JPS6295692A - Cup assigner for selling beverage - Google Patents

Abstract

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Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION [Field of Industrial Application] The present invention relates to a cup designation device for designating cups to be used in vending machines for coffee, etc. in accordance with the selling price of the beverage.

[Prior art and its problems] When a vending machine uses one type of cup, the same cup is used no matter how many types of drinks are sold, but the diversification of vending machine services As a result, multiple types of cups may be used in the same vending machine, and in this case, it is necessary to decide in advance which cup will be used for the beverage to be sold. The type of cup can be specified for each beverage, or the type of cup can be specified by grouping into several groups, such as hot drinks or cold drinks, or hot drinks are the same, but regular coffee, instant coffee, Types of cups are sometimes specified to clarify price differences due to differences in materials, such as powdered juice, or depending on the quantity sold.

Generally, there are separate pot/cold drinks, +, t t'+
The type of cup is often specified depending on the price difference depending on the price. However, there is no problem in the case of pot/cold drinks as long as the price is the same, but cold drinks are often sold at a higher price, and in such cases, there are further price differences depending on ingredients and quantity. This means that it takes time to type in the cup type using a numeric keypad or use dip switches to specify the type of cup.As the number of types of beverages sold increases, setting becomes more difficult and there is a risk of setting errors. It was probably there.

[Purpose of the Invention] This invention has been made to eliminate the above-mentioned problems, and when the type of selling price and the type of cup are equal, the specification of the cup is simplified by assigning the type of cup according to the price. The purpose of the present invention is to provide a cup designation device that is easy to use.

U Structure of the Invention The device for specifying cups for beverages to be sold according to the present invention is a vending machine that sells beverages using a plurality of cups, and a plurality of cups for each individual beverage or for each group in which the individual beverages are classified. A specification input means for specifying which cup to use, a price setting means for setting a price for each individual drink or a group of drinks, and a means for specifying the number of cup types and set price types when the power is turned on. inspection means for checking whether they are equal; and price order cup setting means for setting a preset cup corresponding to the price if the number of types of cups and the set price types are equal according to the inspection means;
The present invention is characterized by comprising an individual setting means that gives priority to the cup setting according to the instruction when there is a cup setting for each beverage after the setting by the price order cup setting means.

[Example] In the method of specifying cups for drinks to be sold, in addition to specifying a cup for each drink, when the type of beverage sales price and the number of types of cups are equal when the power is turned on, it is possible to correspond in order of price from high to low. The cup type is automatically assigned.

An embodiment of the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings. FIG. 1 shows a block diagram of a control section.

1 is a control section consisting of a microcomputer, which performs all the controls in the sales described below.

2 is a designation input section for the number of cup types and groups,
The details are shown in FIG. 3 is a numeric keypad that manually inputs numbers from 0 to 9. The number of cup types and the signals from the group designation input section 2 and the numeric keypad input section 3 are input to the control section I, respectively. Reference numeral 4 represents a cash processing unit that calculates the amount of money inserted and the change after selling a drink, and 5 represents a selection mechanism for selecting a desired drink, with a drink selection push button similar to that in a known vending machine (Fig. (not shown) etc. Reference numerals 6 and 7 indicate a sales/sold-out display section and a display section for displaying data etc. from the numeric keypad input section 3. Numerals 8 to 11 each represent a cup mechanism, and four types of cups are used in this embodiment. Each cup mechanism stores a plurality of cups of different shapes and types corresponding to the respective products, and one cup is delivered to the product takeout port of the vending machine when a delivery command is received. Reference numeral 12 denotes a vending machine sliding portion that dispenses a selected predetermined beverage into the cup that has been taken out.

Figure 3 shows an example of the number of cup types and the designated input by group, and shows dip switches 3-1, 3-2 to 3-1O.
The number of types of cups and which cup to use for each group can be specified by a combination of two bits (on/off).

In other words, the number of cup types can be set up to 4 by turning on/off dip switches 3-1.3-2, and the number of cups can be set by turning on/off dip switches 3-3.3-4 to 3-IO It is possible to specify one of four types, 0 to 3. In this example, the number of types of cups is set to four, and four types of cups are used for each beverage: 11 for hot coffee, 0 for cold coffee, 3 for syrup, and 2 for regular coffee.

The operation regarding cup selection in the control unit l is performed in a second manner.
The explanation will be given according to the flowchart shown in the figure.

When the power is turned on to the vending machine, it is determined in step S1 whether the flag is set, and if it is not the normal setting (A = 0), in step S2, the type of cup set in the vending machine is determined. It is determined whether the types of products that can be sold by the vending machine are the same, and if they are the same, step S3
The corresponding cup types are specified in descending order of price,
A flag A=0 is set indicating that the cup is set in the price category. This order is predetermined by the vending machine. On the other hand, if the cup type and the price type are not equal, the cup type is set according to the standard data in step S4, and a flag Δ=1 indicating normal setting is set. This standard data is stored in the control section 1 in advance. Note that the normal setting is made in step S1, and the flag A
When =1, the process advances to step S5.

After the sales process and the money put into the vending machine are processed in step S5, it is determined in step S6 whether a price has been set by the administrator of the vending machine, and if no price has been set, it is determined in step S6. The process proceeds to step S7, and if there is a cup designation operation using the number of cup types and group designation input section 2 in step S7, the designated cup is assigned to each section in step S84.
After flag A=1 indicating normal setting is set, the process returns to step S5. On the other hand, if a price has been set in step S6, the process advances to step S9,
Cup type and price type are equal and step SIO
If the flag A=O indicating that it is not a normal setting is set in step S11, the type of cup is set in the price category, and the flag A=0 indicating that the setting is based on the price category is set. After that, the process returns to step S7.

In this way, in addition to specifying the cup type for each section, when the price type and cup type are equal,
Since the cup type is set in the price category, if there are many sections, you can eliminate the need to specify the cup type for each section and check whether it corresponds to the price value. Furthermore, if you change only the price and forget to change the type of cup, the settings are made based on preset data.

[Effect of the invention] As explained above, the present invention not only specifies the cup to be used for each beverage, but also specifies the sales price when the number of types of drinks and the number of types of cups are equal. Since a corresponding preset cup is automatically set, it is possible to save time and effort for setting the cup.

[Brief explanation of drawings]

Fig. 1 is a block diagram of a control device that is an embodiment of the present invention, Fig. 2 is a flowchart showing the operation in Fig. 1, and Fig. 3 is the setting of the designation input section for each cup type and group in Fig. 1. The figure shows an example. 1... Control section, 2... Designated human power section for number of cup types and groups, 3... Numeric keypad, 4... Money processing section,
5...Selection mechanism, 6.7...Display section, 8-11...
・Cup mechanism, I2... Sales mechanism.

Claims (1)

[Claims] (1) In a vending machine that sells products using a plurality of cups, a specification input means for specifying which cup to use among the plurality of cups for each individual drink or for each group of individual drinks; price setting means for setting a price for each beverage or beverage group; a testing means for checking whether the number of cup types and set price types are equal when the power is turned on; price order cup setting means for setting a preset cup corresponding to the price when the number of types of set prices is equal; and cup setting for each drink after setting by the price order cup setting means. 1. A device for specifying a cup for a drink for sale, characterized in that the device is equipped with an individual setting means for giving priority to cup setting according to this instruction when there is a cup setting according to the instruction.