JP4399289B2 - Delivery delivery system - Google Patents

Description

  The present invention relates to a delivery receipt system.

  For example, Patent Document 1 discloses a delivery box that receives and stores a delivery item from a delivery company in the absence of a recipient. This home delivery box is configured to notify the recipient of the receipt by e-mail or the like when the home delivery is received.

JP 2001-175555 A

However, in general, a delivery box is provided adjacent to the entrance, etc., and when the recipient confirms receipt of the delivery by e-mail or the like, the recipient goes to the delivery box and delivers from within the delivery box. It is necessary to take out and deliver this parcel to the room. In particular, when the delivery item is heavy, there is a problem that it is burdensome for the recipient to carry the delivery item to the room.
The present invention has been made to solve such problems, and an object of the present invention is to provide a delivery receipt system in which a recipient can easily receive a delivery.

In the delivery delivery system according to the present invention, the storage for storing the delivery delivered with delivery information , the delivery receipt port for receiving the delivery from the delivery company, and the recipient take out the delivery. And a delivery port for transporting the home delivery product by moving between the home delivery receipt port, the storage, and the delivery delivery port, and taking the delivery product into and out of the storage. A transfer device, a receiving door that is lockably attached to the delivery receipt port, and a first place for the delivery company to input delivery information specific to the delivery, and is arranged in the vicinity of the delivery receipt port. A delivery information input unit, a second delivery information reader for reading the delivery information from a tag attached to the delivery product, and a recipient from the storage Enter the removal information to retrieve the delivery Comprising an operation section for, conveying transfer device, receiving port door, the first delivery product information input unit, a second delivery product information reader, and a control unit for controlling the operation of the operating unit, When the controller determines that the delivery information input from the first delivery information input unit by the delivery agent represents the correct delivery , the control unit unlocks the receiving door to make it ready for receiving, When the delivery device receives the delivery item, the receiving door is locked in the closed state, the delivery item information input from the first delivery item information input unit, and the delivery item information read by the second delivery item information reader; Only when the values match, the delivery / transfer device stores the delivery to the storage, and the delivery / removal device takes out the delivery from the storage based on the take-out information input from the operation unit by the recipient. it's also that be transported to.

When the delivery company inputs the delivery information through the first delivery information input section and the control section determines that the delivery information represents the correct delivery, the receiving door is unlocked and can be received. It becomes a state. Here, when the delivery is received from the delivery company to the transfer device, the delivery door is locked in the closed state by the control unit , and the delivery information given to the delivery by the second delivery information reader Is stored, and the delivery / transfer device stores the delivery only when the delivery information input from the first delivery information input unit matches the delivery information read by the second delivery information reader. It is stored in the storage. Further, when the recipient inputs take-out information from the operation unit, based on this take-out information, the control unit takes out the home delivery from the storage by the transport / transfer device and transports it to the home delivery outlet.

It is preferable that a tag on which the delivery information is written is attached to the delivery, and the first delivery information input unit is a first delivery information reader for reading the delivery information from the tag. More preferably, the tag is made of RFID .

Moreover, it is preferable that the storage box further includes a storage box formed to have a size that can be stored in the storage box, and the delivery item is transported by the transport / transfer apparatus while being stored in the storage box and is taken into and out of the storage box. .
Moreover, it is preferable that a control part transmits a receipt certificate to a delivery agent by electronic information, after receiving a delivery thing from a delivery agent to a conveyance transfer apparatus.
Further, it is preferable that the control unit notifies the recipient of the delivery information of the delivery by electronic information after receiving the delivery from the delivery company to the transport / transfer apparatus.
Moreover, it is preferable that a storage has a some storage part which accommodates each delivery goods.
Furthermore, it is preferable that the control unit stores the receipt history when the delivery item is received from the delivery company to the transport / transfer apparatus.

  According to the present invention, the delivery is received by the transport transfer device and stored in the storage, and the delivery is taken out from the storage by the recipient inputting the extraction information to the operation unit, and the delivery is taken out. Since it is conveyed to the mouth, it is not necessary for the recipient to carry the delivery to the room, so that the recipient can easily receive the delivery.

Embodiments of the present invention will be described below with reference to the accompanying drawings.
FIG. 1 shows the overall configuration of a delivery receipt system according to an embodiment of the present invention. This system has a storage 1 formed so as to extend in the vertical direction inside a wall of a house, and five storage units 1a are partitioned in the storage 1. Further, a transfer / transfer device 2 is arranged adjacent to the storage 1. The transport transfer device 2 includes a transport path 3 extending from the first floor to the second floor of the house along the storage 1 and a delivery to the storage unit 1a by moving up and down along the transport path 3. And a moving main body 4 for taking in and out.

Here, one side wall surface 3a of the conveyance path 3 is composed of a part of the outer wall of the house, and the delivery to receive the delivery from the courier at the bottom of the wall surface 3a while facing the outside of the house. An object receiving port 5 is arranged. For example, the receiving port 5 is arranged adjacent to the entrance of a house. In addition, a delivery outlet 6 that faces the room on the second floor of the house is disposed on the other side wall surface 3b of the conveyance path 3. The delivery door 5 and the delivery door 6 are provided with a door 5a and a door 6a that can be opened and closed, and the doors 5a and 6a are locked by a lock member (not shown). ing.
In addition, a first delivery information reader 7 for reading information unique to the delivery is attached to the outside of the side wall surface 3a of the transport passage 3 so as to be positioned above the receiving door 5a. . Similarly, a second home delivery information reader 8 for reading home delivery information unique to the home delivery is also arranged in the mobile body 4.

  Further, here, the delivery item 9 delivered by the delivery company is composed of an item 10 and a packaging material 11 for wrapping the item 10, and the item 10 is composed of RFID and has information unique to the item 10 ( A tag 12 on which the name, date of manufacture, manufacturer, expiration date, etc. of the product 10 is written is attached by a manufacturer or the like. Further, the packaging material 11 includes a tag 13 made of RFID and in which information relating to the distribution of the delivery goods 9 (regular delivery goods, address, destination address, telephone number, etc.) is written by a delivery company or the like. It is attached.

In addition, the delivery product receiving system has a storage box 14 sized to be stored in each storage unit 1 a of the storage 1, and the delivery product 9 is stored in the storage box 14. It is transported by the moving main body 4 of the transporting / transferring device 2 and put in and out of the storage unit 1 a of the storage 1. Therefore, there is no problem such that the delivery item 9 protrudes from the movable body 4 and is caught in the transfer / transfer device 2, and safe transfer and transfer can be performed.
Further, the first and second home delivery information readers 7 and 8 are capable of reading the information written on the tag in a non-contact manner from tags located within a predetermined range close to each other. When the delivery item 9 is brought close to the first delivery item information reader 7, the reader 7 obtains information unique to the item 10 from the tag 12 as information for delivery, and information about the distribution of the delivery item 9 from the tag 13. Read each. When the delivery item 9 is placed in the storage box 14 and placed on the moving main body 4, the second delivery item information reader 8 is similar to the first delivery item information reader 7 in the tag 12. And 13, the information unique to the product 10 and the information related to the distribution of the delivery product 9 are read as delivery product information.

  In addition, the home delivery receiving system has a storage management computer 15 as a control unit, and the operation of the transfer / transfer apparatus 2 is controlled by the computer 15. Further, the storage management computer 15 stores the delivery information read by the first and second delivery information readers 7 and 8, the storage unit 1 a of the storage 1 where the delivery is stored, etc. Is stored and managed. Further, the delivery item receiving system is provided with a portable terminal 16 for a resident to input take-out information for taking out the delivery item, and the terminal 16 sends an instruction to the storage management computer 15. The transport / transfer apparatus 2 can be operated. Further, the portable terminal 16 can access the storage management computer 15 to search and browse the delivery information.

In the storage 1, an empty storage box 14 is stored in the storage unit 1 a where the delivery items 9 are not stored.
A wheel 14a is attached to the lower part of the storage box 14, and the storage box 14 can be used as a cart.
Further, except when the delivery agent 9 receives the delivery item 9 from the delivery item receiving port 5 and when the resident of this house takes out the delivery item 9 from the delivery item outlet 6, the storage management computer 15 uses the delivery item receiving port 5 The outlet door 5a and the outlet door 6a of the delivery item outlet 6 are locked in the closed state. Further, since the storage management computer 15 operates the movable body 4 after locking the receiving port door 5a and the outlet door 6a in the closed state, high safety is ensured.
Also, in the storage management computer 15, information indicating that it is a regular delivery product, and information such as the name, address, and telephone number of the resident of this house are registered in advance as delivery product basic information.

  Next, the operation of the delivery receipt system according to the embodiment of the present invention will be described. First, when the delivery agent delivers the delivery item 9 and the delivery item 9 is brought close to the first delivery item information reader 7, the delivery item information is read from the tags 12 and 13 of the delivery item 9 by the reader 7. Are transmitted to the storage management computer 15. At this time, the storage management computer 15 collates and confirms the home delivery information and pre-registered home delivery basic information to determine whether or not the home delivery information represents a correct home delivery. That is, it is determined whether or not this delivery product 9 is a regular delivery product, and whether or not this delivery product 9 is addressed to a resident of this house. Here, if it is determined that the delivery information represents a correct delivery, the storage management computer 15 moves the storage box 14 of the storage unit 1a where the delivery is not stored by the moving body 4 of the transport transfer device 2 to this movement. It is taken out on the main body 4, and then the moving main body 4 is moved to the front of the delivery item receiving port 5 in the conveyance path 3 to release the lock of the receiving port door 5 a so that the delivery item 9 can be received.

Here, the delivery company opens the receiving port door 5a, accommodates the delivered product 9 in the storage box 14 on the transfer body 4, and then closes the receiving port door 5a. When the door 5 a is closed, the delivery information is read from the tags 12 and 13 of the delivery 9 by the second delivery information reader 8 attached to the transfer body 4 and transmitted to the storage management computer 15. The The storage management computer 15 determines whether or not the delivery information read by the second delivery information reader 8 matches the delivery information previously read by the first delivery information reader 7. Check.
Upon confirming these matches, the storage management computer 15 locks the receiving port door 5a in the closed state, confirms the receipt of the delivery item 9, transmits a receipt certificate to the delivery agent by electronic information, and transfers the transfer body 4 The storage box 14 is transported to and stored in the storage unit 1a of the storage 1 in which the box 14 is stored, and then the delivery item information and the storage unit 1a in which the delivery item is stored are stored. To do. Further, the storage management computer 15 notifies the resident of the receipt information indicating the fact that the delivery item 9 has been received and the received item 10 by the portable terminal 16.

Next, when the resident knows the receipt of the delivery item 9 from the receipt information notified to the portable terminal 16, and inputs the extraction information such as information representing the delivery item 9 that the portable terminal 16 wants to take out from the room on the second floor, The storage management computer 15 specifies the storage unit 1a in which the desired delivery item 9 is stored based on this take-out information, and moves the movable body 4 to the front of the specified storage unit 1a. After the storage box 14 accommodated in 1a is taken out onto the moving main body 4, the moving main body 4 is moved to the front of the delivery item outlet 6, and the outlet door 6a is unlocked. Here, the resident opens the take-out door 6a to take out the storage box 14 from the moving body 4, and further takes out the deliverable 9 accommodated therein from the storage box 14.
In this way, the resident can easily receive the delivery.

  If the delivery information read by the first delivery information reader 7 is different from the registered delivery information, the storage management computer 15 indicates that the delivery 9 is not a regular delivery, or It is determined that the delivery item 9 is not addressed to a resident of the house, and the door 5a cannot be opened without unlocking the receiving door 5a. Accordingly, it is possible to prevent erroneous delivery of the delivered goods and to prevent an action such as an unauthorized insertion of garbage or dangerous goods into the transport transfer device 2 by someone.

  If the delivery information read by the second delivery information reader 8 does not match the delivery information previously read by the first delivery information reader 7, the storage management computer 15 Then, it is determined that the delivery item 9 that has been first brought close to the first delivery item information reader 7 is different from the delivery item 9 placed on the moving main body 4, and further operation of the transport transfer device 2 is performed. To stop. Accordingly, it is possible to prevent the delivery product 9 from being stolen or mischievous due to the replacement of the delivery product 9 with another product. At this time, an error display or warning may be issued to prompt the courier to confirm and replace the delivery item 9 or not to receive it.

Further, the receipt certificate can be transmitted to the home delivery company using electronic information communication means such as e-mail, Web server, FAX, and telephone (automatic response). In this way, the receipt certificate is sent by electronic information, so that not only is it unnecessary to make a stamp and a receipt certificate, but it is also possible to prevent non-delivery due to a mistake such as forgetting the courier. .
Similarly, notification of receipt information to the resident can be performed using the electronic information communication means as described above.

As described above, the delivery product 9 is received by the transport transfer device 2 and stored in the storage 1, and the delivery 9 is taken out of the storage 1 by the operation of the resident and transported to the living space of the resident. Therefore, it is not necessary for the resident who is the recipient to carry the delivery product 9 to the room, so that the resident can easily receive the delivery product 9.
Moreover, since the storage 1 has a plurality of storage units 1a, a plurality of deliveries can be received continuously.

In the above-described embodiment, the storage passage 1 and the transport passage 3 of the transport transfer device 2 are formed so as to extend in the vertical direction of the house, but are formed so as to extend in the horizontal direction of the house. Or you may form so that it may extend to both a perpendicular direction and a horizontal direction. Moreover, you may form so that it may extend in the diagonal direction. In addition, it is preferable to set the conveyance path 3 along the arrangement of the storage 1.
Moreover, the number of the storage parts 1a of the storage 1 is not limited to 5, and may be 4 or less or 6 or more.

Moreover, by arranging the storage 1 and the transfer / transfer device 2 inside the wall, it is possible to effectively use a dead space that is not used on a daily basis, and the living space of the resident is not narrowed. Further, since the storage 1 cannot be seen from the living space, the delivery item 9 can be prevented from being stolen. Here, the dead space can be effectively used even if the storage 1 and the transfer device 2 are arranged in a space such as under the stairs, attic, or underground instead of inside the wall. In that case, you may arrange | position the storage 1 and the conveyance transfer apparatus 2 in a separate space.
Further, a plurality of delivery items outlets 6 of the transfer / transfer apparatus 2 can be provided. Here, any number of the transport passages 3 may be provided anywhere in the house, for example, by forming them so as to extend in the vertical direction and the horizontal direction.

  In the above-described embodiment, an explanation has been given by taking an individual house as an example. However, the home delivery receipt system of the present invention is also applied to an apartment house, a tenant building containing a plurality of stores and offices, and the like. However, in such apartment houses and tenant buildings, it is preferable to provide the mobile terminal 16 for each floor or for each room. Moreover, it is preferable that the delivery item outlet 6 is also provided in front of each floor or each room.

  In the above-described embodiment, the tag 13 in which information that is made of an RFID and unique to the storage box 14 (a number for identifying the other storage box 14) is written is attached to the storage box 14, Each storage box 14 may be identified by reading the information written in the tag 13 by the second delivery information reader 8. In that case, for example, when each storage box 14 and the storage unit 1a in which the box 14 is stored are allocated to residents and stores in each room in an apartment house or a tenant building, and the delivery 9 for a predetermined resident is delivered. In this case, the resident's storage box 14 can be transported by the mobile body 4 to the front of the delivery item receiving port 5.

  Furthermore, an access right such as a password is set for each recipient or for each storage box 14, and only when the access right is input to the operation unit such as the portable terminal 16, the recipient or the storage box 14 is supported. If the delivery information can be retrieved and the delivery product 9 can be taken out, it is possible to efficiently protect the privacy and prevent the delivery product from being stolen. If the access right is set in this way, this delivery package storage system can be effectively used in an apartment house or a tenant building.

Further, when the storage box 14 arrives at the delivery item receiving port 5 and the delivery item taking out port 6 by the transfer body 4 and the receiving port door 5a and the taking out door 6a are unlocked, a buzzer sound and a lamp are emitted. You may make it notify a delivery company and a recipient by lighting.
Further, the receiving door 5a and the take-out port 6a may be automatically opened and closed when the lock is released.

  Further, instead of storing the empty storage box 14 in the storage unit 1a of the storage 1 in advance, the empty storage box 14 is arranged near the delivery item receiving port 5, and the delivery agent is placed in the storage box 14. The delivery item 9 may be accommodated and placed on the moving body 4.

In addition, the storage management computer 15 can store the date and time when the delivery item 9 is received from the delivery company, and the delivery address information unique to the delivery item 9 includes the address, name, and telephone number of the sender. By including information on the sender of the item, the recipient can access the storage management computer 16 with the portable terminal 16 and search the receipt history such as when and what item 10 has received from whom, and the home delivery by the recipient. It can be easily known as the receipt information of the item 9.
Further, if the resident goes out with the portable terminal 16, the receipt information of the delivery item 9 can be known by the terminal 16 even when the resident is away from home. Furthermore, if the information stored in the storage management computer 15 can be browsed via the Internet or the like, it is possible to easily know the receipt information of the delivery item 9 from the outside even if the portable terminal 16 is not carried. be able to.

In the above-described embodiment, a tag made of RFID is used, but a tag made of a barcode can also be used. In that case, the first delivery information reader 7 is a portable type, and the delivery company brings the reader 7 close to the tags 12 and 13 of the delivery item, so that the information written in the tags 12 and 13 is delivered to the delivery. It can be read as physical information. In this case, it is preferable that the tag 12 on which information unique to the product 10 is written is attached to the packaging material 11 of the delivery item 9 in the same manner as the tag 13 on which information on physical distribution is written.
Further, instead of reading the delivery information from the tags 12 and 13 of the delivery item 9 by the first delivery item reader 7, the delivery item information may be input manually by the delivery agent.

Moreover, you may provide the terminal fixed to the wall etc. of a house as an operation part for inputting taking-out information instead of the portable terminal device 16. FIG.
Further, the function of the mobile terminal 16 can be provided to the mobile phone.
Furthermore, if a cooling device or the like is attached to the storage box 14 or the storage 1 to cool the storage box 14 or the predetermined storage unit 1a, the delivery item 9 can be refrigerated and frozen.
Moreover, if the storage 1 is comprised with structural materials, such as a flame retardant, the storage 1 can be made into a fireproof structure.

It is a schematic diagram which shows the delivery delivery receiving system which concerns on embodiment of this invention.

Explanation of symbols

  DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Storage box, 1a Storage part, 2 Transfer / transfer device, 3 Transfer path, 4 Moving body, 5 Delivery receipt port, 5a Reception port door, 6 Delivery delivery door, 6a Delivery door, 7 First delivery Information reader, 8 Second delivery item information reader, 9 Delivery item, 10 item, 11 Packaging material, 12, 13 Tag, 14 Storage box, 14a Wheel, 15 Storage management computer, 16 Mobile terminal.

Claims (8)

A vault for storing parcels with parcel information ,
A delivery receipt port for receiving a delivery from a delivery company and a delivery delivery outlet for a recipient to take out the delivery, and between the delivery receipt port and the storage and delivery delivery port. A transport and transfer device for transporting and delivering home deliverables to and from the storage,
A receiving door that is lockably attached to the delivery receipt port;
A first delivery information input unit arranged in the vicinity of the delivery receipt port and for a delivery company to enter delivery information unique to the delivery;
A second delivery information reader for reading the delivery information provided inside the transport and transfer device and given to the delivery;
An operation unit for inputting take-out information for the recipient to take out the deliverable from the storage;
A control unit for controlling operations of the transfer / transfer apparatus, the receiving door, the first delivery information input unit, the second delivery information reader, and the operation unit;
With
The control unit
When it is determined that the home delivery information input from the first home delivery information input unit by the home delivery company represents a correct home delivery, the receiving door is unlocked and receivable .
When receiving the delivery to the transport and transfer device, the receiving door is locked in the closed state ,
Only when the delivery information input from the first delivery information information input section matches the delivery information read by the second delivery information reader, the delivery / transfer device stores the delivery item. Stored in the storage ,
It conveyed to the delivery thereof outlet Remove the delivery material from the depot by the conveying transfer device based on the removal information which is input from the operation unit by the recipient
Home distribution product receiving system.   2. A tag on which delivery information is written is attached to the delivery item, and the first delivery information input unit is a first delivery information reader for reading delivery information from the tag. The delivery delivery system described in 1.   3. The delivery receipt system according to claim 2, wherein the tag is an RFID. A storage box formed to have a size that can be stored in the storage, and the delivery item is transported by the transport and transfer device in a state of being stored in the storage box and is taken in and out of the storage. Item 4. The delivery receipt system according to any one of Items 1 to 3 . The delivery control system according to any one of claims 1 to 4 , wherein the control unit transmits a receipt certificate to the delivery agent by electronic information after receiving the delivery item from the delivery agent to the transport transfer device. Wherein, delivery was received according to any one of claims 1 to 4 for notifying the receipt information delivery thereof to a recipient by electronic information after the receipt of the delivery was the transport transfer device from courier system. The home delivery receiving system according to any one of claims 1 to 6 , wherein the storage has a plurality of storage units for storing the home delivery. The said delivery part is a delivery delivery system as described in any one of Claims 1-7 which memorize | stores a receipt history, when a delivery delivery is received to the said conveyance transfer apparatus from the delivery company.

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