JP7308449B2 - delivery box - Google Patents

Description

The present disclosure relates to a foldable delivery box.

Conventionally, foldable delivery boxes are widely known. For example, Patent Literature 1 discloses a delivery box that is folded when not in use. When folding such a home delivery box, the door constituting the front part is pushed into the main body constituting the rear part so that the side plates on both sides are folded inward and the home delivery box is folded.

Japanese Patent Application Laid-Open No. 2009-30388

In a collapsible home delivery box, it is necessary to fix the position of the door that constitutes the front face. As a mechanism for fixing the position of the door, a lock mechanism for fixing both ends of the door in the vertical direction to the top plate or the bottom plate is provided at both ends in the width direction of the door. In order to release the fixed position of the door, it is necessary for the user to simultaneously release the lock mechanisms at both ends with both hands.

However, the work of folding the home delivery box is performed while the user takes out the package from the home delivery box and holds the package with one hand. For this reason, it is preferable for the user to be able to release the fixed position of the door with one hand.

An object of the present disclosure is to provide a collapsible home delivery box that can be operated with one hand to release the fixed position of the door.

A delivery box, which is one aspect of the present disclosure, is a delivery box in which both side plates are folded toward the back plate by pushing the door toward the back plate from the assembled state, and both ends of the door in the width direction and in the vertical direction are folded. At both ends of the, there are lock pins arranged to be able to move up and down, lock holes provided in the top and bottom plates at positions corresponding to the lock pins in the assembled state, and lock pins facing the corresponding top plate or bottom plate respectively. a locking mechanism for fixing the position of the door in the assembled state by engaging the tip of the lock pin with the lock hole; and a release link connecting each lock pin and the release lever arranged in the vertical direction, the lock pin being retracted from the corresponding lock hole by movement of the release lever, and the door in the assembled state. A lock release mechanism for unlocking the fixed position and a pushing spring fixed to the front end of the top plate or the bottom plate and biasing the assembled door toward the back plate are provided.

According to one aspect of the present disclosure, it is possible to provide a collapsible home delivery box in which the fixed position of the door can be released by one-handed operation.

It is a perspective view showing the home delivery box of this embodiment. FIG. 3 is a perspective view showing a state in which the delivery box of the present embodiment is folded; 4A and 4B are schematic diagrams showing a locking mechanism and an unlocking mechanism according to the present embodiment; FIG. It is a perspective view showing the unlocking mechanism of the present embodiment. FIG. 4 is a perspective view showing a release lever of the embodiment; It is a perspective view which shows the pushing spring of this embodiment. It is a schematic diagram which shows operation|movement of the pushing spring of this embodiment. It is a schematic diagram which shows the procedure which pushes in the door of this embodiment.

Embodiments of the present disclosure will be described below with reference to the drawings. The shapes, materials, and numbers described below are examples for explanation, and can be changed as appropriate according to the specifications of the delivery box. In the following description, the same reference numerals are assigned to the same elements in all the drawings.

Hereinafter, the direction in which the delivery box is folded is defined as the depth direction. The side on which the door is provided is defined as the front side (front side) in the depth direction. Let the direction perpendicular to the depth direction on the horizontal plane be the width direction. The right side of the front side of the home delivery box is defined as the right side in the width direction. Let the vertical direction perpendicular to the width direction and the depth direction be the height direction.

The delivery box 10 will be described with reference to FIGS. 1 and 2. FIG. FIG. 1 is a perspective view showing a delivery box 10. FIG. FIG. 2 is a perspective view showing a state in which the delivery box 10 is folded.

The delivery box 10 is configured to be foldable. The home delivery box 10 is folded by the user after the user takes out the package stored inside the home delivery box 10.例文帳に追加When a parcel is deposited by the home delivery company, the home delivery box 10 is assembled from a folded state by the home delivery company, and the parcel is stored inside the home delivery box 10 by the home delivery company. The delivery box 10 is installed on the wall surface of the entrance of a detached house or the wall surface of an apartment house. Also, the delivery box 10 may be installed, for example, on the floor next to the entrance or on the gatepost.

When the delivery box 10 is folded, the pair of side plates 60 are folded inward by pushing the door 50 backward along the depth direction, and the door 50 and the pair of side plates 60 are accommodated in the main body cover 20.例文帳に追加. Then, the home delivery box 10 is folded by closing the top plate 30 and the bottom plate 40 to cover the front part of the main body cover 20 .

The main body cover 20 as a back plate constitutes the rear portion of the home delivery box 10 . The body cover 20 is formed in a box shape with an open front surface. When the delivery box 10 is installed on the wall surface, the body cover 20 is fixed to the wall surface with screws or the like. When the delivery box 10 is folded, the body cover 20 accommodates the door 50 and the pair of side plates 60 . When delivery box 10 is folded, the front surface of body cover 20 is covered with top plate 30 and bottom plate 40 .

The top plate 30 constitutes the top surface of the delivery box 10 . The top plate 30 covers the upper front surface of the main body cover 20 when the delivery box 10 is folded. When assembling the delivery box 10, the top plate 30 is opened upward. The top plate 30 is connected to the upper end of the opening of the body cover 20 by a hinge mechanism. As a result, the top plate 30 can be rotated from a substantially horizontal state constituting the top surface of the delivery box 10 to a substantially vertical state covering the upper front surface of the body cover 20 .

The bottom plate 40 constitutes the bottom portion of the delivery box 10 . The bottom plate 40 covers the lower front surface of the body cover 20 when the delivery box 10 is folded. When assembling the delivery box 10, the bottom plate 40 is opened downward. The bottom plate 40 is connected to the lower end of the opening of the body cover 20 by a hinge mechanism. As a result, the bottom plate 40 can be rotated from a substantially horizontal state constituting the bottom surface of the delivery box 10 to a substantially vertical state covering the lower front surface of the body cover 20 .

The door 50 constitutes the front part of the home delivery box 10 and opens and closes the home delivery box 10 to take out or deposit the package. Further, the door 50 is configured to be movable in the depth direction between the top plate 30 and the bottom plate 40 when the top plate 30 and the bottom plate 40 are each in a substantially horizontal state. The position of the door 50 is fixed at the frontmost portion between the top plate 30 and the bottom plate 40 by a lock mechanism 70 which will be described later in detail. When the delivery box 10 is folded, the door 50 is pushed backward along the depth direction and stored in the body cover 20. - 特許庁

The door 50 includes a door body 51 that can be opened and closed, and a frame 52 that surrounds the four sides of the door body 51 . The door body 51 is connected to the right end of the frame 52 by a hinge mechanism. The door body 51 is configured to be lockable or unlockable by a locking mechanism.

The pair of side plates 60 constitute both sides of the delivery box 10 . When the delivery box 10 is folded, the side plate 60 is folded inward and stored in the main body cover 20.例文帳に追加The side plate 60 is divided into a first side plate piece 61 and a second side plate piece 62 along the depth direction. The first side plate piece 61 and the second side plate piece 62 are formed to have approximately the same size.

The locking mechanism 70 and the unlocking mechanism 80 will be described with reference to FIGS. 3(A), 3(B), 4 and 5. FIG. FIG. 3A is a schematic diagram showing a state in which the position of the door 50 is fixed by the lock mechanism 70 in the assembled state of the delivery box 10. FIG. FIG. 3B is a schematic diagram showing a state in which the position of the door 50 fixed by the locking mechanism 70 is released by the unlocking mechanism 80. As shown in FIG. FIG. 4 is a perspective view showing the unlocking mechanism 80. As shown in FIG. In FIG. 4, illustration of the frame 52 of the door 50 is omitted for the sake of clarity of explanation. FIG. 5 is a perspective view showing the release lever 82. As shown in FIG.

Delivery box 10 has a lock mechanism 70 that fixes the position of door 50 at the front ends of top plate 30 and bottom plate 40 in the assembled state of delivery box 10, and an unlocking mechanism 80 that releases the position of door 50 by lock mechanism 70. , provided.

As shown in FIG. 3A, the lock mechanism 70 engages the tip of a lock pin 71 provided on the door 50 with a lock hole 72 provided on the top plate 30 or the bottom plate 40 to lock the delivery box 10. The position of the door 50 is fixed by the front end portions of the top plate 30 and the bottom plate 40 in the assembled state of . Each lock pin 71 is biased toward the corresponding top plate 30 or bottom plate 40 by a biasing spring 73 .

A total of four lock pins 71 are provided at both ends in the width direction and both ends in the vertical direction of the door 50 . The lock pin 71 is configured to be vertically movable so as to protrude or retract from the upper end face or the lower end face of the door 50 . A pair of vertical lock pins 71 are connected to a release link 81, which will be described later in detail.

A total of four lock holes 72 are formed at the front ends and both ends in the width direction of the top plate 30 and the bottom plate 40 . In other words, lock hole 72 is formed in top plate 30 and bottom plate 40 at a position corresponding to lock pin 71 when delivery box 10 is assembled.

The biasing spring 73 biases the pair of lock pins 71 in the vertical direction in a direction protruding from the door 50 . More specifically, the urging spring 73 is connected between the upper link 81A of the release link 81, which connects the lock pin 71 to the upper and lower ends thereof, and the side surface of the door 50, and pushes the upper link 81A upward with respect to the door 50. energized.

Although details are omitted in this embodiment, the lock mechanism 70 has the function of fixing the door 50 at the front end portions of the top plate 30 and the bottom plate 40 in the assembled state of the delivery box 10 as described above, and It has a function of releasing the fixation of the frame 52 fixed to the main body 51 .

As shown in FIGS. 3B and 4, the lock release mechanism 80 retracts the lock pins 71 from the corresponding lock holes 72 via the release links 81 by moving the release lever 82, thereby opening the delivery box 10. The fixed position of the door 50 at the front end portions of the top plate 30 and the bottom plate 40 in the assembled state is released.

The release link 81 synchronously connects the pair of lock pins 71 in the vertical direction so as to protrude or retract from the upper end surface or the lower end surface of the door 50 . Further, the release link 81 transmits the biasing force of the biasing spring 73 to the pair of lock pins 71 in the vertical direction in the directions in which the lock pins 71 protrude from the upper and lower end surfaces of the door 50 . The release links 81 are arranged inside the frame 52 at both ends of the door 50 in the width direction.

The release link 81 includes an upper link 81A having a lock pin 71 fixed to its upper end, a lower link 81C having a lock pin 71 fixed to its lower end, and an upper link 81A and a lower link 81C rotating at both ends. and an intermediate link 81B that is rotatably supported by the frame 52 of the door 50 at a substantially central portion thereof.

The upper link 81A is urged upward by the urging spring 73 in synchronization with the vertical movement of the release lever 82 . The upper link 81A is arranged substantially parallel to the height direction. A release lever 82 is fixed to the upper link 81A. A lock pin 71 is fixed to the upper end of the upper link 81A. An intermediate link 81B is rotatably supported at the lower end of the upper link 81A.

The intermediate link 81B transmits the vertical movement of the upper link 81A or the biasing force of the biasing spring 73 acting on the upper link 81A to the lower link 81C. The intermediate link 81B is arranged to be inclined with respect to the height direction and the depth direction. The intermediate link 81B is configured to be rotatable about the substantially central portion of the intermediate link 81B as a fulcrum.

The lower link 81</b>C moves in a direction opposite to the vertical movement of the release lever 82 and is urged downward by the urging spring 73 . The lower link 81C is arranged substantially parallel to the height direction. An intermediate link 81B is rotatably supported on the upper end of the lower link 81C. A lock pin 71 is fixed to the lower end of the lower link 81C.

As shown in FIGS. 4 and 5, the release levers 82 are provided at both ends of the frame 52 of the door 50 in the width direction so as to be vertically movable. The release lever 82 is fixed to the upper link 81A. The release lever 82 moves downward when the user pushes it down with a finger, and returns to its original position by the biasing force of the biasing spring 73 when the user releases the finger.

Although details are omitted in this embodiment, the lock release mechanism 80 has a function of releasing the fixed position of the door 50 at the front end portions of the top plate 30 and the bottom plate 40 in the assembled state of the delivery box 10 as described above. and has a function of fixing the door body 51 to the frame 52 .

The pressing spring 90 will be described with reference to FIGS. 6, 7A, and 7B. FIG. 6 is a perspective view showing the bottom plate 40 on which the pressing spring 90 is provided. FIG. 7A is a schematic diagram showing the operation of the pushing spring 90 when the position of the door 50 is fixed by the locking mechanism 70 in the assembled state of the delivery box 10. FIG. FIG. 7B is a schematic diagram showing the operation of the push-in spring 90 when the door 50 is unlocked by the unlocking mechanism 80. As shown in FIG.

As shown in FIG. 6, a total of four pressing springs 90 are provided at both ends of the top plate 30 and the bottom plate 40 in the width direction. The push-in spring 90 biases the door 50 toward the body cover 20 in the assembled state of the home delivery box 10 . The push springs 90 are provided inside the front edge portion of the top plate 30 and the front edge portion 40A of the bottom plate 40, respectively. The push spring 90 is preferably provided in front of the lock holes 72 formed in the top plate 30 and the bottom plate 40 . A thin leaf spring is preferably used as the pushing spring 90 .

As shown in FIG. 7A, the position of the door 50 is fixed by the locking mechanism 70 when the delivery box 10 is assembled. In this state, the pushing spring 90 is pushed forward by the front surface of the fixed door 50 and is in a substantially flat state. As shown in FIG. 7B, when the door 50 is unlocked by the unlocking mechanism 80, the pushing spring 90 expands and pushes the door 50 rearward.

A procedure for pushing in the door 50 will be described with reference to FIGS. 8(A), 8(B) and 8(C). 8(A), 8(B) and 8(C) are schematic diagrams showing the procedure for pushing in the door 50. FIG.

As described above, the delivery box 10 is folded by the user after the user takes out the package stored inside the delivery box 10 . At this time, the door 50 is in a closed state. In addition, the user is holding the taken out package with one hand.

As shown in FIG. 8A, first, the user pushes down the right release lever 82 (see FIGS. 4 and 5). At this time, it is preferable for the user to hold the luggage with one hand and push down the release lever 82 on the right side with the other hand. As a result, the door 50 is unlocked from the front end portions of the top plate 30 and the bottom plate 40 by the lock release mechanism 80 on the right side.

When the position of the right end of the door 50 is released from the front ends of the top plate 30 and the bottom plate 40, the right end of the door 50 is positioned inside the front edge of the top plate 30 and the front edge 40A of the bottom plate 40. Pushing springs 90 provided respectively push them rearward in the depth direction (see FIGS. 6, 7A, and 7B). In this state, the right end portion of the door 50 moves rearward in the depth direction and is inclined, and the right side plate 60 is slightly folded.

As shown in FIG. 8B, the user then depresses, for example, the left release lever 82 (see FIGS. 4 and 5). At this time, it is preferable for the user to hold the luggage with one hand and push down the left release lever 82 with the other hand. As a result, the position of the door 50 is released from the front end portions of the top plate 30 and the bottom plate 40 by the lock release mechanism 80 on the left side.

When the position of the left end of the door 50 is released from the front end portions of the top plate 30 and the bottom plate 40, the left end portion of the door 50 is positioned inside the front edge portion 40A of the top plate 30 and the bottom plate 40. Pushing springs 90 provided respectively push them rearward in the depth direction (see FIGS. 6, 7A, and 7B). In this state, the door 50 is slightly moved rearward in the depth direction from the front end surfaces of the top plate 30 and the bottom plate 40, and the side plates 60 on both sides are slightly folded.

As shown in FIG. 8C, the user then pushes the door 50 rearward in the depth direction. At this time, it is preferable that the user holds the luggage with one hand and pushes the door 50 rearward in the depth direction with the other hand. By pushing the door 50 rearward in the depth direction, the side plates 60 on both sides are folded toward the body cover 20 .

The effects of the delivery box 10 will be described. According to the home delivery box 10, the fixed position of the door 50 can be released by one-handed operation. That is, according to the home delivery box 10, when the user presses down the release lever 82 on the right side, the right end of the door 50 is pushed rearward in the depth direction by the pushing spring 90, and the user can release the left side. By pushing down the lever 82, the left end of the door 50 is pushed rearward in the depth direction by the push-in spring 90, so that the fixed position of the door 50 can be released by one-handed operation.

In other words, in the delivery box 10, it is not necessary to simultaneously release the lock mechanisms 70 provided on both widthwise end sides with both hands. Therefore, the user can fold the home delivery box 10 by releasing the fixed position of the door 50 with the other hand while holding the package taken out from the home delivery box 10 with one hand.

It should be noted that the present invention is not limited to the above-described embodiments and modifications thereof, and it goes without saying that various modifications and improvements are possible within the scope of the matters described in the claims of the present application. .

10 home delivery box 20 body cover 30 top plate 40 bottom plate 50 door 51 door body 52 frame 60 side plate 70 lock mechanism 71 lock pin 72 lock hole 73 bias spring 80 unlock mechanism 81 release link, 82 release lever, 90 pushing spring

Claims (1)

A home delivery box in which both side plates are folded toward the back plate by pushing the door toward the back plate from an assembled state,
lock pins arranged to be vertically movable at both ends in the width direction and both ends in the vertical direction of the door; lock holes provided in the top plate and the bottom plate at positions corresponding to the lock pins in the assembled state; an urging spring that urges the lock pin toward the corresponding top plate or the bottom plate, and the tip of the lock pin engages the lock hole to adjust the position of the door in the assembled state. a locking mechanism for fixing,
a release lever provided vertically movable at both ends of the door in the width direction; and a release link connecting each of the lock pins arranged in the vertical direction to the release lever, the movement of the release lever a lock release mechanism for releasing the fixed position of the door in the assembled state by retracting the lock pins from the corresponding lock holes by
a push spring fixed to a front end portion of the top plate or the bottom plate and biasing the door in the assembled state toward the back plate;
comprising a
delivery box.

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