摘要 |
<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a vending machine capable of sufficiently meeting requirement for saving energy by reducing power consumption by setting to a state in which selling is disabled during a prescribed set time zone. <P>SOLUTION: A vending machine that cooks and serves a selected item when a required amount of money is input and an item is selected while in a stand-by state for selling has control means 40 that, if current time is in a prescribed set time zone, sets a state in which selling is disabled by stopping a money processing device 31 for processing input money and a lighting device 34 for lighting light sources of various parts while maintaining operation of a compressor 32 for producing cool water used for cooking an item and a heater H for producing hot water used for cooking an item. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2012,JPO&INPIT |