JPS5844271B2 - Store sales equipment - Google Patents

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION The present invention relates to a vending facility in which a relatively large number of vending machines are installed in a store and a wide variety of products can be automatically sold within the store.

Vending machines are generally configured to sell products by inserting coins, but when a customer uses multiple vending machines to purchase multiple types of products, they insert coins into each vending machine. This requires a lot of coins and requires the installation of a money exchange machine, which increases the operational burden on the customer.

At the same time, the merchant side also needs to manage the cash at the exchange machines, and at the same time, it is also necessary to manage the cash at each vending machine, making cash management troublesome.

Therefore, the object of the present invention is to provide a sales facility for a store that allows merchants to easily manage cash, provide payment tickets to customers, and allow customers to easily purchase products.

According to the store sales equipment of the present invention, products can be purchased by presenting a card issued by the card issuing device to the product sales device, and the sales amount is recorded on the card at the time of product purchase. Therefore, payment can be made by presenting this card to the payment device.

As a result, the merchant side only has to manage cash at the settlement device, and there is no need for a large number of vending machines at all, and there is also no need to install automatic currency exchange machines, making cash management easier.

Furthermore, the customer can purchase products by inserting a card into the vending machine, and only inserts cash into the payment machine, simplifying the purchase operation.

Moreover, after paying, the card is attached to the Saraking bag, so this card becomes the payment ticket, and the customer can check the details of the purchase with the card, and the Saraking bag is always the one that the customer takes home to pack the products. By attaching the payment ticket to this, it is possible to reliably hand over the payment ticket to the customer.

An embodiment of the present invention having such characteristics will be described in detail below with reference to the drawings.

The drawing shows a sales facility in which a large number of vending machines are installed in a store to automatically sell a wide variety of products.

This sales facility uses both the postpaid system and the prepaid system, and these systems are switched depending on the time of day. In the early morning, the play bait method is used.

In order to use both of the above-mentioned methods together, a postpaid card, a prepaid card, and a numbered shopping cart are used.

FIG. 1 shows a store, where 1 is an information counter, 2 is a shopping cart storage area, 3 is a card issuing machine, 4... is a vending machine, 5 is an automatic payment machine, and 6 is a central monitoring room.

A clerk sits at the information counter 1, but this clerk only sits during postpaid hours and does not sit during prepaid hours.

What's more, these clerks do not directly engage in sales operations, but mainly check to see if customers leave the store without paying after purchasing products during postpaid hours, and monitor them to prevent non-payments. .

Shopping cart 7 is placed in the shopping cart storage area 2 mentioned above,
Each of the shopping carts 7 is given a number for identification.

This shopping cart 7 is used during both postpaid and prepaid time slots, but the cart number is used during postpaid time slots.

The above-mentioned card issuing machine 3 issues postpaid cards and prepaid cards in accordance with the respective time zones,
For issuance of a postpaid card, the cart number of the shopping cart 7 is input, and the shopper is associated with the shopping cart to prevent non-payment.

The above-mentioned vending machine 4 has a function of selling a plurality of items, and sells products by inserting cards corresponding to postpaid and prepaid time slots.

The above-mentioned automatic payment machine 5 calculates the sales amount based on the sales data recorded on the card, settles the sales amount, and issues the card as a payment ticket (receipt) by pasting it on the Saraking bag.

The aforementioned centralized monitoring room 6 monitors each device.

In other words, the card issuing machine 3 is responsible for changing the time zone between postpaid and prepaid cards, the presence of cards, and equipment troubles, the vending machine 4 is responsible for managing out-of-stock items, equipment troubles, etc., and the automatic payment machine 5 is responsible for managing cash. Monitor collection management, change management, equipment trouble, etc.

2 and 3 show a card issuing machine 3, which issues cards corresponding to postpaid and prepaid time periods, respectively.

In FIG. 2, the numeric keypad 8 is used for inputting the basket number of the shopping cart 7 taken by the customer from the shopping cart storage area 2, and the basket number display 9 displays the inputted basket number.

In this case, the confirmation button 10 confirms the number shown on the basket number display 9 and the cart number of the shopping cart 7 owned by the customer, and is pressed when the number is OK, and the issue button 11 is pressed after the above-mentioned confirmation operation. A card 13 is issued and ejected from the card ejection port 12 by the operation.

If the above card is issued, postpaid card 13a
Issued as.

In the case of issuance of a prepaid card, a banknote of an amount that satisfies the customer's planned shopping amount is inserted from the banknote slot 14 instead of the manual operation by the bankroller, and the amount display 15 displays this.

The aforementioned confirmation button 10 is also used to confirm the input amount and the displayed amount, and if the confirmation is OK, the prepaid card 13b is issued and released by pressing this button 10 and then pressing the issue button 11.

In FIG. 3, there is a storage section 16 for the card 13 inside the card issuing machine 3, and the card 13 is propped up on a mounting plate 17 of the storage section 16, and is always urged toward the feeding roller 19 side by the pressing plate 18. has been done.

The above-mentioned feeding roller 19 is rotationally controlled so as to
The cards 13 are fed out one by one and supplied to the transfer section 20.

The above-mentioned transfer unit 20 includes bells) 21, 22 and rollers 23 to 2.
The card 13 formed and fed out by the card 6 is transferred to the card discharge port 12.

A printer PR1 and a card reader CR1 (magnetic head) are provided in the transfer path of the transfer section 20, and the printer PR1 prints the amount of money that the customer has inserted when issuing the prepaid card 13b, that is, the deposit amount.

The card reader CR magnetically records the basket number when issuing the postpaid card 13a, and
When issuing b, the amount deposited is magnetically recorded.

The banknotes M inserted through the banknote slot 14 are collected by the transfer unit 27 into the collection box 28. The transfer unit 27 is formed by rollers 29 to 31, and a pill checker BC1 is provided in the transfer path. Pill checker BC0
The authenticity and denomination of the banknote M are determined by the following.

The banknotes M are once pooled at the upper edge 32 of the collection box 28, and when the customer operates the confirmation button 10, the push-down member 33 moves down to store the banknotes M in the collection box 28.

FIG. 4 shows a postpaid card 13a, card 1
The front side of the card 13a is equipped with a magnetic stripe 34 for magnetically recording the cart number, deposit amount, etc. (see figure A). When this card 13a is inserted into the vending machine 4, the sales amount of the purchased product is printed for each purchase, and the total amount column 36 shows the cumulative value corresponding to each printed line in the purchase amount column 35. Print.

The deposit amount field 37 prints the payment amount input into the payment machine 5 when the card 13a is inserted into the payment machine 5, and the change field 38 prints the amount when there is change at the time of payment. (See mouth diagram).

Figure C shows the card 13a after payment, and this card 13a
will be attached to the Saraking bag as a payment ticket or receipt after payment.

FIG. 5 shows a prepaid card 13b, and the card 13
The structure of the card 13b itself is the same as that of the postpaid card 13a described above, but the amount of money inserted into the card issuing machine 3 at the time of issuance is printed on the front side of the card 13b and recorded on the magnetic stripe 34.

At the same time, the above-mentioned deposited amount is also printed on the deposited amount column 37 on the back side of the card 13b.

The prepaid card 13b has the deposit amount printed on the front side, a magnetic record of the deposit amount, and the postpaid card 13a with the deposit amount printed on the back side.
is identified as

When the card 13bfJ mentioned above is inserted into the mutual vending machine 4, the sales amount of the purchased product is printed in the purchase amount field 35 for each purchase, similar to the postpaid card 13a.
In the total amount column 36, the difference obtained by subtracting the purchase amount from the deposit amount is printed each time in correspondence with each print line in the purchase amount column 35.

Figure C shows card 13b after payment, and Kono card 13b.
Similarly to the above-mentioned postpaid card 13a, the postpaid card 13a is attached to the Saraking bag as a payment ticket after payment.

There is glue 39 on both sides of the front side of the guide doors 13a and b.
is provided, and this adhesive layer 39 is affixed to the Saraking bag by adding moisture to it.

6 and 7 show one vending machine 4, which has the function of selling multiple products of multiple items,
For this purpose, an item key 40 for specifying the item and a quantity key 41 for specifying the number of items are provided.

The card insertion slot 42 can accept both the postpaid card 13a and the play bait card 13b.

The amount display 43 displays the total amount of purchases when the postpaid card 13a is inserted, and when the prepaid card 13b is inserted, displays the difference obtained by subtracting the amount of purchases so far from the deposited amount. , indicates the amount that can be purchased this time.

The product release port 44 releases the item and its number specified by the item key 40 and the quantity key 41 (however, in the case of a prepaid card, products are released within the range that can be purchased).

In FIG. 7, the card 13 inserted from the card insertion slot 42 is transferred to a transfer section 49 formed by rollers 45 to 48.
Transported back and forth.

A card reader CR2 is installed in the transfer path of the transfer section 49 described above.
and a printer PR2 are installed to read data magnetically recorded on the card reader CRJ card 13, such as the total purchase amount (in the case of a postpaid card) or the difference in deposit amount (in the case of a prepaid card), and the printed line. By reading and writing, the printer PR2 prints the purchase amount and the total amount or the purchase amount and the difference amount on a designated print line.

The card detector PH1 detects the insertion and return of the card 13, the card detector PH2 detects the card 13 being transferred to the printer PR2, and the stopper 50 detects the print line to be printed this time based on the data indicating the read print line. Perform positioning.

8 to 10 show the automatic payment machine 5.
has the function of performing a payment operation and also attaching the card 13 after payment to the salari king bag 51 and ejecting it.

In FIG. 8, a card insertion slot 52 accepts both postpaid and prepaid cards 13a, b, and a purchase amount display 53 displays the total purchase amount.

In the case of a postpaid card 13a, the banknote slot 54 accepts banknotes of an amount that satisfies the purchase price, and displays the change display 5.
5 displays the amount of change when change is required to be released, and the change is released into a saucer 56.

In the case of the prepaid card 13b as well, when there is change in the deposited amount, the amount is displayed on the change display 55 and the change is released into the tray 55.

When the payment is completed, the card 13 after payment is attached to the Saraking bag 51 and released into the bag release port 57.

In FIG. 9, a roller 58 is provided inside the card insertion slot 52.
61, and a roller 63.
, 64 and a second transfer section 66 including a roller 65 for water;
A third transfer section 72 including rollers 67 to 71 is provided.

A card reader CR3,
CR, and printer PR3 are provided, and a card reader C
R3 reads data magnetically recorded on the card 13, such as the total purchase amount (in the case of a postpaid card) or the difference in deposit amount (in the case of a prepaid card) and the printed line, and the card reader CR4 reads the data mentioned above. is erased, and the printer PR3 prints the deposited amount (in the case of a postpaid card) and the change amount, and this printing is performed by being positioned on the stopper T3.

When the card 13 is transferred from the first transfer section 62 to the second transfer section 66, it passes over a leaf spring 74, but this leaf spring 74 prevents the card 13 from being sent backwards and guides the card 13 toward the roller 65. do.

In the above-mentioned water application, the roller 65 receives moisture from the water tank 75, supplies the moisture to the adhesive layer 39 on the front side of the card 13, softens it, and transfers the moisture to the top of the Saraking bag 51 waiting in the third transfer section 72. released into the

The third transfer section 72 transfers the Saraking bag 51 sucked and supplied from the storage section 77 by the sucker 76, and when the card 13 is placed on the Saraking bag 51, the stamp 78 stamps that payment has been completed.

At the same time, the pressing roller 79 presses and adheres the card 13,
The heater 80 dries the adhesive, and the Saraking bag 51 is discharged to the bag discharge port 57.

The card detector PH3 detects insertion of the card 13.

In FIG. 10, inside the bill slot 54, o--y
It has a transfer section 85 formed by 31 to 84, and transfers the inserted banknotes M to a collection box 86.

A pill checker BC2 is provided in the transfer path of the transfer section 85 described above.
The pill checker BC2 determines the authenticity and denomination of the inserted banknote M.

Note that the banknotes M are once pooled at the upper edge 87 of the collection box 86, and then the banknotes M in the collection box 86 are stored by the push-down member 88.

The banknote detector PH4 detects the insertion of banknotes M, and the banknote detector PH5 detects the banknotes M to be collected.

A chute 89 communicating with the saucer 56 has a change dispenser 90.
... is provided, and the change dispenser 90 has, for example, 100
It is provided to correspond to coins such as yen, 50 yen, 10 yen, etc.
When change is generated, it is released into a saucer 56.

FIG. 11 shows the control circuit.

Switching between the postpaid time zone and the prepaid time zone is performed by a changeover switch SW provided in the central processing unit CPU, which emits a postpaid signal when connected to contact a, and emits a prepaid signal when connected to contact . ,
Based on these signals, the card issuing machine 3 issues the corresponding cards 13a and 13b, respectively.

When issuing a postpaid card 13a, the cart number of the shopping cart 7 carried by the customer, for example 127'', is input, and this cart number is magnetically recorded on the card 13a before being issued and released.

Further, the data of the above-mentioned car number 127'' is input to the central processing unit CPU, and this central processing unit CPU stores it in the car number storage section.

This is then displayed on the car number display 91.

The above-mentioned basket number display 91 is provided on the disk of the guidance counter 1, and the store clerk monitors whether a customer leaves without paying (unpaid) based on the displayed basket number.

When issuing the prepaid card 13b, the customer inserts cash to meet the planned shopping amount, and this inserted amount is magnetically recorded on the card 13b as a deposit amount and is issued and released.

The customer possesses the issued card 13a or 13b,
By presenting this card 13a or 13b to the vending machine 4, a product can be purchased.

When purchasing products, in the case of the postpaid card 13a, the sales amount (purchase amount) for each purchase and the total amount (cumulative total) for each purchase are printed, as shown in Figure 4 C, and the total purchase amount is printed on a magnetic card. recorded.

In the case of the prepaid card 13b, as shown in FIG.
The sales amount (purchase amount) for each purchase and the difference obtained by subtracting the sales amount from the deposit amount are printed for each purchase, and the above-mentioned difference is magnetically recorded.

When the purchase is completed, the cards 13a and 13b are returned to the customer, and the products are discharged to the discharge port 44.

The vending machine 4 stores purchase data in the central processing unit CPU.
The central processing unit CPU stores this and performs data processing.

The automatic payment machine 5 performs the payment operation when the card 13 is inserted, but in the case of a postpaid card 13a, the customer performs payment by inserting cash that satisfies the total purchase amount, and in the case of the prepaid card 13b, the payment is made by depositing cash. Settlement is done based on the amount.

The switching of these payment operations is controlled by the control circuit CO5 depending on whether the basket number or deposit amount is recorded on the card 13.

Regarding the postpaid card 13a, when the belt and card 13a are inserted, the control circuit CO3 sets each device, and the card reader CR3 reads the basket number and total purchase amount from the card 13a, and stores the basket number position in the memory M3. At the same time, the data magnetically recorded by the card reader CR4 is erased.

Register R sets the stored car number, for example 127'', in the car number position of memory M3, and register T sets the total purchase amount stored in the total position of memo IJM.

The above-mentioned register T is connected to the purchase amount display 53 and displays the total purchase amount set in this register T.

The customer inserts cash to meet the displayed total amount.

The pill checker BC2 counts the amount of money that has been inserted and sets the amount of money that has been inserted into the register S.

The input amount set in register S is set in register C, the total purchase amount set in register T is set in register D, and the arithmetic circuit OP2 subtracts the total purchase amount from the input amount to obtain the change amount. is calculated, and this change amount is set in register U via register D.

The above-mentioned register U is connected to the change display 55 and displays the amount of change set in this register U.

The change dispenser 90 dispenses change based on the amount of change set in the register U, and the customer compares and confirms the dispensed change with the change displayed on the display 55 and receives the change.

Further, the input amount and the change amount set in the registers S and U are set in the printing control circuit PCR3, and the input amount and the change amount are printed on the printer PR, 4i card 13a.

Saraking bag discharger 9 having the configuration shown in FIG.
2 places the cleared card 13a in the Sarah King bag 5
1 and discharged into the bag discharge port 57.

The customer receives the Sarah King bag 51 and transfers the products in the shopping cart 7 into it.

When a series of payment operations are completed, the basket number 127'' set in register R is input to the central processing unit CPU.

The central processing unit CPU accesses the basket number input when issuing the postpaid card 13a, and deletes the aforementioned basket number 127''.

Therefore, since the cart number 127" is no longer displayed on the cart number display 91, the clerk at the information counter 1 can know that the customer with the cart number "27" has completed payment, and can monitor the cart number "27". is terminated.

After that, each device is reset by the control circuit CO3.

Next, regarding the prepaid card 13b, when the card 13b is inserted, the card reader CR
, reads the deposited amount and the difference from the card 13b, stores it in the value position and difference position of the memo IJ M3 (same position as the total position in the case of a postpaid card), and magnetically records it by the card reader CR4. The data on the card will be deleted.

The deposited amount stored in the value position of memory M3 is set in register C, the difference stored in the difference position of memo IJM3 is set in register D, and the arithmetic circuit OP2 subtracts the difference from the deposited amount and makes a purchase. The total amount is calculated and set in register T via register D.

The total purchase amount set in the register T is displayed on the purchase amount display 53.

The difference stored in the difference position of the memory M3 is set as the change amount in the register U, and the change display 55 displays the change amount.

The change dispenser 90 dispenses change based on the amount of change set in the register U, and the customer compares and confirms the dispensed change with the change displayed on the display 55 and receives the change.

Further, the change amount set in register U is set in print control circuit PRC3, and printer PR3
Print the change amount on 3b.

Saraking bag ejector 92 is the card 1 for which payment has been completed.
3b is attached to the Saraking bag 51 and released.

When the bag 51 is released, the control circuit CO3 resets each device and ends the payment operation.

[Brief explanation of drawings]

The drawings show an embodiment of the present invention, in which Fig. 1 is a perspective view of a store, Fig. 2 is an external perspective view of a card issuing machine, Fig. 3 is a schematic internal side view thereof, and Fig. 4 is a postpaid card. Figure 5 is a front and back plan view of a prepaid card, Figure 6 is an external perspective view of the vending machine, Figure 7 is a schematic side view of its interior, and Figure 8 is an external perspective view of the automatic payment machine. , FIG. 9 is a schematic side view of the Saraking bag dispenser configured inside the automatic payment machine, FIG. 10 is a schematic side view of the change dispenser configured inside the automatic payment machine, and FIG. 11 is a control circuit block diagram. It is. 3...Card issuing machine, 4...Vending machine, 5...1
Dynamic payment machine, 7... Shopping cart, 13... Card, 51
... Saraking bag, 92... Saraking bag release device.

Claims (1)

[Scope of Claims] 1. An issuing device that issues a card; and a product that, in response to presentation of the card, permits the sale of a product selected by a customer and returns the card after printing and recording the sales amount. a vending device, which accepts the card and generates a permission signal by being given a value corresponding to the cumulative amount of sales sold by the card by the card, and affixes the card in response to the permission signal; A store sales device equipped with a checkout device that releases Saraking bags.