Box device

Abstract

To provide a box device in which two adjacent package receiving parts are arranged vertically, and which of the upper and lower package receiving parts is used by a resident of the right or left dwelling unit can be easily determined.SOLUTION: A box device 1 is constructed by placing a right-opening package receiving box 20 on a left-opening package receiving box 10 while doors 12 and 22 face the same direction. In a housing complexes, etc., where dwelling unit entrances are lined up in the corridor in a left-right direction, the box device is placed such that; doors 12 and 22 face forward between neighboring entrances on the left and right; an operation part 13 and a display window 14 of the package receiving box 10 are located on the right side; and an operation part 23 and a display window 24 of the package receiving box 20 are located on the left side.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 3

Description

[Technical field]

[0001] The present invention relates to a box device using a parcel receiving box or the like in which parcels delivered by a parcel company are stored. [Background technology]

[0002] For example, a box device using a parcel receiving box for receiving parcels even when a resident is not at home when a parcel is delivered by a delivery company is becoming widespread (for example, Patent Document 1). [Prior art documents] [Patent documents]

[0003] [Patent Document 1] JP 2002-223930 A Summary of the Invention [Problem to be solved by the invention]

[0004] In recent years, a box device with two package receiving sections arranged side by side, one above the other, has been considered, whereby two package receiving boxes with openings on the front are stacked one above the other, and the box device is installed, for example, between adjacent dwelling units on the left and right in a hallway of an apartment building, so that each dwelling unit can use different package receiving sections (for example, the upper package receiving section is used by the resident of the dwelling unit on the left, and the lower package receiving section is used by the resident of the dwelling unit on the right).However, such a box device has the problem that it is difficult to tell (especially for delivery companies) which package receiving section is used by the resident of the dwelling unit on the left or right.

[0005] Therefore, the present invention has been made in consideration of the above problems, and aims to provide a box device which has two parcel receiving areas arranged side by side, one above the other, and which makes it easy to determine which parcel receiving area, the upper or lower, will be used by a resident of either the left or right dwelling unit. [Means for solving the problem]

[0006] In order to achieve the above object, the invention described in claim 1 of the present invention provides a storage unit in which two box-shaped luggage receiving sections that open forward are arranged side by side, one above the other, and a first door that opens and closes the opening of the upper luggage receiving section and a second door that opens and closes the opening of the lower luggage receiving section can each be opened in one direction, and both doors are installed in a position facing forward, between the adjacent entrances to the left and right, in a location where the entrances of the dwelling units are lined up in the left-right direction. And, Each of the luggage receiving sections is provided with a locking member for locking / unlocking the corresponding door while keeping it in a closed state, and for the luggage receiving sections whose doors open to the left, a first operating unit for operating the locking member is provided on the right side of the luggage receiving section, while for the luggage receiving sections whose doors open to the right, a second operating unit for operating the locking member is provided on the left side of the luggage receiving section. Claim 2 The invention described in Claim 1 In the invention described in the above, each locking member is provided with an indicator section that is exposed to the outside of each luggage receiving section and indicates the usage status of the luggage receiving section by showing its own posture. Effect of the Invention

[0007] According to the present invention, two box-shaped parcel receiving sections that open forward are arranged side by side, one above the other, and a first door that opens and closes the opening of the upper parcel receiving section and a second door that opens and closes the opening of the lower parcel receiving section can be opened in one direction, and both doors are installed facing forward between the adjacent left and right entrances in a place where the entrances of the residences are lined up in the left-right direction. Therefore, considering that the left-opening parcel receiving section opens widely to the front and right when the door is opened, while the right-opening parcel receiving section opens widely to the front and left when the door is opened, the left-opening parcel receiving section can be used by the resident of the residence on the right side of the box device, and the right-opening parcel receiving section can be used by the resident of the residence on the left side of the box device, making the box device easy to use. In addition, the box device can be made easy to distinguish whether the upper or lower parcel receiving section is used by the resident of the residence on the left or right side. Also ,each Each parcel receiving area is provided with a locking member that locks / unlocks the corresponding door while keeping it closed, and for parcel receiving areas where the door opens to the left, a first operating unit for operating the locking member is provided on the right side of the parcel receiving area, while for parcel receiving areas where the door opens to the right, a second operating unit for operating the locking member is provided on the left side of the parcel receiving area, making it possible to make a box device that makes it even easier to determine which parcel receiving area, the top or bottom, will be used by a resident of either the left or right unit. In addition, Claim 2 According to the invention described in the above, each locking member is provided with a display unit that is exposed to the outside of each parcel receiving section and indicates the usage status of the parcel receiving section by showing its own position. Therefore, it is possible to make a box device that is extremely easy to distinguish which parcel receiving section (upper or lower) is being used by which resident of the left or right dwelling unit, depending on the position of the display unit, and since the position of the locking member and therefore the usage status of the parcel receiving section can be known from the display unit, it is possible to make a box device that is even easier to use. [Brief description of the drawings]

[0008] [Figure 1] 1 is a perspective explanatory view showing the box device with the door closed, as viewed from the right side; FIG. [Diagram 2] FIG. 2 is a perspective explanatory view showing the box device with the door closed, as viewed from the left side; [Diagram 3] FIG. 11 is a perspective explanatory view showing the box device with the door open; [Figure 4] 13 is a perspective view showing a locking member of a left-opening luggage receiving box. FIG. [Diagram 5] 1A and 1B are explanatory views showing the locking member from the right side, in which (a) shows the locking member in a locked position, and (b) shows the locking member in an released position. [Figure 6] 13 is an explanatory perspective view showing a modified example of a left-opening parcel receiving box. FIG. [Figure 7] 13A and 13B are explanatory diagrams showing the locking mechanism of a modified left-opening parcel receiving box, where (a) shows the door locking member on the door side, and (b) shows the main body locking member on the box main body side. DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS

[0009] DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS A box device according to an embodiment of the present invention will be described in detail below with reference to the drawings.

[0010] Fig. 1 is an explanatory perspective view from the right side of the box apparatus 1 with the doors 12 and 22 closed. Fig. 2 is an explanatory perspective view from the left side of the box apparatus 1 with the doors 12 and 22 closed. Fig. 3 is an explanatory perspective view of the box apparatus 1 with the doors 12 and 22 open. Fig. 4 is an explanatory perspective view of the locking member 15 of a left-opening parcel receiving box 10. Fig. 5 is an explanatory view showing the locking member 15 from the right side, where (a) shows the locking member 15 in a locked position and (b) shows the locking member 15 in an unlocked position.

[0011] The box device 1 is composed of two luggage receiving boxes 10, 20 stacked one on top of the other, and each luggage receiving box 10, 20 is equipped with a box body 11, 21 for storing luggage (not shown), and a door 12, 22 attached to the box body 11, 21 so as to be able to open in one direction.

[0012] First, the baggage receiving box 10 will be described. The box body 11 is a box body having a top plate, a bottom plate, a back plate, and left and right side plates, and an opening on the front side. A locking member 15 for locking / unlocking the door 12 while keeping it closed relative to the box body 11 is attached to the right side plate 11A of the box body 11 so as to be rotatable about an axis in the left-right direction. Meanwhile, the door 12 opens and closes the internal space (space for storing baggage) of the box body 11 by opening and closing the front opening of the box body 11, and is hinged to the left edge of the front opening of the box body 11 so as to be openable to the left. An engagement member 16 is provided on the inner surface of the door 12, with which the engagement portion 18A of the locking member 15 can be engaged when the door 12 is closed.

[0013] The locking member 15 includes an operating section 13 that is rotated by a user of the parcel receiving box 10, a connecting shaft section 17 that extends leftward from the operating section 13, and an action plate 18 that is fixed to the tip of the connecting shaft section 17. The front end of the action plate 18 (the end forward of the connecting shaft section 17) is a hook-shaped engagement section 18A. Meanwhile, the rear end of the action plate 18 (the end rearward of the connecting shaft section 17) extends in an arc shape centered on the rotation center of the connecting shaft section 17, and its surface (right surface) is an indication section 18B that indicates the rotational attitude of the locking member 15 and, in turn, the usage status of the parcel receiving box 10. The locking member 15 is attached with the connecting shaft section 17 pivotally supported by the right side plate 11A with the operating section 13 protruding above the surface of the right side plate 11A and the action plate 18 positioned inside the box body 11. Further, on the right side panel 11A of the box body 11, at a position corresponding to the trajectory of movement of the display section 18B accompanying the rotation of the locking member 15, a display window 14 is provided to expose a part of the display section 18B.

[0014] Meanwhile, the box body 21 of the parcel receiving box 20, like the box body 11, is a box body having a top plate, a bottom plate, a back plate, and left and right side plates, and an opening at the front. However, in the box body 21, a locking member 25 for locking / unlocking the door 22 while keeping it closed relative to the box body 21 is attached to the left side plate 21A so as to be rotatable about an axis in the left-right direction. Meanwhile, the door 22 opens and closes the internal space (space for storing parcels) of the box body 21 by opening and closing the front opening of the box body 21, but unlike the door 12, it is hinged to the right edge of the front opening of the box body 21 so as to be able to open to the right.

[0015] The locking member 25 of the luggage receiving box 20, like the locking member 15 of the luggage receiving box 10, comprises an operating portion 23, a connecting shaft portion (not shown), and an action plate 28, and is attached to the left side plate 21A with the operating portion 23 protruding from the surface of the left side plate 21A and the action plate 28 positioned inside the box body 21, with the connecting shaft portion pivotally supported by the left side plate 21A. The action plate 28 is provided with an engagement portion 28A and a display portion 28B similar to those of the action plate 18, and a display window 24 for exposing a part of the display portion 28B is opened in the left side plate 21A of the box body 21 at a position corresponding to the movement trajectory of the display portion 28B accompanying the rotation of the locking member 25. Furthermore, an engagement member (not shown) is provided on the inner surface of the door 22 with which the engagement portion 28A of the locking member 25 can engage when the door 22 is closed.

[0016] The box device 1 is constructed by placing the right-opening parcel receiving box 20 on the left-opening parcel receiving box 10 with the doors 12 and 22 facing in the same direction. The box device 1 is installed between adjacent entrances on the left and right in an apartment building or the like where the entrances of the dwelling units are lined up in a corridor in a lateral direction, with the doors 12 and 22 facing forward (the back panels of the box bodies 11 and 21 facing the wall on which the entrances are located), and with the operation unit 13 and display window 14 of the parcel receiving box 10 on the right side and the operation unit 23 and display window 24 of the parcel receiving box 20 on the left side.

[0017] In the box device 1 installed as described above, since the operating unit 13 and the display window 14 are located on the right side, and since the front and right sides of the box body 11 are widely open when the door 12 is opened, in terms of ease of use, the left-opening package receiving box 10 located on the lower side may be used by a resident of a residence whose front door is on the right side of the box device 1. On the other hand, since the operating unit 23 and the display window 24 are located on the left side, and since the front and right sides of the box body 21 are widely open when the door 22 is opened, the right-opening package receiving box 20 located on the upper side may be used by a resident of a residence whose front door is on the left side of the box device 1.

[0018] In addition, in such a box device 1, when the parcel receiving box 10 is not in use, the locking member 15 is in a release position in which the engaging portion 18A faces upward and is not engaged with the engaging member 16. When the locking member 15 is in the release position, the door 12 is allowed to be opened, and the portion of the display portion 18B indicating that the parcel receiving box 10 is not in use (the portion indicating "empty") is exposed in the display window 14. For example, when a delivery person stores a parcel in the box body 11 of such a parcel receiving box 10, the delivery person closes the door 12 and then rotates the operating portion 13 to set the engaging portion 18A to a locking position in which the engaging portion 18A faces forward and engages with the engaging member 16. Then, the door 12 is locked in a closed state, and the portion of the display portion 18B indicating that the parcel receiving box 10 is in use (the portion indicating "in use") is exposed in the display window 14. When a resident wants to take out a parcel, the resident can operate the operating portion 13 again to set the locking member 15 to the release position and then open the door 12. Furthermore, the parcel receiving box 20 can be used in the same manner as the parcel receiving box 10.

[0019] According to the box device 1 having the above-mentioned configuration, the right-opening parcel receiving box 20 is placed on the left-opening parcel receiving box 10 with the doors 12, 22 facing in the same direction, and in an apartment building or the like where the entrances to the dwelling units are lined up in a corridor from left to right, the box device 1 is installed between the adjacent entrances on the left and right with the doors 12, 22 facing forward, and with the operation unit 13 and display window 14 of the parcel receiving box 10 on the right side and the operation unit 23 and display window 24 of the parcel receiving box 20 on the left side. Therefore, since the operation unit 13 and the display window 14 are located on the right side, and the front and right sides of the box body 11 are widely opened when the door 12 is opened, the left-opening package receiving box 10 is used by a resident of a dwelling unit whose front door is on the right side of the box device 1, while the operation unit 23 and the display window 24 are located on the left side, and the front and right sides of the box body 21 are widely opened when the door 22 is opened, the right-opening package receiving box 20 is used by a resident of a dwelling unit whose front door is on the left side of the box device 1, thereby making the box device 1 easy to use. Also, the box device 1 can be made easy for both the user and the delivery company to tell which of the package receiving boxes 10 and 20 is used by a resident of either the left or right side of the dwelling unit.

[0020] The parcel receiving box 10 has an indicator window 14 on the right side panel 11A of the box body 11, and the parcel receiving box 20 has an indicator window 24 on the left side panel 21A of the box body 21, while each locking member 15, 25 has an indicator 18B, 28B that is exposed in the indicator window 14, 24 and indicates the usage status of the parcel receiving section by indicating its own position. Therefore, depending on the positions of the indicator windows 14, 24, it is very easy to determine whether the resident of the left or right dwelling unit is using the parcel receiving box 10 or the parcel receiving box 20, and furthermore, since the position of the indicator window 14, 24 allows the user to know the position of the locking members 15, 25 and thus the usage status of the parcel receiving boxes 10, 20, the box device 1 can be made even easier to use.

[0021] In addition, the configuration of the box device of the present invention is not limited to the above-mentioned embodiment, and the overall structure of the box device as well as the configuration related to locking / unlocking each luggage receiving area and the door can be appropriately modified as necessary without departing from the spirit of the present invention.

[0022] For example, in the above embodiment, two package receiving boxes are stacked one above the other to provide two box-shaped package receiving sections that open forward, but it is also possible to provide two box-shaped package receiving sections that open forward by dividing the internal space of the vertically long box body into upper and lower sections. In other words, it is also possible to configure a box device using a single package receiving box.

[0023] It is also possible to configure a box device by adopting a parcel receiving box 30 as shown in Figures 6 and 7. Figure 6 is an explanatory perspective view showing a modified example of a left-opening parcel receiving box 30. Figure 7 is an explanatory view showing a locking mechanism of a modified example of a left-opening parcel receiving box 30, where (a) shows a door locking member 36 on the door 32 side, and (b) shows a main body locking member 35 on the box main body 31 side. The baggage receiving box 30 will be described. The box body 31 is a box body having a top plate, a bottom plate, a back plate, and left and right side plates, and an opening at the front. A body locking member 35 for locking the door 32 in a closed state is provided on the right side plate 31A of the box body 31. A window 34 is provided on the right side plate 31A of the box body 31, which penetrates the right side plate 31A and allows the internal space of the box body 31 to be viewed even when the door 32 is closed. On the other hand, the door 32 opens and closes the internal space (space for storing baggage) of the box body 31 by opening and closing the front opening of the box body 31, and is hinged to the left edge of the front opening of the box body 31 so as to be able to open to the left. A door locking member 36 for locking the door 32 in a closed state is provided on the open side edge (here, the right edge) of the door 32. In the luggage receiving box 30, the door 32 is closed, the first lock holes 37, 37 of the main body locking member 35 are aligned with the second lock holes 38, 38 of the door locking member 36, and then a padlock (not shown) is used to lock the door 32 in the closed state, making it possible to lock the door. In constructing a box device using this luggage receiving box 30, for example, a luggage receiving box that is equipped with a similar door locking member, etc., but has a door that can be opened to the right may be placed on top of the luggage receiving box 30.

[0024] Furthermore, when constructing the box device, for example, depending on the requests of each resident, it is acceptable to adopt the parcel receiving box of the above embodiment for the lower parcel receiving box, while adopting a modified parcel receiving box for the upper parcel receiving box, and there is no problem if the door for the upper parcel receiving area opens to the left and the door for the lower parcel receiving area opens to the right, and the specific configurations of each parcel receiving area and which of the upper or lower doors opens to the right can be designed and modified as appropriate.

[0025] Furthermore, although the operating unit and display window are exposed in the parcel receiving box of the above embodiment, it is also possible to configure the box so that the operating unit and display window are normally covered by a cover, for example, by attaching a removable cover to the box body. Furthermore, the display window may be formed as a transparent portion made of a transparent synthetic resin, or an opening may be covered with a transparent plate to form the display window.

[0026] Furthermore, in the above embodiment, a display window is provided in the luggage receiving section and each locking member is provided with a display section at a location within the luggage receiving section, but it is also possible, for example, to configure the operating section of the locking member itself as the display section (a configuration without a display window, etc.). Additionally, in the box device of the above embodiment, it is naturally possible to configure the locking member as a locking member such as a cylinder lock, and it is also possible to provide a conventionally known electronic lock as the locking member. [Explanation of symbols]

[0027] 1·· Box device, 10, 20, 30·· Baggage receiving box (baggage receiving section), 12, 22·· Door, 13, 23·· Operation section, 14, 24·· Display window, 15, 25·· Locking member, 18B, 28B·· Display section.

Claims

1. There are two box-shaped baggage receiving sections that open forward, one above the other, A first door for opening and closing the opening of the upper baggage receiving section and a second door for opening and closing the opening of the lower baggage receiving section are each capable of being opened in one direction on the opposite left or right side, In a location where the entrances of the residences are lined up in the left-right direction, both doors are installed between the adjacent entrances on the left and right with both doors facing forward, Further, each of the baggage receiving sections is provided with a lock member for locking / unlocking the corresponding door while keeping the door closed, In the baggage receiving section where the door opens to the left, a first operating unit for operating the locking member is provided on a right side surface of the baggage receiving section, A box device characterized in that, for the luggage receiving section whose door opens to the right, a second operating section for operating the locking member is provided on the left side of the luggage receiving section.

2. The box device according to claim 1, characterized in that each of the locking members is provided with an indicator portion that is exposed outside each of the luggage receiving sections and indicates the usage status of the luggage receiving section by showing its own posture.

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