JPH01296400A - Laundry housing box - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE:To enable charge for laundry to be subtracted from a prepaid card and a slip to be issued after the weight of the laundry is measured by inputting the number of each kind of clothes from ten keys after the laundry is put in an unmanned laundry box and the prepaid card is inserted. CONSTITUTION:When a customer inserts the prepaid card, a controller 40 displays an operation guide on a display 18. When the customer inputs kind codes and number of each kind code thereafter, the controller 40 causes a printer 17 to issue a laundry slip and, at the same time, unlocks a door by releasing a lock 7 from a locked state after subtracting the amount of the charge for the laundry from the amount stored in the prepaid card. The customer put the laundry in a plastic bag B together with the slip and ties up the bag B. Then the customer puts the plastic bag B in the laundry box by opening the door 4 and closes the door 4. A weighing meter 28 weighs the weight of the bag B put on an arm 32 by means of a load cell 33 and outputs a signal. Upon receiving the signal, the controller 40 causes the printer 17 to issues an exchange ticket by printing. The controller 40 prints the same content on the rolled paper provided in the box. The customer returns home after getting the exchange ticket and exchanges the ticket with the laundry another day.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION [Field of Industrial Application] The present invention relates to a laundry storage box, and more particularly to an unmanned laundry storage box for loading laundry to be washed.

[Prior Art] As is well known, in order to send laundry to be washed, the person goes to a laundry store or agency and hands it over directly, and the laundry store or agency checks and receives the laundry.

[Problems to be Solved by the Invention] With the conventional method of putting out laundry, it is difficult to take out dirty underwear, and dirty clothes are picked up, so stores that handle food etc. I can't.

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION An object of the present invention is to provide a laundry storage box that allows laundry to be easily taken out for washing and that allows a store that sells foods and the like to function as a distributor.

[Means for Solving the Problems] According to the present invention, input type input means, input data printing means, and fee collection means are provided.

It is preferable that the laundry storage box is provided with an upper loading section and a lower storage section, both of which are defined by a weighing scale that also serves as an opening/closing mechanism.

Preferably, the input type input means is composed of a numeric keypad for inputting the item 83-code and the number of items.

Further, it is preferable that the input data printing means is constituted by a printer that issues slips.

Preferably, the fee collection means includes a Buri Bay card insertion slot, a 1,000 yen bill insertion slot, a coin insertion slot, and a change return slot.

Further, it is preferable that the above-mentioned means and the weighing scale be controlled by a control device composed of a microcomputer.

Further, it is preferable to provide a storage container in which a plastic bag into which laundry is placed can be freely pulled out.

[Function] In the laundry storage box configured as above,
When a customer inserts a prepay card, for example, and inputs the type and number of laundry items using a numeric keypad, the charge is subtracted from the prepay card and a laundry slip is issued by the printer. Therefore, when the laundry is put in a plastic bag along with the laundry slip and thrown into the input section, the weight is measured by a scale and the plastic bag falls into the storage section and is stored. I take it with me and go home, but everything above is done unattended. Then, the user exchanges the exchange slip and the selected item at a later date.

[Example] The present invention will be described in detail below with reference to the drawings.

In FIG. 1, the laundry storage box, which is designated as a whole by reference numeral 1, is roughly composed of an upper loading section 2 and a lower storage section 24.

The input section 2 includes an input port 3 on the right side and an input section 10 on the left side.
is defined. There is a door 4 on the front right edge of this input slot 3.
is pivotally mounted, and the lower part is opened toward the storage section 24 side. A lock hole 5 and an opening/closing click 6 are provided on the input section side end surface of the door 4, and a lock 7 and an opening/closing sensor 8 are provided at positions facing these on the input section 10, respectively. Note that the reference numeral 9 in the figure is a handle of the door 4.

On the front side of the input unit 10, there are a numeric keypad 11 for inputting the type code and number of laundry items, which is input type input means, a product key 12 for inputting the type code of frequently used laundry items such as shirts, and a charge collection button. Prepay card insertion slot 13, thousand yen bill insertion slot 14, coin insertion slot 15 which are means
A change return opening 16, a printer 17 serving as input data printing means, and a display 18 for displaying operation guidance are provided. The control device 4o is connected to the control device 4o.

Further, a plastic bag storage container 20 in which a plastic bag 19 is retractably stored is provided on the left side of the input section 2.
A canopy 21 is erected at the top. A display board 22 for the product type code is provided on the front wall of the canopy 21, and a fluorescent lamp 23 for illuminating the display board 22 is provided on the lower surface.

A door 25 is pivotally attached to the front right edge of the storage section 24, and a lock 26 provided on the door 25 can be locked and unlocked only with a key provided by a trader.

Further, a box 27 is provided at the inner bottom, and the input section 1
0 is provided with a weighing scale, which also serves as an opening/closing mechanism and is generally designated by the reference numeral 28, and is connected to the control device W40.

In FIG. 2, inside the case 28a of the weight scale 28, guide rails 29 are stretched on the left and right sides.
A base 3o is slidably supported on the base 9. An arm 3 is attached to the base 30 via an upright bracket 31.
2 is pivotally connected, and its arm 32 connects the storage section 24 and the input slot 3.
The arm 32 protrudes into a space A that communicates with the arm 32, and a load cell 33, which is a measuring device, is provided on the lower surface of the arm 32. Further, the case 28a is provided with a pulley 35a and a pulley 35b that are driven by a motor 34, and a base 30 is fixed to a belt 36 wound around the pulleys 35a and 35b. Base 30 by rotation
It is designed to move back and forth from side to side. Furthermore, a reverse switch SWI that detects the base 30 and reverses the motor 34, and a stop switch SW2 that detects the base 30 and stops the motor 34 are provided at the left and right ends of the guide rail 9. . At all times, the arm 32 protrudes into the space A as shown in the figure and closes the input port 3 to the storage section 24.

In FIG. 3, when a customer inserts a prepay card into the prepay card insertion slot 13, step S1), the control device 4
0 displays an operation guide on the display 18 such as ``Enter the type code and number of laundry items using the numeric keys or product keys, and if there is no error in the display, press the setting key'' (step 52). When the code and number of laundry data (for example, 2 shirts and 3 underwear) are input (step S3), the control device 40 issues a laundry slip as shown in FIG. 4 from the printer 17, and stores the same record. At the same time, the charge (900 yen in the illustrated example) is subtracted from the amount stored in the prepay card and released from the prepay card insertion slot 13, and a signal is output to the lock 7 to unlock it (step S4). ).

Then, the customer follows the operating instructions, pulls out one plastic bag from the plastic bag storage container 20, puts the laundry into the plastic bag along with the ejected slip, closes the bag, opens W4, inserts plastic bag B, and opens the door. Step S5)
The weight scale 28 measures the weight of the plastic bag B placed on the arm 32 using a load cell 33 and outputs a signal. Then,
The control device 40 issues and releases an exchange slip as shown in FIG. 5 from the printer 17, and prints a similar record on a built-in roll paper. Here, the customer receives the exchange slip and goes home.Next, the control device 40 outputs a forward rotation signal to the motor 34 to move the arm 32 to the left, opens the space A, and drops the plastic bag B into the box 27 for storage. (step S7), the reversing switch SW1 detects the base 30 moving to the left and outputs a signal (step S8), the control device r! L40 is -1
:- The arm 34 is reversed to move the arm 32 to the right (step S9). When the stop switch SW2 detects the base 30 moving to the right and outputs a signal (step 510), the control device 40 stops the motor 34. Then, the arm 32 is returned to its original position (step 811), and the control ends. Although the above description has been made regarding a prepaid card, the same applies to cash as well.

FIG. 6 shows an example in which the laundry storage box 1 is installed in a parking area D of a convenience store C. The box 1 is preferably installed in a corner near the entrance E of the store C, and the cash register F is also preferably equipped with a storage shelf G for finished laundry. Customer 0 unlocks the door, collects plastic bag B, washes it, and delivers it to store C.The next day, customer 1 goes to store C with the exchange slip and receives the laundry. At that time, if there is a difference between the actual charge and the prepaid charge, gIK is performed.

[Effects of the Invention] Since the present invention is configured as described above, it produces effects as described below.

In other words, customers can simply throw their laundry into the unmanned laundry storage box, making it easy to remove dirty items.
It is especially convenient for single people and those working alone.

Furthermore, it can also be installed in convenience stores that handle food.

In addition, since the weight of the laundry is measured, the approximate star of the selected item can be mechanically confirmed, reducing troubles with customers when incorrectly inputting the selected item type.

[Brief explanation of the drawing]

Fig. 1 is a perspective view showing an embodiment of the present invention, Fig. 2 is a front view showing a weighing scale, Fig. 3 is a control flow chart, and Fig. 4 is a perspective view showing an embodiment of the present invention.
Figure 5 and Figure 5 are drawings showing an example of a slip, respectively.
The figure is a layout diagram of a convenience store in which a laundry storage box according to the present invention is installed. 1... Laundry storage box 2... Loading section 3
...Insertion slot 11...Numeric keypad 13...Prepay card insertion slot 14...Thousand yen bill insertion slot 17...
・Printer 20...Plastic bag storage container 27
...Box 28...Weighing scale that also serves as an opening/closing mechanism

Claims (1)

[Claims] A laundry storage box characterized by being provided with an input type input means, an input data printing means, and a fee collection means.