JPH02308385A - Commodity housing device - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE:To easily increase or decrease the number of bagage receiving parts by issuing a recording medium where information is recorded based on the reception of a charge, receiving the recording medium to the above mentioned commodity receiving part and stamping the reception mark of commodity reception to the recording medium when the reception of a commodity is permitted. CONSTITUTION:When a charge reception part receives the charge, the information to permit the reception of the commodity is recorded to a recording medium A and this medium is issued. When a user presents this recording medium A to the commodity reception part and the reception of the commodity is permitted, a mark B to show the reception of the commodity is stamped to the recording medium A by a reception stamp and the recording medium A is discharged. Accordingly, by stamping the reception mark B for the reception of the commodity to the recording medium A, for reception mark of the recording medium A is an aggressive receipt. Thus, trouble concerning the reception of the commodity is avoided and it is not necessary to issue the exclusive receipt.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION (a) Industrial Application Field The present invention is applicable to, for example, an article storage device used when sending a parcel using a courier service, or a device for cleaning laundry. The present invention relates to an article storage device, etc., which is used when an article is received, and more specifically, to an article storage device that can make it clear when an article receiving section (locker) receives a baggage (article).

(B) Conventional technology In recent years, in the field of home delivery, there has been a desire to develop an article storage device that accepts and processes parcels by the sender himself instead of the handling store, and this is disclosed in Japanese Utility Model Application Publication No. 130886/1986. A courier reception device has been developed in .

In the system using the above-mentioned article storage device, when an article is placed in the weighing section of the article storage device and the destination is input, the article storage device displays the transportation fee, and when the specified fee is input, the article is displayed. Specify the goods receiving section (locker), open the door, and prompt the sender to store the goods.

(c) Problems to be solved by the invention In the above case, if the input operation section and the article receiving section have an integral connection structure, even if an attempt is made to add an article receiving section depending on the frequency of use by the user, the overall It is necessary to replace it or add an article storage device with an input operation section, which may cause a problem that the number of article receiving sections cannot be easily increased or decreased.

Furthermore, although issuing a receipt is necessary to avoid trouble, issuing a dedicated receipt may cause the problem of complicating the device.

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION Therefore, an object of the present invention is to provide an article storage device in which the number of baggage receiving sections for receiving articles to be stored can be easily increased or decreased, and a receipt can be issued while eliminating the need to issue a dedicated receipt.

(d) Means for Solving the Problems This invention provides a baggage toll collection system that issues a recording medium recording information that allows a baggage receiving section (described later) that receives goods to be stored to receive goods based on the collection of tolls. and a separate structure from the toll collection section to receive the recording medium,
and a baggage receiving section that allows the receipt of the article based on the information on the recording medium, and when the recording medium is received in the article receiving section and the article is allowed to be received, a receipt stamp indicating receipt of the article is placed on the recording medium. The article storage device is characterized in that a receipt stamp for stamping the article is provided in the article receiving section.

(e) Operation This invention provides that, when the toll collection section collects the toll, it records information permitting the collection of goods on a recording medium and issues the same;
When the user presents this recording medium to the article receiving section and allows the article to be collected, a receipt stamp is stamped on the recording medium to indicate that the article has been received, and the recording medium is released.

(F) Effects of the Invention As a result of the above, according to the present invention, by stamping a receipt stamp on a recording medium, the receipt stamp on the recording medium becomes a positive receipt, so troubles related to article collection can be solved. At the same time, the recording medium can be used effectively without the need to issue a special receipt.

Furthermore, since the baggage receiving section and the toll collection section are of separate structure, and the recording medium serves as a means of transmitting information, the number of baggage receiving sections can be easily increased or decreased.

Therefore, after installing the goods storage device, depending on the business status,
For example, when there are many users, it is possible to increase the utilization rate by adding only the baggage receiving section, and when there are few users, it is possible to reduce the number of users to obtain effective operation.

(g) Examples An embodiment of the present invention will be described in detail below based on the drawings.

The article storage device of the present invention is for home delivery in this embodiment, and is composed of a toll collection machine 10 shown in FIG. 1 and a baggage collection machine 11 shown in FIG. 2, which are configured separately. .

In the toll collection machine 10 shown in FIG. 1, the toll collection machine 10 is provided with a weighing section 12 at the bottom, and the sender places the item (delivery baggage) to be requested for courier service on the weighing section 12 and weighs it. .

Further, on the front side of the toll collection machine 10, there is a display lamp 13 indicating that the service is in operation/suspended, a staff call button 14, a cancel button 15, a plurality of destination area designation buttons 16 set according to the charge, and a transportation charge display. 17, Input amount display 18
, a weight overramp 19, a bill insertion slot 20, a coin insertion slot 21, a change output opening 22, a card output opening 23, an invoice drawer opening 24, and a monitor 25.

FIG. 1 shows a card A issued by a card issuing section (not shown) provided at the inner depth of the aforementioned card ejection port 23. The card A is issued after the toll collection is completed at the toll collection machine 10, and By presenting the card A to the baggage receiving machine 11, the baggage is received and a receipt seal B is stamped at the same time.

The above-mentioned receipt stamp B indicates that the item (delivery package)
It is considered as a receipt when the item is collected.

In FIG. 2, when a user requests home delivery, he or she places the goods (home delivery baggage) on the weighing section 12, and thereby
A built-in weighing device weighs the item.

Next, the user selects the destination of the goods using the destination area designation button 16.
When entered, the shipping fee is calculated based on the weight of the item and the destination area.

A rate table is set for this transportation fee depending on the region of lost delivery and the weight of large, medium, and small items, and the corresponding fee is read from the table and displayed on the transportation fee display 17.

Next, when the user inserts banknotes or coins based on the displayed fee, the inserted amount will be displayed on the input amount display 18, and if the amount of money deposited is more than the displayed fee, the transaction will be allowed and the change will be returned. If so, calculate the change.

Next, the built-in card issuing unit magnetically records and prints necessary card information such as the number of the locker that is allowed to be used, the shipping fee, date, destination area, and weight on the card to be issued (see FIG. 1).

Next, the built-in invoice issuing device issues an invoice on which the destination area input using the destination area designation button 16 is printed.

If there is change, it will be released into the change outlet 22, cards will be released into the card outlet 23, and invoices will be released into the invoice drawer 24, and each will be taken out, thereby completing the fee collection operation. do.

In the baggage receiving machine 11 shown in FIG. 3, the baggage receiving machine 11 stores and receives articles (delivery baggage), and has a large number of lockers 40 arranged vertically and horizontally, and each locker 40... Reception lamp 41 indicating reception, Locker release button 5
1..., and the door of each locker 40 is formed to be lockable.

Further, on the minus side, there is a card insertion slot 42 for receiving the card A issued by the toll collection machine 10, and a reading confirmation lamp 43 is disposed above the card insertion slot 42.

In addition, as shown in FIG. 4, there is a card reader 44 that reads information on the card inserted into the card insertion slot 42, and a receipt stamp 45 that stamps a receipt stamp B on the card to indicate receipt of the goods. In addition, each locker 40.
... are equipped with a door lock mechanism 46 that locks and unlocks the doors, and an article receiving detector 47 that detects when articles are stored in each locker 40.

Each of these circuit devices is controlled by the CPU 49 according to the program stored in the ROM 48, and the R
In addition to storing and reading out various necessary information, the AM 50 stores the numbers of all the lockers included in the baggage receiving machine 11, flags corresponding to the numbers to indicate whether the lockers are empty, and items (deliveries) that use the lockers. In addition, information indicating the destination area of the parcel (baggage), its fee, etc., and card security, that is, the coupling between the fee collection machine 10 and the baggage collection machine 11, are stored.

Next, the operation of the baggage receiving machine 11 shown in FIGS. 2 and 4 will be explained with reference to the flowchart shown in FIG.

When the user uses the baggage collection machine 11, the empty locker 4
0's reception lamp 41 lights up, and the user approaches the toll collection machine 10.
Use Card A issued by

When the above-mentioned card 8 is inserted into the card insertion slot 42, the card reader 44 reads the card information recorded on the card A, such as the number of the locker that is allowed to be used, shipping fee, date, destination area, weight, etc. The necessary card information is read and output to the CPU 49, and the CPU 49 lights up the reading confirmation lamp and blinks the reception lamp 41 of the corresponding locker 40 (steps n31 to n34).

When the user presses the locker release button 51 provided at the part of the locker 4° where the reception lamp 41 flashes, the door lock mechanism 46 unlocks the door, allowing the storage of the item. When the door is closed, it is locked by the door lock mechanism 46 (steps n35 to n40).
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When the goods have been stored, the goods receipt detector 47 installed inside the locker 4o outputs a detection signal, and the receipt stamp 45 stamps the receipt stamp B on the card 8, which is used as a receipt for the goods received. Discard card A (steps n41 and n42).

Next, by turning off the reading confirmation lamp 43 and removing the card A, the reception lamp 41 is turned on only in the winter locker 4o, and the collection of goods is completed (steps n43 to n4).
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FIG. 6 shows a card reader 44 and a receipt stamp 45 provided in the baggage receiving machine 11 described above.

A transport path 52 for the card A is formed inside the card insertion slot 42 described above, and a motor 5 is installed on the front side of this transport path 52.
A conveyance roller 54 that is driven in the forward and reverse directions at 3 is disposed, and furthermore, a magnetic head 55 that constitutes the card reader 44 and a receipt stamp 45 that is driven by a solenoid 56 are sequentially disposed. The stopper 57 is set at a position where the movement toward the card can be stopped while the rear end of the card A is hooked on the aforementioned transport roller 54.

The first sensor 58 disposed near the card insertion slot 42 described above detects the insertion of the card A, and based on this detection, the motor 53 is driven to rotate forward, and this drive causes the conveyance roller 54 to move in the taking direction. drive.

When the card A is inserted by the customer up to the conveyance roller 54, the conveyance roller 54 takes this inserted card A inside, and then when the second sensor 59 detects the tip of the card A, it is magnetically activated based on this detection. When the head 55 reads the card data and the third sensor 60 detects the leading edge of the card A, the motor 53 stops rotating normally and stands by.

When the storage of the goods is completed and the receipt stamp 45 is to be stamped, the solenoid 56 is driven to stamp the receipt stamp B on the card A, and then the motor 53 is reversely controlled to stamp the card A. Return it to the insertion slot 42.

In this embodiment, since the toll collection machine 10 and the baggage collection machine 11 are separated and the card A is used as a means of transmitting information, it is easy to add or remove the baggage collection machine 11.

Further, since the card A has a receipt stamp B stamped thereon, the card A has a positive function as a receipt.

In terms of the correspondence between the structure of this invention and the structure of the above-described embodiment, the baggage receiving section of this invention corresponds to the baggage receiving machine 11 of the embodiment, the toll collection section corresponds to the toll collection machine 10, and the baggage receiving section of this invention corresponds to the toll collection machine 10, and The medium is
Although it corresponds to card A, the present invention is not limited to the configuration of the above-described embodiment.

[Brief explanation of drawings]

The drawings show an embodiment of the present invention, in which Fig. 1 is a plan view of the card, Fig. 2 is a perspective view of the toll collection machine, Fig. 3 is a perspective view of the baggage collection machine, and Fig. 4 is a diagram of the baggage collection machine. FIG. 5 is a control circuit block diagram, FIG. 5 is an operation flowchart of the baggage receiving machine, and FIG. 6 is a partially sectional side view of the card reader and receipt stamp. 10...Toll collection machine 11...Baggage collection machine 40...Locker 44...Card reader 45...Reception stamp A...Card A...Card Figure 1 Plan view of the cart Fig. 2 P Senkin' Leopard inkstone drawing of the receipt. Figure 6

Claims (1)

[Claims] (1) A baggage fee collection section that issues a recording medium recording information that allows the baggage collection section (described below) to receive goods to be stored based on the collection of fees, and a separate structure from the above-mentioned fee collection section. and a baggage receiving section that receives the recording medium and permits the receipt of the article based on the information on the recording medium, and when the recording medium is received in the article receiving section and the article is permitted to be received, An article storage device in which an article receiving section is provided with a receipt stamp for stamping a receipt stamp of article receipt on the recording medium.