JPH06111125A - Device and method for managing delivery of article - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE:To provide article delivery managing device and method capable of depositing a package, a postal parcel, etc., as a substitute of a resident without carrying it back even when a resident to which the package or the like is to be delivered is absent and making the resident concerned surely receive the article. CONSTITUTION:When coins are injected into a coin slot 7 of a card vending machine 6, the size relation of plural divided rooms 2 capable of storing articles is specified, the door 3 of an unused room 2 specified by the size relation is opened, and a pair of cards having the same identification(ID) number are sold. An article is stored in the room 2 whose door 3 is opened, the door 3 is locked by closing it, the contents of the card are read out, and read information is stored in a memory corresponding to the room 2. When the read information is stored in the memory corresponding to the room 2 concerned at the time of reading out the card, the door 3 of the room 2 is opened by an electric unlocking signal.

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention is a system in which a conventional coin locker is systemized, and is provided with a plurality of compartments for accommodating articles, and the compartments are locked by locking the doors of the compartments. The present invention relates to an article delivery management device and an article delivery management method having compartment sections that make it impossible to open and close a room door and open the doors of each compartment by an electric lock release signal. In particular, when the parcel of each individual house in the condominium is absent and parcels, postal parcels, etc. are delivered by a courier, the parcels, postal parcels, etc. are received on behalf of the resident. .

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, parcels and the like have generally been handed over to the recipient by a courier or the like, but when the person is absent, they are handed over to a cohabitant, a house manager or a landlord. If so, they were entrusted to the caretaker or landlord. In addition, when the parcel delivery destination is absent and there is no manager, the courier delivery company asks the neighbors to deposit the parcel.

[0003]

[Problems to be Solved by the Invention] However, in the case where there was no suitable depositor, or when the neighbors refused to deposit the deposit, they had to bring home the delivered parcels. In recent years, an increasing number of households have no recipients of parcels during the day due to mutual income, etc. Especially in the case of condominiums in metropolitan areas, there are often no residents, and delivery efficiency by courier companies etc. decreases Was.

For this reason, nighttime delivery and early morning delivery have been carried out as a measure for delivering parcels and the like to households that do not have a daytime recipient, but there is a limit to increase such nighttime delivery and early morning delivery.

Therefore, according to the present invention, even when the delivery destination of a parcel or the like is away, the parcel or the like can be deposited on behalf of the resident without taking the parcel or the like home, and the article can be stored. An object is to provide an article delivery management device and an article delivery management method that can be reliably received by a recipient.

[0006]

According to a first aspect of the present invention, there is provided a plurality of compartments capable of accommodating articles, and the compartments are locked by locking the doors of the compartments. The size of the compartments is identified by inserting coins and the compartments that make it impossible to open and close the compartment doors and open the doors of each compartment by an electric lock release signal. Specified in, open the door of the unused compartment, and the card sales department that sells a pair of cards with the same secret signal, and store the article in the compartment where the door is open, A door locking unit that locks the door by closing the door, a card reader unit that reads the card, and stores the read information in a memory associated with each compartment.
When the read information is stored in the memory associated with each compartment by the reading of the card, the door control means is provided for generating the lock release signal.

The article delivery management device according to the invention of claim 2 reads the card in addition to the compartment and door control means similar to the above-mentioned claim 1, and specifies that the card is not used based on the read information. A door release means is provided for opening the door of the selected compartment and storing the read information in the memory associated with each compartment.

The article delivery management device according to the invention of claim 3 is, in addition to the division room part similar to the above-mentioned claim 1 and claim 2, a pair of cards having the same secret code signal, and reading of the card. And a card reader for reading a pair of cards with the same secret code signal, a memory for storing information read by the card reader, information read by the card reader, and the information stored in the memory. And a door control means for generating the lock release signal when the information matches.

In the article delivery management method according to the invention of claim 4, a plurality of compartments capable of accommodating the articles are provided, and the doors of the compartments are locked by opening and closing the doors of the compartments. And a pair of cards with the same secret code signal, and a pair of cards with the same secret code signal, and a pair of cards with the same secret code signal. By inserting a coin into the vending machine of the card, and specifying the size relation of the plurality of division chambers having the size relation capable of accommodating the articles, the door of the specific division chamber not used is opened, and Articles are stored in a specific compartment where the door is open, and the door is locked by closing the door of the particular compartment, and a pair of secret signals from the vending machine are the same. As you eject the card, A step of storing the signal in a memory in association with the compartment storing the article, and inserting one of the cards into the card reader, and a password signal corresponding to the password signal of the card is stored in the memory, And a step of opening a compartment door associated with the stored memory.

An article delivery management method according to a fifth aspect of the present invention comprises the same accommodation space compartment and card as in the fourth aspect, and a shortage charge is applied to the vending machine when the compartment door is opened. When the coin corresponding to is inserted, the compartment door associated with the stored memory is opened.

According to a sixth aspect of the present invention, there is provided an article delivery management method including a storage compartment and a card similar to those of the fourth and fifth aspects. In addition to both steps of the fourth aspect, a card reader is provided. Insert the other card into the card, return the read card, and the password signal corresponding to the card's password signal is stored in the memory depending on the presence or absence of printing that indicates the completion of delivery of the returned card. It is provided with a step of confirming that the compartment door associated with the stored memory is not opened and the article is not picked up.

In the article delivery management device or the article delivery management method according to the invention of claim 7, a pair of cards having the same secret code signal can be detached from the perforations.

The article delivery management device or article delivery management method according to the invention of claim 8 comprises display means for indicating the specified opening object in order to display the opening of the compartment door.

According to the ninth aspect of the present invention, there is provided an article delivery management device or an article delivery management method, wherein after unlocking the lock, if it is left for a predetermined time, it is locked by timer control.

In the article delivery management device or article delivery management method according to the tenth aspect of the present invention, the card inserted into the card reader is stored for each card user code.

[0016]

In the article delivery management apparatus according to the present invention, when used, coins are inserted, the size relation of the plurality of compartments capable of accommodating the articles is specified, and the size relation is specified and used. Open the door of the non-compartment room and sell a pair of cards with the same password. Then, the article is stored in the compartment where the door is opened, the door is locked by closing the door, the card is read, and the read information is stored in the memory associated with each compartment. To do. After that, by reading the card, when the read information is stored in the memory associated with each compartment, the door of the compartment is opened by an electric lock / unlock signal. By taking a certain procedure through inserting coins and selling and reading cards, it is possible to store the article in a specific compartment and take out the article from the compartment.

In the article delivery management apparatus according to the invention of claim 2, the card is read at the time of use, and the unused section of the plurality of compartments in which the article can be accommodated is read according to the read information. Open the door of the room,
The read information is stored in the memory associated with each division. Then, by reading the card, when the read information is stored in the memory associated with each division,
Since the door of the compartment is opened by an electric lock release signal, the article can be stored in the particular compartment by performing a certain procedure through reading the card, and Articles can be removed from the compartment.

In the article delivery management apparatus according to the third aspect of the present invention, in use, a pair of cards having the same secret code signal is read by a card reader, the read information is stored in a memory, and the card reader is used. When the read information and the information stored in the memory match, the door of a specific compartment among a plurality of compartments capable of accommodating articles is opened by an electric lock / unlock signal. Therefore, by reading a card and performing a certain procedure, an article can be stored in a specific compartment and the article can be taken out of the compartment.

In the article delivery management method of the invention of claim 4, a plurality of compartments capable of accommodating the articles are provided, and the doors of the compartments are locked by opening and closing the doors of the compartments. It is impossible to do so, and it is equipped with a storage compartment part that opens the door of each compartment by an electric lock release signal and a pair of cards with the same secret code signal, and the secret code signal is the same. By inserting a coin into a vending machine of a pair of cards and identifying the size relation of a plurality of division chambers having a size relation capable of accommodating articles, the door of a specific division chamber which is not used is opened, The article is stored in the specific compartment where the door is opened, and the door is locked by closing the door of the particular compartment, and the pair of PIN signals from the vending machine are the same. Of the card and eject the card Through a step of storing in a memory in association with the personal identification signal to Kukaku chamber which stores the article, it can be stored articles to a particular Kukaku chamber. Moreover, when one of the cards is inserted into the card reader and the password signal corresponding to the password signal of the card is stored in the memory, the step of opening the compartment door associated with the stored memory is performed. Then, the article can be taken out of the compartment.

In the article delivery management method of the invention of claim 5, when the coin corresponding to the shortage charge is inserted into the vending machine in the step of opening the compartment door of the invention of claim 4, it is stored. Since the compartment door associated with the memory is opened, articles cannot be taken out from the compartment without proper coin insertion.

In the article delivery management method of the invention of claim 6, in addition to both steps of claim 4, the other card is inserted into the card reader, the read card is returned, and the returned card is returned. Depending on the presence or absence of the print indicating the completion of delivery, the secret code signal corresponding to the secret code signal of the card is stored in the memory, the compartment door associated with the stored memory is not opened, and the article Since it has a step of confirming that the goods have not been picked up, it is necessary to check whether the goods have been taken out from the compartment and whether the goods have been picked up without looking at the inside of the compartment. Can also know.

In the article delivery management device or the article delivery management method of the present invention, since a pair of cards having the same secret code signal can be separated from the perforations, two cards can be detached from the perforations. It can be separated into pieces and used for delivery management.

In the article delivery management device or the article delivery management method of the invention of claim 8, display means for indicating the specified opening object is provided in order to display the opening of the compartment door. It is possible to know the specified opening target.

In the article delivery management device or article delivery management method according to the invention of claim 9, when the article is left for a predetermined time after being unlocked, it is locked by timer control.
Easy to manage.

In the article delivery management device or the article delivery management method of the tenth aspect of the present invention, since the card inserted into the card reader is stored for each card user code, it is necessary to distinguish each card user. Absent.

[0026]

EXAMPLES Examples of the present invention will be described below.

FIG. 1 is an external perspective view showing a basic unit of an article delivery management apparatus according to an embodiment of the present invention.

As shown in FIG. 1, the article delivery management apparatus main body 1 is provided with a plurality of compartments 2 of four types of small, medium, large, and extra large A so that articles of different sizes can be accommodated. Has been. Each of the plurality of compartments 2 is provided with a lockable door 3 for each compartment, and each door 3 is provided with a handle 4. An operation panel 5 is incorporated in the article delivery management device body 1 at a position where it can be easily operated. A card vending machine 6 is separately provided as an optional product near the article delivery management device main body 1. A coin insertion slot 7 is provided on the front of the card vending machine 6, and by inserting a predetermined amount of coins into the coin insertion slot 7, a dedicated card is ejected from the card ejection slot 8b. The card vending machine 6 is also provided with a coin return port 9 and a return lever 10, and a usage instruction nameplate 11 is attached to a place easily noticeable. By inserting a predetermined card into the card insertion slot 8a of the card vending machine 6, the door 3 of the specific compartment 2 corresponding to the personal identification signal of the card can be opened.

Next, the operation panel 5 will be described. Figure 2
FIG. 3 is a front view showing the external appearance of the operation panel of the article delivery management device that is an embodiment of the present invention.

As shown in FIG. 2, on the front of the operation panel 5,
A display section 12 for displaying the empty compartment 2 or the compartment 2 for long-term stay by using a light emitting diode or a liquid crystal is provided.
In addition, a numeric keypad 1 is used to check the empty compartment 2 and to key-in when depositing or receiving items such as parcels.
3, various operation keys such as a clear key 14, a confirmation key 15, and an end key 16 are provided. Further, an input confirmation display section 17 for displaying the state of the article delivery management device main body 1, an operation display lamp 18, and a battery abnormality display lamp 19 are also provided.
The operation panel 5 is locked by a cylinder lock 20, and the operation panel 5 can be opened by unlocking the cylinder lock 20. The operation panel 5 is provided with a delivery certificate storage section 21 in the form of a drawer, and the delivery certificate storage section 21 is provided with a delivery certificate slot 22. The delivery certificate storage unit 21 is also locked by the cylinder lock 23, and the delivery certificate storage unit 21 can be pulled out by unlocking the cylinder lock 23.

Now, the door 3 and the handle 4 of each compartment 2 will be described. FIG. 3 is a perspective view showing a door opening / closing direction and a handle operation direction of a compartment of an article delivery management apparatus according to an embodiment of the present invention, and FIG. 4 is a section of an article delivery management apparatus according to an embodiment of the present invention. It is a top view explaining door opening and closing operation of a room, and a handle operation.

As shown in FIGS. 3 and 4, the operating direction of the handle 4 and the opening / closing direction of the door 3 are opposite to each other.
Operates in three stages. For example, when a predetermined number string is keyed in by the ten-key pad 13 of the operation panel 5, it is automatically locked, and at the same time, the handle 4 pops out of the door surface to the state of FIG. 4B (about 20 °). The popping out of the handle 4 enables identification of unlocking. When the hand grip 4 is raised and raised to the state of FIG. 4C (about 45 °), the hand grip 4 is held at that position and the door 3 can be opened. When goods such as luggage are put in or taken out of the compartment 2 and the door 3 is closed, the handle 4 returns to the state of FIG. 4B (about 20 °). if,
Even if the door 3 is forgotten to be closed, the door 3 is automatically closed and the handle 4 returns to the state of FIG. 4B (about 20 °). After that, when the handle 4 is raised within a predetermined time, the door 3 can be opened again. If left as it is, the handle 4 is pulled into the state of FIG.
The whole is also locked automatically.

Next, an operation procedure of the article delivery management device having the above configuration will be described. Here, a case where the operation keys of the operation panel 5 such as the ten-key pad 13 are used without using the card vending machine 6 and the cards sold by the card vending machine 6 will be described. In this case,
Only specific vendors who know passwords can use it.

First, an operation for depositing an article such as a parcel will be described. Operate the ten keys 13 on the operation panel 5 to key in the password (2 digits), and then press the end key 16
By operating, the number of the empty division room 2 is displayed on the display unit 12. By looking at this display, the delivery company can know the compartment 2 currently available.

If there is an empty compartment 2 in which articles such as parcels can be deposited, the ten key 13 is operated again to enter the password (two digits) and the number of the compartment 2 (two digits). ),
Key in the PIN (4 digits). The confirmation key 15 is pressed to confirm whether or not this key-in operation is performed correctly. While this confirmation key 15 is being pressed, the keyed-in number string is displayed on the input confirmation display section 17. Note that this confirmation operation may be omitted, and may be performed at any time until the key operation is completed. When the end key 16 is pressed when the above key operation is completed, the handle 4 of the door 3 of the designated compartment 2 is opened to the state shown in FIG. 4B. When the handle 4 is raised to the state of FIG. 4C, the handle 4 is held at that position and the door 3 of the compartment 2 can be opened. In this way, the door 3 is opened and the parcel is put in the compartment 2, but at this time, if there is an invoice, a delivery note, etc., put them together. Then, after the luggage and the like are put into the compartment 2, the door 3 is closed. If you forget to close this door 3, it will automatically close. After that, by pressing the end key 16, the handle 4 is pulled into the state of FIG. 4 (A), and the double lock is applied. Even if the end key 16 is not operated, if the handle 4 is left for one minute or more, the handle 4 is automatically pulled into the state of FIG. However, the door 3 can be opened again within 1 minute. If a key is pressed in the wrong way or the door 3 does not open, the clear key 14 is pressed and the operation is performed again.

After a series of key operations are completed and articles such as parcels are stored in the compartment 2, the predetermined delivery notice is filled in with the compartment 2 number and the personal identification number, and the mail box of the delivery destination is received. Or put it in a newspaper receiver. The copy of this delivery notice will be brought back by the delivery member. Thus, the deposit of the article such as the parcel is completed. Then, the recipient who sees the delivery notice in the mail box or newspaper box receives the package by the following operation.

Next, an operation for taking out an article such as a parcel stored in the article delivery management apparatus main body 1 from the compartment 2 will be described. The ten key 13 of the operation panel 5 is operated to key in the number (two digits) and the personal identification number (four digits) of the compartment 2. To confirm whether or not this key-in operation has been performed correctly, the confirmation key 15 is pressed as in the case of depositing as described above. While this confirmation key 15 is being pressed, the keyed-in number string is displayed on the input confirmation display section 17. Note that this confirmation operation may be omitted, and may be performed at any time until the key operation is completed. When the end key 16 is pressed when the above key operation is completed, the handle 4 of the door 3 of the designated compartment 2 is opened to the state shown in FIG. 4B. When the handle 4 is raised to the state of FIG. 4C, the handle 4 is held at that position and the door 3 of the compartment 2 can be opened. Open this door 3 and open the room 2
If you have an invoice, delivery note, etc. at this time, take them out with you. Then, the luggage 3 is taken out from the compartment 2 and the door 3 is closed. If you forget to close this door 3, it will automatically close. After that, by pushing the end key 16, the handle 4 is pulled into the state of FIG.
Double lock is applied. Even if you do not operate the end key 16,
If left for 1 minute or longer, the handle 4 will automatically move to the position shown in FIG.
Is locked in and the double lock is applied. However, the door 3 can be opened again within 1 minute. If a key is pressed in the wrong way or the door 3 does not open, the clear key 14 is pressed and the operation is performed again.

After a series of key operations are completed and articles such as parcels are taken out from the compartment 2, the delivery notice in the mail box or the newspaper box is put in the delivery receipt 22. Further, if the invoice, the delivery note, etc. are contained in the compartment 2 together with the parcel, those documents are stamped or signed, and these documents are also put in the delivery certificate input port 22. Each document such as a delivery notice, an invoice, and a delivery note accumulated in the delivery certificate storage unit 21 is unlocked by the delivery company and collected and returned.

As described above, in the article delivery management apparatus having this structure, normally, the key of the door 3 of the division room 2 at the time of depositing and receiving is automatically unlocked by the key-in of a predetermined numeral string of 8 digits or less. It That is, it is possible to identify that the handle 4 is automatically unlocked by popping out of the door surface, and the door 3 can be opened by hand.
The door 3 is normally locked regardless of whether or not there are articles such as luggage in the compartment 2. Also, the opened door 3
Automatically closes after use and locks automatically after a certain time.

The number string to be keyed in at the time of operation is a combination of arbitrary numbers as described above, and the door 3 of the compartment 2 can be opened and closed by a simple operation, and the safety is high. In other words, the confirmation of the empty division 2 is a two-digit password, the two-digit password when depositing, the two-digit division number and the four-digit PIN, and the two-digit when receiving You can operate by just keying in the number string consisting of the division number and the four-digit PIN. Moreover, the key portion has a double lock structure in which the latch interlocking with the handle 4 and the lock pin which operates independently of the handle 4 automatically unlock and lock the lock portion, respectively, so that high safety can be secured.

In the case of a control system failure or other emergency, the cylinder lock 20 is unlocked with a dedicated key, the operation panel 5 is opened, and the internal emergency unlock switch (not shown) is operated. By doing so, an unlocking signal can be sent to the key part of each compartment 2 to unlock. One emergency unlock switch is provided for each of the compartments 2. When the handle mechanism cannot be opened by such a procedure (a failure or disconnection of the handle mechanism), the handle mechanism is broken by a predetermined method and unlocked. The handle mechanism section thus broken and unlocked can be replaced with another unit.

The structure of each compartment 2 is modularized for each member of each partition, door 3, and handle 4, and the arrangement of compartments 2 and the combination of sizes are of predetermined dimensions. It can be set arbitrarily within the range. Moreover, each compartment 2 has a structure that is drip-proof against rainwater intrusion, measures against dew condensation, drainage of exudate from a baggage, ventilation, etc., and the inside cannot be seen through. .

In the article delivery management device main body 1 of FIG. 1, three small compartments 2, three medium compartments 2, one large compartment 2 and one extra large compartment A One unit 2 is provided, but other unit configurations may be used. Further, in addition to the article delivery management device main body 1 in FIG. 1, a desired additional unit can be installed in parallel. FIG. 5 is an external perspective view showing an extension unit of the article delivery management device of the present embodiment, and FIG. 6 is an external perspective view showing another extension unit of the article delivery management device of the present embodiment.

The expansion unit shown in FIG. 5 has a small compartment 2
There are 4 compartments 2 inside and 2 compartments 2 large. The expansion unit shown in FIG. 6 includes two compartments 2 in the middle, one compartment 2 in the extra large A, and one compartment 2 in the extra large B. An upper door 3a is arranged on the upper surface. The upper door 3a can be opened and closed by opening the front door 3 and removing the latch from the inside of the compartment 2. If this upper door 3a is opened, the front length is about 1650.
Even luggage exceeding mm can be stored in this oversized B compartment 2. Each compartment 2 is provided with a lockable door 3 having a structure similar to that described above, and a handle 4 is provided on each door 3.

Normally, the article delivery management apparatus main body 1 operates only by key operation of the operation panel 5 (key-in of a predetermined number string), and the procedure is guided on the display unit 12 or the like in an easily understandable manner on the panel display. Further, these procedures may be guided by using voice. The article delivery management device main body 1 stores operation records up to a predetermined operation in the past, and if necessary, uses an exclusive key to operate the operation panel 5
Can also be opened and output can be performed with a built-in printer (not shown). In addition, by keying in a special password, it is possible to display the compartment 2 in which the parcel is staying for two weeks or more after the deposit.

As the power source of the article delivery management apparatus main body 1, two rechargeable battery packs (replaceable) are used, but an AC adapter is also incorporated. Therefore, when the AC power supply can be connected, the rechargeable battery pack is operated by the AC power supply and becomes the emergency standby power supply (always charged). When the AC power supply cannot be connected, the rechargeable battery pack operates. One of the rechargeable battery packs is a regular power source and the other one is a standby power source, and when the regular power source side is consumed or fails, it is automatically switched to the standby power source side. Then, usually, both are regularly replaced before the regular power source side is completely consumed. If both of these rechargeable battery packs stop working properly due to exhaustion or service life,
The battery abnormality indicator lamp 19 of the operation panel 5 is turned on to notify the manager or the like of the necessity of battery replacement.

By the way, in the above description, the operation panel 5
Although the case where only the card vending machine 6 is used and the card vending machine 6 is not used has been described, this article delivery management device can be used by a trader other than a specific trader by using a predetermined card or the like. The operation procedure in this case will be described with reference to the flowcharts of FIGS. 7 to 9.

First, the operation for depositing an article such as a parcel will be described with reference to FIG. FIG. 7 is a flow chart showing an article storing operation of the article delivery management device according to the embodiment of the present invention.

In FIG. 7, in step S1, a coin of a predetermined amount is inserted into the coin slot 7 of the card vending machine 6. By inserting this coin, the article delivery management apparatus main body 1
Starts operating, and the empty compartment 2 is displayed on the display unit 12 by number. When there is an empty compartment 2 having a desired size according to the size of the article, steps S2 to S3
Proceed to and specify the empty division 2. The partition room 2 is specified by operating the ten-key pad 13 or the like of the operation panel 5. Then, in step S4, the door 3 of the compartment 2 is opened, and in step S5, articles such as luggage are stored in the compartment 2. After that, when the door 3 of the compartment 2 is closed in step S6, the door 3 of the compartment 2 is locked in step S7. This locking is performed in the same manner as described above. That is, the key portion is composed of the latch that interlocks with the handle 4 and the lock pin that operates independently of the handle 4, and has a double lock structure that automatically unlocks and locks. After locking, a pair of cards is ejected from the card ejection port 8b of the card vending machine 6 in step S8. When the card is ejected, the secret identification signals of the pair of ejected cards are stored in the memory in step S9 in association with the compartment 2 storing the article. After storing goods such as luggage in the compartment 2 in this way, one of the above-mentioned pair of cards is put in the mail box or the newspaper box of the delivery destination together with the delivery notice, and the other card is delivered. By taking it home, the deposit of goods such as parcels is completed. on the other hand,
Even if a coin is inserted in step S1, if there is no empty compartment 2, the process proceeds from step S2 to step S10.
By operating the return lever 10, the coin is returned from the coin return slot 9 in step S11.

Then, the person who picks up the delivery notice and the card in the mail box or the newspaper box is shown in FIG.
You can receive your luggage, etc. FIG. 8 is a flow chart showing an article taking-out operation of the article delivery management device according to the embodiment of the present invention.

In FIG. 8, when a card is inserted into the card insertion slot 8a of the card vending machine 6 in step S21, the encrypted signal of this card is read by a card reader unit (not shown) incorporated in the card vending machine 6. , Step S2
In step 2, it is determined whether or not the personal identification signal corresponding to the personal identification signal of the card is stored in the memory. If the secret code signal corresponding to the secret code signal is stored in the memory, this is displayed on the display unit 12 or the like in step S23 and the insertion of the insufficient coin is urged. Looking at this display, the payee receives the coin slot 7 of the card vending machine 6 in step S24.
Insert a predetermined amount of coins into. In step S25, it is determined whether or not a predetermined amount of coins have been inserted, and if a predetermined amount of coins has been inserted, in step S26, the compartment 2 is unlocked by the lock release signal and the door 3 is opened. .
In this way, articles such as luggage stored in the compartment 2 can be received. In this case, the card inserted into the card insertion slot 8a of the card vending machine 6 is stored in the card vending machine 6 without being returned. After the goods such as luggage are taken out of the ward room 2, the delivery notice in the mail box or the newspaper box is put in the delivery certificate slot 22. Further, if the invoice, the delivery note, etc. are contained in the compartment 2 together with the parcel, those documents are stamped or signed, and these documents are also put in the delivery certificate input port 22. A delivery company unlocks the cylinder lock 23 and collects each document such as a delivery notice, an invoice, and a delivery note accumulated in the delivery certificate storage unit 21. On the other hand, if it is determined in step S22 that the personal identification signal corresponding to the personal identification signal of the card is not stored in the memory, this is performed in step S22.
The card is displayed on the display unit 12 or the like at 27, and the card is returned at step S28. Also, if it is determined in step S25 that a predetermined amount of coins has not been inserted, step S2
Return the card at 8. This return is a card vending machine 6
Is discharged from the card discharge port 8b.

In the above take-out operation, step S2
In step 3, it is displayed that the personal identification signal corresponding to the personal identification signal of the card is stored in the memory, and the insertion of the shortage coin is urged, but these display operations are not always necessary. Similarly, the display in step S27 is not always necessary. Then, the article delivery management device may be one in which the coin inserting operation of step S24 and the coin confirming operation of step S25 are omitted. On the contrary, the coin insertion operation may be made an essential condition, associated with the number of deposit days, and the amount of coins inserted may be increased as the number of days increases.

Further, in the case of the article delivery management device using a pair of cards, when the delivery staff stops by at a later date, the parcels deposited in the ward division 2 are taken out and received by the recipient. You can also check whether or not. That is, the operation shown in FIG. 9 allows the delivery person to know whether the parcel or the like has been received by the recipient. FIG. 9 is a flow chart showing an article pick-up confirmation operation of the article delivery management apparatus according to the embodiment of the present invention.

In FIG. 9, when the other card of the pair of cards brought back by the deliveryman is inserted into the card insertion slot 8a of the card vending machine 6 in step S31, the encrypted signal of this card is incorporated into the card vending machine 6. It is read by a card reader unit (not shown) that has been read, and it is determined in step S32 whether or not a personal identification signal corresponding to the personal identification signal of the card is stored in the memory. If it is stored in the memory, it is determined in step S33 whether or not the door 3 of the compartment 2 associated with the memory stored in the memory is already opened and the article is taken out. When the door 3 of the compartment 2 is opened and the article is taken out, in step S34, a card indicating that the delivery is completed is printed, and in step S35, the card is output to the card outlet of the card vending machine 6. Returned from 8b. On the other hand, when it is determined in step S32 that the personal identification signal corresponding to the personal identification signal of the card is not stored in the memory, and in step S33, the door 3 of the compartment 2 associated with the stored memory is still open. If not, that is, if the article is not taken out, the door 3 of the compartment 2 is opened in step S36, and step S3 is performed.
Go to 5 and return the card. In this way, it is possible to confirm whether or not the receipt of articles such as luggage deposited in the compartment 2 has been completed.

As described above, the article delivery management apparatus of this embodiment is provided with a plurality of compartments 2 capable of accommodating articles, and the compartments 2 are locked by locking the doors 3 of the compartments 2. The compartment 3 of the article delivery management device main body 1 that opens and closes the door 3 of the article 2 and opens the door 3 of each compartment 2 by an electric lock release signal, and inserts a coin into the compartment 3 A card vending machine that is a card sales department that sells a pair of cards with the same secret signal by opening the door 3 of the compartment 2 that is not used and is identified by the size relationship. 6
Then, the articles are stored in the compartment 2 in which the door 3 is opened,
A door locking means for locking the door 3 by closing the door 3 and a card vending machine 6 for reading the card and storing the read information in a memory associated with each compartment 2 are incorporated. A card reader unit and door control means for generating the lock release signal when the read information is stored in a memory associated with each compartment 2 by reading the card.

That is, in the article delivery management device of this embodiment, coins are inserted into the coin slot 7 of the card vending machine 6 when used.
The size of the compartments 2 into which the articles can be stored is specified, the doors 3 of the compartments 2 that are not used and are identified by the size are opened, and the password signals are the same. Sell cards. Then, the articles are stored in the compartments 2 having the doors 3 opened, the doors 3 are locked by closing the doors 3, the card is read, and the read information is stored in each compartment 2. Store in the associated memory. After that, when the read information is stored in the memory associated with each compartment 2 by reading the card, the door 3 of the compartment 2 is opened by an electric lock release signal. is there.

Therefore, an article can be stored in a specific compartment 2 and the article can be taken out from the compartment 2 by performing a certain procedure through inserting coins and selling and reading cards. You can Therefore, even when the delivery destination of the parcel or the like is away, it is not necessary to bring the parcel or the like home, and the parcel or the postal parcel or the like can be reliably delivered to the person. Moreover, since delivery can be performed without bothering the neighbors, the reliability is high and the delivery efficiency is improved.

In the above embodiment, a coin is inserted into the coin slot 7 of the card vending machine 6 every time an article is deposited, and a pair of cards are purchased, but even if a separately sold card is used in advance. Good.

In this case, the same compartment room as above,
A door releasing means for reading the card, opening the door 3 of the specified compartment 2 that is not used by the read information, and storing the read information in the memory associated with each compartment 2. When the read information is stored in the memory associated with each compartment 2 by the reading of the card, it suffices to configure the article delivery management device with the door control means for generating the lock release signal.

That is, the article delivery management device of this configuration reads the card at the time of use and identifies the unused compartments among the plurality of compartments 2 capable of accommodating the articles according to the read information. The door 3 of the room 2 is opened, and the read information is stored in the memory associated with each division room 2. Then, when the read information is stored in the memory associated with each compartment 2 by reading the card, the door 3 of the compartment 2 is electrically locked and unlocked.
The opening of

Therefore, by performing a certain procedure through reading the card without using a coin,
No coins are needed because the item can be stored in a specific compartment and the item can be removed from the compartment. Moreover, in this case, if the card insertion port is provided in the operation panel 5 and the card reader and the memory are incorporated, the card vending machine 6 becomes unnecessary.

Further, a compartment similar to the above, a pair of cards having the same secret code signal, a card reader for reading the card, a memory for storing information read by the card reader, The article delivery management device may be configured by door control means that generates the lock release signal when the information read by the card reader and the information stored in the memory match.

That is, in the article delivery management apparatus of this configuration, when used, a pair of cards having the same secret code signal is read by a card reader, the read information is stored in a memory, and read by the card reader. When the information matches the information stored in the memory, the door 3 of a specific compartment 2 of the plurality of compartments 2 in which the article can be accommodated is opened by an electric lock / unlock signal. is there.

Therefore, this article delivery management device can also store the article in a specific compartment 2 by taking a certain procedure through reading the card, and take out the article from the compartment 2. You don't need to insert coins. Also in this case, if the card insertion port is provided in the operation panel 5 and a card reader and a memory are incorporated, the card vending machine 6 becomes unnecessary.

The article delivery management device of this structure is provided with a plurality of compartments capable of accommodating articles, and by locking the doors of each of the compartments, the compartment doors cannot be opened and closed. ,
It is provided with a storage compartment that opens the door of each compartment by an electric lock release signal, and a pair of cards with the same secret signal. Then, in the article delivery management method of this embodiment using this article delivery management apparatus, as shown in FIG. 7, coins are inserted into the card vending machine 6 of a pair of cards having the same secret identification signal, By specifying the size relation of the plurality of compartments 2 having the size relation that can be accommodated, the door 3 of the particular compartment 2 which is not used is opened, and the particular compartment where the door 3 is opened. By storing the article in the compartment 2 and closing the door 3 of the specific compartment 2, the lock of the door 3 is completed, and a pair of cards with the same secret code signal from the card vending machine 6 are provided. At the same time as ejecting, there is a step of storing the personal identification signals of the pair of ejected cards in a memory in association with the compartment 2 storing the article. Therefore, through this step, the article can be stored in the specific compartment 2. Moreover, step S2 in FIG.
1, as shown in step S22 and step S26,
When one of the cards is inserted into the card reader and the secret code signal corresponding to the secret code signal of the card is stored in the memory, the door 3 of the compartment 2 associated with the stored memory
Has the step of opening. Therefore, the article can be taken out of the compartment 2 through this step.
That is, an article can be stored in a specific compartment 2 and taken out from the compartment 2 by performing a certain procedure through inserting a coin and reading a card. Even if the delivery destination such as
There is no need to bring back parcels, etc., and parcels, postal parcels, etc. can be reliably delivered to the recipient. Moreover, since delivery can be done without bothering the neighbors, reliability and delivery efficiency are improved.

Further, in the process of opening the door 3 of the compartment 2 described above, when a coin corresponding to the shortage charge is inserted into the card vending machine 6 as in steps S24 and S25 of FIG. The door 3 of the compartment 2 associated with the stored memory may be opened. In this case, the article cannot be taken out from the compartment 2 without proper coin insertion. Therefore, the recipient can also bear part of the cost.

Furthermore, the process of FIG. 9 may be added to the above-mentioned article delivery management method. That is, in both steps of FIG. 7 and FIG.
By inserting the other card into the card reader and returning the card after reading, the secret code signal corresponding to the secret code signal of the card is stored in the memory, and the compartment 2 associated with the stored memory Door 3 is not open,
A step of confirming that the article is not collected may be added. By adding this step, it is possible to know whether or not the article is taken out from the compartment 2 and the article is picked up without looking at the inside of the compartment 2.
Therefore, the work of confirming the delivery of goods and the management work can be extremely facilitated.

In the above embodiment, the case where a pair of cards having the same secret code signal is used has been described. However, if this card can be separated from the perforations, the card can be separated from the perforations into two. It can be used for goods delivery management. In other words, the card can be easily separated into two pieces, one for the delivery company and one for the recipient, so that the delivery company can easily handle the card and manage the delivery of goods.

Further, in order to display the opening of the door 3 of the division room 2, if display means for indicating the specified opening target is provided,
It is possible to know the specified opening target. Therefore,
It is extremely convenient because it is possible to know at a glance the existence of an empty compartment 2 that can be used.

Furthermore, if the lock of the door 3 of the compartment 2 is opened by the control of changing the polarity at predetermined time intervals, the door 3 must be opened and closed within a predetermined time.
Since the door 3 of the compartment 2 is locked, forgetting to lock it can be prevented, and highly safe article delivery management becomes possible.

Furthermore, if the cards inserted in the card reader are stored according to the card user code,
Since it is not necessary to distinguish the card for each card user, the work of collecting the card becomes easy.

[0072]

As described above, the article delivery management apparatus according to the invention of claim 1 includes a compartment, a card sales section,
It is equipped with a door locking means, a card reader section, and a door control means. When used, coins are inserted, the size relationship between a plurality of compartments in which articles can be stored is specified, and the size relationship is specified and used. Open the door of the undivided division room and sell a pair of cards with the same secret signal. Then, the article is stored in the compartment where the door is opened, the door is locked by closing the door, the card is read, and the read information is stored in the memory associated with each compartment. To do. After that, when the read information is stored in the memory associated with each compartment by reading the card, the door of the compartment is opened by an electric lock / unlock signal, so that the coin By taking certain steps through loading and reading the card, the goods can be stored in a specific compartment and the goods can be taken out of the compartment, so that the delivery destination of the parcel etc. is absent. In the case of, the parcel need not be brought home, and the parcel, postal parcel, etc. can be delivered to the person without fail, and the delivery can be done without bothering the neighbors. Efficiency is improved.

The article delivery management apparatus according to the invention of claim 2 is provided with a compartment, a door releasing means, and a door control means, the card is read at the time of use, and the article can be stored according to the read information. The door of the specified compartment which is not used among the plurality of compartments is opened, and the read information is stored in the memory associated with each compartment. Then, by reading the card, when the read information is stored in the memory associated with each compartment, the door of the compartment is opened by an electric lock / unlock signal to read the card. By taking a certain procedure through the product, the goods can be stored in a specific compartment and the goods can be taken out from the compartment, so no coin is needed and the card vending machine is not used. May be.

An article delivery management apparatus according to a third aspect of the present invention comprises a compartment, a card, a card reader, a memory, and a door control means. Is read by a card reader, the read information is stored in a memory, and when the information read by the card reader and the information stored in the memory match, a plurality of compartments in which articles can be stored By opening the door of the specific compartment by an electric lock / unlock signal, it is possible to store the article in the specific compartment by taking a certain procedure through reading the card.
Since the item can be taken out of the compartment, no coins are needed and no card vending machine is required.

According to a fourth aspect of the present invention, there is provided an article delivery management method comprising a storage compartment and a pair of cards having the same secret code signal. And opening the door of a specific compartment that is not in use by specifying the size relation of a plurality of compartments that have a size relation in which the articles can be accommodated. The lock of the door is completed by storing the article in the compartment and closing the door of the specific compartment.
While ejecting a pair of cards with the same secret code signal from the vending machine, storing the secret code signal of the ejected pair of cards in the memory in association with the partition room storing the article, Can be stored in a specific compartment. Moreover, when one of the cards is inserted into the card reader and the password signal corresponding to the password signal of the card is stored in the memory, the step of opening the compartment door associated with the stored memory is performed. Then, the article can be taken out of the compartment. Therefore, it is possible to store an article in a specific compartment by taking a certain procedure through inserting a coin and reading a card, and it is possible to take out the article from the compartment, so that a parcel, etc. Even if the delivery destination is away, there is no need to bring the parcel home with you,
It is possible to reliably deliver the parcel of mail to the person himself, and moreover,
Delivery is possible without bothering neighbors, improving reliability and delivery efficiency.

According to a fifth aspect of the present invention, there is provided a method of managing delivery of goods, comprising a storage compartment and a pair of cards having the same secret code signal. Among them, by opening the compartment door associated with the memory stored when the coin equivalent to the shortage charge is inserted into the vending machine, it is necessary to insert coins properly The recipient can also bear the cost because the item cannot be taken out of the division.

According to a sixth aspect of the present invention, there is provided an article delivery management method including a storage compartment and a pair of cards having the same secret code signal. The personal identification signal corresponding to the personal identification signal of the card is stored in the memory depending on the presence or absence of printing that indicates the completion of delivery of the returned card. By having the step of confirming that the compartment door associated with the memory is not opened and the goods are not picked up, the goods are taken out of the compartment and the goods are picked up. Since it is possible to know whether or not the delivery has been performed, it is possible to extremely easily confirm and manage the delivery of the article.

According to the article delivery management device or the article delivery management method of the invention of claim 7, a pair of cards having the same secret code signal can be detached from the perforations so that the cards can be detached from the perforations into two. Since it can be used for both the delivery company and the recipient, it becomes easy to manage the delivery of goods.

The article delivery management device or the article delivery management method of the invention of claim 8 is specified by including display means for showing the specified opening object in order to display the opening of the compartment door. Since it is possible to know the object to be opened, it is possible to know at a glance the existence of an empty compartment 2 that can be used.
It is extremely convenient.

In the article delivery management apparatus or the article delivery management method of the invention of claim 9, if the article is left for a predetermined time after being unlocked, it is locked by timer control.
Easy to manage.

According to the article delivery management device or the article delivery management method of the tenth aspect of the present invention, since the card inserted into the card reader is stored for each card user code, it is not necessary to distinguish each card user. Card collection work becomes easy.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is an external perspective view showing a basic unit of an article delivery management device according to an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a front view showing an appearance of an operation panel of the article delivery management device according to the embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 3 is a perspective view showing a door opening / closing direction and a handle movement direction of a compartment of the article delivery management device according to the embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 4 is a plan view for explaining a door opening / closing operation and a handle operation of a compartment of the article delivery management device according to the embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 5 is an external perspective view showing an extension unit of the article delivery management device.

FIG. 6 is an external perspective view showing another extension unit of the article delivery management device.

FIG. 7 is a flowchart showing an article storing operation of the article delivery management device according to the embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 8 is a flowchart showing an article taking-out operation of the article delivery management device according to the embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 9 is a flow chart showing an article pick-up confirmation operation of the article delivery management device which is an embodiment of the present invention.

[Explanation of symbols]

 1 article delivery management device main body 2 ward division 3 door 4 handle 5 operation panel 6 card vending machine 7 coin insertion slot 8a card insertion slot 8b card ejection slot 9 coin return slot 12 display 13 numeric keypad 14 clear key 15 confirmation key 16 end Key 21 Delivery certificate storage 22 Delivery certificate slot

Claims (10)

[Claims] 1. A plurality of compartments for accommodating articles are provided,
By locking the doors of each of the multiple compartments, it is impossible to open and close the doors of the respective compartments, and an electrical lock release signal is used to open the compartment doors and coins of the compartments. Insert the card, identify the size relationship of the compartment, identify the size relationship, open the door of the compartment that is not in use, and sell the pair of cards with the same secret signal, the card sales department, An article is stored in the compartment where the door is opened, and door locking means for locking the door by closing the door, and the card is read, and the read information is associated with each compartment. A card reader unit for storing in the memory; and a door control unit for generating the lock release signal when the read information is stored in the memory associated with each compartment by reading the card. Characteristic article delivery management device. 2. A plurality of compartments for accommodating articles are provided,
By locking the doors of each of the multiple compartments, the doors of the respective compartments cannot be opened and closed, and the compartments that open the doors of each compartment by an electric lock release signal, and the card Door opening means for reading, opening the door of the specified division room that is not used by the read information, and storing the read information in the memory associated with each division room; and reading the card. According to the present invention, the article delivery management device further comprises door control means for generating the lock release signal when the read information is stored in the memory associated with each compartment. 3. A plurality of compartments for accommodating articles are provided,
By locking the doors of each of the multiple compartments, the doors of the respective compartments cannot be opened and closed, and the electrical compartment unlocking signal opens the compartment doors and the secret signal. A pair of cards having the same type, a card reader for reading the card, a memory for storing information read by the card reader, the information read by the card reader, and the information stored in the memory are the same. An article delivery management device, comprising: a door control unit that generates the lock release signal when the above-mentioned operation is performed. 4. A plurality of compartments for accommodating articles are provided,
By locking the doors of each of the multiple compartments, the doors of the respective compartments cannot be opened and closed, and the electrical compartment lock release signal opens the doors of the respective compartments and the secret code. A pair of cards with the same signal is provided, coins are inserted into a vending machine of the pair of cards with the same secret code signal, and the size relation of a plurality of division rooms having a size relation capable of accommodating articles is shown. By specifying, the door of the specific compartment which is not used is opened, the article is stored in the specific compartment where the door is opened, and the door of the particular compartment is closed. The lock of the door is completed by discharging the pair of cards with the same secret code signal from the vending machine, and the secret code signal of the pair of cards to be discharged is associated with the compartment storing the article and stored in the memory. And storing in the card reader. Inserting the other card, and when the password signal corresponding to the password signal of the card is stored in the memory, the step of opening the compartment door associated with the stored memory is provided. How to manage delivery of goods. 5. A plurality of compartments capable of accommodating articles are provided,
By locking the doors of each of the multiple compartments, the doors of the respective compartments cannot be opened and closed, and the electrical compartment lock release signal opens the doors of the respective compartments and the secret code. A pair of cards with the same signal is provided, coins are inserted into a vending machine of the pair of cards with the same secret code signal, and the size relation of a plurality of division rooms having a size relation capable of accommodating articles is shown. By specifying, the door of the specific compartment which is not used is opened, the article is stored in the specific compartment where the door is opened, and the door of the particular compartment is closed. The lock of the door is completed by discharging the pair of cards with the same secret code signal from the vending machine, and the secret code signal of the pair of cards to be discharged is associated with the compartment storing the article and stored in the memory. And storing in the card reader. One of the cards is inserted, and the password signal corresponding to the password signal of the card is stored in the memory,
And a step of opening a compartment door associated with a stored memory when a coin corresponding to a shortage charge is inserted into the vending machine. 6. A plurality of compartments for accommodating articles are provided,
By locking the doors of each of the multiple compartments, the doors of the respective compartments cannot be opened and closed, and the electrical compartment lock release signal opens the doors of the respective compartments and the secret code. A pair of cards with the same signal is provided, coins are inserted into a vending machine of the pair of cards with the same secret code signal, and the size relation of a plurality of division rooms having a size relation capable of accommodating articles is shown. By specifying, the door of the specific compartment which is not used is opened, the article is stored in the specific compartment where the door is opened, and the door of the particular compartment is closed. The lock of the door is completed by discharging the pair of cards with the same secret code signal from the vending machine, and the secret code signal of the pair of cards to be discharged is associated with the compartment storing the article and stored in the memory. And storing in the card reader. One of the cards is inserted, and when the personal identification signal corresponding to the personal identification signal of the card is stored in the memory, the step of opening the compartment door associated with the stored memory; The personal identification signal corresponding to the personal identification signal of the card is stored in the memory depending on the presence or absence of printing that indicates the completion of delivery of the returned card. And a step of confirming that the compartment door associated with the memory is not opened and the article is not picked up. 7. The article delivery management device or article according to claim 1, wherein the pair of cards having the same secret code signal are detachable from perforations. Delivery management method. 8. The article delivery management according to any one of claims 1 to 7, wherein the opening of the compartment door is provided with a display unit that indicates a specified opening target. Equipment or goods delivery management method. 9. The door of the compartment is locked after unlocking,
9. The article delivery management device or article delivery management method according to claim 1, wherein the article delivery management apparatus according to any one of claims 1 to 8, wherein the article delivery management apparatus is locked by a timer control after being left for a predetermined time. 10. The article delivery management device or article delivery management according to claim 1, wherein the card inserted in the card reader is stored for each card user code. Method.