Reception box

Abstract

To provide a reception box capable of supporting reception of a baggage having a size that cannot be stored in a storage space.SOLUTION: A reception box includes: a baggage storage part which has a storage space storing a baggage; a baggage bag storage part (third storage part) which is provided below the baggage storage part and in which a baggage bag 18 capable of covering a baggage having a size that cannot be stored in the storage space is stored in a folded state; and a fixation part 40 which is arranged in an internal space (third internal space 17) of the baggage storage part and to which the other end (other end portion 28b) of a wire 28 having one end connected to the baggage bag 18 is fixed.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 5

Description

Technical Field

[0001] The present invention relates to a receiving box that receives luggage on behalf of the recipient when the recipient is absent.

Background Art

[0002] At the entrance of buildings such as detached houses, there is a receiving box for receiving various types of luggage (mail, home delivery items) such as envelopes and articles when the recipient is absent. As a receiving box, one in which a storage section for mail and a storage section for luggage other than mail are provided separately has been proposed (see, for example, Patent Document 1).

Prior Art Documents

Patent Documents

[0003]

Patent Document 1

Summary of the Invention

Problems to be Solved by the Invention

[0004] Conventionally, for luggage that cannot be accommodated in the accommodation space inside the receiving box, the delivery company would take it back when the recipient was absent. In recent years, even when the recipient is absent, a service called "leave-and-deliver", in which luggage that cannot be accommodated in the receiving box is placed at the entrance and the home delivery is completed, has been widely used. However, the conventional receiving box did not have a function corresponding to the reception of luggage that is the target of "leave-and-deliver".

[0005] Therefore, an object of the present invention is to provide a receiving box that can handle the reception of luggage that cannot be accommodated in the accommodation space.

Means for Solving the Problems

[0006] The receiving box of the present invention includes a luggage storage portion having a storage space for storing luggage, a luggage bag storage portion provided below the luggage storage portion and storing a folded luggage bag capable of covering luggage of a size that cannot be stored in the storage space, and a fixing portion disposed in the internal space of the luggage storage portion and fixing the other end of a wire having one end connected to the luggage bag.

[0007] The receiving box of the present invention includes a luggage storage portion having a storage space for storing luggage, and a luggage bag storage portion provided below the luggage storage portion and storing a folded luggage bag capable of covering luggage of a size that cannot be stored in the storage space. At least one partition plate is provided in the luggage bag storage portion. The luggage bag is connected to one end of a wire, and the other end of the wire is fixed to the partition plate.

Advantages of the Invention

[0008] According to the present invention, it is possible to handle luggage of a size that cannot be stored in the storage space.

Brief Description of the Drawings

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Modes for Carrying Out the Invention

[0010] (Embodiment 1) Referring to FIGS. 1, 2, and 3, the receiving box (parcel receiving box) in Embodiment 1 of the present invention will be described. The receiving box 1 has a function of receiving documents of a predetermined size including postcards and articles of a predetermined size other than documents, and is mainly installed at the entrance of a building such as a detached house. That is, the receiving box 1 in the present embodiment is installed at the entrance of a building and has both the function of a so-called "mail receptacle" for receiving papers (documents) of a predetermined size and the function of a "delivery box" for receiving articles of a predetermined size other than envelopes.

[0011] In the following description, papers of a predetermined size including postcards and articles as delivery items other than papers are collectively referred to as "parcels". That is, the "parcels" referred to here refer to all "objects" that can be received by the receiving box 1.

[0012] The receiving box 1 mainly consists of a housing 2, and a pair of legs 3 in a substantially "U" shape are provided on the lower surface of the housing 2. The housing 2 is vertically long and has a gently curved surface shape at its upper part.

[0013] The housing 2 is provided with a first storage portion 4, a second storage portion 5, and a third storage portion 6 in order from above. As shown in FIG. 2, the first storage portion 4 has a first storage space 7, and mainly stores parcels with small thicknesses such as postcards, B5-sized papers, A4-sized papers, and envelopes in which these papers are sealed. An entrance 8 is formed in the housing 2, and parcels (papers, documents, envelopes, etc.) are stored in the first storage space 7 through the entrance 8. In the housing 2, a flange portion 9 extending in the longitudinal direction is provided above the entrance 8 to suppress the intrusion of rainwater into the entrance 8.

[0014] In the housing 2, a first opening 10 is formed at a position below the receiving port 8. A first door 11 is provided on the housing 2 so as to be rotatable with respect to the housing 2 by a hinge mechanism (not shown). When the first opening 10 is closed by the first door 11, the first storage space 7 is partitioned from the outside (FIG. 1). When the first door 11 is rotated to open the first opening 10, the first storage space 7 is opened (FIG. 2), and the recipient can take out the luggage stored in the first storage space 7.

[0015] The second storage portion 5 has a second storage space 12 that is larger than the first storage space 7, and luggage of a size that cannot be stored in the first storage space 7 (including documents having a thickness above a predetermined value) is stored therein. A second opening 13 is formed at the position of the housing 2 corresponding to the second storage portion 5. The second storage portion 5 is provided with a second door 14, and the second door 14 is provided on the housing 2 so as to be rotatable with respect to the housing 2 by a hinge mechanism (not shown).

[0016] When the second opening 13 is closed by the second door 14, the second storage space 12 is partitioned from the outside (FIG. 1). When the second door 14 is rotated to open the second opening 13, the second storage space 12 is opened (FIG. 2), and the recipient can take out the luggage stored in the second storage space 12.

[0017] Known lock mechanisms 15, 16 that can be unlocked using a key are provided on each of the first door 11 and the second door 14. The lock mechanisms 15, 16 may be dial type.

[0018] The third storage portion 6 will be described with reference to FIGS. 1, 2, and 3 (particularly FIG. 3). In FIG. 3, for the sake of convenience, the illustration of the bottom surface 31 (FIG. 2) and the like that form the second storage space 12 is omitted.

[0019] In FIG. 3, the third storage portion 6 has a third storage space 17 that is smaller than the second storage space 12. A luggage bag 18 that can cover luggage of a size that cannot be stored in the first storage portion 4 and the second storage portion 5 is stored in the third storage space 17 in a folded state.

[0020] At the position of the housing 2 corresponding to the third storage portion 6, a third opening 19 is formed. The third storage portion 6 is provided with a third door 20, and the third door 20 is rotatably provided with respect to the housing 2 by a hinge mechanism 21 (arrow a shown in Fig. 3(a)). In the third door 20, a handle 22 (Figs. 1 and 2) is provided at one end side opposite to the side connected by the hinge mechanism 21, and a notch portion 23 communicating with the third storage portion 6 is formed. The notch portion 23 functions as a gap for allowing the wire 28 described later to escape.

[0021] When the third opening 19 is closed by the third door 20, the third storage space 17 is partitioned from the outside. When the third door 20 is opened, the third storage space 17 communicates with the outside through the third opening 19, and a delivery person or a recipient can take out the luggage bag 18 stored in the third storage space 17.

[0022] A plurality of partition plates 24 and 25 are provided in the third storage portion 6. The partition plates 24 and 25 are substantially "C" - shaped, both ends are fixed to the bottom surface 26, and they are arranged in a state where the longitudinal direction is along the direction in which the luggage bag 18 is taken out (arrow b shown in Fig. 3(b)). Thereby, a predetermined gap S is formed between the partition plates 24 and 25 and the bottom surface 26 (Fig. 3(a)).

[0023] In the present embodiment, two partition plates 24 and 25 are provided, and thereby, in the first storage portion 4, an individual storage space for individually storing three folded luggage bags 18 is formed. Note that the number of partition plates may be one.

[0024] The luggage bag 18 is connected to the partition plates 24 and 25 by wires 28. More specifically, one end 28a of the wire 28 is provided with a base 30 provided with a bonding tape 29 as a bonding member, and the bonding tape 29 is fixed to the luggage bag 18. The other end 28b of the wire 28 is annular, and the partition plates 24 and 25 are fixed in a state of being inserted through the annular other end 28b. As a result, the luggage bag 18 is prevented from coming off the partition plates 24 and 25 via the wire 28. In the present embodiment, one wire 28 is fixed to the partition plate 24, and two wires 28 are fixed to the partition plate 25. Note that the bonding tape 29 and the base 30 may be omitted and the wire 28 may be directly attached to the luggage bag 18.

[0025] The luggage bag 18 may be of a type that can be unfolded by, for example, a zipper. Further, a locking mechanism may be provided on the luggage bag 18, and a configuration may be adopted in which luggage cannot be taken out of the luggage bag 18 unless the lock is released.

[0026] The receiving box 1 in the present embodiment is configured as described above. Next, with reference to FIG. 4, a usage example of the receiving box 1 will be described. When a delivery company performs "leave-at-door delivery" in which luggage L of a size that cannot be accommodated in the first accommodation portion 4 and the second accommodation portion 5 is placed at the entrance and the delivery is completed, the delivery company grasps the handle 22 and rotates the third door 20 around the axis of the hinge mechanism 21 to open the third accommodation space 17 (FIG. 3(a)). Next, the delivery company takes out a desired luggage bag 18 (FIG. 3(b)), covers the luggage L with the luggage bag 18, and places it at the entrance to complete the "leave-at-door delivery" (FIG. 4).

[0027] Since the notch 23 is formed in the third door 20, even when the third door 20 is closed with the wire 28 protruding outside the housing 2 (FIG. 4), the wire 28 is not pinched between the housing 2 and the third door 20 and is not damaged.

[0028] As described above, the receiving box 1 in the present embodiment includes a luggage storage unit (the first storage unit 4, the second storage unit 5) having a storage space (the first storage space 7, the second storage space 12) for storing luggage, and a luggage storage unit provided below the luggage storage unit and capable of covering luggage of a size that cannot be stored in the storage space. A luggage bag storage unit (the third storage unit 6) in which the folded luggage bag 18 is stored, and at least one or more partition plates 24, 25 are provided in the luggage bag storage unit. The luggage bag 18 is connected to one end of the wire 28, and the other end of the wire 28 is fixed to the partition plates 24, 25.

[0029] According to the receiving box 1 having the above configuration, it is possible to handle luggage of a size that cannot be stored in the storage space (the first storage space 7, the second storage space 12). Further, since the luggage bag storage unit (the third storage unit 6) is provided below the luggage storage unit (the first storage unit 4, the second storage unit 5), the wire 28 does not get in the way when the recipient takes out the luggage from the luggage storage unit.

[0030] In addition, since the luggage bag 18 is fixed to the partition plates 24, 25 via the wire 28, theft of the luggage bag 18 can be prevented. Further, since it is possible to handle the receipt of all parcels (including postal items) with one receiving box 1, it is not necessary to separately install the luggage bag 18 and the wire 28 for delivery at the entrance, and the complexity at the entrance can be avoided and the aesthetic property can be improved.

[0031] (Embodiment 2) Next, Embodiment 2 of the present invention will be described. The same members as those in Embodiment 1 are denoted by the same reference numerals, and the description thereof will be omitted. The receiving box in Embodiment 2 is different from Embodiment 1 in that the other end portion 28b of the wire 28 is fixed using the fixing portion 40 instead of the partition plate 24.

[0032] The third storage space 17 is formed in a state of being surrounded by a plurality of wall portions including a bottom surface 26, a first wall portion 41 rising from both sides of the bottom surface 26, a second wall portion 42, and a third wall portion 43 rising from the rear end of the bottom surface 26 and connecting to the first and second wall portions 41, 42.

[0033] The fixing part 40 is made of, for example, metal and is fixed to at least one of the wall parts forming the third accommodation space 17, including the first wall part 41, the second wall part 42, and the third wall part 43, in the third accommodation space 17. In the second embodiment, the fixing part 40 is fixed to the first wall part 41. An opening 40a is formed in the fixing part 40, and the other end 28b of the wire 28 is fixed through this opening 40a. The fixing part 40 is substantially L-shaped.

[0034] That is, the fixing part 40 is disposed in the internal space (the third accommodation space 17) of the luggage accommodation part (the third accommodation part 6), and the other end (the other end part 28b) of the wire 28, one end of which is connected to the luggage bag 18, is fixed.

[0035] The receiving box of the present invention is not limited to the first and second embodiments described so far, and can be appropriately improved without departing from the spirit of the invention. For example, the accommodation spaces for luggage (the first accommodation space 7 and the second accommodation space 12) provided in the receiving box may be one instead of a plurality. Also, in this embodiment, a building of a detached house having a front door as an installation location is exemplified, but the present invention may be applied to a locker installed in an apartment house or the like.

Industrial Applicability

[0036] According to the present invention, it is possible to provide a receiving box that can handle the receipt of luggage that cannot be accommodated in the accommodation space.

Explanation of Signs

[0037] 1 Receiving box 4 First accommodation part (luggage accommodation part) 5 Second accommodation part (luggage accommodation part) 6 Third accommodation part (luggage bag accommodation part) 7 First accommodation space (accommodation space) 12 Second accommodation space (accommodation space) 17 Third accommodation space (internal space) 18 Luggage bag 24, 25 Partition board 28 Wire 40 Fixing part L Luggage

Claims

1. A luggage storage section having a storage space for storing luggage, A luggage bag storage section provided below the luggage storage section and storing a folded luggage bag capable of covering luggage of a size that cannot be stored in the storage space, A receiving box comprising a fixing section disposed in the internal space of the luggage storage section, wherein the other end of a wire having one end connected to the luggage bag is fixed.

2. A luggage storage section having a storage space for storing luggage, A luggage bag storage section provided below the luggage storage section and storing a folded luggage bag capable of covering luggage of a size that cannot be stored in the storage space, At least one partition plate is provided in the luggage bag storage section, The luggage bag is connected to one end of a wire, and the other end of the wire is fixed to the partition plate. A receiving box.

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