公开(公告)号：WO1992009057A1

公开(公告)日：1992-05-29

申请号：PCT/US1991008175

申请日：1991-11-04

Applicant: MARS INCORPORATED

Inventor： MARS INCORPORATED ,  BARNES, Elwood, E. ,  BERNARDINI, Ronald, R. ,  JUNE, Geoffrey, A.

IPC: G07D07/00

CPC classification number: G07F11/045 ,  G07F9/00

Abstract: The present invention relates to a method and apparatus for a solely battery-powered, low-powered, money-operated vending and dispensing apparatus which can be utilized in the vending or dispensing of products, such as newspapers or other printed matter, or services. The present invention comprises at least one battery (14), a control system housed on a control board (11), money sensing devices (19, 21), money validating devices (16, 17), battery power test circuitry (40), circuitry (D28) to indicate a low battery power condition, circuitry and devices (50, 6) to determine and indicate the acceptability of various types of money, or its equivalent, a product delivery circuit (70) and device (18), circuitry to indicate the activation, or lack thereof, of the product delivery device, and circuitry and a device (27) to indicate when the apparatus is being serviced. The present invention utilizes power saving components and operational techniques to facilitate low power operation.

Abstract translation: 本发明涉及一种用于单独电池供电的，低功率的货币供应的自动售货和分配装置的方法和装置，其可用于售卖或分发诸如报纸或其他印刷品或服务的产品。 本发明包括至少一个电池（14），容纳在控制板（11），货币感测装置（19,21），货币验证装置（16,17），电池电力测试电路（40）， 电路（D28），用于指示电池电量低的状况，电路和设备（50,6），用于确定和指示各种类型的货币或其相当的产品交付电路（70）和设备（18）的可接受性，电路 以指示产品传送设备的激活或不足，以及用于指示何时正在维修设备的电路和设备（27）。 本发明利用省电部件和操作技术来促进低功率操作。