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Total sales indication device for a vending machine

  • US 4,376,479 A
  • Filed: 10/14/1980
  • Issued: 03/15/1983
  • Est. Priority Date: 10/16/1979
  • Status: Expired due to Term
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1. A total sales indication device for a vending machine which includes a money amount indicator for indicating the amount of deposited coins or a balance of such amount, sales counting means for computing the total sales of articles sold by the vending machine and indicator mode control switch means for controlling the indicator mode characterized in that the number of digits in decimal notation of the counting contents of said sales counting means is larger than the number of digits in decimal notation of the indication by said money amount indicator and that said total sales indication device further comprises control means for dividing the digits of the total sales number computed by said sales counting means into a plurality of portions each of which consists of digits the number of which is equal to or smaller than the number of digits of the indication by said money amount indicator, and for causing said money amount indicator to sequentially indicate the digits of the respective portions, in response to manipulation of said indication mode control switch means.

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