JP3243917U - Goods collection device - Google Patents

Abstract

An object of the present invention is to provide an article receiving device that allows the contents of a box to be visually and accurately confirmed without opening the door. [Solution] The article receiving device 1 of the present invention includes a box main body 2, openings provided in at least two different wall surfaces of the box main body 2, doors 3 and 4 provided in each of the openings, and a box main body. The box body 2 includes a detection means 5 provided in the box body 2 for detecting the presence of an article and/or a living thing, and a lighting 6 that turns on when the detection means 5 detects the presence of an article and/or a living thing inside the box body 2. At least a portion of at least one of the doors 3 and 4 is transparent. [Selection diagram] Figure 3

Description

Application for application of Article 30, Paragraph 2 of the Patent Act as applied mutatis mutandis under Article 11 of the Utility Model Act 1. Announcement via the telecommunications line of the goods collection device Publication date: April 11, 2020 Publication address: https://prtimes. jp/main/html/rd/p/000000020.000042420. html 2. Announcement via the telecommunications line of the goods collection device Publication date: April 11, 2020 Publication address: https://www. j-d-sys. com/product/kobetsu/ 3. Announcement of goods collection device in publications, etc. Publication name: Nihon Keizai Shimbun Morning edition dated April 12, 2020 Publication date: April 12, 2020

The present invention relates to an article receiving device.

In recent years, the use of home delivery services has increased in response to the increased use of Internet shopping, and the installation of delivery boxes that can store packages when people are not home has also increased. As such a delivery box, for example, Patent Document 1 discloses that a sensor provided in each of a plurality of storage boxes detects that a package is stored in the storage box, and collects attribute information about the package (for example, the weight of the package). , address, etc.) and notifies the consignee of the consignee.

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However, if a foreign object that is not a package enters the storage box, the sensor of the above device cannot accurately detect the foreign object, so the consignee will not know until the storage box is opened. The problem is that we don't know what kind of foreign object is inside or what kind of foreign object is inside.

Furthermore, even if the consignee obtains information about the weight of the package stored in the storage box based on the weight obtained from the weight sensor installed in the storage box, the actual size of the package may not be accurate. There is also the problem that the consignee does not know until he or she opens the storage box.

Therefore, an object of the present invention is to solve the above-mentioned problems of the prior art, and to provide an article receiving device that allows the contents of the box to be visually and accurately confirmed without opening the door.

The article receiving device of the present invention that solves the above problems includes a box body, an opening provided in at least two different wall surfaces of the box body, a door provided in each of the openings, and a door provided in the box body. a detection means for detecting the presence of an article and/or a living thing inside the box body; and a light that turns on when the detection means detects the presence of the article and/or living thing inside the box body; At least a portion of one of the doors is transparent. By turning on the light when cargo is stored inside the box body, it is possible to check the inside of the box body from the transparent part of the door without opening the door.

Preferably, one or more shelf boards are provided inside the box body to divide the inside of the box body into a plurality of spaces, and at least one of the plurality of spaces is provided with the lighting. With this configuration, visibility can be ensured when checking the inside of the box body from the transparent portion of the door without opening the door.

It is preferable that the at least one door has a slit formed therein. By providing the slit, it is possible to easily form a transparent portion in the door.

Preferably, the at least one door is a fire door. Since at least one of the doors is a fire door, it is possible to improve the fire protection inside the living room.

It is preferable that the door other than the at least one door is configured to be automatically opened when the detection means detects the presence of a living creature. When the detection means detects the intrusion of a human body, the door other than the at least one door is automatically opened, thereby preventing entrapment.

Preferably, the illumination is a germicidal lamp, or the box body further includes a germicidal lamp that turns on when the detection means detects the presence of the article and/or living thing in the box body. Either the lighting itself is a sterilizing lamp, or by providing a sterilizing lamp separately from the lighting, the sterilizing lamp can be activated to sterilize when a package is detected inside the box body.

A preferred embodiment of the present invention includes a plurality of box bodies.

According to the article receiving device of the present invention, the contents of the box can be visually and accurately confirmed without opening the door, so safety is high.

1 is a perspective view of an article receiving device according to Embodiment 1 of the present invention; FIG. 1 is a perspective view of an article receiving device according to Embodiment 1 of the present invention; FIG. 1 is a perspective view of the article receiving device according to Embodiment 1 of the present invention with the door open; FIG. 1 is a schematic cross-sectional view of a wall surface of an apartment complex in which an article receiving device according to Embodiment 1 of the present invention is installed. 1 is a front view of an article receiving device according to Embodiment 1 of the present invention; FIG. FIG. 3 is a perspective view of the article receiving device according to Embodiment 2 of the present invention with the door open;

Hereinafter, the present invention will be described in detail based on embodiments.

(Embodiment 1)
The article receiving device 1 according to this embodiment will be explained using FIGS. 1 to 4. FIG. 1 is a perspective view of the article receiving device 1 when viewed from one direction, FIG. 2 is a perspective view of the article receiving device 1 when viewed from the opposite direction, and FIG. FIG. 3 is a perspective view showing the article receiving device 1 shown in FIG. 2 with the door open. FIG. 4 is a schematic cross-sectional view of a wall surface of a housing complex in which the article receiving device 1 is installed, for explaining the installation state of the article receiving device 1.

The article receiving device 1 has a box main body 2. The box body 2 is made of metal (including alloys such as aluminum and stainless steel), hard plastic, etc., and is made by bending and welding one or more plates. It is formed into a rectangular box shape with open opposing surfaces. An inner door 3 and an outer door 4, which can be opened and closed, are provided on one open surface and the opposite surface of the box body 2, respectively. In this embodiment, the inner door 3 and the outer door 4 are configured to rotate in the outer horizontal direction for opening and closing operations. Further, the outer door 4 can be electrically locked/unlocked and opened/closed by an operator using an opening/closing device (not shown). Furthermore, when certain conditions are met, the outer door 4 can be electrically locked/unlocked and opened/closed without any operation by the operator. The inner door 3 can be manually locked and unlocked from the room side using a latch lock, for example.

The inner door 3 is formed with slits 31 and 32 spaced apart from each other at the center in the lateral direction. The slits 31 and 32 are rectangular when viewed from the front, and their long sides are formed along the longitudinal direction of the inner door 3. Acrylic plates are embedded in the slits 31 and 32.

An infrared sensor 5 is provided at the center of the ceiling surface of the box body 2, and a lighting 6 is provided at the end of the ceiling surface on the living room side. The infrared sensor 5 is for detecting that luggage is stored inside the box body 2. In this embodiment, the infrared sensor 5 can detect that the package has been stored by detecting the body temperature of the worker when the package is delivered. The infrared sensor 5 is electrically connected to the lighting 6, and when the infrared sensor 5 detects that luggage is stored (baggage detection information), it transmits the luggage detection information to the lighting 6. The lighting 6 starts turning on when the baggage detection information is input.

As shown in FIG. 4, the article receiving device 1 is installed in a through hole 102 of a partition wall 101 that partitions an outside hallway (common hallway) and a living room of an apartment complex. The through hole 102 has the same height and width as the article receiving device 1, and has a longer depth than the article receiving device 1. The inner door 3 of the article receiving device 1 faces the inside of the living room of the apartment complex, and the outer door 4 is provided so as to face the corridor of the apartment complex. As described above, the depth of the article receiving device 1 is shorter than the depth of the through hole 102 (thickness of the partition wall surface 101), so when the outer door 4 of the article receiving device 1 is closed, the surface of the partition wall surface 101 on the hallway side When the article receiving device 1 is installed so as to be substantially flush with the inner door 3, the inner door 3 becomes concave than the surface of the partition wall surface 101 on the living room side. A fire door 103 that can be opened and closed from the living room side is provided in the through hole 102 so as to be substantially flush with the surface of the partition wall 101 on the living room side. Therefore, the opening of the through hole 102 on the hallway side is closed by the outer door 4, but the opening on the living room side is closed by the fire door 103.

In this embodiment, when the delivery company opens the outer door 4 and stores the package B inside the box body 2, the infrared sensor 5 detects that the package has been stored, and sends package detection information to the lighting 6. As a result, the lighting 6 is turned on. Thereby, the resident can open the fire door 103 and the inner door 3 and take out the stored baggage B without going out of the living room. In this case, the occupant can check the inside of the box main body 2 through the slits 31 and 32 without opening the inner door 3, and can check, for example, whether there are any foreign objects inside the box main body 2 or whether there is any luggage inside the box main body 2. It is possible to check the size etc. in advance.

In addition, especially when the box body 2 is large, it is possible that a living thing may enter the inside of the box body 2, but in this embodiment, living things may remain in the box body 2 for a predetermined period of time or more in addition to the baggage. When the infrared sensor 5 detects this, the outer door 4 is automatically opened. With this configuration, it is possible to prevent living things from being trapped inside the box body 2.

In this embodiment, there is only one box body 2, but a plurality of box bodies 2 may be stacked vertically. In this case, it is preferable that the inner door 3 and the outer door 4 are provided in each of the plurality of box bodies 2, but one inner door 3 or one outer door 4 may be provided across the plurality of box bodies 2.

In this embodiment, the fire door 103 is provided separately from the box body 2, but the article receiving device 1 may be configured so that the outer door 4 of the box body 2 functions as a fire door without providing the fire door 103. good. It is possible to improve the safety inside the living room by providing fireproof performance to either the door on the living room side or the hallway side.

In this embodiment, two slits 31 and 32 are provided in the inner door 3, and glass is fitted into the slits 31 and 32, but the shape and number of the slits 31 and 32 are not particularly limited. It is sufficient that the inner door 3 is provided with a transparent portion so that the inside of the box body 2 can be seen without opening the inner door 3. For example, the entire inner door 3 may be made of glass. Further, it is also possible to provide a slit in the fire door 103 as well. Furthermore, the depth of the article receiving device 1 and the thickness of the partition wall surface 101 may be configured to match. In this case, the outer door 4 of the article receiving apparatus 1 may have fireproof performance, and the article receiving apparatus 1 may be configured such that the inner door 3 and the wall on the living room side are substantially flush with each other in the closed state. Further, in this embodiment, acrylic plates are fitted into the slits 31 and 32, respectively, but the present invention is not limited to this, and a transparent material such as glass or other transparent resin can be used.

In this embodiment, the inner door 3 and the outer door 4 are provided to face each other, but the invention is not limited thereto. For example, the inner door 3 and the outer door 4 may be provided on adjacent wall surfaces, respectively. Further, in this embodiment, the wall surface on which the inner door 3 and outer door 4 of the box body 2 are provided is open, but the present invention is not limited to this, and openings may be provided in the wall surface. Further, when the infrared sensor 5 detects that a living thing other than the baggage remains in the box body 2 for a predetermined period of time or more, the outer door 4 may be automatically opened. In this case, it is sufficient that the outer door 4 is configured to be electrically locked and unlocked.

In this embodiment, the infrared sensor 5 is used as a detection means for detecting whether a package is stored in the box body 2, but the detection means can at least detect that a package is stored in the box body 2. The detection means is not limited to this, and for example, a detection means such as an ultrasonic sensor, a weight sensor, or an optical sensor may be used. Further, in this embodiment, the infrared sensor 5 is provided on the ceiling surface, but the infrared sensor 5 is not limited to this, and may be provided on the side wall surface, for example. Note that if a weight sensor is provided, it cannot function as a human sensor, so a separate human sensor may be provided to detect the intrusion of living things.

The installation location of the article receiving device 1 is not limited to an apartment building as in this embodiment, but may be around the entrance of each unit of an office or the like, or at the entrance of a detached house.

Moreover, the illumination 6 may also serve as a germicidal lamp. In this case, when the light 6 is turned on, desired brightness can be provided inside the box body 2, and sterilization can also be performed. That is, when the lighting 6 is turned on, sterilization of the inside of the box body 2 can be started, and it is possible to sterilize bacteria that may have adhered to the baggage B stored in the box body 2. Thereby, even if the inner door 3 on the living room side is opened, bacteria etc. are prevented from being released into the living room. Further, as the lighting 6, it is also possible to provide a normal lighting and a sterilizing lamp separately, and to configure so that only the sterilizing lamp is turned off after a predetermined period of time after the lighting 6 and the sterilizing lamp start lighting. .

Embodiment 2 of the present invention will be described using FIGS. 5 and 6. In the second embodiment, a part of the internal configuration of the box body 2 is different from the first embodiment, so this different point will be explained below, but the other points are the same and the same modification as in the first embodiment. Examples can be applied. In the box main body 2 of this embodiment, a movable shelf board 21, a shelf board 22, and a bar member 23 are provided. The movable shelf board 21 is configured to be held parallel to the floor surface when in use, and to be held in contact with the side wall when stored. The shelf board 21 is provided relatively below the box body 2, and can be switched between a usage state and a storage state from either the living room side or the hallway side. For example, when a delivery person opens the outer door 4 from the hallway side and puts in a piece of luggage, the shelf board 21 can be placed in the storage state if a vertically long piece of luggage such as a golf bag is put in there. Furthermore, when the delivery company opens the delivery box 1 and there is already a package inside, the shelf board 21 is put into use and the package brought by the delivery company is placed on the shelf board 21. I can do it.

The shelf board 22 is provided relatively above 2 of the box body. Although the shelf board 22 is not movable, the upper side of the shelf board 22 functions as the upper box 24, and the lower side of the shelf board 22 functions as the delivery box 25, and the shelf board 22 itself isolates them from each other. It functions as a partition wall for A slit 41 is provided in the outer door 4 in a portion facing the space that will become the upper box 24, and it is possible to insert mail through this slit 41. The upper box 24 is a box for storing items that can be mailed, and also functions as a newspaper receptacle. The slit 41 may be provided with a lid that can be opened and closed. Further, as the lighting inside the upper box 24, a lighting 60 may be provided on the back side of the ceiling surface of the box body 2. In this case, a sensor may be provided in the upper box 24 and the lighting 60 may be turned on according to the detection result of the sensor, but in this embodiment, the human sensors 51 and 53, which will be described later, It is configured to light up in conjunction with detection information from at least one of the baggage sensors 52 and 54. Note that the lighting 60 may of course be configured to be turned on manually, and for example, if the inner door 3 is left open for a certain period of time, the lighting 60 may be configured to blink. By doing so, it may have the function of a warning light to notify residents that they have forgotten to close the door.

Further, a bar member 23 is provided below the shelf board 22 so as to be parallel to the floor surface and between the side walls of the box body 2. By providing the bar member 23 in this way, for example, when clothes, etc. sent for cleaning are received in a delivery box, the clothes can be hung on the bar member 23.

A human sensor 51, a baggage sensor 52, and a light 61 are provided on the back surface of the shelf board 22 (on the delivery box 25 side). Furthermore, when the shelf board 21 is in use, the space defined between the shelf board 21 and the bottom side of the box body 2 functions as the lower box 26. A human sensor 53, a baggage sensor 54, and a light 62 are also provided on the back surface of the shelf board 21. The lighting 62 provided on the shelf board 21 is configured so that when the shelf board 21 is in use and luggage is stored in the lower box 26, a human sensor 53 and a luggage sensor 54 detect the luggage and move it to the lower box. It is configured to be turned on as an illumination inside 26.

In this embodiment, the inner door 3 is provided with only one slit 33 along the longitudinal direction of the inner door 3. The slit 33 is provided from a position close to the floor surface of the box body 2 to a position close to the ceiling surface of the box body 2, so that the inside of the box body 2 is divided into a plurality of spaces as in this embodiment. However, it is possible to fully observe the interior without opening the inner door 3. In this case, even if the shelf board 21 is in use as described above, the lower box 26 under the shelf board 21 will also have the lighting 62 turned on, allowing you to fully see the inside without opening the inner door 3. It is possible to observe.

In this embodiment, the shelf board 21 is movable, but the present invention is not limited to this, and the shelf board 21 may be fixed. In this case, both the inner door 3 and the outer door 4 may be configured to be separated into boxes. Further, in this embodiment, the shelf board 21 is configured to be movable so as to flip upward, but the present invention is not limited to this, and any known configuration can be applied as long as it is movable.

The embodiments described above are described to facilitate understanding of the present invention, and are not described to limit the present invention. Therefore, each element disclosed in the above embodiments is intended to include all design changes and equivalents that fall within the technical scope of the present invention.

1 Goods receiving device 2 Box body 3 Inner door 4 Outer door 5 Infrared sensor 6 Lighting 31, 32 Slit 101 Partition wall surface 102 Through hole 103 Fire door

Claims (8)

A box body, openings provided in at least two different walls of the box body, doors provided in each of the openings, and the presence of an article and/or living thing provided in the box body are detected. comprising a detection means and a light that turns on when the detection means detects the presence of the article and/or living thing in the box main body,
An article receiving device characterized in that at least a portion of at least one of the doors is transparent. 2. The box body according to claim 1, wherein one or more shelf boards are provided inside the box body to divide the inside of the box body into a plurality of spaces, and at least one of the plurality of spaces is provided with the lighting. Goods collection device. The article receiving device according to claim 1, wherein the at least one door has a slit formed therein. The article receiving device according to claim 1, wherein the at least one door is a fire door. The article according to claim 1, characterized in that, when the detection means detects the presence of a living thing, the door other than the at least one door is automatically opened. Collection device. The article receiving device according to claim 1, wherein the illumination is a germicidal lamp. The article receiving device according to claim 1, further comprising a germicidal lamp that turns on when the detection means detects the presence of the article and/or living thing in the box body. The article receiving device according to any one of claims 1 to 7, comprising a plurality of the box bodies.

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