KR20090001088A - Several goods at once sale method of vendible automat and the device - Google Patents

Abstract

A vending machine selling method capable of selling several goods at a time and a device thereof are provided to prevent interception by an opening/shutting supporting board positioned in a lower part of a basket. An exhibition part exhibits goods on a shelf. A selection unit(20) generates a key signal if a key is inputted, and includes a plurality of numeric keys and operation keys. A MICOM(30) generates a control signal for displaying and calculating goods, and generates a control signal for controlling a goods delivery unit(160). A memory(40) stores amount of money and coordinate of goods. A display part(50) displays various information. A payment unit(60) pays amount of money calculated by the MICOM.

Description

Several goods at once sale method of vendible automat and the device

1 is an exemplary view showing a configuration of the present invention

2 is a block diagram showing a control system according to the present invention.

3 is a flowchart showing a use state according to the present invention.

Figure 4 is an exemplary view showing another embodiment of the opening and closing stand according to the present invention

5 is an exemplary view showing the control of a separate body by the network means according to the invention

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           10: display unit 20: selection means 30: microcomputer

           40: memory 50: display unit 60: payment method

           70: product delivery means 100: main body 110: door

           111: viewing window 112: product outlet 120: basket

           121: opening and closing motor 122: opening and closing support 130: shelf

           150: X axis moving means 160: Y axis moving means

The present invention relates to a vending machine that can sell a large number of items at one time, more specifically, it is possible to purchase a variety of products at a time to facilitate the user's ease of use, and the basket for delivering the goods in the XY axis direction The basket moves directly to each product display position to receive the product, and then moves to the product discharge port to open and close the opening and closing support configured at the bottom of the basket to drop the product contained in the basket into the product discharge port. Preventing goods from being damaged or damaged during delivery, preventing theft by opening and closing pedestals configured at the bottom of the basket, and discharging goods more safely and accurately, while providing a visual effect for the user to purchase goods. Of course, no matter what the package is It is exactly one of the plurality of items at a time to sell vending machines available for sale without.

In general, an unmanned vending machine has a product storage unit for storing a product, a delivery unit for delivering a product contained in the product storage unit to a withdrawal box for the user to withdraw, an interface for guiding a buyer to select a product contained in the product storage unit, A payment system for payment of a product value, a control unit for instructing an operation to deliver a product by receiving a signal of the interface and a payment system, and a main body configured to accommodate all of these configurations and to allow the consumer to view the product of the product storage unit. The storage and delivery unit of the product is designed according to the type and size of the product or the packaging type, and the interface configures the buyer to select the product by informing the price of the built product by the type, and the payment system Before selecting a product, after inputting the payout for the product as coins and bills When you select a product and configured to be able to return the change, the controller was configured to generate a control signal required to monitor payments and merchandise items postman, interfaces, billing systems, and control them.

The conventional automatic vending machine is set differently by operating conditions of the product storage unit and the payment system of the vending machine according to the packaging and the type of the product to be sold, such as a cigarette vending machine, a product vending machine, a snack food vending machine, a newspaper vending machine, a can drink vending machine, and the like. It was configured to use.

On the other hand, the functions of the automatic vending machine are improved based on the above conditions. Patent application No. 2001-0022902 and credit model registration No. 240218 and patent application No. 2002-41527 are provided. This configuration has a problem that there is a risk that the goods are damaged in the process of moving because the goods stored by using the conveyor system has to be moved from the goods storage to the conveyor here again withdrawal box.

 In the related art, when a user wants to purchase a plurality of products, there is a troublesome problem in that the user repeatedly selects a product to be purchased next after purchasing a desired kind of product.

Therefore, the present invention has been made to solve the above problems, the operation method of the vending machine that can sell a plurality of items at one time that can be sold by collecting a variety of products desired by the user by one operation And an object thereof.

And the opening and closing support configured in the lower portion of the basket for delivering the goods for another purpose to open and close the product accommodated in the basket to the product outlet to prevent the product from being damaged or damaged during delivery, and configured in the lower portion of the basket Prevents theft by opening / closing stand, ensures safe and accurate discharge of goods, and visually enhances user's enjoyment of purchasing goods, and sells any product accurately regardless of its packaged state. It is an object of the present invention to provide a method and an apparatus for operating a vending machine capable of selling a plurality of items at a time.

In order to achieve the above object, the present invention provides a product sales method of a vending machine, comprising: a step of selecting, by a user, one or more limited number of products as an input means by looking at a display window in which products are displayed;

A second step of counting the selected product and the purchased quantity in the first step, calculating the sum of the selling amount by calculating with a calculating means, and displaying the sum of the selected product and the buying quantity and the selling amount as a display unit;

A third step of recognizing the amount to be paid by the user through the display unit by the second step, and paying the payment amount to a payment means;

A four step of comparing the calculated amount of money with the amount paid by the third step;

As a result of the comparison in step 4, if the settled amount is equal to or greater than the sold amount, the stored product is delivered to the product delivery means according to a selection order, and if the settled amount is less than the sold amount, the difference is displayed. 5 steps to do;

And transferring the delivered goods to the outlet so that the delivered goods can be handed over to the user in step 5, and calculating the balance of the sales amount.

And as shown in Figure 2 a plurality of shelves having a unique X and Y coordinates therein is configured, the display unit 10 for displaying the goods to be sold on the shelf;

Selection means (20) having a plurality of numeric keys and operation keys for selecting the embedded product, and generating a corresponding key signal when a key is input by a user's operation;

While generating a control signal for calculating and displaying the sum of the type of goods and the number of purchases and the sale amount corresponding to the goods input through the selection means 20, the product delivery means 60 for selling the selected goods The control includes a microcomputer 30 for generating a control signal;

A memory 40 for storing the type of the selected product, a corresponding amount of money, and coordinates of the product by a storage control signal from the microcomputer 30;

A display unit 50 for displaying the number of times of purchase of the selected product, the amount of the product, the sum of the sales amount, the insufficient amount, an error message, etc. by the display control signal from the microcomputer 30;

A payment means (60) for paying the amount calculated by the microcomputer (30);

And a goods delivery means 70 for delivering the selected goods by transferring them to the X coordinate and the Y coordinate by the sales control signal from the microcomputer 30.

Wherein the goods delivery means 70 as shown in Figure 3 to 4 and the basket 120 for receiving the goods; The basket 120 is composed of X coordinates and X, Y axis moving means (150, 160) to transfer to the Y coordinate, the bottom of the basket is configured as a conveyor 140, the basket 120 to sell goods After the transfer of the goods received on the shelf 130, the basket 120 is transferred to the product outlet 112, the product contained in the basket 120 by the drive of the conveyor 140 product outlet 112 Can be configured to transfer to, the product delivery means 70 and the basket 120 for receiving the goods; The basket 120 is composed of X coordinates and X, Y axis moving means (150, 160) to transfer to the Y coordinate, the basket 120 is transferred to sell the goods to accommodate the goods of the shelf 130 The basket 120 is transported to the product outlet 112 to open the lower portion of the basket 120 to drop the goods contained in the basket 120 to the product outlet 112, the lower opening and closing motor 121 By opening and closing the door can be configured to control the opening and closing 122.

In addition, as shown in FIG. 6, the network unit 80 is configured in the control system in which the microcomputer 30 and the memory 40 are configured to connect a separate main body 100 by wire to the other main body 100 as one control system. Can be configured to control.

Referring to the embodiment of the present invention configured as described above and the use state according to this.

In configuring the main body 100 of the vending machine, a control unit (not shown) in which the microcomputer 30 and the memory 40 are built and instructs and controls the operation of all configurations therein, and the product storage unit 135 is A plurality of mounting holes (not shown) are configured to form a predetermined interval to vertically mount the shelf 130, the shelf 130 is mounted a plurality of, each is given a unique number.

The front of the shelf 130 constitutes a delivery system constituting the basket 120 for delivering the goods containing the goods and on the front side forms a product outlet 112 for discharging the delivered goods and selects the goods displayed by the consumer Selecting means 20 and the coin inlet 120 and banknote inlet 121 and the card payment unit 122 for payment, as well as change change payment 113 to pay change and change change payment 113 The receipt issuing unit and the adult certification unit are optionally configured to match with.

In this case, the transparent viewing window 111 is configured on the front side so that the consumer can view the moving state of the basket 120 delivering the goods as well as the contents therein.

And it is configured as a door 110 in the front to display the goods on the goods storage 135.

In addition, the product delivery means for delivering goods 60 is a lead screw or rack gear or chain on the front left and right, which is equipped with a mounting hole (not shown) for mounting the shelf 130, the product storage unit 135 is configured And, Y-axis moving means 150 is made of a timing belt or the like, and the basket 120 is configured on the Y-axis moving means 150.

And the basket 120 is configured to move the detection sensor 123 to detect whether the goods are discharged from the shelf in the X-axis direction, X-axis movement means made of a lead screw or rack gear or chain, timing belt ( 160) is installed.

The basket 120 is configured to recognize the X-Y coordinates to receive the goods stored in the product storage unit 135 to deliver to the product outlet 112.

Here, the device for inserting the goods of the goods storage unit 135 formed in the shelf 130 into the basket 120 is a known spiral (spring) type and timing belt type pushed by the mill plate or a conveyor method for displaying the goods thereon. Although it is essential to mix and configure, if necessary, any of the above-mentioned may be provided, and it will not be particular about the structure.

In addition, the configuration to put the selected goods one by one into the basket 120 also constitutes a means for generating the power to each of the product storage unit 135, the independent power generating means or a power generating device on one side of the basket 120 When the basket 120 coincides with the product storage unit 135, the power generating device configured in the basket 40 is coupled to the driving unit configured in the product storage unit 135 to transmit power, and thus may be configured to operate. Since this is also a known configuration, it will not be particularly limited.

In the installation of the shelf 130 in the mounting hole (not shown) formed in the main body 100 of the present invention configured as described above to configure the product storage unit 135, the basket in the mounting hole in the main body 100 ( 120 is installed by hooking the shelf (130) constituting the product storage unit 135 configured to fit the width of the product to fit the size of the product to be displayed.

At this time, the configuration of putting the goods constituted in the goods storage unit 135 into the basket 120 is a method of forming a well-known spiral spring or a push-up method or a conveyor belt consisting of a compact plate on the timing belt and a conveyor for displaying goods thereon. The spiral method is quite convenient because the product is discharged correctly and the product can be sold in bags or packs, but it is very convenient to adjust the spacing of the spiral spring according to the size of the product. The problem is that the conveyor system is easy to install and does not require much power due to the simple configuration of the product. However, the conveyor belt is damaged when the weight of the product is too much. Extrusion method is easy to configure, but it is also possible It is limited to this fork-packed, heavy products require a lot of power to push out by the frictional force and there is a problem that does not expect to accurately discharge the goods, all methods are one-off one in the present invention. There will be no courtship.

Here, the configuration for operating the configuration to put the goods into the basket 120 is configured to drive independently to each of the goods storage unit 135, the means for generating the power is also a unique power generation in each product storage unit 135 By configuring the means to transmit the power it is to be configured to put the selected goods into the basket 120 one by one.

Looking at the state of use of the present invention, the user to purchase the first product recognizes the product through the see-through window 111, and selects the corresponding number through the selection means 20.

At this time, up to five products can be selected. Up to five products of the same kind can be selected, or up to five products can be selected by mixing different kinds of products.

At the same time as selecting the product, the microcomputer 30 obtains the sum of the selected product, the price, and the selling price, and guides the user through the display unit 40.

The user checks the amount displayed on the display unit 40 and pays the selling amount through the payment means 60.

As described above, when the user pays the value of the product through the payment means 60, the microcomputer 30 transfers the baskets 120 to the selected shelf 130, respectively, and the product accommodated in the product storage unit 135 of the shelf 130. Receive one by one to receive in the basket (120).

At this time, the product is discharged from the product storage unit 135, the detection sensor 123, which is transported with the X-axis transport means 160 to check whether the product is discharged.

When all of the selected products as shown in Figure 3 in the basket 120, the basket 120 is transferred to the product discharge port 112 for discharging the goods to drive the goods contained in the basket 120 to drive the conveyor 140 By the transfer to the product outlet 112.

At this time, when an amount higher than the selling amount is paid, the change is paid to the change payment port 113 by the difference.

The transferred goods may be obtained by the user putting his hand in the product outlet 112.

In another embodiment according to the present invention, when all the selected products as shown in Figure 4 in the basket 120, the basket 120 is transferred to the product outlet 112 for discharging the goods to the basket 120 The lower portion of the lower part comprises an opening and closing support 122 to control the opening and closing of the door by the opening and closing motor 121, the basket 120 is transferred to deliver the goods to sell the goods, the basket 120 is the product outlet Dropped to the goods outlet 112 is transported to the goods 112 and received in the basket 120.

At this time, when an amount higher than the selling amount is paid, the change is paid to the change payment port 113 by the difference.

The dropped product may be obtained by the user putting his hand in the product outlet 112.

The opening and closing support 122 configured at the bottom of the basket 120 can be configured by applying a variety of known opening and closing method without being bound to any one as shown in FIG.

And the present invention as shown in Figure 5 by configuring the network means 80 to the control system consisting of the microcomputer 30 and the memory 40 to connect a separate main body 100 by wire to a single control system The other main body 100 is controlled.

As described above, a vending machine capable of selling a plurality of items at one time can purchase various products at once, thereby facilitating user convenience, and allowing the basket to deliver the goods to move in the XY axis direction. The basket moves directly to each product display position to receive and store the product, and then moves to the product outlet, which opens and closes the opening and closing support configured at the bottom of the basket to drop the product contained in the basket into the product outlet. To prevent the product from being damaged or damaged, and to prevent theft by the opening / closing support formed at the bottom of the basket, to discharge the product more safely and accurately, and to visually enjoy the user's enjoyment of the product. Of course, any product, regardless of its packaging The novel exactly to sell and is a useful invention.

Claims (6)

In the product sales method of the vending machine, A method of selling a vending machine capable of selling a plurality of items at a time, characterized in that it is made to continuously receive a plurality of items selected in a basket to be discharged to the outlet at one time. The method according to claim 1, A step of the user continuously looking at the display window in which the goods are displayed and continuously selecting one or more goods as a limited number as input means; A second step of counting the selected product and the purchased quantity in the first step, calculating the sum of the selling amount by calculating with a calculating means, and displaying the sum of the selected product and the buying quantity and the selling amount on the display unit; A third step of recognizing the amount to be paid by the user through the display unit by the second step, and paying the payment amount to a payment means; A four step of comparing the calculated amount of money with the amount paid by the third step; As a result of the comparison in step 4, if the settled amount is equal to or greater than the selling amount, the stored product is delivered to the product delivery means according to the selection order, and if the settled amount is smaller than the selling amount, the difference is determined. Displaying five steps; It is possible to sell a plurality of items at a time, comprising; six steps for transferring the delivered goods to the outlet so that the goods delivered in step 5 can be handed over to the user, and settles the balance of the sales amount How to sell a vending machine. In the vending machine, A display unit 10 having a plurality of shelves having unique X and Y coordinates therein, and displaying a product to be sold on the shelves; Selection means (20) having a plurality of numeric keys and operation keys for selecting the embedded product, and generating a corresponding key signal when a key is input by a user's operation; While generating a control signal for calculating and displaying the sum of the type of goods and the number of purchases and the sale amount corresponding to the goods input through the selection means 20, the product delivery means 60 for selling the selected goods The control includes a microcomputer 30 for generating a control signal; A memory 40 for storing the type of the selected product, a corresponding amount of money, and coordinates of the product by a storage control signal from the microcomputer 30; A display unit 50 for displaying the number of times of purchase of the selected product, the amount of the product, the sum of the sale amount, the amount of the lack, an error message, etc. by the display control signal from the microcomputer 30; A payment means (60) for paying the amount calculated by the microcomputer (30); A product delivery means 70 which delivers the selected goods by transferring them to the X coordinate and the Y coordinate by the sales control signal from the microcomputer 30, and transfers the goods to the product outlet 112 and sells them. Vending machine that can sell a plurality of items at a time, characterized in that the configuration. The method according to claim 3, The goods delivery means 70 is a basket 120 for receiving goods; The basket 120 is composed of X coordinates and X, Y axis moving means (150, 160) to transfer to the Y coordinate, the bottom of the basket is configured as a conveyor 140, the basket 120 to sell goods After the transfer of the goods received on the shelf 130, the basket 120 is transferred to the product outlet 112, the product contained in the basket 120 by the drive of the conveyor 140 product outlet 112 A vending machine capable of selling a plurality of items at a time, characterized in that it is configured to transfer to. The method according to claim 3, The goods delivery means 70 is a basket 120 for receiving goods; The basket 120 is composed of X coordinates and X, Y axis moving means (150, 160) to transfer to the Y coordinate, the basket 120 is transferred to sell the goods to accommodate the goods of the shelf 130 The basket 120 is transported to the product outlet 112 to open the lower portion of the basket 120 to drop the goods contained in the basket 120 to the product outlet 112, the lower opening and closing motor 121 Vending machine that can sell a plurality of items at a time, characterized in that the opening and closing support 122 is controlled by the opening and closing of the door. The method according to claim 3, By configuring the network means 80 in the control system consisting of the microcomputer 30 and the memory 40 is connected to a separate main body 100 by wire to control the other main body 100 with one control system A vending machine capable of selling multiple items at a time.

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