Delivery service entrance storage fan
The delivery door storage fan addresses the issue of parcel redelivery by integrating a spring-operated fan into the door, ensuring efficient storage and reduced costs, enhancing security and appearance.
Patent Information
- Application Number
- JP2024002905U
- Authority / Receiving Office
- JP · JP
- Patent Type
- Utility models
- Current Assignee / Owner
- Filing Date
- 2024-07-24
- Publication Date
- 2024-12-27
- Estimated Expiration
- 2034-07-24
AI Technical Summary
The increasing use of home delivery services due to online shopping has led to issues with package redelivery due to lack of space, necessitating a solution that allows efficient storage of parcels regardless of delivery time or occupant presence, while minimizing cost and appearance impact.
A delivery door storage fan is installed at the bottom of entrance doors, utilizing a cut portion of the door with a spring mechanism to ensure the fan integrates with the door, featuring a decorative cover and hinges to maintain appearance and functionality.
The solution enables efficient parcel storage without redelivery, reduces labor costs, and enhances security by integrating with the door, while being cost-effective and aesthetically pleasing.
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Abstract
Description
Technology Areas
[0001] This invention is a system that creates an opening at the bottom of a front door or other door, allowing parcels of a certain size to be stored, in order to minimize the number of redeliveries required for online shopping, which has been increasing in recent years. [Background technology]
[0002] When the recipient is not at home we will redeliver the parcel, but it appears that in the future there will be an increase in deliveries left at the door. Therefore, in order to prevent theft, we will set up a parcel entrance storage fan that will allow parcels to be placed inside the home, allowing us to carry out parcel services smoothly. TIFF0003249647000002.tif11170By installing a storage fan at the entrance for parcels, you can increase your storage rate. This fan is used to push luggage into the room until it closes, and then the fan returns to the door body by the force of a spring, where it is stored integrally with the door. [Prior art documents]
[0003] [Non-Patent Document 1] Real total 02-043395 Summary of the Invention [Problem to be solved by the invention]
[0005] The use of home delivery services is increasing due to the expansion of online shopping. However, with the current delivery boxes, there have been many cases where the parcel had to be redelivered due to lack of space to install the box. Therefore, we believe that by increasing the efficiency of deliveries and making it possible to store most packages without the need for a delivery box, regardless of the delivery time, whether the recipient is at home or not, and without contact with the delivery person, it will also be beneficial for the environment.
[0006] This idea involves installing a new door fan at the bottom of the entrance door of the condominium or apartment where you currently reside, to store parcels. Since there are fire doors, etc., the open door fan part (the part that has been cut) will basically be reused. Since it is for appearance reasons, the cut surface will be covered and wrapped with a decorative plate, etc., including for safety reasons. And using a spring, the regular delivery entrance storage fan will be integrated with the main door and closed. In order to realize this plan, the biggest goal is to reduce the cost of remodeling as much as possible. To achieve this, we will not remove the door itself, but will cut the door fan as it is and use the cut part of the door as the fan. We will prepare a decorative cover, spring, hinges, screws, etc. to keep costs as low as possible. The labor costs will mainly be the cost of the cutter plus the labor costs of installing the fan, making this a low-cost specification. Effects of the idea
[0007] First of all, most parcels will be able to be delivered regardless of the date and time, regardless of whether the resident is at home or not, and this will reduce the burden on drivers. Also, since this parcel door is integrated with the door, it will not pile up, and by pushing the package into the room, the parcel door can be completely closed. In addition, as deliveries to designated locations are likely to become more common in the future, this will also help prevent packages from getting wet in the rain and theft. [Brief description of the drawings]
[0008] [Figure 1] This is the position of the parcel entrance storage fan of this invention from the outside and inside of the entrance door. [Diagram 2] This is a drawing of a cut-out fan for storing in the entrance of a parcel delivery service, with a decorative cover attached. The basic size of the fan is 50cm x 50cm. [Diagram 3] This is a drawing mainly showing a cross-section of a parcel delivery entrance storage fan. [Figure 4] This is a diagram showing the opening and closing parts of the parcel entrance storage fan from the top, bottom, left and right. [Diagram 5] A diagram of a low-priced delivery service entrance storage fan Form for implementing the invention
[0009] Use a cutter to make a hole about 50cm square at the bottom of the front door. In this case, the holes to be drilled on the inside and outside of the door should be located 2 to 3 cm from the actual inside, and the gap should be minimized so that luggage can be brought inside smoothly. Depending on the conditions inside the room, hinges can be installed at any position, top, bottom, left or right, as shown in Figure 4, to make it easier to receive luggage. In addition, since there are few front door frames that are simply flat, the material, shape, and design of the door are also important, if the frame is cut, the material of the frame will be selected and installed depending on the position and type of reinforcement inside the door. In the case of fire doors, wood cannot be used. The position of the entrance storage fan for home delivery is determined by considering the height of the outside and inside of the room, and the position is determined by drilling holes (small diameter) at the four corners to be cut. Then, cut it with a cutter. Attach the hinges as shown in (Fig. 3), insert springs in two places on the left and right, and adjust them so that the delivery fan always stays closed. At this time, the bottom of the door body decorative panel is raised by about 1 to 2 cm so that the delivery fan does not come out from the inside of the room to the outside. In order to avoid any increase in costs, it is preferable to modify the door while it is still installed. (Reducing work time)
[0010] Decide the position of the bottom of the front door to 50cm square and cut it with a cutter. Once the door body and the delivery fan are separated, attach the decorative cover to the cut surfaces on all four sides. At this time, use small tapping screws or glue to secure. Attach the frame to the door body and the delivery fan and secure it with hinges. At this time, attach the springs in two places and install the delivery fan and the front door so that there is no step between them. Also, at this time, the dimensional difference between the door side and the interior side of the fan is made smaller so that the fan can easily fit into the door body. To prevent rainwater and outside air from entering, we also offer the option of installing a 1.5mm rubber sheet that is large enough to cover the entrance storage fan for delivery services.
[0011] To prevent the door fan from making flapping noises in strong winds, we basically put a simple lock on the outside. Also, the door with the mailbox window has a mail receiving holder, but when the door fan is installed, it must be removed, so we put a net-like thing on the door to receive mail and prevent it from scattering.
[0012] For the entrance doors of new houses in the future, we plan to make the lock system and exterior door completely integrated with the basic specifications mentioned above the standard specifications for the entrance doors that can receive parcels. I hope that specifications that further improve the efficiency of courier delivery will become the basis for housing specifications in Japan. In addition to the door type, the sliding door type that is common in Japanese style doors can also be equipped with a door on one side that can receive parcels. I sincerely hope that the majority of homes in Japan will have their front doors open to receive home deliveries.
Claims
[Claim 1] An opening large enough to store most parcels was created at the bottom of the front door, and part of the door was cut and processed to form a fan. Part of the four sides of the opening can be opened and closed to make it easy to store items up to three feet long. An opening and closing device is provided on the fan, and when closed, it is integrated with the door, and the parcel is stored inside the room, and the fan is stored back in the door. Also, a cover is provided on the inside and outside of the fan to prevent dust, rainwater, etc. from entering. This entrance door sliding door is characterized by the fact that the lower part of the door is cut in a straight line at a fixed dimension as a low-cost specification, the lower part of the door and the upper part of the cut part are fixed together with an opening and closing device, and the fan at the bottom can be opened to store parcels.
Citation Information
Patent Citations
JP1990043395U
Cited By
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JP7862903B1