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• • G—PHYSICS
  • G07—CHECKING-DEVICES
  • G07F—COIN-FREED OR LIKE APPARATUS
  • G07F7/00—Mechanisms actuated by objects other than coins to free or to actuate vending, hiring, coin or paper currency dispensing or refunding apparatus
  • G07F7/06—Mechanisms actuated by objects other than coins to free or to actuate vending, hiring, coin or paper currency dispensing or refunding apparatus by returnable containers, i.e. reverse vending systems in which a user is rewarded for returning a container that serves as a token of value, e.g. bottles
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  • G07F—COIN-FREED OR LIKE APPARATUS
  • G07F11/00—Coin-freed apparatus for dispensing, or the like, discrete articles
  • G07F11/64—Coin-freed apparatus for dispensing, or the like, discrete articles in which the articles are individually suspended from stationary supports
• • G—PHYSICS
  • G07—CHECKING-DEVICES
  • G07F—COIN-FREED OR LIKE APPARATUS
  • G07F7/00—Mechanisms actuated by objects other than coins to free or to actuate vending, hiring, coin or paper currency dispensing or refunding apparatus
  • G07F7/06—Mechanisms actuated by objects other than coins to free or to actuate vending, hiring, coin or paper currency dispensing or refunding apparatus by returnable containers, i.e. reverse vending systems in which a user is rewarded for returning a container that serves as a token of value, e.g. bottles
  • G07F7/0609—Mechanisms actuated by objects other than coins to free or to actuate vending, hiring, coin or paper currency dispensing or refunding apparatus by returnable containers, i.e. reverse vending systems in which a user is rewarded for returning a container that serves as a token of value, e.g. bottles by fluid containers, e.g. bottles, cups, gas containers
• • G—PHYSICS
  • G07—CHECKING-DEVICES
  • G07F—COIN-FREED OR LIKE APPARATUS
  • G07F9/00—Details other than those peculiar to special kinds or types of apparatus
  • G07F9/002—Vending machines being part of a centrally controlled network of vending machines

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• the invention relates to a vending machine, which is assigned to a stock of goods.
• vending machines are known in numerous embodiments, such as cigarette vending machines, beverage vending machines, snack machines and the like. After money entry, product selection and, where appropriate, in cigarette vending machines, age verification via the user interface, the desired product is made available to the user via the goods issue device from the goods stock.
• CONFIRMATION COPY different product versions facilitates the selection of goods actually required by him. It may be advantageous if the vending machine also offers the user an incentive to return a product after its use.
• the vending machine according to the invention is assigned to a stock of goods, which is stored in an orderly fashion at a plurality of goods carriers.
• the vending machine according to the invention has a goods input area, which is provided for inserting an old product, which is intended for replacement, return or for additional purchase.
• the automatic vending machine according to the invention has an identification device oriented towards the goods input area, which interacts with a data processing device and data storage such that an item of goods inserted in the goods input area is detected by means of the identification device visually on the basis of specific recognition features or with the aid of a 3D file and with recognition features or 3D -Files is matched, which are assigned in the data storage of a product in stock or the goods intended for stocking goods carrier.
• the vending machine according to the invention has signal transmitters which are assigned to a goods carrier or a group of goods carriers. These signal transmitters are in signal communication with the data processing device in such a way that the signal generator of a goods carrier or a group of goods carriers is activated after identifying an old item inserted in the goods input area, which signal generator is / are intended for storing a product assigned to the old item.
• the vending machine according to the invention thus facilitates the user on the basis of the old goods intended for exchange, return or for new purchase Selection of corresponding goods in stock even for products offered in a variety of, sometimes even difficult to distinguish designs.
• the ease of handling and user guidance on the vending machine according to the invention is facilitated if the vending machine has optical and / or acoustic signaling signalers.
• the vending machine has goods carrier, which have a projecting retaining web or headband, which holding web or headband the goods or their packaging can be hung.
• goods carrier which have a projecting retaining web or headband, which holding web or headband the goods or their packaging can be hung.
• a suspension tab with insertion opening having packaging be secured so that it is easily accessible and removable for the user.
• the vending machine has goods carriers that have a display for displaying goods-specific data have the goods stored by means of the goods carrier respectively.
• the exact signaling of the goods recognized as suitable or suitable is favored if the vending machine has goods carriers which have at least one optical signal transmitter.
• the vending machine according to the invention can stockpile a virtually unlimited variety of different goods and offer them for selection when the vending machine has at least one partition which partition wall goods carrier are preferably releasably attached.
• a preferred embodiment which can also extend over large wall surfaces, without affecting the route guidance of the user, before, that the partition wall of the vending machine is divided into partition sections, which partition sections have a group of goods carriers, and that each partition section, an optical and / or an acoustic signal transmitter is assigned.
• a preferred development according to the invention provides that the vending machine goods carrier with a display and / or a Signal transmitter has which display and / or which signal generator can be controlled by the data processing device via a wireless connection.
• the vending machine has goods carriers which are connected via a transmitter / receiver unit to a corresponding transmitter / receiver unit of the data processing device.
• the transmitter / receiver unit of the goods carrier battery or battery powered, and if the transmitter / receiver unit of a goods carrier falls below a state of charge to the data processing device there readable recharging signal sends.
• the vending machine has at least one collecting container for receiving the returning goods after their identification, and that the data processing device with a User interface for a user input depending on the identification result of the identification device is connected.
• a person can insert a product to be returned, in particular an empty printer ink cartridge, into the goods input area.
• the identification device identifies which product, for example which type of cartridge with regard to manufacturer, printer model and color, is involved. If the goods are recognized as a goods stored in the data store and stored in the goods stock, an amount displayed for this product can be displayed on a display of the user interface. This can be paid out, for example, in the form of a cash withdrawal. However, it is also possible that the person is offered the purchase of a corresponding, new product, the purchase price is reduced by the amount to be refunded for the returned goods. The person can then decide whether he wants to withdraw the corresponding amount or buy a new product at a reduced price.
• the person refuses the amount to be remunerated and removes the goods from the goods input area.
• the person may be requested to remove the goods from the goods input area, if the inserted goods could not be identified. If the person has decided to pay for the goods, the goods are transferred from the goods input area into a collection container, so that the goods input area for the next input operation is free again.
• a plurality of collection containers may be provided, which are alternately driven to collect different types of goods pre-sorted or unidentified goods that were not taken back by the person as a separate item separated from the goods for which a remuneration was carried out to sam - my.
• Goods can be purchased in a conventional manner without using the return functionality.
• goods may be returned to pay or credit a compensation amount, or the return may be used in conjunction with a new purchase, thereby reducing the purchase price of the new goods by a credit amount for the returned goods.
• the data processing device can also be designed to insert and recognize several goods one after the other within a user process, so that the return of several goods can be carried out more quickly and conveniently by paying out or crediting the total amount of the payment and / or purchasing several goods.
• the vending machine according to the invention can be used in particular for and be designed for the sale of printer ink cartridges. However, it is also possible to use a corresponding merchandise automaton for a large number of different goods, for example for mobile telephones, small electrical appliances, batteries, etc., so that a circulatory system can be formed for these goods. Different returnable goods only have to differ in at least one visualizable feature. Although one knows also already return machines for returnable bottles. However, these only allow the bottles to be returned without being able to buy a new item directly. Moreover, these return machines are merely issued with a deposit, which can be redeemed at the point of sale of a shop in which the automatic pay station is set up. An autonomous operation of such a return device is thus not possible and not provided.
• the automatic vending machine according to the invention can be operated independently of a retail store and can therefore also be set up and operated in public places, thereby optionally allowing the purchase, the return or the combination of a return with the purchase of a product.
• the goods input area prefferably has an insertion opening that can be closed by means of an adjustable closing element between an open position and a closed position.
• the insertion on the one hand allows easy insertion of the goods.
• the goods input area can be closed by the closing element, so that the goods input area is only accessible if a person has informed the return of a product to the vending machine via the user interface and otherwise the goods input area remains closed by the closing element and thus protects. Closing the goods input area can also be useful to avoid interference such as undefined light incidence during product identification.
• the identification device can have an optical recognition system, for example a camera.
• the identification device can be designed in particular for barcode recognition, three-dimensional surface analysis, 3D matching, logo recognition, OCR recognition and / or color recognition.
• the individual recognition systems can each be provided individually or preferably in combination with one another in order to be able to reliably and uniquely identify the respective product.
• a large number of products carry a barcode on the outside, which enables unambiguous identification. If such a barcode is not present or unreadable, the identification can be done for example by a logo recognition. With a camera, the surface of the goods is detected and examined for the presence of logos or the like recognition features. If the data processing device determines a match with a logo or an identification mark stored in the data store, the goods can be uniquely identified. Likewise, text can be analyzed by means of OCR recognition and the goods identified in this way. Certain goods may also have colored markings that can be used for unambiguous identification when such color markers are detected.
• the goods identification can also take place via a surface analysis by scanning the surface of the goods three-dimensionally and comparing a comparison of this 3D model with corresponding data of the data memory. It can be a exact sampling of the contours take place or a determination of the clear dimensions of the goods are carried out in all three space coordinates, whereby practically a smallest possible, virtual cuboid is placed around the goods.
• This 3D atching can also be used as a plausibility check, for example to check whether a recognized barcode matches the inserted goods, or whether a fraud attempt by attaching a forged barcode to a worthless item is present. In this case, a certain tolerance range can be permitted.
• the goods input area has a rotatably mounted support element with at least two approximately V- or L-shaped support plates for a product.
• the goods can be placed in the goods input area so that it rests with one side on one of the support plates. If the identification device can not identify the goods in this position, then the support element can be rotated until the goods rests against the other support plate and thus the previously hidden side of the goods for the identification device is visible. Thus, it is possible in a structurally simple and thus cost-effective manner to be able to scan the goods from several sides.
• the support element has four approximately cross-shaped support plates to form four in the direction of rotation successively arranged input compartments. This allows a tilting of the goods to scan from different sides, with a small rotational movement, whereby the recognition speed can be increased. Likewise, only a short adjusting movement is required to bring the support element after dropping a product into a collecting container back into a suitable position for loading a new product. It is advantageous if the surfaces of the support plates are white. Due to the resulting contrasts of the product compared to the support plates an improved result in the optical identification of the goods is possible.
• a preferred embodiment provides that the support element and the closing element are rotatable about a common axis of rotation, and that for this purpose a hollow shaft and a shaft mounted therein are provided, which are respectively connected to the support element or the closing element. This allows a simple and space-saving design and easy positioning of the support element and the closing element.
• the support element prefferably has a scale in order to identify the goods on the basis of their weight or to carry out a plausibility check.
• a further inventive concept provides that a network interface for connecting the vending machine to a Network is provided.
• the vending machine can be connected to a database computer or be connectable for retrieving availability information about a respective product.
• the vending machine can transmit to the database computer the respective status of the stock of goods, so that a targeted provision of the goods machine with missing goods is possible.
• status and fault messages of the goods machine can be transmitted or queried by the database computer. It is also possible to network several vending machines together in order to refer a customer to another vending machine with corresponding availability of goods, if the goods desired by him should be out of stock at the respective vending machine.
• the individual vending machines can communicate with each other either directly or indirectly via a central database computer. Also conceivable is a connection to an Internet ordering system, in which a customer can reserve a specific item on the Internet and pick it up at a desired vending machine.
• the user interface may include a display, a keyboard, a touch screen, a coin slot, a bill dispenser, a card reader, and / or a cash dispenser.
• a display Via a display, possible operating steps can be displayed, and corresponding inputs can be made via a keyboard.
• the display can also be designed as a touchscreen, so that a separate keyboard can be omitted as an input medium.
• For payment transactions can in the usual way a coin, a bill for bills and / or a card reader be provided for cashless payment. Change can be returned via a cash dispenser.
• the card reader may also be provided for reading customer cards. This allows individual control of the Stressautomates.
• a loyalty bonus system may be provided to grant, for example, after a certain number of purchases a special discount.
• the stock of goods has a plurality of goods storage modules which can be cascaded with one another.
• the vending machine can be adapted to the respective requirements in terms of product availability and number of different goods offered. For example, up to 64 goods storage modules can be coupled together to offer a wide range of products. For setting up a Rushautomates in locations with limited space, however, less or even a single goods storage module may be provided.
• each goods storage module has its own goods issue area.
• the goods issue device has a device for transporting the desired goods from the respective goods store module to a central goods issue area, in particular in the area of the user interface that a customer can remove the purchased goods there from the vending machine.
• the invention also relates to a goods input area for a vending machine.
• the invention is characterized in that the goods input area has a rotatably mounted support element with at least two approximately V- or L-shaped arranged support plates for a product.
• the goods can be placed in the goods input area so that it rests with one side on one of the support plates. If an identification device can not identify the goods in this position, then the support element can be rotated until the goods rests against the other support plate and thus the previously hidden side of the goods for the identification device is visible.
• an identification device can not identify the goods in this position, then the support element can be rotated until the goods rests against the other support plate and thus the previously hidden side of the goods for the identification device is visible.
• the support element prefferably has four support plates arranged approximately in the shape of a cross so as to form four input compartments arranged one behind the other in the direction of rotation. has. This allows a tilting of the goods to scan from different sides, with a small rotational movement, whereby the recognition speed can be increased. Likewise, only a short adjusting movement is required to bring the support element after dropping a product into a collecting container back into a suitable position for loading a new product.
• the surfaces of the support plates are white. Due to the resulting contrasts of the product compared to the support plates an improved result in the optical identification of the goods is possible.
• Fig. 2 is a perspective view of the goods input area
• FIG. 6 different side views of the goods input area of FIG. 2,
• Fig. 12 is a sectional view of the support element with
• Fig. 13 is a perspective view of the support element with omission of the support plates
• Fig. 14 is a sectional view of the support element with
• FIG. 15 shows a vending machine, which has a plurality of goods carriers for storing a large number of goods, wherein the vending machine has an identification device for recognizing used goods inserted in a goods input area, and wherein the goods carriers or a group of goods carriers each have at least one signal generator is assigned, such that after identification of an inserted in the goods input area of the vending machine Altware the signal generator or the signal generator of a goods carrier or a group of goods carriers is activated / activated, which is / is determined for the storage of a Altware assigned goods /, and
• FIG. 16 shows one of the goods carriers of the one shown in FIG. 15
• Vending machines in a perspective view A designated as a whole with 1 vending machine has according to Figure 1 a stock of goods 2, a user interface 3 and a goods input area 4.
• the goods stock 2 is formed by two goods stock modules 5, each of which has a goods issue predecessor. direction 6 have.
• the goods storage modules 5 each have a door 7, which can be opened to load the goods storage modules 5 with goods.
• the user interface 3 has, in particular, a touchscreen 8 via which user inputs and the display of information for a user take place.
• laterally further components of the user interface 3 are shown schematically, in particular a coin slot 9, a bill dispenser 10 for bills, a card reader 11 for credit or customer cards and a cash dispenser 12th
• the vending machine 1 makes it possible to return a product 13, for example a used-up printer ink cartridge, via the goods input area 4, to buy a new product or to combine these two operations with one another.
• the respective process, new purchase or return of a product, or the combination of both processes, can be selected via the touchscreen 8.
• the user can be offered a remuneration price for the goods 13 via the touchscreen 8, which the user can accept via a corresponding input on the touchscreen 8.
• the compensation amount can then be paid to the user via the cash dispenser 12 cash.
• a credit on a customer card that can be read via the card reader 11.
• the purchased goods are dispensed at one of the goods issue devices 6.
• FIGS. 2 to 13 the goods input area 4, which is arranged within the machine housing 30 (FIG. 1), is shown in greater detail. Behind a diaphragm 16 (FIG. 3) with a recess forming the insertion opening 14, the support element 15 is arranged rotatably mounted for placing a product 13 to be returned (FIGS. 7 to 12).
• the support member 15 has four approximately cross-shaped support plates 17, are formed by four successively arranged in the direction of rotation input compartments, one of which in each case insertion position in the region of the insertion opening 14 can be arranged.
• a product 13 to be returned is placed in the goods input area 4, so that the product 13 rests with one side against one of the support plates 17 (FIG. 3).
• an identification device 18 is provided above the goods input area 4 with a funnel-like housing 19 for shielding from interference, in particular uncontrolled incidence of light, and arranged in the upper region of the housing 19, not shown in detail camera.
• a light source for targeted illumination of the product 13 may be provided. With the camera pointing downwards, the goods 13 can be detected and examined for certain characteristics.
• a barcode attached to the item 13 can be recognized and the item 13 can thus be uniquely identified.
• the identification device 18 interacts with a data processing device (not shown) and a data memory.
• the identification of the product 13 is also possible on the basis of other features. For example, color markings or printed texts can be recognized.
• It is also possible to carry out a three-dimensional surface analysis by detecting the outer contour of the product 13 or by detecting the maximum extent of the article 13 in all three spatial planes, thus virtually placing a cuboid around the article 13.
• Such surface analysis and / or contour detection can be used in particular for plausibility control. For example, it can be checked whether the contour and the dimensions of the goods 13 coincide with the goods determined according to a barcode. If deviations are detected here, then this can be interpreted as a fraud attempt by applying a bar code to a worthless dummy object and the payment of a compensation amount can be denied.
• the support member 15 can be rotated so far until the product 13 tilts and rests on the support plate ⁇ 17 of the respective input tray.
• the initially hidden side of the product 13 can be detected by the camera.
• the change in the position of the goods 13 in the three-dimensional contour detection can help.
• the surfaces of the support plates 17 are white.
• the support element 15 can be rotated so far that the overlying product 13 in a un ⁇ below the support member 15 arranged, not shown collection container falls. Thus, the support member 15 is free to insert another product and the collected goods can be easily removed via the collecting container from the vending machine 1.
• a closing element 20 is provided between the Aperture 16 and the support element 15 is arranged and with which the insertion opening 14 can be closed.
• the arrangement of the closing element 20 in the goods input area 4 can be clearly seen in particular in FIG.
• the closing element 20 is designed as a circular disk with two recesses 21. If, as shown in the figures, one of the recesses 21 is located in the region of the insertion opening 14 or the input compartment of the support element 15 positioned to receive a product 13 to be returned, the closing element 20 is in its open position and a product 13 can be inserted into the goods input area 4 become. By rotation of the closing element 20 by 90 °, the insertion opening 14 is closed by the closing element 20.
• the support element 15 and the closing element 20 are rotatable about a common axis of rotation 22 (FIG. 14).
• the closing element 20 is arranged on a shaft 23 which is mounted in a hollow shaft 24 of the support element 15.
• the shaft 23 is connected via a gear 25 with a drive motor 26, as well as the hollow shaft 24 is connected via a separate gear 27 with a corresponding drive motor 28.
• the inner shaft 23 is mounted on its end remote from the drive motor 26 at a shaft bearing 29.
• the shaft arrangement together with the drives can also be clearly seen in FIG.
• FIG. 15 shows another vending machine 40, which is intended for the orderly stocking of a large number of different goods.
• the vending machine 40 is assigned to a stock of goods 2, which can be stored by means of a plurality of goods carriers 41.
• the vending machine 40 has a goods input area 4, which is provided for inserting an intended for replacement, return or new purchase Altware. To identify a product 13, it is placed on a support element 15 through an insertion opening 14 of the goods input area 4.
• the vending machine 40 has an identification device oriented toward the goods input area 4, which interacts with a data processing device such that an item inserted into the goods input area 4 is detected optically by means of the identification device on the basis of specific recognition features or with the aid of a 3D file is matched with the recognition features or 3D files that are assigned in the data store of a product in stock or the goods carriers 41 destined for storage.
• the goods input area 4 of the vending machine 40 shown in FIG. 15 is designed like the goods input area 4 of the vending machine 1 shown in FIG. 1. Although the vending machine shown in FIG. 15 can also be used in conjunction with another suitable goods input area, it is preferred the version shown here.
• the vending machine 40 has signal transmitters 42, 43, which are associated with a goods carrier 41 or a group of goods carriers 41. These signal transmitters 42, 43 are in signal communication with the data processing device in such a way that the signal transmitter 42, 43 of a goods carrier 41 or a group of goods carriers 41 is activated after identification of an old item inserted into the goods input area 4 of the vending machine 40 Signalers 42, 43 for storing one of the Altware assigned, for example identical goods is / are determined.
• the identification device oriented toward the goods input area 4 of the vending machine 40 is provided for recognizing the old goods intended for the goods input area 4 and cooperates therewith with the data processing device and with the data memory.
• the vending machine 40 makes it easier for the user to select the appropriate goods to be stored, based on the old goods intended for replacement, return or new purchase, even for those products which are offered in a variety of designs, some of which are difficult to distinguish from one another.
• the signal transmitters 42, 43 assigned to the goods carriers 41 signal the new goods corresponding to the old goods by means of an optical or acoustic signal of the goods carriers 41 carrying this new goods.
• FIG. 16 shows one of the goods carriers 41 of the vending machine 40.
• the goods carrier 41 has a retaining clip 44, on which, for example, packaged in a blister pack goods 13 or the packaging of the goods can be hung.
• the goods carriers 41 here have a display 45 on which the data are displayed by a current impulse and are preferably readable as long as these data are available through another Current pulse to be changed.
• At each of the goods carriers 41 at least one flashing light source 42 is provided as an optical signal transmitter 42.
• FIG. 15 shows that the merchandise machine 40 has an adjusting wall 46, on which partition 46 the goods carriers 41 are preferably releasably securable. It can also be seen in FIG.
• partition wall 46 is divided into partition wall sections 47, 48 on both sides of the vending machine 40, which partition sections 47, 48 have a group of goods carriers 41.
• Each of the partition sections 47, 48 is associated with an acoustic signal transmitter 43. If the user has inserted a certain old item in the goods input area of the vending machine 40, the vending machine 40 can begin by means of the identification device aligned with the goods input area 13 with the identification of the inserted old item. As soon as the vending machine 40 could identify the old goods, the vending machine 40 signals the new goods corresponding to the old goods and stored in the goods stock.
• the acoustic signal transmitter 43 of the partition wall portion 47, 48 acoustically displayed, on which also the selected goods carrying the selected goods carrier 41 is arranged.
• This, in the region of the corresponding partition section 47 or 48 located Wär renlie 41 is additionally signaled with an optical signal generator 42, wherein the optical signal transmitter 42 is preferably provided on the corresponding product carrier 41.
• the signal generator 42, 43 signal the location of the corresponding goods carrying goods carrier 41, the user of the vending machine 40 can remove the new goods he needs from the vending machine 40 and his here accessible goods stock 2.
• the goods input area integrated in the vending machine 40 can only be used to identify an old item that has been inserted only temporarily, but it is also possible that the old item is still supplied to a collecting container for its identification and if so credited to the user.
• the goods carriers 41 are each one Display 45 for displaying goods-specific data to the respective means of the respective goods carrier 41 stocked goods.
• the display 45 and the signal generator 42 of each goods carrier 41 can be controlled by the data processing device of the vending machine 40 via a wireless connection.
• Each goods carrier has for this purpose a transmitter / receiver unit, which is connected to a corresponding transmitter / receiver unit of the data processing device.
• the transmitter / receiver units provided in the goods carriers 41 are battery-powered or battery-operated, the transmitter / receiver unit of the goods carriers 41 sending a recharging signal readable there to the data processing device when it falls below a charging state.
• the transmitter / receiver unit of the relevant goods carrier 41 sends a recharging signal to the transmitter / receiver unit of the data processing device, where the relevant Goods carrier 41 is identified with a note that soon to recharge its battery or its battery needs to be replaced.
• the vending machine 40 can also be assigned a management software, via which the user and in particular a retailer can import sales items, data and prices for one or even many vending machines. Via a finely graded rights system, the access rights to the vending machines 40 can be assigned to shop employees or distributed at the regional or group level. It can be seen in FIG. 16 that a barcode 50 or the same identifier can also be provided on each display. In this way, the responsible shop staff can scan the relevant product carrier by means of a scanning unit, so that subsequently the scanning unit displays the bar code of the relevant product carrier 41 the vending machine 40 and its data processing device transmitted so that then the relevant product carrier 41 can be linked to the product attached by the shop staff and the associated information.
• the data processing device of the vending machine 40 can then load the product-specific product specific data on the display 45 of the selected goods carrier 41, and also in the data processing device is then stored, which goods carrier 41 must be subsequently controlled.
• the data processing device also assigns the respective goods carrier 41 to a group of goods carriers and the associated partition wall section 46 or 47, so that in each case the acoustic signal transmitter 43 associated with the product group can also be activated.

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