JP7682062B2 - Delivery box - Google Patents

Description

The present invention relates to a delivery box that can be manufactured inexpensively and can be made compact when not in use.

In recent years, the installation of delivery boxes at entrances to detached houses has become common. However, having a large delivery box permanently installed at entrances and other locations where space is limited is undesirable in terms of effective use of space. For this reason, a delivery box that can be installed compactly when not in use and not storing items is known (Patent Document 1).

JP 2020-156845 A

However, the delivery box disclosed in Patent Document 1 has a large number of parts and is complex to manufacture. As a result, it cannot be said to be inexpensive to manufacture. In particular, since delivery boxes are not used for long periods of time, it is desirable for them to be inexpensively available in addition to providing high security.

Therefore, the object of the present invention is to provide a delivery box that can be manufactured inexpensively and can be made compact when not in use.

In order to achieve the above object, the invention described in claim 1 is a box-shaped delivery box with a storage space inside which can store items, the box comprising a main body portion having a top plate, left and right side plates, and an opening and closing plate closing the front surface, which can be arranged stacked vertically, and a drawer portion storable within the main body portion, the opening and closing plate being hinged at its upper end edge to the top plate so as to be openable and closable, the drawer portion comprising a front wall and left and right side walls disposed rearward from both left and right end edges of the front wall and housed within the side plates of the main body portion, the left and right side walls being freely expandable and contractable in the front-rear direction between a stored position where the front wall is stored within the main body portion and an extended position where the front wall is pulled out to the outside of the main body portion, the drawer portion being movable from a first state in which the front wall is stored within the main body portion and the opening and closing plate closing the front opening of the main body portion to a second state in which the front wall is stored within the main body portion and the opening and closing plate closing the front opening of the main body portion, By rotating the opening/closing plate to open the front opening of the main body, the front wall is pulled out of the main body, and the opening/closing plate is made continuous with the top plate of the main body, changing the state to a second state in which the upper opening of the drawer is blocked by the opening/closing plate, the space surrounded by the top plate, left and right side plates, opening/closing plate, front wall, and left and right side walls becomes a storage space, and by opening and closing the upper opening of the pulled-out drawer with the opening/closing plate , it becomes possible to put items in and take them out of the storage space through the upper opening of the drawer.When multiple main bodies are stacked one above the other, by putting the drawer stored in the main body part located in the lower tier in the second state, the opening/closing plate of the lower tier becomes the bottom of the drawer stored in the main body part located in the upper tier when it is put in the second state .
The invention described in claim 2 is characterized in that, in addition to the above configuration, a handle is provided at the center of the lower end of the opening and closing plate, and a locking portion is provided on the front wall to which the handle can be locked, and when the delivery box arranged on the upper level is put into the second state, the handle of the delivery box arranged on the lower level and in the second state locks into the locking portion on the front wall of the delivery box on the upper level to fix its position.

According to the invention described in claim 1, when not in use, the delivery box can be set to the first state to save space. On the other hand, when storing an item, the delivery box can be set to the second state to form a storage space in which the item can be stored. In addition, since the number of parts constituting the delivery box is small, it can be manufactured inexpensively.
In addition , even when multiple delivery boxes are stacked vertically, the advantage of space saving when all the stacked delivery boxes are in the first state can be utilized. Also, by sequentially setting the delivery boxes from the bottom to the second state, multiple stored items can be stored in the storage spaces of the individual delivery boxes. This provides excellent security and convenience, for example, when stored items are delivered by multiple delivery companies, since each delivery company can use a different delivery box.
According to the invention described in claim 2 , in addition to the above effects, the positions of multiple delivery boxes each containing items are fixed, making them unable to be easily separated, thereby improving crime prevention.

1A and 1B are explanatory diagrams showing a delivery box of the present invention, in which FIG. 1A is a first state, and FIG. 1B is a state in which the front opening has been opened from the first state. 1A and 1B are explanatory diagrams showing a delivery box of the present invention, in which (a) is in a second state and (b) is in a state in which the upper opening has been opened from the second state. 1A and 1B are explanatory diagrams showing the state in which delivery boxes of the present invention are stacked, in which (a) shows all of the delivery boxes in the first state, and (b) shows only the delivery box in the lower level in the second state. 4A and 4B are explanatory diagrams showing the state in which delivery boxes of the present invention are stacked, in which (a) shows all of the delivery boxes in the second state, and (b) is an enlarged view showing the inside of the circular frame M1 in FIG. 4A.

Hereinafter, an embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings.
Fig. 1 is an explanatory diagram showing the delivery box of the present invention, (a) being a first state, (b) being a state in which the front opening is opened from the first state, and Fig. 2 is an explanatory diagram showing the delivery box of the present invention, (a) being a second state, and (b) being a state in which the upper opening is opened from the second state.
As shown in Fig. 1(a), the delivery box 1 comprises a main body 2. The main body 2 comprises an opening/closing plate 3, an upper plate 4, and left and right side plates 5, 5. The upper edge of the opening/closing plate 3 is hinged to the front edge of the upper plate 4, and as shown in Fig. 1(b), the opening/closing plate 3 is provided so as to be able to open and close a front opening 2a of the main body 2. In addition, an L-shaped handle 10 is provided in the center of the lower end of the opening/closing plate 3.
The state shown in FIG. 1( a ) in which the front opening 2 a of the main body 2 is closed by the opening/closing plate 3 is the first state of the delivery box 1 .

The delivery box 1 also includes a drawer section 6 that is stored inside the main body section 2 in the first state. As shown in FIG. 2(a), the drawer section 6 includes a front wall 7 and left and right side walls 8, 8 that are disposed rearward from both left and right end edges of the front wall 7 and are stored inside the left and right side plates 5, 5 of the main body section 2. The left and right side walls 8, 8 each include a front wall 8a and a rear wall 8b, with the front wall 8a being slidably arranged back and forth inside the rear wall 8b, and the rear wall 8b being slidably arranged back and forth inside the side plate 5 of the main body section 2. As a result, the drawer section 6 can be pulled out forward from the storage position shown in FIG. 1(b) where the front wall 7 of the drawer section 6 is stored inside the main body section 2, as shown in FIG. 2(a). The drawer 6 is extendable in the front-rear direction between a storage position in which the front wall 7 is stored inside the main body 2 and an extended position in which the front wall 7 is pulled out to the outside of the main body 2, as shown in FIG. 2(a).

2(a), in which the drawer 6 is in the extended position, the opening/closing plate 3 is connected to the top plate 4 of the main body 2, and the top opening 9 of the drawer 6 (FIG. 2(b)) is closed by the opening/closing plate 3, is the second state of the delivery box 1. The delivery box 1 is installed so as to be in close contact with the wall W of the residence, and the top plate 4, the left and right side plates 5, 5, the opening/closing plate 3, the front wall 7, the left and right side walls 8, 8, as well as the wall W and floor F of the installation location form a box shape, and the space surrounded by these forms the storage space S. With the delivery box 1 in the second state, as shown in FIG. 2(b), the top opening 9 of the drawn-out drawer 6 can be opened and closed by the opening/closing plate 3, allowing the stored items to be put in and taken out of the storage space S through the top opening 9 of the drawer 6. In addition, when the stored items are stored in the storage space S, the opening/closing plate 3 can be locked with the lock K provided on the opening/closing plate 3 to prevent the opening/closing plate 3 from opening or closing, thereby maintaining crime prevention.

In this way, the delivery box 1 can save space by being in the first state when not in use and not storing any stored items. On the other hand, when storing stored items, the storage space S can be formed by transitioning from the first state to the second state, so that any stored item of a size that can be stored in the storage space S can be stored inside.

Fig. 3 is an explanatory diagram showing the state in which the delivery boxes of the present invention are stacked, where (a) shows all the delivery boxes in the first state, and (b) shows only the delivery box in the lower row in the second state. Fig. 4 is an explanatory diagram showing the state in which the delivery boxes of the present invention are stacked, where (a) shows all the delivery boxes in the second state, and (b) is an enlarged view showing the inside of the circular frame M1 in Fig. 4(a).
As shown in Figures 3 and 4, the delivery box 1 can be installed by stacking a plurality of delivery boxes 1a and 1b one on top of the other. The delivery boxes 1a and 1b can be connected and fixed in place using any method that does not prevent the state change between the first state and the second state.
Even when two delivery boxes 1a, 1b are stacked, space can be saved by having all delivery boxes 1a, 1b in the first state, just as in the case where delivery box 1 is installed alone.

When delivery boxes 1a and 1b are installed one above the other, the lower delivery box 1a is first switched to the second state to store the stored item, as shown in Figure 3(b). If delivery box 1a is already in the second state and a stored item is stored in the storage space S of delivery box 1a, when a new stored item is to be stored in the storage space S of delivery box 1b, delivery box 1b immediately above delivery box 1a in the second state is switched from the first state to the second state, as shown in Figure 4(a), so that another stored item can be stored in delivery box 1b. At this time, the opening/closing plate 3 of delivery box 1a and the upper plate 4 of the main body 2 function as the floor of delivery box 1b. Furthermore, at this time, the handle 10 on the opening and closing plate 3 of the delivery box 1a engages with the through-hole-shaped engaging portion 11 on the front wall 7 of the drawer portion 6 of the delivery box 1b, fixing the positions of the delivery boxes 1a and 1b and making it difficult to separate the delivery boxes 1a and 1b, which, together with the use of the lock K, improves crime prevention.

The delivery box 1 of the above-mentioned form is box-shaped with a storage space S inside which items can be stored, and comprises a main body 2 having a top plate 4 and left and right side plates 5, 5 and an opening/closing plate 3 closing the front, and a drawer 6 that can be stored within the main body 2, the opening/closing plate 3 being hinged at its upper edge to the top plate 4 so as to be openable and closable, the drawer 6 comprises a front wall 7 and left and right side walls 8, 8 arranged rearward from both left and right end edges of the front wall 7 and housed inside the side plates 5, 5 of the main body 2, the left and right side walls 8, 8 being freely expandable in the front-to-rear direction between a stored position where the front wall 7 is stored within the main body 2 and an extended position where the front wall 7 is pulled out to the outside of the main body, the drawer 6 being configured so that the front wall 7 is stored within the main body 2, Furthermore, by changing the state from a first state in which the opening/closing plate 3 blocks the front opening 2a of the main body section 2 to a second state in which the opening/closing plate 3 is rotated to open the front opening 2a of the main body section 2, the front wall 7 is pulled out of the main body section 2, and the opening/closing plate 3 is connected to the top plate 4 of the main body section 2, and the upper opening 9 of the drawer section 6 is blocked by the opening/closing plate 3, the space surrounded by the top plate 4, the left and right side panels 5, 5, the opening/closing plate 3, the front wall 7, the left and right side panels 8, 8, the rear wall W and floor F of the delivery box 1 becomes the storage space S, and by opening and closing the upper opening 9 of the pulled-out drawer section 6 with the opening/closing plate 3, it becomes possible to put items in and take them out of the storage space S through the upper opening 9 of the drawer section 6.
According to the delivery box 1 configured in this manner, when not in use, it is possible to save space by setting the delivery box 1 in the first state. On the other hand, when storing an item, the item can be stored in the storage space S formed by setting the delivery box 1 in the second state. In addition, since the number of parts constituting the delivery box 1 is small, it can be manufactured inexpensively.

In addition, the main body parts 2 can be arranged stacked one on top of the other, and when multiple main body parts 2 are stacked one on top of the other, the drawer part 6 stored in the main body part 2 arranged in the lower tier is put into the second state, and the opening and closing plate 3 becomes the bottom of the drawer part 6 stored in the main body part 2 arranged in the upper tier when it is put into the second state.
Therefore, even when multiple delivery boxes 1a, 1b are stacked vertically, the advantage of space saving when all the stacked delivery boxes 1a, 1b are in the first state can be utilized. Also, by sequentially setting the delivery boxes 1a in the lower tier to the second state, multiple stored items can be stored in the storage spaces S, S of the individual delivery boxes 1a, 1b. As a result, for example, even when stored items are delivered by multiple delivery companies, each delivery company can use a different delivery box 1a, 1b, which provides excellent security and convenience.

In addition, a handle 10 is provided at the center of the lower end of the opening and closing plate 3, and a locking portion 11 to which the handle 10 can be locked is provided on the front wall 7, so that when the delivery box 1b arranged on the upper level is placed in the second state, the handle 10 of the delivery box 1a arranged on the lower level and in the second state is locked to the locking portion 11 on the front wall 7 of the delivery box 1b, thereby fixing its position.
Therefore, the positions of the delivery boxes 1a, 1b containing items therein are fixed and the boxes cannot be easily separated, improving crime prevention.

The present invention has been described above based on the illustrated examples, and the technical scope of the present invention is not limited to these.
For example, the main body may have a back plate on the rear side.
In addition, the left and right side walls of the drawer may be of any other mechanism, such as a bellows mechanism, as long as they can be freely expanded and contracted between the storage position and the extended position. Even if the drawer is of the sliding type, the mechanism for sliding and the number of plate-like members can be set as desired.
Additionally, three or more delivery boxes may be stacked one on top of the other.
In addition, the method of engaging the handle and the engaged portion can be any method that allows multiple delivery boxes stacked one on top of the other to engage with each other when they reach the second state.
The handle may be provided at any position on the opening/closing plate. In that case, the engaging portion is provided at a position on the front wall where the handle can be engaged.

1, 1a, 1b... Delivery box, 2... Main body, 2a... Front opening, 3... Opening and closing plate, 4... Top plate, 5... Side plate, 6... Drawer section, 7... Front wall, 8... Side wall, 9... Upper opening, 10... Handle, 11... Locking section, S... Storage space.

Claims (2)

A box-shaped delivery box having a storage space capable of storing items therein,
The container has a top plate, left and right side plates, and an opening and closing plate that closes the front surface. The container has a main body that can be stacked vertically , and a drawer that can be stored in the main body.
The opening and closing plate is hinged at its upper end edge to the upper plate so as to be openable and closable;
The drawer portion includes a front wall, and left and right side walls disposed rearward from both left and right end edges of the front wall and accommodated inside the side plates of the main body portion, and the left and right side walls are extendable in the front-rear direction between a storage position in which the front wall is stored within the main body portion and an extended position in which the front wall is pulled out to the outside of the main body portion,
The drawer section is changed from a first state in which the front wall is stored within the main body section and the opening/closing plate closes the front opening of the main body section to a second state in which the opening/closing plate is rotated to open the front opening of the main body section, the front wall is drawn out to the outside of the main body section, the opening/closing plate is connected to the upper plate of the main body section, and the upper opening of the drawer section is closed by the opening/closing plate,
The space surrounded by the top plate, the left and right side plates, the opening/closing plate, the front wall, and the left and right side walls becomes the storage space, and by opening and closing the upper opening of the pulled-out drawer portion with the opening/closing plate, it becomes possible to put in and take out items to be stored in the storage space through the upper opening of the drawer portion,
This delivery box is characterized in that, when multiple main body parts are stacked one on top of the other, the opening and closing plate of the lower tier becomes the bottom of the drawer part stored in the main body part located in the upper tier when the drawer part stored in the main body part located in the upper tier is placed in the second state by putting the drawer part stored in the main body part located in the lower tier into the second state . A handle is provided at the center of the lower end of the opening and closing plate, and a locking portion to which the handle can be locked is provided on the front wall,
The delivery box described in claim 1, characterized in that when the delivery box located on the upper level is put into the second state, the handle of the delivery box located on the lower level and in the second state is engaged with an engaging portion of the front wall of the delivery box on the upper level to fix its position.

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