JPS59142693A - Vending machine - Google Patents

Abstract

(57) [Summary] This bulletin contains application data before electronic filing, so abstract data is not recorded.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION The present invention relates to a vending machine that can perform simultaneous sales and bulk purchases.

Among recent vending machines, vending machines with a simultaneous vending function and vending machines with a continuous buying function have begun to be used frequently. Simultaneous sales function refers to a function that allows two or more product outlets to be activated to simultaneously sell one product (e.g., real coffee) and another product (e.g., cold coffee). Time (Next sale and buy function is a function that allows you to insert money for multiple items in advance, sell one item, and then continue selling the items by simply pressing the button without having to insert money again.) This refers to a function that allows you to sell products.In a vending machine that has this continuous purchase function, after one product is sold, it becomes possible to sell it again (the product comes out when you press the button), but after that, within a certain period of time, the product can be sold again. If there are no product sales, that is, if the push button is not pressed, there is an automatic settlement function that automatically returns the remaining balance.This is for customers who do not continue purchasing or stop purchasing midway through. This is a necessary function.

In conventional vending machines, in order to enable simultaneous sales, the reset signal (on-sale signal) to the coin knock is shortened to enable the next sale. This is because there is no sales ready signal.

If there is no reset signal within a certain period of time after the reset signal disappears, the payment will be made automatically during automatic light, so even if you try to purchase the same product continuously from the same product outlet, the payment will be made automatically during the sale, and as a result, I can't continue buying. For this reason, it has conventionally been impossible to perform both simultaneous sales and bulk purchases using one vending machine.

The object of the present invention is to provide a vending machine that is capable of both simultaneous sales and continuous purchases, and also allows for automatic payment.

This purpose, according to the present invention, has both simultaneous sales and continuous buying functions, and when the reservation fliO is not operated, the mode is set to continuous buying, and when the reservation button is operated, it is switched to the simultaneous selling mode. achieved.

Next, the present invention will be explained with reference to a flowchart.

In FIG. 1, when a coin is inserted and the amount reaches the sales amount, but the reservation button is not pressed, the vending machine is placed in a continuous buying mode, and when the product button is pressed, the product is sold. In this case, (3) the sales set signal continues from the reset signal circuit 4 through the path 7 until the end of sales. If the remaining amount is still greater than the sales amount, a sales ready signal will appear, and if the product button is pressed again, the same operation as described above will be repeated, but if it is not pressed, the remaining amount will be returned after a certain period of time and payment will be completed. .

If the reservation button is pressed, the mode switches to simultaneous sales mode. When the product button is then pressed, the product is sold and a short reset signal is issued. The reset is completed in a short time, and if the remaining amount is greater than the sales amount, simultaneous sales are possible, and if the product button is pressed, the product will be sold in the same manner as described above, and if it is not pressed, a certain period of time will pass. The remaining balance will be returned and the settlement will be completed.

Figure 2 is a block diagram of the main parts of the circuit configuration of the present invention, where ■ is a coin mechanism, 2 is a reservation button, 3 is a memory circuit, 4 is a seven-bit signal circuit, 5 is a priority circuit, and 6 is a reservation circuit. be.

If the reservation button 2 is not pressed, the memory circuit 3 memorizes the state, and in response to the continuous purchase mode, the priority circuit 5 is activated during the sales operation (4).The coin mechanism 1 generates a reset signal that lasts until the end of the sale.
given to. If the reservation button 2 is pressed, it will switch to the simultaneous sales mode, so the reservation circuit 6 will be activated during the sales operation.
operates, and a short reset signal is applied to the coin mechanism l through the reset signal circuit 4 and the path 8.

As described above, according to the present invention, it is possible to obtain a vending machine that can arbitrarily perform either simultaneous sales or continuous purchase functions simply by operating a reservation button, and can also perform automatic payment. .

[Brief explanation of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a flow chart for explaining the operation of the vending machine according to the present invention, and FIG. 2 is a circuit configuration diagram of the main parts of the vending machine according to the present invention. 1...Coin mechanism, 2...Reservation button, 3...
Memory circuit, 4... Reset signal circuit, 5... Priority circuit, 6... Reservation circuit, 7.8... Reset signal path.

Claims (1)

[Claims] ■) A vending machine that has both simultaneous sales and continuous purchase functions, and is characterized in that it is in continuous purchase mode when the reservation button is not operated, and switches to simultaneous sale mode when the reservation button is operated.