Containment device

Abstract

To provide a storage device which effectively prevents a stored article from being illegally taken out from a slot.SOLUTION: A storage device includes: a second slot M2 for inserting an object article B2 in a second storage part C2 in a box-shaped body A; and a conduit-shaped slot passage L which opens a passage opening part La in one end and which is provided on the outer side of the second slot M2 so that the second slot M2 is situated in the other end. The slot passage L makes it possible that the object article B2 held or pushed by hand is inserted from the passage opening part La in the one end and that it is inserted into the second storage part C2 inside the box-shaped body A through the second slot M2 situated in the other end. In addition, it prevents the object article B2 from being illegally taken out from the second storage part C2 when a hand inserted from the passage opening part La is inserted into the second storage part C2 through the second slot M2.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 3

Description

Technical Field

[0001] The present invention relates to a storage device for storing target articles such as delivery items inserted through an insertion port.

Background Art

[0002] Examples of storage devices for storing target articles such as delivery items include postal posts shown in Japanese Patent No. 3096040 and Japanese Patent No. 3803676.

[0003] The insertion port (in Japanese Patent No. 3096040, the insertion port 3 for inserting postal items into the post body 1) for inserting postal items, which are target articles, into the postal post has conventionally been approximately horizontally rectangular with a maximum width of 290 mm and a thickness of 40 mm.

[0004] In order to be able to store an article (for example, a rectangular parallelepiped box) with a thickness exceeding 4 cm through the insertion port, it is necessary to increase the thickness of the insertion port.

[0005] However, in a storage device such as a postal post that can accept mail 24 hours a day, especially outdoors, expanding the insertion port, particularly increasing the thickness, leads to an increased possibility that the stored article will be illegally removed through the insertion port.

Prior Art Documents

Patent Documents

[0006]

Patent Document 1

Patent Document 2

Summary of the Invention

Problems to be Solved by the Invention

[0007] An object of the present invention is to provide a storage device that effectively prevents a stored article from being illegally removed through an insertion port.

Means for Solving the Problem

[0008] The present invention can be expressed as follows, for example.

[0009] (1) A predetermined portion for receiving a target article, A partitioning portion that partitions the outside and the portion including the predetermined portion, An insertion port provided in the partitioning portion for inserting the target article from the outside into the predetermined portion, Provided on the outside side so that a through-hole portion is opened at one end portion and the insertion port is located at the other end portion or its vicinity, having an insertion passage, The insertion passage is A path through which a target article held or pushed by hand is inserted from the outside through the insertion port into the predetermined portion, is inserted from the through-hole portion, passes through the insertion passage, and passes through the insertion port, and prevents inserting a hand into the insertion port without passing through the through-hole portion and the insertion passage from the outside, A storage device characterized in that it makes it difficult for a hand inserted from the outside through the through-hole portion to reach into the predetermined portion through the insertion passage and through the insertion port.

[0010] (2) The storage device according to (1) above, wherein the insertion passage makes it difficult for a hand inserted from the outside through the through-hole portion to reach into the predetermined portion through the insertion port by separating the through-hole portion and the insertion port.

[0011] (3) The storage device according to (1) or (2) above, wherein the insertion passage makes it difficult for a hand inserted from the outside through the through-hole portion to reach into the predetermined portion through the insertion port by bending the path from the through-hole portion to the insertion port.

[0012] (4) The insertion path restricts the range in the direction in which a hand inserted from the outside through the path opening toward the insertion port heads toward the insertion port, compared to the range in the direction when inserting a hand directly into the insertion port, making it difficult for the hand inserted from the outside through the path opening to reach the predetermined portion through the insertion port. The housing device according to any one of the above (1) to (3).

[0013] (5) The housing device according to any one of the above (1) to (4), wherein the insertion path is tubular.

[0014] (6) The housing device according to (4) above, wherein the insertion path has a tubular portion at least in the first half of the path from the path opening to the insertion port.

[0015] (7) The housing device according to any one of the above (1) to (6), wherein the insertion path has the path opening below the insertion port and heads upward between the path opening and the insertion port.

[0016] (8) The housing device according to any one of the above (1) to (7), wherein the insertion path is formed along the outside of the partition portion.

[0017] (9) The housing device according to any one of the above (1) to (8), wherein the insertion port is provided at a position above the predetermined portion.

[0018] (10) The housing device according to (9) above, having a passage that slopes downward as a whole in a predetermined direction, which is the direction from the insertion port toward the back side of the predetermined portion, as the portion through which the target article inserted from the outside through the insertion port passes until it reaches the predetermined portion.

[0019] (11) The housing device according to (10) above, wherein all or the back side portion of the passage in the predetermined direction covers a part of the upper side of the predetermined portion on the insertion port side in the predetermined direction.

[0020] (12) The housing device according to (10) or (11) above, having a sorting and separating unit for dropping and separating an article with a smaller dimension than the target article on the above passage.

[0021] (13) A shielding body made of a hard material that can be moved to a position deeper than the original position while being biased so as to be able to return to the original position, and the shielding surface on the inlet side is located deeper than the upper side of the sorting and separating unit. The housing device according to (12) above.

[0022] (14) The housing device according to (13) above, wherein several or more of the shielding bodies are adjacent and arranged in parallel in a direction intersecting the predetermined direction so as to be movable to a position deeper than the original position while being biased so as to be able to return to the original position independently of each other.

Effect of the Invention

[0023] In the housing device of the present invention, it is effectively prevented that the stored articles are taken out illegally from the inlet.

Brief Description of the Drawings

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Embodiments for Carrying out the Invention

[0025] [1] The housing device as an example of the embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings.

[0026] [1-1] The housing device shown in FIGS. 1 to 9 includes a box-shaped body A (partition portion), a first insertion port M1 and a second insertion port M2 for inserting a target article from the outside into a predetermined portion inside the box-shaped body A, a first storage portion C1 (predetermined portion) and a second storage portion C2 (predetermined portion) provided inside the box-shaped body A, and an insertion passage L on the outer side of the second insertion port M2.

[0027] (1) Box-shaped body A

[0028] The box-shaped body A has a hollow substantially rectangular parallelepiped shape mainly made of a steel plate, and the inside of the box-shaped body A is partitioned from the outside so as to be surrounded by the box-shaped body A.

[0029] (2) Insertion port

[0030] On the upper part of the vertical front part of the box-shaped body A, a first frame-shaped part F1 and a second frame-shaped part F2, which are square-shaped with the same vertical and horizontal dimensions and recessed backward, are provided side by side on the left and right. Both the first frame-shaped part F1 and the second frame-shaped part F2 constitute partition parts. On the upper parts of the first frame-shaped part F1 on the left side (hereinafter, the left side and the right side of the box-shaped body A are also simply referred to as "left side" and "right side", respectively) and the second frame-shaped part on the right side in FIG. 1, there are a horizontally rectangular first insertion port M1 and a second insertion port M2, respectively. On the upper side of the first frame-shaped part F1 and the second frame-shaped part F2, a front-projecting eaves-shaped part Ac for rain protection and the like is provided.

[0031] (2-1) The first insertion opening M1 has a substantially horizontally rectangular shape with a horizontal width of 290 mm and a thickness of 40 mm, is located slightly deeper than the front part of the box-shaped body A, and opens in a slightly forward-tilted state. The first insertion opening M1 is opened and closed by the first insertion opening lid D1 provided on the inner side of the box-shaped body A rotating about the upper rotation axis. Since the self-weight acts on the first insertion opening lid D1 in the direction of closing the first insertion opening M1, in the state where no other external force acts, etc., the lid-closed state is maintained, and by pushing the first insertion opening lid D1 into the inner side of the box-shaped body A, the first insertion opening M1 opens.

[0032] The upper part F1a, which is the upper part of the first insertion opening M1 within the first frame-shaped part F1, inclines upward from the upper side of the first insertion opening M1 toward the front. The lower upper end part F1b, which is the upper end part below the first insertion opening M1 within the first frame-shaped part F1, inclines upward relatively gently toward the first insertion opening M1 so as to support the target article to be inserted into the first insertion opening M1. The lower lower part F1c, which is the part below the lower upper end part F1b within the first frame-shaped part F1, inclines steeply downward from the lower upper end part F1b to the lower end of the first frame-shaped part F1.

[0033] Both side faces F1d of the first frame-shaped part F1 incline so as to spread slightly to the left and right from the first insertion opening M1 toward the front part of the box-shaped body A.

[0034] The main target articles of the first insertion opening M1 are relatively thin ones such as envelopes and postcards, which are about 5 to 6 cm or larger in length and width (large-sized articles). Articles smaller than about 5 to 6 cm in length and width (small-sized articles including cigarettes, etc.) can become the objects of sorting and separation as non-target articles after being inserted through the first insertion opening M1.

[0035] (2-2) The second difference inlet M2 has a substantially horizontally rectangular shape with a horizontal width of 290 mm and a thickness of 75 mm. It is located further inside than the first difference inlet M1 and opens in a slightly forward-tilted manner. The second difference inlet M2 is opened and closed by the rotation of a second difference inlet lid D2 provided on the inner side of the box-shaped body A around an upper rotation axis. Since the self-weight acts on the second difference inlet lid D2 in the direction of closing the second difference inlet M2, the lid-closed state is maintained when there is no other external force acting, etc. By pushing the second difference inlet lid D2 into the inner side of the box-shaped body A, the second difference inlet M2 opens.

[0036] The upper part F2a, which is the upper part of the second difference inlet M2 within the second frame-shaped part F2, slopes upward from the upper side of the second difference inlet M2 toward the front. The lower upper end part F2b, which is the upper end part of the lower side of the second difference inlet M2 within the second frame-shaped part F2, slopes upward relatively gently toward the second difference inlet M2 so as to support the target article B2 to be inserted into the second difference inlet M2. The lower lower part F2c, which is the part below the lower upper end part F2b within the second frame-shaped part F2, slopes steeply downward from the lower upper end part F2b to the lower end of the second frame-shaped part F2.

[0037] Both side faces F2d of the second frame-shaped part F2 slope so as to spread left and right from the second difference inlet M2 toward the front face of the box-shaped body A.

[0038] The main target articles of the second difference inlet M2 are relatively thick ones with a thickness of about 35 to 70 mm (articles that cannot be inserted into or are difficult to insert into the first difference inlet M1).

[0039] Among the target articles of the second difference inlet M2, the target article B shown in FIGS. 8 and 9 is a rectangular parallelepiped box with a width of 240 mm, a depth of 170 mm, and a height of 70 mm, in which the delivery object is packaged.

[0040] After being inserted from the second difference inlet M2, articles smaller than 6 cm in length and width (including cigarettes, etc.) can be selected and separated as non-target articles.

[0041] Note that the first insertion opening M1 and the second insertion opening M2 are not limited to those having the horizontal width and thickness of the dimensions as described above. For example, the thickness or the horizontal width of both insertion openings or one of them may be slightly decreased or increased, or other dimensions and shapes may be changed.

[0042] (3) Accommodating portion

[0043] Inside the box-shaped body A, on the left side, there is a first accommodating portion C1 for accommodating the target article inserted into the box-shaped body A through the first insertion opening M1, and on the right side, there is a second accommodating portion C2 for accommodating the target article B2 inserted into the box-shaped body A through the second insertion opening M2.

[0044] The first accommodating portion C1 is formed by the first bag-shaped body G1 being supported by a first frame support portion E1 provided on the left side inside the box-shaped body A in a state of opening upward, and the second accommodating portion C2 is formed by the second bag-shaped body G2 being supported by a second frame support portion E2 provided continuously with the first frame support portion E1 on the right side inside the box-shaped body A in a state of opening upward.

[0045] The first bag-shaped body G1 is formed by inserting a linear material that constitutes a substantially square first frame-shaped body R1 that can be folded in half by hinge portions Ra provided at the central portions of each of a pair of opposite sides into insertion holes provided along the opening edge of the bag-shaped body made of a cloth-like material.

[0046] When the first frame-shaped body R1 opens horizontally in a substantially square shape and the outer peripheral portion of the opening of the first bag-shaped body G1 is horizontally supported by the first frame support portion E1 provided on the left side inside the box-shaped body A, the opening of the first bag-shaped body G1 opens upward to form the first accommodating portion C1.

[0047] Both of the hinge portions Ra can be opened and closed only at a predetermined 180-degree portion. By removing the first bag-shaped body G1 from the first frame support portion E1, the horizontal first frame-shaped body R1 has the hinge portions Ra relatively lowered, and a pair of opposite sides without the hinge portions Ra relatively rise and approach each other to form a folded state, and the opening of the first bag-shaped body G1 can be closed.

[0048] The second bag-shaped body G2 is also composed of a similar bag-shaped body and a second frame-shaped body R2, and is horizontally supported by the second frame support portion E2, so that the opening of the second bag-shaped body G2 opens upward to form a second storage portion C2.

[0049] (4) Insertion passage

[0050] The insertion passage L is formed on the outer side of the second insertion port M2 (that is, along the outer side of the partition portion) by a second frame-shaped portion F2 recessed backward from the front portion of the box-shaped body A and a passage forming cover portion K made of a transparent synthetic resin material.

[0051] The passage forming cover portion K includes a horizontally rectangular upper cover plate portion Ka that horizontally projects forward from above the second frame-shaped portion F2, a front cover plate portion Kb that slopes downward from the front edge portion of the upper cover plate portion Ka and reaches slightly below the vertical middle position of the second frame-shaped portion F2, and vertical side cover plate portions Kc that extend across both side edge portions of the front cover plate portion Kb, both side edge portions of the second frame-shaped portion F2, and both side edge portions of the upper cover plate portion Ka.

[0052] The insertion passage L formed by the second frame-shaped portion F2 and the passage forming cover portion K has a substantially square cross-sectional pipe shape, and an opening portion La surrounded by the lower ends of the front cover plate portion Kb and both side cover plate portions Kc of the passage forming cover portion K and the lower side lower portion F2c and both side surface portions F2d of the second frame-shaped portion F2 is opened directly below the front of the second insertion port M2.

[0053] The insertion passage L includes a lower portion that extends upward from the opening portion La, and an upper portion surrounded by the upper portions of the front cover plate portion Kb and both side cover plate portions Kc of the passage forming cover portion K, the upper cover plate portion Ka, the upper side portion F2a of the second frame-shaped portion F2, the upper end portion F2b of the lower side, the upper portion of the lower side lower portion F2c, and the upper portions of both side surface portions F2d, and leads to the second insertion port M2.

[0054] The direction of the insertion passage L toward the second insertion port M2 side at the intersection entrance La (in this storage device, the direction along the lower lower part F2c is inclined backward by about 15 degrees with respect to the vertically upward direction [the minimum inclination angle considering the shape and dimensions of the insertion passage L and the thickness of the arm when inserting a hand from the intersection entrance La is inclined backward by about 55 degrees with respect to the vertically upward direction]), and after passing through the second insertion port M2, the angle formed by the direction toward the second storage portion C2 in the box-shaped body A (in this storage device, it is inclined about 35 degrees toward the back side with respect to the vertically downward direction which is a downward inclination toward the back side) is about 130 degrees [about 90 degrees when inserting a hand as described above].

[0055] The passage forming cover portion K also has the effect of preventing the intrusion of rainwater or the like into the second insertion port M2 (especially when the rain and wind are strong).

[0056] The left and right side cover plate portions Kc can be made easily visible (especially at night) by means of display with white, fluorescent pigments, etc., to prevent pedestrians from colliding, and can have cushioning properties in case of a collision or the like (for example, a white sponge-like material such as polyethylene foam or polyurethane foam having cushioning properties capable of preventing injury due to a collision).

[0057] The insertion passage L is formed such that the cross-section at each location is relatively small within a range where a rectangular parallelepiped-shaped target article B2 with a width of 240 mm, a depth of 170 mm, and a height of 70 mm can be inserted from the intersection entrance La at one end that opens downward by a human hand, moved upward, directed toward the second insertion port M2 at the back of the second frame portion F2 at the upper part of the insertion passage L, and inserted into a (predetermined portion) inside the box-shaped body A through the second insertion port M2.

[0058] When the insertion passage L inserts an arm inserted upward from the passage opening La that opens downward toward the second insertion port M2 at the back of the second frame-shaped portion F2 in the upper part of the insertion passage L and inserts it into the second storage portion C2 in the box-shaped body A through the second insertion port M2, the passage opening La and the insertion port M2 are separated from each other, the path bends as shown in FIG. 9(1), and within the possible range, the cross-section of each part of the insertion passage L is formed to be relatively small, so that the range of the direction in which a hand inserted from the outside through the passage opening La toward the insertion port M2 is restricted compared to the range of the direction when directly inserting a hand into the insertion port, etc., preventing the insertion of the hand into the second storage portion C2 located below the insertion port M2 in the box-shaped body A, and even if it can be inserted, preventing the removal of the articles inside the box-shaped body A.

[0059] (5) Passage

[0060] As a part through which the target article inserted into the box-shaped body A from the outside through the first insertion port M1 or the second insertion port M2 reaches the upward opening of the first bag-shaped body G1 constituting the first storage portion C1 or the upward opening of the second bag-shaped body G2 constituting the second storage portion C2, the storage device has a first passage P1 and a second passage P2 that slope downward toward the back side inside the box-shaped body A from the first insertion port M1 or the second insertion port M2, respectively.

[0061] The first passage P1 and the second passage P2 are in a state where the target article can slide and can support the target article upward. In a predetermined direction that is the direction from the first insertion port M1 or the second insertion port M2 toward the back side inside the box-shaped body A, they slope downward toward the back side inside the box-shaped body A from the first insertion port M1 or the second insertion port M2. In the horizontal direction orthogonal to the predetermined direction, the left and right side portions of the first passage P1 are located further outward to the left and right than the left and right end portions of the first insertion port M1, respectively, and the left and right side portions of the second passage P2 are located further outward to the left and right than the left and right end portions of the second insertion port M2, respectively.

[0062] The first passage P1 in the predetermined direction has a rear portion located above a part on the first inlet M1 side in the predetermined direction of the upward opening of the first bag-like body G1 which is the receiving portion of the first accommodating portion C1, and covering a part on the first inlet M1 side.

[0063] All parts of the second passage P2 in the predetermined direction are located above a part on the second inlet M2 side in the predetermined direction of the upward opening of the second bag-like body G2 which is the receiving portion of the second accommodating portion C2, and covering a part on the second inlet M2 side. By having a rear descending inclined plate portion P2b on the rear side (the right side in FIGS. 3, 8, and 9) of the sorting and separating portion S in the second passage P2, it is more effectively prevented from inserting a hand from the second inlet M2 and reaching the second accommodating portion C2.

[0064] A vertical partition plate portion H is provided between the first passage P1 and the second passage P2.

[0065] (6) Sorting and separating portion S

[0066] In the first passage P1, in the portion other than the portion near the end on the first inlet M1 side in the predetermined direction, and in the second passage P2, in the portion between the portion near the end on the second inlet M2 side in the predetermined direction and the rear descending inclined plate portion P2b, there are respectively provided sorting and separating portions S for dropping and separating non-target articles (small-sized articles) such as cigarettes with fire remaining. The sorting and separating portion S in the first passage P1 and the sorting and separating portion S in the second passage P2 have substantially the same configuration, and each sorting and separating portion S extends across the entire width of the first passage P1 and the second passage P2.

[0067] The sorting and separating portion S is constituted by disposing an inclined plate Va at the opening Vp of the receiving box V for non-target articles.

[0068] From the upper part of the receiving box V to the opening Vp, a plurality of identical inclined plates Va project obliquely downward toward the back side, and these inclined plates Va are arranged in parallel at equal intervals in the lateral direction. The upper surface of the inclined plate Va is substantially isosceles triangular (or trapezoidal with equal legs) in shape, and the lateral width of the upper surface of the inclined plate Va gradually decreases as it goes toward the back side lower part which is the main inclination direction, and the lower end forms a pointed free end.

[0069] The lower end of the inclined plate Va is located slightly in front (the insertion port side) above the lower edge Vf of the opening Vp of the receiving box V. Also, the upper surface of each inclined plate Va is curved and inclined downward convexly upward from the center to both (left and right) sides.

[0070] The depression angle of the upper surface of the inclined plate Va in the main inclination direction (back side lower part) is about 40 degrees.

[0071] The falling gap Vg formed between the inclined plates Va forms a trapezoidal shape with equal legs whose lateral width gradually expands as it goes downward in the main inclination direction. Also, the falling gap Vg formed between the outer sides of the inclined plates Va located at both ends and the both side plates Vs of the receiving box V forms a trapezoidal shape whose lateral width gradually expands as it goes downward in the main inclination direction.

[0072] (7) Shield

[0073] (7-1) At the position above the back side of the first passage P1 among the shield plate mounting parts U provided below the top plate Ab in the box-shaped body A, the upper end of the shield plate Y1 made of a hot-dip galvanized steel plate is rotatably supported. On the upper rear side (back side) of the shield plate Y1, a rear lower inclined weight body W1 for urging the shield plate Y1 to incline downward forward is provided. The shield plate Y1 is stationary at the original position where the shielding surface (front side) forms a state with a predetermined interval d (in this case, an interval slightly wider than the diameter of the cigarette) sandwiched between it and the lower end of the inclined plate Va in the normal state except when the object article passes through the first passage P1.

[0074] The lower edge of the shielding plate Y1 in the original position is located above the lower edge Vf of the receiving box V at a position slightly higher than the lower end of the inclined plate Va (however, it is not limited to being at a higher position in the original position). When the target article passes through the first passage portion P1 and the shielding plate Y1 rotates backward from the original position, the shielding plate Y1 returns to the original position by the biasing force of the weight body W1.

[0075] By providing a stopper T1 on the front side of the upper end portion of the shielding plate Y1, in the original position, the stopper T1 abuts against the shielding plate mounting portion U to prevent forward rotation, and the predetermined interval d can be maintained. Note that the means for preventing the shielding plate Y1 from moving forward from the original position is not limited to this.

[0076] (7-2) At the position above the second passage P2 in the shielding plate mounting portion U provided on the lower side of the top plate Ab in the box-shaped body A, the upper end portions of five substantially identical shielding plates Y2 made of hot-dip galvanized steel sheets are supported so as to be rotatable independently of each other. The five relatively narrow-width shielding plates Y2 are arranged in parallel in the horizontal direction orthogonal to the predetermined direction with a slight gap therebetween, covering the entire width of the second passage P2.

[0077] On the upper rear side (rear side) of each shielding plate Y2, a rear downwardly inclined weight body W2 for biasing the shielding plate Y2 to incline forward and downward is provided. Each shielding plate Y2 is stationary in the original position where the shielding surface Y2f (front surface) forms a state with a predetermined interval d (in this case, an interval slightly wider than the diameter of the cigarette) between it and the lower end of the inclined plate Va, except in a state where the target article passes through the second passage P2.

[0078] The lower edge of each shielding plate Y2 in the original position is located above the lower edge Vf of the receiving box V at a position slightly higher than the lower end of the inclined plate Va (however, it is not limited to being at a higher position in the original position). Among the five shielding plates Y2, when the shielding plate Y2 that rotates backward from the original position as the target article passes through the second passage P2 returns to the original position by the biasing force of the weight body W2.

[0079] In the original position, for each shielding plate Y2, the stopper T2 provided at the upper end thereof abuts against the shielding plate mounting portion U to prevent forward rotation, and the predetermined interval d is maintained.

[0080] (7-3) When a lit cigarette (a small-sized article lighter than a predetermined weight) is inserted from the first insertion port M1 or the second insertion port M2, as the cigarette passes from above downward and toward the back on the inclined upper surface of the inclined plate Va in the sorting and separating unit S, it falls from the upper surface of the inclined plate Va into the lateral falling gap Vg, or directly falls into the falling gap Vg and is received in the receiving box V, and is separated from the target articles (large-sized articles) that cannot fall into the falling gap Vg.

[0081] Since the lateral width of the upper surface of the inclined plate Va having a substantially isosceles triangular shape gradually decreases as it goes downward in the main inclination direction, and has a falling gap Vg whose lateral width gradually expands as it goes downward in the main inclination direction on the side, the cigarette moving downward on the upper surface of the inclined plate Va, even if it is a long cigarette just lit, can more surely fall into the falling gap Vg and be received in the receiving box V as it moves downward, and the target articles (large-sized articles) and the cigarettes can be separated with high certainty in the sorting and separating unit S. Moreover, since the upper surface of the inclined plate Va is curved and inclined upwardly convex from the center to both sides, and the curvature gradually increases as it goes downward, the cigarette moving downward on the upper surface of the inclined plate Va can more surely fall into the falling gap Vg as it moves downward.

[0082] Furthermore, even if the cigarette does not fall into the falling gap Vg and reaches the lower end of the inclined plate Va, since the lower end of the inclined plate Va is pointed, small-sized articles will surely fall into the falling gap Vg. Therefore, even if the shielding plate Y1 or the shielding plate Y2 is in a rearward rotation state due to another target article or the like, it is highly certain that the inserted cigarette will not fall into the falling gap Vg and reach the first bag-shaped body G1 or the second bag-shaped body G2, preventing the target article from burning or being soiled. Also, when the shielding plate Y1 or the shielding plate Y2 is stationary in its original position, even if the cigarette hits the shielding plate Y1 or the shielding plate Y2, the shielding plate Y1 or the shielding plate Y2 will not rotate backward and will be received in the receiving box V at a distance d from the lower end of the inclined plate Va.

[0083] (7-4) On the other hand, among the target articles (large-sized articles) inserted from the first insertion port M1 or the second insertion port M2, those that are thick and heavier than the predetermined weight will pass from above to below on the inclined plate Va of the sorting and separating unit S, collide with the shielding plate Y1 or the shielding plate Y2, rotate the shielding plate Y1 or the shielding plate Y2 backward, pass above the lower edge Vf of the receiving box V, reach the back side of the receiving box V, and fall through the respective openings into the first bag-shaped body G1 of the first storage portion C1 or the second bag-shaped body G2 of the second storage portion C2.

[0084] Also, among the target articles (large-sized articles) inserted from the first insertion port M1 or the second insertion port M2, such as postcards and thin envelopes, will pass from above to below on the inclined plate Va of the sorting and separating unit S, pass below the lower edge of the shielding plate Y1 or the shielding plate Y2 above the lower edge Vf of the receiving box V, reach the back side of the receiving box V, and fall through the respective openings into the first bag-shaped body G1 of the first storage portion C1 or the second bag-shaped body G2 of the second storage portion C2.

[0085] (7-5) The second insertion port M2 has a horizontal width of 247 mm × a thickness of 75 mm and a large thickness. In the second passage P2, there are five relatively narrow-width shielding plates Y2 that are independently rotatably supported and arranged in parallel across the entire width of the second passage P2 with a slight gap between them.

[0086] Even when there is a single front-and-rear rotating shielding plate that spans the entire width of the second passage P2 and it is possible to insert a hand and move the shielding plate to the back to take out the target article B2 in the second accommodating portion C2 or the target article B2 in an overflow state on the second accommodating portion C2, five relatively narrow-width shielding plates Y2 that are independently rotatably supported and adjacent and parallel to each other in a horizontal direction perpendicular to the predetermined direction with a slight gap therebetween are arranged. As shown in Fig. 9(2) when the target article B2 is inserted (or more so in the case of the target article B2), the shielding plate Y2 that cannot be moved to the back even when a hand is inserted maintains its original position or near it. Thus, the target article B2 attempting to be illicitly taken out from the second accommodating portion C2 is prevented from moving toward the second insertion port M2 by the shielding plate Y2 that maintains its original position or near it, and the taking out can be prevented.

[0087] (8) Take-out portion

[0088] On the left side surface of the box-shaped body A, there is a single-opening hinged opening / closing portion Ad. In the state where the opening / closing portion Ad is opened, the first bag-shaped body G1 and the second bag-shaped body G2 containing the target article can be taken out, and the empty first bag-shaped body G1 and the second bag-shaped body G2 can be supported by the first frame support portion E1 and the second frame support portion E2 inside the box-shaped body A. Also, in the state where the opening / closing portion Ad is opened, the non-target article receiving box V (non-target article receiving portion) can be taken in and out, and the non-target article inside the receiving box V can be discarded.

[0089] [1-2] The accommodating device shown in Figs. 10 and 11 has the second frame-shaped portion F2 recessed as a whole by a certain distance rearward from the front surface portion of the box-shaped body A compared to the accommodating device shown in Figs. 1 to 9, and a lower end portion F2e that gently descends and slopes forward is provided below the lower side of the lower side portion F2c.

[0090] (1) The housing device in Fig. 10 is configured to reduce the protrusion distance of the upper cover plate portion Ka and the side cover plate portion Kc of the passage forming cover portion K from the front surface portion of the box-shaped body A forward, compared to the housing devices shown in Figs. 1 to 9. By doing so, while maintaining the inclination of the front cover plate portion Kb that slopes downward toward the front, the forward protrusion of the entire passage forming cover portion K is suppressed to prevent collisions with pedestrians and the like. Other configurations are the same as those of the housing devices shown in Figs. 1 to 9.

[0091] In the insertion passage L of the housing device in Fig. 10, since the corresponding portion on the rear side of the insertion port portion La is located in the recess of the second frame-shaped portion F2, it becomes more difficult to direct an arm inserted upward from the insertion port portion La toward the second insertion port M2 at the back of the second frame-shaped portion F2 in the upper part of the insertion passage L and insert it into the second storage portion C2 inside the box-shaped body A through the second insertion port M2.

[0092] (2) The housing device in Fig. 11 is configured such that the upper cover plate portion Ka and the side cover plate portion Kc of the passage forming cover portion K hardly protrude forward from the front surface portion of the box-shaped body A, and by making the front cover plate portion Kb vertical, the entire passage forming cover portion K hardly protrudes forward, preventing collisions with pedestrians and the like from substantially occurring. Other configurations are the same as those of the housing devices shown in Figs. 1 to 9.

[0093] In the insertion passage L of the housing device in Fig. 11, since most of the insertion port portion La is located in the recess of the second frame-shaped portion F2, it becomes even more difficult to direct an arm inserted upward from the insertion port portion La toward the second insertion port M2 at the back of the second frame-shaped portion F2 in the upper part of the insertion passage L and insert it into the second storage portion C2 inside the box-shaped body A through the second insertion port M2.

[0094] [2] Embodiments of the present invention will be further described, including forms other than those described above.

[0095] The housing device of the present invention has a predetermined portion for receiving a target article, a partitioning portion that partitions a portion including the external portion and the predetermined portion, an insertion port provided in the partitioning portion for inserting the target article from the external portion to the predetermined portion, and an insertion passage provided on the external side.

[0096] Examples of the storage device include, but are not limited to, a postal box or other collection posts for collecting target articles to be delivered by a delivery company or the like for delivery, and receiving posts for receiving the target articles delivered at the delivery destination.

[0097] (1) Target article

[0098] The storage device of the present invention can be configured to store an article having a predetermined shape and dimensions as a target article in a storage portion through an insertion port.

[0099] As the article having a predetermined shape and dimensions, for example, it can be a rectangular parallelepiped article having a predetermined dimension. More specifically, for example, it can be a rectangular parallelepiped paper or a plastic corrugated box having a predetermined dimension and containing various articles.

[0100] The target article can be limited to an article having a predetermined shape and dimensions (taking this as a rule), but for example, all articles that are the target of delivery such as postal delivery or home delivery and can be stored in the storage portion through the insertion port can also be used as the target article.

[0101] Examples of non-target articles include, but are not limited to, those that are too small to be handled (for example, those smaller than a certain length and width dimension), those that are too large (for example, those having a length, width, or height larger than a certain value), articles having fire such as unextinguished cigarettes, dangerous goods such as flammable substances and explosives, and broken articles not safely packaged.

[0102] (2) Partition portion

[0103] The partitioning part partitions from the outside a part including a predetermined part for receiving the target article. For example, it is a part that (preferably without gaps) surrounds a part including the predetermined part, such as a box-shaped body (e.g., a hollow substantially rectangular parallelepiped, a hollow substantially polygonal prism, a hollow substantially circular cylinder, a hollow substantially elliptical cylinder, etc., which may be fixed to land, a building, etc., or may be movable).) that partitions the outside and the inside of the box-shaped body, etc., for example, an outer wall part, a bottom plate part, a top plate part, etc. constituting the box-shaped body; a part including a predetermined part is located inside a building, etc., and the partitioning part may include, but is not limited to, a part that partitions the inside and the outside of the building, such as the outer wall of the building.

[0104] (3) Predetermined part

[0105] The predetermined part is a part for receiving the target article. A general example of the predetermined part is a storage part for storing the target article. Other examples of the predetermined part include an introduction part of an introduction path that receives the target article through an insertion port and introduces the target article into another storage part.

[0106] The predetermined part is a part partitioned from the outside by the partitioning part. For example, it can be all or part of the inside of a box-shaped body that surrounds the predetermined part without gaps. Additionally, for example, it can be a part inside a building (e.g., a part facing the location where an insertion port is provided among the partitioning parts such as the outer wall of the building).

[0107] (4) Insertion port

[0108] The insertion port is provided in the partitioning part for inserting the target article from the outside into the predetermined part. The insertion port can be provided, for example, within the thickness of the partitioning part. Additionally, it can be provided across one or both of the outer side and the inner side from the thickness, or can be provided by protruding to the outer side or the inner side with respect to the partitioning part.

[0109] It is common and preferable that the insertion opening is provided at a position above a predetermined portion so that an object can fall from the insertion opening and be received by the predetermined portion. In order to make it difficult for an external hand to reach the predetermined portion through the insertion opening, it is preferable that the insertion opening is at a position as high as possible above the predetermined portion.

[0110] A plurality of insertion openings may be provided in the partitioning portion, and the plurality of insertion openings may have different sizes or shapes from each other.

[0111] The insertion opening can insert an article having the predetermined shape and dimensions as a target article from the outside to the predetermined portion.

[0112] The insertion opening itself (i.e., when there is no insertion passage or the like and it faces the outside) can be, for example, one through which a human hand, forearm, or a part or all of the forearm and upper arm can be inserted from the outside, but it is not necessarily limited to this.

[0113] The cross-sectional shape of the insertion opening (the shape of the cross-section perpendicular to the direction in which the target article is inserted from the outside to the predetermined portion) can be a substantially rectangular shape (a rectangular shape or a rectangular shape with curved corners, etc.) or other polygonal shapes or a shape surrounded by a closed curve, a substantially rectangular shape with the longitudinal direction being the horizontal direction or other shapes, but it is not limited to these.

[0114] For example, when the partitioning portion has a vertical or nearly vertical-shaped portion and the insertion opening opens in that portion, it is preferable that the insertion opening is slightly tilted forward (the upper edge is located in front of the lower edge of the insertion opening), and the insertion opening can open at a position recessed with respect to the vertical or nearly vertical-shaped portion of the partitioning portion, or within a recessed portion or at the most recessed position within the recessed portion, but it is not limited to this. These configurations can, for example, have the effect of preventing rainwater or the like from entering the partitioning portion through the insertion opening.

[0115] (5) Insertion passage

[0116] The insertion passage is provided on the outer side partitioned by a partition portion in the housing device such that an opening port is opened at one end and an insertion port is located at the other end or in the vicinity thereof.

[0117] (5-1) Opening port

[0118] The opening port itself (i.e., in a state where there is no portion from the opening port of the insertion passage to the other end or insertion port, etc.) can be, for example, a passage through which a human hand, forearm, or a part or all of the forearm and upper arm can be inserted from the outside, but is not necessarily limited thereto.

[0119] (5-2) Functions of the insertion passage, etc.

[0120] The insertion passage is a path through which an object to be held or pushed by hand is inserted from the outside into a predetermined portion, inserted from the opening port at one end into the insertion passage, and passes through the insertion passage and through the insertion port located at the other end or in the vicinity thereof. Thereby, an object (at least an object having a predetermined shape and size, for example, a rectangular parallelepiped object having a predetermined size) can be inserted (for example, in a state of being held by hand or pushed by hand) by a human hand (the inserter) from the opening port at one end, passing through the insertion passage, and through the insertion port located at the other end or in the vicinity thereof into the predetermined portion.

[0121] The insertion passage also prevents a hand from being inserted into the insertion port from the outside without passing through the opening port and the insertion passage.

[0122] Furthermore, the insertion passage makes it difficult (preferably impossible) for a hand inserted from the outside through the opening port to reach inside the predetermined portion through the insertion passage and through the insertion port, for example, by any one of the following (a), (b), and (c), or by any combination of two or three of (a), (b), and (c).

[0123] (a) Separating the access opening and the insertion opening. For example, separating the access opening and the insertion opening such that the shortest distance therebetween is 100 mm or more (preferably 120 mm or more, more preferably 150 mm or more, still more preferably 200 mm or more, even more preferably 250 mm or more).

[0124] (b) The path of a hand inserted from the outside through the access opening towards the insertion opening being bent. For example, the angle of the axis of the insertion passage changing (bending) (e.g., 30 degrees to 90 degrees) from one end access opening to a predetermined position and from that predetermined position to the other end. The bending is not necessarily limited to one location in the said path. Also, the bending may be in a curved shape. Examples of the one end access opening and the predetermined position include cases where the access opening is at a lower position than the insertion opening and the predetermined position is in front of the insertion opening, or where the access opening is at a side position of the insertion opening and the predetermined position is in front of the insertion opening, but are not limited thereto.

[0125] (c) Restricting the range of the direction in which a hand inserted from the outside through the access opening towards the insertion opening moves, as compared to the range of the direction when directly inserting a hand into the insertion opening. For example, when the insertion passage extends obliquely upward (not necessarily limited to obliquely upward) from one end access opening to the other end, restricting the range in which the inclination angle of the arm can be changed, as compared to directly inserting a hand into the insertion opening (e.g., restricting the range of 80 to 90 degrees in direct insertion to 10 to 20 degrees, to one-tenth to one-half, preferably one-tenth to one-third, more preferably one-tenth to one-fourth).

[0126] (5-3) Pipe-shaped insertion passage

[0127] The insertion passage can be, for example, in the shape of a pipe (e.g., a pipe shape with a square cross-section or other shapes) (not necessarily limited to a pipe shape). The peripheral wall portion forming the pipe shape is preferably non-permeable, but all or part of the peripheral wall portion may be in a lattice or mesh shape having through-holes of a size through which a hand cannot be inserted and may be difficult to deform.

[0128] When the insertion path is in the form of a pipe (not necessarily the entire insertion path), it is preferable in terms of making it difficult for a hand inserted from the outside through the access opening by one or more of the above (a), (b), and (c) to reach a predetermined portion through the insertion path and through the insertion opening.

[0129] As an example where any part of the insertion path is in the form of a pipe, there can be mentioned one having a pipe-shaped part at least in the first half of the path from the access opening to the insertion opening. In this case, it is preferable in terms of making it difficult for a hand inserted from the outside through the access opening by the above (c) to reach a predetermined portion through the insertion path and through the insertion opening.

[0130] (5-4) Examples of the insertion path

[0131] As one preferred example of the insertion path, there can be mentioned one in which the access opening is opened below the insertion opening (for example, below the front or side), and the path from the access opening to the insertion opening goes upward (for example, vertically upward or inclined upward toward the front of the insertion opening, inclined upward from the side toward the insertion opening) (for example, in the form of a pipe with a square cross-section or other shape). In this case (especially when the insertion opening is provided at a position above the predetermined portion), it is effective in terms of making it difficult for a hand inserted from the outside through the access opening to reach a predetermined portion through the insertion path and through the insertion opening. In this case, the minimum elevation angle that directly connects the access opening and the insertion opening in a straight line without intermediate shielding can be, for example, 30 degrees or more (preferably 40 degrees or more, more preferably 50 degrees or more).

[0132] The insertion path is preferably such that the path when a hand inserted from the outside through the access opening is inserted into a predetermined portion (preferably located below the insertion opening) through the insertion path and the insertion opening is more tortuous, so as to more effectively prevent the insertion of the hand into the predetermined portion.

[0133] When a hand inserted from the outside through the access opening goes toward a predetermined portion through the insertion passage and the insertion opening, the angle formed by the direction toward the insertion opening side at the access opening and the direction toward the predetermined portion within the portion partitioned from the outside by the partitioning portion after passing through the insertion opening can be, for example, 60 degrees or more. The angle is preferably 80 degrees or more, more preferably 100 degrees or more, still more preferably 120 degrees or more, and can be 160 degrees or less.

[0134] (5-5) Example of formation of insertion passage

[0135] The insertion passage is preferably formed along the outside of the partitioning portion (preferably with the partitioning portion being part of the insertion passage), in order to prevent as much as possible an increase in the area occupied outside by providing the insertion passage (for example, the occurrence of a protruding portion from the partitioning portion to the outside or an increase in the size of the protruding portion). For example, when the partitioning portion has a vertical or nearly vertical-shaped portion and an insertion opening is formed in that portion, the insertion passage can be formed substantially in the vertical direction or in other directions along the vertical or nearly vertical-shaped portion of the partitioning portion.

[0136] Examples of forming the insertion passage along the outside of the partitioning portion include forming the insertion passage along the outside of the partitioning portion without using the partitioning portion as part of the insertion passage; forming the insertion passage along the outside of the partitioning portion by using the partitioning portion as part of the insertion passage can be cited.

[0137] As an example of the latter, a recess that forms part of the partitioning portion (for example, a recess formed in a part of the substantially vertical surface portion of the partitioning portion [for example, a substantially groove-shaped recess in the vertical or other directions]) is used as part of the insertion passage, and the other parts of the insertion passage are formed by members other than the partitioning portion; A part other than the recess that constitutes a part of the partitioning portion (for example, a substantially vertical surface portion of the partitioning portion) is used as a part that constitutes the insertion passage, and the other part that constitutes the insertion passage is constituted by a member other than the partitioning portion; A part of the recess and a part other than the recess that constitute a part of the partitioning portion are used as a part that constitutes the insertion passage, and the other part that constitutes the insertion passage is constituted by a member other than the partitioning portion can be cited. Among these examples, in the case where a recess that constitutes a part of the partitioning portion is used as a part that constitutes the insertion passage, by making the recess deeper, the portion constituted by a member other than the partitioning portion can be reduced in the degree of protruding from the portion other than the recess (such as the portion around the recess) of the partitioning portion to the outside, or can be made to hardly protrude.

[0138] (6) Accommodating portion

[0139] The accommodating device of the present invention can have an accommodating portion for accommodating a target article inserted into a predetermined portion through an insertion port.

[0140] The accommodating portion can be, for example, in the form of a bag or a box that opens upward or the like, but is not limited thereto.

[0141] The accommodating portion can be, for example, entirely located in a predetermined portion, or at least the receiving portion that directly receives the target article inserted into the predetermined portion through the insertion port among the accommodating portions can be located in the predetermined portion. Also, for example, the introduction portion of the introduction path for introducing the target article inserted into the predetermined portion into the accommodating portion can be located in the predetermined portion.

[0142] The distance from the insertion port to the accommodating portion (including the distance passing through the portion that covers the accommodating portion when there is such a portion until reaching the accommodating portion from the insertion port) can be, for example, 100 to 400 mm, preferably 130 to 300 mm, more preferably 150 to 250 mm.

[0143] (7) Passage

[0144] The housing device of the present invention has an insertion port provided at a position above the predetermined portion, and the target article inserted from the outside through the insertion port has a passage that generally slopes downward as a whole in a predetermined direction that is the direction from the insertion port toward the back side of the predetermined portion until it reaches the predetermined portion (generally the housing portion, or as another example, the introduction portion of the introduction path leading to the housing portion).

[0145] The passage generally slopes downward as a whole in a predetermined direction, and can support the target article on the upper side in a state where the target article of a predetermined shape and dimensions can slide. It is not necessarily precluded that a horizontal portion or the like exists in a part of the passage (for example, the portion on the insertion port side or other portions in a predetermined direction that is the direction from the insertion port toward the back side of the predetermined portion).

[0146] The passage can be such that, in the predetermined direction, for example, a part (for example, a horizontal portion) on the insertion port side is excluded and the remaining part or the whole slopes downward from the insertion port toward the back side of the predetermined portion.

[0147] All or the back side portion of the passage in the predetermined direction can be positioned to cover a part on the insertion port side in the predetermined direction of the predetermined portion located below the insertion port. In this case, by increasing the distance from inserting a hand through the insertion port to reaching the predetermined portion, it is possible to more effectively prevent the target article from being illicitly taken out through the insertion port. Also, the predetermined portion can be positioned on the back side in the predetermined direction of the passage.

[0148] (8) Sorting and separating section

[0149] The housing device of the present invention can have a sorting and separating section in the passage for dropping and separating non-target articles such as cigarettes with fire remaining.

[0150] Among the passageways, all or a specific portion (for example, a portion including a part of the downward slope) in the predetermined direction can be used as the sorting and separating portion. In the horizontal direction orthogonal to the predetermined direction, it is preferable that the passageway and the sorting and separating portion extend beyond both ends of the insertion port.

[0151] As the sorting and separating portion, for example, it preferably has a plurality of or more dropping portions such as openings or gaps that open upward. Among the articles that are supported above and attempt to pass through, the target articles (for example, a rectangular parallelepiped box having a predetermined shape and dimensions, a large-sized article such as an envelope or a postcard having predetermined longitudinal and lateral dimensions or more) can slide down to the end while being supported above, and cigarettes or the like (small-sized articles) smaller than the target articles can be dropped and separated into the dropping portions such as the openings or gaps.

[0152] More specifically, for example, it is for separating target articles among articles passing from above downward on an inclined body with an inclined upper surface. The upper surface of the inclined body has an end portion downward and slopes downward at least in the main inclination direction, which is the passing direction of the articles. The width in the lateral direction, which is the horizontal direction orthogonal to the main inclination direction, gradually decreases as it goes downward in the main inclination direction. On the side of the inclined body in the lateral direction, there is a dropping gap whose lateral width gradually expands as it goes downward in the main inclination direction. Among the articles passing from above downward on the upper surface, cigarettes or the like smaller than the target articles are separated by dropping into the dropping gap.

[0153] As another example, several or more wire rods along the predetermined direction are arranged in parallel at intervals (for example, at regular intervals). These wire rods are inclined downward toward the back side of the predetermined portion in the predetermined direction, except for a part or all in the predetermined direction. Among the articles passing from above downward on these parallel wire rods, cigarettes or the like smaller than the target articles are separated by dropping into the gaps between the wire rods.

[0154] Furthermore, it can be configured to have a non-target article receiving portion for receiving non-target articles separated in the sorting and separating portion (for example, a box-shaped body made of heat-resistant and flame-retardant material capable of receiving the dropped non-target articles from the upper opening) or a receiving port for introducing the non-target articles into the non-target article receiving portion.

[0155] (9) Shield

[0156] (9-1) The housing device of the present invention can be configured to have a shield made of a hard material (preferably flame-retardant), which is a shield that can move deeper than the original position in a state biased so as to return to the original position, and the shielding surface on the insertion port side (front side) is located deeper than the upper side (for example, the upper surface) of the sorting and separating portion.

[0157] Examples of the hard material include, but are not limited to, hot-dip galvanized steel sheets.

[0158] Examples of the means for biasing the shield so as to return to the original position include, but are not limited to, a weight provided on the deeper side of the pivotally supported shield, the shape of the shield with the center of gravity position provided on the deeper side of the shield, and biasing by an elastic body.

[0159] (9-2) When an article passing from above to below on the sorting and separating portion and colliding with the shielding surface of the shield stationary at the original position is lighter than a predetermined weight, the shield substantially maintains a stationary state and the non-target article, which is the article, falls through a gap or the like opening above the sorting and separating portion and is received by the non-target article receiving portion. When the collided article is heavier than the predetermined weight, the shield moves deeper so that the target article, which is the article, can reach deeper than the sorting and separating portion.

[0160] (9-3) The shielding surface of the shielding body located at the original position may be in a state where a predetermined interval is interposed between the upper lower end of the sorting and separating unit (the upper lower end through which an article can pass from above to below). In that case, when an article passing above the sorting and separating unit from above to below and colliding with the shielding surface of the shielding body stationary at the original position is a sheet-like article lighter than a predetermined weight, it is possible that the sheet-like article can pass through the predetermined interval and reach the back side of the sorting and separating unit.

[0161] (9-4) In the housing device of the present invention, several or more shielding bodies are movable to the back side of the original position in a state biased so as to be able to return to the original position independently of each other, in a direction intersecting (preferably substantially orthogonal) to the predetermined direction (preferably extending across both ends or outer portions of both ends of the sorting and separating unit, or across all or a certain portion between both side plate portions provided on both sides in a direction intersecting or orthogonal to the predetermined direction in a portion including the sorting and separating unit for limiting the passage path of the article), adjacent and arranged in parallel (preferably closely adjacent or adjacent with a small gap, for example, a gap through which a cigarette or the like cannot pass).

[0162] Even when the shielding body moves as one or integrally and it is possible to insert a hand to move the shielding body to the back side and take out the target article in the housing portion or the target article in an overflow state on the housing portion, by arranging several or more shielding bodies adjacent and in parallel in a direction intersecting the predetermined direction, the shielding body that cannot be moved to the back side even when a hand is inserted maintains the original position or its vicinity. Thus, the target article attempting to be taken out illegally is prevented from moving toward the insertion port by the shielding body maintaining the original position or its vicinity, and the taking out can be prevented.

[0163] When the insertion opening is substantially horizontally rectangular, the height of the object inserted into a predetermined portion through the insertion opening is slightly smaller than the thickness of the insertion opening and can be grasped with one hand, and the width and height of the object are larger than the thickness of the insertion opening and cannot be grasped with one hand, it is very difficult to illicitly take out such an object by grasping the object in the height direction with one hand and passing it through the insertion opening via the access opening portion and the insertion passage. When there are two or more such shielding bodies as described above, it becomes even more difficult.

[0164] (10) Take-out part

[0165] The storage device of the present invention can have a take-out part for taking out the target article stored in the storage part or for taking out the storage part itself (in a state where the target article is stored or not stored).

[0166] The take-out part can be opened and closed by an opening / closing part such as a hinged door (single-opening or double-opening) or a sliding door, etc., and can be taken out when the opening / closing part is open. However, the structure of the take-out part is not limited to these.

[0167] The take-out part can be, for example, one provided in a part other than the part or member provided with the insertion opening, or one provided in the part or member provided with the insertion opening.

[0168] The take-out part can be, for example, for taking out (the target article stored in the storage part or the storage part itself) from the outside, or for taking out (the target article stored in the storage part or the storage part itself) inside a building or the like partitioned from the outside. When it is for taking out (the target article stored in the storage part or the storage part itself) inside a building or the like partitioned from the outside, it is not limited to being openable and closable by an opening / closing part and being able to be taken out when the opening / closing part is open, and it can also be one that does not have an opening / closing part and can always be taken out.

[0169] The items to be taken out by the take-out section are not limited to the storage section and the target articles, and may include the non-target article receiving section and non-target articles in the non-target article receiving section, etc.

Explanation of Signs

[0170] A Box-shaped body Ab Top plate Ac Eaves-shaped part Ad Opening / closing part B2 Target article C1 First storage section C2 Second storage section D1 First insertion port cover D2 Second insertion port cover E1 First frame support part E2 Second frame support part F1 First frame-shaped part F1a Upper part F1b Lower upper end part F1c Lower lower part F1d Side surface part F2 Second frame-shaped part F2a Upper part F2b Lower upper end part F2c Lower lower part F2d Side surface part F2e Lower lower end part G1 First bag-shaped body G2 Second bag-shaped body H Partition plate part J Side plate part K Passage forming cover part Ka Upper cover plate part Kb Front cover plate part Kc Side cover plate part L Insertion passage La Passage opening part M1 First insertion port M2 Second insertion port P1 First passage P1a Near-end part P2 Second passage P2a Near-end part P2b Rear-side descending inclined plate part R1 First frame-shaped body R2 Second frame-shaped body Ra hinge part S sorting and separating part T1 stopper T2 stopper U shielding plate mounting part V receiving box Va inclined plate Vf lower edge part Vg dropping gap Vp opening Vs side plate W1 weight body W2 weight body Y1 shielding plate Y2 shielding plate Y2f shielding surface d predetermined interval

Claims

1. a predetermined portion for receiving a target article, a partitioning portion that partitions the outside and the portion including the predetermined portion, an insertion port provided above the predetermined portion on the front side of the partitioning portion for inserting a target article from the outside into the predetermined portion, having an insertion passage provided along the outside of the partitioning portion such that a passage opening is opened at the lower end portion and the insertion port is located on the back side of the upper end portion or its vicinity, the insertion passage is configured such that a target article held or pushed by hand is inserted from the outside through the insertion port into the predetermined portion through the passage opening, through the insertion passage, and through the insertion port, and prevents insertion of a hand from the outside into the insertion port without passing through the passage opening and the insertion passage, and makes it difficult for a hand inserted from the outside into the insertion passage through the passage opening to reach the inside of the predetermined portion through the insertion passage and through the insertion port. A housing device characterized by this.

2. The housing device according to claim 1, wherein the front side of the insertion passage is transparent.

3. The lower end portion of the insertion passage protrudes forward of the front side of the partitioning portion, The inner surface on the front side and the inner surface on the back side of the insertion passage are inclined upward toward the back side of the partitioning portion. The housing device according to claim 1 or 2.

4. The housing device according to any one of claims 1 to 3, wherein the passage opening opens downward.

5. The housing device according to any one of claims 1 to 4, wherein the insertion passage is in a pipe shape.

6. The housing device according to any one of claims 1 to 4, wherein the insertion passage has a portion in a pipe shape at least in the first half of the path from the passage opening to the insertion port.

7. The insertion port is capable of inserting or difficult to insert a thick object that cannot be inserted into an insertion port with a thickness of 40 mm, makes it difficult for a hand inserted from the outside into the insertion passage through the passage opening to reach the inside of the predetermined portion through the insertion passage and through the insertion port, and makes it easy to insert a thick target article inserted from the outside into the insertion passage through the passage opening into the insertion port through the insertion passage. The housing device according to any one of claims 1 to 6.

8. The housing device according to any one of claims 1 to 7, wherein the insertion port is provided at a position below the upper end of the partitioning portion on the front side of the partitioning portion and above the predetermined portion.

9. The insertion path is such that the path from the intersection opening to the insertion port bends, making it difficult for a hand inserted into the insertion path from the intersection opening from the outside to reach inside the predetermined portion through the insertion port. The housing device according to any one of claims 1 to 8.

10. An insertion port lid for maintaining the insertion port in a closed state, having a structure that can be opened by an object to be inserted that is inserted into the insertion path from the intersection opening and inserted through the insertion path. The housing device according to any one of claims 1 to 9.

11. As a portion through which an object inserted from the intersection opening into the insertion path, passing through the insertion path and through the insertion port, reaches the predetermined portion below, it has a passage path that slopes downward as a whole in a predetermined direction that is the direction from the insertion port toward the back side of the predetermined portion. The housing device according to any one of claims 1 to 10.

12. In the passage path, all or the back side portion in the predetermined direction covers a part of the upper side of the predetermined portion on the insertion port side in the predetermined direction. The housing device according to claim 11.

13. A rectangular parallelepiped box with a width of 240 mm, a depth of 170 mm, and a height of 70 mm can be inserted into the predetermined portion through the insertion port in a state where the depth direction of the box is the front-rear direction when passing through the insertion port and the height direction of the box is aligned with the thickness direction of the insertion port. The housing device according to any one of claims 1 to 12.

14. Another insertion port into which an object can be directly inserted, having a smaller thickness than the insertion port. The housing device according to any one of claims 1 to 13.

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