Self-service mailing cabinet and mailing method

Abstract

The invention provides a self-service mailing cabinet and a mailing method.The mailing cabinet comprises a cabinet body, a first mounting plate and a second mounting plate are arranged in the cabinet body, and a gap is formed between the second mounting plate and the rear side of the cabinet body to form a window; the control device comprises a touch screen and control equipment; a printing device; a first camera; a delivery port bin gate device; a second camera; a conveying device; a window bin gate device; a first correlation sensor and a second correlation sensor; the control device is electrically connected with the touch screen, the printing device, the first camera, the mailing opening bin gate device, the second camera, the window bin gate device, the conveying device, the first correlation sensor and the second correlation sensor. A sender can interact with the self-service mailing cabinet, and the sender and a package are verified in the self-service mailing process, so that the mailing safety is improved.

Description

Technical Field

[0001] The present application relates to the field of logistics technology, and in particular to a self-service parcel locker and parcel delivery technology. Background Art

[0002] As a new mode of delivery in modern logistics, self-service lockers have been widely used, which greatly improves the convenience and efficiency of delivery. However, the self-service lockers in the prior art have risks in terms of delivery safety, such as the possibility of parcels being swapped during delivery. Summary of the invention

[0003] The purpose of this application is to provide a self-service mailing cabinet and a mailing method to improve the safety of the sender's self-service mailing process.

[0004] In order to achieve the above object, an embodiment of the present application provides a self-service mailing cabinet, wherein the self-service mailing cabinet comprises:

[0005] A cabinet, wherein a first mounting plate and a second mounting plate are horizontally arranged in the cabinet, wherein the first mounting plate and the second mounting plate separate the interior of the cabinet from top to bottom into a device bin, a mail bin and a storage bin, and the second mounting plate is spaced apart from the rear side of the cabinet to form a window connecting the mail bin and the storage bin;

[0006] A control device, including a touch screen and a control device, wherein the sender performs interactive operations through the touch screen;

[0007] A printing device, used for printing a shipping label;

[0008] The first camera is used to capture the sender's facial image;

[0009] A mail port door device, connected to the mail port, comprises a mail port door frame structure, a first drive motor and a mail port door controlled by the first drive motor;

[0010] A second camera is disposed on the lower side of the first mounting plate and is used to capture a package image, wherein the package image includes a shipping label;

[0011] A conveying device is arranged on the upper side of the second mounting plate, one end of the conveying device is connected to the mail port door device, and the other end is connected to the window door device, wherein the window door device is connected to the window, and comprises a second driving motor and a window door controlled by the second driving motor, and when the window door is opened, the parcel on the conveying device slides through the window into the storage bin;

[0012] A first through-beam sensor and a second through-beam sensor are respectively arranged at two ends of the conveying device;

[0013] The control device is electrically connected to the touch screen, the printing device, the first camera, the first drive motor, the second camera, the transmission device, the second drive motor, the first radiation sensor and the second radiation sensor respectively.

[0014] Further, wherein the transmission device comprises:

[0015] a support frame disposed on the second mounting plate;

[0016] A driving shaft and a driven shaft are arranged on the support frame, wherein the driving shaft is electrically connected to the control device;

[0017] A conveyor belt connects the driving shaft and the driven shaft.

[0018] Furthermore, the self-service mail cabinet further includes:

[0019] Grating sensors are arranged on both sides of the door frame of the mailing port door frame structure;

[0020] The grating sensor is electrically connected to the control device.

[0021] Furthermore, the self-service mail cabinet further includes:

[0022] An RFID reader, disposed on the lower side of the first mounting plate, for identifying an RFID tag on the mail bag;

[0023] The RFID reader is electrically connected to the control device.

[0024] Furthermore, the self-service mail cabinet further includes:

[0025] A mail bag mounting device, fixedly connected to the lower side of the second mounting plate, used for mounting a mail bag, so that when a package slides through the window, it falls into the mail bag mounted in the storage bin;

[0026] The third counter-radiation sensor is arranged on both sides of the cabinet corresponding to the storage bin, wherein the third counter-radiation sensor is electrically connected to the control device.

[0027] Furthermore, the self-service mail cabinet further includes:

[0028] A sliding device fixedly connected to a cabinet corresponding to the storage bin;

[0029] A mail bag compartment, detachably slidably connected to the sliding device;

[0030] A mail bag mounting device, fixedly connected to the upper frame of the mail bag bin, for mounting mail bags, so that when a package slides through the window, it falls into the mail bag mounted in the mail bag bin;

[0031] The third counter-radiation sensor is arranged on both sides of the cabinet corresponding to the storage bin, wherein the third counter-radiation sensor is electrically connected to the control device, and the side panels of the mail bag bin adopt a hollow structure. When the mail bag bin slides into the storage bin and is in place, the signal of the third counter-radiation sensor will not be blocked by the side panels of the mail bag bin.

[0032] Furthermore, the self-service mail cabinet further includes:

[0033] A fourth counter-radiation sensor is arranged on both sides of the cabinet corresponding to the storage bin close to the second mounting plate, wherein the fourth counter-radiation sensor is electrically connected to the control device.

[0034] Furthermore, the self-service mail cabinet further includes:

[0035] UPS power supply, used to provide uninterrupted regulated power supply;

[0036] The UPS power supply is electrically connected to the control device.

[0037] Another embodiment of the present application further provides a method for mailing a parcel using the self-service mailing cabinet, wherein the method comprises:

[0038] The sender starts the package delivery through the touch screen and enters the information;

[0039] The control device controls the first camera to capture the facial image of the sender and to check the information input by the sender. After the check is passed, the control device controls the printing device to print the shipping label, controls the first driving motor to drive the shipping port door to open the shipping port, and controls the second camera to capture images according to a preset capture frequency, wherein the shipping label includes a shipping label number uniquely corresponding to the package;

[0040] The sender sticks the shipping label on an outer surface of the package, and puts the package with the surface facing upwards onto the conveying device in the shipping compartment through the shipping port;

[0041] When the control device detects that the sender puts the package in according to the acquired first pairing sensor signal and the image captured by the second camera, the control device processes the package image captured by the second camera to identify the package shape and the shipping bill number on the shipping bill;

[0042] If the identified mailing bill number is consistent with the mailing bill number on the mailing bill, the control device controls the first drive motor to drive the mailing port door to close the mailing port, and controls the conveying device and the second drive motor to open the window door to transport the package and make the package fall into the mail bag in the storage bin.

[0043] Optionally, before accepting the sender's request to post the parcel, the method further includes:

[0044] The control device determines whether the mail bag has been mounted according to the acquired third pairing sensor signal, and if it is determined that the mail bag has not been mounted, the start of the package delivery is prohibited.

[0045] Optionally, when it is determined that the mail bag has been mounted, the method further comprises:

[0046] The control device controls the RFID reader to identify the RFID tag on the mail bag. If the identification is successful, the RFID tag is associated with the mailing label number of the package falling into the mail bag.

[0047] Optionally, the separately controlling the conveying device to control the second driving motor to open the window door to transport the parcel and make the parcel fall into the mail bag in the storage bin includes:

[0048] controlling a conveyor to transport the package;

[0049] When the control device obtains the signal that the second beam sensor detects the package, based on the preset time threshold, the second drive motor is controlled to open the window door so that the package falls into the mail bag in the storage bin.

[0050] Optionally, before the control device controls the first drive motor to drive the mail port door to close the mail port, the method further includes:

[0051] The control device determines whether there is a foreign object in the mail port according to the acquired grating sensor signal. If there is no foreign object, the control device controls the first drive motor to drive the mail port door to close the mail port.

[0052] Optionally, before respectively controlling the conveying device and controlling the second driving motor to open the window door, the method further includes:

[0053] The first camera is controlled to capture the sender's facial image again, the second camera is controlled to capture the package image again, and the facial images and package images captured twice are compared respectively. If the comparison results of the facial image and the package image are consistent, the conveying device is controlled respectively, and the second driving motor is controlled to open the window door to transport the package and make the package fall into the mail bag in the storage bin.

[0054] Optionally, if any one of the comparison results of the face image and the comparison results of the package image is inconsistent, the method further includes:

[0055] The control device controls the first drive motor to open the mail port door to return the parcel.

[0056] Optionally, the method further comprises:

[0057] The control device determines the mail bag capacity occupied by each parcel based on the parcel shape of each parcel identified, and determines the mail bag capacity occupied by the cumulative parcels based on the mail bag capacity occupied by each parcel;

[0058] When the accumulated bag capacity occupied by parcels meets the preset threshold, parcel delivery is stopped.

[0059] Optionally, the method further comprises:

[0060] The control device determines whether the mail bag is full according to the fourth pair of radiation sensor signals obtained, and if the mail bag is full, the start of the package delivery is prohibited.

[0061] The present application provides a self-service parcel locker and a parcel mailing method, the self-service parcel locker comprising: a cabinet body, a first mounting plate and a second mounting plate are horizontally arranged inside the cabinet body, the first mounting plate and the second mounting plate separate the interior of the cabinet body from top to bottom into an equipment compartment, a parcel mailing compartment and a parcel storage compartment, the second mounting plate is spaced apart from the rear side of the cabinet body to form a window connecting the parcel mailing compartment and the parcel storage compartment; a control device comprising a touch screen and a control device, wherein the sender performs interactive operations through the touch screen; a printing device for printing a parcel delivery form; a first camera for capturing a facial image of the sender; a parcel port door device for docking with the parcel port, comprising a parcel port door frame structure, a first drive motor and a parcel port door controlled by the first drive motor; a second camera arranged on the first mounting plate The lower side is used to collect the package image, wherein the package image includes the mailing form; a conveying device is arranged on the upper side of the second mounting plate, one end of the conveying device is connected to the mailing port door device, and the other end is connected to the window door device, wherein the window door device is connected to the window, and includes a second drive motor and a window door controlled by the second drive motor. When the window door is opened, the package on the conveying device slides through the window into the storage bin; a first beam sensor and a second beam sensor are respectively arranged at both ends of the conveying device; the control device is electrically connected to the touch screen, the printing device, the first camera, the first drive motor, the second camera, the second drive motor, the first beam sensor and the second beam sensor respectively. Further, the self-service mailing cabinet also includes a grating sensor, which is arranged on both sides of the door frame of the mailing port door frame structure; the grating sensor is electrically connected to the control device. Further, the self-service mailing cabinet also includes: an RFID reader, which is arranged on the lower side of the first mounting plate, and is used to identify the RFID tag on the mail bag; the RFID reader is electrically connected to the control device. Furthermore, the self-service parcel locker also includes: a sliding device, fixedly connected to the cabinet corresponding to the storage bin; a mail bag bin, detachably slidably connected to the sliding device; a mail bag mounting device, fixedly connected to the upper frame of the mail bag bin, used to mount mail bags, when the package slides through the window, it falls into the mail bag mounted in the mail bag bin; a third counter-beam sensor, arranged on both sides of the cabinet corresponding to the storage bin, wherein the control device is electrically connected to the third counter-beam sensor, the side panels of the mail bag bin adopt a hollow structure, when the mail bag bin slides into the storage bin in place, the signal of the third counter-beam sensor will not be blocked by the side panels of the mail bag bin. Furthermore, the self-service parcel locker also includes: a fourth counter-beam sensor, arranged on both sides of the cabinet corresponding to the storage bin near the second mounting plate, wherein the control device is electrically connected to the third counter-beam sensor.The sender can interact with the self-service mailing cabinet through the touch screen, and conduct a secondary verification of the sender and the package during the self-service mailing process to improve the safety of mailing. Furthermore, by setting up a grating sensor, the sender's hand can be prevented from being pinched when sending a package. Furthermore, by setting up a mail bag in the storage bin, the efficiency of picking up the mail can be improved when picking up the mail. Furthermore, by using an RFID reader to identify and associate the RFID tag on the mail bag, the mail bag RFID tag can be directly associated with the package that falls into the mail bag on the background management platform to improve the efficiency of subsequent operations. Furthermore, a slidable mail bag bin for mounting mail bags is also set in the storage bin, which can reduce the labor intensity of the collection personnel when picking up the mail and further improve the collection efficiency. Furthermore, a cross-beam sensor is also set in the storage bin to detect whether the mail bag is mounted and / or whether the mail bag is full, so as not to affect the self-service mailing business. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

[0062] Other features, objects and advantages of the present application will become more apparent by reading the detailed description of non-limiting embodiments made with reference to the following drawings:

[0063] Figure 1 A schematic diagram showing the appearance of a self-service parcel locker according to an embodiment of the present application;

[0064] Figure 2 A schematic diagram showing the structure of a self-service parcel locker according to an embodiment of the present application is shown;

[0065] Figure 3 A partial structural schematic diagram of a self-service parcel locker according to an embodiment of the present application is shown;

[0066] Figure 4 A partial structural schematic diagram of a self-service parcel locker according to an embodiment of the present application is shown;

[0067] Figure 5 A partial three-structure schematic diagram of a self-service parcel locker according to an embodiment of the present application is shown;

[0068] Figure 6 A partial structural schematic diagram of a self-service parcel locker according to an embodiment of the present application is shown;

[0069] Figure 7 A partial structural schematic diagram of a self-service parcel locker according to an optional embodiment of the present application is shown;

[0070] Figure 8 A partial six-structure schematic diagram of a self-service parcel locker according to an optional embodiment of the present application is shown;

[0071] Fig. 9 A schematic diagram showing a method for mailing a parcel using a self-service mailing cabinet according to an optional embodiment of the present application;

[0072] Explanation of the reference numerals: 1-cabinet, 2-first mounting plate, 3-second mounting plate, 4-equipment compartment, 5-mailing compartment, 6-storage compartment, 7-touch screen, 8-control device, 9-printing device, 10-first camera, 11-first drive motor, 12-mailing port door, 13-second camera, 14-second drive motor, 15-window door, 16-first counter-shooting sensor, 17-second counter-shooting sensor, 18-support frame, 19-driving shaft, 20-driven shaft, 21-conveyor belt, 23-grating sensor, 24-RFID reader, 25-mailbag mounting device, 26-third counter-shooting sensor, 27-sliding device, 28-support wheel, 29-mailbag compartment, 30-fourth counter-shooting sensor, 31-UPS power supply, 32-barcode reader, 33-speaker, 34-wireless communication module, 35-power module, 36-monitoring device, 37-POS device.

[0073] The same or similar reference numerals in the drawings represent the same or similar components. DETAILED DESCRIPTION

[0074] The following will further illustrate the concept, specific structure and technical effects of a circuit for camera module current measurement provided by the present application in conjunction with the accompanying drawings, so as to fully understand the purpose, features and effects of the present application. It is shown therein that embodiments and / or optional embodiments of the present application, and it should be understood that those skilled in the art can modify the present application described herein and still achieve the beneficial effects of the present application. Therefore, the following description should be understood as being widely known to those skilled in the art, and not as a limitation to the present application.

[0075] The following is further described in conjunction with specific embodiments.

[0076] like Figure 1 , 2 , 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, and 8, the present application provides a self-service parcel locker, wherein the self-service parcel locker of one embodiment includes:

[0077] A cabinet 1, wherein a first mounting plate 2 and a second mounting plate 3 are horizontally arranged in the cabinet 1, and the first mounting plate 2 and the second mounting plate 3 separate the interior of the cabinet 1 from top to bottom into an equipment compartment 4, a mailing compartment 5 and a storage compartment 6, and the second mounting plate 3 is spaced apart from the rear side of the cabinet 1 to form a window connecting the mailing compartment 5 and the storage compartment 6;

[0078] A control device, including a touch screen 7 and a control device 8, wherein the sender performs interactive operations through the touch screen 7;

[0079] Printing device 9, used for printing shipping labels;

[0080] The first camera 10 is used to capture the facial image of the sender;

[0081] A mail port door device, connected to the mail port, comprises a mail port door frame structure, a first drive motor 11 and a mail port door 12 controlled by the first drive motor 11;

[0082] A second camera 13 is disposed on the lower side of the first mounting plate 2 and is used to capture a package image, wherein the package image includes a shipping label;

[0083] A conveying device is arranged on the upper side of the second mounting plate 3, one end of the conveying device is connected to the mail port door device, and the other end is connected to the window door device, wherein the window door device is connected to the window, and comprises a second driving motor 14 and a window door 15 controlled by the second driving motor 14. When the window door 15 is opened, the parcel on the conveying device slides through the window into the storage bin 6;

[0084] A first beam sensor 16 and a second beam sensor 17 are respectively arranged at two ends of the conveying device;

[0085] The control device 8 is electrically connected to the touch screen 7 , the printing device 9 , the first camera 10 , the first drive motor 11 , the second camera 13 , the second drive motor 14 , the first through-beam sensor 16 and the second through-beam sensor 17 , respectively.

[0086] The cabinet 1 is provided with a plurality of openings for installing and displaying devices such as a touch screen 7 and a printing device 9 so that the sender can perform interactive operations.

[0087] When the self-service locker is powered on and initialized, it is in service status. The sender uses the self-service locker to send parcels or express delivery:

[0088] First, the sender starts the parcel delivery through the touch screen, and can interact according to the prompts in the screen interface of the touch screen 7 to input the name, contact information, address and delivery items of the sender and the recipient; then, the control device 8 prompts the sender through the screen interface and controls the first camera 10 to collect the face image of the sender, and after the inspection information is qualified, controls the printing device 9 to print the shipping bill, controls the first driving motor 11 to drive the shipping port door 12 to open the shipping port, and controls the second camera 13 to collect images according to the preset collection frequency, wherein the shipping bill includes the shipping bill number that uniquely corresponds to the package; then , the sender can stick the shipping label on an outer surface of the package according to the prompt of the screen interface, and put the package into the conveying device in the shipping compartment 5 through the shipping port with the surface facing upwards; when the control device 8 detects that the sender has put the package in according to the signal collected by the first shooting sensor 16 and the image collected by the second camera 13, the control device 8 can call the existing image recognition algorithm to process the package image collected by the second camera 13 to recognize the shape of the package and the shipping label number on the shipping label (for example, the image processing-related algorithms of OpenCV can be used for image processing and recognition, combined with OCR (Optical Character Recognition) Character Recognition (OCR) tools such as optical character recognition are used to perform optical character recognition to identify the package shape and shipping label number); and compare the identified shipping label number with the shipping label number on the shipping label. If the identified shipping label number is consistent with the shipping label number on the shipping label, the control device 8 controls the first drive motor 11 to drive the shipping port door 12 to close the shipping port, and controls the conveying device and the second drive motor 14 to open the window door 15 to transport the package and make the package fall into the storage bin 6.

[0089] In order to further improve the security of the parcel posting process and avoid the risk of parcel substitution during posting, a secondary verification is also performed. Among them, if the identified mailing bill number is consistent with the mailing bill number on the mailing bill, the control device 8 controls the first drive motor 11 to drive the mailing port door 12 to close the mailing port, and can also control the first camera 10 to collect the sender's face image again, control the second camera 13 to collect the package image again, and call the existing image comparison algorithm to compare the face image and the package image collected twice before and after (for example, OpenCV's image processing-related algorithms can be used to perform image processing, recognition and comparison). If the comparison results of the face image and the comparison results of the package image are consistent, the conveying device is controlled respectively, and the second drive motor 14 is controlled to open the window door 15 to transport the package and make the package fall into the storage bin 6.

[0090] Among them, after checking the order number and / or passing the secondary verification, relevant information can be displayed on the screen interface to guide the user to complete the contactless payment of the postage.

[0091] The self-service parcel locker may also include:

[0092] The barcode reader 32 can generate a barcode including the parcel delivery number in the app when the user completes the information input of the parcel delivery through the smart terminal app. When the user uses the self-service parcel delivery cabinet to deliver the parcel, the barcode of the delivery number in the app can be read through the barcode reader 32 without the need to interactively input relevant information through the screen interface.

[0093] The self-service parcel locker may also include:

[0094] The speaker 33 can display relevant prompts or warning information through the screen interface during the self-service mailing process of the sender through the self-service mailing cabinet, and can also simultaneously use the speaker 33 to give audio prompts or warnings to obtain a better user experience.

[0095] The self-service parcel locker also includes:

[0096] The wireless communication module 34 is electrically connected to the control device 8 and is used for communication between the control device 8 of the self-service parcel locker and a remote backend management platform.

[0097] The self-service parcel locker also includes:

[0098] The power module 35 is connected to an external power source and is used to supply power to active devices such as the control device 8, each drive motor, and each sensor.

[0099] The self-service parcel locker also includes:

[0100] The monitoring device 36 is electrically connected to the control device 8 and is used to monitor the surrounding environment of the self-service mail locker.

[0101] The self-service parcel locker also includes:

[0102] The POS device 37 is electrically connected to the control device 8 and is used by the sender to pay the shipping fee by swiping a card or scanning a code.

[0103] Further, wherein the transmission device comprises:

[0104] A support frame 18 disposed on the second mounting plate 3;

[0105] A driving shaft 19 and a driven shaft 20 are arranged on the support frame 18, wherein the driving shaft 19 is electrically connected to the control device 8;

[0106] A conveyor belt 21 connects the driving shaft 19 and the driven shaft 20.

[0107] Among them, after the face-to-face order number is verified and / or the secondary verification is passed, and / or the postage fee is successfully paid, the control device 8 can control the second drive motor 14 to open the window door 15, control the active shaft 19 to drive the conveyor belt 21, so as to transport the package and make the package fall into the storage bin 6.

[0108] Furthermore, the self-service mail cabinet further includes:

[0109] The grating sensor 23 is arranged on both sides of the door frame of the mail port door frame structure;

[0110] The photoelectric sensor 23 is electrically connected to the control device 8 .

[0111] Among them, in order to prevent the sender's hands from being pinched by the mail port door 12 when placing the parcel, or the parcel is not placed in place, grating sensors 23 can be set on both sides of the door frame of the mail port door frame structure of the self-service mail cabinet. Before the control device 8 controls the first drive motor 11 to drive the mail port door 12 to close the mail port, it can also be determined whether there is a foreign object in the mail port based on the signal collected by the grating sensor 23. If it is determined that there is no foreign object, the first drive motor 11 is controlled to drive the mail port door 12 to close the mail port.

[0112] Furthermore, the self-service mail cabinet further includes:

[0113] An RFID reader 24, disposed on the lower side of the first mounting plate 2, for identifying an RFID tag on the mail bag;

[0114] The RFID reader 24 is electrically connected to the control device 8 .

[0115] Among them, an RFID reader 24 is also set in the self-service mailing cabinet to read the RFID tag on the mail bag. The control device 8 can determine whether the mail bag is a valid mail bag based on the RFID tag read by the RFID reader 24. The waybill number of the parcel falling into the same mail bag can also be associated with the RFID tag of the mail bag on the background management platform, so that when the mail is collected by the collection personnel, batch operations can be performed for subsequent processing of the parcels to improve the efficiency of subsequent operations.

[0116] Furthermore, the self-service mail cabinet further includes:

[0117] A mail bag mounting device 25 is fixedly connected to the lower side of the second mounting plate 3 and is used to mount a mail bag. When a package slides through the window, it falls into the mail bag mounted in the storage bin 6.

[0118] The third beam sensor 26 is disposed on both sides of the cabinet corresponding to the storage bin 6 , wherein the third beam sensor 26 is electrically connected to the control device 8 .

[0119] In order to prevent the parcel collection personnel from collecting parcels one by one from the storage bin 6, a mail bag mounting device 25 can be fixedly installed on the lower side of the second mounting plate 3, and the mail bag can be mounted and connected to the mail bag mounting device 25. When the parcel slides through the window, it will fall into the mail bag mounted in the storage bin 6.

[0120] Among them, a third pair of sensors 26 electrically connected to the control device 8 can also be set on both sides of the cabinet corresponding to the storage bin 6, and the control device 8 can determine whether a mail bag is mounted by obtaining the signal collected by the third pair of sensors 26. The operator or maintenance personnel of the self-service mail cabinet can interactively operate through the screen interface, and display the signal collected by the third pair of sensors 26 obtained by the control device 8 on the screen interface to query whether a mail bag is mounted.

[0121] Furthermore, the self-service mail cabinet further includes:

[0122] A sliding device 27, a sliding device, fixedly connected to the cabinet corresponding to the storage bin;

[0123] A mail bag compartment 29, detachably slidably connected to the sliding device;

[0124] The mail bag mounting device 25 is fixedly connected to the upper frame of the mail bag compartment 29 and is used to mount the mail bag. When the package slides through the window, it falls into the mail bag mounted in the mail bag compartment 29;

[0125] The third counter-radiation sensor 26 is arranged on both sides of the cabinet corresponding to the storage bin 6, wherein the third counter-radiation sensor 26 is electrically connected to the control device 8, and the side panels of the mail bag bin 29 adopt a hollow structure. When the mail bag bin 29 slides into the storage bin 6 and is in place, the signal of the third counter-radiation sensor 26 will not be blocked by the side panels of the mail bag bin 29.

[0126] In order to reduce the labor intensity of the mail bag collection personnel to collect the mail bag filled with parcels, a sliding device 27 can be set in the storage bin 6 and fixedly connected to the cabinet of the storage bin 6. A mail bag bin 29 is set, wherein the mail bag bin 29 is detachably connected to the sliding device 27, and the mail bag bin 29 can be pushed into the storage bin 6 or pulled out from the storage bin 6. When the mail bag bin is pulled out, a support wheel 28 is set at the front middle position of the bottom frame of the mail bag bin for better support. The mail bag mounting device 25 can be fixedly connected to the upper frame of the mail bag bin 29. The side plate of the mail bag bin adopts a hollow structure. When the mail bag bin 29 slides into the storage bin 6 and is in place, it will not affect the normal transmission and reception of the third pairing sensor 26, that is, it ensures that the signal of the third pairing sensor 27 will not be blocked by the side plate of the mail bag bin 7, and the control device 8 cannot normally query whether the mail bag is mounted through the signal collected by the third pairing sensor 26.

[0127] Furthermore, the self-service mail cabinet further includes:

[0128] The fourth beam sensor 30 is disposed on two sides of the cabinet corresponding to the storage bin 6 close to the second mounting plate 3 , wherein the fourth beam sensor 30 is electrically connected to the control device 8 .

[0129] A fourth pair of sensors 30 may be provided on both sides of the cabinet corresponding to the storage bin 6 near the second mounting plate 3, wherein the receiving and sending signals of the fourth pair of sensors 30 cannot be blocked by the mail bag. The control device 8 can determine whether the mail bag is full by obtaining the signal collected by the fourth pair of sensors 30. If the mail bag is full, the start of the package delivery is prohibited, and relevant information can be prompted through the screen interface and / or the speaker.

[0130] Furthermore, the self-service mail cabinet further includes:

[0131] UPS power supply 31, used to provide uninterruptible regulated power supply;

[0132] The UPS power supply 31 is electrically connected to the control device 8 .

[0133] Among them, in order to ensure stable power supply for active devices such as the control device 8, and not to affect the service of the self-service parcel locker within a certain period of time when the external power supply is cut off, the self-service parcel locker also includes a UPS power supply 31, the external power supply is connected to the UPS power supply 31, and the UPS power supply 31 outputs to the power module 35.

[0134] The sender uses the self-service mailing cabinet of the above-mentioned embodiment and / or the optional embodiment to post the parcel by himself. During the self-service mailing process, the sender and / or the parcel can be verified, or a secondary verification can be performed to improve the safety of the mailing. The grating sensor can also be set to prevent the sender's hand from being pinched when posting the parcel. Furthermore, the RFID tag on the mail bag can be identified and associated by the RFID reader, and the mail bag RFID tag can be directly associated with the parcel dropped into the mail bag on the background management platform to improve the efficiency of subsequent operations. Furthermore, a slidable mail bag warehouse for mounting mail bags is also set in the storage warehouse, which can reduce the labor intensity of the collection personnel when collecting the parcels, and further improve the collection efficiency. Furthermore, a cross-beam sensor is also set in the storage warehouse to detect whether the mail bag is mounted and / or whether the mail bag is full.

[0135] like Fig. 9 A mailing method shown in the figure adopts the self-service mailing cabinet of the above embodiment and / or optional embodiment. The mailing method of one embodiment includes:

[0136] S901 The sender starts the parcel delivery through the touch screen and enters the information;

[0137] S902: The control device controls the first camera to capture the facial image of the sender and checks the information input by the sender. After the check is passed, the control device controls the printing device to print the shipping label, controls the first driving motor to drive the shipping port door to open the shipping port, and controls the second camera to capture images according to a preset capture frequency, wherein the shipping label includes a shipping label number uniquely corresponding to the package;

[0138] S903 The sender sticks the shipping label on an outer surface of the package, and puts the package into the conveying device in the shipping bin through the shipping port with the shipping label facing upwards;

[0139] S904: When the control device detects that the sender puts the package in according to the acquired first pairing sensor signal and the image captured by the second camera, the control device processes the package image captured by the second camera to identify the package shape and the shipping label number on the shipping label;

[0140] S905 If the identified mailing bill number is consistent with the mailing bill number on the mailing bill, the control device controls the first drive motor to drive the mailing port door to close the mailing port, and controls the conveying device to control the second drive motor to open the window door to transport the package and make the package fall into the mail bag in the storage bin.

[0141] In this method embodiment, after the self-service parcel locker is powered on and initialized to be in service state, in step S901, when the sender uses the self-service parcel locker to self-post the parcel, the parcel posting can be started through the touch screen 7, and the name, contact information, address and posting items of the sender and the recipient can be interactively input according to the prompts in the screen interface of the touch screen 7. Among them, if the user completes the information input of the parcel posting through the smart terminal app in advance, a barcode including the parcel delivery number can be generated in the app. When the user uses the self-service parcel locker to post the parcel, the barcode reader 32 can be used to read the delivery number barcode in the app, without the need to interactively input relevant information through the screen interface.

[0142] Continuing with this method embodiment, in step S902, the control device 8 can prompt the sender to cooperate with facial image acquisition through the screen interface, control the first camera 10 to acquire the facial image of the sender, and verify the information input by the sender. After the verification is passed, the printing device 9 is controlled to print the shipping bill, and the first drive motor 11 is controlled to drive the shipping port door 12 to open the shipping port, and the second camera 13 is controlled to acquire images according to a preset acquisition frequency (when no package is correctly placed, there is no package in the acquired image. In order to save storage space, it is not necessary to save each acquired image, and it can be discarded according to preset rules), wherein the shipping bill includes a shipping bill number that uniquely corresponds to the package. In the background management platform, the shipping bill number can be used to represent the corresponding package.

[0143] Continuing with this method embodiment, in step S903, after receiving the shipping label, the sender can stick the shipping label on a suitable outer surface of the package according to the prompts on the screen interface, and place the shipping label facing upward through the shipping port onto the conveying device in the shipping bin 5.

[0144] Continuing with this method embodiment, in step S904, when the control device 8 detects that the sender has placed a package based on the signal acquired by the first beam sensor 16 and the image acquired by the second camera 13 (at this time, the image acquired by the second camera 13 includes the package), the existing image recognition algorithm can be called to process the package image acquired by the second camera 13 to identify the shape of the package and the shipment number on the shipment label (for example, OpenCV's image processing-related algorithms can be used to perform image processing and recognition, combined with OCR (Optical Character Recognition) tools such as optical character recognition to identify the shape of the package and the shipment number).

[0145] Continuing with this method embodiment, in step S905, the control device 8 compares the identified mailing bill number with the mailing bill number on the mailing bill. If the identified mailing bill number is consistent with the mailing bill number on the mailing bill, the control device 8 controls the first drive motor 11 to drive the mailing port door 12 to close the mailing port, and controls the conveying device and the second drive motor 14 to open the window door 15, so as to transport the package on the conveyor belt and make the package fall into the mail bag in the storage bin 6.

[0146] Optionally, the separately controlling the conveying device to control the second driving motor to open the window door to transport the parcel and make the parcel fall into the mail bag in the storage bin includes:

[0147] controlling a conveyor to transport the package;

[0148] When the control device obtains the signal that the second beam sensor detects the package, based on the preset time threshold, the second drive motor is controlled to open the window door so that the package falls into the mail bag in the storage bin.

[0149] Among them, when the sender puts the parcel through the mail port and the parcel is located at the position of the conveying device close to the mail port door, the control device 8 can control the conveying device to transport the parcel toward the window; when the control device 8 determines that the parcel is detected based on the signal collected by the second beam sensor 17, that is, the parcel is transported to a position close to the window, it will control the second drive motor 14 to open the window door 15 after a preset time threshold, so that the parcel can fall smoothly into the mail bag in the storage bin 6.

[0150] Optionally, before accepting the sender's request to post the parcel, the method further includes:

[0151] The control device determines whether the mail bag has been mounted according to the acquired third pairing sensor signal, and if it is determined that the mail bag has not been mounted, the start of the package delivery is prohibited.

[0152] In order to reduce the workload of the mail pickers and improve their efficiency, mail bags can be mounted in the storage bin 6, and whether the mail bag has been mounted can be detected by the third beam sensor 26 set at the corresponding position in the storage bin 6. The control device 8 can determine whether the mail bag has been mounted based on the signal collected by the third beam sensor 26, and if it is determined that the mail bag has not been mounted, the start of the package delivery is prohibited.

[0153] Optionally, when it is determined that the mail bag has been mounted, the method further comprises:

[0154] The control device controls the RFID reader to identify the RFID tag on the mail bag. If the identification is successful, the RFID tag is associated with the mailing label number of the package falling into the mail bag.

[0155] In order to ensure that the relevant operations of the backend management platform proceed smoothly, the mounted mailbag needs to be identified to determine the validity of the mailbag. After determining that the mailbag has been mounted, the control device 8 can also obtain the RFID tag of the mailbag read by the RFID reader 24 and identify it. If the identification is successful (for example, it is a valid mailbag that has been entered into the backend management platform), the RFID tag is associated with the mailing bill number of the parcel that falls into the mailbag, so that the corresponding batch operation can be performed on the backend management platform after the parcel is collected. If the identification is unsuccessful, the relevant information can be prompted on the screen interface and / or through the speaker, and the backend management platform can also be reported through the wireless communication module 34.

[0156] Optionally, in step S905, before the control device controls the first drive motor to drive the mail port door to close the mail port, the method further includes:

[0157] The control device determines whether there is a foreign object in the mail port according to the acquired grating sensor signal. If there is no foreign object, the control device controls the first drive motor to drive the mail port door to close the mail port.

[0158] Among them, in order to prevent the sender's hands from being pinched by the mail port door 12 when placing the parcel, or the parcel is not placed in place, grating sensors 23 can be set on both sides of the door frame of the mail port door frame structure of the self-service mail cabinet. Before the control device 8 controls the first drive motor 11 to drive the mail port door 12 to close the mail port, it can also be determined whether there is a foreign object in the mail port based on the signal collected by the grating sensor 23. If it is determined that there is no foreign object, the first drive motor 11 is controlled to drive the mail port door 12 to close the mail port.

[0159] Optionally, the step S905 includes:

[0160] If the identified mailing bill number is consistent with the mailing bill number on the mailing bill, the control device controls the first drive motor to drive the mailing port door to close the mailing port, and controls the first camera to capture the sender's facial image again, controls the second camera to capture the package image again, and compares the facial images and package images captured twice before and after respectively. If the comparison results of the facial image and the comparison results of the package image are consistent, the control device controls the conveying device and the second drive motor to open the window door to transport the package and make the package fall into the mail bag in the storage bin.

[0161] In order to further improve the security of the parcel posting process and avoid the risk of parcel substitution during posting, a secondary verification can be performed. If the identified mailing number is consistent with the mailing number on the mailing bill, the control device 8 can control the first drive motor 11 to drive the mailing port door 12 to close the mailing port, and can also prompt the sender to cooperate through the screen interface, control the first camera 10 to collect the sender's face image again, control the second camera 13 to collect the package image again, and call the existing image comparison algorithm to compare the face image and the package image collected twice before and after (for example, OpenCV's image processing-related algorithms can be used to perform image processing, recognition and comparison). If the comparison results of the face image and the package image are consistent, the conveying device is controlled respectively, and the second drive motor 14 is controlled to open the window door 15 to transport the package and make the package fall into the storage bin 6.

[0162] Optionally, if any one of the comparison results of the face image and the comparison results of the package image is inconsistent, the method further includes:

[0163] The control device controls the first drive motor to open the mail port door to return the parcel.

[0164] Among them, during the secondary verification process, if any of the comparison results of the facial image and the comparison results of the package image are inconsistent, the comparison results of the facial images are inconsistent, indicating that the faces of different people were captured twice, and the comparison results of the package images are inconsistent, indicating that the package has been swapped, and neither of them belongs to normal package delivery. Then, the control device 8 can control the first drive motor 11 to open the mailing port door 12 to return the package, and can also display a prompt or alarm message on the screen interface and / or issue a prompt or alarm message through the speaker 33.

[0165] Optionally, the method further comprises:

[0166] The control device determines the mail bag capacity occupied by each parcel based on the parcel shape of each parcel identified, and determines the mail bag capacity occupied by the cumulative parcels based on the mail bag capacity occupied by each parcel;

[0167] When the accumulated bag capacity occupied by parcels meets the preset threshold, parcel delivery is stopped.

[0168] In order to timely understand the available capacity of the mail bag, arrange the collection personnel to collect the mail in time, and improve the utilization rate of the self-service mail locker, the available capacity of the mail bag can also be detected in real time. The control device 8 can determine the volume of each parcel according to the parcel shape of each parcel identified, and then determine the mail bag capacity occupied by each parcel, and determine the mail bag capacity occupied by the accumulated parcels according to the mail bag capacity occupied by each parcel, so as to detect the available capacity of the mail bag in real time.

[0169] Optionally, the method further comprises:

[0170] The control device determines whether the mail bag is full according to the fourth pair of radiation sensor signals obtained, and if the mail bag is full, the start of the package delivery is prohibited.

[0171] In order to timely understand the available capacity of the mail bag, arrange for the collection personnel to collect the mail in time, and improve the utilization rate of the self-service mail locker, the fourth pairing sensor 30 can also be used to detect whether the mail bag is full of parcels. The control device 8 can determine whether the mail bag is full by obtaining the signal collected by the fourth pairing sensor 30. If it is full, it is forbidden to start the parcel delivery, and relevant information can be prompted through the screen interface and / or the speaker.

[0172] According to another aspect of the present application, a computer-readable medium is provided, wherein the computer-readable medium stores computer-readable instructions, and the computer-readable instructions can be executed by a processor to implement the aforementioned method.

[0173] It should be noted that each method embodiment in the present application can be implemented in software and / or a combination of software and hardware. The software program involved in the present application can be executed by a processor to implement the steps or functions of the above-mentioned embodiments. Similarly, the software program (including related data structures) of the present application can be stored in a computer-readable recording medium.

[0174] In addition, a part of the present application may be applied as a computer program product, such as a computer program instruction, which, when executed by a computer, can call or provide the method and / or technical solution according to the present application through the operation of the computer. The program instruction for calling the method of the present application may be stored in a fixed or removable recording medium, and / or transmitted through a data stream in a broadcast or other signal-bearing medium, and / or stored in a working memory of a computer device that runs according to the program instruction.

[0175] According to another aspect of the present application, a mailing device is provided, which includes: a memory for storing computer program instructions and a processor for executing the program instructions, wherein when the computer program instructions are executed by the processor, the device is triggered to execute methods and / or technical solutions such as the aforementioned embodiments and / or optional embodiments.

[0176] For those skilled in the art, it is obvious that the present application is not limited to the details of the above exemplary embodiments and / or optional embodiments, and the present application can be implemented in other specific forms without departing from the spirit or basic features of the present application. Therefore, the above content and the embodiments and / or optional embodiments are only used to illustrate the technical solution of the present application, and the embodiments and / or optional embodiments should be regarded as exemplary and non-restrictive. Without departing from the scope of the technical solution of the present application, any form of equivalent replacement or modification of the technical solution and technical content disclosed in the present application shall not depart from the spirit and scope of the technical solution of the present application, and shall be included in the protection scope of the present application. In addition, it is obvious that the word "including" does not exclude that the circuits, devices, and equipment involved in the present application may also include other components, modules, units or modules, circuits, and devices; it does not exclude that the method involved in the present application may also include other implicit but unambiguously determined other steps or processes; the singular does not exclude the plural. The multiple units or devices stated in the device claim can also be implemented by one unit or device through software and / or hardware. The words first, second, etc. are used to indicate names, and do not indicate any specific order.

Claims

1. A self-service parcel locker, characterized in that: include: A cabinet, wherein a first mounting plate and a second mounting plate are horizontally arranged in the cabinet, wherein the first mounting plate and the second mounting plate separate the interior of the cabinet from top to bottom into a device bin, a mail bin and a storage bin, and the second mounting plate is spaced apart from the rear side of the cabinet to form a window connecting the mail bin and the storage bin; A control device, including a touch screen and a control device, wherein the sender performs interactive operations through the touch screen; A printing device, used for printing a shipping label; The first camera is used to capture the sender's facial image; A mail port door device, connected to the mail port, comprises a mail port door frame structure, a first drive motor and a mail port door controlled by the first drive motor; A second camera is disposed on the lower side of the first mounting plate and is used to capture a package image, wherein the package image includes a shipping label; A conveying device is arranged on the upper side of the second mounting plate, one end of the conveying device is connected to the mail port door device, and the other end is connected to the window door device, wherein the window door device is connected to the window, and comprises a second driving motor and a window door controlled by the second driving motor, and when the window door is opened, the parcel on the conveying device slides through the window into the storage bin; A first through-beam sensor and a second through-beam sensor are respectively arranged at two ends of the conveying device; The control device is electrically connected to the touch screen, the printing device, the first camera, the first drive motor, the second camera, the transmission device, the second drive motor, the first radiation sensor and the second radiation sensor respectively.

2. The self-service mail locker according to claim 1, characterized in that: The transmission device comprises: a support frame disposed on the second mounting plate; A driving shaft and a driven shaft are arranged on the support frame, wherein the driving shaft is electrically connected to the control device; A conveyor belt connects the driving shaft and the driven shaft.

3. The self-service mail locker according to claim 2, characterized in that: The self-service mail locker also includes: Grating sensors are arranged on both sides of the door frame of the mail port door frame structure; The grating sensor is electrically connected to the control device.

4. The self-service mail locker according to claim 3, characterized in that: The self-service mail locker also includes: An RFID reader, disposed on the lower side of the first mounting plate, for identifying an RFID tag on the mail bag; The RFID reader is electrically connected to the control device.

5. The self-service mail locker according to claim 4, characterized in that: The self-service mail locker also includes: A mail bag mounting device, fixedly connected to the lower side of the second mounting plate, for mounting a mail bag, so that when a package slides through the window, it falls into the mail bag mounted in the storage bin; The third counter-radiation sensor is arranged on both sides of the cabinet corresponding to the storage bin, wherein the third counter-radiation sensor is electrically connected to the control device.

6. The self-service mail locker according to claim 4, characterized in that: The self-service mail locker also includes: A sliding device fixedly connected to a cabinet corresponding to the storage bin; A mail bag compartment, detachably slidably connected to the sliding device; A mail bag mounting device, fixedly connected to the upper frame of the mail bag bin, for mounting mail bags, so that when a package slides through the window, it falls into the mail bag mounted in the mail bag bin; The third counter-radiation sensor is arranged on both sides of the cabinet corresponding to the storage bin, wherein the third counter-radiation sensor is electrically connected to the control device, and the side panels of the mail bag bin adopt a hollow structure. When the mail bag bin slides into the storage bin and is in place, the signal of the third counter-radiation sensor will not be blocked by the side panels of the mail bag bin.

7. The self-service parcel locker according to claim 5 or 6, characterized in that: The self-service mail locker also includes: A fourth counter-radiation sensor is arranged on both sides of the cabinet corresponding to the storage bin close to the second mounting plate, wherein the fourth counter-radiation sensor is electrically connected to the control device.

8. The self-service mail locker according to claim 1, characterized in that: The self-service mail locker also includes: UPS power supply, arranged in the equipment compartment; The UPS power supply is electrically connected to the control device.

9. A mailing method, using the self-service mailing cabinet of claim 7, characterized in that: The method comprises: The sender starts the package delivery through the touch screen and enters the information; The control device controls the first camera to capture the facial image of the sender and to check the information input by the sender. After the check is passed, the control device controls the printing device to print the shipping label, controls the first driving motor to drive the shipping port door to open the shipping port, and controls the second camera to capture images according to a preset capture frequency, wherein the shipping label includes a shipping label number uniquely corresponding to the package; The sender sticks the shipping label on an outer surface of the package, and puts the package with the surface facing upwards onto the conveying device in the shipping compartment through the shipping port; When the control device detects that the sender puts the package in according to the acquired first pairing sensor signal and the image captured by the second camera, the control device processes the package image captured by the second camera to identify the package shape and the shipping bill number on the shipping bill; If the identified mailing bill number is consistent with the mailing bill number on the mailing bill, the control device controls the first drive motor to drive the mailing port door to close the mailing port, and controls the conveying device and the second drive motor to open the window door to transport the package and make the package fall into the mail bag in the storage bin.

10. The method according to claim 9, characterized in that Before accepting the sender to post the parcel, the method further includes: The control device determines whether the mail bag has been mounted according to the acquired third pairing sensor signal, and if it is determined that the mail bag has not been mounted, the start of the package delivery is prohibited.

11. The method according to claim 10, characterized in that When it is determined that the mail bag has been mounted, the method further comprises: The control device controls the RFID reader to identify the RFID tag on the mail bag. If the identification is successful, the RFID tag is associated with the mailing label number of the package falling into the mail bag.

12. The method according to claim 9, characterized in that The method of controlling the conveying device separately and controlling the second driving motor to open the window door to transport the parcel and make the parcel fall into the mail bag in the storage bin comprises: controlling a conveyor to transport the package; When the control device obtains the signal that the second beam sensor detects the package, based on the preset time threshold, the second drive motor is controlled to open the window door so that the package falls into the mail bag in the storage bin.

13. The method according to claim 9, characterized in that Before the control device controls the first drive motor to drive the mail port door to close the mail port, the method further includes: The control device determines whether there is a foreign object in the mail port according to the acquired grating sensor signal. If there is no foreign object, the control device controls the first drive motor to drive the mail port door to close the mail port.

14. The method according to claim 9, characterized in that Before respectively controlling the conveying device and controlling the second driving motor to open the window door, the method further includes: The first camera is controlled to capture the sender's facial image again, the second camera is controlled to capture the package image again, and the facial images and package images captured twice are compared respectively. If the comparison results of the facial image and the package image are consistent, the conveying device is controlled respectively, and the second driving motor is controlled to open the window door to transport the package and make the package fall into the mail bag in the storage bin.

15. The method according to claim 14, characterized in that If any of the comparison results of the face image and the comparison results of the package image are inconsistent, the method further includes: The control device controls the first drive motor to open the mail port door to return the parcel.

16. The method according to claim 9, characterized in that The method further comprises: The control device determines the mail bag capacity occupied by each parcel based on the parcel shape of each parcel identified, and determines the mail bag capacity occupied by the cumulative parcels based on the mail bag capacity occupied by each parcel; When the accumulated bag capacity occupied by parcels meets the preset threshold, parcel delivery is stopped.

17. The method according to claim 9, characterized in that The method further comprises: The control device determines whether the mail bag is full according to the fourth pair of radiation sensor signals obtained, and if the mail bag is full, the package delivery is prohibited.

18. A computer readable medium, characterized in that Computer-readable instructions are stored thereon, and the computer-readable instructions are executed by a processor to implement part or all of the method according to any one of claims 9 to 16.

19. A mailing device, characterized in that: The device comprises: one or more processors; and A memory storing computer readable instructions, which, when executed, cause the processor to perform part or all of the operations of the method as claimed in any one of claims 9 to 16.

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