KR200373819Y1 - A book vending machine - Google Patents

Abstract

The present invention relates to a book automatic vending device, and to store and display books, printed materials, and the like, and to enable the purchaser to automatically check whether the goods are received or not.

To this end, the present invention divides the space inside the main body to provide a plurality of merchandise display units, install a merchandise ejector for storing and discharging merchandise in each merchandise display unit, and install a driving device on each of the merchandise ejectors. The product ejectors are interlocked according to a driving device control signal output from the main controller; A display unit viewing window on the front door, a plurality of product price display unit for displaying the price of the goods stored and displayed in each of the product display unit, and a plurality of product price control unit for adjusting the display content of each product price display unit It is equipped with a book automatic vending device that is configured to facilitate the new price setting according to the type of the product and the change in the selling price of each, so that if there is a change in the type or price of the book product, it is easy to set a new price of the product And to ensure that the discharge of books and balances is made accurately.

Description

Book Vending Machines {A BOOK VENDING MACHINE}

The present invention relates to a book vending machine, and more specifically, to provide a plurality of product display spaces inside the main body of the vending machine to provide a variety of book products having a constant thickness and volume, such as books or printed materials, each having a different price. Easily responds to price fluctuations of the displayed book products while easily storing and displaying them, and effectively controls the currency recognizer according to the type of money put into place, which can lead to the direct storage and display of various types of book products as well as direct sales. The present invention relates to a book vending machine.

In general, vending machines are beverage vending machines, food vending machines, tobacco vending machines, ticket vending machines, and other vending machines such as currency exchangers, bills and wickets, stamps, postcards, socks, pauses, sanitary items, newspapers and magazines. The scope of application is broad.

1 is a view illustrating a general configuration of a vending machine according to the prior art, and includes a product display unit 1, a product selection key 2, a product outlet 5, for displaying, selecting, and discharging a product to be sold; Currency inlet (3), currency return key (3a), currency outlet (3c), input amount indicator (3d) and money amount detector (3b) The main controller unit 4 and the like are controlled, and the desired product is selected by operating the product selection key 2 provided on the lower side of the merchandise display unit 1, and the banknotes are inserted through the money inlet 3. When a coin or the like is inserted, a money input detector and a money amount detector 3b detect whether a money is input, and the main controller 4 uses a money amount detector 3b electrically connected to the money input detector. The amount of money input can be detected. And it is configured to selectively return the input money through the operation of the currency return key (3a) consisting of the lower side of the currency input.

In this configuration, the information signal output from the product selection key (2), the currency return key (3a) and the money inlet (3) is input to the main control unit 4, the control is output from the main control unit (4) In response to the signal, the product discharge driver 6, the money return drive unit 7, and the money balance drive unit 8 is controlled so that the product discharger and the money discharger mechanically connected therein are selectively driven, Will be returned, the balance will be discharged, and the goods will be discharged.

Fig. 2 shows an example in which a conventional product discharger is composed of a spiral 5a which is a spirally discharged member, and a spiral 5a, which is a spirally discharged member, is vertically installed in the product display space, and this spiral 5a is provided. Is fixed in the up and down direction by a low speed shaft 5b which is rotated at a low speed by the product discharge driver 6 mounted on the upper part of the goods display space, and the spiral (5b) is rotated according to the rotation of the shaft 5b. 5a) is configured to rotate.

On the other hand, the spiral 5a has a gap 5c formed at a constant pitch so that the product can be inserted, and the product is placed in this gap 5c in order by the manager of the vending machine before the product is sold. To insert it.

When the product selection key is pressed, the product discharge driver is operated in accordance with a drive signal output from the control device. When the spiral 5a is rotated by this, the product inserted in the spiral 5a moves to the lower part of the product display space. It falls and is carried out to the goods discharge port 5. After that, each time the product selection button is pressed, the spiral 5a is repeatedly rotated, and the product is dropped out in the order of being inserted into the gap.

However, such a conventional vending machine, for example, when a cup-shaped product is inserted into a spiral, when the product slips along the spiral, two products are taken out in a row and the selection button is pressed in this state. There is a problem that a plurality of products may be sold in an operation, and when a product is inserted one by one in such a partitioned space, not only does the product storage work take time, but also when no product is stored ( There was a problem such as a public sale).

Therefore, the present invention was devised to solve the above problems, and the present invention provides a plurality of merchandise display spaces inside the main body of the automatic vending device, and has a constant thickness and volume, such as books and printed materials, and various selling prices. Easily store and display book products, and if there is a change in the type or price of book products displayed on the books, it is easy to set a new price for the book products. By selectively driving and controlling the coin recognizer according to the type of money being used, the operation of the product ejector is finely controlled step by step so that the discharge of the book product and the balance can be made accurately. Convenient to store and display alternate types of books The purpose of the present invention is to provide a book vending machine that can prevent a co-sale by allowing the buyer to directly check whether or not the book product is received and decide whether to purchase the book product.

1 is a control block diagram of a vending machine according to the prior art

Figure 2 is an illustration of the product discharge apparatus installed in the conventional automatic vending device

3 is a control block diagram of a book automatic vending device according to an embodiment of the present invention

Figure 4 is an example of the main body configuration shown in the open state of the front door of the automatic vending machine according to an embodiment of the present invention

5a to 5c is a flowchart of the overall operation of the control logic mounted on the main control unit of the vending machine of the present invention;

<Explanation of symbols for the main parts of the drawings>

10: display unit viewing window 10a: product display unit

11: product ejector 20: product selection key

21: commodity price display unit 21a: commodity price control unit

30: currency input detection unit 30a: currency return key

30b: money amount detection unit 30c: money outlet

30d: Input amount display part 31-33: Money recognition part

40: error recovery part 50,50a: product discharge port

51: product discharge detection unit 60: product discharge drive unit

70: money return driving unit 80: money balance driving unit

90: memory unit 91: background music output unit

100: main controller

In order to achieve the above object, the present invention provides a commodity display unit for displaying, selecting and discharging commodities, a commodity selection key and a commodity ejector, the input and return of money and the discharge of balances, and a money input detecting unit and money for sensing input amount. Electrically connect the return operation unit, the money dispensing unit, and the money amount detecting unit to the main control unit, and control each driving device for product discharge, money return, and money balance according to the selection operation of the display goods and whether or not the money is inputted. An automatic vending device configured to allow return or discharge of balances and selected products, comprising: a main body having a predetermined space with a front face and a front door; The main controller may be provided by dividing a space inside the main body to provide a plurality of product display units, installing a product discharger for storing and discharging the product in each of the product display units, and installing a driving device to each of the product dischargers. The product ejectors are interlocked according to the driving device control signal output from the controller; A display unit viewing window on the front door, a plurality of product price display unit for displaying the price of the goods stored and displayed in each of the product display unit, and a plurality of product price control unit for adjusting the display content of each product price display unit Provided is a book automatic vending device having a feature that is configured to facilitate the setting of a new price according to the type of goods and the change in the selling price.

In one embodiment of the present invention, the currency input detection unit, the first to third currency input port for inserting a plurality of different types of currency, respectively, and recognizes the type of money to be inserted into each of the currency inlet recognition The first to the third currency recognition unit for transmitting the result to the money amount sensing unit may be configured.

In addition, in one embodiment of the present invention, the product ejector is formed of a spiral member which is connected to a driving device by forming a gap at a constant pitch to enable the storage and display of the product, and having a shaft portion at one end of the rear side. The product is arranged horizontally in the front-rear direction in each product display section, and the spiral member forms an opening portion at one front side thereof, and places the front side opening portion corresponding to the front end portion of the bottom surface of the product display portion, and stores the product in the gap. It may be configured to be pushed toward the front of the merchandise display part by the rotational operation of the helical member so as to drop downward while receiving is released from the open end.

The objects, features and advantages of the present invention will be more readily understood by reference to the accompanying drawings and the following detailed description.

Hereinafter, the configuration and operation of the preferred embodiment of the present invention with reference to the accompanying drawings in detail as follows.

Figure 3 is a control block diagram of the book vending machine according to an embodiment of the present invention, Figure 4 is an example of the main body configuration in the open state of the front door of the book vending machine of Figure 3, the book proposed in the present invention The vending machine includes a main body 110 having a rear panel for storing, displaying, discharging outlets and circuit wiring of a product in a predetermined space with a front open side, and seeing, selecting and discharging goods, putting and returning money, and remaining balance. It consists of a door 120 having a front panel for discharge and display.

As illustrated in FIG. 4, the inner space is divided into a plurality of spaces in the main body 110 to form a plurality of product display units 10a, and drops are discharged from the respective product display units below the product display unit. The product outlet 50a is formed for the temporary storage and discharge of the goods. And a product discharge detecting unit 51 mounted on a predetermined position between the product display unit 10a and the product discharge port 50a to detect a product discharged from the product display unit. In the unit 10a, the product ejectors 11 are respectively installed in the front and rear directions of the main body for storing and automatically discharging the goods. Each commodity discharger 11 is electrically connected to the commodity discharge driver 60 controlled by the main controller 100 so that the commodity in accordance with the drive control signal output from the main controller 100 Dischargers are configured to interlock, and the product discharge detection unit 51 is electrically connected so that the detection signal is applied to the main control unit 100, when the discharge of the product is detected, the main control unit 100 is the product discharger It is configured to stop the operation of the drive immediately.

At this time, the product ejector 11 is made of a spiral member formed a gap at a constant pitch as shown in Figure 4, it is horizontally installed in the front and rear direction in each product display portion (10a). And one end of the rear side of the helical member is provided with a reduction gear for the low speed rotation and the shaft to be connected to the drive device, thereby storing the goods by the gap between the bottom surface of the product display portion (10a) and the helical member And it is preferable to configure so that the book or printed matter accommodated in the gap is pushed to the front side along the bottom surface of the merchandise display each time the spiral member is rotated by one rotation while being able to display.

In particular, the helical member opens the end of the front side and installs the open end of the helical member so as to correspond to the front side end of the bottom surface of the merchandise display section 10a, so that the goods stored in each gap are rotated by the helical member. When it is pushed forward along the bottom surface of the merchandise display part by an operation to reach the end part, the storage by the gap is no longer made at the open end, and the storing of the merchandise is released and at the foremost end of the merchandise display part bottom part. By configuring to fall to the bottom, it would be desirable to allow automatic discharge of goods.

And the outer side of the cover of the front door 120, as shown in Figure 3, the display unit viewing window 10 that can directly check the display goods with the naked eye, the selection of the goods stored and displayed respectively in the plurality of product display unit And a plurality of product selection keys 20 and a product price display unit 21 for displaying the price of the goods stored and displayed on each product display unit, and electrically connected to the main controller 100. The key control state 100 is configured to recognize the key pressed state and the displayed price of the main controller.

In addition, the outside of the cover of the front door 120, the input and return of the money and the balance discharged, the money input detection unit 30 and the money return key 30a and the money discharge port 30c and input amount display unit for detecting the input amount ( 30d) is installed therein, and each drive device is provided to correspond to the return of the input money or discharge of the balance. In particular, the money input detection unit 30 is composed of the first to third currency input port 31-33 that can be introduced into each of a plurality of types of money, and recognizes the money to be put into each of the currency input port therein The first to the third currency recognition unit 31 to 33 is configured to transmit the money recognition result to the money amount detection unit 30b. The currency available through the currency input and recognition unit may vary depending on the type or price of the product to be sold. However, in the book automatic vending machine according to the present invention, the first currency is 100 won or 500 won coins, and the second currency is The thousand won bill and the third currency will be described taking the case of being set as the five thousand won bill or the like.

On the other hand, the inside of the cover of the front door 120 is provided with a plurality of product price adjusting unit 21a corresponding to each of the product price display unit 21, respectively, if there is a change in the type of goods and the selling price of the front door Opening the 120 and manually adjusting each of the product price adjusting units so as to adjust the display contents of the product price display unit 21 installed outside the cover, so as to easily set a new price according to the change of the product type and the selling price. do. In this case, the commodity price control unit may be implemented by mounting a rotary switch. The adjustment range of the rotary switch may vary depending on the type or price of the commodity to be sold. You will be able to choose what you can adjust.

In addition, the rear panel of the main body has a circuit wiring of the product discharge drive unit 60 for driving the product discharger 11, a motor and a reducer thereof, and a circuit wiring for electrically connecting it to the main controller 100. Is mounted on the front panel of the door, the product selection key 20, the money input detector 30, the currency return key 30a, the currency outlet 30c, the currency amount detection unit 30b and the currency return drive unit ( 70) and the circuit wiring for the money balance driving units 80, and the circuit wiring for electrically connecting them to the main controller 100, are mounted, and the selection and operation of goods in the main controller 100 is performed. It controls the driving unit (60, 70, 80) for commodity discharge, money return, money balance depending on whether or not the input is configured to return the input money or discharge the balance and the selection of goods.

On the other hand, the main control unit 100 has an error recovery unit 40 including a power recovery switch for error recovery and an initialization switch for the product ejector, and the amount of money input when the power is off or the product is not discharged normally The memory unit 90 storing and storing related information is connected and mounted on the rear panel of the main body.

In addition, the main control unit 100 is connected to the background music output unit 91 for sound output and mounted on the front panel of the door.

5a to 5c is an overall operation flow chart of the control logic mounted on the main control unit of the vending device of the present invention, the overall operation of the present invention configured as described above and the effects according to it are as follows.

The overall control operation performed in the main controller unit starts operation simultaneously with pressing any one of the plurality of product selection keys 20 provided below the viewing window 10 of the plurality of product display units 10a, and discharges goods. Is completed, or currency returns are selected, or if normal money input is not made within the specified time, or if the goods are not discharged properly even though there is normal money input, the operation is terminated after performing the optional post-processing operation. It is composed.

First, the buyer directly checks the displayed goods and then press any one of the plurality of product selection keys 20 provided on the lower side of the see-through window 10 of the plurality of product display units 10a to select a desired product (S101). When the main controller 100 immediately operates the time counter (S103), the background music output unit 91 outputs the background music corresponding to the selected product (S105).

In addition, the main controller 100 determines whether the selling price of the selected product exceeds the face value of the third currency (for example, five thousand won bill) (S107) and exceeds the face value of the third currency (Y quarter of S107). If all of the first to third currency recognition unit 31-33 are driven (S109) so as to insert all of the won and 500 won coins, 1,000 won bills, and five thousand won bills (S109), and do not exceed the face value of the third currency (S107). N quarter) of 100 won and 500 won coins, 1,000 won bills so that only the first and second currency recognition unit (31, 32) is selectively driven (S111).

In such a state, when a banknote or a coin is input to the money input port, the main controller 100 detects whether the money is input through the money input detector 30 (S113), and then the main controller unit ( In 100), a coin amount detecting unit electrically connected to the coin input detecting unit 30 whenever a coin or bill is input within a predetermined time designated as a time count (for example, 50 seconds as a time for the coin input). Cumulatively calculating the amount of money input through 30b to display the corresponding amount on the input amount display unit 30d (S115), and compare the cumulatively calculated input amount with the selling price of the selected product (S117, S119). At this time, if a certain amount of time (50 seconds) elapses, even if no money is input (N quarter of S113), the product selection is canceled and the background music is returned to its initial state (S161) and all operations are performed. When the amount of money is less than the selling price of the selected product, the currency return key 30a is pressed (Y quarter of S127) or the amount of money is specified as the selling price of the selected product although there is an input of money. If it is not input within 50 seconds (Y quarter of S155), the money return driving unit 70 is operated to return all the input amount (S159), and then the product selection is canceled and the background music is stopped while returning to the initial state (S161). And end all operations.

On the other hand, as a result of the comparison, if the input amount is equal to the selling price of the selected product in the state where the money is input within the designated time (Y quarter in S119), the driving of the first to third currency recognition units 31-33 is stopped. (S121) so that no more coins or banknotes are inserted, and then proceeds to the next step (S129). If the input amount exceeds the selling price of the selected product (Y quarter of S117), the input amount is the third currency. If the input amount is smaller than the face value (the 5,000 won bill) of the third currency (Y quarter of S123), only the 5,000 won bill is inputted and the third value is recognized. After stopping the operation of the money recognition unit 33 (S125) and proceeding to the next step (S129), on the contrary, if the input amount is larger than the face value (5,000 won bill) of the third currency (N quarter of S123), immediately after Go to step S129 and check the type of background music. In operation S131, the product discharge driving unit 60 corresponding to the selected product is operated while switching to music corresponding to the product to be sold and outputting the signal (S129).

Subsequently, the main control unit 100 operates a rotation count at the same time as the operation of the product discharge driver 60 (S131) and increases the speed of the product discharger every one revolution (S139) while rotating the product and the product discharge detection unit. The operation of the 51 is checked at the same time (S135, S137). At this time, the number of times that the corresponding product ejector is designated (this value is a value that can be set according to the number of gaps formed in the spiral member used as the product ejector. For example, if the product discharge is detected from the product discharge detecting unit 51 before being rotated up to 8 times (Y quarter of S137), the product is recognized as sold and the selling price of the selected product is subtracted from the input amount. Calculate the balance (S147), operate the money balance driver 80 to return the balance (S149), stop the operation of all the drive (S151) and then return the counter values to the initial state (S153) Quit.

On the other hand, the check result, if the operation of the product discharge detection unit 51 is not detected even while the corresponding product discharger is rotated up to a specified number of times (Y branch of S141) stops the operation of the product discharge driver 60 (S143) After recognizing that there is no stored product or that the product cannot be discharged normally due to a product discharge error, the error status is displayed (it can be set to flash the displayed price of the product) and the value related to the input amount is stored in memory. After storing in the unit 90 (S145), the operation of all the driving units is stopped (S151) and the counter values are returned to the initial state (S153) and all the operations are finished.

According to the present invention, not only can various products such as books and printed materials be easily stored and displayed in each display space, but also new price setting work of the corresponding products is easy even when there is a change in the type or price of the displayed products. By making it easy to implement, it is possible to provide an automatic vending device useful for shift storage, display and sale of various kinds of goods on display and various kinds of price fluctuations.

In addition, the present invention allows the input and return of money, and the balance and discharge of goods can be made accurately, and also the merchandise buyers can directly check whether there is a stored product to determine whether to buy goods by preventing the co-sale Can be obtained.

Claims (4)

Merchandise display unit, merchandise selector and product ejector for displaying, selecting and discharging goods, currency input and return and balance discharge, money input detection and currency return control unit, currency discharge unit and money volume detection The unit is electrically connected to the main control unit, and each drive device for the discharge of goods, return of money, and the balance of money is controlled according to the selection operation of the display goods and the input of money. In the vending machine configured to lose, The front surface is composed of a main body and a front door having a predetermined space open; The main body is divided into a plurality of spaces to provide a plurality of merchandise display units, a merchandise ejector for storing and discharging merchandise is installed in each merchandise display unit, and a driving device is mounted on each of the merchandise ejectors, thereby providing the main product. The product ejectors are interlocked according to a control signal of a driving device output from an apparatus unit; The front door has a plurality of commodity price display unit for displaying the price of the goods stored and displayed in each of the goods display unit, and a plurality of commodity price adjusting unit for adjusting the display content of each commodity price display unit, respectively Book automatic vending device, characterized in that configured to facilitate the setting of a new price according to the type and price of the sale. The method of claim 1, wherein the currency input detection unit, A first to third money inlet for injecting a plurality of types of money, respectively, for recognizing different types of money to be inserted into each of the money inlets, and transmitting the recognition result to the amount of money sensing unit for detecting the amount of money Book automatic vending device, characterized in that composed of 1 to 3 currency recognition. The product discharger according to claim 1 or 2, Spiral is horizontally installed in the front and rear direction in each of the divided product display unit, the clearance is formed at a constant pitch to accommodate the storage and display of the product, and the spiral end connected to the driving device is provided with an axis for low speed rotation at one end of the rear side. Book vending device, characterized in that consisting of members. The method of claim 3, wherein the spiral member, An opening is formed at one end of the front side, and the front side opening is correspondingly located at the front end of the merchandise display part, and the goods stored in each gap are pushed forward in the merchandise display part by the rotational motion of the helical member. Book dispensing device, characterized in that configured to fall from the front end of the merchandise display portion to the bottom while the storage is released from the end opening.