JPWO2021059512A1 - Object receiving box - Google Patents

Abstract

The object receiving box 1 is provided with a charging port 14 having a loading port 3 for loading the object 2 formed on the front plate 20 and vertically below the loading 14 section, and the loading section 14 is provided via the loading port 3. A thin and vertically long accommodating portion 15 for receiving and accommodating the falling object 2 after being inserted into the insertion port 3 is provided, and the insertion port 3 is tilted with respect to the vertical direction in the front plate 20 of the insertion unit 14. It extends in a state, and the object 2 thrown in through the throwing section 14 is tilted in a specific direction with respect to the vertical direction.

Description

The present invention relates to an object receiving box for accommodating objects such as mail, newspapers, and handouts, and particularly to an object receiving box provided with a thin and vertically long accommodating portion.

Object receiving boxes (sometimes called mailboxes or mail boxes) for accommodating objects such as mail, newspapers, and handouts are installed in various places such as detached houses, apartment houses, and office buildings. Has been done. In the object receiving box, the input port extends in the direction intersecting the vertical direction, and the object input through the input port is received by the wide and vertical (vertical direction) short accommodating portion. What is housed is widespread. In this object receiving box, the object is basically accommodated in the accommodating portion while lying down along the horizontal plane corresponding to the bottom surface.

Further, unlike the above-mentioned type of object receiving box, the accommodating portion is formed to be thin and vertically long in the vertical direction, and the object is accommodated by such a thin and vertically elongated accommodating portion. Receiving boxes are also widespread. For example, in Patent Document 1, a storage unit for accommodating an object (mail) is provided below the input port 2, and the object receiving box (post box) in which the accommodating portion is formed to be thin and vertically long. ) Is described. In an object receiving box in which such a housing portion is formed to be thin and vertically long, the object is basically not lying along the horizontal plane corresponding to the bottom surface, but leans against the inner wall in the vertical direction. It is housed in the storage part in a state of standing upright in the direction containing the components of. An object receiving box in which such a housing portion is formed to be thin and vertically long has an advantage that one or more boxes can be installed in a narrow space in the horizontal direction.

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However, in the object receiving box in which the accommodating portion is formed to be narrow and vertically long, the posture when the object is accommodating in the accommodating portion is random, and due to this, the object is irregularly formed in the accommodating portion. Even though there was enough room for the objects to be piled up and stored in the storage section, there were cases where no more objects could be thrown in. For example, objects are piled up in a staggered manner inside the storage section, and even though there is sufficient room for the target object in the storage section, no more objects can be thrown in. There was a case that it ended up. Further, for example, when the object is hard to some extent, the object in the upright state is further piled up on the object in the upright state, and even though there is sufficient room for accommodating the object in the accommodating portion, the object is further increased. In some cases, the object could not be thrown in.

The present invention has been made to solve such a problem, and makes it possible to efficiently use the storage space of the storage portion in the object receiving box in which the storage portion is formed to be thin and vertically long. The purpose is.

In order to solve the above-mentioned problems, the object receiving box of the present invention is provided with a loading portion in which a loading port for loading the object is formed on the front plate and vertically below the loading portion, and the loading port is provided. The posture of the thin and vertically long housing unit that receives and stores the falling object and the object stored in the storage unit is tilted in a specific direction with respect to the vertical direction. It is equipped with a posture control means.

According to the present invention configured as described above, the object is accommodated in the thin and vertically long accommodating portion in a state of being tilted in a specific direction with respect to the vertical upper direction by the function of the attitude control means. Therefore, when a plurality of objects are accommodated in the accommodating portion, the plurality of objects are deposited so as to be inclined in the same direction with respect to the vertical direction. Therefore, the accommodation space of the accommodation unit can be used efficiently as compared with the case where the posture of the object in the accommodation unit is random.

It is a figure which shows the object receiving box which concerns on 1st Embodiment. FIG. 1B is a cross-sectional view taken along the line AA of FIG. 1 (B). It is a figure which enlarges and shows the part of the 1st apex of the front plate of the input part. It is a front view of the object receiving box. It is a figure which shows the front view of the object receiving box together with the object. It is a figure which shows the front view of the object receiving box together with the object. It is a figure which shows the object receiving box which concerns on 1st modification of 1st Embodiment. It is a front view of the object receiving box. It is a front view of the object receiving box which concerns on other modification of 1st Embodiment. It is a figure which shows the object receiving box which concerns on 2nd Embodiment. FIG. 10 (C) is a cross-sectional view taken along the line BB of FIG. 10 (C). It is a front view of the input part. It is a figure which shows the front view of the object receiving box together with the object. It is a figure which shows the object receiving box which concerns on 1st modification of 2nd Embodiment. FIG. 4 is a cross-sectional view taken along the line CC of FIG. 14 (A). It is a front view of the object receiving box which concerns on other modification of 2nd Embodiment. It is a front view of the object receiving box. It is a figure which shows the object receiving box which concerns on 3rd Embodiment. FIG. 18 (B) is a cross-sectional view taken along the line DD. It is a figure which shows the front view of the object receiving box together with the object. It is a front view of the object receiving box which concerns on the modification of 3rd Embodiment. It is a front view of the object receiving box. It is a figure which shows the object receiving box which concerns on 4th Embodiment. FIG. 23 is a cross-sectional view taken along the line EE of FIG. 23 (B). It is the figure which looked at the top plate of the accommodating part from the top to the bottom. It is a figure which shows the front view of the object receiving box together with the object. It is a front view of the object receiving box which concerns on 1st modification of 4th Embodiment. FIG. 27 is a cross-sectional view taken along the line FF of FIG. 27. It is a front view of the object receiving box which concerns on other modification of 4th Embodiment. It is a front view of the object receiving box. It is a figure which shows the object receiving box which concerns on 5th Embodiment. It is a figure which shows the front view of the object receiving box together with the object. It is a front view of the object receiving box which concerns on the modification of 5th Embodiment. It is a front view of the object receiving box.

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Hereinafter, the first embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings. 1A and 1B are views showing an object receiving box 1 according to the present embodiment, where FIG. 1A is a front view, FIG. 1B is a right side view, and FIG. 1C is a rear view. FIG. 2 is a cross-sectional view taken along the line AA of FIG. 1 (B). In the following description, the vertical direction when the object receiving box 1 is installed in the normal usage mode is simply referred to as the "vertical direction", the vertical upward direction is "upward", and the vertical downward direction is referred to as "upward". Let it be "downward" (FIGS. 1 (A), (B), (C)). Further, the left-right direction when the object receiving box 1 is viewed from the front with respect to the front surface of the object receiving box 1 is simply referred to as "left-right direction", and the direction toward the right in the left-right direction is "right-facing" and the direction toward the left. The direction is "leftward" (FIGS. 1 (A) and 1 (C)). Further, the depth direction when the object receiving box 1 is viewed from the front with respect to the front surface of the object receiving box 1 is simply referred to as the "depth direction", and the direction toward the back in the depth direction is "backward" and toward the front. The direction to face is "frontward" (Fig. 1 (B)).

The object receiving box 1 is a box installed in various places such as a detached house, an apartment house, an office building, etc., and stores the object 2 such as mail, newspaper, and handouts, and is called a mailbox or a mail box. Sometimes. For example, in a detached house, an object receiving box 1 is installed at the front door, and in an apartment house or an office building, for example, a plurality of object receiving boxes 1 are installed side by side in a dedicated space. The object receiving box 1 is an object of a size generally assumed to be posted in the object receiving box 1 in the country or region where the object receiving box 1 is provided (hereinafter referred to as "installation area"). It is premised on accommodating item 2, and contains newspapers, postcards, A4 size envelopes, and cardboard boxes that are not extremely thick (for example, cardboard boxes containing a small number of magazines, a small number of books, accessories, and other small items). Etc., while electric products such as electric shavers, thick cardboard boxes containing gifts such as canned juice, etc. do not enter the slot 3 (described later), and the object receiving box 1 Cannot be accommodated in.

As shown in FIGS. 1 and 2, the object receiving box 1 has a rectangular parallelepiped outer shape, and includes a box body 5 in which a cavity 4 (FIG. 2, hereinafter referred to as “box internal cavity 4”) is formed. .. The box body 5 includes a front panel 7, a right side panel 8, a left side panel 9, a top panel 10, a bottom panel 11, and a back panel 12. The size of the box body 5 according to the present embodiment is determined in consideration of the standard regarding the size of the mail in the installation area (country or region where the object receiving box 1 is installed). For example, the size of the object receiving box 1 is determined in consideration of the viewpoint that a letter pack of a predetermined size standardized in the installation area can be put in and accommodated. As shown in FIG. 1, the box body 5 is a box-shaped object having a height and a depth sufficiently larger than a width, a thin vertical length, and wide left and right side surfaces. As shown in FIGS. 1 and 2, when the box body 5 is divided into two in the vertical direction by K1, the loading portion 14 is formed in the upper portion, and the accommodating portion 15 is formed in the lower portion.

The accommodating unit 15 is provided below the charging unit 14 (vertically below), and after being charged into the charging unit 14 through the charging port 3 by a method described later, receives and stores the falling object 2. As shown in FIGS. 1 and 2, the accommodating portion 15 is formed in a box shape having a small width when viewed from the front, a long vertical length, a thin vertical length, and wide left and right side surfaces. That is, the outer shape of the accommodating portion 15 is thin and vertically long. As will become clear later, the point that the outer shape of the accommodating portion is thin and vertically long is the same in other embodiments. Inside the accommodating portion 15, an accommodating chamber 16 which is a space capable of accommodating the object 2 is formed. The width, height, and depth of the accommodating portion 15 are set by the following methods. That is, at the time of designing the object receiving box 1, the size of the maximum size object 2 (hereinafter sometimes referred to as "maximum object") that can be accommodated in the object receiving box 1 is defined. The maximum object size is, for example, the largest size of the mail items standardized in the installation area, which is allowed to be put into the object receiving box 1.

The width of the accommodating portion 15 affects the amount of the object 2 that can be accommodated in the accommodating portion 15, while the larger the width, the larger the object receiving box 1. Based on this, the width of the accommodating portion 15 is set from the viewpoint of allowing the accommodating portion 15 to accommodate a sufficient amount of the object 2 at one time and making it as small as possible. For example, the width of the accommodating portion 15 is set so as to be able to accommodate a predetermined number of maximum objects at one time and to be as small as possible. By determining the width of the accommodating portion 15, the widths of the object receiving box 1 and the loading portion 14 are determined.

Further, the depth of the accommodating portion 15 regulates the depth of the object 2 that can be accommodated, while the object receiving box 1 becomes larger as the depth is increased. Based on this, the depth of the accommodating portion 15 is set to a value slightly larger than the depth of the maximum object so as to be able to accommodate the maximum object and to be as small as possible. By determining the depth of the accommodating portion 15, the depths of the object receiving box 1 and the loading portion 14 are determined.

Further, the height of the accommodating portion 15 is a condition that the object 2 does not extend beyond the upper limit position J1 when a plurality of objects 2 are accommodated in an amount within the expected range. Is set to satisfy and be as small as possible. The upper limit position J1 is a position below the upper end of the accommodating portion 15 (= the position of the delimiter K1) by a predetermined margin. The reason for satisfying the above conditions is to make the distance from the input port 3 to the object 2 accommodated in the accommodating portion 15 as far as possible, and to take out the hand or the object 2 (hereinafter referred to as "hand or the like"). ) Is less likely to come into contact with the object 2 and the risk of theft of the object 2 is reduced. Further, the reason why the height of the accommodating portion 15 is set as small as possible is to prevent the object receiving box 1 from becoming large. For example, when a predetermined number of maximum objects are accommodated in the accommodating portion 15, the upper limit position J1 does not extend beyond the upper limit position J1 and is as small as possible. Is set.

As shown in FIG. 1C, in the back panel 12 of the box body 5 of the object receiving box 1, the opening / closing door 17 is provided in almost the entire area corresponding to the accommodating portion 15. The opening / closing door 17 is a door that rotates around a hinge provided at the lower end. A dial-type lock 18 is provided on the opening / closing door 17, and the dial-type lock 18 can be used for locking. The opening / closing door 17 is restricted in the range of rotation from the closed state to about 90 ° around the hinge by a mechanism (not shown). When the opening / closing door 17 is closed and locked, if the door is unlocked and rotated to the maximum range, the storage chamber 16 inside the storage unit 15 is widely exposed, and the object 2 housed in the storage unit 15 can be easily moved. Can be collected.

As shown in FIG. 1A, the front plate 20 of the loading unit 14 (the portion of the front panel 7 that belongs to the region of the charging unit 14) is loaded to load the object 2 into the object receiving box 1. The mouth 3 is formed. The slot 3 functions as a "posture control means" within the scope of the claims. It should be noted that the fact that the input port functions as the attitude control means is the same for each embodiment (however, excluding the fifth embodiment) described later and a modified example of each embodiment. The input port 3 is a through hole that communicates with the box internal cavity 4 of the object receiving box 1. The insertion port 3 extends in the front plate 20 of the insertion portion 14 in a state of being inclined with respect to the vertical direction. More specifically, as shown in FIG. 1A, the insertion port 3 has a number from the upper right apex 21 (hereinafter referred to as “first apex 21”) of the front plate 20 of the rectangular insertion portion 14 when viewed from the front. It extends in a state of being inclined with respect to the vertical direction toward the lower left vertex 22 (hereinafter referred to as “second vertex 22”), which is the opposite vertex of one vertex 21. In the present embodiment, among the vertices of the front plate 20 of the input portion 14, the upper right apex is the first apex 21, but the apex to be the first apex 21 may be any apex, and the first apex may be used. Since 21 is fixed to one, the second vertex 22 is also fixed to one.

FIG. 3A is an enlarged view showing a portion of the first apex 21 of the front plate 20 of the charging portion 14. As shown in FIG. 3A, the end portion 23 (hereinafter referred to as “first end portion 23”) of the input port 3 on the first apex 21 side is cut perpendicular to the extending direction of the input port 3. It is not cut out along the shape of the first vertex 21. FIG. 3B is an embodiment different from the present embodiment, in which the first apex 23 of the input port 3 is cut perpendicular to the extending direction of the input port 3. It is a figure which shows the part 21 enlarged. For convenience of explanation, in FIG. 3B, elements having the same function as the elements according to the present embodiment are designated by the same reference numerals. As is clear from the comparison between FIGS. 3 (A) and 3 (B), since the first end portion 23 is cut out along the shape of the first apex 21, the size of the input port 3 is correspondingly large. Can be increased. As shown in FIG. 1A, the end portion 24 on the second apex 22 side of the insertion port 3 (hereinafter referred to as “second end portion 24”) also has the shape of the second apex 22 of the front plate 20 of the insertion portion 14. It is cut out along the above, and the size of the slot 3 is expanded.

The width of the input port 3 (see FIG. 1A) is set to a size slightly larger than the width of the maximum object so that the maximum object can be input and is as small as possible. For example, it is assumed that the size of the maximum object is defined to be 34 cm in height, 25 cm in depth, and 3 cm in width based on the standard of the installation area. In this case, the width of the inlet 3 is about 4 to 5 cm. The reason why the width of the slot 3 is made as small as possible is that the smaller the width of the slot 3, the more difficult it is to put a hand or the like into the slot 3, and the risk of theft of the object 2 can be reduced. ..

The length of the input port 3 is slightly larger than the height of the maximum object, reflecting the shapes of the first end 23 and the second end 24 so that the maximum object can be input and is as small as possible. Is set to. For example, it is assumed that the size of the maximum object is defined to be 34 cm in height, 25 cm in depth, and 3 cm in width based on the standard of the installation area. In this case, the length of the inlet 3 is about 40 cm. By determining the length of the insertion port 3, the height of the insertion portion 14 is determined. That is, the width of the charging portion 14 is determined by the width of the accommodating portion 15 being determined by the method described above. The height of the insertion section 14 is such that the insertion port 3 having a predetermined length is tilted as much as possible within the width of the insertion section 14 and the lower end thereof is as close to the partition K1 as possible. When formed in, the value is set so that the upper end of the charging portion 14 is located slightly above the upper end of the charging port 3.

FIG. 4A is a front view of the object receiving box 1 according to the present embodiment. In FIG. 4 (B), for comparison with FIG. 4 (A), the loading portion 14 of the object receiving box 1 in which the loading port 3 is not tilted with respect to the vertical direction and extends along the vertical direction is provided. It is a figure which shows. For convenience of explanation, in FIG. 4B, elements having the same function as the elements according to the present embodiment are designated by the same reference numerals. In FIG. 4, the position of the delimiter K1 in FIG. 4 (A) coincides with the position of the delimiter K1 in FIG. 4 (B). The length of the input port 3 in FIG. 4 (B) is the same as the length of the input port 3 according to the present embodiment shown in FIG. 4 (A). In the present embodiment, the insertion port 3 is tilted in the vertical direction from the first apex 21 of the front plate 20 of the input portion 14 toward the second apex 22, which is the opposite apex of the first apex 21. It is postponed. Therefore, according to the present embodiment, the insertion port 3 can be tilted as much as possible within the width of the front plate 20 of the insertion unit 14, thereby comparing FIG. 4 (A) and FIG. 4 (B). As is clear from the above, the height of the loading portion 14 can be reduced as much as possible without shortening the length of the loading port 3, and the object receiving box 1 can be miniaturized.

As shown in FIG. 2, a load sensor 25 is provided at the bottom of the accommodation chamber 16 of the accommodation unit 15. The load sensor 25 outputs a load signal corresponding to the load applied to the bottom of the accommodation chamber 16 to the control unit (not shown). The control unit monitors whether or not the object 2 is newly accommodated in the accommodating portion 15 by monitoring the change in the load applied to the bottom of the accommodating chamber 16 based on the load signal. When the control unit detects that the object 2 is newly accommodated in the accommodating unit 15, the user (basically, the object receiving box 1) notifies that the object 2 is newly accommodated in the accommodating unit 15. An e-mail containing the text to be notified to the owner or administrator of the user is sent to the e-mail address of the user registered in advance. The transmission of the mail may be executed by the control unit independently, or may be executed by the control unit in cooperation with other devices. The user confirms the content of the text described in the e-mail by displaying the received e-mail on the mobile terminal carried by the user, and recognizes that the object 2 is newly contained in the object receiving box 1. .. Since the above processing is performed, the user can recognize that each time the object 2 is accommodated in the accommodating portion 15.

The method of notifying the user that the object 2 is newly accommodated in the accommodating portion 15 is not limited to the method exemplified in this embodiment. For example, the notification may be made by so-called application push notification, transmission of a message using a message exchange application, or the like. Further, for example, depending on whether or not the object 2 is accommodated in the accommodating portion 15, the LED provided at a predetermined position of the object receiving box 1 is made to emit light in a different manner, thereby causing the object receiving box 1 to emit light. A user in the vicinity may be notified whether or not the object 2 is housed in the object receiving box 1. Further, in the second to fifth embodiments to be described later, an embodiment in which the load sensor 25 is not provided will be described, but in each embodiment, the load sensor 25 is provided and processing based on the detection value of the sensor is executed. May be good.

Next, the movement of the object 2 when the object 2 is housed in the object receiving box 1 will be described, and the effect brought about by the structural features of the object receiving box 1 will be described. Each figure of FIG. 5 is a view which shows the front view of the object receiving box 1 together with the predetermined object 2 which has the size corresponding to the maximum object. In FIGS. 5B and 5C, the object 2 is located in the inner cavity 4 of the box, but for convenience of explanation, the object 2 is represented by a solid line in the inner cavity 4 of the box. .. Further, the time has elapsed in the order of FIG. 5 (A) → FIG. 5 (B) → FIG. 5 (C).

It is assumed that the object receiving box 1 is empty (there is no object 2 in the accommodating portion 15). Then, it is assumed that the object 2 is gripped by a human being and the object 2 is located outside the object receiving box 1 at the location shown in FIG. 5 (A) (hereinafter referred to as "state Q1"). .. After the state Q1 is reached, when the object 2 is charged into the box internal cavity 4 of the object receiving box 1 through the input port 3, the object 2 is inside the box as shown in FIG. 5 (B). It falls in the cavity 4 due to its own weight.

There is no object that comes into contact with the object 2 during the fall, the object 2 is hardly affected by the wind in the box internal cavity 4, and the distance that the object 2 falls is very short. Therefore, the object 2 falls in the box internal cavity 4 while being kept in an inclined state according to the inclination of the input port 3. The object 2 falling in the box internal cavity 4 enters the storage chamber 16, and the lower end of the object 2 comes into contact with the bottom of the storage chamber 16, and the upper end of the object 2 leans against the inside of the right side panel 8. (Fig. 5 (C)), and the posture stabilizes in this state. Hereinafter, the state of the object 2 shown in FIG. 5C is referred to as “state Q2”. As described above, in the present embodiment, the object 2 is tilted in a specific direction (rightward in the present embodiment) with respect to the vertical direction due to the structural feature of the input port 3 that functions as the attitude control means. It is accommodated in the accommodating portion 15.

Next, consider that a third party takes out the object 2 in the state Q2 from the slot 3. It is assumed that a third party can insert a member for taking out the object 2 into the insertion port 3 (assuming that a grip portion for gripping the object 2 is provided at the tip thereof, hereinafter referred to as a "dedicated member"). In this case, the third party grips the upper end of the object 2 which is the easiest to reach and grip among the parts of the object 2, pulls up the object 2 in the box internal cavity 4, and throws it in. It is assumed that an attempt is made to discharge the object 2 from the mouth 3. In this case, in the process of pulling up the object 2, the object 2 is in a posture of hanging from the gripped portion due to the gravity acting on the object 2.

As described above, in the object receiving box 1 according to the present embodiment, the charging port 3 extends in the front plate 20 of the charging section 14 in a state of being tilted with respect to the vertical direction. Therefore, in order to discharge the object 2 pulled up in the box internal cavity 4 through the input port 3, the object 2 is tilted according to the inclination of the input port 3 and this is opposed to the gravity acting on the object 2. It is necessary to discharge the object 2 from the inside to the outside of the object receiving box 1 while maintaining the posture. However, it is very difficult to apply such a force to the object 2 existing in the box internal cavity 4 through the input port 3, and it is difficult to discharge the object 2 from the input port 3. As described above, according to the present embodiment, the object receiver is derived from the structural feature that the input port 3 extends in the front plate 20 of the input unit 14 in a state of being inclined with respect to the vertical direction. The work of taking out the object 2 housed in the box 1 from the slot 3 becomes difficult, and the risk of theft can be reduced.

In the above example, an attempt is made to take out the object 2 having a shape and size equivalent to the maximum object, but it is difficult to take out the object 2 from the input port 3 because the size is different from that of the maximum object. The same applies to 2. Further, in the above example, one object 2 is housed in the accommodating portion 15, and the case where the one object 2 is taken out from the input port 3 has been described as an example. However, a plurality of objects 2 are accommodated in the accommodating portion 2. The same applies when one object 2 (basically, the object 2 which is housed at the latest and is located at the most accessible place from the input port 3) is taken out from the object 2 which is housed in 15. Difficult for some reason.

Further, in the state Q2, the posture of the object 2 is stable in a state of being tilted to the same side as the direction in which the insertion port 3 is tilted with respect to the vertically upward direction. Here, the inclination of the input port 3 with respect to the vertical direction and the inclination of the object 2 housed in the accommodating portion 15 with respect to the vertical direction will be described. With reference to FIG. 5 (C), in the present embodiment, when the object receiving box 1 is viewed from the front, a line segment 27 connecting the lower end and the upper end of the loading port 3 (in FIG. 5 (C), a two-dot chain line is used. (Shown) is a half straight line 28 (indicated by an arrow in FIG. 5C) extending vertically upward with the lower end of the insertion port 3 as an end point, in a range of 90 ° clockwise around the lower end of the insertion port 3. When it is rotating, it is assumed that the input port 3 is tilted to the right (or to the right) with respect to the vertically upward direction. On the other hand, when the line segment 27 rotates counterclockwise in a range of 90 ° with respect to the half straight line 28 about the lower end of the insertion port 3, "the insertion port 3 faces vertically upward to the left (or to the left). ) ”. Therefore, in the present embodiment, the input port 3 is in a state of being tilted to the right with respect to the vertically upward direction.

Further, referring to FIG. 5C, in the present embodiment, when the object receiving box 1 is viewed from the front, a line segment 29 connecting the lower end and the upper end of the side surface of the object 2 (in FIG. 5C). The two-dot chain line) is 90 clockwise around the lower end of the object 2 with respect to the half straight line 30 (indicated by the arrow in FIG. 5C) extending vertically upward with the lower end of the object 2 as the end point. When it is rotating in the range of °, it is assumed that the object 2 is tilted to the right with respect to the vertically upward direction. On the other hand, when the line segment 29 rotates counterclockwise in a range of 90 ° with respect to the half straight line 30 with respect to the lower end of the object 2, "the object 2 is tilted to the left with respect to the vertically upward direction." It is assumed to be "state". Therefore, in FIG. 5C, the object 2 is in a state of being tilted to the right with respect to the vertically upward direction.

The state in which the input port 3 and the object 2 are tilted to the same side with respect to the vertically upward means that the input port 3 is tilted to the right with respect to the vertically upward direction and the object 2 is tilted to the right side with respect to the vertically upward direction. It is in a state of being tilted to the right, or a state in which the inlet 3 is tilted to the left with respect to the vertically upward direction, and the object 2 is tilted to the left with respect to the vertically upward position.

By the way, in the state Q2 (FIG. 5 (C)), the posture of the object 2 is stable in a state of being tilted to the same side with respect to the insertion port 3 and the vertically upward direction. At this time, because the object 2 is tilted to the same side as the insertion port 3 vertically upward, the upper end portion of the object 2 is the lower end portion (= second end portion 24) of the insertion port 3. It is not located vertically below (see FIG. 1A), but is located at a location separated from the vertically below the lower end of the inlet 3 in the left-right direction. For example, in FIG. 5C, due to the inclination of the object 2 accommodated in the accommodating portion 15, the upper end portion of the object 2 is not located vertically below the lower end portion of the input port 3, and the input port is not located. It is located at a location separated to the right from the vertically lower portion of the lower end of No. 3.

Here, when the object 2 is taken out by inserting a hand or the like from the insertion port 3 extending in the direction containing the vertical component, the hand or the like is inserted from the lower end portion of the insertion port 3 portion closest to the accommodating portion 15. Is inserted, and it is assumed that contact with the upper end portion of the object 2 is attempted. Therefore, the farther the lower end of the insertion port 3 and the upper end of the object 2 housed in the storage part 15 are, the more difficult it is to bring the hand or the like into contact with the object 2, and the object 2 is taken out. Becomes difficult. According to the present embodiment, due to the structural feature that the input port 3 is provided in a state of being tilted with respect to the vertical direction, when the object 2 is accommodated in the accommodating portion 15, the input port 3 is provided. The lower end portion of 3 and the upper end portion of the object 2 accommodated in the accommodating portion 15 are separated from each other in the left-right direction. Therefore, in the limited space of the storage chamber 16, the lower end portion of the input port 3 and the upper end portion of the object 2 can be effectively separated from each other, which makes it difficult to take out the object 2. The risk of theft can be reduced.

In particular, in the present embodiment, the box main body 5 on the rectangular parallelepiped having a hollow inside is divided into two to form the loading portion 14 and the accommodating portion 15, and the loading port 3 is the loading portion 14. In the front plate 20 of the above, there is a structural feature that it extends from the first apex 21 to the second apex 22. Due to these structural features, as shown in FIG. 5C, when the object 2 is accommodated in the accommodating portion 15, the upper end portion thereof leans against the inside of the right side panel 8 (FIG. 5). (C)), the posture is stable in this state. Therefore, when the object 2 is accommodated in the accommodating portion 15, the lower end portion of the input port 3 and the upper end portion of the object 2 are within the width of the object receiving box 1 (= the width of the accommodating portion 15). And can be separated as much as possible in the left-right direction, which makes it difficult to take out the object 2 more effectively and reduces the risk of theft.

Each figure of FIG. 6 is a view which shows the front view of the object receiving box 1 together with the object 2 housed in the storage part 15. In the above example, a case where one object 2 having a size corresponding to the maximum object is housed in the storage unit 15 is taken as an example. However, in other cases as well, when the object 2 is accommodated in the accommodating portion 15, the upper end portion of the object 2 and the lower end portion of the input port 3 can be effectively separated in the left-right direction. Is. For example, when an object 2 having a size different from that of the maximum object 2 is accommodated (see FIG. 6A), and when an object 2 having flexibility different from the maximum object 2 is contained (FIG. 6). (Refer to (B)), even when a plurality of objects 2 are accommodated in the accommodating portion 15 (see FIG. 6 (C)), the upper end portion of the object 2 and the lower end portion of the input port 3 are effective in the left-right direction. Can be separated from each other.

Here, as shown in FIG. 6C, when a plurality of objects 2 are inserted into the object receiving box 1 and the plurality of objects 2 are accommodated in the accommodating portion 15, the input functions as an attitude control means. Due to the structural characteristics of the mouth 3, the plurality of objects 2 are deposited so as to be tilted in the same direction (to the right in the present embodiment) with respect to the vertical direction. When the object 2 is newly inserted, the newly inserted object 2 falls in a tilted state according to the inclination of the insertion port 3, and overlaps with the object 2 already stored in the accommodating portion 15. This is because the posture is stable. Here, it is assumed that there is nothing to control the posture of the object 2 in the accommodating portion 15, and the posture is determined completely randomly. In this case, when a plurality of objects 2 are accommodated in the accommodating portion 15, a state in which the accommodating chamber 16 (accommodation space) is not efficiently used may appear. For example, the objects 2 are stacked in a staggered manner inside the accommodating portion 15 at different inclinations, and even though there is sufficient room for accommodating the objects in the accommodating portion 15, no more objects 2 can be thrown in. This is the case when it becomes a state. Further, for example, in the accommodating portion 15, the object 2 in the upright state is further stacked on the object 2 in the upright state, and the accommodating portion 15 has a sufficient margin for accommodating the object 2. This is a case where the object 2 cannot be thrown any more. On the other hand, according to the present embodiment, the plurality of objects 2 are accommodated in the accommodating portion 15 in the above-described manner due to the structural characteristics of the input port 3 functioning as the attitude control means, and the accommodating portion 15 is accommodated. The accommodation chamber 16 can be used more efficiently as compared with the case where the posture of the object 2 is random.

<First modification of the first embodiment>
Next, a first modification of the first embodiment will be described. In the description of this modification, the same elements as those in the first embodiment are designated by the same reference numerals as those in the first embodiment, and the description thereof will be omitted. 7A and 7B are views showing an object receiving box 1X according to this modification, FIG. 7A is a front view, FIG. 7B is a right side view, FIG. 7C is a rear view, and FIG. 7D is FIG. 7B. ) Is a cross-sectional view taken along the line XX. As is clear from the comparison between FIGS. 1 and 7, the object receiving box 1X according to the present modification is different from the object receiving box 1 according to the first embodiment in that it has the attitude control member SX. ing. In this modification, both the input port 3 and the attitude control member SX function as "attitude control means" within the scope of the claims.

As shown in each figure of FIG. 7, the attitude control member SX is located inside the bottom plate 11X (bottom panel 11) and the right side plate 8X (right side panel 8) in the storage chamber 16 inside the thin and vertically long storage portion 15. Of these, it is provided in the corner KX formed by the inside of the area corresponding to the accommodating portion 15. The right side plate 8X is determined from the viewpoint of the side plate of the accommodating portion 15 in the same direction as the direction in which the insertion port 3 is tilted vertically upward (“rightward” in the present embodiment). The attitude control member SX is formed with an inclined surface NX inclined to the same side (“right side” in this embodiment) as the inclination of the input port 3 with respect to the vertical direction. The inclined surface NX extends in the depth direction of the accommodation chamber 16 in the depth direction. Further, the inclined surface NX extends vertically from a portion on the right side of the inner central portion of the bottom plate 11X toward a portion below the inner central portion of the right side plate 8X. There is.

The attitude control member SX supports the posture of the object 2 accommodated in the accommodating portion 15 to be tilted to the right (specific direction) with respect to the vertically upward direction by the function of the inclined surface NX. That is, when the lower end of the object 2 falling in the box internal cavity 4 comes into contact with the inclined surface NX for some irregular reason, the inclined surface NX slides the lower end of the object 2 to the left. , The posture of the object 2 is urged to lean to the right (specific direction) with respect to the vertically upward direction.

The position where the attitude control member SX is arranged and the shape of the attitude control member SX are not limited to those illustrated in the modified example. In each of the figures of FIG. 8 used in the following description, for convenience of explanation, elements having the same functions as those of the present modification are designated by the same reference numerals as those of the present modification. Further, in each of the drawings of FIG. 8, the attitude control member SX existing inside the object receiving box 1X is represented by a solid line for the sake of legibility of the drawing. For example, as shown in FIG. 8A, the attitude control member SX may be provided at the center in the left-right direction inside the bottom plate 11X. Further, for example, as shown in FIG. 8B, the attitude control member SX may be provided inside the right side plate 8X and vertically above the corner KX. Further, for example, as shown in FIG. 8C, the inclined surface NX extends vertically upward from the corner TX facing the corner KX toward a predetermined position inside the right side plate 8X. It may be an existing configuration.

<Other variants of the first embodiment>
Next, another modification of the first embodiment will be described. Each figure of FIG. 9 is a front view of the object receiving box 1 according to the modified example of the first embodiment. In each of the figures of FIG. 9, for convenience of explanation, the elements having the same functions as the elements of the first embodiment are designated by the same reference numerals as those of the first embodiment.

As shown in FIG. 9A, when the insertion port 3 is tilted to the right with respect to the vertically upward position, the upper end of the insertion port 3 is located at the center of the front plate 20 in the left-right direction. However, the lower end thereof may be formed so as to be located near the left side of the front plate 20. Further, as shown in FIG. 9B, when the insertion port 3 is tilted to the right with respect to the vertically upward direction, the upper end of the insertion port 3 is located near the right side of the front plate 20. , The end portion on the lower end side thereof may be formed so as to be located at the central portion in the left-right direction of the front plate 20.

Further, as shown in FIG. 9C, when the insertion port 3 is tilted to the right with respect to the vertically upward direction, the upper end of the insertion port 3 faces from the right side of the front plate 20 to the left. It may be formed so as to be located at a slightly distant place, and the lower end thereof may be located at a place slightly distant from the left side of the front plate 20 to the right.

Further, as shown in FIG. 9D, the insertion port 3 may be formed in a state of extending from the upper left apex of the front plate 20 of the insertion portion 14 toward the lower right apex. Further, the first end portion 23 and the second end portion 24 of the input port 3 are notched along the shapes of the first apex 21 and the second apex 22, respectively, but such a notch is not provided. But it may be.

Further, as shown in FIG. 9E, the upper end edge of the insertion port 3 (corresponding to the upper side of the insertion port 3 in FIG. 9E) is along the upper side of the front plate 20 of the insertion port 14, and the insertion port 3 The insertion port 3 may be formed so that the lower edge of the lower end (corresponding to the lower side of the insertion port 3 in FIG. 9E) is along the lower side of the front plate 20 of the insertion portion 14. Further, as shown in FIG. 9F, the upper edge of the insertion port 3 (corresponding to the right side of the insertion port 3 in FIG. 9F) is along the right side of the front plate 20 of the insertion port 14, and the insertion port 3 The insertion port 3 may be formed so that the lower end edge (corresponding to the left side of the insertion port 3 in FIG. 9F) is along the left side of the front plate 20 of the insertion portion 14.

<Second Embodiment>
Next, the second embodiment will be described. In the description of the present embodiment, the same elements as those of the first embodiment are designated by the same reference numerals as those of the first embodiment, and the description thereof will be omitted. 10A and 10B are views showing an object receiving box 1A according to the present embodiment, where FIG. 10A is a left side view, FIG. 10B is a front view, FIG. 10C is a right side view, and FIG. 10D is a rear view. be. FIG. 11 is a cross-sectional view taken along the line BB of FIG. 10 (C). In the description of the present embodiment, the vertical direction, the left-right direction, and the depth direction conform to the first embodiment.

As shown in FIGS. 10 and 11, the object receiving box 1A includes a box body 5A in which a box internal cavity 4A (FIG. 11) is formed. The box body 5A includes a front panel 7A, a right side panel 8A, a left side upper panel 9AU, a left side lower panel 9AD, a bottom panel 11A, and a back panel 12A. A charging portion 14A is formed in the upper part of the box main body 5A and an accommodating portion 15A is formed in the lower part of the box main body 5A with the partition K2 as a boundary. Regarding the three-dimensional shape of the box body 5A, with respect to the box body 5 according to the first embodiment, after the insertion port 3 of the insertion section 14 is slightly shifted downward to the right, the upper part of the insertion port 3 becomes the insertion port 3. The shape is cut along the line and the opening is closed with a plate (upper panel 9AU on the left side surface).

The accommodating portion 15A is a thin, vertically long box-shaped three-dimensional object having an open top surface. The function, structure, and size setting method of the accommodating portion 15A are the same as those of the accommodating portion 15 according to the first embodiment. An opening / closing door 17A is provided on the back plate of the accommodating portion 15A, and a dial-type lock 18 is provided on the opening / closing door 17A. A storage chamber 16A (see FIG. 11) is formed inside the storage portion 15A.

The input portion 14A is a pentahedron-shaped three-dimensional object having a cavity formed inside and an open bottom surface. As shown in FIG. 10 (C), the charging portion 14A is continuous with one side surface 32 of the accommodating portion 15A (a surface formed on the right side panel 8A that belongs to the region corresponding to the accommodating portion 15A) and is vertical. It has a quadrangular first side surface 33 extending in the direction (a surface belonging to a region corresponding to the input portion 14A in the surface formed on the right side panel 8A). Further, as shown in FIG. 10 (A), the input portion 14A is continuous with the other side surface 34 (the surface formed on the left side lower panel 9AD) of the accommodating portion 15A, and the first side surface is directed upward vertically. It has a quadrangular second side surface 35 (a surface formed on the left side upper panel 9AU) extending so as to approach the 33 in the vertical direction. As shown in FIG. 10B, the loading portion 14A is a front surface 37 of a right triangle continuous with the front surface 36 of the accommodating portion 15A (a surface formed on the front panel 7A that belongs to the region corresponding to the accommodating portion 15A). Has. As shown in FIG. 10 (D), the loading portion 14A is a right-angled triangular back surface 39 continuous with the back surface 38 of the accommodating unit 15A (a surface formed on the back panel 12A that belongs to the region corresponding to the accommodating unit 15A). Has.

In the first embodiment, the space 40 above the charging unit 14A (see FIGS. 10B and 10D), which was included as the internal space of the charging unit 14, is inside the charging unit 14A in the present embodiment. Not included in space. However, in the internal space of the charging unit 14 according to the first embodiment, the region corresponding to the space 40 is a dead space that does not affect the charging of the object 2. Therefore, in the charging unit 14A according to the present embodiment, there is no influence on the charging of the object 2 due to the fact that the space 40 is not included in the internal space of the charging unit 14A. Based on this, it can be said that in the present embodiment, attention is paid to the dead space of the object receiving box 1 according to the first embodiment, and the miniaturization is realized by cutting this portion.

As shown in FIG. 10B, a charging port 3A is formed in the front plate 20A of the charging portion 14A (a portion of the front panel 7A that belongs to the region of the charging portion 14A). The slot 3A functions as a "posture control means" within the scope of the claims. The width and length of the slot 3A are set from the same viewpoint as in the first embodiment.

The insertion port 3A extends in the front plate 20A of the insertion portion 14A in a state of being inclined to the same side as the second side surface 35 vertically upward. More specifically, the inclination of the input port 3A with respect to the vertically upward direction is as described in the first embodiment, and the input port 3A according to the present embodiment is in a state of being inclined to the right with respect to the vertically upward direction. The inclination of the second side surface 35 with respect to the vertical direction is as follows.

That is, with reference to FIG. 11, in the present embodiment, when the object receiving box 1A is viewed from the front, a line segment 41 connecting the lower end and the upper end of the side surface of the left side upper panel 9AU on which the second side surface 35 is formed is formed. (Indicated by a two-dot chain line in FIG. 11) is a half straight line 42 (indicated by an arrow in FIG. 11) extending vertically upward with the lower end of the left upper panel 9AU as an end point, whereas the lower end of the left upper panel 9AU is shown. When the second side surface 35 is rotated clockwise in a range of 90 ° with respect to the center, it is assumed that the second side surface 35 is tilted to the right with respect to the vertically upward direction, and the second side surface 35 is rotated counterclockwise in a range of 90 °. When it is moving, it is assumed that the second side surface 35 is tilted to the left with respect to the vertically upward direction. The second side surface 35 according to the present embodiment is in a state of being tilted to the right with respect to the vertically upward direction.

In the present embodiment, the inlet 3A is tilted to the right with respect to the vertically upward direction, and the second side surface 35 is tilted to the right with respect to the vertically upward direction. Therefore, the charging port 3A is inclined to the same side as the second side surface 35 and the vertically upward side in the front plate 20A of the charging portion 14A. Due to this configuration, in the front plate 20A of the charging unit 14A, the front plate 20A of the charging unit 14A is aligned with the input port 3A having a predetermined length as close as possible to the side 43 (FIG. 10B) corresponding to the second side surface 35. Can be placed efficiently. Each figure of FIG. 12 shows a front view of the insertion section 14A when the insertion port 3A is provided in a mode different from that of the present embodiment. However, in each of the figures of FIG. 12, for convenience of explanation, the same reference numerals are given to the elements having the same functions as the elements according to the present embodiment. If the input port 3A is tilted to the left with respect to the vertically upward direction, it is assumed that the input port 3A is formed on the front plate 20A of the input portion 14A in the manner shown in FIG. 12 (A). As compared with the present embodiment, the area of the front plate 20A becomes large, and the object receiving box 1A becomes large accordingly.

In particular, in the present embodiment, as shown in FIG. 10B, the insertion port 3A extends in a state of being tilted at the same inclination as the inclination of the second side surface 35 with respect to the vertical direction in the front plate 20A of the insertion portion 14A. ing. Due to this configuration, a sense of unity is generated in the appearance of the input unit 14A, and the appearance is good.

Further, as shown in FIG. 10B, the insertion port 3A is provided in the front plate 20A of the insertion portion 14A from one end to the other end of the side 43 (FIG. 10B) corresponding to the second side surface 35. , Extends along the side 43. With this configuration, the input port 3A having a predetermined length can be efficiently arranged on the front plate 20A of the input unit 14A while suppressing the increase in the size of the front plate 20A of the input unit 14A. For example, as shown in FIG. 12B, the upper end of the insertion port 3A is not provided at a position corresponding to the end of the side 43, or the lower end of the insertion port 3A corresponds to the end of the side 43. If it is not provided in the place where it is to be used, the size of the front plate 20A of the charging portion 14A is increased as compared with the present embodiment.

Each figure of FIG. 13 is a view which shows the front view of the object receiving box 1A together with the object 2 housed in the storage part 15A. In each figure of FIG. 13, the object 2 is located inside the object receiving box 1A, but for convenience of explanation, the object 2 is represented by a solid line.

FIG. 13 (A) shows a state in which one object 2 having a shape and size corresponding to the maximum object is housed, and FIG. 13 (B) shows a state in which an object 2 having a size different from that of the maximum object is housed. 13 (C) shows a state in which one flexible object 2 is housed, and FIG. 13 (D) shows a state in which a plurality of objects 2 are housed. ing. The object receiving box 1A according to the present embodiment has the same structure as the object receiving box 1 according to the first embodiment with respect to a portion in which the object 2 is charged, dropped, and accommodated. Therefore, in the present embodiment, when the object 2 is thrown into the box internal cavity 4A through the charging port 3A, the object 2 falls in the box internal cavity 4A in the same manner as in the first embodiment, and the second It is accommodated in the accommodating portion 15A in the same manner as in one embodiment (see each figure of FIG. 13). Therefore, for the same reason as in the first embodiment, it is difficult to take out the object 2 accommodated in the accommodating portion 15A from the input port 3A. Further, for the same reason as in the first embodiment, due to the structural feature of the input port 3A that functions as the attitude control means, the posture of the object 2 in the accommodation unit 15A is random as compared with the case where the posture of the object 2 is random. The containment chamber 16A can be used efficiently.

<First modification of the second embodiment>
Next, a modified example of the second embodiment will be described. 14A and 14B are views showing an object receiving box 1B according to this modification, FIG. 14A is a front view of the upper opening / closing door 45 and the lower opening / closing door 46 closed, and FIG. 14B is an upper opening / closing door 45. The front view of the lower opening / closing door 46 is shown. FIG. 15 is a cross-sectional view taken along the line CC of FIG. 14 (A). As shown in FIG. 14, the object receiving box 1B according to the present embodiment has a box main body 5A according to the second embodiment and an accessory box main body 47 provided adjacent to the box main body 5A. There is.

As shown in FIGS. 14 and 15, the accessory box main body 47 includes a lower accessory box portion 48 and an upper accessory box portion 49. The lower accessory box portion 48 is a storage box provided adjacent to the left side of the storage portion 15A. The lower accessory box portion 48 has the same depth and height as the accommodating portion 15A. The lower panel 9AD on the left side of the box body 5A (see FIGS. 10A and 11) functions as the right side plate of the lower accessory box portion 48. The lower accessory box portion 48 has a left side plate 50, a top plate 51, a bottom plate 52, and a back plate 53, and a rectangular parallelepiped accommodating space 54 is formed therein. A lower opening / closing door 46 is provided on the front surface of the lower accessory box portion 48, and when the lower opening / closing door 46 is opened, the accommodation space 54 inside the lower accessory box portion 48 is exposed, and an object is exposed in this accommodation space 54. Can be stored. The lower opening / closing door 46 rotates about a hinge provided at the lower end of the front surface of the lower accessory box portion 48, and can be locked by the dial type lock 55.

The upper accessory box portion 49 is a storage box provided on the left side of the loading portion 14A adjacent to the loading portion 14A. The upper accessory box portion 49 has the same depth and height as the loading portion 14A. The upper panel 9AU on the left side of the loading portion 14A of the box body 5A (see FIGS. 10A and 11) functions as the right side plate of the upper accessory box portion 49. The upper accessory box portion 49 has a left side plate 57, a top plate 58, a bottom plate 59 (the same member as the top plate 51 of the lower accessory box portion 48), and a back plate 60, and a rectangular parallelepiped accommodating space 61 is formed therein. There is.

Here, due to the fact that the second side surface 35 is inclined and extends in the vertical direction, a three-dimensional space is vertically above the accommodating portion 15A and lateral to the second side surface 35. 40 (see FIGS. 10 (B), (D) and 14 (B)) is formed. As described above, this space 40 is a region that was a dead space in the object receiving box 1 according to the first embodiment and the state. In this modification, as shown in FIG. 14B, this space 40 is included in the accommodation space 61 of the upper accessory box portion 49. Due to this configuration, the space 40 generated due to the second side surface 35 being inclined and extending in the vertical direction is effectively utilized to suppress the increase in size of the object receiving box 1B as a whole. At the same time, the accommodation space 61 of the upper accessory box portion 49 can be effectively enlarged.

As shown in FIG. 14, an upper opening / closing door 45 is provided on the front surface of the upper accessory box portion 49, and when the upper opening / closing door 45 is opened, the accommodation space 61 inside the upper accessory box portion 49 is exposed. , An object can be stored in this accommodation space 61. The upper opening / closing door 45 rotates about a hinge provided at the upper end of the front surface of the upper accessory box portion 49, and can be locked by the dial type lock 62.

As shown in FIG. 14 (A), the accessory box main body 47 has a series of surfaces including a second side surface 35 of the loading portion 14A and a side surface 34 of the accommodating portion 15A continuous with the second side surface 35 (FIG. 14 (A). ) Is provided adjacent to the box body 5A (loading portion 14A and accommodating portion 15A) so that the side surface (the surface of the portion surrounded by the dotted line) is one side surface (the side surface on the right side). Due to this configuration, the object receiving box 1B including the box main body 5A and the accessory box main body 47 has a sense of unity and unity as a whole, and looks good.

<Other Modifications of the Second Embodiment>
Next, another modification of the second embodiment will be described. Each figure of FIG. 16 shows a front view of the object receiving box 1A when the input port 3A is provided in a mode different from that of the second embodiment. The inlet 3A may be provided in the manner shown in FIGS. 12 (B) and 12 (C) described above. Further, the insertion port 3A may be formed in the front plate 20A of the insertion portion 14A at a position away from the side 43 corresponding to the second side surface 35 and in a state of being inclined at the same inclination as the inclination of the second side surface with respect to the vertical direction. Well (FIG. 16 (A)), it may be formed in a state of being tilted with different inclinations (FIGS. 16 (B), (C)). Further, as in the first embodiment, the end portion of the charging port 3A may be cut out according to the shape of the corner portion of the charging portion 14A.

Further, as shown in FIG. 16D, the upper end portion of the insertion port 3A is cut out along the shape of the corresponding corner portion of the front plate 20A, and the lower end portion of the insertion port 3A is the front plate 20A. It may be cut out along the shape of the corresponding corner of. In FIG. 16D, the upper end edge of the insertion port 3A is along the right side of the front plate 20A of the insertion portion 14A, and the lower end edge of the insertion port 3A is along the lower side of the front plate 20A of the insertion portion 14A. The mouth 3 is formed.

Further, as shown by FIGS. 17A to 17D, the attitude control member SX may be provided inside the accommodating portion 15A (in each of the figures of FIG. 17, for convenience of explanation, the object receiving box). The attitude control member SX existing inside 1A is represented by a solid line). Regarding the shape and arrangement position of the attitude control member SX, FIG. 17A corresponds to FIG. 7, FIG. 17B corresponds to FIG. 8A, and FIG. 17C corresponds to FIG. 8B. 17 (D) corresponds to FIG. 8 (C).

<Third Embodiment>
Next, the third embodiment will be described. In the following description of the third embodiment, the same elements as those of the first embodiment are designated by the same reference numerals as those of the first embodiment, and the description thereof will be omitted. 18A and 18B are views showing an object receiving box 1C according to the present embodiment, where FIG. 18A is a front view, FIG. 18B is a right side view, and FIG. 18C is a rear view. FIG. 19 is a cross-sectional view taken along the line DD of FIG. 18 (B). In the following description, the vertical direction, the left-right direction, and the depth direction conform to the first embodiment.

As shown in FIGS. 18 and 19, the object receiving box 1C includes a box body 5C having a parallelepiped outer shape and a box internal cavity 4C formed therein. The box body 5C includes a front panel 7C, a right side panel 8C, a left side panel 9C, a top panel 10C, a bottom panel 11C, and a back panel 12C. In the back panel 12C, an opening / closing door is provided in the area corresponding to the accommodating portion 15C. The box body 5C is tilted to the right toward the vertical upward when viewed from the front. The fact that the parallelepiped box body 5C is tilted to the right toward the vertical upward means the following states.

That is, first, when the box body 5C is placed on a horizontal plane, any of the surfaces that stand upright perpendicular to the horizontal plane (in the present embodiment, the front surface and the back surface correspond to each other, and the left and right side surfaces do not correspond to each other) is the front surface. It is said that. Then, when the box body 5C is viewed from the front with respect to the front surface and one of the left and right sides of the front surface is focused on, the half straight line extending vertically upward with the lower end of the focused side as the end point. When the side of interest is located in the range of 0 to 90 ° clockwise with the lower end as the fulcrum, the parallelepiped box body 5C is tilted vertically upward to the right. On the other hand, when the side of interest is located in the range of 0 to 90 ° counterclockwise with the lower end as the fulcrum with respect to the half straight line (inclined to the left), the parallelepiped box body 5C is vertically upward. It is in a state of being tilted to the left toward.

In the present embodiment, referring to FIG. 18A and paying attention to the left side 64 on the front surface of the box body 5C, the left side 64 is relative to the half straight line 66 extending vertically upward from the lower end of the left side 64. (Indicated by an arrow in FIG. 18A), it is located in the range of 0 to 90 degrees clockwise with the lower end as a fulcrum. Therefore, the parallelepiped box body 5C is in a state of being tilted to the right toward the vertical upper side.

As shown in FIGS. 18 and 19, when the box body 5C is divided into two in the vertical direction by K3, a loading portion 14C is formed in the upper portion, and a thin and vertically long accommodating portion 15C is formed in the lower portion. Inside the accommodating portion 15C, an accommodating chamber 16C, which is a space capable of accommodating the object 2, is formed. The size (depth, height, width) of the accommodating portion 15C is set from the same viewpoint as in the first embodiment.

A charging port 3C is formed in the front plate 20C of the charging portion 14C (a portion of the front panel 7C that belongs to the region of the charging portion 14C). The slot 3C functions as a "posture control means" within the scope of the claims. The loading port 3C extends in the front plate 20C of the loading portion 14C in a state of being tilted to the same side as the box body 5C vertically upward. That is, as described above, the box body 5C is in a state of being tilted to the right with respect to the vertically upward direction, and the input port 3C is also in a state of being tilted to the right with respect to the vertically upward direction. In particular, in the present embodiment, the insertion port 3C extends in the front plate 20C of the insertion unit 14C in a state of being tilted at the same inclination as the inclination of the box body 5C when the box body 5C is viewed from the front. That is, the inclination angle of the input port 3C with respect to the vertical direction is the same as the inclination angle of the box body 5C with respect to the vertical direction. Due to this configuration, a sense of unity is generated in the appearance of the input unit 14C, and the appearance is good.

Further, in the present embodiment, the insertion port 3C is the left side 65 of the front plate 20C of the insertion portion 14C from one end to the other end of the front plate 20C of the insertion portion 14C (FIG. 18A). It extends along. The left side 65 is a side in which the box body 5C is tilted vertically upward (= right side) (= right side) and opposite direction (= left side) when the box body 5C is viewed from the front. As described above, in the present embodiment, when the box body 5C is viewed from the front, one end to the other end of the box body 5C is along the side opposite to the direction in which the box body 5C is tilted vertically upward. The input port 3C is formed toward. This has the following effects.

Each figure of FIG. 20 is a view showing a state in which the object 2 thrown into the object receiving box 1C falls in the box internal cavity 4C and the posture becomes stable together with the front view of the object receiving box 1C. be. In each figure of FIG. 20, for convenience of explanation, the object 2 located in the box internal cavity 4C is also represented by a solid line. FIG. 20 (A) shows the object 2 immediately after being charged into the box internal cavity 4C via the input port 3C, and FIGS. 20 (B), (C), and (D) show the object 2 with the passage of time. Shows how it changes.

As in the first embodiment, the object 2 loaded into the object receiving box 1C via the loading unit 14C falls in the box internal cavity 4C while being almost maintained in an inclined state according to the inclination of the loading port 3C. (FIG. 20 (A) → FIG. 20 (B)). Then, the lower end of the object 2 eventually comes into contact with the bottom of the storage chamber 16C (FIG. 20 (B) → FIG. 20 (C)). After that, the upper end of the object 2 is tilted toward the right side panel 8C due to the influence of gravity acting due to the inclination of the object 2, and the lower end thereof is toward the left side panel 9C. I will slide. As a result, the lower end of the object 2 is in contact with the inside of the left side panel 9C, and the upper end of the object 2 is in contact with the inside of the right side panel 8C while leaning against the right side panel 8C (FIG. 20 (D). )), The posture is stable in this state.

When the posture is stabilized in the storage chamber 16C of the storage portion 15C, as shown in FIG. 20D, the upper end portion of the object 2 is not located vertically below the lower end portion of the loading port 3C, and the loading port is not located. It is located at a location separated to the right from vertically below the lower end of 3C. In particular, the lower end of the input port 3C and the upper end of the object 2 are in a state of being separated as much as possible in the left-right direction within the width range of the box body 5C. In such a state, the insertion port 3C is the side of the front plate 20C of the insertion portion 14C in the direction opposite to the direction in which the box body 5C is tilted vertically upward (the left side 65 in this embodiment). ) Is derived from the structural feature that it extends from one end to the other end along such a side.

When the input port 3C extends in a direction containing a vertical component, the lower end portion of the input port 3C and the upper end portion of the object 2 housed in the accommodating portion 15C are separated from each other to separate the object object. As described in the first embodiment, it becomes difficult to take out the item 2 and the risk of theft is reduced. Further, due to the structural characteristics of the input port 3C that functions as the attitude control means, for the same reason as in the first embodiment, the posture of the object 2 in the accommodation unit 15C is random as compared with the case where the posture of the object 2 is random. The containment chamber 16C can be used efficiently.

<Modified example of the third embodiment>
Next, a modified example of the third embodiment will be described. Each figure of FIG. 21 is a front view of the object receiving box 1C having a mode different from that of the third embodiment. In each of the figures of FIG. 21, for convenience of explanation, the elements having the same functions as the elements of the third embodiment are designated by the same reference numerals as those of the third embodiment.

In the third embodiment, the loading port 3C is formed on the front surface of the loading portion 14C along a side opposite to the direction in which the box body 5C is tilted vertically upward. However, the input port 3C does not have to be provided along such a side. For example, as shown in FIG. 21A, the charging port 3C may be formed in the front plate 20C of the charging portion 14C at the central portion in the left-right direction of the front plate 20C. Further, for example, as shown in FIG. 21B, the input port 3C is formed in a state of extending from one vertex of the input portion 14C toward another vertex which is a pair of vertices of the one vertex. May be good. Further, in the present embodiment, the box body 5C is tilted to the right with respect to the vertically upward direction. However, as shown in FIG. 21C, the box body 5C may be tilted to the left with respect to the vertically upward direction. Further, as in the first embodiment, the end portion of the charging port 3C may be cut out according to the shape of the corner portion of the charging portion 14C.

Further, as shown by FIGS. 22 (A) to 22 (D), the attitude control member SX may be provided inside the accommodating portion 15A (in each figure of FIG. 22, for convenience of explanation, the object receiving box). The attitude control member SX existing inside 1A is represented by a solid line). Regarding the shape and arrangement position of the attitude control member SX, FIG. 22A corresponds to FIG. 7, FIG. 22B corresponds to FIG. 8A, and FIG. 22C corresponds to FIG. 8B. 22 (D) corresponds to FIG. 8 (C).

<Fourth Embodiment>
Next, the fourth embodiment will be described. In the following description of the fourth embodiment, the same elements as those of the first embodiment are designated by the same reference numerals as those of the first embodiment, and the description thereof will be omitted. 23 is a view showing the object receiving box 1D according to the present embodiment, (A) is a front view, (B) is a right side view, and (C) is a rear view. FIG. 24 is a cross-sectional view taken along the line EE of FIG. 23 (B). In the following description, the vertical direction, the left-right direction, and the depth direction conform to the first embodiment.

As shown in FIGS. 23 and 24, the object receiving box 1D includes a box body 5D having a loading portion 14D formed in the upper portion and a housing portion 15D formed in the lower portion. The accommodating portion 15D is a parallelepiped having a thin and vertically long outer shape, and is inclined to the right side vertically upward when viewed from the front. The accommodating portion 15D includes a thin and vertically long front plate 67, a right side plate 68, a left side plate 69, a top plate 70, a bottom plate 71, and a back plate 72. The accommodating portion 15D has an accommodating chamber 16D (cavity) formed therein, and a through hole 73 (FIGS. 24 and 25) extending in the depth direction is formed in the top plate 70 thereof.

FIG. 25 is a view of the top plate 70 of the accommodating portion 15D with the loading portion 14D removed from the top to the bottom. As shown in FIG. 25, the through hole 73 is formed along the left side SL of the top plate 70 of the accommodating portion 15D. It is defined as follows that the through hole 73 is formed not along the right side SR but along the left side SL. That is, when the object receiving box 1D is viewed from the front, the through hole 73 is formed along the side opposite to the direction in which the box body 5D is tilted vertically upward (hereinafter referred to as “tilt direction”). I am trying to do it. In the present embodiment, the direction of "the side where the box body 5D tilts vertically upward (= right side) when the object receiving box 1D is viewed from the front" is "rightward" (therefore, the tilting direction is "rightward". ".). The direction opposite to the right direction is the left side, and the side facing the left side is the left side SL. Therefore, a through hole 73 is formed along the left side SL.

The method of setting the function and size (width, height and depth) of the accommodating portion 15D is the same as that of the accommodating portion 15 according to the first embodiment.

The loading portion 14D is a parallelepiped having a left side plate 74, a right side plate 75, a top plate 76, and a back plate 77, and whose front and bottom surfaces are open. The opening on the front surface of the charging unit 14D is the charging port 3D. The slot 3D functions as a "posture control means" within the scope of the claims. In the loading portion 14D, the left side plate 74 and the right side plate 75 are tilted to the same side (in this embodiment, the right side) with respect to the vertically upward side of the accommodating portion 15D, and the opening on the bottom surface of the loading portion 14D is the top plate 70 of the accommodating portion 15D. It is provided vertically above the accommodating portion 15D so as to communicate with the formed through hole 73.

In particular, in the present embodiment, the left side plate 74 and the right side plate 75 constituting the charging portion 14D are tilted with the same inclination as the inclination of the accommodating portion 15D with respect to the vertical direction. Due to this configuration, when the object receiving box 1D is viewed from the front, the overall inclination of the accommodating portion 15D and the overall inclination of the loading portion 14D match, and the object receiving box 1D has a sense of unity as a whole. , A sense of unity is created and it looks good.

Each figure of FIG. 26 shows a state in which the object 2 thrown into the object receiving box 1D according to the present embodiment falls in the object receiving box 1D and the posture becomes stable. It is a figure which shows together with the front view. In each figure of FIG. 26, the object 2 is located in the inner cavity 4 of the box, but for convenience of explanation, the object 2 is represented by a solid line in the box body 5D. FIG. 26 (A) shows the object 2 immediately after being charged into the charging unit 14D via the charging port 3D, and FIGS. 26 (B), (C) and (D) show the object 2 changing with the passage of time. It shows how to do it.

The object 2 thrown into the object receiving box 1D via the throwing section 14D is initially guided by the inner wall of the throwing section 14D and falls along the inner wall of the throwing section 14D (FIG. 26 (A)). → Fig. 26 (B)). After that, when the upper end of the object 2 comes out of the charging portion 14D, the object 2 falls while being tilted according to the inclination of the loading portion 14D (FIG. 26 (B) → FIG. 26 (C)). After that, when the lower end of the object 2 comes into contact with the bottom of the accommodation chamber 16D of the accommodation portion 15D, the upper end of the object 2 is the accommodation portion 15D due to the influence of gravity acting due to the inclination of the object 2. It tilts toward the right side plate 68, and finally leans against the inside of the right side plate 68 (FIG. 26 (D)), and the posture stabilizes in this state.

When the posture is stabilized in the storage chamber 16D of the storage portion 15D, as shown in FIG. 26 (D), the upper end portion of the object 2 is not located vertically below the lower end portion of the loading port 3D, and the loading port is not located. It is located at a location separated from the vertical lower part of the lower end of 3D to the right side. In particular, the lower end of the input port 3D is located near the left side SL of the top plate 70, and the upper end of the object 2 is located near the right side SR of the top plate 70. The upper end portion of the object 2 is separated from the upper end portion in the left-right direction as much as possible within the width range of the accommodating portion 15D. Such a state occurs when the through hole 73 communicating with the opening on the bottom surface of the loading portion 14D is in the direction opposite to the inclined direction (rightward in the present embodiment) (leftward in the present embodiment). In this embodiment, it is derived from the structural feature that it is formed along the left side SL).

When the input port 3D extends in a direction containing a vertical component, the lower end portion of the input port 3D and the upper end portion of the object 2 housed in the accommodating portion 15D are separated from each other to separate the object object. As described in the first embodiment, it becomes difficult to take out the item 2 and the risk of theft is reduced. Further, due to the structural characteristics of the input port 3D that functions as the attitude control means, for the same reason as in the first embodiment, the posture of the object 2 in the accommodation unit 15D is random as compared with the case where the posture of the object 2 is random. The containment chamber 16D can be used efficiently.

<First modification of the fourth embodiment>
Next, a modified example of the fourth embodiment will be described. FIG. 27 is a front view of the object receiving box 1E according to the present modification. FIG. 28 is a cross-sectional view taken along the line FF of FIG. 27. As shown in FIG. 27, the object receiving box 1D according to the present embodiment has a box main body 5D according to the fourth embodiment and an accessory box main body 47E provided adjacent to the box main body 5D. There is.

As shown in FIG. 27, the accessory box main body 47E includes a lower accessory box portion 48E and an upper accessory box portion 49E. The lower accessory box portion 48E is a storage box provided adjacent to the storage portion 15D on the left side of the storage portion 15D. The lower accessory box portion 48E has the same depth and height as the accommodating portion 15D. The right side plate 68 of the accommodating portion 15D functions as the left side plate of the lower accessory box portion 48E. A lower opening / closing door 46E is provided on the front surface of the lower accessory box portion 48E. The lower opening / closing door 46E can rotate between an open state and a closed state with a hinge provided at the lower end as a fulcrum. A storage space 54E is formed inside the lower accessory box portion 48E, and when the lower opening / closing door 46E is opened, the storage space 54E (FIG. 28) is exposed. The lower opening / closing door 46E can be locked by the dial type lock 55E.

The upper accessory box portion 49E is a storage box provided adjacent to the right side of the loading portion 14D. The upper accessory box portion 49E has the same depth and height as the loading portion 14D. As shown in FIG. 27, the right side plate 75 of the loading portion 14D of the box body 5D functions as the left side plate of the upper accessory box portion 49E. An upper opening / closing door 45E is provided on the front surface of the upper accessory box portion 49E. The upper opening / closing door 45E can rotate between an open state and a closed state with a hinge provided at the upper end as a fulcrum. A storage space 61E (FIG. 28) is formed inside the upper accessory box portion 49E, and when the upper opening / closing door 45E is opened, the storage space 61E is exposed. The lower opening / closing door 46E can be locked by the dial type lock 62E.

The box body 5D has a structural feature that the loading portion 14D is formed thinner than the accommodating portion 15D, and the loading portion 14D is provided at the left end of the top plate 70 of the accommodating portion 15D. Due to this, as shown in FIG. 27, the space 80 (the region surrounded by the broken line in FIG. 27) is on the inclined direction (rightward) side of the input portion 14D and vertically above the accommodating portion 15D. Is formed. The storage space 54E of the upper accessory box portion 49E includes this space 80. Because of this configuration, the space 80 generated from the structural features of the box body 5D described above is effectively utilized to suppress the increase in size of the object receiving box 1E as a whole, and the storage space of the upper accessory box portion 49E. The size of 54E can be effectively increased.

As shown in FIG. 27, the accessory box main body R7E is provided on the right side surface 81 of the loading portion 14D on the inclined direction side (right side in this embodiment), the top surface 82 of the accommodating portion continuous with the side surface, and the top surface 82. A series of surfaces (the surface of the portion surrounded by the alternate long and short dash line in FIG. 27) consisting of the right side surface 83 on the inclined direction side (right side in this embodiment) of the continuous accommodating portion 15D is accommodated so as to be one side surface. It is provided adjacent to the portion 15D and the charging portion 14D. Due to this configuration, the object receiving box 1E including the box main body 5D and the accessory box main body 47E has a sense of unity and unity as a whole, and looks good.

<Other Modifications of the Fourth Embodiment>
Next, other modifications of the fourth embodiment will be described. Each figure of FIG. 29 shows a front view of the object receiving box 1D having a structure different from that of the fourth embodiment. In each of the figures of FIG. 29, for convenience of explanation, the elements having the same functions as the elements of the fourth embodiment are designated by the same reference numerals as those of the fourth embodiment. As shown in FIG. 29 (A), the charging portion 14D may be tilted at an inclination different from the inclination of the accommodating portion 15D with respect to the vertical direction. Further, as shown in FIG. 29 (B), the accommodating portion 15D may be tilted to the right in front view. In this case, as shown in FIG. 29B, a through hole through which the opening on the bottom surface of the charging portion 14D communicates is provided along the right side of the top plate 70 of the accommodating portion 15D, and the charging portion 14D is provided with the accommodating portion 15D. It is provided at the right end of the top plate 70 of. Further, as shown in FIG. 29 (C), the charging portion 14D may be provided at the central portion of the top plate 70 of the accommodating portion 15D in the left-right direction.

Further, as shown by FIGS. 30A to 30D, the attitude control member SX may be provided inside the accommodating portion 15A (in each figure of FIG. 30, for convenience of explanation, an object receiving box). The attitude control member SX existing inside the 1D is represented by a solid line). Regarding the shape and arrangement position of the attitude control member SX, FIG. 30A corresponds to FIG. 7, FIG. 30B corresponds to FIG. 8A, and FIG. 30C corresponds to FIG. 8B. 30 (D) corresponds to FIG. 8 (C).

<Fifth Embodiment>
Next, the fifth embodiment will be described. In the following description of the fifth embodiment, the same elements as those of the first embodiment are designated by the same reference numerals as those of the first embodiment, and the description thereof will be omitted. 31 is a view showing the object receiving box 1F according to the present embodiment, (A) is a front view, (B) is a right side view, and (C) is a GG cross-sectional view of (B). ..

As shown in FIG. 31, the object receiving box 1F includes a box main body 5F having a loading portion 14F formed in the upper portion and a narrow and vertically long accommodating portion 15F formed in the lower portion. As is clear from the comparison between FIGS. 31 and 23 and 24, the box body 5F according to the present embodiment is different from the box body 4D according to the fourth embodiment in that the accommodating portion 15F is a rectangular parallelepiped. .. The accommodating portion 15F includes a front plate 67F, a right side plate 68F, a left side plate 69F, a top plate 70F, a bottom plate 71F, and a back plate 72F. A storage chamber 16F (cavity) is formed in the storage portion 15F, and a through hole 73F extending in the depth direction is formed in the top plate 70F thereof.

The loading portion 14F is a rectangular parallelepiped having a left side plate 74F, a right side plate 75F, a top plate 76F, and a back plate 77F, and whose front and bottom surfaces are open. The opening on the front surface of the loading section 14F is the loading port 3F. In the box body 5F according to the present embodiment, the box body 4D according to the fourth embodiment and the left side plate 74F and the right side plate 75F of the loading unit 14F are not tilted with respect to the vertical direction and stand up along the vertical direction. The difference is that. Since the left side plate 74F and the right side plate 75F of the charging portion 14F stand up in the vertical direction, the charging port 3F formed in the charging portion 14D extends in the vertical direction.

In the box body 5F according to the present embodiment, a through hole 73F is formed in the central portion in the left-right direction in the top plate 70F of the accommodating portion 15F, and the opening on the bottom surface of the loading portion 14F communicates with the through hole 73F. There is. Therefore, the input portion 14F is provided at the center of the top surface 70F of the accommodating portion 15F in the left-right direction.

As shown in FIG. 31, an attitude control member SF is provided inside the accommodating portion 15F, vertically below the input port 3F. The shape of the attitude control member SF itself is the same as that of the attitude control member SX described in the first modification of the first embodiment (see FIG. 7). The attitude control member SF is a member for which the object 2 housed in the housing unit 15F is tilted to the right (specific direction) with respect to the vertically upward direction. The attitude control member SF is formed with an inclined surface NF inclined to the right with respect to the vertically upward direction, that is, to incline the object 2. As shown in FIG. 31, the inclined surface NF is located vertically below the loading port 3F, and the lower end portion of the object 2 loaded through the loading port 3F falls inside the accommodating portion 15F. First, it comes into contact with the inclined surface NF.

FIG. 32 is a diagram showing a state in which the object 2 thrown in through the throwing port 3F is accommodated in the accommodating portion 15F. In each figure of FIG. 32, for convenience of explanation, the object 2 located inside the object receiving box 1F and the attitude control member SF are represented by solid lines. The object 2 thrown into the object receiving box 1F through the loading port 3F falls inside the object receiving box 1 with almost no inclination in the vertical direction because the loading port 3F is not tilted with respect to the vertical direction. (See FIG. 32 (A)). As the object 2 falls, the lower end of the object 2 eventually comes into contact with the inclined surface NF of the attitude control member SF (see FIG. 32 (B)). Then, the lower end portion of the object 2 is guided by the inclined surface NF and slides to the left, and along with this, the object 2 as a whole tilts to the right with respect to the vertically upward direction. After that, the upper end portion of the object 2 leans against the inside of the right side plate 6F of the accommodating portion 15F (FIG. 32 (C)), and the posture is stabilized in this state.

As described above, in the present embodiment, due to the function of the attitude control member SF, the object 2 is accommodated in the accommodating portion 15F in a state of being tilted in a specific direction (“rightward” in the present embodiment) with respect to the vertically upward direction. Will be done. Therefore, the accommodation chamber 16D can be used efficiently for the same reason as described in the first embodiment.

<Modified example of the fifth embodiment>
Next, a modified example of the fifth embodiment will be described. Each figure of FIG. 33 is a front view of the object receiving box 1F according to this modification. In each of the figures of FIG. 33, for convenience of explanation, the members having the same functions as those of the fifth embodiment are designated by the same reference numerals as those of the fifth embodiment. Further, in each figure of FIG. 33, for convenience of explanation, the attitude control member SF and the object 2 existing inside the object receiving box 1F are represented by solid lines. The above is the same for FIG. 34.

As shown in FIG. 33 (A), the loading portion 14F is connected to the left end portion of the top plate 70F of the accommodating portion 15F, and the attitude control member SF is provided at the corner KF located vertically below the loading port 3F. But it may be. The attitude control member SF according to this modification is a member whose purpose is to tilt the object 2 accommodated in the accommodating portion 15F to the left (specific direction) with respect to the vertically upward direction, and the inclined surface NF thereof is a member. It is tilted to the left with respect to the vertical direction. According to the configuration of this modification, as shown in FIG. 33 (B), the object 2 accommodated in the accommodating portion 15F is directed to the left (specific orientation) with respect to the vertically upward direction by the function of the attitude control member SF. Can be tilted.

In addition to the configuration of the fifth embodiment and its modified example, the input portion 14F is placed on the top plate 70F of the accommodating portion 15F at a location other than the central portion and the left end (for example, the right end as illustrated in FIG. 34 (A)). It may be provided. Regardless of where the loading portion 14F is provided, the attitude control member SF is vertically below the loading port 3F extending in the vertical direction, and is the object 2 loaded through the loading port 3F. The lower end is arranged at a position where it abuts on the inclined surface NF. Further, as in the object receiving box 1G shown in FIG. 34 (B), with respect to the rectangular parallelepiped box body 5G, a loading port 3G extending in the vertical direction is formed in the upper loading portion 14G, and the lower accommodating portion 15G is formed. The attitude control member SG may be provided at a position vertically below the charging port 3G and at a position where the lower end portion of the object 2 loaded through the charging port 3G abuts on the inclined surface NG.

The embodiment of the present invention has been described above. However, each of the above embodiments is merely an example of the embodiment of the present invention, and the technical scope of the present invention should not be construed in a limited manner. That is, the present invention can be implemented in various forms without departing from its gist or its main features.

For example, in the first embodiment, the insertion port 3 is made difficult to be stolen by providing the insertion port 3 with a member (a lid member that covers the insertion port 3 and opens only a certain amount) to prevent the insertion into the insertion port 3. A member may be provided. The above is the same for the second to fifth embodiments (including modified examples of each embodiment).

Further, in the first embodiment, the entry of the hand or the like into the accommodation chamber 16 is obstructed between the insertion unit 14 and the accommodation unit 15, and the object 2 is moved from the insertion unit 14 to the accommodation unit 15. An anti-theft member that hinders theft may be provided. The above is the same for the second to fifth embodiments (including modified examples of each embodiment).

In addition, the dimensions of a specific member have been specifically illustrated. However, the dimensions of each member are not limited to the illustrated dimensions and should be appropriately determined by the design policy.

Further, in the first embodiment, the opening / closing door 17 is provided on the back panel 12 of the object receiving box 1, but the place where the opening / closing door 17 is provided and the mode in which the opening / closing door 17 is provided are exemplified. Not limited. For example, the opening / closing door 17 may be provided in the area corresponding to the accommodating portion 15 in the right side panel 8. The above is the same for the second to fifth embodiments (including modified examples of each embodiment).

1, 1A, 1B, 1C, 1D, 1E Object receiving box 2 Object 3, 3A, 3C, 3D Input port (attitude control means)
3F, 3G Input port 5, 5A, 5C, 5D Box body 14, 14A, 14C, 14D Input section 15, 15A, 15C, 15D Storage section 20, 20A, 20C Front plate 21 1st vertex 22 2nd vertex 23 1st Vertex side end 24 Second apex side end 25 Load sensor (sensor)
33 1st side 35 2nd side 37 Front 39 Back 47, 47E Attachment box body 61, 61E Storage space 73 Through hole 74 Left plate 75 Right plate 76 Top plate 77 Back plate SX, SF, SG Attitude control member (attitude control means) )
NX, NF, NG slope

In order to solve the above-mentioned problems, the object receiving box of the present invention is provided with a loading portion in which a loading port for loading the object is formed on the front plate and vertically below the loading portion, and the loading port is provided. After being thrown into the loading section via the slot, the posture of the thin and vertically long housing section that receives and accommodates the falling object and the object accommodated in the housing section are tilted in a specific direction with respect to the vertical direction. It is characterized in that the input port extends in a state of being tilted with respect to the vertical direction in the front plate of the input portion, and the input port functions as the attitude control means.

According to the present invention configured as described above, the inlet extends in a state of being tilted with respect to the vertical direction on the front plate of the inlet, and the function of the inlet as an attitude control means allows the object to be subjected. Is housed in a thin, vertically long storage unit in a state of being tilted in a specific direction with respect to the vertical direction. Therefore, when a plurality of objects are accommodated in the accommodating portion, the plurality of objects are deposited so as to be inclined in the same direction with respect to the vertical direction. Therefore, the accommodation space of the accommodation unit can be used efficiently as compared with the case where the posture of the object in the accommodation unit is random.

Claims (21)

An input portion with an input port formed on the front plate for inputting an object, and an input portion
A thin and vertically long accommodating portion provided vertically below the loading portion, which receives and accommodates the falling object after being charged into the loading portion through the charging port.
A posture control means for making the posture of the object housed in the storage portion tilt in a specific direction with respect to the vertical direction.
An object receiving box characterized by being provided with. The first aspect of claim 1, wherein the inlet extends in a state of being inclined with respect to the vertical direction in the front plate of the inlet, and the inlet functions as the attitude control means. Object receiving box. The second aspect of the present invention, wherein the attitude control member is provided as the attitude control means, which is provided inside the accommodating portion and has an inclined surface inclined to the same side as the inclination of the input port with respect to the vertical direction. Object receiving box. It has a rectangular parallelepiped outer shape and a box body with a hollow inside.
The loading portion is formed in the upper part when the box body is divided into two in the vertical direction.
The object receiving box according to claim 2 or 3, wherein the housing portion is formed at a lower portion when the box body is divided into two in the vertical direction. The insertion port extends from the first apex, which is one apex of the front plate of the insertion portion, toward the second apex, which is the opposite apex of the first apex, in a state of being inclined with respect to the vertical direction. The object receiving box according to claim 4, wherein the object receiving box is characterized by the above. The end of the input port on the first apex side is cut out along the shape of the first apex.
The object receiving box according to claim 5, wherein the end portion of the input port on the second apex side is cut out along the shape of the second apex. A box body having the input portion formed in the upper portion and the accommodating portion formed in the lower portion is provided.
The accommodating portion is a box-shaped three-dimensional object having an open top surface.
The input portion has a first side surface of a quadrangle that is continuous with one side surface of the accommodating portion and extends in the vertical direction, and the first side surface that is continuous with the other side surface of the accommodating portion and extends vertically upward. The second side surface of the quadrangle extending in the vertical direction so as to approach, the front surface of the right triangle continuous with the front surface of the housing portion, and the back surface of the right triangle continuous with the back surface of the housing portion. It is a pentahedral three-dimensional object with a hollow inside and an open bottom.
The object according to claim 2 or 3, wherein the input port extends in the front plate of the input portion in a state of being inclined to the same side with respect to the second side surface and the vertically upward direction. Receiving box. The object receiving box according to claim 7, wherein the loading port extends in a state of being tilted at the same inclination as the inclination of the second side surface with respect to the vertical direction in the front plate of the loading portion. .. The insertion port is characterized in that it extends from one end to the other end of the side corresponding to the second side surface along the side corresponding to the second side surface in the front plate of the insertion portion. The object receiving box according to claim 8. Further provided with an accessory box body provided adjacent to the loading portion and the accommodating portion.
The accessory box main body is formed vertically above the accommodating portion and laterally to the second side surface because the second side surface is inclined and extends in the vertical direction. The object receiving box according to any one of claims 7 to 9, wherein a dimensional space is included in the accommodation space. The accessory box main body has the charging portion and the housing portion so that a series of surfaces including the second side surface of the charging portion and the side surface of the housing portion continuous with the second side surface is one side surface. The object receiving box according to claim 10, wherein the object receiving box is provided adjacent to the box. It has a parallelepiped outer shape, is tilted vertically upward to either the right or left side, and has a box body with a cavity formed inside.
The loading portion is formed in the upper part when the box body is divided into two in the vertical direction.
The housing portion is formed at the lower part when the box body is divided into two in the vertical direction.
2. Object receiving box described in. The twelfth aspect of claim 12, wherein the insertion port extends in a state in which the front plate of the insertion portion is tilted at the same inclination as the inclination of the box body when the box body is viewed from the front. Object receiving box. In the front plate of the insertion portion, the insertion port is such that the box body faces vertically upward when the box body is viewed in front of the left and right sides of the front plate of the insertion portion in the left and right directions. The object receiving box according to claim 13, wherein the object receiving box extends along the side from one end of the side opposite to the direction of the inclined side toward the other end. A box body having the input portion formed in the upper portion and the accommodating portion formed in the lower portion is provided.
The housing portion has a parallelepiped outer shape, and when viewed from the front, it tilts vertically upward to either the right side or the left side, a cavity is formed inside, and a through hole extending in the depth direction is formed on the top plate. Formed,
The loading portion is a parallelepiped having left and right side plates, a top plate and a back plate, and the front and bottom surfaces are opened, the front opening is the loading port, and the left and right side plates are the accommodating portion. It is characterized in that the opening on the bottom surface is provided vertically above the accommodating portion so as to communicate with the through hole formed in the top plate of the accommodating portion in a state of being tilted to the same side with respect to the vertically upward position. The object receiving box according to claim 2 or 3. The object receiving box according to claim 15, wherein the left and right side plates constituting the loading portion are tilted at the same inclination as the inclination of the accommodating portion with respect to the vertical direction. The through hole is formed in the top plate of the accommodating portion so that the box body is vertically upward when the object receiving box is viewed in front of the two left and right sides of the top plate of the accommodating portion in the left and right directions. The object receiving box according to claim 15 or 16, wherein the object receiving box is formed along a side opposite to the inclined direction, which is the direction of the inclined side. Further provided with an accessory box body provided adjacent to the loading portion and the accommodating portion.
The object receiving box according to claim 17, wherein the accessory box main body includes a space formed vertically above the accommodating portion in the accommodating space on the inclined direction side of the loading portion. The accessory box main body is a series including the side surface of the loading portion on the inclined direction side, the top surface of the accommodating portion continuous with the side surface, and the side surface of the accommodating portion continuous with the top surface on the inclined direction side. The object receiving box according to claim 18, wherein the container is provided adjacent to the accommodating portion and the charging portion so that the surface of the box is one side surface. The inlet extends in the vertical direction in the front plate of the inlet.
The object according to claim 1, wherein an attitude control member provided inside the accommodating portion and having an inclined surface inclined to the specific direction side with respect to the vertical direction is provided as the attitude control means. Receiving box. 20. Object receiving box described in.

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