WO1999018547A1 - Automatic retailer of consumer goods - Google Patents

Abstract

An automatic retailer (100) of consumer goods comprises a base body (1) whose height equals three times, preferably at least four times, in particular at least five times its diameter, in particular a rod-shaped, preferably cylindrical, base body (1), and a mechanism (6; 51) for dispensing consumer goods (27) arranged in the base body (1), the base body carrying a display or play element (40).

Description

 Vending machine

The present invention relates to a vending machine, in particular a beverage and / or luxury food and / or music vending machine. In particular, the present invention relates to a sales stand for beverages.

Consumers want to relax and be served. For this reason, you spend many hours under an umbrella, at a bistro table, in a lighted garden, etc., for example during a holiday or a party; preferably without having to move.

Going to the kiosk, waiting for the waitress or other circumstances delaying consumption have a negative impact on the sales of drinks or luxury goods. The willingness to consume can also be negatively influenced by a disturbing or uncomfortable background noise.

The German utility model DE 297 04 265 Ul describes an exhibition and sales stand in which packaged goods are stacked on a pallet to form a product body and in which a frame overlaps the product body, the top and / or the side parts of which are provided with holding means Attachment of promotional show or game objects is equipped. Such a show or play object can be a spanned umbrella.

US Pat. No. 4,265,059 describes a kiosk in which the kiosk can be closed by lowering the roof by means of an electric motor up to the level of the sales counter - and thus secured overnight.

The object of the present invention is therefore to provide a consumer machine with which the needs of the consumer can be optimally satisfied.

This task is solved by a consumer machine according to the independent claims. Advantageous configurations are defined in the dependent claims.

In particular, the object is achieved by a consumer machine (100) which comprises a basic body (1), the height of which is at least three times, preferably at least four times, particularly preferably at least five times its diameter, particularly preferably a rod-shaped, preferably a cylindrical,

CORRECTED SHEET (RULE 91) Grundköφer (1) comprises, as well as a dispensing mechanism _(6/51) for a consumer product 2? ), Wherein the dispensing mechanism (6) in the, particularly preferably rod-shaped, Grundköφer (1) ^• is arranged and the Grundköφer transmits a game show or object (HO). As a result, a consumer vending machine is provided without taking up much space, which can be operated by the consumer directly at his location - for example on the beach, in the garden, etc. The preferably cylindrical basic body can advantageously have a diameter which can just accommodate and enclose the consumer goods and can therefore be made very slim, depending on the consumer product. If the consumer goods are made available in liquid or gaseous form, the consumer machine can be made extremely slim, so that diameters of a few centimeters or even millimeters are sufficient.

In a further advantageous embodiment of the consumer machine (100) according to the invention, the base body (1), a rod with a rectangular or circular cross-sectional area, is particularly preferably an umbrella rod (1). As a result, the basic body can be designed as a rod and at the same time take on a carrier function without requiring a large amount of space. Rectangular consumer goods - such as tobacco products - can advantageously be accommodated in a rectangular basic body, cylindrical consumer goods - such as cups or beverage cans - can preferably be arranged inside a rod-like basic body with an essentially circular cross-sectional area.

In another advantageous embodiment of the consumer machine (100) according to the invention, the consumer good (2) comprises a drink, a confectionery, an addictive substance, an acoustic presentation and / or a gimmick. In this way, extensive consumer needs of the consumer can be satisfied. Both the selection of music on the consumer machine, such as the distribution of drinks, food, tobacco or other necessaires such as sun oil, drugstore products, perfumes, etc., offers a wide range of consumer wishes, which can be satisfied by such a selection. Toys, puzzles, knick-knacks, etc. can be used as gimmicks. In addition to the pure desire for music, information channels can also be called up to find out about other offers nearby, etc. In addition, the consumer goods information can also be called up on a display device on the consumer machine. Internet access and / or a telephone connection is advantageously provided here. Cold or hot drinks can be provided as drinks. The feed lines are preferably housed in the basic body. Cooling or heating systems can then advantageously also be integrated here. The beverages can also be delivered in packaging units, such as cans, bottles, paper bags, mugs, etc. As confectionery, ice cream, confectionery, baked goods,

CORRECTED SHEET (RULE 91) etc. into consideration. Tobacco and alcoholic beverages are advantageously used as addictive substances. Acoustic performances can preferably be pieces of music or skits. In addition to acoustic performances, film and television performances can also be thought of, which can be followed on a screen on the basic body.

In a further advantageous embodiment of the consumer machine (100) according to the invention, the dispensing mechanism (6, - 5t) can be operated by hand, by pressing a button or by radio. The dispensing mechanism can preferably be operated by hand, so that electrical motors can largely be dispensed with. Mechanical bar levers are preferably provided here, via which drinks can be tapped. Adjusting levers are particularly preferably provided, with which the consumer goods can be moved into an output area. The donation mechanism is also preferably started at the push of a button and supported by electric motors. In order to enable contactless starting, the dispensing mechanism is advantageously operated by radio.

In a further advantageous embodiment of the machine according to the invention consumer (100) of the dispensing mechanism _(6/51) has an operating element (10) through which a consumer can be selected (2?). This can advantageously be designed as a button with buttons, touch screen or by means of a light and / or movement barrier.

In a further advantageous embodiment of the machine according to the invention consumer (100) _(6/51), the dispensing mechanism comprises a credit memory. This makes it possible to make the issue of consumer goods dependent on a special credit balance. Thus, a device is advantageously provided which checks the credit, compares it with the value of the selected consumer good and then modifies the credit in the credit memory accordingly and issues or decides that the consumer good cannot be dispensed.

In a further advantageous exemplary embodiment of the consumer machine (100) according to the invention, the display or play objects (40) comprise parasols, rain roofs, lamps, wind turbines, solar cell arrangements, flags, plastics and / or loudspeakers. So the basic body can be used as an umbrella stick to carry parasols. A plurality of basic bodies are preferably also combined in order to open rain roofs. In this respect, the basic bodies serve as posts. The basic bodies can also carry lamps. The base body can become an eye-catcher via wind turbines. Advantageously, the wind turbine is also used to generate electricity and can thus supply the consumer machine with electricity. For this purpose, solar cell arrangements on and next to the base body can also preferably be used. The basic body can also

CORRECTED SHEET (RULE 91) be used as a flagpole and carry appropriate flags. In addition, the basic body can preferably also carry plastics, ie objects of art or pictures, boards or posters. The basic body particularly preferably also carries loudspeakers via which the selected music title can be emitted. A basic body preferably carries any combination of several display and play objects, preferably a parasol and solar cells, a parasol and a wind turbine, particularly preferably additionally speakers.

In a further advantageous embodiment of the consumer machine (100) according to the invention, the display or play object (HO) is a parasol, the basic body (1) is a rod of the parasol and the consumer product (2?) Is a drink, preferably a cold drink. This embodiment is particularly advantageous for beach vacationers. This means that more drinks are consumed on the beach or at the festival, as they are at hand than when you first have to fetch them from a kiosk that is sometimes far away. It also satisfies the need to listen to music of your own choice. Beach owners and beverage manufacturers can generate additional sales if such a machine is integrated in many umbrellas. It is common knowledge that umbrellas are lent to vacationers for a fee on ocean beaches. The beach owner can charge an increased fee for the rental of his umbrellas for the built-in additional service. He can also delimit a certain beach area in which he sets up such umbrellas, and charge a certain fee when entering this area. The additional service can also be invoiced depending on the use of the umbrella user by releasing drinks and music only by inserting a coin beforehand or by inserting a chip card, in which the stored credit is reduced by a certain amount.

In a further advantageous embodiment of the consumer machine (100) according to the invention, a removal area (8) is arranged above a consumer goods reservoir (15) at an ergonomically sensible height. This is advantageous because it allows the consumer to remove the consumer goods without having to bend down. This reduces the withdrawal time, which can increase sales per unit of time. The consumer goods reservoir is advantageously designed as an umbrella base and has the shape of an oversized beverage can. This means that the consumer goods reservoir can also be used as a storage area or table.

In a further advantageous exemplary embodiment of the consumer machine (100) according to the invention, devices for arranging the consumer goods (2?) Are provided in the interior of the basic body D. These devices can be compartments, magazines

CORRECTED SHEET (RULE 91) or be storage spaces. The consumer goods are advantageously arranged in the interior of a hollow basic body.

In a further advantageous embodiment of the consumer machine (100) according to the invention, it has a connection device (22) via which it can be connected to a further consumer machine (100) or a base station (33). This makes it possible to connect individual consumer machines to one another or to a base station. This can be done in the bus structure or in the hub structure.

In a further advantageous exemplary embodiment of the consumer machine (100) according to the invention, the connecting device (22) is designed in such a way that consumer goods can be guided to the consumer machine (100). So they can

Consumer machines can be loaded centrally with consumer goods.

In a further advantageous exemplary embodiment of the consumer machine (100) according to the invention, consumer goods and / or

Auxiliary products are arranged. This makes it possible to create even more storage space for the consumer goods and the auxiliary products and aids. These do not have to be stored in the vending machine itself, but can be refilled centrally.

In a further advantageous exemplary embodiment of the consumer machine (100) according to the invention, the auxiliary products include coolants, sound playback devices, etc. It is thus possible to accommodate the pressure vessels, the cooling system, the playback devices, etc. and only the automatic controls and the dispensing area on the individual consumer machines to provide.

In a further advantageous embodiment of the consumer machine (100) according to the invention, the consumer machine has a playback device which is set up in such a way that it can play an acoustic signal depending on the event. This makes it possible to play a special sound during the dispensing process, which also encourages the bystanders to obtain a consumer good. Such a sound could be the sound of a serving bottle.

Further advantageous embodiments of the invention are disclosed in the drawings. Show here:

Fig. 1 shows part of a consumer machine according to the invention as an umbrella bar

(1) a parasol, in which a drinks and a music machine are integrated, from the front;

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CORRECTED SHEET (RULE 91) Fig. 2 shows the consumer machine of Fig. 1, but seen from the side and with

X-ray vision. In addition, it is shown here how the umbrella rod (1) merges into the umbrella base (15), which is buried in the sand or gravel floor;

FIG. 3 shows several consumer machines according to the invention as screens (40) from above, which have an automatic machine - as shown in FIGS. 1 and 2.

Various beverage liquids flow from tanks (41) to the screens via an underground Python line, which connects all screens together;

Fig. 4 shows the cross section of a python line used in Fig. 1 to 3 with 6 beverage lines (a-f), an inlet and an outlet line (F, R), one

Coaxial cable (17) and a power line (18);

Fig. 5 shows how the inflow line (F) starting from the shield base makes a loop into the shield rod, while the return line (R) is always underground g Oe ";

Fig. 6 shows a version of the invention, in which in the umbrella base (15) beverage tanks

(30) are integrated, from which beverage liquid is pumped to the tap (6);

Fig. 7 shows a version of the invention, in which several beverage cans (27) are stacked on top of one another in a hollow umbrella rod (1) and can be dispensed in portions with the aid of two electromagnetic locking devices (33, 34);

Fig. 8 shows a version of the invention, in which beverage cans (27) are stored both in the hollow umbrella rod (1) and in the umbrella base (15) and are dispensed via an outlet opening (8);

9 shows an embodiment of a consumer automatic machine according to the invention with a cylindrical consumer goods reservoir;

FIG. 10 shows a detailed view of the exemplary embodiment from FIG. 9;

Fig. 1 1 shows a cross section through the embodiment of Fig. 9;

Fig. 12 shows a cross section through the consumer goods reservoir of the embodiment of Fig. 9;

CORRECTED SHEET RULE 91 13 shows a detailed view of a further exemplary embodiment of the present

Invention;

Fig. 14 shows a detailed view of a show and play body in the form of a

Solar cell arrangement according to the present invention;

15 shows an embodiment of the present invention in lamp form;

16 shows an embodiment of the present invention in which several

Vending machines are connected to a base station;

Fig. 17 shows another embodiment of the present invention in which the

Umbrella is used as a sound body for the speakers.

In the solution shown in FIGS. 1 and 2, the hollow umbrella rod (1) contains a plurality of cups 2) stacked one above the other in its interior. The shield rod (1) can be opened by means of a flap (19) in order to refill the automat integrated in the shield rod (1) with a stack of cups.

At the push of a button on one of the selection buttons (10), the device (4) removes a cup from the stack by first sucking on the bottom cup and thereby moving downwards along a rail, whereby the bottom cup is released from the stack. An electromagnetic locking device (3) operated with an electric motor holds the remaining cups in the closed state. Then the suction process is stopped so that the cup removed from the stack falls into the shaft (32) which leads to the dispensing area (8). A valve (5) then opens and a certain amount of beverage liquid flows from the line (16) into the cup (7) due to the pressure at the valve (5).

The beverage liquid flows from a remote tank (41) through an underground line (16) to the individual screens (40), as can be seen schematically in FIG. 3. When installing the entire system, the underground line (16) is connected to the buried shield base (15) of each shield and fixed with a clamp (22). The clamp (22) can be hidden within a closable cap to prevent vandalism. Within the shield base (15), the line (16) then branches into the hollow shield rod (1), where it extends to the valves (5). The pressure at the individual valves (5) of the screens (40) can arise from the fact that the tank (41) or the tanks (41) (in the case of different beverage liquids) is or are increased, or by a pump (45) builds up artificial pressure.

CORRECTED SHEET (RULE 91) So that the screen user has several drinks to choose from, the line (16) is preferably designed as a Python line, as can be seen from FIG. 4. You _. contains different beverage lines (a, b, c, d, e,). The type of beverage is selected with the push buttons (10) and, depending on the beverage selected, a certain valve opens at the end of the beverage line corresponding to the beverage selected within the screen from which a beverage is requested. In order to ensure that the beverage liquids come out cooled at the tap (6), a known solution is used here in which a cooling circuit (F = flow, R = return) is integrated in the Python line. To prevent vandalism, the Python line can be pulled into a metal tube (14) which runs in the floor and is firmly connected to each shield base (15). In the solution shown here, each screen (40) is connected directly to each screen (40) in order to keep the paths as short as possible and the branches as small as possible. When laying the line, only two adjacent shields need to be connected. For this purpose, the shield is constructed in such a way that all lines and cables integrated in the Python line are already implemented in the shield base (15) and in the shield rod (1), so that the Python line laid in the floor only on the shield base (15) must be connected, but does not have to be pulled through it.

According to the invention, a coaxial cable (17) and a power cable (18) are additionally integrated in the Python line. The beach owner feeds various music channels into the coaxial cable (17). He can advantageously do this in different ways: either he himself has a cable connection and feeds the range of radio programs into the umbrella network or he operates a satellite system and feeds the analog or digital radio programs into the network. But he can also hire his own disc jockey, whose music program is fed into the network. Likewise, discos in the catchment area of the beach can record their program from last night on a sound carrier and feed them into the beach channels the next morning as advertising for their discotheque. Every discotheque that is interested in this can get its own beach channel. Several beach sections of different beach owners who set up such umbrellas can be combined to form a network.

The music can be heard on the screen with a headphone that is plugged into a headphone jack (1 1) integrated in the screen rod (1). Alternatively, active loudspeakers can be mounted on the upper end of the umbrella pole (below the umbrella roof) so that the music can be heard even without headphones. In this case, the possible volume can be limited to a certain level, so as not to disturb neighboring neighbors.

CORRECTED SHEET (RULE 91) With the music button (21), the screen user can switch back and forth between the different music channels. In the screen version shown here, the user must first insert his chip card into the card slot (20) and press the music key (21) ^' or one of the beverage selection keys (10). The chip card is checked by a card reader / writer (9) and if the test result is positive (chip card belongs to this beach facility, credit is available on the card), a certain amount is debited from the chip card and the user can press one of the buttons after pressing the music button (21) enjoy a certain period of time, for example an hour, different music or other radio programs.

A microcontroller (12) with the card reader / writer (9), the pushbuttons (10; 21), the headphone jack (11), the active loudspeakers, the valves (5) and the flow meter are preferred for controlling the processes described , the removal device (3; 4) for the cups and with a receiver integrated in the screen and in the case of digital radio programs with electronics integrated in the screen that converts digital signals into analog vibrations.

The flow meter mentioned here can be attached after the valves (5) and connected to the microcontroller (12) to ensure that the correct amount of liquid flows into the cup (7). The microcontroller (12) then does not control the opening time of one of the valves (5) after a predetermined time, but as a function of the count values that the flow meter delivers.

The power cable (18) integrated in the Python line preferably branches just like the coaxial cable (17), the cooling line (F) and the beverage lines (a; b; c; d; e; via the shield base (15) into the hollow shield rod (1) and supplies the current for the microcontroller (12) and all electrical devices connected to it, as described above.

The cooling circuit is maintained by preferably a pump (44) pumping cooled water from a cooled tank (43) into the inflow line (F), as a result of which water flows back into the tank (43) via the return line (R). The water flowing back has absorbed heat on its way through lines (F) and (R) and thus cooled its surroundings. The water flowing back into the tank (43) mixes there with the continuously cooled water.

5 shows in a preferred exemplary embodiment how the cooling circuit executes a loop within the individual screens (40). The inflow line (F) branches from the underground line (16) via the shield base into the shield rod and accompanies the beverage lines (a; b; c; d: e; f) to the valves. There is the reversal point of the loop

CORRECTED SHEET (RULE 91) and the inflow line (F) moves the shield rod downward again in order to find the next shield (40) out of the shield base as an underground line within the Python line. The return line (R), on the other hand, always runs underground, since with the last screen in the chain (see Fig. 3) line (F) loops and merges into the return line (R). The return line (R) can, but does not have to, return to the tank (43) within the Python line in which the beverage lines (a, b, c, d, e, and the inflow line (F) run) Python line, as shown here, can also absorb additional heat from its surroundings when it flows back. This solution ensures that the beverage liquids that are in your lines (a, b, c, d, e, f) are parked up to the valves (5) of each screen (40), are output properly cooled.

This cooling method can also be used to cool other vending machine solutions presented here. For example, beverage cans (27) (see FIG. 7) stacked one above the other can be cooled in a hollow umbrella rod (1) by an underground cooling line connecting all the umbrellas and making a loop into the hollow umbrella rod (1). This method can also be used to cool cans (see FIG. 8) or beverage containers (see FIG. 6) which are arranged in the umbrella base (15).

The beverage tanks (41) can be cooled themselves. In a simplified principle, only the tank (43) is cooled, and the lines (a; b; c; d; e; 0) leading away from the individual beverage tanks (41) first pass through the coolant tank (43) before they enter the underground Python line can be fed.

To clean the system, a cleaning liquid tank (42) can also be housed in a base station (39) in which the beverage tanks (41) and the coolant tank (43) are housed.

The cleaning liquid can be processed in the tank (42), e.g. a cleaning powder is mixed with water. The beverage lines (a; b; c; d; e; are pumped empty by a pump (45), ie the beverage liquids in the Python line are pumped back into their corresponding tanks (41). Then all beverage lines (a; b; c; d; e; f) flooded with the cleaning liquid up to the valves (5) of the individual screens (40) .After an exposure time, the cleaning liquid is pumped out of the lines (a; b; c ; d; e; is pumped out and disposed of. The beverage lines (a; b; c; d; e; f) are then flooded with water to remove cleaning liquid residues. The water is pumped out of the lines (a; b; c; d; e; f) pumped back and discharged into the drain

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CORRECTED SHEET (RULE 91) The process of flooding the lines with water can be repeated once to ensure that there are no cleaning liquid residues in the lines.

FIG. 6 shows another version of a vending machine in which, as in FIG. 2, a cup is removed from a stack of cups (2), which is integrated in the hollow umbrella rod (1), and with a selected beverage liquid in the removal area ( 8) is filled, but here there are no inflow lines from distant tanks, but several beverage containers (30) are integrated in the umbrella base (15). Depending on the beverage selected using the push buttons (10), a certain amount of beverage liquid is pumped up to the tap (6) from one of these beverage containers (30) or pressed up with compressed air. There is no need for an extra cooling line that accompanies the beverage liquids to the valves, because after the end of the filling process, the beverage liquid in the line from the beverage container (30) to the valve can flow back into the beverage container (30). All that needs to be cooled here is the beverage container (30) integrated in the umbrella base (15). This can be done via Peltier elements, via a compressor solution or via an underground line in the event that many such umbrellas are arranged side by side on the beach. A cooling solution with Peltier elements or with a compressor is more suitable for a few umbrellas that are set up on the terrace or in the lawn of a hotel, a holiday camp or a similar location.

A digital display (28) in the umbrella base (15) can provide the user with information about the number of coins still to be inserted into the coin insertion slot (29) and the operator with information about the fill level of the beverage liquids in the individual beverage containers (30). This means that the beverage containers (30) do not have to be opened to check the fill level. In the outer wall of the umbrella base (15), however, a transparent vertical strip can also be integrated in each beverage container (30), on which the fill level can be seen. A built-in display of the fill level is important because, in contrast to the automatic solution, as shown in FIGS. 1 to 5, each individual screen must be checked at regular intervals and, if necessary, refilled.

Both versions shown so far can also be combined with one another by using a post-mix solution. For example, the beverage containers (30) of FIG. 6 can be filled with a syrup or a beverage powder instead of with ready-mixed beverage liquids. An underground line then only supplies cooled drinking water to the individual screens (40). Only shortly before dispensing at the tap (6) are the water and the syrup or the water and the beverage powder mixed and swirled. This combined solution has the advantage that the container (30) only at longer intervals

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CORRECTED SHEET (RULE 91) must be checked and refilled. The underground pipeline, on the other hand, is simplified since only cooled drinking water now has to be supplied. An extra cooling circuit can be dispensed with if the drinking water supplied via the underground line is kept in a cooling circuit by means of a pump and a cooled tank, as described above. 1 to 5, the water was used only for cooling purposes and was not consumed, the water in the postmix solution must have drinking quality and is consumed. In contrast to the cooling tank (43), the drinking water tank also has to be refilled regularly.

There is a post-mix solution on the market that can add and mix liquid add-on products by a predetermined percentage without using electricity. This

Solution could also be used in the vending machine version just described.

Fig. 7 shows a drinks machine integrated in a umbrella bar (1), in which beverage cans (27) are stacked one above the other within the hollow umbrella bar (1).

The beverage cans (27) can also be cooled via an underground cooling circuit that branches into the individual umbrella bars (1). This is the most efficient method for many umbrellas arranged side by side, which have such an automat integrated.

If the vending machine version shown here is used as a stand-alone umbrella or if only a few such umbrellas are set up on a terrace or in a lawn in a hotel, the beverage cans (27) can be cooled by means of Peltier elements (23), which are in the Wall of the umbrella rod (1) are integrated. For this purpose, the wall of the shield rod (1) is constructed from several layers. Where the bold arrow points in Fig. 7 is a section through the

Umbrella rod (1) shown: the beverage can (27) is mounted on the inside. This is followed by a metal layer (25) (the innermost layer of the umbrella rod). This takes away the warmth of the

Cans (27). The Peltier elements (23) absorb the heat of this innermost metal layer (25) and thus the cans (27) and give it off to the outer metal layer (24), which heats up as a result. An insulating layer (26) separates the two at different temperatures

Layers of metal.

When the coin is inserted into the coin slot (29), the coin is checked in the coin validator (36) and, if the result is positive, falls into the coin container (37). When the required coins have been inserted correctly, an electromagnetic locking device (34) opens, causing the lowest can in the stack to press an articulated flap (35) downwards as a result of its gravity and fall into the removal area (8). The upper electromagnetic locking device (33) is closed during this process and thereby keeps the remaining cans (27) stacked one above the other in the shielding rod (1), also afterwards

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CORRECTED SHEET (RULE 91) to slide down. If the lowest can has fallen into the removal area (8), the electromagnetic locking device (34) closes again and the flap (35) comes back again by a spring. The permanent magnet in the flap (35) and the permanent magnet in the locking device (34) attract each other, as a result of which the flap (35) remains closed without the weight of the bottom box being able to push it down. The upper locking device (33) opens when the flap (35) and the locking device (34) are closed again, so that the cans (27) in the stack can move up to the flap (35) by gravity. After they have moved in, the locking device (33) closes again so that the process can be repeated when the coin is inserted again. The locking devices (33, 34) operate in an electromagnetic way. A bolt which contains a permanent magnet is pulled towards it by an electromagnet when the locking device (33; 34) is opened. When the locking device (33) is closed, the permanent magnet in the bolt keeps the metal cans (27) in suspension in the hollow shield rod (1).

The removal area (8) is a short distance from the floor so that sand drifts cannot cover the removal area (8). For this reason, the removal area is also advantageously to be protected with a flap. So that as many cans (27) as possible can be accommodated in the umbrella rod (1), the removal area (8) should be arranged at the lower end of the umbrella rod (1) as far as possible, taking into account the protection against contamination, while the opening flap (19) for refilling the cans (27) on the umbrella rod (1) should be arranged as far up as possible.

In the event that this version is used on the beach and the umbrella poles (1) are cooled via an underground line, it is also conceivable that this automatic version does not require electricity. Instead of electromagnetic locking devices, purely mechanical locking devices can then be used. When a mechanical push button is pressed firmly, a lower locking device is released; when the push button is released, an upper locking device is released for a short time, so that the cans can move up in the stack.

Since only one type of drink can be dispensed with this machine version, it is particularly suitable for advertising purposes. One type of beverage can then be printed over a large area on the screen fabric so that it can be recognized from afar.

Another conceivable vending machine version, which is not shown in the figures, is that a cooled box, which fits under the umbrella roof and encloses the upper end of the umbrella rod, can dispense different types of drinks in the form of cans, and the hollow one

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CORRECTED SHEET (RULE 91) Umbrella rod serves as the output medium. At the push of a button, the selected can slides down within the hollow umbrella rod to an output area (8), which essentially consists of an opening in the umbrella rod. The coin can be inserted into a coin slot located in the shield rod below the dispensing area (8). To refill the machine, the box that surrounds the umbrella bar can be lowered along the umbrella bar using a cable that runs on rollers.

Fig. 8 shows an umbrella in which a vending machine is integrated in the umbrella rod (1) and in the umbrella base (15), which dispenses beverage cans (27). The cans (27) in the umbrella base (15) are electrically, e.g. Cooled via Peltier elements integrated in the screen base wall.

The drinks machine has a coin slot on the lid of the umbrella base and a coin validator and coin container integrated in the umbrella base.

A flap (19) is opened to fill the vending machine. The cans (27) automatically move downward within the hollow umbrella rod (1) due to their gravity. In the vending machine version shown here, the hollow umbrella rod (1) only serves as a replenishment reservoir. Only the cans (27) located in the umbrella base (15) are cooled. If a can is removed from the removal area (8) after the coin has been inserted, an uncooled can moves from the shield rod (1) into the cooled area of the shield base (15) by releasing an electromagnetic locking device, causing the bottom can in the shield rod to the cooling area of the umbrella base falls and lines up at the end of the standing cans. Once this has been done, the cans (27) remaining in the umbrella rod (1) move upward due to their gravity, since a second electromagnetic locking device is released.

The cans in the umbrella base (15) can be arranged in different ways: If the cans - as shown here - are all arranged on one level, they have to be moved in a circle by an electric motor after the coin has been inserted, so that a can by gravity through a flap falls into the removal area (8).

However, it is easier if the cans move by themselves due to their gravity, e.g. by are stored in a rail that spirals downwards. After the coin has been inserted, two electromagnetic locking devices in the base (15), which open and close alternately, ensure that the bottom box in the rail falls out of the refrigerator compartment through a flap into the removal area (8) and the remaining boxes move up in the rail .

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CORRECTED SHEET (RULE 91) A digital display, which fits into a recess in the open lid of the umbrella base (15), shows the number of coins still to be inserted and, for the purpose of refilling, the number of cans in the machine. Two push buttons also fit into two recesses in the cover of the umbrella base (15). One for requesting a drink and a second push button for canceling the process, whereby coins already inserted are dispensed again.

It can also be seen here how the lockable cover of the shield base (15) can be pushed up along the shield rod (1), so that one can get inside the refrigerator compartment for maintenance purposes. In the event that the cans in the umbrella base are stored in a spiral winding downward rail, it is sufficient to refill the machine when the flap (19) is opened. For the refilling process, both electromagnetic locking devices in the umbrella rod can be opened at the same time, so that all cans move automatically from the umbrella rod (1) into the umbrella base (15) until it is filled.

A lead battery - not shown here - is integrated below the cooling space in the umbrella base (15) and stabilizes the umbrella due to its weight. There is therefore no need for an extra cement base. The lead-acid battery is charged by the solar cells (38) mounted in a star shape on the canopy. A charge controller is connected between the solar cells and the battery and between the drinks machine and the battery. This prevents over and over-discharge of the battery. The solar cells are mounted on the canopy in such a way that the canopy can be closed. The solution with the solar cells on the canopy and the battery in the base (15) can of course also be combined with other vending machine versions presented here.

The solar cells supply the electricity for the vending machine integrated in the screen. The electricity obtained is fed into the battery integrated in the base of the shield, so that the automat is not directly dependent on the current electricity production of the solar cells. (e.g. when the sky is darkened by a cloud). With this solution, the screen does not need to be connected to the public power grid and is suitable for use where it can be used alone or combined with other screens that do not have a vending machine, e.g. on a lawn in a hotel.

Fig. 9 shows such an umbrella machine as a whole. The umbrella base is designed as an oversized beverage can to increase the advertising effect for the beverage manufacturer and the display. There are many chilled beverage cans inside the umbrella base (the number depends on the design of the base).

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CORRECTED SHEET (RULE 91) A table top is attached to the top of the umbrella base, which - as shown here - is advantageously made of glass so that the entire box (the umbrella base) remains visible.

The table top is installed at a height that allows adult people to place a drink standing up without having to bend down. Advantageously, the umbrella base is also designed so high that the table top lies directly on the umbrella base, so that as many beverage cans as possible can be accommodated in the umbrella base.

Another advantage of the embodiment is the dispensing of the beverage cans: the can does not fall out of the machine into a removal area which is arranged so far below that one has to bend down to remove a can, but rather goes up from the base of the umbrella conveys to an output area which essentially consists of an opening in the umbrella bar above the table top. The can appears "as if it was served on the table". The coin is inserted and the type of drink is selected on the umbrella bar directly above the dispensing area, so that the machine is operated at a height that is appropriate for standing.

The advantage of the embodiment is that different people who take a drink out of the umbrella machine one after the other, then stop there, consume their drink under the umbrella and communicate with each other there. (With a normal vending machine you get a drink and go away).

Solar cells on the umbrella roof and a battery in the umbrella base make the automatic umbrella independent of location. There is no need to have an electrical outlet nearby.

As a result of the embodiment described, the automatic umbrella can be set up in a variety of locations apart from ocean beaches: the automatic umbrella can also be set up in covered rooms such as an airport, a train station, a shopping center or within a trade fair hall. Because even without the presence of sunshine, the automatic vending machine is inviting to be consumed under it. You always feel somewhat protected under an umbrella. You will specifically look for such an umbrella machine (e.g. if it is placed at certain intervals between normal parasols on the beach) or you will inevitably pass it (e.g. pedestrian zone, amusement park).

Fig. 10 shows a detail of Fig. 9 in an enlarged form. It can be seen more clearly here how a beverage can (27) has been conveyed into the dispensing area (8) and is waiting to be removed. The beverage can (27) is held in suspension by a magnet (51) or preferably by a gripper. So that the can (27) appears in the dispensing area (8),

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CORRECTED SHEET (RULE 91) the machine operator must throw the appropriate number of coins into the coin slot (29) and then press one of the beverage selection buttons (10). After the beverage can (27) has arrived in the dispensing area (8), a sliding door (48) is preferably opened by an electric motor so that the customer can remove the can (27).

A coin return slot (60) is provided for the return of inappropriate coins. A digital display (28) provides information for operation and coin insertion. Instead of inserting a coin, a chip card solution can of course also be used if such umbrella machines e.g. be set up in a large company with many employees. The type of payment depends on the place of installation.

The glass plate (47) lies directly on the umbrella base. Drinks can be parked here and you can lean against them while having a conversation with another consumer. The umbrella machine is therefore a place for consumption and contact. This is a major advantage over a normal vending machine, where you can take out a can and walk away.

Fig. 3 shows the automatic umbrella as a longitudinal section and without umbrella material and thus shows the inside of the automatic umbrella.

The manner in which a beverage can (27) is conveyed from the umbrella base (15) into the dispensing area (8) is to be made visible using this longitudinal section.

In the solution shown here, the beverage cans (27) are stored in vertical shafts (49) in the umbrella base (15). 1 to 2, an embodiment is described in which cans are stacked one above the other in a hollow umbrella rod, and two electromagnetic locking devices (33; 34) ensure the advance of the cans. The same principle is preferably applied here in order to discharge a can (27) from one of the shafts (49) while the other cans (27) are retained. After a can (27) has fallen out of a shaft (49), the remaining cans (27) move up in the shaft.

The user can request different types of drinks that are stored in different shafts (49). If a coin is inserted and a certain drink is selected, the locking device (34) opens on the shaft (49) in which the corresponding cans are stored. The flap (35) belonging to the shaft (49) then bends downward. It is held by a hinge with a spring on the edge of the shaft (49), so that after the bottom box has fallen out it automatically goes back and closes the shaft (49). The locking device (33) of the same shaft (49) remains closed

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CORRECTED SHEET (RULE 91) while the bottom can falls out, preventing the remaining cans from falling out as well.

The can falling out ends up in a funnel (50) which is shaped in such a way that a can which falls out of any shaft (49) always slides to the center of the funnel. The can (27) comes to an upright stand there.

In a further preferred embodiment, the cans are arranged on a spiral rail, along which the cans are guided level to the center in order to be taken over by the lifting mechanism there.

An electric motor then moves a rod (51) down to the can (27) by means of a gear wheel (54), in that the gear wheel (54) engages in notches which are integrated in the rod (51).

The rod (51) is movably mounted within the transport shaft (53) and within the hollow umbrella rod (1) and has a magnet (52) at its lower end. When the rod has moved down far enough, the can (27) sticks to the magnet (52), whereupon the rod is moved up again by the electric motor until the can (27) appears in the dispensing area (8).

Thereupon, electric motors close the transport shaft (53) by means of hinged flaps (58). The transport shaft (53) must be closed by the customer during the can removal so that neither the can (27) nor other objects can fall into the shaft (53). In addition, this closes the cooling space in which the cans (27) are located, so that as little cold air as possible is lost.

After the flaps (58) have been closed, an electric motor (67) moves the sliding door (48) by means of a gearwheel (see also FIG. 2), whereby the removal area (8) is opened for the can removal.

The customer removes the can (the magnetic force of the magnet is selected so that the can can be easily removed from the magnet), whereupon the removal area (8) is closed again by means of the sliding door (48). For this purpose, a light sensor registers when the can is removed and gives the microcontroller an impulse, which then controls the electric motor (67) accordingly.

Since the rod (51) has to travel a certain distance when moving upwards, it dips into the hollow umbrella rod (1). (An alternative is that the rod (51) is part of a telescope that can be extended and retracted electrically so that less depth is required.)

CORRECTED SHEET (RULE 91) A microcontroller controls the corresponding electromagnetic locking devices (33; 34) and the direction and duration of the rotary movements of the electric motors (67 and others).

The transport shaft can also be opened and closed without the need for electrical equipment by mounting a flap on a resilient joint. The rod (51) penetrating into the transport shaft (53) opens the flap by pressure. It closes automatically when the rod (51) moves up again by the spring pulling the flap back.

Instead of the solution shown here, how a can (27) is transported upwards from the umbrella base (15), other solutions are also conceivable. The advantage of the invention is the movement of a can from the bottom up to a consumption level, so that a can (27) appears to be served.

The music that comes out of the umbrella machine is provided as a free addition to this umbrella machine version to attract people. At the same time, the music should entertain people who consume under the umbrella. Advertisements can be inserted between the music. In the shade base (15) this one Tonabspielgerät (56) as integrated eg a CD player with CD changer, several ^CD's contains. The latest hits are played alternately and advertisements are shown in between. The sound is reproduced via a loudspeaker pair (57) which is mounted at the upper end of the shield rod (1).

The umbrella machine can be equipped with wheels (55) to make it easier to transport. If the installation site of the umbrella machine is changed frequently, the integrated wheels are helpful for changing the location.

Fig. 12 shows a cross section through the round umbrella base (15) of Fig. 9. In the middle of the umbrella base (15) the transport shaft (53) is arranged, which at the top ends in the hollow umbrella rod (1) or the hollow one Umbrella rod (1) continues in the umbrella base (15) and thus forms the transport shaft (53) itself. Since the umbrella rod (1) carries the umbrella roof and the loudspeakers (57) and must therefore be well anchored, the continuation of the umbrella rod (1) within the umbrella base (15) is obvious. A plurality of receiving shafts (49) for beverage cans (27) are arranged in concentric circles around the transport shaft (53). Each receiving shaft (49) can hold a different type of beverage, so that an automatic screen with an arrangement of the wells (49), as shown here, could hold up to 30 different types of beverage. You will not do this in practice, however, but fill several shafts (49) with the same type of drink, so that you will dispense about 6 different types of drink.

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CORRECTED SHEET (RULE 91) If the screen is set up on its own, which will usually be the case with this embodiment, a compressor is integrated in the screen machine that keeps a closed cooling circuit going.

The compressor can be arranged below the funnel (50). The cooling circuit is integrated in the cavity (59).

A solution with Peltier elements is also preferred.

If several of these umbrella machines are placed around a bar, a new form of bar can be created. Such a solution is particularly suitable for an open-air bar. Such a bar can serve drinks during the day and evenings in summer. It can work with little staff thanks to the automatic umbrella. Guests get the simple drinks from the vending machines, while mixed drinks are mixed by a bartender who also monitors the vending machines. In this special application of the umbrella machine version presented here, the cooling of the beverage cans (27) or of containers integrated in the umbrella base (15), which contain beverage liquids or beverage syrup, can take place according to a principle which has already been described above:

A pump maintains a cooling circuit by pumping water from a cooled tank into the spaces (59) of the umbrella machines placed around the bartender and back into the tank. The tank and the pump can be integrated below the bar of the bartender.

FIG. 13 shows the lower half of an automatic umbrella, the outer shape of which essentially corresponds to that of FIG. 9. Here, however, no beverage cans are dispensed, but a cup (7) is automatically removed from the machine at the request of the user from a stack of cups (2) integrated in the hollow umbrella rod and filled with a certain beverage liquid via the tap (6), depending on selected beverage using the beverage selection buttons (10). The machine can work with a post-mix or a premix solution. With the premix solution, various ready-mixed beverage liquids are already contained in various containers which are integrated in the umbrella base (15) and are cooled. In the case of the postmix solution, a base liquid, which essentially consists of water, stored in the umbrella base (15) is mixed with a beverage syrup or powdered beverage stored in the umbrella base (15) only when requested by the machine user.

In a sieve (61) below the cup (7), which is filled in the dispensing area, overflowed or poured out liquid seeps away and is in a container (62), which in the

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CORRECTED SHEET (RULE 91) Umbrella base (15) is integrated, collected. For this purpose, the table top (47) is curved slightly inwards so that liquid poured out on the table top always flows to the sieve (61)

14 shows the upper half of the embodiments of an umbrella machine presented here (drawn for the sake of illustration without the umbrella fabric). It can be seen here in particular how solar cells (38) and a pair of loudspeakers (57) fit into the automatic umbrella.

A special construction is shown so that the screen can be closed despite the solar cells (38) being mounted on the screen roof, and that a pair of loudspeakers (57) can be mounted at the upper end of the screen below the screen roof:

Carrier rods (63) are articulated on a support (64) designed as a polygon. The solar cells (38) are mounted directly on the support rods (63) (for reasons of illustration, the figure shows only 3 of the 8 support rods mounted).

The figure shows the screen in the closed state. The support rods (63) run parallel to the umbrella rod (1) but at a certain distance from it (in the case of commercially available umbrellas, the support rods lie directly on the umbrella rod).

This support construction makes it possible to use commercially available rectangular solar cells (38).

In the middle of the support (64) designed as a polygon, a platform (66) is mounted on the shield rod (1), which holds both the support (64) and a loudspeaker pair (57) which is mounted on its underside. A distribution box (65) is mounted on its upper side, in which the current-carrying cables of several solaφanels (38) are brought together. A single current-carrying cable leaves the distribution box (65) and runs downward within the hollow shield rod (1) to a charge controller which regulates the charging of a battery integrated in the shield base (15). The charge controller can of course also be mounted on the platform (66).

The umbrella machine versions presented here can be designed with or without solar cells (38) depending on the installation site. If they are designed without solar cells, there must be a power connection nearby.

The automatic umbrella contributes to environmental friendliness with the solar cells. Electricity can be saved through the solar cells mounted on the canopy or mains electricity can be dispensed with in regions with high light levels.

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CORRECTED SHEET (RULE 91) 15 shows an exemplary embodiment of the present invention in the form of a lamp. The basic body (1) is designed as a lamp rod. An operating element (10) is arranged above the dispensing area of the dispensing mechanism (6). A lamp is selected as the display element (HO). Loudspeakers (57) are also provided.

This embodiment is particularly suitable to offer consumers a starting point for satisfying their consumption needs even at dusk or at night. Such an embodiment can be recognized and perceived from a long distance even in poor visibility conditions.

16 shows an exemplary embodiment of the present invention, in which a plurality of consumer machines 100 are connected to a base station (39). The consumer machines are designed as parasols and connected to an oversized beverage can, which acts as a base station (39), via underground lines. In this way, all consumer machines can be supplied centrally. Refilling the individual consumer machines is superfluous.

17 shows a further exemplary embodiment of the present invention, in which the screen is used as a sound body for the loudspeakers. A screen 40 covers a consumer machine according to the invention. Loudspeakers 57 are integrated directly in the tip of the screen, and are set up in such a way that the emitted sound waves are reflected by the screen 40 and directed to the area where the consumer is staying under the screen 40. This allows the consumer to enjoy the music while distant people are not disturbed.

Further preferred exemplary embodiments are described below:

A consumer vending machine, in particular a parasol, in which a vending machine is connected to the parasol or integrated in the parasol, which dispenses drinks at the push of a button and / or releases music channels for listening.

A consumer machine, in particular a parasol, in which the effect of the push of a button is only given when payment has been made beforehand by inserting a coin or by inserting a magnetic or chip card or a corresponding solution.

A consumer machine, in particular a parasol, in which a coin slot (29) or a slot for inserting a card (20) or something similar is provided in the umbrella rod (1) or in the umbrella socket (15), the inside of the umbrella rod (1) or the

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CORRECTED SHEET (RULE 91) Shield base (15), a coin validator (36) or a card reader / writer (9) or a corresponding test device is integrated.

A consumer machine, in particular a parasol, in which several umbrellas (40) are connected via an underground cable (17), several audio channels being fed into this network, so that the umbrella user has several sound programs to choose from.

A consumer machine, in particular a parasol, in which a receiver and / or electronics that convert digital signals into analog vibrations is or are integrated in the screen, with analog vibrations or digital signals via the underground cable (17) or via the screen integrated antenna can be received.

A consumer machine, in particular a parasol, in which a headphone connection (1 1) is integrated in the shield rod (1) or in the shield base (15), and or the sound can be heard via speakers integrated in the shield or mounted on it.

A consumer machine, in particular a parasol, in which several cans (27) or several cups (2) are stacked one above the other within the umbrella rod (1), or several cans (27) or several cups are arranged in a certain manner within the umbrella base (15) .

A consumer machine, in particular a parasol, in which the interior of the hollow umbrella rod (1) for refilling cans (27) or cups (2) is accessible via an openable flap (19) integrated in the umbrella rod (1).

A consumer machine, in particular a parasol, in which a can (27) or a cup (2) is released or moved from the stack by a mechanism at the push of a button, and thus the can (27) or the cup (2) into the removal area ( 8), which essentially consists of an opening in the shield rod (1) or in the shield base (15).

A consumer machine, in particular a parasol, in which a mechanical or electromagnetic locking device (3; 33; 34) is opened for the movement of a can (27) or a cup (2) towards the removal area (8), and / or an electric motor and / or a suction device (4) ensures the feed.

A consumer machine, in particular a parasol, in which the cans (27) in the umbrella rod (1) serve as a replenishment reservoir for cans (27) removed from the umbrella base (15) by removing a can (27) from the umbrella base (15). a can (27) from the umbrella rod (1) moves up into the umbrella base (15). A consumer machine, in particular a parasol, in which a storage box for beverage cans is integrated under the umbrella roof, and when the can is requested by the umbrella user, a can is released from the box, and the can by gravity within the hollow umbrella rod down to one Dispensing area (8) slips.

A consumer machine, in particular a parasol, in which one or more containers (30) are integrated in the umbrella base (15), in the umbrella rod (1) or under the umbrella roof _. are, which contain a reservoir for drinking liquid, beverage syrup or beverage powder.

A consumer machine, in particular a parasol, in which one tank or several tanks (41) is or are connected to several umbrellas (40) via an underground line (16), one (e.g. basic liquid for postmix solution) or different beverage liquids ( a, b, c, d, e, f) is transported through the line (16) to the screens (40).

A consumer machine, in particular a parasol, in which the tank (s) (41) is or are higher than the umbrellas (40) so that there is a natural pressure at the tap (6) of the individual umbrellas (40) and / or an artificial one Pressure is generated by pump (45) or compressor.

A consumer machine, in particular a parasol, in which a tank (42), which contains cleaning liquid or in which cleaning liquid is prepared, is let into the beverage lines (16; a, b, c. D, e, f) or by a pump (46) is pumped in after the beverage liquids have previously been pumped back into their corresponding beverage tanks (41) by a pump (45), the cleaning fluid being pumped back after an exposure time, and then for flushing through the beverage lines (16; a, b, c, d, e, f) water is taken in or pumped into it with a pump (44) and subsequently drained or pumped out of the line (16; a, b, c, d, e, f).

A consumer machine, in particular a parasol, in which the cavity integrated in the umbrella rod (1) and or in the umbrella base (15) and / or the box integrated under the umbrella roof and / or that from the beverage tanks (41) to the umbrellas (40) leading beverage line (16; a, b, c, d, e, f) and or the beverage tanks (41) are cooled.

A consumer machine, in particular a parasol, in which the cooling takes place via one or more Peltier elements (23) and / or via a coolant circuit (43; 44; F; R). A consumer machine, in particular a parasol, in which a part of the umbrella rod (1) is constructed from several layers, an inner layer (25) being metallic, which is or are connected to the cooling side of one or more Peltier elements (23), an outer layer (24) is metallic, which is or are connected to the heating side of one or more Peltier elements (23), and at least one insulating layer (26) is arranged between the two metallic layers (24; 25).

A consumer machine, in particular a parasol, in which a pump (44) maintains a cooling circuit by pumping cooled water from a cooled tank (43) into the underground line (16; F) which is connected to a plurality of umbrellas (40) and flows back into the cooled tank (43) via a return line (R), the line (16; F) looping into each screen, so that the part of the automatic machine integrated in the screen to be cooled is cooled, such as e.g. Beverage lines (a; b; c; d; e; f) in the shield base (15) and in the shield rod (1) up to the tap (6) or e.g. beverage cans (27) stacked one above the other in the hollow umbrella rod (1) or e.g. in the umbrella base (15) integrated beverage liquid container (30) or beverage syrup container (30).

A consumer machine, in particular a parasol, in which at the push of a button a certain amount of beverage liquid is pumped through a line into the cup (7) or pressed using compressed air, or that a certain amount of beverage liquid flows into the cup (7) due to its gravity, whereby this Valve (5) opens the tap (6) for a certain time.

A consumer vending machine, in particular a parasol, in which the vending machine is designed as a postmix device, in that a syrup or a powdered beverage mixes with a basic liquid, which essentially consists of water, only when the user of the umbrella requests a drink at the push of a button.

A consumer machine, in particular a parasol, in which an underground line (18) supplies all the umbrellas with electricity.

A consumer machine, in particular a parasol, in which solar cells (38) and a battery are integrated in the screen, the solar cells (38) charging the battery.

A consumer machine, in particular a parasol, with which an automat is connected or in which an automat is integrated, which dispenses drinks and / or releases music channels at the push of a button, characterized in that on the umbrella rod (1) a table top (47) at such a height is attached, and / or the umbrella base (15) has such a height that an upright adult of average size can place a drink without having to bend down.

A consumer machine, in particular a parasol, in which at the push of a button a cooled can (27) from the umbrella base (15) by means of a mechanism (51, 52, 54) upwards above the umbrella base (15) and, if present, above a table top (47) is promoted.

A consumer machine, in particular a parasol, in which several cans (27) are stored in the umbrella base (15) in vertical shafts (49).

A consumer machine, in particular a parasol, in which a transport shaft (53) is integrated in the umbrella base (15), which merges into a hollow umbrella rod (1) or a hollow umbrella rod (1) continues within the umbrella base (15) and serves as a transport shaft ( 53) is used.

A consumer machine, in particular a parasol, in which the vertical shafts (49) are arranged in concentric circles around the transport shaft (53).

A consumer machine, in particular a parasol, in which a type of funnel (50) is arranged below the shafts (49), which is shaped in such a way that when a drink is requested, a can (27) that emerges from one of the shafts (49) a mechanism (33, 34, 35) is released, slides into the center of the funnel (50).

A consumer machine, in particular a parasol, in which a rod (51), which can be part of a telescope, and at the end of which a magnet (52) is mounted, is movably mounted within the hollow umbrella rod (1) and the transport shaft (53) , and when a drink is requested, the rod (51) is lowered by a mechanism (54) until the can (27) that has landed in the center of the funnel adheres to the magnet (52), whereupon the rod (51) is moved via the mechanism (54) is moved upwards again until the can (27) appears in an output area (8) above the umbrella base (15) and, if present, above a table top (47).

A consumer machine, in particular a parasol, in which the rod (51) has notches which engage in the toothed wheels (54) which are driven by an electric motor.

A consumer machine, in particular a parasol, in which a sliding door or flap (58) is mounted so that it can open and close the transport shaft (53), and the

Sliding door or flap (58) from an electrical mechanism (e.g. electric motor,

Electromagnet) is moved so that the transport shaft (53) is closed when one Box (27) has just been transported into the delivery area (8), or the sliding door or flap mechanically closes the transport shaft (53) by means of a spring if the rod (51) with a box (27) on the opened sliding door or Flap goes upwards.

A consumer machine, in particular a parasol, in which a sliding door (48) or flap is mounted so that it can release and close the dispensing area (8), and an electrical mechanism (e.g. electric motor, electromagnet) for sliding door (48) or flap Release moves or releases if a can (27) has just been transported into the delivery area (8), or the release of a sliding door (48) or flap takes place mechanically by the conveying mechanism (51, 52, 54) of the can ( 27) releases a mechanical lock when it moves upwards.

A consumer machine, in particular a parasol, in which the sliding door (48) or the flap is automatically closed again when a sensor, e.g. a light barrier has registered that the can (27) has been removed from the dispensing area (8).

An automatic vending machine, in particular a parasol with containers in the base of the umbrella, which contain beverage liquid, beverage syrup or powdered beverage, and cups which are integrated in the hollow umbrella rod, and a dispensing area above the base of the umbrella at that on the upper side of the base of the umbrella (15) or in integrated into the table top, if there is one, a sieve (61) is attached, which is connected directly or via a channel to a container (62) integrated in the base (15) of the screen, which collects overflowed liquid.

A consumer machine, in particular a parasol, in which the table top (47) or the upper side of the umbrella base (15), if the umbrella machine is designed without a table top (47), is curved so that on the table top (47) or on the the upper side of the umbrella base (15) drains liquid to the sieve (61).

A consumer machine, in particular a parasol, in which the table top (47) is made of glass, so that the entire umbrella base (15) remains visible, so that the umbrella base (15) can be designed as an advertising medium, in particular as an enlarged beverage can.

A consumer machine, in particular a parasol, with an integrated loudspeaker or a loudspeaker mounted thereon, a sound player (56), such as a CD player, being integrated in the umbrella base (15), with which music and advertising are output. A consumer machine, in particular a parasol with solar cells on the canopy, the solar cells (38) being arranged directly on the support rods (63) which are connected in an articulated manner to a support (64) designed as a polygon.

A consumer vending machine, in particular a sun screen in which a platform (66) which is mounted at the upper end of the screen bar (1) bears the carrier (64) formed as a _polygon, and on the lower side of the platform (66) the loudspeaker ( 57) are mounted.

A consumer machine, in particular a parasol, in which the umbrella base (15) has wheels (55) on its underside, so that the entire umbrella machine can be moved.

In the premium self-mix procedure, the following sequence can preferably be selected:

1.) If the selling price of the selected beverage type is reached by inserting coins, the dispensing process is started in the following order:

a) Rotation of the spiral holding the cups through 360 ° by activating an electric motor.

b) Open the solenoid valve associated with the selected beverage type (a total of 5 solenoid valves for 5 types) for a certain period of time (matched to the size of the cup and the line cross-section of the liquid line). The microcontroller must know the assignment of the pressed button / associated solenoid valve. Using the "Change parameters" function, the service person can set whether a 0.2 1 or a 0.3 1 cup should be filled. The solenoid valves open depending on this.

c) Jumping the CD player to a location on the CD where a Glucks sound is stored and playing this sound through the loudspeakers at the top of the umbrella rod during the filling process of the cup. The sound is picked up while pouring from a bottle into a glass. After the cup has been filled, the CD player jumps back to where it stopped playing. If the music playback function had been switched off by the operator before the beverage was dispensed, the CD player switches off after the chuckle sound has been played. The chuckle sound that is emitted through the loudspeakers serves to draw the attention of people in the vicinity of the installation site to the machine and subsequently to the beverage brands.

d) activation of the electric motor that opens the transparent sliding door that closes the dispensing area so that the filled cup can now be removed by the customer. e) Closing the sliding door by reversing the polarity of the electric motor as soon as the removal of the filled cup has been registered by means of the photo sensors integrated in the output area. The closed sliding door reduces the soiling of the dispensing area, in particular due to dust, and prevents objects from being deposited in the dispensing area.

2) On five backlit, one-line LCD displays (next to each selection button) one type of drink is shown and an arrow points to the button next to it. If the customer selects a variety, the indicated varieties disappear on the other 4 displays. The customer can choose the type before inserting the coin as well as after inserting the coin.

If a type of beverage is empty, the display shows next to the corresponding selection button, e.g. the note "Fanta empty!" while on the display next to the other buttons e.g. stands "Coca Cola 2.50", so that the user sees - even before pressing a button -

* What kind of drink is available

* how high the sales price of a beverage type is.

The amount thrown in is decremented from the sales price. After each coin is inserted, the display shows: "Another 2 DM"; "Another 1.50" etc.

The message "Remove the cup!" Appears as soon as the sliding door has been opened.

Parameters (see below) are shown on these 5 displays and can be changed as soon as the swing door of the machine is opened. (Jump to another program position):

3) Once the cup has been filled in the dispensing area, the transparent sliding door opens. in that the microcontroller controls a geared motor in a certain direction until the end of movement of the sliding door is reached, where a button is attached that is pressed down by the sliding door. If the cup has been removed (registration by the photo sensors), the microcontroller closes the sliding door again. At both movement end points of the sliding door there is a button to determine the movement end points.

Several photocells are installed in the output area. These register whether:

a) the filled cup has been removed or not

-not yet removed: the sliding door remains open - already removed: sliding door closes

b) an object is thrown in during the closing process.

The door opens again and the message on the LCD display appears: "Remove item". If the item is removed, the sliding door closes again.

c) Hold your hand in during the closing process or an opposing device is clamped between the sliding door (as in b).

4) Coin acceptor (Mars Electronic 330): The coin acceptor can accept a wide variety of coins. The manufacturer configures the coin validator according to customer requirements before delivery. For Germany 2 DM, 1 DM, 0.50 DM and 0.10 DM are to be accepted. The coin validator sends out signals via PINs so that the module that is connected to the coin validator can recognize which type of coin was accepted. This allows the microcontroller to add up the coin values and display them on the digital display (on the display next to the pressed selection key).

Coins should not fall into the coin container until a dispensing process has been successfully completed so that the customer can press the cancel button to retrieve his money.

The coin validator has a serial interface (Hi2) that can be connected to a PC for development work. This interface is connected to the main control module when the coin validator is installed in the machine.

By default, the coin validator also has a cancel button, the actuation of which causes coins that have already been inserted to fall out again. The microcontroller registers via the interface that the process has been terminated.

The coin validator rejects unsuitable coins.

The microcontroller should be able to recognize via the interface if there is a blockage in the coin validator.

5) 5 different buttons must be connected to the microcontroller, one button each to request a specific type of drink.

6) Control of a CD changer directly by the microcontroller. A CD changer is integrated in the machine (as you can install it in the trunk of a car). Since the control of the CD changer is kept secret by the manufacturers, this control must be found out by trials and tests. The need to control the CD changer directly via the microcontroller results from the fact that the machine should perform its function unattended (a sticking of the reading head, for example, due to a scratch in the CD would lead to annoyance) and the CD player becomes one to switch the predefined time on and off (timer function)

Furthermore, the playing of the chucking noise should be integrated as a gag depending on the beverage dispensing.

The songs on a CD- are not played in the order as they are stamped on the CD, but the order is determined by a random number generator to avoid monotony. Once all the songs on a CD have been played, a new CD is selected from the total number of existing CDs. However, the microcontroller remembers which songs or CDs have already been played so that the same songs or CDs do not appear twice in succession.

7) Cooling temperature: The cooling temperature is set with a controller directly on the premix cooler and runs independently of the microprocessor.

The premix cooler is intended as a continuous cooler for non-alcoholic drinks. The device has a water tank with an internal stainless steel evaporator coil and is equipped with an electronic ice bank controller and an accompanying cooling pump with quick connection technology. The accompanying cooling pump circulates the ice water. so that in an Pyton tube, in which all beverage lines are housed and which are led from the beverage tanks up to the dispensing area above the table top, an ice water line is also led to the solenoid valves and back to the water tank so that the beverage liquids in the lines are also cooled .

A heating mechanism is activated by the microprocessor when the screen is set up outdoors in winter (this heating mechanism is not installed in the first prototype, but the circuit board should already be prepared for this function).

8) Separate switching on and off of the following components (manually and via timer):

a) lights,

b) CD player

c) Beverage dispensing function The cooling function does not need a manual switch, but is switched on and off by plugging the plug in and out. As soon as mains power is available, the cooling runs continuously, ie also during the closed hours.

9) Two acceleration sensors (x and z axis) are integrated in the machine. If someone hits the vending machine, an electric bell is activated for a certain period of time (against an attempt to break out during outdoor use).

10) If a power failure occurs during the dispensing process, the beverage dispensing can still be completed because the electricity is now supplied by a reserve battery. If the battery is too low, the program flow should not hang when power is available again.

An output process is preferably always completed. If the network fails, only a certain number of expenses will be made via the reserve battery.

1 1) In an outdoor variant, solar cells on the canopy charge the battery using a charge controller. An energy balance calculation is preferably carried out here. The battery is fully charged overnight so that it has a pre-run energy. The solar cells therefore do not have to supply all of the electricity required during the operating hours.

12) The memory preferably contains the following:

a) the number of drinks sold per day, per week, per month, per year (broken down by the individual drink types) clock + calendar integrated in the software.

b) as a) only multiplied by the sales price of the individual beverage types, so that the (daily, weekly, monthly, annual) sales result

c) the number of drinks that the machine can still dispense (broken down according to the individual drinks)

d) Malfunctions with details of type, date, time and duration

(this also includes beverages that can no longer be dispensed)

e) Date of the last cleaning, day of the next target cleaning The machine transfers this data to an external computer at certain intervals (once a day at a certain time), in that the machine establishes a connection via an integrated data-capable GSM cell phone.

13) If there is a malfunction on the machine:

a) blockage in the output area,

b) There is something in the coin validator,

c) Certain types of drinks can no longer be dispensed (empty)

a message is automatically sent to a specific maintenance person who prefers to carry a pager around with him. The type of fault, the location and a device number appear on the pager. A placement service can forward this short message to the pager (choose the cheapest solution).

14) The vending machine has a swing door that opens to replace empty beverage containers and the mixed gas bottle when it is empty. A special holder is made for the beverage containers and the mixed gas bottle. A button is attached to the swing door. The microcontroller knows when this door is open or closed by connecting the button to the microcontroller.

When the swing door is opened, the program jumps to a program point where the service person is asked first:

Display 1: cleaning?

Display 2: Yes

Display 3: No.

If the person presses button 2, the day and hour of cleaning is logged.

The main menu then appears:

a) Read the fill level (key 1)

b) Change parameters (key 2)

c) Print out data (key 3) d) Change the assignment of beverage type / button (button 4)

e) Switch off machine functions manually (key 5)

The following keywords appear on the 5 displays next to the selection buttons from top to bottom: "Refill", "Parameters", "Print", "Assign", "Manual I / O"

If the swing door is closed again, the program jumps back to the point where drinks can be requested.

Re a) If button 1 is pressed, the number of cups that can still be dispensed by a type of beverage is displayed next to each selection button. The service person is refilled by exchanging pre-mix containers. The microcontroller automatically registers the exchange using a button that is attached to the holder of the beverage container. If a beverage container is replaced, the full level (the number of cups that can be dispensed with a full liquid container) now appears on the display next to the button assigned to the beverage type.

The exchange of the mixed gas bottle is also automatically registered by a button (6 buttons in total).

Re b) The following parameters can be changed using the 5 buttons:

1) Lights on and off (timer function)

2) On and off time of the CD player (timer function)

3) On and off time of the beverage dispensing function (timer function)

4) Selling price of the individual beverage types

5) portioning (0.21 or 0.3 1)

The statements appear on the 5 displays from top to bottom:

"Light time", CD player time "," issue time "," sales price ", portioning"

If the user now presses "light time", the switch-on time appears quickly on the first display with a flashing cursor under the first digit. The remaining displays are clear and a "+" sign appears next to the 2 button and a "- on the 3 button "Sign and on the 4 key the word" Enter ". The serviceman can increase the value with the 2nd key, decrease the value with the 3rd key and complete the entry with the 4th key, so that the switch-off time for changing is displayed. If this setting is also completed, the "Lights time", CD player time "," Output time "," Selling price ", portioning" menu appears again on the 5 displays.

Pressing the contact switch on the swinging door by hand (corresponds to closing and then opening the swinging door) will jump back to the main menu and "Refill", "Parameters", "Print", "Assign", "Manual I / O" will appear "

to c) the data as specified in point 12. [a) to e)] are sent to the printer interface after pressing key 3 so that the connected printer can print out. The printer interface should be easily accessible for the service person when he opens the swing door, since he connects the thermal printer he has brought with him to this interface.

for d) the type of beverage that is assigned to the top button appears next to the top button. The first letter of the type of drink flashes. With the 1st key below the letter can be increased continuously according to the alphabet. (Display of the sign "+"). With the 2nd key below, the letter can be decreased continuously according to the alphabet. (Display of the sign "-").

With the 3rd key below the change of the letter is completed (display of the word "Enter letter").

The 4th key below completes the change of the word (the type of beverage). (Display of the word "Enter variety."). The word flashes twice as confirmation.

The type of beverage that is assigned to the 2nd key then appears next to the 2nd key with a flashing first letter. The procedure starts again until all types have been reassigned to the buttons.

By pressing "Enter variety" you can skip varieties that should not be changed.

The displays "+", "-", "Enter letter", and "Enter type" are always distributed among the remaining keys, since the assignment setting is always made next to the key to which you want to assign. After all 5 buttons have been assigned, the "Refill", "Parameters", "Print", "Assign", "Manual I / O" menu appears again.

to e) the following appear on the displays 1-3:

Lights I / O

CD player I / O

Bar I / O

Pressing buttons 1, 2 or 3 switches on or off, depending on the state in which the function was previously.

If the beverage dispenser is switched off, the following message appears on the display: "curfew"

If coins are nevertheless inserted, they should automatically fall into the return shaft without the user having to press the cancel button.

15) If the screen is optionally equipped with a chain of lights, these lights should light up at variable intervals.

The rotating disc can dispensing mechanism is preferably controlled as follows:

1) Activation of one of five different geared motors: There are 47 beverage cans of one type on each of five rotatable discs of five different levels, of which 44 can each be dispensed. The remaining 2 or 3 can only be dispensed when the level is refilled, because the newly arranged cans push the cans at the innermost end of the spiral as soon as the disc begins to rotate.

The disc is rotated until a can has been pushed onto the lifting plate by the turning process. Detection by

a) a light barrier / reflector is integrated in the lifting plate. The counterpart of the light barrier [light-emitting diode + photosensor] is arranged at the upper end of the output area and shines vertically downwards).

b) Proximity switch integrated in the ring of the lifting plate (measure is how much% the box has already been pushed onto the lifting plate) If there are only 2 or 3 cans left in the machine, the microcontroller may no longer attempt to push, since otherwise the innermost box is only pushed halfway over the edge and the machine is blocked, which means that no pushing process (rotation of one Disc) may be started when there are only 2 or 3 cans left in the machine. The exact number is determined by experimenting when the machine is finished.

It also follows that a button must be installed at each level so that it can be recognized when the can queue only consists of 2 or 3 cans. The button is pressed inwards by a socket, which is parked at number 3 or 4. If there is no more can in this place, the microcontroller knows that the line has ended and no longer starts pushing when a drink of this type is requested.

This is for safety, in the event that the refill has not completely refilled the machine, because in this case counting down the controller would not be useful.

If a level is empty, the display next to the corresponding selection button e.g. the hint

"Coca Cola empty!" while on the display next to the other buttons e.g. stands "Fanta 2.50", so that the user sees before he presses a button,

* which level is empty

* how high the sales price of a beverage type is ..

Coins should not fall into the coin container until a dispensing process has been successfully completed so that the customer can press the cancel button to retrieve his money.

The microcontroller must preferably know which beverage type is stored at which level. The microcontroller can thus be informed of the assignment of beverage type / level via an input loop.

2) A lifting plate is moved up and down by means of a gear motor and a spindle. A can is pushed onto this lifting plate by the rotating movement of a rotating plate. The microcontroller must be able to control the direction and duration of the rotary movement of the electric motor. 6 different levels are preferably controlled. The output level and 5 loading levels. The lifting plate is positioned on the levels by measuring the rotation. For this purpose, an unbalance element is firmly attached to the spindle. which depresses a button each time the spindle rotates (360 °). The microcontroller counts the number of contact closings of the button and thus calculates the position of the lifting plate on the route (between the top and bottom stop).

3) If the box appears in the dispensing area, the sliding door opens in that the microcontroller controls a geared motor in a certain direction until the end of the movement of the sliding door is reached, where a button is attached that is pressed down by the sliding door. Once the box has been removed (registration by the light barrier), the microcontroller closes the sliding door again. At both movement end points of the sliding door there is a button to determine the movement end points.

4) A light barrier is installed in the output area. This registered:

a) whether a can has been pushed onto the lifting plate

b) whether the can transported upwards has been removed or not

-not yet removed: the sliding door remains open

- already removed: sliding door closes

c) whether someone's hand or one during the closing of the sliding door

Hold object in buzzer is activated until the hand or the object has been pulled out again. The closing process is stopped as long.

5) Coin acceptor: The coin acceptor can accept a wide variety of coins. The manufacturer configures the coin validator according to customer requirements before delivery. 2 DM, 1 DM, 0.50 DM and 0.10 DM are to be accepted. The coin validator sends out signals via PINs so that the module that is connected to the coin validator can recognize which type of coin was accepted. This allows the microcontroller to add up the coin values and display them on the digital display (on the display next to the pressed selection key).

The coin validator has a serial interface (Hi2) that can be connected to a PC for development. This interface is connected to the main control module when the coin validator is installed in the machine. The coin validator also has a cancel button as standard. their actuation causes coins that have already been inserted to fall out again. The microcontroller registers via the interface that the process has been terminated. The coin validator rejects unsuitable coins. The microcontroller preferably detects via the interface if there is a blockage in the coin validator. Such a coin validator is preferably used, which has a thread trick detection and an electronic insertion lock. If the selling price of the selected beverage type is reached by inserting coins, the dispenser « _{* is started} in the following order:

a) Activation of the electric motor that moves the lifting plate to the position (level) where the can is to be picked up. (Control over time, since an exact positioning of the lifting plate is possible with a spindle. The time is determined once by trying it out).

b) Activation of the electric motor (from 5 different ones) that drives a rotating plate on one of the 5 levels on which the selected beverage type is stored in the form of cans. until the microcontroller detects by means of a light barrier that a can has been pushed onto the lifting plate.

c) Activation of the electric motor that drives the lifting plate up to the dispensing level.

d) Activation of the electric motor that opens the sliding door so that the can can now be removed by the customer.

e) Closing the sliding door by reversing the polarity of the electric motor as soon as the removal of the can has been registered by means of the light barrier.

f) Activation of the electric motor that moves the lifting plate to the waiting position:

The underside of the lifting plate is flush with the underside of the top ceiling plate.

6) 5 different buttons must be connected to the microcontroller, one button each to request a specific type of drink.

7) On five backlit LCD displays (next to each selection button) one type of drink is displayed and an arrow points to the button next to it. The customer chooses a can

the remaining displays disappear and only the selected variety remains on the display. The customer can choose the type before inserting the coin as well as after inserting the coin.

The amount thrown in is decremented from the sales price. After each coin is inserted, the display shows: "Another 2 DM"; "Another 1.50" etc.

The message "Remove can!" Appears as soon as the sliding door has been opened. Parameters (see below) are shown on these 5 displays and can be changed as soon as the swing door of the machine is opened. (Jump to another program position):

8) Keeping the adjustable cooling temperature constant during a certain period of the day, by a temperature sensor measuring the temperature and the microcontroller sending these measured values at regular intervals and activating a compressor for a certain period of time if the temperature falls below a certain level. The compressor has an output of 393 watts. It is connected as a unit to a condenser and a fan. The fan dissipates the heat of the compressor and the condenser through slots in the outer wall of the enlarged box.

The cooling capacity is reduced at night. The machine must know what time it is.

The cooling capacity required is reduced with each can. The microcontroller controls the on and off times of the compressor depending on the level of the machine.

Keeping the temperature constant can also mean that a heating mechanism must be activated instead of the compressor. when the screen is placed outdoors in winter

9) Separate switching on and off of the following components:

manually and via timer

a) lights.

b) CD player

c) Beverage dispensing function

The cooling function does not need a manual switch, but is switched on and off by plugging the plug in and out. As soon as mains power is available, the cooling runs permanently, i.e. also in the closed hours.

10) A vibration sensor is integrated in the machine. If someone hits the machine, an electric bell is activated for a certain period of time. A suitable vibration sensor must be found.

1 1) If a power failure occurs during the dispensing process, the beverage dispensing can still be completed because the electricity is now supplied by a reserve battery. is even the battery runs out, the program flow should not hang when power is available again.

An output process must always be able to be completed. If the network fails, only a certain number of expenses will be made via the reserve battery.

12) The following is preferably stored in the memory:

a) the number of drinks sold per day, per week, per month, per year (broken down according to the individual drinks) clock + calendar in the

Software integrated.

b) as a) only multiplied by the sales price of the individual beverage types, so that the (daily, weekly, monthly, annual) sales result

c) the number of drinks that the machine can still dispense (broken down according to the individual drink types) [prerequisite for this is that the refill has filled the machine completely so that the countdown of the microcontroller corresponds to the actual fill level.]

d) Malfunctions with details of type, date, time and duration

(this also includes beverages that can no longer be dispensed)

e) the measured temperature values of the last 24 hours (one measurement value is saved once an hour) The newest measurement value overwrites the oldest.

The machine transfers this data at certain intervals (once a day at a certain time) to an external computer that is part of the Internet by automatically establishing a connection via an integrated radio modem.

13) If there is a malfunction on the machine:

a) blockage in the output area,

b) There is something in the coin validator,

c) Certain types of drinks can no longer be dispensed (empty)

a message is automatically sent to a specific maintenance person who prefers to carry a pager around with him. The type of fault, the location, appears on the pager and a device number. An intermediary service on the Internet can forward this short message to the pager (choose the cheapest solution).

14) The machine has a swing door that is opened to refill the machine. A button is attached to the swing door. The microcontroller knows when this door is open or closed by connecting the button to the microcontroller. When the swing door is opened, the program jumps to a program point where the service person has the choice:

a) refill the machine (key 1)

b) Change parameters (key 2)

c) Print out data (key 3)

d) Change beverage type / level assignment (key 4)

e) manually switch off machine functions (key 5)

The following keywords appear on the 5 displays next to the selection buttons from top to bottom: "Refill", "Parameters", .Print ", Assign", "Manual I / O"

If the swing door is closed again, the program jumps back to the point where drinks can be requested.

to a) Next to each selection button is the number of cans still on the corresponding level. (eg "33 cans"). By pressing one of the buttons (1-5), the lifting plate is moved to the height of the corresponding level and then the electric motor is activated, which drives the rotatably mounted disc on the corresponding level. Now the service person starts their refill process by placing two cans on the rotating plate. They are transported inside the spiral by the rotating movement of the disc. The service person refills cans until no more can be pushed inside. Stop up to the start limiting element. (The machine will only count down correctly if the service person has refilled to the stop. Otherwise, the wrong level is shown on the display.) Pressing the 1 key stops the plate from rotating. The can, which was pushed onto the lifting plate during the filling process, is then automatically raised to the dispensing level by activating the electric motor that drives the spindle. This serves as a function test of the level just filled and the output process. Re b) The following parameters can be changed using the 5 buttons:

1) Lights on and off (timer function)

2) On and off time of the CD player (timer function)

3) On and off time of the beverage dispensing function (timer function)

4) Selling price of the individual beverage types

5) cooling temperature

The statements appear on the 5 displays from top to bottom:

"Lights time", CD player time ", .Delivery time", "Selling price", cooling temperature "

If the user now presses "light time", the switch-on time appears on the first display with a flashing cursor under the first digit. The remaining displays are clear and a "+" sign appears next to the 2 button and a "- on the 3 button "Sign and on the 4 key the word" Enter ".

The serviceman can increase the value with the 2nd key, decrease the value with the 3rd key and complete the entry with the 4th key, so that the switch-off time for changing is displayed. If this setting is also completed, the menu appears again. "Light time", CD player time "," issue time "," selling price ", cooling temperature" on the 5 displays.

Pressing the contact switch on the swing door by hand (corresponds to closing and then opening the swing door) jumps back to the main menu and "Refill", "Parameters", "Print", "Assign", "Manual I / O" appears "

to c) the data as specified in point 12. [a) to e)] are sent to the printer interface after pressing the button 3, so that the connected printer can print out. The printer interface should be easily accessible for the service person if they have the Swing door opens.

for d) the type of beverage assigned to the top button appears next to the top button. The first letter of the type of drink flashes. With the 1st key below, the letter can be continuously increased according to the alphabet. (Display of the character "+"). With the 2nd key below the letter can be continuously decreased according to the alphabet. (Display of the character "-").

With the 3rd key below the change of the letter is completed (display of the word "Enter letter").

The 4th key below completes the change of the word (the type of beverage). (Display of the word "Enter variety."). The word flashes twice as confirmation.

The type of beverage that is assigned to the 2nd key then appears next to the 2nd key with a flashing first letter. The procedure begins again until all names have been reassigned to the levels.

By pressing "Enter variety" you can skip varieties that should not be changed.

The displays "+", "-", "Enter letter", and "Enter type" are always distributed over the remaining keys, since the assignment setting is always made next to the key to which you want to assign.

After all 5 buttons have been assigned, the "Refill", "Parameters", "Print", "Assign", "Manual I / O" menu appears again.

to e. the following appear on the displays 1-3:

Lights I / O

CD player E A

Bar I / O

Pressing buttons 1, 2 or 3 switches on or off, depending on the state in which the function was previously.

If the beverage dispenser is switched off, the following message appears on the display: "curfew"

If coins are nevertheless inserted, they should automatically fall into the return shaft without the user having to press the cancel button.

15) The lights of a chain of lights should be variably controllable. As a result, an automatic vending machine was provided in the present invention which optimally satisfies the consumer's needs:

According to the invention, a drinks and / or music machine with a coin validator or card reader is integrated in a parasol. For music output, speakers are attached to the upper end of the umbrella bar and / or a headphone jack is integrated in the umbrella bar. A receiver integrated in the screen separates various music channels that are transmitted via radio.

The invention describes a solution for dispensing beverages with cups which are integrated in the hollow umbrella rod, one of which falls into the dispensing area at the push of a button and is filled with a beverage liquid. The beverage liquid can be stored in a tank that is spatially distant from the screen and is connected to it via an underground line, or the tank is integrated in the base of the screen. Both a premix solution and a postmix solution can be used.

The invention further describes a solution for beverage dispensing, in which cans are stored in the umbrella rod and / or the umbrella base and are dispensed via an electrical mechanism.

The invention also describes an umbrella machine from which a drink can be removed for a fee. The umbrella machine is designed in such a way that it invites you to consume the removed beverage while standing. (With a normal vending machine you get a drink and go away). The music that sounds from the umbrella machine also serves to attract people and invite them to consume under the umbrella.

Fig. 9 shows such an umbrella machine as a whole. The umbrella base is designed as an oversized beverage can to increase the advertising effect for the beverage manufacturer and the display. Inside the umbrella base there are many chilled beverage cans of various types.

A table top is attached to the top of the umbrella base, which - as shown here - is advantageously made of glass so that the entire box (the umbrella base) remains visible.

The table top is mounted at a height that allows people to stand down for a drink without having to bend down. Obviously, the umbrella base is designed so high that the table top lies directly on the umbrella base, so that as many beverage cans as possible can be accommodated in the umbrella base. The embodiment of the dispensing of the beverage cans is also advantageous: the cans do not fall out of the machine into a removal area which, as with conventional beverage vending machines, is arranged so far below that one has to bend down to take out a can, but instead becomes the umbrella base with a kind of lift up to an output area, which consists essentially of an opening in the umbrella rod above the table top. The can appears "as if it was served on the table". The coin is inserted and the type of drink is selected on the umbrella bar directly above the dispensing area, so that the machine is operated at a height that is appropriate for standing.

Solar cells on the umbrella roof and a battery in the umbrella base make the automatic umbrella independent of location. There is no need to have an electrical outlet nearby. This makes it possible to set up the umbrella machine at different locations. Wheels on the underside make it easier to transport.

The umbrella machine presented here can be set up in a variety of locations apart from ocean beaches:

It can also be installed in covered rooms such as an airport, a train station, a shopping center or inside a trade fair hall.

The presence of sunshine is optimal for the use of the umbrella machine, but not mandatory, because it can also be connected to the network.

Claims

claims

1. Consumer machine (100) comprising:

a basic body (1), the height of which is at least three times, preferably at least four times, particularly preferably at least five times its diameter, in particular a rod-shaped, preferably a cylindrical, basic body (1)

a dispensing mechanism _(6/51) for a consumer (2)

characterized in that

the dispensing mechanism (6; 51) is arranged in the basic body (1) and the basic body carries a display or play object (HO).

2. Consumer machine (100) according to claim 1, wherein the basic body (1) is a rod with a rectangular or circular cross-sectional area, particularly preferably an umbrella rod (1).

3. Consumer machine (100) according to one of claims 1 or 2, wherein the consumer good (2?) Comprises a drink, a confectionery, an addictive substance, an acoustic presentation and / or a gimmick.

4. consumer meter (100) according to one of claims 1 to 3, wherein the dispensing mechanism _(6/51) by hand, can be operated by pressing a button or by radio.

5. Consumer machine (100) according to one of claims 1 to 4, wherein the dispensing mechanism (6 / S1) has an operating element (10), via which a consumer good (1) can be selected.

The consumer machine (100) according to one of claims 1 to 5, wherein the dispensing mechanism 6/51 has a credit memory (12).

7. Consumer machine (100) according to one of claims 1 to 6, wherein the display or play objects (* / 0) comprise parasols, rain roofs, lamps, wind turbines, solar cell arrangements, flags, plastics and / or loudspeakers.

8. Consumer machine (100) according to one of claims 1 to 7, wherein the display or play object (O) is a parasol, the basic body (1) is a rod of the parasol and the consumer product (2?) Is a drink, preferably a cold drink , is.

9. Consumer machine (100) according to one of claims 1 to 8, wherein a removal area (8) above a consumer goods reservoir (15) is arranged at an ergonomically sensible height.

10. Consumer machine (100) according to one of claims 1 to 9, wherein in the interior of the basic body (1) devices for arranging the consumer goods (2?) Are provided.

1 1. Consumer machine (100) according to any one of claims 1 to 10, wherein the consumer machine (100) has a connecting device (22) through which it can be connected to another consumer machine (100 ') or a base station (33).

12. Consumer machine (100) according to claim 1 1, wherein the connecting device (22) is designed such that consumer goods can be guided to the consumer machine (100).

13. Consumer machine (100) according to one of claims 10 or 1 1, wherein consumer goods and / or auxiliary products can be arranged in the base station (39).

14. Consumer machine (100) according to claim 13, wherein the auxiliary products comprise coolant and sound player devices.

15. Consumer machine (100) according to one of claims 1 to 14, wherein the consumer machine has a playback device which is set up so that it can play an acoustic signal depending on the event.