JP3665665B2 - Delivery slip issuing and pasting device - Google Patents

Description

[0001]
[Industrial application fields]
The present invention issues a delivery slip such as a delivery certificate and a home delivery slip required for transporting a delivery along a physical distribution route in a postal delivery or a home delivery business, and also issues a delivery slip that is affixed to the delivery. The present invention relates to a sticking device.
[0002]
[Prior art]
Conventionally, in order to deliver deliveries by postal delivery or delivery service, delivery cards such as delivery certificates used in registered mail and delivery slips used in delivery service are created and attached to the delivery. Is going. This delivery slip has delivery information such as the delivery destination and shipper, as well as the delivery recipient's receipt or has a stamp field for the receipt stamp, and the delivery person has completed the delivery process by bringing back the delivery slip It can be confirmed and delivery can be managed reliably. Also, when creating this delivery slip, the delivery address of the delivery, delivery address, delivery phone number, delivery, sender address, sender name (name), sender phone number and delivery mail for the delivery address Information such as the office code and the delivery code of the courier company was written by hand.
[0003]
[Problems to be solved by the invention]
Therefore, if there are a large amount of deliveries, not only will it take a lot of time to create these delivery slips, but the delivery slips that should be affixed to the deliverables will be affixed to other deliverables, ensuring reliable delivery. There were problems such as inability to process. Therefore, the inventor tried to develop a delivery slip issuing and sticking device that can automatically issue and attach a delivery slip to a large amount of delivery items. In these delivery slip issuance / pasting processing operations, there is an operation for taking out a designated delivery item from among the delivery items for the purpose of canceling the delivery on the way or for confirmation work. However, if there are a large number of deliverables to be handled, it is extremely complicated to take out the designated deliverable from the deliveries that are being processed or to be processed, and the work efficiency is significantly reduced. End up. SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION An object of the present invention is to provide a delivery slip issuing and sticking device that can easily take out a designated delivery piece even in a delivery slip issuing and sticking process for a large amount of delivery items.
[0004]
[Means for Solving the Problems]
In order to solve the above-mentioned object,
And code data with the delivery thereof and distribution data file storage means for previously storing a distribution data corresponding to the code data, along appropriate transport paths for transferring the delivery article, the code attached to delivery article Code reading means for reading data, and delivery data corresponding to the code data read by the code reading means is searched from the delivery data file storage means, and the corresponding delivery data is printed out and a delivery slip is issued A delivery slip issuing means; a delivery slip pasting means for pasting the issued delivery slip; a delivery to which the delivery slip is pasted by the delivery slip pasting means is sent out by the transfer route; in delivery form issue sticking apparatus for sticking process automatically the delivery slip to the classified as having a segment portion, the delivery items in accordance with,
A designated delivery registration means for registering and storing code data of a delivery to be designated in advance;
The code data read by said code reading means queries to the designated delivery item registration means, when corresponding to the code data is registered, the delivery items in the transport path of the delivery items are sent to the classification unit it is made and a pickup unit for taking out the delivery article before.
[0005]
Moreover, further the code data with the delivery thereof and distribution data file storage means for previously storing a distribution data corresponding to the code data, along appropriate transport paths for transferring the delivery article, attached to delivery article and a code reading means for reading the code data, retrieves the delivery data corresponding to the code data read by said code reading means from the distribution data file storage means, printing corresponding the distribution data together with the code data out A delivery slip issuing means for issuing a delivery slip, a delivery slip sticking means for attaching the issued delivery slip, code data of the delivery slip attached to the delivery and the delivery slip in advance. code collating means for reading collating the code data attached to the delivery thereof, before at the delivery slip sticking means Delivery product delivery slip is attached is sent out by the transfer path, issuing delivery slip the delivery product had a division unit which is sorted according to destination, for sticking process automatically the delivery slip in the delivery article in sticking device,
A designated delivery registration means for registering and storing code data of a delivery to be designated in advance;
Read by the code collating means, to query at least one of the code data of the code data or delivery form of code data assigned in advance delivery item to the designated delivery item registration means, the code data registered If the corresponding one in which the delivery items in the transport path of the delivery items is made and a pickup unit for taking out the delivery article prior to being sent to the classification unit.
In addition, when the code data read in advance by the code collating unit and the code data attached to the delivery item do not match with the code data of the delivery slip, there is a rejection unit for extracting the delivery item.
[0006]
[Action]
The code data read by the code reading means for the code data attached to the delivery item is inquired to the designated delivery item registrant who registered and stored the code data of the delivery item to be specified in advance, and the registered code In the case of corresponding to the data, the delivery item is taken out by the pick-up means while being transferred along an appropriate transfer route, so that it can be surely taken out during the delivery slip issuing and pasting process.
[0007]
In addition, when code verification means for reading and verifying the code data of the delivery slip affixed to the delivery and the code data previously attached to the delivery before the delivery slip is attached, is provided after the delivery slip affixing means Reads the code data read by the code collating means in advance and / or the code data of the delivery slip and the code data of the delivery slip from the designated delivery article registration means, In the case of correspondence, since the delivery item is taken out by the pickup means on the delivery route of the delivery item, it can be surely taken out during the delivery slip issuance / pasting process.
[0008]
【Example】
Hereinafter, the present invention will be described in detail based on preferred embodiments. FIG. 1 is an overall explanatory view of a delivery form issuing and sticking device of the present invention, FIG. 2 is an explanatory view of the surface of an envelope handled as a delivery to be processed in FIG. 1, and FIG. 3 is an illustration of the envelope of FIG. FIG. 4 is a back side explanatory view, FIG. 4 is a plan explanatory view in which a delivery slip is pasted on the back side of the envelope of FIG. 2, and FIG. 5 is a processing flow explanatory view of the delivery slip issuing and sticking apparatus of FIG.
[0009]
Prior to the description of the delivery slip issuing and sticking device 1, the envelope as the delivery item a in FIGS. 2 and 3 will be described. On the front side (FIG. 2), code data B1 previously attached to the delivery item a, and The address and name as the delivery destination information 31 are displayed. Reference numeral 32 denotes code data corresponding to the code data B1 displayed in Arabic numerals. FIG. 3 has a sealing tongue 33 on the back side of the envelope.
[0010]
FIG. 1 illustrates an embodiment in which a delivery slip issuing and pasting apparatus 1 issues and pastes a registered mail delivery certificate as a delivery slip used when a sealed letter is sent by registered mail. As shown in FIG. 1, the delivery slip issuance and sticking apparatus 1 transfers a delivery (envelope) a supplied from a supply unit 21 one by one in one direction (from left to right in the figure), and a sorting unit such as a stocker. Issuing a delivery slip which is configured to read the transfer means 2 composed of a conveyor belt sent to 20 and code data (described later) expressed as a barcode specified for each delivery item on the upstream side in the transfer direction on the transfer means 2 From the apparatus 3 and the delivery form sticking apparatus 4 for attaching the delivery form 16 (registered mail delivery certificate) (see FIG. 4) issued by the delivery form issuing apparatus 3 to the delivery a on the transfer means 2 It will be.
[0011]
The delivery form issuing device 3 is supplied with a delivery a one by one from the feeding unit, and delivers the code data B1 of the delivery a on the upstream side by a bar code reader 6 installed in the conveyor belt of the transfer means 2. The object a is read from the lower surface side with the surface side down, and the information is sent to the control unit 5. And it comprises two sets of printers 7a and 7b that operate under the control of the control unit 5. Under the control of the control unit 5, the delivery slip sticking device 4 uses the support band 8 on which the delivery slips having adhesive means are detachably arranged, and the head surfaces of the printers 7 a and 7 b of the delivery slip issuing device 3. A guide part 10a for separating and pasting the delivery slip from the support band 8 sequentially toward a pair of rolls 9 wound up through the transfer means 2 and an envelope a moving on the transfer means 2; 10b.
[0012]
The control unit 5 receives the code data B1 and the delivery data 31 from the delivery data file D in which delivery data corresponding to the delivery code a and the delivery data file D1 previously attached to the delivery item a are recorded. A storage unit 11 that is sent and stored, a display unit 12 that displays the operating state of all devices under the control of the control unit 5, and an input unit 13 that provides external input information such as manual operation instructions to the control unit 5 are connected. Has been.
[0013]
In the delivery form issuing device 3, the barcode data is read by the barcode reader 6 and the delivery data corresponding to the code data is recorded in advance. The delivery data corresponding to the code data of the delivery item a is retrieved from the file information, that is, from the storage unit 11, and the obtained delivery data is printed on the delivery slip of the support band 8 in the delivery slip pasting device 4. When the delivery slip pasting device 4 separates the printed delivery slip on the transfer means 2 side, the delivery product a from which the code data B1 previously attached to the delivery product a has been read is read out. Two delivery slips 16 with code data B2 corresponding to are attached. Reference numerals 6a, 6b and 6c are bar code readers for collating the code data B2 of the two delivery slips 16 affixed to the delivery item a and the code data B1 previously attached to the delivery item a. .
[0014]
On the other hand, there are cases where these deliverables a are canceled before delivery, or delivered by another route, etc., and code data of the deliverable a designated for extraction in the process of the delivery slip issuing and pasting apparatus 1 Is input from the input unit 13, and the data can be registered in the designated delivery storage unit 14. Data input of the designated delivery item may be input from the input unit 13 using Arabic numerals, or may be input by another bar code reader or the like if necessary.
[0015]
At the subsequent stage of the barcode readers 6a, 6b, 6c, the pickup box 23 for stocking the designated delivery item a and the code data B1 previously attached to the delivery item a could not be read by the barcode reader 6. In some cases, the code data B2 of the two delivery slips 16 affixed to the delivery item a by the barcode readers 6a, 6b, and 6c cannot be collated with the code data B1 previously attached to the delivery item a. A reject box 24 for extracting things is provided.
[0016]
When the barcode reader 6 or any of the barcode readers 6a, 6b, and 6c reads the code data registered in the designated delivery storage unit 14, the pickup box 23 is under the control of the control unit 5. And a pick-up driving device 21 for picking up the target delivery item a is provided to constitute pick-up means. In addition, in the reject box 24, if the code data B1 cannot be read by the bar code reader 6 or the collation is bad in the bar code readers 6a, 6b, 6c, the target delivery item a under the control of the control unit 5 An extraction drive device 22 for extracting the ink is provided and constitutes a reject means.
[0017]
FIG. 4 is an example in which two delivery slips 16 are pasted to a position where the sealed letter body and the sealed tongue piece 33 are covered, and as shown in FIG. A pressure sensitive adhesive is applied to the back surface of 16, and a transparent film is further bonded to the bottom of the transparent film so that the adhesive is applied to the back surface of the transparent film. After being output as described above, it is bonded to the delivery item a through the adhesive on each back surface. Note that the delivery slip 16 on the right side in the figure is separated from the delivery a in the delivery process and is reserved by the post office.
[0018]
FIG. 5 shows a work flow when issuing and pasting two delivery slips 16 . First, a delivery item a in which code data is individually specified is supplied (step 101), the code data B1 is read from the supplied delivery item (step 102), and the delivery data corresponding to the code data B1 is searched. The process proceeds to step (103). If the code data B1 cannot be read as a search result, a reading error is determined (NG) , and a rejection process is performed (step 107). Also, although not described in the flow, even if delivery data is not obtained as a search result, an error is determined (NG) and reject processing is performed (step 107).
[0019]
Of course, at least the code data is attached is (a delivery management data relating like the destination, in which input separately) delivery data to the code data is prepared in a state in which the association was in advance for delivery article ing.
[0020]
Distribution data is retrieved, the command for the output operation of the delivery data is generated, the command by outputting the delivery data to the two delivery slip 16 (step 104), the two delivery slip 16 the delivery article a The process proceeds to the step of attaching to (step 105).
[0021]
Then, the code data B1 of the delivery item a after step 105 and the code data B2 output to the delivery slip are read and compared (step 106). If there is a mismatch (NG) at this stage, Under the control of the control unit 5, the extraction drive device 22 is driven to extract the delivery item “a” and perform a reject process (step 107).
[0022]
On the other hand, the delivery that is matched (0K) in step 106 is transferred to the next process (step 108). In this step 108, when the code data registered in the designated delivery storage unit 14 is read, the extraction drive device 21 is driven under the control of the control unit 5 to extract the delivery item a and perform pick-up processing ( Step 109).
[0023]
In step 108, specifies when delivery was read code data is not registered in the storage unit 14 is stacked processed while being sorting process One not a predetermined passing number by the delivered zip code to the subsequent division portion 20 (step 110).
[0024]
In the above embodiment, two delivery slips are issued, but only one may be provided. Code data read by the code readers 6, 6a, 6b, 6c is not limited to barcodes, but reads Arabic numerals using the OCR method. It may be. The barcode reader 6c for collation is not necessarily provided, and the code data read by the code reader 6 is collated with the code data read by the code readers 6a and 6b by controlling the transfer timing. Good.
[0025]
In addition, the deliverable a is shown in an envelope form, and is displayed from the code data B1 window described in the form of a barcode on an internal document or the like, but is not limited to this, Code data may be directly written on the outer surface. Further, the delivery item a may have a certain thickness, and is not limited to an envelope.
[0026]
[Effect of inventions]
As described above, the delivery form issuance / pasting device of the present invention registers the code data obtained by reading the code data attached to the delivery item by the code reading means, and stores the code data of the delivery item designated in advance. Inquiries to the registered delivery item registered, and if it corresponds to the registered code data, the delivery item is taken out by the pick-up means while being transported along an appropriate transfer route, so it can be taken out reliably in the process of issuing the delivery slip. Thus, the delivery work efficiency is remarkably improved without requiring any special pick-up work, and the effect of excellent practicality is achieved.
[Brief description of the drawings]
FIG. 1 is an explanatory view schematically showing an embodiment of a delivery form issuing and pasting apparatus according to the present invention.
FIG. 2 is an explanatory diagram showing a surface side of a delivery item.
FIG. 3 is an explanatory view showing the back side of a delivery item.
FIG. 4 is an explanatory diagram showing a state in which a delivery slip is pasted on the back side of a delivery item.
FIG. 5 is an explanatory diagram schematically showing, in a flowchart, one embodiment of a delivery slip issuing and pasting method according to the present invention.
[Explanation of symbols]
DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 ... Delivery slip issuing sticking apparatus 2 ... Transfer means 3 ... Delivery slip issuing apparatus 4 ... Delivery slip sticking apparatus 5 ... Control part 6, 6a, 6b, 6c ... Bar code reader 7a, 7b ... Printer 11 ... Storage part 12 ... Display unit 13 Input unit 14 ... Designated delivery storage unit b ... Delivery items B1, B2 ... Code data

Claims (3)

And code data with the delivery thereof and distribution data file storage means for previously storing a distribution data corresponding to the code data, along appropriate transport paths for transferring the delivery article, the code attached to delivery article Code reading means for reading data, and delivery data corresponding to the code data read by the code reading means is searched from the delivery data file storage means, and the corresponding delivery data is printed out and a delivery slip is issued A delivery slip issuing means; a delivery slip pasting means for pasting the issued delivery slip; a delivery to which the delivery slip is pasted by the delivery slip pasting means is sent out by the transfer route; in delivery form issue sticking apparatus for sticking process automatically the delivery slip to the classified as having a segment portion, the delivery items in accordance with,
A designated delivery registration means for registering and storing code data of a delivery to be designated in advance;
The code data read by said code reading means queries to the designated delivery item registration means, when corresponding to the code data is registered, the delivery items in the transport path of the delivery items are sent to the classification unit delivery form issue attachment device and having a pick-up means for taking out the delivery article before. And code data with the delivery thereof and distribution data file storage means for previously storing a distribution data corresponding to the code data, along appropriate transport paths for transferring the delivery article, the code attached to delivery article Code reading means for reading data, and delivery data corresponding to the code data read by the code reading means is retrieved from the delivery data file storage means, and the corresponding delivery data is printed out together with the code data for delivery. A delivery form issuing means for issuing a form, a delivery form attaching means for attaching the issued delivery form, the code data of the delivery form attached to the delivery and the delivery form before the delivery form is attached code collating means for reading collating the code data attached to, the delivery form is bonded at the delivery slip sticking means Fed by the delivery items is the transport path which is, and a division unit to which the delivery items are sorted according to delivery destination, the delivery slip issued sticking apparatus for sticking process automatically the delivery slip in the delivery article,
A designated delivery registration means for registering and storing code data of a delivery to be designated in advance;
Read by the code collating means, to query at least one of the code data of the code data or delivery form of code data assigned in advance delivery item to the designated delivery item registration means, the code data registered If the corresponding delivery slip issuing attachment device and having a pick-up means for taking out the delivery article before the delivery items are sent to the classification unit in the transport path of the delivery items. In the delivery issue affixing device according to claim 2,
  A delivery slip issuance characterized by having a reject means for extracting the delivery when the code data previously attached to the delivery and the code data of the delivery slip do not match, read by the code verification means Pasting device.

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