JPS61282994A - Material blender for vending machine - Google Patents

Abstract

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Description

[Detailed Description of the Invention] Industrial Field of Application The present invention relates to a vending machine that sells drinks prepared by mixing multiple types of raw materials, and relates to how to mix each raw material when the number of types of raw materials to be mixed increases. .

BACKGROUND ART FIGS. 6 to 8 show vending machines that sell beverages prepared from a plurality of types of raw materials.

In the figure, 1A is a beverage selection button, 1B is a no-ice selection button, 1C is a coin slot, and 1D is a beverage outlet.

In addition, Figure 6 shows the types of raw materials contained in sold beverages.
11 is syrup (specially sold beverage), 12 is cold water (
13 is carbonated water (raw material), 14 is ice (raw material), and 16 is a cup into which each raw material is put. Now, for example, if you want to buy a certain drink with water from the vending machine shown in Figure 6, the procedure is to insert coins equivalent to the amount of the drink you want to buy into the coin slot 1C, By pressing the beverage selection button 1A, a beverage with ice in a predetermined cup is dispensed from the beverage outlet 1D. If you want to buy it without ice, after inserting a coin from the hardening slot 1C, press the beverage selection button 1 and at the same time press the no ice selection button 1B, and the beverage dispenser will be placed in the beverage outlet 1D. Beverages are served in designated containers (hereinafter referred to as containers) without ice. In this case, if you buy a drink with ice, the size of the container to put the drink in is fixed, so after taking into account the ice capacity, first subtract the ice from the container you are using. After adding the same amount of drink, ice was added.

At this time, the total amount is the same as the amount if purchased without ice.

A flowchart is shown in FIG. In Figure 8, 5t
Set the total amount of drinks to be sold in op 1 (initial fixed total amount). Then, 5top2 sets the blending ratio of each sales raw material for cold water, carbonated water, and syrup, and 5top3 determines whether there is ice or not when selling drinks.
If there is no ice, go to 5top'5, and if there is ice, subtract the amount of ice from the initial fixed total amount and change the total amount to 5.
Go to top 4. 5top4 calculates the syrup amount from the changed total amount using the syrup blending ratio set in 5top2, and 5top5 calculates the syrup amount from the initial fixed total amount. 5top
6 is the cold water set in 5top 2 from the total amount changed above.
The amount of cold water and carbonated water is calculated based on the blending ratio of carbonated water, and 5top 7 is used to calculate the amount of cold water and carbonated water from the initial fixed total amount. In step 5, top 8, the volumes of cold water, carbonated water, and syrup calculated above are transported out, and in step 5, top 9, the transported raw materials are placed in containers and sold.However, the problem that the invention attempts to solve If you leave a purchased drink with ice as it is and then drink it after a while, the ice that melted while it was left turned into water, so the overall water content will increase, and when you drink it, it will become watery. It feels like it is. As described above, when a beverage is purchased with ice, there is a problem in that the taste changes and the beverage feels watery after being left in the device for a long time compared to when the beverage is purchased without water.

When selling a beverage prepared with multiple types of raw materials, the present invention provides
The purpose is to ensure that the taste of sold beverages does not change due to an increase in water content due to long-term storage.

Means for Solving the Problems Therefore, the present invention provides a solution in which the ratio of a specific raw material, for example, syrup raw material, etc., to the total amount of the beverage to be placed in a predetermined container is fixed, and the proportion of other raw materials It is prepared in a predetermined proportion from the total amount minus the amount of specific ingredients. Therefore, changes in taste due to an increase in the number of ingredients other than specific ingredients among the ingredients to be blended can be prevented. It's something I lost.

Embodiment An embodiment of the present invention will be described below with reference to FIGS. 1 to 6. Structures that are the same as those of the prior art will be denoted by the same reference numerals and detailed explanation thereof will be omitted.

Figure 6 shows the types of raw materials contained in sold beverages, where 1 is syrup (specified sold beverage), 2 is cold water (raw material), 3 is carbonated water (raw material), and 4 is ice (raw material). , 5 is a pot into which each raw material is put.

Furthermore, FIGS. 1 and 2 show the proportions of each raw material in the cup of FIG. 6. In FIG. 1, a indicates the proportion of syrup 1 of FIG. 5. I'll see you again.

C is the raw material for sales products other than syrup 1, b indicates the proportion of water 2 in Figure 5, C is the proportion of carbonated water 3 in Figure 6,
The initial fixed total amount is a+b+c, which is the total amount supplied to tip 5 in Figure 1 (180 aa in the figure), and the mixing ratio is a.
:b:a=1:2:3. In Figure 2, the total amount is the first
Less than the initial fixed amount shown in the figure (150 cc in the figure)
As a result, the ratio d of ice 4 in Figure 5 is added.

To explain the operation in the above configuration, if you want to buy a certain drink with ice from a vending machine, the procedure is to insert coins of the amount equivalent to the drink you want to buy into the coin slot 1C. By pressing the beverage selection button 1A, the beverage in the predetermined container 6 comes out with ice at the beverage outlet. At that time, the amount of each drink entering the cup 6 is reduced from the initial fixed total amount as shown in FIG. 1 to the amount shown in FIG.
When changed to c), the amount of syrup a is the same as the amount shown in Figure 1 (30aa in the figure), and the amounts of ice and carbonated water C are mixed according to the mixing ratio shown in Figure 1. (The blending ratio is b:C+=2:3, and the amount is 48co and C
but? 2aa). In this case, when ice 4 is added, the total amount will be the same amount as in FIG. 1 (1aoaa). Therefore, if the product prepared in Figure 2 is left for a long time and the proportion of ice 4 is d
Even if water becomes water, the effect is obtained that the blending ratio with respect to the total amount of a specific sales product does not decrease.

FIG. 3 shows the flowchart.

In Figure 3, ateplo represents the total amount of drinks it sells (
Step 5 to set the initial fixed total amount)
Step 11 is the step of setting the blending ratio of each sales raw material of cold water, carbonated water, and syrup, and calculates the amount of syrup when selling 5 top 12 drinks. This is a step of calculating the amount of syrup based on the set blending ratio. 5to
p13 is the step of subtracting the proportion of ice shown in d in Figure 4 from the initial fixed total amount. When adding ice, subtract the ice fraction from the initial fixed total amount and use it as the changed total amount stθp1
Go to 4, and if you do not add ice, go to 5 top 15 without changing the initial fixed total amount. 5top 14 calculates the amount of cold water/carbonated water from the changed total amount from the blending ratio set in 5tep11. It is calculated from the ratio. Ilt@p 1
6 is a step of transporting the calculated amounts of cold water, carbonated water, and syrup, and 5top 17 is a step of selling each of the transported raw materials in containers such as cups.

Therefore, even if the product is sold with ice and pears, the ice will not melt and the taste will not be diluted.

Effects of the Invention As is clear from the above explanation, the present invention provides that, in a product that mixes multiple types of raw materials, if the total amount is changed, the specific sales product will be calculated based on the blending ratio based on the initial fixed total amount. Therefore, even if ice is added and left for a long time and turns into water, the blending ratio of the specific sales product to the total amount will not decrease.

[Brief explanation of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a ratio diagram showing the composition of raw materials for sales products in a raw material blending device for a vending machine of the present invention, and FIG. 2 is a ratio diagram showing the composition of raw materials for sales products in a modified state from FIG. 1. Fig. 3 is a flowchart of the product sales operation of the present invention, Fig. 4 is a front view of a vending machine that sells beverages, Fig. 5 is a schematic explanatory diagram of the mixing of raw materials in Fig. 1, and Fig. 6 is a conventional beverage vending machine. FIG. 7 is a schematic diagram of mixing raw materials in a conventional vending machine, and FIG. 8 is a flowchart of a conventional product sales operation. 1... Specified sales beverage, 2... Cold water, 3...
Carbonated water, 4...Ice, 1A...Beverage selection button, 1B...No ice selection button, 1C...
Group/coin slot, 1D...Beverage outlet. Figure 1 Figure 2 Figure 3 Figure 4 Figure 5 Figure 6 Figure 7 Figure 8

Claims (1)

[Claims] An initial setting amount for setting the amount of sold beverage to be supplied to the cup;
The blending ratio of the specific sales beverage and the blending ratio of multiple types of raw materials other than the specific sales beverage to be included in this initial setting amount,
When the initial fixed total quantity of the sold product is changed based on the total quantity when changing the initial fixed total quantity, the total quantity when changing the initial fixed total quantity is inputted into the microcomputer as a plurality of control signals. The amount of each sales beverage to be filled is the amount calculated from the initial fixed total amount and the blending ratio of the specified sales beverage in the specific sales beverage, and the remaining sales beverages that are mixed with multiple types of ingredients other than the specified sales beverage. The amount is the amount obtained by subtracting the calculated amount of the specified sales beverage from the total amount changed, and the mixing ratio of the raw materials therein is the same as the mixing ratio of the plurality of types of raw materials other than the specified one. A raw material mixing device for vending machines.