EP4252594A1 - Dispositif de réception d'emballage antivol destiné à être disposé sur une barrière ayant une ouverture - Google Patents

Dispositif de réception d'emballage antivol destiné à être disposé sur une barrière ayant une ouverture Download PDF

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EP4252594A1
EP4252594A1 EP23164232.3A EP23164232A EP4252594A1 EP 4252594 A1 EP4252594 A1 EP 4252594A1 EP 23164232 A EP23164232 A EP 23164232A EP 4252594 A1 EP4252594 A1 EP 4252594A1
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Sebastiaan Wouda
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    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A47—FURNITURE; DOMESTIC ARTICLES OR APPLIANCES; COFFEE MILLS; SPICE MILLS; SUCTION CLEANERS IN GENERAL
    • A47G—HOUSEHOLD OR TABLE EQUIPMENT
    • A47G29/00—Supports, holders, or containers for household use, not provided for in groups A47G1/00-A47G27/00 or A47G33/00 
    • A47G29/14—Deposit receptacles for food, e.g. breakfast, milk, or large parcels; Similar receptacles for food or large parcels with appliances for preventing unauthorised removal of the deposited articles, i.e. food or large parcels
    • A47G29/20—Deposit receptacles for food, e.g. breakfast, milk, or large parcels; Similar receptacles for food or large parcels with appliances for preventing unauthorised removal of the deposited articles, i.e. food or large parcels with appliances for preventing unauthorised removal of the deposited articles
    • A47G29/22—Deposit receptacles for food, e.g. breakfast, milk, or large parcels; Similar receptacles for food or large parcels with appliances for preventing unauthorised removal of the deposited articles, i.e. food or large parcels with appliances for preventing unauthorised removal of the deposited articles having rotatable or reciprocable parts

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  • the invention relates to an anti-theft package receiving device for arrangement on a barrier such as a door of a dwelling or an office.
  • the anti-theft package receiving device functions to guarantee secure delivery of packages from one side of the barrier to the other side of the barrier, through an opening in the barrier.
  • Package-receiving devices and systems and methods for facilitating package delivery or pick-up are already known in the art. Many of the known solutions incorporate a system with electronics and software applications, increasing the complexity and costs of the respective system and/or method. Furthermore, the systems can be vulnerable to power failure and hacking.
  • the anti-theft package receiving device of the invention comprises a number of panels, namely a front panel, a middle panel and a back panel.
  • the anti-theft package receiving device is configured to be put to different conditions, such that when the device is actually arranged on a barrier in which an opening is present, the opening in the barrier is covered by either the front panel, the middle panel or the back panel of the anti-theft package receiving device, depending on the condition of the device.
  • the front panel is coupled to the barrier and can be moved from a vertical position to an angled position to form an aperture for receiving a package.
  • the middle panel is attached to the barrier and covers the opening in the barrier when the front panel is in an angled position.
  • the middle panel can also move to an angled position.
  • the back panel is slidably attached to the barrier and moves upwards to an opening closure position to cover the opening in the barrier or moves downwards to a position exposing the opening.
  • a linkage is present between the middle panel and the back panel. The linkage lifts the back panel when the middle panel moves upwards to an angled position and lowers the back panel when the middle panel moves downwards to a vertical position.
  • the linkage comprises several gear wheels to control the speed of the movement of the back panel.
  • a package can slide through the barrier by moving the front panel to an angled position, moving the middle panel upwards to an angled position, placing the package in the aperture and then moving the middle panel downwards to a vertical position. By moving the middle panel to a vertical position, the back panel also moves downwards and the package can slide over the back panel through the opening in the barrier.
  • An advantage of the invention is that secure package delivery can be realized to a dwelling or an office without a complex system with electronics and software applications.
  • package-receiving devices for arrangement on doors that do not incorporate a system with electronics and software applications are already known in the art.
  • U.S. Patent No. 10,711,516 B2 entitled "Door and Package Receiving Assembly Combination” discloses a door having an opening extending therethrough, wherein the opening is covered by a front panel or a back panel. A linkage is attached to the front panel and the back panel, so that the back panel is lifted to a closed position when the front panel moves to an angled (open) position and vice versa. No complex system with electronics or software applications is used for this package receiving device.
  • This is an advantage of the known device, but the design of the known device is still open to improvement, as will become apparent from the following.
  • the known device cannot fully inhibit theft of packages.
  • the front panel can be moved in a position to expose an opening in the door with the same size that was used for sliding the package through the door. Since the opening in the door is close to the floor of the dwelling or the office, the package adjacent to the back of the door may be reached through the opening. Thus a package might be removed from the dwelling or the office, via the same opening in which it was passed through the door earlier. Furthermore, the sides along the lower panel are open. This might provide a better angle for reaching packages adjacent to the back of the door.
  • the invention provides a different design with three movable panels, i.e. the front panel, the middle panel and the back panel mentioned in the foregoing.
  • a linkage is made between the middle panel and the back panel and comprises several gear wheels to control the speed of the movement of the back panel in relation to the movement of the middle panel.
  • Another advantage of the design of the invention is that larger packages can be received through a barrier.
  • the middle panel is movable in a wide angle, and the linkage can optimize the speed of the back panel in relation to the movement of the middle panel. This creates more space for larger packages to slide through the barrier.
  • FIGs 1 through 8 A door 11 is shown, which is of generally conventional design, having a front side 12 and a back side 13.
  • the door 11 has an opening 14 extending through the front side 12 and the back side 13.
  • an anti-theft package receiving device 10 is shown, which comprises a front panel 15, a middle panel 16 and a back panel 17, wherein each of said panels 15, 16 and 17 is coupled to the door 11.
  • the opening 14 in the door 11 is covered by the front panel 15, the middle panel 16 or the back panel 17, depending on a condition of the anti-theft package receiving device 10, as will now be explained.
  • the front panel 15 is coupled to the door 11 via two triangular components 18 on both the right side and the left side. Hinges can be used to attach the triangular components 18 to each other, the front panel 15 and an inner frame 30 of the anti-theft package receiving device 10 located within the door 11.
  • FIG. 4 depicts the movement of the front panel 15. When the front panel 15 is in a vertical (closed) position, the triangular components 18 are folded towards the middle of the door 11. When the front panel 15 moves towards an angled (open) position, the triangular components 18 unfold towards the sides of the door 11.
  • the front panel 15 is also coupled to the door 11 via a lower round bar 19 attached to the bottom of the front panel 15, wherein a central axis of the bar 19 constitutes a hinge axis of the front panel 15, i.e. a bottom hinge axis A b in the anti-theft package receiving device 10 as indicated in FIG. 3 .
  • the lower round bar 19 is coupled to the door 11 via a small hole 20 on the right side and the left side of the inner frame 30.
  • the hole 20 is a bit bigger compared to the diameter of the lower round bar 19, which allows the bar 19 to move a bit towards the front side 12 and the back side 13 of the door 11.
  • FIG. 7 depicts the movement of the lower round bar 19.
  • FIG. 1 depicts the door 11 with the front panel 15 in vertical position.
  • a sliding lock, spring lock, or something similar can be used to keep the front panel 15 in vertical position.
  • the middle panel 16 is coupled to the door 11 via an upper round bar 21 at the top of the panel 16, wherein a central axis of the bar 21 constitutes a hinge axis of the middle panel 16, i.e. a top hinge axis A t in the anti-theft package receiving device 10 as indicated in FIG. 3 .
  • the upper round bar 21 is coupled to the door 11 via a small hole on the right side and the left side of the inner frame 30. This is best viewed in FIG. 6 and FIG. 7 .
  • the middle panel 16 is in the middle of the inner frame 30 and can only move to an angled position at the front side 12 of the door 11.
  • the back panel 17 is slidably attached at the back side 13 of the inner frame 30.
  • the back panel 17 is downwardly movable to a position exposing the opening 14 in the door 11 or upwardly movable to an opening closure position to cover the opening 14.
  • the back panel 17 can move up and down within vertical guides 22 to keep the back panel 17 attached to the door 11.
  • a linkage 23 is made between the middle panel 16 and the back panel 17. As illustrated in FIG. 7 , the linkage 23 lifts the back panel 17 when the middle panel 16 moves upwards to an angled position. As illustrated in FIG. 8 , the linkage 23 lowers the back panel 17 when the middle panel 16 moves downwards to a vertical position.
  • a package 32 can slide through the door 11 by moving the front panel 15 to an angled position, moving the middle panel 16 upwards to an angled position, placing the package 32 in the aperture 33 thus obtained and moving the middle panel 16 downwards to a vertical position. By moving the middle panel 16 downwards to a vertical position, the back panel 17 also moves downwards and the package 32 can slide through the opening 14 of the door 11.
  • the linkage 23 may comprise several gear wheels and chains or gear racks.
  • the gear wheels may comprise two upper gear wheels 24 attached to the left side and the right side of the upper round bar 21 coupled to the middle panel 16.
  • the upper gear wheels 24 are attached to the upper round bar 21 at the outside of the inner frame 30 and are interlocking with smaller first middle gear wheels 25 coupled to the outside of the inner frame 30.
  • the first middle gear wheels 25 are also interlocking with second middle gearwheels 26 coupled to the outside of the inner frame 30.
  • the second middle gears wheels 26 are connected to larger lower gear wheels 27 on the inside of the inner frame 30.
  • the lower gear wheels 27 may be interlocking with a chain or gear rack 28, which is attached to the upper side of the back panel 17.
  • a package courier can open the front panel 15 by moving the panel 15 to an angled position.
  • a handle 29 may be attached to the front panel 15.
  • the courier can reach and grab the middle panel 16 and move the middle panel 16 upwards to an angled position.
  • the middle panel 16 may comprise a notch or small hole to enable the courier to easily grasp and hold the panel 16.
  • the back panel 17 moves upwards and covers the opening 14 in the door 11.
  • the courier can place the package 32 in the aperture 33 when the middle panel 16 is moved upwards in an angled position, so that the package 32 slides down the front panel 15 and abuts the back panel 17.
  • the back panel 17 moves downwards and the package 32 can slide over the back panel 17 through the opening 14 of the door 11. This is illustrated in FIG. 8 .
  • a firm and smooth piece 31 of fabric or leather, or something similar, may be attached to the back panel 17 and the inner frame 30.
  • the piece 31 of fabric or leather is stretched and creates a chute for sliding the packages 32 through the opening 14.
  • the front panel 15 can be moved back to a vertical position.
  • a sliding lock, spring lock, or something similar may be used to keep the front panel 15 in vertical position.
  • the opening 14 in the door 11 is covered at all times by either the middle panel 16 or the back panel 17 to prevent access to the dwelling as well as to inhibit the stealing of any mail or packages adjacent to the back side 13 of the door 11.
  • the movement of the middle panel 16 and the back panel 17 are illustrated in FIG. 8 in five steps as indicated by the numbers in the grey circles.
  • the invention relates to an anti-theft package receiving device 10 for arrangement on a barrier 11 having an opening 14, comprising:
  • the linkage 23 between the middle panel 16 and the back panel 17 is configured to lift the back panel 17 when the middle panel 16 is put from the opening closure position to the opening exposure position, and to lower the back panel 17 when the middle panel 16 is put from the opening exposure position to the opening closure position.
  • Another aspect of the linkage 23 between the middle panel 16 and the back panel 17 is that the linkage 23 comprises several gear wheels 24 , 25 , 26 , 27 to control a speed of movement of the back panel 17.
  • the front panel 15 is configured to cover the middle panel 16 when both the front panel 15 and the middle panel 16 are in the opening closure position.
  • the anti-theft package receiving device 10 further comprises two foldable intermediate pieces configured to couple sides of the front panel 15 to the barrier 11, wherein optionally each of the two foldable intermediate pieces comprises two triangular components 18 hingably coupled to each other.
  • the invention also relates to an assembly, comprising a barrier 11 having an opening 14, and an anti-theft package receiving device 10 arranged on the barrier 11, wherein:
  • a further practical aspect that is applicable to the assembly is that the assembly comprises a mechanism 19, 20 configured to enable limited displacement of the hinge axis A b about which the front panel 15 is hingeable relative to the barrier 11.
  • the front panel 15 can be optimally positioned in both the opening closure position and the opening exposure position, wherein sufficient space can be present between the front panel 15 and the barrier 11 for storing the optional foldable intermediate pieces between them when the front panel is in the opening closure position.
  • the carrier 11 include a door and a wall.
  • an anti-theft package receiving device 10 for arrangement on a barrier 11 having an opening 14 is provided.
  • the anti-theft package receiving device 10 comprises a front panel 15, a middle panel 16, a back panel 17 and a linkage 23 between the middle panel 16 and the back panel 17.
  • Each of the panels 15, 16, 17 is movable between an opening closure position for closing the opening 14 in the barrier 11 and an opening exposure position for at least enabling exposure of the opening 14.
  • the linkage 23 between the middle panel 16 and the back panel 17 is of such a nature that the back panel 17 is put from the opening exposure position to the opening closure position when the middle panel 16 is put from the opening closure position to the opening exposure position, and that the back panel 17 is put from the opening closure position to the opening exposure position when the middle panel 16 is put from the opening exposure position to the opening closure position.
  • the anti-theft package receiving device 10 is configured such that an advantageous effect of hindering access from a front side 12 of the barrier 11 to a back side 13 of the barrier 11 in all possible conditions of the device 10 and still enabling passage of a package 32 from the front side 12 to the back side 13 is obtained.

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GB1339154A (en) * 1971-08-23 1973-11-28 Crozier H E Mail box with automatic indicator
CN206737770U (zh) * 2017-05-22 2017-12-12 朴可心 平板式安全门快递包裹安全投递装置
US10711516B2 (en) 2018-04-12 2020-07-14 Nicholas Alexander Vanek Door and package receiving assembly combination
CN113565413A (zh) * 2021-06-23 2021-10-29 方淮 一种基于物联网的防窃取智能型快递存取设备及存取方法

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* Cited by examiner, † Cited by third party
Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title
GB1339154A (en) * 1971-08-23 1973-11-28 Crozier H E Mail box with automatic indicator
CN206737770U (zh) * 2017-05-22 2017-12-12 朴可心 平板式安全门快递包裹安全投递装置
US10711516B2 (en) 2018-04-12 2020-07-14 Nicholas Alexander Vanek Door and package receiving assembly combination
CN113565413A (zh) * 2021-06-23 2021-10-29 方淮 一种基于物联网的防窃取智能型快递存取设备及存取方法

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