JPS61217890A - Home mail receiver - Google Patents

Abstract

(57) [Summary] This bulletin contains application data before electronic filing, so abstract data is not recorded.

Description

[Detailed description of the invention] (Field of invention) The present invention relates to a parcel delivery reception machine.

(Prior art and its problems) This invention can be installed at a courier handling office such as a store or at an appropriately selected location, and the package and associated charges are accepted at the location where the package is installed. .

(Background of the invention) In recent years, the courier delivery system has been rapidly expanding.
Many shops near the residence serve as delivery offices.

The existence of such courier services is extremely convenient when sending packages to relatives, acquaintances, etc.

However, at night when the store that handles courier services is closed, the store does not accept parcels.
A frequent problem was that users were forced to wait until the next day to receive their items.

On the other hand, at stores that handle delivery services, they manually measure the weight and shape of the packages brought by users, and at the same time confirm the destination area (mainly distance). It was just a hassle to have to take it out.

(Object of the Invention) The object of the present invention is to provide a courier service receiving machine that can perform courier service unattended.

(Structure and Effects of the Invention) In order to achieve the above object, the present invention includes: an area designation input means for inputting the destination area of the package in response to a predetermined input operation; Means for temporarily accepting goods to be stored; Measuring means for measuring the weight and shape of the temporarily stored goods; Means for accepting charges for accepting charges corresponding to the destination area and measurement results; After confirming receipt of charges; , a conveyance means for conveying the luggage to the storage section; and a display means for displaying various contents such as operation guidance and fees;

With such a configuration, the parcel delivery reception service can be performed unattended.

(Explanation of Examples) Hereinafter, embodiments will be described in detail based on the drawings.

FIG. 1 is a perspective view, not showing the appearance, of a parcel receiving machine according to an embodiment of the present invention.

As shown in the figure, the surface operation section of this courier reception machine includes a keyboard 1 for inputting the destination area, a receiving section 2 for temporarily storing packages. Guide display 3゜Amount display 42 Bill slot, coin slot 6. There is a reception card, change dispenser, etc.

As shown in Fig. 2, inside the parcel delivery reception machine, there is a @base measuring device 8° shape sensor 9, etc., in order to measure the weight and shape of the packages temporarily stored in the receiving section 2. It is set up.

Further, in order to move the baggage 17 from the receiving section 2 to the storage section 10 and store the baggage 17 in the storage section 1o, the push rod 11. A storage flapper 12, a storage motor 13, and the like are provided.

Furthermore, a front shutter 14.degree. and a rear shutter 15 are provided in front of the receiving section 2, and a shutter motor 16 and the like are provided for driving these shutters.

As shown in FIG. 3, the electrical configuration of this courier reception machine is CPIJ21. It is mainly composed of a microcomputer having a program memory (ROM>22) and a data memory (RAM) 23.

And keyboard 1. Guide display 3. Amount display 42
Weight measuring device8. In addition, a delivery charge memory 24, a motor drive circuit 25. Shape measuring device 26 detected by shape sensor 9
．． Printer 27. It basically includes a coin handling machine 289, a banknote handling machine 29, and the like.

The CPU 21 operates according to the system program in the program memory 22, gives control commands to each of the above elements, and performs control operations according to the present invention based on data from each element. At this time, the data memory 23 is used as a working memory for temporarily storing information such as the reception date and the selected area during the baggage reception operation.

The delivery fee memory 24 has a storage area corresponding to the content of the combination for each region.

The motor drive control circuit 25 controls the operation timing of each motor such as the storage motor 13° and the shutter motor 16.

The printer 27 prints the reception details on a predetermined paper to create a receipt (not shown).

The coin processing machine 28 detects the type of coin inserted from the coin insertion slot 6.

The banknote handling machine 29 detects the type of banknotes inserted through the banknote slot 5.

Next, the operation of this courier service reception machine will be explained according to the flowchart shown in FIG.

If baggage 17 is temporarily stored in the receiving section 2 (Yes at step 401), the region of destination is entered using the keyboard (step 402), and the weighing device 8 measures the car of baggage 7. The amount is measured, and the shape of the animal 17 is also measured by the shape measuring device 26 (step 403).

Next, the delivery route 1 corresponding to the destination area and measurement results is selected.
The delivery fee is displayed on the guide side of the amount display 4 (step 405).

This fee can be paid using either banknotes (inserting bills into the bill slot 5) or coins (inserting coins into the coin slot 61\), and the amount inserted by the user is displayed on the amount display 4. Displayed on the input display side.

Then, when the user pays more than the displayed price (step 406 affirmative), the change is calculated in step 407.
If there is change (step 408, affirmative), the change is released (step 409), and at the same time, a receipt printed on a predetermined paper by the printer 27 is issued (step 410).

If there is no change (No in step 40B), step (409) is skipped and the process proceeds to step (410).

In this way, after issuing the receipt, the receipt section 2 transfers the receipt to the storage section 10.
The luggage is stored in the room (step 411).

Next, according to FIGS. 5 to 7, from the receiving section 2 to the storage section 1
The operation of storing baggage in 0 will be explained. However, FIG. 5 is for explaining the overall operation, and FIGS. 6 and 7 are for explaining partial operations.

After issuing the receipt, the reception section 2 closes the front shutter 14.
, and at the same time open the rear shutter 15.

Next, the push rod 11 is set vertically (see Fig. 6), and while applying rotational force to the push rod 11 with the rotary motor 31,
The pedestal 32 on which these items are placed is pushed along the slit 34 and moved by the bell].35 drive of the motor 33 (see FIG. 7), and the baggage is sent into the storage flapper 12.

Then, the storage flapper 12 is connected to the rope 3 of the storage motor 13.
6. Since it stands up when picked up, the luggage 17 is placed in the storage section 10.
fall to.

As described above, in this embodiment, the delivery fee is calculated when the region of the destination is inputted using the keyhole 1 operation while the package is temporarily stored in the receiving section. and,
When the fee is paid using banknotes or coins, the luggage is stored from the receiving section to the storage section.

Therefore, with such a delivery reception machine, the delivery reception service can be carried out unattended even at night after the store is closed.

[Brief explanation of the drawing]

FIG. 1 is a perspective view showing the appearance of a courier service reception machine according to an embodiment of the present invention, FIG. 2 is a side view schematically showing the internal configuration of the courier service reception machine, and FIG. FIG. 4 is a block diagram showing the electrical configuration of the receiving machine, FIG. 4 is a flowchart 1 to showing the operation of the parcel receiving machine, and FIGS. 5, 6, and 7 are explanatory diagrams of the storage operation. 1... Keyboard 2... Receiving section 3... Guidance display 4... Amount display 5... Bill slot 6... Coin slot A... Discharging section 8... Weight Measuring device 9...Shape sensor 10...Storage section 1'1...Pushing rod 12...Storage flapper 21...CPU 22...Program memory 23...Data memory 24...Delivery Fee memory 25...Motor drive control circuit 26...Shape measuring device 27...Printer 28...Two coin handling machines...Banknote handling machine

Claims (1)

[Claims] (1) Region specification input means for inputting the destination area of the package in response to a predetermined input operation; Article receiving means for temporarily storing packages up to a predetermined size; Information on the weight and shape of the temporarily accommodated package A measuring means for measuring; A fee receiving means for accepting a fee corresponding to the destination area and the measurement result; A conveying means for transporting the item to the storage unit after confirming the fee acceptance; A parcel delivery reception machine characterized by comprising: a display means for displaying various contents; and;