EP1533756A2 - Briefkasten - Google Patents

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EP1533756A2
EP1533756A2 EP04380150A EP04380150A EP1533756A2 EP 1533756 A2 EP1533756 A2 EP 1533756A2 EP 04380150 A EP04380150 A EP 04380150A EP 04380150 A EP04380150 A EP 04380150A EP 1533756 A2 EP1533756 A2 EP 1533756A2
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postbox
bodies
postage
front face
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Antonio Sanchez De Leon
Javier Alejano Aguilaniedo
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Media Mail SA
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    • G—PHYSICS
    • G07—CHECKING-DEVICES
    • G07B—TICKET-ISSUING APPARATUS; FARE-REGISTERING APPARATUS; FRANKING APPARATUS
    • G07B17/00—Franking apparatus
    • G07B17/00185—Details internally of apparatus in a franking system, e.g. franking machine at customer or apparatus at post office
    • G07B17/00193—Constructional details of apparatus in a franking system
    • G—PHYSICS
    • G07—CHECKING-DEVICES
    • G07B—TICKET-ISSUING APPARATUS; FARE-REGISTERING APPARATUS; FRANKING APPARATUS
    • G07B17/00—Franking apparatus
    • G07B17/00185—Details internally of apparatus in a franking system, e.g. franking machine at customer or apparatus at post office
    • G07B17/00193—Constructional details of apparatus in a franking system
    • G07B2017/00209—Mailbox, i.e. container for outgoing mail
    • G—PHYSICS
    • G07—CHECKING-DEVICES
    • G07B—TICKET-ISSUING APPARATUS; FARE-REGISTERING APPARATUS; FRANKING APPARATUS
    • G07B17/00—Franking apparatus
    • G07B17/00185—Details internally of apparatus in a franking system, e.g. franking machine at customer or apparatus at post office
    • G07B17/00193—Constructional details of apparatus in a franking system
    • G07B2017/00225—Vending machine or POS (Point Of Sale) apparatus

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  • the present invention relates to a postbox, i.e. an item of street furniture that as such is designed to be installed in public streets for the posting or reception of mail.
  • the aim of the invention is to achieve a postbox that, in addition to fulfilling its basic function as a postbox, offers the user a number of complementary services such as the sale and/or printing of postage stamps, also constituting a telecommunications terminal via which users can also access post office information, send and view emails, access the Internet and related applications, access various types of government and tourist information, etc.
  • the post office has a public postal network for the posting of ordinary mail throughout the national territory, in both urban and rural areas.
  • the postbox proposed by the invention provides a completely satisfactory solution to the above-described problem such that, as stated above, independently of fulfilling its basic function as an element for receiving ordinary mail, it offers the general public other, very varied services, essentially centred around the possibility of paying the postage on ordinary mail at the postbox itself and having access to a wide range of different kinds of information, by way of both direct information from advertising posters and electronic information, such that the income generated by these complementary services can be used to finance and maintain postboxes of high-quality design and structure, allowing said postboxes to compete aesthetically with the best and most modern lines of street furniture.
  • the postbox proposed by the invention has a lower body, of essentially prismatic shape, on whose faces, centred close to its upper edge, there is an opening for access to the postbox per se.
  • the lower body In addition to said lower body there is another, upper body forming a second receptacle that is physically independent of the first, which houses the circuitry and mechanisms for the additional services of the postbox, such as a computer terminal, a computer, screen, keyboard, etc., which is supported by an operational support centre, information network, network system, etc. and, where appropriate, the automatic postage stamp dispenser.
  • the circuitry and mechanisms for the additional services of the postbox such as a computer terminal, a computer, screen, keyboard, etc., which is supported by an operational support centre, information network, network system, etc. and, where appropriate, the automatic postage stamp dispenser.
  • All these elements can be accessed via the front face of the upper body, which has a shelf for receiving the keyboard and mouse, and above these the video screen, and next to the latter the slot for issuing postage stamps, etc., these elements being duly protected by an overhead canopy, independently of which they are structured to withstand the effects of exposure to the weather, and flanked laterally by two small partitions that limit the user workstation to a certain degree.
  • Said canopy is substantially displaced downwards with respect to the upper end of the likewise upper body, leaving free an area that may also be used for information or advertising.
  • the opening for access to the postbox per se is located on one of the side faces of the lower body, in practice there may be two openings located on the two side walls of the body, leaving free the front face where the abovementioned shelf is located, at least one of said side walls taking the form of a door that allows access to the inside of the lower body for collection of the mail.
  • Both the side walls (17) and the section above the canopy on the front face of the upper body (16) constitute surfaces that are suitable for receiving information and/or advertising posters.
  • the upper body (2) is designed to house in its inside the mechanisms for the wide range of complementary services that the postbox can provide, and therefore on the front face of said upper body (2), at the level of its lower body (1), is a shelf (8) in which is integrated a keyboard (9) and a mouse (10), and, extending behind said shelf (8), a panel (11) in which is placed a video screen (12), together with slots (13) for issuing stamps and printed documents.
  • a microprocessor system with corresponding hard disk, connecting ports, modem, possibly a card reader, thermal and graphic printer(s), graphics card, PCI card with UPS function and controlled start-up and shut-down, etc., all for the purpose, as stated above, of providing customers with Internet or email, postage payment and e-commerce services, and a wide range of information of all kinds.
  • the workstation of the postbox containing the shelf (8) is protected by an overhead canopy (14) and flanked by a pair of small side partitions (15), that provide a degree of "protection" for said zone, above which there is an area (16) that, together with the side walls (17) of the upper body (2), considerably develops the useful surface area of the postbox for the placement of information and/or advertising posters that, together with the postbox's pay-per-access services, contribute to the funding and maintenance of said postbox.
  • the postbox may offer additional services that are simpler than those described, such as for example substituting the computer equipment and its accessories with a public telephone, converting the postbox into a postbox-telephone kiosk.

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EP04380150A 2003-07-21 2004-07-16 Briefkasten Withdrawn EP1533756A3 (de)

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ES200301759U ES1055334Y (es) 2003-07-21 2003-07-21 Buzon de correos
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EP1533756A2 true EP1533756A2 (de) 2005-05-25
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Cited By (2)

* Cited by examiner, † Cited by third party
Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title
GB2459240A (en) * 2007-08-14 2009-10-21 Robert Gilmore Edwards Video conferencing apparatus for delivering services such as mail services
CN103226880A (zh) * 2013-03-07 2013-07-31 北京远光通联科技有限公司 一种交换箱台式自助服务系统

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EP0338108A1 (de) * 1988-04-20 1989-10-25 Jack Jen Intelligenter Briefkasten
US5233532A (en) * 1991-04-10 1993-08-03 U-Ship Usa, Ltd. System for mailing and collecting items
US5369258A (en) * 1993-07-29 1994-11-29 Pitney Bowes Inc. Postage applying kiosk
EP1390206A2 (de) * 2001-05-11 2004-02-25 Neopost, Inc. Verfahren und system zur bereitstellung von briefmarken durch einen verkaufsstand

Cited By (2)

* Cited by examiner, † Cited by third party
Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title
GB2459240A (en) * 2007-08-14 2009-10-21 Robert Gilmore Edwards Video conferencing apparatus for delivering services such as mail services
CN103226880A (zh) * 2013-03-07 2013-07-31 北京远光通联科技有限公司 一种交换箱台式自助服务系统

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ES1055334Y (es) 2004-03-01
ES1055334U (es) 2003-11-16

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