KR20180007428A - food selling system - Google Patents

Abstract

The present invention relates to a food and beverage sales system that can store food and beverages separately from each other in separate refrigerated chambers. The system includes a plurality of refrigerating chambers formed in the upper portion of the main body for refrigerating foods contained in the containers, ; A sensor fixedly installed on the lower surface of the refrigerating chamber for sensing the weight of food contained in the container; And a control unit provided at a lower portion of the main body to receive the weight detected from the sensor and to calculate a selling price of the food contained in the container.

Description

Food selling system

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a food and beverage sales system, and more particularly, to a food and beverage sales system in which foods and beverages contained in individual refrigerated chambers are separated into separate containers and sold.

A vending machine is a device that automatically sells various types of instant foods and is currently being distributed in various places and has a structure for automatically discharging a product when a specific product is selected in a state where a predetermined amount of money is inputted for each product A type that automatically sells beverages such as bars, coffee, tea, canned drinks or bottle drinks, a type that automatically sells cigarettes, and a type that automatically sells ramen noodles (i.e., cup noodles) . These various types of vending machines are installed everywhere in consideration of convenient use of a large number of people and provide convenient convenience to a large number of people. However, the vending machines are often sold for coffee, tea, cans / bottles, cigarettes, .

[0002] In recent years, there has been proposed a packaged food (i.e., packaged rice), a so-called " packaged rice ", a disposable sauce (e.g., a magnetic field, a curry, etc.) Are widely sold in convenience stores and marts as disposable packaged foods.

Korean Registered Utility Model No. 20-0327287 (registered on Sep. 8, 2003) discloses a food and beverage dispenser equipped with a food container rotation device, which includes a food passage having a plurality of through holes formed therein, A table provided on the upper surface of the body and having a food container installation hole formed at the center thereof, a plurality of food containers installed in the food container installation hole, And a control unit for controlling the operation of the rotary device and the heater. The control unit controls the operation of the rotary device and the heater. According to the disclosed technique, various types of oysters are installed in a rotary manner so that guests can selectively take out various kinds of oden from their seats without having to move their seats.

Korean Registered Utility Model No. 20-0404471 (registered on Dec. 19, 2005) discloses an instant sales system of cooked food that can supply fresh food, since it can judge whether or not the food can be further cooked according to the selling speed of the food. According to the disclosed technology, there are provided a food storage body having a hexahedron shape in which openings are partially opened on opposite sides of the food storage body, a front door formed on the opened first side of the food storage body and openable and closable, A front display unit formed on a first side surface of the body and indicating whether food is stored in the food storage body, a rear door that can open and close the opened second side of the food storage body in cooperation with the front door by the opening / A cell having a rear display unit and a rear display control unit formed on the second side surface and indicating whether the food is stored in the food storage body, a settlement unit for recognizing whether or not the food stored in the food storage body is to be settled, Whether the front door is open or closed depending on whether payment is made or control that controls the front display and rear display In that it comprises the features.

In the conventional food and beverage sales system as described above, since foods such as side dishes, rice, etc. are sold in a predetermined amount, the user can not purchase the desired amount and wastes food, resulting in an increase in food waste. In addition, since a vending machine installed at a convenience store sells only unfrozen food such as beverages, cigarettes, and confectionery, or the like, it is troublesome for the user to visit the traditional market to purchase food such as side dishes and rice. There were disadvantages.

Korean Registered Utility Model No. 20-0327287 Korean Registered Utility Model No. 20-0404471

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION It is an object of the present invention to provide a food and beverage sales system in which food and beverages can be sold in separate containers in order to solve the above-mentioned disadvantages.

According to one aspect of the present invention, there is provided a means for solving the above-mentioned problems, comprising: a plurality of refrigerating chambers formed at an upper portion of a main body portion for refrigerating foods contained in the container; A sensor fixedly installed on the lower surface of the refrigerating chamber for sensing the weight of food contained in the container; And a control unit provided at a lower portion of the main body to receive a weight sensed by the sensor and to calculate a selling price of food contained in the container.

In one embodiment, the food and beverage sales system may further include a memory device for presetting a sales price per unit weight for each food item at a unit selling price.

In one embodiment, when receiving the sensed weight from the sensor, the control device reads the unit selling price corresponding to the food sensed by the sensor, and calculates the unit sales price based on the read unit selling price and the weight And the selling price of the food is calculated.

In one embodiment, the food and beverage sales system further includes an interface device for receiving the price information of the food and the price information calculated by the control device and delivering the information to the force terminal.

In one embodiment, the sensor has identification information corresponding to each food, and when the weight of the food contained in the container is sensed, the sensor transmits the sensed weight and identification information to the control device.

In one embodiment, the memory device stores identification information corresponding to each food, and stores a unit selling price corresponding to the identification information in advance.

In one embodiment, when the weight and identification information received from the sensor are received, the controller reads a unit selling price corresponding to the identification information of the food detected by the sensor, And the selling price of the food is calculated by multiplying the selling price by the weight detected by the sensor.

In one embodiment, the food and beverage sales system further comprises an input device formed at one side of the refrigerating compartment and receiving a unit selling price corresponding to each food and delivering the unit selling price to the control device.

In one embodiment, the food and beverage sales system may further include an output device for receiving and displaying the sales price calculated by the control device.

In one embodiment, the food and beverage sales system comprises: a shelf formed at a lower portion of the refrigerating compartment for releasing the container; A slide device fixedly installed at a lower portion of the shelf for sliding the shelf; And a handle formed on a front portion of the shelf for pulling or pushing the shelf in the forward and backward directions.

According to the present invention, by providing a food and beverage sales system in which each food and drink contained in each of the refrigerating chambers can be sold in a separate container, the user can purchase the desired amount of food and reduce the amount of wasted food Therefore, the amount of food waste can be reduced. In addition, the food and beverage sales system is installed in a convenience store or a store close to a house, and the user does not need to visit the traditional market to purchase food such as a side dish, rice, etc., so that the user can conveniently purchase the side dish.

1 is a view for explaining a food and beverage sales system according to a first embodiment of the present invention.
2 is a view for explaining a food and beverage sales system according to a second embodiment of the present invention.
3 is a view for explaining a food and beverage sales system according to a third embodiment of the present invention.

Hereinafter, embodiments of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings so that those skilled in the art can easily carry out the present invention. However, the description of the present invention is merely an example for structural or functional explanation, and the scope of the present invention should not be construed as being limited by the embodiments described in the text. That is, the embodiments are to be construed as being variously embodied and having various forms, so that the scope of the present invention should be understood to include equivalents capable of realizing technical ideas. Also, the purpose or effect of the present invention should not be construed as limiting the scope of the present invention, since it does not mean that a specific embodiment should include all or only such effect.

The meaning of the terms described in the present invention should be understood as follows.

The terms "first "," second ", and the like are intended to distinguish one element from another, and the scope of the right should not be limited by these terms. For example, the first component may be referred to as a second component, and similarly, the second component may also be referred to as a first component. It is to be understood that when an element is referred to as being "connected" to another element, it may be directly connected to the other element, but there may be other elements in between. On the other hand, when an element is referred to as being "directly connected" to another element, it should be understood that there are no other elements in between. On the other hand, other expressions that describe the relationship between components, such as "between" and "between" or "neighboring to" and "directly adjacent to" should be interpreted as well.

It should be understood that the singular " include "or" have "are to be construed as including a stated feature, number, step, operation, component, It is to be understood that the combination is intended to specify that it does not preclude the presence or addition of one or more other features, integers, steps, operations, elements, components, or combinations thereof.

All terms used herein have the same meaning as commonly understood by one of ordinary skill in the art to which this invention belongs, unless otherwise defined. Commonly used predefined terms should be interpreted to be consistent with the meanings in the context of the related art and can not be interpreted as having ideal or overly formal meaning unless explicitly defined in the present invention.

Now, a food and beverage sales system according to an embodiment of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the drawings.

1 is a view for explaining a food and beverage sales system according to a first embodiment of the present invention.

Referring to FIG. 1, the food and beverage sales system 10 includes a plurality of refrigerating chambers 200, a sensor 300, and a controller 400.

The refrigerating chamber 200 has a sensor 300 fixed on the lower surface thereof and is formed on the upper portion of the body 100 to refrigerate the foodstuff contained in the container.

In one embodiment, each of the refrigerating chambers 200 has one door formed on its front surface, so that the food contained in the container is not easily damaged, and the temperature inside the refrigerator 200 can be maintained.

In one embodiment, the refrigerating compartment 200 may be numbered according to the location in the main body 100. For example, in a case where two refrigerating chambers 200 are formed in a total of six, that is, three refrigerators each having three refrigerators, the left side of the first line is 1, the right side is 2, the left side of the second line is 3, The fourth line on the left, the fifth on the right, and the sixth on the right.

In one embodiment, the food in the container may be a food such as kimchi, bulgogi, herbs, meat, fruits, vegetables, etc., and may preferably be a side dish.

In one embodiment, the body portion 100 may contain other food items in the containers of each of the refrigerating chambers 200 to allow the user to remove the desired food items.

The sensor 300 is fixed to the lower surface of the refrigerating chamber 200 (preferably the lower surface of the container) to sense the weight of food contained in the container, .

In one embodiment, the sensor 300 may be a sensor capable of sensing weight, such as, for example, a pressure sensor, a weight sensor, a piezoelectric sensor, or the like.

In one embodiment, the sensor 300 may be, for example, a load cell (i.e., a weight sensor), which is a transducer for measuring force or load and can electrically take out the output. Here, the load cell includes a primary conversion element for converting a load (i.e., force) as an object of measurement into an amount (e.g., displacement or deformation) that is easy to be converted into an electric signal, To an amount (for example, inductance change, capacitance change, resistance change, and the like). At this time, since the load cell can take a large displacement when the primary conversion element is a displacement type, it is possible to accurately detect a low load (1 kg or less) in general.

In one embodiment, the sensor 300 measures the weight of the container and the weight of the food in the container at the beginning (i.e., before the user relieves the food), and after the user removes the food in the container , The weight of the container and the measurement of the food left off by the user. At this time, the sensor 300 can detect the weight of the first container and the food and the weight of the food to be sold to the user after the weight difference between the container and the food after the food is taken off.

In one embodiment, the sensor 300 has identification information according to each food item, and when it senses the weight of food contained in the container, the sensor 300 can transmit the detected weight and identification information to the control device 400 .

In one embodiment, the sensor 300 has identification information according to a number assigned to each of the refrigerating chambers 200, and when the weight of the food contained in the container is sensed, (400). For example, the identification information may be six times when the number assigned to the refrigerator compartment 200 is six.

In one embodiment, the sensor 300 has identification information according to the location in each refrigerator compartment 200, and when sensing the weight of the food in the container, the sensor 300 stores the sensed weight and identification information in the controller 400).

The control device 400 is formed at a lower portion of the main body 100 and receives the sensed weight from the sensor 300 to calculate the selling price of the food contained in the container.

In one embodiment, controller 400 may receive a weight of 300 grams sensed from sensor 300, for example, and calculate a sale price corresponding to 300 grams of food contained in the container.

In one embodiment, the body portion 100 may form devices necessary for refrigeration of food, such as a control device 400, a cold storage device, a freeze supply device, and the like,

In one embodiment, the food and beverage sales system 10 can be formed by forming the main body 100 and dividing a plurality of refrigerating chambers 200 into the main body 100.

The food and beverage sales system 10 having the above-described configuration can be configured such that each food and beverage contained in each of the refrigerating chambers 200 installed in the main body 100 can be sold in separate containers, The amount of waste can be reduced, and the amount of food waste can be reduced. Further, the food and beverage sales system 10 is installed in a convenience store or a store close to the house, and the user does not have to visit the traditional market to purchase food such as side dishes, rice, etc., so that the user can conveniently purchase the side dishes.

2 is a view for explaining a food and beverage sales system according to a second embodiment of the present invention.

2, the food sales system 20 includes a plurality of refrigerating chambers 200, a sensor 300, a control device 400, a memory device 500, an interface device 600, an input device 700, And an output device 800. Hereinafter, the refrigerating chamber 200, the sensor 300, and the controller 400 will be described with respect to components similar to those of FIG. 1, and description thereof will be omitted.

In the memory device 500, the selling price per unit weight is preset for each food item and stored in the unit selling price.

In one embodiment, the memory device 500 stores identification information corresponding to each food item, and may store and store a unit selling price corresponding to the identification information in advance.

In one embodiment, the memory device 500 stores the identification information corresponding to the number assigned to each of the refrigerating chambers 200, and can store the unit selling price corresponding to the identification information in advance.

In one embodiment, the memory device 500 stores identification information corresponding to the position of the sensor 300 installed in each of the refrigerating chambers 200, and may store the unit selling price corresponding to the identification information in advance .

In one embodiment, the control device 400 responds to the food sensed by the sensor 300 when receiving the weight sensed by the sensor 300 (i.e., the weight of the food sensed by the sensor 300) The sales price of the food can be calculated by multiplying the read unit selling price by the weight sensed by the sensor 300. [

In one embodiment, when receiving the weight of 300 g of the side dish (e.g., kimchi) sensed by the sensor 300, for example, the control device 400 calculates the unit selling price 10 yuan / And the sales price of the food product is calculated to be 3,000 won by multiplying the read unit selling price of 10 won / 1g by the weight of 300g of the side dish (for example, kimchi).

In one embodiment, the controller 400 receives the unit selling price input from the input device 700 and stores the unit selling price in the memory device 500.

In one embodiment, controller 400 may receive initial setting information and pricing information from input device 700 and store it in memory device 500.

The control device 400 receives the number of the refrigerator 200 and the unit selling price of the food from the input device 700 and receives the initial setting weight of the food from the sensor 300, ).

In one embodiment, the control device 400 can change the calculated selling price into price information and input it to the interface device 600. [

In one embodiment, the control device 400 can deliver the calculated selling price to the output device 800. [

In one embodiment, when a plurality of pieces of identification information and a sensed weight are received from the sensor 300, the controller 400 reads a unit selling price corresponding to the food sensed by each sensor 300 , The sales price of the food can be calculated by multiplying the read unit selling price by the weight sensed by the sensor 300 and adding up the sum.

The interface device 600 receives the price information of the foodstuff calculated by the controller 400 and delivers the price information to the force terminal.

In one embodiment, the interface device 600 receives the price information of the foodstuff calculated by the control device 400 and transmits the received price information to the POS terminal so that the selling price of the user can be displayed from the POS terminal Thereby allowing the user and clerk or operator to know and calculate the user's selling price (i.e., the final price of the food the user has).

The input device 700 is formed on one side of the refrigerating chamber 200 and receives a unit selling price corresponding to each food and delivers the unit selling price to the control device 400.

In one embodiment, the input device 700 may receive the unit selling price corresponding to the number assigned to each refrigerating room 200, and may transmit the unit selling price to the controller 400.

In one embodiment, the input device 700 may receive a unit selling price corresponding to the position of the sensor 300 installed in each refrigerating chamber 200, and may transmit the unit selling price to the controller 400.

In one embodiment, when an operator or an administrator inputs initial setting information and pricing information through an input means such as a keypad, a touch pad, or the like, the input device 700 stores the input initial setting information and pricing information Corresponding initial settings and price settings can be made.

In one embodiment, the input device 700, when setting the initial setting information (i.e., when food is first put into the refrigerator compartment 200), first presses the reset button via the input means, You can enter a number (for example, 2, 3, etc.).

In one embodiment, the input device 700 may transmit the initial setting information and pricing information input through the input means to the control device 400.

In one embodiment, the sensor 300 senses the initial setting weight of the container and the food to be delivered to the controller 400 when the food is first placed in the refrigerator 200 selected by the input device 700.

In one embodiment, when setting price setting information, the input device 700 may input the unit selling price of the food corresponding to the refrigerator 200 number that is initially set, and may transmit the unit selling price to the controller 400. In other words, when the price setting information is set, the input device 700 can transmit the input unit selling price to the controller 400 by inputting the unit selling price for each food.

The output device 800 receives and displays the sales price calculated by the control device 400.

The output device 800 is fixedly installed (preferably on the side of the input device 700) in the downward direction of the refrigerating chamber 200 in the main body 100, The initial setting information, the price setting information, or the selling price calculated by the control device 400 can be displayed.

In one embodiment, the output device 800 can notify the user of the sale price of the food he / she has (i.e., the price to be finally paid) by displaying the sales price calculated by the control device 400. [

In one embodiment, the output device 800 may be a display screen such as, for example, an LCD, LED, OLED, or the like.

The food sales system 20 having the above-described configuration is configured such that the user removes 200 g of herbs having a unit sales price of 10 yuan / g in the first refrigerating chamber 200, When 300 g of kimchi having a selling price of 20 yuan / g is taken out and placed in a separate container, the sensor 300 located in the first refrigerating chamber 200 senses 200 g, When the sensor 300 located in the third refrigerating chamber 200 senses 300 g and transmits the identification information of three times and the sensed weight of 300 g to the controller 400, The identification information of No. 1 and No. 3 and the sensed weight are received, and the unit sales price corresponding to the identification information of the received No. 1 and No. 3 and the sensed weight can be read. Then, the control device 400 calculates the selling price of 2000 won by multiplying the read unit selling price of 10 yuan / g and the received 200g and calculates the selling price of the unit selling price of 20 yuan / 300 g to calculate the selling price of 6,000 won, the selling price of 8000 won is calculated by adding the selling price of 1 and the selling price of 3 times, and the calculated selling price is transmitted to the interface device 600 and transmitted to the POS terminal And transmits it to the output device 800 so that the output device 800 can output the sales price of the herb and the kimchi.

3 is a view for explaining a food and beverage sales system according to a third embodiment of the present invention.

3, the food sales system 30 includes a plurality of refrigerating chambers 200, a sensor 300, a controller 400, a shelf 210, a slide device 220, and a handle 230 . Hereinafter, the refrigerating chamber 200, the sensor 300, and the controller 400 will be described with respect to components similar to those of FIG. 1, and description thereof will be omitted.

The shelf 210 is provided with a slide device 220 at a lower portion thereof and a handle 230 at a front portion thereof and is formed at a lower portion of the refrigerating chamber 200 to release the container.

In one embodiment, the shelf 210 may be a mechanism having an interior space, such as, for example, a drawer, basket, etc., to place the container in the interior space.

The slide device 220 is fixed to a lower portion of the shelf 210 and slides the shelf 210.

In one embodiment, the slide device 220 may include slide means fixedly mounted on the lower portion of the shelf 210 and guide means fixedly installed on the lower portion of the refrigerating chamber 200.

The slide device 220 can slide the shelf 210 so that the shelf 210 can be moved back and forth when the user pulls or pushes the shelf 210 back and forth .

In one embodiment, the slide device 220 has a latching protrusion formed on the front surface of the slide means and a locking protrusion formed on the rear surface of the guide means, so that when the shelf 210 is pulled back and forth, Can be prevented from being completely released to the outside.

The handle 230 is formed on the front portion of the shelf 210 and pulls or pushes the shelf 210 back and forth.

In one embodiment, the handle 230 can be conveniently used by a user when sliding the shelf 210 back and forth.

As described above, the embodiment of the present invention is not limited to the above-described apparatus and / or method, but may be implemented by a program for realizing functions corresponding to the configuration of the embodiment of the present invention, And the present invention can be easily implemented by those skilled in the art from the description of the embodiments described above. While the present invention has been particularly shown and described with reference to exemplary embodiments thereof, it is to be understood that the invention is not limited to the disclosed exemplary embodiments, It belongs to the scope of right.

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Claims (10)

A plurality of refrigerating chambers formed in the upper portion of the body portion for refrigerating foodstuffs contained in the container;
A sensor fixedly installed on the lower surface of the refrigerating chamber for sensing the weight of food contained in the container; And
And a control device formed at a lower portion of the main body to receive the weight detected from the sensor and to calculate a selling price of food contained in the container.
The method according to claim 1,
Further comprising a memory device for presetting a sales price per unit weight for each food item at a unit selling price.
The control apparatus according to claim 1,
The unit sales price corresponding to the food sensed by the sensor is read when the sensed weight is received from the sensor and the sales price of the food is calculated by multiplying the read unit selling price by the weight sensed by the sensor Features food sales system.
The method of claim 3,
Further comprising an interface device for receiving the price information of the food calculated by the controller and delivering the price information to the force terminal.
The sensor according to claim 1,
And when the weight of the food contained in the container is sensed, the weight and the identification information are transmitted to the control device.
6. The memory device according to claim 5,
Wherein identification information corresponding to each food is stored, and a unit sale price corresponding to the identification information is set in advance and stored.
6. The control apparatus according to claim 5,
The unit sales price corresponding to the identification information of the food detected by the sensor is read and the unit sales price of the read identification information and the weight detected by the sensor are read out And calculates the selling price of the food.
The method according to claim 1,
Further comprising an input device formed at one side of the refrigerator compartment for receiving a unit selling price corresponding to each food item and delivering the unit selling price to the control device.
The method according to claim 1,
And an output device for receiving and displaying the sales price calculated by the control device.
The method according to claim 1,
A shelf formed at a lower portion of the refrigerating compartment for releasing the container;
A slide device fixedly installed at a lower portion of the shelf for sliding the shelf; And
Further comprising a handle formed on a front portion of the shelf for pulling or pushing the shelf back and forth.

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