JP3004131B2 - vending machine - Google Patents

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a vending machine, and more particularly to a vending machine in which bills are used as money.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art In recent years, stationery equipment such as automatic ticket vending machines and automatic payment machines (automatic payment machines are also included in vending machines in the present invention), or various vending machines, are provided with a thousand yen bill as money.
5,000-yen bills or 10,000-yen bills can be used.

For example, in the case of an automatic ticket vending machine that can use bills, when a bill is inserted into an insertion slot of a main body (hereinafter, referred to as a main body) of the automatic ticket vending machine, the bill is taken into the main body by a take-in roller, and Authenticity is determined by the checker provided in. And
If it is determined that it is a genuine ticket and meets a predetermined amount, ticketing processing,
Further, change processing is performed as needed. On the other hand, when it is determined that the bill is counterfeit, the inserted bill is returned to the user from the insertion slot.

[0004] In addition, it has been proposed that a guide method of use is provided to the user at the time of the automatic ticket selling so that the user can operate the ticket smoothly (for example, Japanese Patent Application Laid-Open No. Sho 51-4749).
No. 8).

[0005]

However, in the above-mentioned conventional vending machine which can use bills, when the bill inserted into the main body is determined to be a counterfeit bill and returned, no guidance is provided. Had the disadvantage of being inconvenient. This is the same in the automatic ticket vending machine according to the proposal which guides the usage. This is because there is no guidance on how to respond when returning a bill.

Accordingly, the present invention has been made to solve the above-mentioned drawbacks, and utilizes the characteristics of the checker incorporated in the main body to make the re-inserted banknote as true as possible. It is an object of the present invention to provide a vending machine that can be used as a voucher to improve usability.

[0007]

In order to achieve the above object, a vending machine according to the present invention takes in a bill inserted into an insertion slot of a main body via a transport mechanism, and the taken-in bill is When the bill is determined to be genuine, the for-sale object is sold, and when the bill is determined to be a counterfeit bill, the for-sale mechanism is driven in reverse to the loading state without selling the for-sale article. To
Vending machine for retirement returned in the same banknote posture as when inserted into the insertion opening, when returning the determined bill and the counterfeit note, the inserted bill orientation different from the banknote posture the previously inserted into the insertion opening For the user to re-insert in the mouth
It is characterized in that a guide means for the draft.

[0008]

In the above arrangement, the bill inserted into the insertion slot is determined to be a counterfeit note, and the transport mechanism is driven in the reverse direction to the time of taking in the bill, and
But when it is retirement returned in the same bill attitude as when it is inserted into the insertion port, for example, "Please re-inserted in place of the insertion direction."
"Please re-inserted upside down." Guide of changing the insert bill orientation, such as is the name of respect to the guide means or et al user. Therefore, the user, in the next bill insertion,
It can be performed in a different banknote posture from the previous time.

[0009]

Embodiments of the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings. FIG. 1 is a front view of an automatic ticket vending machine according to one embodiment, in which a guide signboard 3, a customer service panel 4, and a take-out section 5 are provided in order from the upper part of a front panel 2 of the main body 1 downward. The guide signboard 3 displays the routes and fares that can be purchased with the main unit 1, and the customer service panel 4 has a guide display section 6 for notifying the user of the amount of money to be inserted and an operation method, and a coin slot 7.
And a card slot 8 for prepaid cards, etc., and 1,000 yen, 5
An insertion slot 9 for each of 1,000 yen and 10,000 yen banknotes, a selection button group 10 for a child or the number of sheets, an amount button group 11, and a cancel button 12 that is pressed when canceling a ticket purchase halfway; A call button 13 is pressed to call a clerk, and a microphone 14 and a speaker 15 for responding to the clerk when calling the clerk are provided. The take-out unit 5 is also provided with a bill return port 16 for returning change bills, and a discharge port 17 for discharging a ticket and discharging returned coins or change coins.

[0010] Inside the main body 1 of the insertion slot 9, there is provided a checker A for discriminating the type and authenticity of the inserted bill. That is, as shown in FIG. 2, the main body 1 in the insertion port 9 portion has a table 9 a on the outside,
A transport mechanism 18 including a pinch roller 18a and a transport belt 18b is provided inside.

When a bill is detected by a sensor 19 comprising a light-emitting portion 19a and a light-receiving portion 19b provided at the entrance of the insertion slot 9, the transport mechanism 18 is driven by a motor M so as to take the bill into the checker a. When the checker A determines that the bill is a fake bill, the motor M is rotated in the reverse direction to insert the bill into the insertion slot 9.
Driven to return from.

FIG. 3 is a block diagram showing a schematic configuration of a controller C for controlling the main body 1 in a centralized manner. A central processing unit (CPU) 20 stores a system program stored in a ROM 21 and a RAM 22. The CPU 20 performs a calculation process such as a ticketing process and a change process using the working data that has been processed. The CPU 20 includes a checker A, a motor driver 24 of the motor M, A well-known issuer 25 for issuing a ticket and an audio driver 26 for performing a predetermined guide broadcast from the speaker 15 are connected. Although a coin processor and various sensors are connected to the I / O unit 23 in addition to the above, they are omitted because they are not directly related to the description of the present invention. Note that the RAM 22 (or the RAM 21) stores several types of voice data for announcing from the speaker 15 when the inserted bill is not determined to be genuine.

Next, the control operation of the automatic ticket vending machine according to this embodiment will be described with reference to the flowchart of FIG. Now, it is assumed that the user places a bill (not shown) on the table 9a and inserts the bill through the insertion slot 9 (Yes at Step 100; hereinafter, Step is referred to as S). When the banknote is detected by the sensor 19, the controller C drives the motor M to rotate and drives the transport mechanism 18, and the banknote is taken into the checker A to be checked (S102).

If the checker A determines that the ticket is genuine, the ticket is issued from the ticket issuing device 25 based on the input signals depressed by the selection button group 10 and the amount button group 11, and if a change occurs, the change is made. Is released (Yes at S104, S10
6).

By the way, the inserted bill is sent to the checker a.
If it is determined to be a counterfeit note (No at S104), the motor
M is rotated in the reverse direction and the transport mechanism 18 inserts the bill into the insertion slot 1Laso
In the same banknote position as when inserted into slot 1RejectedLet
You. That is, when the motor M is rotated in the reverse direction,
Then, the transport mechanism 18 is driven in the opposite direction to that at the time of loading, and
1 from the rear end side of the bill inserted in the insertion slot 1 in the insertion direction
Will be returned first. Therefore, the user must
The insertion direction and the front and back can be easily recognized.
At this time, voice guidance according to the determination ratio is given from the speaker 15.
Done. For example, 80% or more of the check items
If you are using
Please. Is made (Yes at S108,
S110, S111).

[0016] Also, if the check items are 50% or more, 8
If it is less than 0%, an announcement is made that "Please insert the banknote upside down and insert it again."
(Yes at S112, S114, S111). In the case where the initial judgment is less than 50%, it is impossible to judge the authenticity even if the bill is greatly damaged and reinserted.
An announcement "this bill cannot be used" is made (No at S112, S116). Of course, the above determination ratio is an example, and can be set freely.

As described above, in the automatic ticket vending machine according to the present embodiment, when the inserted bill is determined to be a counterfeit bill and returned, the insertion direction of the bill to be re-inserted and the front and back sides according to the determination ratio. Can be guided to the user, and the user can re-insert the bill according to the guidance, which is extremely convenient. Until the re-inserted banknote is taken into the checker a in a posture different from the previous time, the check can be checked in a different state from the previous time, and as a result, the ratio of judgment as a genuine note increases.

In the case of a banknote having an extremely low judgment ratio, the ratio of being judged as a genuine note is low even if the insertion direction and the front and back are changed and reinserted. In this case, it is announced that the banknote cannot be used. This is very convenient because the user can quickly insert another bill.

In the above-described embodiment, the announcement is made by voice from the speaker 15, but instead of this or in combination with the announcement, text guidance may be provided on the display unit 6. Further, although an automatic ticket vending machine is shown as a vending machine, it may be an automatic payment machine, or may be other various vending machines.

[0020]

According to the vending machine of the present invention, a bill inserted into an insertion slot of a main body is taken in through a transport mechanism, and when the taken-in banknote is judged to be genuine, an article to be sold is taken out. Sell, without selling the for-sale when the bill is determined to be a counterfeit note, drive the transport mechanism in the opposite direction to the loading, and insert the bill into the insertion slot in the same bill orientation so
In the automatic vending machine to return retirement, when you plan to return the bill it is determined that the counterfeit note, to be re-inserted into the insertion port to the user a bill attitude that was previously inserted into the insertion port in a different bill attitude
Is provided with the guiding means for the draft for, the user can know from the posture of the returned are bills to facilitate initial insertion position of the bill further, the user first posture and different according to the guide Can be reinserted. Then, the reinsertion of the bill is checked under a posture different from the previous one, so that the accuracy of determining that the bill is genuine can be increased.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a front view of an automatic ticket vending machine according to one embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a cross-sectional view of an insertion port portion.

FIG. 3 is a block diagram illustrating an electrical configuration of a controller.

FIG. 4 is a flowchart showing a control operation.

[Explanation of symbols]

 DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 The main body (body) of a vending machine (automatic ticket vending machine) 9 Insertion opening 15 Speaker C Controller

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Claims (1)

(57) [Claims] 1. A bill inserted into an insertion slot of a main body of a vending machine is taken in through a transport mechanism, and when the taken-in bill is determined to be a genuine bill, an article to be sold is sold. Without selling the for-sale when is determined to be counterfeit,
The transport mechanism is driven in the opposite direction to that at the time of loading, and the bill is
Vending machine for retirement returned in the same banknote posture as when inserted into the insertion opening, when returning the determined bill and the counterfeit note, the insertion port and a bill attitude the previously inserted into the insertion slot in different banknote posture vending machine, characterized in that the reinserted providing the guide means of the draft to the user to.