JP2014069898A - Article management device - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide an article management device capable of lightening a burden on the management of the stock of articles.SOLUTION: An article management device 100 comprises: a plurality of storage units A to H for storing articles; a display operation unit 11 operated for selecting either the storage units or the articles to be extracted from or stored in the storage units; and a control unit 14. For at least one storage unit, the control unit 14 accepts the input of the transaction number of the articles at the time of the storage and/or extraction of the articles.

Description

  The present invention relates to an article management apparatus.

  2. Description of the Related Art An article management apparatus that is installed in a bank office or the like and stores various articles (documents, unissued passbooks, electronic devices, etc.) shared by a plurality of employees is known. The article management apparatus disclosed in Patent Document 1 below includes a plurality of storage units for storing articles and a control unit for controlling locking / unlocking of each storage unit. Each storage unit is provided with a security level, and the user can lock and unlock only the storage unit having the security level for which the user has authority.

JP 2012-36593 A

When a user makes a transaction with an article management device to store an article in the storage unit or to remove an article from the storage unit, the article management device records only the history of the transaction. However, in general, the amount of goods (inventory) after the transaction is not managed.
Here, depending on the degree of importance, some items need to be managed in stock. In this case, an employee who has the authority to manage the article management device (referred to as “manager”) counts the articles in the storage unit each time the business hours end, etc. The operation of confirming and recording in the article management device or the like must be carried out for each article that needs to be managed. In such operations, the burden on the administrator is large.

The present invention has been made under such a background, and a main object of the present invention is to provide an article management apparatus that can reduce the burden of managing the amount of articles.
Another object of the present invention is to provide an article management apparatus with improved usability in various aspects.

  The invention according to claim 1 is operated to select a plurality of storage units for storing articles, and the storage unit, or an item to be taken out from the storage unit or to be stored in the storage unit. And an accepting means for accepting an input of the number of articles traded when the article is stored and / or taken out for at least one storage section.

The invention according to claim 2 includes unlocking means for unlocking the storage unit selected by the operation of the operation unit or the storage unit for storing the item selected by the operation of the operation unit. The article management apparatus according to claim 1, wherein:
The invention according to claim 3 is a security level storage means for storing a security level set for each article, and whether or not the accepting means needs to accept an input of the number of transactions of the article at the time of the transaction. The article management apparatus according to claim 2, further comprising: a determination unit that determines the security level according to a security level of the article in the security level storage unit.

  The invention according to claim 4 is an unlocking method storage unit that stores a predetermined unlocking method for each of the storage units, a selection operation unit that is operated to select an unlocking method of the storage unit, A determination means for referring to the unlocking method storage means according to an operation of the selection operation unit and determining whether an unlocking method different from the predetermined unlocking method is selected, and a different unlocking method. 4. The article management apparatus according to claim 2, further comprising: an unlocking method notifying unit for notifying the predetermined unlocking method when it is determined by the determining means that the selection has been made. is there.

  According to a fifth aspect of the present invention, there is provided display means for displaying the usable storage unit and the unusable storage unit in a different manner among the plurality of storage units, and the unusable storage unit includes the non-usable storage unit. The article management apparatus according to any one of claims 1 to 4, further comprising cause notifying means for notifying the cause that the storage unit cannot be used when selected by the operation unit. is there.

  According to the first aspect of the present invention, the number of transactions input so far is accumulated for the storage unit that is to input the number of transactions of goods at the time of transaction, without counting the actual number of goods. By simply doing, you can determine the amount of goods. In addition, as there are storage units that can easily determine the amount of money, it is possible to reduce the number of storage units that need to count the actual goods for determining the amount of money. Therefore, it is possible to reduce the burden of managing the amount of goods.

According to invention of Claim 2, a storage part can be locked / unlocked.
According to the third aspect of the invention, for example, the number of transactions is always input in the case of a transaction of an article with a high security level (importance), and the number of transactions in the case of a transaction of an article with a low security level. Can be set so that it is not necessary to input. In other words, if the security level is set, the necessity of inputting the number of transactions can be automatically set according to the security level, which is convenient.

According to the invention described in claim 4, even if the user of the article management device makes a mistake in selecting the unlocking method for the storage unit, the user can unlock the storage unit using a predetermined correct unlocking method. It is easy to use for users.
According to the fifth aspect of the present invention, it is possible to grasp, for each storage unit, whether or not the storage unit can be used by the display content of the display unit, and use of an unusable storage unit by notification of the cause notification unit. It is easy to use for the user because the cause of the impossibility can be grasped and the subsequent response can be carried out quickly.

FIG. 1 is a perspective view of an article management apparatus 100 according to an embodiment of the present invention as viewed from the front right upper side. FIG. 2 is a block diagram showing an electrical configuration of the article management apparatus 100. FIG. 3 is a diagram illustrating the management table 17 stored in the storage unit 16 of the article management apparatus 100. FIG. 4 is a diagram illustrating the history table 18 stored in the storage unit 16. FIG. 5 is a flowchart illustrating an example of a control operation performed in the article management apparatus 100. FIG. 6A is a schematic diagram illustrating an example of display contents in the display operation unit 11 of the article management apparatus 100. FIG. 6B is a schematic diagram illustrating an example of display contents in the display operation unit 11. FIG. 6C is a schematic diagram illustrating an example of display contents in the display operation unit 11. FIG. 6D is a schematic diagram illustrating an example of display contents in the display operation unit 11. FIG. 6E is a schematic diagram illustrating an example of display contents in the display operation unit 11. FIG. 6F is a schematic diagram illustrating an example of display contents in the display operation unit 11. FIG. 6G is a schematic diagram illustrating an example of display contents in the display operation unit 11. FIG. 7A is a schematic diagram illustrating an example of display contents in the display operation unit 11. FIG. 7B is a schematic diagram illustrating an example of display contents in the display operation unit 11. FIG. 7C is a schematic diagram illustrating an example of display contents in the display operation unit 11. FIG. 8A is a schematic view of the main part around the emergency key storage box 13 in the state of being stored in the operation control unit 4 as viewed from the front side of the article management apparatus 100. 8B shows a state where the emergency key storage box 13 is pulled out from the operation control unit 4 in FIG. 8A. FIG. 9A is a perspective view of the second storage unit 2 viewed from the front left side, and shows a state in which only the storage portion F is pulled out. FIG. 9B shows a state in which the storage unit G is pulled out and the storage unit F is further pulled out in FIG. 9A. FIG. 10A is a schematic view of the lock unit 63 viewed from the right side in the state of FIG. 9A. FIG. 10B is a schematic view of the lock unit 63 viewed from the right side in the state of FIG. 9B. FIG. 11 is a schematic plan sectional view of the left door 6L and the right door 6R of the third storage unit 3, and shows a state in which the right door 6R is completely closed before the left door 6L. . FIG. 12 shows a state where the left door 6L is slightly closed as compared with FIG. FIG. 13 shows a state in which the left door 6L is completely closed in FIG.

Embodiments of the present invention will be specifically described below with reference to the drawings.
FIG. 1 is a perspective view of an article management apparatus 100 according to an embodiment of the present invention as viewed from the front right upper side.
An article management apparatus 100 shown in FIG. 1 is installed in a bank office or the like, and manages important items such as receipts and electronic equipment (in this case, a personal computer), and valuables such as passbooks, checks and certificates. Device. The items stored in the article management apparatus 100 will be collectively referred to as “articles” below.

  The article management apparatus 100 includes a first storage unit 1, a second storage unit 2, a third storage unit 3, and an operation control unit 4. Each of the first storage unit 1, the second storage unit 2, the third storage unit 3, and the operation control unit 4 is an independent unit, and by connecting each storage unit to the operation control unit 4, the article management device 100 is configured.

  The 1st storage unit 1, the 2nd storage unit 2, and the 3rd storage unit 3 have fireproof performance, and can protect the stored articles within a certain amount of time. The overall shape of each of the first storage unit 1, the second storage unit 2, and the third storage unit 3 is a rectangular parallelepiped shape, and is relatively vertically long in FIG. Moreover, as an example, in this embodiment, the top surfaces of the first storage unit 1, the second storage unit 2, and the third storage unit 3 are flush with each other (the same height).

Each of the first storage unit 1, the second storage unit 2, and the third storage unit 3 includes a plurality of storage units (storage units A to H described below) for storing articles. A user of the article management apparatus 100 can perform a transaction with the article management apparatus 100 to store an article in one of the storage units or take out an article from the storage unit.
The first storage unit 1 includes three storage units, a storage unit A, a storage unit B, and a storage unit C in order from the top. The second storage unit 2 includes four storage units, a storage unit D, a storage unit E, a storage unit F, and a storage unit G in order from the top. The third storage unit 3 includes a single storage section called a storage section H. The alphabets A to H at the end of the storage units A to H are symbols for identifying individual storage units. Hereinafter, these alphabets may be collectively referred to as “storage unit ID”.

  Referring to the storage part A, each storage part is a cubic space having an opening on the front, and a storage space 5 for storing articles and a door 6 for opening and closing the opening on the front of the storage space 5. Contains. On the front surface of the door 6, a concave handle 7 and a keyhole 8 are provided for the user to hang a finger. In FIG. 1, all the portions corresponding to the storage space 5, the door 6, the handle 7, and the keyhole 8 in the storage portions B to H are omitted for convenience of explanation.

  In the storage units A, B, and D to G, the door 6 constitutes a drawer 60 that can store articles on the back side. When the handle 7 is hung with a finger and pulled forward, the article in the storage unit is pulled out to the outside of the storage space 5 together with the door 6 (drawer 60), and the storage unit at this time is in an open state. . Conversely, when the handle 7 is put on a finger and the door 6 is pushed in the opposite direction (the back side of the article management apparatus 100), the storage space 5 is blocked from the front side by the door 6 and the article is stored in the storage space 5. The storage portion at this time is in a closed state.

  In the storage part C, the door 6 can be rotated around a rotation axis (not shown) that extends vertically at the right end in a front view. The storage section C in FIG. 1 is in a closed state, and the door 6 closes the storage space 5 that stores articles from the front side. In this state, when the handle 7 is hung with a finger and pulled forward, the door 6 rotates to the front side around the above-described rotation axis, and the storage space 5 is exposed to the front side. Is open. And if the door 6 is rotated in the reverse direction, the storage part C will close again.

  In the storage part H, the door 6 has a double door configuration including a left door 6L and a right door 6R. The left door 6L is pivotable about a pivot shaft (not shown) that extends vertically at the left end portion when viewed from the front, and the right door 6R is a pivot shaft that extends vertically at the right end portion when viewed from the front. (Not shown). In the storage part H, the handle 7 and the keyhole 8 are provided only in the right door 6R, but may be provided in both the left door 6L and the right door 6R.

  The storage portion H in FIG. 1 is in a closed state, and the left door 6L and the right door 6R block the storage space 5 in which articles are stored from the front side. In this state, when a finger is placed on the handle 7 and pulled forward, the right door 6R first pivots to the front side around the aforementioned pivot axis, and the right half of the storage space 5 is exposed to the front side. The Next, when a finger is placed on the right edge of the left door 6L and pulled forward, the left door 6L rotates to the front side around the above-described rotation axis, and the left half of the storage space 5 is exposed to the front side. The The storage part H at this time is in an open state. And if each of the left door 6L and the right door 6R is rotated in the opposite direction to the past, the accommodating part H will close again.

  Note that the layouts and individual sizes of the storage units A to H are not limited to those shown in FIG. 1 and can be arbitrarily set, and the opening / closing mechanisms of the storage units can be arbitrarily changed. For example, the storage unit A may be a double-speech type like the storage unit H instead of the above-described drawer type. In this embodiment, three storage units of the first storage unit 1 to the third storage unit 3 are shown. However, the number of storage units and the number of storage units in each storage unit are the types of articles to be managed. It can be set arbitrarily according to the number.

  Each of the storage units A to H incorporates a locking / unlocking mechanism 9 (unlocking means) configured by, for example, an electromagnetic lock. For convenience of explanation, only the locking / unlocking mechanism 9 of the storage portion D is shown in FIG. The locking / unlocking mechanism 9 can be locked in a state in which the storage unit containing itself is closed, or can be unlocked so that the storage unit can be opened. The locking / unlocking operation of the locking / unlocking mechanism 9 of each storage unit is electrically and automatically controlled by the operation control unit 4 as described later. However, in case of emergency such as failure or power failure, each storage unit is unlocked manually by inserting an emergency key (not shown) prepared for each storage unit into the key hole 8 of the corresponding storage unit and operating it. And the storage part can be opened. Of course, the storage part can be locked again by operating an emergency key (not shown) in the opposite direction to the unlocking.

  The operation control unit 4 is placed on the top surface of one of the first storage unit 1, the second storage unit 2, and the third storage unit 3 (the first storage unit 1 in FIG. 1). As parts constituting the operation control unit 4, in FIG. 1, a unit main body 10 forming a casing of the operation control unit 4 and a display operation unit 11 (operation unit, selection operation unit, unlocking method notification unit, display unit, cause Notification means), a card reader 12, and an emergency key storage box 13 are shown.

The unit main body 10 has a box shape having a front surface extending obliquely upward toward the rear side. The display operation unit 11 is, for example, a liquid crystal touch panel, and is provided in front of the unit body 10. The display / operation unit 11 displays the operation status of the article management apparatus 100 and displays buttons (touch keys) for operating the article management apparatus 100.
The card reader 12 is provided in front of the unit body 10 (below the display operation unit 11 in FIG. 1). In relation to the card reader 12, the user has an ID card (not shown) necessary when using the article management apparatus 100. The ID card stores identification information (user ID) assigned to each user. The card reader 12 can read the information (here, the user ID) stored in the ID card in a non-contact state with the ID card held by the user.

The emergency key storage box 13 stores the above-described emergency key, which will be described in detail later.
FIG. 2 is a block diagram showing an electrical configuration of the article management apparatus 100.
Referring to FIG. 2, the operation control unit 4 includes a control unit 14 (unlocking means, receiving means, determining means, determining means, unlocking method notifying means, cause notifying means) constituted by a microcomputer or the like. It has been. The control unit 14 includes a CPU, a memory (ROM, RAM), and the like. The control unit 14 is for controlling not only the operation control unit 4 but also the operation of the entire article management apparatus 100. In the operation control unit 4, the display operation unit 11 and the card reader 12, the I / F (interface) unit 15, and the storage unit 16 (security level storage means, unlocking method storage) are described with respect to the control unit 14. Means) and the history recording mechanism 46 are electrically connected. The display operation unit 11, the card reader 12, the I / F unit 15, the storage unit 16, the history recording mechanism 46, and the control unit 14 are included in the operation control unit 4.

The control unit 14 can control the display of the display operation unit 11 or accept the content of the user operating the display operation unit 11. Information read from the card (such as the ID card described above) by the card reader 12 is input to the control unit 14.
The control unit 14 can communicate with each of the first storage unit 1, the second storage unit 2, and the third storage unit 3 via the I / F unit 15. Specifically, the control unit 14 is electrically connected to the locking / unlocking mechanism 9 in each of the storage units (storage units A to H) of each storage unit via the I / F unit 15. By controlling the locking / unlocking operation of the locking / unlocking mechanism 9, each of the storage portions A to H can be locked / unlocked.

The control unit 14 can grasp the use history of the emergency key storage box 13 by a signal from the history recording mechanism 46 (details will be described later).
The storage unit 16 can store necessary information. In this embodiment, the storage unit 16 mainly stores a management table 17 shown in FIG. 3 and a history table 18 shown in FIG.
Referring to FIG. 3, in each of storage units A to H, articles stored in the storage unit are predetermined. A security level is set for each article. The security level is the importance of an article, and in this embodiment, is also the importance of a storage unit that stores the article. The greater the number indicating the security level, the higher the importance of the article and the storage unit (which stores the article).

  For example, as the types of articles managed by the article management apparatus 100, there are a receipt, a personal computer, a passbook, a check, and a certificate in ascending order of importance. The security level of the receipt (and the storage unit C that stores the receipt) is “1”, and the security level of the personal computer (and the storage unit H that stores the personal computer) is “2”. The security level of the passbook (and the storage units A and B that store the passbook) is “3”, the security level of the check (and the storage units D and E that store the check) is “4”, and the certificate (and the certificate) The security level of the storage units F and G) storing “5” is “5”.

  The management table 17 includes, for each of the storage units A to H, a storage unit ID, an item to be stored (type or name of the item), a security level set for each item, and the current status of the item. High (the number of stock) and the number of transactions are stored. The number of transactions refers to the number of articles stored in the storage unit (the number of storages) and the number of articles removed from the storage unit (the number of withdrawals) up to the current time on the day when the article management apparatus 100 is operating. ) At least one (both in this embodiment). When the business hours of the day end, the number of transactions (both stored and extracted) is reset to 0 (zero).

  A predetermined threshold value is set for the security level, and this threshold value is stored in the storage unit 16. The threshold value is provided to determine for each article whether or not the stock amount and the number of transactions need to be stored in the management table 17, and the threshold value of this embodiment is as follows: “1”. Articles whose security level exceeds the threshold need to store the balance and the number of transactions in the management table 17, and articles whose security level is below the threshold need to store the balance and the number of transactions in the management table 17. There is no need to remember. For this reason, the management table 17 does not store the stock amount and the number of transactions for items of low importance such as receipts whose security level is the threshold value “1” or less.

As will be described later, since the storage unit F only temporarily holds a certificate taken out from the storage unit G, the management table 17 does not store articles in the storage unit F other than at the time of transaction. Then, the stock amount and the number of extractions about the storage unit F are not stored.
The history table 18 shown in FIG. 4 stores the history of transactions such as storage and retrieval of articles in the storage unit up to the current time on the day mentioned above for each storage unit (only the storage unit A is shown in FIG. 4). ing. In the case of the storage unit A in FIG. 4, for each transaction, the time when the transaction occurred (transaction time), the ID of the user involved in the transaction (user ID), the number of transactions, and the amount of goods after the transaction Are recorded in order of transaction time. In FIG. 4, the number of transactions having a positive (plus) value means the number of storages, and the number of transactions having a negative (minus) value means the number of withdrawals.

FIG. 5 is a flowchart illustrating an example of a control operation performed in the article management apparatus 100. 6A to 7C are schematic diagrams illustrating examples of display contents in the display operation unit 11 of the article management apparatus 100.
When performing a transaction (storage or removal of an article) with the article management apparatus 100, a user who wants to make a transaction must log in to the operation control unit 4.

  In the standby state article management apparatus 100, as an example, the first guidance screen 21 (see FIG. 6A) showing that the display operation unit 11 prompts the user to touch his / her ID card 19 on the card reader 12 is displayed. It is displayed. In the first guidance screen 21, images (illustrations) of the ID card 19 and the card reader 12 are displayed. In addition, the term “touch” not only refers to bringing the ID card 19 into contact with the card reader 12, but also brings the ID card 19 close to the card reader 12 until the card reader 12 can read the user ID from the ID card 19. Cases are also included.

  The user ID of the user is stored in the storage unit 16, and the control unit 14 collates the user ID read by the card reader 12 from the ID card 19 with the user ID stored in the storage unit 16. And authenticate the person. If the user authentication is completed, the login is successful. Note that a password (determined in advance) may be further required at the time of personal authentication.

  In addition to user authentication by touching the ID card 19 on the card reader 12, the user may authenticate himself / herself by logging in the display operation unit 11 by inputting his / her user ID and password. In this case, the control unit 14 causes the display operation unit 11 to display the second guidance screen 22 (see FIG. 6B) indicating that the user ID and the password are to be input. Since the numeric keypad 23 and the login button 24 are displayed on the second guidance screen 22, the user presses the numeric keypad 23 to input his / her user ID and password, and then presses the login button 24 to apply for login. The user ID and password of the user are stored in the storage unit 16, and the control unit 14 includes the user ID and password input by the user, and the user ID and password stored in the storage unit 16. Verify the identity by verifying. If the user authentication is completed, the login is successful.

The first guide screen 21 and the second guide screen 22 are not always displayed on the display operation unit 11 of the article management apparatus 100 in the standby state, but are displayed when the user approaches the article management apparatus 100. It may be displayed on the part 11.
Referring to FIG. 5, when the login is successful (YES in step S1), control unit 14 causes display operation unit 11 to display menu screen 25 (step S2). As shown in FIG. 6C, on the menu screen 25, the storage unit selection button 26 that is pressed when the storage units A to H are directly designated to perform a transaction (storage or removal of an article) and the item to be traded are selected. Therefore, an article selection button 27 provided for each article is displayed.

  The article selection button 27 of this embodiment includes a passbook selection button 27A that is pressed to select a passbook, a certificate selection button 27B that is pressed to select a certificate, a personal computer selection button 27C that is pressed to select a personal computer, and a receipt. A receipt selection button 27D to be pressed to select a letter and a check selection button 27E to be pressed to select a check are included. The user presses one of the storage unit selection button 26 and the article selection button 27 (27A to 27E).

As described above, the user operates the display operation unit 11 on the menu screen 25 in order to select a storage unit to be unlocked or an article to be taken out from the storage unit or stored in the storage unit.
When the user presses the article selection button 27, the article to be traded is selected. Referring to FIG. 5, in that case (YES in step S <b> 3), control unit 14 causes display operation unit 11 to display article selection screen 28 for the selected article (step S <b> 4). For example, when the user presses the passbook selection button 27A (see FIG. 6C), as shown in FIG. 6D, an article selection screen 28 for the passbook is displayed.

In this embodiment, the passbook is stored in storage units A and B (see FIG. 3), and the name of the passbook (passbook name) stored in storage unit A is called “passbook 0001” and stored in storage unit B. The passbook name of the passed passbook is called “passbook 0002”.
The article selection screen 28 for the passbook displays the passbook name, the storage unit ID of the storage unit in which the passbook of each passbook name is stored, the balance of the current passbook, and the number of transactions. Then, a storage button 30, an eject button 31, and an enter button 32 are displayed.

  In the article selection screen 28, the portion where the passbook name (passbook 0001, passbook 0002) is displayed is a button, and the user pushes the portion where the passbook name desired to be traded is displayed to store the article desired to be traded. The storage unit ID of the storage unit is selected. Alternatively, each storage unit ID (“A” and “B” in FIG. 6D) on the item selection screen 28 is a button, and pressing any button of the storage unit stores the item to be traded. The storage unit ID may be selected.

  After selecting the storage unit ID, if the user wants to perform a transaction for storing the article, the user designates the number of transactions (the number of storage) with the numeric keypad 29 and presses the storage button 30. On the article selection screen 28, The number of transactions of the corresponding storage unit ID changes from the initial 0 (zero) to the specified storage number (positive value). On the other hand, when the user wants to conduct a transaction for taking out an article, the user designates the number of transactions (the number to be taken out) with the numeric keypad 29 and presses the take-out button 31. On the article selection screen 28, the transaction for the corresponding storage unit ID is performed. The number changes from the initial 0 (zero) to the specified extraction number (negative value). Note that the timing at which the numeric keypad 29 is operated and the timing at which the storage button 30 or the ejection button 31 is pressed may be first. After inputting the number of transactions, the user applies this transaction by pressing the decision button 32 to determine the current transaction.

Returning to FIG. 5, when the control unit 14 displays the article selection screen 28 in step S <b> 4, the control unit 14 refers to the management table 17 (see FIG. 3) and confirms the security level of the article selected in step S <b> 3. It is confirmed whether or not the security level exceeds a threshold value (described above) (step S5).
There is a case where an article whose security level exceeds a threshold value (here, “1”) (greater than the threshold value) has been selected. In this embodiment, when any of a personal computer, a passbook, a check, and a certificate that is an article having a security level of 2 or more is selected (YES in step S5), the control unit 14 displays the article on the article selection screen 28. It is confirmed whether the user has input the number of transactions (step S6).

That is, in step S5, the control unit 14 checks whether or not an article that requires the input of the number of transactions is selected in the management table 17, and in step S6, the number of transactions for the article that requires the input of the number of transactions. Check for input.
In other words, the control unit 14 accepts input of the number of articles traded in step S6 at the time of dealing with at least one storage part for storing articles whose security level exceeds the threshold value. In this embodiment, “when a transaction” is set at the start of the transaction, but may be any timing until the transaction ends.

  Moreover, the control part 14 determines whether it is necessary to receive the input of the transaction number of the goods by a user at the time of a transaction according to the security level of the said article in the management table 17 in step S5. Therefore, as in this embodiment, the number of transactions is always input in the case of a transaction for an article with a high security level, and it is not necessary to input the number of transactions in the case of a transaction for an article with a low security level. Can be set as follows. In other words, if the security level is set, the necessity of inputting the number of transactions can be automatically set according to the security level, which is convenient.

If it is necessary to input the number of transactions but the number of transactions is not input even after a predetermined time has elapsed (NO in step S6), the control unit 14 cancels that there is no current transaction. Processing is executed (step S7).
When the number of transactions is input for an article that requires the input of the number of transactions (YES in step S6), or the article whose security level does not exceed the threshold (the input of the number of transactions is not required) (here, receipt) ) Has been selected (NO in step S5), the control unit 14 checks whether or not the user has pressed the decision button 32 (see FIG. 6D) to decide the current transaction (step S8). If the current transaction is not determined even after the predetermined time has elapsed (NO in step S8), the control unit 14 executes a cancel process (step S7).

  When the transaction is determined (YES in step S8), the control unit 14 operates the locking / unlocking mechanism 9 (see FIG. 2) of the target storage unit to unlock the target storage unit (step S9). The “target storage unit” here is a storage unit that stores the article selected in step S3 among the storage units A to H (if there are a plurality of storage units, the storage unit ID is selected on the article selection screen 28). Part). The user can open the unlocked storage unit and newly store an article in the storage unit or take out the article in the storage unit.

In this way, the control unit 14 unlocks the storage unit for storing the article selected by the operation of the display operation unit 11 (step S3) by the user.
The control unit 14 may display the unlock report screen 33 shown in FIG. 6E on the display operation unit 11 in order to notify the user that the storage unit has been unlocked. On the unlocking report screen 33, an image of the article management apparatus 100 as viewed from the front is displayed, and only the unlocked storage unit (here, referred to as storage unit A) is highlighted (in FIG. 6E). (See the hatched area.)

In step S <b> 9, the control unit 14 updates data in the storage unit 16. Specifically, the control unit 14 updates corresponding portions of the management table 17 and the history table 18.
For example, it is assumed that the current transaction is to take out ten passbooks (articles requiring input of the number of transactions) from the storage unit A. In this case, in the management table 17 shown in FIG. 3, the control unit 14 updates the number of extractions from 5 to 15 by adding the current 10 for the storage unit ID “A” field. , The stock is updated from 40 to 30 by subtracting the current 10 books. Moreover, the control part 14 newly memorize | stores the information (transaction time, user ID, the number of transactions, and the amount after transaction) of this transaction as the newest transaction history in the history table 18 shown in FIG.

  Conversely, suppose that the current transaction is to store 10 passbooks in the storage unit A. In this case, in the management table 17 shown in FIG. 3, the control unit 14 updates the storage number from 10 to 20 by adding the current 10 for the storage unit ID “A” field. , Stock amount is updated from 40 books to 50 books by adding 10 books this time. Moreover, the control part 14 newly memorize | stores the information (transaction time, user ID, the number of transactions, and the amount after transaction) of this transaction as the newest transaction history in the history table 18 shown in FIG.

  Referring to FIG. 5, in the case of a transaction for an article (in this case, a receipt) whose security level is equal to or less than a threshold value (NO in step S5), the balance and the number of transactions are managed in storage unit 16 as described above. In step S9, the management table 17 is not updated. However, in the article history table 18, the transaction time and user ID for the current transaction are newly stored as the latest transaction history.

  According to the above, with regard to the storage unit that is supposed to input the number of transactions of goods at the time of transaction, an administrator who is an employee who has authority to manage the article management device will be able to You don't have to count the actual items. Specifically, in the management table 17 displayed on the display / operation unit 11 or output on paper, the amount of articles can be determined by accumulating the number of transactions input so far for each storage unit. Further, there is a storage unit (storage units A, B, D to H in this embodiment) that can easily determine the amount of money, and storage that needs to count the actual goods to determine the amount of money. The number of parts can be reduced.

  In other words, you set the goods that do not require inventory management (in this case, receipts) and the articles that require inventory management (in this case, non-receipts), and the number of transactions for transactions that require inventory management. By setting to input, the manager does not have to count the amount of all articles, so the burden on managing the amount of articles can be reduced. Furthermore, for highly important items, by referring to the transaction history in the history table 18, it is possible to grasp the contents of individual transactions so far (who stored and taken out what items and when). If there is a problem with the amount in cash, the cause can be investigated.

  After unlocking the storage unit in step S9, the control unit 14 monitors whether or not the door 6 of the storage unit has been closed by the user until a predetermined time has elapsed (step S10). For example, each storage unit is provided with a sensor that detects opening / closing of the door 6, and the control unit 14 monitors the opening / closing of the door 6 based on the sensor. When the door 6 is closed (YES in step S10), the control unit 14 operates the locking / unlocking mechanism 9 (see FIG. 2) of the storage unit of the door 6 to lock the storage unit, and the completion screen shown in FIG. 6F. 34 is displayed (step S11). On the completion screen 34, a logout button 35 and an operation selection button 36 are displayed. The user can end the current transaction by pressing the logout button 35, and can continue to perform a new transaction by pressing the operation selection button 36.

  Returning to FIG. 5, when the user selects the storage unit by pressing the storage unit selection button 26 (see FIG. 6C) on the menu screen 25 displayed after successful login, that is, selection of an article to be traded. There was a case that did not. In this case (NO in step S3), the control unit 14 displays the storage unit selection screen 37 shown in FIG. 6G on the display operation unit 11 (step S12). On the storage unit selection screen 37, an image of the article management apparatus 100 viewed from the front and the determination button 32 described above are displayed. In this image, the user can select the storage unit by touching a portion that matches the storage unit to be selected.

  In the storage unit selection screen 37, only the portion that matches the storage unit that is not the target is always highlighted in the image of the article management apparatus 100 so that the storage unit that is not the target can be easily identified (storage with dots. See parts B and D). Here, the “non-target storage unit” refers to a storage unit that cannot be used, and includes a storage unit that is out of order or a storage unit that the user who has logged in at step S1 does not have usage authority.

  In the storage unit selection screen 37 of the display / operation unit 11, among the plurality of storage units, an available storage unit (a storage unit without the above-described dot) and an unusable storage unit (with a dot attached). Storage portion) is displayed in a different manner depending on the presence or absence of dots. In this case, since it is possible to grasp for each storage unit whether or not the storage unit can be used by the display content of the display operation unit 11, it is convenient for the user. As a modified example, the usable storage unit may be highlighted instead of the unusable storage unit, or the unusable storage unit and the usable storage unit are displayed in different colors. May be.

For example, when the user wants to select the storage unit A, the user presses a portion corresponding to the storage unit A in this image. Then, the control unit 14 highlights the selected storage unit (here, the storage unit A) in a manner different from that of the unusable storage unit (see the hatched portion in FIG. 6G).
Returning to FIG. 5, when there is a storage unit selection (YES in step S <b> 13), the control unit 14 determines whether or not the storage unit selected this time is out of the target, that is, the above-described target storage unit is selected. It is confirmed whether it has been done (step S14). When an unacceptable storage unit is selected (YES in step S14), the control unit 14 notifies a warning (step S15).

As shown in FIG. 7A, as a specific example of warning notification, when the malfunctioning storage unit (here, referred to as storage unit D) is selected, the control unit 14 displays on the storage unit selection screen 37. A pop-up screen 38 indicating that the selected storage unit has failed is displayed, for example, so as to be drawn from the image of the selected storage unit (like a balloon).
When a storage unit without authority to use (here, storage unit B) is selected, as a specific example of warning notification, the control unit 14 displays a storage unit selection screen 37 as shown in FIG. 7B. A pop-up screen 39 indicating that there is no use authority for the selected storage unit is displayed so as to be drawn from the image of the selected storage unit.

  As described above, when the user selects an unacceptable storage unit (unusable storage unit) by operating the display operation unit 11, the control unit 14 determines the cause of the unusability of the storage unit. Notification is made by pop-up screens 38 and 39. In this case, the user can use the display operation unit 11 (pop-up screens 38 and 39) of the control unit 14 even if the meaning of the difference in display of the storage unit (the presence or absence of the dot described above) on the storage unit selection screen 37 is unknown. In this way, it is possible to grasp the cause of the unusable storage unit being unavailable and to quickly perform the subsequent response (reselection of the storage unit). Therefore, it is convenient for the user.

When an available storage unit is selected, a pop-up screen (not shown) showing information (details of the storage unit) such as the name and amount of goods stored in the storage unit is displayed. Good.
Returning to FIG. 5, the control unit 14 executes the above-described canceling process when a non-target storage unit is still selected even after a predetermined time has elapsed since the warning was notified (step S <b> 16). Even when the storage unit is not selected even after a predetermined time has elapsed since the storage unit selection screen 37 is displayed (NO in step S13), the control unit 14 executes a cancel process (step S16).

On the other hand, when the selected storage unit is not the target (NO in step S14), the control unit 14 refers to the management table 17 (see FIG. 3), and the articles stored in the storage unit selected in step S13. The security level is confirmed, and it is confirmed whether or not the security level exceeds the threshold (described above) (step S17).
When a storage unit that stores articles whose security level exceeds a threshold value (here, “1”) has been selected, that is, in this embodiment, a personal computer, a passbook, or a check that is an article having a security level of 2 or more. And a storage unit that stores either the certificate (in this embodiment, storage units A, B, and D to H) may be selected. In this case (YES in step S17), the control unit 14 causes the display operation unit 11 to display the article selection screen 28 (see FIG. 6D) for the article instead of the storage unit selection screen 37 thus far (step 6D). S4), the process after step S5 is executed. Thus, the user cannot unlock the storage unit unless the number of transactions for the articles stored in the storage unit is input.

  The control unit 14 may not display the article selection screen 28 immediately instead of the storage unit selection screen 37. For example, as shown in FIG. 7C, a pop-up screen 40 may be temporarily displayed on the storage unit selection screen 37 so as to be drawn from the image of the selected storage unit. The pop-up screen 40 shows that since the amount of goods stored in the selected storage unit is managed, it is necessary to operate from the item selection screen 28 in order to select this storage unit. Yes. In addition, since the return button 90 is also displayed on the storage unit selection screen 37 at this time, the user who has viewed the pop-up screen 40 presses the return button 90 to return to the menu screen 25 (see FIG. 6C). Alternatively, the article selection button 27 may be pressed again on the menu screen 25 to display the article selection screen 28.

  Referring to FIG. 5, when a storage unit that stores an article (receipt in this embodiment) whose security level does not exceed the threshold is selected (NO in step S <b> 17), control unit 14 uses It is confirmed whether the person has pressed the decision button 32 (see FIG. 6G) to determine the current transaction (step S8). If the transaction is determined, the processing from step S9 described above is executed. In this case, the control unit 14 unlocks the storage unit selected by the operation of the display operation unit 11 by the user (step S9), and the user performs a transaction for the article stored in the storage unit. The storage unit can be unlocked without entering a number.

  Thus, depending on the relationship between the security level and the threshold value, some storage units cannot be unlocked without inputting the number of transactions, or can be unlocked without inputting the number of transactions. Therefore, the unlocking method of the storage unit includes a first unlocking method of selecting an article and inputting the number of transactions, a second method of simply selecting an article (no need to input the number of transactions), There is a third unlocking method that only selects a part (selection of articles and input of the number of transactions are not required). At least one unlocking method is predetermined for each storage unit. In addition, the management table 17 (see FIG. 3) storing the security level stores a unlocking method predetermined for each storage unit. In addition, the display operation unit 11 is operated by the user in order to select the first and second unlocking methods and the third unlocking method on the menu screen 25 (see FIG. 6C).

  When the third unlocking method (just selecting the storage unit) is selected by the operation of the display operation unit 11 by the user, in response to the operation here, the control unit 14 controls the management table in step S17. Referring to FIG. 17, it is determined whether an unlocking method different from the predetermined unlocking method has been selected. Then, when it is determined that a different unlocking method has been selected (YES in step S17), the control unit 14 displays the article selection screen 28 (step S4). ) Before the display of the article selection screen 28, the pop-up screen 40 (see FIG. 7C) is displayed to notify the predetermined unlocking method. In this case, even if the user of the article management apparatus 100 makes a mistake in selecting the unlocking method for the storage unit, the user can be guided to unlock the storage unit using a predetermined correct unlocking method. Convenient for users.

Next, the emergency key storage box 13 described above will be described.
FIG. 8A is a schematic view of the main part around the emergency key storage box 13 in the state of being stored in the operation control unit 4 as viewed from the front side of the article management apparatus 100. FIG. 8B shows a state in which the emergency key storage box 13 is slightly pulled out from the operation control unit 4 in FIG. 8A.
On the top surface 10 </ b> A of the unit main body 10 of the operation control unit 4, a concave portion 41 that is recessed downward is formed. The recess 41 is exposed from the top surface of the unit body 10. The emergency key storage box 13 is stored in the recess 41. The emergency key storage box 13 has a rectangular parallelepiped shape, and stores therein an emergency key (not shown) for locking and unlocking each of the storage units A to H in a positioned state. The emergency key storage box 13 may not store all emergency keys. In a state where the emergency key storage box 13 is stored in the recess 41, the top surface 10A of the unit body 10 and the upper surface 13A of the emergency key storage box 13 are substantially flush with each other.

  The upper surface 13A of the emergency key storage box 13 is provided with a knob 42 and a plurality of rows (here, four rows) of dials 43 arranged side by side. The knob 42 can be rotated clockwise and counterclockwise in plan view. Each dial 43 is, for example, a rotatable disk having a serial number on the outer peripheral surface. When the numbers on all the dials 43 are aligned in a straight line on the left and right, if the combination of these numbers is correct, the knob 42 can be rotated. If the combination is not correct, the knob 42 is locked. It cannot be rotated. That is, these dials 43 constitute a so-called dial lock.

  A lock piece 44 is provided on the front surface 13 </ b> B of the emergency key storage box 13. The lock piece 44 has a thin plate shape in the vertical direction, and can advance and retreat along the front-rear direction (direction perpendicular to the paper surface of FIGS. 8A and 8B). For example, when the knob 42 is rotated counterclockwise in plan view, the lock piece 44 is retracted to the retracted position, and the knob 42 is reversed ( When it is rotated clockwise, the lock piece 44 advances to the advance position.

  The lock piece 44 in the advanced position is shown in FIG. 8A, and protrudes from the front surface 13B to the front side (the front side in FIG. 8A and FIG. 8B) and engages with the unit main body 10. Therefore, since the emergency key storage box 13 is fixed to the unit body 10, the emergency key storage box 13 cannot be lifted from the recess 41. The lock piece 44 in the retracted position is shown in FIG. 8B, is retracted into the emergency key storage box 13, hardly protrudes from the front surface 13 </ b> B, and is not engaged with the unit body 10. Therefore, since the emergency key storage box 13 is not fixed to the unit body 10, the emergency key storage box 13 can be pulled up from the recess 41.

Further, the left surface 13C of the emergency key storage box 13 is provided with a protrusion 45 protruding in a triangular shape (mountain shape) to the left as viewed from the front.
When a power failure occurs, the article management apparatus 100 is down. Therefore, a user who wants to make a transaction during a power failure adjusts the combination of the numbers on the dial 43, and then rotates the knob 42 to retract the lock piece 44 to the retracted position, as shown in FIG. 8B. The storage box 13 is pulled up from the recess 41. Then, the necessary emergency key can be taken out from the emergency key storage box 13, and the transaction can be performed by unlocking the desired storage unit.

In this case, it is assumed that during a power outage in which the transaction history of the storage unit cannot be recorded, the emergency key of the storage unit without usage authority is taken out from the emergency key storage box 13 and the storage unit is unlocked. Therefore, from the viewpoint of security, the unit main body 10 is provided with a history recording mechanism 46 for recording the usage history of the emergency key storage box 13.
The history recording mechanism 46 includes a detection lever 47, a light shielding lever 48, a locking hook 49, a solenoid 50, and a photo interrupter 51. The history recording mechanism 46 also includes a frame 53 that supports the light shielding lever 48, the locking hook 49, the solenoid 50, and the photo interrupter 51. As described above, the history recording mechanism 46 is electrically connected to the control unit 14 (see FIG. 2). Below, each part is demonstrated on the basis of the state of FIG. 8A.

The detection lever 47 is vertically long and is supported by the unit main body 10 and can swing around a shaft 54 extending forward and backward in the middle of the vertical direction (position close to the upper end). The detection lever 47 is always biased by a biasing member (not shown) so that the upper end portion enters the recess 41 from the left side.
The light shielding lever 48 is vertically long and can swing around a shaft 55 extending forward and backward in the middle of the vertical direction (position close to the lower end). The upper end portion of the light shielding lever 48 faces the lower end portion of the detection lever 47 from the right side. At the right end of the upper end of the light shielding lever 48, there is provided a locking shaft 48A that extends rearward (the back side of the paper in FIGS. 8A and 8B). At the right end of the lower end portion of the light shielding lever 48, a light shielding piece 48B protruding to the right side is provided.

The locking hook 49 is long in the left-right direction, and can swing around a shaft 56 extending in the front-rear direction in the middle in the left-right direction (position near the right end). At the left end portion of the locking hook 49, a triangular locking portion 49A that protrudes downward is provided.
The solenoid 50 is connected to the locking hook 49 and can swing the locking hook 49 or fix the position of the locking hook 49. Normally, the solenoid 50 fixes the locking hook 49 in a state along the left-right direction as shown in FIGS. 8A and 8B.

  The photo interrupter 51 includes a light emitting element 51A and a light receiving element 51B that are arranged apart from each other in the front-rear direction. 8A and 8B, the light emitting element 51A and the light receiving element 51B appear to overlap each other, and the light receiving element 51B is disposed on the rear side of the light emitting element 51A. The detection light emitted by the light emitting element 51A is received by the light receiving element 51B.

  In addition to the history recording mechanism 46, the unit main body 10 is provided with a detection switch 52. The detection switch 52 has a plate shape inclined to the lower right side, and is supported by the unit main body 10 in a state exposed from the left side in the recess 41. As shown in FIG. 8A, the detection switch 52 is in the ON position in a state slightly along the vertical direction, and as shown in FIG. 8B, the detection switch 52 is inclined with respect to the vertical direction so as to enter the recess 41 from the ON position. It is in the OFF position. The detection switch 52 can swing between an ON position and an OFF position with its upper end as a center. As shown in FIG. 8A, in a state where the emergency key storage box 13 is stored in the recess 41, the detection switch 52 is pressed to the left by the emergency key storage box 13 and is in the ON position. When the emergency key storage box 13 is pulled up from the recess 41 as shown in FIG. 8B, the detection switch 52 is not pressed by the emergency key storage box 13 and moves to the OFF position. When the power is supplied to the article management apparatus 100 (normal state), the control unit 14 stores the emergency key storage box 13 in the recess 41 depending on whether the detection switch 52 is in the ON position or the OFF position. Know whether or not.

  As shown in FIG. 8A, in a state where the emergency key storage box 13 is stored in the recess 41, the detection lever 47 and the light shielding lever 48 extend in the vertical direction. The upper end portion of the detection lever 47 is in contact with the portion above the protrusion 45 on the left surface 13C of the emergency key storage box 13 from the left side, and the lower end portion of the detection lever 47 is in contact with the upper end portion of the light shielding lever 48. Touching from the left side. At this time, in the light shielding lever 48, the locking shaft 48A is positioned on the left side of the locking portion 49A of the locking hook 49, the light shielding piece 48B is positioned between the light emitting element 51A and the light receiving element 51B, and the light emitting element 51A. The state where the detection light from is not received by the light receiving element 51B is continued.

  At the time of the power failure described above, the user tries to lift the emergency key storage box 13 from the recess 41 by rotating the knob 42 to retract the lock piece 44. Then, the protrusion 45 of the emergency key storage box 13 comes into contact with the upper end of the detection lever 47, so that the upper end of the detection lever 47 moves to the left and the lower end moves to the right as shown in FIG. 8B. Oscillate as follows. The lower end of the detection lever 47 presses the upper end of the light shielding lever 48 to the right. As a result, the light shielding lever 48 swings, and in the light shielding lever 48, the locking shaft 48 </ b> A enters under the locking portion 49 </ b> A of the locking hook 49 and then catches from the right side with respect to the locking portion 49 </ b> A. Is moved downward from between the light emitting element 51A and the light receiving element 51B. Since the locking shaft 48A is hooked on the locking portion 49A, the posture of the light-shielding lever 48 after swinging is maintained, and the light-shielding piece 48B remains detached from between the light-emitting element 51A and the light-receiving element 51B.

In this state, when the emergency key storage box 13 is returned to the concave portion 41, the light shielding lever 48 maintained in the post-swing position is not affected by the detection lever 47 swinged by the emergency key storage box 13, The emergency key storage box 13 can be stored in the recess 41 while maintaining the translucent state. As a result, the detection switch 52 returns to the ON position (see FIG. 8A).
When the power failure is stopped and power is supplied to the article management apparatus 100, the light interrupter 51 emits detection light in the photo interrupter 51. This detection light is transmitted between the light emitting element 51A and the light receiving element 51B. Therefore, the light receiving element 51B receives the light and enters a translucent state. Since the detection light is transmitted, the control unit 14 can grasp that the emergency key storage box 13 has been taken out from the recess 41 during the previous power failure. That is, the use history (removal history) of the emergency key storage box 13 is mechanically recorded by the history recording mechanism 46.

  The control unit 14 notifies the administrator of the article management apparatus 100 of this usage history by displaying on the display operation unit 11 or the like. This allows the administrator to notice that the emergency key storage box 13 was removed during a power outage and that there may have been a transaction in any of the storage units. It is difficult to investigate the cause, and it is possible to check fraud attempts to pull out articles due to the power failure.

If the emergency key storage box 13 is provided for each emergency key, it is possible to specify in which storage unit a transaction has been made by the emergency key storage box 13 having a usage history.
Further, as an administrator, there is an advantage that the burden of managing emergency keys is reduced. Furthermore, if the use history is recorded, it is not always necessary to supply power to the article management apparatus 100. Therefore, by stopping power supply to the article management apparatus 100 outside business hours (for example, at night), A power saving effect can be expected.

  When the administrator operates the display operation unit 11 to drive the solenoid 50, the locking hook 49 swings away from the locking shaft 48 </ b> A of the light shielding lever 48, and thus the detection lever 47 and the light shielding lever 48. However, it returns to the initial position (see FIG. 8A), and the photo interrupter 51 returns to the state where the detection light is shielded. As described above, since the history recording mechanism 46 after the operation (after recording the usage history) cannot be returned to the original state unless it is an administrator, if this is known, fraud can be further suppressed. .

If the emergency key is stored in the emergency key storage box 13 and managed by the operation control unit 4 in this way, it is not necessary to secure an emergency key management space elsewhere.
FIG. 9A is a perspective view of the second storage unit 2 as viewed from the front left side, and shows a state in which the storage portion F is pulled out. FIG. 9B shows a state in which the storage unit G is pulled out and the storage unit F is further pulled out in FIG. 9A. FIG. 10A is a schematic view of the lock unit 63 viewed from the right side in the state of FIG. 9A. FIG. 10B is a schematic view of the lock unit 63 viewed from the right side in the state of FIG. 9B.

  In the second storage unit 2 shown in FIGS. 9A and 9B, the certificates are stored in the storage portions F and G (see FIG. 3). In the storage units F and G, the door 6 is a drawer 60 that can store articles on the back side. The inside of the drawer 60 is a space opened upward. Inside the drawer 60 of the storage part G, a plurality of stackers 62 are provided side by side by being provided with a plurality of partitions 61 (see FIG. 9B). Each stacker 62 stores certificates classified by type. Further, the second storage unit 2 incorporates a feeding mechanism (not shown) for feeding the certificate of the storage unit G to the drawer 60 of the storage unit F. Therefore, when the user selects a certificate to be pulled out by the display operation unit 11, the certificate is transferred from the storage unit G to the storage unit F. Therefore, the storage unit F is unlocked and the drawer 60 of the storage unit F is pulled out. Thus, a desired certificate can be taken out.

  Here, since the certificate is an article having a particularly high security level, only an administrator having considerable authority unlocks the storage unit G in which the inventory certificate is stored (stored), and the storage unit G The drawer 60 can be pulled out. For this reason, the drawer 60 of the storage section G is normally closed as shown in FIG. 9A. For security reasons, the drawer 60 of the storage unit F can be pulled out only slightly as shown in FIG. 9A so that a user other than the administrator cannot access the drawer 60 of the storage unit G below it. It is like that.

Specifically, a lock unit 63 shown in FIGS. 10A and 10B is provided at the boundary between the drawer 60 of the storage unit F and the drawer 60 of the storage unit G.
The lock unit 63 includes a slide lever 64 and a swing lever 65.
The slide lever 64 is long in the front-rear direction (left-right direction in FIGS. 10A and 10B). At the upper end of the rear end portion (the right end portion in FIGS. 10A and 10B) of the slide lever 64, a bulging portion 64A bulging upward is provided. In the middle of the slide lever 64 in the front-rear direction, a protrusion 66 extending in the left-right direction (the direction perpendicular to the paper surface in FIGS. 10A and 10B) is provided. Further, in the second storage unit 2, a protrusion 67 extending in the left-right direction is provided on the housing portion other than the storage portion. The protrusion 67 is disposed in front of the protrusion 66 (left side in FIGS. 10A and 10B). The protrusion 67 is fitted with play in the longitudinal guide groove 68 on the front and rear formed on the slide lever 64. A tension spring 69 is installed on the projections 66 and 67, and the tension spring 69 urges the entire slide lever 64 forward by pulling the projection 66 forward.

  The swing lever 65 is long in the front-rear direction. At the lower end of the front end portion of the swing lever 65, a bulging portion 65A bulging downward is provided. At the upper end of the rear end portion of the swing lever 65, a protruding portion 65B protruding upward is provided. A shaft 70 extending in the left-right direction is provided in the middle of the swing lever 65 in the front-rear direction. The swing lever 65 is supported by the housing portion of the second storage unit 2 so as to be swingable around the shaft 70. ing. An upper end portion of a tension spring 71 extending vertically is locked to the front end portion of the swing lever 65. A lower end portion of the tension spring 71 is locked to the housing portion of the second storage unit 2. When the tension spring 71 pulls the front end portion of the swing lever 65 downward, the swing lever 65 is always urged so that the bulging portion 65A is lowered and the protruding portion 65B is raised.

  As shown in FIG. 10A, in a state where the storage portion G is closed and the drawer 60 of the storage portion G is pushed into the storage portion G, the door 6 of the storage portion G abuts against the slide lever 64 from the front side. Yes. Thereby, the slide lever 64 is positioned at a position relatively shifted to the rear side so that the protrusion 67 is positioned at the front end portion of the guide groove 68. At this time, the bulging portion 64 </ b> A of the slide lever 64 is in a position shifted rearward with respect to the bulging portion 65 </ b> A of the swing lever 65. Here, on the lower surface of the drawer 60 of the storage portion F, a recess 72 that is recessed upward is provided, and the protruding portion 65B of the swing lever 65 is fitted into the recess 72 from below. In a state in which the storage portion G is closed, the drawer 60 of the storage portion F can be pulled out only within a range in which the protrusion 65B can relatively move back and forth within the recess 72 (range of the front and rear dimensions of the recess 72). 9A and 10A show a state in which the drawer 60 of the storage unit F has been fully drawn out. In this state, since the protrusion 65B is in contact with the rear end of the recess 72 (the portion that borders the rear end of the recess 72 in the drawer 60 of the storage portion F), the drawer 60 of the storage portion F is moved forward. I can't pull out any more.

In normal operation, there is no problem even if the amount of the drawer 60 of the storage unit F is limited. For example, when a problem such as a certificate being jammed between the storage unit F and the storage unit G occurs, In order to solve this problem, a situation may arise in which the drawer 60 of the storage unit F is desired to be further pulled out.
When such a situation occurs, the administrator described above unlocks the storage unit G and pulls out the drawer 60 of the storage unit G. Then, as shown in FIG. 10B, when the door 6 of the storage portion G is separated from the slide lever 64, the tension spring 69 exerts a biasing force to move the slide lever 64 forward. As a result, the bulging portion 64A of the slide lever 64 pushes up the bulging portion 65A while sinking below the bulging portion 65A of the swing lever 65. Here, the portions facing each other in the bulging portions 64A and 65A in the state before the slide lever 64 moves forward (see FIG. 10A) are tapered surfaces 73 inclined with respect to the front-rear direction. The bulging portion 65A is smoothly pushed up by the bulging portion 64A.

  When the bulging portion 64A pushes up the bulging portion 65A, the swing lever 65 swings in the direction opposite to the direction in which the tension spring 71 is urged, and the protrusion 65B of the swing lever 65 is retracted. The part F is removed downward from the recess 72 of the drawer 60. As a result, it is no longer restricted to pull out the drawer 60 of the storage unit F, and the drawer 60 of the storage unit F can be further pulled out from the state of FIGS. 9A and 10A to the state of FIG. 9B.

Next, the left door 6L and the right door 6R of the third storage unit 3 will be described in detail.
FIG. 11 is a schematic plan sectional view of the left door 6L and the right door 6R of the third storage unit 3, and shows a state in which the right door 6R is completely closed before the left door 6L. . FIG. 12 shows a state where the left door 6L is slightly closed as compared with FIG. FIG. 13 shows a state in which the left door 6L is completely closed in FIG.

  As described above, the door 6 of the storage portion H of the third storage unit 3 has a double door structure with the left door 6L and the right door 6R. Regardless of which of the left door 6L and the right door 6R is closed first, both the left door 6L and the right door 6R can be closed to the end. Specifically, the right door 6R includes a hook 80 protruding toward the inside of the storage portion H and a latch 81 provided at the left end of the right door 6R. The left door 6L is L-shaped in plan view. And an L-shaped plate 82 having a cross section. In the description of the hook 80, the latch 81, and the L-shaped plate 82, the direction in FIG.

  In the hook 80, the front end portion (rear end portion) facing the storage portion H has a hook shape. In the latch 81, an inclined surface 81A that is inclined to the right rear side is provided on the left side surface in a plan view, and the latch 81 in the plan view has a substantially triangular shape that narrows toward the rear side. The latch 81 is slidably supported by the left end portion of the right door 6R. The right door 6R is provided with a biasing member 83 that biases the latch 81 rearward.

  As shown in a perspective view in a broken-line circle in FIG. 11, the L-shaped plate 82 is configured by connecting two plates 84 extending vertically so as to be L-shaped in plan view. A through hole 85 is formed in one of the two plates 84. A shaft 86 extending vertically is connected to one end of the plate 84 in which the through hole 85 is not formed (the end opposite to the plate 84 side in which the through hole 85 is formed). The shaft 86 is rotatably supported by the left door 6L, and the entire L-shaped plate 82 is rotatable about the shaft 86. The L-shaped plate 82 is biased by a biasing member (not shown) so that the plate 84 in which the through hole 85 is formed extends to the right side and the rear side from the remaining plate 84.

In the storage portion H, left and right positioning plates 87 are provided at positions adjacent to the closed door 6 from the rear side. The positioning plate 87 is in a position avoiding the hook 80 and the latch 81 in the vertical direction, and is in the same position as the L-shaped plate 82.
As shown in FIG. 11, when the right door 6R is closed first, the hook 80 is hooked on the shaft 88 extending vertically as a part of the locking / unlocking mechanism 9 of the storage portion H, and the right door 6R is completely closed. (The state is horizontal to the left and right).

Next, the left door 6L is closed. When the left door 6L is closed to some extent, the plate 84 in which the through hole 85 is formed in the L-shaped plate 82 comes into contact with the positioning plate 87, and the L-shaped plate 82 rotates clockwise in plan view.
As shown in FIG. 12, when the left door 6 </ b> L is further closed, the L-shaped plate 82 further rotates, and the edge of the plate 84 in which the through hole 85 is formed contacts the inclined surface 81 </ b> A of the latch 81.

  When the left door 6L is further closed, the L-shaped plate 82 further rotates. At this time, the latch 81 passes over the portion between the edge and the through hole 85 in the plate 84 in which the through hole 85 is formed, and reaches the through hole 85. Then, the latch 81 advances to the rear side by the urging force of the urging member 83 and fits into the through hole 85 as shown in FIG. At this time, the latch 81 cannot be removed from the through hole 85, the plate 84 formed with the through hole 85 is parallel to the positioning plate 87, and the left door 6L is completely closed (horizontally horizontally). State).

When opening the door 6 from this state, the left door 6L may be opened after the right door 6R is first opened and the latch 81 is removed from the through hole 85. Prior to opening the right door 6R, when a finger is put on the handle 7 (see FIG. 1) of the right door 6R and pulled forward, the hook 80 is separated from the shaft 88 of the locking / unlocking mechanism 9. The right door 6R can be opened.
When the left door 6L is closed first, as shown in FIG. 13, the left door 6L is completely closed, and then the right door 6R is closed so as to press the right end of the left door 6L. When the latch 81 is fitted into the through hole 85 from the front side, the right door 6R is in a completely closed state (a state in which the right door is horizontal).

The present invention is not limited to the contents of the above embodiments, and various modifications can be made within the scope of the claims.
For example, in this embodiment, both the storage of articles in the storage unit and the removal of articles from the storage unit are defined as “transactions”, but either one may be defined as “transactions”. . In that case, the input of the corresponding number of transactions (either the number of stored items or the number of extracted items) is accepted by the control unit 14 only in the case of one of the transactions selected in advance in storage and withdrawal, and only the number of transactions concerned is received. It is managed by the management table 17 (see FIG. 4). As an example, it may be necessary to input the number of storages only for storage transactions.

In addition, the article management device 100 has a built-in mechanism for counting articles, and when an article is traded, the actual number of articles that have been traded (stored / removed) is counted, and the number of trades is justified. You may make it confirm sex.
Further, in this embodiment, necessary information is informed in a visible manner by display on the display operation unit 11, but it may be informed using sound, or informed by using both sound and display. May be.

  In addition, when dealing with goods with a very high security level, not only the user logs in and authenticates the person, but the identity of the supervisor (the officer) who has the authority to approve the transaction is approved for the transaction. It may be necessary for the purpose of authentication, and further, personal authentication (so-called two-party authentication) of a plurality of officers may be required. In the case of two-party authentication, it is necessary for the officers to be present in addition to the users in the transaction, but it may be difficult for the officers to be present due to circumstances.

  Therefore, in the article management apparatus 100, the transaction date and time, transaction details, user name, and officer name are registered in advance, and the officers (all of them if there are multiple people) authenticate themselves (transactions). (Approval) may be completed first. In this case, if only the user authenticates himself / herself at the transaction date and time, the transaction becomes possible. Alternatively, if the article management apparatus 100 is accessible to the outside through a network, an absent officer may be able to authenticate himself / herself remotely at the transaction date and time. In addition, the person in charge designates a person who represents him / her and registers it in the article management apparatus 100 in advance, and at the transaction date and time, the agent is present instead of the person in charge and authenticates himself / herself with the user. Thus, trading may be possible. In order to prevent fraud, a person who is present at the transaction or the content of the transaction may be photographed by a camera built in the article management apparatus 100.

  In addition, when a plurality of article management apparatuses 100 are installed in the same area, it is troublesome to perform various setting processes for each article management apparatus 100. Therefore, any one article management apparatus 100 is used as a master unit. The remaining article management apparatus 100 may be used as a slave unit so that the master unit and the slave unit can communicate with each other. In this case, all the article management apparatuses 100 can be set by the parent machine. In addition, various information (such as the amount of articles) in all article management apparatuses 100 is centrally managed by the master unit. In order to avoid confusion in information management, it is preferable that the parent device cannot access the child device that is processing the transaction.

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 9 Locking / unlocking mechanism 11 Display operation part 14 Control part 16 Memory | storage part 100 Article management apparatus AH Storage part

Claims (5)

A plurality of storage units for storing articles;
An operation unit operated to select the storage unit or an article to be taken out from the storage unit or stored in the storage unit;
Accepting means for receiving an input of the number of transactions of articles when at least one of the storage units is a transaction of storing and / or taking out articles;
An article management apparatus comprising:   The unlocking means for unlocking the storage unit selected by the operation of the operation unit or the storage unit for storing the article selected by the operation of the operation unit. The article management apparatus according to 1. Security level storage means for storing a security level set for each article;
Determining means for determining whether or not it is necessary for the accepting means to accept an input of the number of transactions of the article at the time of the transaction, according to the security level of the article in the security level storage means;
The article management apparatus according to claim 2, comprising: Unlocking method storage means for storing a predetermined unlocking method for each storage unit;
A selection operation unit to be operated to select an unlocking method of the storage unit;
Determining means for determining whether an unlocking method different from the predetermined unlocking method is selected with reference to the unlocking method storage means according to an operation of the selection operation unit;
An unlocking method notifying unit for notifying the predetermined unlocking method when it is determined by the determining means that a different unlocking method has been selected;
The article management apparatus according to claim 2 or 3, characterized by comprising: Display means for displaying the available storage part and the unavailable storage part in a different manner among the plurality of storage parts;
Cause notification means for notifying the cause of the unusable storage unit when the unusable storage unit is selected by the operation unit;
The article management apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the article management apparatus includes:

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