JPS61210495A - Test selling device for vending machine - Google Patents

Abstract

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Description

[Detailed description of the invention] [Technical field to which the invention pertains] The present invention is directed to a vending machine (also referred to as a vending machine) for beverages, etc., which controls so-called test sales, which is an operation of dispensing selected products without using a coil. related to a device for

[Prior art and its problems]

The most important purpose of test selling coffee drinks and other products in vending machines is to ensure that the drinks actually sold match the data preset in the vending machine (for example, the types and amounts of ingredients used in the drinks). The purpose is to check whether it exists or not. For this purpose, it is necessary to read out the setting data for the beverage from within the vending machine each time a beverage is test sold. Currently, methods for displaying this setting data are roughly divided into two methods.

The first method is to display all the data of all the drinks sold side by side. Since this method often uses the same number of digiswitches as the number of data as means for inputting data to the CPU, it will be tentatively called the digiswitch method. The second method is to store all setting data in the storage section, provide only one display, and select the setting data of the beverage to be displayed. Since this method often uses a numeric keypad as a data input means, it will be tentatively referred to as the numeric keypad one-way method. The advantage of the digital switch method is that all setting data for all beverages can be read at the same time. However, the biggest disadvantage is that it requires space to install a large number of digital switches, and that the switch boxes, printed boards, etc. required are costly. On the other hand, the advantage of the one-digit scale system is that it only requires one display, which saves space and reduces costs. However, the numeric keypad type requires recalling and displaying the data on the beverages being sold each time from the memory unit, and the problem is that it requires more operating time than the digital switch type when conducting test sales of a desired beverage. There is.

[Purpose of the invention]

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION An object of the present invention is to provide a test sales device that can display setting data regarding drinks sold during test sales in a short operating time without increasing space or cost.

[Key points of the invention]

The key point of this invention is that in addition to the conventional function of displaying setting data regarding the vending beverage using the beverage selection key in the vending machine and starting test vending using the test start key, when the vending machine is in the test vending mode, The feature is that test sales can also be performed from the outside (front customer area) beverage selection button, and at this time, the contents of the display automatically change to the setting data of the beverage corresponding to the pressed beverage selection button. .

In other words, the main points of the present invention are that a vending machine has a plurality of product selection means (such as a beverage selection button) for selecting the type of product (such as a drink) to be sold based on the input of a currency; Test mode selection means (such as a test mode selection key) for inputting a command to enter an operation mode in which selected products are carried out without inputting them (hereinafter referred to as test sales mode); and setting data for each type of product. Method of input (
numeric keypad, etc.), storage means for storing the setting data (
RAM, etc.), common display means for displaying the data (
A test vending device for a vending machine comprising a display device, etc.), a product delivery means (such as a beverage delivery mechanism) provided for each type of product and for delivering the product, Inputting an operation signal to the product selection means in the test light collection mode, and displaying the data of the selected type of product stored in the storage means on the display means;
Means for transporting the product through the product transport means (
CPU, etc.).

[Embodiments of the invention]

The present invention will be described in detail below based on FIGS. 1 to 3. Fig. 1 is a flowchart explaining the operation of an embodiment of the present invention, Fig. 2 is a block diagram showing the circuit configuration of the main parts, and Fig. 3 is the main parts of the operation panel provided inside the vending machine. FIG. In the description of each figure, the same reference numerals indicate the same or corresponding parts.

The operation panel shown in FIG. 3 actually also has a data input function, but function keys related to data input are omitted. When the test mode selection key 3 is pressed, the test mode display lamp 2 lights up to inform that the vending machine is in a test vending state. Next, when you enter the number of the beverage you want to test sell using the numeric keypad 4 (referring to a table of correspondence between beverage types and numbers prepared in advance), the setting data for that beverage will be displayed on the display 1 consisting of a liquid crystal display or the like. be done.

In the example in the figure, beverage code 1 hot coffee 1", price"
100 yen, Ingredients: Hot water 5.5 seconds, Coffee 1.2 seconds,
"Sugar 1.0 seconds, cream 0.8 seconds" is displayed.

Then, when the test start key (also referred to as start key) 5 is pressed, the above-mentioned raw material is discharged from a means not shown and sold. Finally, when the test sale is finished, press the test mode selection key 3 again to display the test mode display lamp 2.
disappears and the vending machine returns to normal sales mode.

In FIG. 2, input signals from the test mode selection key 3, numeric keypad 4, test start key 5, and beverage selection buttons 6 provided for each beverage outside the vending machine are read into the CPU 8 through l107. In addition, signals for displaying and lighting the display 1 and the Nast mode display lamp 2 are outputted from the CPU 8 through l107. R
AM10 stores data for each beverage, and the CPU
8 outputs the data of the beverage specified by the numeric keypad 4 or the beverage selection button 6 to the call display l. Programs to be executed by the CPU 8 are stored in the ROM 9.

Next, the operation of the CPU 8 will be described with reference to the flowchart shown in FIG. In step S1, it is checked whether the test mode selection key 3 has been pressed, and if NO, the process jumps to step S3, and if YES, the process goes to step east 2 to reverse the operation mode between the normal sales mode and the test sales mode. In step S3, it is checked whether the current test sales mode is in effect. If YES, the process advances to step S4; if NO, the test mode display lamp 2 is turned off and the process returns to step S1.

In step S4, the test mode display lamp 2 is turned on and the process proceeds to step S5. In step S5, it is checked whether there is any input using the numeric keypad 4. If NO, the process jumps to step S7, and if YES, the process goes to step S6, where the data of the beverage selected with the numeric keypad 4 is displayed. Step S
7 checks whether the start key 5 has been pressed,
If YES, the process jumps to step 810; if NO, the process jumps to step 88. In step S8, it is checked whether the beverage selection button 6 has been pressed. If YES, the process advances to step S9; if NO, the process returns to step S1. In step S9, data on the beverage selected with the beverage selection button 6 is displayed, and the process proceeds to step 810.

In step 810, the displayed beverage is sold, and the process returns to step S1.

〔Effect of the invention〕

As is clear from the above description, according to the present invention, test sales can also be performed from the beverage selection button outside the self-dispensing machine, and in that case, the internal display displays the beverage selected by the beverage selection button. automatically display configuration data. As a result, it is possible to test sell any beverage by simply pressing one button while reading the setting data, thereby obtaining a test vending device with short operation time without increasing space or cost. be able to.

[Brief explanation of the drawing]

Fig. 1 is a flowchart explaining the operation of an embodiment of the present invention, Fig. 2 is a block diagram showing the circuit configuration of the main parts, and Fig. 3 similarly shows the arrangement of main parts on the operation panel in the vending machine. It is a diagram. 1: Display, 2: Test mode display lamp, 3: Test mode selection key, 4: Numeric keypad, 5: Test start key (
start key), 6: Beverage selection button, 7: Ilo, F
3: CPU, 9: OM, 10: Rλ Figure 2 sugar code I West 1st. 1jL fee
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Claims (1)

[Claims] 1) Multiple product selection means for selecting the type of product to be sold based on the input of currency, an operation mode in which the vending machine takes out the selected product without inputting currency (hereinafter referred to as test sales mode) test mode selection means for inputting a command to enter the product type; means for inputting setting data for each type of product; storage means for storing the setting data; common display means for displaying the data; Product transport means provided for each type of product to transport the relevant product;
In the test selling device for a vending machine, an operation signal of the product selection means is inputted through the test mode selection means in the test sales mode, and the selection stored in the storage means is inputted. A test vending device for a vending machine, comprising means for displaying the setting data of the type of product on the display means and for transporting the product through the product transport means.