JP2533819Y2 - Automatic goods delivery device - Google Patents

Description

[Detailed description of the invention]

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to an automatic delivery apparatus for goods, more specifically, a method for temporarily storing goods whose recipient is specified in a box, locking a door, and requesting the specific recipient to pick up the goods. And a display unit that indicates that the lock has been released in a device that releases the lock and allows takeover.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art For example, a home delivery or goods delivered from a delivery company to a specific resident is stored in a box with a lock mechanism on behalf of the resident, and the door is opened when the occupant requests collection. To unlock the door, or allow the resident to pick up the goods, or leave the goods that the resident wants to deliver in an empty box by specifying the trader and lock the door, and unlock the door when the designated trader requests receipt Recently, there has been seen an example in which an automatic article delivery device that allows receipt is installed in a lobby of an apartment or an apartment.

[0003] In this kind of automatic article delivery device, when a user attempts to deposit an article, it is necessary to inform the user of the location of an empty box whose door is unlocked.
When attempting to pick up or receive an item, it is necessary to indicate the location of the box that stores the item.

In a conventional automatic article delivery apparatus, as shown in FIGS. 5 and 6, a control box 51 is provided in a box group, and a user panel 52 is provided on a surface of the control box. Usage guidance display section 5
3 and a mode designation button 54a to designate a use mode
54d, a numeric keypad 55 for inputting a user identification number (ID), a card insertion slot 56 for inserting an ID card recording a personal identification number, and a storage certificate issuing unit 57, and an empty box or article In order to inform the user of the location of a box having a box, a box display section 58 ₁ '58 ₂ '-58 incorporating a light-emitting element such as an LED corresponding to each box B ₁ ' B ₂ '-B ₅₀ in the user panel. ₅₀
After specifying the usage mode as shipping or delivery,
When a D card is inserted and a password is input from the numeric keypad, if the ID number of the card matches the input password, that is, if the identity can be confirmed, an empty box is stored in the box status storage unit. Search, turn on the light emitting element corresponding to the empty box, display the location of the box, and, after specifying the use mode or picking up, if the identity can be confirmed, the box The state storage unit is configured to search for a box storing the article, turn on a light emitting element corresponding to the box, and display the location of the box to the user.

[0005]

As described above, in the conventional apparatus, the location of an empty box or a custody box is displayed on the box display section provided on the user panel remote from each box. It is not easy to check the collation with the position of the box, and the user has to go back and forth between the display unit and many boxes several times to search.

Conventionally, the number of light emitting elements corresponding to the number of boxes needs to be provided on the user panel.
3. Since many elements such as the mode designating section 54, the numeric keypad section 55, the card slot 56, and the deposit card issuing section 57 are densely mounted, the display areas of the usage guide display section 53 and the box display section 58 are provided. Is small, and it is difficult to confirm the display of the box position. There is a problem that the difficulty increases as the number of boxes increases.

In order to eliminate the above-mentioned difficulties, as shown in FIG. 7, it is conceivable to provide a display section (light emitting element) 58 of each box on a door 59 of the box, for example, a handle 510. However, wiring between the control unit box and the door of each box is extremely troublesome, and there is a risk of disconnection due to opening and closing of the door, leading to an increase in equipment costs.
Also, as shown in FIG. 7, each box body 511
It is also conceivable to provide the display unit 58 on the peripheral edge 512 of the opening.

In this kind of automatic article delivery device,
Since the door is provided with the lock mechanism, if the door is not correctly positioned for opening and closing, the door is not opposed to the lock mechanism, and the door cannot be locked properly. Therefore, a door guide that accurately guides the door to the closed position is used. Conventionally, a structure has been adopted in which the inner surface of the opening periphery of the box body is used as a door guide, and the door is fitted inside the opening periphery. However, when a display section is provided on the peripheral edge of the opening of the box main body and the area of the door is made smaller than that of the peripheral edge of the opening of the box main body to act as a door guide, the box main body is provided around the door 59 of each box. Since the opening periphery 512 is exposed, and a small gap s is exposed between the periphery of each door and the main body and between the boxes, the opening periphery and the gap impair the aesthetic appearance of the front of the box group. May impair the psychological stability of nearby pedestrians and cause irritation.

In view of the above points, the present invention makes it possible to easily search for and confirm the location of an empty box in which the door is unlocked or a box in which goods to be received are stored. It is an object of the present invention to provide an automatic article delivery device in which the aesthetic appearance of the front is improved and a guide for preventing a shift from being opposed to a lock mechanism when the door is closed is easily mounted.

[0010]

In order to achieve the above object, an automatic article delivery device according to the present invention has a plurality of boxes having doors with an automatic lock mechanism, and a predetermined box is controlled by a control unit. Unlock the door of the box, turn on the light emitting display corresponding to the box,
In the automatic article delivery device that enables opening and closing of the door and depositing and taking-in of articles, a door guide pin is protruded around an opening edge of the box main body, and the light emitting display unit is provided at a tip of the door guide pin. Wherein the door guide pin is fitted without play in the closed state of the door, and a hole is provided in the door to allow light emitted from the light emitting display unit to be exposed to the outside of the door. .

[0011]

When the door is closed, the door is fitted into the hole of the door without any play due to the door guide pin provided on the box body, so that the door is guided to a predetermined closed position facing the lock mechanism. Also,
When the light-emitting display unit is turned on when the door is unlocked, light emission from the light-emitting display unit is emitted from the hole of the door, so that the location of the box can be easily confirmed.

[0012]

Next, an embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings.

FIG. 1 is a perspective view showing a part of a box of an automatic article delivery apparatus having a configuration according to an embodiment of the present invention with its door opened, FIG. 2 is an enlarged perspective view of a guide pin mounting portion, and FIG. FIG. 4 is a perspective view showing a state in which a door is closed.

As best shown in FIGS. 1 and 2,
A door guide pin 3 protruding from the peripheral edge of the opening is provided on a surface of the peripheral edge 1 of the box body B opposite to the hinge side of the door 2. In addition, the door 2 has an area larger than that of the conventional door so that when the door 2 is closed, the entire periphery of the opening of the box can be covered.
A hole 4 is provided at a position corresponding to the door guide pin 3 in a portion of the closed door facing the peripheral edge of the opening so as to fit with the door guide pin without play.

Therefore, when the door 2 is closed, the tip of the door guide pin 3 is tapered as shown in FIG. 2 so that the door guide pin 3 can smoothly enter the hole 4. A taper 3a is formed, and the tip of the door hole 4 also has a corresponding taper. This hole 4 is penetrated in the front and back directions of the door.

At the tip of the door guide pin 3, based on the present invention, a light-emitting display unit constituted by a light-emitting element such as an LED for displaying the locked or unlocked state of the lock mechanism of the box B is provided. 5 is attached. This light-emitting display unit, like the conventional device, turns on based on the lighting control from the control unit, and when an article storage is requested, the lock is released when the box is empty, When it is requested to pick up the stored item, the display indicates that the lock has been released while the item is being stored.

In this way, when the front end of the guide pin is on a surface substantially equal to the front of the door with the door closed, the lighting state of the display unit is directly visually recognized from the outside.

The door guide pin 3 does not necessarily have to have a length up to the tip end surface of the hole 4, but only needs to have a length that serves to position the door to be closed. When a guide pin shorter than the length of the hole 4 is used, light emitted from the display unit is externally provided outside the hole 4 so that light emitted from the display unit can be easily seen by a user operating the user panel. It is desirable to provide a light derivative such as a lens for inductively diffusing light into a lens.

As described above, the door 2 is enlarged to have an area covering the opening rim 1 of the box B. When all the doors are closed, as shown in FIG. Since only one boundary line s between the hole 4 or the light derivative, the handle 6, and each door is exposed, the front appearance is very simple, the aesthetic appearance is improved, and the viewer has a sense of psychological stability. give.

Further, as described above, since the light emitting display section is provided in each box, the provision of the display section on the user panel 7 as shown in FIG. 4 can be omitted, and it is not necessary to secure a display area. Therefore, the size of the user panel can be reduced. Further, even if the number of boxes increases, a user panel having the same area can be used. Note that the same reference numerals in FIG. 4 as those in FIG. 6 indicate the same elements.

[0021]

As described above, the automatic article delivery device according to the present invention has a door guide pin protruding from the opening side of the box body on the side opposite to the hinge side of the door, and when the door is closed, The door guide pin fits into the hole provided in the door without play, and a display section is attached to the tip of the door guide pin, and when the door is closed, light emission from the light emitting display section emits light from the door. Because it was exposed to the outside from the hole of
First, since the unlocked box is illuminated to indicate that the lock has been released, it is easy to check the specified box, unlike the conventional method of checking the display on the user panel with the door. Secondly, since the light emitting display unit is attached to the tip of the guide pin protruding from the box body, unlike the conventional case where the light emitting display unit is provided on the door, wiring,
The mounting is very simple and there is no risk of disconnection. Third,
Since the door has a positional relationship with the lock mechanism when the door is closed by means of the door guide pin, the door is secured to the inner periphery of the box, unlike the conventional case, in which the positional relationship is secured by fitting the periphery of the door to the inner periphery of the opening. Can be expanded to have an area to cover
In the front of the box group, only a single border line between the doors is exposed, so the aesthetic appearance of the front is greatly improved, and the effect of creating a calm indoor atmosphere when installed in the lobby of an apartment, for example There is.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a perspective view of an automatic article delivery apparatus according to an embodiment of the present invention with a door of a box opened.

FIG. 2 is an enlarged perspective view of a guide pin portion of FIG.

FIG. 3 is a perspective view corresponding to FIG. 1 with a door closed.

FIG. 4 is a front view showing an example of an arrangement configuration of a user panel when a display unit based on the present invention is used.

FIG. 5 is a perspective view of a conventional automatic article delivery device.

FIG. 6 is a front view showing an example of an arrangement configuration of a user panel of the apparatus.

FIG. 7 is a front view showing the front appearance of one box.

[Explanation of symbols]

 B Box body 1 Opening edge 2 Door 3 Door guide pin 4 Hole 5 Display section 6 Handle s Gap 7 User panel

Claims (1)

(57) [Scope of request for utility model registration] A plurality of boxes each having a door with an automatic lock mechanism, wherein a door of a predetermined box is unlocked under the control of a control unit, and a light emitting display unit corresponding to the box is turned on. In an automatic article delivery device capable of opening and closing the door and depositing and picking up articles, a door guide pin is protruded around an opening edge of the box body, and the light emitting display section is provided at a tip of the door guide pin. Wherein the door guide pin is fitted without play in the closed state of the door, and a hole is provided in the door to allow light emitted from the light emitting display unit to be exposed outside the door. Automatic delivery equipment.