JPH06335590A - Automatic coin type washing machine - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE:To obtain the automatic coin type washing machine by which a user can select a desired operation program by only a throw-in operation of a coin by providing the machine with a storage means in which a prescribed amount of money corresponding to plural coin throw-in ports and the operation program are stored in advance, and provided with plural operation programs corresponding to the kind and the quantity of the washing. CONSTITUTION:By a control part MC1, for instance, whether a 100yen coin is thrown in or not is discriminated, and in the case it is thrown in, whether a coin switch 19a corresponding to one coin throw-in port is operated or not is discriminated. As a result, in the case it is discriminated that the coin switch 19a is operated, an operation program A is called from a ROM contained in the control part MC1, and the washing machine is operated in accordance with the operation program A. On the other hand, in the case it is discriminated that a coin switch 20a corresponding to the other coin throw-in port is operated, an operation program B is called from the ROM, and the washing machine is operated in accordance with the operation program B. In such a way, setting and a switching operation of the operation program become unnecessary.

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a coin type automatic washing machine.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art In a conventional coin-type washing machine of this type, a desired step is selected from an operation program including a plurality of steps, depending on the type of coin to be inserted (50-yen coin and 100-yen coin). It is possible (see, for example, Japanese Patent Laid-Open No. 57-131486).

[0003]

However, in such a conventional coin-type automatic washing machine, although some of the steps can be selected and operated, the washing machine has only one operation program, so that the laundry can be washed. There is a problem that the user cannot select the operation program according to the type and amount. Further, even if a plurality of operation programs are provided, in addition to the coin insertion operation, a switch operation for selecting the operation program is required, which makes the operation complicated.

The present invention has been made in consideration of such circumstances, and is provided with a plurality of operation programs corresponding to the types and amounts of laundry, and the user can set a desired operation program only by inserting coins. The present invention provides a coin-operated automatic washing machine that can be selected.

[0005]

According to a first aspect of the present invention, there is provided a coin type automatic washing machine in which coins are automatically washed when a coin is thrown in. A calculating means for calculating the amount of coins to be inserted, a storage means for storing in advance a predetermined amount of money and an operating program corresponding to each insertion slot, and a coin is inserted into one of the insertion slots and the amount of the coin is the insertion slot. The present invention provides a coin-type automatic washing machine characterized by comprising control means for executing an operation program corresponding to the slot when a predetermined amount of money corresponding to is reached.

Further, the invention of claim 2 is an automatic coin-type washing machine for automatically washing when a coin is inserted,
A calculator having a coin slot for calculating the amount of coins inserted from the slot, a storage unit storing a plurality of predetermined amounts and an operating program corresponding to each predetermined amount in advance, and a storage unit for storing the coins to be inserted. When the amount of money reaches the minimum predetermined amount, the operation is started with the operating program corresponding to that amount, and when additional coins are inserted thereafter, it is switched to the operating program corresponding to the sum of the previous insertion amount and the additional insertion amount. The present invention provides a coin-type automatic washing machine including a control means for operating the coin-type automatic washing machine.

[0007]

In the invention of claim 1, the calculation means calculates the amount of coins inserted from each coin insertion opening, and the control means inserts the coin into any one insertion opening and the amount of coins is inserted into the insertion opening. When the predetermined amount of money corresponding to is reached, the operation program corresponding to the input port is executed. Therefore, the user can select the operation program by selecting the coin slot.

In the invention of claim 2, the calculation means calculates the amount of coins inserted from the coin insertion slot, and the control means, when the inserted amount reaches a minimum predetermined amount, executes a corresponding operation program. When the coin is added and the coin is added, the operation program corresponding to the total amount including the additional amount is executed. Therefore, the user can select an operation program according to the amount of money to be charged.

[0009]

DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS The present invention will be described below in detail with reference to the embodiments shown in the drawings. The present invention is not limited to this. Embodiment 1 FIG. 1 is a structural explanatory view of a washing machine showing Embodiment 1 of the present invention, in which 1 is a frame, 2 is an outer tub suspended from the frame 1 in a vibration-proof manner, and 3 is an outer tub 2. A dehydration / washing tub rotatably supported inside, 4 is a dehydration hole provided on the peripheral wall of the washing tub 3, 5 is a balance ring, and 6 is a mountain-shaped rotatably provided at the center of the bottom of the washing tub 3. A stirring blade, 7 is a motor (single-phase induction motor) provided on the outer bottom surface of the outer tub, 8 is a bearing case that accommodates bearings of the washing tub 3 and the stirring blade 6, and a switching clutch, and 9 is a bottom portion of the outer tub 2. It is a drain port provided, and the drain port 9 is connected to a drain valve 10 and a drain hose 11.

Reference numeral 12 is a water supply valve, 13 is a water level sensor, 14 is a control box, and 15 is an air trap. 16 is a large pulley provided on the shaft of the bearing case 8, 17 is a small pulley provided on the output shaft of the motor 7, and 18 is a large pulley 16
Is a belt that connects the small pulley 17 to the motor 7
By the operation of the switching clutch in the bearing case 8,
The stirring blade 6 is rotated during washing, and the stirring blade 6 and the washing tub 3 are rotated during dehydration. Although the water level sensor 13 is configured to detect the displacement of the bellows driven by the air pressure of the air trap 15, other known sensors may be used.

FIG. 2 is a perspective view showing the control box 14, in which 19 and 20 are 100-yen coin slot and 19 respectively.
Reference characters a and 20a are coin switches for detecting coins inserted from the coin insertion ports 19 and 20, respectively.

FIG. 3 is a block diagram of the control circuit of the washing machine shown in FIG. 1, and MC1 is a control unit containing a microcomputer including a CPU, a ROM, a RAM and an I / O port. The control unit MC1 is a coin switch 19a,
The motor 7, the water supply valve 12, and the drain valve 10 are driven by the outputs from the water level sensor 20a and the water level sensor 13. Operating programs (A) and (B) shown in FIGS. 4 and 5 are stored in advance in the ROM of the control unit MC1.

The operation of the thus constructed washing machine will be described with reference to the flow chart shown in FIG. In step S1, it is determined whether or not a 100-yen coin has been inserted,
If so, it is determined whether or not the coin switch 19a has operated (step S2). Coin switch 19
When a is activated, the control unit MC calls the operation program (A) from the ROM and operates based on the program (A). In step S2, the coin switch 20
When a operates, the control unit MC calls the operation program (B) from the ROM and operates based on the program (B).

In this way, the user can wash according to the type of laundry (eg, blanket, shirt). Further, since the operation program can be washed simply by selecting the coin slot, it is not necessary to set or change the operation program.

Regarding the above embodiment, the charging port 19,
20 for 10 yen, 50 yen, 100 yen and 500 respectively
When the coins of 10 yen and / or 50 yen are inserted so that yen coins can be inserted, the operation corresponding to the insertion port when the integrated value reaches 100 yen for one insertion port. When a program is executed and a 500-yen coin is inserted, an operation program corresponding to the insertion slot may be executed and a device for returning 400-yen change may be provided.

Second Embodiment FIG. 7 is a perspective view of a control box 14a corresponding to the control box 14 of the first embodiment, in which 21 is an insertion slot into which 10-yen, 50-yen, and 100-yen coins can be inserted, and 21a is a coin. It is a coin switch that detects whether or not a coin is inserted and the type of coin.

FIG. 8 is a block diagram of a control circuit according to the second embodiment. MC2 is a control unit incorporating a microcomputer including a CPU, a ROM, a RAM and an I / O port, and the ROM of the control unit MC2 is a diagram. The operating programs (C) and (D) shown in FIG. 9 and FIG. 10, respectively, and the necessary amounts of 100 yen and 200 yen are stored therein. Since other configurations are the same as those in FIGS. 1 and 3,
The description is omitted.

Next, the operation in such a configuration will be described with reference to FIG.
This will be described with reference to the flowchart shown in FIG. First, when a coin is inserted from the coin insertion slot 21 (step S11) and the input amount reaches 100 yen (step S12), the control unit MC2 starts the operation according to the operation program (C) (step S13). Next, when an additional coin is inserted (step S14) and the amount of money inserted from the beginning reaches 200 yen during the water supply up to the set water level (step S15), the control unit MC2 switches the operation program (step S1).
6) After that, the operation is performed according to the operation program (D) (steps S17 and S18).

If no additional coin is added in step S14, or if the additional coin is added to the water supply in the operation program (C), the amount of money inserted from the beginning is 20.
When it does not reach 0 yen, the control unit MC2 continues the operation according to the operation program (C). In this way, the user can switch the operation program by adding the input amount of money, so that the switching operation becomes unnecessary.

In the above embodiment, coins of 10, 50, 100, and 500 yen can be inserted into the insertion slot 21, and when coins of 500 yen are inserted, the total coins inserted is 200. The operation program corresponding to the yen may be executed to return the change of 300 yen.

[0021]

[Effects of the Invention] The operating program can be selected by selecting the coin slot and the amount of coins inserted.
The user can easily select a driving program suitable for the laundry without any special operation.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a configuration explanatory diagram of a first embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a perspective view of a main part of the first embodiment.

FIG. 3 is a block diagram of a control circuit according to the first embodiment.

FIG. 4 is an explanatory diagram of an operation program according to the first embodiment.

FIG. 5 is an explanatory diagram of an operation program according to the first embodiment.

FIG. 6 is a flowchart showing the operation of the first embodiment.

FIG. 7 is a diagram corresponding to FIG. 2 of the second embodiment.

FIG. 8 is a diagram corresponding to FIG. 3 of the second embodiment.

FIG. 9 is an explanatory diagram of an operation program according to the second embodiment.

FIG. 10 is an explanatory diagram of an operation program according to the second embodiment.

FIG. 11 is a flowchart showing the operation of the second embodiment.

[Explanation of symbols]

 1 frame 2 outer tub 3 washing tub 4 dewatering hole 5 balance ring 6 stirring blade 7 motor 8 bearing case 9 drainage port 10 drainage valve 11 drainage hose 12 water supply valve 13 water level sensor 14 control box 19, 20, 21 coin insertion port 19a, 20a, 21a coin switch

Claims (2)

[Claims] 1. A coin-type automatic washing machine that automatically launders coins when the coins are inserted, has a coin insertion port at a plurality of locations and calculates the amount of coins inserted from each insertion port. And a storage means that stores in advance a predetermined amount of money and an operating program corresponding to each slot, and when a coin is inserted into any one slot and the amount of coins reaches a predetermined amount corresponding to that slot, An automatic coin-type washing machine comprising control means for executing an operation program corresponding to an insertion slot. 2. A coin-type automatic washing machine that automatically launders coins when the coins are inserted, and has a coin insertion port, and calculating means for calculating the amount of coins inserted from the insertion port.
Storage means for storing a plurality of predetermined amounts of money and an operating program corresponding to each of the predetermined amounts of money in advance, and when the amount of coins to be inserted is a minimum predetermined amount of money, the operation is started with the operating program corresponding to the amount of money. An automatic coin-type washing machine comprising control means for switching to an operation program corresponding to the sum of the previously inserted amount and the additional amount to be operated when additional coins are subsequently inserted.