JPH07262438A - Automatic vending machine with profit calculating function - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE:To provide an automatic vending machine(AVM) having a function capable of calculating a net profit by the AVM itself without adding a new device. CONSTITUTION:The electricity conductive time of electric equipments built in the body of the AVM is counted by counter means #3A, #7A, #11A and an arithmetic means calculates the power consumption of the equipments from a power consumption value per unit time of the equipment and the count values of the counter means #3A, #7A, #11A. The arithmetic means calculates a net profit by subtracting power rates found based upon the power consumption from the product of the number of sold merchandises and a profit per merchandise.

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a vending machine with a profit calculation function.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art In conventional vending machines, there are vending machines with a totaling function for totaling the number of units sold on a monthly or weekly basis. There is no vending machine that calculates whether or not.

At present, the target set temperatures of the refrigerating room and the warming room are operated in the same state until the staff member changes the setting. In the past, when trying to measure the power consumption of a vending machine, it is common to insert an integrating wattmeter between the commercial power supply and the vending machine. It is not realistic to attach an integrated wattmeter to each vending machine because it increases the cost.

[0004]

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION Therefore, an object of the present invention is to provide an automatic vending machine which does not use an integrating wattmeter and which can output its own driving condition.

[0005]

A vending machine with a profit calculation function of the present invention is a vending machine which controls the operation of an output device based on deposit information, and is incorporated in a storage of the vending machine. Counter means for counting the energization time of the electric device, and a power consumption charge of the electric device is calculated from the power consumption value per unit time of the electric device and the count value of the counter device, and during the counting period of the counter device. And a calculation means for subtracting the power consumption charge from the profit of the.

[0006]

According to this structure, the energizing time of the electric equipment built in the vending machine is counted by the counter means,
The calculation means calculates the power consumption of the electric equipment from the power consumption value of the electric equipment per unit time and the count value of the counter means. Such counter means and arithmetic means can be realized only by changing the software of the control unit that controls the energization of the electric device. Further, the calculation means calculates profit by referring to the profit during the counting period of the counter means.

[0007]

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS An embodiment of the present invention will be described below with reference to FIGS. Inside the vending machine for canned beverages, there are a refrigerating room in which products are chilled and stocked, and a warming room in which products are warmed and stocked. As shown in FIG. 3, the refrigerating room and the warming room are temperature-controlled by using a refrigerator 1 and a heater 2 which consume a large amount of electric power. 3 ₁ is a sensor that detects the temperature inside the refrigerating compartment, and 3 ₂ is a sensor that detects the temperature inside the refrigerating compartment. In addition to this, as an electric device with relatively large power consumption, a fluorescent lamp 4 that illuminates a customer service area.
Is built into the vending machine. 3 ₃ is a sensor for measuring the illuminance at the place where the vending machine is installed.

In FIG. 3, reference numeral 5 denotes a control unit, which is composed of a microcomputer and a memory, and uses a product dispensing device 6 installed in a refrigerating room or a warming room as deposit information M and product selection information S. It operates on the basis of total sales during a predetermined period and contacts 7 _{1 to} 7 ₃ which are respectively connected in series to the power supply circuit of the refrigerator 1, the heater 2 and the fluorescent lamp 4 are connected to the sensor 3 ₁ to. The operation is controlled by opening and closing based on the signal of 3 ₃ . Portion related to the control of the contact 7 _{1-7 3} of the control unit 5 is constructed as shown in FIG. 1, the internal register R1 in controller 5, R2, vending machines in R3 is the data during operation Has been collected.

The controller 5 reads the internal temperature Tcs of the refrigerating compartment from the sensor 3 _{1 in} # 1, and compares the target temperature Tcr of the refrigerating compartment with the internal temperature Tcs read in # 1 in # 2. # If it is determined that the temperature of the refrigerating chamber 2 is too high to set the contacts ₇₁ to the ON state at # 3. # If the temperature of the refrigerating chamber 2 is determined proper to turn off the contact 7 ₁ # 4. When the contact 7 ₁ is set to the ON state in # 3, the content of the register R1 is "+1" in # 3A.

When # 3A or # 4 is executed, then # 3
5 reads the temperature inside Ths from the sensor 3 ₂ hot storage chamber, compares the internal temperature Ths read in # 5 and the target temperature Thr of # 6 in Yutakazo chamber. # If the temperature of the hot storage chamber is determined to too low at 6 sets the contact 7 ₂ to the ON state at # 7. # If the temperature of the hot storage chamber is determined to properly at 6 turns off the contacts 7 ₂ # 8. Contact 7 with # 7
_{When 2} is set to the ON state, the content of the register R2 is "+1" in # 7A.

When # 7A or # 8 is executed, then the illuminance Ps of external light is read from the sensor 3 _{3 in} # 9, and # 1 is read.
At 0, the lighting illuminance Pr of the fluorescent lamp is compared with the illuminance Ps of the external light read in # 9. When it is determined that the installation place is dark in # 10, the contact 7 ₃ is set to the ON state in # 11. If # 10 determines that the installation location is bright, #
At 12, the contact 7 ₃ is turned off. When the contact 7 ₃ is set to the ON state in # 11, the content of the register R3 is set to "+1" in # 11A and the process returns to the main routine.

In this way, every time # 3 is executed and the refrigerator 1 is operated, the content of the register R1 is increased, and whenever # 7 is executed and the heater 2 is operated, the content of the register R2 is increased. Every time # 11 is executed and the fluorescent lamp 4 is operated, the content of the register R3 increases. Further, the control unit 5 counts the number of products sold from the last closing date every time the product dispensing device 6 is operated.

When a switch from the keyboard (not shown) inside the vending machine to the control unit 5 is input to the diagnostic mode for calculating the power consumption, the control unit 5 executes the routine shown in FIG.

The control unit 5 includes a refrigerator 1, a heater 2 and
Power consumption w1, w2, w3 of the fluorescent lamp 4 per unit time
Is registered in advance. The unit time referred to here is the repetition time of the main routine shown in FIG. Further, the unit power rate N and the profit a per product are registered in the control unit 5 in advance.

In step # 20, the count value of the register R1 is multiplied by the power consumption w1 of the refrigerator 1 per unit time to obtain the refrigerator 1.
The power consumption amount W1 during operation is calculated. In # 21, the count value of the register R2 is multiplied by the power consumption w2 of the heater 2 per unit time to calculate the power consumption W2 of the heater 2 during operation.
Is calculated. In # 22, the count value of the register R3 is multiplied by the power consumption w3 of the fluorescent lamp 4 per unit time to calculate the operating power consumption W3 of the fluorescent lamp 4. In # 23, the total power consumption (W1 + W) of the refrigerator 1, the heater 2, and the fluorescent lamp 4 is added by adding W1 to W3 calculated in # 20 to # 22.
2 + W3) is multiplied by the unit power charge N to calculate the power charge M1.

In # 24, the total sales quantity is multiplied by the profit a to calculate the sales profit M2, and in # 25, the actual profit is obtained by subtracting the electric power charge M1 required to obtain this profit from the sales profit M2. Is calculated and displayed on the display of the keyboard. In # 26, if it is determined that the profit is poor according to the degree of (M2-M1) calculated in # 25, the fluorescent lamp 4 is turned on in # 27 so that the fluorescent lamp 4 is turned on earlier than before. The lighting illuminance Pr is automatically changed and the process returns to the main routine. If it is determined to be good in # 26, # 27 is not executed.

As described above, the profit can be displayed in # 25 only by executing the diagnostic mode, and the lighting illuminance Pr can be changed in # 27 if necessary to operate so that customers can be attracted from earlier. To do.

In the above embodiment, depending on the determination of # 26, #
Although the lighting illuminance Pr of the fluorescent lamp 4 was changed in 27, the target temperature Tcr of the refrigerating room is increased or the target temperature Thr of the refrigerating room is decreased in order to prevent the damage from further expanding. You can also Similarly, the fluorescent lamp 4 can be turned on later than before to prevent the damage from spreading.

[0019]

As described above, according to the present invention, an automatic vending machine which controls the operation of the output device based on the deposit information, and which controls the energization time of the electric equipment built in the vending machine. A counter means for counting, a power consumption charge of the electric equipment is calculated from the power consumption value per unit time of the electric equipment and the count value of the counter means, and the power consumption charge is calculated from the profit during the counting period of the counter means. The counter means counts the energization time of the electric equipment built into the vending machine compartment, and the calculation means counts the power consumption value per unit time of the electric equipment and the counter means. Calculate the power consumption of electrical equipment from the numerical value,
The calculation means can calculate the profit by referring to the profit during the counting period of the counter means, and such a counter means and the calculation means only need to change the software of the control unit controlling the energization of the electric device. Can be achieved with.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a flowchart of a main part of an automatic vending machine with a profit calculation function according to the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a flowchart of a main part of the embodiment.

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

[Explanation of symbols]

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Refrigerator 2 Heater 4 Fluorescent lamp 5 Control unit [counter means and calculation means] 7 _{1 to} 7 ₃ contacts

Claims (2)

[Claims] 1. A vending machine for controlling the operation of an output device based on deposit information, the counter means for counting the energization time of an electric device contained in the storage of the vending machine, and the electric device. Profit with calculating means for calculating the power consumption charge of the electric device from the power consumption value per unit time and the count value of the counter means, and subtracting the power consumption charge from the profit during the counting period of the counter means Vending machine with calculation function. 2. The vending machine with a profit calculating function according to claim 1, further comprising setting value changing means for changing the setting of the electric device according to the net profit amount calculated by the calculating means.