초록 ▼

A stored coin and bill number counter unit counts up the numbers of deposited coins and bills for respective denominations and counts down the numbers of paid out coins and bills for the respective denominations and thereby obtains the numbers of coins and bills for the respective denominations stor

A stored coin and bill number counter unit counts up the numbers of deposited coins and bills for respective denominations and counts down the numbers of paid out coins and bills for the respective denominations and thereby obtains the numbers of coins and bills for the respective denominations stored for paying out of change. A comparison and operation unit primarily judges whether vending is possible or not by comparing the amount of the deposited coins and bills with the set vend price and obtains the amount to be paid out as change by calculating difference between the deposited amount and the set vend price. A change payout permission judgement unit judges whether payout of the amount to be paid out as change is possible or not by utilizing the numbers of the coins and bills of the respective denominations calculated by the counter unit and, if such payout is possible, permits ultimately vending of an article corresponding to the set vend price on condition that the comparison unit has judged, with respect to the particular set vend price, that vending is possible. A shortage detection device may be provided in association with a change coin and bill storage device for detecting whether or not there is shortage of stored coins and bills of the respective denominations and the judgement unit may make the above described judgement on the basis of outputs of both the shortage detection device and the counter unit.

대표청구항 ▼

A vend possible judgement device for a vending machine, comprising: comparison means for comparing an amount of deposited coins and bills with at least one set vend price, and judging if vending is possible; operation means for calculating the difference between said amount of deposited coins and bi

A vend possible judgement device for a vending machine, comprising: comparison means for comparing an amount of deposited coins and bills with at least one set vend price, and judging if vending is possible; operation means for calculating the difference between said amount of deposited coins and bills and said set vend price, said difference being an amount to be paid out as change; stored change counter means for establishing and maintaining a count of the numbers of coins and bills of each denomination stored for paying out as change; and change payout permission judgement means for affirmatively judging that said amount to be paid out as change, determined by said operation means, can be paid out when the numbers of stored coins and bills, established and maintained by said counter means are, by denominations or by combinations of denominations, sufficient to equal said amount to be paid out as change; said vend possible judgement device rendering a judgement that vending is possible only if said comparison means has judged that vending is possible and said change payout permission judgement means has affirmatively judged that change can be paid out.