JP2007279938A - Capsule vending machine - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To promote purchasing and sales of capsules in a capsule vending machine for selectively dispensing and selling a capsule at random based on a purchase operation from a number of capsules containing commodities. <P>SOLUTION: The capsule vending machine comprises a case for storing a plurality of capsules containing commodities, a quantity setting means for changeably setting the dispensing quantity of capsules for one purchase operation to one or more by a seller; and a dispensing means for dispensing the set quantity of capsules at random from the case based on a purchase operation. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2008,JPO&INPIT

Description

The present invention relates to a vending machine for capsules containing products.

A large number of capsules containing products are housed in a case, and when a predetermined operation such as the insertion of money is performed, the capsules are randomly selected and dispensed to the outlet, and more than the amount of money put into the many capsules There is a capsule vending machine in which “big jackpot” capsules containing a mixture are mixed (see, for example, Patent Document 1).
JP-A-9-282538 (FIG. 1)

According to the capsule vending machine described above, the purchaser can enjoy the acquisition of the “big hit” capsule, and the seller can promote the sale of the capsule. However, development of a capsule vending machine that can further promote purchase and sales is desired.

The present invention has been made in view of the above facts, and its technical problem is in a capsule vending machine that randomly selects and sells a capsule based on a purchase operation from among a large number of capsules containing products. It is to provide a capsule vending machine that can facilitate the purchase and sale of capsules.

As a capsule vending machine that solves the above technical problem, the invention according to claim 1 is that the seller has a case for storing a plurality of capsules containing products and the number of capsules dispensed per purchase operation. It is characterized by comprising a number setting means that can be changed to a number greater than or equal to the number, and a payout means that randomly pays out the number of capsules set from the case based on the purchase operation to the outlet. Capsule vending machine.

The seller can arbitrarily change the number of capsules to be paid out per purchase operation, for example, two, three, or four.

According to a second aspect of the present invention, in the capsule vending machine according to the first aspect, the capsule in the case includes a plurality of types of specific capsules containing a specific product, and detects the dispensing and type of the specific capsule. And a notifying means for notifying the payout and type of the specific capsule detected by the detecting means.

Then, a plurality of types of specific capsules such as “big hit” and “medium hit” are prepared, and the purchaser is informed of the specific capsules to be paid out and their types.

According to a third aspect of the present invention, in the capsule vending machine according to the second aspect, the detection means is responsive to the detection body installed in the discharge path connected from the capsule case to the capsule outlet and the output of the detection body. And a medium in a specific capsule, and the detector outputs an electromagnetic wave having a frequency set differently depending on the type of the specific capsule, and detects the type of the specific capsule by a reaction from the medium. Capsule vending machine.

A radio wave having a different frequency is transmitted to a medium contained in a specific capsule, for example, an antenna, for each type of the specific capsule transmitted from the detection body, and the resonance frequency is detected to detect the specific capsule and its type. To do.

The invention according to claim 4 is that the capsule vending machine according to any one of claims 1 to 3 draws a lot at the end of each purchase and plays a winning sound at the time of winning and receives a predetermined number of capsules free of charge. A capsule vending machine including a lottery means for paying out to an outlet.

In addition, a lottery means is provided, and when a winning is made, a winning sound is notified and, for example, one capsule is paid out to the outlet free of charge.

The invention according to claim 5 is the capsule vending machine, wherein the lottery means of the capsule vending machine according to claim 4 is formed so that the seller can change the winning probability.

Then, the seller can select and change the winning probability, for example, 0%, 1%, 2%, 10%.

The invention according to claim 6 includes a capsule vending machine in which the capsule vending machine according to claim 5 is installed in a group of a plurality of units, and the setting of the winning probability by the probability setting means is changed in the plurality of units, When any one of the capsule vending machines is elected, the capsule vending machine is characterized in that a winning sound is produced also in all capsule vending machines except during other purchase operations.

In addition, capsule vending machines with multiple units in one group, including capsule vending machines with different winning probabilities, and when any capsule vending machine wins, all except for other purchase operations The capsule vending machine will also play the winning sound.

In the capsule vending machine according to claim 1, since the seller can change and set the number of capsules dispensed per purchase to an arbitrary number of one or more, the number of capsules dispensed per time is, for example, one By reducing the unit price to 2 capsules, the purchaser can enjoy multiple capsules in one purchase operation, and the seller can prepare various products according to the purchase price. Sales can be promoted.

In the capsule vending machine according to claim 2, since the capsule includes a plurality of types of specific capsules and includes the dispensing and types of detecting means and notifying means, the purchaser has different specific capsules, for example, “big hit” You can enjoy “medium hits”, etc., and you will be informed that a specific capsule has hit before taking out the capsule. Therefore, the purchase and sale of capsules can be promoted.

The capsule vending machine according to claim 3 can detect the dispensing and the type of the specific capsule easily by means of a detection body and medium using electromagnetic waves having different frequencies and by means not understood by the purchaser. .

The capsule vending machine according to claim 4 notifies the purchaser with a winning sound in the case of winning by lottery means for lottery at the end of each purchase, and pays out, for example, one capsule free of charge to the outlet. So you can promote the purchase and sale of capsules.

The capsule vending machine according to claim 5 is configured so that the seller can change the winning probability by the lottery means, and the seller determines the winning probability, for example, 0%, 1%, Since it can be arbitrarily changed to 2% or 10%, the purchase and sale of capsules can be promoted.

The capsule vending machine according to claim 6 includes a capsule vending machine in which a plurality of capsule vending machines are installed in one group, and the winning probability is changed among them. When this is done, all capsule vending machines except during other purchase operations can also make a winning sound to promote the purchase and sale of capsules.

A capsule vending machine constructed in accordance with the present invention will now be described with reference to the accompanying drawings illustrating preferred embodiments.

With reference to FIG. 1, the outline | summary of a capsule vending machine is demonstrated first.

The capsule vending machine indicated by the number 2 can change the number of capsules K for each case 4 containing a plurality of capsules K containing merchandise and one purchase operation to one or more. The number setting means 6 to be set and the payout means 10 for randomly paying out the number of capsules K set from the case 4 based on the purchase operation to the outlet 8 are provided.

The capsule K in the case 4 includes a plurality of types of specific capsules KS containing specific products, and the capsule vending machine 2 is detected by the detection unit 12 and the detection unit 12 for detecting the discharge and type of the specific psell KS. Also provided is a notifying means 14 for notifying the payout and type of the specific capsule KS.

The capsule vending machine 2 further includes lottery means 16. The lottery means 16 performs a lottery at the end of each purchase, and at the time of winning, a winning sound is played by the speaker 14a included in the notifying means 14 and a predetermined number of capsules K are paid out to the outlet 8 free of charge.

Next, the capsule vending machine 2 will be described in more detail.

The capsule vending machine 2 is formed in a rectangular parallelepiped shape extending vertically, and includes a case 4 on a base 5. In the case 4, the front, rear, left and right peripheral walls are formed of a transparent acrylic plate so that the accommodated capsule K can be seen from the outside. The upper surface of the case 4 is provided with an opening 4b having a lid 4a that can be freely opened and closed, and the capsule K is put into the case 4 from the opening 4b and accommodated therein. The lid 4a is formed to be locked in a closed state.

On the front surface of the base 5 is provided a panel 5a that can be opened and closed and locked. The panel 5a includes a money slot 18, a power display lamp 22, a start button 20, a payout number display lamp 26 composed of a plurality of (four) lamps, an error display lamp 24, and the outlet 8 and speaker 14a. Is provided.

The money insertion slot 18 is provided with a money identifier for identifying whether or not a predetermined amount of money has been inserted. When a predetermined amount of money is inserted, the built-in lamp of the start button 20 blinks, and in this state the start button 20 is depressed. When pushed, the dispensing means 10 is activated.

The base 5 is provided with a main part of the payout means 10 and a control unit 28, and the control unit 28 includes the number setting means 6 and the lottery means 16.

2 will be described with reference to FIG. The paying-out means 10 includes a rotating body 30 that is rotatably installed at the bottom of the case 4 that accommodates the capsule K and has a plurality of (four) receiving ports 30a that randomly receive the capsules K in the case 4. An electric motor 32 that rotates the rotating body 30 via the joint 31 and a discharge outlet 34a that receives the capsule K of the receiving port 30a that is positioned below the rotating body 30 and that is aligned with the rotating body 30 are provided on one side. On the other side, a discharge passage 34 having an outlet 8 for the capsule K is provided.

The payout means 10 is configured such that the electric motor 32 is rotated by the output of the control unit 28 based on the purchase operation such as the insertion of money into the money insertion slot 18 and the operation of the start button 20, and the number set by the number setting means 6. Capsules K are randomly dispensed to the dispensing outlet 34a. The number of capsules K to be paid out is displayed by lighting the number set by the number-of-payout display lamp 26 (four pieces) provided on the panel 5a. The number of capsules K paid out from the case 4 is detected by the wire sensor 34b provided in the payout outlet 34a and input to the control unit 28. The control unit 28 sequentially reduces the number of lighting of the payout number display lamp 26 in accordance with the payout of the capsule K, and when the set number is paid out, the electric motor 32 stops rotating and stops paying out.

This will be described with reference to FIG. 3 together with FIG. The detection means 12 includes a detection sensor 12a that is a detection body installed in the discharge path 34, and an antenna 12b that is a medium placed in a specific capsule KS that reacts to the output of the detection sensor 12a.

The discharge path 34 is formed in a rectangular cross-sectional groove shape having a substantially right-angled bent portion 34b in the middle from the discharge outlet 34a toward the outlet 8. The bottom surface of the discharge passage 34 is gradually inclined downward from the discharge outlet 34a toward the outlet 8, and the capsule K that has fallen on the outlet 34a is sent to the outlet 8 by its own weight.

The bent portion 34b is formed with a wall surface 34c that faces the capsule K that has fallen to the discharge outlet 34a, and the detection sensor 12a is installed on the back side of the discharge path 34 of the wall surface 34c. The detection sensor 12a transmits electromagnetic waves having different frequencies depending on the type of the specific capsule KS, for example, 6 MHz and 8 MHz, receives the resonance of the antenna 12b in the specific capsule KS, detects the type of the specific capsule KS, A signal is output to the control unit 28.

Returning to FIG. 1 and FIG. The notifying means 14 includes a speaker 14a as a sounding means provided in the panel 5a and a blinking lamp 14b as a light emitting means on the lid 4a of the case 4. When the specific capsule KS is detected by the detecting means 12, the speaker 14a and the blinking lamp 14b are activated for a predetermined time with different volume and blinking determined in advance according to the type.

The control unit 28 is detachably installed in the base 5 with the panel 5a opened by inserting and removing a connector terminal 28a provided integrally therewith.

The number setting means 6 includes a dip switch 6a for setting the number on the side surface of the control unit 28, and the number of payouts is selected from one, two, three, four, for example, by operating the dip switch 6a. Is set.

The lottery means 16 has a probability setting function including a random number generation circuit for setting the winning probability to be changeable, and includes a setting dip switch 16 a on the side of the control unit 28. By operating the dip switch 16a, the winning probability is selected and set to, for example, 0%, 1%, 2%, or 10%.

When winning is made by the lottery means 16, the control unit 28 turns on the number display lamps 26 (4 pieces) sequentially and repeatedly for a predetermined time, and plays the winning sound by the speaker 14a to operate the payout means 10. Then, for example, one capsule K is paid out to the outlet 8 free of charge.

The setting of the number of payouts by the number setting means 6 and the setting of the winning probability by the lottery means 16 are performed by taking out the control unit 28 from the base 5.

This will be described with reference to FIG. FIG. 4 shows a form in which a plurality of capsule vending machines 2 (A to Z) are installed together as a group by connecting their control units 28 via lines 36. The capsule vending machine 2 in which the winning probability setting of the lottery means 16 is changed is included in a plurality of units, and when any one of the capsule vending machines 2 (for example, B) wins, another purchase operation is in progress. All capsule vending machines 2 except (for example, C, Z) are also made to play the winning sound.

A procedure for selling and purchasing the capsule vending machine 2 as described above will be described.

(1) The seller accommodates a plurality of capsules K including the specific capsule KS in the case 4, and sets the number of payouts per purchase operation by the number setting means 6 of the control unit 28, for example, The winning probability is set to any one of 0%, 1%, 2%, and 10% by the lottery means 16, for example.

(2) When the purchaser inserts a predetermined amount into the money insertion slot 18, the start button 20 blinks and when the start button 20 is pressed, the payout means 10 is activated and is randomly set by the number setting means 6. A number of capsules K are taken out to the outlet 8.

(3) When the capsule K is dispensed, when the detecting means 12 detects the dispensing and type of the specific capsule, for example, “big hit” or “medium hit”, the speaker 14a and the flashing lamp 14b of the notification means 14 operate for a predetermined time and purchase. Informs the user of the particular capsule delivery and type.

(4) A lottery is performed by the lottery means 16 at the end of each purchase, and when winning, the speaker 14a plays a winning sound and pays out a predetermined number, for example, one capsule K to the outlet 8 free of charge.

The effects of the capsule vending machine 2 as described above will be described.

Since the capsule vending machine 2 has the following configuration, it is possible to promote the purchase and sale of capsules.

The seller can change the number of capsules dispensed per purchase.

Multiple capsules contain multiple types of specific capsules, and inform the purchaser of the dispense and type before taking out the capsules.

A lottery is drawn at the end of each purchase, and in the case of winning, a free capsule is paid out.

The winning probability of the lottery can be set to be changeable by the seller.

A plurality of capsule vending machines are installed in a group, and the one in which the setting of the winning probability is changed is included in the group, and when one of them wins, other capsule vending machines also notify that.

The whole perspective view which looked at the capsule vending machine comprised according to this invention from the front. The perspective view which showed the principal part of the capsule vending machine shown in FIG. 1 in the decomposition | disassembly state. The detailed perspective view of the conveyance path shown in FIG. Explanatory drawing of the Example which installs the capsule vending machine of FIG. 1 in multiple groups.

Explanation of symbols

2: capsule vending machine 4: case 5: base 6: number setting means 8: outlet 10: payout means 12: detection means 12a: detection sensor (detection body)
12b: Antenna (medium)
14: Notification means 16: Lottery means 34: Discharge path K: Capsule KS: Specific capsule

Claims (6)

A case containing a plurality of capsules containing products;
A number setting means for setting the number of capsules dispensed per purchase operation so that the seller can change the number to one or more;
A capsule vending machine comprising: a dispensing means for randomly dispensing a set number of capsules from a case based on a purchase operation to an outlet.
The capsule vending machine according to claim 1. The capsule in the case contains multiple types of specific capsules containing specific products,
Detection means for detecting the dispensing and type of a specific capsule;
2. A capsule vending machine according to claim 1, further comprising a notifying unit for notifying the dispensing and type of the specific capsule detected by the detecting unit. The detection means
A detector installed in the discharge path leading from the capsule case to the capsule outlet;
A medium in a specific capsule that reacts to the output of the detector,
The capsule vending machine according to claim 2, wherein the detector outputs an electromagnetic wave having a frequency set differently for each type of the specific capsule, and detects the type of the specific capsule by a reaction from the medium. 4. A lottery means for drawing a lottery at the end of each purchase and playing a winning sound at the time of winning and for paying out a predetermined number of capsules free of charge to the outlet. Capsule vending machine as described in. The lottery means
The capsule vending machine according to claim 4, wherein the winning probability is configured to be changeable by a seller. The capsule vending machine according to claim 5 is installed in a group of a plurality of units, and includes a capsule vending machine in which the setting of the winning probability by the probability setting means is changed in the plurality of units,
Furthermore, when any one of the capsule vending machines is elected, the capsule vending machine plays a winning sound in all capsule vending machines except during other purchase operations.

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