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    • 专利摘要:
    The present invention relates to a continuous sales method of a vending machine, which cools the purified water supplied from the purified water container through a cooling means, stores it in a cold water container, and then supplies the cold water during the cold beverage sale to sell a cold beverage. The step of adjusting the temperature of the purified water stored in the cold water container in a predetermined temperature range by driving the cooling means in accordance with the temperature of the cold water stored in the cold water container, and the predetermined predetermined when the cold beverage is selected through the product selection unit The step of driving the cooling means for a time to cool the purified water stored in the purified water container, the power is supplied to the thermoelectric element in the cold water container for a predetermined time from the point of sale of goods to cool the purified water in the cold water container, so that the user Even if the beverage is selected continuously, since the cold water is sufficiently stored in the cold water container, It has to sell effectively.
    公开号:KR19990032026A
    申请号:KR1019970052943
    申请日:1997-10-15
    公开日:1999-05-06
    发明作者:서은균
    申请人:최진호；광주전자 주식회사；
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    专利说明:

    Continuous sales method of vending machine
    The present invention relates to a vending machine for separately supplying raw material from a raw material container and cold or hot water from a cold and hot water container, and discharging a stick to mix the same, in particular, a power supply supplied to a cold water container. It relates to a continuous sales method of the vending machine to control the product to sell the product continuously.
    In general, a vending machine is an unmanned vending machine, which includes products such as coffee, tobacco, sweets, books, etc., puts an amount corresponding to a product to be purchased, and then selects a desired product. Means a vending machine that allows a user to purchase a desired product by sending the selected product to the product outlet.
    Conventional coffee vending machines, as shown in Figure 1, the main body 1 forming the appearance of the coffee vending machine, the front one side of the main body 1 and the hinge is coupled through the body (1) It consists of a door (2) to open and close the.
    Outside the door 2, there is a door handle 3 for opening and closing the door 2, a coin inlet 4 for inserting coins, and a plurality of selection keys for selecting the coffee desired by the user. Is provided with a beverage selection unit 5, the beverage discharge port 6 is the selected coffee is discharged and the coin return hole 7 is discharged the change change remaining after the coffee is formed.
    In addition, the internal structure of a conventional conventional vending machine, as shown in Figure 2, the cup column 8 is loaded with a plurality of cups, and the body of the main body 1 to store each raw material for making different types of coffee The raw material container 9 mounted therein, the raw material supply part 10 for supplying the raw material stored in the raw material container 9, and the raw material supply part 10 to guide the movement of the raw material supplied from the raw material supply part 10. The raw material chute 11 installed at the bottom, the hot water supply unit 12 for supplying hot water, the raw material guided through the raw material chute 11 and the hot water supplied from the hot water supply unit 12 are mixed, and then the beverage can through the nozzle It is composed of a beverage mixing unit 13 to be discharged to the outlet (6).
    An operation process of selecting and purchasing a product using a conventional coffee vending machine configured as described above will be described.
    First, the user inputs a certain amount of coins through the coin inlet (4) of the coffee vending machine, and then selects the desired coffee through the product selection unit 5, the cup column (8) by the control signal of the controller The cup is dispensed from the cup and placed in the beverage dispensing opening 6, and each raw material corresponding to the coffee selected from the raw material container 9 is discharged, and each of the discharged raw materials is guided through the raw material chute 11 and the beverage mixing unit ( 13) is provided.
    At this time, hot water from the hot water supply unit 12 is provided to the beverage mixing unit 13 according to a control signal of the controller, and then each raw material and hot water are mixed through the beverage mixing unit 13, and the mixed beverage is supplied through a nozzle. By being dispensed to the beverage dispensing port 6, the user can purchase the desired coffee.
    By the way, the conventional vending machine as described above, the raw material and hot water, etc. are dissolved in the beverage mixing unit and remain, so that the inside of the beverage is dirty, and bacteria such as Escherichia coli can multiply. There is a problem that harms health.
    As part of the solution to this problem, by supplying the raw material from the raw material and the cold or hot water from the hot and cold water tank separately, the user can stir and drink directly by using a stick, not only hygienic, but also user's purchase interest There is a continuous study of vending machines that can improve the market.
    3 is a vending machine associated with this, as can be seen with reference to FIG. 3, the main body 300 and the door 400 which are coupled to the main body 300 and the hinge to open and close the main body 300. It is composed.
    First, the inside of the main body 300 is a semi-circular shape in the center of the raw material container 302 for storing the raw material corresponding to each product, and the raw material delivery for discharging the raw material stored in the raw material container 302 The outlet 304, the cup holder 306 in which a plurality of cups are stored, and the cup supplied from the cup holder 306 at the time of merchandise are seated and transferred to the outlet side of the raw material outlet 304 to supply raw materials. After receiving, the cup dispenser 310 for placing the cup supplied with the raw material into the cup housing 308, the bucket 312 for storing drinking water, and the water supply from the bucket 312 by driving the pump motor, not shown. The purified water tank 314 for purifying and storing the drinking water to be purified, the hot water tank 316 for heating the purified water supplied from the purified water container 314 and storing the hot water, and the purified water supplied from the purified water container 314 to cool the cold water. A cold water container 318 for storing the water, and a cup placed in the cup housing 308. A cold and hot water nozzle 320 for discharging hot water from the hot water tank 316 or cold water from the cold water tank 318, and a stick box 322 for discharging the stick stored at the time of selling the product by storing a plurality of sticks. And a raw material support 324 for containing the residue of the raw material discharged from the raw material discharge part 304, a drain 326 for collecting the cold and hot water discharged from the cold / hot water nozzle 320, and the air inside the main body 300. And a ventilator 328 for ventilating outside air.
    On the other hand, the inside of the door 400, the coin mecha 402 for detecting whether the coin is injected through the coin inlet (not shown) from the outside and the amount of money, and storing for storing the amount of money after the product sale The container 404 and the product discharge opening 406 which draw out the cup mounted in the cup housing 308 from the outside.
    In FIG. 3, the cold water container 318 is provided with a thermoelectric element made of a semiconductor such as bismuth and tere compound (Bi 2 Te 3 ), and purified water supplied from the purified water container 314 by the thermoelectric element. Is electronically cooled.
    Specifically, the heat of the purified water is absorbed by the heat absorbing side of the thermoelectric element provided in the cold water container 318 due to the Peltier effect, and thus the heat generating side generates heat through the fins. The purified water is cooled, and the heat generating side and the heat absorbing side are thermally insulated by a heat insulating material.
    On the other hand, the temperature of the purified water stored in the cold water container 318 is sensed through a temperature sensor installed therein, and stored in the cold water container 318 by supplying or blocking a predetermined power to the thermoelectric element according to the detected temperature of the purified water. The temperature of the purified water is maintained at the predetermined temperature (preferably, about 6 ° C to 9 ° C).
    In detail, as shown in FIGS. 4A and 4B, when the temperature of the purified water detected by the temperature sensor installed in the cold water container 318 is 6 ° C., it is supplied to the thermoelectric element in the cold water container 318. When the power is cut off and the temperature of the purified water detected by the temperature sensor in the cold water container 318 is 9 ° C., power is supplied to the thermoelectric element in the cold water container 318 to cool the purified water stored in the cold water container 318. .
    At this time, the cooling cycles T1 and T2 of the purified water stored in the cold water container 318 are set according to the temperature of the purified water stored in the cold water container 318, and the period is generally about 30 minutes.
    However, since the power is constantly supplied or cut off at a predetermined cycle set in the thermoelectric element in the cold water tank, when the user continuously selects the cold beverage, the temperature of the cold water stored in the cold water tank is increased and the user continuously drinks the cold beverage. There is a problem that is difficult to purchase.
    Accordingly, the present invention has been made to solve the problems of the prior art as described above, according to the temperature of the purified water stored in the cold water tank at the same time supplying power to the thermoelectric element in the cold water tank at the same time the cold drink is selected It is an object of the present invention to provide a continuous sales method of a vending machine capable of continuously selling cold drinks by supplying power to a thermoelectric element in a cylinder for a predetermined time.
    In order to achieve the above object, the continuous sale method of the vending machine according to the present invention, the purified water supplied from the purified water container through the cooling means and stored in the cold water container, then supply the cold water at the time of cold beverage sales cold drink In the vending machine for sale, the cooling means is driven in accordance with the temperature of the cold water stored in the cold water tank to drive the cooling means for a predetermined time to set the temperature of the purified water stored in the cold water tank. It characterized by consisting of a step of cooling the purified water.
    1 is a view showing the exterior of a conventional conventional vending machine,
    2 is a view showing the internal structure of a conventional conventional vending machine,
    3 is an internal perspective view of the vending machine according to the present invention;
    4 is a view for explaining a method for applying power to a cold water container according to a conventional method,
    5 is a schematic block diagram of hardware for performing a continuous sales method of a vending machine according to the present invention;
    6 is a view for explaining the operation of applying the power to the cold water to continuously sell the product of the vending machine according to a preferred embodiment of the present invention.
    * Explanation of symbols for main parts of the drawings
    404: coin mechanism 410: product selection
    420: control unit 430: display unit
    440: cup supply unit 450: raw material supply unit
    460: cold and hot water supply unit 470: stick supply unit
    Hereinafter, with reference to the accompanying drawings will be described in detail a preferred embodiment of the present invention.
    FIG. 5 is a schematic block diagram of hardware for performing a continuous sales method of a vending machine according to the present invention. The coin mechanism 404, product selection unit 410, control unit 420, display unit 430, and cup It is composed of a supply unit 440, raw material supply unit 450, cold and hot water supply unit 460 and stick supply unit 470.
    In FIG. 5, the coin mechanism 404 detects whether or not a coin is input from the outside and the amount of money input to the control unit 420, and provides the change change remaining after the product sale by the control signal from the control unit 420. Return to the return port (not shown), the product selection unit 410 is provided with a plurality of buttons corresponding to each product provided in the vending machine when the button is operated by the user's operation to control the corresponding button signal ( 420).
    If the input amount detected through the coin mechanism 404 exceeds the selling amount of the product, the control unit 420 generates a control signal for indicating a product selling possible state, and the product selected through the product selecting unit 410. Each control signal for selling is generated, and the display unit 430 displays a sellable state of the product by the control signal from the controller 420.
    In addition, the cup supply unit 440 is driven by a control signal from the control unit 420 to seat the cup supplied from the cup holder 306 in the cup dispenser 310 to transfer to the discharge port side of the raw material discharge unit 304. After the raw material is supplied, the cup with the raw material is placed into the cup housing 308, and the raw material supply unit 450 corresponds to the product selected through the product selection unit 410 by the control signal from the control unit 420. The raw material is supplied from the raw material container 302 to the cup conveyed by the cup dispenser 310 through the raw material discharge part 304.
    The cold / hot water supply unit 460 cups the cold water stored in the hot water tank or the cold water tank 318 by the control signal from the controller 420 through the cold / hot water nozzle 320. 308 is supplied to the cup, and the stick supply unit 470 discharges the stick stored in the stick box 322 to the cup placed in the cup housing 308 by the control signal from the control unit 420.
    An operation process of the continuous sales method of the vending machine according to the present invention through the hardware configured as described above will be described in detail with reference to FIGS. 3 to 6.
    First, when AC power is supplied to the vending machine from the outside, the vending machine is initialized by the control signal of the control unit 420, and then the vending machine is switched to the product sale standby state.
    On the other hand, when the user inputs a coin through the city through the electricity supply entrance, the input amount is detected through the coin mechanism 404 is provided to the control unit 420, the control unit 420 input amount provided from the coin mechanism 404 Compares the sales amount of the product with the sales amount, and generates a control signal for displaying a merchandise sale possible state if the input amount is more than the sales amount of the product, and sells the product through the display unit 430 by the control signal from the control unit 420. Indicates the possible status.
    Next, when the user selects the desired product through the product selection unit 410, a button signal corresponding to the product selected from the product selection unit 410 is input to the control unit 420, and the control unit 420 selects the product. A control signal for discharging the cup is generated to the cup supply unit 440 by the button signal from the unit 410.
    Accordingly, the cup supply unit 440 is driven by the control signal from the control unit 420, and the cup loaded in the cup holder 306 is driven by the driving of the cup supply unit 440 to be seated by the cup dispenser 310. Next, the cup is transferred to the outlet side of the raw material outlet 304.
    Then, the raw material supply unit 450 is driven by the control signal from the control unit 420, and the raw material corresponding to the product selected from the raw materials stored in the raw material container 302 by the driving of the raw material supply unit 450 is a raw material. The cup is discharged through the dispensing unit 304 and supplied into the cup conveyed by the cup dispenser 310, and then the cup supply unit 440 is driven by a control signal from the control unit 420 to supply the cup housing. And 308.
    In addition, the cold / hot water supply unit 460 is driven by a control signal from the controller 420, and the cold water stored in the hot water tank or the cold water tank 318 stored in the hot water tank 316 by the driving of the cold / hot water supply 460 is performed. It is supplied to the cup mounted in the cup housing 308 through the cold and hot water nozzle 320.
    Next, the stick supply unit 470 is driven by the control signal from the control unit 420, and the stick stored in the stick box 322 by the drive of the stick supply unit 470 is placed in the cup housing 308. The product sale is completed by dispensing with the user, and the user can purchase a desired product by dispensing the cup placed in the cup housing 308 through the product discharge port 406 from the outside.
    On the other hand, the temperature of the purified water stored in the cold water container 318 is sensed through a temperature sensor installed therein, and stored in the cold water container 318 by supplying or blocking a predetermined power to the thermoelectric element according to the detected temperature of the purified water. The temperature of the purified water is maintained at the predetermined temperature (preferably, about 6 ° C to 9 ° C).
    In detail, as shown in A1 of FIG. 6, when the temperature of the purified water sensed by the temperature sensor installed in the cold water container 318 is 9 ° C., power is supplied to the thermoelectric element in the cold water container 318, and thus the cold water container 318. 6) is cooled, and when the temperature of the purified water sensed by the temperature sensor in the cold water container 318 is 6 ° C, the power supplied to the thermoelectric element in the cold water container 318 is cut off, thereby being stored in the cold water container 318. The purified water is cooled.
    On the other hand, when the user selects the cold beverage through the product selection unit 410 (a1 of FIG. 6), the control unit 420 is a thermoelectric element in the cold water container 318 for a predetermined time (preferably, about 15 minutes). Generates a control signal for supplying power to the furnace, and power is supplied to the thermoelectric element in the cold water container 318 through the cold / hot water supply unit 460 by the control signal from the control unit 420, thereby purifying the purified water in the cold water container 318. Cooling for a predetermined time A2.
    In addition, when the user selects the cold beverage through the product selection unit 410 (a2 of FIG. 6), the control unit 420 to supply power to the thermoelectric element in the cold water tank 318 for a predetermined time (about 15 minutes). Generates a control signal, and power is supplied to the thermoelectric element in the cold water container 318 through the cold / hot water supply unit 460 by the control signal from the control unit 420, so that the purified water in the cold water container 318 is a predetermined time (A4). Cools down.
    Therefore, according to the present invention, since the power is supplied to the thermoelectric element in the cold water container for a predetermined time from the point of sale of the product and the purified water in the cold water container is cooled, the cold water is sufficiently stored in the cold water container even if the user continuously selects the cold beverage. As a result, it is possible to sell cold drinks continuously.
    权利要求:
    Claims (2)
    [1" claim-type="Currently amended] In a vending machine that cools the purified water supplied from the purified water tank through the cooling means and stores it in the cold water container, and then sells cold beverage by supplying cold water during cold beverage sales
    Driving the cooling means according to the temperature of the cold water stored in the cold water container to adjust the temperature of the purified water stored in the cold water container to a predetermined temperature range;
    And a step of cooling the purified water stored in the purified water container by driving the cooling means for a predetermined time when the cold beverage is selected through the product selection unit.
    [2" claim-type="Currently amended] 2. The continuous selling method of a vending machine according to claim 1, wherein the cooling means is driven within the predetermined temperature range when cold drinks are sold.
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    公开号 | 申请日 | 公开日 | 申请人 | 专利标题
    法律状态:
    1997-10-15|Application filed by 최진호, 광주전자 주식회사
    1997-10-15|Priority to KR1019970052943A
    1999-05-06|Publication of KR19990032026A
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    KR1019970052943A|KR19990032026A|1997-10-15|1997-10-15|Continuous sales method of vending machine|
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