JP2776567B2 - Vending machine change control device - Google Patents

Description

Description: BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a change controller for a vending machine administrator to collect collected coins of a vending machine.

2. Description of the Related Art In recent years, vending machines have been improved in various functions for improving sales efficiency and simplifying management operations.

Hereinafter, an example of a conventional change control device for a vending machine will be described with reference to the drawings.

FIG. 3 is a block diagram showing a conventional change control device of a vending machine.

In FIG. 3, reference numeral 1 denotes a coin discriminating unit for discriminating the type of the inserted coin and outputting a signal for each coin corresponding to the inserted coin, and reference numeral 2 denotes a coin holding unit for storing the coins selected by the coin discriminating unit in each coin type. A coin dispensing unit 3 configured in the coin holding device and dispensing coins stored in each coin type by a coin dispensing signal of each coin type, and 4 is a coin discriminating unit 1, a coin holding device 2, and a coin dispensing unit. 3 is a coin processing device. A payout switch 5 is connected to the coin processing device 4 and outputs a payout signal to the coin payout unit 3 for each coin.

When the vending machine administrator performs a change collection operation in the change control device of the vending machine configured as described above, the payout switch 5 is operated by operating the payout switch 5 to pay out coins.

Problems to be Solved by the Invention However, the above configuration has a problem that the coin holding device 2 leaves a fixed number of coins as change for the next sale and cannot control payout.

The present invention has been made in view of the above problems, and provides a change control device of a vending machine which can leave a desired number of coins to be used in a coin holding device and automatically pay out the remaining coins from the coin holding device. .

Means for Solving the Problems In order to solve the above problems, a change control device of a vending machine of the present invention is connected to a coin processing device, receives a signal for each coin output from the coin processing device, and holds a corresponding coin. An arithmetic control unit for adding the number data and subtracting the corresponding coin number data in the coin payout operation; and a coin number storage unit connected to the arithmetic control unit and storing the coin number data. A collection switch connected to the arithmetic and control unit for instructing the start of coin collection,
A setting unit for setting the number of sheets to be left in the coin holding device,
And a storage unit for storing the number of reserved coins by coin which stores the number of reserved coins by coin input by the operation of the setting unit.

Effect of the Invention With the above-described configuration, the present invention adds the coin count data in the coin count storage unit when coins are inserted and subtracts the coin counts when coins are dispensed, and stores the coin counts by coin when the collection switch is operated. A coin payout signal is output and the coin payout control stored in the coin holding device is output until the value of the number of coins held by each coin of the unit becomes equal to or less than the data of the number of reserved coins by coin stored in the reserved number of coins storage unit by the setting unit operation. Then, the number of coins stored in the coin holding device is kept, and the number of reserved coins is paid out. Therefore, the vending machine administrator operates the collection switch,
The desired number of changes required for the next sale can be left, and coins can be automatically collected.

Embodiment Hereinafter, a change control device for a vending machine according to an embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings. FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing a change control device of a vending machine according to an embodiment of the present invention.

In FIG. 1, reference numeral 1 denotes a coin identification unit for identifying the type of the inserted coin and outputting a coin-specific signal corresponding to the inserted coin, and 2 denotes a coin for storing the coins selected by the coin identification unit 1 in each coin type. A coin holding unit 3 is provided in the coin holding unit 2 and pays out coins stored in each coin type by a coin payout signal of each coin type. 4a is the coin sorting unit 1, the coin holding device 2 and a coin. This is a coin processing device including a payout unit 3a.

Reference numeral 6 denotes an arithmetic control unit connected to the coin processing device 4a by a coin-specific signal and a coin payout signal, and 7 denotes a coin-specific unit which is connected to the arithmetic control unit 6 and stores the number of coins held per coin in accordance with a command from the arithmetic control unit 6. A held number storage unit 8 is a collection switch connected to the arithmetic control unit 6 for instructing start of coin collection.

Reference numeral 9 denotes the recovery switch 8 connected to the arithmetic control unit 6.
Is operated to perform the coin collecting operation, the coin-by-coin reserved number storage unit, which stores the coin-by-coin reserved number for performing the payout control in comparison with the coin-by-coin retained number stored in the coin-by-coin reserved storage unit 7, 10 The setting unit is connected to the arithmetic control unit 6 and is used when setting the number-of-coins-by-coin data in the number-of-coins-by-coin storage unit 9.

Hereinafter, the operation of the change control device for a vending machine configured as described above will be described with reference to FIG.

When a coin is inserted into the coin identification unit 1 in the selling operation, the inserted coin is identified, and a signal for each coin is output according to the coin type (Step 1). On the other hand, the inserted coins are sorted for each coin type in the coin identification unit 1 and the coin holding device 2
Is accumulated in

The arithmetic and control unit 6, which has received the signal for each coin output from the coin discriminating unit 1, reads the stored value corresponding to the coin type determined by the signal for each coin from the storage unit for the number of coins held by coin 7 and stores it. (Step 2).

Further, in the case of change return after the selling operation, the arithmetic control unit 6 reads out the stored value corresponding to the coin type from the coins to be paid out from the coin-by-coin storage unit 7, and stores the subtracted value (Step 3). A coin payout signal corresponding to the coin payout unit 3a is output (Step 4), and the coin is returned from the coin holding device 2.

On the other hand, in the stand-by state without a deposit, the collection switch 8
Is operated (Step 5), the arithmetic and control unit 6 reads the stored value stored for each coin type in the coin-by-coin storage unit 7 in the selling operation, and stores the reserved number of coins by coin by the setting unit 10 in advance. The coin number is compared with the secured coin number data stored in the unit 9 (Step 6), and the coin payout unit 3a is corresponded until the stored value of the corresponding coin retained coin number storage unit 7 becomes equal to or less than the coin secured number data. A coin payout signal is output (Step 7), the coins are returned from the coin holding device 2, and the value stored in the coin storage unit 7 for the corresponding coins is subtracted and stored (Step 8).

The above processing (Step 6 to Step 8) is executed for all coin types, and the collecting operation (Step 9) is completed.

As described above, according to the present embodiment, the number of coins held is added and subtracted and stored in the coin-by-coin holding number storage 7 for each coin type, and when the collection switch 8 is operated, each of the coin-by-coin holding number storage units 7 A coin payout signal is output until the value of the number of coins to be inserted by the setting unit 10 becomes equal to or less than the data of the number of coins to be stored stored in the number-of-coins-by-coin storage unit 9 in advance, and the control of dispensing coins stored in the coin holding device 2 is performed. In addition, a predetermined number of coins stored in the coin holding device 2 can be paid out while leaving a specified number of coins.

Effect of the Invention As described above, the present invention provides an arithmetic control unit connected to a coin processing device and a coin payout unit and a coin-specific held number storage for counting the number of held coins for each coin type, and the arithmetic control unit. A connected collection switch for instructing the start of coin collection, and compared with the number of coins stored in the coin storage unit when the collection switch is operated and the collection switch is operated to operate the collection switch. A storage unit for storing the number of reserved coins for each coin for performing payout control, and a setting connected to the arithmetic control unit and used for setting data for the number of reserved coins for the coin in the reserved number of coin storage unit for the coin. The coins are added and stored by the coin storage unit for each coin type, and the payout coins are subtracted and stored by the coin storage unit by coin type for each coin type. When operated, the coin payout signal is output until the value of each coin held in the number of coins stored in the coin storage unit becomes equal to or less than the number of coins reserved coin stored in the reserved coin count storage unit by the setting unit. The controller controls payout of the coins stored in the coin holding device, and pays out a predetermined number or more of the reserved coins while leaving the set number of coins stored in the coin holding device.

As a result, the vending machine administrator can operate the collection switch to automatically perform the coin collection work while leaving the desired number of changes required for the next sale, thereby facilitating the change collection work. it can.

Further, since the coin holding device also has a function as a change machine, the structure of the vending machine can be simplified and the arithmetic control can be facilitated.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a block diagram of a change control device of a vending machine in one embodiment of the present invention, FIG. 2 is a flowchart showing the operation thereof, and FIG. 3 is a block diagram of a change control device of a conventional vending machine. is there. 1 ... coin discriminating unit, 2 ... coin holding device, 3,3a ... change dispensing unit, 4 ... coin processing device, 5 ... dispensing switch, 6 ... calculation control unit, 7 ... number of coins held by coin Storage unit,
8 ... Recovery switch, 9 ... Storage unit for the number of reserved coins, 10
... Setting section.

Claims (1)

(57) [Claims] A coin discriminator for discriminating a type of the inserted coin and outputting a signal for each coin corresponding to the inserted coin, coins stored by the coin discriminator for each coin type and having a change function Holding device, from this coin holding device,
A coin processing device including a coin dispensing unit for dispensing coins according to a coin dispensing signal of each coin type, and a coin number data corresponding to a coin connected to the coin processing device and receiving a signal for each coin output from the coin identification unit. And a calculation control unit that receives the coin payout signal and subtracts the corresponding coin number data, and a coin number storage unit that is connected to the calculation control unit and stores the coin number data.
A switch connected to the arithmetic control unit and instructing the coin holding device to collect coins; and a coin connected to the arithmetic control unit and stored by the coin stored in the coin stored number storage unit when the switch is operated. A coin storage unit for storing the number of coins to be secured for performing payout control in comparison with the number of coins, and a storage unit for the number of coins to be secured by setting the data for the number of secured coins to the storage unit for the number of coins connected to the arithmetic control unit, wherein And a setting unit for setting the number of coins to be left as change, and when the switch is operated, the coin dispensing of the coin holding device is performed by the coin dispensing signal until the coin retained coin data becomes equal to or less than the coin reserved coin data. A change control device for a vending machine, wherein coins are paid out while leaving a set number of coins in the coin holding device.