JPH08240047A - Locker control system - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE: To prevent the illegal use of a locker key with a simple and inexpensive facility, avoid giving an uncomfortable feeling to a user, require no troublesome application and effectively prevent the loss of the key. CONSTITUTION: The first signal detection gate 80 is laid between an entrance hall 2 and a shoes hall 3, while the second signal detection gate 90 between a reception hall 4 and a main hall 5, thereby detecting a signal outputted from a signal generation means for a footgear locker key.

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a locker management system, and more particularly to a locker management system capable of preventing unauthorized use of a locker key.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art In a facility where an unspecified number of users enter, such as an urban sauna or health land,
A large number of lockers are provided, and payment of various expenses such as bath charges is managed by the key number of this locker.

The conventional locker management system will be described below. First, a user who enters from the entrance / exit stores the lower leg in the lower leg locker, locks the lower leg locker, and delivers the key to the front desk for check-in. After check-in, the key of the locker for changing clothes is handed to the user at the front desk instead of the locker key for the lower leg.
A user who receives the locker key for changing clothes stores clothes and the like in the locker for changing clothes and has a bath and a meal. At this time, various expenses in the facility, for example, equipment usage fee, service fee, meal fee, game fee, etc. are managed by the key number of the locker for changing clothes. That is, the key number is recorded together with the amount of money on the usage slip, and the recorded data is recorded in the centralized management device at the front desk so that the data can be settled at checkout. After bathing, eating, etc., the user changes clothes at the locker for changing clothes, and after changing clothes, returns the locker key for changing clothes to the front desk for checkout. At the front desk, the number of the locker key for changing clothes is confirmed, and the user is billed for the price based on the usage data recorded in the centralized management device. The key of the lower leg locker is returned to the user who paid the price. This allows the user to remove his or her lower foot from the lower foot locker and return home.

However, according to this locker management system, in addition to the key for the lower leg locker storing the lower leg, the key for the empty lower leg locker can be taken out.
While holding the key for the locker for the lower leg in the pocket of clothes, etc., present the key for the locker for the lower leg to the front desk to receive the key for the locker for changing clothes, and take a bath, meal, game, etc. based on the key for the locker for changing clothes. After bathing, eating, etc., go to the locker for lower legs without changing the locker for changing clothes and returning the locker key to the front desk (that is, without paying for expenses) There is a problem that the key of the locker unlocks the locker that originally stores the lower leg, and the lower leg is taken out and put on the way home.

To solve this problem, for example, Japanese Patent Laid-Open No. 63-125787 and Japanese Utility Model Laid-Open No. 64-395.
As disclosed in Japanese Patent Publication No. 90, in order to prevent the empty locker key from being taken out, detection means for detecting the storage of the lower foot is provided to enable the operation of the rocker key when the storage of the lower foot is detected, and , From that time, a predetermined time period will be timed, and if there is no offer to use the locker within the predetermined time period, an alarm will be issued, and if there is an offer to use the locker within the predetermined time period, the use of the lower leg locker A locker management system has been proposed that locks so that it cannot be locked.

[0006]

However, according to the conventionally proposed locker management system, it is necessary to provide a detection means for detecting the storage of the lower legs in each of the lower leg lockers, which significantly increases the equipment cost. There is a problem of becoming. There is also a problem that some users are not good at mechanical operations, so that they are mistakenly operated and an alarm is given to make users uncomfortable, or they forget to offer a locker within a predetermined time limit. . Further, when there is a user who takes out (takes back) the lower leg rocker key, there is a problem that it cannot be effectively prevented.

[0007]

OBJECTS OF THE INVENTION Accordingly, the object of the present invention is simple and
An object of the present invention is to provide a locker management system that can prevent unauthorized use of lockers with inexpensive equipment.

Another object of the present invention is to provide a locker management system which can prevent unauthorized use of a locker without giving a user an unpleasant feeling and making a troublesome offer.

Still another object of the present invention is to provide a locker management system capable of effectively preventing the locker key for the lower leg from being taken out (taken home) and eventually losing the locker key for the lower leg.

[0010]

In order to achieve the above object, the present invention provides a key signal generating means for generating a key signal such as an electromagnetic wave and an ultrasonic wave, which is provided in a rocker key, and a walking walk by a user. First detection means provided at the entrance / exit of the road for detecting the locker key carried by the user by the key signal, and is defined to store the locker key in the middle of the walkway. And a second detecting means provided between the storage position and a position where the user performs the intended use action, and detects the locker key carried by the user by the key signal. The feature is to provide a locker management system.

In order to achieve the above object, the present invention is such that a user enters through an entrance hall, and the user who enters through the entrance hall stores his or her lower foot in a lower foot locker of a shoe hole. Lock with the locker key for the lower leg, submit the locker key for the lower leg to the front of the reception hall and exchange it with the locker key for changing clothes, and use the locker key for changing clothes to change clothes at the locker for changing clothes in the main hall, have a meal, etc. In the locker management system in which the bathing fee, meal fee and the like are controlled based on the locker key for changing clothes, a signal generating means is provided in the rocker key for the lower leg, and a signal generated from the signal generating means is detected. A first signal detection gate for controlling the signal generation means is provided between the shoe hole and the entrance hole. A second signal detecting gate for detecting a generated signal is provided between the reception hole and the main hole, and the user having the rocker key for the lower leg provided with the signal generating means is provided with the first signal by the user. There is provided a locker management system characterized in that a signal generated from said signal generating means is detected and an alarm is issued when it passes through a detection gate or said second signal detection gate.

[0012]

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS A locker management system according to an embodiment of the present invention will be described in detail below with reference to the drawings. FIG.
FIG. 1 is a diagram showing the entire locker management system of the present invention, where 1 is a facility such as a sauna or health land, 2 is an entrance hall of the facility, and 3 is a user to store or take out his or her lower legs. Shoes hall, 30 is a rocker for lower legs to store the lower legs, 4 is a reception hall, 40 is a front desk for reception / payment, 5 is change of clothes,
A main hall for bathing, eating, etc., 50 is a locker for changing clothes for changing clothes before and after bathing, eating, etc., and 80 is arranged between the entrance hall 2 and the shoe hall 3 to detect a predetermined signal. A first signal detection gate, 90 is a second signal detection gate arranged between the reception hall 4 and the main hall 5 to detect a predetermined signal, and an arrow indicates a flow of the user's action.

As shown in FIG. 2, a lower foot rocker key 31 for opening and closing the rocker is inserted into the lower foot rocker 30, and the lower foot rocker 30 is released together with locking. The signal generating means 32 is connected to the lower rocker key 31 via a connecting ring 33. The signal generating means 32 is generating a predetermined signal,
Signal detection gate 80 and second signal detection gate 90
The resonance signal is generated by resonating with the radio wave transmitted from the transmission antenna 100 of the above.

As shown in FIG. 3, the first signal detection gate 80 and the second signal detection gate 90 are composed of a transmitting antenna 100 and a receiving antenna 101, and the transmitting antenna 100 and the receiving antenna 101 are paired. And constitutes the gate. Although a weak radio wave is constantly emitted from the transmitting antenna 100 and the receiving antenna 101 receives it, the user having the lower leg rocker key 31 passes between the transmitting antenna 100 and the receiving antenna 101. If so, the signal generating means 32 of the rocker key 31 for the lower leg resonates with the radio wave transmitted from the transmitting antenna 100 to generate a resonant signal, and the resonant signal is received by the receiving antenna 101. When the receiving antenna 101 receives the resonance signal, a detection mechanism (not shown) provided in the receiving antenna 101 detects that the signal is different from the outgoing signal of the outgoing antenna 100, and is provided in the outgoing antenna 100 and the incoming antenna 101. An alarm signal is output to the alarm devices 110 and 120. Based on this alarm signal, the flashlight flashes in the alarm device 110 and the alarm device 12
At 0, an alarm sound is emitted.

The locker management system of the present invention will be described below with reference to FIG. First, a description will be given according to the movement of the user. (1) A user who has entered the facility 1 passes through the first signal detection gate 80 provided between the entrance hall 2 and the shoe hall 3, and the lower leg rocker 3 of the shoe hall 3
The lower foot is stowed and locked at 0 (Fig. 1). (2) After locking, the user delivers the lower leg rocker key 31 to the front 40 of the reception hall 4 for check-in (FIG. 1). (3) After check-in, the user receives the locker key for changing clothes at the front 40 in place of the locker key 31 for the lower leg, and opens the second signal detection gate 90 arranged between the reception hall 4 and the main hall 5. Go through to the locker for changing clothes 50 in the main hall 5 (Fig. 1), unlock the locker for changing clothes 50 with the locker for changing clothes, change clothes and take a bath (Fig. 1). (4) After bathing, etc., the user changes clothes with the locker 50 for changing clothes, and passes through the second signal detection gate 90 to the front 40.
Go to and settle the usage fee etc. at the settlement window of the front desk 40 (Fig. 1). (5) After returning the locker key for changing clothes at the front 40, the user receives the locker key 31 for the lower leg at the front 40 and goes to the locker 30 for the lower leg of the shoe hole 3 (FIG. 1). (7) The user who takes out his / her lower foot by the lower foot rocker 30 goes home through the first signal detection gate 80 provided between the shoe hole 3 and the entrance hall 2 (FIG. 1).

At the time of entering the building, the user also brings out the lower foot rocker key 31 in which the lower foot is housed and the empty lower foot rocker key "X" in which the lower foot is not housed. It is assumed that the locker key 31 is stored in a pocket of clothes or the like, and the locker key for changing clothes is received at the front 40 based on the locker key "X" for the lower leg. In this case, even if the user goes to the main hall 5 where the locker 50 for changing clothes is used for bathing, eating, etc., from the signal generating means 32 of the original rocker key 31 for the lower leg that is kept in the pocket of the clothes or the like. Since a signal is constantly generated, when the user passes through the second signal detection gate 90 provided between the reception hole 4 and the main hole 5, the signal generated from the signal generation means 32 becomes the second signal.
The signal is detected by the signal detection gate 90, and an alarm is issued.

On the way home, the user takes out his or her lower leg with the lower leg locker 30 and leaves the building.
Bring out the lower leg rocker key 31 (take it home)
It is also possible. In such cases, shoe hole 3
And the signal of the lower leg rocker key 31 is detected by the first signal detection gate 80 provided in the entrance hall 2 and an alarm is issued. Therefore, in addition to preventing unauthorized use of the lower leg rocker key, loss of the lower leg rocker key can be effectively prevented.

Incidentally, the first and second signal detection gates 8
When there are a plurality of users who pass 0 or 90, it is difficult to specify which user's lower leg rocker key signal generating means issued the alarm. In such a case, a small portable detector (not shown) that detects a signal generated from the signal generating means of the lower leg rocker key and emits a warning sound can be used without touching the user's body. Try to detect.

As described above, the first signal detection gate 80
Is provided between the entrance hall 2 and the shoe hall 3, and the second signal detection gate 90 is provided in the reception hall 4
Provided between the main hall 5 and the rocker key 3 for the lower leg
Since the signal generated from the signal generating means 32 of No. 1 is detected, it is possible to completely prevent unauthorized use and loss of the lower leg rocker key.

FIG. 4 is a view showing another example of the lower leg rocker key of the present invention. A duplicate description of the same reference numerals as those in FIG. 2 will be omitted, but here, the signal generating means 32
2 is different from FIG. 2 in that it is directly provided on the lower leg rocker key 31. This structure has an advantage that the signal generating means 32 cannot be easily removed, as compared with the method of connecting the signal generating means 32 to the lower leg rocker key 31 using the connecting ring 33.

5 and 6 are views showing another example of the locker management system of the present invention. FIG. 5 is an example in which the second signal detection gate 90 is arranged in front of the front 40. With this arrangement, the second signal detection gate 90
Rocker key 3 for the lower leg without arranging an observer near the
Front 4 for users who try to illegally use 1
You can call attention near 0. FIG. 6 shows an example in which the second signal detection gate 90 is arranged between the reception hall 4 and each main hall 5 when the facility for bathing for men and the facility for bathing for women are separated. Is.

In the above embodiment, an example in which the first signal detection gate 80 and the second signal detection gate 90 are arranged one by one has been shown, but the present invention is not limited to this, and they may be arranged according to the space of the facility. A plurality of gates may be provided in parallel.

[0023]

As described above, according to the rocker management system of the present invention, the signal generating means is provided in the lower leg rocker, and the signal detecting gate for detecting the signal generated from the signal generating means is provided in the reception hole and the main. Since it is provided between the halls and between the entrance hall and the shoe hall, it is possible to prevent unauthorized use of the locker with a simple and inexpensive facility. Further, it is possible to prevent the unauthorized use of the locker without giving the user an unpleasant feeling and without making a troublesome offer. Furthermore,
It is possible to prevent the rocker key for the lower leg from being taken out or lost.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a diagram showing an entire locker management system of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a diagram showing a lower leg rocker key used in the locker management system of the present invention.

FIG. 3 is a diagram showing a signal detection gate used in the locker management system of the present invention.

FIG. 4 is a diagram showing another example of a lower leg rocker key used in the locker management system of the present invention.

FIG. 5 is a diagram showing another example of the locker management system of the present invention.

FIG. 6 is a diagram showing another example of the locker management system of the present invention.

[Explanation of symbols]

 1 Facility 2 Entrance Hall 3 Shoe Hall 30 Lower Foot Rocker 31 Lower Foot Rocker Key 32 Signal Generator 33 Connecting Ring 4 Reception Hall 40 Front 5 Main Hall 50 Changing Locker 80 First Signal Detection Gate 90 Second Signal Detection gate 100 Transmitting antenna 101 Receiving antenna 110,120 Alarm device

Claims (2)

[Claims] 1. A key signal generating means provided on a rocker key for generating key signals such as electromagnetic waves and ultrasonic waves; and a key signal generating means provided at an entrance / exit of a walkway on which a user walks and carried by the user. First detecting means for detecting a rocker key by the key signal, a storage position determined to store the locker key in the middle of the walkway, and a position where the user performs a purpose-of-use action A locker management system, characterized in that it comprises a second detecting means provided between the two and detecting the locker key carried by the user by the key signal. [2] A user enters from the entrance hall,
The user entering from the entrance hall stores the lower leg in the lower leg rocker and locks it with the lower leg rocker key, and submits the lower leg rocker key to the front of the reception hall for changing clothes. In a locker management system in which a locker key is exchanged, a changing locker key in the main hall is used for changing clothes, bathing, meals, etc., and bathing charges, meal charges, etc. are managed based on the changing locker key, The rocker key for the lower leg is provided with a signal generating means, and a first signal detection gate for detecting a signal generated from the signal generating means is provided between the shoe hole and the entrance hole, and is generated from the signal generating means. A second signal detection gate for detecting a signal to be received is provided between the reception hole and the main hole. A signal generated from the signal generating means when the user having the rocker key for the lower leg provided with the signal generating means passes through the first signal detecting gate or the second signal detecting gate, A locker management system characterized by detecting and issuing an alarm.