JP2013226321A - Mailbox - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a mailbox which is weather-protective and has an excellent appearance.SOLUTION: A mailbox includes a parcel box 1, a mailbox 2, and an opening/closing hinge 7 of the mailbox 2. The parcel box 1 has a top plate 3, right and left side walls 4, a back wall 6 and a bottom plate 5 and is box-shaped with an opened front. The mailbox 2 has an overhang 8, a mailbox slot 9, a mailbox slot flap 11 and a mail housing 10 and is coupled with the side walls 4 of the parcel box 1 with the opening/closing hinge 7. The overhang 8 is located in front of the front end of the parcel box 1. The mail housing 10 is provided in the back of the overhang 8, the back face of the overhang 8 touches the front end of the top plate 3 and the front end of the bottom plate 5 of the parcel box 1, and the mail housing 10 is located on the inner circumferences of the top plate 3 and the right and left side walls 4 of the parcel box 1.

Description

  The present invention relates to a mailbox that accommodates letters and parcels.

  As a mail box of this type, there was a mail box with an integrated space for storing letters and parcels as disclosed in JP-A-9-238819.

Japanese Patent Laid-Open No. 9-238819

However, the mailboxes described above have a problem in that when the volume of the mailbox is designed to be large, the joint between the mailbox and the delivery box is exposed on the side of the mailbox and the appearance is impaired. Furthermore, when used for outdoor use, there is a risk that rainwater may enter the mail box or delivery box from the above joint. The present invention has been made in view of the above problems, and it is an object of the present invention to provide a mail box that has a good rain finish and a good appearance.

  The present invention comprises a parcel box, a mailbox, and a mailbox opening and closing hinge, and the parcel box has a top plate, left and right side walls, a back wall, and a bottom plate, and has a box shape with the front side open. The mail box has an overhang part, a mailing slot, a mailing box opening / closing lid, and a mail storage part, and is connected to the side wall of the parcel box with an opening / closing hinge, and the overhanging part is a front side end of the parcel box. The back of the overhanging part of the mailbox is in contact with the front side edge of the top of the parcel box, and the mailbox storage part is located between the top of the parcel box and the left and right side walls. It is located in the inner circumference.

  According to the present invention, with respect to the parcel box, the protruding portion of the mailbox is located on the front side of the front end portion of the parcel box with the mailbox closed, and the back surface of the protruding portion of the mailbox Is in contact with the front side end of the top of the parcel box, so that rainwater is less likely to enter the parcel box and has good water-stopping properties. In addition, since the mail box storage part fits in the top of the parcel box and the inner periphery of the left and right side walls, the appearance of the mail box is good.

It is the internal reference figure which looked at the side of the mail box by this implementation. FIG. 4A is a cross-sectional view taken along line AA in FIG. 4 and shows a closed state of the mailbox of the mail box, and FIG. 4B is an open state. (A) is the longitudinal cross-sectional view which expanded B in FIG. 1, (b) is the cross-sectional view which expands and shows C in FIG.2 (b). It is a front view which shows the whole mail box by this implementation. It is the internal reference figure which looked at the side view which shows other embodiment of this invention.

Hereinafter, an embodiment of a mail box according to the present embodiment will be described based on the drawings.
As shown in FIG. 4, the post box according to the present embodiment is installed on a gate post in which the illumination 22 and the interphone 23 are integrated, and is installed in an intermediate portion of the gate post in the longitudinal direction. The mail box is composed of a parcel box 1 and a mail box 2 as shown in FIGS. 1 and 2A and 2B, and the mail box 2 is in one side wall 4 of the left and right sides of the parcel box 1. An open / close hinge 7 is attached to the periphery so as to be freely opened and closed around a vertical axis.

The parcel box 1 has a box shape in which a front side composed of a top plate 3, left and right side walls 4, a bottom plate 5, and a rear wall 6 is opened. The left and right side walls 4 are composed of an outer peripheral side wall 4a and an inner peripheral side wall 4b arranged in parallel to the left and right. Further, as shown in FIG. 2A, the side wall 4 is formed such that the front side portion of the inner peripheral side wall 4b of the left and right side walls 4 is shorter than the outer peripheral side wall 4a. The post box is fixed to the support column 21 by being fixed to the support column 21 with screws from the inner peripheral side of the outer peripheral side wall 4a without 4b. In the other side wall 4 (the right side in FIG. 2A), the opening / closing hinge 7 that supports the mailbox 2 on the inner peripheral side of the outer peripheral side wall 4a without the inner peripheral side wall 4b so as to be opened and closed about the vertical axis. Is attached. Furthermore, the bottom plate 5 has a structure in which the front side does not face the top plate 3 and the front side portion of the bottom of the parcel box 1 is removed.

When the parcel box 1 is formed as described above, the following operations and effects are achieved. Since the front side portion of the inner peripheral side wall 4b of the left and right side walls 4 is shorter than the outer peripheral side wall 4a, the space between the inner peripheries of the left and right side walls 4 can be widened. It is provided on the outer peripheral side than the side wall 4b. Supporting portions 4 c for the opening and closing hinges 7 are provided on the inner peripheral portions of the left and right side walls 4. The support portion 4c is viewed in plan view from a support piece 40a extending from the attachment location on the inner periphery of the side wall 4 to the inner periphery side, and an attachment piece 40b extending from the inner peripheral side tip of the support piece 40a to the front side and the back side. It is configured in a substantially T shape. Thereby, the support part 4c of the opening-and-closing hinge 7 can be provided in the outer peripheral side rather than the inner peripheral side wall 4b of the side wall 4. FIG. Moreover, the opening / closing track | orbit of the mailbox 2 can be ensured in the state which made the volume of the mail storage part 10 as large as possible. In addition, since the attachment piece 40b of the opening and closing hinge 7 is located on the inner peripheral side and the gap 41 is formed between the attachment piece 40b and the support column 21, the mailbox 41 can be opened and closed. This becomes easier (see FIG. 3B). Furthermore, since the bottom plate 5 is formed shorter on the front side than the top plate 3, the front side portion of the bottom of the parcel box 1 is open. Thereby, when the mail box 2 is closed, the mail storage part 10 of the mail box 2 can be stored in the parcel box 1 without being restricted by the bottom plate 5. Furthermore, since the bottom plate 5 is short on the front side, the lower end of the mail storage unit 10 of the mailbox 2 can be lowered to the lower end position of the bottom plate 5 of the parcel box 1, so that the mail storage unit 10 of the mailbox 2 is It can be formed as large as possible within the large parcel box 1. Further, since the mail box 2 is surrounded by the top plate 3 and the left and right side walls 4 of the parcel box 1, the joint between the parcel box 1 and the mail box 2 is concealed, so that the appearance of the mail box is improved.

  The mail box 2 is formed in a box shape from the upper member 8a, the lower member 8b, the left and right side members 8c, and the back wall 32, and protrudes from the front side of the parcel box 1 to the front side and projects outward. An overhang 8 is provided. The upper member 8a has an upper surface portion 29a and an upper projecting portion 29b that projects from the front side of the upper surface portion 29a to the outer periphery. The lower member 8b has a lower wall portion 30a and a lower overhang portion 30b that projects from the front side of the lower wall portion 30a to the outer periphery. The left and right side members 8c have side wall portions 31a and side projecting portions 31b that project from the front side of the side wall portions 31a to the outer periphery. The mail storage unit 10 includes a lower wall part 30a, a back wall 32 extending upward from the back side of the lower wall part 30a, an upper wall part 33 extending from the upper end of the back wall 32 to the front side, and a side wall part of the side member 8c. By surrounding with 31a, it is formed in a box shape having a space in which letters can be accommodated.

The mailbox 2 is attached between the upper overhanging portion 29b of the upper member 8a, the lower overhanging portion 30b of the lower member 8b, the side overhanging portion 31b of the left and right side members 8c, and the left and right side overhanging portions 31b. A partitioning member 24, a mailing port 9 and a letter collection outlet 25 provided above and below the partitioning material 24, a mailing port opening / closing lid 11 that can be opened and closed to the mailing port 9, and a lettering outlet 25 that can be opened and closed freely. A front-side finding surface of a post box having a substantially rectangular shape when viewed from the front is formed from the opening / closing door 12 to be attached.

As shown in FIG. 1 and FIG. 4, the mailing slot 9 and the letter collection outlet 25 are arranged above and below the inner periphery of the front-side finding surface of a mailbox that is vertically long and rectangular when viewed from the front. A partition member 24 provided between the side members 8c divides the inner peripheral portion of the overhanging portion 8 into upper and lower portions, and the divided upper side serves as a mailing port 9 and the lower side serves as a letter collection outlet 25. The insertion port 9 has a horizontally long rectangular shape surrounded by the partition member 24, the upper member 8a, and the left and right side members 8c, and the insertion port opening / closing lid 11 is attached to the upper member 8a by a horizontal shaft 27 so as to be opened and closed. is there. Further, the letter exit 25 has a substantially rectangular shape surrounded by the partition member 24, the lower member 8b, and the left and right side members 8c, and the opening / closing door 12 can be opened and closed by the horizontal shaft 28 in the lower member 8b. It is attached. Further, the partition member 24 has a front-side finding surface that is a door stop between the opening / closing lid 11 and the door 12, and a lower part of the partition member 24 is a dial lock of the door 12, which will be described later. 17 is provided. Furthermore, the upper part 24a of the partition member 24 is formed in a tapered shape that falls from the front side to the back side. Thereby, since the letter is guided to the mail storage unit 10 by the taper of the upper part 24 a of the partition member 24, it is easy to put the letter into the posting port 9. Further, the horizontal shafts 27 and 28 that pivotally support the loading port opening / closing lid 11 and the opening / closing door 12 are fitted to a cap 35 attached to the inner peripheral portion of the side projecting portion 31b of the side member 8c to form a latch structure. (See FIG. 3A). As a result, the loading port opening / closing lid 11 and the opening / closing door 12 that are pivotally supported by the horizontal shafts 27 and 28 can be maintained in an open state.

For assembling the mailbox 2, the upper member 8a, the lower member 8b, and the left and right side members 8c are assembled into a substantially rectangular shape, and the upper surface portion 29a of the upper member 8a, the lower wall portion 30a, the rear wall 32 and the upper member 8b The wall 33 is sandwiched between the left and right side walls 31a from the outer peripheral side. Then, the left and right side wall portions 31a, the upper surface portion 29a, the lower wall portion 30a, the back wall 32, and the upper wall portion 33 are fixed with screws from the outer peripheral sides of the left and right side wall portions 31a. Moreover, the partition member 24 is attached between the side projecting portions 31b of the left and right side members 8c. The insertion port opening / closing lid 11 is inserted into the inner periphery of the upper member 8a from the front side, and is further supported by the horizontal shaft 27 so that it can be opened and closed around the horizontal axis from the inner periphery of the left and right side members 8c. Further, by inserting the opening / closing door 12 into the inner peripheral portion of the lower member 8b from the front side, and further supporting the mail box 2 from both sides of the opening / closing door 12 so that it can be opened and closed around the horizontal axis by the horizontal shaft 28. Complete.

  Further, as shown in FIG. 3A, an upper groove portion 13a having a concave shape is provided on the upper portion of the mail storage portion 10 of the mail box 2. The upper groove portion 13a receives rainwater that has entered the parcel box 1 through the top plate 3. As shown in FIG. 3B, the rainwater received by the upper groove portion 13a is provided on the outer periphery of the side wall portion 31a of the side member 8c of the mail storage portion 10 and is continuous with the upper groove portion 13a. To guide you. Further, the rainwater guided to the side groove 13b flows from the side groove 13b to the open portion of the parcel box 1 where there is no bottom plate 5, and is drained below the mail box 2. Moreover, the tight material 14a is attached to the front side finding surface 3a of the top plate 3 as shown in FIG. 1, and further, the front side finding surface 5a of the bottom plate 5 is attached to the front side finding surface 3a as shown in FIG. A cushion material 14b is attached. As a result, when the mail box 2 is closed, the upper back side 8e of the overhanging portion 8 comes into contact with the tight material 14a, and the seam between the parcel box 1 and the mail box 2 is hermetically sealed to improve the water stoppage in the mail box. To do. Further, the back side of the back wall 32 abuts against the cushion material 14b, so that the mail box 2 can be prevented from rattling or scratching.

  By forming the mailbox 2 as described above, the following operations and effects are achieved. The mailing slot opening / closing lid 11 normally closes the mailing slot 9, but is supported by the upper member 8a around the horizontal axis, so that it jumps up from the lower front side to open the mailing slot 9, and the letter is opened. It is made to be able to. Further, the opening / closing door 12 is pivotally supported around the horizontal axis on the lower member 8b, and by lying down on the front side, it is possible to open the mail storage portion 10 and take out a letter posted therein. Further, the opening and closing lid 11 and the door 12 are pivotally supported so as to open and close in a direction different from the opening and closing direction of the mail box 2. There is no inconvenience of opening and closing only the other when opening and closing only one, and the opening / closing operation of each of the mail box 2, the mailing slot opening / closing lid 11 and the opening / closing door 12 can be easily performed. Furthermore, since the horizontal shafts 27 and 28 of the mailing slot opening / closing lid 11 and the opening / closing door 12 are not arranged in parallel, the left and right width of the mail storage unit 10 is the maximum within the size range of the parcel box 1 having a predetermined size. It can be secured as large as possible (see FIG. 2B). The mail storage unit 10 is formed so as to be positioned on the inner peripheral side of the top plate 3 and the left and right side walls 4 when the mail box 2 is closed to the parcel box 1 side. By being located on the inner peripheral side of the parcel box 1, rainwater does not fall directly on the mail box 2, and the rain performance of the mail box is improved.

Reference numeral 15 denotes a number aligning lock, which has a plurality of display windows arranged in parallel and a plurality of dials corresponding to the respective display windows. Each dial is turned to a number preset on the client side. It is structured to unlock when it is put together, and it is normally unlocked and locked by turning each dial to an appropriate position after the delivery company puts the delivery in the parcel box 1 In this case, it is impossible to take out other than the owner (see also FIG. 4). Reference numeral 16 denotes a roller catch, which prevents the mailbox 2 from being opened unexpectedly by locking the locking bracket 18 on the mailbox 2 side with an urging force when the mailbox 2 is closed. is there. Reference numeral 17 denotes a dial lock, which unlocks the opening / closing door 12 by turning a dial pivotally supported by a horizontal axis rotation and positioning the dial at a number set on the owner side.

According to the mailbox according to the present embodiment, the overhanging portion 8 of the mail box 2 is positioned on the front side of the front side end portion of the parcel box 1 with the mail box 2 closed with respect to the parcel box 1. Since the upper back side 8e of the overhanging portion 8 of the mail box 2 and the front side finding surface 3a of the top plate 3 of the parcel box 1 come into contact with each other via the tight material 14a, rainwater enters the parcel box. Difficult to stop water. Further, the upper groove portion 13a is provided on the upper surface of the upper member 8a of the mail box 2 so as to be below the tight material 14a with the mail box 2 closed with respect to the parcel box 1, thereby exceeding the tight material 14a. Since the rainwater that has entered in can be guided to the outer periphery of the side member 8c of the mailbox 2 and drained downward, the rain finish is further improved. In addition, the mail storage unit 10 of the mail box 2 is accommodated in the inner periphery of the top plate 3 and the left and right side walls 4 of the parcel box 1, and the top plate of the parcel box 1 is closed with the mail box 2 closed with respect to the parcel box 1. 3 and the back wall 6, the inner peripheral surface of the bottom plate 5, and the space formed by the back surface of the back wall 32 of the mail box 2 are used as the parcel storage portion 34. The boundary between the part 10 and the parcel storage part 34 is not exposed, and the design of the mail box is improved. Further, by forming the front wall of the parcel storage part 34 by the rear surface of the back wall 32 of the mailbox 2, there is no need to separately provide the front wall of the parcel storage part 34, and the space of the parcel storage part 34 is formed larger. (See FIGS. 2A and 2B). Further, the bottom plate 5 of the parcel box 1 is formed shorter in front than the top plate 3, and the mail box 2 is closed with respect to the parcel box 1 and the bottom plate 5 of the parcel box 1 and the lower side of the mail box 2. Since the size of the mail storage unit 10 of the mail box 2 is not limited to the height of the bottom plate 5 of the parcel box 1 by adopting a structure that does not oppose the wall 30a, the mail storage unit 10 is made to be a parcel of a predetermined size. The box 1 can be formed as large as possible. Furthermore, by forming in this way, when rainwater that has entered the parcel box 1 is drained downward from the outer periphery of the side member 8c of the mail box 2, the rainwater falls to the ground as it is. Dirt and the like due to accumulation can also be prevented.

  The post box of the present invention may have a structure in which the bottom plate 5 is extended to the front side end of the parcel box 1 and a drain hole 19 is provided in the bottom plate 5 as shown in FIG. Also in the post box formed in this way, rain water that has flowed from the upper outer periphery of the top plate 3 to the side of the mail storage unit 10 of the mailbox 2 can be drained from the drain hole 19 of the bottom plate 5. In the above embodiment, the post box of the present invention has been described as being installed on the pole post integrated with the illumination 22 and the intercom 23 on the column 21, but it may be attached to other forms. Good.

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Parcel box 2 Mail box 3 Top plate 4 Side wall 5 Bottom plate 6 Back wall 7 Opening and closing hinge 8 Overhanging part 9 Mailing port 10 Mail storage part 11 Mailing port opening / closing lid

Claims (1)

  The parcel box includes a parcel box, a mailbox, and a mailbox opening / closing hinge. The parcel box has a top plate, left and right side walls, a back wall, and a bottom plate, and has a box shape with the front side open. The overhanging portion, the outlet, the opening / closing lid of the outlet, and the mail storage portion, and are connected to the side wall of the parcel box by an open / close hinge, the overhanging portion being in front of the front side end of the parcel box The back of the overhang of the mailbox is in contact with the front edge of the top of the package box, and the mailbox storage is located on the top of the package and the inner periphery of the left and right side walls. A mail box, characterized by

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