JPS5825500Y2 - Vending machine that allows you to specify the denomination of change - Google Patents

Description

[Detailed Description of the Invention] The present invention relates to a vending machine in which a customer can specify the denomination of change.

Such a device aims to significantly improve the service function of a vending machine, and is novel in that it has the functions of both a vending machine and a money exchange machine.

One embodiment will be described in detail below with reference to the drawings.

FIG. 1 shows an outline of the device of the present invention.

The counter 1 calculates the input amount based on the input amount information P i sP2 , P 3 , p4 from the input amount pulse generator 4, and calculates the input amount based on the input amount information 3. The amount of change is calculated based on the following.

Denomination designation switches 3A, 3B, 3Cri are arranged on the front panel of the vending machine along with a selection switch, etc., and when a customer pays out change, they use the denomination designation switch 3A, 3B, and 3Cri to select the denomination they desire.
When 3B and 3C are activated, these denominations of coins are paid out preferentially.

There is a change storage section for each type of change payout, and each is equipped with a conventionally known empty switch for detecting whether there is a predetermined number of coins enough to be paid out as change.

For example, the type of money to pay change is 10 yen, 50 yen, 100 yen, 5
00 yen, denomination designation switch 3A.

When 3B and 3C are activated, each payout denomination designation signal 10DB
L, 50DBL, 100DBL are generated, and when the empty switch detects that the predetermined number of coins in each change storage section vc is gone, 10ETS, 50ETS,
These amounts are higher than 100ETS and 500ETS, respectively.

These l0DBL, 50DBL, 100DBL, l0E
Based on the TS, 50ETS, 100ETS, 500ETS and the change amount information of the counter 1, the change determining unit 2 determines the type of money to be paid out, and issues change payout commands 10CHG, 50C.
Outputs the fall of HG, 100CHG, and 500CHG.

A change dispensing device (not shown) is driven by the change dispensing command, and the change dispensing money information S2 is introduced into the counter 1 and subtracted.

Next, the operation will be described with reference to a specific circuit of the change determining section 2 in FIG.

When the product delivery information S1 is input to the counter 1 and the amount of change is calculated, the result is shown to the comparators 2A, 2B, 2C, and 2D, which are comparison means, through the 5-bit transmission line 5.

In each comparator 2A, 2B, 2C, and 2D, a comparison is made with the husband's change payout amount of 10 yen, 50 yen, 100 yen, and 500 yen, and the change amount X is determined to be X≧10, X≧50. X
If the condition of ≧100XX≧500 is satisfied, an output is generated.

In a normal case, the output V'i of the comparator 2D is inverted by the inverter 6 and outputted to the AND gate A1 sA2. The inhibit input of A3 and the output of comparator 2C are inverted by inverter 7 and
The inhibit inputs of gates AI and A2 and the output of comparator 2B are inverted by an inverter 8 and are configured to become inhibit inputs of AND gate A1.

Also, AND gate) A4100DBL, output is generated by negative logic input of 500ETS, AND gate A5 is 50DBL
- An output is generated by a negative logic input of 100ETS, and an output is generated by a negative logic input of AND gate A6v'i10DBL-50ETS.

Therefore, the customer uses denomination designation switches 3A and 3B.

When 3C falls down, if a predetermined number of coins of that denomination are available, it is configured to give priority to these coins and prohibit the dispensing of higher-ranking coins with respect to these coins.

For example, when l Q QDBL occurs, AND Kate A7
is closed and 500CHG is not output, and when 50DBL occurs, AND gate A8V''i is closed and 1'C10
0CHGII''i is not output, and when 10DBL occurs, AND gate A9vi is closed and 50CHG is not output.

An example will be explained in which the amount of change is 500 yen or more.

At this time, if the customer does not specify a particular denomination and there are a predetermined number of 500 yen coins, 500 yen coins will be issued from aAND gate A7.
When CHG is output but there is not a predetermined number of coins, an output is generated at AND gate A1 by inverter 9vc, and input to AND gate A8VC via OR gate 01, and a predetermined number of 100 yen coins is output from UAND gate A8 to 10o.
cHG is output.

In this way, when the denomination is not specified, priority is given to higher-ranking coins, and when a predetermined number of higher-ranking coins are not available, the next lower-ranking coin is used.

On the other hand, when the customer specifies the denomination of 100 yen, 100 DBL
is input to AND gate A4 Vc, AND gate A7 is prohibited and change is paid out with priority given to 100 yen coins.

At this time, 100 CHG is outputted when there is a predetermined number of 100 yen coins, as in the case of 500 yen, and if there are no 100 yen coins, the output from AND gate A1° is output from OR gate 02 and AND gate A9 in order to pay out 50 yen coins. 50C through
It is output as HG.

Also, when the customer specifies 100 yen and 100 CHG is output and a 100 yen coin is paid out, 100 yen is subtracted from the change amount and the calculation result is sent to the comparator 2A again.
, 2B, 2C, and 2DIC are presented, and if the amount is more than IOO yen, the above-mentioned operation is repeated and 100 CHG is output.

Then, when the calculation result of the counter 1 becomes less than 100 yen, 50CHG-L<l0cHG is output next.

The present invention provides a device that allows a customer to specify preferential payout currency for the direct change described in detail above, and adds a currency exchange function to a vending machine.

Traditionally, money exchange machines were purely service devices and did not provide any benefit to the manager VC, but the device of the present invention benefits the manager by exchanging money while having customers buy products. .

In addition, in the explanation in Section 1, it has been stated that the denomination designation switch can also have a currency exchange function when operated by the customer.

If the configuration is such that the administrator of the vending machine can set the settings in advance and maintain the state, the money processing mechanism (i.e., the automatic vending machine's amount calculation, The so-called coin knock part (which performs the change dispensing operation) V'i has the advantage that it can be applied to any vending machine even if the change dispensing coin type is different.

[Brief explanation of drawings]

FIG. 1 shows an outline of the device of the present invention, and FIG. 2 shows a specific circuit of the change determining section. Explanation of main figure numbers: 1...Counter, 2A, 2B. 2C, 2D--Comparison means, 3A, 3B, 3C--Denomination designation switch.

Claims (1)

[Scope of utility model registration request] a counter that calculates the amount of change; a comparison means that compares the amount of change with the corresponding amount for each type of money to be paid; a denomination designation switch that specifies the type of money to be paid; Based on the output of the embuti 1 switch which detects the presence or absence of coins that can be paid out, and the output of the comparison means, the type of coin to be paid out is usually determined with priority given to high value coins, and when the denomination designation switch is operated and the empty switch specifies the designated denomination. A vending machine capable of specifying the denomination of change, comprising a change determining section that determines the type of coin to be dispensed with priority given to the specified denomination of coin when it is detected that the coin can be dispensed.