JPS61237161A - Automatic article accepting device - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE:To accept automatically an article by reading the recording information of a ticket which is thrown in, recording a case number and a receipt number, returning the ticket, containing and processing an article to be processed which is contained in a case, and recording the receipt number or the case number and the processing contents. CONSTITUTION:When a processing ticket is thrown into a ticket throw-in port 2, a sensor 10 detects it, a motor 15 of a carrying mechanism is driven and the processing ticket is drawn into a carrying path. Recording information of the processing ticket is read by a read heat 11, and whether the processing ticket is true or false, and a kind of the ticket are decided. Subsequently, a solenoid 19 of a case discharge part 16 operates and discharges a case 17. Next, a person of request puts, for instance a film related to a request of development into the case 17 and throws it into a throw-in port 4. The case 17 is detected by a sensor 23, and the case 17 is contained in a case containing chamber 24. On the other hand, when the processing ticket is detected by a sensor 14, the motor 15 is stopped, and a receipt number or a case number and the processing contents are recorded in the processing ticket by a printer 13, it is carried to the throw-in port 2, and also a transaction record is left in a device. In such a way, an article can be received automatically.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION Technical Field of the Invention The present invention relates to an automatic article receiving device that automatically accepts, for example, requests for film development without human intervention.

<Summary of the Invention> In this invention, when a ticket with processing information recorded is inserted into the device, a case with a case number assigned is ejected.
When items to be processed are placed in this case and put into the device, the field records the reception number and returns it, while the case takes in the item and stores it for processing.
The reception number or case number and the reading information are recorded and left in the recording section, thereby making it possible to automatically accept the goods.

<Background of the Invention> For example, in a system that processes film development requests, acceptance of the development requests is always done manually, which not only takes time, but also requires extremely complicated management of the contents of acceptance. . There is also a system for accepting orders for goods via a computer terminal, but this type of system cannot be applied to systems that require the handing over of a predetermined item (in this case, film), such as a request for film development. do not have.

<Purpose of the Invention> The object of the present invention is to provide an automatic article acceptance device that realizes automation of article acceptance operations, thereby reducing the labor involved in this type of operation and facilitating management. .

<Structure and Effects of the Invention> In order to achieve the above object, the present invention provides a ticket slot for inserting a ticket with processing contents recorded on the front of the device, and a case number for storing the article to be processed. A case discharge port for discharging the case containing the processed item and a case input port for inputting the case containing the article to be processed are provided, and the device reads recorded information of the inserted ticket, and a ticket processing unit that records a reception number corresponding to the case number on the ticket and returns it; a case discharge unit that determines the validity of the ticket from the read information and discharges the case to a case discharge port; A case storage section that takes in and stores cases containing articles to be processed, and a recording section that records and leaves the reception number or case number and read information about processing contents are provided.

According to this invention, the acceptance of goods can be automated,
It is possible to reduce the number of tasks and facilitate the management of the contents of underwriting. In addition, since goods are automatically accepted without handling cash, there is no need to provide a money handling section within the device, allowing for miniaturization of the device and cost reduction.

Moreover, since no cash is held in the device, there is no need to take any measures against theft or the like. Furthermore, the requesting side only needs to insert tickets and goods, and no special operations such as key operations are required, so the requesting operation is simple and the customer service is excellent. play.

<Description of Embodiments> Although the drawings show an example in which the present invention is implemented in an automatic underwriting device for film development, the present invention is not limited thereto, and can be applied to automatic underwriting devices for other articles.

Fig. 1 shows the customer service section 1 on the front side of the device, which is used to insert tickets (hereinafter referred to as "processing section") on which details of the processing content (in this case, film development and printing) are recorded. A ticket inlet 2, a case outlet 3 for discharging a case assigned a case number containing a film to be processed, and a case inlet 4 for inserting the case containing the film to be processed. Each is provided.

The above processing unit is sold at shops, photo shops, etc.
For example, the configuration is as shown in FIG. 2 (1). The processing section 5 in the illustrated example is provided with a processing content display section 6 and an information recording section 7 on its surface, and the processing content display section 6 includes characters indicating that the cost of developing and printing 24 films is 1,000 yen. is printed on it. In addition, the information recording section 7 has
Printing columns for reception number, reception date, finishing date, and finishing time are provided, and each of these pieces of information is printed by the automatic article receiving device (see FIG. 2 (2)). A magnetic coating film is formed on the back surface (not shown) of this processing section 5.
The information printed on the processing content display section 6 and information storage section 7 is encoded and magnetically recorded on this magnetic coating film.

FIG. 3 shows an example of the configuration of the ticket processing section 8 formed inside the ticket slot 2. As shown in FIG. The ticket processing unit 8 in the illustrated example includes a transport mechanism 9 that takes the input processing unit 5 into the device and transports it,
A first sensor 10, a reading lid 11, a writing head 12, a printer 13, and a second sensor 14 are arranged in this order along the conveyance path. The first sensor 10 detects the insertion of a ticket, and the second sensor 14 detects the arrival of the ticket at the printing position S. The reading head 11 and the writing head 12 read and write information on the magnetic coating on the back of the ticket, and the printer 13
prints predetermined information on the information recording section 7 on the surface of the ticket. In the figure, the motor 15 is for driving the conveyance mechanism 9, and starts operating when the first sensor 10 detects the insertion of a ticket.

FIG. 4 shows an example of the structure of the case discharge portion 16 formed by express delivery at the case discharge port 3. As shown in FIG. Case discharge part 16 in the illustrated example
1 is provided with a chute 18 that guides a plurality of cases 17, 17 in an aligned state, and an extrusion mechanism 20 driven by a solenoid 19 is provided at the open end of the chute 1B.

Each case 17 in this embodiment is a cylindrical body with one end open, and a cap is placed over the open part. (shown as 219°220,...)
has been granted.

FIG. 5 shows an example of the structure of a case storage section 21 that is formed in communication with the case input port 4. As shown in FIG. Case storage section 21 in the illustrated example
The case 17 is provided with a guide path 22 that guides the case 17 that has been thrown in, and a third sensor 23 that detects the insertion of the case 17, and a case storage chamber 24 is formed at the downstream end of the guide path 22.

FIG. 6 shows the circuit configuration of the automatic article receiving device. In the figure, the control unit 25 includes a CPU (CentralPrac
The controller 25 is electrically connected to the ticket processing section 8, the case discharging section 16, the case storage section 21, the recording section 26, and the staff operation section 28. ing. The recording unit 26 includes a printer 28, and as shown in FIG. 8, this printer 28 prints reception numbers (72021B, 720219, etc. in the figure) on a predetermined paper 30 such as a journal.
This is to print and leave information (indicated by .) and processing details. This reception number has a correspondence relationship with the case number, and in the illustrated example, the last three digits (indicated by broken lines in the figure) are made to match the case number. The attendant operation section 28 is configured by, for example, disposing a keyboard 28 inside a door on the back side of the device,
This is for manually inputting the case number assigned to each case 17 in the case ejecting section 16 to the control section 25. The control section 25 sequentially controls the operations of each section of the apparatus based on the control flow shown in FIG.

In FIG. 7, when the processing field 5 in the state shown in FIG. 2 (1) is inserted into the coupon slot 2, the first sensor 10 detects this and a detection signal is input to the control section 25. Control unit 2
Step 5 is to determine whether to insert a ticket based on the detection signal (step 31 is "YES"), drive the motor 15 of the conveyance mechanism 9,
The input processing field 5 is drawn into the conveyance path. Processing world 5 is
The information magnetically recorded on the back side is read by the reading head 11, and the control unit 25 determines the authenticity of the processing field 5 and the type of bill based on this read information (steps 32 and 33). If it is not a genuine note, step 34 becomes "NO" and the processing field 5 is returned to the note slot 2. If it is a genuine note, step 34 is "YES" and the next step 3
At 6, the solenoid 19 of the case discharge part 16 is activated, and the pushing mechanism 20 pushes the case 17 to the case discharge port 3.

Next, the client places the film related to the phenomenon request into the case 17 and then inserts it into the case slot 4.

This case insertion is detected by the third sensor 23, and a detection signal is sent to the control section 25. The control unit 25 determines whether to insert the case based on this detection signal, and the step 37 is “Y”.
ES'', the case 17 is stored in the case storage chamber 24 of the storage section 21, and the process moves to the next step 38, the printing process.

In this way, in the ticket processing section 8, when the second sensor 14 detects the processing field 5 related to input, the control section 25 stops the motor 15 based on this detection signal input, and positions the processing field 5 at the position of the printer 13. let After that, the printer 13 is operated, and the information storage section 7 on the surface of the processing area 5 is transferred to the information storage section 7 in FIG.
), the reception number, reception date, finishing slot, and finishing time are printed (step 38). After printing is completed, the processing area 5 is transported toward the ticket slot 2. During the transport, the writing head 12 writes the reception number,
The code number, reception date, finishing date, finishing time, etc. are encoded (step 39).

Furthermore, in the next step 40, the control unit 25 activates the printer 27 of the recording unit 26, and prints the currently accepted processing details and the reception number (or case number) on a predetermined sheet of paper and records it as a transaction record. Thereafter, the processed ticket 5 is returned to the requester through the ticket slot 2 (step 41).

Thus, on the layer side, by taking out the case 17 from the case storage chamber 24 and checking the recorded results in the recording section 26, it is possible to grasp the details of the processing to be performed on the input film. Then, by the finishing date and time, the corresponding processes such as development and printing are completed, and the client waits for the client to pick up the receipt.

On the other hand, the requester brings the processing ticket 5 and hands it to the clerk on the layer side, or inserts it into the automatic article delivery device, at the finishing date and time printed and encoded on the processing ticket 5.
The developed and printed photographs can be received manually or via an automated article handling device.

[Brief explanation of the drawing]

FIG. 1 is a front view of an automatic article receiving device according to the present invention;
Figure 2 (1) T2) is a diagram showing an example of printing on a processing ticket;
The figure is a structural explanatory diagram showing the overall mechanism of the ticket processing section, FIG. 4 is a diagram showing the schematic structure of the case discharge section, FIG. 5 is a diagram showing the schematic structure of the case storage section, and FIG. 6 is the circuit structure of the device. A block diagram showing an example; FIG. 7 is a flow chart showing the operation of the device;
FIG. 8 is a diagram showing an example of recording by the recording section. 2...Ticket slot 3...Case discharge port 4...
・Case input port 8...Ticket processing section 16...Case discharge section 21...Case storage section 26...Recording section

Claims (1)

[Claims] On the front of the device, there is provided a ticket inlet for inserting a ticket with processing contents recorded therein, and a case discharge port for discharging a case assigned a case number containing an article to be processed. , an automatic article receiving device equipped with a case input slot for inputting the case containing the article to be processed, the automatic article receiving device reading the recorded information of the inserted ticket and having a correspondence relationship with the case number. a ticket processing unit that records a reception number on the ticket and returns it; a case discharge unit that determines the validity of the ticket based on the read information and discharges the case to a case discharge port; An automatic article receiving device comprising: a case storage section that takes in and processes cases; and a recording section that records and leaves the reception number or case number and read information about processing contents.