JP2022161094A - Object reception box - Google Patents

Abstract

To provide an object reception box capable of arranging with preferable space efficiency, first and second storage boxes in which use states are different each other.SOLUTION: An object reception box 100 comprises: first storage boxes 1A, 1B individually allocated to occupancy destinations of a condominium; and a second storage box 2 which can be used in a shared state by the occupancy destinations. The first storage boxes 1A, 1B comprise respectively: a rectangular parallelepiped shaped putting part 3 having on a front plate, a putting hole 5; a rectangular parallelepiped shaped storage part 4 which is set to have a wide width to a width dimension of the putting part 3, the rectangular parallelepiped shaped putting part and the rectangular parallelepiped shaped storage part being stacked in a vertical direction and being formed into a box-shaped structure. One side faces of the putting part 3 and the storage part 4 are continuous in a vertical direction, the other side face of the putting part 3 and the storage part 4 are continuous through a step part S, and the pair of first storage boxes 1A, 1B is arranged to face each other. The second storage box 2 is arranged between the putting parts 3 arranged on the pair of first storage boxes 1A, 1B.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 1

Description

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to an object receiving box that is placed in a collective building such as a condominium or an office building and stores objects such as mail and parcels.

In collective buildings such as condominiums and office buildings, a shared delivery box is often used to receive delivered packages. There is also known an object receiving box in which a storage box (mailbox) is attached.

If a shared home delivery box and an individual storage box are installed side by side like the object receiving box disclosed in Patent Document 1, the consignee can use the shared delivery box and the individual storage box when receiving the package. can be used together, which improves convenience.

JP 2010-172396 A

In recent years, online shopping has spread rapidly, home delivery services have diversified, and consignees are increasingly using shared home delivery boxes. For this reason, there is a demand to increase the number of delivery boxes and the storage capacity in the shared space of the collective building, which has a limited size. However, it is difficult to meet such a demand when rectangular parallelepiped delivery boxes and storage boxes are arranged vertically and horizontally as in the object receiving box disclosed in Patent Document 1. there were.

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION The present invention has been made to solve such problems, and an object of the present invention is to provide an object receiver capable of arranging a first storage box and a second storage box, which are used in different ways, with good space efficiency. It is to provide a box.

In order to achieve the above object, the object receiving box according to the present invention is arranged in a collective building, and is shared by the first storage box individually assigned to each tenant of the collective building and the object receiving box. and a second storage box, wherein the first storage box has a rectangular parallelepiped insertion part having an insertion opening on a front plate, and is set wider than the width dimension of the insertion part. and a rectangular parallelepiped storage section, which is a box-shaped structure that overlaps in the vertical direction, and one side surface of the insertion section and the storage section is continuous in the vertical direction, and other than the insertion section and the storage section The side surfaces are continuous via a stepped portion, and the pair of first storage boxes are arranged to face each other with the stepped portions facing each other, and the pair of first storage boxes provided on the The second storage box is arranged between the insertion parts.

In the object receiving box configured in this way, the first storage box individually assigned to each tenant has a stepped shape in which the lower storage part is wider than the upper insertion part, The first storage boxes having such a shape are arranged facing each other so that the stepped portions face each other, and a second storage box that can be shared by the tenant is attached to the pair of first storage boxes. Since it is arranged between the provided insertion parts, the dead space generated in the stepped portion of the first storage box can be effectively utilized as part of the storage space of the second storage box.

In the object receiving box configured as described above, the storage portions provided in the pair of first storage boxes arranged to face each other may be in close contact with each other. When the second storage box is arranged between the storage sections, the wide second storage box and the narrower second storage box are vertically stacked between the pair of first storage boxes. can do.

In the object receiving box configured as described above, a plurality of the pair of first storage boxes arranged facing each other are arranged in a horizontal direction in a state in which one continuous side surface of the insertion section and the storage section are placed back to back. is preferred.

According to the object receiving box of the present invention, the first storage box and the second storage box having different usage patterns can be arranged with good space efficiency.

1 is a front view showing an object receiving box according to a first embodiment of the present invention; FIG. FIG. 4 is a perspective view of a first storage box provided in the object receiving box; FIG. 4 is an explanatory diagram showing the internal structure of the first storage box; FIG. 4 is a perspective view of a second storage box provided in the object receiving box; It is a front view which shows the object receiving box which concerns on the 2nd Embodiment of this invention.

BEST MODE FOR CARRYING OUT THE INVENTION Hereinafter, embodiments of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings.

FIG. 1 is a front view showing an object receiving box 100 according to the first embodiment. In the following description, the vertical direction when the object receiving box 100 is installed in the normal usage mode is simply referred to as the "vertical direction", and the vertical direction in the vertical direction is "upward", and the vertical direction is downward. Let the direction be "downward". In addition, the left-right direction when the object receiving box 100 is viewed from the front side of the object receiving box 100 is simply referred to as the "left-right direction", and the direction toward the right in the left-right direction is the "rightward direction", and the direction toward the left. Let the direction be "to the left". Further, the depth direction when the object receiving box 100 is viewed from the front face of the object receiving box 100 is simply referred to as the "depth direction", and the direction toward the back in the depth direction is the "backward direction". Let the facing direction be "hand forward".

As shown in FIG. 1, an object receiving box 100 according to the first embodiment is installed in a shared space of a collective building such as a condominium or an office building, and a plurality of second objects individually assigned to the tenants of the collective building. It is composed of one storage box 1 and a plurality of second storage boxes 2 that can be shared by a tenant.

The first storage box 1 is a box for mainly storing objects such as postal items, newspapers, distribution items, etc., and is sometimes called a postbox. Although the details will be described later, a plurality (for example, six) of the first storage boxes 1 are arranged on the uppermost stage of the object receiving box 100, and among the plurality of first storage boxes 1, the second storage box 2 is The two first storage boxes 1 sandwiching and facing each other have a line-symmetrical shape with respect to a straight line extending in the vertical direction. Hereinafter, with respect to two first storage boxes 1 forming a pair, one first storage box is denoted by reference numeral 1A and the other first storage box is denoted by reference numeral 1B.

FIG. 2A is a right perspective view of the first storage box 1A, and FIG. 2B is a left perspective view of the first storage box 1A.

As shown in FIG. 2, one of the first storage boxes 1A is provided integrally with a rectangular parallelepiped insertion part 3 having a cavity formed therein and vertically below the insertion part 3, and a cavity is formed inside. and a rectangular parallelepiped housing portion 4 . A longitudinally elongated rectangular slot 5 is formed in the front face of the slot 3, through which objects such as mail are thrown. The dimensions of each part of the insertion part 3 are, for example, 40 cm in height, 6 cm in width, and 30 cm in depth.

The storage part 4 is set wider than the width of the insertion part 3, and the object inserted from the insertion port 5 is received and stored in the storage part 4. - 特許庁The dimensions of each part of the storage part 4 are, for example, 45 cm in height, 12 cm in width, and 30 cm in depth. One side surface of the insertion part 3 and the storage part 4 is continuous flatly, and the first storage box 1A has a rectangular first side surface extending in the vertical direction. The other side surfaces of the insertion portion 3 and the storage portion 4 are continuous via a stepped portion S, and the first storage box 1A has a stepped shape in which the narrow insertion portion 3 and the wide storage portion 4 are continuous. It has two sides.

The internal space of the input part 3 and the internal space of the storage part 4 are connected, and an opening/closing door 6 capable of opening and closing the internal space is provided on the front surface of the storage part 4 . The opening/closing door 6 is a door that rotates around a hinge (not shown) provided at the upper end or the lower end. can. The opening/closing door 6 is provided with a dial-type lock key 7, and the opening/closing door 6 can be locked/unlocked by the lock key 7. - 特許庁Note that the lock key 7 is not limited to a dial type, and may be of a ten-key type, an IC (Felica) card authentication type, a fingerprint authentication type, or the like.

The other first storage box 1B differs from the one first storage box 1A in that it has a line-symmetrical shape, but otherwise the configuration is basically the same as that of the one first storage box 1A. . That is, one first storage box 1A has a stepped second side surface on the right side in front view, while the other first storage box 1B has a stepped second side surface on the right side in front view. Although it has a side surface, the dimensions of each part in the insertion portion 3 and the storage portion 4 provided in the first storage box 1B are the same as those of the first storage box 1A.

FIG. 3A is an explanatory diagram showing the internal structure of one of the first storage boxes 1A, and FIG. 3B is an explanatory diagram showing the internal structure of the other first storage box 1B.

As shown in FIG. 3A, a posture control member 8 is provided vertically below the inlet 5 in the inner bottom of the storage section 4 of one of the first storage boxes 1A. The attitude control member 8 is a member that controls the object P stored in the storage part 4 to tilt in a specific direction with respect to the vertical direction. It has an inclined surface that tilts P to the left (specific direction). On the other hand, in the case of the other first storage box 1B, as shown in FIG. It has an inclined surface that tilts to

In the first storage box 1 (1A, 1B) configured in this manner, the insertion portion 3 has a narrow and vertically long rectangular parallelepiped shape. P falls inside the first storage box 1 without almost tilting in the vertical direction. As the fall of the object P progresses, the lower end of the object P eventually comes into contact with the inclined surface of the attitude control member 8 installed on the inner bottom surface of the storage unit 4 , so that the lower end of the object P is inclined by the attitude control member 8 . Guided by the surface, it slides in either the left or right direction, and along with this, the object P as a whole tilts leftward or rightward with respect to the vertically upward direction. After that, the upper end of the object P leans against either the left or right inner plate of the storage unit 4, and the posture is stabilized in this state. , a plurality of objects P are piled up while being tilted in the same direction with respect to the vertical direction.

Returning to FIG. 1, at the top of the object receiving box 100, the first storage box 1A and the first storage box 1B, which are linearly symmetrical, are arranged so that their stepped portions S face each other. The second storage boxes 2 are arranged between the insertion portions 3 and the storage portions 4 provided in the first storage boxes 1A and 1B, respectively. Here, assuming that the pair of first storage boxes 1A and 1B and the upper and lower two second storage boxes 2 constitute one set of units, the object receiving box 100 according to the present embodiment has three boxes along the left-right direction of the uppermost stage. A set of units is arranged, and two sets of units adjacent to each other are continuous with the flat first sides of the first storage box 1A and the first storage box 1B facing back to back. In addition, in the object receiving box 100 according to this embodiment, the second storage boxes 2 are also arranged in a plurality of stages (for example, three stages) below these three sets of units, and a total of six first storage boxes are arranged. 1 and 15 second storage boxes 2 are arranged side by side.

FIG. 4 is a perspective view of the second storage box 2. FIG. The second storage box 2 is a box that temporarily stores and lockably stores articles (objects) delivered to the destination of the collective building, and is sometimes called a delivery box or a delivery locker. Each of the plurality (15) of second storage boxes 2 described above is a rectangular parallelepiped-shaped housing having a cavity inside, and the height and width dimensions of some of them differ for each row, but the depth dimension is all the same. are identical. Specific authentication information is assigned to the plurality of second storage boxes 2. For example, "No 1, No 2 , No. 3, . . . No. 14, No. 15”.

As shown in FIG. 4, an opening/closing door 9 is provided on the front surface of the second storage box 2. When the opening/closing door 9 is opened, the inner space of the second storage box 2 is exposed to store an object. can be done. The opening/closing door 9 is a door that rotates about a hinge (not shown) provided at the upper end or the lower end. can be done.

The opening/closing door 9 is provided with a lock key 10, and the opening/closing door 9 can be locked/unlocked by the lock key 10. - 特許庁An article detection sensor (not shown) is provided inside the second storage box 2 to detect that an article is stored. The article detection sensor is composed of a load sensor and an optical sensor such as an infrared ray sensor. It is possible to report to the outside by means such as.

The lock key 10 requires authentication for locking/unlocking the opening/closing door 9. For example, a dial type lock key 10 combining 4-digit numbers, or a numeric keypad for entering a 4-digit personal identification number. A lock key 10 of the type can be used. When the lock key 10 is of a dial type, the home delivery company puts the delivery item in the empty second storage box 2, and after closing the opening/closing door 9, dials the lock key 10 and then locks it. After that, the delivery company sends the door number of the second storage box 2 of the storage destination and the dial combination number set by the lock key 10 to the mail address of the delivery destination registered in advance. As a result, the resident of the delivery destination can know that the delivery has been stored in the predetermined second storage box 2, so the lock key 10 is unlocked by matching the dialed number of the corresponding second storage box 2. By locking it, the deliveries stored in the second storage box 2 can be taken out.

In addition, instead of sending an e-mail to the delivery destination, the delivery company prints out a receipt printed with the door number of the second storage box 2 of the storage destination and the dial number set in the lock key 10, etc. The receipt may be posted in the first storage box 1 assigned to the delivery address.

In the object receiving box 100 according to the first embodiment configured as described above, the first storage box 1 and the second storage box 2 arranged at the top are individually assigned to the tenants of the collective building. The first storage boxes 1A and 1B thus formed have a stepped shape in which the lower storage portion 4 is wider than the upper insertion portion 3. The first storage boxes 1A and 1B having such a shape are A pair of first storage boxes 1A and 1B are provided with a second storage box 2 which is arranged so that the stepped portions S face each other and which can be used in common by the tenant. 3, the dead space generated in the stepped portion S of the first storage boxes 1A and 1B can be effectively utilized as part of the storage space of the second storage box 2.例文帳に追加Moreover, since the bottom surface of the second storage box 2 is supported by the stepped portions S of the pair of first storage boxes 1A and 1B, the supporting structure of the second storage box 2 has a high-strength both-ends support beam structure. , the second storage box 2 can store a heavy delivery item such as a water tank.

Another second storage box 2 is arranged between the storage portions 4 provided in the pair of first storage boxes 1A and 1B, and a wide second storage box 2 is arranged between the pair of first storage boxes 1A and 1B. The second storage box 2 and the narrower second storage box 2 can be arranged in a state of being vertically stacked in two stages. Further, a plurality of second storage boxes 2 are arranged below the pair of first storage boxes 1A, 1B, and the storage capacity is different from that of the plurality of first storage boxes 1A, 1B in the shared space of the collective building. Since a plurality of second storage boxes 2 are arranged side by side, the home delivery company can select the second storage box 2 having an appropriate size according to the size and number of items to be delivered. can.

FIG. 5 is a front view showing an object receiving box according to the second embodiment, and parts corresponding to those in FIG. 1 are given the same reference numerals.

As shown in FIG. 5, the object receiving box 200 according to the second embodiment differs from the object receiving box 100 according to the first embodiment in that the first storage boxes 1A and 1B arranged to face each other are The second storage box 2 is not arranged between the storage sections 4, and the storage section 4 of the first storage box 1A and the storage section 4 of the first storage box 1B are in close contact with each other. are basically the same.

That is, in the object receiving box 200 according to the second embodiment, in the uppermost stage of the object receiving box 100, the first storage box 1A and the first storage box 1B having line-symmetrical shapes face each other with the stepped portion S facing each other. The first storage boxes 1A and 1B are arranged so as to face each other, and the second storage box 2 is placed between the insertion portions 3 of the first storage boxes 1A and 1B. Assuming that the pair of first storage boxes 1A and 1B and the second storage box 2 therebetween constitute one set of units, six sets of units are arranged along the left-right direction on the uppermost level, of which two sets are adjacent to each other. 2 are continuous with the flat first sides of the first storage box 1A and the first storage box 1B facing back to back. In addition, in the object receiving box 200 according to the present embodiment, the second storage boxes 2 are arranged in a plurality of stages (for example, four stages) below two sets of adjacent units, and a total of 12 first storage boxes 2 are arranged. It has a configuration in which a box 1 and 18 second storage boxes 2 are provided side by side.

Also in the object receiving box 200 according to the second embodiment configured in this way, the first storage boxes 1A and 1B individually assigned to the tenants of the collective building are placed below the input unit 3 on the upper side. The first storage boxes 1A and 1B having such a shape are arranged so as to face each other so that the stepped portions S face each other, and at the same time, they are arranged to face each other. Since the second storage box 2 whose tip can be used in common is placed between the insertion parts 3 provided in the pair of first storage boxes 1A and 1B, the stepped portion of the first storage boxes 1A and 1B The dead space generated in S can be effectively utilized as part of the storage space of the second storage box 2. - 特許庁

The present invention is not limited to the above-described embodiments, and various modifications are possible without departing from the gist of the present invention. subject of the present invention. Although each of the above embodiments shows a preferred example, a person skilled in the art can implement various alternatives, modifications, variations, or improvements from the contents disclosed in this specification. , which fall within the scope of the appended claims.

For example, in each of the above-described embodiments, the first storage boxes 1A and 1B forming a pair are arranged in the uppermost stage, but the first storage boxes 1A and 1B may be arranged in the middle stage or the lowermost stage. In addition, the number of first storage boxes 1A, 1B and second storage boxes 2 provided side by side with object receiving boxes 100, 200 is not limited to the above embodiments, and may be increased or decreased appropriately according to the size of the shared space. can be

1, 1A, 1B 1st storage box 2 2nd storage box 3 Insertion part 4 Storage part 5 Insertion port 6 Open/close door of the 1st storage box 7 Lock key 8 Attitude control member P Object S Level difference part 100, 200 Object receiver box

Claims (4)

An object receiving box comprising a first storage box arranged in a collective building and individually assigned to each tenant of the collective building, and a second storage box that can be shared by the tenants,
The first storage box has a box-shaped structure in which a rectangular parallelepiped insertion part having an insertion port on a front plate and a rectangular parallelepiped storage part set wider than the width dimension of the insertion part overlap in the vertical direction. is a body, one side surface of the input portion and the storage portion is continuous in the vertical direction, and the other side surface of the input portion and the storage portion is continuous via a stepped portion;
A pair of first storage boxes are arranged to face each other with the stepped portions facing each other, and the second storage box is arranged between the insertion portions provided in the pair of first storage boxes. has been
An object receiving box characterized by: 2. The object receiving box according to claim 1, wherein the second storage box is arranged between the insertion part and the storage part of a pair of the first storage boxes arranged to face each other. . 2. The object receiving box according to claim 1, wherein the storage portions provided in the pair of first storage boxes arranged to face each other are in close contact with each other. 1. A pair of said first storage boxes arranged facing each other are arranged in a plurality in the horizontal direction in a state in which continuous one sides of said insertion part and said storage part are placed back to back. 4. The object receiving box according to any one of 1 to 3.

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