KR20030042596A - Automated mail machine - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE: An unmanned post receipt machine is provided to perform automatically a calculating process, a process for adhering a postage stamp, and a process for receiving a mail matter by using a character recognition portion, a postage stamp adhesion portion, and a delivery portion. CONSTITUTION: An unmanned post receipt machine includes a main body(1) and a control portion(2). A mail drop(11), a touch screen(12), and a charge reception portion(13) are installed at the main body. The control portion performs a control operation by using data inputted into the touch screen. A recognition portion is installed at an upper portion of the main drop in order to recognize characters of a mail matter. A postage stamp and certificate stamp adhesion portion prints a postage stamp or a certificate stamp corresponding to the charges. A delivery portion is transferred the mail matter to a collection portion(7).

Description

Unmanned Mail Machine {Automated mail machine}

The present invention relates to an unmanned mail receiving machine. More specifically, the present invention relates to an unmanned mail receiving machine capable of automatically processing from a charge calculation and a stamp attachment to a receipt when a sender inputs a mail without requiring a person who receives the mail. will be.

In general, bulky postal items such as parcels do not enter the mailbox and the postage cannot be calculated. Therefore, it is inconvenient to use it when the post office is far away or at a time like midnight or dawn, because the sender must send the mail directly to the post office. I could not send the parcel. In order to solve this problem, an unmanned automatic mail machine has been proposed, but such an unmanned automatic mail machine puts a parcel in a machine to weigh a charge, calculates a fee, pays a calculated fee, and when a stamp is issued, removes the parcel from the machine and removes the stamp. Attached to the parcel and put the parcel back into the unmanned automatic mail machine to send the parcel, so there is a problem in that it is inconvenient to use because it is inconvenient to put the parcel again, withdraw it again, put the stamp again and put it again.

An object of the present invention is to solve this problem, and when the sender puts the mail, the charge is automatically calculated according to the weight of the mail, and when the fee is paid, the stamp of the postage stamp is automatically stamped on the mail and the mail is collected. Since it is unmanned, it can be installed remotely at the post office, and it is possible to send mail for 24 hours, thus providing a convenient unmanned mail receiving machine.

It is another object of the present invention to provide an unmanned mail receiving machine that is convenient to use because the stamp is automatically stamped and dropped into the mail collection box at the same time as the fee payment.

Still another object of the present invention is to provide an unmanned mail receiving machine capable of verifying contents of sending date and sending time by inputting a sender's and a recipient's address and name when registration is required.

These objects of the present invention are formed in the middle of the mail inlet to the mail is inserted into the machine is installed adjacent to the mail inlet, the touch screen is installed to enter the necessary information and the charge storage unit is installed in the charge, and the touch screen In the unmanned mail receiving machine including a control unit for receiving the information input by the operation unit, the recognition means for recognizing the character portion displayed on the mail is installed on the upper part of the mail inlet, if the fee is paid to the bill storage Stamp stamp printing unit for printing the stamp stamp corresponding to the applicable fee is installed, stamp stamp printing unit is installed when the stamp stamp is printed on the stamp stamp printing unit to install stamp stamp on the postal stamp stamp stamp stamp The present invention includes a delivery unit for dropping mail to the collection after attachment Achieved by an unmanned mail receiver according to

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION The features and advantages will be more clearly understood by the embodiments described below in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings.

1 is a perspective view of an unmanned mail receiving machine according to an embodiment of the present invention;

Figure 2 is a schematic perspective view of the stamp stamp attachment portion of the unmanned mail receiving machine of the present invention

Figure 3a is a schematic operation diagram showing the operation of adsorbing the stamp stamp printed on the stamp stamp printing unit of the present invention in the stamp stamp attaching unit

Figure 3b is a schematic operation diagram showing the operation of attaching the stamp stamp on the mail at the stamp stamp attachment portion of the present invention

Figure 3c is a schematic operation diagram showing the operation of the delivery unit to drop the postage stamped mail attached to the collection

Explanation of symbols on the main parts of the drawings

1. Machine body 2. Control unit 3. Recognition unit

4. Post stamp stamp 5. Post stamp stamp 6. Shipping section

11. Mail inlet 12. Touch screen 13. Charge storage

In the unmanned mail receiving machine (A) according to an embodiment of the present invention, as shown in the drawing, a mail inlet (11) into which mail is inserted is formed and is installed adjacent to the mail inlet (11) and necessary information. The machine main body 1 is installed with a touch screen 12 is installed and the charge receiving unit 13 is a charge storing unit and a control unit for receiving the information input by the touch screen 12 to operate the device ( It includes 2).

The unmanned mail receiving machine (A) of the present invention is provided with a recognition unit (3) for recognizing the letter portion displayed on the mail at the upper portion of the mail inlet 11, when the charge is paid to the charge receiving unit (13) A stamp certificate printing unit 4 is installed which prints a stamp certificate corresponding to the fee, and when the stamp certificate is printed in the stamp certificate printing unit 4, the stamp certificate is adsorbed to attach the stamp certificate on the mail P. It is a structure that includes a delivery unit (6) is installed to post stamp stamp attachment portion 5 and dropping the mail (P) to the collection after stamp stamp attachment.

The recognition unit 3 checks the address and name of the recipient and the sender on the mail (P) as well as checking the input and delivery of the mail put into the machine main body (1), the stamp stamp attachment portion 5 is stamp stamp stamp It is a function to guide the stamp stamp to be printed on the blank rather than the written part.

The stamp certificate printing unit 4 prints only a stamp certificate indicating only a storage fee for mails that do not require confirmation of the date of shipment, such as ordinary mail, according to the instruction of the control unit 2, but when confirmation of the date of delivery, such as registration, is required. Stamp stamps are printed with a barcode indicating the date of shipment. The stamp stamp printing unit 4 is disposed on the transfer rod 41 so as to slide left and right on an upper portion of the collection box 7 formed at one lower side of the machine body 1.

The stamp stamp attaching portion 5 is disposed above the stamp stamp printing portion 4 and collects stamp stamps printed by the stamp stamp printing portion 4 and attached on the postal matter P. FIG. The postage stamp attaching portion 5 is composed of a horizontal conveying portion 51 which is operated in three dimensions and operates in the left and right directions, a vertical conveying portion 52 which is operated in the front and rear directions, and a shanghai conveying portion 53 which is operated up and down. The horizontal conveying unit 51 is disposed on the pair of horizontal conveying beds 511 and the horizontal conveying bed 511 to support the stamp paper attaching portion 5 and to be transported from side to side and the vertical conveying unit 52. ) Is composed of a first driving motor 512 and a first driving belt 513 for transferring left and right. The vertical transfer unit 52 is disposed on the vertical transfer bed 521 and the vertical transfer bed 521 disposed vertically across the horizontal transfer bed 511 and transfers the shanghai transfer unit 53 back and forth. The second driving motor 522 and the second driving belt 523 is composed of. The shanghai sending part 53 is disposed on the vertical conveying bed 521 and the support bed 531 and the third driving motor 532 and the third driving motor disposed on the support bed 531 532 is driven up and down and the lower end is composed of a lifting rack 535 is attached to the stamp deposition adsorption plate 533 which is vacuum suction operation by the vacuum pump 534.

The delivery unit 6 is disposed at the mail inlet 11 so that the mail P, which is input through the mail inlet 11, is disposed, and the gauge 61 and the meter (W) for measuring the weight of the mail P. 61) includes a rotating plate 62 hinged and rotated up and down and a driving motor 63 for rotating the rotating plate 62.

The effect of the unmanned mail receiving machine A according to the present invention having such a configuration will be described in detail below.

If you want to send a regular mail, put the mail (P) in the mail inlet (11), press the 'normal mail' displayed on the touch screen 12, the weight and charge of the mail (P) touch screen (12) When the stamp is printed on the stamp stamp printing unit 4, the stamp stamp adsorption plate 533 of the stamp stamp attaching section 5 is fixed to adsorb the stamp stamp. Move on to (P). That is, if the third driving motor 532 of the shanghai sending section 53 is driven while the stamp stamp is fixed to the stamp stamp adsorption plate 533, the lifting rack 535 on which the adsorption plate 533 is fixed is raised and the vertical conveying part ( The second driving motor 522 of 52 operates to drive the second driving belt 523 to be disposed in the vertical position closest to the postal matter P, and the first driving motor 512 of the horizontal conveying unit 51 is By operating the first drive belt 513 to place the suction plate (533) in the horizontal position closest to the postal matter, and to receive the stamp of the stamp portion in the blank area except the letter portion by receiving the guidance of the recognition unit 3 and stamp stamp The attachment portion 5 and the stamp stamp printing portion 4 are transferred to the side wall of the machine body 1, and thus the stamp stamp is attached on the postal matter P, and the driving motor 63 of the delivery portion 6 is attached. When rotated, the operation unit 64 interlocked with the driving motor 63 rotates upward and rotates the rotary plate 62 having the postal matter P disposed thereon. Will be times when such copper plate 62 is tilted to one side As mail (P) is received to terminate the mail delivery while the adjacent collection box (7).

If you need to confirm the date of shipment such as registered mail or parcel, put the mail (P) into the mail inlet (11), press the 'Quick Parcel Register' displayed on the touch screen (12), and enter the sender's address and name. When the door of the mail inlet 11 is opened and the parcel is placed on the delivery unit 6 and the confirmation button on the touch screen 12 is pressed, the door of the mail inlet 11 is closed, the weight and the height of the parcel are sensed, Check that the height is within 120mm, the charge instruction appears, and pay the charge to the charge collection section (13). The stamp certificate printing section (4) prints the stamp certificate. Printing will be done until the same time as the normal mail delivery.

As described above, the unmanned mail receiving machine according to the present invention is provided with a recognition means for recognizing the letter portion displayed on the mail at the upper part of the mail inlet, and when the fee is paid by the bill storage, a stamp stamp corresponding to the corresponding fee is printed. A stamp printing unit is installed, and when the stamp stamp is printed on the stamp stamp printing unit, a stamp stamp attaching unit is installed to absorb stamp stamps and attach stamp stamps on the mail, and a shipping section for dropping mails after collecting stamp stamps is included. When the sender inserts the mail, the charge is automatically calculated according to the weight of the mail, and when paying the bill, the stamp of the rate stamp is automatically stamped on the mail and dropped by mail collection. It is possible to send mail 24 hours a day It is convenient to use because the stamp is automatically stamped at the city and dropped by mail collection box.If you need to send a certificate such as a registered name, it is proved that the sender and recipient's address and name are entered to confirm the date and time of sending. There is an excellent effect that it is possible.

Claims (3)

A machine main body into which mail is input, a mail inlet is formed, is installed adjacent to the mail inlet, a touch screen for inputting necessary information is installed, and a bill storage unit for receiving charges; and a device receiving and receiving information input by the touch screen. In the unmanned mail receiving machine comprising a control unit for operating the recognition unit, the recognition means for recognizing the character portion displayed on the mail is installed on the upper part of the mail inlet, if the fee is paid to the charge collection section stamp stamp corresponding to the corresponding fee When the stamp stamp printing unit is installed, and the stamp stamp is printed on the stamp stamp printing unit, the stamp stamp attaching unit is installed to adsorb the stamp stamp on the mail and drops the mail after collecting the stamp stamp. Unmanned mail receiving machine characterized in that the delivery unit is included. According to claim 1, wherein the stamp is attached to the horizontal conveying unit to operate in the left and right direction, and the vertical conveying unit to operate in the front and rear direction and the Shanghai conveying unit to operate up and down, the horizontal conveying unit supports the stamp and affixed to the left and right And a first drive motor and a first drive belt disposed on the pair of horizontal conveyance beds and the horizontal conveyance beds for transporting to the horizontal conveyance bed, the first conveying motor for conveying the vertical conveying part to the left and right, and the vertical conveying part on the horizontal conveying bed. And a second driving motor and a second driving belt disposed on the vertical conveying bed and the vertical conveying bed disposed vertically across the vertical conveying bed, the second conveying motor for conveying the shanghai conveying unit back and forth, wherein the shanghai conveying unit is disposed on the longitudinal conveying bed. Up and down by the support bed and the third drive motor and the third drive motor disposed on the support bed forward and backward and transported back and forth Copper and bottom, characterized in that constructed below the croissant the postage stamp to be adsorbed vacuum suction plates operated by a vacuum pump attached to the lifting unattended mail received group According to claim 1, wherein the delivery unit is disposed in the mail inlet so that the mail is put through the mail inlet, the gauge for weighing the mail and the hinge plate is fixed on the gauge and rotated up and down and the rotating plate Unmanned mail receiving machine comprising a drive motor for rotating the.