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A technology of vending machines and commodities, applied in the direction of instruments, coin-operated equipment for distributing discrete items, coin-operated equipment for distributing discrete items, etc., to achieve the effect of avoiding the unsaleable state of commodities

Active Publication Date: 2018-10-09
FUJI ELECTRIC CO LTD
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For example, Patent Document 1 describes that when a minor intends to purchase a product that is prohibited from being purchased by a minor, the sale of the product is prohibited

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[0029] [the whole frame]

[0030] figure 1 It is a schematic diagram which shows the whole structure of the automatic vending machine 1 which is Embodiment 1 of this invention. in addition, figure 2 is said to be figure 1 It is a perspective view of the state in which the outer door 1b of the automatic vending machine 1 is opened. In addition, in this embodiment, a vending machine for selling products such as canned beverages, rigid bottled beverages, and polyester bottled beverages is described as an example. Cup drink vending machines, vending machines for selling items.

[0031] Such as figure 1 As shown, the automatic vending machine 1 sells commodities such as canned beverages and polyester bottled beverages in a cooled state or a heated state, as figure 2 As shown, a main cabinet 1a and an outer door 1b are provided. The main body cabinet 1a is configured by combining a plurality of steel plates, and the main body cabinet 1a is configured in a box shape with ...

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[0063] Figure 5 It is a schematic diagram which shows the whole structure of the automatic vending machine 1 which is Embodiment 2 of this invention. in addition, Figure 6 yes means Figure 5 A block diagram showing the configuration of the control system of the automatic vending machine 1 . In Embodiment 2, a change-free selection button 25 is newly provided, and this change-free selection button 25 is a change-free selection section for selecting change-free selection. The other structures are the same as those of the first embodiment.

[0064] [Product sale processing when change money runs out]

[0065] Here, based on Figure 7 The shown flowchart explains the merchandise sales process performed by the automatic vending machine main control unit 50 when the money for change is exhausted.

[0066] Such as Figure 7 As shown, the automatic vending machine main control unit 50 first presupposes that the automatic vending machine 1 has run out of change (step S201 ). ...

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Abstract

A vending machine is provided, capable of reducing the unsaleable state of commodities the vending machine and increasing the sales opportunity of the commodities. The vending machine includes a moneyreturn function detection unit (30) that detects presence or absence of a money return function (29) or the fault of the money return function (29), and a vending machine main control unit (50), wherein when the money return function detection unit (30) detects absence of the money return function (29) or the fault of the money return function (29), and when commodity selection is not performed in a fixed period of time after investing the money in the vending machine, the vending machine main control unit (50) can return the money invested after the fixed period of time.

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technical field [0001] The present invention relates to an automatic vending machine capable of reducing the unsaleable state of commodities of the automatic vending machine and increasing the chances of commodity sales. Background technique [0002] The automatic vending machine is in a state where the user cannot sell products due to occurrence of various states such as prohibition of product sales, running out of change money, and the like. For example, Patent Document 1 describes that when a minor intends to purchase a product that is prohibited from being purchased by a minor, the sale of the product is prohibited. On the other hand, in Patent Document 2, it is described that when the change money runs out, subsequent product sales cannot be performed, so the change money is limited to a predetermined number of banknotes or coins. [0003] Patent Document 1: Japanese Patent Application Laid-Open No. 9-297880 [0004] Patent Document 2: Japanese Patent Laid-Open No. 20...

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Patent Type & Authority Applications(China)
IPC IPC(8): G07F11/00
CPCG07F11/00
Inventor 棚泽孝志山田毅人
Owner FUJI ELECTRIC CO LTD
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