JP2020180491A - Delivery object receiving device - Google Patents

Abstract

To provide a delivery object receiving device which can be installed without projecting to the inside or outside of a wall of a building.SOLUTION: Included are: a first plate-shaped member 7 provided so as to be rotatable between a first position P1 and a second position P2 in a building 4, and first rotating means 13 for performing the rotation; a second plate-shaped member 8 provided so as to be rotatable between a third position P3 and a fourth position P4, and second rotating means 14 for performing the rotation; third to sixth plate-shaped members 9 to 12 allowable to be driven between a forming position for forming a recovery space 18 and a not-forming position, and plate-like member driving means 15 for performing the driving; and delivery object transfer means 16 for transferring a delivery object 3 placed on the first plate-shaped member 7 located at the second position P2 onto the second plate-shaped member 8 located at the fourth position P4.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 1

Description

The present invention relates to a delivery receiving device for receiving a delivery delivered by an air vehicle at a delivery destination building.

Conventionally, a receiving container for receiving an unmanned delivery from an unmanned aerial vehicle is known (see, for example, Patent Document 1). The receiving container of Patent Document 1 is a communication for communicating an automatic opening / closing delivery receiving door, an automatic sliding receiving stand, a delivery taking-out door, and key information for unlocking the lock mechanism at the time of receiving. I have a machine. It is said that this receiving container may be installed on the wall of a building or the like.

Japanese Patent No. 6201092

However, according to the receiving container of Patent Document 1, when it is installed on the wall of a building, a part of the receiving container protrudes inside or outside the wall, which is not preferable from the viewpoint of appearance and space.

An object of the present invention is to provide a delivery receiving device that can be installed on a wall of a building without projecting inside or outside in view of the problems of the prior art.

The delivery receiving device of the present invention
A delivery receiving device that receives deliveries delivered by an air vehicle at a delivery destination building through a rectangular opening in the wall of the building.
Around the axis along the outer wall-side edge of the bottom surface of the opening, it is provided so that it can rotate between a first position that closes the opening and a second position that rises outward from the wall. The first plate-shaped member and the first rotating means for performing the rotation,
Around the axis along the inner wall-side edge of the bottom surface of the opening, it is provided so that it can rotate between a third position that closes the opening and a fourth position that rises inward from the wall. The second plate-shaped member and the second rotating means for performing the rotation,
Between the formation position formed by surrounding the hexahedral collection space with the opening side open together with the second plate-like member located at the fourth position, and the non-molded position along the inner wall of the wall. Third to sixth plate-shaped members provided so as to be able to drive, a plate material driving means for driving the members, and
Delivery goods transfer in which the delivery material placed by the flying object on the first plate-shaped member located at the second position is transferred onto the second plate-shaped member located at the fourth position. It is characterized by having means.

In this configuration, when the flying object holding the deliverable approaches the deliverable receiving device, the second plate-shaped member is moved inward from the third position that closes the opening by the second rotating means from the wall of the building. It can rotate to the raised fourth position. In parallel with this, the third to sixth plate-shaped members are driven from a non-molded position along the inner wall of the wall by the plate material driving means, and the above-mentioned hexahedral member is placed on the second plate-shaped member. A recovery space can be formed.

After that, the first plate-shaped member closing the opening can be rotated from the first position to the second position by the first rotating means so as to stand up from the wall of the building. .. When the flying object places the deliverable on the first plate-shaped member in this state and flies away, the deliverable on the first plate-shaped member is transferred onto the second plate-shaped member by the deliverable transfer means. be able to.

Next, the first plate-shaped member can be rotated from the second position to the first position by the first plate material driving means, and the opening can be closed by the first plate-shaped member. After that, when the delivered product is taken out from the collection space, the plate material driving means can drive the third to sixth plate-shaped members to the non-molded position. In parallel with this, the second plate-shaped member can be rotated to the third position by the second rotating means, and the inside of the opening can also be closed by the second plate-shaped member.

Therefore, according to the present invention, it is possible to provide a delivery receiving device that can be installed on a wall of a building without projecting inside or outside. In addition, it is possible to receive the delivered goods while preventing rain or the like from entering the building through the opening or causing inconvenience in terms of crime prevention.

In the present invention, the third and fourth plate-shaped members are formed on the inner wall portions of the walls on the left and right sides of the opening, respectively, around the axis along the edge of the inner wall side of the left and right side surfaces of the opening. It is provided so that it can rotate between the 5th and 6th positions along the line and the 7th and 8th positions rising from the inner wall portion.
The fifth plate-shaped member is formed at a ninth position along the inner wall portion of the wall above the opening and inside from the inner wall portion, around an axis along the edge of the upper surface of the opening on the inner wall side. It is provided so that it can rotate with the tenth position that stands up.
The sixth plate-shaped member has an eleventh position located on an extension of the fifth plate-shaped member and the eleventh position around an axis along an edge opposite to the opening of the fifth plate-shaped member. It is provided so that it can rotate between the five-plate-shaped member and the twelfth position forming a predetermined angle.
In the plate material driving means, the third and fourth plate-shaped members are rotated between the fifth and sixth positions and the seventh and eighth positions, respectively, and the fifth plate-shaped member is moved to the fifth plate-shaped member. It is characterized in that it rotates between the 9th position and the 10th position, and rotates the 6th plate-shaped member between the 11th position and the 12th position.

According to this, it is possible to provide a delivery receiving device capable of easily forming a hexahedral collection space with an open opening side by the third to sixth plate-shaped members.

In the present invention
A flying detection means for detecting the flying object that has flown into a predetermined vicinity of the building, and
A delivery item detecting means for detecting the delivery item on which the flying object is placed on the first plate-shaped member located at the second position.
The first rotating means, the second rotating means, the plate material driving means, and a control unit for controlling the delivery transfer means are provided.
The control unit
In response to the arrival detection means detecting the flying object, the second rotation means rotates the second plate-shaped member from the third position to the fourth position. Means control unit and
In response to the detection of the flying object by the flying detection means, the plate material driving means drives the third to sixth plate-shaped members from the non-molded position to the formed position to form the recovery space. Spatial control unit and
After the rotation of the second plate-shaped member to the fourth position and the formation of the recovery space are completed, the first plate-shaped member is moved from the first position to the second position by the first rotating means. The rotating first rotating means control unit and
In response to the delivery detection means detecting the delivery placed on the first plate-shaped member rotated to the second position, the delivery transfer means delivers the delivery. A delivery product transfer control unit for transferring onto the second plate-shaped member is provided.
In response to the completion of the transfer of the delivered product by the delivered product transfer control unit, the first rotating means control unit uses the first rotating means to move the first plate-shaped member from the second position. It is preferable that it rotates to the first position.

According to this, the operation of the delivery receiving device until the inside of the opening is closed by the above-mentioned second plate-shaped member can be automatically performed.

FIG. 2 is a sectional view taken along line II of FIG. 2 showing a cross section of a delivery receiving device incorporated in a wall of a building according to an embodiment of the present invention. It is a top view of the delivery receiving device of FIG. FIG. 2 is a sectional view taken along line III-III of FIG. It is a perspective view which shows the mode that the delivery product is transferred by the delivery product transfer means in the delivery product receiving device of FIG. It is a block diagram which shows the structure of the delivery receiving device of FIG. It is a flowchart which shows the operation of the control part in the block diagram of FIG.

Hereinafter, embodiments of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings. As shown in FIG. 1, the delivery receiving device 1 according to the embodiment of the present invention delivers the delivery 3 delivered by the flying object 2 in the delivery destination building 4 in the rectangular shape of the wall 5 of the building 4. It is used to receive through the opening 6.

As shown in FIGS. 1 to 4, in the delivery receiving device 1, the first and first plate-shaped members 7 to 12 and the first and second plate-shaped members 7 and 8 are rotated, respectively. The two rotating means 13 and 14, the plate material driving means 15 for driving the third to sixth plate-shaped members 9 to 12, respectively, and the delivery material transfer means 16 for transferring the delivery material 3 are provided.

The first plate-shaped member 7 has a first position P1 that closes the opening 6 and a second position that rises outward from the wall 5 around an axis along the edge of the bottom surface 17 of the opening 6 on the outer wall 5a side. It is provided so that it can rotate with and from the position P2. The first rotating means 13 carries out the rotation.

The second plate-shaped member 8 has a third position P3 that closes the opening 6 and a fourth position that rises inward from the wall 5 around the axis along the edge of the bottom surface 17 of the opening 6 on the inner wall 5b side. It is provided so that it can rotate with and from P4. The second rotating means 14 carries out the rotation.

The third to sixth plate-shaped members 9 to 12 form a hexahedral recovery space 18 having an opening 6 side open on the second plate-shaped member 8 located at the fourth position P4, and the second plate-shaped member. It is provided so as to be able to be driven between a forming position (P7, P8, P10, P12) formed by surrounding with 8 and a non-molding position (P5, P6, P9, P11) along the inner wall 5b of the wall 5. .. The plate material driving means 15 carries out this driving.

The delivery material transfer means 16 transfers the delivery material 3 placed on the first plate-shaped member 7 located at the second position P2 onto the second plate-shaped member 8 located at the fourth position P4. ..

The third and fourth plate-shaped members 9 and 10 are formed on the inner wall 5b portion of the left and right side walls 5 of the opening 6 around the axis along the edge of the inner wall 5b side of the left and right side surfaces of the opening 6, respectively. It is provided so as to be able to rotate between the fifth and sixth positions P5 and P6 and the seventh and eighth positions P7 and P8 along the line.

The fifth plate-shaped member 11 is a ninth position P9 and the inner wall along the inner wall 5b portion of the upper wall 5 of the opening 6 around the axis along the edge of the upper surface of the opening 6 on the inner wall 5b side. It is provided so that it can rotate with the tenth position P10 rising inward from the 5b portion.

The sixth plate-shaped member 12 is defined as the eleventh position P11 and the fifth plate-shaped member 11 located on the extension of the fifth plate-shaped member 11 around the axis along the edge opposite to the opening 6. It is provided so that it can rotate with and from a twelfth position P12 forming an angle, for example 90 °.

The plate material driving means 15 rotates the third and fourth plate-shaped members 9 and 10 between the fifth and sixth positions P5 and P6 and the seventh and eighth positions P7 and P8, respectively. The moving means 19 and 20, the fifth rotating means 21 for rotating the fifth plate-shaped member 11 between the ninth position P9 and the tenth position P10, and the sixth plate-shaped member 12 for the eleventh position P11. A sixth rotating means 22 for rotating between the and the twelfth position P12 is provided.

As the first to sixth rotating means 13, 14, 19 to 22, for example, a hinge driven by a motor as described in Japanese Patent Application Laid-Open No. 2007-170655 can be used.

As shown in FIG. 4, the delivered product transfer means 16 has the central portion of the first plate-shaped member 7 opposite to the first rotating means 13 in the direction from the first plate-shaped member 7 to the second plate-shaped member 8. A pressing member 23 guided so as to be able to proceed from the side toward the side of the first rotating means 13, a member driving means 24 for driving the pressing member 23 according to the guidance, and first and second plate-shaped members 7. , 8 is provided with a plurality of rollers 25.

The pressing member 23 is driven by the member driving means 24, and pushes the delivery material 3 placed on the first plate-shaped member 7 to move it onto the second plate-shaped member 8. The rollers 25 are provided so that the rotation axis is orthogonal to the guiding direction of the pressing member 23, and exerts a frictional force when the deliverable 3 on the first plate-shaped member 7 is moved onto the second plate-shaped member 8. Reduce.

As shown in FIG. 5, the delivery receiving device 1 has a flying detection means 26 for detecting a flying object 2 flying in a predetermined vicinity of the building 4, and a first flying body 2 located at the second position P2. Controls the delivery item detecting means 27 for detecting the delivery item 3 placed on the plate-shaped member 7, the first rotation means 13, the second rotation means 14, the plate material driving means 15, and the delivery item transfer means 16. The control unit 28 is provided. The flying detection means 26 can be configured by using, for example, a GPS system provided on the flying object 2 and the delivery receiving device 1, or a communication means between the flying object 2 and the delivery receiving device 1.

The control unit 28 is composed of hardware such as a CPU and a memory, and software running on the hardware.

The control unit 28 includes a first rotation means control unit 29 that rotates the first plate-shaped member 7 between the first position P1 and the second position P2 by the first rotation means 13, and a second rotation means. The second rotating means control unit 30 that rotates the second plate-shaped member 8 between the third position P3 and the fourth position P4 by means of 14, and the plate material driving means 15 form and release the recovery space 18. A collection space control unit 31 to be performed, and a delivery product transfer control unit 32 that transfers the delivery material 3 placed on the first plate-shaped member 7 onto the second plate-shaped member 8 by the delivery product transfer means 16. To be equipped.

In this configuration, as shown in FIG. 6, when the control unit 28 starts the operation, the flight detecting means 26 monitors whether or not the flying object 2 has flown to a predetermined vicinity of the delivery receiving device 1 (step). S1).

When the flying object 26 detects the flying object 2, the recovery space control unit 31 starts forming the recovery space 18 by the plate material driving means 15. In parallel with this, the second rotating means control unit 30 starts the operation of rotating the second plate-shaped member 8 from the third position P3 to the fourth position P4 by the second rotating means 14. (Step S2)
Next, it waits for the formation of the recovery space 18 and the rotation of the second plate-shaped member 8 to the fourth position P4 to be completed (step S3).

When this formation and rotation are completed, the first rotation means control unit 29 rotates the first plate-shaped member 7 from the first position P1 to the second position P2 by the first rotation means 13 (step S4). .. After that, the delivered object 3 is placed on the first plate-shaped member 7 by the flying object 2.

As a technique for guiding the flying object 2 to a predetermined position for placing the deliverable 3 on the first plate-shaped member 7, for example, a laser beam emitted from a laser pointer on the first plate-shaped member 7 is used. , A technique for guiding the drone as the approaching flying object 2 to the predetermined position can be used. That is, the drone can accurately reach the predetermined position by a program that senses the laser beam by the laser beam receiver and approaches the source of the laser beam (see JP-A-2018-51279).

Next, the delivery item detecting means 27 waits for the delivery item 3 to be detected (step S5). When the delivery 3 is detected, in response to this, the delivery transfer control unit 32 secondly sets the delivery 3 mounted on the first plate-shaped member 7 by the delivery transfer means 16. It is transferred onto the plate-shaped member 8 (step S6).

After that, the first rotating means control unit 29 rotates the first plate-shaped member 7 from the second position P2 to the first position P1 by the first rotating means 13 (step S7). As a result, the operation of FIG. 6 is completed, and the delivered product 3 collected in the collection space 18 can be taken out. The delivery material 3 can be taken out, for example, by rotating the sixth plate-shaped member 12 around the sixth rotating means 22 to open it. The sixth plate-shaped member 12 may be opened by driving the sixth rotating means 22 based on the operation of the switch.

After the delivery material 3 is taken out, the control unit 28 releases the formation of the collection space 18 by the collection space control unit 31. That is, the third to sixth plate-shaped members 9 to 12 are rotated to the fifth, sixth, ninth, and eleventh positions P5, P6, P9, and P11, respectively, and returned to the original positions along the wall 5. Further, in parallel with this, the second plate-shaped member 8 is rotated to the third position P3 by the second rotating means control unit 30, and the inner wall 5b side of the opening 6 is closed.

As described above, according to the present embodiment, when the deliverable 3 is received from the flying object 2 on the first plate-shaped member 7, the second to sixth plate-shaped members 8 to 12 surrounding the recovery space 18 are used. The inside and outside of the wall 5 are separated. Further, when the delivered product 3 is taken out after being transferred onto the second plate-shaped member 8, the opening 6 is closed by the first plate-shaped member 7. Therefore, it is possible to prevent the inside and the outside of the wall 5 from being communicated with each other through the opening 6. As a result, it is possible to prevent rain or the like from entering the building 4 through the opening 6 or causing inconvenience in crime prevention.

Although the embodiments of the present invention have been described above, the present invention is not limited thereto. For example, the delivery product transfer control unit 32 tilts the first plate-shaped member 7 by the first rotating means 13 instead of pushing the delivery product 3 by the pressing member 23, and puts the delivery product 3 on the second plate-shaped member 8. It may be transferred.

Further, as the flight detection means 26, one that detects that the flight object 2 has arrived by wireless communication between the flight object 2 and the delivery receiving device 1 may be adopted.

Further, the delivered product detecting means 27 may also have a function of detecting that the flying object 2 has landed at an accurate position on the first plate-shaped member 7.

1 ... Delivery receiving device, 2 ... Air vehicle, 3 ... Delivery, 4 ... Building, 5 ... Wall, 5a ... Outer wall, 5b ... Inner wall, 6 ... Opening, 7-12 ... 1st to 6th plate-shaped members , 13, 14 ... 2nd rotating means, 15 ... plate material driving means, 16 ... delivered goods transferring means, 17 ... bottom surface, 18 ... collecting space, 19-22 ... 3rd to 6th rotating means, 23 ... pressing member , 24 ... member driving means, 25 ... roller, 26 ... flying detection means, 27 ... delivery detection means, 28 ... control unit, 29 ... first rotation means control unit, 30 ... second rotation means control unit, 31. ... Collection space control unit, 32 ... Delivery transfer control unit, P1 to P12 ... First to twelfth positions.

Claims (3)

A delivery receiving device that receives deliveries delivered by an air vehicle at a delivery destination building through a rectangular opening in the wall of the building.
Around the axis along the outer wall-side edge of the bottom surface of the opening, it is provided so that it can rotate between a first position that closes the opening and a second position that rises outward from the wall. The first plate-shaped member and the first rotating means for performing the rotation,
Around the axis along the inner wall-side edge of the bottom surface of the opening, it is provided so that it can rotate between a third position that closes the opening and a fourth position that rises inward from the wall. The second plate-shaped member and the second rotating means for performing the rotation,
Between the formation position formed by surrounding the hexahedral collection space with the opening side open together with the second plate-like member located at the fourth position, and the non-molded position along the inner wall of the wall. Third to sixth plate-shaped members provided so as to be able to drive, a plate material driving means for driving the members, and
Delivery goods transfer in which the delivery material placed by the flying object on the first plate-shaped member located at the second position is transferred onto the second plate-shaped member located at the fourth position. A delivery receiving device characterized by comprising means. The third and fourth plate-shaped members are around the axis along the edge of the inner wall side of the left and right side surfaces of the opening, and the fifth along the inner wall portion of the wall on both the left and right sides of the opening, respectively. , Is provided so that it can rotate between the 6th position and the 7th and 8th positions rising from the inner wall portion.
The fifth plate-shaped member is formed at a ninth position along the inner wall portion of the wall above the opening and inside from the inner wall portion, around an axis along the edge of the upper surface of the opening on the inner wall side. It is provided so that it can rotate with the tenth position that stands up.
The sixth plate-shaped member has an eleventh position located on an extension of the fifth plate-shaped member and the eleventh position around an axis along an edge opposite to the opening of the fifth plate-shaped member. It is provided so that it can rotate between the five-plate-shaped member and the twelfth position forming a predetermined angle.
In the plate material driving means, the third and fourth plate-shaped members are rotated between the fifth and sixth positions and the seventh and eighth positions, respectively, and the fifth plate-shaped member is moved to the fifth plate-shaped member. The first aspect of the present invention is characterized in that the sixth plate-shaped member is rotated between the nine positions and the tenth position, and the sixth plate-shaped member is rotated between the eleventh position and the twelfth position. The described delivery receiving device. A flying detection means for detecting the flying object that has flown into a predetermined vicinity of the building, and
A delivery item detecting means for detecting the delivery item on which the flying object is placed on the first plate-shaped member located at the second position.
The first rotating means, the second rotating means, the plate material driving means, and a control unit for controlling the delivery transfer means are provided.
The control unit
In response to the arrival detection means detecting the flying object, the second rotation means rotates the second plate-shaped member from the third position to the fourth position. Means control unit and
In response to the detection of the flying object by the flying detection means, the plate material driving means drives the third to sixth plate-shaped members from the non-molded position to the formed position to form the recovery space. Spatial control unit and
After the rotation of the second plate-shaped member to the fourth position and the formation of the recovery space are completed, the first plate-shaped member is moved from the first position to the second position by the first rotating means. The rotating first rotating means control unit and
In response to the delivery detection means detecting the delivery placed on the first plate-shaped member rotated to the second position, the delivery transfer means causes the delivery. Is provided with a delivery product transfer control unit that transfers the second plate-shaped member onto the second plate-shaped member.
In response to the completion of the transfer of the delivered product by the delivered product transfer control unit, the first rotating means control unit uses the first rotating means to move the first plate-shaped member from the second position. The delivery receiving device according to claim 2, wherein the delivery device rotates to the first position.

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