WO2003044748A1

WO2003044748A1 - Vending machine

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Publication number: WO2003044748A1
Application number: PCT/JP2002/012175
Authority: WO
Inventors: Yuki Yanagisawa; Yoshiaki Kurihara
Original assignee: Sanden Corporation
Priority date: 2001-11-22
Filing date: 2002-11-21
Publication date: 2003-05-30
Also published as: JP2003162762A

Abstract

A vending machine which can promote selling of an arbitrary article of commerce depending on the environment or selling situation of the vending machine. The vending machine arranges the samples A-H of article of commerce being displayed on a display monitor (7) such that a large number of cold articles of commerce are included when the outer air temperature is higher than a specified level and a large number of hot articles of commerce are included when the outer air temperature is lower than the specified level so that the articles of commerce wanted by users are displayed depending the temperature such that a larger number of cold articles of commerce are displayed in hot day and a larger number of hot articles of commerce are displayed in cold day. When a large number of cold articles of commerce are included in the arrangement, a background (7b) based on blue is displayed in order to impart “cool” feeling and when a large number of hot articles of commerce are included in the arrangement, a background (7c) based on red is displayed in order to impart “warm” feeling thus promoting the desire of purchase of users.

Description

Description Vending machine Technical field

TECHNICAL FIELD The present invention relates to a vending machine that sells products such as beverages in cans, bottles, or bottles by cooling or heating. Background art

Conventionally, this type of vending machine includes a vending machine body having a product sample, a product selection switch, a cash slot, a product outlet, etc. on a front surface, and a product storage provided in the vending machine body. It is known that a cooling device that cools the products in the product storage and a heater that heats the products in the product storage are sold as beverages in cans, bottles, or bottles. ing. In the product storage, for example, a pentyne type product column is installed, and when an arbitrary product is selected by the product selection switch, the product stored in the product column is carried out to the product outlet. I have.

In the vending machines, there are also products that are always cooled and sold, such as soft drinks.However, such as coffee drinks and tea, the product storage is cooled by heating or heating. In some cases, it sells either products (hereinafter referred to as cold products) or heated products (hereinafter referred to as hot products). Usually, cold products are sold in the summer and hot products are sold in the winter. However, such switching of the cold temperature is performed artificially by the administrator changing vending machine settings.

By the way, the switching of the cold temperature of the sold product is performed according to the seasonal variation. Conversely, even after switching to hot products, such as in early winter, if there are relatively hot days, the desire to purchase cold products may increase. In such a case, after switching the temperature of the product according to the season, there is a problem that the product desired by the user cannot be sold accurately, and the sales opportunity of the product is lost. In addition, the vending machine sells multiple types of products, but the sales of each product vary depending on the location of the vending machine, sales time, main user demographics, release time, etc. is there. However, with vending machines, products to be purchased are determined solely by the user's will, so that products that do not sell well could not be expected to permanently improve sales performance.

The present invention has been made in view of the above-mentioned problems, and an object of the present invention is to provide a vending machine capable of promoting the sale of any product according to the environment and the sales situation of the vending machine. Is to do. Disclosure of the invention

In order to achieve the above object, a vending machine according to the present invention is a vending machine that sells a cooled product and a heated product, respectively, wherein an image display section provided on a front surface of the vending machine main body. And a product sample display for displaying a sample of a product to be sold after being cooled and a sample of a product to be sold after being heated, respectively, and a temperature detector for detecting the outside air temperature of the vending machine body. And a control unit for controlling the display of the product sample display unit based on the temperature detected by the temperature detector. As a result, since the product sample display section is controlled based on the temperature detected by the temperature detector, various product samples can be displayed according to the outside air temperature, and any product can be displayed according to the vending machine environment. Can promote sales.

In this case, when the outside air temperature or the temperature based on the temperature is higher than the predetermined reference temperature, a sample of the product to be sold after cooling is displayed in a larger or enlarged scale, and when the temperature is lower than the predetermined reference temperature. By displaying many or enlarged samples of products sold with heating, it is possible to make the product samples of products desired by the user according to the temperature of the temperature stand out.

Further, the vending machine of the present invention has, as another configuration, a vending machine for selling a cooled product and a heated product, respectively, wherein an image display unit provided on a front surface of the vending machine body; A temperature detector for detecting the outside air temperature of the vending machine itself, and a product sample display section for displaying a sample of a product to be sold after being cooled and a sample of a product to be sold after being heated, respectively, on a screen of the image display section. A background display unit that can display an arbitrary background on a portion other than the product sample on the screen of the image display unit; and a temperature detector. And a control unit for controlling the background display unit based on the detected temperature of the control unit.

As a result, the background display section is controlled based on the temperature detected by the temperature detector, so that various backgrounds according to the outside air temperature can be displayed on portions other than the product sample on the screen of the image display section. In addition, sales of arbitrary products can be promoted according to the environment of the vending machine.

In this case, when the outside air temperature or a temperature based on the temperature is equal to or higher than a predetermined reference temperature, a background based on blue is displayed to make the user feel "cool", and when the temperature is lower than the predetermined reference temperature, By displaying a red-based background to give a sense of “warmth”, it is possible to encourage users to purchase.

Further, the vending machine of the present invention has, as another configuration, a vending machine that sells a plurality of types of products, an image display section provided on a front surface of the vending machine main body, and a sample of each vending machine. A product sample display section to be displayed on the screen of the image display section, a data recording section for recording sales management data of each sales product, and control for controlling a product sample display means based on sales management data of each sales product. Section.

As a result, since the product sample display section is controlled based on the sales management data of the product for sale, various product samples can be displayed according to the sales of the product, and any product can be displayed according to the sales situation. Can promote sales.

In this case, the display of the product sample of such a product with a small number of sales can be made more prominent by increasing the display number of the product sample of the product with the smallest number of sales or expanding the display.

Further, the vending machine of the present invention has, as another configuration, a vending machine that sells a plurality of types of products, an image display section provided on a front surface of the vending machine main body, and a sample of each vending machine. Each is provided with a product sample display section that is displayed on the screen of the image display section, and an advertisement display section that is capable of displaying the advertisement of the sales product on the screen of the image display section.

Thereby, since the advertisement of the sale product is displayed on the screen of the image display unit, the sale of any product can be emphasized by the advertisement, and the sale of the product can be promoted.

In this case, by displaying the advertisement of the product with the smallest sales volume, the sales performance of such a product with a small sales volume can be improved. Further, in the above configuration, it is possible to select a purchased product by touching the image of the product sample displayed on the screen of the product sample display unit, so that there is no need to provide a dedicated switch for product selection. The structure can be simplified and the cost can be reduced. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE FIGURES

FIG. 1 is an overall perspective view of a vending machine showing a first embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a front sectional view of the vending machine.

FIG. 3 is a side sectional view of the vending machine.

FIG. 4 is a block diagram showing a control system.

FIG. 5 is a diagram showing a screen of the display monitor.

FIG. 6 is a diagram showing a screen of a display monitor.

FIG. 7 is a flowchart showing the operation of the control unit.

FIG. 8 is a diagram showing a screen of a display monitor according to the second embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 9 is a diagram showing a screen of a display monitor.

FIG. 10 is a diagram showing a screen of a display monitor.

FIG. 11 is a diagram showing a screen of a display monitor according to the third embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 12 is a diagram showing a screen of a display monitor.

FIG. 13 is a diagram showing a screen of a display monitor according to the fourth embodiment of the present invention—c.

FIG. 14 is a diagram showing the screen of the display monitor.

FIG. 15 is a diagram showing a screen of a display monitor according to the fifth embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 16 is a diagram showing the screen of the display monitor.

FIG. 17 is a diagram showing a screen of a display monitor showing another display example. BEST MODE FOR CARRYING OUT THE INVENTION

1 to 7 show a first embodiment of the present invention, This vending machine has a vending machine main body 1 having an open front, first and second product storages 2 and 3 provided in the vending machine main body 1, and product storages 2 and 3 respectively. A plurality of product columns 4 provided, a cooling device 5 for cooling the interior of each product storage 2 and 3, a heating device 6 as a heating means for heating the interior of the first product storage 2, and sales. The system includes a display monitor 7 for displaying a product sample, a control unit 8 for controlling the display of the display monitor 7, and a sales management data storage unit 9 for storing the number of products sold, the number of stocks, and the like.

The vending machine main body 1 has an outer door 1a for opening and closing the front surface thereof, and a display monitor 7 is arranged on the front surface of the outer door 1a. In this case, the display monitor 7 is attached to the center of a decorative panel 1b that covers substantially the upper half of the outer door 1a, and an advertisement display section 1c is provided above the decorative panel 1b. An external temperature sensor 1 d, a coin slot 1 e, a bill slot 1 f, a coin return slot 1 g, and a product outlet 1 h are provided in front of the outer door 1 a. Each of the commodity storage boxes 2 and 3 is surrounded by a heat insulating wall 10 having an open front, and the front is opened and closed by a heat insulating inner door 10a. Each of the product storages 2 and 3 is partitioned in the width direction from each other by a heat insulating partition wall 10b. The first product storage 2 accommodates a total of two product columns 4 in the width direction. The product storage box 2 stores three product columns 4 in the width direction. Further, in each of the product storages 2 and 3, there are provided storage temperature sensors 2a and 3a, respectively.

Each product column 4 is composed of a so-called pen-in-type well-known product storage device, and is provided in each of the product storages 2 and 3 in two rows in the front-rear direction. That is, in these commodity columns 4, the commodities 11 introduced from the commodity introduction port 4a on the upper end side are vertically stacked and stored in the meandering commodity passage 4b, and the commodity carry-out mechanism on the lower end side. By 4c, the products are dropped and carried one by one in order from the lower product 11.

The cooling device 5 has a cooler 5a disposed at a lower portion in each of the product storages 2 and 3, and each cooler 5a is connected to a refrigeration circuit (not shown). Blowers 2b and 3b are provided at the lower part of each product storage 2 so that the air cooled by the cooler 5a is circulated into the product storages 2 and 3 by the blowers 2b and 3b. Has become. The heater 6 is formed of an electric heating element, and is arranged near the cooler 5 a in the first product storage 2. In this case, the air heated by heater 6 2b circulates in the goods storage 2.

The display monitor 7 is formed of a so-called touch panel, and has a well-known structure that outputs a signal corresponding to a pressed portion when the specified portion of the liquid crystal display screen is pressed with a fingertip. The display monitor 7 is capable of displaying a plurality of types of product samples A to H, and each of the product samples A to H is composed of, for example, an image similar to the actual product of a canned beverage. In this case, some product samples A to E are products sold only as cold products such as soft drinks, and other product samples F to H are products such as coffee drinks, black tea, and Japanese tea. Such products are sold as cold or hot products. Further, the display monitor 7 has a function as a product selection means, and when any one of the product samples A to H on the screen is pressed, the product corresponding to the output signal is carried out from the product column 4. It has become. As shown in FIG. 5, the display monitor 7 displays a plurality of product sample display sections 7a arranged in three rows above and below, and each product sample display section 7a displays each product sample A to H. Image and “COLD” indicating a cooled product or “HOT” indicating a heated product. The display monitor 7 displays a background 7b mainly based on blue or a background 7c mainly based on red on a portion other than each product sample display section 7a. In this case, the background 7b based on blue is set to an image that gives a sense of "coolness" such as a landscape composed of a clear blue sea and a blue sky, and the background 7c based on red is, for example, The image is set to give an impression of "warmth" like a part of the interior colored red by the fire of a fireplace.

The control unit 8 is composed of a microcomputer, and has an outside air temperature sensor 1d, internal temperature sensors 2a and 3a, each product column 4, a cooling device 5, a heater 6, and a disk. It is connected to Reimo Niyu 7 and sales management data storage 9.

The sales management data storage unit 9 is composed of a well-known memory, and records the number of sales for each sales product.

In the vending machine configured as described above, the first product storage 2 stores the products corresponding to the commercial outlet samples F to H, that is, the products such as coffee drinks, and the inside of the product storage 2 is stored. By cooling with the cooler 5a, these products are sold as cold products, and the inside of the product storage 2 is heated by the heater 6 to be sold as hot products. In addition, the second Products corresponding to samples A to E, that is, products such as soft drinks, are stored, and the product storage 3 is cooled by the cooler 5a, so that these products are always sold as cold products. ing.

That is, in the vending machine, when a user inserts money and presses any of the product samples A to H displayed on the screen of the display monitor 7, the product 11 corresponding to the product sample is displayed. It is carried out to the product exit 1 h.

In the vending machine, the display on the display monitor 7 is controlled by the control unit 8 based on the outside air temperature detected by the outside air temperature sensor 1d.

That is, as shown in the flowchart of FIG. 7, when the detected temperature T of the outside air temperature sensor 1 d is equal to or higher than a predetermined reference temperature T 1 (for example, 25 ° C.) (S 1), an array of many cold products For example, as shown in Fig. 5, product samples A to E of cold products are displayed in two columns, and product samples F to H of hot products are arranged in only one other column (S2). The background 7b to be the keynote is displayed (S3). If the detected temperature T is lower than the reference temperature T1 in step S1, the array of hot products, for example, product samples A to E of cold products are displayed in a single row as shown in FIG. Then, the product samples F to H of the hot products are arranged in another two rows (S4), and the background 7b based on red is displayed (S5). As described above, according to the vending machine of the present embodiment, when the outside air temperature is equal to or higher than the predetermined temperature, the product samples A to H displayed on the display monitor 7 are arranged in a large array of cold products, and the outside air temperature is set to a predetermined value. When the temperature is lower than the temperature, the product samples A to H are arranged in an array with many hot products, so the products required by the user according to the temperature of the temperature, that is, cold products on hot days and hot products on cold days The display of the product sample of the product can be prominent, and the sales opportunity of the product can be reliably obtained. At that time, when the array is made up of many cold products, the background 7b based on blue color is displayed to give a sense of “coolness”. Since c is displayed to give a sense of “warmth,” the user's willingness to purchase can be further promoted.

In addition, since the product to be purchased can be selected by touching the display monitor 7 on the image of the product sample displayed on the screen, there is no need to separately provide a dedicated switch for product selection. Cost can be reduced. 8 to 10 show a second embodiment of the present invention. The configuration of the vending machine is the same as that of the above embodiment.

That is, in the present embodiment, as shown in the flowchart of FIG. 10, when the detected temperature T of the outside air temperature sensor 1 d is equal to or higher than a predetermined reference temperature T 1 (for example, 25 ° C.), (S 10 ), A predetermined cold product, for example, as shown in FIG. 8, the product sample display section 7a of the product sample A is enlarged and displayed about four times the normal size (S11), and a blue-based background is displayed. 7b is displayed (S12). If the detected temperature T is lower than the reference temperature T1 in step S10, a predetermined hot product, for example, the product sample display portion 7a of the product sample F as shown in FIG. The image is enlarged four times (S13), and the background 7b based on red is displayed (S1) o

As described above, according to the present embodiment, when the outside air temperature is equal to or higher than the predetermined temperature, a predetermined cold product among the product samples A to H displayed on the display monitor にし is enlarged and displayed, and the outside air temperature is set to the predetermined temperature. When the temperature is lower than the predetermined value, the predetermined hot product is enlarged and displayed, so that the display of the product sample of the product desired by the user according to the temperature of the temperature can be conspicuous as in the above embodiment. it can.

In the first and second embodiments, the reference temperature T 1 is compared with the detected temperature T of the outside air temperature sensor 1 d. However, the temperature based on the detected temperature T, for example, one day May be compared with the maximum temperature, the minimum temperature, or the average temperature. In the first and second embodiments, the display of the backgrounds 7a and 7b is switched together with the arrangement of the products or the enlarged display _. However, the arrangement of the products is changed or the enlarged display is performed. Instead, only the display switching of the backgrounds 7a and 7b based on the outside air temperature may be performed.

FIG. 11 and FIG. 12 show a third embodiment of the present invention. The configuration of the vending machine is the same as that of the first embodiment.

That is, in the present embodiment, as shown in the flowchart of FIG. 12, the sales per sales product for a predetermined period (for example, 10 days) is performed based on the sales management data set 9 The number (S20) was calculated, and the product sample display number N (the number of product sample display sections 7a on the display monitor の) of the product with the smallest sales number was the smallest display number Nrain of all the products. If (S 21), the quotient The display number N of the product sample of the product is increased, for example, the display number of the product sample H is increased from 1 to 3 (S22), and after the predetermined period has elapsed (S23), the process returns to step 20.

As described above, according to the present embodiment, based on the data in the sales management data storage unit 9, the number of displayed product samples of the product with the smallest number of sales per predetermined period is increased. It is possible to make the display of product samples of such low-selling products stand out, and to improve the sales performance of products that do not sell well.

FIG. 13 and FIG. 14 show a fourth embodiment of the present invention. The configuration of the vending machine is the same as that of the first embodiment.

That is, in the present embodiment, as shown in the flowchart of FIG. 14, the number of sales per predetermined period (for example, 10 days) is calculated for each sales product based on the data in the sales management data storage unit 9. (S30), the product with the smallest number of sales, for example, the product sample display area 7a of the product sample H is enlarged to approximately four times the normal size as shown in FIG. 13 (S3). 1). Thereafter, if the predetermined period has elapsed (S32), the process returns to step S30.

As described above, according to the present embodiment, based on the data in the sales management data storage unit 9, the product with the smallest number of sales per predetermined period is enlarged and displayed. The display of the product sample of the product with a small number of sales can be made more conspicuous, and the sales performance of the product that does not sell well can be improved as in the third embodiment.

FIG. 15 and FIG. 16 show a fifth embodiment of the present invention. The configuration of the vending machine is the same as that of the first embodiment.

That is, in the present embodiment, as shown in the flowchart of FIG. 16, the number of sales per predetermined period (for example, 10 days) for each sales product based on the data in the sales management data storage unit 9. Is calculated (S40), and as shown in Fig. 15, the advertisement display section 7d of the product with the smallest number of sales (for example, the product sample H) is displayed on the screen of the display monitor 7 (S41). ). In this case, the advertisement display section 7d is enlarged in place of the normal size of the four product sample display sections 7a, and the product selection is made by pressing the advertisement display section 7d. You can also. After this, before When the predetermined period has elapsed (S42), the process returns to step 30.

As described above, according to the present embodiment, based on the data in the sales management data storage unit 9, the advertisement display unit 7d of the product with the smallest number of sales per predetermined period is displayed. In addition, it is possible to emphasize the sale of the product on which the advertisement is displayed, and it is possible to improve the sales performance of the unsatisfactory product as in the third and fourth embodiments.

Note that the vending machine of the present invention includes both the control means based on the outside air temperature shown in the first and second embodiments and the control means based on the number of sales shown in the third to fifth embodiments. For example, as shown in FIG. 1 拡大, an enlarged display of the product sample display section 7 a in the second embodiment and an advertisement display section in the fifth embodiment are displayed on the screen of the display monitor 7. It is also possible to display 7d. Further, in the fifth embodiment, an example is shown in which the advertisement display section 7d of a product with a small number of sales is displayed, but regardless of the control based on the number of sales, the setting operation on the seller side or the like is performed. Accordingly, the configuration may be such that the advertisement display section 7d of an arbitrary product can be arbitrarily displayed.

Claims

The scope of the claims

1. In a vending machine that sells cooled products and heated products respectively,

An image display section provided on the front of the vending machine main body;

A product sample display unit for displaying a sample of a product to be sold after cooling and a sample of a product to be sold by heating on a screen of the image display unit, respectively;

A temperature detector for detecting the outside air temperature of the vending machine body,

A control unit for controlling the display of the product sample display unit based on the temperature detected by the temperature detector.

A vending machine characterized by the following.

2. If the temperature detected by the temperature detector or the temperature based on the detected temperature is equal to or higher than a predetermined reference temperature, the control unit determines the display number of the sample of the product to be cooled and sold by the detected temperature or the detected temperature. When the temperature based on the temperature is higher than when the temperature is lower than the reference temperature, and when the detected temperature or the temperature based on the detected temperature is lower than the predetermined reference temperature, the display number of the sample of the product to be sold by heating is displayed. Are configured so that the detected temperature or a temperature based on the detected temperature is often higher than the reference temperature.

The vending machine according to claim 1, characterized in that:

3. If the temperature detected by the temperature detector or the temperature based on the detected temperature is equal to or higher than a predetermined reference temperature, the control unit heats and sells at least a part of the sample of the sold product. If the detected temperature or the temperature based on the detected temperature is lower than a predetermined reference temperature, at least a part of the product sample to be sold is cooled and cooled. Configured to be displayed larger than the sample of sold products

The vending machine according to claim 1, characterized in that:

4. In a vending machine for selling cooled and heated products, respectively, an image display unit provided on the front of the vending machine main body;

A product sample display unit for displaying a sample of a product to be sold after cooling and a sample of a product to be sold by heating, respectively, on a screen of an image display means; A background display unit capable of displaying an arbitrary background on a portion of the image display unit screen other than the product sample;

There is no control unit to control the display of the background display unit based on the temperature detected by the temperature detector.

A vending machine characterized by the following.

5.When the temperature detected by the temperature detector or the temperature based on the detected temperature is equal to or higher than a predetermined reference temperature, the control unit displays a background mainly based on blue, and displays the detected temperature or the detected temperature. When the base temperature is lower than the predetermined reference temperature, a background mainly based on red is displayed.

The vending machine according to claim 4, characterized in that:

6. In a vending machine that sells multiple types of products,

An image display section provided on the front of the vending machine main body,

A product sample display unit for displaying a sample of each sales product on the screen of the image display unit,

A data recording unit for recording sales management data of each sales product,

A control unit for controlling the display of the product sample display unit based on the sales management data of each product for sale.

A vending machine characterized by the following.

7- The control unit is configured to increase the number of displayed product samples of the product having the smallest number of sales per predetermined period calculated based on the sales management data.

7. The vending machine according to claim 6, wherein:

8. The control unit is configured to display the product sample of the product with the smallest number of sales per predetermined period calculated based on the sales management data in a larger scale than the product samples of other products.

7. The vending machine according to claim 6, wherein:

9. In a vending machine that sells multiple types of products,

An advertisement display section that can display the advertisement of the product for sale on the screen of the image display section. I got

A vending machine characterized by the following.

10. A data recording unit for recording sales management data of each sales product,

A control unit for displaying, by the advertisement display unit, an advertisement for the product with the smallest number of sales per predetermined period calculated based on the sales management data.

10. The vending machine according to claim 9, wherein:

1 1 · The purchased product can be selected by touching the image of the product sample displayed on the screen of the product sample display section.

10. The vending machine according to claim 1, 2, 4, 6 or 9.