JP4201569B2 - Luggage loading locker of automatic locker device for luggage etc. - Google Patents

Description

[0001]
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
The present invention is a luggage collection locker that is provided with an automatic management locker device for luggage, etc., and that collects luggage such as cleaning items, and collects luggage from the backyard (employee dedicated space) especially during store hours. The present invention relates to a luggage collection locker that can store luggage in the locker outside business hours.
[0002]
[Prior art]
2. Description of the Related Art An automatic luggage locker device that is installed at the entrance of a condominium, such as a condominium, and enables automatic delivery of parcels has been widely used. In addition, a load collection locker that collects cleaning products, photographic films, and the like is also provided in the automatic management locker device for luggage and the like, and it is generally performed to increase added value by services such as cleaning and DPE.
[0003]
The applicant has already filed Japanese Patent Application No. 2001-295329 for such an automatic management locker device for luggage and the like. This application discloses a locker for shipping such as laundry whose locking is controlled by the control unit, and the collection / delivery company opens the front door of the lower locker after the customer puts the laundry put in from the front door of the upper locker. It is structured to collect.
[0004]
The above luggage collection locker is assumed to be installed in a corner of a store and operated unattended, and has the following problems.
(1) A large amount of luggage cannot be stored in the locker.
(2) In order to increase the operational efficiency of lockers, the collected luggage must be collected regularly or frequently.
(3) Since the opening for collecting luggage is installed on the front and the door is opened forward, opening the door when collecting luggage collects space in the store. And
(4) Recently, in the store design as shown in FIG. 2, employees are arranged in the daytime, but there is a demand for an operation that uses no lockers at night. However, in this case, if the structure is provided with a rocker opening for recovery on the front side, the problems (1), (2) and (3) cannot be solved. Furthermore, since the customer and the employee cross together in front of the locker, both of them have poor workability.
(5) When operating in the store design of the previous paragraph, there has been no locker that can solve the above problems and can secure the security of the backyard in the unattended state at night. Here, crime prevention means that a dangerous substance is thrown into the backyard from the opening of the locker, and it is difficult to enter from the opening.
[0005]
[Patent Document 1]
Japanese Patent Application No. 2001-295329 Specification [0006]
[Problems to be solved by the invention]
The present invention has been made to eliminate the disadvantages of the prior art, and its purpose is to enable collection of luggage from the backyard during normal business hours, so that (1) luggage collection in the locker. (2) To provide a load collection locker that improves the workability at the time of collection.
[0007]
Another object of the present invention is to provide a load-carrying locker that can cope with the operation of a locker in an unattended state at night and can secure crime prevention of a backyard in an unattended state at night.
[0008]
[Means for Solving the Problems]
(1) 1st invention is the luggage collection locker 1 which partitions the store space 3 and the backyard 4 (employee exclusive space) integrally with the partition wall 2, Comprising: The said facing the store space 3 The luggage collection slot 6 on the front side of the luggage collection locker 1 is provided with a slot door 9 whose locking is controlled by the control unit 10a of the automatic management locker device 10 for luggage etc. arranged in the store space 3. A luggage collection opening 11 communicating with the luggage collection opening 6 is opened on the back of the luggage collection locker 1 facing the yard 4, and the luggage collection opening 11 is provided inside the luggage collection locker 1. A guide plate 13 that can be closed is disposed, and the guide plate 13 is disposed on one side in the vicinity of the lower edge of the luggage collection outlet 11 and the other side is inclined on the loading port 6 side in the luggage collection locker 1. Upward Inclined arrangement is possible,
The load collection locker 1 (i) stores the load collection 8 inside the locker 1 by closing the load collection outlet 11 with the guide plate 13 with the guide plate 13 standing upright on the back side of the load collection locker. possible and to the state, the inclined arrangement the guide plate 13 obliquely upward of inlet side in (ii) the other lower collection object inlet 6 of the current load-on locker front one side of the guide plate 13 The baggage or the like can be selected from two states: a state in which the cargo collection 8 is guided to the cargo collection outlet 11 by the guide plate 13 and can be discharged to the backyard 4 side. This is a load collection locker 1 of the automatic management locker device 10.
(2) The second invention is characterized in that, in the first invention, one side of the guide plate 13 is supported so as to be opened and closed by a hinge 14 provided in the vicinity of the lower edge of the luggage collection outlet 11. To do.
(3) The third invention is characterized in that, in the first or second invention, the cargo collection input amount detecting means 15 is provided inside the package collection locker 1.
( 4 ) The fourth invention is characterized in that, in any one of the first to third inventions, a partition plate 5 having a folded portion 5a is provided below the cargo collection slot 6.
( 5 ) The fifth invention is characterized in that, in any one of the first to fourth inventions, a DPE collection unit 16 independent of the package collection storage unit 7 is provided inside the package collection locker 1. And
[0009]
Note that the “partition wall” in the present specification is not limited to a wall as long as it substantially partitions the backyard and the locker space. For example, a partition, a shutter, a storage shelf, a showcase, and the like are also assumed as the partition wall of the present invention.
[0010]
DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION
<First Embodiment>
Hereinafter, a first embodiment of a luggage collection locker according to the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings. As shown in FIGS. 1 and 2, the luggage collection locker 1 of the present invention is integrated with a partition wall 2 to partition a store space 3 and a backyard (employee dedicated space) 4. It is installed with the front side facing the store space 3 and the back side facing the backyard 4. Reference numeral 17 in FIG. 2 denotes a shutter, which is opened when there are daytime employees, and the store spaces (3 and 3a) form one continuous space. On the other hand, in a time zone such as nighttime when there are no employees, the shutter 17 is closed, and the locker space 3a other than the entrance is closed.
[0011]
Next, the structure of the luggage collection locker 1 of the first embodiment will be described. The load collection locker 1 of the first embodiment is a hollow rectangular box, and the interior of the locker 1 is partitioned vertically by a partition plate 5 provided in front of the front side, and the upper side of the partition plate is the load collection port 6. Thus, the lower side of the partition plate is a luggage storage unit 7. The luggage collection opening 6 and the luggage collection section 7 communicate with each other through an opening located at the back of the partition plate 5, and the luggage collection 8 thrown from the luggage collection opening 6 falls toward the collection collection section 7. It is supposed to be. A folded portion 5 a is formed at the end of the partition plate 5 so that the loaded luggage collection 8 cannot be taken out from the luggage collection slot 6.
[0012]
An entrance door 9 to which an electric lock is attached is attached to the front side of the cargo collection entrance 6. Locking / unlocking of the entrance door 9 is controlled by the control unit 10a of the automatic management locker device 10 for luggage, etc., and can only be opened and closed by customers who can use the automatic management locker device 10 for luggage.
[0013]
In addition, a luggage collection outlet 11 is opened on the back side of the luggage collection unit 7 so that the luggage collection 8 can be taken out from the backyard 4. On the other hand, a lower door 12 having a dedicated lock is attached to the front side of the luggage storage section 7, and an employee having a key opens the lower door 12 to lock the collected luggage 8 stored therein. It can be recovered from the front.
[0014]
Further, a rectangular guide plate 13 capable of closing the luggage collection outlet 11 is disposed inside the luggage collection unit 7. One side of the guide plate 13 is connected to a hinge 14 provided in the vicinity of the lower edge of the luggage collection outlet 11 and is pin-supported in the locker 1 so that the luggage collection outlet 11 can be opened and closed. . Further, the guide plate 13 is configured to be fixed in an inclined state in which the other side is directed obliquely upward on the inlet side.
[0015]
That is, the guide plate 13 can be fixed in the locker 1 at two positions, that is, the inclined state and the upright state along the luggage collection outlet 11. When the guide plate 13 is in the inclined state, the load collection 8 loaded from the load collection opening 6 slides down the guide plate 13, passes through the load collection outlet 11, and is discharged to the backyard 4. On the other hand, when the guide plate 13 is in the upright state, the cargo collection outlet 11 is closed by the guide plate 13, and the cargo collection 8 loaded from the cargo collection port 6 is stored in the luggage storage unit 7. When the guide plate 13 is in an upright state and the baggage exit is closed, it is preferable to lock the guide plate 13 so that the guide plate cannot be easily pushed open by a bar or the like [not shown]. Thus, crime prevention can be ensured.
[0016]
Also, a cargo collection amount detecting means 15 is provided on the upper side of the baggage storage section 7, and whether or not the cargo has reached the attachment position of the sensing means 15 (the cargo collection 8 in the locker 1 is full). Whether or not) can be determined. When the cargo collection 8 in the locker 1 is full, the sensing means 15 outputs a signal to the control unit 10a of the automatic management locker device 10 for baggage etc. so that the control unit 10a unlocks the insertion port door 9. It is possible to prevent the baggage 8 from being loaded any further. Note that the sensing unit 15 is configured by appropriately using, for example, a known sensor such as an optical sensor in which a light emitting element and a light receiving element are combined, or a micro switch.
[0017]
Further, a DPE collection unit 16 independent of the package collection unit 7 is provided inside the package collection locker 1. The DPE collection unit 16 is configured by attaching a U-shaped side plate to the back surface of the lower door 12 and dividing the receiving bottom 16a so as to be rotatable. Further, the partition plate 5 located above the DPE collection unit 16 is provided with a DPE insertion port into which a bag containing a photographic film can be inserted, and a rotating lid 5b is attached to the DPE insertion port. The configuration of the DPE collection unit 16 is not limited to the above, and can be changed as appropriate, for example, by attaching the collection bag under the DPE slot of the partition plate.
[0018]
The load collection locker 1 according to the present invention is configured as described above, and its operation will be described below by taking the collection of laundry as an example. FIG. 1 and FIG. 2 are reference views of a store in which the load collection locker 1 and the automatic management locker device 10 for luggage etc. of the present invention are installed. The store is broadly divided into a store space 3 where customers enter and exit and a backyard 4 that only employees can pass through. In addition, the store space 3 can be divided into a locker space 3a where customers can go in and out in the absence of employees such as at night, and a space directly received by the counter 20 at the counter 20 with the shutter 17, etc. It is possible to load the luggage 8 even outside business hours.
[0019]
The luggage collection locker 1 of the present invention is operated integrally with a luggage automatic management locker device 10. The luggage collection locker 1 and the luggage automatic management locker device 10 are part of a store space 3. It is installed in 3a. The luggage collection locker 1 is integrated with the partition wall 2 to partition the locker space 3 a and the backyard 4. The luggage collection locker 1 is installed in the store with the front side facing the locker space 3 a and the back side facing the backyard 4.
[0020]
When the customer intends to use the load collection locker 1, the customer packs the laundry in the collection bag 8 on which a label on which predetermined items (name, address, registration number, laundry type, material, etc.) have been previously attached is attached. Leave in.
[0021]
Then, the customer operates the touch panel 10b provided in the control unit 10a of the automatic management locker device 10 for baggage, etc. to perform member authentication and the like, and then performs the unlocking operation of the insertion port door 9 of the load collection locker 1. When there is no signal input from the sensing means 15 of the luggage storage unit 7 (when the locker 1 is not full), the control unit 10a of the automatic management locker device 10 for luggage, etc. Outputs a signal to unlock. As a result, the customer can manually open the loading port door 9 and load the collection bag 8 from the loading port 6.
[0022]
Also, during the time when employees are present, the guide plate 13 of the load collection locker 1 is disposed in an inclined state, and the collection back 8 loaded from the load collection port 6 slides down the guide plate 13 and collects the baggage outlet 11. And is discharged to a carriage 18 or the like prepared in the backyard 4. Accordingly, the luggage collection locker 1 can be efficiently operated without the luggage collection 8 being stored in the luggage collection unit 7.
[0023]
On the other hand, in the time zone when there are no employees such as at night, the store space 3 is partitioned by the shutter 17 or the like so that only the locker space 3a can be accessed by customers. The guide plate 13 of the luggage collection locker 1 is arranged in an upright state, the luggage collection outlet 11 is closed, and the collection bag 8 introduced from the luggage collection slot 6 is stored in the luggage storage part 7 in the locker 1. It is. When the inside of the locker 1 is filled with the collection bag 8, the load collection amount sensing means 15 in the locker 1 outputs a signal, and the control unit 10a of the automatic management locker device 10 for luggage etc. The baggage 8 can no longer be put in the state where 9 is unlocked.
[0024]
Then, the laundry in the collection bag 8 is delivered to the automatic management locker device 10 such as luggage after being cleaned by a contractor. The customer operates the touch panel 10b of the automatic management locker device 10 for luggage, etc. to perform an authentication operation and selects a receipt menu. Then, the customer unlocks a predetermined locker in which the laundry (finished product) is stored, and receives the cleaned laundry. Information indicating that the customer has received the finished product is transmitted from the control unit of the automatic management locker device 10 for parcels etc. to the manager's database [see FIG. 7].
[0025]
< Reference form>
FIG. 6 is a view showing a load collection locker 1a of a reference form. The luggage collection locker 1a of the reference form is configured to close the luggage collection outlet 11 by the rear door 19, and is different from the first embodiment in that the guide plate 13 is not provided in the locker. In the reference form, the luggage collection 8 may be always collected from the backyard 4 side without providing the lower door 12 on the front side of the luggage collection locker 1. In the reference embodiment, the same components as those in the first embodiment are denoted by the same reference numerals, and redundant description is omitted.
[0026]
As mentioned above, although the luggage collection locker of this invention has been demonstrated based on embodiment of illustration, the claim of this invention is not limited to the said embodiment. For example, in the luggage collection locker of the first embodiment, the guide plate is made independent without being connected by a hinge, and the guide plate is inserted into the insertion groove provided in the locker so that the inclined state or the upright state can be selected. [The illustration is omitted]. Further, the luggage collection of the present invention is not limited to laundry, but can be used for collecting rental videos, books, and the like.
[0027]
【The invention's effect】
The luggage collection locker according to the present invention enables collection of luggage from the backyard during normal business hours. (1) No need to collect luggage in the locker. (3) The workability during collection is improved.
[0028]
In addition, the luggage collection locker according to the present invention can cope with the operation of the locker in the unattended state at night, and can secure the security of the backyard in the unattended state at night.
[Brief description of the drawings]
FIG. 1 is a reference perspective view showing a state of a store where a load collection locker and an automatic management locker device for luggage etc. are arranged.
FIG. 2 is a store floor plan corresponding to FIG. 1;
FIG. 3A is a front view of the luggage collection locker according to the first embodiment, and FIG. 3B is a rear view thereof.
FIG. 4 is a perspective view showing a state in which a lower door of the luggage collection locker according to the first embodiment is opened.
5A is a side view showing the inclined state of the guide plate in the luggage loading locker of the first embodiment, and FIG. 5B is a side view showing the upright state of the guide plate.
FIG. 6 is a side view of a load collection locker of a reference form.
FIG. 7 is a flowchart showing a situation when a laundry finished product is received.
[Explanation of symbols]
1,1a Luggage collection locker 2 Partition wall 3 Store space 3a Locker space 4 Backyard (Employee-only space)
5 Partition plate 5a Folding part 5b Rotating lid 6 Luggage collection port 7 Luggage storage part 8 Luggage collection (collection back)
9 Entrance door 10 Automatic management locker device 10 such as baggage Control unit 10b Touch panel 11 Luggage collection outlet 12 Lower door 13 Guide plate 14 Hinge 15 Luggage collection amount detection means 16 DPE collection unit 16a Receiving bottom 17 Shutter 18 Bogie 19 Rear Door 20 counter

Claims (5)

A luggage collection locker that divides a store space and a backyard together with a partition wall, and is disposed in the store space at a luggage input port in front of the luggage input locker facing the store space. An entrance door whose locking is controlled by the control unit of the automatic management locker device is provided, and on the back side of the luggage input locker facing the backyard side, there is a luggage collection outlet communicating with the luggage entrance. A guide plate capable of closing the luggage collection outlet is disposed inside the luggage collection locker, and the guide plate is disposed on one side in the vicinity of the lower edge of the luggage collection outlet. An inclined arrangement in which one side is arranged obliquely upward on the loading port side in the luggage collection locker is possible,
The luggage collection locker is (i) a state in which the guide plate is in an upright state on the back side of the luggage collection locker, the luggage collection opening is closed with the guide plate, and the luggage collection can be stored inside the locker; (Ii) The guide plate is disposed so that the other one side of the guide plate is inclined obliquely upward on the loading port side below the loading port on the front of the luggage loading locker. It is possible to select two states: a state in which the baggage can be discharged to the backyard side by guiding it to the baggage collection outlet, and a load collection locker for an automatic management locker device for luggage, etc.   2. A luggage collection locker for an automatic management locker for luggage, etc. according to claim 1, wherein one side of the guide plate is supported by a hinge provided in the vicinity of the lower edge of the luggage collection outlet so as to be opened and closed. . 3. A luggage collection locker for an automatic management locker device for luggage, etc. according to claim 1 or 2, further comprising a means for detecting the amount of luggage collection provided inside the luggage collection locker. 4. The luggage collection input of the automatic management locker device for luggage etc. according to any one of claims 1 to 3 , wherein a partition plate having a folded portion is provided below the package collection opening. Locker. Inside the collection was turned lockers, luggage such as an automatic management rocker device according to DPE recovery unit and a separate collection product reservoir is provided claim 1, characterized in any one of claims 4 Luggage loading locker.

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