is a main body of an automatic vending machine, 2 is a product storage, 3 is a machine room, and 4 is a front door. Serpentine-type columns 5a, 5b, and 5c store canned beverage products A, B, and C by type. 6 is a product input port. 7a, 7b and 7c are product carry-out controllers, and 8a, 8b and 8c are carry-out actuating levers, which carry out product A, B and C at all times, and when the sale is designated. Release the corresponding products A, B, C on the column and drop them. 9a, 9b and 9c are product detection switches as product detection devices, 10a, 10b and 10c are switch levers, and when the switch lever has two or more products A, B and C remaining in the column. Always turns on the product detection switches 9a, 9b, 9c corresponding to the column, and turns them off when the number of sales stop products becomes one. Reference numeral 11 is a product outlet, and 12 is a shooter for delivering the products A, B, C released from the columns 5a, 5b, 5c to the product outlet 11.

In the above-mentioned vending machine, when the product detection switches 9a, 9b, 9c are turned on, the sale stop display is displayed on the sales operation display section of the products A, B, C corresponding to the column. Then, in order to return the product to a marketable state when it is replenished, and to sell the replenished product after it has been sufficiently cooled or heated, the vending machine administrator sets a sales suspension time for each product. There are some that can be set appropriately.

[0005]

[Problems to be solved by the device]

 However, in the latter vending machine described above, it is difficult to set the necessary sales suspension time for each replenished target product, and if the uniform sales suspension time is set for the replenished target products, it will remain. It was not desirable because sales were unnecessarily stopped even for products replenished in large numbers.

An object of the present invention is to control the sales management of a vending machine such that when a column is replenished with products, the sale of the products in the column is stopped for a set time for cooling or heating. To provide a device.

[0007]

[Means for Solving the Problems]

 In order to achieve the above-mentioned object, the present invention stores a plurality of types of products in each column, cools or heats them, and sells them when the remaining number of the products in the column reaches the number of sales suspension targets. In the sales management control device that manages the sale of the products of the vending machine that stops the sale of the products in the column, respond to the column when the remaining number of products in the column reaches the number of sales suspension targets. Of the product detection device that outputs the sale stop signal of the column, and when the output signal corresponding to each column in response to the output signal of the product detection device shifts from the sale stop signal to the sale stop release signal, responds to the column. Discriminating circuit for outputting the commodity replenishment discrimination signal of, and the suspension of the sale of the commodity in the column set for a predetermined time, which is set in response to the commodity replenishment discrimination signal corresponding to each column. And a timer for Ku operated.

[0008]

[Action]

 According to the present invention, when the remaining number of products in the column reaches the number of sales suspension targets, the product detection device outputs a corresponding sales suspension signal to the column, and when the product is replenished to the column in this state. The signal shifts to a sale stop release signal. Due to the shift, the determination circuit outputs a corresponding product replenishment determination signal to the column, at which time a timer is set and the suspension of the sale of the product in the column is extended for a predetermined time.

[0009]

【Example】

 FIG. 1 is a block diagram of a vending machine sales management control apparatus according to an embodiment of the present invention.

In the figure, 5a, 5b and 5c are columns, A, B and C are products, and 9a, 9b and 9c are product detection switches, which are common to those shown in FIG. It Hereinafter, also referring to FIG. 2, when the remaining number of the products A, B, C in the columns 5a, 5b, 5c is two or more, the product detection switches 9a, 9b, 9c corresponding to the columns are switched. The levers 10a, 10b and 10c are always turned on to output a high (H 2) level signal, and when the number of sales to be stopped reaches one, the lever is turned off to output a low (L) level signal. Numerals 20a, 20b and 20c are commodity replenishment discrimination circuits, which detect that the outputs of the commodity detection switches 9a, 9b and 9c have changed from L level to H level, and output a pulse signal at the time of detection. Reference numerals 21a, 21b and 21c are timers set to, for example, 2 hours, and start at the time when the pulse signals of the commodity replenishment determination circuits 20a, 20b and 20c are received and the H level signal is output for the set time. Is output. Numerals 22a, 22b, 22c are reset-priority flip-flops which reset the inverted signals of the product detection switches 9a, 9b, 9c and the signals of the timers 21a, 21b, 21c through the resetting terminals Ra, ORb, ORc. And the signals of the product detection switches 9a, 9b, 9c are received at the set terminal S, and the signals of the product detection switches 9a, 9b, 9c are at the L level and the timers 21a, 21b, 21c are in operation. It is reset for a period of time, the timers 21a, 21b, 21c are inactive, and the signals of the commodity detection switches 9a, 9b, 9c are set to the H level for a period of time. 23a, 23b, 23c are sales control devices including product discharge controllers 7a, 7b, 7c, which receive the output Q of the flip-flops 22a, 22b, 22c and perform normal sales control when the output is at the H level. If it is L level, sales control is stopped. 24a, 24b, and 24c are sales operation indicators, which are arranged next to a product selection switch (not shown), receive the output Q of the flip-flops 22a, 22b, and 22c, and display when the output is H level. However, at the L level, the sales stoppage is displayed.

In the above structure, when the remaining number of the products A, B, C in each of the columns 5a, 5b, 5c is 2 or more, the product detection switches 9a, 9b, 9c output the H level signal. If this state continues, the flip-flops 22a, 22b, 22c are set, the sales control devices 23a, 23b, 23c perform normal sales control, and the sales operation indicators 24a, 24b. , 24c is on sale. When the remaining number of products A, B, C in any of the columns 5a, 5b, 5c becomes one, the product detection switches 9a, 9b, 9c corresponding to that column output an L level signal, and the sale concerned. The control devices 23a, 23b, 23c stop the sales control, and the sales operation indicators 24a, 24b, 24c display the sales stop.

When a product is replenished in the column in this state, the product detection switches 9a, 9b, 9c shift to an H level signal (sales stop release signal), and the product replenishment determination circuits 20a, 20b, 20c. Detects the shift and outputs a pulse signal, at which time the timer is set to operate for 2 hours and the sales control devices 23a, 23b, 23c stop the sales control during the operation, Further, the sale stop display is displayed on the sale operation indicators 24a, 24b, 24c. In this way, the sales suspension state of the products in the column before the replenishment is extended over the time, and the newly replenished products are cooled or heated during the extended time, and the time elapses. Then, it returns to the normal selling state.

[0013]

[Effect of device]

 As described above, according to the present invention, when a product is replenished while the remaining number of products in the column reaches the number of sales suspension targets, this is discriminated, and the sales suspension state before the replenishment is determined. Since it is extended for a predetermined time from the point of replenishment, it becomes possible to sell the newly replenished merchandise after it is properly cooled or heated. Then, the administrator does not have to set the sales stop time for each replenished target product.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a block diagram of a vending machine sales management control device according to an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a side sectional view showing an example of a conventional vending machine.

[Explanation of symbols]

1 ... Main body of vending machine, 2 ... Merchandise storage, 5a, 5b,
5c ... column, 7a, 7b, 7c ... commodity unloading controller, 8
a, 8b, 8c ... Unloading operation lever, 9a, 9b, 9c ...
Product detection switch, 10a, 10b, 10c ... Switch lever, 20a, 20b, 20c ... Product replenishment determination circuit,
21a, 21b, 21c ... Timer, 22a, 22b, 2
2c ... Flip-flop, 23a, 23b, 23c ... Sales control device, A, B, C ... Product, ORa, ORb, OR
c ... Oagette.

Claims (1)

[Scope of utility model registration request] 1. A plurality of types of products are stored in each column by type, cooled or heated for sale, and when the remaining number of products in the column reaches the number of sales suspension targets, sales of the products in the column are performed. In the sales management control device that manages the sale of the products of the vending machine that is stopped, when the remaining number of products in the column reaches the number of sales suspension targets, output the corresponding sales stop signal to the column A product detection device and a determination that receives the output signal of the product detection device and outputs a product replenishment determination signal corresponding to the column when the output signal corresponding to each column shifts from the sale stop signal to the sale stop release signal A circuit, and a timer which is set upon receiving the commodity replenishment determination signal corresponding to each column and is operated to extend the suspension of the sale of the commodity of the column for a predetermined time. In addition, the vending machine sales management controller.