JPS60153590A - Car washing management system - Google Patents

Abstract

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Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION The present invention relates to a car wash management system that controls and manages car wash machines installed at gas stations and the like.

2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, gas stations are often equipped with gate-type car wash machines, and these machines are used for washing customers' cars. The systems that control and manage the operation of car wash machines include those that start the car wash by inserting a coin, those that start the car wash by inserting a magnetic card or photoelectric card, or those that start the car wash by using a magnetic key. There are various things that can be done. However, all of these methods are only used to provide startup conditions for the car wash machine, and cannot be used to comprehensively manage the car wash machine, including sales management.

However, in recent years, car washing using car wash machines has increasingly been viewed as a product rather than a service at gas stations, and as the proportion of car wash profits in gas station sales increases, there is a growing need to establish a management system for this.

The present invention has been made in view of the above points, and an object of the present invention is to provide a car wash management system that can comprehensively control and manage the operation of a car wash machine, including sales management.

In order to achieve the above object, the present invention includes a card issuing device that issues a membership card that records at least a membership number;
A card reading device reads it, a memory that stores car wash results for each membership number, car wash mode P, valid number of times, expiration date, etc.
The present invention provides a car wash management system equipped with a car wash management device that controls the operation of the car wash machine based on the car wash mode (car wash mode) and outputs predetermined management data (number of tickets issued, number handled by car type, etc.). be.

Hereinafter, one embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to the accompanying drawings. In addition, in the following description of the drawings, the same elements are indicated by the same reference numerals. FIG. 1 is a block diagram of the same embodiment. A card issuing device 2 that issues magnetic recording membership cards and a card reading device 3 that reads the membership number recorded on the membership card are connected to the °C car wash control management device 4 via a pass line.

The memory 5 attached to the car wash control management device 4 is composed of a floppy disk device, for example, and stores information such as membership number, car wash mode (normal car wash only, normal car wash plus drying, wax, etc.).
), car wash results, car wash expiration date, and car wash valid number of times are stored. Further, the printer 6 attached to the car wash control management device 4 outputs data such as the number of cars washed by car type at regular intervals or in response to a display command (inputted by the operator). The car wash control management device 4 controls the operation of the gate-type car wash machine 7 based on data such as the car wash mode stored in the memory 5.

FIG. 2 is a perspective view of the back side of the device body including the card issuing device 2, car wash control management device f4, and printer 6 shown in FIG. The back panel of the device main body 1 () includes a power switch 11,
A display panel 13, setting keys 14 for setting the year, month, day, hour and minute are provided. In addition, on the lower side of the panel, there is a process selection key 15 for selecting whether the sales process is ticketing process, a data setting key 16, and a set key 1.
7. A course mode key 18 for setting the course mode, a group of operation keys 19 for instructing data recall and printer operation.
is provided. The apparatus main body 10 has a built-in printer 6 that prints management data in addition to forms.

Further, on the surface of the main body 1O of the apparatus, there are provided a card insertion slot for inserting a membership card, an O-channel for displaying data similar to the display channel 13, and a cancellation button for instructing clearing of the data display.

FIG. 3 is a perspective view of the front surface of the card reading device 3 of FIG. 1. A card insertion slot 21 for inserting a magnetic recording membership card 1 is provided in the center of the surface channel, and a display panel n is provided above the card slot 21 for displaying the car wash expiration date and the remaining number of car washes. .

Further, a cancellation key n is provided below the card insertion slot 21 to clear the display on the display panel n.

FIG. 4 shows the operation 70- of the embodiment shown in FIGS. 1 to 3.
This chart is used to refer to car wash processing (sales processing).
, ticket issuing processing, initial value setting processing, and management data output processing will be explained.

During the car wash process, the process selection key 15 is set to "sales" (block 101), and the membership card 1 is inserted into the car P insertion slot 21 of the card reader 3 (block 102). Next, the membership number, store number, etc. of the membership card 1 are read, and the number stored in the memory 5, the remaining number of times,
Verification and checking of the expiration date, etc. is performed (block 103
), the results are displayed on the display panel 13 (before block 1). If there is an error as a result of the check (the card has expired, the card is a fake, etc.), predetermined error processing is performed (blocks 105, 106), and if there is no error, the card is turned off at the course signal or at the car wash machine 7. and the car wash is started (block 107). When the car wash is completed, the number of car washes is added/subtracted (blocks 108 and 109), and the number of cars by car type is totaled (block 110).

During ticket issuing processing, the course mode key 18 is pressed (block 201) and a predetermined ticket issuing operation is performed.

The ticket issuing operation is performed by setting the car wash booth, expiration date, and number of valid tickets (block 202), and then the number of issued tickets is counted (block 203).

When the data call key in the operation key group 19 is operated, the data of all members is checked (blocks 301 and 302').
), when the reset key is operated, the data of all members other than the coupon member is cleared (block 303,
304). In addition, when this system is installed at a gas station, etc. (for initial value setting, by operating the year, month, day, hour, and minute keys in the operation key group 19,
Year, month, day, hour and minute are set (blocks 305 to 308)
.

Management data output processing is performed by operating the printer key in the operation key group 19 (block 401);
As a result, it is possible to print out the number of cars washed, the amount of tickets issued, the number of cases, etc. by car type on that day (block 402).

As described above, in the present invention, the membership number is recorded on the membership card held by the member, and the car wash machine at the gas station has a device for issuing the membership card and collecting BJh, a car wash mode corresponding to the membership number, a car wash record, and a car wash machine. A car wash control and management device is provided that has a memory for storing expiration dates, etc., and the operation of the car wash machine is controlled and managed using this device, so that various effects as described below can be achieved.

First, the car wash machine can be activated by inserting the membership card without having to turn on the car wash motor every time the car is washed (the car wash mode is stored in memory).

Second, since the expiration date and number of car washes are stored and managed in memory, the car wash will not be performed beyond the expiration date and number of times.

Thirdly, it is possible to accurately aggregate car wash results, which makes gas station business management more efficient (car wash data from Mastercard is also aggregated), and aggregate results (especially car wash mode data, membership layer, etc.) can be used for future sales activities.

As described above, according to the present invention, the operation of a car wash machine can be controlled and managed using a membership card, so it is possible to improve the positioning of car washes at gas stations from a mere service business to a product. become.

[Brief explanation of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a configuration diagram of an embodiment of the present invention, FIG. 2 is a perspective view of the back side of a device accommodating the car wash control device etc. shown in FIG. 1, and FIG. 3 is a diagram of the card reading device shown in FIG. The front perspective view of FIG. 4 is a flowchart of the operation of the embodiment shown in FIGS. 1 to 3. 7... Gate type car wash machine, 10... Device body, 13.22
...Display key, 14...Setting key, 15...
Processing selection key, 19...A group of operation keys, 21...Card insertion slot. Applicant's agent Kiyoshi Inomata

Claims (1)

[Scope of Claims] A card issuing device that issues a membership card storing at least a membership number; a card reading device that reads the membership number from data stored in the membership card; and at least a car wash service for each member. a memory for storing a car wash record, a car wash record, a valid number of car washes, and/or a valid number of car washes; control the operation of the car wash machine based on the above-mentioned car wash command, and control the operation of the car wash machine based on the data stored in the memory at a predetermined time and/or when a predetermined display command is input. A car wash management system, which includes a car wash control management device that outputs and displays management data.