JP6991024B2 - Stocker - Google Patents

Description

The present specification discloses stockers.

Conventionally, a device in which a stay device with an automatic lock mechanism is arranged on a door of a storage cabinet or the like has been proposed (see, for example, Patent Document 1). This stay device has an arm pivotally attached to the housing, a rail in which a slot is formed along the longitudinal direction and fixed to the door, and a rail attached to the tip of the arm and slides in the slot as the door opens and closes. A lock ring that slides along the side of the rail in the process of opening and closing the door is fitted to the slider, and the arm is pulled toward the rail by the spring member equipped on the slider, and the spring member is attached at the open end of the door. By force, the lock ring is engaged with the enlarged portion on the base end side of the slot and stopped. The stay device makes it easy to operate the lock mechanism and does not reduce the internal space available for the housing.

Japanese Unexamined Patent Publication No. 2005-22564

By the way, as a thing having a storage cabinet for accommodating an article, for example, a stocker used for delivering and receiving an article is known. Some of these stockers can unlock the electronic lock and automatically open the door to put in and take out the goods when a predetermined operation is performed at the time of delivery or receipt. In such a stocker, the stay device is not arranged, and the door opening amount may not be constant due to the influence of the door adjustment condition and the wind. In such a stocker, in some cases, it suddenly opens fully and hits a passerby, and sometimes it does not open, or the amount of opening is small and it is difficult to know the delivery room to work on. On the other hand, in the stay device described in Patent Document 1, the stay device is fixed at the open position and the closed position, and is not easy to use for the stocker.

The present disclosure has been made to solve such a problem, and its main purpose is to provide a stocker that can further improve usability.

The stockers of the present disclosure have taken the following steps to achieve the above-mentioned main objectives.

The stockers disclosed herein are
A delivery room for storing goods and
A door that can be locked by closing the delivery room,
An opening adjustment mechanism that is connected to the delivery room and the door and opens the door in an angle range of 5 ° or more and 45 ° or less.
It is equipped with.

In this stocker, the door is opened in an angle range of 5 ° or more and 45 ° or less by the opening adjustment mechanism. When the opening angle of the door is 5 ° or more, it is easy for the user to visually recognize which delivery warehouse to work on, which is preferable. Further, when the opening angle of the door is 45 ° or less, it is preferable because it is possible to further suppress the collision with a person or an animal near the door. With this stocker, it is easy to determine the position, and since the door does not open too much, usability can be further improved.

In the stocker of the present disclosure, the opening adjustment mechanism preferably opens the door in an angle range of 35 ° or less, and more preferably opens the door in an angle range of 25 ° or less. The smaller the opening angle, the less likely the door will get in the way when opening, which is preferable. Further, the opening adjustment mechanism preferably opens the door in an angle range of 10 ° or more, and more preferably opens the door in an angle range of 15 ° or more. The larger the opening angle, the easier it is to grasp the position, and it is easier to open the door after that, which is preferable.

In the stocker of the present disclosure, the opening adjustment mechanism abuts on the arm member, the support portion that rotatably supports the arm member, the guide shaft that guides the support portion in the axial direction, and the support portion. It has a first pressing member that presses in the first direction, and a second pressing member that abuts on the support portion and presses in a second direction opposite to the first direction, and the first pressing member and the said. The door may be opened in the angle range by the second pressing member. This stocker can be made more compact by a mechanism having an arm member, a support portion, a guide shaft, a first and second pressing member, and the like, and is easy to use. In this stocker, the opening adjusting mechanism includes the first pressing member that presses the support portion on the side where the door is closed, and the second pressing member that presses the support portion on the side where the door is opened. It may have and. With this stocker, it is easy to open within the above angle range. The arm member may be connected to the door and the guide shaft may be connected to the inside of the delivery room, or the arm member may be connected to the inside of the delivery room and the guide shaft may be connected to the door. ..

In the stocker of the present disclosure, the opening adjustment mechanism may be arranged on the delivery room and the upper part of the door. This stocker is easier to use because the opening adjustment mechanism is less likely to interfere with the loading and unloading of articles, as compared with, for example, a stocker having an opening adjusting mechanism arranged at the bottom.

In the stocker of the present disclosure, the delivery storage may be provided with a waterproof mechanism at the open portion of the door, and the open adjustment mechanism may be disposed inside the waterproof mechanism. With this stocker, it is possible to improve usability and further suppress the deterioration of waterproofness.

The stocker of the present disclosure may be provided with a plurality of the delivery storages having the door and the opening adjustment mechanism. In this stocker, more goods can be delivered.

Schematic diagram showing an example of the stocker system 10. Explanatory drawing of the delivery room 20. Explanatory drawing of the opening adjustment mechanism 40. The explanatory view of the operation of the opening adjustment mechanism 40. Explanatory drawing when the user M1 opens the door 22. Explanatory drawing of another delivery room 20B.

The embodiments of the present disclosure will be described with reference to the drawings. FIG. 1 is a schematic explanatory view showing an example of the stocker system 10. 2A and 2B are explanatory views of the delivery storage 20, where FIG. 2A is a side view and FIG. 2B is a front view. 3A and 3B are explanatory views of the opening adjustment mechanism 40, FIG. 3A is a front view, and FIG. 3B is a plan view. 4A and 4B are explanatory views of the operation of the opening adjustment mechanism 40. FIG. 4A shows the door 22 when the door 22 is closed, FIG. 4B shows the door 22 opening, and FIG. 4C shows the door 22 manually. It is a more open view. In this embodiment, the left-right direction, the front-back direction, and the up-down direction are as shown in each figure.

The stocker system 10 includes one or more stockers 11 and a stocker management device 12. In addition, in FIG. 1, only one stocker 11 is shown. The stocker management device 12 is configured as a server that exchanges information with the stocker 11 via the network 13. The stocker management device 12 manages the usage status of the stocker 11.

As shown in FIG. 1, the stocker 11 accepts a plurality of box-shaped delivery storages 20 capable of delivering goods, various operations related to delivery and removal of goods to each delivery storage 20, and locks each delivery storage 20. It is provided with a control unit 30 that performs various processes related to unlocking. In the stocker 11, a plurality of delivery storages 20 (4 in FIG. 1) are arranged side by side in a plurality of rows (5 rows in FIG. 1) on the left and right, instead of the delivery storage 20 in 1 in the leftmost row. The control unit 30 is arranged. The stocker 11 is installed in various places such as offices, convenience stores, train stations, schools, condominiums, and shopping centers, and can be installed not only indoors but also outdoors. In the stocker 11, after the goods are delivered by the delivery person to any delivery storage 20 as the delivery destination, the recipient takes out the goods from the delivery storage 20 and receives the goods, so that the stocker 11 is the goods delivered by the delivery person. Used for delivery.

As shown in FIG. 1, the delivery storage 20 includes a rectangular parallelepiped main body 21 for accommodating articles and a rectangular parallelepiped door 22 that can be locked by closing the opening of the main body 21. The delivery storage 20 can deliver goods to the space inside the main body by opening the door 22. A lock mechanism (not shown) is provided on the main body 21, and the door 22 is locked by this lock mechanism. The lock mechanism may be a mechanism that is driven by a drive unit and mechanically locks, or may be a mechanism that electromagnetically locks. As shown in FIG. 2, the door 22 is provided with a waterproof mechanism 24 over the outer edge of the surface on the side in contact with the main body 21. The waterproof mechanism 24 may be, for example, a waterproof packing. The waterproof mechanism 24 prevents water or the like from entering the main body 21 from between the main body 21 and the door 22.

Further, an opening adjustment mechanism 40 is provided on the main body 21 and the door 22 (see FIG. 2). The opening adjustment mechanism 40 is arranged on the upper side of the main body 21 of the delivery storage 20 and the upper side of the door 22. Further, the opening adjustment mechanism 40 is arranged inside the waterproof mechanism 24. The opening adjustment mechanism 40 is a mechanism that, when the door 22 is unlocked, opens the door 22 within a predetermined angle range by a pressing member such as a spring and maintains the state. After the door 22 is opened in the angle range adjusted by the opening adjusting mechanism 40, the door 22 can be opened further by the user manually and can be closed manually. The opening adjustment mechanism 40 is a mechanism that is connected to the main body 21 of the delivery storage 20 and the door 22 and opens the door 22 in an angle range of 5 ° or more and 45 ° or less. The opening adjustment mechanism 40 preferably opens the door 22 in an angle range of 35 ° or less, and more preferably opens the door 22 in an angle range of 25 ° or less. The smaller the opening angle θ, the less likely the door will get in the way when opening, which is preferable. Further, the opening adjustment mechanism 40 preferably opens the door 22 in an angle range of 10 ° or more, and more preferably opens the door 22 in an angle range of 15 ° or more. The larger the opening angle θ, the easier it is to grasp the position of the opened door 22, and it is easier to manually open the door 22 thereafter, which is preferable. In this stocker 11, the door 22 is opened at 20 °. The opening angle θ is better at 20 °. This is, for example, a range in which the door 22 does not come out behind the user when the user operates in front of the stocker 11 (FIG. 5 (b)), and then the door 22 is manually opened. This is because it is easy to do.

As shown in FIGS. 3 and 4, the opening adjustment mechanism 40 includes, for example, an arm member 41, a support portion 43, a guide shaft 44, a first pressing member 45, a second pressing member 46, and a fixing portion 47. It is configured with. The arm member 41 is a rod-shaped member and is pivotally supported by the support portion 43 so as to be rotatable in the horizontal direction. A connecting portion 42 is rotatably supported on the free end of the arm member 41. The connecting portion 42 is a member connected to the door 22, and rotates in a state of being fixed to the inner surface of the door 22 when the door 22 is opened or closed. The support portion 43 is a member that rotatably supports the arm member 41 and itself moves along the axial direction of the guide shaft 44. The support portion 43 has a cylindrical portion 43a in which an insertion port for inserting the guide shaft 44 is formed, and a flat plate portion 43b disposed on the outer periphery of the cylindrical portion 43a and supporting the arm member 41. The guide shaft 44 is a cylindrical member that guides the support portion in the axial direction, and the support portion 43 slides on the outer peripheral surface of the guide shaft 44. The first pressing member 45 is a member that abuts on the support portion 43 and presses in the first direction in the axial direction. The first pressing member 45 may be a pressing spring. The first pressing member 45 is arranged at a position where the support portion 43 is mainly pressed on the side where the door 22 is closed. The second pressing member 46 is a member that abuts on the support portion 43 and presses in a second direction opposite to the first direction. In FIG. 3, the first direction is the left direction and the second direction is the right direction. The second pressing member 46 may be a pressing spring. The second pressing member 46 is arranged at a position where the support portion 43 is mainly pressed on the side where the door 22 is opened. The release adjusting mechanism 40 is adjusted so that the neutral position where the pressing force between the first pressing member 45 and the second pressing member 46 is offset is within the above-mentioned angle range of the door 22, and the first pressing member 45 and the second pressing member 45 and the second pressing member 46 are adjusted. The door 22 is opened by the pressing member 46 within the above-mentioned angle range. The fixing portion 47 is a member fixed to both ends of the guide shaft 44, and abuts on the ends of the first pressing member 45 and the second pressing member 46 to fix any of them. In this opening adjustment mechanism 40, the guide shaft 44 is arranged and fixed on the inner upper surface of the main body 21 via the fixing portion 47 in a direction in which the axial direction of the guide shaft 44 is parallel to the surface of the door 22 when closed. Further, in the opening adjustment mechanism 40, the arm member 41 is connected to the door 22 via the connecting portion 42, and the guide shaft 44 is connected to the inner wall of the main body 21 of the delivery storage 20 via the fixing portion 47. ..

As shown in FIG. 1, the control unit 30 includes a control unit 32 arranged in a space in a rectangular parallelepiped main body having the same size as each delivery storage 20. A touch panel 33 is arranged in the center of the front panel 31. The touch panel 33 has a screen that can be touch-operated. The touch panel 33 displays, for example, a guide image for displaying an operation guide for delivering or taking out an article, an operation image for accepting an input operation for delivering or taking out an article, or the like on the screen. The front panel 31 is provided with other devices such as a card reader, a code reader, a receipt stamp module, a camera module, a cylinder lock, a voice unit, and a motion sensor. The control unit 32 unlocks and locks the door 22 based on information input by a user such as a deliverer or a recipient by operating a touch panel 33 arranged on the front panel 31 or other devices. ..

Next, in the delivery storage 20 configured in this way, the operation when the door 22 is opened will be described with reference to FIGS. 4 and 5. 5A and 5B are explanations when the user M1 opens the door 22, FIG. 5A is a diagram in which the user M1 is inputting to open the door 22, and FIG. 5B is a diagram in which the door 22 is opened. It is a figure. When the door 22 is closed, the opening adjusting mechanism 40 is in a state where the support portion 43 is urged on the opening side of the door 22 by the first pressing member 45 (FIG. 4A). In this state, the door 22 is locked. The user M1 operates the touch panel 33 to input an ID, a password, and the like (FIG. 5A). The control unit 32 collates the ID and the password, and when these are collated, the control unit 32 unlocks the door 22 of the corresponding delivery room 20. Then, the door 22 is opened by the pressing force of the first pressing member 45 of the opening adjusting mechanism 40. At this time, when the door 22 is about to be opened greatly, the support portion 43 is returned to the neutral position by the urging force of the second pressing member 46. Therefore, the door 22 is adjusted by the opening adjustment mechanism 40 and stands still within a predetermined angle range (opening angle θ = 5 ° to 45 °) (FIG. 4B). For example, in a stocker without an opening adjustment mechanism 40, when the opening force of the door 22 is large, the door 22 is greatly opened and rebounds and closes as it is, or the door 22 comes into contact with the passerby M2. (See the dotted line in FIG. 5 (b)). Further, in the stocker installed outdoors without the opening adjustment mechanism 40, when the opening force of the door 22 is small, there is a problem that the door 22 is closed as it is due to the influence of wind or the like. In the stocker 11, the door 22 is adjusted by the opening adjustment mechanism 40, and the door 22 is opened within a predetermined angle range. The user M1 can visually recognize the delivery storage 20 of the opened door 22 and understand the delivery storage 20 to be used for delivering or receiving the goods. Then, the user manually opens the door 22 further (FIG. 4 (c)) to deliver the article or take out the delivered article.

Here, the correspondence between the components of the present embodiment and the components of the present disclosure will be clarified. The delivery storage 20 of the present embodiment corresponds to the delivery storage of the present disclosure, the door 22 corresponds to the door, the opening adjustment mechanism 40 corresponds to the opening adjustment mechanism, the waterproof mechanism 24 corresponds to the waterproof mechanism, and the stocker 11 corresponds to the stocker 11. Corresponds to stocker. Further, the arm member 41 corresponds to the arm member, the support portion 43 corresponds to the support portion, the guide shaft 44 corresponds to the guide shaft, the first pressing member 45 corresponds to the first pressing member, and the second pressing member. 46 corresponds to the second pressing member.

In the stocker 11 of the present embodiment described above, the door 22 is opened in the range of the opening angle θ of 5 ° or more and 45 ° or less by the opening adjustment mechanism 40. When the opening angle θ of the door 22 is 5 ° or more, it is easy for the user to visually recognize which delivery warehouse 20 is to work on, which is preferable. Further, when the opening angle θ of the door 22 is 45 ° or less, it is preferable because it is possible to further suppress the collision with a person or an animal near the door. With this stocker, it is easy to determine the position, and since the door does not open too much, usability can be further improved. In particular, the opening adjustment mechanism 40 preferably opens the door 22 in an angle range of 35 ° or less, and more preferably in an angle range of 25 ° or less. The smaller the opening angle θ is, the less likely the door 22 is to get in the way when the door is opened, which is preferable. Further, the opening adjustment mechanism 40 preferably opens the door 22 in an angle range of 10 ° or more, and more preferably in an angle range of 15 ° or more. The larger the opening angle θ, the easier it is to grasp the position of the delivery storage 20 to be used, and it is easier to open the door 22 after that, which is preferable.

Further, the opening adjustment mechanism 40 can be made more compact by a mechanism having an arm member 41, a support portion 43, a guide shaft 44, and first and second pressing members 45, 46, and is convenient. .. Further, in the opening adjustment mechanism 40, the first pressing member 45 presses the support portion 43 on the closed side of the door 22, while the second pressing member 46 presses the support portion 43 on the open side of the door 22. It is easy to open the door 22 within the angle range. Further, since the opening adjustment mechanism 40 is arranged on the upper side of the main body 21 of the delivery storage 20 and the upper side of the door 22, for example, the opening adjusting mechanism 40 is arranged on the lower part of the main body 21 and the door 22. Compared to the above, the opening adjustment mechanism is less likely to interfere with the loading and unloading of goods, so it is easy to use. Furthermore, in the delivery storage 20, the waterproof mechanism 24 is arranged in the open portion of the door 22, and the open adjustment mechanism 40 is arranged inside the waterproof mechanism 24, so that the usability is improved. , It is possible to further suppress the deterioration of waterproofness. Further, since the stocker 11 includes a plurality of delivery storages 20 having a door 22 and an opening adjustment mechanism 40, more articles can be delivered.

It should be noted that the present disclosure is not limited to the above-described embodiment, and it goes without saying that the present disclosure can be carried out in various embodiments as long as it belongs to the technical scope of the present disclosure.

In the above-described embodiment, the opening adjustment mechanism 40 has been described as being fixed in a direction parallel to the surface of the closed door 22, but is not particularly limited thereto. For example, as shown in FIG. 6, the delivery storage 20B may be provided with the opening adjustment mechanism 40 arranged in a direction orthogonal to the surface of the closed door 22. 6A and 6B are explanatory views of another delivery storage 20B, FIG. 6A shows the door 22 when the door 22 is closed, FIG. 6B shows the door 22 opening, and FIG. 6C shows the door 22 manually. It is a further open view. Even if the opening adjustment mechanism 40 is arranged in this way, the same effect as that of the above-described embodiment can be obtained. In the above-described embodiment, the arm member 41 is connected to the door 22 and the guide shaft 44 is connected to the main body 21 of the delivery storage 20, but the present invention is not particularly limited to this, and the arm member 41 is delivered. The guide shaft 44 may be connected to the door 22 while being connected to the main body 21 of the storage 20.

In the above-described embodiment, the opening adjustment mechanism 40 has an arm member 41, a support portion 43, a guide shaft 44, a first pressing member 45, and a second pressing member 46, but the door 22 has a predetermined opening angle θ. However, it is not limited to this. Further, the opening angle θ of the door 22 is adjusted by using the first pressing member 45 and the second pressing member 46, which are spring members, but the present invention is not particularly limited to this. Further, the first pressing member 45 and the second pressing member 46 are arranged one by one on the guide shaft 44, but the present invention is not particularly limited to this, and the first pressing member 45 and the second pressing member 46 are arranged. May be composed of a plurality of elastic members having different pressing forces.

In the above-described embodiment, the waterproof mechanism 24 is provided on the door 22, but the waterproof mechanism 24 may be omitted in the stocker 11 or the like for indoor use. Even in this stocker 11, the opening angle θ of the door 22 is adjusted by the opening adjusting mechanism 40, so that it is easy to use.

In the above-described embodiment, the stocker 11 is provided with a plurality of delivery storages 20, but the stocker 11 is not limited to this, and may be provided with one delivery storage 20 such as one provided in a detached house. Further, in the above-described embodiment, the stocker system 10 has a stocker management device 12 connected to the network 13, but the stocker management device 12 may be omitted or the function of the stocker management device 12 may be controlled. It may be provided for the unit 32.

The stocker of the present disclosure can be used in the technical field of a product distribution system for delivering products.

10 stocker system, 11 stocker, 12 stocker management device, 13 network, 20, 20B delivery room, 21 main body, 22 doors, 24 waterproof mechanism, 30 control unit, 31 front panel, 32 control unit, 33 touch panel, 40 open adjustment mechanism , 41 arm member, 42 connection part, 43 support part, 43a cylindrical part, 43b flat plate part, 44 guide shaft, 45 first pressing member, 46 second pressing member, 47 fixing part, M1 user, M2 passerby, θ Opening angle.

Claims (6)

A delivery room for storing goods and
A door that can be locked by closing the delivery room,
It is provided with an opening adjustment mechanism that is connected to the delivery room and the door and opens the door in an angle range of 5 ° or more and 45 ° or less .
The opening adjustment mechanism abuts on an arm member, a support portion that rotatably supports the arm member, a guide shaft that guides the support portion in the axial direction, and presses the support portion in the first direction. The first pressing member is provided with a second pressing member that abuts on the support portion and presses in a second direction opposite to the first direction, and the first pressing member and the second pressing member are used. A stocker that opens the door within the angle range . The stocker according to claim 1, wherein the opening adjusting mechanism opens the door in an angle range of 15 ° or more and 25 ° or less. The opening adjusting mechanism includes the first pressing member that presses the support portion on the side where the door is closed, and the second pressing member that presses the support portion on the side where the door is opened. The stocker according to claim 1 or 2 . The stocker according to any one of claims 1 to 3 , wherein the opening adjustment mechanism is arranged in the upper part of the delivery room and the door. In the delivery room, a waterproof mechanism is provided in the open portion of the door.
The stocker according to any one of claims 1 to 4 , wherein the opening adjustment mechanism is arranged inside the waterproof mechanism. The stocker according to any one of claims 1 to 5 , further comprising the delivery storage having the door and the opening adjustment mechanism.

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