JPS6211990A - Coin locker apparatus - Google Patents

Abstract

(57) [Summary] This bulletin contains application data before electronic filing, so abstract data is not recorded.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION [Technical field to which the invention pertains] This invention relates to a coin locker device installed at a station or a place where a large number of people gather to temporarily store items.

[Prior art and its problems]

This type of coin locker generally allows you to lock the door by inserting a coin, for example, a 100 yen coin, into the coin slot with a key provided.

Therefore, users are required to pay a fee to use the locker in exchange for using a coin locker to temporarily store their baggage in a location and locking the locker with a key to prevent theft. On the other hand, coin locker managers earn revenue from the difference between the usage fee for the space where the coin locker is installed and the usage fee for the person using the coin locker. Therefore, in order for the administrator to obtain more profits, it is desirable for the user to use the service for a short period of time and to use it many times. On the other hand, long-term use is not preferred in this type of coin locker, where the fee per use is fixed.

[Purpose of the invention]

In view of the above points, it is an object of the present invention to provide a coin locker device that allows a coin locker manager to obtain an appropriate usage fee based not only on the number of times the locker is used but also on the length of time the locker is used.

[Key points of the invention]

This invention aims to achieve the above object with the following configuration: a box that can store articles, a door that closes the opening of the box, a coin discriminating means for discriminating coins, and a coin discriminating means that identifies coins. A coin locker device comprising a locking means capable of locking the egg only when it detects that the egg has been inserted, wherein the number of coins inserted is H.
A memory means for self-remembering, a calculation means for calculating storage time,
This coin locker device B is equipped with a comparison means for comparing the number of coins inserted and storage time when unlocking the locker, and with the above configuration, it is intended to obtain an appropriate usage fee according to not only the number of times of use but also the time of use. . It would be better if a display device that can display the number of coins inserted and the storage time is provided.

[Embodiments of the invention]

The present invention will be described in detail below with reference to drawings showing embodiments. Figures 1 to 8 are drawings showing an embodiment of the present invention, in which Figure 1 is a block diagram thereof, Figure 2 is an external view thereof, and Figure 8 is a flowchart showing its operating state. Second
In the figure, 1 is a box that is the main body of the coin locker, 2 is its door, 5 is a coin slot, 6 is a locking key, and is equipped with a storage time display 8 and a display 4 for the number of coins inserted. This differs from conventional coin lockers in appearance.

Next, the operation of this device will be explained using the block diagram shown in FIG.

First, when storing and locking items in one coin locker body, by inserting one or more coins and locking,
A N l) Door lock mechanism 1 via gate 7
8 completes the locking of the door 2.

The locking signal 8 of the matco door is also manually operated by the timer 14 which is a storage time calculation means, and the storage poetic timer 1 is activated at the same time as the door 2 is locked.
At step 4, counting is started and the stored poetry is displayed by the display means 8. The number of coins inserted is also displayed by the coin insertion number display means 4.

When unlocking next time, the comparator 9 compares the count value of the storage time timer 140 and the count value of the deposited coin counter 15, which is the number of coins inserted (Nc), and the deposit is completed only when they are the same or the number of deposited coins is large. A signal 10 is output. The door 2 is unlocked by the door lock mechanism 1B via the AN 13 gate 11 in response to the deposit completion signal 10 and the unlocking process by the key 6. Further, the door unlock signal 12 is also input to the storage timer 14 and the deposited coin counter 15, and the timer 14 is activated at the same time as the door is unlocked.
The count values of the counters 15 and 15 are reset, and once the previous use is completed, preparations can be made for the next use. In the above explanation, when unlocking,
Count value of storage time timer 14 and deposited coins counter 1
6, and when the count values are the same or the number of deposited coins is greater, the deposit completion signal 10 is output. However, when the number of deposited coins is greater than the count value of the storage time timer 14. It is also possible to configure so that the deposited coins are returned until the count value of the storage time timer 14 becomes the same as the count value. Although FIG. 8 shows a flowchart of deposit control and storage control of the present invention, the explanation thereof will be omitted.

〔Effect of the invention〕

According to this invention, since the storage time is counted by the storage time calculation means and the usage fee is obtained in proportion to the storage time, the usage fee corresponding to not only the number of times of use but also the usage time of the coin locker is calculated. Administrators can get. Furthermore, since the storage time can be displayed externally, even if suspicious or dangerous objects have been stored for a long time, they can be easily discovered.

[Brief explanation of the drawing]

1 to 8 show an embodiment of the present invention; FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing its configuration, FIG. 2 is an external view thereof, and FIG. 8 is a flowchart of its control. DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1... Box body, 2... Door, 8... Storage time display device, 4... Coin input number display device, 5... Coin slot, 6... Locking means (key), 7...A N I
) Gate, 8...Lock signal, 9...Comparator,
10...Manual completion signal, 11...AND gate, 1
2...Unlock signal, 18...Door lock mechanism, 1
4... Storage time calculation means (timer), 15... Coin input number storage means (counter).

Claims (1)

[Scope of Claims] 1) A box that can store articles, a door that closes the opening of the box, a coin discriminating means for discriminating coins, and only when the discriminating means detects that a coin has been inserted. In a coin locker device comprising a locking means capable of locking the door, a storage means for storing the number of coins inserted, a calculation means for calculating a storage time, and a comparison between the number of coins inserted and the storage time upon unlocking. A coin locker device characterized in that it is provided with comparison means for comparing. 2) The coin locker device according to claim 1, further comprising a display means that can display the number of coins inserted and the storage time.