WO2005093193A1

WO2005093193A1 - Unit for managing article

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Publication number: WO2005093193A1
Application number: PCT/JP2004/004360
Authority: WO
Inventors: Hiroshi Okada; Masaru Okada; Kazuhiro Kondo; Yoshiyuki Okada; Minoru Moriya; Masato Ando; Dai Ishida; Yukihiko Iga
Original assignee: Takarada Electric Industry Co., Ltd.; Ishida Engineering Co., Ltd.
Priority date: 2004-03-26
Filing date: 2004-03-26
Publication date: 2005-10-06
Also published as: JP3934672B2; JPWO2005093193A1

Abstract

A unit for keeping and managing articles, e.g. valuables, while grasping the storing conditions accurately regardless of the shapes or sizes of articles without requiring a dedicated key or tag. The unit for keeping and managing articles comprises a plurality of drawable/storable small boxes (10) provided at a plurality of inserting sections arranged in multiple rows and stages, a plurality of mechanisms (30) for locking against drawing the plurality of small boxes (10) inserted into the inserting sections, and a management control section (70) for controlling locking/unlocking of each locking mechanism (30). The management control section (70) performs authentication work of judging an authorized person and an accessible small box, and has a function of recording the use history of taking out/storing an article from/in the small box. When the small box (10) is locked by the locking mechanism (30) while storing an article, the article can be kept in safety and the article can be taken out at any time by unlocking the mechanism (30). Since a plurality of small boxes can be managed simultaneously, a large number of articles can be managed conveniently and in safety. Furthermore, the use history can be utilized as security information.

Description

Description Article management device Technical field

INDUSTRIAL APPLICABILITY The present invention is suitable for storing valuables such as keys, electronic cards, handguns, jewelry, securities, important documents, and other important items, or important items that require careful management of chemicals. The present invention relates to an article management device. Background art

Conventional goods management includes the following.

For example, in a tenant building where many companies, stores, offices, etc. are occupied, it is common practice to keep the keys of each tenant and store them in a key box installed in a security room. It is also kept in a key box when it is entrusted to security security company Vinore Maintenance Company. In addition, medicines used in hospitals are managed in a medicine storage box with the same structure.

In the conventional management of key boxes and chemical storage boxes, there is a method of attaching a key or tag to valuables to be managed to prevent misuse or plagiarism. No. 2005).

However, in this conventional example, it is difficult to attach a key or tag depending on the valuables to be managed, and there is a risk that the key and tag may be lost or damaged. In addition, it is difficult to attach keys and tags, and medicines tend to cause erroneous medication due to human error, which has become a social problem.

On the other hand, considering security issues, it is desirable to be able to grasp the usage history of who took what and when it was stored, but such a management was not possible with conventional management equipment. Therefore, a resident manager was set up to artificially grasp the status of key entry and exit. Specifically, keys were checked in and out by visual confirmation, but accidents such as incorrect return or loss after lending occurred, resulting in inadequate control and an increase in personnel and other expenses. Was. Disclosure of the invention

(Object of the invention)

An object of the present invention is to provide an article management device that does not require a dedicated key or tag, can reliably manage the lending, storage, and return of articles, and can prevent misuse or plagiarism. Another object of the present invention is to provide an article management device that is useful for security by enabling use history to be browsed at any time. It is a further object of the present invention to provide an article management device that is as easy to use as a case where there is a manager, and that is excellent in usability without a resident manager. It is another object of the present invention to provide an article management apparatus that can arbitrarily take in and out articles such as valuables even if an abnormality occurs in an electric circuit in the apparatus.

(Structure of the invention)

To achieve the above object, the present invention provides the following article management device. An article management device according to a first aspect of the present invention includes: an insertion shelf; a plurality of outer boxes provided on the insertion shelf; a plurality of small boxes provided so as to be able to be stored in a drawer; and inserting the small box into the outer box. A lock mechanism provided in each outer box for restraining the bow I from being ejected in a state where the bow is in the open state, and a small box opening / closing detecting means for detecting whether each of the small boxes is inserted into the corresponding outer box. An article presence / absence detecting means for judging whether or not an article is stored in the small box; and an input device for artificially inputting an operation of taking out an article from the small box and a storing operation of an article in the small box. And a display for displaying the storage status of the articles in the small box and the use history, and a management control unit. The management control unit is configured to access the person according to an input signal of the input device. To the accessible small box and the corresponding small box Performs rent control and return control or lock or unlock the mechanism, after lending of the object product return, the feature to perform a history recording control for recording that fact.

In the article management device according to a second aspect, in the first aspect, the plurality of outer boxes are individually and detachably attached to the insertion shelf, and the lock mechanism and the lock mechanism are attached to each outer box. Small box open / close detection means and the article presence / absence detection means are attached.

The article management device according to a third aspect of the present invention is the article management device according to the first aspect, wherein the lending control includes a closed state confirmation step of confirming that all small boxes are in a closed state; A person authentication step for checking whether the box is accessible, a box authentication step for checking whether the box is accessible, an opening operation for unlocking the lock mechanism of the corresponding box, and a step for confirming removal of the article. It is characterized by performing a closing operation to lock the lock mechanism of the small box from which the article was taken out and a history record to record the fact of lending of the article.

The article management device according to a fourth aspect of the present invention is the article management device according to the first aspect, wherein the return control includes a closed state confirmation step for confirming that all the small boxes are closed, and a person authentication for confirming whether or not the person is accessible. Step, a small box authentication step to check whether the box is accessible, an opening operation to unlock the lock mechanism of the corresponding small box, a step to confirm return of the article, and a small box to which the article was returned It is characterized in that it performs a closing operation to lock the lock mechanism and a history record for recording the fact of returning the article.

The article management device according to a fifth aspect of the present invention is the article management device according to the third or fourth aspect, wherein the function of the small box opening / closing detecting means is normal between the person authentication step and the small box authentication step. If it is not normal, it records the history of abnormal facts and excludes the corresponding small box from the management target.

The article management apparatus according to a sixth aspect of the present invention is the article management apparatus according to the third aspect of the present invention, wherein between the unloading confirmation step and the closing operation, a warning is issued when the small box is forgotten to be closed, and the small box is prevented from being closed. It is characterized by the following.

The article management device according to a seventh invention is the article management device according to the fourth invention, wherein between the return confirmation and the closing operation, a small box forgetting prevention control for giving an alarm when the small box is left closed is executed. I do.

The article management device according to an eighth aspect of the present invention is the article management device according to the sixth aspect, wherein, in the case where the small box closing forgetting control is a lending control, the small box is stored even after a preset standby time has passed after the removal is confirmed. It is characterized by issuing an alarm when it is not detected.

In the article management device according to a ninth aspect, in the seventh aspect, in the case where the small box closing forgetting control is a return control, after the return is confirmed, the storage of the small box is not detected within a preset standby time. It is characterized by issuing an alarm sometimes.

The article management device according to the tenth aspect of the present invention is the article management apparatus according to the third aspect, wherein after executing the lending control, it is determined whether or not the articles taken out within a set time have been returned. It is characterized by displaying the return fact.

The article management device according to the eleventh invention is the article management device according to the first invention, wherein A monitoring step for monitoring the function of the unit, and executing a main control menu when the result of the monitoring step is normal, and executing an alarm control when the result is not normal. It is characterized in that it includes lip release.

The article management device according to the first aspect of the present invention is the article management device according to the first aspect, wherein the commercial power supply determining step determines whether or not commercial power is supplied, and when the commercial power is supplied, the uninterruptible power supply is charged. When the power supply is cut off, power is supplied from the uninterruptible power supply.During operation by the uninterruptible power supply, the power supply protection function is activated.The power supply protection function detects the voltage drop and drops below the threshold. In this case, an alarm is issued, and the lock mechanisms of all the small boxes are unlocked, and thereafter, the power supply of the uninterruptible device is stopped. (The invention's effect)

According to the first invention, since the use history is recorded after the lending control and the return control, it is possible to check the lending / returning status of the goods without the presence of a resident manager.

According to the second aspect of the present invention, the lock mechanism, the small box open / close detection means, and the article presence / absence detection means are attached to the outer box to perform the module operation. Each outer box can be detachably attached to the insertion shelf. Maintenance and inspection and replacement can be easily performed for each outer box.

According to the third aspect, since the closed state confirmation step is included, unless all the small boxes are in the closed state, none of the small boxes can be opened, and erroneous removal of the article can be prevented. .

According to the fourth aspect, since the closed state confirmation step is included, unless all the small boxes are in the closed state, none of the small boxes can be opened, thereby preventing theft and incorrect return of the article. Can be.

According to the fifth invention, when the small box opening / closing detection means is not normal, the small box can be excluded from the management target after leaving an abnormality history, so that the remaining normal small boxes can be effectively used. be able to.

According to the sixth invention, an article is taken out during lending control, but when the user forgets to close the small box due to carelessness, an alarm is issued, so be sure to close the small box. It is possible to manage lending reliably and prevent the loss of goods.

According to the seventh aspect of the present invention, when returning the article during the return control, if the user forgets to close the small box due to carelessness, an alarm is issued, so be sure to close the small box. It is possible to prevent the loss of the goods.

According to the eighth invention, since an alarm is issued after the elapse of the standby time, an alarm can be reliably issued by managing only the time, and the loss of articles at the time of lending can be prevented.

According to the ninth invention, an alarm is issued after the elapse of the standby time, so that an alarm can be reliably issued by managing only the time, and the loss of an article upon return can be prevented.

According to the tenth aspect, when the taken-out article is not returned within the standby time, the fact can be displayed, so that the take-out person can be urged.

According to the eleventh invention, the functions of the management control unit and the display unit are monitored, and the main control menu is executed only when the operation is normal, and when the operation is not normal, an alarm is issued to prompt maintenance and unlock the small box. Thus, the article can be prevented from being trapped.

According to the twelfth aspect, the uninterruptible power supply operates immediately after a commercial power outage, so that the article management device does not stop functioning, and monitors the decrease even after operation by the uninterruptible power supply. It will not stop functioning because it gives an alarm. In addition, all the small boxes are unlocked when the threshold value falls below the threshold value, so that it is not impossible to remove the goods. Brief Description of Drawings

FIG. 1 is a perspective view of an article management device according to one embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a perspective view of the insertion shelf 4, the outer box 5, and the small box 10.

FIG. 3A is a partial front view of the insertion shelf 4, the outer box 5, and the small box 10 in the article management device, and FIG. 3B is a left side view of FIG.

FIG. 4 is a plan view of the outer box 5 and the small box 10.

FIG. 5 is a front view of the outer box 5 and the small box 10.

Fig. 6 (A) is a side view of outer box 5 and small box 10 with small box control unit omitted, and Fig. 6 (B) is a diagram of outer box 5 and small box with small box control unit attached. 10 is a side view of FIG.

FIG. 7 is a plan view of the small box control unit.

8A is a side view of the small box control unit, and FIG. 8B is a rear view thereof. FIG. 9 is an explanatory diagram of a state where the small box 10 is pulled out.

FIG. 10 is an electric circuit diagram of each lock mechanism. FIG. 11 is a block diagram of the management control unit.

12, _c 13 is a front view of the article management apparatus according to another embodiment of the present invention is an explanatory diagram of a remote monitoring device used in the present invention.

FIG. 14 is a flowchart of the article lending control.

FIG. 15 is a flowchart of the article return control.

FIG. 16 is a flowchart of the history record control.

FIG. 17 is a flow chart of the small box closing forgetting prevention control.

FIG. 18 is a flowchart of the return reminder control.

FIG. 19 is a flowchart of the function check control.

FIG. 20 is a flowchart of the power failure handling control. BEST MODE FOR CARRYING OUT THE INVENTION

(overall structure)

FIG. 1 shows an article management apparatus 1 according to one embodiment of the present invention. The article management device 1 includes a small box storage section 2 and a control section 3. The small box storage section 2 is configured so that a large number of small boxes 10 can be stored in a multi-stage and multi-row manner by using a shelf 4 described later. In the example shown in the figure, there are 25 stages of 1st system IJ to 7 system IJ, 7 stages IJ, A stage to Y stage, but may be more or less. The number indicated by the number la indicates the number of columns, and the numbers “1” to “7” can be lit by the light source provided on the back surface. An alphabet indicating the number of steps is displayed at the portion indicated by b, and these alphabets “A” to “Y” can also be lit and displayed by the light source provided on the back surface. This display method is not indispensable, and may be displayed on an appropriate display provided in the control section 3. In addition, both displays may be shared.

The article management device 1 having the above-described configuration can store 175 small boxes 10 in a 7-stage IJ X 25 stage. Note that the small box 10 in the 7th row and the top row indicates a state where the small box 10 is pulled out, and the remaining small boxes 10 indicate a state where all the boxes are stored.

An input device 77 such as a touch panel and a display device 78 for displaying various states are provided on the surface of the control section 3, and a management control unit 70 for executing various functions of the article management device is provided inside. Is provided. The structure in the small box storage section 2 will be described with reference to FIGS.

(Insert shelf)

In FIG. 2, 4a is a front shelf, and 4b is a rear shelf. These two shelves constitute a single-stage insertion shelf 4. The insertion shelves 4 are provided in multiple stages.

The outer shelves 5 corresponding to the number of rows are attached to the insertion shelves 4 of each stage. The insert 5a is attached to the lower surface of the front end of each outer box 5, and the mounting plate 5b is attached to the lower surface of the rear end. Then, the outer box 5 is inserted from behind the insertion shelf 4, the insertion piece 5a is inserted into the front shelf 4a, and the mounting plate 5b is attached to the rear shelf 4b with screws or the like. . Therefore, if the screws and the like are removed, the outer box 5 can be pulled out from the insertion shelf 4 rearward, which facilitates replacement and maintenance and inspection. At the rear end of the outer box 5, a mounting plate 8 which is a modularized mounting mechanism of a lock mechanism 30, a small box open / close detection switch 41, and an article presence / absence detection switch 42, which will be described later, is mounted. .

As shown in FIGS. 2 and 3 (B), a small box 10 is inserted into the outer box 5 from the front so as to be freely inserted and pulled out.

In FIG. 3 (A), the portion denoted by reference numeral 10 indicates a state where small box 10 is inserted, and the portion without reference numeral 10 indicates that small box 10 is removed. It shows the state that was done.

(Outer box and small box)

Next, the configurations of the outer box 5 and the small box 10 will be described with reference to FIG. 2 and FIGS. The outer box 5 is a substantially rectangular parallelepiped box whose upper surface is open, and is composed of a bottom plate 6 and left and right side walls 7. The upper edge 7a of each side wall 7 is bent at a right angle so as to face inward. The upper edge 7a is also a guide piece for guiding the insertion of a small box 10 described later.

The small box 10 is a box having a substantially rectangular parallelepiped shape with an open upper surface, and includes a rectangular bottom plate 11, a front wall 12, and left and right side walls 14. The rear end of the bottom plate 11 has an inclined portion lib that is inclined obliquely so as to rise rearward. An engagement hole 34 into which a rod 32 of a lock mechanism 30 described later is inserted is formed in one of the left and right side walls 14. Also, at the rear end of the other side wall 14, a small box detection switch described later is provided. 4 1 pressed piece 13 is formed.

At the center of the front wall 12, a semicircular hooking groove 12a for hooking a person's finger is formed.

This small box 10 is preferably made of synthetic resin, in which case leakage current from electrical components described below does not reach inside, so that problems such as magnetic disappearance of articles in the small box 10 are prevented. it can.

(Small box control unit)

Then, on the upper surface of the rear end of each outer box 5, a small box control unit such as a lock mechanism 30, a small box open / close detection switch 41, and an article presence / absence detection switch 42 is mounted via a mounting plate 8. It has become.

7 and 8 show a modularized small box control unit. That is, reference numeral 8 denotes a mounting plate, which is detachably mounted on the rear shelf plate 4b together with the mounting plate 5b of the outer box 5 with screws or the like. The mounting plate 8 is provided with a solenoid 31, a small box open / close detection switch 4.1, and a connector 8e. An article presence / absence detection switch 42 is mounted on the lower surface of the mounting plate 8 via a second mounting plate 8b.

Further, as shown in FIG. 6, on the upper surface of the mounting plate 8, a mounting base 8d of a connecting portion 15c of the leaf spring 15 is mounted.

As described above, various control parts are integrally mounted by the mounting plate 8, so that maintenance work can be easily performed by replacing the entire mounting plate 8 during maintenance and inspection.

Hereinafter, each small box control unit will be described.

(Small box open / close detection means)

In FIG. 4, reference numeral 41 denotes a small box open / close detection switch, which is installed on the outer box 5 via a mounting plate 8. The installation position is a position where the rear end of the side wall 14 of the small box 10 pushes the contact point to ON when the small box 10 is inserted into the insertion portion. Therefore, when the small box 10 is pulled out, the small box open / close detection switch 41 becomes OFF so that it can be understood that the small box 10 has been pulled out.

(Item presence detection means)

4 to 6, reference numeral 15 denotes a leaf spring. The leaf spring 15 is connected to the lid 15a It comprises a part 15b and a connecting part 15c. The lid part 15a is a rectangular part large enough to fit in the small box 10. The inclined portion 15b is a member having substantially the same angle and length as the inclined portion lib of the small box 11 and can overlap the inclined portion lib of the small box 11. Then, the lid 15a and the connecting portion 15c are connected. The connecting portion 15c is easily bent from the middle of the inclined portion 15b and the connecting portion 15c with a thin member, and the rear end of the connecting portion 15c is screwed to the mounting base 8d at the rear end of the outer box 5 with a screw 16 or the like. It is fixed at.

On the other hand, on the bottom plate 6 of the outer box 5, an article presence / absence detection switch 42 is arranged to be inclined at a portion which becomes the lower surface of the inclined portion lib of the small box 10. The inclination angle around this time is almost the same as the inclination angle of the inclined portion 15b when the panel 15 is set. Therefore, when nothing is stored in the small box 10, that is, when the small box 10 is empty, the inclined portion 15 b presses the article presence / absence detection switch 42 to be turned ON, and in other states (for example, the small box 10 It is turned off when goods are stored in the container or when the small box 10 is pulled out. In this way, the presence or absence of an article in the small box 10 can be detected.

Next, another example of the article presence / absence detecting means will be described.

The article presence / absence detecting means may have a function of determining the authenticity of the article. In some embodiments, an article authenticity determination unit may be provided separately from the article presence / absence detection unit in the present embodiment. The article authenticity determination means referred to here is means for determining whether or not the articles stored in the small box 10 are powers that should be originally stored, and by this determination, are replaced with counterfeit ones. Accidents can be effectively prevented. The following configuration examples can be shown.

For example, if a weight sensor such as a sheet-like strain gauge is placed on the upper surface of the bottom plate 11 of the small box 10, the weight sensor detects the weight of the article placed in the small box 10, and the article is authentic. Or fake.

In addition, if the camera 68 is provided above the small box 10, it is possible to determine whether the article is a genuine product by processing the image taken by the camera with a computer.

(Lock mechanism)

An example of the lip mechanism 30 will be described with reference to FIG.

Reference numeral 31 denotes a solenoid, which is installed on an outer case 5 via a mounting plate 8. The installation position is behind the state where the small box 10 is stored. 3 2 is a mouthpiece and a spring 3 3 Urged into the extended state. In this extended state, the rod 32 projects into the engagement hole 34 formed at the rear end of one of the side walls 14 of the small box 10. In this state, the small box 10 is in the locked state and cannot be pulled out. When the solenoid 31 is energized and the rod 32 is retracted and disengaged from the engagement hole 34, the small box 10 enters an unlockable state in which it can be pulled out.

Next, another example of the lock mechanism 30 will be described.

The lock mechanism 30 may have an urging function to push the small box 10 slightly in the pull-out direction when unlocked. As the biasing function, for example, a spring or the like is preferably used. When the small box 10 is slightly pushed out in the pulling-out direction at the time of unlocking by the spring, it can be seen that the box 10 is unlocked visually. For this reason, the unlock can be confirmed without relying on the indicator lights (for example, la and lb) for displaying the unlocked small box 10, so that the indicator lights need not be used. Of course, it is more convenient to use the indicator light because it can be double-checked. It should be noted that any biasing means other than springs may be used.

FIG. 10 is an electric circuit diagram of the lock mechanism 30.

The present embodiment has a structure in which the lock cannot be released so that all of the small boxes 10 cannot be pulled out unless all the small boxes 10 are closed. Therefore, a large number of small box open / close detection switches 41 in all outer boxes 5 are connected in series, while the solenoid 31 of each lock mechanism 30 is connected in parallel. With the above circuit configuration, unless all the small box open / close detection switches 41 are ON, none of the solenoids 31 can operate, so that the small box can be pulled out only from the fully closed state.

However, if the small box open / close detection switch 41 is not turned on due to a failure, all the small boxes 10 cannot be opened / closed. The open / close switch 43 is installed via the bypass circuit. Therefore, when the open / close switch 43 corresponding to the failed small box open / close detection switch 41 is closed, all small boxes corresponding to the normal small box open / close detection switch 41 can be opened / closed.

(Opening / closing of small box 10 and detection of presence of article)

FIG. 9 shows the drawer stored state of the small box 10. The first row from the top is empty The small box 10 is stored in the state, the second tier is pulled out a little, the third tier is fully pulled out and the articles are stored, and the fourth tier is the articles stored and the small box 10 is stored. It is in the state of having done.

In the state where the small box 10 shown in the first row is stored, the article presence / absence detection switch 42 is pushed by the inclined portion 15b and is turned ON, and the small box open / close detection switch 41 shown in FIG. Pushed on wall 13 and turned on. As shown in the second row, when the small box 10 is pulled out, the inclined portion 15b moves away from the article presence detection switch 42 force. At this time, the panel panel 15 is pushed up by the inclined portion 15b and the rear end portion 15c of the small box 10. The oblique portion 15b and the connecting portion 15c are bent, so that the panel panel 15 is pushed up without difficulty. The small box open / close detection switch 41 and the article presence / absence detection switch 42 are turned off. The third row shows a state in which the small box 10 is completely pulled out. In this state, the article M can be put into or taken out of the small box 10. Then, as shown in the fourth row, when the small box 10 is stored in a state where the article M is stored, the plate panel 15 is in a state of pressing the upper surface of the article M. Therefore, the inclined portion 15b of the panel 15 is separated from the article presence / absence detection switch 42, and the article presence / absence detection switch 42 is OFF.

Items that can be determined by ON-OFF of the small box opening / closing detection switch 41 and the article presence / absence detection switch 42 are as follows.

As described above, when the small box opening / closing detection switch 41 is ON, that is, whether or not an article is stored in the small box 10 can be determined by ON-OFF of the article presence / absence detection switch 42. When the small box open / close detection switch 41 is OFF, that is, when the small box 10 is pulled out even a little, the article presence / absence detection switch 42 The ON state does not occur.

(Management control unit)

Next, the management control unit 70 in the article management device of the present invention will be described.

As shown in FIG. 11, the management control unit 70 of the present invention is configured by an information processing device such as a computer.

The determination unit 71 is composed of a CPU or the like, performs necessary determinations and calculations based on an input signal, and outputs an output signal.

The data section 72 stores personal authentication data for determining whether or not the person is accessible, and small box specifying data for determining whether or not the small box is accessible. The person authentication data can be exemplified by an employee number or a password, and the small box specifying data can be exemplified by a small box specific number linked to the person specifying data. The control program storage section 73 includes a lending control program 100, a return control program 200, a history recording control program 300, a small box closing forget prevention control program 400, and a return prompting control program for performing the article management control of the present invention. 500, a function check control program 600, and a power failure response control program 700 are stored.

The above-mentioned lending control and return control are programmed to be executable whether the number of accessible small boxes 10 is one or two or more that are set in advance.

The memory unit 74 is a recording unit for writing usage histories such as taking articles in and out of the small box 10 and authenticity.

Reference numeral 75 denotes an interface unit for a remote monitoring device described later.

Reference numeral 7.7 denotes an input device such as a numeric keypad, which is used for inputting personal authentication data and inputting specific data of the small box 10.

Reference numerals 4 1 and 4 2 denote the above-described small box open / close detection switch and the article presence / absence detection switch, which detect the open / close state of the small box 10 and determine whether or not a force exists in the small box 10 for the presence of an article. A signal is sent.

Reference numeral 30 denotes a lock mechanism as described above, which locks the small box 10 so that it cannot be pulled out when it is inserted. The lock operation and the unlock operation are performed by a control signal (lock signal and unlock signal) from the determination unit 71. Is performed.

Indicators 78 show “number” la indicating the number of rows of the small box 10 described above provided on the surface of the article management device 1, “alphabet” lb indicating the number of steps, and other items on the control panel. Includes species indication.

(Other embodiments)

FIG. 12 shows an article management apparatus 1 of FIG. 1 in which an article management apparatus 1 A having only a small box storage section is connected in series. If the management control unit 70 is constituted by a computer, the control capability is generally sufficient. Therefore, it is possible to arbitrarily increase the number of articles managed by merely physically connecting the article management apparatus 1A. it can.

Figure 13 shows an example of the configuration of a remote monitoring device. As shown in FIG. 11, a remote monitoring device 81 is connected to the interface unit 75 of the management control unit 70. As the connection means, a telephone line or other appropriate means is used. By using this remote monitoring device 81, it is possible to browse the usage histories of a large number of article management devices 1 installed in remote locations as shown in FIG. In the example of Fig. 13, one or several article management devices 1 are installed in tenant buildings A, B, C ... and the remote monitoring device 81 is installed in the information center building Z or the tenant building that functions as an information center. ing. The remote monitoring device 81 and the article management device 1 of another tenant building are connected by a communication network such as a telephone line. The remote monitoring device 81 can access the memory unit 74 via the interface unit 75 of the connected article management device 1, so that the usage history recorded therein can be viewed.

According to this embodiment, it is possible to centrally manage a large number of article management devices 1 at remote locations.

(Control contents)

Next, various control contents executed by the management control unit 70 will be described.

(Goods lending control)

As shown in FIG. 14, when the lending control program 100 starts, the lending of the goods becomes possible.

101: It is always checked whether or not all of the small boxes 10 are closed (the stored force), and the status is also displayed on the display unit 78. If at least one of the small boxes 10 is not closed, the electric circuit of FIG. 10 does not release the lock mechanism 30 of any of the small boxes 10.

102: First, the user inputs an employee code or a personal identification number, which is personal authentication data, using an input means such as a numeric keypad 77. 103: Compare with the authentication data stored in the data section 72, and determine in the authentication step whether or not the person is accessible. If this determination is NO, the process cannot proceed to the next step, and it is impossible to withdraw the small box 10. If the judgment is OK, it is possible to proceed to the next step.

104: Check whether the small box open / close detection switch 41 is normal. This check can be performed by executing a known function check program. If any of the open / closed detection switches 41 has a defect, the ON / OFF of the open / closed switch 43 (see Fig. 10) corresponding to the open / closed detection switch 41 is excluded from management.

105: Next, the extracted data, the specific data of the small box 10, for example, the unique data of each small box that combines numbers and alphabets are input.

106: If the correspondence between the accessed person and the small box 10 that can be pulled out is not the same as the small box identification data and the data stored in the data section 7 2, the small box 1 does not proceed to the next step. 0 can not be withdrawn.

107: When the correspondences match, the lock mechanism 30 is automatically unlocked based on the control signal from the determination unit 71, or is opened again (for example, by pressing the open button). The lock mechanism 30 is unlocked.

108: After unlocking, the accessor can pull out the small box 10 by hand (at this time, the opening of the small box 10 is detected by the small box open / close detection switch 41) Items such as keys and valuables stored in the small box 10 can be taken out. 109: The removal of the article can be detected by the closing angle of the leaf spring 15 and the article presence detection switch 42 becomes OFF, so that the article presence detection signal is output. In this way, one or more small boxes accessible to only accessible persons can be withdrawn, thereby preventing theft or misuse.

110: Then, when the empty small box 10 is pushed back into the outer box 5, the small box open / close detection switch 41 is turned on, the lock mechanism 30 is activated, and the small box 10 is locked. .

111: The various data related to the article removal described above is recorded as a usage history in the memory unit 74. More specifically, they are person data, small box data, article presence / absence data, and time data. Since these data are left as the use history, the past use history can be browsed at any time with the display 78 of the present apparatus or the remote management device described later, and thus can be used as security information. Note that forgot to close the small box 10: ^ activates the forget-to-close prevention control program (400), the details of which will be described later.

(Return control of goods)

As shown in FIG. 15, the start of the return control program 200 enables the return of the goods.

201: Whether all of the small boxes 10 are closed (whether or not the stored force is always checked and the status is also displayed on the display unit 78. 1 of all the small boxes 10 When the individual is not closed, the opening mechanism 30 of any of the small boxes 10 is not released by the electric circuit of FIG.

202: The user first inputs the employee code @ PIN which is the personal authentication data, using an input means such as the ten keys 77.

203: Compare with the authentication data stored in the data section 72, and determine in the authentication step whether or not the person is accessible. If this determination is NO, the process cannot proceed to the next step, and it is impossible to withdraw the small box 10. If the judgment is OK, ^^ can proceed to the next step.

204: Check whether the small box open / close detection switch 41 is normal. This check may be performed by executing a known function check program. If any of the open / closed detection switches 41 has a defect, ON / OFF of the open / closed switch 43 (see Fig. 10) corresponding to the open / closed detection switch 41 is excluded from the management target.

205: Next, input the specific data of the small box 10 you want to pull out.

206: If the correspondence between the accessed person and the small box 10 that can be withdrawn does not match, the small box 10 cannot be withdrawn without proceeding to the next step. The lock mechanism 30 is automatically unlocked based on this control signal, or the lock mechanism 30 is unlocked by performing another opening operation (for example, pressing an open button).

207: After unlocking, the accessor can pull out the small box 10 by hand (at this time, the opening of the small box 10 is detected by the small box open / close detection switch 41) .

208: The user can store items such as keys and valuables removed from the small box 10 again. 209: Article re-storage can be detected by the article presence detection switch 42.

210: Then, the closed small box is automatically activated and locked by activating the lock mechanism 30. In this manner, articles can be re-stored in a small box accessible only by an accessible person, thereby preventing crime and misuse.

211: The various data related to the return of the goods are recorded as usage history in the memory part 74. Specifically, it is person data, small box data, article presence / absence data, and time data. These data can be used as the history of the return of the goods and the authenticity of the goods as a use history, and the past use history can be viewed at any time on the display unit 78 of this device or the remote management device described later. Can be used as information.

Note that the ^^ forgot to close the small box 10 is activated by the forgetting to close control program (400), the details of which will be described later.

Also, if the article authenticity detection means determines that the article re-stored in the small box 10 is not authentic, the small box 10 will not be locked unless the lock mechanism 30 is activated. Can inform the administrator that the fake has been stored, or can issue a warning to more directly inform the administrator of the fake.

(Use history record control)

After the closing operation of the small box 10 in the lending control, and after the closing operation of the small box 10 in the return control, the use history recording control is performed (111, 211). The details are explained based on Fig. 16.

(1) The position data (the number of columns and the number of rows) and the access number, which are the specific data of the small box, are read (301), and the result is displayed on the display unit 78 (302). The change / deletion is recorded in the data section 72 (303).

(2) The personal number and the personal identification number, which are the personal authentication data, are read (304), and the result is displayed on the display unit 78 (305). Record (306).

(3) For a certain operation start time, the operation end time or the alarm time when an alarm described later is issued is input (307) and recorded (308).

(Control to prevent forgetting to close the small box)

In Figure 17 (A), Figure (A) shows the control to prevent forgetting to close during lending control, and Figure (B) Indicates control for preventing forgetting to close during return control.

(A) In the figure, when the small box 10 is opened (401), the small box open / close detection switch 41 is turned ON, and the timer 1 is started by the ON signal (402). The article is taken out from the small box 10 (403), and the confirmation step (404A) is executed. After the confirmation, it is determined whether or not the time is out (405). Although the length of the waiting time can be freely set, it is not preferable that the length of the waiting time is too long for the purpose of preventing forgetting to close. In the present embodiment, it is about 1 minute.

If the waiting time has elapsed, the alarm sounds (406), and then the alarm is reset (407). If the user notices the alarm and closes the small box 10 (408), the fact of the alarm and the fact of the closing operation are recorded in the history.

If the closing operation is not performed, the steps from the time-out check (405) to the alarm reset (407) are repeated. If this step is repeated several times and the small box 10 is not closed, the fact is recorded in the history (409). This can be used as security information.

(B) The control to prevent forgetting to close at the time of return control shown in the figure is performed in substantially the same steps except that step (404B) is changed to return confirmation.

(Return reminder control)

By executing the lending control, the user can take out items such as keys, but sometimes the user does not return the key or the like indefinitely. In order to deal with such a situation, the return reminder control 500 shown in FIG. 18 is executed.

First, a lending time elapse check is performed to determine whether the lending time has elapsed (501). The lending time here is the time when the user is allowed to lend, and can be set arbitrarily. The set time may be determined uniformly (however, the length can be adjusted), or may be determined when the user receives a loan. It is only necessary to include a step of setting the lending time in a step before the closing operation in the latter ^ \ lending control 100.

Even if the lending time has elapsed, if there is no return of an article such as a key, the fact of non-return is displayed on the indicator 78 (502). Also, the administrator should be notified or warned in an appropriate manner.

Thereafter, manual post-processing is performed by the manager. One example of post-treatment is: It is as follows. When the manager confirms that the goods have not been returned (503), the manager informs the borrower (504) and causes the borrower to confirm the location of the article (505). If there is any item, it is returned (506). If not, there is a possibility that the item is lost («), and the security thread IIya is notified (508).

(Function check control)

A function check control 600 shown in FIG. 19 is performed to check whether various functions in the article management device 1 are working properly.

First, since the power must be supplied, the uninterruptible power supply is started in preparation for a power outage of commercial power (601). Then, the function tip step is executed (602). The function check may be performed by a program that automatically performs the functions of the management control unit 70 and the display unit 78, and the means may be a known method.

If the result of the function check is normal, a program (604) such as a control (603) for displaying the storage status and use history of articles on the display unit 78 and a lending control (100) that is the original purpose of use Should be executed.

If the result of the function check is abnormal, an alarm is issued (605), the abnormality is recorded as a history, and if necessary, a notification to the administrator is sent to a remote monitoring device 81 (606). ).

At the same time, the lock mechanism 30 of all the small boxes 10 must be completely removed (607), or the small boxes 10 must be unlocked sequentially (608) to allow the small box 10 to be pulled out. Yes (609). By doing so, it is possible to prevent a situation in which goods cannot be taken out while being trapped.

(Control for power failure)

The article management device 1 normally operates on commercial power, but has a power backup function as shown in FIG. 20 in case of a commercial power failure.

First, it is always determined whether or not power is being supplied from the commercial power supply (701). When the power is being supplied, the operation status using the commercial power supply is displayed on the display 78, and the uninterruptible power supply is also displayed. Charge (702).

When the commercial power supply is interrupted, the switch is automatically turned on (703), the power supply by the uninterruptible power supply is started (704), and the operation status by the uninterruptible power supply is displayed on the display 78. I do. Thereafter, the article management device will be operated by this uninterruptible power supply, and will continue until the commercial power supply is restored. When the supply of commercial power is resumed, the switch is automatically turned off, and the uninterruptible power supply enters the standby state.

In the backup operation using the uninterruptible power supply, the protection control 800 for protecting the uninterruptible power supply is executed.

In this protection control, as shown in FIG. 20, first, it is determined whether or not the supply voltage of the uninterruptible power supply has decreased (801). If the supply voltage drops, an alarm is displayed on the indicator 78 or the remote monitoring device 81 is notified (806). At the same time, it is determined whether or not to forcibly unlock the small box 10 (802). The criterion is the threshold value of the uninterruptible power supply device. When the threshold value falls below the threshold value, all the small boxes 10 are unlocked simultaneously (803). If the time is equal to or more than the threshold value, it is determined whether or not the power has passed the time set by the timer (804). If the power has passed, the power supply to the uninterruptible power supply is stopped (805).

By controlling in this way, it is possible to prevent a situation in which articles cannot be confined and cannot be taken out, and the battery of the uninterruptible power supply can be prevented from rising. Industrial applicability

According to the present invention, keys, valuables, and other articles can be safely stored and managed, and handling is convenient because a dedicated key or tag is not required. For this reason, it is possible to provide a product tube as device that has both security and security.

Claims

The scope of the claims

1 Insert shelf,

A plurality of outer boxes provided on the insertion shelf, a plurality of small boxes provided so as to be able to store drawers,

With the small box inserted into the outer box, a locking mechanism provided on each outer box for restraining the bow I from being ejected;

Each of the small boxes, a small box open / close detection means for detecting whether or not a force is inserted into the corresponding outer box,

An article presence / absence detecting means for determining whether or not an article is stored in the small box; and an input device for artificially inputting an operation of taking out the article in the small box and an operation of storing the article in the small box,

An indicator that displays the storage and removal status and use history of the articles in the small box,

It consists of a management control unit,

The management control unit,

In accordance with the input signal of the input device, lending control and return control for unlocking and locking the lock mechanism of the corresponding small box are performed for the accessible person and for the accessible small box. ,

An article management device, which executes history record control for recording the fact after the rental return of the article.

(2) The plurality of outer boxes are individually and detachably attached to the insertion shelf,

The outer box is provided with the opening mechanism, the small box opening / closing detecting means, and the article presence detecting means.

2. The article management device according to claim 1, wherein:

3 The lending control is

Closed state to confirm that all small boxes are closed ^ !! ¾ step,

A person authentication step for checking whether or not the person is accessible,

Small box authentication step for checking whether the small box is accessible or not,

Opening operation to unlock the lock mechanism of the corresponding small box, An article removal confirmation step;

A closing operation for locking the lock mechanism of the small box from which the article has been taken out,

A history record that records the fact of renting goods

2. The article management device according to claim 1, wherein:

4 The return control is

A closed state confirming step for confirming that all the small boxes are closed;

A person authentication step for confirming whether or not the person is accessible;

A small box authentication step for checking whether the small box is accessible;

Opening operation to unlock the lock mechanism of the corresponding small box,

A step to confirm the return of the goods,

A closing operation to lock the lock mechanism of the small box in which the goods have been returned;

A history record that records the fact of return of goods

2. The article management device according to claim 1, wherein:

5 Between the person authentication step and the small box authentication step,

Detects whether the function of the small box open / close detection means is normal,

If it is not normal, record the history of abnormal facts and exclude the corresponding small box from management

The article management device according to claim 3 or 4, wherein:

(6) Performing a small box forgetting prevention control to warn when the small box has been closed between the unloading confirmation step and the closing operation

4. The article management apparatus according to claim 3, wherein:

7 An alarm is issued if the small box is forgotten to be closed between the return confirmation and the closing operation.

5. The article management device according to claim 4, wherein:

8 The control to forget to close the small box

In the case of lending control, an alarm is issued when the storage of a small box is not detected even after a preset standby time has passed after the removal is confirmed

7. The article management device according to claim 6, wherein:

9 The control to forget to close the small box

In the case of return control, storage of small boxes within a preset standby time after return confirmation Raise an alarm when no is detected

8. The article management device according to claim 7, wherein:

10 After executing the lending control, determine whether or not the goods taken out within the set time have been returned, and if no goods have been returned, display the fact of not returning

4. The article management apparatus according to claim 3, wherein:

11 a monitoring step for monitoring the functions of the display unit and the filf self-management control unit;

When the result of the monitoring step is normal, the main control menu is executed. When the result is not normal, the alarm control is executed.

The alarm control includes an alarm operation and an unlocking of the small box.

2. The article management device according to claim 1, wherein:

12 a commercial power supply determining step of determining whether or not commercial power is supplied;

Charges the uninterruptible power supply when commercial power is supplied,

When the commercial power supply is cut off, supply power from the uninterruptible power supply,

During operation with the uninterruptible power supply, activate the power protection function,

The power supply protection function detects a drop in voltage, and if the voltage drops below the threshold, an alarm is issued, and the lock mechanisms of all small boxes are unlocked. Stop

2. The article management device according to claim 1, wherein: