JP2017217314A - Article collection device - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide an article collection device which can suppress theft of an input article, with a simple structure.SOLUTION: An article collection device comprises: a box body 10 having an input port 12 from which articles G1, G2 are input; and a support part 14 for supporting a large sized article G2, which is the article having a predetermined size or a larger size, out of the articles G1, G2 input into the box body 10 from the input port 12, the support part 14 being formed so that, in a state in which the large sized article G2 is supported by the support part 14, it can input other article G1 other than the large sized article G2 from the input port 12 into the box body 10.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 3

Description

  The present invention relates to an article receiving apparatus used for receiving an article such as a delivered item or a postal item.

  2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, an article collection device has been used to receive articles such as home deliveries and postal items, and is provided in each home or apartment house. In the case of a detached house, the goods collection device is embedded in a gate pillar or fixed on a pillar installed on the ground, and in the case of a housing complex, several columns are arranged vertically and horizontally depending on the number of residents. It is arranged over.

  In recent years, articles to be delivered have been diversified and increased in size, and the size of the input port of the article receiving apparatus has been increased accordingly. Here, for example, as shown in FIG. 8, when large articles or small articles input from the input port are stacked up and down in the box body constituting the article receiving apparatus, the input is increased in size. By inserting a hand into the mouth, there is a possibility that an article put into the box body (in the example of FIG. 8, a small article stacked above a large article) is stolen.

  Therefore, Patent Document 1 discloses a technique for suppressing the theft of input articles. In the technique described in Patent Document 1, an insertion port that is opened at the upper front of the box body, an anti-theft measure that prevents insertion of a hand from the insertion port, and an insertion port that is independent of the insertion port below the insertion port. It has an opening and a slit into which thin deliveries such as postcards and sealed letters are inserted.When large deliveries are inserted into the slot, theft of large deliveries is suppressed by anti-theft measures. When a thin delivery item is inserted into the slit, the theft of the thin delivery item is suppressed by a large delivery item caught in the anti-theft or anti-theft measure.

JP 2001-029214 A

  However, in the technique described in Patent Document 1, since it is necessary to separately provide a slit for inserting a thin delivery item such as a postcard or a sealed letter, there is a possibility that the manufacturing cost increases. In addition, when the inlet is blocked by a large delivery item, it is difficult to insert a delivery item having a size larger than the slit.

  The present invention has been made in view of the above problems, and an object of the present invention is to provide an article receiving apparatus capable of suppressing the theft of input articles with a simple configuration.

  In order to solve the above-described problems, the present invention provides a box body having an insertion port for loading an article, and an article having a size equal to or larger than a predetermined size among articles fed into the box body from the insertion port. A large-sized article supporting the large article, wherein the large article is supported by the support section and is formed so that other articles other than the large article can be thrown into the box body from the slot. And an article receiving apparatus characterized by comprising a support portion (Invention 1).

  According to this invention (invention 1), when a large article is put into the box body, the large article is accommodated in the box body while being supported by the support portion. Further, when other articles are accommodated in the box body after the large article is accommodated, the other articles are not supported by the support part and the progress is not blocked by the large article. Can be accommodated in the box body. Thus, even after the large article is accommodated, other articles can be introduced into the box body from the entry port, and can be accommodated without being stacked with the large article. It is possible to suppress the occurrence of the theft of the input article due to the stack of the articles input therein with a simple configuration.

  In the said invention (invention 1), it is provided with the opening-and-closing member which opens and closes the said box main body, and the said support part is when the said large sized article is thrown in from the said insertion port in the state closed by the said opening-and-closing member It is preferable that the large-sized article is supported, and when the box body is opened by the opening / closing member while the large-sized article is supported, the large-sized article is released from the supported state (Invention 2). .

  For example, when an article receiving device in a state where a large article is supported by a support portion is provided at a low position when viewed from the user, the box body uses an opening / closing member when the user takes out the article accommodated in the article receiving device. Depending on the viewing angle of the user with respect to the article receiving device, the user may not be aware of the presence of the large article supported by the support unit, and as a result, the large article may be missed.

  According to this invention (invention 2), since the support state of the large article can be released by opening the box body using the opening / closing member, the user can determine whether or not the large article is accommodated in the box body. This can be confirmed when the box body is opened using the opening / closing member. Thereby, it can prevent that a user misses a large sized article.

  In the said invention (invention 2), it is preferable that the said support part is provided in the said opening / closing member (invention 3).

  According to this invention (invention 3), the support part can be moved along with the opening and closing of the box body by the opening and closing member. For example, when a large article is supported by the support part, the opening and closing member makes the box body. By opening (ie, moving the support portion), the support state of the large article can be easily released.

  In the said invention (invention 1-3), when the opening / closing member which opens and closes the said box main body is provided and the said support part is provided with two or more, the 1st support part is provided in the said box main body among several support parts. It is preferable that a second support portion among the plurality of support portions is provided on the opening / closing member (Invention 4).

  According to this invention (invention 4), a large article can be stably supported by the plurality of support portions provided on the box body and the opening / closing member.

  In the said invention (invention 1-4), it is preferable that the said support part is provided with the insertion part which can insert the said other articles | goods in the said box main body from the said insertion port (invention 5).

  According to this invention (invention 5), for example, even when a large article is supported by the support portion, other articles can be easily accommodated in the box body via the insertion portion.

  In the said invention (invention 1-5), it is provided with the extension part extended between the said inlet side of the said large sized article of the state supported by the said support part, and the upper surface part of the said box main body. Preferred (Invention 6).

  According to this invention (invention 6), in the box body, when a space is formed between the inlet side of the large article that is supported by the support portion and the upper surface portion of the box body, Since the space can be filled with the extending portion, for example, the hand or tool inserted from the insertion port is hung on the upper surface of the large article, so that the large article can be prevented from being extracted.

  In the said invention (invention 1-6), it is preferable to provide the control part which controls the movement to the injection | throwing-in direction of the said large sized article in the state in which the said large sized article was supported by the said support part (invention 7).

  According to this invention (invention 7), for example, when there is a space in the box body in which the large article supported by the support portion can move in the loading direction, the large article moves in the loading direction. By releasing the support state, it is possible to suppress the large article and other articles from being stacked on each other.

  In the above inventions (Inventions 1 to 7), the support unit is configured so that the large article is supported by the support part when the other article is introduced into the box body from the insertion port. It is preferable that other articles are formed so as to be arranged below the large article (Invention 8).

  According to this invention (invention 8), it is possible to prevent other articles from being stacked above the large article in the box body.

  According to the article receiving apparatus of the present invention, it is possible to suppress the theft of the input article with a simple configuration. For this reason, the article receiving apparatus of the present invention is useful as an article receiving apparatus with high security.

It is the perspective view which showed the external appearance of the goods receipt apparatus which concerns on one Embodiment of this invention. It is a front view of an article collection device. (A)-(d) is the sectional view on the AA line of FIG. 2, Comprising: It is a figure explaining the flow until an article | item is accommodated in an article | item collection apparatus. It is the perspective view which showed the support part of the goods receipt apparatus which concerns on a modification. (A)-(d) is a figure explaining the flow until an article | item is accommodated in the goods collection apparatus which concerns on a modification. (A)-(b) is the perspective view which showed the external appearance of the goods receipt apparatus which concerns on a modification. It is the perspective view which showed the external appearance of the goods receipt apparatus which concerns on a modification. It is a figure explaining an example of the accommodation state of the article in the conventional article collection device.

  Hereinafter, an embodiment of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings. However, this embodiment is an exemplification, and the present invention is not limited to this.

  FIG. 1 is a perspective view showing an appearance of an article receiving apparatus according to an embodiment of the present invention. FIG. 2 is a front view of the article receiving apparatus. The article receiving apparatus according to the present embodiment is an apparatus for receiving an article such as a delivery item (for example, a package delivered by a delivery company, a newspaper, an advertising leaflet, a circulation board, etc.) or a postal item. As shown in FIG. 1, a box body 10 and a door 11 that opens and closes the box body 10 are provided.

  The box body 10 is made of, for example, a metal (including an alloy such as aluminum or stainless steel), a hard plastic, or the like. The front side of the box body 10 is opened by bending and welding one or more plates, for example. It is formed in a rectangular box shape.

  The door 11 is provided on the front surface of the box body 10 so as to be rotatable in the horizontal direction, and is attached to one end side in the width direction (X direction in the figure) of the box body 10 by, for example, a hinge (not shown). For example, the door 11 may be formed of the same material as that of the box body 10 or may be formed of a different material. The door 11 may include a locking device (not shown) such as a dial lock, and may open and close the box body 10 by unlocking / locking the locking device. The door 11 is an example of the “opening / closing member” in the present invention.

  The door 11 has an insertion port 12 for loading articles, an opening / closing lid 13 for opening and closing the loading port 12 on the back side of the loading port 12, and a guide plate 14 provided at the lower end on the back side of the loading port 12. , Is provided. Each of the opening / closing lid 13 and the guide plate 14 may be formed of the same material as the box body 10 or the door 11 or may be formed of different materials.

  The open / close lid 13 abuts against the upper surface of the guide plate 14 by its own weight or an urging force of a spring (not shown) and closes the insertion port 12, or moves away from the upper surface of the guide plate 14 against the urging force. It is attached so as to rotate around a rotation shaft provided on the inner side surface of the door 11 and vertically above the guide plate 14 so as to open the insertion port 12.

  The guide plate 14 is attached to the inner side surface of the door 11 at the upper end portion that extends upward from the lower end on the back side of the insertion port 12 toward the inside of the box body 10 and the lower end on the back side of the insertion port 12. And a lower end portion.

  The guide plate 14 is formed so that the upper end portion extends while inclining upward from the lower end of the insertion port 12 toward the inside of the box body 10. Alternatively, by inserting a tool, it is possible to prevent the article put into the box body 10 from being extracted, which contributes to prevention of theft of the article.

  The guide plate 14 supports a large article G2 (shown in FIG. 3), which is an article having a size equal to or larger than a predetermined size, among the articles put into the box body 10 from the insertion port 12, and supports the large article G2. In this state, a small article G1 (shown in FIG. 3) other than the large article G2 can be put into the box body 10 through the insertion port 12. Specifically, as shown in FIG. 2, a pair of support pieces 14a for supporting the large article G2 is formed on both ends in the width direction of the upper end portion of the guide plate 14. Further, between the support pieces 14a, there are provided insertion portions 14b that are formed in a concave shape from the upper end of the guide plate 14 and through which the small article G1 can be inserted into the box body 10 from the insertion port 12. It has been. In the present embodiment, the guide plate 14 is an example of the “support portion” in the present invention.

  As shown in FIG. 2, the support pieces 14 a may be provided at intervals W in the width direction of the box body 10. In this case, the guide plate 14 can support an article whose size in the width direction of the box body 10 is larger than the interval W between the support pieces 14a as the large article G2, and for other articles, the small article G1 is used. Can be stacked below the guide plate 14 by inserting the insertion portion 14b. Thereby, the possibility that the large article G2 and the small article G1 are stacked on each other can be reduced.

  Note that the large article G2 in the present embodiment has a width direction (X direction in the drawing) having a distance W or more, and a length direction (Y direction in the drawing) having an upper end of the guide plate 14 and the box body. 10 is an article having a distance H (shown in FIG. 3) or more with the inner surface of the bottom surface portion. The small article G1 in the present embodiment is an article other than the large article G2, and is an example of the “other article” in the present invention.

  In the present embodiment, since the guide plate 14 is provided on the door 11, the guide plate 14 moves as the box body 10 is opened and closed by the door 11. Thus, the guide plate 14 supports the large article G2 when the large article G2 is introduced from the insertion port 12 with the box body 10 closed by the door 11, and supports the large article G2 in the state where the large article G2 is supported. When 10 is opened by the door 11, the support state of the large article G2 can be released.

  In addition, an extension portion 15 extending in the width direction of the box body 10 may be provided above each support piece 14 a of the guide plate 14. When the large article G2 is supported by each support piece 14a of the guide plate 14, the extending part 15 forms a space between the inlet 12 side of the large article G2 and the inner surface of the upper surface portion of the box body 10. It may extend to fill. Furthermore, the extension part 15 may be formed with the material similar to the box main body 10, for example, and may be formed with a different material.

  An example of the operation of the article receiving apparatus configured as described above will be described with reference to FIG.

  First, as shown in FIG. 3A, a case is assumed in which at least one (one in the illustrated example) small article G1 is stacked in the box body 10. Next, as shown in FIG. 3B, when the large article G <b> 2 is introduced from the insertion port 12, the large article G <b> 2 advances in the box body 10 along the upper surface of the guide plate 14.

  Next, as shown in FIG. 3C, when the large article G2 is thrown up to the back side of the box body 10, the leading end side (right side in the figure) of the large article G2 is placed in the box by its own weight. It descends on the bottom surface in the main body 10. At this time, the rear end side (left side in the drawing) of the large article G2 is supported by the support pieces 14a of the guide plate 14, so that the large article G2 is inclined downward in the insertion direction. In the box body 10. Here, since the extending part 15 is provided in the space between the inlet 12 side of the large article G2 and the upper surface of the box body 10, for example, a hand or a tool inserted from the inlet 12 is used for the large article. By hanging on the upper surface of G2, it is possible to prevent the large article G2 from being pulled out.

  Here, when the small article G1 is introduced from the insertion port 11 after the large article G2 is accommodated, the small article G1 passes through the insertion portion 14b and is accommodated in the box body 10. Thereby, even if it is a case where large sized article G2 is supported by support piece 14a of guide plate 14, small sized article G1 can be easily stored in box body 10 via insertion part 14b. In addition, by accommodating the small article G1 in a space below the large article G2, it is possible to suppress the large article G2 and the small article G1 from being stacked on each other.

  Next, as shown in FIG. 3D, when the box body 10 is opened by rotating the door 11 in the horizontal direction, the guide plate 14 provided on the door 11 moves together with the door 11. The support state of the large article G2 is released. Therefore, by opening the box body 10 using the door 11 (that is, by moving the guide plate 14), the support state of the large article G2 can be easily released. Further, the user can confirm whether or not the large article G2 is accommodated in the box body 10 when the box body 10 is opened using the door 11.

  As described above, according to the article receiving apparatus of the present embodiment, when the large article G2 is thrown into the box body 10, the large article G2 is supported by the guide plate 14 (support portion). Housed in the box body 10. Further, when the small article G1 is accommodated in the box body 10 after the large article G2 is accommodated, the small article G1 is not supported by the guide plate 14 and the progress is not blocked by the large article G2. Thus, it can be accommodated in the box body 10 from the insertion port 12. Thereby, even if it is a case after accommodation of the large sized article G2, while being able to throw in the small body G1 in the box main body 10 from the insertion port 12, it can accommodate without stacking with the large sized article G2. Therefore, it is possible to suppress the occurrence of the theft of the input article due to the stacking of the articles G1 and G2 input into the box body 10 with a simple configuration.

  In addition, according to the article receiving apparatus of the present embodiment, the door 11 that opens and closes the box body 10 is provided, and the large plate G2 is loaded from the loading port 12 with the guide plate 14 being closed by the door 11. When the box body 10 is opened by the door 11 with the large article G2 being supported and the large article G2 is supported, the support state of the large article G2 is released. The support state of the large article G2 can be released by using the box body 10 to open. For this reason, the user can confirm whether or not the large article G2 is accommodated in the box body 10 when the box body 10 is opened using the door 11. Thereby, it is possible to prevent the user from losing the large article G2.

  Furthermore, according to the article receiving apparatus of the present embodiment, since the guide plate 14 is provided on the door 11, the guide plate 14 can be moved as the box body 10 is opened and closed by the door 11. Thus, for example, when the large article G2 is supported by the guide plate 14, the box body 10 is opened using the door 11 (that is, the guide plate 14 is moved), thereby supporting the large article G2. The state can be easily released.

  Furthermore, according to the article receiving apparatus of the present embodiment, the guide plate 14 includes the insertion portion 14b through which the small article G1 can be inserted into the box body 10 from the insertion port 12, so that, for example, the large article G2 is a guide. Even if it is a case where it is supported by the support piece 14a of the plate 14, the small article G1 can be easily accommodated in the box body 10 via the insertion portion 14b.

  Further, according to the article receiving apparatus of the present embodiment, the extending portion 15 that extends between the inlet 12 side of the large-sized article G2 supported by the guide plate 14 and the upper surface portion of the box body 10 is provided. Since it is provided, when a space is formed in the box body 10 between the inlet 12 side of the large article G2 supported by the guide plate 14 and the upper surface portion of the box body 10, The space can be filled with the extension 15. For this reason, it is possible to prevent the large article G2 from being pulled out, for example, by placing a hand or tool inserted from the insertion port 12 on the upper surface of the large article G2.

  Furthermore, according to the article receiving apparatus of the present embodiment, the guide plate 14 is loaded with the small article G1 into the box body 10 from the insertion port 12 with the large article G2 supported by the support piece 14a of the guide plate 14. In this case, since the small article G1 is formed so as to be disposed below the large article G2, it is possible to suppress the small article G1 from being stacked in the box body 10 above the large article G2.

  Hereinafter, modifications of the above-described embodiment will be described.

(Modification 1)
In the above embodiment, the case where the insertion portion 14b is formed in a concave shape from the upper end of the guide plate 14 has been described as an example, but the present invention is not limited to this case. For example, as illustrated in FIG. 4, the insertion portion 14 b may be formed in a hole shape that penetrates the guide plate 14. Even in this case, the same effect as that of the above embodiment can be obtained.

(Modification 2)
In the above embodiment, the case where the guide plate 14 is the “supporting portion” of the present invention has been described as an example, but the present invention is not limited to this case. For example, as shown in FIGS. 5A to 5D, a support portion 16 different from the guide plate 14 may be provided in the box body 10. Here, the support portion 16 is formed of a columnar or plate-like member extending in the length direction (Y direction in the drawing) of the box body 10, and extends in the length direction of the member (Y direction in the drawing). A seesaw structure may be provided that rotates in the vertical direction with the center portion as a fulcrum (that is, rotates with the width direction (X direction in the figure) of the box body 10 as the rotation axis). In this modification, when the box body 10 is closed by the door 11, the one end side 16 a in the length direction of the support portion 16 exists at a position higher than the other end side 16 b in the length direction of the support portion 16. The large article G2 is supported.

  The support part 16 may be provided at both ends in the width direction of the box body 10, may be provided only at one end side in the width direction of the box body 10, or may be provided at a position other than these. Furthermore, the number of support parts 16 may be one, and may be two or more.

  Further, a protruding portion 11 a that protrudes into the box body 10 may be provided on the inner surface on the back side of the door 11. The surface on the back side of the box body 10 among the surfaces of the protruding portion 11 a is formed so as to be inclined forward and downward, and the other end 16 b in the length direction of the support portion 16 is used for the rotation of the door 11. Accordingly, it can slide in the vertical direction along the surface. In addition, the protrusion part 11a may be formed with the material similar to the door 11, and may be formed with a different material.

  An example of the operation of the article receiving apparatus in this modification will be described with reference to FIG. First, as shown in FIG. 5A, when the box body 10 is closed by the door 11, the one end side 16 a in the length direction of the support portion 16 is the other end side 16 b in the length direction of the support portion 16. Exist in a higher position. Here, the length direction other end side 16b of the support part 16 is contacting the bottom face of the protrusion part 11a. When the large article G2 is introduced from the insertion port 12, the large article G2 travels in the box body 10 along the upper surface of the guide plate 14, and further, one end side in the length direction of the support portion 16. It advances in the box body 10 along 16a.

  Next, as shown in FIG. 5B, when the large article G2 is thrown up to the back side of the box body 10, the leading end side (right side in the figure) of the large article G2 is placed in the box by its own weight. It descends on the bottom surface in the main body 10. At this time, the rear end side (left side in the drawing) of the large article G2 is supported by the one end side 16a in the length direction of the support portion 16, and thereby the large article G2 is inclined downward in the insertion direction. Thus, it is accommodated in the box body 10.

  Here, when the small article G1 is introduced from the insertion port 11 after the large article G2 is accommodated, the small article G1 passes between the large article G2 and the guide plate 14 and is accommodated in the box body 10. The Thereby, even if the large article G2 is supported by the support piece 14a of the guide plate 14, the small article G1 can be easily accommodated in the box body 10. In addition, by accommodating the small article G1 in a space below the large article G2, it is possible to suppress the large article G2 and the small article G1 from being stacked on each other.

  Next, as shown in FIG. 5C, when the box body 10 starts to be opened by rotating the door 11 in the horizontal direction, the protruding portion 11 a provided on the door 11 moves together with the door 11. At this time, the other end 16b in the length direction of the support portion 16 slides upward along the surface of the protruding portion 11a, while the one end side 16a in the length direction of the support portion 16 moves downward.

  Then, as shown in FIG. 5D, when the box body 10 is further opened by further rotating the door 11, one end side 16 a in the length direction of the support portion 16 is lowered to the bottom surface portion of the box body 10. As a result, the rotation of the support portion 16 stops. At this time, the support state of the large article G2 by the support portion 16 is released.

  According to this modification, the support unit 16 supports the large article G2 and supports the large article G2 when the large article G2 is introduced from the insertion port 12 with the box body 10 closed by the door 11. When the box body 10 is opened by the door 11 in the state, the support state of the large article G2 is released, so that the support state of the large article G2 is changed by opening the box body 10 using the door 11. It can be canceled. For this reason, the user can confirm whether or not the large article G2 is accommodated in the box body 10 when the box body 10 is opened using the door 11. Thereby, it is possible to prevent the user from losing the large article G2.

  In the present modification, the case where the support portion 16 rotates with the width direction (X direction in the figure) of the box body 10 as a rotation axis has been described as an example. For example, the length direction of the box body 10 (see FIG. It may be formed so as to rotate about the center Y direction).

(Modification 3)
Although the case where each support piece 14a of the guide plate 14 supports the large article G2 has been described as an example in the above embodiment, the present invention is not limited to this case. For example, when a plurality of support portions are provided, the first support portion of the plurality of support portions is provided on the box body 10 and the second support portion of the plurality of support portions is provided on the door 11 (opening / closing member). May be. In this case, the large article G2 can be stably supported by the plurality of support portions provided on the box body 10 and the door 11. Explaining an example of the configuration of the article receiving apparatus in this modification, as shown in FIG. 6A, a support piece 14a is provided on one end side in the width direction (X direction in the figure) of the guide plate 14, Protrusions 17 are provided on the inner side surface of the other end side in the width direction (X direction in the drawing) of the guide plate 14 among the width direction both ends of the box body 10. When the box body 10 is closed by the door 11, the large article G2 is supported by the support pieces 14a and the protrusions 17. Here, the protrusion 17 is an example of the “first support portion” in the present invention, and the guide plate 14 is an example of the “second support portion” in the present invention.

  In this modification, as shown in FIG. 6B, when the box body 10 is opened by rotating the door 11 in the horizontal direction, the guide plate 14 provided on the door 11 moves together with the door 11. As a result, the support state of the large article G2 by the support piece 14a of the guide plate 14 is released. Therefore, also in this modified example, the same effect as the above embodiment can be obtained.

  In the example of FIG. 6B, the protrusion 17 is provided on the side closer to the rotation axis of the door 11 among the both ends in the width direction of the box body 10, and the support piece 14 a is provided on the side far from the rotation axis of the door 11. Although the case where is provided is described as an example, it is not limited to this case. For example, the support piece 14 a may be provided on the side closer to the rotation axis of the door 11 in the width direction both ends of the box body 10, and the protrusion 17 may be provided on the side far from the rotation axis of the door 11.

  Moreover, in this modification, when the box body 10 is opened by the door 11, the support state of the large article G2 by the support piece 14a among the support pieces 14a and the protrusions 17 of the guide plate 14 is released as an example. Although described, it is not limited to this case. For example, when the box body 10 is opened by the door 11, the support state of the large article G <b> 2 by the protrusion 17 among the support pieces 14 a and the protrusion 17 of the guide plate 14 may be released. Further, when the box body 10 is opened by the door 11, the support state of the large article G2 by the support pieces 14a and the protrusions 17 of the guide plate 14 may or may not be released.

(Modification 4)
FIG. 7 is a perspective view showing the appearance of the article receiving apparatus according to the present modification. The article receiving apparatus according to this modification includes a regulation unit 18 that regulates the movement of the large article G2 in the loading direction in a state where the large article G2 is supported by the guide plate 14 (support part). According to this modification, for example, when there is a space in the box body 10 in which the large article G2 supported by the guide plate 14 can move in the loading direction, the large article G2 moves in the loading direction. By releasing the support state, it is possible to suppress the large article G2 and the small article G1 from being stacked on each other.

  As shown in FIG. 7, the restricting portion 18 is formed of a columnar member extending in the height direction (Z direction in the drawing) of the box body 10, and the width of the box body 10 in the space inside the box body 10. It is provided on both ends in the direction (X direction in the figure). The restricting portion 18 may be provided so as to be movable in the length direction (Y direction in the drawing) of the box body 10 by a known moving mechanism (not shown). Further, the position of the restricting portion 18 in the box body 10 may be arbitrarily set according to, for example, the size of an article handled as the large article G2, the size of the guide plate 14 (supporting portion), and the like.

  The restricting portion 18 locks the leading end side in the loading direction of the large article G2 thrown into the box body 10 at the installation position in the box body 10, and the large article G2 moves from the installing position of the restricting portion 18 to the loading direction. Restrict movement.

  The restricting portion 18 may have any shape as long as it can restrict the movement of the large article G2 in the charging direction. In the example of FIG. 7, the case where two restricting portions 18 are provided has been described as an example, but the number of restricting portions 18 may be one, or may be three or more.

  The embodiment described above is described for facilitating understanding of the present invention, and is not described for limiting the present invention. Therefore, each element disclosed in the above embodiment is intended to include all design changes and equivalents belonging to the technical scope of the present invention.

  Although the case where the door 11 (opening / closing member) for opening and closing the box body 10 is provided on the front surface of the box body 10 has been described as an example in the above embodiment, the present invention is not limited to this case. For example, the opening / closing member may be provided on the back surface of the box body. In this case, an article thrown into the box body can be taken out from the back surface of the box body through a loading port provided on the front surface of the box body. In this case, the large article is supported when the box body is closed using the opening / closing member provided on the back of the box body, and the box body is opened using the opening / closing member to support the large article. The state may be released. Even in this case, the same effect as the above-described embodiment can be obtained.

  In the above-described embodiment, the case where the guide plate 14 is the “supporting portion” of the present invention has been described as an example. For example, one or more protrusions 17 provided on one end in the width direction or both ends in the width direction of the box body 10 may be configured as the “support portion” of the present invention.

  In the above embodiment, the case where the guide plate 14 is provided on the door 11 has been described as an example, but the present invention is not limited to this case. For example, the guide plate 14 may be provided in the box body 10 independently of the door 11.

  Since the article receiving apparatus of the present invention as described above can suppress the theft of input articles with a simple configuration and is useful as an article receiving apparatus with high security, its industrial applicability is extremely large. .

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 10 ... Box main body 11 ... Door 12 ... Input port 13 ... Opening / closing lid 14 ... Guide plate 14a ... Supporting piece 14b ... Insertion part 15 ... Extension part 16 ... Supporting part 17 ... Protrusion 18 ... Control part G1 ... Small article G2 ... Large Article

Claims (8)

A box body having a slot for loading articles;
A support part that supports a large article that is an article having a size equal to or larger than a predetermined size among articles that are put into the box body from the insertion port, wherein the large article is supported by the support part. A support portion formed so that other articles other than the large article can be thrown into the box body from the slot;
An article receiving apparatus comprising: An opening and closing member for opening and closing the box body;
The support portion supports the large article when the large article is thrown in from the insertion port in a state where the box body is closed by the opening and closing member, and the box body supports the large article in a state where the large article is supported. 2. The article receiving apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the article receiving apparatus is configured to release a support state of the large article when opened by the opening / closing member.   The article receiving apparatus according to claim 2, wherein the support portion is provided on the opening / closing member. An opening and closing member for opening and closing the box body;
When a plurality of the support portions are provided, a first support portion of the plurality of support portions is provided on the box body, and a second support portion of the plurality of support portions is provided on the opening / closing member. The article collection apparatus according to any one of claims 1 to 3.   5. The article receiving apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the support part includes an insertion part through which the other article can be inserted into the box body from the insertion port.   6. The apparatus according to claim 1, further comprising an extending portion that extends between the charging port side of the large-sized article supported by the support portion and an upper surface portion of the box body. The article receiving apparatus described in 1.   The article receiving apparatus according to any one of claims 1 to 6, further comprising a regulation unit that regulates movement of the large article in a loading direction in a state where the large article is supported by the support unit.   The support portion is arranged below the large article when the other article is thrown into the box body from the slot while the large article is supported by the support portion. The article receiving apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the article receiving apparatus is formed as described above.

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