JPH09238819A - Box for door-to-door delivery service with mail box - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To save the space for installation by integrally fitting a mail box to the door of a box for door-to-door delivery service. SOLUTION: Mail boxes 16, 16... are integrally fitted to the door 14 of a box for door-to-door delivery service. The respective doors 18, 18... of the main boxes are provided on the door 14 of the box for door-to-door delivery service through hinges 17 in such a manner as to be opened and closed. The mail boxes 16 are stored and disposed in the box 10 for door-to-door delivery service in such a manner that the doors 18 are flush with the door 14 of the box 10 for door-to-door delivery service.

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a home delivery box with a mail box, and more particularly to a home delivery box with a mail box in which a mail box is attached to a door of a home delivery box for loading and unloading home delivery articles.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Recently, a delivery box has been installed in a condominium such as a condominium or a detached house, and when absent, a delivery person puts the delivered article in the delivery box so that the recipient can receive it. This delivery box is completely different from the mail box, and each is handled separately.

[0003]

However, in the prior art, when the delivery box and the mail box are arranged side by side,
There are inconveniences and annoyances such as having to separately secure places and spaces for installing them and designing them separately. The present invention has been made in view of such circumstances, and an object of the present invention is to provide a delivery box with a mail box in which the delivery box and the mail box can be arranged in a space-saving manner.

[0004]

In order to achieve the above-mentioned object, the present invention is characterized in that a mail box is integrally attached to a door of a delivery box into which articles for delivery are put in and taken out. According to the invention described in claim 1, since the mail box is integrally attached to the door of the delivery box, even if an attempt is made to install the delivery box, the installation place and space are fixed at one place together with the mail box. Since it is only necessary to do so, it is possible to save the installation place and space, and since it is only necessary to consider one design comprehensively, it is possible to reduce the hassle,
Installation is easy regardless of whether it is an apartment house. Moreover, if a delivery box with a mail box is installed, the delivery box will always be located at the place where the mail box is located. It can be resolved.

According to a second aspect of the present invention, a plurality of mail boxes are integrally attached to the door of the delivery box. In an apartment house, there is no need to install as many delivery boxes as the total number of units, so in this case, multiple mail boxes can be attached to one door of the delivery box.
Equipped with the number of mail boxes according to the total number of units. According to the third aspect of the present invention, when the door of the delivery box and the door of the mail box are closed, the door is locked by the lock means. As a result, it is possible to prevent the theft of home-delivered goods and mail.

According to a fourth aspect of the present invention, the personal identification number input means is provided on the door of the delivery box and / or the door of the mail box, and when the recipient inputs the personal identification number to the personal identification number input means, the control means locks the means. Unlock and open the door. As a result, it is possible to receive home-delivered goods and mail items safely. According to a fifth aspect of the present invention, the door of the delivery box and / or the door of the mail box is provided with a dial operation unit, and when the recipient rotates the dial operation unit to a predetermined rotation position, the lock release mechanism causes the locking means. Unlock and open the door. As a result, it is possible to receive home-delivered goods and mail items safely.

According to a sixth aspect of the present invention, a plurality of delivery boxes with a mail box according to the first aspect are prepared, and one password input means is installed to provide the password corresponding to the delivery box and / or the mailbox. When input to the number input means, the control means unlocks the door corresponding to the personal identification number and opens the door. As described above, when a plurality of delivery boxes with mail boxes are centrally managed by one personal identification number input means, the number of parts is reduced and the cost is reduced as compared with the case where each personal identification number input means is provided.

According to a seventh aspect of the present invention, the delivery box with a mail box according to the first aspect is integrally attached to a gatepost of a house. As a result, it is not necessary to separately provide an installation space for the delivery box with a mail box, so that the installation space can be saved.

[0009]

BEST MODE FOR CARRYING OUT THE INVENTION Preferred embodiments of a delivery box with a mail box according to the present invention will be described in detail below with reference to the accompanying drawings. FIG. 1 is a perspective view showing the overall structure of a home delivery box with a mail box according to the first embodiment of the present invention.

The delivery box with a mail box shown in FIG. 1 includes six delivery boxes 10, 10 ...
Is a box unit 12 assembled together,
Mainly used for apartments, the box numbers 1 to 6 are attached to the upper left corners of the doors 14, 14 ... of the delivery boxes 10, 10 ... These delivery boxes 10, 10, ... Are provided so as to be openable and closable via a hinge 11 attached to the left end edge portion.

On the other hand, a plurality of mail boxes 16, 16 ... Are integrally attached to the door 14 of the delivery box 10. These mail boxes 16,
16 ... are provided by the number corresponding to the total number of units, and the doors 18 are provided with room numbers 101, 102, 103, in that order. Further, the doors 18, 18 ... Of the mail boxes 16, 16, ... Are provided on the door 14 of the delivery box 10 so as to be openable / closable via a hinge 17 attached to the left end edge portion.

As shown in FIG. 2, the mail box 16 has a main body 16A housed in the home delivery box 10 such that the door 18 is flush with the door 14 of the home delivery box 10. In addition, the mail boxes 16 and 1
6 are fixed to the inside of the door 14 via the reinforcing plate 20,
The attachment of the mail box 16 is strong. The door 18 of the mail box 16 is formed with an opening 22 for inserting a mail item. A semitransparent plastic plate 24 is attached to the opening 22 via a hinge 26, and the opening 22 is normally closed by the plastic plate 24. When a mail piece is pushed into the plastic plate 24 as indicated by an arrow in the figure, the plastic plate 24 is rotated inward by a hinge 26. As a result, the mail piece is inserted into the mail box 16.

As shown in FIG. 2, in this embodiment, the depth of the delivery box 10 is increased by the length of the mail box 16, but the mail box 16 does not protrude from the door 14 of the delivery box 10. It does not get in the way, and the design can be easily unified. In FIG. 1, a control box 28 is attached to the box unit 12. A control device, which will be described later, is housed in the control box 28. On the door 30 of the control box 28, a ten-key panel 32 for a delivery box and a ten-key panel 34 for a mail box are arranged in parallel. These ten-key panels 32 and 34 are connected to the control device, and the control device unlocks the doors 14 and 18 based on the numbers pressed by the ten-key panels 32 and 34. Further, a print unit 36 is built in the door 30 of the control box 28. The print unit 36 has an insertion opening 38 on the front surface for inserting a notice. The print unit 36 is controlled by the control device, and when the notice is inserted from the insertion port 38, the control device drives and controls the print unit 36 and prints a personal identification number to be described later on the notice.

Next, the doors 14 and 18 by the control device
The opening / closing control will be described with reference to the control block diagram shown in FIG. Each of the doors 14 and 18 has a control device 40.
It is normally locked by the electronic lock devices 42 and 44 controlled by. In this state, when the mail is received from the mailbox 16, the resident inputs his / her own personal identification number (for example, a four-digit personal identification number) into the numeric keypad panel 34 for the mailbox. When the secret code is input, the control device 40 controls the electronic lock device 44 of the mailbox door to open the door of the mailbox 16 corresponding to the secret code, that is, the door 18 of the resident's mailbox 16. To do. This allows the resident to receive the mail that has been mailed to him.

Next, a method of delivering a delivery article using the delivery box 10 will be described. First, the courier inserts the notice into the insertion opening 38 of the print unit 36,
The box No button 46 provided on the numeric keypad panel 32 for the delivery box is pressed. When the button 46 is pressed, the control device 40 displays the number of the box which is not currently used on the ten-key panel 32. Specifically, when the delivery box 10 with the number 1 is not used,
The "1" button on the ten-key panel 32 is lit up and displayed.
Next, when the courier presses the "1" button on the numeric keypad 32, the control device 40 controls the delivery box door electronic lock device 42 to open the door 14 of the delivery box 10 with the number 1. Next, the parcel delivery item is stored in the parcel delivery box 10 with the number 1, and the door 14 is closed. Then, the personal identification number button 48 of the ten-key panel 32 is pressed to input a favorite or preset personal identification number (for example, a four-digit personal identification number) into the ten-key panel 32. By this operation, the control device 40
The door 14 of the delivery box 10 with the number 1 is locked, and the print unit 36 is controlled to print the box number “1”, the personal identification number “...”, and the receipt stamp on the notification. Then, the courier picks up the notice and posts it in the recipient's mail box 16. The box number and the personal identification number are stored in the RAM 50 of the control device 40 and read when the home-delivered article is collected.

Next, a method for picking up a home delivery product will be described. When the resident receives the notification from the mail box 16, first, the user presses the box No button 46 and the "1" button, and then the personal identification number button 48 and the personal identification number "...". By this operation, the control device 40 causes the numbers corresponding to those numbers to be stored in the RAM.
The door 1 of the home delivery box 10 that is read from the corresponding 50
Open 4. As a result, only the resident can receive the parcel delivered to him / her.

As described above, according to the present embodiment, since the mail box 16 is integrally attached to the door 14 of the delivery box 10, even if the delivery box 10 is to be installed, its installation place and space are not the same. It is only necessary to set one place with 16 and secure it. Therefore, the installation place and space can be saved, and
Only one design needs to be considered comprehensively, which reduces the hassle and makes it easier to set up a detached house or an apartment house.

Since a plurality of mail boxes 16, 16 ... Are attached to one door 14 of the delivery box 10,
The number of mail boxes 16 can be provided according to the total number of units. FIG. 4 is a vertical cross-sectional view showing the structure of a delivery box with a mail box according to the second embodiment of the present invention, which is the same as or similar to the first embodiment shown in FIGS. 1 to 3. Are denoted by the same reference numerals and description thereof will be omitted.

The delivery box with a mail box shown in the figure has a mail box 16 on the door 14 of the delivery box 10.
Is attached externally. Door 1 of the delivery box 10
4, a concave portion 52 is formed, and the mail box 16 is attached to the concave portion. As a result, the protruding amount of the mail box 16 is reduced, and the delivery box 10
Does not adversely affect the handleability of.

FIG. 5 is a perspective view showing the entire structure of a delivery box with a mail box according to a third embodiment of the present invention, which is the same as that of the first embodiment shown in FIGS. Similar members are designated by the same reference numerals, and description thereof will be omitted. The delivery box 10 shown in the figure is provided with a ten-key panel 54 for each delivery box.
The delivery box 16 is opened by operating the ten-key panel 54. The numeric keypad 5
As shown in FIG. 6, 4 has a liquid crystal display panel 56 and an opening / closing lever 58. On the liquid crystal display panel 56, the personal identification number pressed by the ten keys is displayed. The opening / closing lever 58 is operated after inputting the personal identification number, and the opening / closing lever 58 is moved from the “LOCK” position to the “OPEN” position.
By rotating to the position, the door 14 of the delivery box 10 is opened.

FIG. 7 is a front view showing an embodiment of the mail box 16 applied to the delivery box with a mail box shown in FIG. The mail box 16 is opened by operating a ten-key panel 60 provided on the door 18. Incidentally, reference numeral 62 is a room number plate,
Reference numeral 64 is a nameplate. FIG. 8 is a front view showing another embodiment of the mail box 16 applied to the delivery box with a mail box shown in FIG. The mail box 16 is opened by rotating a dial operation unit 66 provided on the door 18. That is, if the personal identification number is rotated to match the scale 67, the door 18 is opened.

FIG. 9 shows an example in which a delivery box with a mail box according to the fourth embodiment of the present invention is integrally built in a gate post 68 of a house. A mail box 16 is integrally attached to the door 14 of the delivery box 10, and a ten-key panel 70 for opening the delivery box and a ten-key panel 72 for opening the mail box are provided side by side. In this embodiment, it is preferable in terms of appearance design that the door 14 of the delivery box 10 is colored in the same color as the gate post 68 or a decorative plate 74 having the same pattern as the gate post 68 is attached.

FIG. 10 is a perspective view showing the overall structure of a delivery box with a mail box according to the fifth embodiment of the present invention. In this delivery box 10, the entire door 14 is used as one mail box 16. The door 18 of the mail box 16 is formed slightly smaller than the door 14 and is attached to the door 18 via a hinge 76 so as to be openable and closable. The postal matter is inserted from the insertion opening 78 of the mail box 16 as shown by the arrow in the figure, and received by opening the door 18. Reference numeral 80 is a ten-key panel for opening the delivery box, and reference numeral 82 is a ten-key panel for opening the mail box. A dial type panel may be applied instead of the numeric keypads 80 and 82.

FIG. 11 is a perspective view showing the entire structure of a delivery box with a mail box according to the sixth embodiment of the present invention, in which the one shown in FIG. 10 is applied to an apartment house. That is, the door 14 of each delivery box 10
Partitioned into 4 parts
Used as 6 ... This mail box 16 is shown in FIG.
Since it is formed in the vertical direction as shown in, the internal space of the delivery box 10 can be made large without increasing the size of the entire box unit.

[0025]

As described above, according to the delivery box with a mail box of the present invention, since the mail box is integrally attached to the door of the delivery box, it is compared with the case where the delivery box and the mail box are installed separately. The installation space can be significantly reduced.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is an overall perspective view of a delivery box with a mail box according to a first embodiment.

FIG. 2 is a vertical cross-sectional view of the delivery box with a mail box shown in FIG.

FIG. 3 is a block diagram showing a control system of the delivery box with a mail box shown in FIG.

FIG. 4 is a cross-sectional view of essential parts of a delivery box with a mail box according to the second embodiment.

FIG. 5 is an overall perspective view of a delivery box with a mail box according to a third embodiment.

FIG. 6 is an enlarged view of a numeric keypad panel for a delivery box shown in FIG.

FIG. 7 is a front view showing an example of the mail box.

FIG. 8 is a front view showing another embodiment of the mail box.

FIG. 9 is an overall perspective view of a delivery box with a mail box according to a fourth embodiment.

FIG. 10 is an overall perspective view of a delivery box with a mail box according to a fifth embodiment.

FIG. 11 is an overall perspective view of a home delivery box with a mail box according to a sixth embodiment.

FIG. 12 is a vertical cross-sectional view of the main part of the delivery box with a mail box shown in FIG.

[Explanation of symbols]

 10 ... Delivery box 14 ... Delivery box door 16 ... Mail box 18 ... Mail box door 32, 54, 80 ... Delivery box numeric keypad 34, 60, 82 ... Mail box numeric key panel 40 ... Control device 66 ... Mail box Dial operation part 68 ... Gatepost

Claims (7)

[Claims] 1. A delivery box with a mail box, wherein a mail box is integrally attached to a door of a delivery box into which articles for delivery are put in and taken out. 2. The delivery box with a mail box according to claim 1, wherein a plurality of the mail boxes are attached to a door of the delivery box. 3. The delivery box with a mail box according to claim 1, wherein the door of the delivery box and / or the door of the mail box is locked by a locking means when closed. 4. The door of the delivery box and / or the door of the mail box is provided with a personal identification number input means, and when the personal identification number is input to the personal identification number input means, the control means locks the lock means. The delivery box with a mail box according to claim 3, which is released. 5. The door of the delivery box and / or the door of the mail box is provided with a dial operation section, and when the dial operation section is rotated to a predetermined rotation position, an unlocking mechanism causes the lock release mechanism to operate. The delivery box with a mail box according to claim 3, wherein the lock is released. 6. A plurality of delivery boxes with mail boxes are arranged, and each door of the delivery box and / or each door of the mail box inputs a personal identification number corresponding to the delivery box and / or the mailbox. 2. The delivery box with a mail box according to claim 1, wherein the control means unlocks the lock means of the door corresponding to the personal identification number when inputting to the means. 7. The delivery box with the mail box,
The delivery box with a mail box according to claim 1, wherein the delivery box is integrally attached to the gate pillar.