JPH0739789B2 - Storage with a lost-item detector - Google Patents

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a storage box such as a safe installed in a guest room of a hotel or the like, and a storage box with a forgotten article detection device capable of externally confirming the presence of a forgotten article.

[0002]

[Prior art and its problems] At a hotel or inn,
A system is often adopted in which a small safe is installed in the guest room to allow customers to manage their valuables. However, in the case of the above-mentioned system, there is a problem that the lost items in the storage are not closed and cause troubles, and the effort to recover or return the lost items cannot be overlooked.

According to the present invention, by providing a detector for detecting a forgotten item in the refrigerator and outputting a detection signal to an appropriate detection display means, the presence or absence of the forgotten item in the refrigerator can be confirmed from the outside.
The purpose of the present invention is to clarify a storage room that can prevent troubles related to lost property and can eliminate the effort of retrieving or returning lost property.

[0004]

According to the present invention, both side walls (1
1) Form a window (12) in the depth direction at the lower end of (11),
A plurality of pairs of object detectors (4) composed of a combination of a light emitting element (41) and a light receiving element (42) are provided at positions facing each other (12), and the detectors are arranged.
Detection display means for the detection lamp (81), CRT (82), etc. at (4)
Connecting (8).

[0005]

[Operation and effect] If there is an article in the refrigerator, the light from the light emitting element (41) is blocked by the forgotten object and does not reach the light receiving element (42), and the detector (4) outputs a signal indicating that the article is present. Emit. The signal activates the detection display means (8) to call attention, and the presence or absence of the article in the refrigerator can be known from the outside, and a great effect can be exerted in the prevention of lost items.

[0006]

EXAMPLES The present invention will be specifically described below based on an example of installation in a guest room of a hotel. As shown in FIG. 1, the storage is constructed by hingedly attaching a door (2) to a storage main body (1) having a front opening.

A window portion (12) is formed in the lower portion of both side walls (11) (11) in the interior, and a transparent plate (13) such as an acrylic plate is attached to the window portion (12).

Below the bottom plate (15) in the chamber is a space portion (16), which reaches the back surface of the transparent plate (13). A moving member (3) is provided in the space (16) so as to be slidable back and forth.

The movable member (3) has upwardly bent portions at both ends in the width direction of the plate body (31) having a depth length of about 1/2 of the effective depth in the refrigerator.
(32) and (33) are formed, and the bent portion extends along the back side of the window portion (12).

Both the bent portions (32) and (33) of the moving member (3) have a light emitting element (4) at a position slightly higher than the height of the upper surface of the bottom plate (15).
Multiple pairs of object detectors consisting of a combination of 1) and a light receiving element (42)
(4) is deployed.

In the embodiment, one bent portion of the moving member (3)
The light emitting elements (41) and (41) are arranged at the front and rear ends of (32), and the light receiving element (42) is arranged at the middle portion, and the light receiving elements (42) and the middle are formed at the front and rear ends of the other bent portion (33). A light emitting element (41), that is, three pairs of detectors (4) are provided in the section.

The array pitch of the elements adjacent to each other in the depth direction in the interior is 1/4 of the depth in the interior. Therefore, if the moving member (3) moves 1/2 the depth of the inside of the refrigerator, the detected blind spot disappears.

A projecting piece (34) projecting from the front edge of the moving member (3) and the lower end of the door (2) are pivotally connected to each other via a connecting plate (35). The connecting member (35) and the pivotal connection position (36) of the door (2) move the moving member (3) from the rear end to the front end in the refrigerator with the door (2) opened 90 °. That is, that is, the detector (4) moves by the arrangement pitch.

An opening / closing detector (4) for the door (2) is provided at an appropriate position on the main body (1) or the door (2), and a solenoid-operated solenoid valve (21) and a solenoid valve are provided at the free end of the door (2). A detector (not shown) is installed to detect the infestation of.

A keyboard (5) for opening and closing the door (2) is provided on the surface of the door (2). The keyboard (5) has ten numeric keys (5
1), a start key (52), an open key (53), a close key (54), a code number indicator (55), a lock detection lamp (56) and a buzzer (not shown) are provided.

Further, the door (2) or the main body (1) has a control unit (6) built in by a microcomputer. Control unit
(6) is connected to the above-mentioned various detectors, and outputs a detection signal to the detection display means (8) according to the opening / closing control of the storage cabinet and the presence / absence of articles in the cabinet as described later.

In the embodiment, two detection display means (8) are provided, one of which is a detection lamp (81) provided at the exit of the passenger compartment,
One is a CRT (82) installed at the front of the hotel.

Next, a method of storing and taking out articles in the refrigerator will be described. Open the item storage door (2) and put the item inside. When you open the door,
The control unit (6) is energized. Close the door (2). At this time, the light from the light emitting element (41) is blocked by the article and does not reach the light receiving element (42), and the detector (4) emits a detection signal to enable the following operations. Set the recitation number by the following procedure. Start key (5
2) Press. Enter the 4-digit password. Close key (5
4) Press. Kannuki protrudes and locking is completed. The lock detection lamp (56) lights for 10 seconds and the detection output turns ON. * Naturally, if there is no goods in the refrigerator, no detection signal will be emitted and the door will
When (2) is tightened, the buzzer sounds for 5 seconds, and at the same time, the lock detection lamp (56) repeats blinking for 10 seconds. You cannot set or lock the code number.

When the detection output is turned on, the detection lamp (81) at the entrance and exit of the room is turned on, so that when leaving the passenger room, it can be seen that articles remain in the refrigerator. Also, at the front desk, it is possible to check the presence or absence of articles in the warehouse by looking at the CRT (82) at checkout. In other words, it is possible to double check the presence of a lost item between the customer and the front desk.

Press the article take-out start key (52). Enter the 4-digit password. Press the open key (53). If the recitation number is correct, the buzzer will sound once briefly to unlock. Remove the item and close the door (2). The detection output is turned off, and the power supply to the control unit (6) is cut off.

FIG. 7 shows an example of a communication path in which the detection output of the storage of each room in a hotel is provided at the front and displayed on the CRT (82). A set of 8 storage cabinets,
Each set is connected to the communication converter (71), and the communication converter (71) is connected to the communication sub-controller (72) provided one on each floor.

The communication sub-controller (72) is connected to the communication main controller (73) installed on each of the 8th floors, and each communication main controller (73) is connected to the personal computer (74).
It is connected to the CRT (82) which is the detection display means (8) via the.

On the CRT (82), the presence or absence of articles in the storage cabinet of each room is displayed as a list, or the presence or absence of articles in the storage cabinet of the room is displayed by inputting a specific room number. To be done.

Further, the personal controller (73) is connected to a host computer (76) for clearing the hotel usage fee, issuing the payment statement, and issuing the receipt, and displaying the presence or absence of the forgotten payment on the payment statement. You can also

When the door is opened at an angle of 90 ° or less and an article is put in the refrigerator, there is a possibility that a detection dead angle occurs and a small article cannot be detected. In this case, the arrangement pitch of the detectors is made small, or detectors (not shown) for detecting the front and rear ends of the predetermined moving stroke of the moving member (3) are provided in the refrigerator so that the moving member has the predetermined stroke. The problem can be solved by configuring so that the recitation number can be set and locked only when it is moved, that is, only when it is moved by a stroke in which a detected blind spot does not occur.

FIG. 8 shows another embodiment in which the article detector (4) is of a fixed type. A light receiving element (42) and a light emitting element (41) are arranged to face each other in a close interval in a window (12) provided at the lower ends of both side walls (11) (11) in the safe. The processing of the detection signal of the detector (4) is the same as that described above.

The output terminal of the control section of each storage can be connected to the input terminal of the pay TV terminal in each room, and can be connected to the front display through the cable of the TV. It can also be individually wired to the front display.

According to the present invention, as described above, when an article is present in the refrigerator, the detector (4) emits a signal indicating that the article is present, and the detection display means operates by the signal to call attention. Therefore, the presence or absence of articles in the refrigerator can be known from the outside, and a great effect can be exerted in the prevention of lost items. The present invention is not limited to the configuration of the above embodiment, and various modifications can be made within the scope of the claims.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a perspective view of a storage cabinet.

FIG. 2 is a perspective view of a moving member.

FIG. 3 is a longitudinal sectional view of a main part of a safe.

FIG. 4 is a cross-sectional view of the safe.

FIG. 5 is a front view of a safe door and a keyboard.

FIG. 6 is an explanatory diagram of a control unit of the storage.

FIG. 7 is a detection output system diagram.

FIG. 8 is an explanatory diagram of another embodiment.

[Explanation of symbols]

 (1) Storage body (2) Door (11) Side wall (12) Window (4) Article detector (41) Light emitting element (42) Light receiving element

Claims (2)

[Claims] 1. A window (12) is formed in a depth direction at a lower end of both side walls (11) (11) in a storage cabinet, and a light emitting element (41) and a light receiving element are provided at positions opposite to both windows (12). Deploy a plurality of pairs of object detectors (4) consisting of a combination of elements (42), the detection lamp (81) to the detector (4),
A storage room with a forgotten item detection device linked to a detection display means (8) such as a CRT (82). 2. A moving member having a window (12) formed in a depth direction at a lower end portion of both side walls (11) (11) in a storage cabinet and movable back and forth below a bottom plate (15) in the storage cabinet. (3) is provided, and both ends of the moving member (3) are sandwiched by both window portions (12) in the refrigerator, and the light emitting elements (4
Multiple pairs of object detectors consisting of a combination of 1) and a light receiving element (42)
(4) is provided, and the detector (4) has a detection lamp (81) and a CRT.
A storage with a forgotten article detection device linked with detection display means (8) such as (82).