JP2007018129A - Cleaning box - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a cleaning box which facilitates setting store information without using a terminal device for setting even if the store information is changed. <P>SOLUTION: When store information stored in a store information setting card is read by a card reader 28 after a mode is changed to a store information reading mode by a reading-mode changing switch 51, the store information stored in a storage part 42 is rewritten with the store information read out from the store information setting card. By this, the store information is easily set by using the store information setting card without using a terminal device for setting. Accordingly, it is not necessary to bring a terminal device for setting, such as a personal computer or the like which may be lost or broken, in a store. Consequently, the problem that operability degrades due to much attention to the management of a terminal device can be solved. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2007,JPO&INPIT

Description

  The present invention relates to a cleaning box that is installed in a store such as a convenience store and stores laundry for customers.

  In general, when using a laundry that manually accepts laundry and delivers finished products, you must visit the store during the business hours of the laundry. I was unable to visit the store and was inconvenient to use the laundry.

  Therefore, a cleaning box having a laundry storage unit in which the user can arbitrarily put laundry and a finished product storage unit for storing the finished finished product is installed in a store such as a convenience store. When the laundry is put into the laundry storage unit, the laundry company collects the laundry and wash it at the cleaning factory, then stores the finished product in the finished product storage unit, and the user stores the finished product in the finished product storage unit. A device that can be arbitrarily received from a section is known (for example, see Patent Document 1).

In the cleaning service using the cleaning box, a membership card is issued so that only registered users can use it, and the user inserts the card into the card insertion slot of the cleaning box to obtain the card information. It becomes available when it is determined that it can be used. That is, in the cleaning box, when the card is inserted and can be used, the lock of the opening / closing door of the laundry input port is released, and the opening / closing door can be opened by the user.
JP 2004-192436 A

  By the way, in the cleaning box, the information of the store to be installed is stored in a predetermined storage unit, and the store information is also stored in the user's card. Only when it matches the information, it is determined that it can be used. In addition, when it is necessary to reset the store information such as when the store name is changed or moved to another store, the store information is rewritten using a terminal device such as a personal computer. . However, when the terminal device is used for setting the store information, the terminal device must be brought into the store, and thus the terminal device may be lost or damaged. For this reason, attention must be paid to the management of the terminal device in the setting work, and there is a problem that workability is lowered.

  The present invention has been made in view of the above-described problems, and an object of the present invention is to perform cleaning that can easily set store information without using a terminal device for setting even when store information is changed. To provide a box.

  In order to achieve the above object, the present invention provides a laundry storage unit that can store laundry deposited by a user, an opening / closing door that opens and closes a laundry inlet provided in the laundry storage unit, and a predetermined store Based on the store information and the user information of the user card read by the storage means storing the information, the card information reading means for reading the card storing the predetermined information, and the card information reading means In a cleaning box comprising a determining means for determining and a door driving means for opening the door when it is determined to be usable by the determining means, the card information reading means stores a store information setting card storing arbitrary store information. By reading, store information rewriting means for rewriting store information in the storage means to store information on a store information setting card is provided.

  As a result, the store information in the storage means is rewritten with the store information read from the store information setting card, so that the store information can be set without using a setting terminal device.

  According to the cleaning box of the present invention, it is possible to easily set store information without using a setting terminal device. For example, a setting terminal device such as a personal computer that may be lost or damaged is brought into the store. This eliminates the need for the problem of deteriorating workability due to the deprivation of terminal device management.

  1 to 11 show an embodiment of the present invention. FIG. 1 is a front view of a cleaning box, FIG. 2 is a perspective view thereof, FIG. 3 is a side sectional view of a laundry storage unit, and FIG. 5 is a side view of the door drive mechanism, FIG. 6 is a side view showing its operation, FIG. 7 is a block diagram showing the control system, and FIGS. 8 to 11 are flowcharts showing the operation of the control unit. It is.

  The cleaning box includes a cleaning box main body 10 that can be installed in a store such as a convenience store. The cleaning box main body 10 includes a laundry storage unit 20 that stores a user's laundry A, and a laundry that has been washed. A finished product storage unit 30 for storing the finished product B is integrally provided.

  The laundry storage unit 20 is disposed on one end side in the width direction of the cleaning box body 10, and the upper surface thereof is formed to be inclined downward toward the front. A laundry input port 20 a is provided on the upper surface of the laundry storage unit 20, and the laundry input port 20 a is opened and closed by an opening / closing door 21. The opening / closing door 21 is rotatably supported by the cleaning box main body 10 at the rear end via a support shaft 21a, and a door driving mechanism 22 for driving the opening / closing door 21 is connected to the rear end side.

  The door drive mechanism 22 has a first link 22a that is pivotally connected at one end to a connecting portion 21b provided at the rear end of the open / close door 21, and the one end is rotated to the other end of the first link 22a. The second link 22b is movably connected and the motor 22c is connected to the other end of the second link 22b, and the second link 22b is rotated by the motor 22c as shown in FIG. Thus, the opening / closing door 21 is rotated by the first link 22a interlocked with the second link 22b. That is, each link 22a, 22b is configured to convert the rotational motion in one direction of the motor 22c into a reciprocating motion to operate the door 21 in the opening direction and the closing direction.

  A door opening detector 23 and a door closing detector 24 each comprising a micro switch are provided on the rear end side and the front end side of the laundry input port 20a, respectively. The door opening detector 23 is opened and closed rotated to a predetermined fully opened position. The opening of the door 21 is detected by contacting the door 21, and the door closing detector 24 detects the closing of the door 21 by contacting the opening door 21 rotated to a predetermined fully closed position. ing. Further, a door closing switch 25 for closing the open / close door 21 is provided in front of the laundry input port 20a. The door closing switch 25 is integrally provided with an alarm lamp 26 for displaying an abnormal opening / closing operation of the opening / closing door 21, and the alarm lamp 26 is provided to light a switch button of the door closing switch 25.

  A laundry outlet 20 b is provided at the lower front portion of the laundry storage unit 20, and the laundry outlet 20 b is opened and closed by an outlet door 27. The extraction door 27 is provided with a lock 27a, and the lock 27a is manually unlocked by a dedicated key. A card reader 28 for reading the card information of the membership card is provided on the upper portion of the take-out door 27, and a card insertion slot 28a is provided on the front surface thereof. Further, a printer 29 is provided on the side of the card insertion slot 28a for printing the laundry voucher and the setting information of the store information.

  The finished product storage unit 30 is disposed at the other end in the width direction of the cleaning box body 10, and a finished product receiving port 30 a is provided on the front surface thereof. The finished product receiving port 30a is opened and closed by a receiving door 31, and one end in the width direction of the receiving door 31 is rotatably supported by the cleaning box body 10. The receiving door 31 is provided with a lock 31a, and the lock 31a is unlocked by a dedicated wireless remote controller (not shown). The receiving door 31 is provided with a see-through window 31b through which the finished product storage unit 30 can be seen from the outside, and the see-through window 31b is covered with a transparent plate 31c. Finished product holding members 32 capable of suspending the finished product B are provided at a plurality of positions in the finished product storage unit 30 in the vertical direction, and both ends of each finished product holding member 32 are fixed to both side surfaces in the finished product storage unit 30. It consists of a pipe-shaped member extended in the width direction.

  Further, the cleaning box of this embodiment includes a control unit 40 having a microcomputer configuration, and the control unit 40 has a door drive mechanism 22, a door open detector 23, a door close detector 24, a door close switch 25, an alarm lamp 26, a card. The reader 28 and the printer 29 are connected. A timer 41 and a storage unit 42 are connected to the control unit 40, and store information such as a store name and a store code is stored in the storage unit 42 in a rewritable manner. An operation unit 50 is connected to the control unit 40. The operation unit 50 is arranged, for example, in a store counter. The operation unit 50 prints the setting contents of the reading mode changeover switch 51 for switching the user information reading mode for reading the information on the user card to the store information reading mode for reading the store information on the store information setting card, and the store information. The first acceptance mode for printing the deposit slip in conjunction with the setting content printing switch 52 and the opening / closing operation of the door 21 is changed to the second acceptance mode for printing the deposit slip without being interlocked with the opening / closing operation of the door 21. A reception mode switch 53 for switching. Further, the control unit 40 includes a program as store information rewriting means.

  The cleaning box configured as described above is installed, for example, in a convenience store store, and is used for a convenience store cleaning service. This cleaning service is a membership system, and when a user completes membership registration procedures at a convenience store, etc., the membership card that stores the usage information of the cleaning service and the identification information of the user and the store is the user. Issued to.

  When using the cleaning box, a user who visits the store inserts a card into the card insertion slot 28a and puts arbitrary laundry A into the laundry storage unit 20 so that the laundry A is stored in the laundry storage unit. 20. The laundry A stored in the laundry storage unit 20 is periodically collected by a predetermined laundry company. After that, the finished product B washed by the laundry company is stored in the finished product storage unit 30, and the user asks the store clerk to unlock the lock 31a of the receiving door 31 of the finished product receiving port 30a. receive.

  Here, the operation of the control unit 40 when the laundry is put in will be described with reference to the flowchart of FIG. First, when a card is inserted by the user (S1), the card information is read by the card reader 28 (S2), and whether or not the card can be used is determined based on the card information (user information and store information) (S3). At that time, if it is determined that the card cannot be used, the card is returned (S4). If it is determined that it can be used, the door drive mechanism 22 is operated in the opening direction (S5). Thereby, the opening / closing door 21 rotates in the opening direction, and when the opening / closing of the opening / closing door 21 is detected by the door opening detector 23 (S6), the door driving mechanism 22 is stopped (S7). Next, when the user operates the door closing switch 25 after completing the loading of the laundry A (S8), the door driving mechanism 22 is operated in the closing direction (S9). As a result, the opening / closing door 21 rotates in the closing direction, and when the door closing detector 24 detects the closing (full closing) of the opening / closing door 21 (S10), after stopping the door drive mechanism 22 (S11), A receipt slip recording the finishing date of the laundry, the receipt number, etc. is printed by the printer 29 (S12), and the card is returned (S4). The user receives the deposit slip and the card, visits the store again on the finishing day, and receives the finished product of the laundry at the counter in exchange for the deposit slip. That is, the operation is a first acceptance mode in which a deposit slip is issued in conjunction with the opening / closing operation of the opening / closing door 21.

  Further, in the cleaning box, if the store name is changed or moved to another store or the like, it becomes necessary to reset the store information, and a store information setting card storing new store information is stored. Store information is set using. In this case, in the store information setting card, necessary information is written in advance in the management center of the cleaning service.

  That is, as shown in the flowchart of FIG. 9, in the control unit 40, when the reading mode changeover switch 51 is operated to switch from the reading mode for the user card to the reading mode for the store information setting card (S20), 41 starts time counting (S21), and before a predetermined time T1 (for example, 30 seconds) elapses (S22), when a card is inserted (S23), card information is read by the card reader 28 (S24). In this case, when the inserted card is a store information setting card (S25), the store information in the storage unit 42 is rewritten with the store information of the card (S26), and then the card is returned (S27). If the time T1 has elapsed in step S23 before the card insertion is detected in step S22, the store information setting card reading mode is terminated. In step S25, if the inserted card is not a store information setting card, the card is returned (S27), and the store information setting card reading mode is terminated.

  After resetting the store information as described above, when the control unit 40 is switched to the setting content printing mode by operating the setting content printing switch 52 as shown in the flowchart of FIG. The setting contents of the store information of the part 42 are printed (S29).

  Further, in the cleaning box, for example, when foreign matter is caught in the opening / closing door 21, when the opening / closing door 21 does not operate normally due to an abnormal opening / closing operation of the opening / closing door 21, the opening / closing operation of the opening / closing door 21 is interlocked. Without changing to the second acceptance mode for issuing the deposit form.

  That is, as shown in the flowchart of FIG. 11, when the control unit 40 is switched from the first reception mode to the second reception mode by operating the reception mode changeover switch 53 (S30), the timer 41 starts measuring time. If the user card is inserted (S33) before a predetermined time T2 (for example, 30 seconds) elapses (S32), the card information is read by the card reader 28 (S34). In this case, it is determined whether or not the card can be used based on the card information (user information and store information) (S35). If it is determined that the card can be used, the receipt slip is printed by the printer 29 (S36) and the card is returned. (S37). If the time T2 has elapsed in step S32 before the insertion of the card is detected in step S33, the second acceptance mode is terminated. If it is determined in step S35 that the card cannot be used, the card is returned (S37), and the second reception mode is terminated.

  As described above, according to the cleaning box of the present embodiment, the store information of the store information setting card is read by the card reader 28 so that the store information in the storage unit 42 is rewritten with the store information of the store information setting card. Therefore, store information can be easily set without using a terminal device for setting. Therefore, there is no need to bring a terminal device for setting such as a personal computer, which may be lost or damaged, into the store, so that it is possible to solve the problem of deteriorating workability by taking care of management of the terminal device.

  In this case, the store information of the store information setting card is read by the card reader 28 by switching from the user information reading mode to the store information reading mode by the reading mode changeover switch 51. The store information can be set only by the insertion operation, and the setting operation can be performed very easily.

  Moreover, since the setting content of the store information in the storage unit 42 is configured to be output as a printed matter by the printer 29, the setting content of the store information can be easily confirmed by the printed matter.

  In this case, since the setting contents of the store information are printed by the printer 29 that prints the laundry receipt slip, it is not necessary to separately provide a store information output device, and the structure can be simplified.

  In addition, the second acceptance for printing the receipt slip without interlocking with the opening / closing operation of the opening / closing door 21 in the first acceptance mode for printing the receipt slip in conjunction with the opening / closing operation of the opening / closing door 21 by the acceptance mode changeover switch 53. Since the mode can be switched, for example, even when a foreign object is caught in the door 21, the store clerk can receive the laundry and manually issue the receipt slip even when the door 21 does not operate normally. It is possible to reliably prevent deterioration of serviceability due to suspension of use.

The front view of the cleaning box which shows one Embodiment of this invention Perspective view of cleaning box Cross-sectional side view of laundry storage Side cross-sectional view of finished product storage Side view of door drive mechanism Side view showing operation of door drive mechanism Block diagram showing the control system Flow chart showing operation of control unit Flow chart showing operation of control unit Flow chart showing operation of control unit Flow chart showing operation of control unit

Explanation of symbols

  DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 20 ... Laundry storage part, 20a ... Laundry insertion port, 21 ... Opening / closing door, 22 ... Door drive mechanism, 28 ... Card reader, 29 ... Printer, 40 ... Control part, 51 ... Reading mode changeover switch, 52 ... Setting content Print switch, 53... Acceptance mode switch.

Claims (5)

A laundry storage unit capable of storing laundry to be deposited from a user; an open / close door for opening and closing a laundry slot provided in the laundry storage unit; storage means for storing predetermined store information; Card information reading means for reading a card storing information, determination means for determining availability based on store information and user information of a user card read by the card information reading means, and usable by the determination means In a cleaning box provided with a door driving means for opening the open / close door when it is determined,
It comprises store information rewriting means for rewriting store information in the store means to store information in the store information setting card by reading a store information setting card storing arbitrary store information with a card information reading means. To the cleaning box. The reading mode switching means which can switch the user information reading mode which reads the information of the said card for users to the store information reading mode which reads the store information of the card for store information setting is provided. Cleaning box. The cleaning box according to claim 1, further comprising a store information output unit capable of outputting the store information of the storage unit as a printed matter. It has a printer that prints the laundry voucher deposited by the user,
The cleaning box according to claim 3, wherein the store information output means is configured to output store information by a printer. A printer that prints a voucher for laundry deposited by the user;
Reception mode switching means capable of switching from a first reception mode for printing a deposit slip in conjunction with an opening / closing operation of the door to a second reception mode for printing a deposit slip without interlocking with the opening / closing operation of the door. The cleaning box according to claim 1, wherein the cleaning box is provided.

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