JP7112137B1 - delivery box - Google Patents

Abstract

[PROBLEMS] To individually store a plurality of parcels to be delivered separately, to unlock the parcels in a single operation and take them out all at once, and to increase the degree of freedom in installation location. To provide a home delivery box which does not reduce. SOLUTION: A home delivery box 1 having a box-shaped box body 2 having an opening 21 for taking in and out articles, and a large door 3 for opening and closing the entire opening 21 of the box body 2, The inside of the box body 2 is divided into a plurality of small rooms 28 by partition plates 27, and the large door 3 has a plurality of small openings 31 communicating with the small rooms 28 and a plurality of small openings 31 opening and closing the small openings 31. and a small door 4 of. [Selection diagram] Fig. 1

Description

TECHNICAL FIELD The present invention relates to a home delivery box capable of receiving articles such as parcels to be delivered while the user is away.

In recent years, more and more people are using home delivery services due to the convenience of mail-order sales. However, there are cases where the parcel cannot be delivered due to the absence of the recipient at the time of delivery.

If the recipient fails to receive the parcel, it is troublesome to request redelivery. Also, if the delivery time is specified, the customer has to wait at home, which is time constrained. Redelivery is also a burden for the delivery person, and the problem of overwork has been pointed out.

Therefore, in order to solve such problems, an increasing number of detached houses and collective housing are installing delivery boxes for the purpose of receiving parcels delivered to them when they are absent.

Also, parcels may be delivered multiple times a day. However, in order to prevent theft, ordinary home delivery boxes are designed so that the box containing the parcel cannot be opened unless the recipient unlocks it. I can't. Therefore, as disclosed in Japanese Patent Laying-Open No. 2019-213584 (Patent Document 1) and Japanese Patent Laying-Open No. 6-80194 (Patent Document 2), a multi-stage type that can store a plurality of parcels is provided. A delivery box is proposed.

JP 2019-213584 A JP-A-6-80194

However, in a multi-tiered delivery box such as the invention described in Patent Document 1, in order for the recipient to receive the stored parcel, the key must be unlocked for each of the boxes, which is troublesome. There is a problem of poor convenience. In addition, in a home delivery box configured so that a door can be provided on the back side or the like so that a delivered item can be received, as in the invention described in Patent Document 2, both doors for putting in and taking out the delivered item are provided. There is also the problem that it must be installed in a state where it can be opened, and the installation location and installation direction are limited.

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION The present invention has been made to solve the above-described problems, and is capable of individually accommodating a plurality of separately delivered home deliveries, and at the same time making it possible to handle these home deliveries in a single operation. To provide a home delivery box which can be unlocked by , can be taken out collectively, and does not reduce the degree of freedom of an installation place.

The home delivery box according to the present invention can accommodate a plurality of home deliveries that are delivered separately, can be unlocked by a single operation and can be taken out all at once, and can reduce the degree of freedom of the installation location. In order to solve the problem of providing a home delivery box that does not have a box, it has a box-shaped box body provided with an opening for taking in and out articles, and a large door that opens and closes the entire opening of the box body. In the home delivery box, the interior of the box body is divided into a plurality of small rooms by partition plates, and the large door includes a plurality of small openings communicating with the small rooms and the small openings. It has a plurality of small doors to open and close.

Further, as one aspect of the present invention, in order to solve the problem of protecting stored articles from theft while facilitating the unlocking operation, a large door locking means capable of locking and unlocking the large door from the outside is provided. and a small door locking means capable of locking the respective small doors from the outside and unlocking only from the inside.

Furthermore, as one aspect of the present invention, in order to solve the problem of locking and unlocking a small door without using a key, one end of the small door locking means is fitted in an engagement hole formed in the large door. It has a bolt portion that can be locked and unlocked by inserting and removing it, and a bolt housing portion that accommodates the bolt portion so as to be slidable in the longitudinal direction. and an unlocking-preventing locking piece projecting outward from the outer peripheral surface of the bolt receiving portion projects by the biasing force of the spring when the bolt accommodating portion is slid a predetermined distance in the locking direction. A locking piece receiving hole into which an unlocking prevention locking piece is fitted is provided, and the unlocking prevention locking piece of the bolt portion and the locking piece receiving hole of the bolt accommodating portion are arranged inside the small door. may have been

According to the present invention, a plurality of parcels to be delivered separately can be accommodated individually, and these parcels can be unlocked and taken out all at once by a single operation. It does not reduce the degree of freedom.

1 is a perspective view showing an embodiment of a delivery box according to the present invention; FIG. FIG. 2 is an exploded view showing the delivery box of the present embodiment; FIG. 2 is a front view of the home delivery box of the present embodiment, showing a state in which the large door is open; FIG. 2 is a front view of the home delivery box of the present embodiment, showing a state in which a small door is opened; FIG. 4 is a cross-sectional view showing a state in which the small door locking means provided on the small door in this embodiment is unlocked from the large door; FIG. 5 is a cross-sectional view showing an operation of unlocking the small door locking means provided on the small door in this embodiment from a state in which the large door is locked. FIG. 5 is a cross-sectional view showing a state in which the small door locking means provided on the small door in this embodiment is operated to lock the large door.

An embodiment of a delivery box according to the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings.

As shown in FIGS. 1 and 2, the delivery box 1 of the present embodiment has a box-shaped box body 2 having an opening 21 for taking in and out articles, and the opening 21 of the box body 2 can be opened and closed. a large door 3, a plurality of small doors 4 provided in a plurality of small openings 31 of the large door 3, a large door locking means 5 for locking the large door 3, and a small door for locking the small door 4. A door locking means 6 is provided. Each configuration will be described in detail below.

The box body 2 is a box for temporarily storing articles such as parcels to be delivered when there is no one, and as shown in FIG. A rectangular frame-shaped front frame portion 26 having a surface portion 25 and an opening 21 forms a box shape.

Two partition plates 27, 27 are provided inside the box body 2, and as shown in FIGS. ing. In this embodiment, the height of the upper small room 28a is formed to be the lowest, and the height of the lower small room 28c is formed to be the highest. That is, the lower compartment 28c is formed large enough to accommodate large articles.

The number of small rooms 28 is not limited to three, and may be two or four or more. Also, the arrangement of the small rooms 28 is not limited to being arranged in multiple stages in the vertical direction.

The large door 3 is a door for opening and closing an opening 21 opened in the front of the box body 2, and is provided so as to be able to open to one side with respect to the opening 21, as shown in FIG. The large door 3 has a plurality of small openings 31 for storing articles in the small compartments 28. In this embodiment, as shown in FIGS. Two small openings 31b and 31c are formed to communicate with the middle small room 28b and the lower small room 28c, respectively. Each of the small openings 31b and 31c is opened according to the size of each of the small rooms 28b and 28c, and the opening on the lower side is larger.

Further, the large door 3 in this embodiment has a mail slot 32 (post slot) for posting postcards, envelopes, newspapers, etc. in the uppermost small room 28 a inside the box body 2 . Therefore, when taking out an article in the uppermost small room 28a, the large door 3 is opened to take out the article.

The small door 4 is a door used when articles are put into a small room 28 inside the box body 2. As shown in FIGS. It is provided so that it can be opened to one side. The small door 4 in this embodiment has a recessed handle portion 41 that is recessed from the front surface (surface) toward the inside so that the door can be easily opened with a finger. Further, the small door 4 in this embodiment has an operation concave portion 42 forming a space for pushing one end portion of the bolt portion 7 used for locking and unlocking the small door locking means 6 and enabling a sliding operation. It is formed side by side with the portion 41 .

The large door locking means 5 is a lock capable of locking and unlocking the large door 3 with respect to the opening 21 of the box body 2 from the outside, and in this embodiment, it is configured by a cylinder lock. In this embodiment, the keyhole of the cylinder lock is provided so as to open toward the outside of the front of the large door 3, so that it can be unlocked from the outside.

The lock that can be used as the large door locking means 5 is not limited to a cylinder lock, and can be appropriately selected from a padlock that uses a key, a dial lock that does not require a key, an electronic lock, and the like. .

The small door locking means 6 is a lock for locking and unlocking the small door 4 with respect to the large door 3, and is configured so that the small door 4 can be locked from the outside and unlocked only from the inside. It is

As shown in FIG. 5, the small door locking means 6 in the present embodiment is a lock provided inside the small door 4, and mainly includes a bolt portion 7 and a bolt that slidably accommodates the bolt portion 7. and an accommodating portion 8 .

The bolt part 7 is slidable in the longitudinal direction and one end thereof is inserted into and removed from an engagement hole 33 formed in the large door 3, thereby locking and unlocking the small door 4 with respect to the large door 3. . The bolt portion 7 in this embodiment is made of a rod-like member, and one end is formed to be slightly thinner so that it can be easily inserted into and removed from the engagement hole 33 of the large door 3 . Further, the other end is provided with a finger receiving portion 71 which is formed to be one size thicker so that it can be easily pushed and slid with a finger or the like.

The bolt portion 7 has a locking piece housing groove portion 72, an unlocking prevention locking piece 73 housed in the locking piece housing groove portion 72, and an unlocking mechanism as a stopper mechanism that prevents sliding in the unlocking direction. and a spring 74 that biases the prevention locking piece 73 outward.

The locking piece housing groove portion 72 is a groove for housing the unlocking prevention locking piece 73 and the spring 74, and has a width and depth that can accommodate the unlocking prevention locking piece 73 and the spring 74. formed in the shape of

The unlocking-preventing locking piece 73 is a piece-like member having a size that can be fitted into the locking piece receiving hole 81 formed in the bolt accommodating portion 8 . The unlocking prevention locking piece 73 in this embodiment is curved on the side contacting the bolt accommodating portion 8, and when slid, when it is fitted into the locking piece receiving hole 81, and from the fitted state, the unlocking prevention locking piece 73 is curved. 8, the resistance between the bolt accommodating portion 8 and the locking piece receiving hole 81 is reduced, thereby facilitating the locking and unlocking operations.

The spring 74 exerts a biasing force so that the unlocking prevention locking piece 73 protrudes outward from the outer peripheral surface of the bolt portion 7, and in this embodiment, it is composed of a bent leaf spring. there is

The bolt accommodating portion 8 is for slidably accommodating the bolt portion 7, and is formed in a cylindrical shape. The bolt housing portion 8 is provided with a locking piece receiving hole 81 into which an unlocking prevention locking piece 73 that protrudes by the biasing force of a spring 74 is fitted when the bolt portion 7 is slid a predetermined distance in the locking direction. there is

In addition, as shown in FIG. 5, the bolt accommodating portion 8 in this embodiment incorporates an unlocking assist spring 82 . This unlocking assist spring 82 is incorporated in the engaging hole 33 side and installed so as to hold the bolt portion 7 in the unlocked position. Therefore, as shown in FIG. 6, in the locked state, the unlocking auxiliary spring 82 exerts a biasing force on the bolt portion 7 in the unlocking direction, and the unlocking prevention locking piece 73 is engaged with the locking piece receiver. When it is not engaged with the hole 81, it serves as an assisting force to push the bolt portion 7 back to the unlocked position.

Further, in the small door locking means 6, the unlocking prevention locking piece 73 of the bolt portion 4 and the locking piece receiving hole 81 of the bolt accommodating portion 8 are arranged inside the small door 3. As shown in FIG. Further, the end of the bolt portion 7 on the side where the finger receiving portion 71 is provided penetrates the wall surface forming the operation recess 42 so that the small door 4 can be locked from the outside. , the finger receiving portion 71 is arranged in the space on the inner peripheral side of the operation concave portion 42 .

The small door locking means 6 is not limited to the configuration of the present embodiment, and may be any suitable lock or the like that can lock the small door 4 from the outside and can be unlocked only from the inside. can be selected.

Next, the operation of each configuration of the home delivery box 1 of the present embodiment will be described together with the method of use.

First, the delivery box 1 is installed at an arbitrary position such as the front door. At this time, if the large door 3 can be opened and closed, it can be installed in any position, such as being attached to the wall of the building because there is no door on the back or side.

Next, the recipient puts the home delivery box 1 in a state in which it is possible to receive the article. First, the large door 3 is opened and the small door locking means 6 of each small door 4 is unlocked.

Here, when the small door locking means 6 is locked, the unlocking prevention locking piece 73 arranged inside the small door 4 is fitted into the locking piece receiving hole 81 and locked. The bolt portion 41 cannot slide in the unlocking direction. Therefore, as shown in FIG. 6, the unlocking prevention locking piece 73 is pushed into the locking piece accommodation groove portion 72 from the inside against the biasing force of the spring 74 . The unlocking prevention locking piece 73 is pulled out from the locking piece receiving hole 81, and the bolt portion 4 becomes slidable in the unlocking direction. In this embodiment, an unlocking assist spring 82 built in the bolt accommodating portion 8 urges the bolt portion 7 in the unlocking direction. The latch portion 7 slides in the unlocking direction due to the biasing force of the unlocking assistance spring 82 and the slide operation by the recipient. Then, one end of the bolt portion 7 comes out from the engagement hole 33 of the large door 3 to be in an unlocked state.

Then, the large door 3 is closed with the small door locking means 6 of each small door 4 in an unlocked state, and the large door locking means 5 is operated to lock the large door 3.例文帳に追加As a result, preparation for receiving the delivery box 1 is completed.

Next, delivery (storage) of articles by a deliverer will be described. The deliverer opens the unlocked small door 4 to deliver the article. In this embodiment, since the small door 4 is provided with the recessed handle portion 41, it can be easily opened by putting a finger there.

The deliverer stores the articles in a small room 28 with the small door 4 opened. After storing the articles, the small door 4 is closed and locked from the outside by a small door locking means 6. - 特許庁Specifically, as shown in FIG. 7, one end of the bolt portion 7 arranged inside the operation recess portion 42 is pushed. In the present embodiment, the finger receiving portion 71 that is also received at the end of the bolt portion 7 is formed large, so that it is easy to push.

The end of the bolt portion 7 slid by the delivery person is inserted into the engaging hole 33 provided in the large door 3 . The unlocking prevention locking piece 73 is biased by a spring 74 so as to protrude outward from the outer peripheral surface of the bolt portion 7 , and the bolt portion 7 slides to a position where the end is engaged with the engagement hole 33 . At this time, the unlocking prevention locking piece 73 is automatically fitted into the locking piece receiving hole 81 of the bolt accommodating portion 8 by the biasing force of the spring 74 . Even if an attempt is made to slide the bolt portion 7 in the unlocking direction in this state, the unlocking prevention locking piece 73 is locked in the locking piece receiving hole 81 and thus cannot be slid. As a result, the small door locking means 6 locks the small door 3. - 特許庁

Thus, the small door 4 in this embodiment can be easily locked without a key or the like. On the other hand, since unlocking can be performed only from the inside, when the delivery person locks the small door 4, it cannot be opened from the outside, and the stored articles can be protected from theft.

In addition, since the delivery box 1 of the present embodiment is provided with two small rooms 28 capable of receiving goods, a deliverer who comes to deliver goods later can enter the small room 28 where the goods are not stored. Goods can be accommodated.

Next, in order for the recipient to receive the article stored in the small room 28 of the box body 2, the large door locking means 5 is unlocked and the large door 3 is opened. As shown in FIG. 3, the large door 3 is opened integrally with the small door 4 which is locked by the delivery person. Therefore, it is possible to receive the stored articles from all the small rooms by one operation, and it is not necessary to unlock and open the small doors 4 one by one, so that the convenience of receiving is improved.

After receiving the article, each small door locking means 6 is unlocked from the inside of the small door 4 with the large door 3 opened. Then, by closing the large door 3 and locking it with the large door locking means 5, the small room 28 can be put in a state where the article can be received again.

According to the delivery box 1 of this embodiment as described above, the following effects can be obtained.
1. Since it is possible to receive parcels housed in a plurality of small rooms 28 only by unlocking the large door 3, convenience can be dramatically improved.
2. Since the delivery and receipt of the article can all be performed from the front side, there is no reduction in the flexibility of the installation location and installation direction.
3. When the small door 4 is locked from the outside, it can be unlocked only from the inside, so that stored articles can be protected from theft.
4. Since the small door 4 can be locked and unlocked without using a key, convenience can be further enhanced.

It should be noted that the delivery box according to the present invention is not limited to the embodiment described above, and can be modified as appropriate. For example, a seal holder or the like may be provided inside the small door 4 so that the delivery person can affix a seal for confirmation of receipt on a slip or the like.

1 delivery box 2 box main body 3 large door 4 small door 5 large door locking means 6 small door locking means 7 bolt part 8 bolt accommodating part 21 opening part 22 back part 23 side part 24 floor part 25 top part 26 front frame part 27 partition Plates 28, 28a, 28b, 28c Small chambers 31, 31b, 31c Small opening 32 Mail slot 33 Engagement hole 41 Concave handle 42 Operation recess 71 Finger receiving part 72 Locking piece accommodation groove 73 Unlocking prevention lock Piece 74 Spring 81 Locking piece receiving hole 82 Unlocking auxiliary spring

Claims (1)

A home delivery box comprising a box-shaped box body having an opening for taking in and out articles, and a large door for opening and closing the entire opening of the box body,
The inside of the box body is divided into a plurality of small rooms by partition plates,
The large door is formed with a plurality of small openings that communicate with the small rooms, and is provided with a plurality of small doors that open and close the small openings ,
a large door locking means capable of locking and unlocking the large door from the outside;
a small door locking means capable of locking the small doors from the outside and unlocking the small doors only from the inside;
The small door locking means includes a bolt portion that can be locked and unlocked by engaging and disengaging one end with the inner side of the large door, and a bolt accommodating portion that accommodates the bolt portion so as to be slidable in the longitudinal direction. has
The bolt portion includes an unlocking prevention locking piece that protrudes outward from the outer peripheral surface of the bolt portion by the biasing force of a spring, and
The bolt accommodating portion includes a locking piece receiving hole into which the unlocking prevention locking piece that protrudes by the biasing force of the spring is fitted when the bolt portion is slid a predetermined distance in the locking direction,
The unlocking prevention locking piece of the bolt portion and the locking piece receiving hole of the bolt accommodating portion are arranged inside the small door, and the other end of the bolt portion locks the small door from the outside. The home delivery box , which is arranged in the space on the inner peripheral side of the operation recess formed in the small door so as to be operable .

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