KR200274767Y1 - Electronic controlling mailbox for multi-residences - Google Patents

Abstract

The present invention relates to an electronically controlled mailbox for multi-generational households, which uses an electronic control technology in an airtight structure that can securely store received mails so that only the user can discharge the mails, improving the stability and convenience, and structurally It can reduce the installation space. This includes a plurality of inlets 2 opened at intervals in the longitudinal direction and in the longitudinal direction, a plurality of inlets 8 inclined rearwardly inside each inlet and overlapping in the longitudinal direction, and an electric furnace for discharging postal matters in each inlet. Eject means for operation, a passage (9) for dropping the mail discharged from each inbox, a recovery port (3) for taking out the falling mail, and a password can be set for each invoice, respectively, A control panel 6 for operating the discharge means is provided. Since each inbox is sealed in the main body, you cannot take out mail from the outside, and only the person who has been confirmed by entering a password can take out the mail, making it safe and easy to operate. In addition, it is possible to reduce the overall volume even if the invoices are inclined to overlap each other so that each inbox is made wide enough to accommodate a large mail. Therefore, the installation space in the building can be reduced and it is effective for improving aesthetics.

Description

Electronic controlling mailbox for multi-residences

The present invention relates to a mailbox that is shared by several generations, and more particularly, to a multi-generation electronically controlled mailbox for a sealed structure that can be combined with electronic control technology to promote safety and convenience and reduce installation space.

Public building entrances, such as apartment villa office building officetels, are equipped with multi-generation mailboxes that receive mail delivered to each tenant's household and allow the tenant to check and take out when entering the entrance. This multi-generation mailbox saves the labor of the courier because it does not have to visit every two generations during postal delivery, and protects the privacy of tenants by reducing the number of visits by outsiders.

However, because the entrance of the building is frequently visited by outsiders such as occupants, curious children and visitors, and it is virtually difficult to monitor them thoroughly, it is safe to keep the mail safe from being stolen, tampered with, or misdelivered. It is also necessary to reduce the installation space and improve the appearance in consideration of the aesthetics in the building.

Conventional multi-generation mailboxes are divided or stacked vertically and horizontally in each generation, each inlet is provided with an opening and opening door, each opening door is equipped with a lock that is unlocked only by a unique key to prevent others from opening. It is structured. Such a conventional multi-generation mailbox, even if the door is locked, is a structure that can take out the mail received using the hand or other tools through the inlet, there is a lack of security against the theft of the mail. In addition, the hassle of carrying a key, as well as to be around so as not to lose, there is a lot of inconvenience in use, the key is almost no use of this inconvenience. On the other hand, in the structure of partitioning or stacking the inboxes for each generation as in the prior art, the larger the number of generations, the more space is occupied by the installation space, and in particular, the installation height is limited, thereby reducing the size (height) of each inbox. It is received in a state that protrudes to the outside, which further hurts aesthetics and increases the risk of theft.

Looking at the conventional techniques proposed as a solution to this problem, Registration Utility Model Publication No. 20-3266 is easy to assemble and install because each generation mailbox is separated into a body and a cover can be assembled with bolts, and several can be connected with bolts And easy to replace damaged parts.

Registered Utility Model Publication No. 20-0215010 installs an image display device and a surveillance camera on the top of the mailbox to enhance the safety by monitoring functions for advertisement and crime prevention, and to check the presence or absence of mail by using a mail sensor and display lamp. Provides convenience by detecting and displaying for easy identification.

Registered Utility Model Publication No. 20-0198750 provides convenience by automatically opening the door of the household inbox by the elasticity of the torsion spring when the lock is released.

Public utility model registration publication No. 10-1998-026202 allows the home automation system to verify the existence of mail received in a mailbox.

Despite the various conventional techniques as described above, conventional multi-generation mailboxes still have safety problems, such as mail is easily stolen and damaged. The reason is that the household drawer has a simple rectangular box that can take out mail through the slot, and the opening and closing door also has a vulnerability that can be difficult to open despite the locking device. This is because the structure to be used is often left in an unlocked state because there are many inconveniences in use. On the other hand, a simple square barrel intake or partitioned stacking form can not reduce the installation space and there is a limit to improve the appearance and safety.

Accordingly, an object of the present invention is to provide a multi-generation electronically controlled mailbox for improving safety and convenience by using electronic control technology in an airtight structure that prevents others from taking out the received mail, and discharging the mail after electronic identification.

In addition, another object of the present invention is to reduce the installation space by reducing the overall volume without reducing the size of the generational inbox.

1 is an external perspective view of a multi-generation electronically controlled mailbox according to the present invention.

Figure 2 is a cross-sectional view showing a structure in which the multi-generation electronically controlled mailbox body according to the present invention in the longitudinal direction and the receiving boxes are stacked therein.

3 is an exploded perspective view of a receiving box mounted in a multi-generation electronically controlled mailbox according to the present invention;

Figure 4 is a partial cross-sectional view showing the operation of the mail is received by receiving the inside through the inlet of the electronically controlled mailbox for multi-generation according to the present invention.

FIG. 5 is a cross-sectional view taken along the line VV of FIG. 4. FIG.

Figure 6 is a plan view of the discharge portion of the receiving box mounted in the electronically controlled mailbox for multi-generation according to the present invention.

FIG. 7 is a sectional view taken along the line VII-VII shown in FIG. 6. FIG.

8 is a control panel layout view of a multi-generation electronically controlled mailbox according to the present invention.

9 is a control circuit block diagram of a multi-generation electronically controlled mailbox according to the present invention.

10 is a main flow chart of a multi-generation electronically controlled mailbox according to the present invention.

11 is a flow chart of the mail discharge mode control of the electronically controlled mailbox for multi-generation according to the present invention.

12 is a flow chart of the password change mode control of the electronically controlled mailbox for multi-generation according to the present invention.

Explanation of symbols on the main parts of the drawings

1: main body 2: inlet

3: recovery port 6: control panel

8: Inbox 9: Pathway

18,19: cover 26: micro switch

27 solenoid operated plunger 28 latch

29: indicator lamp 43: key input pad

44: display plate 49: control unit

Multi-generation electronically controlled mailbox according to the present invention to achieve the first object described above, a plurality of openings for opening the mail in the longitudinal direction or longitudinal and transverse direction on the front (each), each of which is a plurality of inlet A plurality of inboxes having receptacles for receiving each of the injected mails in the inlet of the inlet; a discharging means operable to discharge the received mails in each inlet box; A passage, a recovery port open to the outside in the lower part of the front to receive and drop the mail dropped through the passage, and each of the plurality of receipts can be set a password and select the discharge means of the corresponding inbox when the set password is entered And control means for controlling to operate, preferably received in each of the Is configured to include an indication that the lamp is operated off to notify the mail in the presence or absence detecting means for detecting the fabric and each suchwiham and perform further a function of the control means controls the display lamp on the basis of the signal of the sensing means.

In addition, in order to achieve the above-mentioned second object, the receiving boxes are tilted backwards and rearwards in a longitudinal direction, and as the discharge means, a discharge port directed to the passage at the bottom of the receiving box, a cover for opening and closing the openings, and opening and closing the covers. It is provided with an electric actuator. That is, each inbox can be manufactured to a sufficient width to accommodate the standard envelope of the mail, but can be mutually folded in the inclined state, so that the overall volume can be reduced.

Hereinafter, exemplary embodiments of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings.

Multi-generation electronically controlled mailbox according to the present invention, as shown in Figure 1 showing the appearance, a plurality of inlet openings at intervals in the longitudinal and transverse directions on the front surface of the rectangular box-shaped mailbox body (1) ( 2) and a recovery port 3 opened in the lower portion thereof. Next to each inlet 2, a display window 4 for displaying the presence or absence of postal matters, for example, by light emission, is provided. The name plate 5 attached directly below each inlet 2 is for describing a lake etc. which can identify a household. Attached to the front center portion of the main body 1 is a control panel 6 for operating a password to be set for each household and for discharging the received mail only to the person identified with the set password.

1 shows a structure in which the inlet 2 is formed in the longitudinal direction and the transverse direction, but it can be formed in a semi-assembled form that can be formed only in the longitudinal direction so that it can be easily expanded or partially replaced according to the number of generations. .

Referring to FIG. 2, each inlet 2 of the mailbox main body 1 is opened by cutting the left and right sides and the lower side of the front part of the main body 1 and bending it inclined inward to guide the curved portion. It has a part (7). The guide part 7 is for guiding the mail input from the outside to the receiving box 8 located therein (see Fig. 4). Receiving boxes 8 inside the inlet 2 are respectively inclined rearward and are provided to overlap adjacent ones in the longitudinal direction. A passage 9 is provided between the rear part of the main body 1 and the rear end of the intake boxes 8 for dropping the postal matter. This passage 9 is connected to the above-mentioned recovery port 3. In addition, a partition 10 is provided between the receiving boxes 8 adjacent to the transverse direction. Although the partition 10 is not necessary, the partition 8 can be easily installed and the front and rear surfaces of the main body 1 can be well maintained.

Each receiving box 8 is divided into a receiving room 14 and a machine room 15 by a partition 13 installed on one side of the upper plate 11 and the lower plate 12, as shown in FIG. 4. The receiving chamber 14 has a receiving opening 16 and a discharge opening 17 open in front and rear sides thereof, and covers 18 and 19 are provided in each. The front receptacle side cover 18 is rotatably supported by the hinges 20 and 21 so as to be opened inward and downward as shown in FIG. 5 and the elasticity of the torsion spring 22 fitted to the one side hinge 20 so as to be normally closed. Receive. The rear outlet side cover 19 is rotatably supported by the hinges 23 and 24 so as to open outwards as shown in FIG. 7 and pulled into the tension spring 25 to be normally closed. The machine room 15 provides a space to mount the micro switch 26 solenoid actuating plunger 27 latch 28 and the display lamp 29, which are components required for the sensing means and the discharge means. .

Figure 4 shows a structure suitable for fabricating a steel plate as a material, it may be possible in another structure to enable the injection molding of synthetic resin and the like.

The receiving port side cover 18 and the micro switch 26 were provided as postal matter detecting means. The microswitch 26 is conventional and has an electrical contact therein and an actuator to open and close it (OFF / ON), and also a button 30 which is pushed to move out of the body as shown in FIG. And a lever 31 for operating the lever in principle. The lever 31 is convexly curved at its central portion, and the portion thereof protrudes through the hole 32 of the partition 13 to the receiving chamber 14 to interlock when the cover 18 is opened and closed.

The sensing means may be implemented in various ways such as a sensor for detecting a postal matter, for example, an optical sensor or a load cell, instead of the structure using the micro switch and the cover.

The outlet side cover 19 and the solenoid actuating plunger 27 are provided as postal discharge means. The solenoid actuating plunger 27 is wound around it and penetrates through the coil part 33 which is excited by an electrical signal, protrudes by the electronic thrust at the time of its excitation, and is returned by the spring 34 when the electrical signal is cut off. On one side of the cover 19 is an extension 35 extending towards the plunger 27, as shown in FIG. 7, when the plunger 27 pushes the extension 35 and the cover 19 opens and returns it. The cover 19 is closed by the tension spring 25 described above.

Instead of the solenoid actuating plunger and the interlocking structure described above, the discharge means may be another method using a motor as a driving source and using a gear train or a cam.

The latch 28 is used to hold the cover 19 so that there is no problem of arbitrarily opening the cover 19 when the weight of the mail received in the receiving chamber 14 exceeds the elasticity of the tension spring 25. will be. This latch 28 is composed of a housing 36 and a latch member 37, the latch member 37, as shown in Figure 6, the hinge portion 38, the locking projection 39 and the release projection 40 And is supported by the torsion spring 41 in the housing 36 to receive elasticity that protrudes the projections 39 and 40 out of the housing. The locking projection 39 hangs the hook portion 42 formed in the extension portion 35 of the cover 19 to maintain the locking state so that the cover 19 is not opened arbitrarily. The release protrusion 40 is pressed in the initial operation of the plunger 27 to release the locking state of the locking protrusion 39.

The display lamp 29 emits light through the display window 4 provided in the front part of the main body 1 to indicate the presence or absence of mail. For example, an LED (light-emitting diode) is used. It is controlled by the control means described later so that it is turned on when the postal matter is detected by the micro switch 26 and turned off when the postal matter is discharged by the solenoid actuating plug 27 of the discharge means.

8 shows the control panel 6 attached to the front part of the main body 1 described above as part of the control means. The control panel 6 has a key input pad 43 in which numeric keys 0 to 9 and function keys such as 'cancel', 'change' and 'confirm' are arranged, and an LCD (liquid crystal display) capable of displaying characters or graphics. The display panel 44, such as), is arranged, and an explanation statement such as a simple operation method is printed. The voice generator 45 is a hole drilled so that the voice generated from the speaker (not shown) built therein can be easily heard.

This control panel can be installed in two or more mailboxes so that the user does not have to wait for a large number of mailboxes.

As shown in FIG. 9, the control circuit mounted inside the control panel 6 includes a mail detector 46, a key input 47, a storage 48, a controller 49, a display driver 50, a voice signal driver 51 and a lamp driver 52. ) Is composed of a solenoid drive unit (53). The mail detection unit 46 receives the unique information of the corresponding deposit box, for example, the lake information for each generation, and the mail input from the input terminal position based on the electrical signal switched by the micro switch 26 installed in the above-mentioned receiving boxes. Inform the data to the controller 49. The key input pad 43 inputs data for operating the above-described key input pad 43 to the controller 49. The storage unit 48 stores program data necessary for control and password data set by the user as described above. The storage unit 48 uses a nonvolatile memory so that information such as a password set by the user is not erased even during a power failure. The control unit 49 is like a microcomputer programmed for necessary control and data processing, and controls each drive unit in accordance with a program based on the data input from the postal matter detection unit 46 and the key input unit 47. The display driver 50 drives the display panel 44 by outputting display information such as an operation state and a guidance message according to a command of the controller 49. The voice signal driver 51 outputs a voice signal according to the command of the controller 49 to drive the speaker. The lamp driver 52 switches the power to selectively turn off the display lamps 29 installed in the above-described receiving boxes according to the command of the controller 49. The solenoid driving part 53 selectively drives the solenoid actuating plungers 27 provided in the above-mentioned receiving boxes according to the command of the control part 49. As shown in FIG.

The controller 49 basically performs the main function of FIG. 10 and operates in the mail discharge mode of FIG. 11 and the password change mode of FIG. 12 according to a user's key input. This is described as follows.

When power is turned on initially or after a power failure, the controller 49 initializes the system as shown in FIG. 10 (S1), and then, in the standby state, whether the mail is input in real time or the user confirms or changes the key. Judgments are made (S2, S3, S4). When it is determined that the mail is input, the display lamp of the corresponding inbox is turned on (S5), and when the 'OK' key is input, the mail discharge mode (S6) is operated, and when the 'change' key is input, the password change mode (S7) is operated. In this case, the judgment of the mail input can be determined based on the data input from the mail detection unit 46. After the input data is decoded to grasp the lake information of the corresponding intake box, the display lamp of the corresponding intake box can be selected and lit. Therefore, the tenants can check whether or not the delivery of the mail through the display lamp 29 is turned on through the above-described display window (4).

In the mail discharge mode selected by the 'confirmation' key (S6), as shown in Figure 11, after the lake input guide message (S8) is confirmed whether the lake is input (S9), if the lake is input password input guide message output (S10) After confirming that the password is entered (S11). Then, it is determined whether the input lake and the password is correct (S12) and if it is correct, the mail of the lake is discharged (S13), and then the indicator lamp of the corresponding inbox is turned off (S14) and the program ends. The program is also automatically terminated when the user presses the 'cancel' key on the key input pad 43 during the lake or password input process or cancels the input (S14, S15). On the other hand, if the entered password is not correct, the message after the error message output (S16) notifying that by ending the program to prevent theft of the mail by fraudulent use.

The guide messages are output as text and voice through the display panel 44 and the speaker (described below). Therefore, the user may enter the lake and password with the numeric keys on the key input pad 43 according to the guide. At this time, after inputting the lake and password, press 'Confirm' key to confirm the input. The input lake and password information is temporarily stored in a memory built into the microcomputer, which is the controller 49, and the authenticity can be masked by comparing the password of the corresponding lake stored in the storage 48.

For reference, the password can be initially set, for example, all generations equal to '0000', and in the password change mode described below, each user can change his / her own password whenever necessary to prevent unauthorized use of others.

When the solenoid actuating plunger 27 is operated by the mail discharge step of the corresponding lake, as shown in FIG. 6, immediately before the plunger 27 pushes the extension part 35 of the outlet cover 19, the latch member. The locking state of the locking protrusion 39 is released by pressing the releasing protrusion 40 of the 37 against the plunger 27, and then the extension portion 35 as shown in Fig. 7 by the plunger 27 which protrudes further. The lid 19 is opened while the cover is pushed. When the cover 19 is opened, the postal matter 43 stored in the receiving chamber 14 in the intake box 8 slides out of its own weight and exits to the passage 9 side through the open outlet 17. In 9), it is dropped and collected in the recovery port 3 below. Therefore, the tenant will be able to take out the collected mail in the recovery port (3).

In the password change mode (S6) selected by the 'change' key, as shown in Figure 12, as a process of authenticating the identity once, after the lake input guide message output (S18) to check whether the lake is input (S19), if the lake is input After outputting the password input guide message (S20), check whether the password is input (S21), and then determine whether the password is correct with the inputted lake (S22). If the identity is confirmed in such a procedure, after the new password input guide message output (S23) and confirms the input (S24), if the new password is input, after the guide message output (S25) for confirmation input of the new password entered If the input again checks (S26) and determines whether it matches the new password previously input (S27). That is, to avoid confusion caused by input errors. Then, the password stored in the lake of the storage unit 48 described above is reset to the new password (S28), and outputs a message informing that the password has been changed (S29) and the program ends. The program is also automatically terminated when the user presses the 'Cancel' key on the key input pad 43 during the lake or password input process or when a certain time elapses (S30, S31, S33, S34). On the other hand, if the input password is not correct or the new password is not matched again, the error message output (S35) to inform this by ending the program to prevent the password error due to the user's mistake in advance.

Although not applied to the embodiment above, the present invention may be implemented to notify the postal delivery through the home delivery immediately after the delivery by connecting to the home automation in each household by adding a wired or wireless communication function to the above-described control unit.

According to the present invention as described through the embodiments above, by combining the electronic control technology in the mailbox it can provide a secure sealed mailbox without the inconvenience of checking and taking out the mail. Therefore, the present invention is very effective in solving the problem of theft and damage of the mail of the multi-purpose mailbox installed in the security entrance of the weak building.

In addition, the present invention can be reduced to reduce the installation space of the mailbox by reducing the total volume, even if the inboxes are manufactured to a sufficient width so that the entire mail does not protrude to the outside through a structure in which a plurality of household invoices overlap I can keep my aesthetics good.

Claims (7)

A plurality of inlets, each having a plurality of inlets opening in the longitudinal direction or longitudinally and laterally in the front to inject mail, respectively, and a receiving port for receiving each of the ingested mails inside the plurality of inlets; A discharging means operable to discharge the received mails to the outlet, a passage for dropping the mails discharged by the discharge means of each intake box, and an outer portion of the front lower portion to receive and take out the dropped mails through the passages; A multi-generation electronically controlled postbox provided with an open recovery port and a control means for setting a password for each of the plurality of intakes and controlling to select and operate a discharge means of the intake box when the set password is input. The multi-generation electronically controlled mailbox according to claim 1, wherein each of the plurality of inlets has a guide for guiding the mail receiving side. The method of claim 1, wherein the receiving boxes are overlapped with each other in the longitudinal direction while being inclined rearward and downward, and the receiving boxes as the discharge means at the lower end thereof, the cover for opening and closing the cover and the cover for opening and closing the cover Multi-generation electronically controlled mailboxes with actuators actuated by control means. The multi-generation electronically controlled mailbox according to claim 3, comprising latch means for locking the cover in a closed state so that the cover does not open arbitrarily by the weight of the mail and releasing the locking state when the actuator of the discharge means is operated. . The apparatus according to claim 1 or 3, further comprising: sensing means for sensing mail received in each of the inboxes and an indicator lamp that is turned on to indicate whether there is mail in each inbox, and wherein the control means is based on a signal from the sensing means. A multi-generation electronically controlled mailbox configured to further perform a function of lighting a display lamp and controlling the light to turn off after the discharge means is operated. The method of claim 4, wherein when the input of the mail is detected from the sensing means as the control means, the display lamp of the corresponding inbox is turned on, the password set by the user is stored, and the discharge means is operated through the password verification process. And a control unit programmed to turn off the display lamp. The multi-generation electronically controlled mailbox according to claim 4, wherein the sensing means is provided with a cover which is rotated when the mail is received by the receiver and a micro switch which switches an electrical signal in association with the rotation of the cover.