JP7029695B2 - Locker device - Google Patents

Description

Application of Article 30, Paragraph 2 of the Patent Act Publication place: Panasonic Center Tokyo Publisher name: Panasonic Corporation Publication date: January 31, 2018

The present invention relates to a locker device such as a delivery locker.

Conventionally, lockers having a plurality of boxes have been known for applications such as home delivery (see, for example, Patent Document 1).
A luggage sensor is placed on the bottom of the box of this type of locker to detect whether or not luggage is stored.
Lockers with refrigerating / freezing functions (see, for example, Patent Document 2) generally have a cover cap covering the luggage sensor in order to protect it from dew condensation and maintain the detection accuracy of the luggage sensor. be.

Jitsukaihei 7-26397 Gazette Japanese Patent Application Laid-Open No. 2003-106761

In such a locker box, for example, dust or liquid infiltrates into the fastening portion of the sheet metal, and in the case of a locker having a refrigerating / freezing function, for example, dew condensation water infiltrates into the locker box. Cleanability deteriorates.

Therefore, an object of the present invention is to improve the cleanability of the locker.

The present invention is a rocker device including a housing having a heat insulating material, a cooler unit for cooling the inside of the housing, and a plurality of boxes provided in the housing, and a luggage sensor at the bottom of the box. The housing is provided with a frame, the box body is supported on the frame body, and air passages through which cooling air from the cooler unit passes are below the box body and on the side of the box body. Provided in a position formed in the direction, the luggage sensor is arranged in the frame, and the bottom plate of the box body has a window hole formed around the luggage sensor in a plan view and is formed at the bottom of the box body. Is characterized in that a removable tray is arranged, and the tray has a window hole formed around the luggage sensor in a plan view .

According to the above invention, since the tray is detachably arranged at the bottom of the box body, the cleaning property of the locker is improved.

Front view showing the rocker device according to the present invention. FIG. 1 is a sectional view taken along line II-II. Section III-III sectional view of FIG. Floor plan of the cooler unit An exploded perspective view showing the exterior A perspective view showing a state in which the tray is taken out from the box body. Tray perspective

The first invention comprises a housing having a heat insulating material, a cooler unit for cooling the inside of the housing, and a plurality of boxes provided in the housing, and a luggage sensor is provided at the bottom of the box. In the rocker device, the housing includes a frame, the box body is supported on the frame body, and air passages through which cooling air from the cooler unit passes are below the box body and the box body. The baggage sensor is arranged in the frame, and the bottom plate of the box body has a window hole formed around the baggage sensor in a plan view so as to be provided in a position formed on the side of the box body. A removable tray is arranged at the bottom, and the tray is characterized in that a window hole is formed around the luggage sensor in a plan view .

Hereinafter, an embodiment of the locker device according to the present invention will be described with reference to FIGS. 1 to 7.
As shown in FIG. 1, the locker device (cooler device) 1 includes a device main body 3 and a cooler unit 4 mounted on the upper part of the device main body 3.
The apparatus main body 3 includes eight locker units 100, and each locker unit 100 stores a storage object such as food in a refrigerated or frozen state.

As shown in FIG. 2, the apparatus main body 3 includes a housing 13 having a heat insulating material. The eight rocker portions 100 are arranged in the housing 13.
The housing 13 has a structure in which a urethane foam (heat insulating material) 11 is sandwiched between the outer plate 7 and the inner plate 9 to insulate the inside and open the front side.

The locker portion 100 includes a box body 20 having a sheet metal structure. The box body 20 has a space for accommodating a storage object (hereinafter referred to as an internal space).
The box body 20 includes a bottom plate 21, left and right side plates 22, 23, and a back plate 24, and further includes a top plate 25 (see FIG. 3). Closed by these plates 21 to 25, the inside of the box body 20 becomes a closed space with the front open.

As shown in FIG. 3, a large number of ventilation holes 31 are formed in the left and right side plates 22 and 23, and the inside and outside of the box body 20 are communicated with each other by the ventilation holes 31.

As shown in FIG. 2, the box body 20 is supported on a frame F extending back and forth in the housing 13. The eight box bodies 20 are supported at intervals between the box bodies 20 of each other.
The front end portion 26 of the left side plate 22 of the box body 20 is bent at a right angle to the outside, and the front end portion 26 is in close contact with the front end portion 9A of the inner plate 9 of the housing 13. The front end portion 27 of the right side plate 23 of the box body 20 is bent at a right angle to the outside, and the front end portion 27 is in close contact with the center portion 13A of the housing 13.
The center portion 13A has a heat insulating structure. The back plate 24 of the box body 20 is supported on the surface of the inner plate 9 on the back side of the housing 13 via the support plate 28. A large number of ventilation holes 29 are formed in each of the support plates 28.

As shown in FIG. 2, the housing 13 has a structure in which the front is open. A door body 15 is provided in the opening 14 in front of the housing 13.
The door body 15 is provided corresponding to each locker portion 100. The door body 15 is formed by sandwiching urethane foam (heat insulating material) 18 between the outer plate 17 and the inner plate 19, and has a heat insulating structure. 32 is a handle. One end of the door body 15 is connected to the front end portion 9A of the inner plate 9 of the housing 13 by a hinge H-1, and the other end abuts on the center portion 13A of the housing 13. 33 is a sealing material. The door body 15 closes the space inside the refrigerator when it is closed. The interior space is insulated. When opening the door body 15, the door body 15 is rotated and opened with reference to the hinge H-1.

Next, the cooler unit 4 will be described.
As shown in FIG. 4, the cooler unit 4 includes a compressor 41, a condenser 42, a condenser fan 43, and various refrigerant pipes 44. These various devices 41 to 44 are arranged on the top plate of the device main body 3 and are covered with a box-shaped unit cover 40 as shown in FIG.

As shown in FIG. 3, an evaporator 45 and an evaporator fan 46 are arranged on the top of the apparatus main body 3 so as to slip into the upper part of the housing 13.
The evaporator 45, the compressor 41, and the condenser 42 constitute a refrigerating cycle.
The evaporator 45 is arranged on the drain pan 50. The drain pan 50 is covered by the evaporator cover 51.
The evaporator cover 51 is inclined backward. A drain pan 50 corresponding to the lower side of the evaporator fan 46 is attached to the front end portion of the evaporator cover 51. The evaporator cover 51 is open. A blowout opening 52 is formed at the rear end of the evaporator cover 51.

As shown in FIG. 4, the suction port 47 and the outlet 48 are arranged on the unit cover 40 so as to face each other. A pair of baffle plates 49 are arranged inside the suction port 47. When the condenser fan 43 operates, outside air is sucked from the suction port 47, and this outside air is guided to the baffle plate 49 to reach the condenser 42, where heat is exchanged to cool the compressor 41 while blowing out. It is blown out from the mouth 48.

Next, the cooling air passage in the housing 13 will be described.
When the evaporator fan 46 operates, the air inside the housing 13 is sucked into the upper space of the evaporator cover 51. This sucked air passes through the evaporator 45.
The cooling air heat-exchanged by the evaporator 45 is supplied to the supply air passage (air passage) 55 on the back side of the housing 13 from the blowout opening 52 at the rear end of the evaporator cover 51. The blowout opening 52 extends to the full width on the back side of the housing 13. The supply air passage 55 extends the full width of the back side of the housing 13 toward the lower part of the housing 13 to the bottom of the housing 13. The support plate 28 described above extends into the supply air passage 55, and a large number of ventilation holes 29 (see FIG. 2) provided in the support plate 28 form a part of the supply air passage 55.

The supply air passage 55 communicates with the rocker portion 100 through a ventilation hole (not shown) provided in the back plate 24 of the box body 20. Further, as shown in FIG. 3, the supply air passage 55 communicates with a plurality of upper and lower air passages (air passages) 57 formed between the boxes 20 arranged above and below the rocker portion 100. Further, as shown in FIG. 2, the supply air passage 55 communicates with the central air passage (air passage) 58 formed between the adjacent boxes 20 at the central portion of the housing 13. Further, the supply air passage 55 communicates with the side air passage (air passage) 59 formed between the housing 13 and the box body 20. Further, as shown in FIG. 3, the supply air passage 55 passes through a large number of ventilation holes 31 (see FIG. 3) provided in the left and right side plates 22 and 23 of the box body 20 and is stored in the box body 20. Communicate with the inner space.

As described above, the supply air passage 55 communicates with the upper and lower air passages 57, the central air passage 58, the side air passages 59, and the internal space of the box body 20. Further, the upper and lower air passages 57, the central air passage 58, and the side air passages 59 correspond to the front portions of the upper and lower air passages 57, the central air passage 58, and the side air passages 59, respectively, as shown in FIG. , Communicats with the return air passage (air passage) 60. The return air passage 60 penetrates the inside of the housing 13 from bottom to top, as shown by an upward arrow in FIG.

According to the present embodiment, by operating the evaporator fan 46, the air inside the housing 13 is cooled through the evaporator 45 and enters the supply air passage 55. This cooling air circulates from the supply air passage 55 through the space inside the upper and lower air passages 57, the central air passage 58, the side air passages 59, and the box body 20. This cooling air cools the box body 20 of the locker unit 100 from the outside and the inside, and stores the storage object such as food stored in the internal space in a refrigerated or frozen state. The cooling air passes through the return air passage 60 and circulates to the evaporator 45.

Next, the outer exterior body of the housing 13 will be described.
As shown in FIG. 5, side exterior bodies 71 are arranged on the outside of the housing 13 at intervals of about 50 mm.
The side exterior bodies 71 are arranged symmetrically on the left and right sides of the housing 13. The side surface exterior body 71 is composed of a first side surface plate 72, a second side surface plate 73, and a third side surface plate 74. The first side plate 72 is arranged on the back side of the second side plate 73 (see FIG. 6). The uppermost edge 74A of the innermost third side plate 74 is bent inward. The third side plate 74 of the side exterior body 71 sandwiches the upper edge 74A between the upper edge 7A of the outer plate 7 of the housing 13 and the bottom plate (not shown) of the unit cover 40, and in this state, The unit cover 40 is attached by being fastened together with the upper edge 7A of the outer plate 7 of the housing 13.

By arranging the side exterior bodies 71 on both side surfaces of the housing 13, as shown in FIG. 2, the air insulation layer KD-1 can be formed on the left and right outer sides of the housing 13.
In this embodiment, since the air insulation layer KD-1 is provided on both side surfaces of the housing 13, when the rocker device 1 is installed outdoors, even if the side surface of the housing 13 receives heat from direct sunlight. The air insulation layer KD-1 suppresses an increase in the outer temperature of the rocker device 1.
Therefore, the situation where heat is transferred to the inside of the refrigerator through a heat insulating material such as urethane foam, which is a conventional problem, can be sufficiently suppressed, and the space inside the refrigerator can be efficiently cooled.

In this embodiment, the third side plate 74 of the side exterior body 71 cannot be removed from the housing 13 unless the unit cover 40 is removed.
Therefore, it is possible to prevent the theft of stored objects such as food stored in the internal space of the locker unit 100.

As shown in FIG. 2, the front exterior body 81 is arranged on the front portion of the housing 13 at intervals of about 50 mm. The front exterior body 81 is composed of the first side plate 72 and the second side plate 73 of the side exterior body 71 described above, and the outer doors 82 and 83 provided so as to face the door body 15 of the housing 13. .. The front exterior body 81 covers the front of the door body 15 of the housing 13.

By arranging the front exterior body 81 in front of the housing 13, the air insulation layer KD-2 can be formed between the housing 13 and the front exterior body 81.
In this embodiment, since the air insulation layer KD-2 is provided in front of the housing 13, when the rocker device 1 is installed outdoors, even if the heat of direct sunlight is received from the front of the housing 13, the air insulation is provided. The layer KD-2 suppresses an increase in the outer temperature of the rocker device 1.
Therefore, the situation where heat is transferred to the inside of the refrigerator through a heat insulating material such as urethane foam, which is a conventional problem, can be sufficiently suppressed, and the space inside the refrigerator can be efficiently cooled.

In this embodiment, the electronic lock 34 of the outer doors 82 and 83 is provided facing the center portion 13A of the housing 13. The outer doors 82 and 83 form an air insulation layer KD-2 when closed. When opening the outer doors 82 and 83, the electronic lock 34 is unlocked and rotated with reference to the hinge H-2 to open the outer doors 82 and 83.
The rocker device 1 has a door body 15 having an inner heat insulating structure and outer doors 82 and 83, and has a double door structure. The electronic lock 34 is arranged in the air insulation layer KD-2 on the outside of the door body 15. Therefore, since the electronic lock 34 is not arranged in the internal space, dew condensation on the electronic lock 34 can be suppressed.

In this embodiment, as shown in FIG. 3, a partition plate 85 is provided between the door body 15 having a heat insulating structure and the outer doors 82 and 83. The partition plate 85 is provided at a position lower than the bottom plate 21 of the box body 20. Therefore, when the outer doors 82, 83 and the door body 15 are opened and the luggage is taken in and out of the interior space, the luggage can be temporarily placed on the partition plate 85, which facilitates the loading and unloading of the luggage. ..

Next, the locker unit 100 will be described.
As shown in FIG. 3, the rocker portion 100 includes a box body 20, and the box body 20 is supported on a frame F extending back and forth in the housing 13 as shown in FIG. A luggage sensor 87 for detecting the presence or absence of luggage is arranged on the frame F.
The box body 20 includes a bottom plate 21. The bottom plate 21 is provided with a window hole 21A in order to facilitate maintenance of the luggage sensor 87.
As described above, the box body 20 includes left and right side plates 22, 23, and a back plate 24 in addition to the bottom plate 21. These members 21 to 24 are sheet metal, and the bottom plate 21, the left and right side plates 22 and 23, and the back plate 24 are fastened by screwing, spot welding, or the like. According to this fastening method, there is a narrow gap or the like between the members 21 to 24.

As shown in FIG. 6, a sheet metal tray 91 is arranged on the bottom plate 21 of the box body 20. A sensor window 92 is formed on the tray 91 corresponding to the luggage sensor 87, and a black body 93 is attached to the sensor window 92 as shown in FIG.

The tray 91 is formed by bending a single sheet metal.
The tray 91 comprises a flat bottom 91A. The tray 91 includes a pair of side portions 91B and 91C formed by bending at a right angle from the bottom portion 91A, and a back portion 91D formed by bending at a right angle from the bottom portion 91A. The fastening between both ends of the back portion 91D and the side portions 91B and 91C is finished watertightly by welding. The upper edges of the side portions 91B, 91C and the back portion 91D protect their edges by close bending.
The bottom portion 91A of the tray 91 has an overhanging portion 91E that is flush with the bottom portion 91A and integrally projects forward in a rectangular shape. When the tray 91 is arranged on the bottom plate 21 of the box body 20, the overhanging portion 91E refers to FIG. 2 and rests on a lower rectangular step S formed in the front portion of the box body 20.

In this embodiment, a sheet metal tray 91 is arranged on the bottom plate 21 of the box body 20, and the tray 91 is formed by bending one sheet metal.
In this embodiment, even if there is dust or liquid in the internal space, all of the dust or liquid is collected in the tray 91, so that it is possible to prevent the bottom plate 21 of the box body 20 from reaching the dust or liquid.
Since it is possible to prevent dust and liquid from reaching the bottom plate 21 of the box body 20, dust and liquid and the like can be found in the narrow gaps between the bottom plate 21, the left and right side plates 22, 23, and the back plate 24. It is possible to suppress the accumulation of dirt. When the tray 91 becomes dirty, the space inside the refrigerator can be kept clean by removing the tray 91 and cleaning it.

When the tray 91 is removed, the bottom plate 21 of the box body 20 is exposed as shown in FIG. A window hole 21A is formed in the bottom plate 21 around the luggage sensor 87. Therefore, the maintenance of the luggage sensor 87 can be accessed from the window hole 21A by removing the tray 91, and the maintenance is easy.

In this embodiment, as shown in FIG. 2, at the front end portion of the box body 20, there is a rectangular step S that is one step lower than the bottom plate 21.
By arranging the tray 91 on the bottom plate 21 of the box body 20, the overhanging portion 91E of the tray 91 fits into the step S. The overhanging portion 91E of the tray 91 continues flat from the bottom portion 91A of the tray 91 to the inner surface of the door body 15.
Therefore, there is no step S at the bottom of the box body 20, and when the door body 15 is opened and the luggage is taken out from the box body 20, it can be taken out smoothly.

As described above, according to the present embodiment, in the rocker device 1 provided with the box body 20 and the luggage sensor 87 at the bottom of the box body 20, a removable tray 91 is provided at the bottom of the box body 20. Arranged, the tray 91 was formed with a sensor window 92 for the luggage sensor 87.
According to this, since the tray 91 is detachably arranged at the bottom of the box body 20, the cleanability of the rocker portion 100 is improved. Further, even when the cover cap is provided so as to cover the luggage sensor 87, the maintenance of the luggage sensor 87 can be facilitated.

Further, according to the present embodiment, the bottom plate 21 of the box body 20 is arranged below the tray 91 in the state where the tray 91 is attached to the box body 20, and the luggage sensor 87 is arranged below the bottom plate 21. The bottom plate 21 formed a window hole 21A around the luggage sensor 87 in a plan view.
According to this, the luggage sensor 87 can be accessed from the window hole 21A of the bottom plate 21, and maintenance becomes easy.

Further, according to the present embodiment, the tray 91 is made of sheet metal, and is formed by bending from a flat bottom portion 91A, a pair of side portions 91B and 91B that rise by being formed by bending from the bottom portion 91A, and a bottom portion 91A. A back portion 91D that stands up by being raised is provided, and both ends of the back portion 91D are watertightly joined to the side portions 91B and 91B.
According to this, since the tray 91 is made of sheet metal and each portion is watertightly joined, water leakage to the rocker portion 100 can be suppressed and the cleanability of the rocker portion 100 is improved.

Further, according to the present embodiment, the housing 13 having the urethane foam (heat insulating material) 11, the door body 15 having the urethane foam (heat insulating material) 18 provided in the opening 14 of the housing 13, and the housing. A cooler unit 4 for cooling the inside of the box 13 is provided, and a plurality of box bodies 20 are provided in the housing 13, and a tray 91 is removably arranged at the bottom of the box body 20.
According to this, since the tray 91 is arranged at the bottom of the box body 20, even if dew condensation occurs in the box body 20 due to the cooler unit 4, the dew condensation water can be removed by removing the tray 91, and the rocker portion. The cleanability of 100 is improved.

Further, according to the present embodiment, the front end portion of the box body 20 is provided with a rectangular step S that is one step lower, and the tray 91 is provided with a rectangular overhanging portion 91E that fits into the step.
According to this, the overhanging portion 91E of the tray 91 fills the rectangular step S at the front end portion of the box body 20, which is one step lower, so that the luggage can be easily taken out.

Further, according to the present embodiment, the overhanging portion 91E is characterized in that it is continuous flat from the bottom portion 91A of the tray 91 to the inner surface of the door body 15.
According to this, there is no step at the bottom of the box body 20, and it is easier to take out the luggage.

Although the present invention has been described above based on one embodiment, it is clear that the present invention is not limited to this embodiment.
The present invention is applicable not only to the locker device 1 having a cooling capacity but also to a general refrigerating / freezing cooler device.

1 Rocker device 3 Device body 4 Cooler unit 11, 18 Urethane foam (insulation material)
13 Housing 14 Opening 15 Door 20 Box 21 Bottom plate 21A Window hole 55 Supply air passage 60 Return air passage 71 Side exterior 81 Front exterior 82, 83 Outer door 87 Luggage sensor 91 Tray 91A Bottom 91B, 91C Side 91D Back 91E Overhang 92 Sensor window S Step KD-1, KD-2 Air insulation layer

Claims (1)

In a locker device including a housing having a heat insulating material, a cooler unit for cooling the inside of the housing, and a plurality of boxes provided in the housing, and a luggage sensor at the bottom of the box.
The housing comprises a frame and
The box is supported on the frame and is provided at a position where air passages through which cooling air from the cooler unit passes are formed below the box and to the side of the box.
The luggage sensor is placed on the frame and
The bottom plate of the box body has a window hole formed around the luggage sensor in a plan view.
A removable tray is placed on the bottom of the box.
The tray is a rocker device characterized in that a window hole is formed around the luggage sensor in a plan view .

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