WO2019171657A1

WO2019171657A1 - Luggage storage box

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Publication number: WO2019171657A1
Application number: PCT/JP2018/041275
Authority: WO
Inventors: 崇佐久間
Original assignee: パナソニックＩｐマネジメント株式会社
Priority date: 2018-03-08
Filing date: 2018-11-07
Publication date: 2019-09-12
Also published as: TW201938084A; JPWO2019171657A1; JP7033761B2; TWI673029B

Abstract

A luggage storage box wherein a vibrator 30 is attached to the back surface of a panel wall 15a of an operation panel 14 including an operation unit, and voice is generated by conveying vibrations from the vibrator 30 to the panel wall 15a. Additionally, an attachment part 40 to which the vibrator 30 is attached in the panel wall 15a is provided with a stiffness imparting part for increasing the stiffness of the attachment part 40.

Description

Luggage storage box

This disclosure relates to a luggage storage box.

Conventionally, luggage storage boxes are known that store luggage for temporary storage, shipment, and receipt of luggage. Such a luggage storage box is usually provided with an operation panel. The operation panel is provided with a touch panel type display unit, for example. A user who deposits or receives a package operates the touch panel according to the operation procedure displayed on the display unit. This makes it possible to deposit and receive luggage.

In such a luggage storage box, there is a case where a voice generation unit is provided on the operation panel, and the operation procedure displayed on the display unit is guided by voice. By adding such voice guidance to the screen display of the display unit, the user can easily perform an operation on the touch panel.

For example, Patent Document 1 describes a locker device including a voice responder that generates voice guidance stored in advance.

JP 2013-126498 A

When performing voice guidance in the luggage storage box as described above, it is common to incorporate a speaker in the operation panel. However, in this case, it is necessary to secure a large space on the back side of the operation panel in order to install the speaker.

On the other hand, it is conceivable to arrange a vibrator on the back surface of the operation panel and generate a voice guidance by vibrating the wall surface of the operation panel by the vibrator. In this case, since the vibration exciter is smaller than the speaker, it is easy to secure an installation space. However, if the vibration from the vibrator is widely transmitted to the wall surface constituting the operation panel, unnecessary vibration sound is added to the voice guidance, which may make it difficult to hear the voice guidance.

The purpose of the present disclosure is to provide a luggage storage box that can be easily heard by a user by clearing voice guidance generated using a vibrator.

The luggage storage box according to the present disclosure is a luggage storage box in which a vibration exciter is attached to the back surface of the panel wall surface of the operation panel including the operation unit, and sound is generated by vibration transmission from the vibration generator to the panel wall surface. And the rigidity provision part for increasing the rigidity of an attachment part is provided in the attachment part to which a vibrator is attached in a panel wall surface.

According to the luggage storage box according to the present disclosure, it is possible to clear the voice guidance generated using the vibrator and make it easy for the user to hear.

It is a whole perspective view of the luggage storage box which is one embodiment. It is a figure which shows the back surface of an operation panel. It is a functional block diagram which shows the structure by which an audio | voice signal is applied to a vibrator. It is the figure which looked at the vibrator attached to the back surface of the operation panel from the up-down direction. FIG. 5 is a cross-sectional view taken along line AA in FIG. It is a side view which expands and shows a stud bolt. It is a figure which shows another form of the attachment part of a vibration exciter. It is a perspective view which shows the attaching part of the vibrator shown in FIG.

Hereinafter, embodiments according to the present disclosure will be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings. In this description, specific shapes, materials, numerical values, directions, and the like are examples for facilitating understanding of the present disclosure, and can be appropriately changed according to the application, purpose, specification, and the like. In addition, when a plurality of embodiments and modifications are included in the following, it is assumed from the beginning that these characteristic portions are used in appropriate combinations.

FIG. 1 is an overall perspective view of a luggage storage box 10 according to an embodiment of the present disclosure. FIG. 2 is a view showing the back surface of the operation panel 14 of the luggage storage box 10. 1 and 2 (the same applies to other drawings), the width direction of the luggage storage box 10 is indicated by an arrow X, the depth direction is indicated by an arrow Y, and the height direction (or vertical direction) is indicated by an arrow Z. These three directions are orthogonal to each other.

As shown in FIG. 1, the luggage storage box 10 includes a plurality of

locker boxes

12a, 12b, 12c, and an operation panel 14. In the present embodiment, an example is shown in which the luggage storage box 10 includes three types of locker boxes: a large locker box 12a, a medium locker box 12b, and a small locker box 12c.

In the luggage storage box 10 of the present embodiment, three large-sized rocker boxes 12a are arranged in the lower part, and four medium-sized rocker boxes 12b are arranged in two stages on both sides in the width direction of the middle part, with a small size in the upper part. A total of nine locker boxes 12c are arranged in three rows and three stages.

It should be noted that the type and number of locker boxes included in the luggage storage box 10 can be appropriately set according to the installation space, usage, and the like.

Each

locker box

12a, 12b, 12c has a door on the front. Each open / close door includes a lock mechanism (not shown). Each lock mechanism is configured to perform a lock operation or a lock release operation in accordance with an operation signal transmitted from the operation panel 14.

The user of the luggage storage box 10 can select a locker box that can be used without storing the luggage and open the door to store the luggage. Further, the user can open a door of the locker box that has been unlocked by performing a predetermined operation on the operation panel 14 and take out the luggage from the inside.

In the luggage storage box 10 of the present embodiment, the operation panel 14 is disposed at the center position of the middle portion, and the medium-sized rocker boxes 12b are disposed on both sides of the operation panel 14 in the width direction.

As shown in FIGS. 1 and 2, the operation panel 14 includes a display unit 20, a printer 22, a camera 24, a payment terminal 26, a barcode reader 28, and a vibrator 30 attached to the panel door 15. The Among these configurations, the touch panel display unit 20, the payment terminal 26, and the barcode reader 28 correspond to an operation unit operated by a user who deposits or removes a package from the package storage box 10. However, the operation unit is not limited to one provided with all of them, and at least one (for example, the barcode reader 28) may be omitted.

The panel door 15 is formed of, for example, a metal plate. As shown in FIG. 2, two hinges 16 are attached to the panel door 15 near the upper end and near the lower end at one end in the width direction. These hinges 16 are fixed to the frame portion 18 of the luggage storage box 10. Thus, the operation panel 14 includes a panel door 15 configured to be opened and closed by the hinge 16.

Further, two lock levers 19 are rotatably provided on the back surface of the operation panel 14. These lock levers 19 can be rotated by inserting a key from the front side (front side) of the luggage storage box 10. When the lock lever 19 is rotated to a position disengaged from an engagement portion (not shown) provided on the frame portion 18, the panel door 15 constituting the operation panel 14 can be opened. On the other hand, when the lock lever 19 is rotated to a position where it is engaged with an engaging portion provided in the frame portion 18, the panel door 15 constituting the operation panel 14 is locked in a closed state. Note that a key for opening the panel door 15 of the operation panel 14 is possessed by an administrator who manages the luggage storage box 10.

The display unit 20 is installed at a substantially central position in the vertical direction and the width direction on the operation panel 14. For the display unit 20, for example, a touch panel type liquid crystal display device can be suitably used. The display unit 20 can display the procedure of how to use the luggage storage box 10 to the user with images and characters. The user can input information such as temporary deposit, delivery, and receipt by touching an icon or the like displayed on the display unit 20.

The printer 22 has a function of printing out a piece of paper such as a receipt or a receipt to the user. This piece of paper can be printed with the date and time of use of the luggage storage box 10, the purpose of use (for example, temporary deposit, delivery, etc.), the usage fee, and the like. Further, bar code information representing locker box specific information for depositing the luggage, deposit date / time information, and the like may be printed on a piece of paper for the user used for the purpose of temporarily depositing the luggage. By reading the barcode printed on the piece of paper with a barcode reader described later, the usage fee can be calculated based on the used locker box size, usage time (or usage period), and the like.

The camera 24 has a function of taking a picture of a user who operates the operation panel 14 from the viewpoint of crime prevention. Preferably, the captured video is stored in the storage unit for a predetermined period. This storage unit can be provided in a control unit arranged inside or outside the luggage storage box 10 described later. The camera 24 can be configured to start a shooting operation when a touch operation on the display unit 20 is detected and stop shooting after a state in which the touch operation on the display unit 20 is not performed continues for a predetermined time.

The settlement terminal 26 has a function that allows the user to pay the package delivery fee, the purchase price of the package, the use price of the package storage box 10 and the like by contacting the IC card that can be electronically settled. As a readable IC card, for example, an IC card that can be used for payment of train fares can be used.

The barcode reader 28 has a function of reading a barcode on a piece of paper printed by the printer 22, for example. The barcode reader 28 has an insertion opening on the front surface, and a barcode can be read by inserting a piece of paper or the like into the opening. When the usage mode of the luggage storage box 10 is temporary depositing, the luggage depositing time and usage fee can be calculated from the information read by the barcode reader 28 and displayed on the display unit 20. When the user uses the IC card to make an electronic payment at the payment terminal 26 and pays the usage fee, the door of the locker box in which the baggage is deposited is unlocked, and the baggage can be taken out.

Further, the barcode is not limited to the one printed on a piece of paper, but may be a barcode displayed on the user's mobile phone. For example, when a package sent to oneself is received by the package storage box 10, the barcode reader 28 is opened with the barcode included in the email transmitted from the delivery company to the user's mobile phone displayed on the screen. Insert the mobile phone into the part. As a result, when the information read by the barcode reader 28 matches the consignee information, the lock door of the locker box storing the package addressed to the user is unlocked. Thereby, the user can receive the package addressed to himself / herself.

In the operation panel 14, the vibrator 30 is installed on the back surface of the panel door 15. The vibrator 30 has a function of transmitting vibration to the panel wall surface of the panel door 15, thereby generating voice guidance on the surface side (or front side) of the operation panel 14. In the present embodiment, the vibrator 30 is disposed on the back surface of the panel door 15 and beside the display unit 20. Moreover, it is preferable that the vibration exciter 30 is disposed at a position in the vicinity of the edge portion of the panel wall surface constituting the panel door 15.

FIG. 3 is a functional block diagram showing a configuration in which an audio signal is applied to the vibrator 30. The vibrator 30 is electrically connected to the control unit 34 through an amplifier 32. Any known configuration may be used for the vibrator 30 and the amplifier 32.

The control unit 34 is preferably configured by, for example, a microcomputer including a CPU (Central Processing Unit) 34a and a storage unit 34b. The storage unit 34b stores a program for managing the luggage storage box 10 and the like. The control unit 34 may be provided on the back side of the operation panel 14 of the luggage storage box 10 or may be provided outside the luggage storage box 10 and connected via a communication line such as the Internet.

The control unit 34 is also electrically connected to the display unit 20, the printer 22, the payment terminal 26, and the barcode reader 28 via a signal line (not shown). The control unit 34 displays images and characters that guide the user's operation procedure. The storage unit 34b stores a plurality of voice guidance data for guiding the operation procedure, and the voice guidance data corresponding to the operation procedure displayed on the display unit 20 is selected by the CPU 34a and is sent via the amplifier 32. It is output to the vibrator 30. Thereby, the vibration of the vibrator 30 is transmitted to the panel wall surface 15 a constituting the panel door 15. As a result, the panel wall surface 15a functions as a diaphragm, and voice guidance is radiated in front of the operation panel 14.

FIG. 4 is a view of the vibration exciter 30 attached to the back surface of the operation panel 14 as viewed from above and below. FIG. 5 is a cross-sectional view taken along line AA in FIG. FIG. 6 is an enlarged side view showing the stud bolt 44.

As shown in FIGS. 4 and 5, the vibration exciter 30 is attached to an attachment portion 40 provided on the back surface of the panel wall surface 15 a constituting the panel door 15. The mounting portion 40 includes a vibration transmission plate (vibration transmission member) 42 to which the vibrator 30 is attached, and a stud bolt 44 and a nut 46 that fix the vibration transmission plate 42 to the back surface of the panel wall surface 15a. Further, a sheet 48 may be provided between the vibration transmission plate 42 and the panel wall surface 15a. When the sheet 48 is provided, the sheet 48 is also a member that constitutes the attachment portion 40. In the present embodiment, the vibration transmission plate 42 included in the attachment portion 40 constitutes a rigidity imparting portion that increases the rigidity of the portion of the panel wall surface 15a to which the vibrator 30 is attached.

The vibration transmission plate 42 is formed of, for example, a metal plate. The vibration transmitting plate 42 is preferably formed of a metal plate that is thicker than the panel wall surface 15a. Thus, by forming the vibration transmission plate 42 with a thick metal plate, the rigidity of the portion of the panel wall surface 15a where the vibration transmission plate 42 is fixed increases. As a result, when vibration is transmitted from the vibrator 30 to the panel wall surface 15a via the vibration transmission plate 42, the area of the region in which the panel wall surface 15a vibrates can be limited. Thereby, it is possible to prevent unnecessary vibration sound from being superimposed on the voice guidance generated when the panel wall surface 15a vibrates. Therefore, the voice guidance is cleared and the user can easily hear.

Here, the unnecessary vibration sound is a wide panel area including not only the panel area of the mounting portion 40 to which the vibrator 30 is mounted but also other panel areas to which the printer 22 and the camera 24 are mounted. Is a vibration sound generated by the vibration, and is also called a chatter sound.

The vibrator 30 is fixed to the vibration transmission plate 42 by, for example, a countersunk screw 50 (see FIG. 8). The vibration transmission plate 42 is fixed by a nut 46 screwed into a stud bolt 44 erected on the back surface of the panel wall surface 15a.

Specifically, as shown in FIG. 5, two stud bolts 44 are erected on the back surface of the panel wall surface 15a. As shown in FIG. 6, the stud bolt 44 includes a shaft-shaped screw portion 44a, a flange portion 44b provided at an end portion of the screw portion 44a, and a projection 44c protruding from the center of the end surface of the flange portion 44b. Have. The stud bolt 44 is positioned in a state in which the projection 44c is fitted in the recess formed in the panel wall surface 15a, and the flange portion 44b is fixed to the panel wall surface 15a by welding at a plurality of locations.

The vibration transmission plate 42 is a long metal plate extending in the vertical direction, and has a through hole formed in the upper end portion and the lower end portion thereof. These through holes have a diameter larger than that of the flange portion 44b of the stud bolt 44 and a diameter that does not interfere with the weld overlay that may be formed to protrude around the flange portion 44b. Is preferred. By being formed in such a size, the vibration transmission plate 42 can be fixed in close contact with the panel wall surface 15a, and vibration transmission from the vibrator 30 can be performed efficiently.

The two stud bolts 44 erected on the panel wall surface 15a as described above are inserted into the through holes in the upper end portion and the lower end portion, and the vibration transmission plate 42 to which the vibrator 30 is fixed is assembled. Then, a nut 46 is screwed onto the stat bolt 44 and tightened. Thereby, the vibration exciter 30 is attached to the panel wall surface 15a via the vibration transmission plate 42.

At this time, a sheet 48 may be interposed between the vibration transmission plate 42 and the panel wall surface 15a. The sheet 48 is made of, for example, a nonwoven fabric, an adhesive tape, or the like. The thickness of the sheet 48 is preferably in the range of 0.1 to 0.5 mm. If the thickness is less than 0.1 mm, the surface unevenness of the vibration transmitting plate 42 and the panel wall surface 15a is eliminated, and it becomes difficult to bring them into close contact with each other. This is because the efficiency of vibration transmission to the panel wall surface 15a is reduced.

Referring to FIG. 4 again, the vibrator 30 is disposed in the vicinity of the edge 15b in the width direction of the panel door 15. In the present embodiment, a bent portion 15 c is formed at the edge 15 b of the panel door 15. Similarly to the vibration transmission plate 42 described above, the bent portion 15c also constitutes a rigidity imparting portion that increases the rigidity of the panel wall surface 15a to which the vibrator 30 is attached.

In the present embodiment, the bent portion 15c includes a depth direction wall portion 15c1 bent along the depth direction Y at a substantially right angle from the panel wall surface 15a, and further along the width direction X at a substantially right angle from the end of the depth direction wall portion 15c1. And the width direction wall part 15c2 bent. Thus, the bending part 15c is formed in the edge part 15b of the panel wall surface 15a, and the rigidity of the panel wall surface 15a in the vicinity of the edge part 15b increases. Therefore, when vibration is transmitted from the vibrator 30 to the panel wall surface 15a via the vibration transmission plate 42, the area of the region in which the panel wall surface 15a vibrates can be limited. As a result, the amplitude of the panel wall surface 15a can be reduced. Thereby, it is possible to prevent unnecessary vibration sound from being superimposed on the voice guidance generated when the panel wall surface 15a vibrates. Therefore, the voice guidance is cleared and the user can easily hear.

In addition, although this embodiment demonstrated the example in which the bending part 15c formed in the edge part 15b of the panel wall surface 15a contains the depth direction wall part 15c1 and the width direction wall part 15c2, it is not limited to this. The bent portion may be formed only of the depth direction wall portion. Further, the bending angle of the bent portion is not limited to a substantially right angle, and may be set to an acute angle or an obtuse angle other than a right angle.

As described above, in the luggage storage box 10 of the present embodiment, the vibration exciter 30 is attached to the back surface of the panel wall surface 15a of the operation panel 14 including the operation unit, and sound is transmitted by vibration transmission from the vibration exciter 30 to the panel wall surface 15a. This is a luggage storage box. And the attachment part 40 to which the vibrator 30 is attached in the panel wall surface 15a is provided with the rigidity provision part for increasing the rigidity of the attachment part 40 concerned. In this case, the rigidity imparting portion may include a bent portion 15c formed at the end edge portion 15b of the panel wall surface 15a. Further, the rigidity imparting portion may include a vibration transmitting member fixed to the back surface of the panel wall surface 15a. By providing such a rigidity imparting portion, the area of the region where the panel wall surface 15a vibrates can be limited, and as a result, the amplitude of the panel wall surface 15a can be reduced. Thereby, it is possible to prevent unnecessary vibration sound from being superimposed on the voice guidance generated when the panel wall surface 15a vibrates. Therefore, the voice guidance is cleared and the user can easily hear.

Further, in the luggage storage box 10 of the present embodiment, the seat 48 is interposed between the vibration transmission plate 42 and the panel wall surface 15a. Thereby, the vibration transmission board 42 and the panel wall surface 15a can be arrange | positioned in a close state, and the vibration transmission between both can be performed efficiently.

FIG. 7 is a view showing another form of the mounting portion 40 of the vibrator 30. FIG. 8 is a perspective view showing the mounting portion 40 of the vibrator 30 shown in FIG.

In the example shown in FIG. 7, the attachment part 40 to the panel wall surface 15a of the vibration exciter 30 is constituted by a vibration transmission member 52 formed by bending a metal plate. The vibration transmitting member 52 is preferably formed of a metal plate having a plate thickness thicker than the panel wall surface 15a.

The vibration transmitting member 52 has a main body 52a to which the vibrator is fixed and two L-shaped end faces 52b that are bent at both longitudinal ends of the main body 52a. The main body 52a is a long portion extending in the vertical direction, and the vibrator 30 is fixed to the central portion in the longitudinal direction by a countersunk screw 50. The vibration transmitting member 52 has two leg portions 52b fixed to the back surface of the panel wall surface 15a by welding, for example.

In this case, since the two leg portions 52b of the vibration transmitting member 52 are welded and fixed to the panel wall surface 15a in the mounting portion 40, the rigidity of the panel wall surface 15a is increased in the mounting portion 40. Thereby, when vibration is transmitted from the vibrator 30 to the panel wall surface 15a via the vibration transmission member 52, the area of the region where the panel wall surface 15a vibrates can be limited. As a result, the amplitude of the panel wall surface 15a can be reduced. Therefore, it is possible to prevent unnecessary vibration sound from being superimposed on the voice guidance generated when the panel wall surface 15a vibrates. Therefore, the voice guidance is cleared and the user can easily hear.

Note that the luggage storage box according to the present disclosure is not limited to the above-described embodiment and its modifications, and various modifications and improvements can be made within the scope of the matters described in the claims of the present application. Of course there is.

10 luggage storage box, 12a large rocker box, 12b medium rocker box, 12c small rocker box, 14 operation panel, 15 panel door, 15a panel wall surface, 15b edge, 15c bent part, 15c1 depth wall, 15c2 width direction Wall part, 16 hinge, 18 frame part, 19 lock lever, 20 display part, 22 printer, 24 camera, 26 payment terminal, 28 bar code reader, 30 vibrator, 32 amplifier, 34 control part, 34a CPU, 34b memory Part, 40 mounting part, 42 vibration transmission plate (vibration transmission member), 44 stud bolt, 44a screw part, 44b flange part, 44c protrusion, 46 nut, 48 seat, 50 countersunk screw, 52 vibration transmission member, 52a body part, 52 Leg.

Claims

A luggage storage box in which a vibration exciter is attached to the back surface of the panel wall surface of the operation panel including the operation unit, and generates sound by vibration transmission from the vibration exciter to the panel wall surface,
The attachment portion to which the vibrator is attached on the panel wall surface is provided with a rigidity imparting portion for increasing the rigidity of the attachment portion.
Luggage storage box.
The luggage storage box according to claim 1, wherein the rigidity imparting portion includes a bent portion formed at an edge portion of the panel wall surface.
The luggage storage box according to claim 1 or 2, wherein the rigidity imparting portion includes a vibration transmitting member fixed to a back surface of the panel wall surface.
The luggage storage box according to claim 3, wherein a seat is interposed between the vibration transmitting member and the panel wall surface.