JP2001087119A - Mailbox - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To discriminate equipment, such as an interphone, and to improve convenience and operability without the occurrence of a daze when utilizing the equipment. SOLUTION: This mailbox has an eaves part 7 on the upper side of a dropping port 50 and a light source 30 is disposed in this eaves part. The illumination of various kinds of the equipment, such as the interphone equipment 2, disposed on the front of the mailbox with the irradiation light from a light source 30 is made possible.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a mail box. More specifically, the invention of this application improves the convenience and operability of facilities such as an intercom provided in a mail receiving box, and further improves the prevention of postal items from getting wet by rain and the crime prevention. Possible and improved new mailboxes.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, as a mail receiving box (post box), a front name plate and an intercom equipment are provided on the front surface thereof, and as shown in a front view <A> and a side sectional view <B> of FIG. , Intercom equipment (2) on the front of the main unit (1)
It is known that a lighting unit (3) is provided together with the lighting unit, and the lighting unit (3) also serves as illumination for a front light.

Further, as illustrated in FIG. 4, a mail outlet cover (4) is provided on the back side so as to be openable and closable, and a flap (5) is opened and closed on the front port. Some have made it free. A mail box having a lighting unit (3) on the front side together with the intercom equipment (2) and the like illustrated in FIG. 4 has various facilities required around the entrance and the gate simply by installing the mail box. That you can
The illumination unit (3) has the convenience that the intercom equipment (2) can be easily used even by visitors at night. When a flap (5) is provided in the mailing port on the front part, it is necessary to prevent rainwater from being blown into the mail box and to prevent mail from being stolen from inside the mail box. It is characterized by being effective for

[0004]

However, although a mail box provided with a lighting unit (3) on the front side together with the intercom equipment (2) and the like has good convenience, in the case of the conventional mail box, As shown in FIG. 4, since the light is illuminated by the light source (30) for irradiating light toward the front, for example, when a visitor uses the intercom equipment (2), the light is directly perceived and dazzled. There is a problem that operation is difficult. Especially at night, the dazzling is remarkable because the eyes are used to darkness.

[0005] In the case of a conventional mail box, if the flap (5) as shown in Fig. 4 is not provided at the port, rainwater directly enters from the open port. Or another person puts his hand out of the mailing port to pull out mail or the like and steal. If the mailing port is made small to solve such problems, mailing itself becomes difficult, and rainwater intrusion cannot be sufficiently prevented.

On the other hand, in the case of a structure having a flap (5) as shown in the example of FIG. 4 in the port, it is possible to make the port larger, and it is possible to prevent rainwater intrusion and secure security. Although effective, the flap (5) pivotally supported and opened and closed complicates the structure of the mail box, complicates sheet metal processing and assembly, and furthermore, the flap (5) As a result, the postal matter is pinched and stopped, and is not completely inserted into the main body (1). In addition, the flap (5) is inevitably damaged, and when the flap (5) is damaged and comes off, the mail port is opened, so that the rainwater (A) is discharged as shown in FIG. Mail directly intrudes from the mailing port (50), wets the mail inside the mail box main body (1), and allows the hand (B) to enter more than the wrist from the mailing box (50). Are more likely to be stolen.

Therefore, the invention of this application solves the above-mentioned conventional problems, improves the convenience and the operability of intercom equipment and the like, and further increases the size of the mailing port, thereby reducing the amount of rainwater. It is an object of the present invention to provide an improved and improved postal box with good protection against intrusion and theft.

[0008]

Means for Solving the Problems In order to solve the above-mentioned problems, the invention of the present application firstly has an eave portion above a mailing port, and a light source is arranged inside the eave portion. The present invention provides a mail box, wherein illumination light from a light source can illuminate equipment provided on the front surface of the mail box.

In the invention of this application, secondly, the lower surface of the eaves portion is inclined toward the upper inside of the mail box, and the mail box is substantially parallel to the inclination from the lower edge of the mail box. The above-mentioned mail receiving box in which the insertion guide piece portion is disposed upward and inward of the mail box is provided.

[0010]

BEST MODE FOR CARRYING OUT THE INVENTION The invention of this application has the features as described above, and the embodiment will be described below with reference to examples.

[0011]

FIG. 1 is a cross-sectional view illustrating a postal box of the present invention installed on a block wall (6) or the like, and FIG. 2 is an external perspective view illustrating the postal box. . For example, as illustrated in FIGS. 1 and 2, the mail box of the first invention of this application has an eave portion (7) above the mailing port (50), and the eave portion (7) A light source (30) is provided inside the device. Then, the irradiation light (L) from the light source (30) receives the intercom equipment (2) and the nameplate (8) provided on the front surface of the mail box main body (1), that is, the front surface where the mailing port (50) is arranged. And other equipment can be illuminated from above.

The eaves section (7) is located above the mailing port (50) and protrudes forward. The amount of projection can sufficiently illuminate the front equipment such as the intercom equipment (2). Any amount may be used as long as the function does not impair the function or design of the entire mailbox. The light source (30) incorporated in the eaves (7) may be various types such as a fluorescent lamp, an incandescent lamp, or an LED. For example, a slit or a hole may be provided on the light projecting surface on the lower surface of the eaves (7) so that the irradiation light (L) from the built-in light source (30) is irradiated downward. A translucent acrylic plate or the like may be provided.

For example, by providing the eaves portion (7) as described above, it is possible to suppress rainwater from being blown into the port (50) and to direct light downward by the light source (30) built in the eaves portion (7). Because it irradiates and illuminates the equipment in front of the main unit (1) such as the intercom equipment (2),
It is easy for the visitor to determine the existence of the intercom equipment (2) and the like, and when using this, the irradiation light (L) is not directly in the eyes, so that it is dazzled as in the conventional case. Operation is performed smoothly without any problem.

This effect is particularly remarkable at night when the eyes are accustomed to darkness, and facilitates the use of the intercom equipment (2) without disturbing the eyes of visitors. The nameplate (8) is also illuminated from above,
The identification is facilitated. This greatly improves convenience and operability. In addition, the light source (30) may raise a character "POST" or the like on the front surface of the eaves (7) as necessary. However, in this case, the light is reduced with an acrylic plate or the like so that the characters are raised so as not to dazzle the eyes of the visitors.

In the mail box of the second invention of this application, as shown in FIGS. 1 and 2, the lower surface portion (71) of the eaves (7), that is, the light emitting surface or the light emitting surface described above. The part of which the light surface is a part is inclined toward the inside upper side of the mail box main body (1), and is directed from the lower edge of the mailbox (50) to the inside upper side of the main body (1). An insertion guide piece (51) is disposed substantially parallel to the above-mentioned inclination.

Here, "substantially parallel" means that the opposing surfaces are parallel or parallel within a substantially allowable range of dimensional freedom. With the above structure, it is not necessary to provide a flap normally seen in the port (50), since rain does not directly fall on the port due to the presence of the eaves (7). This simplifies the structure and reduces the number of parts.

By eliminating the flap, the postal matter (C) does not get caught in the flap as shown in FIG. 1, so that the deliverer can be prevented from leaving the mail without completely posting it. It is possible to prevent the mail (C) from getting wet with rain. Further, there is no problem that rainwater enters or is stolen when the flap is broken as in the related art.

Even if a large gap is provided between the insertion guide piece (51) of the mailing port (50) and the lower surface (71) of the eaves (7), the inclination of the upper part inward increases
As shown in FIG. 3, it is possible to effectively prevent the hand (B) from being inserted into the mail port (50) to steal the delivery (C).
The hand (B) cannot take out the posted mail (C) as shown in FIG.

Further, as described above, the clearance, that is, the opening dimension of the mailing port (50) can be made large, so that
For example, even large mail items such as catalogs and magazines can be easily input. Of course, the details of the mail box of the present invention may be various. For example,
As illustrated in FIGS. 1 and 2, the main body (1) of a mail box manufactured by sheet metal processing and its assembly is formed by taking into consideration the thickness of various facilities such as an intercom facility (2). The concave portion may be formed one step deeper than the port (50) so that the illumination from above in the first invention is appropriate. Also, the intercom equipment (2) and the like may be mounted on the front surface of the main body (1) by various structures including the same structure as the conventional one.

[0020]

As described above in detail, according to the first invention of this application, a visitor can distinguish intercom equipment and the like, and when using it, can easily determine and use them without being disturbed by light. A mail receiving box excellent in convenience and operability is provided. Further, according to the second invention of this application, a mail receiving box which can reduce the number of parts with a simple structure, can post large mail items, and is excellent in preventing rainwater intrusion and theft is provided.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a cross-sectional view illustrating a mail receiving box of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a perspective view illustrating a mail receiving box of the present invention.

FIG. 3 is a cross-sectional view illustrating an anti-theft effect.

FIG. 4 is a front view <A> and a sectional view showing a conventional mail receiving box.

FIG. 5 is a cross-sectional view illustrating a problem of a conventional mail box with a flap broken.

[Explanation of symbols]

 DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Main body 2 Intercom equipment 3 Illumination part 30 Light source 4 Outlet lid 5 Flap 50 Mailing port 51 Insertion guide part 6 Block wall 7 Eave part 71 Lower surface part 8 Nameplate A Rainwater B Hand C Mail L Light

Claims (2)

[Claims] An eaves portion is provided above a mailing port, and a light source is provided inside the eaves portion so that light emitted from the light source can illuminate a facility provided on a front surface of a mail box. A mail box characterized by the following. 2. A lower surface portion of the eaves portion is inclined toward an upper inside of the mail box, and an insertion guide piece portion is formed from a lower edge of the mailing port toward an upper inside of the mail box substantially parallel to the inclination. The postal box of claim 1 disposed.