JP2008025307A - Locker device and locker system - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To automatically close and lock an open door in a quick and reliable manner. <P>SOLUTION: This locker system comprises a center device and a plurality of locker units. Each locker unit comprises a locker part 24 having a storage part for storing baggage, and a door for closing a carry-in/out port for carrying the baggage in and out of the storage part; an opening/closing detecting part 43 for detecting the open/closed state of the door; a lock mechanism part 41 switchingly carrying out locking operation for putting the door in a non-openable state, and unlocking operation for putting the door in an openable/closable state when the door is closed while keeping the door in a closable state; and a control part 22 performing control for switching the lock mechanism part 41 from the unlocking operation state to the locking operation state at the timing when the opening/closing detecting part 43 detects the open state of the door in the unlocking operation state of the lock mechanism part 41. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2008,JPO&INPIT

Description

  The present invention relates to a locker device and a locker system used in various locker systems such as a rental locker system and a temporary storage box system.

  A locker system installed in various places such as a station yard and an underground passage has a system configuration in which a plurality of locker devices each having a lock mechanism are arranged side by side. Each locker device includes, as a basic configuration, a storage unit that stores a load and a door that closes a carry-in / out port on the front surface of the storage unit so as to be openable and closable.

  Here, in the conventional locker device, for example, a spring disposed around the rotation fulcrum of the door in order to prevent the door once opened from being left unopened without being closed. Some have a closing mechanism that urges the door in such a direction as to always close the door. By providing such a closing mechanism, forgetting to close the door is prevented, which helps prevent mischief, etc., and in the case of a locker system installed semi-outdoors, so that rain and the like do not enter the housing It will be a waterproof measure.

  In addition, in recent locker systems, the lock mechanism of each locker device adopts an electronic lock structure by solenoid drive, etc., as well as selection of each locker device, unlocking / locking of the electronic lock, user authentication, settlement (billing settlement) A centralized terminal management system is also put into practical use in which a centralized terminal management apparatus collectively performs such processing. In such a centralized terminal management system locker system, the locker becomes empty by detecting that the door has been securely closed after it has been used, and is used for the next user. If it is left as it is, it is determined that it is in use, so it is important to provide the closing mechanism as described above to prevent the door from being left in a half-open state.

Japanese Patent Laid-Open No. 2003-296913 JP 9-41750 A JP 2005-163263 A JP 2001-325660 A

  By the way, in the conventional locker device and locker system, when the lock mechanism is unlocked / locked with an electronic lock or the like based on an instruction from a control unit provided in the locker device or the centralized terminal management device, the lock mechanism is unlocked. After the door is opened, the lock mechanism is brought into the locked state after detecting that the door is closed again.

  However, in this procedure, if an elastic member such as a packing that improves the waterproofing effect is attached around the entrance / exit of the locker device, it is detected that the door has not been closed due to its elasticity, and that the door has been closed forever. In some cases, the lock mechanism cannot be locked. In this case, there arises a problem that convenience is impaired, for example, the user needs to hold the door by hand and keep the door closed until locking is completed. Even when the door is automatically closed by the closing mechanism, the door is elastically vibrated in the opening and closing direction due to the influence of an elastic member such as packing in the process of closing, and it is unnecessary to close and stop the door. There was a problem of spending time.

  The present invention has been made in view of the above, and an object of the present invention is to provide a locker device and a locker system that can automatically and quickly close and lock a door that has been opened.

  In order to solve the above-described problems and achieve the object, a locker device according to claim 1 is a door that opens and closes a storage portion that stores a load and a loading / unloading port for loading and unloading the load into and from the storage portion. And an opening / closing detection means for detecting an open / closed state of the door, and a locking operation for keeping the door in a state in which the door cannot be opened when the door is closed while maintaining the door in a closeable state. And a lock mechanism that can switch between an unlocking operation that allows the door to be opened and closed, and an operation state of the lock mechanism is the unlocking operation state, and the open / close detection means is an open state of the door And a lock control means for controlling the lock mechanism to switch from the unlocking operation state to the locking operation state at a timing when the lock mechanism is detected.

  According to a second aspect of the present invention, in the above-described invention, the locker device includes information acquisition means for acquiring unlocking instruction information for instructing unlocking of the door. When the lock instruction information is acquired, the lock mechanism is controlled to switch to the unlocking operation state.

  According to a third aspect of the present invention, there is provided the locker device according to the above invention, wherein the lock state detecting means detects whether the operation state of the lock mechanism is the unlocking operation state or the locking operation state; Lock state notifying means for notifying whether the operation state of the lock mechanism is the unlocking operation state or the locking operation state, and the lock control means includes: According to a detection result, the lock state notifying unit is controlled to notify the state of the unlocking operation or the state of the locking operation.

  According to a fourth aspect of the present invention, there is provided the locker device according to the above-described invention, wherein the storage unit includes a plurality of storage units, and the door, the opening / closing detection unit, and the lock mechanism are provided for each storage unit, and the unlocking instruction is provided. The information includes door specifying information for specifying the door to be unlocked according to the unlocking instruction information, and when the information acquisition unit acquires the unlocking instruction information, the lock control unit includes a plurality of the doors. The lock mechanism corresponding to the specific door specified by the door specifying information is switched to the unlocking operation state, and the opening / closing detection unit corresponding to the specific door detects the open state of the specific door. Thus, the lock mechanism corresponding to the specific door is controlled to be switched from the unlocking operation state to the locking operation state.

  According to a fifth aspect of the present invention, in the above-described invention, the lock state detection unit that detects whether the operation state of the lock mechanism is the unlocking operation state or the locking operation state, and Lock state notifying means for notifying whether the operation state of the lock mechanism is the unlocking operation state or the locking operation state in an identifiable manner, and the lock control means includes the lock control means, According to a detection result of the lock state detection unit corresponding to the specific door, control is performed to notify the lock state notification unit corresponding to the specific door of the state of the unlocking operation or the state of the lock operation. And

  Further, the locker system according to claim 6 is the above-described locker device, information acquisition means for acquiring unlocking instruction information for instructing unlocking of the door, and when the information acquisition means acquires the unlocking instruction information A locker management device having management control means for controlling the locker device to instruct unlocking of the door, wherein the lock control means is instructed to unlock the door by the management control means. In this case, the lock mechanism is controlled to be switched to the unlocking operation state.

  According to a seventh aspect of the present invention, in the above-described invention, the storage unit includes a plurality of storage units, and the door, the opening / closing detection unit, and the lock mechanism are provided for each storage unit, and the unlocking instruction is provided. The information includes door specifying information for specifying the door to be unlocked according to the unlocking instruction information, and the management control means is specified by the door specifying information among the plurality of doors for the locker device. Control for instructing the unlocking of the specific door, and the lock control unit, when instructed to unlock the specific door by the management control means, the unlocking operation of the lock mechanism corresponding to the specific door When the opening / closing detection means corresponding to the specific door detects the opening state of the specific door, the locking mechanism corresponding to the specific door is moved from the unlocking operation state to the locking operation. Characterized by a control for switching the state.

  The locker system according to an eighth aspect of the present invention is the above invention, wherein the locker device includes a plurality of lockers, and the unlocking instruction information specifies the door to be unlocked according to the unlocking instruction information. Including the information, the management control means collectively performs a control for instructing the unlocking of the specific door specified by the door specifying information among the plurality of the lockers, and a plurality of the lockers When the lock control unit of the specific locker device having the specific door among the locker devices is instructed to unlock the specific door from the management control means, the unlocking operation of the lock mechanism of the specific locker device is performed. It is characterized by controlling to switch to this state.

  Further, in the locker system according to claim 9, in the above invention, the locker device is plural, the unlocking instruction information includes locker specifying information for specifying the locker device, and the management control means includes: A control for instructing unlocking of a specific door specified by the door specifying information among the plurality of doors is collectively performed on the plurality of the locker devices, and specified by the locker specifying information among the plurality of lockers. When the lock control unit of the specific locker device is instructed to unlock the specific door from the management control unit, the lock control unit corresponding to the specific door is switched to the unlocking operation state, Whether the lock mechanism corresponding to the specific door is in the unlocking operation state at the timing when the open / close detection means corresponding to the door detects the open state of the specific door. Characterized by a control for switching the state of the locking operation.

  Further, in the locker system according to claim 10, in the above invention, the locker device determines whether the operation state of the lock mechanism is the unlocking operation state or the locking operation state for each of the storage units. A lock state detecting means for detecting whether the lock mechanism is in the unlocking operation state or the locking operation state for each of the housing portions with respect to the plurality of locker devices. Control for instructing the state confirmation is performed by polling, and the lock control unit opens the lock mechanism for each storage unit by the lock state detection unit each time the state confirmation is instructed by the management control unit. Detecting whether it is in the state of locking operation or the state of the locking operation, and performing control to notify the management control means of the detection result for each storage unit That.

  According to the locker device and the locker system of the present invention, the opened door can be automatically and quickly closed and locked.

  DESCRIPTION OF EMBODIMENTS Hereinafter, preferred embodiments of a rocker device and a rocker system according to the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings. In addition, this invention is not limited by this embodiment. In the description of the drawings, the same parts are denoted by the same reference numerals.

(Embodiment)
1 and 2 are diagrams showing a configuration of a locker system 1 as an electronically controlled multipurpose locker system according to the present embodiment. FIG. 1 is a functional block diagram, and FIG. 2 is a front external configuration diagram. As shown in these drawings, the locker system 1 is configured by using a center device 2 and a plurality of rows of rocker units 3 arranged on both the left and right sides of the center device 2.

  The center device 2 is a centralized terminal management device as a locker management device that collectively manages the usage state and the like of each locker unit 3, and a human body sensor 11 using a security monitoring camera or the like is disposed on the front surface thereof. Liquid crystal display (LCD) 12 with a touch panel for performing operations such as setting the baggage deposit / removal mode, selecting a locker, and performing various displays, a card reader 13 for reading a credit card, etc., and 100 yen A coin acceptor 14 having a coin insertion slot for coins and 500 yen coins, and a bar code reader 15 used at the time of package delivery are provided.

  Further, the center device 2 includes a communication interface 17 for performing communication with the speaker 16, each locker unit 3, etc., a storage unit 18 for storing various information, a power supply unit 19 for supplying power, processing of the entire locker system 1, and The control part 20 etc. which control operation | movement are provided. In particular, the storage unit 18 stores unit ID information 18a for identifying each locker unit 3, and locker ID information 18b for identifying individual lockers included in each locker unit 3. The power supply unit 19 includes an uninterruptible power supply (UPS) 19a that supplies power in the event of a power failure. The control unit 20 includes a locker control unit 20a as a management control unit that performs control on each locker unit 3 in particular. The communication interface 17 can also communicate with a mobile phone used by a user or the like.

  The locker unit 3 is a locker device having a plurality of storage units for storing luggage, and as shown in FIG. 1, a communication interface 21 for performing communication with the center device 2, and processing and operation in the locker unit 3. The control part 22 which controls this, the memory | storage part 23 which memorize | stores various information, and the locker part 24 with each accommodating part are provided. In particular, the storage unit 23 stores locker ID information 23 a for identifying each locker unit 24 provided in the locker unit 3.

  Here, as shown in FIG. 2, each locker unit 3 is configured by using an outer box 31 integrally forming a single vertical row and a plurality of shelf boards 32, and each image partitioned by the shelf boards 32. The adult section is used as the locker section 24. In the example shown in FIG. 2, each locker portion 24 is configured in a plurality of types of sizes in order to deal with loads of various shapes and sizes. Each locker unit 3 has a defined number of lockers 24 for each unit. In this example, the locker unit 3 is provided with a plurality of locker portions 24, but may be one.

  3 and 4 are diagrams showing the configuration of one rocker portion 24. FIG. FIG. 3 is an external perspective view schematically showing an enlarged part of the locker portion 24, and FIG. 4 is a functional block diagram. First, as shown in FIG. 3, the locker portion 24 is capable of opening and closing a rectangular locker housing 34 that internally forms a storage portion 33 for storing luggage, and a carry-in / out port 35 formed on the entire surface of the locker housing 34. And a door 36 for closing. The locker housing 34 is configured by combining the outer box 31 and the shelf board 32, and a load as a stored item is stored and taken out from the storage portion 33 via the carry-in / out port 35.

  The door 36 is provided so as to be capable of opening and closing with respect to the carry-in / out port 35 of the locker housing 34 by a hinge mechanism (not shown) provided on the left side, for example, and automatically or semi-automatically by a closing mechanism (not shown). Can be closed. A lock unit 40 is provided on the right inner wall of the locker housing 34. The lock unit 40 includes an electronic lock structure lock mechanism 41 that is configured by using a locking cam 41a that is rotated and opened by a solenoid drive. On the right inner surface of the door 36, a lock plate 37 is provided for engaging and disengaging with the cam 41a.

  As shown in FIG. 4, a lock detection unit 42, an opening / closing detection unit 43, and a display unit 44 are provided inside the lock unit 40 in addition to the lock mechanism unit 41. In addition to the lock unit 40, the locker unit 24 is provided with a baggage detection unit 45 that detects whether the baggage is stored in the storage unit 33, that is, whether the baggage is stored in the storage unit 33. Yes. Processes and operations in the respective units in the lock unit 40 and the baggage detection unit 45 are controlled by the control unit 22.

  Here, the lock mechanism unit 41 keeps the door 36 in an openable / closable state, and locks the door 36 so that the door 36 cannot be opened when the door 36 is opened, and the door 36 can be opened / closed. The unlocking operation can be switched freely. More specifically, the lock mechanism 41 enables the lock plate 37 to be engaged with the cam 41a in the locked state, and prevents the lock plate 37 from being engaged / disengaged once engaged. In the unlocked state, the lock plate 37 can be engaged and disengaged with respect to the cam 41a.

  The lock detection unit 42 detects whether the operation state of the lock mechanism unit 41 is the unlocking operation state or the locking operation state, and the open / close detection unit 43 detects the open / close state of the door 36, that is, the cam 41a. The engagement state of the lock plate 37 is detected. When the lock plate 37 is engaged with the cam 41a, the open / close detection unit 43 detects that the door 36 is in the closed state, and when the lock plate 37 is disengaged from the cam 41a, the door 36 is in the open state. Detect that there is.

  The display unit 44 includes, for example, an LED 44a that emits red light and an LED 44b that emits green light facing the front as shown in FIG. 3, and the usage status of the locker unit 24 by selectively emitting each LED. Etc. can be notified. As an example, the display unit 44 causes the LED 44a to emit light and display red, thereby notifying that the lock mechanism unit 41 is in the locked operation state, and causes the LED 44b to emit light and display green so that the lock mechanism unit 41 is displayed. It can be notified that it is in the unlocking operation state. Thus, the user can easily identify whether the target locker unit 24 is locked or unlocked.

  In addition, when the door 36 is closed, the display unit 44 performs light emission display to the outside through a handle 38 attached to a portion facing the LEDs 44a and 44b on the front surface of the door 36. That is, the handle 38 is formed of a light-transmitting or semi-transmitting resin material or the like, and the inside thereof is hollow, and a diffusion plate 38a is mounted in the hollow portion. The door 36 is formed with a light transmitting portion that optically communicates between the handle 38 (diffusion plate 38a) and the LEDs 44a and 44b in a closed state. As a result, the light emitted from the LEDs 44a and 44b is diffused to the surroundings by the diffusion plate 38a, and the user and the like can visually recognize the usage status and the like by the diffused light.

  Next, a procedure for using the locker system 1 will be described. There are various types of electronic control using the center device 2 in the locker system 1. For example, when depositing luggage, the locker unit 24 is selected on the screen of the LCD 12 with a touch panel, and the telephone designated by the center device 2 is selected. By calling the number with a mobile phone, the phone number of the mobile phone is registered as an authentication number (ID number) for unlocking, and a 100-yen coin is inserted from the coin insertion slot, and the luggage is deposited in the storage unit 33. Thereafter, the lock mechanism 41 is controlled to the locking operation state. When the package is taken out, the telephone number of the mobile phone is changed to the phone number of the mobile phone registered as the unlocking authentication number by calling the telephone number designated by the center device 2 again with the mobile phone. It is authenticated whether or not they match, and if they match, the unlocking mechanism 41 is controlled to be unlocked, and the package can be taken out from the locker unit 24. Thereby, locking control and unlocking control of the lock mechanism unit 41 using the mobile phone as a key can be performed. Note that the settlement for billing is not limited to cash settlement by inserting coins, and settlement by credit card or IC card is also possible.

  FIGS. 5A and 5B are flowcharts for explaining the gist of processing procedures performed by the center device 2 and the locker units 3 with respect to the locking control and the unlocking control in the use procedure described above. The processing procedure shown here is realized by the control unit 20 executing a predetermined processing program stored in the storage unit 18.

  As illustrated in FIG. 5A, the locker control unit 20a in the center device 2 appropriately determines whether or not a use start instruction is input from the LCD 12 with a touch panel as the information acquisition unit (step S101). If not input (step S101: No), this determination process is repeated. When the use start instruction is input (step S101: Yes), the locker control unit 20a sets the lock state of each locker unit 24 to each locker unit 3 having unit IDs “1” to “M”. An instruction to confirm is performed by polling processing (step S102).

  The control unit 22 in each locker unit 3 detects the lock state of each locker unit 24 in its own unit based on a confirmation instruction from the center device 2 (step S103), and based on the detection result, the center device 2 A confirmation notification of the lock state is made (step S104). In step S103, the control unit 22 detects the lock state by detecting whether the operation state of the lock mechanism unit 41 in each locker unit 24 is the locking operation state or the unlocking operation state by the lock detection unit 42. Check.

  After obtaining a confirmation notification from each locker unit 3 and confirming the lock state of each locker unit 24, the locker control unit 20 a issues an unlocking instruction for the locker unit 24 according to the use start instruction acquired from the LCD 12 with a touch panel. (Step S105). In this step S105, the locker control unit 20a selects an appropriate locker unit 24 from unused locker units 24, for example, when instructed to deposit luggage, and unlocks the selected locker unit 24. Instructions are collectively given to each locker unit 3. Alternatively, when an instruction for taking out the package is given, an unlocking instruction for unlocking the locker unit 24 corresponding to the ID number indicated by the telephone number or the like is collectively given to each locker unit 3.

  Based on the unlocking instruction from the center device 2, the control unit 22 in each locker unit 3 determines whether or not the locker unit 24 corresponding to the unlocking instruction is present in the own unit (step S106). If it is determined that there is no unit 24 (step S106: No), a notification that there is no locker unit 24 is sent to the center apparatus 2 (step S107). In the locker unit 3 that does not have the locker unit 24 corresponding to the unlocking instruction, a series of processing ends when this notification is made.

  On the other hand, the control unit 22 in the locker unit 3 having the locker unit 24 corresponding to the unlocking instruction determines that there is the corresponding locker unit 24 (step S106: Yes), and then the lock mechanism provided in the locker unit 24 The part 41 is unlocked (step S108). Thereby, the operation state of the lock mechanism unit 41 is switched from the lock operation state to the unlock operation state. Thereafter, the control unit 22 detects the lock state of the lock mechanism unit 41 by the lock detection unit 42 (step S109), and whether or not the lock mechanism unit 41 is surely unlocked, that is, whether or not the operation state is the unlocking operation state. (Step S110).

  Here, when the lock mechanism unit 41 is not unlocked (step S110: No), the control unit 22 repeats the processing from step S108 to reliably unlock the lock mechanism unit 41. When it is confirmed that the lock mechanism unit 41 is unlocked (step S110: Yes), the control unit 22 notifies the center device 2 that the locker unit 24 corresponding to the unlocking instruction has been unlocked. (Step S111), the display unit 44 displays that the locker unit 24 has been unlocked, that is, indicates that the locker unit 24 can be used (step S112). In the center device 2 that has received the notification in step S111, the locker control unit 20a displays the position of the unlocked locker unit 24 on the LCD 12 with the touch panel as an available locker position (step S113).

  Thereafter, as shown in FIG. 5B, the control unit 22 in the locker unit 3 that unlocks the locker unit 24 detects the open / close state of the door 36 by the open / close detection unit 43 corresponding to the locker unit 24 (step S114). ), It is determined whether or not the door 36 is opened based on the detection result (step S115). When the door 36 is not opened (step S115: No), the control unit 22 repeats the processing from step S114 again, determines whether the door 36 is opened again, and the door 36 is opened. If it is determined (step S115: Yes), the center device 2 is notified that the door has been opened (step S116). In the center device 2 that has received the notification in step S116, the locker control unit 20a displays on the LCD 12 with a touch panel that the available locker unit 24 has been opened (step S117).

  The control unit 22 that has confirmed the opening of the door 36 in step S115 locks the locker unit 24 that has been opened at the timing of the confirmation, preferably immediately after confirming the opening of the door. This is performed by the mechanism unit 41 (step S118). That is, the control unit 22 opens the operation state of the lock mechanism unit 41 when the operation state of the lock mechanism unit 41 is the unlocking operation state and the opening / closing detection unit 43 detects the opening of the door 36. Control is performed to switch from the lock operation state to the lock operation state.

  And this control part 22 detects the locked state of the lock mechanism part 41 by the lock | rock detection part 42 (step S119), and whether it is surely locked, ie, whether an operation state is a locking operation state. (Step S120). Here, when the lock mechanism part 41 is not locked (step S120: No), the control part 22 repeats the process from step S118, and locks the lock mechanism part 41 reliably. On the other hand, when it is confirmed that the lock mechanism unit 41 is locked (step S120: Yes), the control unit 22 uses the open / close detection unit 43 to open / close the door 36 corresponding to the lock mechanism unit 41. Is detected (step S121), and based on the detection result, it is determined whether or not the door 36 is closed (step S122).

  When the door 36 is not closed (step S122: No), the control part 22 repeats the process from step S121 again, judges whether the door 36 was closed again, and determines with the door 36 having been closed. When it is done (step S122: Yes), the center device 2 is notified that the door is closed (step S123), and the fact that the lock of the locker unit 24 is completed is displayed on the display unit 44 (step S124). . On the other hand, in the center device 2 that has received the notification in step S123, the locker control unit 20a displays on the LCD 12 with a touch panel that the use of the locker unit 24 has ended (step S125). As a result, a series of processing procedures for using the desired locker unit 24 is completed, and the center apparatus 2 and each locker unit 3 are again in a state of waiting for a use start instruction.

  The control unit 22 of each locker unit 3 detects the storage state of the package in the locker unit 24 by the package detection unit 45 of each locker unit 24, and determines whether the detection result, that is, whether the package is stored. The usage status can be appropriately displayed on the display unit 44. Further, by notifying the center device 2 of the detection result, the locker control unit 20a of the center device 2 can appropriately display the usage status of each locker unit 24 on the LCD 12 with a touch panel.

  As described above, in the locker system 1 according to the present embodiment, each rocker unit 3 as the locker device includes the control unit 22 and the plurality of locker units 24, and the lock mechanism unit 41 for each locker unit 24. When the unlocking instruction is acquired from the center device 2, the controller 22 unlocks the lock mechanism 41 corresponding to the door 36 of the locker 24 specified by the unlocking instruction. Control is performed to switch the lock mechanism 41 from the unlocking operation state to the locking operation state at the timing when the opening / closing detection unit 43 corresponding to the door 36 detects the opening state of the door 36. For this reason, in each locker part 24, the opened door 36 can be closed and locked automatically quickly and reliably.

  That is, since the lock mechanism 41 is in the locking operation state when the door 36 is opened, the lock plate 37 can be engaged and disengaged when the door 36 is closed and the lock plate 37 is once engaged with the cam 41a. The door 36 can no longer be locked. As a result, the door 36 is not left in a half-open state, and inconveniences such as annoying the user's hand for locking are also eliminated. In addition, since the locking is completed once the lock plate 37 is engaged with the cam 41a, the door 36 is closed and locked quickly and surely without spending extra time in the process of closing and locking the door 36. Can do.

  Further, locking is completed when the lock plate 37 is engaged with the cam 41a in this way, so that each locker portion 24 simplifies the work and man-hours when adjusting the attachment of the door 36 and the lock unit 40. Can be reduced. Specifically, for example, in the locker portion according to the prior art, when an elastic member such as a waterproof packing is attached around the carry-in / out entrance 35, the influence of the thickness and the elastic action is corrected, and the door 36 is When the door is closed and stopped, the mutual position of the door 36 and the lock unit 40 has to be finely adjusted so that the lock plate 37 is surely engaged with the cam 41a. However, in the locker portion 24 according to the present embodiment, the lock plate 37 is surely engaged with the cam 41a once by the closing operation by the closing mechanism, and the door 36 is closed and locked at that time. There is no need to finely adjust the mutual position of the lock unit 40. Further, conventionally, it has been necessary to readjust the mutual position according to the secular change of the elastic member such as packing, but the locker portion 24 according to the present embodiment does not need to readjust the mutual position.

  Up to this point, the best mode for carrying out the present invention has been described as an embodiment. However, the present invention is not limited to this embodiment, and various modifications can be made without departing from the spirit of the present invention. It is.

  For example, in the embodiment described above, the locker system 1 is constructed by using a plurality of locker units 3 as the locker device, but is not limited to a plurality and can be one. In the configuration example shown in FIG. 2, the locker units 3 are arranged in a total of 6 rows on the left and right sides of the center device 2, but it is not necessary to limit the interpretation to 6 rows. Moreover, the center apparatus 2 does not necessarily need to be arrange | positioned in the center part, and can also be arrange | positioned in the left-right edge part. Furthermore, the rocker units 3 are not necessarily arranged in the horizontal direction, and may be arranged in the vertical direction.

  In the embodiment described above, the locker unit 3 as the locker device includes the plurality of locker portions 24, that is, the plurality of storage portions 33. However, the present invention is not limited to a plurality, and may be one. In other words, it is possible to construct a locker system by configuring a locker device for each of the accommodating portions 33 and arranging them in a two-dimensional manner. In this case, the center device 2 performs various controls such as an unlocking instruction on the control unit 22 provided for each storage unit 33.

  Further, in the above-described embodiment, the locker control unit 20a of the center device 2 collectively notifies each locker unit 3 of various processing information such as an unlocking instruction, and the locker unit 24 specified by this processing information. For example, the locker unit 3 including the specific information for specifying the locker unit 3 in the processing information using the unit ID information 18a and including the specific information in the locker unit 3 corresponding to the specific information. It is also possible to execute a desired process. Thereby, in the center apparatus 2, it is not necessary to manage all the locker parts 24 in the locker system 1 by unique ID information, and the flexibility and flexibility in management of the individual locker parts 24 are improved. More specifically, for example, when the number of arrangements of the locker units 3 is increased or decreased as the system configuration is changed, the ID information of the locker unit 24 in the locker units 3 that are not changed need not be corrected one by one. The system configuration can be easily changed.

It is a block diagram which shows the structure of the rocker system and rocker unit concerning embodiment of this invention. It is a front external view which shows the structure of the rocker system and rocker unit concerning embodiment of this invention. FIG. 3 is a perspective external view showing a partial configuration of a rocker portion shown in FIG. 2. It is a block diagram which shows the structure of the locker part shown in FIG. It is a flowchart which shows the process sequence which the locker system concerning this Embodiment performs. It is a flowchart which shows the process sequence which the locker system concerning this Embodiment performs.

Explanation of symbols

1 Locker System 2 Center Device 3 Locker Unit 11 Human Body Sensor 12 LCD with Touch Panel
DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 13 Card reader 14 Coin acceptor 15 Bar code reader 16 Speaker 17,21 Communication interface 18,23 Memory | storage part 19 Power supply part 20,22 Control part 20a Locker control part 24 Locker part 31 Outer box 32 Shelf board 33 Storage part 34 Locker case 35 Carrying in / out port 36 Door 37 Lock plate 38 Handle 40 Lock unit 41 Lock mechanism part 41a Cam 42 Lock detection part 43 Opening / closing detection part 44 Display part 45 Luggage detection part

Claims (10)

In a locker device comprising: a storage unit that stores a load; and a door that opens and closes a loading / unloading port for loading and unloading the load into and from the storage unit.
Open / close detecting means for detecting the open / closed state of the door;
A lock that can be switched between a locking operation that keeps the door from opening when the door is closed and an unlocking operation that opens and closes the door when the door is closed while maintaining the door in a closeable state. Mechanism,
At the timing when the operation state of the lock mechanism is the unlocking operation state and the open / close detection means detects the door opening state, the lock mechanism is changed from the unlocking operation state to the locking operation state. Lock control means for controlling switching;
A locker device characterized by comprising: Comprising information acquisition means for acquiring unlocking instruction information for instructing unlocking of the door;
2. The locker device according to claim 1, wherein when the information acquisition unit acquires the unlocking instruction information, the lock control unit performs control to switch the lock mechanism to a state of the unlocking operation. Lock state detection means for detecting whether the operation state of the lock mechanism is the unlocking operation state or the locking operation state;
Lock state notifying means for notifying whether the operation state of the lock mechanism is the unlocking operation state or the locking operation state; and
With
The lock control means controls the lock state notifying means to notify the state of the unlocking operation or the state of the locking operation according to a detection result of the lock state detecting means. Or the locker apparatus of 2. The accommodating part is plural,
The door, the opening / closing detection means, and the lock mechanism are provided for each of the storage units,
The unlocking instruction information includes door specifying information for specifying the door to be unlocked according to the unlocking instruction information,
When the information acquisition unit acquires the unlock instruction information, the lock control unit is configured to unlock the lock mechanism corresponding to the specific door specified by the door specifying information among the plurality of doors. When the opening / closing detection means corresponding to the specific door detects the opening state of the specific door, the lock mechanism corresponding to the specific door is changed from the unlocking operation state to the locking operation state. The rocker device according to claim 2, wherein switching control is performed. Lock state detection means for detecting whether the operation state of the lock mechanism is the unlocking operation state or the locking operation state;
Lock state notifying means for notifying whether the operation state of the lock mechanism is the unlocking operation state or the locking operation state; and
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The lock control unit notifies the lock state notification unit corresponding to the specific door of the unlocking operation state or the locking operation state in accordance with a detection result of the lock state detection unit corresponding to the specific door. The rocker device according to claim 4, wherein control is performed. A locker device according to claim 1;
Information acquisition means for acquiring unlocking instruction information for instructing unlocking of the door, and control for instructing the locker device to unlock the door when the information acquisition means acquires the unlocking instruction information A locker management device having management control means for
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The lock control means controls the lock mechanism to switch to the unlocking operation state when the management control means is instructed to unlock the door. The accommodating part is plural,
The door, the opening / closing detection means, and the lock mechanism are provided for each of the storage units,
The unlocking instruction information includes door specifying information for specifying the door to be unlocked according to the unlocking instruction information,
The management control means performs control to instruct the locker device to unlock the specific door specified by the door specifying information among the plurality of doors,
The lock control unit switches the lock mechanism corresponding to the specific door to the unlocking operation state when the management control means is instructed to unlock the specific door, and the opening / closing corresponding to the specific door The control means for switching the lock mechanism corresponding to the specific door from the unlocking operation state to the locking operation state at a timing when the detection means detects the opening state of the specific door. 6. The locker system according to 6. The locker device is plural,
The unlocking instruction information includes door specifying information for specifying the door to be unlocked according to the unlocking instruction information,
The management control means collectively performs control for instructing unlocking of a specific door specified by the door specifying information among the plurality of lockers to the plurality of lockers,
The lock control unit of the specific locker device having the specific door among the plurality of locker devices, when the management control means is instructed to unlock the specific door, the lock mechanism of the specific locker device 7. The locker system according to claim 6, wherein control is performed to switch to an unlocking operation state. The locker device is plural,
The unlocking instruction information includes locker specifying information for specifying the locker device,
The management control means collectively performs control for instructing unlocking of a specific door specified by the door specifying information among the plurality of lockers to the plurality of lockers,
When the lock control unit of the specific locker device specified by the locker specifying information among the plurality of locker devices is instructed to unlock the specific door from the management control means, the lock corresponding to the specific door The mechanism is switched to the unlocking operation state, and at the timing when the opening / closing detection unit corresponding to the specific door detects the opening state of the specific door, the lock mechanism corresponding to the specific door is moved to the unlocking operation state. 8. The locker system according to claim 7, wherein control is performed to switch from a state to a state of the locking operation. The locker device includes a lock state detection unit that detects whether the operation state of the lock mechanism is the state of the unlocking operation or the state of the locking operation for each of the storage units.
The management control means is configured to perform polling control for instructing a plurality of the locker devices to check whether the lock mechanism is in the unlocking operation state or the locking operation state for each of the storage units. Done
Each time the lock control unit is instructed to check the state by the management control unit, the lock state detection unit determines whether the lock mechanism for each of the storage units is in the unlocking operation state or the locking operation state. 10. The locker system according to claim 8, wherein the locker system performs control to detect whether the storage unit is detected and to notify the management control means of a detection result for each storage unit.

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