JPH0966921A - Delivery-slip issuing/affixing device - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To print out corresponding delivery data, and easily issue and affix a delivery-slip by a method wherein code data on which the data of an article to be delivered such as the address and the addressee, is stored is read, and by a converting program which is stored in advance, the code data is converted to delivery data which corresponds with the code data. SOLUTION: Two dimensional bar code data for an article (a) to be delivered which is fed one by one from a feeding unit 21, is read by a bar code reader 6 and fed to a control unit 5. The article (a) to be delivered is fed to a bar code label issuing means 41 which is operated by a control from the control unit 5, by a conveyor belt 2, and a bar code label for the delivery management is affixed. Then, to the article (a) to be delivered, which has passed a weight measuring device W and fed to a delivery-slip issuing device 3, delivery data which corresponds with the code data is printed out on the delivery-slip on a supporting band 8, by a converting program which is stored in a memory unit 11 in advance, and the delivery-slip is affixed on the article (a) to be delivered at a delivery-slip affixing device 4.

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to the transfer of a delivery along a physical distribution route in mail delivery, home delivery service, etc.
In addition to issuing necessary delivery certificates, delivery slips such as home delivery slips,
The present invention relates to a delivery voucher issuing / pasting device for pasting this delivery voucher onto a delivered item.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, in order to deliver a delivery by mail delivery or home delivery service, a delivery certificate such as a delivery certificate used for registered mail or a delivery slip used in the delivery business is created and attached to the delivery. Then, the delivery processing is performed. In this delivery slip, the delivery recipient and the delivery information such as the delivery destination and the sender are described, or
It has a stamp field for receipt stamps, and by bringing back the delivery slip, it is possible to confirm that the delivery person has completed the delivery process and manage delivery reliably. In addition, when creating this delivery slip, the delivery address of the delivery, the delivery address, the delivery phone number, the delivery, the sender's address, the sender's name (name),
Usually, human-readable delivery destination data such as a postal code and a delivery code of a delivery company are handwritten.

[0003]

Therefore, if there are a lot of deliveries, it will take a lot of time and effort to create these delivery slips, and the delivery slips to be affixed to the deliveries will be mistaken for other deliveries. Since it will not be possible to carry out reliable delivery processing if it is pasted, code data will be attached to the delivered item, the delivery destination data corresponding to this code data will be registered, this code data will be read at any time, and the registered delivery An attempt was made to develop a delivery form issuing and pasting device that can retrieve the corresponding delivery destination data from the destination data and automatically issue and paste delivery forms for a large number of deliverables. However, the work of registering the delivery destination data corresponding to each code data becomes complicated, and the management is not only difficult, but also the system becomes large-scaled, and the work of issuing and attaching the delivery slip to the delivery items is It is extremely complicated and significantly reduces work efficiency. The present invention provides a delivery form issuing and pasting device that can easily perform delivery form issuing and pasting work without the need to register delivery destination data corresponding to code data in the delivery form issuing and pasting process of a large amount of deliveries. It is intended.

[0004]

In order to solve the above-mentioned problems, the delivery slip issuing and pasting device of the present invention is configured such that delivery destination data such as the delivery destination address and delivery address of a delivered product is stored in the form of code data, and is delivered in advance. When the code data attached to the product is read and converted into the delivery destination data, the storage means storing the program data for outputting the corresponding delivery data based on the code data and an appropriate means for transferring the delivery product Along the transfer route, a code reading unit for reading the code data of the delivered product to which the code data is attached, and the read destination code data corresponding to the destination data is converted by the program stored in the storage unit, A delivery form issuing means for printing out the corresponding delivery data and issuing a delivery form, and a delivery form for attaching the issued delivery form. Provided votes adhering means, and configured to sticking process automatically the delivery slip to the delivery thereof.

As the code data, specifically, it is preferable to use graphic code data such as a two-dimensional bar code which can store a large amount of data such as delivery destination data.

[0006]

[Function] The code data in which the data such as the delivery address and the delivery address of the delivered product are stored is read, converted into the delivery data corresponding to the code data by the conversion program stored in advance, and the corresponding delivery data is converted into the delivery data. Print out and issue and attach a delivery slip.

[0007]

The present invention will be described in detail below based on preferred embodiments. FIG. 1 is an overall explanatory view of a delivery slip issuing and pasting device of the present invention, and FIG. 2 is a surface explanatory diagram of a developed state of a card and a card delivery mount, which are handled as inclusions of a delivery processed in FIG. 3 is a front surface explanatory view of the envelope in which the inclusions of FIG. 2 that are processed in FIG. 1 are enclosed, FIG. 4 is a rear surface explanatory view of the envelope of FIG. 3, and FIG. 5 is delivered to the back surface of the envelope of FIG. FIG. 6 is a plan explanatory view in which a vote is pasted, and FIG. 6 is a processing flow explanatory view of the delivery note issuing and pasting apparatus in FIG.

Prior to the explanation of the delivery slip issuing and pasting device 1,
The card C which is the inclusion in FIG. 2 and the card mount 34 for fixing the card C will be described. The card mount 34 also serves as an invoice for the card C, and includes a delivery address, a name, and a two-dimensional barcode BC in which the delivery address, the delivery name, the delivery management barcode label information, and the like are stored in advance. It is printed. Card C is card mount 34
Edges are inserted into and fixed to the notches 35, 35 provided in the.

The inner package consisting of the card mount 34 and the card C is folded in zigzag at the folding lines 38, 38,
The delivery a is enclosed in the envelope shown in FIG. Next, the envelope will be described with reference to FIGS. 3 and 4, and the two-dimensional barcode data BC and the delivery destination information 31 are provided on the front surface side (FIG. 3) through the window provided on the delivery a (envelope). The address and name of Also B1
Is a bar code label issued for delivery management, and the output data of the bar code label B1 is stored in the two-dimensional bar code data BC as described above. It is issued based on reading. FIG. 4 has a sealing tongue 33 on the back side of the envelope.

FIG. 1 will be described as an embodiment in which the delivery note issuing and pasting apparatus 1 issues and attaches a registered mail delivery certificate as a delivery note used when a sealed letter is sent by registered mail. As shown in FIG. 1, the delivery voucher issuing / pasting apparatus 1 schematically transfers the deliverables (envelopes) a supplied from the supply unit 21 one by one in one direction (from left to right in the drawing) to a stocker. Transfer means 2 including a conveyor belt for sending to a sorting section 22 such as
The two-dimensional bar code data BC represented as a bar code individually specified for each delivery item a is read on the upstream side of the transfer means 2 and the corresponding delivery management bar code label B1 is read.
A bar code label issuing means 41 for issuing a delivery label, an inclusion detecting means W in a delivery, a delivery form issuing device 3 for issuing a delivery form, and a delivery form 16 (issued by the delivery form issuing device 3). The delivery slip attaching device 4 attaches a registered mail delivery certificate) (see FIG. 5) to the delivery a on the transfer means 2.

As a concrete configuration, the delivered product a is supplied one by one from the feeding unit, and the two-dimensional bar code data BC of the delivered product a is read from the delivered product a on the upstream side by the two-dimensional bar code reader 6. Send the information to the control unit 5,
The barcode label issuing means 41 for issuing the delivery management barcode label B1 which is operated under the control of the control unit 5 and the barcode label issuing means 41 after the barcode label is issued and affixed are similarly controlled.
A weight measuring device W, which serves as means for detecting inclusions in the delivered product, which is operated under the control of, is arranged, and the inclusions of the delivered product a are measured here. Two sets of printers 7a and 7b in the delivery form issuing device 3 are arranged in the latter stage, and the delivery form attaching device 4 includes the control unit 5
Under the control of the above, the support strip 8 provided with the delivery slips having the adhesive means arranged in a peelable manner is sent out so as to pass through the head surfaces of the printers 7a and 7b of the delivery slip issuing device 3,
A pair of rolls 9 is wound on the transfer means 2 and a delivery strip is sequentially supported toward the envelope a moving on the transfer means 2.
And guide portions 10a and 10b which are separated and attached.

The control unit 5 reads the two-dimensional bar code BC attached to the delivery item a in advance, and delivers the delivery address, the name and the delivery item corresponding to the two-dimensional bar code BC. A storage unit 11 in which a program for converting into the delivery data such as the weight information which is the inspection information of the inclusion in a is recorded, the display unit 12 for displaying the operating states of all the devices under the control of the control unit 5, the manual An input unit 13 such as a keyboard for giving external input information such as an operation instruction to the control unit 5 is connected thereto.

When the weight measuring device W detects the inclusions and the delivery form issuing device 3 is operating, the two-dimensional code data BC of the delivery product a transferred by the transfer means 2 is read by the bar code reader 6. The code data of the delivery a obtained from the information of the delivery data file in which the weight data in the delivery data corresponding to the two-dimensional bar code data BC is recorded in advance, that is, retrieved from the storage unit 11. Is compared with the weight data measured by the weight measuring device W by the control unit 5. If the weights are different, the control unit 5 controls the reject box 3 arranged immediately after the weight measuring device W.
The driving means 40 of No. 7 is driven and controlled to collect the delivered product a.

If the weights match without being different, the weights pass through the reject box 37 and are transferred to the subsequent stage, but from the storage unit 11, the delivery address and the name corresponding to the code data of the delivery a. The delivery data obtained is searched for, and the obtained delivery data is printed out on the delivery note of the support band 8 in the delivery note issuing device 3, and the delivery note sticking device 4 transfers the printed delivery note. The code data B2 (the same code as the delivery management barcode label B1) corresponding to the delivery a obtained by reading the two-dimensional bar code data BC attached to the delivery a in advance at the time of separation on the means 2 side. ) Attached delivery slips 16 and 16 are attached. Incidentally, 6a, 6
Reference numerals b and 6c are bar code readers for collating the code data B2 and B2 of the delivery slips 16 and 16 attached to the delivery item a and the bar code label B1 first attached to the delivery item a in advance.

On the other hand, these deliverables a may be canceled before they are shipped or may be delivered by another route.
The code data (delivery management bar code or the like) of the delivery a designated to be extracted in the process of the delivery note issuing and pasting device 1 is input from the input unit 13, and the data is stored in the designated delivery storage unit 14. You can register. The data of the designated delivery can be input by inputting Arabic numerals from the input unit 13 or by using another bar code reader or the like, if necessary.

In the subsequent stage of the bar code readers 6a, 6b and 6c, there is a pickup box 23 for stocking a specified delivery item a and a two-dimensional bar code data BC previously attached to the delivery item a. If you could not read with the bar code readers 6a, 6b,
The reject box 24 for extracting the code data B2, B2 of the delivery slips 16 and 16 attached to the delivery a at 6c and the bar code label B1 first attached to the delivery a beforehand cannot be obtained. It is provided.

The pickup box 23 has a bar code reader 6 or bar code readers 6a, 6b and 6c.
When any one of the code data registered in the designated delivery storage unit 14 is read, a sampling drive device 21 for extracting the target delivery a under the control of the control unit 5 is provided to constitute a pickup means. To do. Further, the reject box 24 is also controlled under the control of the control unit 5 in the case of the two-dimensional barcode data BC that cannot be read by the barcode reader 6 or the collation failure in the barcode readers 6a, 6b, 6c. An extraction drive device 22 for extracting the delivery a is provided and constitutes reject means.

FIG. 5 shows an example in which the delivery slips 16 and 16 are attached to the envelope main body and a position where the sealed tongue piece 33 that is sealed is covered with the sakai. As shown in FIG. An adhesive is applied to the back surface of the delivery slip 16 and a transparent film is bonded underneath so that it can be peeled off, and the adhesive is applied to the back surface of the transparent film.
After the various delivery information is output to 6 as described above, it is attached to the delivery a through the adhesive on each back surface. The delivery slip 16 on the right side of the drawing is separated from the delivered product a in the delivery process and kept by the post office.

FIG. 6 shows a work flow when issuing and pasting the delivery slips 16, 16. First, the delivered product a in which the code data is individually specified is supplied (step 10).
1), read the two-dimensional bar code data BC from the delivered product (step 102), and if the two-dimensional bar code data BC cannot be read, it is judged as a reading error and is rejected with (NO) (step). 109). If no reading error occurs, the barcode label issuing and pasting device 41 issues and attaches the barcode label B1 for delivery management to the corresponding delivery a (step 103). Based on the reading of the two-dimensional bar code data BC, data conversion is usually performed into delivery destination data that can be read manually (step 104).

Bar code label B1 in step 103
Issued, pasted or by this barcode label B1
Although not shown in the flow prior to the issuance and pasting process, the weight of the delivery item corresponding to the two-dimensional barcode data BC is checked, and if the weights do not match, the delivery to the reject box 37 at that point. Rejection processing for collecting the objects is performed.

Next, if the weight check is cleared and there is no abnormality, the two-dimensional bar code data BC is used to determine step 104.
After the data conversion to the delivery destination data in the above, when the control unit 5 issues a command to the delivery form issuing device 3 to output the delivery data, the delivery data is output to the delivery forms 16 and 16 by the instruction. (Step 106), the delivery slip 1
The delivery voucher sticking device 4 moves the steps 6 and 16 to the step of sticking the shipping voucher on the delivery a (step 107).

Then, the bar code label B1 of the delivered product a after step 107 and the code data B2, B2 output on the delivery slip are read and compared (step 108), and at this stage they do not match (NO). If it is, the extraction driving device 22 is driven under the control of the control unit 5 to extract the delivery product a and perform a rejection process (step 109).

On the other hand, the deliveries that have been matched (YES) in step 108 are transferred to the next process (step 1).
09). In this step 109, when the code data registered in the designated delivery storage unit 14 is read, the extraction drive device 2 is controlled under the control of the control unit 5.
1 is driven, the delivered product a is extracted, and pickup processing is performed (step 110).

In step 109, the designated delivery storage unit 14
When the code data not registered in (1) is read, the code data is sent to the sorting unit 22 in the subsequent stage, and the stack processing is performed while sorting by a predetermined number of postal codes (step 111).

In the above embodiment, the bar code label output for delivery management is read, issued and affixed except that the two-dimensional bar code is read based on the code stored in the two-dimensional bar code. In addition, for example, when a two-dimensional bar code is printed out on a card sending mount, it may be printed at the same time on this card sending mount. When this card sending mount is sealed in an envelope, etc. It may be exposed through a window provided in the.

Further, in each of the devices arranged in the delivery note issuing and pasting device of the present invention, the weight measuring device provided as the inclusion detecting means in the subsequent stage of the bar code label issuing device is not always the bar code label issuing device. It is not necessary to arrange it in the latter stage, and it may be arranged in the former stage of the barcode label issuing device and rejected before the issuance of the barcode label.

Further, the inclusion detection information registration means does not necessarily have to store all the number of deliveries so as to correspond to each deliveries, and if the deliveries of the same weight are handled for each desired unit, the keyboard is used. The measurement value of the weight measuring device may be input and registered from the input unit 13 such as. Further, the inclusion detection information registration means and the inclusion detection means do not necessarily have to be based on weight, and can be magnetically or electrically detected by using conventionally known detection means such as magnetic detection or electromagnetic detection means. It may be registered with various information.

Further, the delivery a is shown in the form of an envelope, and the delivery management bar code label is affixed to the surface of the delivery, and the bar code data is directly printed on the surface of the delivery. As described above, the delivery a may have a certain thickness, and is not limited to the envelope.

[0029]

[Effects of Gaze] As described above, the delivery voucher issuing and pasting apparatus of the present invention reads code data in which data such as the delivery address and delivery address of a delivery is stored and uses a conversion program stored in advance. It is only necessary to convert the delivery data corresponding to this code data, print out the corresponding delivery data, issue a delivery slip, and attach it. Therefore, it is necessary to register the delivery destination data corresponding to each code data. In addition to the above, the system can be simplified and the processing work efficiency can be greatly improved, which is highly practical.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is an explanatory view schematically showing an embodiment of a delivery slip issuing and pasting device of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a surface explanatory view showing a developed state of inclusions in a delivered product.

FIG. 3 is an explanatory view showing the front side of a delivered product.

FIG. 4 is an explanatory view showing the back side of the delivered product.

FIG. 5 is an explanatory view showing a state in which a delivery slip is attached to the back side of the delivered product.

FIG. 6 is an explanatory view schematically showing an embodiment of a delivery slip issuing and pasting method of the present invention in a flow chart.

[Explanation of symbols]

 DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 ... Delivery slip issuing / pasting device 2 ... Transfer means 3 ... Delivery slip issuing device 4 ... Delivery slip pasting device 5 ... Control unit 6 ... Two-dimensional bar code readers 6a, 6b, 6c, ... Bar code readers 7a, 7b ... Printer 11 ... Storage unit 12 ... Display unit 13 Input unit 14 ... Designated delivery storage unit 37 ... Reject 41 ... Bar code label issuing and attaching device b ... Delivery B1, B2 ... Code data W ... Weight measuring device

Claims (2)

[Claims] 1. A delivery destination data such as a delivery address or delivery address of a delivery item is stored as code data, and this code is used when the code data attached to the delivery item is read in advance and converted into the delivery destination data. Based on the data, the storage means storing the program data for outputting the corresponding delivery data and the code data of the delivery with the code data are read along an appropriate transfer route for transferring the delivery. A code reading unit, and a delivery form issuing unit that converts the read code data into corresponding delivery destination data by a program stored in the storage unit, prints out the corresponding delivery data, and issues a delivery form. Specially, a delivery slip attaching means for attaching the issued delivery slip is provided to automatically attach the delivery slip to the delivered product. A delivery slip issuing and pasting device for collection. 2. The delivery slip issuing and pasting device according to claim 1, wherein the code data is a two-dimensional bar code.