WO2008026674A1 - Merchandise dispensing device and merchandise display rack - Google Patents

Abstract

A merchandise dispensing device and merchandise display rack capable of receiving multiple kinds of merchandise and capable of driving consumers to buy the merchandise by presenting processes from merchandise selection to dispensing in a visually effective manner. The merchandise dispensing device (1) has a drum body (20) formed in a substantially hollow cylindrical shape, having radially segmented merchandise receiving chambers, having receiving openings on the outer peripheral side of the drum body, and having openings on the inner peripheral side of the drum body; a push-out unit (21) placed on the inner side of the inner peripheral surface of the drum body (20) and discharging a piece of the merchandise through a receiving opening (28) by pushing the piece from an opening (29) based on push operation of a merchandise selection button (7); and a rotation drive unit (39) for rotating the drum body (20).

Description

 Specification

 Product dispensing device and product display shelf

 Technical field

 [0001] The present invention relates to a product dispensing device and a product display shelf, and in particular, can display a plurality of products in a visually recognizable manner and visually produce a product dispensing process by operating a product selection button. The present invention relates to a product dispensing device and a product display shelf used in the device.

 Background art

 [0002] Conventionally, vending machines have been known in which a user selects a product selection button installed on a machine to purchase a desired product! In general vending machines, merchandise to be sold is displayed so that the user can see it through a transparent cover, and a merchandise selection button is arranged below the displayed merchandise. The user can receive a payout of the corresponding product by deciding a product desired to be purchased and pressing a product selection button arranged below the desired product.

 [0003] In a general vending machine, an operation from product selection to product delivery is performed in an internal mechanism, and thus the user cannot visually recognize the product delivery process. However, when selling confectionery for children with vending machines at amusement halls where many children and families gather, paying out products to increase children's preference There is a need for a vending machine capable of visually rendering the process.

 [0004] Today, in response to these demands, vending machines have been devised that aim to increase the purchase motivation of buyers, with a structure that allows the product payout process to be viewed (for example, For example, see Patent Document 1).

[0005] In the vending machine shown in Patent Document 1, cassettes that can store a plurality of products are provided radially, and when a predetermined product selection button is pressed by the user, the corresponding product cassette is not displayed. The product is rotated and moved to the front position of the vending machine, and the product stored at the bottom of the moved cassette is dispensed to the outlet provided at the lower front of the vending machine. In this way, the user selects the desired product for purchase and rotates the force set to visually and dynamically produce the product payout process. Is possible.

[0006] Patent Document 1: Utility Model Registration No. 3126061

 Disclosure of the invention

 Problems to be solved by the invention

 [0007] However, the vending machine described in Patent Document 1 described above has a problem that the types of products that can be stored are limited because products are stacked vertically and stored in a cassette. . For example, it may be a product that has a rectangular outer shape such as gum or caramel and can store and dispense products stably by stacking in the vertical direction, but it can be deformed like snacks. There is a problem that it is not always easy to store a product composed of a confectionery storage pack or the like in a cassette.

 [0008] In addition, since the delivery of the product is performed on the product stored in the lowermost part of the cassette, there is a problem that the rendering effect is poor in the process in which the product is taken out from the cassette and transported to the outlet. Furthermore, since it is not easy to arrange a large number of cassettes radially, there is a problem that the types of products that can be stored in a vending machine are less than those of a general vending machine.

 [0009] The present invention has been made in view of the above circumstances, and can store a plurality of types of merchandise, and further improve the visual presentation from merchandise selection to payout to improve purchase motivation. It is an exemplary problem to provide a possible merchandise dispensing apparatus and a merchandise display shelf provided in the apparatus.

 Means for solving the problem

[0010] In order to solve the above-described problem, a product dispensing device as an exemplary aspect of the present invention is a product dispensing device that dispenses a product corresponding to a product selection button based on pressing of the product selection button, It has a cylindrical shape and can be stacked vertically, and has multiple product storage rooms that are radially divided from the inner peripheral surface to the outer peripheral surface, and can store multiple products of the same type in multiple product storage chambers. A drum body having a storage port for storing the product in the product storage chamber on the outer peripheral surface side for each product storage chamber and having an opening on the inner peripheral surface side for each of the product storage chambers, and an inner periphery of the drum body It is arranged inside the surface and has a height dimension that roughly corresponds to the height dimension of the drum body. An extrusion member that discharges the product from the product storage chamber through the storage port by pushing out the product corresponding to the product selection button in the radial direction from the opening when the button is pressed, and an advancing / retreating drive motor for advancing / retreating the extruded member When the product selection button is pressed, the drum body is rotated around the central axis of the cylinder, and the product storage chamber storing the product corresponding to the product selection button is stopped at the forward / backward position of the extrusion member. A rotation drive unit having a rotation drive motor.

[0011] According to the product dispensing device of the present invention, it is possible to store a plurality of products in a plurality of product storage chambers that are radiated from the inner peripheral surface to the outer peripheral surface of the drum body. A large number of products can be stored in one drum body, and the stored products can be made visible to the user from the outer peripheral surface of the drum body.

 [0012] In addition, in the commodity dispensing apparatus according to the present invention, it is possible to stack a plurality of drum bodies vertically, so that a wide variety of products can be stored in the commodity dispensing apparatus.

 [0013] Furthermore, when a product is stored in the product storage room, the product is replenished from a storage port formed on the outer peripheral surface side, so that the burden of storing the product is reduced compared to a conventional product dispensing device. The force S

 [0014] Further, since the pushing member has a structure in which the product stored in the product storage chamber of the drum body is pushed out in the radial direction from the opening side and discharged, the preference of the discharged product discharging process is improved. It is possible to produce a visual effect in the payout process.

 [0015] Furthermore, since the drum body is rotationally moved by the rotation drive unit based on the press of the product selection button, the drum body is rotationally driven during the product payout process, thereby providing a dynamic effect in the payout process. Is possible.

[0016] Further, the extrusion unit includes a multi-layer extrusion unit having a plurality of extrusion members arranged in parallel in the vertical direction, and a plurality of advance / retreat drive motors that respectively advance and retract the plurality of extrusion members independently. A single-layer extrusion unit having a single extrusion member and a single forward / backward movement motor for moving the single extrusion member forward and backward, and a multilayer extrusion unit and a single-layer extrusion unit are stacked vertically A plurality of forward / backward drive motors of the multi-layer extrusion unit and a single forward / backward drive motor of the single-layer extrusion unit are respectively arranged corresponding to the product selection buttons! Anyway! [0017] Further, the extrusion unit includes a single-layer extrusion unit having a single extrusion member within a height dimension and a single advancing / retracting motor for moving the single extrusion member forward and backward, and a height dimension within A single-layer extrusion unit having a plurality of extrusion members and a plurality of advancing and retreating motors for moving the plurality of extrusion members back and forth, and the single-layer extrusion unit and the multi-layer extrusion unit are vertically moved. Single-layer extrusion unit single forward / backward drive motor and multiple-layer extrusion unit multiple forward / backward drive motor each correspond to one product selection button! / ,.

 [0018] Thus, in the product dispensing apparatus, the single-layer extrusion unit and the multi-layer extrusion unit are stacked one above the other, and each of the advance / retreat drive motors provided in each unit is driven corresponding to the product selection button By doing so, the push-out member can be reliably moved forward and backward in response to pressing of the product selection button. For this reason, even when the single-layer extrusion unit and the multilayer extrusion unit are stacked, the corresponding product can be reliably discharged from the product storage chamber by the extrusion unit.

[0019] In addition, if a single-layer extrusion unit and a multi-layer extrusion unit are stacked one above the other, and a drum body is stacked so as to correspond to the layer configuration, a large number of types of goods can be discharged. . If the stacking arrangement state of the single layer extrusion unit and the multilayer extrusion unit is automatically judged by the control unit etc., even if the single layer extrusion unit and the multilayer extrusion unit are replaced, It is possible to automatically perform the product payout process according to the replacement status. For this reason, regardless of the stacked arrangement state of the extrusion units (that is, the stacked arrangement state of the corresponding drum bodies), the product corresponding to the pressed product selection button is reliably discharged by the extrusion unit by the extrusion unit. Is possible.

 [0020] In addition, a product receiving port that is disposed below the drum body and receives the product discharged from the product storage chamber corresponding to the advance / retreat position, and a product dispensing unit that communicates with the product receiving port and opens to the outside of the apparatus main body. It may even have a mouth.

[0021] As described above, by arranging the product receiving port below the drum body and receiving the product discharged from the product storage chamber and falling, the visual effect in the product dispensing process can be enhanced. it can. In addition, products that have passed through the product acceptance port are delivered. By guiding the user to the mouth, the user can easily and surely obtain the dispensed product with the power S.

 [0022] An arithmetic processing unit that starts a predetermined game after discharging the product by the extruded member and outputs a calculation processing result of either hit or miss, and an expected value of the arithmetic processing result by the arithmetic processing unit When the calculation value obtained by the calculation processing unit is a hit, the result notification unit for notifying that the expected value is a win, and the calculation processing result by the calculation processing unit In the case of winning, it may further include a reselection enabling unit that enables the product selection by the product selection button again.

 [0023] Thus, by including a game element in the merchandise payout apparatus, it becomes possible to make the user interested in the merchandise payout apparatus and improve the willingness to purchase merchandise. In particular, when the product provided by the product dispensing device is a product for children, it is possible to improve the purchase motivation of the product more effectively.

 [0024] In addition, a product display shelf as another exemplary aspect of the present invention is a product display shelf provided in the above-described product delivery device, and the product stored in the drum body is viewed from the front of the product delivery device. The storage chamber has a storage chamber that is visibly stored. The storage chamber has a height corresponding to the height of the drum body, and a plurality of storage chambers can be stacked vertically corresponding to the stacked state of the drum bodies.

 [0025] Thus, by providing the product display shelf, it is possible to clearly identify the product stored in the product delivery device to the user even if the product is difficult to be clearly determined by the drum storage loca. Can show.

 [0026] Further, by making the height dimension of the storage chamber of the product display shelf correspond to the height dimension of the drum body, the height position of the stacked drum bodies is made to correspond to the height position of the storage chamber. be able to . For this reason, the user can easily know which drum physical strength the same product as the product stored in the product display shelf is discharged, and the user loses the product in the product delivery process, or the product delivery It is possible to reduce the loss of the process.

 [0027] Further objects and other features of the present invention will become apparent from the preferred embodiments described below with reference to the accompanying drawings.

The invention's effect [0028] According to the present invention, since a product can be stored in a drum body that can be stacked, a large number of products can be stored compared to a conventional product dispensing apparatus. Further, since the product stored in the drum body can be discharged through the process of discharging the product storage room force by the extrusion unit, it is possible to enhance the preference of the product discharge process, and the visual processing in the discharge processing It is possible to produce a special effect.

 BEST MODE FOR CARRYING OUT THE INVENTION

Hereinafter, embodiments of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings. FIG. 1 is a perspective view showing a product dispensing apparatus according to an embodiment of the present invention.

[0030] The product dispensing device 1 is configured by a box having a vertically long and substantially cubic shape, and the upper part is configured by a product display unit 3 whose inside is visible by a transparent acrylic plate 2 or the like. The lower part is constituted by a base part 5 constituted by a plate material 4 whose surface is not visible.

 [0031] The front upper portion of the base unit 5 is formed with an inclined portion 6 that protrudes toward the front side of the product dispensing device 1, and the inclined portion 6 has a plurality of items for the user to select a product. Product selection button 7 is provided. A display lamp 9 that can be turned on / off and blinked is arranged inside the product selection button 7, and the display of the display lamp 9 enables the user to enjoy roulette games. The product selection button 7 functions as a button for selecting a product for payout and a button for selecting an expected hit number (predicted value) in the roulette game. The product selection buttons 7 are provided corresponding to the number of stacked drum bodies described later, and in this embodiment, seven buttons are provided.

 [0032] A coin insertion slot 11 is provided at the lower front portion of the base unit 5 to insert coins when purchasing a product, and in the vicinity thereof, a sound effect is produced in the process of paying out the product. A speaker 12 for performing the above is arranged. The output of the sound effect from the speaker 12 is performed under the control of a control unit (see FIG. 5) 40 described later.

[0033] In addition, a product delivery port 13 through which the delivered product is finally guided is provided at the lower front portion of the base unit 5. The product delivery port 13 communicates with a product receiving port 15 formed in a horizontal partition plate 14 separating the product display unit 3 and the base unit 5 and dropped to the product receiving port 15 in the product display unit 3. Product power Product payment from product receiving port 15 It is structured to be guided to outlet 13.

 [0034] Note that a rotation drive unit for rotating a drum body, which will be described later, is provided inside the base unit 5.

 (See FIG. 5) 39, the force S in which the control unit 40 for driving and controlling the rotation drive unit 39, etc. are housed, and a detailed description thereof will be described later.

 [0035] As shown in FIGS. 1 and 2, the product display section 3 is provided with a drum body 20, an extrusion unit 21, and a product display shelf 22.

 [0036] As shown in Fig. 2 (a) and Fig. 3, the drum body 20 includes a partition plate 26 installed in a radial direction between a pair of upper surface plate 24 and lower surface plate 25 forming a donut shape. The upper plate 24 and the lower plate 25 are disposed at equal intervals in the circumferential direction. The plurality of spaces partitioned by the partition plates 26 are used as product storage rooms 27 for storing products. By storing products one by one in each product storage room 27, they can be viewed from the outer periphery. A plurality of products can be stored in the drum body 20 while the products are visible.

 [0037] The opening on the outer peripheral surface side formed by the upper surface plate 24, the lower surface plate 25, and the partition plate 26 constitutes a storage port 28 for storing the product in the product storage chamber. An opening 29 on the inner peripheral surface side formed by the face plate 25 and the partition plate 26 is used when a pushing member (described later) of the pushing unit 21 is moved forward and backward.

 [0038] Further, as shown in FIGS. 3 and 4, the end of the bottom plate 25 in the storage port 28 on the outer peripheral surface side is inclined upward so that the product does not easily fall from the product storage chamber 27. The end portion of the lower surface plate 25 in the opening 29 on the inner peripheral surface side is provided with a return portion 25b whose end portion is bent so that the product does not fall on the inner peripheral surface side. The drum body 20 configured in this manner is referred to as a single-layer drum body 20a.

[0039] On the other hand, by dividing the product storage chamber 27 into three layers in the vertical direction, a multi-layer drum body 20b (3b) capable of storing a product with a small volume three times that of a general drum body. Figure 1 and Figure 2 (b)) also exist. The multi-layer drum body 20b is composed of a first middle plate 30a and a second middle plate 30b having a donut shape corresponding to the upper surface plate 24 and the lower surface plate 25, and the upper surface plate 24 and the first middle plate. 30a, between the first intermediate plate 30a and the second intermediate plate 30b, and between the second intermediate plate 30b and the lower surface plate 25, the height dimension is about 3 compared to the partition plate 26 described above. A partition plate 31 that becomes a part, They are arranged at equal intervals in the circumferential direction. As described above, the multi-layer drum body 20b can increase the number of the product storage chambers 27 as compared with the single-layer drum body 20a described above, and can store many small products such as gums in one drum body 20. It becomes possible.

 [0040] The single-layer drum body 20a and the multi-layer drum body 20b can be stacked in the vertical direction. When the drum body 20 (single-layer drum body 20a and multi-layer drum body 20b) is installed in the product display part 3, a plurality of drum bodies 20 (single-layer drum body 20a and Install the drum body 20b) in a stacked state. The height dimension of the single-layer drum body 20a and the height dimension of the multi-layer drum body 20b are defined to be the same. The height of the stacked drum bodies 20 is the same as that of the drum bodies 20 to be combined. Whether the layer drum body 20a or the multilayer drum body 20b, the height dimension is proportional to the total number of drum bodies stacked.

 The plurality of stacked drum bodies 20 are supported by a rotation drive unit 39. The rotation drive unit 39 is installed inside the base part 5 as described above, and only the rotation shaft of the rotation drive unit 39 extends to the product display part 3 side. The stacked drum body 20 is fixed to the rotation shaft of the rotation drive unit 39, and is configured to rotate according to the rotation state of the rotation shaft. A rotation angle detection sensor (see FIG. 5) 41 for detecting the rotation angle of the rotation shaft is provided on the rotation shaft of the rotation drive unit 39. The rotation angle detected by the rotation angle detection sensor 41 is provided. Information is transmitted to the control unit 40.

 [0042] The extrusion unit 21 has a function of pushing out the product stored in the product storage chamber 27 from the storage port 28 on the outer peripheral surface side of the product storage chamber 27, and discharging and dropping it to the product receiving port 15! / The height dimension of the extrusion unit 21 is set to a height dimension substantially corresponding to the height dimension of the drum body 20 and corresponding to the height dimension.

 The extrusion unit 21 includes an extrusion member 33 for extruding the product stored in the product storage chamber 27 from the opening 29 on the inner peripheral surface side of the drum body 20 to the storage port 28 on the outer peripheral surface side, and the extrusion member 3. 3 includes an advancing / retracting drive motor 34 for moving the 3 forward and backward, and a housing case 35 for housing the pushing member 33 and the advancing / retreating drive motor 34.

[0044] As in the drum body 20, the extrusion unit 21 is also classified into a single-layer extrusion unit 21a provided with only one extrusion member 33 and a multi-layer extrusion unit 21b provided with a plurality of extrusion members 33. The Specifically, the single-layer extrusion unit 21a is connected to the single-layer drum body 20a. The housing is constituted by a single pushing member 33a for pushing out the goods to be stored into the storing port 28, an advancing / retreating drive motor 34a for driving the pushing member 33a, and a housing case 35. On the other hand, the multi-layer extrusion unit 21b includes three small extruding members 33b arranged in parallel vertically with respect to the inside of one housing case 35 so as to correspond to the multi-layer drum body 20b, and each small extruding member. It is equipped with three small forward / backward drive motors 34b for performing forward / backward movement of 33b!

[0045] The pushing member 33 (33a, 33b) has a cross-sectional area that can pass through the opening 29 on the inner peripheral side of the drum body 20 (20a, 20b). As shown in FIG. 4, the tip 33d has a length dimension that can reach the end of the product storage chamber.

 The advance / retreat drive motor 34 is a drive means for moving the push-out member 33 forward and backward, and is constituted by a DC motor, for example. The drive control of the advance / retreat drive motor 34 is performed by the control unit 40. Of course, various other types of motors such as an AC motor and a stepping motor can be used for the forward / backward drive motor 34.

 [0047] The housing case 35 is sized to be housed inside the inner peripheral surface of the drum body 20, and the height dimension thereof is a height dimension corresponding to the height dimension of the drum body 20. It is prescribed. On the upper and lower surfaces of the housing case 35, connection fittings (not shown) for stacking the housing case 35 in the same manner as the drum body 20 are provided. In addition, in the vicinity of the connection bracket, there are a power supply terminal for providing a drive current to the advance / retreat drive motor 34, a communication terminal for transmitting the stacking state of the stacked and connected extrusion units 21 to the control unit 40, and A connector 42 provided with is provided via a wiring cable.

[0048] The plurality of extrusion units 21 connected in the vertical direction corresponding to the stacked state of the drum body 20 are installed inside the inner peripheral surface of the drum body 20. At this time, the push-out unit 21 is installed in a direction in which the push-out member 33 is moved forward and backward toward the product receiving port 15 formed in the horizontal partition plate 14 of the product display unit 3. For this reason, when the product in the product storage chamber 27 in the drum body 20 is pushed out (discharged) from the storage port 28 by the advancement of the push member 33, the product falls toward the product receiving port 15. Thus, the dropped product is guided to the product delivery port 13 communicating with the product receiving port 15. Note that a guide member 37 is provided above the product receiving port 15 to reliably guide the dropped product to the product receiving port 15. Since the guide member 37 is formed of a transparent attalinole resin or the like, the user can visually recognize the process in which the product is pushed out of the drum body 20 and dropped onto the product 15 and the roll 15.

 [0050] The merchandise display shelf 22 is provided on the right front side of the merchandise display section 3 so that the user can surely see it and does not hinder the movement of the drum body 20. The merchandise display shelf 22 is provided to inform (guide) the user of the merchandise stored in the drum body 20, and a storage chamber 22 a having a height corresponding to the height dimension of the drum body 20 is provided. It is constructed by stacking up and down. The storage chamber 22a is made of a transparent acrylic plate or the like, and the storage chamber 22a can store the same product as that stored in the drum body 20. Each storage room 22a is numbered, and the user specifies the product stored in the storage room 22a by pressing the product selection button 7 corresponding to this number (product number). The product can be purchased.

 [0051] The product display shelf 22 corresponds to the stacked state of the single-layer drum body 20a and the multi-layer drum body 20b, as shown in Fig. 1, and the height of the product storage chamber 27 of the single-layer drum body 20a. Storage chamber 22a corresponding to dimensions (corresponding to product numbers 1 to 4 in Fig. 1) and height of product storage chamber 27 of multi-layer drum body 20b (about 1/3 of that of single-layer drum body 20a) And a storage room 22b (corresponding to product numbers 5 to 7 in Fig. 1).

 FIG. 5 is a block diagram showing a schematic configuration of the control unit 40 housed in the base unit 5. The control unit 40 includes a control unit (arithmetic processing unit, re-selection enabling unit) 40a that mainly executes various calculations and control processes, and a non-volatile memory (flash memory) 40b as a storage area. The memory 40b holds programs used for control processing, sound files for sound effects, and the like, and further functions as a work area in the processing of the control unit 40a.

[0053] The stacking state of the extrusion unit 21 is transmitted to the control unit 40a via the connector 42 of the extrusion unit 21 described above, and the rotation axis detected by the rotation angle detection sensor 41 described above is transmitted. The rotation angle information is transmitted. Further, the control unit 40a uses the information on pressing of the product selection button 7 selected by the user as selection information of the payout product or roulette. It is possible to obtain information as expected number information (expected value information) in games. Further, the control unit 40a performs control related to the product payout operation, the roulette game operation, and the sound effect generating operation based on the information of the program and the audio file held in the memory 40b.

 [0054] The memory 40b includes storage information corresponding to each product storage chamber 27 of the stacked drum body 20, and the control unit 40a has already been operated by the extrusion unit 21 based on the information recorded in the memory 40b. It is possible to determine the product storage room 27 where the product has been discharged and the product storage room 27 where the product is still stored!

 Next, processing in the control unit will be described based on the flowcharts shown in FIGS.

[0056] When the user operates the merchandise dispensing apparatus 1 to pay out merchandise, first, after inserting coins into the coin slot 11, the merchandise displayed on the merchandise display shelf 22 is viewed, Press the product selection button 7 with the product number you wish to pay out. The control unit 40a determines which product selection button 7 corresponding to the product stored in the drum body 20 is pressed based on the pressing information of the pressed product selection button 7 (step S. 1). The information of the product storage chamber 27 in the drum body 20 to be checked is determined based on the information recorded in the memory 40b (step S. 2). Then, the control unit 40a determines the rotation angle of the rotation shaft in the rotation drive unit 39 based on the rotation angle detection sensor 41 (step S. 3), and the product storage chamber 27 in which the product is stored is an extrusion unit. The rotation shaft of the rotation drive unit 39 is rotated so as to be positioned in front of 21 (step S. 4). At this time, the control unit 40a outputs sound effects, predetermined music, etc. from the speaker 12 in accordance with the rotation of the rotating shaft (step S. 5).

[0057] After confirming that the product storage chamber 27 of the predetermined drum body 20 has been moved to the front of the extrusion unit 21 based on the rotation angle detection sensor 41 (in the case of Yes in step S.6), control is performed. The unit 40a receives the information of the corresponding extrusion unit 21 via the connector 42 of the extrusion unit 21 and drives the forward / backward drive motor 34 forward (step S. 7), and the product stored in the product storage room 27 Is pushed out (discharged) by the pushing member 33 and dropped into the product receiving port 15, and the product is guided to the product dispensing port 13. [0058] After that, the control unit 40a retracts the push-out member 33 of the push-out unit 21 (Step S. 8), and records in the memory 40b that the product in the corresponding product storage chamber 27 is lost (Step S. 8). 9). Then, the control unit 40a outputs the music and sound effects that encourage the roulette game from the speaker 12 to notify the roulette game (step S. 10), and the product selection button 7 as the predicted value input unit is given to the user. Prompt to press Specifically, the control unit 40a turns on the display lamps 9 in all of the seven product selection buttons 7, and sends an announcement from the speaker 12 "Please press the number per button."

 [0059] Subsequently, the control unit 40a performs a lottery to determine whether or not the expected value input by the user (that is, the product number of the product selection button 7 pressed by the user) is a hit or wrong by arithmetic processing using a random number or the like. Perform (Step S. 11). Of course, there is no problem even if the lottery is performed in advance before the user inputs the expected value. Until the hit or miss notification is made, the control unit 40a causes the seven display lamps 9 corresponding to the product numbers 1 to 7 to blink sequentially or blink randomly. Display and improve the user's expectation.

 [0060] If the lottery result by the control unit 40a is out (if No in step S.12), the control unit 40a notifies that it is out of the speaker 12 as the result notification unit (for example, “Lose. (Please challenge again! ”) (Step S.13), turn off all the indicators 9 and end the process.

 [0061] If the lottery result by the control unit 40a is a win (if Yes in step S.12), the control unit 40a notifies the speaker 12 as a result display unit that a win is received ( For example, “Announcement!” Is made (step S. 14), and the display lamp 9 of the product selection button 7 selected by the user is blinked. In addition, the control unit 40a announces, for example, “Another gift!” From the speech force 12, and notifies the additional payout of the product payout (reselectable) (S. 15).

[0062] Then, similarly to the processing described above, the control unit 40a determines in which drum body 20 the product selection button 7 corresponding to the product has been pressed (step S. 16), and the corresponding drum body. The information of the product storage room 27 in 20 is judged based on the information recorded in the memory 40b (step S. 17). Then, the control unit 40a determines the rotation angle of the rotation shaft (steps). S. 18), rotate the rotating shaft so that the product storage chamber 27 where the product is still stored is located in front of the extrusion unit 21 (step S. 19), and output sound effects from the speaker ( Step S. 20). After the rotation is completed (Yes in step S.21), the product stored in the product storage chamber is dropped into the product receiving port 15 by the forward drive of the extrusion unit 21 (step S.22). Then, the control unit 40a retracts the push-out member 33 of the push-out unit 21 (Step S.23), and records in the memory 40b that the product in the corresponding product storage chamber 27 is lost (Step S.24). The process is terminated.

As described above, in the commodity dispensing apparatus 1 according to the present embodiment, since the commodity is stored in the commodity storage chamber 27 provided in the rotating drum body 20, the state of storing the commodity is displayed in the commodity dispensing apparatus. It is possible to see from the outside of 1. Furthermore, when the user purchases a product, the drum body 20 is rotated in accordance with the product selected by the user pressing the product selection button 7, so that the product payout process at the time of purchase of the product can be visualized. It is possible to produce the target dynamically and dynamically. In addition, since the product stored in the drum body 20 is dropped to the product receiving port 15 by the extrusion unit 21, it is possible to effectively produce the product transport process associated with the delivery of the product, and to encourage the user to purchase. It can be improved.

 [0064] Further, when the product is replenished to the product dispensing device 1, the replenishment process can be performed by inserting the product from the storage port 28 of the drum body 20, so that the processing burden associated with the replenishment process is reduced. It is possible. In addition, since the product storage chamber 27 is formed by dividing the drum body 20 radially from the inner peripheral surface to the outer peripheral surface, a large number of product storage spaces can be provided. It is easy to greatly increase the type-quantity of products that can be stored in the dispensing device 1 compared to the prior art.

 [0065] Further, by changing the stacking position of the drum bodies 20 to be stacked, the storage position of the product and the type of the product can be easily changed, so the product layout in the product dispensing apparatus 1 can be changed. It becomes possible to change easily and quickly.

[0066] Further, by using the multi-layer drum body 20b, the single-layer drum body 20a, and the like, products having different sizes and shapes can be stored in the same product dispensing apparatus 1, which can be provided to the user. It is possible to diversify the product nourishment. [0067] Furthermore, since the product dispensing device 1 is provided with a product display shelf 22 for clearly showing the product to the user! /, A product that is difficult to clearly determine from the storage port 28 of the drum body 20 Even so, it is possible to reliably inform the type of product. In addition, since the height position of the storage chamber 22a of the product display shelf 22 is a height corresponding to the stacked height position of the drum body 20, the same product as the product stored in the product display shelf 22 can be obtained. It is possible to easily notify the user of which drum body 20 is dropped, and it is possible to reduce the loss of the user from losing sight of the product or losing sight of the product delivery process during the product delivery process.

Yes

 [0068] As described above, the force S describing the preferred embodiment of the present invention, and the present invention is not limited to these, and various modifications and changes can be made within the scope of the gist thereof.

 [0069] For example, in the product dispensing apparatus 1 shown in the present embodiment, the force multi-layer drum body described in the case where the product storage chamber 27 provided in the multi-layer drum body 20b has three layers in the vertical direction. The product storage room 27 is not necessarily limited to one having three layers, and may be two layers or four layers or more. In this way, when the multilayer drum body has two layers or four layers or more, the extrusion member of the multilayer extrusion unit that discharges the product stored in the multilayer drum body is also in the housing case 35. It is preferable that two or four or more small extruding members are provided on the upper and lower sides.

 [0070] Also, in the above embodiment, an example is described in which the same type of product is stored in the three-layer product storage chamber 27 of the multilayer drum body 20b and corresponds to one product selection button 7 in three layers. Of course, it is possible to store different types of products for each of the three layers and correspond to the three product selection buttons 7 each.

 Brief Description of Drawings

 FIG. 1 is an external perspective view showing a product dispensing apparatus according to the present embodiment.

 FIG. 2 is a perspective view showing a drum body and an extrusion unit according to the present embodiment, where (a) shows a single-layer drum body and a single-layer extrusion unit, and (b) shows a multilayer drum body and a multilayer layer. The extrusion unit is shown.

 FIG. 3 is an exploded perspective view showing a configuration of a drum body according to the present embodiment.

FIG. 4 is a diagram illustrating a process in which products are discharged from the product storage chamber by the extrusion unit. , (A) shows a state before the pushing member advances, and (b) shows a state where the pushing member has advanced.

 FIG. 5 is a block diagram showing a schematic configuration of a control unit according to the present embodiment.

FIG. 6 is a flowchart (1) showing a control process in a control unit.

FIG. 7 is a flowchart (2) showing a control process in the control unit.

FIG. 8 is a flowchart (3) showing a control process in the control unit.

Explanation of symbols

1: Commodity dispensing device

2: Acrylic board

3: Product display

4: Plate material

5: Base part

6: Inclined part

 7: Product selection button (expected value input part)

 9: Indicator lamp

 11: Coin slot

 12: Speaker (results reporting unit)

 13: Product outlet

 14: Horizontal divider

 15: Product acceptance

 20: Drum body

 20a: Single layer drum body

 20b: Multi-layer drum body

 21: Extrusion unit

 21a: Single layer extrusion unit

 21b: Multi-layer extrusion unit

 22: Product display shelf

22a, 22b: Storage room 24: Top plate : Bottom plate

a: Tip

b: Return part

: Partition plate

: Product storage room

: Storage port

: Opening

a: 1st middle plate

b: Second middle plate

: Partition plate

, 33a: Extruded member

b: Small extruded member

d: Tip

, 34a: Forward / backward drive motor

b: Small forward / backward drive motor

: Housing case

: Guide member

: Rotary drive unit

:Controller unit

a: Control unit (arithmetic processing unit, reselectable unit) b: Memory (flash memory)

: Rotation angle detection sensor

: Connector

Claims

The scope of the claims  [1] A product dispensing device that dispenses a product corresponding to the product selection button based on pressing of the product selection button,  A plurality of product storage chambers that are substantially cylindrical and can be stacked one above the other and are radially divided from the inner peripheral surface to the outer peripheral surface thereof, and a plurality of the same products are stored in the plurality of product storage chambers. A drum having a storage port for storing the product in the product storage chamber on the outer peripheral surface side for each of the product storage chambers and having an opening on the inner peripheral surface side for each of the product storage chambers. Body,  It is arranged inside the inner peripheral surface of the drum body and has a height dimension that substantially corresponds to the height dimension of the drum body, and a plurality of layers can be stacked vertically, and when the product selection button is pressed, An extrusion member that discharges the product from the product storage chamber through the storage port by pushing out the product corresponding to the product selection button in a radial direction from the opening, and an advancing / retreating drive motor for moving the extrusion member forward and backward An extrusion unit having  Rotating the drum body around the central axis of the cylinder based on pressing of the product selection button, and stopping the product storage chamber in which the product corresponding to the product selection button is stored at the advance / retreat position of the push-out member And a rotary drive unit having a drive motor.  [2] The extrusion unit is  A single-layer extrusion unit having a single extruding member within the height dimension and a single advancing / retracting motor for moving the single extruding member forward and backward;  A single-layer extrusion unit having a plurality of the extruding members within the height dimension, and a plurality of the advancing / retreating motors for advancing / retreating the extruding members,  The single-layer extrusion unit and the multi-layer extrusion unit are stacked one above the other, and the single forward / backward drive motor of the single-layer extrusion unit and the plurality of forward / backward drive motors of the multi-layer extrusion unit; 2. The product dispensing device according to claim 1, wherein each one corresponds to one product selection button. [3] The product is disposed below the drum body and discharged from the product storage chamber corresponding to the advance / retreat position. A product receiving port for accepting the released product,  2. The product dispensing device according to claim 1, further comprising a product dispensing port that communicates with the product receiving port and opens toward the outside of the apparatus main body. [4] An arithmetic processing unit that starts a predetermined game after the product is discharged by the pushing member, and outputs a result of the arithmetic processing of either hit or miss;  An expected value input unit for inputting an expected value of an arithmetic processing result by the arithmetic processing unit, and a result notification for notifying that the predicted value is a winning when the arithmetic processing result by the arithmetic processing unit is a hit And  2. The product dispensing apparatus according to claim 1, further comprising: a reselection enabling unit that enables a product to be selected again by the product selection button when the result of the arithmetic processing by the arithmetic processing unit is a win.  [5] A product display shelf provided in the product dispensing device according to claim 1,  A storage chamber for storing the product stored in the drum body so as to be visible from the front of the product dispensing device;  The storage chamber has a height dimension corresponding to the height dimension of the drum body, and a plurality of product display shelves can be stacked up and down corresponding to the stacked state of the drum bodies.