JP2019125049A - Locker box - Google Patents

Abstract

To provide a locker box and a locker system that facilitate determination as to which of locker boxes an operation part belongs to.SOLUTION: This locker box is provided with: a storage part 13 in which a space for storing an article and a space opening part are formed; a door 3 that is openably provided to the opening part so as to cover a doorcase formed in the opening part; an operation part which is provided to the outer surface of the door and to which an operation of locking the door 3 is input; a fixing member that is provided to the doorcase 7; a detection mechanism 53 that includes a displacement member displaced in position relative to the fixing member on the basis of an operation to the operation part in the closed state of the door and detects a change in relative position; and a locking part that locks the door 3 in accordance with the detection result.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 3

Description

  The present invention relates to, for example, a locker box constituting a locker system installed in a station yard.

  2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, as lockers arranged in a station yard or the like, ones that can be used with electronic money such as IC cards are widely known (for example, Patent Document 1). In the centralized control locker system compatible with electronic money using the IC card, an operating unit such as an operating lever is provided at the buttocks of the locker box.

  At the time of depositing the luggage, close the door and operate the operation lever etc. to lock the locker temporarily with the electric lock on the locker box. After the payment of the fee is complete, the locker box will be locked. ing.

  Thus, in this type of locker system, the operation of the control lever is used as a trigger for temporary locking. On the other hand, when removing the package, touch the IC card on the card operation unit of the card reader / writer, and when the IC card is authenticated, the electric lock is unlocked and the operation lever returns automatically and the locker box It is supposed to be unlocked.

JP, 2007-113283, A

  In the conventional coin locker device, an operating portion for temporarily locking the door is provided at a hook portion directly facing the vicinity of the rotating end of the door.

  However, in this configuration, when a plurality of locker boxes 2 are arranged, it is easy for the operation unit provided on the fence to be the operation unit for operating which locker box 2 of the left and right locker boxes 2. It can not be determined.

  In one aspect, the present invention provides a locker box and locker system that make it easy to determine which locker box is the operation unit.

  A locker box according to an embodiment of the present invention is provided with a storage portion in which a space for storing an object and an opening portion of the space is formed, and the opening portion is provided so as to be openable and closable. A door covering the cover, an operation unit provided on the outer surface of the door to which an operation for locking the door is input, a fixing member provided on the weir, and the operation in a state where the door is closed A detection mechanism for detecting a change in the relative position, the detection mechanism detecting a change in the relative position, and a lock portion for locking the door according to a result of the detection. , And.

  In the above-mentioned locker box, the detection mechanism is a noncontact sensor system in which the displacement member and the fixing member are respectively a detection unit and a detection unit, or a detection unit and a detection unit.

  In the above-mentioned locker box, the detected portion includes a magnet, and the detecting portion is a magnetic sensor.

  In the above-mentioned locker box, the displacement member is a detected portion whose relative position with the hook is displaced based on an operation on the operation portion in a state where the door is closed, and the fixing member is the detected portion. It is characterized by being a detection part which detects change of relative position of a part.

  According to the technology described herein, it is possible to provide a locker box and locker system that can easily determine which locker box is the operation unit.

It is an appearance front view of a locker system in this embodiment. It is a figure which shows the hardware constitutions of the locker system in this embodiment. It is a figure which shows an example of the locker box in this embodiment. It is an enlarged view of the part shown with the broken-line frame 5 of FIG. It is a figure showing the back of the door in this embodiment. It is a figure which shows the structural example of pushbutton SW in this embodiment. It is a sectional view of a locker box seen from the upper part when performing temporary lock in this embodiment.

  The locker box according to the present embodiment includes a storage portion in which a space for storing an object and an opening portion of the space is formed, and a door which is provided to be openable and closable in the opening portion and which covers a weir formed in the opening portion An operation unit provided on the outer surface of the door, into which the operation for locking the door is input, a fixing member provided on the weir, and a fixing member based on the operation on the operation unit with the door closed. And a detection mechanism that detects a change in the relative position, and a lock unit that locks the door according to the detection result. As an example of a locker box, the locker box 2 mentioned later is mentioned. As an example of a storage part, the storage part 13 mentioned later is mentioned. The door 3 mentioned later is mentioned as an example of a door. Examples of the operation unit include an operation unit 60 described later. As an example of the detection mechanism, a detection mechanism including a detection target portion 67 described later and a hall sensor 53 can be mentioned. As an example of a locking part, the electric lock 33 mentioned later is mentioned.

  With this configuration, it is easy to determine which locker box is the operation unit.

  The detection mechanism is a noncontact sensor system in which the displacement member and the fixing member are respectively a detection unit and a detection unit, or a detection unit and a detection unit. For example, the detected portion may include a magnet, and the detecting portion may be a magnetic sensor.

  The displacing member may be a detected portion whose relative position to the eyelid is displaced based on an operation on the operation portion in a state where the door is closed, and the fixing member detects a change in the relative position of the detected portion It may be a detecting unit. Further, the fixing member may be a detected portion provided on the crucible, and the displacement member changes the displacement of the relative position to the detected portion based on the operation on the operation portion in a state where the door is closed. It may be a detection unit that detects

  The details of the present embodiment will be described below.

  FIG. 1 is an external front view of a locker system in the present embodiment. The locker system 1 is an electronic money compatible device that can use the locker by an IC card. The locker system 1 includes a central control unit 20 incorporating a control unit (described later) including a computer or the like, and a plurality of locker boxes 2 are disposed on both sides and the lower side thereof. Hereinafter, the generic name of the locker box 2 is referred to as a locker unit 6.

  The central control unit 20 includes an operation display unit 21, receipt issue units 22a and 22b, a bar code reader 23, an IC card reader / writer 24, a bill insertion unit 25, a coin insertion unit 26, a refund operation unit 27, a refund opening 28, A speaker 29 is provided.

  The operation display unit 21 includes, for example, a liquid crystal display (LCD) for displaying information to the user and a touch panel. The receipt issuing units 22a and 22b issue receipts on which the details of the settlement and information specifying the used locker box 2 are described.

  The barcode reader 23 reads one-dimensional or two-dimensional barcodes. The IC card reader / writer 24 reads and writes data from and to the IC card contactlessly using RFID (Radio Frequency Identification) technology.

  The bill insertion portion 25 is an insertion port for inserting a bill. The coin insertion unit 26 is an insertion slot for inserting money. The refund operating unit 27 is a cock-like member operated when making a refund. The refunded money is refunded to the refund slot 28. The speaker 29 outputs a sound (including sound).

  The locker unit 6 is configured of one or more locker boxes 2. In the locker box 2, the door 3 is provided so as to be openable and closable on the front side of the paper surface. The door 3 is provided with a handle 4 and an operation unit (described later).

  The one surrounded by a broken line frame indicated by reference numeral 2a indicates a state where the door 3 of the locker box 2 is open. The inside of the locker box 2 is composed of a bottom surface 11, a ceiling surface 10, side surfaces 8, 9 and a back surface 12, and functions as a space (storage portion 13) for storing an object. The crucible 7 is provided with a sensor and an LED (light emitting diode) described later.

  FIG. 2 is a diagram showing a hardware configuration of the locker system in the present embodiment. In FIG. 2, the locker system 1 includes a central control unit 20 and a locker unit 6. The central control device 20 includes a control unit 41, an operation display unit 21, a barcode reader 23, an IC card reader / writer 24, a printer 44, a bill processing unit 45, a coin processing unit 46, and a speaker 29.

  The control unit 41 can communicate with each component of the operation display unit 21, the barcode reader 23, the IC card reader / writer 24, the printer 44, the bill processing unit 45, the coin processing unit 46, the speaker 29, and the locker unit 6. It is a processor such as a central processing unit (CPU) that is connected and controls the entire locker system 1.

  The control unit 41 includes a storage unit 42 and an authentication unit 43. The storage unit 42 stores information (user identification information) in which a box number for identifying the locker box is issued to the user after settlement at the time of deposit in the locker box and a password.

  The authentication unit 43 performs user authentication processing. Here, at the time of taking out the deposited matter from the locker box 2, the control unit 41 controls the one-dimensional or two-dimensional bar code read by the bar code reader 23 or the predetermined IC card read by the IC card reader / writer 24. The information and the user identification information stored in the storage unit 42 are collated to perform an authentication process.

  The operation display unit 21, the barcode reader 23, the IC card reader / writer 24, and the speaker 29 are as described in FIG. 1, and thus the description thereof is omitted here.

  The printer 44 is an output device provided in the receipt issuing units 22a and 22b for printing on receipts. When deposited in the locker box 2 and settlement is completed, a one-dimensional or two-dimensional barcode corresponding to the user identification information is printed on a receipt and issued.

  The bill processing unit 45 processes the bill inserted from the bill insertion unit 25 and performs refund from the refund opening 28 as necessary. The coin processing unit 45 processes the banknotes inserted from the coin insertion unit 26, and makes a refund from the refund opening 28 as necessary.

  Each locker 6 is provided with a buzzer 31 and each locker box 2 is provided with a lock 32. The lock portion 32 is a mechanism for locking and unlocking the door 3 and is provided to the door 3 and the weir 7 in the present embodiment, as described later. When the locker box 2 belonging to the locker 6 is in a predetermined state, the buzzer 31 emits a warning sound or the like based on an instruction from the control unit 41 when a predetermined operation is performed. In the present embodiment, the buzzer 31 is provided for each locker unit 6 as an example, but the present invention is not limited to this, and the buzzer 31 may be provided for each locker box.

  The lock portion 32 includes an electric lock 33, a door open / close switch (hereinafter referred to as a switch "SW") 34, a push button SW 35, a hall sensor 53, an LED 1 (36), an LED 2 (37), an LED 3 (38), and an LED 4 39).

  The door open / close switch 34 is a switch that determines the open / close state of the door 3 and is, for example, a micro switch provided on the electric lock 33. When the door open / close switch 34 is turned on / off, information indicating that the switch is turned on / off is transmitted to the control unit 41.

  The push button SW35 is a button type switch to be pressed when temporarily locking the door 3 in a closed state, and when pressed, a signal to notify the control unit 41 that the button 3 is pressed is transmitted. The push button SW35 is configured of a non-contact type magnetic sensor described later.

  The electric lock 33 is a mechanism for restricting the opening and closing of the door 3, and locks or unlocks the door 3 based on the states of the door open / close switch 34 and the push button SW 35 or in response to an instruction from the central control unit 20. Do.

  The LED 1 (36), the LED 2 (37), the LED 3 (38), and the LED 4 (39) are provided in the crucible 7. The LED 1 (36), the LED 2 (37), the LED 3 (38), and the LED 4 (39) are respectively turned off when the door 3 is open, but turned on according to the conditions when the door 3 is closed. As a result, the light is turned on as a display 1, a display 2, a display 3 and a display 4 via a light transmitting cover member provided in the operation unit (described in FIG. 3) of the door 3.

  Next, the locker box 2 will be described.

  FIG. 3 is a view showing an example of the locker box in the present embodiment. FIG. 4 is an enlarged view of a portion indicated by a broken line frame 5 in FIG. 1 and is a view showing an example of the operation unit in the present embodiment. Drawing 5 is a figure showing the back of door 3 in this embodiment.

  The left end side of the door 3 is openably and closably fixed to the side surface 9 forming the opening of the storage portion 13 via a hinge, and the right end of the door 3 is configured to cover the weir 7. Cushion member 51a, 51b, LED 1 (36), LED 2 (37), LED 3 (38), LED 4 (39), hall sensor 53, and hook receiving part 52 are provided in the crucible 7.

  The cushion members 51 a and 51 b are cushion members that prevent the door 3 from colliding with the weir 7 when the door 3 is closed. LED 1 (36), LED 2 (37), LED 3 (38), and LED 4 (39) are provided in the operation unit (described in FIG. 4) of the door 3 by lighting when the door 3 is closed. Lights up as a display 1 (61), a display 2 (62), a display 3 (63), and a display 4 (64) through a cover member which transmits light.

  The hook receiving portion 52 is inserted into the hook 66 provided on the back surface of the door 3 and locked by the electric lock 33.

  The Hall sensor 53 is a noncontact magnetic sensor that converts the magnetic field emitted by the magnet or the magnetic field emitted by the current using the Hall effect into an electric signal and outputs the electric signal, and interlocks with the push button SW5 provided on the door 3 The displacement of the relative position of the operating magnet is detected.

  As shown in FIG. 4, the door 3 is provided with an operation unit 60. The operation unit 60 includes a display 1 (61), a guide label 65, a display 2 (62), a display 3 (63), and a display 4 (64).

  Here, the display 1 (61), the display 2 (62), the display 3 (63), and the display 4 (64) respectively penetrate the corresponding portion of the door 3 and open the opening portions of the through holes. (36), LED 2 (37), LED 3 (38), and LED 4 (39) are covered with a member that transmits light.

  When the display 1 ("Available" 61) is on, it indicates that the locker box 2 is not in use, that is, the locker box 2 is in a usable state, and is off. Indicates that the locker is occupied by others and can not be used.

  When the display 2 ("locking" 62) is on, the locker box 2 is fully locked to indicate that the locker box 2 is occupied by the user who has deposited the luggage, and is turned off. If it does, it indicates that the locker is in the unlocked state.

  The display 3 ("Pay" 63), while flashing, indicates that settlement after temporary locking of the locker box 2 has not yet been completed (i.e., prompting for payment). The blinking of the display 3 indicates that the deposit operation in the centralized control device 20 has not been completed or the main lock has not been completed, so the user who has not been operated is the temporary lock and the main lock. Risk of mistaking and leaving is reduced.

  Since the display 4 ("Please wait") 64 is blinking while another person is operating the operation display unit 21, it informs that it waits for the payment operation of the operation display unit 21 by the user. That is, when the display 4 blinks, it is possible to notify that the operation display unit 21 can not be operated because another person is operating the operation display unit 21. Further, at this time, since the operation with the operation unit 60 on the side of the locker box 2 can not be performed, temporary locking can not be performed.

  The display 2 (62) can be pressed, and a push button SW35 is provided on the back of the display 2 (62). Therefore, the display 2 (62) also functions as the push button SW35. FIG. 5A is a back view of the door 3 before the display 2 is pressed. FIG. 5B is a back view of the door 3 after the display 2 is pressed. When the display 2 is pressed, a protrusion (detected portion 67) including a magnet is protruded from the door 3.

  FIG. 6 is a view showing a configuration example of the push button SW35 in the present embodiment. FIG. 6 (a1) is an external view of the push button SW 35 before the pressing portion is pressed, and FIG. 6 (a2) is a cross-sectional view in that case. FIG. 6 (b1) is an external view of the push button SW35 after the pushing portion is pushed, and FIG. 6 (b2) is a cross-sectional view in that case.

  The push button SW 35 includes a push-in portion 71, a cover 72, a bottom plate 73, a cap 74, a rubber 75, a neodymium magnet 76, a coil spring 77, and a screw 78. Externally, the push button SW 35 arranges the coil spring 77 on the bottom plate 73, arranges the push-in portion 71 on the coil spring 77, covers the cover 72, and fastens the screw 78.

  The push-in portion 71 is provided with a cylindrical portion to be detected 67 at a part of a cylindrical side surface whose diameter of the upper surface is longer than the height. A neodymium magnet 76 is embedded in the detected portion 67. A rubber 75 is disposed on a neodymium magnet 76 and is closed with a cap 74 from above.

  First, the push-in portion 71 is not normally depressed by the biasing force of the coil spring 72 (FIG. 6 (a1), FIG. 6 (a2)). When the push-in portion 71 is pressed, the entire push-in portion 71 settles, and the projections (target portion 67) which is a part of the push-in portion 71 also settle (Fig. 6 (b1), Fig. 6 (b2)). As a result, the relative position of the neodymium magnet 76 with respect to the hall sensor 53 changes.

  FIG. 7 is a cross-sectional view of the locker box 2 as viewed from above when temporary locking is performed in the present embodiment. FIG. 7A is a cross-sectional view of the locker box 2 as viewed from above when the door 3 is open. The door 3 and the side surface 9 are supported by a hinge 81. Further, an electric lock 33 and a hall sensor 53 are incorporated in the bag 7.

  When the hook 66 is inserted into the electric lock 33 from the hook receiving unit 52 and abuts on a predetermined member, the micro switch as the door open / close switch 34 is turned on, and it is detected that the door 3 is closed. When the door is unlocked, the contact by the hook 66 disappears, the micro switch as the door open / close switch 34 is turned off, and the control unit 41 detects that the door 3 is open.

  FIG. 7B is a cross-sectional view of the locker box 2 as viewed from above during standby until the door 3 is closed and the push button SW 35 is pressed. When the door 3 is closed, the hook 66 is inserted from the hook receiving unit 52, and when it contacts the predetermined member in the electric lock 33, the micro switch is turned on and the control unit 41 closes the door 3. Is detected, and pressing of the push button SW 35 is in a standby state.

  FIG. 7C is a cross-sectional view of the locker box 2 as viewed from above when the push button SW35 is pressed. When the push button SW35 is pressed, the detected portion 67 is displaced. Then, the hall sensor 53 detects the approach of the detected portion 67, and the hook 66 is temporarily fixed by the electric lock 33 and temporarily locked.

  According to the present embodiment, the locker box 2 forms an opening portion of the storage portion 13 including the bottom surface, the two opposing side surfaces, the ceiling surface and the back surface, and the storage portion 13 for holding the space for storing objects. The door 3 which is provided on any surface to be opened and closed and covers the weir 7 on the side facing the surface, and an operation portion provided on the outer surface of the door 3 to which an operation for temporarily locking the door is input 60, the door 3 is closed, and the operation with respect to the operation unit 60 is performed, so that the relative distance with the crucible 7 is displaced. And a temporary locking unit (electric lock 33) for temporarily locking the door 3 according to the detection result.

  With this configuration, it is easy to determine which locker box is the operation unit.

  Further, even if the detection unit 67 includes a magnet (for example, neodymium magnet 76), and the detection unit (for example, the hall sensor 53) is a hall sensor that detects an electromotive force generated due to displacement of the relative position of the magnets. Good.

  With this configuration, it is possible to detect that the push button SW35 is pressed without contact, and the structures of the operation unit 60 and the weir 7 can be simplified.

  Further, in the present embodiment, although the push button SW is adopted for the operation unit 60, a configuration like a slide lever operated in the in-plane direction of the door may be employed.

  In the present embodiment, the door 3 of the locker box 2 is of the left opening type, but may be of the right opening type. In this case, the weir 7 is also disposed on the left side of the locker box 2. In addition, the door 3 may be connected to the ceiling surface 10 with a hinge so as to be a downward opening type. In this case, the weir 7 is also disposed on the bottom surface 11 side of the locker box 2. Further, the door 3 may be connected to the bottom surface 11 with a hinge to make the door 3 open. In this case, the weir 7 is also disposed on the ceiling surface 10 side of the locker box 2.

  Further, in the present embodiment, as an example of the noncontact sensor system which is the detection mechanism, the magnetic sensor as the detection portion is provided on the side of the crucible 7 and the detected portion including the magnet is provided on the door 3 side. Instead, the detection unit may be provided on the side of the hook 7 and the detection unit on the door 3 side. In this case, if a capacitance sensor is employed instead of the magnetic sensor, the detection unit may be a thin plate-like electrode, so even a thin-walled door such as a rocker box can be easily provided.

  According to the locker box and locker system according to the present embodiment, it is easy to determine which locker box is the operation unit.

  The present invention is not limited to the embodiments described above, and various configurations or embodiments can be taken without departing from the scope of the present invention.

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 locker system 2 locker box 3 door 4 handle 6 locker 7 7 8, 9 side 10 ceiling surface 11 bottom 12 rear 13 storage unit 20 central control unit 21 operation display unit 22a, 22b receipt issuing unit 23 bar code reader 24 IC card Reader / writer 25 Bill insertion part 26 Coin insertion part 27 Refund operation part 28 Refund port 29 Speaker 31 Buzzer 32 Lock part 33 Electric lock 34 Door open / close switch
35 push button SW
36 LED1
37 LED2
38 LED3
39 LED4
41 control unit 42 storage unit 43 authentication unit 44 printer 45 bill processing unit 46 coin processing unit 51a, 51b cushion member 52 hook receiving unit 53 hall sensor 60 operation unit 61 display 1
62 Display 2
63 Display 3
64 Display 4
66 hook 67 detected part 71 pushing part 72 cover 73 bottom plate 74 cap 75 rubber 76 neodymium magnet 77 coil spring 78 screw 81 hinge

Claims (4)

A storage portion in which a space for storing objects and an opening portion of the space are formed;
A door which is openably and closably provided at the opening and which covers a weir formed at the opening;
An operation unit provided on an outer surface of the door to which an operation for locking the door is input;
It consists of a fixed member provided on the weir and a displacement member whose relative position relative to the fixed member is displaced based on an operation on the operation unit in a state where the door is closed, and detects a change in the relative position Detection mechanism, and
A locking unit that locks the door according to the result of the detection;
The locker box characterized by having. The locker according to claim 1, wherein the detection mechanism is a noncontact sensor system in which the displacement member and the fixing member are respectively a detection unit and a detection unit, or a detection unit and a detection unit. box. The detected portion includes a magnet,
The locker box according to claim 2, wherein the detection unit is a magnetic sensor. The displacement member is a detected portion whose relative position with the scissors is displaced based on an operation on the operation portion in a state where the door is closed.
The locker box according to any one of claims 1 to 3, wherein the fixing member is a detection unit that detects a change in the relative position of the detection target.