JP2617808B2 - Product selection device for vending machines - Google Patents
Product selection device for vending machinesInfo
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- JP2617808B2 JP2617808B2 JP6828790A JP6828790A JP2617808B2 JP 2617808 B2 JP2617808 B2 JP 2617808B2 JP 6828790 A JP6828790 A JP 6828790A JP 6828790 A JP6828790 A JP 6828790A JP 2617808 B2 JP2617808 B2 JP 2617808B2
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- vending machine
- product
- light
- product selection
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Description
【発明の詳細な説明】 （産業上の利用分野） 本発明は、自動販売機の商品選択装置に関する。The present invention relates to a vending machine product selection device.
（従来の技術） 近年、自動販売機の商品の選択にはマイクロスイッチ
を利用した、押しボタン方式のものが提案されており
（たとえば実開昭62−195886号公報、実開昭63−61082
号公報）、マイクロスイッチと、それに連動する押しボ
タン、および入力状態を制御する入出力部、演算制御部
とを有し、その動作は押しボタンの押下によりマイクロ
スイッチがオンされ、それによる入力状態が入出力部を
経て演算制御部に入力されて、押下した押しボタンに対
応した商品が自動販売機の商品取り出し口から取り出さ
れる。(Prior Art) In recent years, there has been proposed a push button type using a microswitch for selection of a vending machine product (for example, Japanese Utility Model Laid-Open No. 62-195886, Japanese Utility Model Laid-Open No. 63-61082).
Publication), a microswitch, a push button interlocked therewith, an input / output unit for controlling the input state, and an arithmetic control unit. The operation of the microswitch is turned on by pressing the push button, and the input state is thereby set. Is input to the arithmetic and control unit via the input / output unit, and the product corresponding to the pressed push button is taken out from the product take-out port of the vending machine.
（発明が解決しようとする課題） しかしながら、上記の構成では商品選択装置と、これ
を固定する構造体により、自動販売機筐体前面のかなり
の部分が隠蔽され、したがって、内部に展示された販売
商品のアピール性が損われていた。(Problems to be Solved by the Invention) However, in the above configuration, a considerable portion of the front surface of the vending machine housing is concealed by the product selection device and the structure for fixing the same, and therefore, the sales displayed inside. The appeal of the product was impaired.
本発明は上記従来の自動販売機における問題を解決し
て光電スイッチを利用して、自動販売機の前面の透面パ
ネルと光電スイッチとを結線することなく、商品選択装
置を小さくでき、しかも透明パネルに固定可能な、商品
のアピール性の高い商品選択装置を提供することを目的
とする。The present invention solves the above-described problems in the conventional vending machine and utilizes a photoelectric switch, without connecting the transparent panel on the front surface of the vending machine and the photoelectric switch, making it possible to reduce the size of the product selection device, and furthermore, the transparent It is an object of the present invention to provide a product selection device that can be fixed to a panel and has high product appeal.
（課題を解決するための手段） 本発明は上記の目的を、自動販売機の筐体前面を構成
する透明パネルに、光電スイッチ複数を固着してなる選
択スイッチ部と、この選択スイッチ部を制御する入出力
部、演算制御部等の駆動装置とにより構成され、上記光
電スイッチは発光素子の発光出力を、流体袋に封じ込め
られて押圧により流動し、反射出力が変化する黒色流体
からの反射光を受光素子に入力する構成によって達成す
る。(Means for Solving the Problems) The present invention has been made to solve the above-mentioned problems, and it is an object of the present invention to control a selection switch unit in which a plurality of photoelectric switches are fixed to a transparent panel constituting a front surface of a vending machine housing, and The photoelectric switch includes a light-emitting element, the light-emitting output of which is contained in a fluid bag, flows by pressing, and reflects light from a black fluid whose reflection output changes. Is input to the light receiving element.
（作 用） 本発明によれば、商品を選択する光電スイッチの受光
素子には、商品選択スイッチの押下により黒色流体が流
動変形することにより反射される、発光素子の出力光が
入射することによりスイッチ動作するから、確実な商品
の選択が可能になる。(Operation) According to the present invention, the output light of the light emitting element, which is reflected by the black fluid flowing and deformed by pressing the product selection switch, is incident on the light receiving element of the photoelectric switch for selecting the product. Since the switch operates, reliable product selection can be performed.
（実施例） 以下、本発明を図面を用いて詳細に説明する。Hereinafter, the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the drawings.
第１図は本発明の一実施例の要部の自動販売機におけ
る商品選択装置の断面図、第２図は第１図の制御装置を
示す図である。FIG. 1 is a sectional view of a commodity selection device in a vending machine as a main part of an embodiment of the present invention, and FIG. 2 is a diagram showing a control device of FIG.
第１図において、１は光電スイッチ、２はその光電ス
イッチ１に対応して選択される自動販売機の商品、３は
発光素子、４はそれに対応する受光素子であり、これら
によって光電スイッチ１が構成されている。５は自動販
売機筐体前面を構成する透明パネル、６は上記光電スイ
ッチが対向する商品の選択スイッチで外ケース７、内ケ
ース８、および黒色流体９と、これを封じ込めた流体袋
10によって構成されている。In FIG. 1, 1 is a photoelectric switch, 2 is a vending machine product selected corresponding to the photoelectric switch 1, 3 is a light emitting element, and 4 is a corresponding light receiving element. It is configured. 5 is a transparent panel constituting the front of the vending machine housing, 6 is a selection switch of a product facing the photoelectric switch, and is an outer case 7, an inner case 8, a black fluid 9, and a fluid bag containing the same.
Consists of ten.
第２図において、11は入出力部12、演算制御部13によ
って構成された制御装置である。In FIG. 2, reference numeral 11 denotes a control device including an input / output unit 12 and an arithmetic control unit 13.
本発明は以上のように構成され次のように動作する。 The present invention is configured as described above and operates as follows.
まず、第１図を説明する。光電スイッチ１は通常時、
発光素子３の発光出力は流体袋10内の黒色流体９により
吸収され、受光素子４には到達しないように形成されて
いる。First, FIG. 1 will be described. The photoelectric switch 1 is normally
The light emission output of the light emitting element 3 is formed so as to be absorbed by the black fluid 9 in the fluid bag 10 and not to reach the light receiving element 4.
その状態で選択スイッチ６を押圧すると、押圧によっ
て変形する透明な外ケース７と、変形しない透明な内ケ
ース８の間に設けられている流体袋10が変形し、内部に
有する黒色流体９が周囲に流動排斥され、そのため黒色
濃度が薄くなり光の吸収率が低下して反射率が増大し、
したがって発光素子３の出力光が強く反射して受光素子
４に入射して、光電スイッチ１がスイッチ動作を完結
し、制御装置11（第２図）により商品が選択されること
になる。When the selection switch 6 is pressed in this state, the fluid bag 10 provided between the transparent outer case 7 that is deformed by the pressing and the transparent inner case 8 that is not deformed is deformed, and the black fluid 9 that is inside is deformed. , And the black density decreases, the light absorption rate decreases, and the reflectivity increases.
Therefore, the output light of the light emitting element 3 is strongly reflected and enters the light receiving element 4, whereby the photoelectric switch 1 completes the switching operation, and the commodity is selected by the control device 11 (FIG. 2).
（発明の効果） 以上説明して明らかなように本発明は、発光素子の発
光出力が、押圧によって吸収率が変化する黒色流体から
の反射光を受光素子に印加する構成の光電スイッチを使
用する商品選択スイッチであるから、商品の選択が確実
であることは勿論、小形に形成されるから、これを固定
する自動販売機の前面の透明パネル部分はあまり隠蔽さ
れず、自動販売機の販売商品のサンプル展示等が容易に
なり商品のアピール効果が発揮できることになる。(Effects of the Invention) As described above, the present invention uses a photoelectric switch having a configuration in which the light output of a light emitting element is applied to a light receiving element with reflected light from a black fluid whose absorptance changes by pressing. Since it is a product selection switch, it is sure that the product is selected, and it is formed in a small size, so the transparent panel part on the front of the vending machine that fixes it is not obscured much, and the vending machine sales product This makes it easy to display samples and the like, and can exert an appealing effect on the product.
第１図は本発明の一実施例要部の商品選択装置の構成を
示す断面図、第２図は本発明の制御装置を示すブロック
図である。 １……光電スイッチ、２……商品、３……発光素子、４
……受光素子、５……透明パネル、６……選択スイッ
チ、７……外ケース、８……内ケース、９……黒色流
体、10……流体袋、11……制御装置、12……入出力部、
13……演算制御部。FIG. 1 is a cross-sectional view showing a configuration of a product selection device as a main part of one embodiment of the present invention, and FIG. 2 is a block diagram showing a control device of the present invention. 1 ... photoelectric switch, 2 ... product, 3 ... light emitting element, 4
...... light receiving element, 5 ... transparent panel, 6 ... selection switch, 7 ... outer case, 8 ... inner case, 9 ... black fluid, 10 ... fluid bag, 11 ... control device, 12 ... Input / output unit,
13 ... Calculation control unit.
Claims (1)
ルに、光電スイッチ複数を固着してなる選択スイッチ部
と、この選択スイッチ部を制御する入出力部、演算制御
部等の駆動装置とにより構成され、上記光電スイッチは
発光素子の発光出力を、流体袋に封じ込められて押圧に
より流動し、反射出力が変化する黒色流体からの反射光
を受光素子に入力する構成であることを特徴とする自動
販売機における商品選択装置。1. A drive device such as a selection switch unit having a plurality of photoelectric switches fixed to a transparent panel constituting a front surface of a housing of a vending machine, an input / output unit for controlling the selection switch unit, and an arithmetic control unit. The photoelectric switch is characterized in that the light emitting output of the light emitting element is sealed in a fluid bag, flows by pressing, and the reflected light from the black fluid whose reflection output changes is input to the light receiving element. Product selection device in a vending machine.
Priority Applications (1)
| Application Number | Priority Date | Filing Date | Title |
|---|---|---|---|
| JP6828790A JP2617808B2 (en) | 1990-03-20 | 1990-03-20 | Product selection device for vending machines |
Applications Claiming Priority (1)
| Application Number | Priority Date | Filing Date | Title |
|---|---|---|---|
| JP6828790A JP2617808B2 (en) | 1990-03-20 | 1990-03-20 | Product selection device for vending machines |
Publications (2)
| Publication Number | Publication Date |
|---|---|
| JPH03269794A JPH03269794A (en) | 1991-12-02 |
| JP2617808B2 true JP2617808B2 (en) | 1997-06-04 |
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| Application Number | Title | Priority Date | Filing Date |
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| JP6828790A Expired - Fee Related JP2617808B2 (en) | 1990-03-20 | 1990-03-20 | Product selection device for vending machines |
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