JPH09173204A - Home delivery receiving device for joint use - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To solve the problem that a distribution control system malfunctions due to brokendown by constructing a distribution control system with easiness to use, which, between a home delivery box's control device and a mailbox's control device, transmits and receives identification information of a recipient of a package dropped in the home delivery box. SOLUTION: A control block of each home delivery box 1 and a control block of each mailbox 3 are connected with a signal wire, and a feeder is connected to the whole control block. An administrative block 6, which is composed of a transceiver 7, and a microcomputer 60 to read states for maintenance of control blocks of each home delivery box 1 and each mailbox 3, is arranged by using one of the mailboxes 3. A distribution control system is constructed to transmit and control data concerned with information of home delivery recipients, data of lock conditions, and the like, with address signals, between the control blocks of each of the boxes, 1 and 3, and the administrative block 6.

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a shared-use home delivery receiving device provided with a shared-use home delivery box installed at the entrance or lobby of an apartment complex.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art A home delivery box is provided to allow the user to receive a home delivery service even when he / she is absent. However, if the home delivery box is installed in an apartment house, it may be very difficult depending on the number of homes. Since the installation space cannot be secured and the frequency of use of the delivery box is not so different from that of the mailbox, a shared-use delivery box has been installed for apartment houses.

FIG. 5 shows an example of a conventional shared use home delivery box. A plurality of home delivery boxes 1 are arranged, but the number is considerably smaller than the number of units. Then, a numeric keypad type input unit 20 for inputting which house (house number) to which the parcel is delivered in which delivery box 1, a display unit 21 for displaying the input result, and a delivery company stamping the slip on the slip. A marking device 22 for receiving and a control unit 2 including an unlocking unit 23 are provided side by side. FIG. 6 is an electric system diagram of the above-mentioned home delivery box. The electric lock 18 of all home delivery boxes 1 is connected to the control circuit A provided in the control unit 2 and is centrally controlled by the control circuit A.

The courier will lock and lock the luggage in the vacant delivery box 1 (the lock is automatically locked), and enter the number of the delivery box 1 and the recipient's house number in the input section 20. Corresponding display of the house number and the number of the box 1 is made on the display unit 21, and the marking device 22
If you insert a voucher, the voucher will be stamped (in many cases, the name of the apartment and the house number are used instead).

When the recipient sees the display section 21 and finds that there is a package for himself / herself, if he / she inserts the unlock key into the unlock section 23, the control section 2 records the unlock key. The lock of the delivery box 1 corresponding to the house number is opened so that the luggage can be taken out. There are also shared use delivery boxes that differ in how the correspondence between the delivery box number and the house number is taken, how to unlock, etc., but basically the delivery box 1 and this delivery box 1 are as described above. The control unit 2 is provided adjacently or integrally with the home delivery box 1 and controls the entire home delivery box 1 in a centralized manner.

[0006]

Since the shared home delivery box as described above takes the form of centralized control as described above, when an abnormality occurs in the control unit 2, the entire system cannot be used. Has the problem that Although the resident confirms in the control unit 2 who the recipient of the parcel is among all the residents in the housing complex, it is not easy to use.

The present invention has been made in view of the above points, and an object of the present invention is that there is no possibility that the entire system will be unusable due to a failure and the usability is good. To provide the equipment.

[0008]

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION In the present invention, however, a shared use type delivery box for receiving delivery packages is provided, and a delivery box management control means is provided for each delivery box and provided for each door. In addition to the above, each mailbox is provided with a management control means of a mailbox having a display unit for information related to parcel delivery or an operation unit related to parcel delivery, and each of the above-mentioned parcel delivery box management control units with address settings, Each of the above-mentioned mailbox management control means for which an address has been set is connected by a signal line, and information regarding the identification of the recipient of the parcel deposited in the delivery box is sent to the delivery box management control means and the mailbox management control means. It is characterized in that a distributed control system that is transmitted and received between them is configured. The mailbox provided for each door is provided with a display unit for displaying information related to parcel delivery and an operation unit relating to parcel delivery, which improves usability. Even if a failure occurs in the management control means, the entire system will not be disabled.

Regarding the power supply to each box here, a single power supply unit for supplying DC power to all home delivery boxes and all mailboxes is provided, or a power supply for supplying DC power to a plurality of mailboxes. It is advisable to provide a section in each delivery box.

[0010]

BEST MODE FOR CARRYING OUT THE INVENTION An example of an embodiment of the present invention will be described. In FIG. 2, numeral 3 in the drawing is a mailbox prepared for the number of units, and delivery boxes 1 smaller than the number of units are mailboxes 3 It is installed in the empty space below the line. Here, in each of the above-mentioned mailboxes 3, the space other than the triangular portion at the upper left of the figure is a posting space, and the door 31 provided with the posting port 32 also has a space other than the triangular space. It is provided. In the figure, numeral 33 indicates a house number displayed on the surface of the door 31, and numeral 34 indicates a lock portion for unlocking the door 31. In the upper left triangular space of the mailbox 3, a marking device 4 and a display means 5 such as a light emitting lamp for indicating the arrival of a courier are installed.

On the other hand, the delivery box 1 having the door 10 on the front surface is provided with a locking portion (not shown) for locking the door 10.
It is formed as including an unlocking unit 12, a house number setting display unit 13, and a display member 14 such as a light emitting lamp for displaying whether or not it is in use. In the figure, reference numeral 15 is a box number display, but in the case of this example, the box number display is not necessary. When the lock portion is set to the auto lock position, a lock portion that locks only by closing the door 10 is used.

The unlocking unit 12 can use the key of each house as an unlocking key, and identifies the key (detects the house number) by a plurality of switches that turn on and off according to the unevenness of the key. You are using what you can do. When the key of each house is a magnetic card or when a magnetic card dedicated to the delivery box is assigned to each door, the unlocking unit 12 can be configured by a card reader. Incidentally, the unlocking operation itself is to set the locking part from the auto-lock position to the non-auto-lock position at the same time as unlocking by the locking part.

FIG. 1 shows a circuit configuration. Each delivery box 1
Includes a management control block in which a house number setting display unit 13, a lock 11, a box number setting unit (address setting unit) and the like are connected to a control circuit 19 which is a microcomputer. Each of the mailboxes 3 also includes a management control block in which the display unit 5, the marking device 4, the house number setting unit (address setting unit) and the like are connected to the control circuit 40 which is a microcomputer. The management control block of each home delivery box 1 and the management control block of each mailbox 3 are connected by a signal line, and a power supply line is connected to all the management control blocks.
In the figure, 7 is a transceiver, 6 is a management block composed of a microcomputer 60 for reading the status for maintenance of the management control blocks of each delivery box 1 and each mailbox 3, and the mailbox 3 It is installed using one of the. Between the management control blocks of the boxes 1 and 3 and the management block 6 described above, a distributed control system for controlling the data transmission of the information (house number) of the parcel delivery parcel and the state of the lock together with the address signal is provided. It is what

Next, the operation will be described. The delivery box 1 that is not in use displays a display indicating that the display member 14 is unused, for example, a blue light emission display, and the delivery box 1 that is in use and locked has the display member 14 displayed. Displays red light emission, for example. Looking at the display of the display member 14, the courier selects an arbitrary one from the vacant delivery boxes 1, opens the door 10 to put in the luggage, and displays the house number setting display section 13 of the delivery box 1. The door number is closed after the recipient's house number is set by operation. At this time, if the locking portion is set to the auto lock position, the door 10 is closed to automatically lock the door. When locked, the display member 14 changes the display from blue to red. At the time of locking, the house number (address) set in the house number setting display unit 13 and the luggage arrival signal are sent to the mailbox 3 group through a signal line.

Since the house number (address) is set for each mailbox 3 on the side of the mailbox 3, the control circuit 40 of the mailbox 3 which has received the matching house number blinks the display means 5, for example. At the same time, the marking device 4 is unlocked. The courier searches for the mail box 3 whose display means 5 is blinking, inserts the slip into the slip slot, and operates the imprint lever to receive the imprint on the slip. When the marking is completed, the marking lever is locked and the display on the display means 5 is changed to a lighting display to indicate that the parcel is in one of the delivery boxes 1.

Recipient has his / her own mailbox 3
The display of the display means 5 allows the arrival of the courier to be known. To take out the luggage, select one of the delivery boxes 1 having its own house number, and insert the key into the unlocking unit 12, and the control circuit 19 of the delivery box 1 As described above, the house number read from the key is compared with the house number set by the courier on the house number setting display section 13, and if they match, a buzzer will be notified and unlocked. Change the display of the display member 14 (from red to blue),
The resetting of the house number setting display unit 13 and the cancellation notification to the mailbox 3 side of the corresponding house number are performed. The recipient may open the door 10 and take out the package.

The mailbox 3 which has received the cancellation notice
Turns off the courier arrival display by the display means 5. Further, the delivery box 1 side is in the unlocked state, the display member 14 is returned to the empty display as described above, and the display of the house number setting display unit 13 is also returned to the initial state. It is possible to accept flights. If you notice when you look at the mailboxes 3 that you have set the wrong house number in the house number setting display 13 of the delivery box 1, you may have a confirmation / cancel switch in each mailbox 3. . After locking the delivery box 1, check the recipient's house number in this mailbox 3, and if it is wrong, press the cancel switch to unlock the delivery box 1 above, and again from the house number set Be prepared to start over. If there is no mistake, press the confirmation switch to move to a state where the slip can be marked.

A box number display section is provided on the side of the mailbox 3 so that the mailbox 3 can be used to confirm not only whether the parcel has arrived but also which box number the parcel is in. You may In this case, for example, in the case where a mail receiving start button is provided in the mailbox 3 and a package is to be delivered to the home delivery box 1, the recipient's mail box 3 is searched for, and when the mail receiving start button is pressed, the control circuit 40 in the mail box 3 The vacant delivery box 1 is found by communication with each control circuit 19 on the delivery box 1 side, and the box number of any one of the delivery boxes 1 is displayed in the box number display section. The trader puts the luggage in the delivery box 1 with the displayed box number and locks it so that the voucher can be imprinted with the imprinting device 4 which can be imprinted in the mail box 3 for a predetermined time. Good. For a courier, there is no need to set the recipient's house number.

Since each home delivery box 1 has its own management control block and each mailbox 3 also has its own management control block, it is necessary to supply power to all of them. Instead of providing a power supply unit for each control block, as shown in FIG.
If the DC power is supplied from the single power supply unit 8 to all the management control blocks of the mailbox 3, the cost of the power supply unit 8 can be reduced. In the illustrated example, the power supply unit 8 is installed in the management block 6. In the figure, 80 is a transformer, 81 is a smoothing circuit, and 82.
Is a 24V regulator, and 83 is a 5V regulator.

As shown in FIG. 4, all mailboxes 3 are divided into a plurality of groups, at least one home delivery box 1 is assigned to each group, and a power supply unit 8 is arranged at the bottom of the home delivery box 1, for example. DC power may be supplied from the power supply unit 8 to the mailboxes 3 belonging to the group.

[0021]

As described above, according to the present invention, the mail box provided for each door is provided with the information display section for parcel delivery and the operation section for parcel delivery. Compared with the case where centralized management is performed by the control unit of, the distributed control system allows the entire system to operate even if any management control means fails. It does not become unusable, and the effect of a failure can be minimized.

Regarding the power supply to each of the above boxes, a single power supply unit for supplying DC power to all home delivery boxes and all mailboxes may be provided, or a power supply unit for supplying DC power to a plurality of mailboxes. If each is provided in each home delivery box, the power supply circuit configuration can be simplified and the cost can be reduced even though it is a distributed control system.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a block circuit diagram showing an example of an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a partial front view of the same.

FIG. 3 is a power supply system diagram of the above.

FIG. 4 is another power system diagram of the above.

FIG. 5 is a perspective view of a conventional example.

FIG. 6 is a block circuit diagram of the above.

[Explanation of symbols]

 1 Delivery box 3 Mailbox 19 Control circuit 40 Control circuit

Claims (3)

[Claims] 1. A home-use delivery box for receiving home-delivery packages, management control means for the home-delivery box is provided for each home-delivery box, provided for each door, and a display unit for displaying information regarding home-delivery packages is provided. Each mailbox is provided with a management control means of a mailbox having an operation unit for parcel delivery, and each of the above delivery box management control means with an address setting and each of the above mailboxes with an address setting A distributed control system is configured in which the management control means is connected by a signal line, and information regarding the identification of the recipient of the package placed in the delivery box is transmitted and received between the delivery box management control means and the mailbox management control means. A shared-use home delivery receiving device characterized by being provided. 2. The shared-use home delivery receiving apparatus according to claim 1, further comprising a single power supply unit for supplying DC power to all home delivery boxes and all mailboxes. 3. A shared-use home delivery receiving device, wherein each home delivery box is provided with a power supply unit for supplying DC power to a plurality of mailboxes.