JP2020120952A - Home delivery box - Google Patents

Abstract

A home delivery box that can be expanded and contracted in the front-rear direction is provided, in which the number of parts constituting a link mechanism is reduced and the front side box portion can be smoothly pulled out. A delivery box (10) has a rear box part (12) with a closed rear surface and an open front surface, and an open rear surface and a front surface, and slides in the front-rear direction while being fitted inside the front opening of the rear box part (12). a flexible front box part 14; a keyed door 16 for opening and closing the front opening of the front box part 14; The link mechanism consists of a first link mechanism 22 that connects only one of the left and right sides of the rear box portion 12 and the front box portion 14, and upper or lower ends of the rear box portion 12 and the front box portion 14. and a second link mechanism 24 that connects the parts. [Selection drawing] Fig. 4

Description

The present disclosure relates to a home delivery box.

Patent Document 1 describes a load-receiving locker configured so as to expand to form a luggage storage chamber when a luggage is stored therein, and to be contracted to be flat to save a space when the luggage is not stored. ing. This load receiving rocker has a foldable bottom plate installed between a back panel and a front frame body having an openable and closable door that faces the back panel and is connected by a link mechanism to the front frame body. It is provided with a structure in which a baggage compartment forming body that is foldable in a direction in which both of them approach each other is connected between the rear boards and is expandable.

JP-A-6-329190

In the load receiving locker described in Patent Document 1, link mechanisms are provided on both sides of the locker in the left-right direction to connect the back panel and the front frame. With this configuration, when the front frame is separated from the rear panel and the load receiving rocker is extended, the link mechanism on both the left and right sides does not move in perfect synchronization, and it feels like a hook when pulling out the front frame. In some cases, the extension operation of the load receiving locker cannot be performed smoothly. Further, if the link mechanism is provided on both sides of the rocker in the left-right direction, the number of parts constituting the link mechanism increases.

An object of the present disclosure is to reduce the number of parts that configure a link mechanism in a home delivery box that can be expanded and contracted in the front-rear direction, and to enable a pull-out operation of a front-side box portion to be performed smoothly.

The delivery box according to the present disclosure includes a rear box portion having a rear surface that is closed and a front surface that is open, and a front surface that is slidable in the front-rear direction in a state in which the rear surface and the front surface are opened and the front box opening of the rear box portion is fitted inward A box part, a door with a key that opens and closes a front opening of the front box part, and an extendable link mechanism that connects the rear box part and the front box part are provided. The link mechanism connects a first link mechanism that connects only the left and right side portions of the rear box portion and the front box portion, and connects the upper end portions or the lower end portions of the rear box portion and the front box portion. It is composed of a second link mechanism.

According to the delivery box according to the present disclosure, in the delivery box that can be expanded and contracted in the front-rear direction, it is possible to reduce the number of components that form the link mechanism and to smoothly perform the pulling-out operation of the front box portion.

It is a perspective view showing a home delivery box when luggage is not stored. It is sectional drawing along the front-back direction of the delivery box shown in FIG. It is sectional drawing along the front-back direction of the state which expanded the delivery box. It is sectional drawing which abbreviate|omitted the rear side bottom part in FIG.

Hereinafter, embodiments according to the present disclosure will be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings. In this description, specific shapes, materials, numerical values, directions, etc. are examples for facilitating the understanding of the present disclosure, and can be appropriately changed according to applications, purposes, specifications, and the like. Further, when a plurality of embodiments and modifications are included in the following, it is assumed from the beginning that the characteristic portions are appropriately combined and used.

FIG. 1 is a perspective view showing a delivery box 10 with no parcel stored. FIG. 2 is a cross-sectional view of the delivery box 10 shown in FIG. 1 along the front-rear direction. In FIGS. 1 and 2 (also in FIGS. 3 and 4), the door side of the delivery box 10 is called “front”, the opposite side is called “rear”, and the lateral direction when viewed from the door side is called the left-right direction. The vertical direction is called the vertical direction in the normal installation state. The front-rear direction, the left-right direction, and the up-down direction are orthogonal to each other.

The delivery box 10 includes a rear box portion 12, a front box portion 14, and a door 16 with a key. The rear box portion 12 has a housing shape in which the rear surface is closed and the front surface is opened. The rear box portion 12 integrally includes a top surface portion 12a, a right side surface portion 12b, a left side surface portion 12c, and a rear surface portion 12d. Further, the rear box portion 12 has a bottom portion 12e. The bottom portion 12e is connected to the lower end portions of the right side surface portion 12b and the left side surface portion 12c by, for example, screwing.

In the rear box portion 12, the top surface portion 12a, the right side surface portion 12b, the left side surface portion 12c, and the rear surface portion 12d are integrally formed of, for example, a resin molded product. The bottom portion 12e can also be formed of, for example, a resin molded product. However, at least a part of the rear box part 12 may be formed of a metal plate.

The front side box portion 14 has a rear surface and a front surface that are open, and is configured by a frame body having a rectangular parallelepiped outer shape. The front box portion 14 integrally includes a top surface portion 14a, a right side surface portion 14b, a left side surface portion 14c, and a bottom portion 14e. The top surface portion 14a, the right side surface portion 14b, and the left side surface portion 14c are integrally formed of, for example, a resin molded product. The bottom portion 14e is connected to the lower end portions of the right side surface portion 14b and the left side surface portion 14c by, for example, screwing. The bottom portion 14e can also be formed of, for example, a resin molded product. However, at least a part of the front box portion 14 may be formed of a metal plate.

The front box portion 14 is provided so as to be slidable in the front-rear direction while being fitted inward from the front opening of the rear box portion 12. More specifically, when viewed from the front, the front surface of the rear box portion has a rectangular opening, and the front box portion 14 has a rectangular outer shape having a size substantially corresponding to the front opening of the rear box portion 12. ing. As a result, the front box part 14 can slide in the front-rear direction while being inserted inside the rear box part 12.

When the front box part 14 slides, the front box part 14 is guided by the inner peripheral surface of the front end of the rear box part 12, so that the front box part 14 can be smoothly pulled out. Further, as shown in FIG. 2, a roller 13 is rotatably provided on the bottom portion 12e of the rear side box portion 12, and the roller 13 is brought into contact with and supports the lower end surface of the front side box portion 14 which slides. As a result, the operation of pulling out the front box portion 14 can be performed more smoothly.

As shown in FIG. 2, a stopper portion 15 is formed at the rear end of the top surface portion 14a of the front box portion 14 so as to project outward or upward. Although not shown, it is preferable that the stopper portion 15 also be formed so as to project outward in the left-right direction at the rear ends of the right side surface portion 14b and the left side surface portion 14c, respectively. The stopper portion 15 engages with the folded portion 17 on the inner peripheral portion of the front end of the rear box portion 12 when the front box portion 14 is pulled out from the rear box portion 12. This prevents the front box portion 14 from being pulled out too much and coming off the rear box portion 12.

The door 16 is a member that is attached to the front surface of the front box portion 14 to open and close the front opening. The door 16 is made of, for example, a resin molded product or a sheet metal processed product. The door 16 is attached to the front surface of the right side surface portion 14b of the front box portion 14 via a hinge (not shown). As a result, the door 16 can be opened/closed by a right-opening type around the right end edge.

The door 16 is provided with an operation lever 18 and a key portion 20. The operation lever 18 is a member operated when opening the door 16. The key unit 20 is composed of, for example, a cylinder lock. The key part 20 is a member for unlocking the door 16 in the locked state by inserting and rotating the key.

Note that the key unit 20 is not limited to a cylinder lock, and may be, for example, a dial type key unit, and an identification code input by a ten-key operation unit or short-distance wireless communication is authenticated and analyzed. It may be an electric lock for locking.

As shown in FIG. 2, the delivery box 10 includes an expandable link mechanism that connects the rear box part 12 and the front box part 14. More specifically, the link mechanism includes a first link mechanism 22 that connects only one of the left and right side portions of the rear box portion 12 and the front box portion 14, and the upper ends of the rear box portion 12 and the front box portion 14. The second link mechanism 24 connects the parts or the lower end parts.

In the present embodiment, an example in which the first link mechanism 22 connects the right side portions of the rear box portion 12 and the front box portion 14 is shown. The first link mechanism 22 may be provided so as to connect the left side parts of the rear box part 12 and the front box part 14.

The first link mechanism 22 is a pantograph-type expansion/contraction mechanism in which two links 22a and 22b are rotatably connected at each central portion. A lower end portion of the link 22a is rotatably connected to a bracket portion 26a fixed to a rear end of the right side surface portion 14b of the front box portion 14. The lower end portion of the link 22b is rotatably connected to a bracket portion 26b fixed to the right side portion of the rear surface portion 12d of the rear box portion 12.

The upper end of the link 22a is rotatably connected to a long hole of a bracket 28a fixed to the rear end of the right side surface 14b of the front box 14 so as to be vertically movable. The upper end of the link 22b is rotatably connected to a long hole of a bracket 28b fixed to the right side of the rear surface 12d of the rear box 12 so as to be vertically movable.

FIG. 3 is a cross-sectional view taken along the front-rear direction of the delivery box 10 in an extended state. FIG. 4 is a cross-sectional view in which the rear bottom portion is omitted in FIG.

In the present embodiment, as shown in FIGS. 2 and 4, the second link mechanism 24 shows an example in which the lower ends of the rear box part 12 and the front box part 14 are connected to each other. The second link mechanism 24 may be provided so as to connect the upper end portions of the rear box portion 12 and the front box portion 14 to each other.

The second link mechanism 24 is a pantograph type expansion/contraction mechanism in which two links 24a, 24b are rotatably connected at each central portion. One end of the link 24a is rotatably connected to a bracket portion 30a fixed to the rear end surface of the bottom portion 14e, which is the lower end portion of the front box portion 14. One end of the link 24b is rotatably connected to a bracket portion 30b fixed to the lower inner surface of the rear surface portion 12d, which is the lower end portion of the rear box portion 12.

The other end of the link 24b is rotatably and vertically movably connected to a long hole of a bracket portion 32a fixed to a rear end surface of a bottom portion 14e which is a lower end portion of the front box portion 14. The other end of the link 24a is connected to a long hole of a bracket portion 32b fixed to a lower inner surface of a rear surface portion 12d which is a lower end portion of the rear box portion 12 so as to be rotatable and vertically movable. ..

As shown in FIGS. 2 and 3, the rear box portion 12 is provided with a rear bottom plate portion 40. The lower end portion of the rear bottom plate portion 40 is rotatably supported by the shaft member 42. As a result, the rear bottom plate portion 40 is disposed along the inner storage position of the rear surface portion 12d of the rear box portion 12 as shown in FIG. 2 and the horizontal position as shown in FIG. It can be rotated to different use positions. When in the use position, the rear bottom plate portion 40 is flush with or flush with the upper surface of the bottom portion 14e of the front box portion 14, and constitutes the bottom surface of the luggage storage chamber in the delivery box 10.

When the front side box portion 14 is pulled out from the rear side box portion 12, the rear side bottom plate portion 40 is rotated in the direction along the horizontal direction to the use position, and the front end of the rear side bottom plate portion 40 is the front side. It is arranged close to or in contact with the rear end of the bottom portion 14e of the box portion 14. As a result, the rearward movement of the front box portion 14 is restricted by the rear bottom plate portion 40, and the rear bottom plate portion 40 functions as a stopper.

As shown in FIG. 3, a knob 44 is formed on the front edge of the rear bottom plate 40. In this embodiment, the knob 44 has a trapezoidal shape and projects forward. The shape of the knob portion 44 may be, for example, a triangular shape, a rectangular shape, a semicircular shape, or the like. The knob portion 44 is configured to fit into the notch portion 19 formed on the upper surface of the bottom portion 14e of the front box portion 14 with a gap when the rear bottom plate portion 40 is in the use position. Accordingly, the consignee who has taken out the parcel from the delivery box 10 can easily lift the front end of the rear bottom plate 40 by putting his/her finger on the knob 44. Then, the consignee can bring the delivery box 10 into the contracted state by rotating the rear bottom plate portion 40 to the storage position shown in FIG. 2 and then pushing in the front box portion 14. In this way, the size of the delivery box 10 in the front-rear direction can be reduced when luggage is not stored. Therefore, when the delivery box 10 is installed facing a relatively narrow passage, it can be prevented from disturbing a person passing through the passage.

The use of the delivery box 10 configured as described above will be described below.

The delivery company delivering the package pulls the front box portion 14 forward from the rear box portion 12 with the door 16 in the unlocked state opened, and rotates the rear bottom plate portion 40 from the storage position to the use position. To move. As a result, the delivery box 10 is in an expanded state as shown in FIG. In this state, the delivery company stores the parcel (not shown) in the delivery box 10 and closes the door 16 by pushing down the lock lever (not shown) provided inside the door 16. As a result, the door 16 is locked. The consignee who receives the luggage inserts the key into the key portion 20 provided on the door 16 and rotates the key to unlock the door 16. Thereby, the door 16 can be opened and the luggage can be taken out from the inside. After that, the consignee rotates the rear bottom plate portion 40 from the use position to the storage position and then pushes the front box portion 14 into the rear box portion 12, thereby showing the delivery box 10 in FIGS. 1 and 2. Such a contracted state can be achieved.

As described above, the delivery box 10 of the present embodiment has the rear box portion 12 having the rear surface closed and the front surface opened, the rear surface and the front surface opened, and being fitted inward from the front opening of the rear box portion 12. The front box portion 14 that can be slid in the front-rear direction, the door 16 with a key that opens and closes the front opening of the front box portion 14, and the expandable link mechanism that connects the rear box portion 12 and the front box portion 14 to each other. Prepare The link mechanism includes a first link mechanism 22 that connects only the left and right side portions of the rear box portion 12 and the front box portion 14, and the upper end portions of the rear box portion 12 and the front box portion 14 or the lower ends thereof. The second link mechanism 24 connects the parts to each other.

According to this configuration, since the first link mechanism 22 connects only one side portion of the rear box portion 12 and the front box portion 14 in the left-right direction, the link mechanism is used in the left-right direction of the delivery box 10. It is possible to reduce the number of parts constituting the link mechanism as compared with a case where the link mechanism is provided on both side portions. Further, in contrast to the case where the link mechanisms are provided on both sides in the left-right direction, the unstable operation such as catching occurs when both link mechanisms are not completely synchronized. It can be done smoothly. Further, in the delivery box 10 of the present embodiment, the sliding movement of the front box portion 14 is guided by the inner peripheral portion of the front end of the rear box, so that the front box portion 14 can be pulled out more smoothly.

Further, in the delivery box 10 of the present embodiment, the rear side bottom plate portion 40 is provided in the rear side box portion 12 so as to be rotatable around the rear end portion thereof, and the front side box portion 14 is separated from the rear side box portion 12. When rotated in the horizontal direction in the pulled-out state, the front end of the rear bottom plate portion 40 is arranged close to or in contact with the rear end of the bottom portion 14e of the front box portion 14. According to this configuration, in the delivery box 10 in the extended state, the rear bottom plate portion 40 can restrict the rearward movement of the front box portion 14.

Further, in the delivery box 10 of the present embodiment, the stopper portion 15 is formed so as to project outward at the outer peripheral edge portion of the rear end of the front box portion 14, and the stopper portion 15 includes the front box portion 14 and the rear box portion 12. When it is pulled out from, it engages with the inner peripheral portion of the front end of the rear box portion 12. With this configuration, it is possible to prevent the front box portion 14 from coming off the rear box portion 12.

Further, in the delivery box 10 of the present embodiment, the roller 13 is rotatably provided at the bottom of the rear box portion 12, and the roller 13 is provided in the front box portion 14 that slides relative to the rear box portion 12. It abuts and supports the lower surface. According to this configuration, the pulling-out operation of the front box portion 14 can be performed more smoothly.

It should be noted that the delivery box according to the present disclosure is not limited to the above-described embodiments and modifications, and various modifications and improvements are possible within the scope of the matters described in the claims of the present application. Of course.

10 delivery box, 12 rear box part, 12a, 14a top surface part, 12b, 14b right side surface part, 12c, 14c left side surface part, 12d rear surface part, 12e, 14e bottom part, 13 roller, 14 front side box part, 15 stopper part, 16 Door, 17 folding part, 18 operation lever, 19 notch part, 20 key part, 22 first link mechanism, 22a, 22b, 24a, 24b link, 24 second link mechanism, 26a, 26b, 28a, 28b, 30a, 30b , 32a, 32b bracket part, 40 rear bottom plate part, 42 shaft member, 44 knob part.

Claims (4)

A rear box part where the rear surface closes and the front surface opens,
A front side box part that is slidable in the front-rear direction in a state in which the rear face and the front face are opened, and is fitted inward from the front face opening of the rear side box part,
A door with a key that opens and closes the front opening of the front box part,
An expandable link mechanism that connects the rear box part and the front box part,
The link mechanism includes a first link mechanism that connects only one of the left and right side portions of the rear box portion and the front box portion, and the upper end portion or the lower end portion of the rear box portion and the front box portion. A delivery box that includes a second link mechanism that connects the parts together. A rear bottom plate portion is provided on the rear box portion so as to be rotatable around a rear end portion thereof, and the front box portion extends in a horizontal direction in a state of being pulled out from the rear box portion. The delivery box according to claim 1, wherein, when rotated, the front end of the rear bottom plate portion is arranged in proximity to or in contact with the rear end of the bottom portion of the front box portion. A stopper portion is formed on the outer peripheral edge portion of the rear end of the front side box portion so as to project outward, and the stopper portion is formed on the front end of the rear side box portion when the front side box portion is pulled out from the rear side box portion. The delivery box according to claim 1, which engages with the inner peripheral portion. A roller is rotatably provided at the bottom of the rear box portion, and the roller abuts and supports the lower surface of the front box portion that slides with respect to the rear box portion. The delivery box according to any one of 3 above.

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