JP2015089441A - Mail box system - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a mail box system capable of improving the usability of a mail box.SOLUTION: A mail box system 1 includes: mail boxes 2 each of which is arranged to correspond to each dwelling unit of a multiple dwelling house and has an openable door and a torsion coil spring for driving the door to be opened; an authentication unit 61 for authenticating the resident of each dwelling unit and identifying the dwelling unit of the resident when the authentication is successfully performed; and a door control unit 62 for controlling the opening to allow the torsion coil spring of the mail box 2 corresponding to the identified dwelling unit to open the door by driving when the dwelling unit of the resident whose authentication has been successively performed by the authentication unit 61 is identified.

Description

  The present invention relates to a mailbox system that controls a mailbox provided corresponding to each dwelling unit of an apartment house.

  Conventionally, the mailboxes of each dwelling unit have been intensively installed in the entrance hall of a housing complex such as a so-called condominium. Such mailboxes are generally fitted with dial locks to prevent theft of mail and to prevent accidental occupants from opening apartments' mailboxes. (For example, refer to Patent Document 1).

JP-A-4-38910

  By the way, in recent years, the number of single-person households has been increasing due to the increase in single-person households and the progress of aging. In such an elderly household living alone, the elderly will open the mailbox and take out the mail that has arrived in the mailbox. In order to open the mailbox, the dial lock must be rotated and set to a preset number, and the mailbox door must be opened. However, there are inconveniences for the elderly that it is difficult to perform detailed operations such as matching the dial lock numbers and it is difficult to open the door when carrying baggage. Especially at night, the dial lock number is difficult to see, making it even more difficult to open the mailbox.

  An object of the present invention is to provide a mailbox system that can improve the usability of a mailbox.

  A mailbox system according to the present invention is provided corresponding to each dwelling unit of a housing complex, and includes a door that can be opened and closed, a mailbox that is driven to open the door, and a Authenticating a resident, and when the authentication is successful, the authentication unit that identifies the resident's dwelling unit, and when the authentication unit identifies a resident's dwelling unit that has been successfully authenticated, corresponds to the specified dwelling unit A door control unit that performs opening control to drive and open the door by the door driving unit of the mailbox.

  According to this configuration, when the authentication of the resident by the authentication unit is successful, the door of the mailbox corresponding to the resident's dwelling unit is driven and opened by the door driving unit, so the operation of opening the door becomes easy. The convenience of the mailbox can be improved.

  Each of the mailboxes preferably further includes a postal matter detection unit that detects whether or not the postal matter is accommodated.

  According to this configuration, it is possible to detect whether or not mail items are stored in each mailbox by the mail detection unit.

  Moreover, it is preferable that each said mailbox is further provided with the presence / absence display part which displays the presence or absence of accommodation of the said mail according to the detection result by the said mail detection part.

  According to this configuration, the resident can confirm whether or not mail items are stored in the mailbox by the display on the presence / absence display unit.

  In addition, even if the door control unit identifies the dwelling unit of the resident who has been successfully authenticated by the authentication unit, the mail item detection unit of the mail box corresponding to the identified dwelling unit performs the mail item. When it is detected that is not accommodated, it is preferable not to execute the opening control.

  According to this configuration, when no mail is stored in the mailbox, the mailbox door is not opened. As a result, the resident can know that the mail addressed to him / her has not arrived by not opening the door of the mailbox, and there is no need to close the opened door. Can be improved.

  Each of the mailboxes preferably further includes an open / close detection unit that detects whether the door is open.

  According to this configuration, it is possible to detect whether or not the door of each mailbox is open by each open / close detection unit.

  In addition, it is preferable to further include an alarm unit that issues an alarm when the door control unit detects that the door is opened by the open / close detection unit of a mailbox that has not been subjected to the opening control.

  When the door control unit detects that the door has been opened by the open / close detection unit of a mailbox that has not been subjected to the opening control, it is considered that the door has been pry open. According to this configuration, an alarm can be issued when the door is opened.

  Moreover, it is preferable to further include an open state notifying unit for notifying that information indicating a dwelling unit corresponding to the mailbox where the door is open and that the door is open.

  According to this configuration, when there is a mailbox with an open door, the open state notification unit notifies the information indicating the dwelling unit corresponding to the mailbox and that the door is open. The risk of leaving the door open without recognizing that the mailbox door is open is reduced.

  Moreover, it is preferable to further include a history storage unit that stores history information indicating a history of opening / closing of the door in association with each of the dwelling units.

  The frequency of opening and closing the doors and the interval between them are related to the resident's health and lifestyle. According to this configuration, since history information indicating the history of opening and closing of the door is stored in association with each dwelling unit, the health status and life attitude of the resident of each dwelling unit can be known from the history information, or the safety confirmation of the resident Can be performed.

  In addition, a plurality of luggage boxes including a luggage door that can be opened and closed and a luggage door drive unit that is driven to open the luggage door are associated with each dwelling unit, and each dwelling unit is addressed And a luggage information storage unit for storing luggage information indicating presence / absence of luggage and a luggage box in which luggage destined for each dwelling unit is stored, and the door control unit is authenticated by the authentication unit If the dwelling unit of the resident who has succeeded is identified, and the package information further indicates that there is a package destined for the identified dwelling unit, the package addressed to the identified dwelling unit is It is preferable to execute load door opening control for driving and opening the load door by the load door driving unit of the stored load box.

  According to this configuration, the luggage box that accommodates the luggage is provided. And, when the authentication by the authentication unit is successful and the luggage addressed to the resident's residence is stored in the luggage box, the luggage door of the luggage box is driven and opened by the luggage door driving unit, The convenience of the mailbox system equipped with a luggage box is improved.

  The package information storage unit further stores notification destination information indicating a notification destination to be notified that the package has been picked up in association with the package, and the package in which the package is stored A receipt detection unit that detects that the package has been picked up from a box, and when the receipt detection unit detects that the package has been picked up, it is detected that the package has been picked up based on the notification destination information. It is preferable that the information processing apparatus further includes a receipt notification unit for notifying that the package is picked up to a notification destination associated with the package.

  According to this configuration, when a package is picked up from the package box, a notification is sent to the notification destination that should notify that the package has been picked up. Thereby, for example, when the delivery company puts the package in the luggage box, the delivery confirmation can be performed by the delivery company.

  In the mailbox system having such a configuration, when the authentication of the resident by the authentication unit is successful, the door of the mailbox corresponding to the resident's dwelling unit is driven and opened by the door drive unit, so the operation of opening the door And the convenience of the mailbox can be improved.

It is a front view which shows an example of a structure of the mailbox system which concerns on one Embodiment of this invention. FIG. 2 is a perspective view showing one of the mailboxes shown in FIG. 1 with a door opened. It is a block diagram which shows an example of an electrical configuration of the mailbox system shown in FIG. It is a flowchart which shows an example of operation | movement of the mailbox system shown in FIG. It is a flowchart which shows an example of operation | movement of the mailbox system shown in FIG. It is a flowchart which shows an example of operation | movement of the mailbox system shown in FIG. In the mailbox system shown in FIG. 1, it is explanatory drawing which shows the state which the door of the mailbox and the delivery box opened.

  Embodiments according to the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings. In addition, the structure which attached | subjected the same code | symbol in each figure shows that it is the same structure, The description is abbreviate | omitted. FIG. 1 is a front view showing an example of the configuration of a mailbox system according to an embodiment of the present invention. A mail box system 1 shown in FIG. 1 is provided, for example, in a mail corner or an entrance hall provided in a housing complex such as an apartment.

  The mailbox system 1 includes a plurality of mailboxes 2 provided corresponding to each dwelling unit of the apartment house, a plurality of delivery boxes 3 (luggage boxes), an authentication operation panel 4, and a display 5 (open state notification unit). ). For example, when there are a total of 15 dwelling units in rooms 101 to 105, 201 to 205, and 301 to 305 in the apartment house, 15 mail boxes 2 corresponding to these 15 dwelling units are provided.

  Mailbox 2 receives postal items such as postcards and sealed letters. Mailbox 2 includes a door 21 that can be opened and closed. The door 21 is provided with a slot 211 for receiving delivered mail, an LED (Light Emitting Diode) 212 (presence / absence display unit), and a room number tag 213. In the room number tag 213, a room number corresponding to each mailbox 2 is described.

  FIG. 2 is a perspective view showing one of the mailboxes 2 shown in FIG. 1 with the door 21 opened. The mailbox 2 shown in FIG. 2 is configured such that a long door 21 is attached in a horizontal direction so as to be openable and closable with respect to a substantially box-shaped mailbox body 22 whose front side is open. A hinge 214a is provided near the upper side edge of one short side 216a of the door 21, and a hinge 214b is provided near the lower side edge of the short side 216a. The door 21 can be opened and closed with respect to the mailbox body 22 by swinging around the short side 216a by hinges 214a and 214b.

  A torsion coil spring 23 (door drive unit) is attached to the hinge 214a. The torsion coil spring 23 accumulates an elastic repulsive force when the door 21 is closed, and gives the door 21 a driving force in the opening direction. Inside the door 21, an openable / closable lid 215 that closes the inlet 211 is suspended from above the inlet 211.

  A lock mechanism 24 is attached to the inside of the door 21 and in the vicinity of the short side 216b facing the short side 216a. The lock mechanism 24 includes a club 241, a holding unit 242 that holds the club 241 slidably along the longitudinal direction of the door 21, and a coil spring 243 that drives the club 241 in the direction toward the short side 216 b. The solenoid 244 and the link 245 for interlocking the club 241 and the solenoid 244 are included. The solenoid 244 slides the club 241 via the link 245.

  The mailbox main body 22 is provided with an engaging portion 221 configured to be able to engage with the bar 241. As a result, when the solenoid 244 is turned off with the door 21 closed, the pin 241 protrudes and engages with the engaging portion 221 by the elastic repulsive force of the coil spring 243, and the door 21 is locked. When the solenoid 244 is turned on while the door 21 is closed, the driving force of the solenoid 244 is transmitted to the club 241 via the link 245, and the club 241 is retracted to disengage from the engaging portion 221. The door 21 is unlocked. When the door 21 is unlocked, the door 21 is driven and opened in the opening direction by the elastic repulsive force of the torsion coil spring 23.

  An open / close detection switch 222 (open / close detection unit) is attached to the peripheral portion of the mailbox body 22 on the door 21 side. As the open / close detection switch 222, for example, a detection switch such as a micro switch is used.

  Further, an interference piece 217 is attached to a position of the door 21 corresponding to the opening / closing detection switch 222 when the door 21 is closed. Thereby, when the door 21 is closed, the open / close detection switch 222 interferes with the interference piece 217, and the open / close detection switch 222 is turned on. On the other hand, when the door 21 is opened, the open / close detection switch 222 and the interference piece 217 do not interfere with each other, and the open / close detection switch 222 is turned off. Thus, the open / close detection switch 222 functions as an open / close detection unit that detects whether the door 21 is open. In addition, although the example where the door 21 is attached to the front surface of the mailbox 2 is shown, the mailbox 2 is disposed so as to penetrate the wall surface of the apartment house, and the door 21 is attached to the back surface of the mailbox 2. The door 21 may be opened and closed on the other side of the wall surface. In this case, the lock mechanism 24, the LED 212, the interference piece 217, the hinges 214 a and 214 b, the torsion coil spring 23, the engagement portion 221, and the open / close detection switch 222 are also provided on the back side corresponding to the door 21. Is provided on the front side. When the door 21 is provided on the back side of the mailbox 2, the authentication operation panel 4 is also provided on the back side of the mailbox 2, that is, on the other side of the wall surface.

  On the bottom surface 223 in the mail box main body 22, a postal matter detection unit 25 is disposed. The postal matter detection unit 25 includes a bottom plate 251 disposed so as to cover substantially the entire bottom surface 223, and a postal matter detection switch 252 disposed below the bottom plate 251. The bottom plate 251 is disposed so as to be lifted from the bottom surface 223 with a slight gap by a spring mechanism (not shown).

  When mail pieces are stored in the mail box body 22, the bottom plate 251 sinks due to the weight of the mail pieces, and the mail piece detection switch 252 is turned on. As a result, the postal matter detection unit 25 detects the presence or absence of postal matter in the mail box body 22. For example, an optical sensor may be used as the postal matter detection unit 25 to optically detect the presence / absence of postal matter in the mailbox main body 22 or to detect the presence / absence of postal matter by other means. Also good.

  The LED 212 and the control unit 6 are connected to the postal matter detection switch 252. A signal indicating ON / OFF of the mail detection switch 252 is sent to the control unit 6. Further, when a mail piece in the mail box 2 is detected by the mail piece detection switch 252, the LED 212 is turned on. As a result, when a mail piece is put in the mail box 2, the LED 212 is lit, so that the resident can know whether or not the mail piece has arrived in the mail box 2 of his / her room number.

  Note that the present invention is not limited to the example in which the LED 212 is lit when the mail detection switch 252 is turned on. For example, the color of the LED 212 may change depending on whether the mail detection switch 252 is turned on or off. Instead of the LED 212, a display device such as an organic EL (Electro Luminescence) or a light bulb may be used.

  The LED 212 is not limited to the example connected to the postal matter detection switch 252. For example, the LED 212 may be connected to the open / close switch 222. The LED 212 may be turned on when the open / close switch 222 is turned on. Thereby, the resident can confirm whether the door 21 is closed reliably.

  The LED 212 may be configured such that the color of the LED 212 changes according to whether the open / close switch 222 is on or off. Moreover, you may provide both the display apparatus interlock | cooperated with the mail detection switch 252 and the display apparatus interlock | cooperated with the opening / closing switch 222. FIG. Or it is good also as a structure which displays the opening-and-closing state of the door 21, and the presence or absence of a mail thing by one LED212 by changing the lighting state of LED212. For example, when the open / close switch 222 is on and the postal matter detection switch 252 is off, the LED 212 is lit in green, and when the open / close switch 222 is on and the postal matter detection switch 252 is on, the LED 212 is turned on. The LED 212 may be lit in red, and the LED 212 may be flashed in red when the open / close switch 222 is off.

  Referring to FIG. 1, a plurality of, for example, three delivery boxes 3 are arranged below 15 mail boxes 2. Each delivery box 3 is provided with a luggage door 31 that can be opened and closed. On the outside of the luggage door 31, a number plate 32 on which a box number assigned to each delivery box 3 is described, and a handle 33 are attached.

  The delivery box 3 has an internal configuration substantially the same as that of the mail box 2 shown in FIG. 2 except that it does not include the insertion slot 211, the lid 215, and the mail detection unit 25. As shown in FIG. 2, the torsion coil spring 23, the hinges 214 a and 214 b, the interference piece 217, the engagement portion 221, the open / close detection switch 222, the club 241, the holding portion 242, the lock mechanism 34 corresponding to the solenoid 244, and the torsion coil A spring 35 (luggage door driving unit), hinges 314a and 314b, an interference piece 317, an engagement unit 321, an open / close detection switch 322, a bar 341, a holding unit 342, a solenoid 344, and the like are provided. The other configuration is the same as that of the mailbox 2 shown in FIG.

  In addition, although the torsion coil spring was shown as an example of a door drive part and a luggage door drive part, a door drive part and a luggage door drive part are not restricted to a torsion coil spring, For example, a solenoid and a motor may be sufficient. Further, the luggage door 31 of the delivery box 3 and the members corresponding to the luggage door 31 are provided on the back side of the delivery box 3 as well as the door 21 of the mail box 2 in addition to the front side of the delivery box 3. There may be.

  The authentication operation panel 4 is provided, for example, near the entrance of a mail corner or entrance hall. The authentication operation panel 4 includes a card reading unit 41, an operation unit 42, and a display unit 43. The authentication operation panel 4 performs authentication using an authentication card.

  The resident of the apartment house has an authentication card for authentication indicating that he is a resident of the apartment house. When the resident touches his / her authentication card on the card reading unit 41, information stored in the authentication card is read by the card reading unit 41. Authentication is performed based on information read by the card reading unit 41. The authentication card stores information indicating the resident's dwelling unit, for example, a room number. The authentication card does not store the room number, and a data table that associates the resident with the resident's room number is stored in the authentication information storage unit 65, for example, and the occupant's room authenticated by the authentication card is stored. The number may be acquired by referring to the data table.

  For example, NFC (Near Field Communication) can be used as a communication method for the card reading unit 41 and the authentication card. Note that various methods can be adopted as the authentication method. The authentication method may not be an authentication method using NFC, and the card reading unit 41 may not be touched with an authentication card. For example, RFID (Radio Frequency IDentification) capable of communicating at a distance of about 3 to 5 m is used as an authentication means of the authentication operation panel 4, and a resident who has an authentication card passes only in the vicinity of the authentication operation panel 4. In this case, authentication and authentication card information may be read.

  Alternatively, a method that does not use an authentication card may be used as the authentication method. For example, as an authentication method, a biometric authentication method that performs authentication based on characteristics of the living body of a resident of an apartment house, such as fingerprint authentication, vein pattern authentication, face authentication, iris authentication, or the like may be adopted. Then, the room number of the authenticated resident may be specified by storing the room number of the identified resident in a storage device in advance.

  In addition, the delivery company that delivers the package to the apartment house may also have an authentication card. In this case, information for identifying the courier is stored in the authentication card so that the authenticated courier can be specified.

  The operation unit 42 is a keyboard such as a numeric keypad. A courier who has delivered the package to the apartment can use the operation unit 42 to input the room number of the package delivery destination. The display unit 43 is a display device such as a liquid crystal display device. The display unit 43 displays the content input by the operation unit 42, the authentication result of the authentication card, and the like.

  The display 5 is a display device such as a liquid crystal display device. The display 5 is attached to a place that is easily visible from the occupant, such as near the entrance or exit of a mail corner or entrance hall. For example, when the display 5 has a mail box 2 in which the door 21 is open or a delivery box 3 in which the luggage door 31 is open based on a signal from the control unit 6, A room number corresponding to the mail box 2 or delivery box 3 and an alarm that the door of the mail box 2 or delivery box 3 is open are displayed. Note that a voice synthesizer or a speaker may be used instead of the display 5 to notify an alarm that the room number and the door are open. For example, a buzzer is used to issue a warning sound as an alarm. Also good. The display 5 may display a room number corresponding to the delivery box 3 in which the luggage is stored, for example, based on a signal from the control unit 6.

  FIG. 3 is a block diagram showing an example of the electrical configuration of the mailbox system 1 shown in FIG. The mailbox system 1 shown in FIG. 3 is connected to a management server 8 and a plurality of home delivery servers 9 via a network 7 so that data can be transmitted and received.

  The network 7 is a communication network such as a LAN (Local Area Network) or a WAN (Wide Area Network). The management server 8 is, for example, a server device that is operated by an administrator of a housing complex. Each home delivery server 9 is a server device operated by each pre-registered home delivery company.

  The authentication operation panel 4 includes a control unit 6. For example, the control unit 6 temporarily stores a CPU (Central Processing Unit) that executes predetermined arithmetic processing, a non-volatile storage unit such as a ROM (Read Only Memory) that stores predetermined programs and data, a flash memory, and data. RAM (Random Access Memory) that stores data, a communication interface circuit that performs communication via the network 7, a clock circuit such as an RTC (Real Time Clock) that measures the current date and time, and peripheral circuits thereof Has been.

  The control unit 6 functions as an authentication unit 61, a door control unit 62, a reception detection unit 63, a reception notification unit 64, and an alarm unit 68 by executing a control program stored in a ROM or the like, for example. The storage unit and the RAM are used as an authentication information storage unit 65, a history storage unit 66, and a package information storage unit 67.

  The control unit 6 is connected to the card reading unit 41, the operation unit 42, the display unit 43, the display 5, each mail box 2, each home delivery box 3, and the network 7, and transmits or receives data or signals between them. Has been made possible.

  Note that the control unit 6 is not necessarily limited to the example provided on the authentication operation panel 4, and may be provided outside the authentication operation panel 4. For example, the control unit 6 may be configured by a personal computer or a server device. For example, the management server 8 may function as the control unit 6.

  In the authentication information storage unit 65, the room number of each dwelling unit and information for authenticating the resident of each dwelling unit are stored in advance as resident authentication information. The authentication information storage unit 65 stores in advance, as courier authentication information, courier identification information indicating a courier registered in advance and information for authenticating each courier.

  The authentication information storage unit 65 stores in advance notification destination information for contacting each courier in association with each courier identification information. As the notification destination information, for example, the e-mail address of the delivery server 9 operated by each delivery company can be used. Note that the notification destination information is not limited to an e-mail address, and may be, for example, a telephone number or a facsimile number.

  The authentication unit 61 compares the information read from the resident's authentication card by the card reading unit 41 with the resident authentication information stored in the authentication information storage unit 65, and authenticates the resident if the verification results match. The success is determined and the room number of the resident is acquired.

  Further, the authentication unit 61 collates the information read from the authentication card of the courier by the card reading unit 41 with the courier authentication information stored in the authentication information storage unit 65, and when the collation result matches, the courier It is determined that the authentication is successful, and courier identification information for identifying the courier is obtained from the authentication card. When the authentication is successful for the home delivery company, the authentication unit 61 causes the display unit 43 to display a message prompting the user to input a room number such as “Please enter the room number of the delivery destination”. When the delivery company inputs the room number, the room number is acquired as the delivery destination room number.

  In addition, the authentication unit 61 stores the authenticated record in the history storage unit 66 as history information in association with each room number. The history storage unit 66 is not limited to the example provided in the control unit 6, and may be provided in the management server 8, for example. Further, the authentication by the authentication unit 61 may be authentication for opening the mailbox 2 or only for opening the mailbox 2 and the delivery box 3, for example, authentication for entering a housing complex. Authentication may be used. Further, the authentication only needs to be able to acquire information that can identify the dwelling unit of the resident, and does not have to be able to confirm the identity with an encryption technique or a password.

  If the authentication unit 61 determines that the authentication is successful for the delivery company, the door control unit 62 does not store the package among the three delivery boxes 3 based on the package information stored in the package information storage unit 67. One delivery box 3 is selected, the solenoid 344 of the delivery box 3 is driven, the club 341 is retracted, and the delivery box 3 is unlocked. Then, the luggage door 31 is driven by the elastic restoring force of the torsion coil spring 35, and the luggage door 31 of the delivery box 3 is opened.

  When the delivery company stores the luggage in the delivery box 3 with the door opened in this way, closes the luggage door 31, and the opening / closing detection switch 322 of the delivery box 3 is turned on, the door control unit 62 is operated by the package information storage unit. In 67, information indicating that the package is stored, the room number of the delivery destination, and the delivery company identification information are stored as package information in association with the box number of the delivery box 3. When the open / close detection switch 322 is turned on, the door control unit 62 turns off the solenoid 344 of the delivery box 3. Then, the bar 341 of the delivery box 3 is protruded by the coil spring, and is engaged with the engaging portion 321 to lock the delivery box 3.

  When the authentication unit 61 determines that the resident is authenticated successfully, the door control unit 62 confirms the state of the postal matter detection switch 252 of the mail box 2 corresponding to the room number. If the mail detection switch 252 is turned on, the solenoid 244 of the mailbox 2 is driven, the club 241 is retracted, and the mailbox 2 is unlocked. Then, the door 21 is driven by the elastic restoring force of the torsion coil spring 23, and the door of the mailbox 2 is opened. At this time, when the package information corresponding to the room number of the delivery destination is stored in the package information storage unit 67, the door control unit 62 loads the package in the delivery box 3 in which the package corresponding to the room number is stored. Control to open the door 31 is executed.

  The receipt detection unit 63 detects that the package has been picked up from the home delivery box 3 in which the package is stored. For example, when the luggage door 31 is closed after the luggage door 31 is opened (the open / close detection switch 322 is turned on), the receipt detection unit 63 detects that the luggage has been picked up from the delivery box 3. For example, the parcel delivery box 3 includes a parcel detection unit configured in the same manner as the mail detection unit 25, for example, and the receipt detection unit 63 removes the parcel from the parcel delivery box 3 when no parcel is detected by the parcel detection unit. It may be configured to detect that the package has been picked up.

  When the receipt detection unit 63 detects that the package has been picked up from the delivery box 3, the receipt notification unit 64 refers to the package information in the package information storage unit 67 and associates it with the box number of the delivery box 3 Obtained courier identification information. The receipt notification unit 64 further refers to the notification destination information in the authentication information storage unit 65, and acquires an e-mail address associated with the delivery company identification information. The receipt notifying unit 64 then designates a destination by the e-mail address and transmits an e-mail to the effect that the package has been picked up to the delivery server 9 of the delivery company via the network 7.

  In the alarm unit 68, the opening control for opening the door 21 by the door control unit 62, that is, the control for turning on the solenoid 244 is not executed. If this is detected, an alarm is issued.

  In addition, the alarm unit 68 detects that the opening / closing detection switch 322 of the delivery box 3 in which the opening control for opening the luggage door 31 by the door control unit 62, that is, the control for turning on the solenoid 344 is not performed, changes from on to off. If it is detected that 31 is open, an alarm is issued.

  The alarm may be performed by, for example, sounding an alarm sound with an unillustrated buzzer, issuing a warning message by voice, or transmitting information indicating the alarm to the management server 8 via the network 7. Also good. Alternatively, a monitoring camera may be installed in a mail corner or the like, and an image of the monitoring camera may be displayed on the display 5 together with an alarm, or the image may be transmitted to the management server 8 and displayed on the screen of the management server 8 Good. Alternatively, the alarm unit 68 may notify the occurrence of abnormality along with the alarm to a security company set in advance via a telephone line or the network 7.

  If the door opens without the door control unit 62 performing the opening control, it is considered that the door has been forcibly opened by a suspicious person, and there is a high possibility that mail or luggage will be stolen. Therefore, if an alarm unit 68 is provided and a buzzer provided in the vicinity of the mail box 2 or the delivery box 3 is sounded when the door is opened, a warning is given to a suspicious person and theft is prevented. You can expect to. In addition, by notifying the management server 8 that the door has been opened, it is possible for the administrator to deal with theft by contacting the security company. Further, the alarm unit 68 transmits the room number corresponding to the door that has been opened to the management server 8 together with the alarm, so that the administrator can steal the resident of the mail box 2 and the delivery box 3 that has been opened. You can call attention to the possibility that it has occurred.

  Next, the operation of the mailbox system 1 configured as described above will be described. 4, 5, and 6 are flowcharts for explaining the operation of the mailbox system 1 when authentication by a resident is performed. First, when the resident touches the authentication card on the card reading unit 41, the information stored in the authentication card is read by the card reading unit 41.

  Note that the resident may be troublesome to touch the card reading unit 41 after taking out the authentication card from the bag, such as when putting his / her authentication card in the back of the bag. In such a case, the display of the LED 212 of the user's mailbox 2 can determine whether or not mail has arrived in the user's mailbox 2, so that the authentication may not be performed if the LED 212 is turned off. it can. Thus, the convenience of the mailbox system 1 is improved by providing the LED 212.

  Next, the authentication unit 61 performs authentication based on the information read by the card reading unit 41 (step S1). If the authentication is successful (YES in step S1), the authentication unit 61 acquires the resident's room number as the target room number based on the information read by the card reading unit 41 (step S2).

  Next, the authentication unit 61 stores history information indicating that the authentication has been executed in the history storage unit 66 in association with the target room number (step S3). Since the door 21 is opened by authentication, the information indicating the history of the authentication is an example of history information indicating the history regarding the opening and closing of the door. The history information is information such as time information indicating the date and time when the authentication is performed, and an identification number of the authentication card used for the authentication. For example, the control unit 6 may store information indicating the on / off history of the open / close detection switch 222 in the history storage unit 66 as history information.

  Some mail and deliveries are usually delivered almost daily to the residents of the apartment. Therefore, if the resident is healthy, he / she should periodically touch the card reading unit 41 with an authentication card to collect mail and delivery items. Therefore, if a resident of a certain room number does not perform authentication for a long period (for example, about two days), the resident may be injurious to health. Therefore, by storing the history information in the history storage unit 66, for example, the manager of the apartment house can refer to the history information and estimate the health status of the resident from the authentication execution history by the resident of each dwelling unit. It becomes possible. As a result, the history information can be used for the health management and safety confirmation of the resident.

  In addition, a resident who has a problem in his / her lifestyle may not pick up mail even if mail is collected in his mailbox. Even in such a case, for example, the manager of the apartment house can grasp the living attitude of the resident from the execution history of the authentication by the resident of each dwelling unit by referring to the history information.

  The history information stored in the history storage unit 66 may be made readable from the management server 8 via the network 7, for example, or when the administrator operates the operation unit 42, the display unit 43 and the display 5 are displayed. It may be configured to be displayed on the screen. Alternatively, for example, data obtained by performing processing such as statistical processing on the history information may be transmitted to the management server 8 or displayed on the display unit 43 or the display 5.

  Thereafter, the control unit 6 executes the process for the mail box 2 (step S4) and the process for the delivery box 3 (step S5) substantially in parallel.

  FIG. 5 is a flowchart showing an example of processing for the mailbox 2. The door control unit 62 confirms whether or not there is mail in the mailbox 2 corresponding to the destination room number obtained in step S2 (step S11). Specifically, the door control unit 62 confirms whether or not the postal matter detection switch 252 of the mail box 2 corresponding to the target room number is turned on (step S11).

  If the mail detection switch 252 is ON (YES in step S11), the door control unit 62 drives the solenoid 244 of the mailbox 2 corresponding to the target room number to release the lock, and the torsion coil The door 21 is opened by the spring 23, and the display 5 displays that the door 21 is open (step S12). For example, when the destination room number is 202, the door control unit 62 opens the door 21 corresponding to the room 202 as shown in FIG.

  As a result, the resident can perform the simple authentication operation such as touching the card reading unit 41, for example, the mailbox 2 corresponding to the target room number without performing a detailed operation of matching the dial lock number. Since you can open your mailbox door, you can improve the ease of use of your mailbox.

  In addition, since the resident can know the location of his / her mailbox when the door of his / her mailbox is opened, the resident does not have to look for the user's mailbox by looking at the room number tag 213 of each mailbox 2. Convenience is improved. In addition, the door of your mailbox opens only when mail is in your mailbox, so there is no need to separately check whether your mail has arrived in your mailbox. Will improve.

  In addition, the resident only needs to confirm whether mail has arrived in his / her mailbox because the door of his / her mailbox opens only when the mail has arrived. Convenience is improved.

  In particular, for the elderly, perform detailed operations such as matching the number of the dial lock, open the mailbox door when you have luggage in your hand, or look at the room number tag 213 to open your mailbox. The burden of searching or checking whether mail has arrived in your mailbox is large, so such detailed operations and actions to open the door, as well as searching your mailbox and your mail Eliminating the trouble of confirming whether or not mail has arrived in the box has a great effect of improving convenience.

  In step S12, since the display 5 indicates that the door 21 of the mailbox 2 corresponding to the destination room number is open, the resident does not notice that the door of his mailbox is open. The risk of leaving the door open is reduced. Specifically, for example, when the destination room number is 202, the door control unit 62 causes the display 5 to display a message such as “the door of the mailbox in the room 202 is open”.

  In addition, although the door control part 62 showed the example which displays a message on the display 5 as what the door is opening by performing open control, it is that the opening / closing detection switch 222 is turned off and the door is open. It is good also as a structure which displays a message on the display 5, when it detects.

  On the other hand, if the mail detection switch 252 of the mail box 2 corresponding to the target room number is not turned on in step S11 and no mail is stored (NO in step S11), the door control unit 62 The processing for the mailbox 2 is terminated without opening 21.

  Thus, even when the resident performs an authentication operation, the door 21 is not opened when mail is not stored in the resident's mailbox 2. Accordingly, the resident knows that no mail has arrived in his / her mailbox 2 because there is no mailbox 2 with the door 21 open.

  Next, in step S13, the door control unit 62 confirms whether or not the open / close detection switch 222 of the mailbox 2 corresponding to the target room number is turned on, that is, whether or not the door 21 of the mailbox 2 is closed. (Step S13).

  When the door 21 is opened in step S12, the open / close detection switch 222 is turned off. In this state, when the resident takes out the mail from the mailbox 2 with the door 21 open and closes the door 21, the open / close detection switch 222 is turned on. That is, when the opening / closing detection switch 222 is turned on in step S13, it is considered that the resident has taken out the mail item from his / her mail box 2 (or confirmed the mail item) and closed the door 21.

  Therefore, when the open / close detection switch 222 of the mailbox 2 corresponding to the destination room number is turned on (YES in step S13), the door control unit 62 displays the door 21 corresponding to the destination room number displayed on the display 5. The indication that it is open is erased (step S14), and the processing for the mailbox 2 is terminated.

  On the other hand, when the resident does not close the door 21 of his / her mailbox 2 or the closing method is insufficient, the open / close detection switch 222 is not turned on. Therefore, the door control unit 62 waits until the open / close detection switch 222 of the mailbox 2 corresponding to the destination room number is turned on, and continues displaying on the display 5 that the door 21 corresponding to the destination room number is open. (NO in step S13).

  As a result, the resident can know that the door 21 of his / her mailbox 2 is open by the display 5 on the display 5 and that the door 21 of the mailbox 2 is open. The risk of being left standing or with insufficient closing is reduced.

  FIG. 6 is a flowchart showing an example of processing for the delivery box 3. The door control unit 62 refers to the package information storage unit 67 and determines whether or not the package information indicating that the package is stored corresponding to the target room number obtained in step S2 is stored. It is determined whether there is a delivery package corresponding to the number (step S21).

  If the package information indicating that the package corresponding to the destination room number is stored is not stored in the package information storage unit 67, that is, if there is no delivery package corresponding to the destination room number (in step S21). NO), the door control unit 62 ends the process for the delivery box 3.

  Thereby, even when the resident performs the authentication operation, the luggage door 31 of the delivery box 3 is not opened if the package addressed to the resident has not arrived. Accordingly, the resident knows that the package addressed to himself / herself has not arrived because there is no delivery box 3 with the package door 31 open.

  On the other hand, when the package information indicating that the package corresponding to the destination room number is stored is stored, that is, when the delivery package corresponding to the destination room number exists (YES in step S21), the door control unit 62 Based on the package information, the box number of the delivery box 3 in which the package corresponding to the target room number is stored is acquired as the target box number. Then, as shown in FIG. 7, the door control unit 62 drives the solenoid 344 of the delivery box 3 with the target box number to release the lock, and opens the luggage door 31 by the torsion coil spring 35 (the luggage door driving unit). The display 5 displays that the luggage door 31 is open (step S22). In the example illustrated in FIG. 7, an example in which the target box number is 2 is illustrated.

  Thereby, the resident can perform a simple authentication operation such as touching the card reading unit 41, for example, without touching the dial lock number. Since it can be opened, the ease of use of the delivery box can be improved.

  Further, since the resident knows the location of the delivery box in which the package delivered to himself / herself is accommodated when the door of the delivery box is opened, the package delivered to himself / herself by operating the operation unit 42, for example. There is no need to display the box number of the delivery box in which is stored on the display unit 43, or to search for the delivery box of the box number, and convenience is improved. In addition, since the door of the delivery box opens only when the package addressed to himself / herself has arrived, there is no need to separately check whether or not the package addressed to himself / herself has arrived, resulting in improved convenience.

  Especially for elderly people, as in the case of a mailbox, it is possible to save the trouble of searching for a delivery box that contains a small operation such as matching the number of the dial lock, opening the door, and luggage for yourself. The effect of improving convenience is great.

  In step S22, since the display 5 indicates that the luggage door 31 of the delivery box 3 corresponding to the target box number is open, the resident opens the door of the delivery box containing his / her luggage. The risk of leaving the door open without being noticed is reduced. Specifically, for example, when the destination room number is 202 and the destination box number is 2, the door control unit 62 opens the door of the second delivery box containing the package addressed to the room 202 on the display 5. Message is displayed.

  Next, the door control unit 62 confirms whether the opening / closing detection switch 322 of the delivery box 3 corresponding to the target box number is turned on, that is, whether the luggage door 31 of the delivery box 3 is closed (step S23). ).

  When the luggage door 31 is opened in step S22, the open / close detection switch 322 is turned off. In this state, when the resident takes out the package from the delivery box 3 with the luggage door 31 open and closes the luggage door 31, the open / close detection switch 322 is turned on. That is, when the open / close detection switch 322 is turned on in step S23, it is considered that the resident has taken out the package from his / her home delivery box 3 and closed the package door 31.

  Accordingly, when the open / close detection switch 322 of the delivery box 3 corresponding to the target box number is turned on (YES in step S23), the receipt detection unit 63 detects that the package has been picked up from the delivery box 3 in which the package is stored. To do. Then, the door control unit 62 deletes the display on the display 5 indicating that the luggage door 31 corresponding to the target box number is open (step S24).

  On the other hand, when the resident does not close the luggage door 31 of the delivery box 3 corresponding to the target box number or the closing method is insufficient, the open / close detection switch 322 is not turned on. Therefore, the door control unit 62 waits until the opening / closing detection switch 322 of the delivery box 3 corresponding to the target box number is turned on, and continues displaying on the display 5 that the luggage door 31 corresponding to the target box number is open. (NO in step S23).

  As a result, the resident can know from the display 5 that the luggage door 31 of his / her delivery box 3 is open or not closed enough, so the luggage door 31 of the delivery box 3 can be closed. Is less likely to be left open or closed inadequately.

  When the receipt detection unit 63 detects that the package has been picked up from the delivery box 3 corresponding to the target box number (YES in step S23), the receipt notification unit 64 displays the package information in the package information storage unit 67. The home delivery company identification information associated with the home delivery box 3 is referred to and acquired. The receipt notification unit 64 further refers to the notification destination information in the authentication information storage unit 65, and acquires an e-mail address associated with the delivery company identification information. Then, the receipt notifying unit 64 designates the destination by the e-mail address and transmits an e-mail indicating that the package has been picked up (step S25), and the processing for the delivery box 3 is completed. The receipt notifying unit 64 may notify that the package has been picked up by means other than e-mail, such as a telephone or a facsimile.

  Thereby, it is possible to notify the delivery company that has stored the delivery package in the delivery box 3 that the package has been picked up by the resident of the delivery destination. Therefore, even if the resident of the delivery destination is not present, the courier can deliver the package to the resident of the delivery destination by storing the package in the delivery box 3 and confirm the receipt. It becomes.

  The mailbox system 1 may be configured not to include the receipt detection unit 63 and the receipt notification unit 64. Further, the mailbox system 1 does not have to include the delivery box 3. Further, the mailbox system 1 does not have to include the history storage unit 66. Further, the display 5 may not be provided. Further, the alarm unit 68 may not be provided. Further, the postal matter detection switch 252 is not provided, and step S11 may not be executed.

1 Mailbox System 2 Mailbox 3 Delivery Box (Luggage Box)
4 Operation panel for authentication 5 Display (open state notification part)
6 Control unit 7 Network 8 Management server 9 Delivery server 21 Door 22 Mailbox body 23 Torsion coil spring (door drive unit)
24 Lock mechanism 25 Mail detection part 31 Luggage door 32 Number plate 33 Handle 34 Lock mechanism 35 Torsion coil spring (luggage door drive part)
41 Card reader 42 Operation unit 43 Display unit 61 Authentication unit 62 Door control unit 63 Receipt detection unit 64 Receipt notification unit 65 Authentication information storage unit 66 History storage unit 67 Baggage information storage unit 68 Alarm unit 211 Insertion port 212 LED (Presence / absence display) Part)
213 Room number tag 214a, 214b Hinge 215 Lid 216a, 216b Short side 217 Interference piece 221 Engagement part 222 Opening / closing detection switch 223 Bottom face 241 Hook 242 Holding part 243 Coil spring 244 Solenoid 245 Link 251 Bottom plate 252 Mail detection switch 314a , 314b Hinge 317 Interference piece 322 Open / close detection switch 341 Bar 342 Holding part 344 Solenoid

Claims (10)

Mailboxes provided corresponding to each dwelling unit of the apartment house, each having a door that can be opened and closed, and a door drive unit that drives to open the door;
An authentication unit that authenticates the resident of each dwelling unit, and identifies the dwelling unit of the resident when the authentication is successful,
A door control unit that performs opening control to drive and open the door by the door driving unit of the mailbox corresponding to the specified dwelling unit when the dwelling unit of the resident who has been successfully authenticated is identified by the authentication unit; Mailbox system with Each mailbox is
The mailbox system according to claim 1, further comprising a postal matter detection unit that detects whether or not postal matter is accommodated. Each mailbox is
The mailbox system according to claim 2, further comprising a presence / absence display unit that displays presence / absence of accommodation of the mail according to a detection result by the mail detection unit. The door control unit
Even if the resident's dwelling unit that has been successfully authenticated is specified by the authentication unit, it is detected that the mail item is not accommodated by the mail detection unit of the mailbox corresponding to the specified dwelling unit. 4. The mailbox system according to claim 2, wherein when it is done, the opening control is not executed. Each mailbox is
The mailbox system according to claim 1, further comprising an open / close detection unit that detects whether or not the door is open.   The mailbox system according to claim 5, further comprising an alarm unit that issues an alarm when the opening / closing detection unit of the mailbox that has not been subjected to the opening control by the door control unit detects that the door has been opened.   The mailbox system according to any one of claims 1 to 6, further comprising an open state notifying unit for notifying that information indicating a dwelling unit corresponding to the mailbox where the door is open and that the door is open.   The mailbox system according to any one of claims 1 to 7, further comprising a history storage unit that stores history information indicating a history of opening and closing of the door in association with each of the dwelling units. A plurality of luggage boxes including a luggage door that can be opened and closed, and a luggage door drive unit that is driven to open the luggage door;
A baggage information storage unit for storing baggage information in association with each dwelling unit and storing baggage information indicating the presence / absence of a baggage destined for each dwelling unit and a baggage box storing a baggage destined for each dwelling unit Prepared,
The door control unit
When the resident unit of the resident who has been successfully authenticated by the authentication unit is specified, and the package information further indicates that there is a package destined for the specified unit, the specified unit The mail box system according to any one of claims 1 to 8, wherein a load door opening control is performed in which the load door is driven and opened by the load door drive unit of a load box in which a load as a destination is stored. . The package information storage unit further stores notification destination information indicating a notification destination to be notified that the package has been picked up in association with the package.
A receipt detection unit for detecting that the package has been picked up from a package box in which the package is stored;
When the receipt detection unit detects that the package has been picked up, the package is picked up to a notification destination associated with the package detected to be picked up based on the notification destination information. The mailbox system according to claim 9, further comprising a receipt notifying unit for notifying that it has been received.

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