JPH07112451B2 - Luggage receiving box - Google Patents

Description

Description: [Industrial field of use] The present invention relates to a luggage receiving box capable of receiving luggage even when absent.

[Conventional technology]

The number of double-income families has increased along with social changes, and the number of dwellings in which no one is absent during the daytime has increased. On the other hand, with the development of so-called home delivery business, which delivers and distributes luggage to individual households, the chances of receiving luggage at each household are increasing.

However, when the household to receive the delivered package is absent, the delivery person asks the next house to accept the delivery or mails a contact note, etc. In many cases, people are forced to make another delivery, which reduces the efficiency of delivery work and also delays the opportunity for households to receive packages.

In a large multi-family house with a large number of managers, there is a luggage receiving system that receives the luggage on the assumption that the manager is present, in addition to the agent receiving the luggage.

[Problems to be Solved by the Invention]

However, this package receiving system has a large number of boxes and receives packages by centralized control by a computer, which is extremely expensive and requires a lot of time and effort for maintenance of the system. Not only for homes, but for relatively small apartments with a small number of units, it cannot be adopted at all.

Accordingly, the inventors of the present invention have devised a luggage receiving box having a simple structure that has a lock and a luggage sensor and can be used in an individual house or an apartment house with a small number of households and can receive the luggage even when absent. did.

Since such a luggage receiving box is installed in a place where a delivery person can deliver it, such as in a private house or an apartment house, it is sometimes a target of mischief such as children.

It is an object of the present invention to provide a luggage receiving box having a simple structure that includes an alarm sounded by opening a door and can enhance safety.

[Means for Solving the Problems]

According to the present invention, a base body having a box capable of accommodating luggage and a door for opening and closing the box is automatically locked together with a luggage sensor for detecting accommodation of the luggage in the box and the door closing. An electric lock, an operation button that operates a receipt issuer that issues a receipt together with an opening door by being activated when the luggage sensor detects a luggage, and a door sensor that detects the opening of the door, An alarm device that sounds when the door sensor detects opening of the door and stops sounding when the luggage sensor detects accommodation of the luggage, and locks the electric lock outside when the luggage sensor detects the luggage. Is a box for receiving luggage, which is unlocked by operating the key from the key and unlocking means by operating the operation button when the luggage is not detected.

[Action]

When the door sensor detects the opening of the door while the luggage sensor detects the accommodation of the luggage in the box and the luggage sensor does not detect the luggage, the alarm output is generated by the detection output. Therefore, door opening due to mischief is reduced. Further, the alarm device stops sounding when the baggage sensor detects that the baggage is accommodated, so that useless sounding during normal use can be stopped early. It also serves as a confirmation signal to put the luggage in the correct position when the luggage is stored.

Furthermore, by operating the key to unlock the lock, the family member can open the door to receive the stored package, and thus can receive the package even when he / she is out, enabling the delivery of the package by the delivery person and the family member. It becomes a simple device that enables efficient and quick receipt of luggage.

〔Example〕

 An embodiment of the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings.

1 to 12 exemplify a luggage receiving box 1A adopted in a housing complex H having a small number of units as illustrated in FIG.
13 to 15 show a luggage receiving box 1B that can be adopted in a detached house (collective receiving box 1 is referred to when there is no need to distinguish between them), and the luggage receiving box 1A is shown in FIG. As shown in the figure, in the multi-storey housing complex H, the landing H1 of the turn-up stairs and the landing
It is installed in the space U below the stairway portion H2 extending downward from H1, and the number is selected according to the number of units facing the staircase. The receiving box 1B for luggage in a detached house is
It is installed at an appropriate place such as an entrance or a side of the entrance, which is convenient for delivery and preferably below the eaves.

In the present embodiment, the luggage receiving box 1 has a base body 5 including a box body 3 having two upper and lower storage portions 2A and 2B and doors 4A and 4B for opening and closing the storage portions 2A and 2B. Further, in this example, two receiving boxes 1Aa and 1Ab for two packages are arranged side by side to provide four storage units 2 (collectively referred to as storage units 2).

The box 3 is a joined body of bent steel plates as illustrated in FIG. 3, and includes side plates 21, 22, a back plate 23, an upper plate 24, and the upper plate.
24 and a ceiling plate 26 arranged below and forming a control unit 25 with the upper plate 24. Note that the front edges of the side plates 21 and 22 form prismatic portions 27 and 29 by bending them in a U shape, and at the lower ends of the prismatic portions 27 and 29, a lower joint material 30 having an upward door stopper 30A. Set up. Also, this sub joint material 30 and the side plate
A bottom plate 34 that covers the central open portion 33 is supported by a flange 31 that extends inward at the lower ends of 21 and 22. Also, the ceiling plate 26,
The front end is supported by an upper joint material 36 which connects the prismatic portions 27 and 29 and has a downward door stop 36A. Control unit 25
Forms a control chamber 25A, 25B which is partitioned into left and right by the column piece of the front edge and the partition plate 37 inside, and each control chamber 25A, 25B is opened and closed by doors 39A, 39B so that it can be locked. .

Further, the box body 3 is divided into upper and lower parts, and the housing portion 2A,
The shelf 6 forming 2B is fixed horizontally.

Further, the doors 4A and 4B are pivotally supported on the prismatic portion 29 in the box body 3. Further, the doors 4A and 4B are respectively provided with mail receiving ports 42 each having a take-out box 41 on the back surface thereof, and the back plate 23 is provided with a ventilation port 43 such as a louver, which is located at each of the storage portions 2A and 2B. ing.

Further, on the base body 5, an electric lock K (hereinafter referred to as a lock K) which automatically locks the doors 4A and 4B located at the prism 27 with the closing of the doors, the shelf board 6, the ceiling board 26 and the bottom board 34 are provided. A luggage sensor S1 that is attached and detects the accommodation of luggage in the accommodation units 2A and 2B.
And are provided.

Further, when the baggage sensor S1 detects a baggage, a push button is pressed to close the door and issue the receipt issuing device 9 for issuing the receipt 7 and the lock button K to lock the baggage sensor S1. An operating button P0 including an opening button P2 that is unlocked by being pushed when the luggage is not detected is arranged in front of the doors 39A and 39B of the control rooms 25A and 25B.

Further, in the control rooms 25A and 25B, the receipt issuing device 9 which stores the receipt 7 in advance and closes the door by the push button of the issue button P1 and sends out the receipt 7 is provided. Further, the prismatic portion 27 has a hook hole into which a key from the outside can be inserted, and the lock of the lock K is unlocked by the key operation when the luggage sensor S1 detects a luggage, and An unlocking means (10) is provided for unlocking by operating the door opening button (P2) of the operation button (P0) when no load is detected.

Note that the issuing button P1 and the door opening button P2 are one of the operation buttons P0 that can be operated alternately by changing the function by pressing twice.
Is used. Thus, the operation button P0 is one button that operates the issuance button P1 that operates the receipt issuing device 9 by a push button and the door open button P2 that unlocks the lock K. Further, since the operation button P0 can be turned on, it also serves as a storage lamp L1 which is turned on by locking the lock K in a state in which a load is stored.

The doors 39A and 39B correspond to the accommodating portions 2A and 2B, and the doors 4A and 4B are unlocked by operating the respective buttons.

Further, on the base body 5, a door sensor S2 according to the present invention which is located in the prism 27 and detects the opening of the doors 4A and 4B, and the door sensor S2 is a door.
An alarm M1 that sounds when it detects the opening of 4A, 4B and informs the outside, and stops by the detection output of the baggage sensor S1 and a notification device M2 such as a lamp that is placed in the living room and notifies that the baggage is locked. And (as shown in FIG. 11) are arranged.
As the alarm device M1, various kinds of sounds such as a buzzer that emits a beep sound or an electronic sound, an electronic device, and the like can be used.

Further, for example, an internal unlocking button P3 which is arranged above the lock K and which can unlock the lock K from the inside by a push button, and a moving object such as a person who enters the accommodating portions 2A and 2B are detected to lock the lock K. A disabled safety sensor S3 and a receipt sensor S4 provided in the receipt issuing device 9 and capable of detecting the receipt receipt inside by detecting the presence or absence of the receipt 7 are provided. These sensors
S1 to S4, operation button P0, storage lamp L1, alarm device M1, and notification device M2 are shown together with the lock K and receipt issuing device 9 in a schematic manner in FIG. 4, and they are also shown in the control rooms 25A and 25B. It is connected to and controlled by a control device provided on at least one side.

Further, the door stoppers 30A and 36A are provided with push-out fittings 12 and 12 that prevent the doors 4A and 4B from being closed and push them toward the open side. As shown in FIGS. 5 and 6, the push-out fitting 12 has a door stop of 30
A cylindrical body 44 having a collar portion fixed to the back surface of A, 36A, and a rod having a piston that slides in the cylindrical body 44 and is urged forward by a spring, and a pushing piece 45 at the front end of the rod. Is protruding beyond the door stops 30A and 36A by the bias. As a result, the push piece 45, as shown in FIG.
When closing the doors 4A and 4B, the doors 4A and 4B are opened at a small angle by abutting against the vertical bent pieces 4a inside the doors 4A and 4B and pressing them with a relatively weak force in the opening direction.

On the other hand, the lock K is provided with the closing of the doors 4A and 4B.
It is formed as a self-locking lock. Also lock K
Can be unlocked by the push button of the opening button P2 of the operation button P0 when the luggage sensor S1 does not detect the luggage.

The lock K is unlocked by key operation from the outside and an internal unlock button P3 regardless of whether the luggage sensor S1 detects the luggage.

Further, the lock K is unlocked immediately or after a short period of time by the detection of the animal by the safety sensor S3 and the detection of the receipt expiration by the receipt sensor S4, and the lock is disabled, and the locking is stopped. .

As such a lock K, various ones having a mechanical part and an electric part for electric control such as an electromagnet can be used, but in this example, as shown in FIG. 5, the free ends of the doors 4A and 4B are used. Arm piece 49 on which a hook piece 47 provided on the
It has solenoids SL1 and SL2 that tilt 49, and is housed inside an outer casing 50.

The hook piece 47 has a hook 51 formed at the tip by forming a recess having a substantially vertical locking surface 51a via a guide side inclined upward toward the tip.

Further, the arm piece 49 of the lock K is guided to the guide side by closing the doors 4A and 4B at the tip of the base portion pivotally supported by the inner surface of the side plate 21, and is locked by the locking surface 51a. Provide the piece 53,
At the rear end, a driving piece 54 is formed on which the rods of the solenoids SL1 and SL2 are vertically pivoted.

Also, the arm piece 49 is brought into a horizontal state in which the hook piece 47 can be hooked by the contraction operation of the lower solenoid SL2, and the upper solenoid SL1 tilts the arm piece 49 to move the hook piece 53 downward to move the hook piece. Disables hanging on 47.

The arm piece 49 can be maintained in a state of being actuated by the solenoids SL1 and SL2 by being pivotally supported by an appropriate clip means or a frictional force.

Further, the solenoid SL2 operates by closing the doors 4A and 4B to keep the arm piece 49 in the horizontal state when the luggage is detected by the luggage sensor S1. As a result, the lock K is the door 4A,
Lock 4B. When the luggage sensor S1 does not detect a luggage, the door K, for example, is detected by the door sensor S2 and the solenoid SL2 is operated to automatically lock the lock K.

On the other hand, when the luggage sensor S1 does not detect a luggage, the solenoid SL1 is operated by the operation button P0 to unlock. Also, it is operated and unlocked by operating the key from the outside and the internal unlock button P3.

Further, when the safety sensor S3 detects an animal and the receipt issuing sensor S4 detects that the receipt has expired, the solenoid SL1 operates and the locking can be stopped.

As shown in FIG. 7, the push-out fitting 12 urges the rod inwardly by a spring and pushes the push piece 45 at the tip end against the door.
The doors 4A and 4B can be opened by allowing the push pieces 45 to protrude only when the solenoid SL3 is operated by always sinking into the 30A and 36A.

As described above, as the lock K, in addition to the lock shown in FIG. 5, various locks, for example, known locks that are locked by the so-called lock bar k shown in FIG. 14 can be used.

As shown in FIG. 4, the baggage sensor S1 is a light emitter S1.
a, an optical sensor having a light receiver S1b, and the light emitter S1a is arranged, for example, in the mounting frame 56 on the lower surface of the ceiling plate 26 and the mounting frame 57 of the shelf plate 6 and can emit light downward from the through hole. Also receiver S1b
Is attached to the mounting frame 57 of the shelf plate 6 and the mounting frame 58 of the bottom plate 34, and light can be received from the holes of the shelf plate 6 and the bottom plate 34. Note that the luggage sensor S1
Are provided on the side plates 21 and 22, and as the luggage sensor S1, various micro switches for detecting the sinking of the receiving plate due to the weight of the luggage, a pressure sensor, and various objects can be used as long as the accommodation of the luggage can be detected. .

Further, the door sensor S2 may use a proximity switch for detecting the proximity of the door, or may use various switches or the like for detecting contact with the doors 4A and 4B.

As the safety sensor S3, various sensors such as an infrared sensor can be used as long as they detect a moving body such as a person or an animal that has invaded due to mischief.

As shown in FIG. 9, the receipt sensor S4 detects the presence or absence of an attachment receipt 7 in the receipt issuer 9.

The receipt issuing device 9 has a lower box as illustrated in FIGS.
60 and an upper box 61 pivotally supported by the lower box 60. Lower box 60
Is a side piece 62 on both sides of the bottom piece, and a back piece 63 that joins the trailing edges.
And a drive unit 64 provided in the front form a recess 65 in the rear portion for receiving the receipt 7. Further, the drive unit 64 includes side pieces 62,
Horizontal lower guide plate 66 that connects 62 and projects forward from the side piece 62
Further, a feed roller 67 is provided. The feed roller 67 is
It rotates in association with a reduction motor (not shown) via gear transmission.

The upper box 61 is pivotally supported on the lower box 60 by bearing pieces at the rear end of the U-shaped base frame having side pieces 70 abutting the side pieces 62 on both sides of the upper piece 69 and the upper piece 69. An upper guide plate 71 that forms a gap for sending the receipt 7 between the lower guide plate 66 and the L-shaped bent portion of the front edge is provided. In addition, an adjusting shaft 73 is provided at the bent portion so that a pressing piece 72 that presses the receipt 7 against the feed roller 67 and smoothly sends it can be raised and lowered. The upper box 61 is locked to the lower box 60 by fitting the spring piece 74 provided at the front end of the side plate 70 into the cutout portion of the side piece 62. In addition, the receipt issuing device 9 is such that the overhanging pieces on the lower edges of both sides of the lower box 60 are
It can be moved back and forth by being guided by the rail 68 on the top surface of the ceiling plate 26, and by moving forward, the receipt 7
Facilitate the accommodation of

As a result, the receipts 7 stored in the recesses 65, for example, the receipts 7 illustrated in FIG.
It is sent out from the delivery port 75 of 39A, 39B.

In this example, the receipt 7 is of a continuous form in which perforations 76 for cutting are provided in advance, and the receipt C includes a certificate C of each recipient, such as a seal or signature. It is provided in advance before accommodation in the issuer 9.

The receipt sensor S4 is a reflection type optical switch and is arranged below the through hole of the lower guide plate 66 to detect the presence or absence of the receipt 7 by the reflected light.

As the receipt sensor S4, various micro switches having a contact end that directly contacts the receipt 7 and moves along with the interruption can be used.

When used in an apartment house, a receiving box 1Aa for receiving a required number of packages is connected to a receiving box 1Aa for storing, for example, a parent machine, which houses the control device, in accordance with the number of units. Therefore, as shown in FIG. 2, the box body 3 is provided with wiring holes 80, 80, which are located in the control section 25 for inserting wires, and hole sections 81 for connection. There is.

Next, the procedure of use in this embodiment will be described.

As described above, the lock K automatically locks the doors 4A and 4B by closing the doors 4A and 4B when the luggage sensor S1 does not detect the luggage, and thus when the luggage is empty, the doors 4A and 4B are closed. Shall be locked.

After confirming the number of the house to be delivered by the name tag 19 etc., the delivery person pushes the corresponding operation button P0 which is the door opening button P2 to unlock the lock K, and the push-out fitting 12 causes the door 4A, 4B will open automatically.

The door sensor S2 detects this and the alarm device M1 starts sounding.
Further, when the delivery person stores the parcel in a predetermined position of the opened storage part 2, the parcel sensor S1 detects the parcel storage, transmits the output to the control device, and stops the sounding of the alarm M1. . In this way, the alarm M1 sounds only when the door sensor S2 detects the opening of the door and the luggage sensor S1 does not detect the accommodation of luggage, depending on the combination of the open / closed state of other doors and the presence / absence of luggage. Does not pronounce.

When the delivery person closes the doors 4A and 4B upon completion of accommodation, the lock K automatically locks the doors 4A and 4B as described above, and at the same time, the operation button P0 which is the accommodation lamp L1 is turned on. In addition, the notification device M2 leading to the room lights up, making it easy to confirm the arrival. Furthermore, at the same time as locking, the activation button P0 is issued
By pressing the P1 button, the receipt issuing device 9 operates and issues the receipt 7. The receipt issuing device 9 may be provided with a date stamping mechanism for stamping the date. Further, since the receipt 7 has a proof C such as a seal or signature, the delivery person can prove the delivery by taking it home. Note that the receipt 7 can be an adhesive tape having release paper, so that the receipt 7 can be attached to the delivery note.

Also, since the receipt 7 is issued by the push button of the issue button P1, the door 4 is inserted while the delivery person is storing several packages.
It is possible to prevent A and 4B from being tightened and the receipt 7 being issued.

The issuance of the receipt 7 by the issuance button P1 is premised on the presence of the output of the baggage sensor S1. Therefore, the storage lamp L1 is turned on and the receipt 7 is issued in the empty state.

Further, when taking out the luggage, the family member unlocks the lock K by the unlocking means 10 by operating the key from the outside and takes out the luggage. The alarm M1 sounds when the luggage is taken out after the unlocking, but the sound is stopped by the door sensor S2 not detecting it by closing the doors 4A and 4B. When the doors 4A and 4B are closed, the lock K is automatically locked and the initial state is restored.

As described above, the door sensor S2 detects the opening of the doors 4A and 4B and operates the alarm device M1. As a result, it is possible to warn of the opening of the door and reduce the manipulation due to mischief. Note that the sound can be automatically stopped by the detection of the luggage by the luggage sensor S1. This prevents continuous ringing and enhances usability. Alarm device
The stop of sounding of M1 also serves as a confirmation signal that the luggage sensor S1 detects the luggage.

The operation button P0 forming the door opening button P2 does not unlock the lock K when the luggage sensor S1 detects the accommodation of luggage,
Therefore, theft of luggage is prevented.

Further, the receipt sensor S4 detects the presence or absence of the receipt 7 and outputs the use-up of the receipt 7 to the control device, and the output causes the control device to stop the locking of the lock K, and the push-out fitting 12 opens the door. Open 4A and 4B a little. When the push-out fitting 12 shown in FIG. 7 is used, a few seconds (1-10
Doors 4A and 4B open in 2 seconds.

This allows the delivery person to know when the receipt has expired.
Further, the delivery person can take the package home, prevent delivery of the package that cannot receive the receipt 7, and prevent troubles associated with the delivery.

Further, the safety sensor S3 detects the intrusion of a child, an animal, etc., and the control device stops the locking of the lock K by its output, thereby enhancing the safety. Furthermore, by providing an internal unlocking button P3, it is possible to unlock the person's lock K from the inside,
Further increase safety.

The luggage receiving box 1A can be incorporated in a unit B arranged in a space U surrounding the lower portion H2 of the stairs and the landing H1, as illustrated in FIG. 12, for example. Further, the unit B can be utilized as a utility space in an apartment house such as electricity, gas meter, various pipes, wiring, etc. in addition to the luggage receiving box 1A. Also this unit B
Prevents discomfort associated with attachment of the luggage receiving box 1A and prevents rainwater and the like from entering the box 1A to enhance durability.

As described above, FIGS. 13 to 15 exemplify a luggage receiving box 1B that can be used in a detached house. In this example, the shelf plate 6 can be flipped up, for example. The shelf 6 can be flipped up by the shelf locking means 15 only when both the upper and lower doors 4A and 4B are opened.

In this embodiment, the shelf plate locking means 15 is provided on the inner surface of the doors 4A and 4B with the locking portion 95 formed of a long hole provided in the hanging piece facing the shelf plate 6 and the shelf plate 6 in the horizontal state. At the locking portion 95,
And engaging portions 96, 96 made of pin bodies that can be fitted together. The engaging portions 96 of the upper and lower doors 4A and 4B are the engaging portions 95, respectively.
By fitting both of them into the above, the shelves 6 can be flipped up only when the upper and lower doors 4A and 4B are both opened. This prevents the take-out of the luggage from the lower accommodation section 2B from the upper accommodation section 2A by the flipping up of the shelf plate 6. Shelf board 6
By flipping up, the one accommodating portion 2 extending vertically can be formed, and it becomes possible to accommodate a long object such as a ski or a golf bag. Further, the shelf plate locking means 15 has a pin-shaped locking portion 95 on the shelf plate 6.
The door 4A, 4B can be provided with a hole-shaped engaging portion 96 into which the locking portion 95 fits, and the shelf plate 6 and the doors 4A, 4B can be engaged to prevent the shelf plate 6 from being flipped up. If so, various structures can be used.

A large number of such shelf boards 6 can be provided within a range in which they can be flipped up. Further, by disposing the shelf plates 6 on the left and right side walls or by allowing the shelf plates to be pulled out, a larger number of accommodating portions 2 can be formed. Further, by arranging the operation buttons P0 according to the number of the accommodating portions 2, various loads having different heights can be effectively accommodated. As a result, it is possible to reduce the trouble of previously providing the accommodating portions 2 having different sizes. Such a shelf board can be appropriately used not only for the luggage receiving box 1B for a detached house but also for the luggage receiving box 1A for an apartment house.

〔The invention's effect〕

As described above, the luggage receiving box of the present invention includes the alarm device that sounds when the door sensor detects the opening of the door when the luggage sensor that detects the accommodation of the luggage in the box body does not detect the luggage. Can alert the surroundings and prevent the door from being opened by mischief. Further, the alarm device can automatically stop sounding when the baggage sensor detects the baggage, which improves usability.
In addition, the unlocking means by operating the key from the outside enables the housekeeper to open the door and receive the housed package, and thus, it is possible to receive the package even when he / she is absent, enabling the delivery of the package by the delivery person and the housekeeper. Enables the receipt of packages with fast delivery efficiency.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a front view showing an embodiment of the present invention for an apartment house,
2 is a side view thereof, FIG. 3 is a perspective view showing a main structure of a box body, FIG. 4 is a perspective view schematically showing an arrangement of main parts,
FIG. 5 is a perspective view showing an example of a lock, FIGS. 6 and 7 are cross-sectional views illustrating push-out fittings, FIGS. 8 and 9 are perspective views illustrating a receipt issuing device, and FIG. 10 is a receipt. 11 is a perspective view illustrating a state in which a luggage receiving box is installed, FIG. 12 is a perspective view illustrating a unit for mounting a luggage receiving box, and FIG. 13 is adopted in a detached house. 14 is a front view showing another embodiment of the present invention, FIG. 14 is a perspective view showing a main part thereof, and FIG. 15 is a sectional view illustrating a shelf locking means. 1, 1A, 1Aa, 1Ab, 1B ... Luggage receiving box, 3 ...
… Box, 4A, 4B… Door, 5… Base, 7… Receipt, 9
…… Receipt issuer, 10 …… Unlocking means, K …… Electric lock, M1
…… Alarm, P0 …… Actuation button, S1 …… Luggage sensor, S2
…… Door sensor.

Claims (1)

[Claims] 1. A base body having a box body capable of accommodating luggage and a door for opening and closing the box body, a luggage sensor for detecting accommodation of luggage in the box body, and a door automatically closed together with the door closing. An electric lock, an operation button that operates a receipt issuing device that issues a receipt together with a closing door by being activated when the luggage sensor detects a luggage, and a door sensor that detects the opening of the door, An alarm device that sounds when the door sensor detects opening of the door and stops sounding when the luggage sensor detects accommodation of the luggage, and locks the electric lock outside when the luggage sensor detects the luggage. A receiving box for a package, which is provided with an unlocking means for unlocking the key by operating the key and unlocking it by operating the operation button when the package is not detected.