Terminal control device of vending machine

• US 20050043853A1
• Filed: 08/06/2004
• Published: 02/24/2005
• Est. Priority Date: 08/08/2003
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Sanden Corporation (Qingdao Huatong State-Owned Capital Operation (Group) Co., Ltd.)
• Original Assignee: Sanden Corporation (Qingdao Huatong State-Owned Capital Operation (Group) Co., Ltd.)
• Inventors: Negishi, Hiroyuki
• Application Number:
  US10/912,223
• Publication Number:
  US 20050043853A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 700/214
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 1/24 Resetting means
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 13/4291 using a clocked protocol
• CPC Class Codes: G07F 9/02 Devices for alarm or indication, e.g. when empty; Advertising arrangements in coin-freed apparatus alarms or warning devices indicating the interruption of flow to be metered G07F15/10

Abstract

There is provided a terminal control device of a vending machine that includes storage means capable of electrical data rewrite, connects to a main control device in a master/slave communication system, and can rewrite a control program stored in the storage means using a writing device, wherein the terminal control device further includes disabling means for disabling a system reset signal output from the main control device.

Claims

1. A terminal control device of a vending machine that comprises storage means capable of electrical data rewrite, connects to a main control device in a master/slave communication system, and can rewrite a control program stored in said storage means using a writing device,

wherein the terminal control device further comprises disabling means for disabling a system reset signal output from the main control device.

2. The terminal control device of a vending machine according to claim 1, wherein the terminal control device further comprises a starting switch for starting the disabling means, and the starting switch engages the writing device to be turned on when the writing device is connected to the terminal control device.

3. The terminal control device of a vending machine according to claim 1, wherein the terminal control device further comprises a starting switch for starting the disabling means, and the starting switch is manually turned on.

4. The terminal control device of a vending machine according to claim 1, wherein the disabling means is started by manually turning on the starting switch included in the writing device.

5. A terminal control device of a vending machine that comprises storage means capable of electrical data rewrite, connects to a main control device in a master/slave communication system, and can rewrite a control program stored in said storage means using a writing device,

wherein the terminal control device further comprises delay means for delaying generation of an effect of a system reset signal output from the main control device.

6. The terminal control device of a vending machine according to claim 5, wherein the terminal control device further comprises a starting switch for starting the delay means, and the starting switch engages the writing device to be turned on when the writing device is connected to the terminal control device.

7. The terminal control device of a vending machine according to claim 5, wherein the terminal control device further comprises a starting switch for starting the delay means, and the starting switch is manually turned on.

8. The terminal control device of a vending machine according to claim 5, wherein the delay means is started by manually turning on the starting switch included in the writing device.

9. A terminal control device of a vending machine comprising:

a first interface that connects to a main control device in a master/slave communication system;

storage means capable of electrical data rewrite;

arithmetic operation means for executing a control program stored in the storage means and resetting an operation by a system reset signal output from the main control device;

a second interface that connects to a writing device for rewriting the control program; and

disabling means for disabling a system reset signal output from the main control device, or delay means for delaying generation of an effect of the system reset signal.