KR101416016B1 - Apparatus for locking of merchandise exhaust in multi vending machine - Google Patents

Abstract

A product outlet port locking apparatus for a multi-automat dispenser that automatically locks a product dispensing port to prevent product theft and contamination when the product is not in a product sales state.
The present invention provides a multi-vending machine locking device for a multi-vending machine, comprising: a control unit for determining an operating state of a multi-vending machine and generating a door lock control signal for a product dispensing opening in accordance with the determined operating state; And a door lock for locking or unlocking the door of the commodity outlet according to a door lock control signal generated by the controller, wherein the controller determines the operation state of the multi-vending machine based on the amount of money input and the keypad operation state, The control unit generates an unlocking control signal to the door lock when the merchandise sales operation state is determined and generates a locking control signal to the door lock when the operation state of the multi- do.

Description

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention [0001] The present invention relates to a multi-

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention [0001] The present invention relates to locking and unlocking of a merchandise exhaust of a multi-vending machine, and more particularly, And more particularly, to a multi-vending machine multi-vending machine for preventing the insertion of a multi-function vending machine.

In general, a vending machine is an unmanned sales system in which a variety of commodities such as coffee, tobacco, confectionery, and books are stored therein, a user inputs a commodity corresponding to the commodity to be purchased, and then selects a desired commodity And the vending machine in which the selected commodity is discharged to the discharge port.

In such a general automatic vending machine, a multi-automatic vending machine in which a plurality of kinds of goods are sold in a single automatic vending machine by unmanned sales method has recently been proposed.

A technique for a multi-vending machine proposed in the past is disclosed in Korean Patent Application Publication No. 10-2010-0087846 (published on Aug. 6, 2010) (entitled "Multi-vending machine" ).

The disclosed prior art can detect the protrusion of the shelf so that the vessel is prevented from collapsing with the basket and the shelf due to less entry of the vessel into the showcase and preventing the display product from falling off the shelf due to the flow of the apparatus So that it can be easily carried out without any error of the basket. Further, as the basket moves up and down, it forms an advertisement surface to make the user feel fun and create additional income sources.

1. KIPO Publication No. 10-2010-0087846 (published on Aug. 6, 2010) (title of invention: multi-vending machine)

However, the above-described conventional technique has a problem that the product dispensing means (product dispensing opening) can always be opened regardless of whether or not the product is sold, so that the product can be dropped on the product dispensing means by applying an impact to the multi- There are disadvantages.

In addition, as is well known in the prior art, there is a fear that the commodity dispensing means may enter the commodity dispensing means with dirt or the like, since the commodity dispensing means can always be opened regardless of whether the commodity is sold or not.

Accordingly, the present invention has been made to solve the above-mentioned problems occurring in the prior art,

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION It is an object of the present invention to provide a multi-function vending machine locking device for a multi-vending machine which automatically locks a product dispensing opening to prevent product theft when the product is not in a product sales state.

Another object of the present invention is to provide a multi-vending machine locking device for a multi-vending machine which automatically locks a product dispensing port to prevent the input of dirt when the product is not in a product sales state.

According to an aspect of the present invention, there is provided a multi-vending machine locking apparatus for a multi-

A controller for determining an operation state of the multi-vending machine and generating a door lock control signal for the article dispensing opening in accordance with the determined operation state;

And a door lock for locking or unlocking the door of the goods dispensing opening according to the door lock control signal generated by the control unit.

The control unit may determine the operation state of the multi-function vending machine based on the amount of money input and the keypad operation state.

The control unit may determine an operation state of the multi-vending machine, generate an unlocking control signal in the door lock when the product is in the product sales operation state, and lock the door lock when the operation state of the multi- And generates a control signal.

According to another aspect of the present invention, there is provided a method for locking a goods dispensing port of a multi-

(a) determining an operation state of the multi-automat vending machine;

(b) controlling to lock the product dispensing opening when the product is not in the product selling state as a result of the determining in the step (a);

(c) controlling the unlocking of the goods dispensing port when the selling operation state is determined as a result of the step (a).

According to another aspect of the present invention, there is provided a method of locking a goods dispensing port of a multi-

(d) checking whether a preset time has elapsed in order to control locking of the goods dispensing port after completion of sales of the product, maintaining the current state when the set time has not elapsed, b) returning to the step of controlling to lock the goods dispensing port.

In the step (a), the operating state of the multi-vending machine is determined on the basis of the money input and the keypad operation state.

According to the present invention, there is an advantage that, when the product is not in the product sale state, the product outlet is automatically locked to prevent the product from being stolen.

In addition, according to the present invention, when the product is not in a sales state, the product dispensing port is automatically locked to prevent the input of dirt.

FIGS. 1A and 1B are schematic diagrams of a multi-vending machine to which the present invention is applied,
FIG. 2 is a configuration diagram of a goods pouring port locking apparatus of a multi-vending machine according to the present invention,
FIG. 3 is a flowchart illustrating a method of locking a goods pouring port of a multi-function automatic vending machine according to the present invention.

Hereinafter, preferred embodiments of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings. In the following description, well-known functions or constructions are not described in detail since they would obscure the invention in unnecessary detail.

≪ Example 1 >

FIG. 1 is a schematic view of a multi-part vending machine 100 to which the present invention is applied. FIG. 2 is a block diagram of a multi-part vending machine locking device according to the present invention. A door 110, a lift 170, a goods dispensing port 120, a control unit 130, a memory 140, a display unit 160, and a door lock 121.

The keypad unit 110 means an input means for selecting a product to be purchased by the user of the multi-vending machine 100. It is also possible to store the telephone number of the manager using the keypad unit 110. [

The lift 170 lifts / lowers the shelves on which the commodities are displayed, and transfers the commodities to the commodity outlet.

The goods dispensing port 120 serves to guide the user to take the goods transported through the lift 170. The door lock 121 serves to lock the door provided in the goods dispensing port 120, Locking. The door lock 121 may be a locking or unlocking operation according to a door lock control signal generated by the controller 130, and may be implemented as a door lock device that is installed in an ordinary door and locks or unlocks the door .

The controller 130 determines the operation state of the multi-vending machine and generates a door lock control signal for the goods dispensing opening 120 according to the determined operation state. The controller 130 may be a conventional microprocessor, a microcomputer, a controller, As shown in FIG.

The control unit 130 determines the operation state of the multi-function vending machine on the basis of the money input and the keypad operation state, and performs the door lock control. That is, the multi-vending machine determines the operation state of the multi-vending machine, generates an unlocking control signal in the door lock 121 if the multi-vending machine is in the merchandise sales operation state, 121 to generate a locking control signal.

The memory 140 has a control program for controlling the door lock according to the operation state of the automatic vending machine, and the display unit 150 displays the operation state of the multi-vending machine, displays the product sold state, It plays a role.

When the user inputs a purchase amount and selects a desired product through the keypad unit 110, the control unit 130 determines whether the product is in a product sale operation state And generates a control signal for releasing the door lock to the door lock 121. According to the door lock release control signal, the door lock 121 installed on the rear surface of the door provided at the article discharge opening 120 operates in an unlocked state, and the door can be opened.

Under the control of the controller 130, the lift 170 moves to the position of the shelf on which the selected sales product is displayed. When the movement of the lift 170 is completed, the selected product falls to the lift 170, and the product falling on the lift 170 is delivered to the product discharge port 120.

When the merchandise is discharged from the merchandise dispensing opening 120, the user takes the goods out of the door.

The controller 130 controls the lift 170 to transfer the goods to the goods dispensing port, and counts the elapsed time using the internal counter. The counted elapsed time is compared with the set time stored in the memory 140 to control the door lock 121 of the goods dispensing opening 120. Herein, the set time means a time set for automatically locking the door lock when a predetermined time elapses after selling the product, and locking the door provided in the product dispensing opening 120 when the door lock is not in the product selling operation state .

For example, the elapsed time is compared with the set time, and if the elapsed time does not exceed the set time, the current state, i.e., the door unlock state is maintained. Otherwise, if the elapsed time exceeds the set time The door is controlled to be locked.

Meanwhile, in the present invention, when the multi-vending machine is not in the merchandise sales operation state, the controller 130 automatically controls the door lock 121 provided in the merchandise discharge port 120 to be locked, And controls the door of the merchandise dispensing port to be closed when the merchandise is not in the sales operation.

According to the present invention, the operation state of the multi-vending machine is determined, and if the product is in the product sales operation state, the door of the product dispensing opening can be automatically opened so that the user who purchases the product can take the product, Otherwise, the door of the product dispensing opening is automatically locked to prevent the product from being stolen or to prevent the entry of the dirt through the product dispensing opening in advance.

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FIG. 3 is a flowchart illustrating a method of locking a goods dispensing port of a multi-function automatic vending machine according to the present invention, wherein S is a step, and shows a process of locking a goods dispensing port by software in the control unit 130 of FIG.

As shown in FIG. 3, the method for locking a goods dispensing port of an automatic vending machine according to the present invention includes the steps of: (a) determining an operation state of a multi-function vending machine (S101); (b) controlling (S 102 to S 103) locking the product dispensing opening when the product is not in the product selling state as a result of the determining in the step (a); (c) controlling (S104) the unlocking of the goods dispensing port when the product is in a sales operation state as a result of the determining in the step (a); (d) checking whether a preset time has elapsed in order to control locking of the goods dispensing port after completion of sales of the product, maintaining the current state when the set time has not elapsed, b) returning to step S105 to S108 for locking the goods dispensing port.

In the step (a), the operation state of the multi-automat dispenser is determined on the basis of the money input and the keypad operation state.

In the method for locking the goods dispensing port of the multi-automat dispenser according to the present invention, the operation status of the multi-dispenser is confirmed on the basis of the input amount through the dispensing slot and the operation status of the keypad in step S101.

In step S102, the operation state of the automatic vending machine is determined based on the result of the operation state check. For example, when the user inputs money through the money input port to purchase a product, and selects a product through the keypad, the control unit 130 determines the operation state of the current automatic vending machine as a sales operation state. Otherwise, if there is no input of money and there is no operation through the keypad, the operation state of the current vending machine is judged as a non-sale operation state.

If it is determined in step S102 that the automatic vending machine is in the non-sale operating state, the process proceeds to step S103 and locks the door provided in the goods dispensing opening 120 using the door lock 121. [

On the other hand, if it is determined in step S102 that the vending machine is in the sales operation state, the door provided in the goods dispensing opening 120 is unlocked using the door lock 121 in step S104.

Thereafter, in step S105, the merchandise sales operation is performed. In step S106, it is confirmed whether or not the merchandise sale is completed. Here, the method of confirming the completion of merchandise sale is as follows: the lift 170 is transferred to the merchandise storage box position to be sold, the merchandise delivery device (spiral or belt) of the merchandise storage box is driven to throw the merchandise on the lift 170, 170 to the merchandise dispensing opening 120 is terminated or not.

If it is determined in step S106 that the merchandise sale has been completed, the process proceeds to step S107 to check whether the set time has passed. Here, the set time is a time set for automatically locking the door lock 121 after the commodity sale.

That is, when the completion of sales of the merchandise is detected, the controller 130 calculates the elapse of time using the internal counter, and compares the elapsed time thus calculated with the set time and confirms whether the elapsed time exceeds the set time do. If it is determined that the elapsed time does not exceed the preset time, the process proceeds to step S108 to maintain the standby state, that is, the state in which the door can be opened. Otherwise, if the elapsed time exceeds the set time, And automatically controls the door lock 121 provided at the article dispensing opening 120 to lock the door provided at the article dispensing opening 120. [

According to the present invention, the operation state of the multi-vending machine is determined, and if the product is in the product sales operation state, the door of the product dispensing opening can be automatically opened so that the user who purchases the product can take the product, Otherwise, the door of the product dispensing opening is automatically locked to prevent the product from being stolen or to prevent the entry of the dirt through the product dispensing opening in advance.

It will be understood by those skilled in the art that various changes in form and details may be made therein without departing from the spirit and scope of the invention as defined in the appended claims and their equivalents. Of course, such modifications are within the scope of the claims.

110 ... The keypad section
120 ... Goods outlet
121 ... Door lock
130 ... The control unit
140 ... Memory
150 ... Display portion
170 ... lift

Claims (6)

delete delete A controller for determining an operation state of the multi-vending machine and generating a door lock control signal for the article dispensing opening in accordance with the determined operation state;
And a door lock for locking or unlocking the door of the goods dispensing opening according to a door lock control signal generated by the control unit;
Wherein the control unit determines an operation state of the multi-function automatic vending machine on the basis of an input amount of money and a keypad operation state;
Wherein the control unit determines an operation state of the multi-vending machine, generates an unlocking control signal in the door lock if the multi-vending machine is in a product sales operation state, And a signal is generated when the multi-vending machine is turned on.

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