JPH0720577B2 - 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 parcel to a post office, or bring the parcel to an agency of a transportation company that handles courier services, and send the address and address to the request form. After entering the necessary information such as the name of the recipient, the sender's address, and the sender's name, the request form is attached to the parcel and the delivery fee is paid to request the delivery.

By the way, in the delivery request method as described above, when the transportation company (or the agency) makes the delivery requester an individual,
There is no particular problem with the processing of the delivery request underwriting work, but it can be carried out smoothly, but if the delivery requester is targeted at companies in office building districts in large cities etc., the handling volume of parcels etc. will be dramatically increased. In view of customer service, a method has been adopted in recent years in which a transportation company (or an agency) goes to a delivery request source (company) to pick up parcels and the like.

[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 deliver the products and the associated delivery charges are settled monthly.

However, as mentioned above, a transportation company that contracts with a company and uses a monthly settlement method can receive a certain amount of delivery requests from contracted companies on a monthly basis, but the delivery request time is irregular. In many cases, it may not be possible to promptly respond to the delivery request due to human labor, and there are multiple contracted companies such as those mentioned above, especially in an office building where many companies live together. In this case, it may be possible to go to the company that received the delivery request immediately to receive the parcel, but to the company that did not contact well, it may not be possible to immediately go to the parcel etc. There was a problem such as.

Therefore, in order to solve the above problem, the present applicant first applied for "delivery acceptance machine" (Japanese Patent Application No. 63-49108).

By the way, some of the deliverables need to be handled with care, such as fragile items. Therefore, if the storage section for storing fragile deliverables and other deliverables is shared, the fragile deliverables will be loaded. There is a risk of damage, and when another delivery is put on the fragile delivery that has been put into the storage unit early, there is a risk of being damaged by the impact or load at the time of loading. Therefore, there is a demand for a delivery acceptance machine that can store fragile deliverables and other deliverables separately.

The present invention solves the above-mentioned problems, and installs it in an office building or the like where many companies live together, and automatically receives delivery requests for parcels, etc. from contracted companies to improve the efficiency of delivery acceptance work. In particular, it is an object of the present invention to provide a delivery acceptance machine capable of storing a delivery item requiring careful handling separately from other delivery items.

[Means for Solving the Problems] (1) The present invention is conditioned on the fact that the operation is started by inserting a card and the bar code data of the sticky form stuck to the delivery to be put in is read. The card into which the delivery can be input, and when the transaction of inputting the delivery is completed, a receipt in which necessary data including the barcode data of the delivered delivery is printed is issued and inserted. Is a delivery acceptance machine that is returned to a machine and is configured to be openable and closable with respect to the machine body, and in which a pen storage unit for storing a reader pen for reading the bar code data of the pasting slip, and the pen storage unit are normally closed. A lock mechanism for locking the pen storage unit, which locks the pen storage unit on condition that the card is a regular card, and a shared storage unit for storing the delivery. A joint storage operation unit for instructing the input of the delivery to the joint storage unit,
A plurality of individual storage units for storing the delivery items, an individual storage operation unit for instructing to put the delivery products into the individual storage unit, and the above-mentioned when the shared storage operation unit or the individual storage operation unit is operated. It is characterized by comprising a control unit capable of putting a delivery item into a shared storage unit or an individual storage unit.

(2) It is characterized by having a determination unit that determines whether or not a customer who puts in a delivery contract has a contract for an individual storage system based on the data read from the insertion card.

(3) It is characterized by having a storage unit for storing data for determining whether or not the customer has a contract with the determination unit.

(4) The expiration date data of the card is used in the determination by the determination unit. [Operation] According to the present invention, when the inserted card is a regular card, the customer inserts the delivery destination. According to the above, the joint storage operation unit or the individual storage operation unit is operated. Next, since the lock of the pen storage unit is released, the customer reads the bar code data on the sticky note of the delivered product with the reader pen, and if the reading of the bar code data is normal, delivery to the shared storage unit or individual storage unit is performed. It is possible to throw in a product. After this, with the completion of the transaction for inserting the delivery, a receipt is printed with necessary data including bar code data, and the card is returned. In this case, it is also possible to use the determination unit to determine whether or not the customer has a contract for the individual storage system, and use the expiration date data of the card for the determination.

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

In FIG. 1, the delivery acceptance machine 1 is installed, for example, in a corner of an office building in which a plurality of contract companies having a transportation contract with a transportation company live together. in this case,
A customer card (not shown) in which predetermined data such as a customer number is stored in advance is issued to the contracted company from the transportation company at the time of the transportation contract. Further, the employee of the transportation company possesses a staff card (not shown) in which predetermined data such as a staff number is stored in advance, which is used when collecting a delivery in the delivery acceptance machine 1.

On the upper right side of the front face of the delivery acceptance machine 1, there is an insertion slot 2A of a card reader 2 for identifying a card to be inserted, and a guide for showing a customer by selecting an operation procedure with a lamp or the like according to the progress of the operation. Part 3, an operation unit 4 including a joint storage transaction processing (abbreviated as A transaction processing) key A, an individual storage transaction processing (abbreviated as B transaction processing) key B, an end key, a cancel key, a return key, etc. An issuing port 5A of the printer 5 for issuing receipts, an input port 6 into which a customer's deliverable is inserted through a shutter 6A, a lamp 7 for indicating whether the delivery item can be inserted, and the like are provided. .

Further, a collection port 8 is provided on the lower right side and the left side of the front face of the delivery acceptance machine 1, and the collection ports 8 are provided with openable and closable collection doors 8A and 8B. A lock piece (not shown) that constantly engages with the frame of the delivery acceptance machine 1 to lock the collection port 8 in the collection door 8A or 8B, and is connected to the lock piece and is turned on. The lock piece unlocks the collection doors 8A and 8B, while the output of a sensor (not shown) that detects the closed state of the collection doors 8A and 8B and the output from the operation unit 4 are turned off by an AND condition. A solenoid (not shown) is provided to cause the lock piece to perform the locking operation.

A pen storage unit for storing a reader pen 10 connected to a bar code data 9 (see FIG. 2) above the collection door 8A.
11 is rotatably supported around the lower end side thereof, and is arranged in a state of being spring-biased in a direction protruding from the front surface of the collection door 8A. In addition, inside the airframe inside the collection door 8A, a shared storage section 12 for storing the delivery items input from the input port 6 is arranged. The reader pen 10 generally represents, for example, a 12-digit serial number attached to a sticky note attached to a delivery to grasp the delivery status of the delivery and facilitate management of inquiries from customers. It is for detecting and reading barcodes. In addition, a lock piece (not shown) that locks the pen storage portion 11 in the collection door 8A on the side of the collection door 8A, and a pen by the lock piece when connected to the lock piece and turned on. A solenoid (not shown) that unlocks the storage unit 11 is provided.

That is, in the delivery acceptance machine 1, the bar code data of the sticky note of the delivery is read by the tracing pen barcode decoder 9 with the reader pen 10 so that each delivery can be specified by the customer. ing. The reader pen 10 is controlled so that the internal lamp emits the barcode so that the barcode can be detected only when the pen storage unit 11 is opened.

Further, the pickup door 8B can be individually locked / unlocked by individual storage unit door lock mechanisms 30-37 shown in FIG. 2 which will be described later, for example, eight individual doors 13A-20A.
The individual input ports 13B to 20B having the above are provided, and eight individual storage parts 13 to 20 for storing the delivery items input through the individual doors 13A to 20A are provided inside the machine body. . Further, lamps 13C to 20C indicating whether or not a delivery item can be input are arranged near the individual doors 13A to 20A. The delivery items are usually collected from the individual doors 13 to 30 via the collection door 8B, but can also be collected via the individual doors.

Next, the control system of the delivery acceptance machine 1 will be described 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 inside. On the other hand, at the time of return, 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 clerk card, or an invalid card, and when it is determined that the card is an invalid card, the guide unit 3 displays an alarm. At the same time, the invalid card is ejected from the card reader 2, and when it is determined that the card is for a customer or a card for a clerk, the card is temporarily held in the card reader 2 and the delivery acceptance transaction or the delivery collection processing is completed. At this point, the temporary holding card is returned from the card reader 2 to the customer or the staff. In the guide unit 3, the central control unit 21 controls the selective lighting of the lamps and the like according to the progress of the operation.

Further, the end key of the operation unit 4 is a key for instructing the end of the delivery process of the delivery by the customer, and is operated when the process is finished, and the scrutinizing process is performed along with the collection process of the delivery by the staff. It is also a key for instructing the execution of the above, and is operated when instructing the start of transfer of the collection processing and the collection data accompanying the processing. Further, the cancel key is a key for instructing the customer to cancel the insertion of a delivery whose bar code has been read. For example, the delivery whose barcode is read by the reader pen 10 of the barcode decoder 9 is inserted through the insertion port 6. It is operated when it is found that the size is impossible. Further, the return key is a key for instructing only the return of the card for the staff by the staff, and for example, in the case of processing that does not collect the stored delivery items at the time of maintenance / failure of the delivery reception machine 1, this processing is performed. It is operated when returning and only the card for staff member is returned from the card reader 2 after completion. The joint storage transaction processing key A is a key for the customer to instruct the joint storage section 12 to store the delivery, and the individual storage transaction processing key B is the delivery to the individual storage sections 13 to 20 by the customer. A key for instructing the storage of items. The return processing from the card reader 2 associated with the operation of the end key or the return key is performed both when the collection doors 8A and 8B are closed and when the pen storage unit 11 is stored in the collection door 8A. It is started on the condition that it is detected.

When it is determined that the customer card is inserted into the card reader 2, the storage unit 22 is read by the bar code decoder 9 by the reader pen 10 in addition to predetermined data such as the customer number read from the customer card. The bar code data of the sticky note attached to the delivery is stored for each customer, and when the customer operates the end key, the delivery receipt (for example, the first (See FIG. 3) is issued by the printer 5 by the central control unit 21 based on the contents stored in the storage unit 22. Also,
The storage unit 22 stores in advance the transaction form for each customer number (only the joint storage transaction processing, or both the joint storage transaction processing and the individual storage transaction processing), the expiration date of the transportation contract, and the like. The "total number" of the receipt in Fig. 3 indicates the joint storage
It is also possible to print the breakdowns of 12 and the individual storage units 13 to 20.

When it is determined that the staff card is inserted into the card reader 2, predetermined data such as the staff number read from the staff card is stored, and when the end key is operated by the staff, The joint storage unit 12 / individual storage unit 13-
R collection data of all accepted deliveries in 20 by customer (see, for example, FIG. 4) is read via the RAM card reader / writer 23.
When the data is transferred / stored to the AM card, and when the transfer / storage is performed normally, it is controlled so that all the customer-specific collection data in the storage unit 22 is cleared, but the transfer does not go well. When the judgment is made, the central control unit 21 controls the printer 5 to print and issue the customer-specific collection data, and when the printing is finished, the storage unit 22 is operated in the same manner as described above.
The collection data for each customer in is cleared.

By the way, the RAM card is capable of storing, for each customer, bar code data of all the stored deliveries stored in the delivery acceptance machine 1 when an employee tries to collect the delivery from the delivery acceptance machine 1. After collection processing of delivered items, it is configured to be inserted into the RAM card reader / writer of the workstation at the collection center, etc., and to be able to transfer the stored customer-specific collection data to the workstation side.By configuring in this way, It has the effect that the collection center for each customer at the collection center and the processing such as the charge settlement can be performed quickly.

In addition, the pen storage unit locking mechanism 24 locks the pen storage unit 11 in the storage state in the collection pen 8A or collects the door 8A.
The lock piece is opened to the front surface and includes the lock piece and a solenoid (not shown) that selectively operates the lock piece. The pen storage unit locking mechanism 24 normally keeps the pen storage unit 11 locked in a closed state, and the card inserted in the card reader 2 is a regular card (either a customer card or a staff card). ), The solenoid is turned on for a certain period of time and the pen storage
Unlock 11 At that time, since the pen storage unit 11 is spring-biased in the direction of popping out from the front surface of the pickup door 8A, the customer takes out the reader pen 10 from the pen storage unit 11 and reads the barcode of the delivery item to be loaded. On the other hand, the clerk looks at the sticky note storage part (not shown) formed integrally with the pen storage part 11 and when the sticky note is insufficient,
This can be supplemented. In order to store the pen storage portion 11 in the collection door 8A, a customer or a staff member can manually rotate the pen storage portion 11 in the closing direction to re-lock with the lock piece. It is detected by a sensor (not shown).

In addition, the input port lock mechanism 25 locks the input port 6 in a closed state by the shutter 6A, or unlocks the shutter 6A so that the shutter 6A can be swung and the delivery item can be pushed in and input. And a solenoid (not shown) for selectively operating the lock piece. Then, the slot lock mechanism 25 normally keeps the slot 6 (shutter 6A) locked in the closed state, and affixes the delivery by the reader pen 10 of the bar code decoder 9 taken out from the pen storage section 11. On condition that the bar code on the form has been read normally, the solenoid is turned on to unlock the shutter 6A.

Further, the input detection unit 26 detects a delivery item input by the customer, the bag detection unit 27 detects the presence or absence of a storage bag (not shown) in the shared storage unit 12, and the full detection unit 28 delivers the product in the storage bag. The central control unit 21 controls the unlocking of the shutter 6A when the bag detection is performed and the full detection is not performed. Further, in order to re-lock the shutter 6A unlocked in this way, the solenoid is operated under the AND condition of the output of the sensor (not shown) that detects the closed state of the shutter 6A and the output of the closing detector 26. Is turned off and the shutter 6A is locked.

Further, the collection door lock mechanism 29 connects the collection port 8 to the collection door 8A.
.8B locked closed or the collection door
The lock state is released so that 8A and 8B can be opened, and includes the lock piece and a solenoid (not shown) that selectively operates the lock piece. The collection door lock mechanism 29 normally keeps the collection port 8 (collection doors 8A and 8B) locked in a closed state, and on the condition that the card inserted in the card reader 2 is a staff card. , The solenoid is turned on to unlock the pickup doors 8A and 8B. Further, in order to re-lock the collection doors 8A and 8B that are unlocked in this way, an output indicating that the operation unit 4 has operated a key for instructing the execution of the detailed inspection processing associated with the collection processing of the delivery, Alternatively, by the AND condition of the output indicating that the key for instructing only the return of the staff card is operated by the operation unit 4 and the output of the sensor (not shown) that detects the closed state of the collection doors 8A and 8B, Turn off the solenoid to lock the collection doors 8A and 8B.

In addition, the individual storage door lock mechanism 30-37 is
The individual doors 13B to 20B are individually locked by the individual doors 13A to 20A in a closed state or the individual doors 13A to 20A are unlocked so that the individual doors 13A to 20A can be individually opened. It is composed of a lock piece and solenoid (not shown) for each individual door 13A to 20A. The individual storage unit door lock mechanisms 30 to 37 normally keep the individual doors 13A to 20A individually locked in a closed state, the card inserted into the card reader 2 is a customer card, and One of the individual doors 13A to 20A is operated by turning on one of the solenoids on condition that the bar code of the sticky note on the delivery is normally read by the reader pen 10 of the bar code decoder 9 taken out from the storage section 11. 1 (individual storage
Unlock the door) corresponding to the empty one of 13-20. Furthermore, the individual doors thus unlocked
To relock 13A-20A, manually
13A to 20A are closed, and the solenoid is turned off by the output of a sensor (not shown) that detects the closed state, and the individual doors 13A to 20A are locked.

On the other hand, when the clerk collects the cargo through each of the individual doors 13A to 20A, all the solenoids are operated on condition that the card inserted into the card reader 2 is a clerk's card.
Turn on to unlock individual doors 13A to 20A.
Further, the individual doors 13A to 2A thus unlocked are
In order to lock 0A again, an output indicating that a key for instructing the execution of a detailed inspection process associated with the collection processing of a delivery is operated by the operation unit 4 or only the return of the staff card is instructed by the operation unit 4 The solenoid is turned off by the AND condition of the output indicating that the key is operated and the output of the sensor (not shown) that detects the closed state of the individual doors 13A to 20A.
The individual doors 13A to 20A are locked by being operated.

Further, in the delivery acceptance machine 1, an internal monitor 38 has a central control unit 21.
It is arranged so as to be connected to and can be monitored at the time of maintenance / at the time of failure.

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

Card processing (FIG. 5) Step SA1: The central control unit 21 determines whether or not a card is inserted in the card reader 2, and when the card insertion is detected, the card is taken into the card reader 2 and the card is inserted. Read the data.

Step SA2: Based on the card data, it is determined whether the inserted card is a customer card, a clerk card or an invalid card.

Step SA3: When the inserted card is a card for a clerk, the clerk process shown in FIG. 8 is performed, and then the process proceeds to step SA12.

Step SA4: When the inserted card is an invalid card, an alarm sound or the like is generated, and then the process proceeds to step SA12.

Step SA5: When the insertion card is the customer card, it is determined whether or not the delivery items in the joint storage section 12 and the individual storage sections 13 to 20 are over the regulation. If less, proceed to step SA6.

Step SA6: Based on the card data, it is determined whether or not the customer has an individual storage transaction contract with the delivery acceptance machine 1. If there is no such contract, the process proceeds to step SA7, whereas if there is the contract, the process proceeds to step SA8. .

Step SA7: After performing the joint storage transaction processing of FIG. 6, proceed to step SA12.

Step SA8: determine whether the customer card is within the expiration date,
If it is outside the expiration date, the process proceeds to step SA7, while if it is within the expiration date, the process proceeds to step SA9.

Step SA9: It is determined whether or not there is a storage space in the individual storage units 13 to 20, and if there is no storage space, step SA9
On the other hand, if there is a storage space, proceed to step SA10.

Step SA10: It is determined whether the customer operates the key A or the key B of the operation unit 4, and when the key A is operated, the process proceeds to step SA7. When the key B is operated, the process proceeds to step SA11. move on.

Step SA11: After performing the individual storage transaction processing of FIG. 7, proceed to step SA12.

Step SA12: The central control unit 21 returns the card in the card reader 2 to the customer or the staff.

◎ Joint storage transaction processing (Fig. 6) Step SB1: Since the insertion of the customer card is detected in step SA2, the customer starts the operation of inserting the delivery. In step SB1, the pen storage unit lock mechanism 2
When the solenoid 4 is turned on for a certain period of time, the pen storage portion 11 that is spring-biased in the opening direction pops out in front of the collection door 8A.

Step SB2: It is judged whether or not the bar code data on the sticky note of the delivery is read by the reader pen 10 of the bar code decoder 9. If the bar code data is normally read, the process proceeds to step SB6, otherwise the process proceeds to step SB3. .

Step SB3: It is determined whether or not the end key of the operation unit 4 that instructs the end of the delivery process of the customer is operated,
When it is operated, the process proceeds to step SB14, while when it is not operated, the process proceeds to step SB4.

Step SB4: When the end key is not operated, it is determined whether or not the pen storage unit 11 opened in Step SB1 is stored in the collection door 8A, or the full storage unit 28 detects the shared storage unit.
It is determined whether or not 12 storage spaces are completely exhausted, and when the pen storage unit 11 is stored or when full detection is performed, the process proceeds to step SB5, while the pen storage unit 11 is opened and full detection is performed. If not, the steps SB1 to SB4 are judged.

Step SB5: When the pen storage unit 11 is closed or when the full detection is performed, it is impossible to put more delivery items, so the guide unit 3 is used to terminate the operation unit 4 to the customer. Request the key operation.

Step SB6: When the bar code data is normally read in Step SB2, the central control unit 21 outputs a signal for releasing the locked state of the shutter 6A to the insertion port locking mechanism 25, so that the shutter 6A is unlocked. It

Step SB7: The shutter 6A is opened to determine whether or not the delivery has been input by monitoring the output signal of the input detection unit 26,
When the closing is detected, the process proceeds to step SB8, and when the closing is not detected, the process proceeds to step SB10.

Step SB8: When the insertion detection is made, it is assumed that the delivery having the barcode data read by the barcode decoder 9 is input by the customer, and the barcode data is stored in the storage unit 22 for each customer.

Step SB9: Since the signal for locking the shutter 6A is output to the slot locking mechanism 25, the shutter 6A is locked again. In this case, the locking operation is performed based on the AND condition between the output of the sensor that detects that the shutter 6A has closed the closing opening 6 and the closing detection from the closing detection unit 26. Then, the process returns to step SB2, and thereafter, the barcode data is read by the number of deliveries to be put (step SB2).
2) The charging (step SB7) is repeated, and the bar code data of the delivery is stored for each customer (step SB8).

Step SB10: When the closing detection is not made in Step SB7, it is judged whether or not the cancel key of the operation unit 4 is operated,
When it is operated, the process proceeds to step SB11. When it is not operated, the process proceeds to step SB12.

Step SB11: When the cancel key is operated, it is determined that the delivery of the delivery having the barcode data read by the barcode decoder 9 has been canceled, and the barcode data is erased without being stored in the storage unit 22. . Further, in order to prevent the input of other deliveries for which the barcode data has not been read, the shutter 6A proceeding to step SB9 is locked.

Step SB12: When the cancel key is not operated, it is determined whether or not the end key of the operation unit 4 has been operated. When operated, the process proceeds to step SB13. When not operated, the process returns to step SB7. It is determined whether closing detection is performed, the cancel key is operated, or the end key is operated.

Step SB13: When the end key is operated, the insertion of the delivery having the bar code data read by the bar code decoder 9 is canceled and all the transaction operations are ended, and the bar code data is stored in the storage unit 22. The data is erased without being stored, the shutter 6A is locked, and the process proceeds to step SB14.

Step SB14: Pen storage unit opened in Step SB1
It is determined whether or not 11 is stored in the collection door 8A, and when it is stored, the process proceeds to step SB16, and when it is not stored, the process proceeds to step SB15.

Step SB15: For the customer, the pen storage unit 1 is guided by the guide unit 3.
Request to close 1

Step SB16: The storage unit stores whether or not there is a delivery item inserted by the customer during one transaction after inserting the customer card.
Judgment is made based on the presence or absence of transaction data (bar code data) in 22, and if there is a transaction, the process proceeds to step SB17, while if there is no transaction, the joint storage transaction process ends.

Step SB17: The central control unit 21 stores in the storage unit 22 the predetermined data such as the customer number stored in the storage unit 22 and the bar code decoder 9 during one transaction after inserting the customer card. The printed bar code data is printed by the printer 5 as shown in FIG. 3 and issued.

After the processing is completed, the process proceeds to step SA12 in FIG.

◎ Individual storage transaction processing (Fig. 7) Step SC1: Since it is detected in the above step SA10 that the customer card is inserted and the individual storage transaction is performed, the operation of inserting the delivery by the customer starts thereafter. The step SC1
Then, the solenoid of the pen storage lock mechanism 24
When the ON operation is performed, the pen storage portion 11 which is spring-biased in the opening direction pops out in front of the collection door 8A.

Step SC2: It is judged whether or not the bar code data on the sticky note of the delivered product is read by the reader pen 10 of the bar code decoder 9. If the bar code data is normally read, the process proceeds to step SC3, otherwise the process proceeds to step SC4. .

Step SC3: When the bar code data is normally read, the central control unit 21 releases the locked state of the individual door having an empty storage space in any one of the individual storage unit door lock mechanisms 30 to 37. Since the signal is output, the individual door is unlocked. After this, the customer can insert the delivery into the individual door and the bar code decoder 9
Thus, the bar code data read from the delivered product is stored in the storage unit 22 for each customer.

Step SC4: It is determined whether or not the end key of the operation unit 4 for instructing the end of the delivery process of the customer is operated,
When it is operated, the process proceeds to step SC5, while when it is not operated, the process proceeds to step SC7.

Step SC5: In order to relock the unlocked individual door, it is judged whether or not the individual door is closed based on the output of the sensor provided in the individual storage unit door lock mechanism 30 to 37, and the door is closed. If so, the process proceeds to step SC8, while if not closed, the process proceeds to step SC6.

Step SC6: The guide unit 3 displays that the individual door is not closed or generates an alarm sound, and instructs the customer to close the individual door.

Step SC7: Similar to step SC5, it is determined whether or not the individual door is closed, and when it is closed, the process proceeds to step SC8. It is again determined whether or not the barcode data of the sticky note has been read by the reader pen 10.

Step SC8: The central control unit 21 outputs a signal for locking the individual door to the individual storage unit door lock mechanisms 30 to 37, so that the individual door is locked again.

Step SC9: Pen storage unit 1 opened in Step SC1
It is determined whether or not 1 is stored in the collection door 8A, and when it is stored, the process proceeds to step SC11. When it is not stored, the process proceeds to step SC10.

Step SC10: For the customer, the pen storage unit 1 by the guide unit
Request to close 1

Step SC11: It is judged which of the shared storage transaction processing key A or the end key of the operation section 4 has been selected and operated, and when the key A is operated, the processing shifts to step SC12 and the shared storage of FIG. While performing the transaction processing, when the end key is operated, the process proceeds to step SC13.

Step SC13: During one transaction after inserting the customer card, it is determined whether or not there is a delivery product inserted by the customer based on the presence or absence of transaction data (bar code data) in the storage unit 22, and the transaction is completed. If yes, the process proceeds to step SC14, while if there is no transaction, the individual storage transaction process ends.

Step SC14: The central control unit 21 stores predetermined data such as the customer number stored in the storage unit 22 and the barcode data read by the barcode decoder 9 and stored in the storage unit 22 during one transaction after inserting the customer card. The printed bar code data is printed by the printer 5 as shown in FIG. 3 and issued.

After the processing is completed, the process proceeds to step SA12 in FIG.

◎ Staff processing (FIG. 8) Step SD1: The central control unit 21 opens the pen storage unit 11 and releases the lock state of the collection doors 8A and 8B to the collection door lock mechanism 29 as in Step SB1. Since the signal is output, the collection doors 8A and 8B are unlocked.

Step SD2: The clerk has unlocked the collection doors 8A and 8B
Open and open the shared storage 12 / individual storage 13-
While the delivery items stored in 20 are collected together with the storage bags, empty storage bags are loaded, or maintenance / abnormality processing is performed. At this time, since the pen storage unit 11 is in an open state, if the sticky note storage section is looked at and there is a shortage of sticky notes for payment or cash on delivery, this is replenished.

Step SD3: It is judged whether or not a key of the operation unit 4 (also used as an end key in the present embodiment) for instructing execution of the detailed inspection process associated with the collection of the delivery by the attendant is operated, and when it is operated, the step SD4 On the other hand, if it is not operated, go to step SD11. Before operating the end key, the staff inserts the RAM card into the RAM card reader / writer 23 in order to transfer the customer-specific collection data stored in the storage unit 22 to the RAM card when the delivery is collected. To do.

Step SD4: The RAM card reader / writer 23 determines whether or not a RAM card is inserted.If the insertion is confirmed, the process proceeds to step SD5.If the insertion is not confirmed, the process proceeds to step SD6 and the internal monitor 38 is used. An alarm sound is generated and a staff member confirms the insertion.

Step SD5: When the insertion confirmation is made, the customer-specific collection data stored in the storage unit 22 is transferred and stored in the RAM card by the RAM card reader / writer 23.

Step SD7: The RAM card reader / writer 23 checks the stored contents of the RAM card and determines whether or not the transfer process of the step SD5 is normally completed. When the transfer process is normally completed, the process proceeds to step SD8, but is not normally completed. If so, proceed to step SD9.

Step SD8: When the transfer processing of the customer-specific collection data is completed normally, the central control unit 21 clears all the customer-specific collection data in the storage unit 22, and then proceeds to step SD12.

Step SD9: When it is not possible to detect in step SD7 that the transfer processing of the pickup data for each customer is normally completed,
It is judged whether or not the transfer process abnormality continuously occurs, and when the continuous abnormality occurs, the process proceeds to step SD10, and when the continuous process abnormality does not occur, the process proceeds to step SD6, and an alarm sound is generated by the internal monitor 38. After confirming the insertion, etc., the transfer processing is performed again.

Step SD10: If transfer error processing occurs continuously,
In order to end this collection process for the time being, after printing and issuing the customer-specific collection data having the same content as the transfer data by the printer 5, the process proceeds to step SD8.

Step SD11: On the other hand, when the operation of the end key of the operation unit 4 is not detected in the step SD3, for example, the delivery acceptance machine 1
It is determined whether or not the return key, which is operated in the case of processing that does not collect the stored deliveries at the time of maintenance, failure, etc., is operated, and when it is operated, the process proceeds to step SD12. Returning to step SD3, it is determined whether the end key or the return key is operated.

Step SD12: When the end key is operated to complete collection and receipt of customer-specific collection data, or the return key is operated to end maintenance / abnormal processing, the above-mentioned step SB14
Similarly to the pen storage unit 11 opened in step SD1.
Is stored in the collection door 8A, the process proceeds to step SD14 when the pen storage portion 11 is closed, and the process proceeds to step SD13 when it is not closed.

Step SD13: Similar to step SB15, the staff is instructed to close the pen storage 11 using the guide 3 or the internal monitor 31.

Step SD14: A collection door lock mechanism for re-locking the collection doors 8A and 8B unlocked in step SD1.
Collection doors 8A and 8B based on the output of the sensor installed on 29
Is closed, and if it is detected that it is closed, the process proceeds to step SD15. If it is not detected, the process proceeds to step SD16.

Step SD15: An alarm sound or the like is generated by the internal monitor 31 to indicate that the collection doors 8A and 8B are not closed, and the attendant confirms the collection doors 8A and 8B.

Step SD16: The central control unit 21 uses the collection door lock mechanism 29.
Since the signal for locking the collection doors 8A and 8B is output to, the collection doors 8A and 8B are locked again.

After the processing is completed, the process proceeds to step SA12 in FIG.

[Effects of the Invention] According to the book as described above, the following effects can be obtained.

The customer's deliveries are accepted automatically and after the barcodes of the deliveries are read, and at the end of acceptance, a receipt with the barcode data printed is issued, so that the customer can confirm the individual deliveries requested. Further, since the reader pen cannot be used unless the card is a proper one, it is possible to prevent mischief of the reader pen by an unrelated person.

Since the delivery storage area is divided into a shared storage section and an individual storage section, if you store fragile deliverables that require careful handling in the shared storage section and store other deliverables in the shared storage section, As with conventional products, fragile deliverables can cause shocks when thrown in,
It is possible to prevent problems such as damage due to impacts, loads, and the like due to other deliverables put on the deliverable.

Also, based on the data read from the card, it is possible to determine whether the customer has a contract for the individual storage method, and since the expiration date data of the card can be used for the determination, it is possible to manage the delivery receipt processing accurately. it can.

[Brief description of drawings]

The drawings show an embodiment of the present invention. FIG. 1 is a front view of a delivery acceptance machine, FIG. 2 is a block diagram of a control system of the delivery acceptance machine, and FIG. Showing the fourth
The figure shows an example (printing example) of collection data for each customer transferred / stored in a RAM card, and FIGS. 5, 6, 7, and 8 are flowcharts for explaining the operation. 1 ... Delivery acceptance machine, 10 ... Leader pen, 11 ... Pen storage section, 12 ... Shared storage section, 13-20 ... Individual storage section, 21 ...
Central control unit (control unit, determination unit), 22 ... storage unit, 24 ...
Pen storage lock mechanism, A ... Joint storage transaction processing key (combined storage operation section), B ... Individual storage transaction processing key (individual storage operation section).

Claims (4)

[Claims] 1. The operation can be started by inserting a card, and the delivery item can be placed on the condition that the bar code data of the sticky note attached to the delivery item to be placed has been read. A delivery acceptance machine in which a receipt on which necessary data including barcode data of the delivered delivery is printed is issued and the inserted card is returned when the delivery transaction of the delivered delivery is completed, A pen storage unit that is configured to be openable and closable with respect to the machine body and stores therein a reader pen for reading the barcode data of the pasting slip, and the pen storage unit is locked in a normally closed state and the card is A pen storage unit locking mechanism that unlocks the pen storage unit on condition that the card is a card, a shared storage unit for storing delivery items, and instructions for loading the delivery units into the shared storage unit. A joint storage operation unit for indicating, a plurality of individual storage units for storing the delivery items, an individual storage operation unit for instructing insertion of the delivery items into the individual storage units, and the joint storage operation unit or the individual storage units. A delivery acceptance machine comprising: a control unit that allows the delivery operation to be put into the shared storage unit or the individual storage unit when the storage operation unit is operated. 2. Based on the data read from the insertion card,
The delivery acceptance machine according to claim 1, further comprising a determination unit that determines whether or not the customer who inputs the delivery has a contract for the individual storage system. 3. The delivery acceptance machine according to claim 2, further comprising a storage unit that stores data for determining whether or not the customer has a contract with the determination unit. 4. The delivery acceptance machine according to claim 2, wherein the expiration date data of the card is used in the determination by the determination unit.