KR20030031645A - Automatic bending maching offering gift coupon - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE: A vending machine capable of providing gift vouchers is provided to differentiate the machine from others and enhance sales by providing various gift vouchers. CONSTITUTION: The vending machine(1) comprises a body casing(3) having selection buttons(29) and a dispensing outlet(33) and an article dispenser for dispensing a selected article to the outlet(33). Goods selected by pressing a selection button(29) are dispensed to the article dispenser. A gift voucher box containing a plurality of gift vouchers is positioned to be adjacent to the article dispenser within the body casing(3). A gift voucher dispenser dispenses gift vouchers contained in the gift voucher box through a gift voucher dispensing outlet formed on the outer surface of the body casing(3). When The vending machine(1) also includes an interlock device for operating the gift voucher dispenser in combination with the article dispenser when a selection button(33) is pressed.

Description

Vending machine that can give prizes {AUTOMATIC BENDING MACHING OFFERING GIFT COUPON}

The present invention relates to a vending machine, and more particularly, to a vending machine capable of providing a sweepstakes upon purchase of a product.

The vending machine can be installed in a rather narrow space regardless of the place, and in particular, its use area is expanding due to the advantage of being able to sell the product unattended.

5 is a perspective view of such a conventional vending machine. As can be seen from this figure, the conventional vending machine 51 includes a substantially rectangular cylindrical main body casing 53 having a front surface opened, and a door 55 for opening and closing the front opening of the main body casing 53. It is provided. The front of the door 55 is provided with a merchandise display box 57, a money inlet 59, 60, and a product inlet 61 in the vertical direction. The merchandise display box 57 is provided with a plurality of products displayed in the horizontal direction, and a plurality of selection buttons 63 for selecting a product at the bottom thereof are provided.

The consumer puts money into the coin inlet 60 or the bank inlet 59 and presses the selection button 63 of the product to be selected. Then, the product is discharged to the product outlet 61, the consumer can draw the product through the product outlet 61 to drink.

By the way, it is true that such conventional vending machines provide almost similar shapes and functions, and thus, it cannot be concluded that either is in an advantageous position in terms of sales efficiency of products or competitiveness of other products. As a result, related companies have a comparative advantage over other companies' products, and are exploring various ways to increase the sales efficiency of their products. It is only a variation of the design, so the effect is minimal.

Nevertheless, each company only focuses on the shape or design modification, and the change in shape or design has its limitations in technology and also has difficulty in launching new products compared to the effort or time. It is time for a new way of stimulating the eyes of consumers to increase their sales power. If you propose a new product that adds a functional aspect by supplementing the unsatisfactory parts with a simple shape or design change, it would be desirable to provide a new service improved than other products.

Accordingly, an object of the present invention, in view of such a conventional problem, by adding a function to provide a variety of prizes when purchasing a product to promote differentiation with other products, thereby increasing the sales efficiency of the product To provide.

1 is a perspective view of a vending machine capable of providing a gift certificate according to the present invention;

Figure 2 is a partially enlarged side cross-sectional view of Figure 1, schematically showing the gift certificate discharge portion,

3 is a block diagram of FIG. 1;

Figure 4 is a flow chart of the operation of Figure 1, a view for explaining a method of operating a vending machine capable of providing a sweepstakes according to the present invention, and

5 is a perspective view of a conventional vending machine.

* Explanation of symbols for the main parts of the drawings

3: main body casing 5: door

11: advertising part 19: linkage

20: product discharge part 21: product display part

23, 25: showcase 29: selection button

31: Product discharge part 37: Prize ticket outlet

41: prize outlet outlet 43: roller

45: drive motor

The object of the present invention is a vending machine comprising a main body casing provided with a selection button and a product discharge port, and a product discharge unit for discharging the product selected by the selection button to the product discharge port. A gift box disposed adjacent to and storing a plurality of gift certificates; A prize ticket discharging unit configured to discharge the prize ticket in the prize box to a prize ticket outlet provided on an outer surface of the main body casing; And at the time of selection of the selection button, it is achieved by a vending machine, characterized in that it comprises an interlocking portion for operating the prize coupon discharge unit in conjunction with the operation of the product discharge unit.

Here, the prize ticket discharge unit, a pair of rollers provided to be in contact with the rotation axis parallel to each other between the prize ticket box and the prize ticket outlet; A driving motor which rotates at least one side of the pair of rollers to draw the premiums loaded in the prize box between the contact surfaces of the pair of rollers; And a guide guide for guiding the withdrawn prize ticket to the prize ticket outlet.

The linkage unit may be configured as a control unit for simultaneously commanding a drive motor of the prize ticket discharge unit and an operation signal of the product discharge unit when the selection signal of the selection button is applied.

Hereinafter, with reference to the accompanying drawings will be described in detail.

1 is a perspective view of a vending machine capable of providing a gift certificate according to the present invention. The vending machine 1 has an appearance almost similar to that described with reference to Fig. 5 in the related art. That is, a substantially rectangular cylindrical main body casing 3 and a door 5 provided on the front surface of the main body casing 3 to open and close the opening of the main body casing 3 are provided.

The front surface of the door 5 can be largely divided into the advertisement part 11, the product display part 21, and the product discharge part 31 along the up-down direction. The advertising part 11 has an almost rectangular opening in the upper part of the front surface of the door 5, and the advertising part cover 13 of the transparent material is blocked by this opening. A predetermined advertising poster (not shown) is attached to the inside blocked by the advertising unit cover 13. Such advertising posters are generally attached from the time of release of the device and are generally replaceable.

The product display part 21 of the center area is provided in the upper and lower pairs, and has the upper showcase 23 and the lower showcase 25 which are mutually parallel. Each showcase 23, 25 is recessed from the plate surface of the door 5, and the showcase cover 22 made of a transparent material is also coupled to the recessed opening face. In each showcase 23 and 25, a plurality of merchandise display stands 27 are provided at regular intervals in the longitudinal direction thereof. In addition, the product display stand 27 displays, for example, beverage cans, bottles, or specific products including gum and pills. On the other hand, a plurality of selection buttons 29 are also provided at the lower portions of the display cabinets 23 and 25 to correspond to the product display racks 27.

In the product discharge portion 31 of the lower region, a product discharge port 33 is provided in the central region. The cover 35 is provided in the front of the goods discharge port 33, and this cover 35 can open and close the opening of the goods discharge port 31 up and down. One side of the cover 35, that is, the area adjacent to the rotation shaft (not shown), is provided with a prize ticket outlet (37 in Fig. 3) to be described later in detail. The front door of the prize ticket outlet 37 is provided with an outlet door 38 for opening and closing the opening and closing. And the coin return part 39 is provided in the position which opposes the prize ticket outlet 37 centering on the goods outlet 33. As shown in FIG.

On the other hand, between the lower showcase 35 and the product outlet 35 is provided with a banknote inlet 14 and a coin inlet 15 side by side. A return lever 17 is provided between the banknote inlet 14 and the coin inlet 15. When the return lever 17 is turned, the change and the defective coin fall to the coin returning section 39 provided on the outside of the product outlet 3. Outside the coin inlet 15, a door opening and closing portion 16 for opening and closing the door 5 is further provided. The upper discharge port 18 is provided on the other side of the banknote inlet 14 opposite to the door opening and closing part 16. The upper discharge port 18 is a place where a relatively small sized product, such as gum or pills, is dispensed.

Inside the door 5, that is, inside the main body casing 3, a product discharge part (20 in Fig. 3) and a gift certificate discharge part (41 in Fig. 2), these product discharge parts and a gift certificate discharge part 41 are provided. An interlocking portion (19 in Fig. 3) for activating at the same time is provided. The product discharge unit 20 has a mechanical and electronic configuration, and includes, for example, a rack (not shown) for storing the goods, and a solenoid valve (not shown) for discharging the goods loaded on the rack. The configuration of the product discharge unit 20 is a known technique, which is disclosed in detail in Korean Patent Registration Publication No. 222649. Detailed description thereof will be omitted. With this configuration, when the consumer presses the selection button 29 to select a specific product, the corresponding product stored in the rack is discharged to the product discharge port 33. Then, the consumer can withdraw the product by hand and drink it.

On the other hand, the prize ticket discharging portion 41 has a configuration as shown in FIG. As can be seen in the drawing, the gift ticket discharging portion 41 is provided between the gift box (not shown), which is installed inside the door 5 adjacent to the gift ticket outlet 37, the gift box and the gift ticket outlet 37. It consists of a pair of rollers (43a, 43b), a drive motor 45 for rotating the roller (43b), and a guide guide 47 for guiding the movement of the prize ticket (40).

In the gift box, a plurality of gift certificates 40 are stacked. The pair of rollers 43a and 43b are disposed vertically and parallel to each other, and are arranged such that the rotating surfaces on both sides thereof are in contact with each other. The rotating shaft of the drive motor 45 and the rotating shaft of the upper roller 43b are connected to each other by the belt 49. Thereby, when the roller 43b rotates by the drive of the drive motor 45, the premium 40 in a gift box will move between the contact surfaces of the up-and-down rollers 43a and 43b. On the other hand, the guide guide 47 is fixed to the lower region of the gift certificate outlet 37 by a bolt 46. The guide surface 48 extends toward the rollers 43a and 43b. Accordingly, the prize ticket 40 pushed between the rollers 43a and 43b moves along the guide surface 48 of the guide guide 47 and is discharged to the outside through the prize ticket discharge port 37.

The interlocking unit 19 is preferably constituted by a control unit 19 for electronically operating the product discharge unit 20 and the gift certificate discharge unit 41 at the time of selection of the selection button 29. The function of the interlocking portion composed of such a control unit 19, that is, the signal input / output, is well shown in Fig. 3 showing the present invention in a block diagram.

On the other hand, Figure 4 is a flow chart for explaining the operating sequence of the vending machine according to the present invention. When the consumer selects the product by pressing the selection button 29 (S1), the product selection signal is applied to the control unit 19. Then, the control unit 19 first operates the product discharge unit 20 based on the applied signal (S2). At this time, the solenoid valve opens the lower region of the rack to release the corresponding product accumulated in the rack, and the discharged product is discharged to the product discharge port 33.

The control unit 19 also operates the prize discharge unit 41 and at the same time operates the prize discharge unit 20 (S3). Then, the driving motor 45 is operated to rotate the roller 43b, and by this rotation, the prize ticket 40 moves along the guide guide 47 and is discharged to the prize ticket outlet 37. Thereafter, it is checked whether the goods have been discharged (S4), and if the goods have not been discharged, the operation as described above for discharging the goods is repeated. On the other hand, when the product is discharged, it waits until the selection button 29 is selected again (S5).

When the product is discharged to the product discharge port 33 by the operation, the consumer draws the product by hand and drinks it. Here, the discharged sweepstakes 40 may be a luck right to pay additional goods, or may be, for example, a raffle prize through airwaves. In this case, the prize voucher may be configured to be discharged when purchasing one product or purchasing two or three products.

On the other hand, in the above-described and illustrated embodiment, it has been described that the separate prize ticket discharge ticket separately provided, it is a matter of course to have a configuration that the prize ticket is discharged through the product outlet.

The merchandise of the above-described and illustrated embodiments preferably includes general sports drinks and cans or bottles containing ionic beverages, and in particular, health beverages in consideration of health.

As described above, according to the present invention, when a consumer purchases a displayed product, various gift certificates are provided in addition to the selected item, thereby stimulating consumer's curiosity and increasing product purchasing power, and through differentiation from other products. Vending machines are provided to increase the value of the product.

Claims (3)

A vending machine comprising a main body casing provided with a selection button and a product discharge port, and a product discharge unit for discharging the product selected by the selection button to the product discharge port. A prize box disposed in the main body casing adjacent to the product discharge port and configured to load a plurality of prize tickets; A prize ticket discharging unit configured to discharge the prize ticket in the prize box to a prize ticket outlet provided on an outer surface of the main body casing; And When the selection button is selected, the automatic vending machine, characterized in that it comprises an interlocking portion for operating the prize coupon discharge unit in conjunction with the operation of the product discharge unit. The method of claim 1, The prize ticket discharge unit, A pair of rollers provided to be in contact with the prize box and the prize ticket outlet with parallel rotation axes; A driving motor which rotates at least one side of the pair of rollers to draw the premiums loaded in the prize box between the contact surfaces of the pair of rollers; And And a guide guide for guiding the withdrawn prize ticket to the prize ticket outlet. The method according to claim 1 or 2, The linkage unit, And a control unit for simultaneously commanding a driving motor of the prize ticket discharging unit and an operation signal of the product discharging unit when the selection signal of the selection button is applied.