RU83635U1 - UNIVERSAL TRADE MACHINE - Google Patents

Abstract

1. A universal vending machine comprising a housing in which a control module, a power supply module of a topping-up unit, a banknote reception module and a communication module with an operator are installed, and the doors are equipped with a display and data input module, characterized in that it further comprises a module located in the housing the power supply for the beverage preparation unit, the control module for the beverage preparation section, the beverage preparation unit, as well as an additional display located on the door, a coin mechanism and / or bill acceptor, a selection panel for apitka, mechanism for dispensing drinks, display module. ! 2. The machine according to claim 1, characterized in that the additional display performs an informative function and / or an advertising function.

Description

The utility model relates to vending machines, which can be used both for making drinks, for example varieties of coffee, and for selling top-up codes for mobile operators' subscribers, etc., as well as for outdoor advertising of various products and / or services.

There is a well-known vending machine for sparkling water AT-101SK (Operation manual RE AO-101SK, Kyivtorgmash Production Association, 1987, Kiev), designed for the preparation and sale of sparkling water with two names with and without syrup and with its delivery to glass cups containing: a machine case in which a dispensed beverage cooler is mounted - a water cooler with a saturator, two syrup tanks, a water distribution manifold, an introduction manifold, a drain manifold, a beverage and carbon dioxide manifold, a pressure relay block, a pressure unit Tanya, carbon dioxide cylinder with a reduction gear and a fixing device from impact when the doors are closed, the coin mechanism, cash, stakanomoyku; a unit of information and selection of a drink that contains information panels, a radio noise reduction filter is installed on the casing wall at the top of the machine, the casing is made with doors, on the front side of which there is a receiving frame of the coin mechanism, a niche for dispensing a drink, a button block, a coin return bowl. Filtered water in the machine is supplied in two directions.

Also known is a vending machine for drinks (Ukrainian patent No. 55337, IPC G07F 13/02, G07F 15/00, publ. March 17, 2003), which contains a power module for the beverage preparation unit located in the housing,

control module for the beverage preparation section, the beverage preparation unit, as well as a coin mechanism and / or bill acceptor located on the door, a beverage selection panel, a beverage dispenser, an indication module, and a carbon dioxide cylinder with a reduction gear installed in the housing, a beverage cooler, a refrigeration unit with with a coil located in the drink cooler, a radio noise suppression filter is additionally placed on the door of the beer tank housing with shut-off valves connected to a carbon dioxide cylinder, in The coil contains the coil of the beverage line - the beer pipeline, the circulation pump and the float of the level indicator of the beverage cooler.

A disadvantage of the described beverage machines is that they are designed to provide only one service for preparing and dispensing drinks, i.e. have limited ergonomic and functional capabilities.

A known machine for the sale of account recharge codes (Ukrainian patent No. 4631, IPC G06F 17/60, publ. Bull. No. 1, 2005) for further services, containing a control module, an indication module, an information input module, a power module, a module communication for a secure exchange of information with the operator, a module for receiving money.

Also known is the closest in technical essence to the proposed machine for topping up mobile phones (see Ukrainian patent No. 22732, IPC (2006) G07F 17/00, published on April 25, 2007), comprising a housing in which a control module is installed, the power supply module of the recharge account, the module for receiving notes and the communication module with the operator, and the doors are equipped with a display and data input module.

The disadvantage of this machine is that it is also designed to provide only one service - replenishment of a mobile account, i.e. Its functional and ergonomic capabilities are limited.

The utility model is based on the task of such an improvement.

vending machine, in which, by equipping it with structural elements that provide it with an additional function, in addition to selling top-up codes to mobile operators, additionally selling drinks, conducting outdoor advertising of various products and services and, as a result, ensuring such technical results as expanding functional and ergonomic capabilities, as well as improving the convenience of its operation, saving retail space and time for maintenance fighter an d services.

The problem is solved in that a universal vending machine containing a housing in which a control module, a power supply module of the top-up account, a banknote reception module and a communication module with an operator are installed, and the doors are equipped with a display and a data input module, according to the utility model, further comprises the power supply module of the beverage preparation unit, the control module for the beverage preparation section, the beverage preparation unit, as well as an additional display located on the door, a coin mechanism and / or bill acceptor, a beverage selection panel, a beverage dispensing mechanism, an indication module, with optimal performance of the vending machine, the additional display performs an informative function and / or an advertising function.

Thanks to the described implementation of the vending machine, its functionality is significantly expanded: it can operate both in the mode of replenishing the account of mobile phones and in the mode of preparing and selling drinks, and it can also provide outdoor advertising for various products and services, which can be carried out both during the operation to replenish the account and after it, i.e. the consumer has the opportunity, without wasting time using the same machine, to order coffee or another drink, which leads to such ergonomic indicators as ease of use

this universal vending machine, saves space for location instead of two one machine, as well as time for the transfer of the consumer services to another machine.

The drawings illustrate the proposed machine, where figure 1 shows its appearance, front view; figure 2 is a side view; figure 3 - block diagram.

The vending machine contains a metal case 1, in which the installation of the control module 2, the power supply module of the account top-up unit 3, the communication module with the operator 4, and the doors 5, which are equipped with a display 6, a data input module 7, a banknote reception module 8, and a receipt printer 9, and also according to a utility model, it further comprises a power supply module for the beverage preparation unit 10, a control module for the beverage preparation section 11, a beverage preparation unit 12, and an additional display 13 located on the door 5, mon a personalization mechanism 14 and a bill acceptor 15, a beverage selection panel 16, a beverage dispensing mechanism 17, an indication module 18, wherein the additional display 13 performs an informative function and an advertising function in accordance with the software of the machine.

A mobile phone recharge machine works like this.

The consumer who owns the mobile phone approaches the machine, after having read the operating instructions that appear on the additional display 13, makes a banknote in denomination in accordance with the replenishment of the current mobile phone account in the banknote reception module 8 and enters 7 using the data input module , which is a touch screen, a mobile number that wants to recharge. After making banknotes in the module for receiving notes 8, the machine automatically switches from standby mode to sales mode. The entered number will be shown on display 6, and if the consumer detects an error, he will be able to correct it by entering the number

again. After making sure that the entered number is correct, the consumer presses the Enter key (not shown), thereby confirming the correctness of the entered number and the operation as a whole. In the future, the entire process of replenishing a mobile phone account is fully automated. The amount that the client has deposited in the bill acceptor is necessarily charged to the current account indicated by him. Information about the completion of the operation will be shown on the display 6 of the universal vending machine. The printer of checks 9 issues a check.

After the operation is completed, the machine automatically switches from the sale mode to the standby mode.

During the operation to replenish the account or after it, the consumer has the opportunity to order coffee or another drink using the same machine without wasting time. To do this, he makes the appropriate amount in the coin mechanism 14 or in the bill acceptor 15, the amount received is displayed on the display module 18, and then selects the desired drink using the beverage selection panel 16. Information about the amount deposited and the selected beverage is supplied to the control module of the beverage preparation section 11, which issues a corresponding command to the beverage preparation unit 12, the prepared beverage is received by the consumer in a disposable cup within a few seconds using the beverage dispensing mechanism 17.

During the entire operation of the proposed machine on the additional display 13 displays informative and / or advertising information.

Claims (2)

1. A universal vending machine comprising a housing in which a control module, a power supply module of a topping-up unit, a banknote reception module and a communication module with an operator are installed, and the doors are equipped with a display and data input module, characterized in that it further comprises a module located in the housing the power supply for the beverage preparation unit, the control module for the beverage preparation section, the beverage preparation unit, as well as an additional display located on the door, a coin mechanism and / or bill acceptor, a selection panel for apitka, mechanism for dispensing drinks, display module. 2. The machine according to claim 1, characterized in that the additional display performs an informative function and / or an advertising function.