JPH0630738B2 - Delivery acceptance machine - Google Patents

Description

TECHNICAL FIELD The present invention relates to a delivery acceptance machine suitable for automatically accepting a delivery request for a parcel or the like.

[Prior art] Conventionally, when sending parcels to the other party, the sender has to bring the parcels to the post office, or bring the parcel to the agency of the transport company that handles the courier service, and send it to the request address. After describing the necessary items such as the name of the recipient, the sender's address, the name of the sender, etc., the request form is attached to the parcel and the delivery fee is paid and the delivery request is made.

By the way, in the delivery request method as described above, when the transportation company (or the agency) targets the delivery request source to an individual, there is no particular problem in the processing of the delivery request underwriting work, and it can be performed smoothly. , When the delivery requester is especially targeted for companies in office buildings in large cities,
Since the amount of parcels handled dramatically increases, in recent years, in terms of customer service, a method has been adopted in which a transportation company (or an agency) goes to the delivery requester to pick up the parcels.

[Problems to be Solved by the Invention] By the way, some of the above-mentioned companies conclude a contract with a specific transportation company and receive a package or the like from the transportation company whenever delivery becomes necessary. There are companies that are asked to make deliveries and pay the associated delivery charges on a monthly basis. However, as described above, a transportation company that has a contract with a company and uses a monthly settlement method can receive a certain amount of delivery requests from the contracted company on a monthly basis, but has the following problems.

In many cases, the time for receiving a request for a love dragon is irregular, which may result in the inability to promptly respond to a delivery request from the standpoint of manpower.

In addition, especially if there are multiple contracted companies such as those mentioned above in the office building where many companies live together, it is possible to immediately receive the parcel etc. to the company requested for delivery. There was a case where a company could not go to pick up the parcel immediately and could make a mistake.

The present invention is to solve the above-mentioned problems. It is installed and placed in an office building or the like where many companies live together, and it is possible to automatically receive delivery requests for parcels, etc. from contracted companies. The purpose is to provide a delivery reception machine that improves the efficiency of work.

[Means for Solving the Problem] The first invention is to provide a card reading unit for reading a card in which predetermined data set in advance is stored, and whether the card read by the card reading unit is a customer card. A determination unit for determining whether or not, and an operation unit capable of inputting the number data of the deliverables to be inserted when the determination unit determines that the card is for a customer and inputting an instruction to end the acceptance transaction of the delivery And a delivery receipt section that is unlocked so that the delivery can be placed under the condition that the number data has been input by the operation section, and a delivery article that has been placed from the delivery receipt section is stored. A delivery storage unit and an issuance unit that issues a voucher on which necessary data including the number data of accepted deliveries corresponding to the customer card is printed on condition that the acceptance transaction end is input by the operation unit. And It is characterized by being equipped.

In addition to the above, the second aspect of the present invention further comprises a collection instruction unit that is operated when collecting the received delivery item stored in the delivery item storage unit, and the received instruction item is used by the collection instruction unit. When the collection is instructed, the issuing unit issues a voucher in which necessary data including the number data of all accepted deliveries in the delivery storage unit are collectively printed.

[Operation] According to the first aspect of the present invention, when the customer inserts the card into the card reading unit and then inputs the quantity data of the delivery from the operation unit, the delivery receiving unit is unlocked and the delivery can be put in. Becomes When the customer puts in the delivery, the delivery is stored in the delivery storage unit, and then the issuing unit issues a slip in which the number data and the like are printed. According to the second aspect of the invention, in addition to the above, when the staff instructs the collection instruction unit to collect the stored delivery items, the issuing unit issues data on the number of all received deliveries in the delivery storage unit. A voucher in which all the items are printed is issued.

[Embodiment] An embodiment of the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings.

In FIG. 1, reference numeral 1 is a delivery acceptance machine that accepts deliveries such as parcels. For example, a contractor company that has a transportation contract with a transportation company is installed in a corner of an office building where they live together. There is. In this case, the contracted company is provided with a customer card in which predetermined data such as customer number is stored in advance.
(Not shown) is issued by the transportation company at the time of the transportation contract. Further, the staff member of the transportation company has a staff member card in which predetermined data such as staff member data is stored in advance, which is used when collecting the delivery in the delivery acceptance machine 1.

On the operation side (front side) of the delivery acceptance machine 1, reception ports 2 and 3 for inserting a delivery such as a parcel are provided, and a shutter 2A and a shutter 3A are provided at both reception ports 2 and 3, respectively. Installed. The shutters 2A and 3A are normally in a locked state, and when the customer inputs the number of parcels to be loaded from the operation unit described later, the lock is released by the control unit described later and the parcel can be loaded. It is supposed to be.

At the lower part of the delivery acceptance machine 1, there are arranged storage sections 4 and 5 for respectively storing the articles delivered from the reception ports 2 and 3. Locked doors 4A and 5A, which are opened and closed when the delivery is collected, are attached.

A card reader 6 is provided above the reception port 2 so that predetermined data can be read from the inserted card. That is, the card reader 6 reads predetermined data such as the customer number as the customer card is inserted,
The staff data and the like are read when the staff card is inserted. In this case, the control unit, which will be described later, determines whether the card inserted into the card reader 6 is the customer card or the clerk card is an invalid card.

An operation unit 7 is arranged above the card reader 6, and as shown in FIG. 2, a ten-key 7A for inputting the number of deliveries, and the input number data to a memory of a control unit described later. It is composed of a registration key 7B for storing, a correction key 7C for clearing, a cancel key 7D for canceling input data, an end key 7E for instructing the end of a transaction after a delivery item has been inserted.

A mode key 8 for operating an attendant is provided on the side of the reception port 2. When the mode key 8 is set to the "OP" mode as shown in FIG. 3, a normal mode for accepting a customer's parcel is provided. Then, while the customer receipt issuance process described later is performed, when the “scrutiny” mode is set, it becomes the clerk collection mode in which the delivery items inside can be collected from the storage units 4 and 5.
A detailed inspection receipt issuing process, which will be described later, is performed.

A receipt issuing unit 9 is arranged on the side of the card reader 8 and prints transaction date, customer NO, number data of delivered items, etc. for each customer input from the reception ports 2 and 3. The customer receipt 10 shown in FIG. 4 or the customer number of each customer at the time of collecting the delivery of the clerk, the number data of the number of times the delivery acceptance machine 1 is used, the number data of the delivered items, the total data of the number of times and the number etc. Scrutiny receipt shown in Fig. 5
11 will be issued.

Then, each part of the delivery acceptance machine 1 is controlled by a control section (determination section, not shown) arranged inside the delivery acceptance machine 1, and each customer is controlled by the control section. Operation part 7
A memory (RAM) for storing data input from is provided. An alarm unit (not shown) is provided in the delivery acceptance machine 1, and when the card inserted into the card reader 6 is an invalid card, invalidity is displayed.

Next, the operation of this embodiment having the above configuration will be described with reference to the flowchart of FIG.

Step SP1: The control unit determines whether a card has been inserted into the card reader 6. If the card insertion is detected, the process proceeds to step SP2.

Step SP2: The control unit determines whether the insertion card is a customer card, a clerk card, or an invalid card that cannot be applied to the delivery acceptance machine 1 or has expired. If it is a customer card, the process proceeds to step SP3, if it is a clerk card, the process proceeds to step SP9, and if it is an invalid card, the process proceeds to step SP13.

Step SP3: Since the insertion card is determined to be the customer card in the above step SP2, the operation unit 7 can input data. As a result, the customer presses the registration key 7B after inputting the number of parcels to be input from the numeric keypad 7A of the operation unit 7. As a result, the number data input from the ten-key pad 7A is stored in a predetermined area of the memory of the control unit in association with the customer NO of each customer.

Step SP4: The control unit unlocks the shutters 2A and 3A of the reception ports 2 and 3 by inputting the number data. As a result, when the customer puts in the parcels of the number input in step SP3 from the shutter 2A (3A), the parcels are stored in the storage section 4A (5A). After this,
The customer depresses the end key 7E to give an instruction to end the transaction.

Step SP5: The control unit determines whether or not the end key 7E is pressed. When it is determined that the end key 7E is pressed, that is, when the end of the transaction by the customer is confirmed, the process proceeds to step SP6.

Step SP6: The control unit locks the shutters 2A and 3A of the reception ports 2 and 3 by pressing the end key 6E. As a result, loading of parcels through the reception ports 2 and 3 is prohibited.

Step SP7: The control section reads out the data corresponding to the customer already stored in the memory and prints the predetermined data shown in FIG. 4 from the receipt issuing section 9 on the customer receipt.
Issue 10. Thereby, the customer receives the customer receipt 10.

Step SP8: The control section returns the customer card from the card reader 6. Thereby, the customer receives the customer card.

Step SP9: If the inserted card is the clerk's card in step SP2, the control unit determines whether or not the mode key 8 is in the "scrutiny" mode. Person in charge of delivery acceptance machine 1
"Scrutinize" mode key 8 with collection of parcels thrown in
If the mode is set to the mode, the process proceeds to step SP10, while if the mode key 8 is not in the "scrutiny" mode, the process proceeds to step SP10.
Move to 12.

Step SP10: The control section reads out the data corresponding to each customer stored in the memory, and the receipt receipt section 9 prints the predetermined data shown in FIG.
To issue. Thereby, the clerk receives the detailed inspection receipt 11.

Step SP11: The control unit clears the stored contents of the memory and prepares for the next process. After that, the process shifts to step SP8, and the control unit returns the staff card from the card reader 6. Thereby, the clerk receives the clerk's card.

Step SP12: When the mode key 8 is not in the “inspection” mode in the above step SP10, the control section determines whether or not the cancel key 7D is pressed. If the cancel key 7D is pressed, the process proceeds to step SP8, while if it is not pressed, the process returns to step SP9.

Step SP13: When the inserted card is determined to be invalid in step SP2, the alarm section of the delivery acceptance machine 1 displays that the card is invalid. After that, the process shifts to step SP8, and the control unit returns the invalid card from the card reader 6.

As described above, according to the delivery acceptance machine 1 according to the present embodiment, it is possible to automatically accept a large number of deliveries requested by a plurality of contracted companies, so that it is possible to efficiently perform delivery acceptance work. Become.

[Modification] In the above embodiment, the delivery acceptance machine 1 is installed in an office building where many client companies coexist, but the present invention is not limited to this and may be installed in a place where the client companies can easily use it. It is possible.

In the above-described embodiment, the print formats of the customer receipt 10 and the close inspection receipt 11 are configured as shown in FIGS. 4 and 5, but the present invention is not limited to this and other necessary data may be printed.

In the above embodiment, the reception ports 2 and 3 and the storage portions 4 and 5 are arranged at two places, but the present invention is not limited to this and may be arranged at necessary places. In the case where a plurality of reception openings are provided, the reception openings are not unlocked at the same time as in the above embodiment, but only one of them is unlocked depending on the storage amount. At the same time, a configuration may be adopted in which a reception port that can be inserted is instructed by lighting a lamp or the like.

In the above embodiment, when the card is determined to be invalid, it is displayed by the alarm unit, but the present invention is not limited to this, and a buzzer or the like may be sounded.

[Effects of the Invention] As described above, according to the first invention, the card reading unit for reading the card in which the predetermined data set in advance and the card read by the card reading unit are provided to the customer. It is possible to input a determination unit that determines whether or not the card is a delivery card, and input data of the number of deliverables to be inserted when the determination unit determines that the card is for a customer and an instruction to end the acceptance transaction of the delivery. An operation unit, a delivery receiving unit that is unlocked and is capable of receiving a delivery on condition that the number data is input by the operation unit, and a delivery received from the delivery receiving unit. And a slip in which necessary data including the number data of accepted deliveries corresponding to the customer card is issued on condition that the end of the accepted transaction is input by the operation unit. Departure Since the configuration including the line portion is provided, the following effects are obtained.

Even if the time of receiving a delivery request from a customer is irregular, the delivery request is automatically accepted with the customer card, so that the delivery request can be always dealt with. In addition, it is possible to solve the problem that it is not possible to directly receive a delivery to a customer who has insufficient contact as in the past. As a result, it is possible to efficiently perform the delivery request work and improve the customer service.

It is possible to input the number data of the deliverables to be input by the operation unit, and it is necessary to include the number data of the delivered deliveries corresponding to the customer card on condition that the operation transaction is instructed and input. Since the issuing department issues a slip with the data printed on it, the customer can send data such as the number of deliveries.
It can be kept as a copy without the complexity of handwriting.

Further, according to the second invention, in addition to the above, a collection instruction unit that is operated when collecting the accepted delivery items stored in the delivery item accommodation unit In addition to the above, when it is instructed to collect delivery items, the issuing unit issues a voucher in which necessary data including the number data of all accepted delivery items in the delivery item storing unit is collectively printed. The following effects are achieved.

Since the voucher on which the data regarding all accepted deliveries are printed is automatically issued, the complexity of conventional handwriting can be eliminated and the business processing efficiency can be improved.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is an external view showing the construction of a delivery acceptance machine according to an embodiment of the present invention, FIG. 2 is a front view showing the construction of the operation section in FIG. 1, and FIG. 3 is the construction of the mode key in FIG. 4 is a diagram showing an example of a print receipt format of a customer receipt according to the present embodiment, FIG. 5 is a diagram showing an example of a print format of a detailed receipt according to the present embodiment,
FIG. 6 is a flow chart for explaining the operation of this embodiment. 1 ... Delivery acceptance machine, 2, 3 ... Reception port (delivery acceptance section),
4, 5 ... Storage (delivery storage), 6 ... Card reader
(Card reading section), 7 ... operation section, 8 ... mode key (collection instruction section), 9 ... receipt issuing section (issuing section), 10 ... customer receipt (slip), 11 ... scrutiny receipt (slip) ).

Claims (2)

[Claims] 1. A card reading unit for reading a card in which predetermined data set in advance is stored, a judging unit for judging whether or not the card read by the card reading unit is a customer card, and An operation unit capable of inputting the number data of the deliverables to be input when the determination unit determines that the card is for a customer and inputting an instruction to end the acceptance transaction of the delivery item,
A delivery acceptance unit that is unlocked and is capable of receiving a delivery on condition that the number data is input by the operation unit, and a delivery that stores the delivery received from the delivery acceptance unit. A storage unit and an issuing unit that issues a slip in which necessary data including the number data of accepted deliveries corresponding to the customer card is printed on condition that the acceptance transaction end is input by the operation unit. A delivery acceptance machine equipped. 2. A collection instructing unit that is operated when collecting the received delivery items stored in the delivery item storage unit, and is provided when the collection instruction unit instructs to collect the accepted delivery items. The issue unit issues a slip in which necessary data including the number data of all accepted deliveries in the delivery storage unit are collectively printed.
Delivery acceptance machine described in paragraph.