Hotel self-service check-in device

Abstract

The hotel self-service check-in device comprises an outer shell, an inner shell and a connecting piece, a containing cavity with an opening facing the front side of the outer shell is formed in the outer shell, the inner shell is movably connected with the outer shell through the connecting piece, a panel is arranged at the outward end of the inner shell, touch screens are arranged on the outer side walls of the panel respectively, a mounting cavity is formed in the inner shell, and the outer side wall of the mounting cavity is provided with an opening. An upper opening is formed in the upper side wall of the inner shell, an upper cover detachably covers the upper opening, a card sender is arranged in the installation cavity and provided with a card storage groove, the card storage groove is located below the upper opening, and when the card sender needs to supplement room cards, hotel workers only need to pull the edge of a panel and pull the panel, so that the panel is movably separated from a containing cavity through a connecting piece, and then the room cards can be supplemented. When the hotel self-service check-in device is used, the upper cover is exposed, then the upper cover is detached, room cards can be supplemented into the card storage groove through the upper opening, hotel workers do not need to go to the back face of the hotel self-service check-in device to carry out card supplementing operation, and the situation that the device needs to be moved every time card supplementing is carried out is avoided.

Description

Technical Field

[0001] This utility model relates to the field of hotel check-in equipment technology, and in particular to a hotel self-check-in device. Background Technology

[0002] In today's rapidly developing new era, all industries are paying more and more attention to the level and quality of service. This is especially true for traditional service industries like hotels. How to solidify the service awareness that has been accumulated, improve service efficiency, and achieve the goal of increasing revenue and reducing costs has become an important issue in production and operation. To this end, many hotels have begun to equip themselves with self-service check-in devices. Hotel staff only need to pre-store room cards in the device, and users can check in and retrieve their room cards through the self-service check-in device.

[0003] However, the room card storage slots of existing hotel self-check-in machines are generally located on the back of the machine. In order to reduce the space occupied by the self-check-in machines in the lobby, the machines are usually placed against the counter or the wall in the lobby. This means that every time staff replenish the room cards, they have to move the machine to expose the back, making the replenishment process cumbersome and time-consuming. Utility Model Content

[0004] In view of this, the present invention provides a hotel self-service check-in device to solve the problem that the room card storage slot of the existing hotel self-service check-in device is generally located on the back of the device, which means that staff have to move the device to expose the back every time they need to replenish the room card, making the room card replenishment operation cumbersome and time-consuming.

[0005] To achieve one, some, or all of the above objectives, or other objectives, this utility model proposes a hotel self-check-in device, comprising an outer shell, an inner shell, and a connector. The outer shell has a storage cavity opening to its front side. The inner shell is movably connected to the outer shell via the connector. The outer end of the inner shell has a panel. The outer side wall of the panel is respectively provided with a touch screen, a camera, and an ID card recognition module. The inner shell has an installation cavity. The upper side wall of the inner shell has an upper opening that connects to the installation cavity. A top cover is detachably closed at the upper opening. A card dispenser is provided in the installation cavity. The card dispensing end of the card dispenser is located on the outer side wall of the panel. The card dispenser has a card storage slot located below the upper opening. The inner shell can be movably embedded in the storage cavity via the connector, so that the panel closes the opening of the storage cavity, or can be movably detached from the storage cavity via the connector, so that the top cover is exposed.

[0006] Preferably, the connector is a slide rail, which is disposed on the lower side wall of the storage cavity and arranged along the opening direction of the storage cavity. A bracket is fixed on the sliding end of the slide rail, and the side wall of the inner shell facing away from the panel is fixedly connected to the bracket.

[0007] Preferably, the opening end surface of the receiving cavity is inclined, and the included angle between the opening end surface and the lower side wall of the receiving cavity is less than 90 degrees; when the panel covers the opening of the receiving cavity, the outer side wall of the panel is parallel to the opening end surface of the receiving cavity.

[0008] Preferably, the outer side wall of the upper cover is provided with a finger groove.

[0009] Preferably, the rear side wall of the outer shell is provided with an operation opening, the inner shell is provided with a card dispenser, and the outer contour of the card dispenser is matched with the operation opening; the rear side wall of the card dispenser of the inner shell is provided with a rear opening communicating with the mounting cavity, the rear opening is located behind the card storage groove, and a rear cover is detachably covered on the rear opening.

[0010] Preferably, the outer side wall of the panel is further provided with a light supplementing lamp, and the light supplementing lamp is arranged adjacent to the camera.

[0011] Preferably, the mounting cavity is further provided with a bill printer, the bill printer is located above the card dispenser, and a bill outlet of the bill printer is arranged at a position of the outer side wall of the panel.

[0012] Preferably, the outer side wall of the panel is further provided with a microphone, and the microphone is located below the touch screen.

[0013] Preferably, the inner shell is further provided with a main board, the touch screen, the camera, the certificate identification module and the card dispenser are electrically connected with the main board, the rear side wall of the inner shell is provided with a plurality of data interfaces, the data interfaces are electrically connected with the main board, and the side wall of the outer shell is provided with a wiring opening.

[0014] Preferably, the inner shell is further provided with a power supply, the power supply is electrically connected with the main board, and the rear side wall of the inner shell is respectively provided with a power interface and a power switch which are electrically connected with the power supply.

[0015] The embodiment of the present application has the following beneficial effects:

[0016] After the hotel self-check-in device is used, the user can paste the ID card at the certificate identification module and perform face recognition operation through the camera to pass the identity authentication, select the hotel room source through the touch screen, fill in the identity information, confirm the information and complete the payment, and then the card issuing machine can spit out the room card through the card outlet end, so as to reduce the labor cost required for the hotel to check in, when the card issuing machine needs to supplement the room card, the hotel staff only needs to pry the edge of the faceplate, pull the faceplate to make the faceplate move away from the storage cavity through the connecting piece, expose the upper cover, and then remove the upper cover, so as to supplement the room card in the storage slot through the upper opening, so that the room card can be recycled, and the hotel staff does not need to move to the back of the hotel self-check-in device to supplement the card, avoiding the situation that the device needs to be moved every time the card is supplemented, simplifying the supplement operation of the room card, making the operation logic of the card supplement more in line with the habit of placing the device, and improving the use experience. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF DRAWINGS

[0017] In order to more clearly illustrate the technical solutions in the embodiments of the present application or the prior art, the following will briefly introduce the drawings needed to be used in the embodiments or the prior art description. Obviously, the drawings in the following description are only some embodiments of the present application, and for those skilled in the art, other drawings can also be obtained without creative labor on the basis of these drawings.

[0018] Among them:

[0019] Fig. 1 is the assembly drawing of the present application;

[0020] Fig. 2 is the perspective view of the present application when the inner shell is separated from the storage cavity;

[0021] Fig. 3 is the perspective view of the present application when the inner shell is embedded in the storage cavity.

[0022] In the figure: 1, outer shell; 11, storage cavity; 12, operation port; 13, wiring port; 2, inner shell; 21, mounting cavity; 22, upper opening; 23, rear opening; 3, slide rail; 31, support; 4, faceplate; 41, touch screen; 42, camera; 43, certificate identification module; 44, card issuing machine; 441, card storage slot; 45, light supplementing lamp; 46, bill printer; 47, microphone; 51, upper cover; 52, finger groove; 53, rear cover; 6, mainboard; 61, data interface; 7, power supply; 71, power interface; 72, power switch. DETAILED DESCRIPTION

[0023] Unless otherwise defined, all technical and scientific terms used herein have the same meaning as commonly understood by one of ordinary skill in the art to which this application belongs; the terminology used in the specification herein is for describing particular embodiments only and is not intended to be limiting of the application; the present application is well suited to carry out various embodiments as broadly described herein and the above and below description provided in support of the examples attached herewith. As used in the description of the application and the appended claims, the singular forms "a", "an" and "the" include plural referents unless the context clearly dictates otherwise. The term "plurality" means two or more. The term "comprising" as used herein is synonymous with "including", "containing", or "characterized by", and is inclusive or open-ended and does not exclude additional, unrecited elements or method steps. The terms "first", "second", and the like, do not denote any ordinal, sequential, or temporal importance, but are used for the purpose of nomenclature only.

[0024] Reference herein to "an embodiment" means that a particular feature, structure, or characteristic described in connection with the embodiment can be included in at least one embodiment of the application. The appearances of the phrase that in various places in the specification are not necessarily all referring to the same embodiment, nor are they necessarily mutually exclusive of one another. As will be apparent to those of ordinary skill in the art, embodiments described herein can be combined with one another.

[0025] In order to make the technical personnel of the present technology better understand the application scheme, the technical solutions in the embodiments of the present application will be described clearly and completely below in conjunction with the drawings.

[0026] As Figs. 1-3As shown, a hotel self-check-in device includes a shell 1, an inner shell 2 and a connecting piece, the shell 1 is provided with a receiving cavity 11 opening to the front side thereof, the inner shell 2 is movably connected with the shell 1 through the connecting piece, one end of the inner shell 2 faces outward and is provided with a panel 4, the outer side wall of the panel 4 is respectively provided with a touch screen 41, a camera 42 and an identification module 43, the inner shell 2 is provided with a mounting cavity 21, the upper side wall of the inner shell 2 is provided with an upper opening 22 communicating with the mounting cavity 21, the upper opening 22 is detachably covered with an upper cover 51, the mounting cavity 21 is provided with a card dispenser 44, the card dispensing end of the card dispenser 44 is arranged at a position of the outer side wall of the panel 4, the card dispenser 44 has a card storage groove 441, the card storage groove 441 is located below the upper opening 22, the inner shell 2 can be movably embedded in the receiving cavity 11 through the connecting piece, so that the panel 4 covers the opening of the receiving cavity 11, or the inner shell 2 can be movably separated from the receiving cavity 11 through the connecting piece, so that the upper cover 51 is exposed, in normal state, the inner shell 2 is movably embedded in the receiving cavity 11, and the panel 4 covers the opening of the receiving cavity 11, when a user uses, the user can paste an ID card at the identification module 43, and perform face recognition operation through the camera 42, so as to pass the identity authentication, at the same time, the user can select hotel room source through the touch screen 41, fill in identity information, confirm the information and complete payment, then the card dispenser 44 will spit out the room card through the card dispensing end, so as to reduce the labor cost required for hotel to handle check-in, when the card dispenser 44 needs to supplement the room card, the hotel staff only needs to pinch the edge of the panel 4, pull the panel 4, so that the panel 4 is movably separated from the receiving cavity 11 through the connecting piece, the upper cover 51 is exposed, then the upper cover 51 is removed, the room card can be supplemented into the card storage groove 441 through the upper opening 22, so as to recycle the room card, without the hotel staff going to the back of the hotel self-check-in device to supplement the card, avoiding the situation that the device needs to be moved every time the card is supplemented, simplifying the supplement operation of the card, and making the operation logic of the card supplement more in line with the habit of placing the device, and improving the use experience.

[0027] Specifically, the shell is provided with a chip, the touch screen 41, the camera 42, the identification module 43 and the card dispenser 44 cooperatively operate through the chip, the chip can be purchased through market channels, and is not described in the embodiment.

[0028] In one embodiment, the connecting piece is a hinge, the lower side wall of the inner shell 2 is hinged to the lower side wall of the receiving cavity 11 near the opening end (not shown in the drawing), the inner shell 2 can be flipped and embedded in the receiving cavity 11 through the hinge, so that the panel 4 covers the opening of the receiving cavity 11, or the inner shell 2 can be flipped and separated from the receiving cavity 11 through the hinge, so that the upper cover 51 is exposed, so that the hotel staff can remove the upper cover 51 to supplement the room card into the card storage groove 441.

[0029] In one embodiment, the opening end of the outer shell 1 is provided with a lock, when the panel 4 covers the opening of the storage cavity 11, the opening end of the outer shell 1 can limit the movement of the panel 4 through the lock (not shown in the figure), so that the panel 4 is fixed to cover the opening of the storage cavity 11, preventing unrelated personnel from easily opening the panel 4.

[0030] Further, the connecting piece is a sliding rail 3, which is arranged on the lower side wall of the storage cavity 11 and in the opening direction of the storage cavity 11, and a bracket 31 is fixed on the sliding end of the sliding rail 3, and the side wall of the inner shell 2 opposite to the panel 4 is fixedly connected with the bracket 31, and the vertical projection area of the panel 4 is greater than the outer diameter of the opening end of the outer shell 1, when the hotel staff needs to replenish the room card, only need to hook the two sides of the panel 4 with both hands, and then pull the panel 4, so that the panel 4 drives the inner shell 2 to slide out of the storage cavity 11 through the sliding rail 3, so that the upper cover 51 is exposed, so as to replenish the room card into the card storage groove 441.

[0031] Further, the opening end surface of the storage cavity 11 is inclined, and the included angle between the opening end surface and the lower side wall of the storage cavity 11 is less than 90 degrees, and in the embodiment, it is preferably between 30 degrees and 45 degrees, when the panel 4 covers the opening of the storage cavity 11, the outer side wall of the panel 4 is parallel to the opening end surface of the storage cavity 11, so that the touch screen 41 of the small size hotel self-check-in device is inclined upward, which is convenient for users to view and use each part on the panel 4.

[0032] Further, the outer side wall of the upper cover 51 is provided with a finger groove 52, so that the user can take the upper cover 51 through the finger groove 52.

[0033] Further, the rear side wall of the outer shell 1 is provided with an operation port 12, and the outer profile of the inner shell 2 at the card dispenser 44 is adapted to the operation port 12, and the rear side wall of the inner shell 2 at the card dispenser 44 is provided with a rear opening 23 communicating with the installation cavity 21, and the rear opening 23 is located behind the card storage groove 441, and the rear opening 23 is detachably covered with a rear cover 53, when the inner shell 2 is embedded in the storage cavity 11, the inner shell 2 at the card dispenser 44 will be embedded in the operation port 12, so that the rear cover 53 is exposed from the rear side of the outer shell 1, if the hotel chooses to place the hotel self-check-in device on the counter for use, the hotel staff can take down the rear cover 53 through the operation port 12, and then replenish the room card into the card storage groove 441 through the rear opening 23, so that the hotel staff can stand in the counter to operate the card replenishment, making the room card replenishment operation more flexible.

[0034] Specifically, the front side of the above-mentioned components refers to the side of the component facing the user when the inner shell 2 is embedded in the storage cavity 11; the upper cover 51 and the rear cover 53 can be fixed by screws.

[0035] Further, the outer side wall of the panel 4 is further provided with a light supplement lamp 45, which is arranged adjacent to the camera 42, and when the face recognition is performed, the light supplement lamp 45 can illuminate the face of the user, so as to improve the recognition rate of the camera 42.

[0036] Further, the installation cavity 21 is further provided with a bill printer 46, which is located above the card dispenser 44, and the bill outlet of the bill printer 46 is arranged at a position of the outer side wall of the panel 4, after the check-in registration is completed, the bill printer 46 will print the corresponding bill, and the bill will be sent out from the bill outlet, so as to leave the bill for the user.

[0037] Further, the outer side wall of the panel 4 is further provided with a microphone 47, which is located below the touch screen 41, and is used to acquire the audio information of the user, and assist in identifying the identity of the user.

[0038] Further, the inner shell 2 is further provided with a mainboard 6, the touch screen 41, the camera 42, the certificate identification module 43 and the card dispenser 44 are electrically connected with the mainboard 6, the rear side wall of the inner shell 2 is provided with a plurality of data interfaces 61, which are electrically connected with the mainboard 6, and the side wall of the outer shell 1 is provided with a wire passing hole 13, the mainboard 6 can be connected with external equipment through the data interface 61, and the wire passing hole 13 can be used for the data line to pass through, the touch screen 41, the camera 42, the certificate identification module 43 and the card dispenser 44 are used cooperatively through the mainboard 6, which is prior art, and will not be described in the embodiment.

[0039] Further, the inner shell 2 is further provided with a power supply 7, which is electrically connected with the mainboard 6, and the rear side wall of the inner shell 2 is respectively provided with an electric power interface 71 and an electric power switch 72, which are electrically connected with the power supply 7, the power supply 7 is connected with the mains through the electric power interface 71, and the hotel staff can control the on-off of the power supply 7 and the mains through the electric power switch 72, so as to control the start and stop of the hotel self-check-in device.

[0040] Specifically, the outer side or end of the above-mentioned components refers to the side or end of the component facing the user when the inner shell 2 is embedded in the receiving cavity 11.

[0041] Obviously, the above-described embodiments are only a part of the embodiments of the present application, rather than all the embodiments, and the preferred embodiments of the present application are given in the drawings, but do not limit the patent scope of the present application. The present application can be realized in many different forms, and conversely, the purpose of providing these embodiments is to make the disclosure of the present application more thorough and comprehensive. Although the present application has been described in detail with reference to the foregoing embodiments, those skilled in the art can still modify the technical solutions recorded in the foregoing specific embodiments, or equivalently replace some of the technical features. Any equivalent structure made by using the content of the present application specification and drawings, directly or indirectly used in other related technical fields, is also within the patent protection scope of the present application.

Claims

1. A hotel self check-in device, characterized in that, The utility model relates to a kind of integrated machine for identification, it include: Shell, inner shell and connecting piece; The shell is equipped with the receiving cavity opening to its front side; The inner shell is movably connected with the shell by the connecting piece, and the outer end of the inner shell is equipped with a panel, the outer side wall of the panel is respectively equipped with touch screen, camera and certificate identification module, the inner shell is equipped with mounting cavity, the upper opening of the mounting cavity is formed in the upper side wall of the inner shell, and the upper opening is detachably covered with upper cover, the card dispenser is arranged in the outer side wall of the panel, and the card dispenser has card storage groove, and the card storage groove is located below the upper opening; The inner shell can be movably embedded in the receiving cavity by the connecting piece, so that the panel covers the opening of the receiving cavity, or the inner shell can be movably separated from the receiving cavity, so that the upper cover is exposed.

2. The hotel self-check-in device according to claim 1, wherein, The connecting piece is a slide rail, the slide rail is arranged on the lower side wall of the receiving cavity and arranged along the opening direction of the receiving cavity, the slide rail is fixed with a bracket on the sliding end, and the side wall of the inner shell opposite to the panel is fixedly connected with the bracket.

3. The hotel self-check-in device according to claim 1, wherein, The opening end surface of the receiving cavity is inclined, and the included angle between the opening end surface and the lower side wall of the receiving cavity is less than 90 degrees, when the panel covers the opening of the receiving cavity, the outer side wall of the panel is parallel to the opening end surface of the receiving cavity.

4. The hotel self check-in device according to claim 1, wherein, The outer side wall of the upper cover is provided with a finger groove.

5. The hotel self check-in device according to claim 1, wherein, The rear side wall of the shell is provided with an operation port, the outer contour of the inner shell provided with the card dispenser is matched with the operation port, the rear side wall of the inner shell provided with the card dispenser is provided with a rear opening connected with the mounting cavity, the rear opening is located behind the card storage groove, and the rear opening is detachably covered with a rear cover.

6. The hotel self check-in device according to claim 1, wherein, The outer side wall of the panel is also provided with a fill light, and the fill light is arranged adjacent to the camera.

7. The hotel self check-in device according to claim 1, wherein, The mounting cavity is also provided with a bill printer, the bill printer is located above the card dispenser, and the bill outlet of the bill printer is arranged at one place of the outer side wall of the panel.

8. The hotel self check-in device of claim 1, wherein, The outer side wall of the panel is also provided with a microphone, and the microphone is located below the touch screen.

9. The hotel self check-in device of claim 1, wherein, The inner shell is also provided with a mainboard, the touch screen, the camera, the certificate identification module and the card dispenser are electrically connected with the mainboard, the rear side wall of the inner shell is provided with a plurality of data interfaces, the data interfaces are electrically connected with the mainboard, and the side wall of the shell is provided with a wiring port.

10. The hotel self check-in device according to claim 9, wherein, The inner shell is also provided with a power supply, the power supply is electrically connected with the mainboard, and the rear side wall of the inner shell is respectively provided with a power interface and a power switch electrically connected with the power supply.

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