JPS6168692A - Sales totalizer for 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] (a) Industrial application field The present invention relates to the sales amount of each sales column in a vending machine,
The present invention relates to a confirmation device for management data such as sales quantity and sales price.

(C) Conventional technology A vending machine that totals the sales of a vending machine and displays this on an amount display device is disclosed in Japanese Patent Application Laid-Open No. 151683/1983, but this prior art It displays sales.However, since the sales status cannot be accurately determined from the total sales number alone, sales aggregate data by group may be necessary.For example, if one vending machine sells raw flour, When selling both dissolved beverages and beverages prepared by mixing syrup with carbonated water, there are two types: powder-based beverage groups such as coffee e-cocoa, and syrup-based beverage groups such as cola groups.Also, regardless of the type of beverage, When selling both hot and cold beverages, they are grouped into hot and cold beverages, and may also be grouped according to product price. When displaying the data, it is difficult to identify which group the aggregated data relates to, and it is necessary to provide some kind of display device to display the group name, etc. Problems to be Solved As mentioned above, displaying aggregated sales data by product group has the disadvantage that display devices for the groups themselves are also required, making the device complicated.

Therefore, the present invention provides a device capable of displaying product groups of total sales data with a simple configuration.

B) Means for Solving the Problems The present invention provides an indicator provided for each product type to display the sales possibility based on the input amount or sold-out of the product, and a sales aggregation for each group in which the product types are grouped. A means for calculating data, a means for detecting products belonging to a group when a group to display sales totals is specified in the sales total display mode, and a means for displaying the total sales data of the specified group on an amount display, and a means for detecting products belonging to the specified group. and display control means for displaying all the indicators corresponding to the product.

(E) Effect When you specify a group to display sales totals in the sales total display mode, the total sales data of the specified group is displayed on the amount display, and the available for sale display or sold out display for all products belonging to the specified group is displayed. Display the device by lighting it.

(f) Embodiment Figure 3 shows an external view of a vending machine, in which power is distributed to the front door@, (1,) to (18) are product selection switches provided for each type of product sold, ( 2) is an amount display that numerically displays the input amount and change amount, (8,) to (8,) are sellable indicators that display the possibility of selling the product depending on the input amount for each part type, (91) -(9,) is a sold-out indicator that displays the sold-out status of each component type, the container is a change outlet, (to) is a product sales outlet, and Qυ is a return switch that specifies the return of the input amount. In this example, eight types of products are sold, and the product types are grouped in advance according to price, product series, or the like. For example, (8,) to (8,) are grouped into powder raw materials when specifying products such as coffee and cocoa, and (8,) to (8,) are grouped into powder raw materials when specifying products such as coffee and cocoa, respectively. When specifying a product (is grouped into syrups).

Figure 1 shows the control circuit of a vending machine, αa is a micro combinator which is a control device, (I3 is an amount display (2
) and sellable indicators (8,) to (88) corresponding to each product.
) and sold-out indicators (91) to (9s), α4 is a product selection switch for each product (1,) to O
a), and a display device α4.
and the product selection section a4 are connected to the microcomputer αaK through the interface α9.

αe is a money data output unit that generates an input money signal and a change signal indicating the presence or absence of change money; (11 is a money dispensing device which is connected to the micro combinator α2 through an interface αa together with a money data output unit αe; α
Reference numeral 9 denotes a sales device, which performs sales operations based on sales data introduced from the microcombi processor through the interface (a), and outputs a sold-out signal for each product. (4,) is a mode specification switch that specifies the sales summary display mode, (4t) is an automatic return type switch that specifies the display of sales summary data based on sales amount, and (43) is a switch that specifies the display of sales quantity data. This is an automatic return type switch that cannot be specified. Switch (4I
)(4)(4s) shows an operation flowchart of the micro combinator a2 operated by the vending machine manager. When the micro combiator α completes the predetermined initial settings after being powered on, it inputs the banknote data from the banknote data output unit αe from the interface. Money data consists of data on the number of coins inserted, out-of-change data, and return data for each denomination. Calculate and set the input amount. Then, based on the return data, it is detected whether the customer has operated the return switch c2υ, and if it has been operated, the money dispensing subroutine is controlled for the money dispensing device Qη, and the process returns to the money data input step. However, if the return switch Qυ is not operated, the input amount display data, sellable product data, and sold-out product data are sequentially output to the display device α3 through the interface α9, and then from the product selection section α through the interface α9. Enter the selection switch data.

Therefore, the display device αJ performs display according to the input display data. When it is detected that any product selection switch has been operated based on the selection switch data, the micro combinator 02 executes a sales subroutine control for the sales apparatus αj and returns to the money data input step. In this sales subroutine, micro combiator a2 adds 1'' to the number of sales of the sales product group that has undergone a sales operation stored in RAM, and adds the sales amount to the sales amount. amount (or remaining amount after sale) and R in advance
The products that can be sold are determined based on the selling price of each product, out-of-change data, and sold-out parts data stored in the AMK. Next, the micro combiator a'a checks whether automatic refund is necessary or not, and if automatic refund is necessary, moves to a money payout subroutine. There are two types of automatic refunds: payment of change when there are no products that can be sold with the remaining amount after the sale, and return of the excess amount when the input amount exceeds the maximum input amount. Then, the -r ikuo combiator α2 detects whether the mode designation switch (4,)° is turned on, and if it is turned off, returns to the money data input step. When it is detected that the switch (41) is turned on, the micro combiator Q3 enters the sales total display mode and performs the process shown in the flow chart shown in FIG. 2A.

In FIG. 2A, when the microcomputer α2 detects that the switch (4,) is ON, it successively stores the sales amount stored in the sales amount storage area of the RAM, stores it in the display summary data storage area of the same RAM, and Switch (4
, ) is detected, the sales number stored in the sales number storage area of the RAM is read out and stored in the display data storage area.

When the operation of the selection switch is detected, all products in the group to which the product of this selection switch belongs are detected and R
Set in the AM display product data storage area. In the display product data storage area, each bit corresponds to each product type, and when the selection switch is operated in the microcombater (I3) in the sales total display mode, data is stored according to predetermined groupings. It is programmed to set the bit K"l" that corresponds to all products in the same group.The micro combiator is therefore programmed to display sales amount data or sales quantity data stored in the display total data storage area. is output to the display device αj through the interface α9 to display the total sales data.The micro combinator α2 also outputs the display product data stored in the display product data storage area to the display device 0.

Then, the display device 0 lights up either one of the sellable product display and the sold-out product display corresponding to the displayed product. Therefore, the vending machine manager can check which group the displayed sales aggregate data relates to by checking the available product displays (8,) to (8,) or the sold-out product display (9,). It can be confirmed at ~(9,).

Then, the process returns to the step of detecting whether the switch (41) is turned on, but when the switch (41) is turned off, the process returns to the money data input step.

(G) Effects of the Invention According to the present invention, since products belonging to a group whose sales are totalized are displayed on a sellable display or a sold-out display for each product, it is easy to check and the configuration is easy. be. If the selection switch of a product belonging to a group is pressed on behalf of the product, the total sales of that group will be displayed, making the operation easier.

[Brief explanation of the drawing]

FIG. 1 is a control circuit diagram of a vending machine according to the present invention, FIGS. 2 and 2A are flow charts showing the operation, and FIG. 3 is an external view of the vending machine. (1,) ~ (la)...Selection switch, (2)...
・Amount display, (81) to (8,)...Available for sale display, (9,) to (911)...Sold out display,
(I...control device. Figure 1, Figure 21, Figure 2A, Figure 3)

Claims (1)

[Claims] 1. In a vending machine that selects and sells multiple types of products by operating a selection switch, there is a display provided for each product type that displays the possibility of selling based on the input amount or whether the product is sold out, and a display that displays the product type. Means for calculating sales summary data for each grouped group; a mode designation switch for specifying a sales summary display mode; and a mode specifying switch for specifying a sales summary display mode by operating the selection switch to belong to the group. Sales aggregation for a vending machine comprising means for detecting products, display control means for displaying aggregated sales data of a designated group on an amount display, and displaying all of the displays corresponding to products belonging to the designated group. Device.