JPH02241578A - Delivery receiving apparatus - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE:To prevent the occurrence of a misdelivery by providing a receiving part for receiving a reader pen, locking mechanism therefor, a common delivery receiving part and individually received delivery handling parts. CONSTITUTION:A deliver receiving machine 1 is provided with delivery collection openings 8 at the right lower side and left side in the front thereof and with a pen receiving part 11 for receiving a reader pen 10 above a delivery collection door 8A. Said machine is also provided with a common receiving part 12 inside the door 8A for receiving the deliveries inserted from a delivery receiving opening 6. In order to identify each individual delivery of the customers, the bar code on a slip attached to the delivery is traced by the reader pen and, after it is read by a bar code decoder 9, the delivery is then accepted from the customer. Moreover, a delivery collection door 8B is provided with a plurality of delivery receiving openings 13B-20B and the corresponding receiving parts 13-20 are provided inside the machine. This can prevent the abuse of the reader pen.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION [Field of Industrial Application] The present invention relates to a delivery reception machine suitable for use when automatically accepting delivery requests for parcels and the like.

[Prior art] Conventionally, when sending a parcel to a recipient, the sender either takes the parcel to a post office or to an agency of a transportation company that handles courier services, and writes the destination address and shipping information on a request form. After filling in the necessary information such as the seller's name, sender's address, and sender's name, the request form is attached to the parcel, etc., the delivery fee is paid, and the delivery is requested.

Now, in the above delivery request method, if the transportation company (or agent) is the individual who requests the delivery,
There are no particular problems in processing the delivery request acceptance process, and it can be carried out smoothly, but when the delivery request source is a company located in an office building area, especially in a large city, the volume of parcels etc. handled increases dramatically. In recent years, in order to improve customer service, a system has been adopted in which a transportation company (or agent) goes to the delivery requestor (company) to pick up the parcel.

[Problem to be solved by the invention] By the way, some of the above-mentioned companies enter into contracts with specific transportation companies, and have the transportation company come and pick up parcels each time a delivery is needed. Some companies charge delivery fees on a monthly basis.

However, as mentioned above, transportation companies that have contracts with companies and adopt a monthly settlement system can receive delivery requests of a certain amount each month from the contracted companies, but on the other hand,
■The times at which delivery requests are received are often irregular, which may result in the inability to promptly respond to delivery requests due to manpower.■Furthermore, especially in office buildings where many companies live together, If there are multiple contracted companies moving in, it is possible to immediately pick up the parcel from the company that received the delivery request. There were problems such as misunderstandings that could occur and people not being able to go and pick up the items.

Therefore, in order to solve the above-mentioned problem, the present applicant previously filed an application for a "Delivery Reception Machine" (Japanese Patent Application No. 49108/1983).

By the way, some of the delivered items are fragile and need to be handled with care, so if you share a storage area for fragile delivered items and other delivered items, the fragile items will be placed in the storage area. There is a risk of damage, and there is a risk of damage due to the impact or load applied by the official when the delivery item is immersed in the fragile delivery item 1] that was put into the storage section early. Therefore, there is a need for a delivery reception machine that can distinguish and store fragile deliveries and bulk deliveries.

The present invention solves the above-mentioned problem, and is installed in an office building where many companies live together, and improves the efficiency of delivery reception work by automatically accepting delivery requests such as parcels from contract companies. In particular, it is an object of the present invention to provide a delivery reception machine that is capable of storing delivery items that require careful handling, distinguishing them from other delivery items.

[Means for Solving the Problems] (1) The present invention is based on the condition that the operation is started by inserting a card and the barcode data of the sticker attached to the delivery item to be inserted is read. When the delivery item can be inserted and the immersive transaction for the delivery item is completed, a receipt with necessary data including the barcode data of the delivered item printed on it is issued and the inserted A delivery reception machine for returning cards, which is configured to be able to be opened and closed with respect to the machine body, and has a pen storage section in which a reader pen for reading the barcode data of the pasted tag is stored, and a pen storage section that normally a pen storage section locking mechanism for locking the pen storage section in a closed state and unlocking the pen storage section on the condition that the card is an authorized card; a common storage section for storing delivered items; a joint storage operation unit for instructing the input of delivered items;
a plurality of individual storage sections for storing deliveries; an individual storage operation section for instructing the insertion of deliveries into the individual storage sections; and when the joint storage operation section or the individual storage operation section is operated, The present invention is characterized by comprising a control section that enables delivery items to be put into a common storage section or an individual storage section.

(2) The present invention is characterized by having a determination unit that determines whether or not the customer to whom the delivery is to be delivered has subscribed to the individual storage system, based on the data read from the insertion card.

(3) The present invention is characterized by having a storage section for storing data for the judgment section to judge whether or not a customer has a contract.

(4) The card expiry date data is used in the determination by the determination section.According to the present invention, if the inserted card is a regular card, the customer can Operate the joint storage operation section or the individual storage operation section depending on the situation. Next, the pen storage section is unlocked, so the customer uses a reader pen to read the barcode data on the label attached to the delivery item, and if the reading of the bar food data is normal, the delivery is made to the communal storage section or individual storage section. It becomes possible to input things. Thereafter, upon completion of the delivery transaction, a receipt with necessary data including barcode data printed on it is issued and the card is returned. In this case, the determination unit determines whether or not the customer has subscribed to the individual storage system, and it is also possible to use the if expiry date data of the card for this determination.

[Example] Embodiments of the present invention will be described below based on the drawings.

In FIG. 1, a delivery reception machine 1 is installed, for example, in a corner of an office building where a plurality of contracted companies that have concluded transportation contracts with a transportation company live together. in this case,
A customer card (illustrated route) on which predetermined data such as a customer number is stored in advance is issued to the contracting company by the transportation company at the time of the transportation contract. Further, the employees of the transportation company carry an attendant card (illustrated path) which is used when collecting the delivered goods in the delivery reception machine 1 and stores predetermined data such as an attendant number in advance.

On the upper right side of the front side of the delivery reception machine 1, there is an insertion slot 2A for a card reader 2 that identifies the card to be inserted, and a guide that shows the customer how to select an operation procedure using a lamp or the like according to the progress of the operation. part 3, an operation part 4 consisting of key A for joint collection transaction processing (abbreviated as A transaction processing), key B for individual collection transaction processing (abbreviated as B transaction processing), end key, cancellation key, return key, etc.; There are provided an issue port 5A of the printer 5 that issues receipts, etc., an office worker 6 into which delivery items are input by customers via a shutter 6A, and a lamp 7 that indicates whether delivery items can be inserted. .

Further, a collection port 8 is provided on the lower right side and left side of the front surface of the delivery reception machine 1, and the collection port 8 is provided with collection doors 8A and 8B that can be opened and closed. The collection door 8
Δ or 8B includes a lock piece (path shown) that constantly engages with the frame of the delivery reception machine 1 to lock the collection port 8 in a closed state, and a lock piece that is connected to the lock piece and turned ON. While releasing the lock of the collection doors 8A and 8B, the AND condition of the output of the sensor (shown in the diagram) that detects the closed state of the collection doors 8A and 8B and the output from the operation unit 4 is 0FFil! 1.The opening is made by the lock piece,
A solenoid (path shown) is provided to perform the following operation.

At the upper part of the collection door 8Δ, a pen storage part 11 for storing a reader ben 10 connected to a barcode decoder 9 (see FIG. 2) is supported rotatably around its lower end. It is placed in a state where it is biased by a spring in the direction of protruding from the front.

Further, a common storage section 12 for storing delivered items inputted from the input port 6 is provided inside the body inside the collection door 8A. The leader board 10 represents, for example, a 12-digit consecutive number that is generally attached to a label attached to a delivered item in order to understand the delivery status of the delivered item and to facilitate the management of inquiries from customers. It is used to detect and read barcodes. Further, on the collection door 8A side, there is a lock piece (path shown) that locks the pen storage part II when it is stored in the collection door 8A, and when connected to the lock piece and turned ON, the pen is activated by the lock piece. A solenoid (path shown) for unlocking the storage portion 11 is provided.

That is, in the delivery reception machine 1, in order to identify each delivery item received from a customer, the barcode on the label of the delivery item is traced with the reader pen 10 and read with the barcode decoder 9 before acceptance. There is. Note that the reader pen 10 is controlled so that an internal lamp emits light so that a barcode can be detected only when the pen storage section 11 is opened.

Further, the collection door 8B includes, for example, eight individual doors 1 that can be individually locked/unlocked by individual storage door lock mechanisms 30 to 37 shown in FIG. 2, which will be described later.
Individual input ports 13B to 20B having 3A to 2OA are provided, and there are 8 individual storage sections inside the fuselage for storing deliveries input through the individual doors 13A to 2OA.
3 to 20 are arranged.

Furthermore, lamps 13c to 20G are arranged near the individual doors 13A to 20A to indicate whether the delivery person can handle the delivery. Note that collection of deliveries from the individual doors 13 to 30 is normally performed via the collection door 8B, but collection can also be performed via each individual door.

Next, the control system of the delivery reception AL will be explained with reference to FIG. 2. The card reader 2 outputs the data read from the inserted card to the central control unit 21, and temporarily holds the read card internally. When returning the card, it is possible to return the temporarily held card. Based on the output data from the card reader 2, the central control unit 21 determines whether the inserted card is a customer card, a 0111 card, or an invalid card, and when it is determined that the card is invalid, the guide unit 3 displays an alarm. At the same time, the invalid card is ejected from the card reader 2, while if it is determined to be a customer card or an employee card, the card is temporarily held in the card reader 2, and the delivery reception transaction or delivery collection process is completed. At that point, the -time hold card is returned from the card reader 2 to the customer or the clerk 1-1. The guide section 3 is connected to the central control section 2
1, selective lighting of the lamp etc. is controlled according to the progress of the operation.

Further, the end key of the operation unit 4 is a key for instructing the customer to finish the process of inserting the delivery item, and is operated when the process is finished, and is also used for the inspection process accompanying the collection process of the delivery item by the staff member. It is also a key for instructing the execution of , and is operated when instructing the start of the collection process and the transfer of collection data associated with the process. Further, the cancellation key is a key for instructing the customer to cancel the input of the delivered item whose barcode has been read.
This operation is performed when it is determined that the delivered item whose barcode has been read is too large to be inserted into the input slot 6. In addition, the return key is a key that instructs only the return of the staff card by the staff n, for example, the delivery reception desk Gl.
It is operated when the process is completed and only the staff card is returned from the card reader 2 in the case of a process in which the collection of stored delivery items is not performed, such as during maintenance/failure.

In addition, the joint storage transaction processing key A is used by the customer at the joint storage department 1.
The individual storage transaction processing key B is a key for the customer to instruct storage of the delivery items in the individual storage units 13 to 20. The return process from the card reader 2 in response to the operation of the end key or the return key is performed when both the collection doors 8A and 8B are closed and the pen storage section 11 is stored in the collection door 8A. It is started on the condition that it is detected.

Furthermore, when it is determined that the customer card has been inserted into the card reader 2, the storage unit 22 stores predetermined data such as the customer number read from the customer card, as well as information read by the barcode decoder 9 using the reader pen 10. The bar food data on the tag attached to the delivered item is stored for each customer, and when the customer operates the end key, the receipt of the delivered item (for example, the first one) is displayed. 3) is stored in the storage unit 2 by the central control unit 21.
is issued by the printer 5 based on the stored contents of 2.

Further, the storage unit 22 stores in advance transaction types (only joint collection transaction processing, or both joint collection transaction processing and individual collection transaction processing), expiration date of transportation contract, etc. for each customer number. Incidentally, it is also possible to print the details of each of the common storage section 12 and the individual storage sections 13 to 20 in the "total number" of the receipt slip in FIG.

Further, when it is determined that the clerk's card has been inserted into the card reader 2, predetermined data such as the clerk's number read from the clerk's card is stored, and when the clerk operates the end key, A joint storage unit 12 and an individual storage unit 1 are used to carry out inspection processing accompanying the collection process.
The collection data by customer for all accepted deliveries within 3 to 20 (for example, see FIG. 4) is stored in the RAM card reader/writer 2.
3, transfer and store it to the RAM card, and then transfer and store it in the RAM card.
When storage is performed normally, all customer-specific collection data in the storage unit 22 is controlled to be cleared, but when it is determined that the transfer is not successful, the central control unit 21 The printer 5 controls the printing and issuing of customer-specific collection data, and when the printing is completed, the customer-specific collection data in the storage section 22 is cleared in the same manner as described above.

By the way, the RAM card is capable of storing all the barcode data of the delivered items stored in the delivery receiving machine 1 for each customer when the staff member attempts to collect the delivered items from the delivery receiving machine 1. After the delivery process is completed, it is inserted into the RAM card reader/writer of Work Stage One at a collection center, etc., and is configured so that the stored customer-specific collection data can be transferred to Work Stage One. This has the effect of speeding up processing such as aggregation by customer and fee settlement at the collection center.

Further, the pen storage section locking mechanism 24 locks the pen storage section 11 into
It is either locked in the storage state within the collection door 8Δ or opened to the front of the 8 people, and is composed of the lock piece and a solenoid (shown in the figure) that selectively operates the lock piece. The pen storage section locking mechanism 24 normally keeps the pen storage section 11 locked in the closed state, and also ensures that the card inserted into the card reader 2 is a regular card (either a customer card or an employee card). ), the pen accommodating portion 11 is unlocked by turning on the solenoid for a certain period of time. At this time, since the pen storage section 11 is spring-biased in the direction of popping out from the front of the collection door, the customer takes out the reader pen 10 from the pen storage section 11 and reads the barcode of the delivery item to be inserted. On the other hand, the staff can store the pen in the pen storage section 11.
If you look at the sticker storage section (shown in the diagram) integrally formed with the sticker and find that there is a shortage of stickers, you can replenish the stickers. In order to store the pen storage section 11 inside the door 88, the customer or staff member can simply rotate the pen storage section 11 by hand in the closing direction and lock it again with the lock piece. , the locked state is detected by a sensor (path shown).

Further, the input port locking mechanism 25 locks the input port 6 in a closed state by a shutter 6A, or locks the input port 6 in a closed state using a shutter 6A.
A is made swingable to release the lock so that the delivered item can be pushed in, and is comprised of the lock piece and a solenoid (path shown) that selectively operates the lock piece.

The input port locking mechanism 25 normally locks the input port 6 (
The shutter 6A) remains locked in the closed state, and the solenoid ON
The shutter 6Δ is unlocked by operating the shutter 6Δ.

In addition, the input detection section 26 detects the delivery item input by the customer, the bag detection section 27 detects the presence or absence of a storage bag (the path shown in the figure) in the common storage section 12, and the full detection section 28 detects the delivery item in the storage bag. It detects whether there is more than a specified amount of objects, and when bag detection is achieved and full detection is not achieved, the central control unit 2
1 controls unlocking of the shutter 6. Furthermore, in order to relock the shutter 68 that has been unlocked in this way, an AND condition is required between the output of the sensor (shown in the diagram) that detects the closed state of the shutter 6A and the output of the closing detection section 26. The solenoid is turned off to lock the shutter 6Δ.

Further, the collection door lock mechanism 29 locks the collection port 8 in the closed state by the collection doors 88 and 8B (or releases the locked state so that the collection doors 8A and 8B can be opened). It is composed of the lock piece and a solenoid (as shown) that selectively operates the lock piece.The collection door lock mechanism 29 normally locks the collection port 8 (collection doors 8A and 8B) in a closed state. At the same time, on the condition that the card inserted into the card reader 2 is an attendant's card, the solenoid is turned on to unlock the collection doors 8Δ and 8B.

Furthermore, the collection door 8A that has been unlocked in this way
To lock 8B again, the operation unit 4 outputs an output indicating that a key instructing execution of inspection processing accompanying the delivery collection process has been operated, or the operation unit 4 outputs an instruction to only return the staff card. An output indicating that a key has been operated and a sensor (
With the AND condition with the output (as shown), turn the solenoid O
The FF is operated to lock the cargo doors 8A and 8B.

Further, the individual storage section door lock mechanisms 30 to 37 lock the individual input ports 13B to 20B in a closed state individually by the individual doors 13A to 2OA, or the individual doors 138 to 20A.
It releases the locked state so that 20Δ can be opened individually, and is composed of lock pieces and solenoids (as shown) for each of the individual doors 13Δ to 20Δ, similar to the collection door opening/lock mechanism 29. The individual storage door rotor mechanism 30
-37 normally keep the individual doors 138-2OA individually locked in the closed state, and the card reader 2
1 of the solenoid, on the condition that the card inserted into the solenoid is a customer card, and the barcode on the label of the delivery item is normally read by the reader pen lO of the barcode decoder 9 taken out from the pen storage section 11. is turned on to unlock any one of the individual doors 138-20Δ (the door corresponding to the empty one of the individual storage sections 13-20). Furthermore, in order to relock the individual doors 138-20Δ that have been unlocked in this way, the individual doors 138-208 are manually closed and the closed state is detected by the output of a sensor (as shown). , the said solenoid OF I? The individual doors 13A to 2OA are operated to lock.

On the other hand, the collection process by the staff is carried out at each individual door 13A to 20.
In the case of doing this via Δ, on the condition that the card inserted into the card reader 2 is an attendant's card, all the solenoids are turned on to unlock the individual doors 138 to 20Δ. Furthermore, in order to relock the individual doors 13A to 2OA that have been unlocked in this way, an output indicating that a key instructing execution of the inspection process accompanying the delivery collection process has been operated by the operation unit 4; or operation section 4
The solenoid is turned OFF under the AND condition of the output indicating that the key that instructs only to return the staff card has been operated, and the output of the sensor (as shown) that detects the closed state of the individual doors 138 to 20A. Operate individual door 13
A locking operation of 8 to 20 Δ is performed.

Furthermore, an internal monitor 38 is connected to the central control unit 21 and arranged in the delivery reception IT, and is configured to be able to monitor during maintenance/failure, etc.

Next, the operation of this embodiment with the above configuration will be explained based on the flowcharts of FIGS. 5 to 8.

◎Card processing (Fig. 5) Step SAI: The central control unit 21 determines whether or not a card has been inserted into the card reader 2. When the card insertion is detected, the central control unit 21 takes the card into the card reader 2 and processes the card. Read data.

Step SΔ2: Based on the card data, it is determined whether the inserted card is a customer card, an employee card, or an invalid card.

Step SA3: If the inserted card is an attendant card, the 8th
After performing the staff processing shown in the figure, the process advances to step 5A12.

Step SA4: If the inserted card is an invalid card, an alarm sound or the like is generated, and then the process proceeds to step SΔ12.

Step SΔ5: When the inserted card is a customer card, it is determined whether the number of delivered items in the common storage section 12 and the individual storage sections 13 to 20 exceeds the specified value, and if the number exceeds the specified value, step S
The process proceeds to Δ4, while if it is less than the specified value, the process proceeds to step S6.

Step SA6: Based on the card data, it is determined whether the customer has an individual storage transaction contract with the delivery reception machine l,
If there is no such contract, the process proceeds to step SA7, whereas if there is such a contract, the process proceeds to step SA3.

Step SA7: After performing the joint storage transaction process shown in FIG. 6, the process proceeds to step S12.

Step SA8: Determine whether or not the customer card is within the expiration date. If it is outside the expiration date, proceed to step S7, while if it is within the expiration date, proceed to step SA9.

Step SΔ9: It is determined whether there is a storage space in the individual storage units 13 to 20. If there is no storage space, the process proceeds to step SΔ7, while if there is a storage space, the process proceeds to step 5AIO.

Step 5AIO: Determine whether the customer has operated key A or key B on the operation unit 4. If the customer has operated key 8, proceed to step SAT, while if he or she has operated key B, proceed to step 5AII. move on.

Step S A 11: After performing the individual storage transaction process shown in FIG. 7, the process proceeds to step SΔ12.

Step 5A12: The central control unit 21 reads the card reader 2
Return the card inside to the customer or staff member.

◎Common storage transaction processing (Fig. 6) Step S[31: Since the insertion of the customer's card was detected in step SA2, the customer's delivery operation starts thereafter. In step S B1, the solenoid of the pen storage locking mechanism 24 is turned on for a certain period of time, so that the pen storage 11, which is spring-biased in the opening direction, pops out to the front of the collection door 8Δ.

Step 5I32: It is determined whether the barcode data on the label attached to the delivery item has been read by the reader pen 10 of the barcode decoder 9, and if it has been read normally, step S
[Proceed to step 36; otherwise, proceed to step SB3.

Step SB3: It is determined whether or not the end key of the operation unit 4, which instructs the customer to end the delivery delivery process, has been operated. If the key has been operated, the process proceeds to step 5B14, whereas if not, the process proceeds to step SB4.

Step SB4: When the end key is not operated, the pen storage section 11 opened in step SBI is moved to the collection door 8.
It is determined by the full detection section 28 whether or not the pen is stored in the pen storage section A, or whether the storage space in the common storage section 12 is completely exhausted, and when the pen storage section 11 is stored or full detection is performed, step Proceeding to SB5, on the other hand, if the pen storage section 11 is open and full detection has not been achieved, the determinations in steps 8131 to SB/l are made.

Step SB5: When the pen storage section 11 is closed or when full detection is achieved, it is impossible to insert any more deliveries, so the guide section 3 prompts the customer to close the operation section 4. Requests and instructs to operate a key.

When the barcode data is read normally in step SB5 and step 5I32, the central control unit 21 outputs a signal to the input port locking mechanism 25 to release the locked state of the shutter 6A. It will be canceled.

Step SB7: Monitor the output signal of the input detection section 26 to determine whether or not the shutter 6Δ has been opened and a delivery item has been inputted, and when input is detected, proceed to step SB8, while
If the injection is not detected, the process advances to step 5I310.

Step 5r38: When insertion is detected, it is assumed that the delivery item having the barcode data read by the barcode decoder 9 has been inserted by the customer, and the barcode data is stored in the storage unit 2z for each customer.

Step SB9: A signal for locking the shutter 68 is output to the closing lock mechanism 25, so the shutter 6Δ is locked again. In this case, Sha, 2 Taro Δ is input port 6
The output of the sensor that detects that the door is closed and the closing detection section 2
The locking operation is performed based on the AND condition with the closing detection from 6. Then, the process returns to step SB2, and thereafter,
The barcode data reading (step 5B2) and immersion (step 5r37) are repeated as many times as the number of delivery items to be put in, and the barcode data of the delivery items is stored for each customer (step S[38).

Step S B toni If the insertion check is not performed in step SB7, it is determined whether or not the cancel key of the operation unit 4 has been operated, and if it has been operated, the process proceeds to step SBll, whereas if it has not been operated, the process proceeds to step 5B12. Proceed to.

Step S B 11: When the cancel key is operated, the barcode decoder 9 stores the barcode data in the storage unit 22, assuming that the insertion of the delivery item having the read barcode data has been cancelled. Erase without. Further, in order to prevent other deliveries whose barcode data have not been read from being thrown in, the process proceeds to step SB9 and the shutter 6A is locked.

Step 5B12: When the cancel key is not operated,
It is determined whether or not the end key of the operation unit 4 has been operated. If it has been operated, the process proceeds to step 5B13, whereas if it has not been operated, the process returns to step SB7, and either immersion detection is achieved or the cancel key is operated. or the end key is operated.

Step 5B13: When the end key is operated, the insertion of the delivery item having the barcode data read by the barcode decoder 9 is canceled and all transaction operations are ended, and the barcode data is stored in the storage unit 22. Erase without storing, lock shutter 6Δ, and step 5I31
Proceed to step 4.

Step 5B14: It is determined whether or not the pen storage section 11 opened in step S[31 is stored inside the collection door 8Δ. If it is stored, the process proceeds to step S[316, whereas if it is not stored, the process proceeds to step S[316]. Proceed to 5B15.

Step 51115: The guide unit 3 requests and instructs the customer to close the pen storage unit 11.

Step S1316: During one transaction after inserting the customer card, it is determined whether or not there is a delivery item inserted by the customer based on the presence or absence of transaction data (barcode data) in the storage unit 22, and the transaction is If there is a transaction, the process proceeds to step 5B17, whereas if there is no transaction, the joint storage transaction processing is terminated.

Step 5BI7: During one transaction after inserting the customer card, the central control unit 21 collects predetermined data such as the customer number stored in the storage unit 22 and the barcode decoder 9 that reads the data and stores it in the storage unit 22. The resulting barcode data is printed by the printer 5 as shown in FIG. 3 and issued.

After the processing is completed, the process advances to step 5A12 in FIG.

◎Individual collection transaction processing (Figure 7) Step SCI: Insertion of a customer card and individual collection transaction was detected in step 5AIO above.
Thereafter, the customer's operation to insert the delivery item begins. In step SCI, the solenoid of the pen storage locking mechanism 24 is turned on for a certain period of time, so that the pen storage 11, which is spring-biased in the opening direction, pops out to the front of the collection door 8A.

Step SC2: It is determined whether the barcode data on the label attached to the delivery item has been read by the reader pen 10 of the barcode decoder 9, and if it has been read normally, the step SC2 is performed.
In other cases, the process proceeds to step S04.

Step SC3: When the barcode data is read normally, the central control unit 21
Since a signal for unlocking the individual door with an empty storage space is output to any one of 37 to 37, the individual door is unlocked.

Thereafter, the customer can put the delivery item into the individual door, and the barcode data read from the delivery item by the barcode decoder 9 is stored in the storage unit 22 for each customer.

Step SC4: It is determined whether the end key of the operation unit 4, which instructs the customer to end the delivery process, has been operated. If the key has been operated, the process proceeds to step SC5, whereas if not, the process proceeds to step SC7.

Step SC5: In order to lock the unlocked individual doors again, the individual storage door locking mechanisms 30 to 37
It is determined whether or not the individual door is closed based on the output of the sensor provided at
Proceed to C6.

Step S06: The guide unit 3 displays or generates an alarm sound to indicate that the individual door is not closed;
Request and instruct customers to close individual doors.

Step SC7: Similar to step SC5, it is determined whether or not the individual door is closed, and if it is closed, the process proceeds to step SC8, whereas if it is not closed, the process returns to step SC2 and delivery It is determined again whether the barcode data on the tag of the object has been read by the reader pen IO.

Step SC3: The central control unit 21 outputs a signal for locking the individual door to the individual storage door lock mechanisms 30 to 37, so that the individual door is locked again.

Step SC9: It is determined whether or not the pen storage section 11 opened in step SC1 is stored in the collection door 8A. If it is stored, the process proceeds to step 5ctt, whereas if it is not stored, the process proceeds to step 5CIO.

Step sc10: Instruct the customer to close the pen storage section 11 using the guide section 3.

Step S C11: It is determined which of the joint storage transaction processing key A or the end key of the operation unit 4 has been selected, and if the key A has been operated, the process proceeds to Step 5C1.
2, the joint storage transaction process shown in FIG. 6 is carried out, and when the end key is operated, the process proceeds to step 5C13.

ST, BUSC C13: Determine whether or not there is a delivery item inserted by the customer during one transaction after inserting the customer card based on the presence or absence of transaction data (barcode data) in the storage unit 22. If there is a transaction, the process proceeds to step 5C14, whereas if there is no transaction, the individual storage transaction process is ended.

Step 5C14: During one transaction after inserting the customer card, the central control unit 21 collects predetermined data such as the customer number stored in the storage unit 22 and the barcode decoder 9 that reads the data and stores it in the storage unit 22. The resulting barcode data is printed by the printer 5 as shown in FIG. 3 and issued.

After the processing is completed, the process advances to step SΔ12 in FIG.

◎Attendant processing (Fig. 8) Step SDI: The central control unit 21 performs the step SB
Similarly to I, the pen storage section 11 is opened and a signal for unlocking the collection doors 8Δ and 8B is output to the collection door locking mechanism 29, so the collection doors 8A and 8B are unlocked.

Step SD2: The staff member opens the unlocked collection door 8
A and 8B are opened, and during the collection process, the delivery items stored in the common storage section 12 and individual storage sections 13 to 20 are collected in each storage bag, while empty storage bags are loaded or maintenance/
Perform abnormality processing, etc. At this time, since the pen storage section 11 is in an open state, the user checks the sticker storage section and, if there is a shortage of stickers for outbound payment or chargeback, replenishes them.

Step SD3: It is determined whether or not a key (also used as an end key in this embodiment) on the operation unit 4 that instructs the staff member to execute the inspection process accompanying the collection process of the delivery item has been operated, and if it has been operated, step SD4 On the other hand, if no operation is performed, the process proceeds to step 5DII.

Note that before operating the end key, the customer-specific collection data stored in the storage unit 22 as the delivery items are collected is stored in the RAM.
The staff member inserts the RAM card into the RAM card reader/writer 23.

Step SD4: The RAM card reader/writer 23
It is determined whether the AM card is inserted or not, and if insertion is confirmed, the process proceeds to step SD5, whereas if insertion is not confirmed, the process proceeds to step SD6, where the internal monitor 38 generates an alarm sound, etc., and the clerk inserts the card. Have them confirm.

Step SD5: When the insertion is confirmed, the storage unit 22
The customer-specific collection data stored in the RAM card reader/writer 23 is transferred to and stored in the I/M card.

Step SD7: To R M card reader/writer 23 is RA
The memory contents of the M card are checked, and the step S
It is determined whether or not the transfer process in D5 has ended normally. If it has ended normally, the process proceeds to step SD8, whereas if it has not ended normally, the process proceeds to step SD9.

Step SD8: When the transfer process of the customer-specific collection data is normally completed, the central control unit 21 clears all the customer-specific collection data in the storage unit 22, and then proceeds to step 5D12.

Step SD9: If it is not detected in step SD7 that the transfer process of customer-specific collection data has ended normally, it is determined whether or not the transfer process abnormality has occurred continuously, and if it is a continuous abnormality, step Proceeds to 5DIO, while if there is no continuous abnormality, proceeds to step SD6 and internal monitor 3
8, an alarm or the like is generated, and after the staff member confirms the insertion, the transfer process is performed again.

Step 5t) to: When transfer abnormality processing occurs continuously, in order to finish this collection processing for the time being, print out customer-specific collection data with the same content as the transfer data using the printer 5, and then proceed to step SD8. move on.

Step 5 DII: On the other hand, if no operation of the end key of the operation unit 4 is detected in step SD3, the operation is performed in the case of processing in which the collection of stored deliveries is not performed, for example, during maintenance of the delivery reception machine 1 or when there is a malfunction. It is determined whether or not the return key has been operated, and if it has been operated, the process proceeds to step 5D12, whereas if it has not been operated, the process returns to step SD3, and whether the end key or return key has been operated is determined. to decide.

STEP, BUSD 12: When collection and receipt of customer-specific collection data are completed by operating the end key, or when maintenance/abnormality processing is completed by operating the return key, the step is executed in the same way as step 5I314.・Pen storage section opened with knob SDI! It is determined whether or not the pen storage section 11 is stored in the pen door 8Δ, and if the pen storage section 11 is closed, the process proceeds to step 5DI4, whereas if it is not closed, the process proceeds to step 5DI3.

Step S D I3: Similar to step 5r315, the staff 0 is instructed to close the pen storage section 11 using the guide section 3 or the internal monitor 31.

Step 5D14: In order to re-open the collection doors 8Δ and 8B that were unlocked in step SDI, it is determined whether or not the collection doors 8Δ and 8B are closed based on the output of the sensor provided in the collection door rotor mechanism 29. judge,
When it is detected that it is closed, step 5D
Proceed to Step 15, while if not detected, proceed to Step 5D1
Proceed to step 6.

Step S D 15: The internal monitor 31 generates an alarm sound or the like to indicate that the collection doors 88 and 8B are not closed, and the staff is made to check the collection doors 8A and 8B.

Step 5D16: The central control unit 21 outputs a signal to the collection door lock mechanism 29 to lock the collection doors 8Δ and 8B, so the collection doors 8A and 8B are locked again.

After the processing is completed, the process advances to step 5A12 in FIG.

[Effects of the Invention] As explained above, the present invention provides the following effects.

■Customer deliveries are automatically accepted after reading the barcode of the delivery, and a receipt with the barcode data printed is issued at the end of the reception, so the customer can confirm each requested delivery item.

In addition, since the reader pen cannot be used unless the card is an authorized one, it is possible to prevent unauthorized people from playing pranks on the reader pen.

■The storage area for deliveries is divided into a communal storage area and an individual storage area, so you can store fragile items that require careful handling in the communal storage area, and store other deliveries in the communal storage area. Therefore, it is possible to prevent problems such as the damage caused by the impact of a fragile delivery item being thrown in, the impact of another delivery item placed on top of the delivery item, the load m, etc., as in the past.

■Also, based on the data read from the card, it is possible to determine whether the customer has subscribed to the individual storage method, and the card's expiration date data can be used to make the determination.
It is possible to accurately manage delivery reception processing.

[Brief explanation of drawings]

The drawings show an embodiment of the present invention, and FIG. 1 is a front view of the delivery reception machine, FIG. 2 is a block diagram of the control system of the delivery reception machine, and FIG. 3 is an example of printing a receipt for a customer. Figure 4 showing
Figures 5, 6, 7, and 8 show examples of customer-specific collection data (printed examples) that are transferred and stored in the RAM card.
The figure is a flowchart for explaining the operation. 1...Delivery reception machine, IO...Leaderben, 11...Pen storage section, 12...Common storage section, 13-20...・Individual storage section, 21・
...Central control section (control section, determination section), 22...
...Storage unit, 24...Pen storage lock mechanism, Δ...Common storage transaction processing key (common storage operation section), B...Individual storage transaction processing key (Individual storage operation section).

Claims (4)

[Claims] (1) The operation is started by inserting the card, and on the condition that the barcode data on the label affixed to the delivery item to be inserted has been read, the delivery item can be inserted, and the delivery item can be inserted. A delivery acceptance machine that issues a receipt with necessary data printed on it, including the barcode data of the delivered item, when the transaction for placing the item is completed, and returns the inserted card, which is attached to the aircraft. a pen storage part configured to be openable and closable and in which a reader pen for reading the barcode data of the pasted tag is stored; a pen storage unit locking mechanism that unlocks the pen storage unit under certain conditions; a common storage unit that stores delivered items; and a shared storage operation unit that instructs to put delivered items into the shared storage unit. and a plurality of individual storage units for storing deliveries; an individual storage operation unit for instructing the insertion of deliveries into the individual storage units; and when the joint storage operation unit or the individual storage operation unit is operated. A delivery reception machine comprising: a control unit that allows delivery items to be placed in the communal storage section or the individual storage section; (2) The delivery reception machine according to claim 1, further comprising a determination unit that determines whether or not the customer who is placing the delivery has subscribed to the individual storage system based on the data read from the closet card. (3) The delivery reception machine according to claim 2, further comprising a storage section for storing data for determining whether or not a customer has a contract by the determination section. (4) The delivery acceptance machine according to claim 2 or 3, wherein expiry date data of the card is used in the determination by the determination section.