JP2009077791A - Wall-embedded mailbox - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a wall-embedded mailbox being installed in a wall body such as a fence wall and a gatepost while suppressing the adhesion of rain water, and dust to its front surface, allowing accurate, sure and easy positioning in the wall body and having favorable workability. <P>SOLUTION: This wall-embedded mailbox is disposed with positioning members 4a and 4b adjoining to the front surface of a mailbox body 2 which has an insertion slot 5 on the front surface 3 and at least forward projecting from either of the upper end edge or the lower end edge of the front surface of the mailbox body, wherein the front ends of the positioning members are disposed on a substantially the same plane to the front surface of the wall body so as to position the mailbox body in the wall body. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2009,JPO&INPIT

Description

  The present invention relates to a wall-embedded mail box that is partially embedded in a wall body such as a bag or a gate pole.

  It is known that mail boxes that receive delivery items such as postal items and parcels and are temporarily stored are those that are installed outside the building, such as fences and gateposts. In such a mail box, generally, as exemplified in Patent Document 1, there is provided a loading path portion that communicates with the upper front portion of the receiving box main body that stores the delivery and projects forward, and the front end of the loading path portion. An inlet is formed on the surface. A base is provided around the inlet. The mailbox is installed in the building exterior so that the base protrudes forward from the front of the building exterior so that the position of the insertion slot can be confirmed by the delivery person.

  As described above, conventionally, a general mailbox box installed in a building exterior part is not confirmed from the front in its entirety, but it is casual in the building exterior part to such an extent that the position of the entrance is confirmed. Was installed as no existence. For this reason, since only the input path portion is embedded in the building exterior portion, as described in Patent Document 1, it has been necessary to devise the attachment and fixing of the mailbox.

  The user's preference for mailboxes, which have been mainstream as described above, has been changing recently. There is a need to have a presence in the mailbox and make its presence stand out.

  In order to meet this need, it is considered that the front of the mailbox is projected forward from the building exterior so that the outer shape of the mailbox can be clearly seen from the front of the building exterior. It is done. However, with the protrusion of the front part of the mailbox, the amount of adhesion of rain water and dust attached to the front of the mailbox is increased, and the installation height of the mailbox is generally 800 to 1200 mm, Since the height is relatively easy for humans to touch, it becomes dangerous, and there are new problems such as the presence of the mail box that stands out too much, gives a raised impression, and the unity of the building exterior is impaired.

Therefore, it may be considered that the mailbox is installed by embedding a part in the exterior part of the building so that the front face is arranged on the rear side in the depth direction from the front side of the exterior part of the building. There is a tendency that the visibility of the mailbox is slightly lowered, and there is a possibility that the location of the mailbox in the exterior of the building may vary, so that there is no problem in visibility, loading and unloading of delivery items, etc. It may be possible to reduce the workability, which takes time to install the mailbox.
JP 2006-230478 A

  The present invention has been made in view of the circumstances as described above, and can be installed on a wall body such as a fence or a gate pillar while suppressing adhesion of rainwater or dust to the front surface. An object of the present invention is to provide a wall-embedded mailbox that can be accurately and reliably positioned in the body and has good workability.

  The present invention has the following features in order to solve the above problems.

  A first invention is a wall-embedded mail receiving box in which a receiving box body having a slot on the front surface is mounted with a front surface disposed behind the front surface of the wall body and partially embedded in the wall body. A positioning member that is adjacent to the front surface of the box main body and protrudes forward from at least one of the upper end edge or the lower end edge of the front surface of the receiving box main body is disposed, and the front end of the positioning member is substantially the same as the front surface of the wall body. By being arranged on a flat surface, the receiving box body can be positioned in the wall.

  A second invention is characterized in that, in the first invention, a frame having a rectangular shape adjacent to the front surface of the receiving box main body and protruding forward from the front peripheral edge portion has a positioning member. It is said.

  According to a third aspect, in the second aspect, the frame is a load receiver for a wall body located above the receiving box body.

  According to the first aspect of the invention, the receiving box body is a wall-embedded mail receiving box that has a front surface disposed behind the front surface of the wall body and is partially embedded in the wall body. In this state, a recess is formed in front of the front surface of the receiving box body between the front surface of the wall body, and adhesion of rainwater, dust, etc. to the front surface of the receiving box body can be suppressed.

  In addition, a positioning member that is adjacent to the front surface of the receiving box main body and protrudes forward from at least one of the upper end edge or the lower end edge of the receiving box main body front is disposed. By placing it on the same plane as the front surface of the container, the position of the receiving box body in the wall is accurately determined, and the position is determined reliably and easily while taking into consideration visibility, loading and unloading of delivery items, etc. The labor required for installing the mailbox can be reduced and the workability is excellent.

  According to the second invention, in addition to the effects of the first invention, the frame having a rectangular shape adjacent to the front surface of the receiving box body and protruding forward from the peripheral edge of the front surface has the positioning member. Therefore, the positioning member can be easily arranged, and the frame can improve the appearance without exposing the inside of the recess formed in the wall.

  According to the third aspect of the invention, in addition to the effects of the second aspect of the invention, since the frame is a load receiver for the wall body located above the receiving box body, the recess formed in the wall body is provided. It can be held, and the load of the wall body located above is hardly applied to the receiving box body, and the receiving box body is bent and deformed by the load. Problems such as rainwater entering and accumulating on the top surface of the box body are alleviated. In addition, restrictions on the material and structure of the receiving box body are reduced, and the degree of freedom in design is expanded. Furthermore, the strength reduction of the wall body due to the formation of the recess is suppressed by the frame, and the wall body can be stably constructed without the wall body being inclined or distorted.

  FIG. 1 is a perspective view showing an embodiment of a wall-embedded mailbox according to the present invention. FIG. 2 is a perspective view of a main part showing an installation form of the wall-embedded mailbox shown in FIG. FIG. 3 is a longitudinal sectional view of a main part of the installation form of the wall-embedded mailbox shown in FIG.

  The mail receiving box 1 is adjacent to the receiving box body 2 that is a hollow box having a storage space for storing relatively small deliverables such as mail and home delivery, and the front surface 3 of the receiving box body 2. And a frame 4 having a rectangular shape, which is disposed so as to protrude forward from the peripheral edge. The frame 4 is assembled in a rectangular shape from the upper frame 4a and the lower frame 4b arranged in parallel to each other and the left frame 4c and the right frame 4d arranged in parallel to each other, and is connected to each other at adjacent edges. The frame 4 can be disposed integrally with the receiving box main body 2 and is formed as a separate body. When the frame 4 is joined to the receiving box main body 2 by a connector or the receiving box main body 2 is attached to the wall W, It can be arranged in the wall body W so as to be adjacent to the front surface 3 of the receiving box body 2 and to protrude forward from the peripheral edge of the front surface 3.

  The receiving box main body 2 has an input port 5 through which delivery items are input at a position where the upper frame 4a, the left frame 4c, and the right frame 4d of the frame 4 do not cover the upper end portion of the front surface 3. A flap 6 that is rotatable toward the inside of the receiving box main body 2 is disposed at the insertion port 5, and the opening 5 can be opened and closed by the rotation of the flap 6. The flap 6 is pivoted inward by pressing the tip of the delivery item against the flap 6 and pressing it, the insertion port 5 is opened, and the delivery item is put into the receiving box body 2 and stored. The flap 6 rotates by its own weight and returns to the initial position, and closes the insertion port 5.

  As shown in FIGS. 1 and 3, a delivery outlet 8 is formed on the rear surface portion 7 of the receiving box body 2, and an outlet lid 9 that opens and closes the outlet 8 is disposed. A dial lock 10 is attached to the take-out lid 9 so that the take-out lid 9 can be opened when necessary by inputting the set dial number. The take-out lid 9 is disposed so as to be pivotable back and forth around the lower end portion of the receiving box body 2. By opening the take-out cover 9, the delivery items stored in the receiving box body 2 can be taken out obliquely upward. I am doing so.

  As shown in FIG. 2 and FIG. 3, the mail box 1 is installed on the wall body W. The wall body W is a block basket 12 formed by stacking the blocks 11 vertically and horizontally, and is formed by fixing adjacent blocks 11 with a mortar 13.

  In the block 12, the mail box 1 is installed in place of the block 11 at the installation position of the mail box 1, for example, at a height of 800 to 1200 mm. The mailbox 1 is placed on a block 11 directly below via a mortar 13, and the block 11 is placed on the upper surface of the mailbox 1 via the mortar 13, and the mailbox 1 is fixed to a block basket 12. .

  The mailbox 1 is arranged on substantially the same plane in which the front end of the frame 4 can be regarded as the same plane or almost the same plane as the front surface of the block 12, specifically, the surface and upper frame of the upper, lower, left and right blocks 11. The front ends of 4a, the lower frame 4b, the left frame 4c, and the right frame 4d are arranged on substantially the same plane, and a part of the receiving box body 2 is embedded together with the frame 4 and attached to the block rod 12. When the mail box 1 is in a state where the receiving box main body 2 and the frame 4 are integrated, that is, when the receiving box main body 2 and the frame 4 are arranged integrally, they are formed as separate bodies and joined together. In the case where the frame 4 is joined to the receiving box body 2 by a tool, the mail receiving box 1 can be placed on the block 11 via the mortar 13 and installed. On the other hand, the mailbox 1 can be installed on the block basket 12 even when it is not integrated. In this case, the frame 4 is first attached to the installation position of the mail box 1, and thereafter, the frame 4 is disposed and attached so that the peripheral edge of the front surface 3 of the box body 2 abuts the rear end of the frame 4. 1 can be installed. In the latter case, the receiving box body 2 can be attached after the blocks 11 are stacked on the frame 4 and the block rods 12 are formed.

  In any case, the front surface 3 of the receiving box main body 2 is arranged behind the front surface of the block box 12 by the installation of the mail receiving box 1, and between the front surface of the block box 12 in front of the front surface 3 of the receiving box body 2. A recess 14 is formed. By forming the recess 14, it is possible to suppress attachment of rainwater, dust, and the like to the front surface 3 of the receiving box body 2. The frame 4 reliably forms the recess 14 and positions the mounting position of the receiving box body 2 in the block rod 12. This positioning can be performed by the entire frame 4, but is mainly performed by at least one or both of the upper frame 4 a and the lower frame 4 b. That is, at least one or both of the upper frame 4a and the lower frame 4b function as a positioning member. Of course, any one of the upper frame 4a and the lower frame 4b and the left frame 4c and the right frame 4d can be used. In this case, the left frame 4c and the right frame 4d combined with either the upper frame 4a or the lower frame 4b also function as positioning members.

  By arranging the front ends of the upper frame 4a, the lower frame 4b, the left frame 4c, and the right frame 4d as such positioning members on the same plane as the front surface of the block rod 12 as described above, The position of the box body 2 is accurately determined, the position is determined surely and easily while taking into account the visibility described later and the loading and unloading of deliverables, and the labor required for installing the mailbox 1 can be reduced. Excellent workability.

  In the wall-embedded mailbox according to the present invention, the positioning member is not necessarily arranged as the frame 4. For example, a thin plate-like member corresponding to the upper frame 4 a is received on the front surface 3 of the receiving box body 2. It can arrange | position by protruding ahead from the upper end edge part. The members corresponding to the lower frame 4b, the left frame 4c, and the right frame 4d can be similarly disposed. The positioning member disposed as such a thin plate-like member can be disposed integrally with the receiving box main body 2 similarly to the frame 4, and is formed as a separate body, and the receiving box main body 2 is formed by a joint. Can be joined. When a positioning member is provided on either or both of the upper edge and / or lower edge of the front surface 3 of the receiving box body 2, the positioning member is integrated with the receiving box body 2 when the mail receiving box 1 is installed. In the case where positioning members are disposed on either the upper end edge or the lower end edge of the front surface 3 of the receiving box body 2 and the left end edge and the right end edge, the positioning members are mutually connected at the adjacent end edges. Since it can be connected to form a U-shaped member, the positioning member is first arranged on the block 11 without being integrated with the receiving box body 2, and then the receiving box body 2 is positioned on the front surface. It can also be positioned by placing it on the block 11 in contact with the rear end of the member.

  On the other hand, since the frame 4 has an upper frame 4a, a lower frame 4b, a left frame 4c, and a right frame 4d that function as positioning members, the positioning member can be easily disposed in the mailbox 1. .

  Further, the frame 4 also functions as a load receiver that receives the load of the stacked blocks 11 positioned above the receiving box body 2 in the block cage 12. For this reason, the frame 4 contributes to the holding of the recess 14. The left frame 4c and the right frame 4d are responsible for the load receiving function. Therefore, since the load of the stacked block 11 positioned above is hardly applied to the receiving box body 2, the receiving box body 2 is bent and deformed by the load, and the storage amount of the receiving box body 2 is reduced accordingly. And the problem that rainwater enters and accumulates on the upper surface of the receiving box body 2 is reduced. Further, restrictions on the material and structure of the receiving box body 2 are reduced, and the degree of freedom in design is expanded. For example, the frame 4 can be made of aluminum die casting or the like and can have sufficient rigidity. The receiving box main body 2 in this case can be formed from, for example, a SUS304 steel plate having a thickness of 0.5 to 0.8 mm or a galbarium steel plate having the same thickness. Further, since the frame 4 suppresses the strength reduction of the block rod 12 due to the formation of the recess 14, the block rod 12 can be stably stabilized without breaking the block 11, tilting or distorting the block rod 12. Can be constructed.

  As shown in FIG. 3, the thickness t of the frame 4 that can also function as a load receiver in this way is set to be ½ or more of the thickness T of the block rod 12 and less than the thickness T of the block rod 12. preferable.

  If the thickness t of the frame 4 is 1/2 or more than the thickness T of the block rod 12, the function of the frame 4 as a load receiver is sufficient, and it is sufficiently effective for holding the recess. Specifically, since the depth dimensions of a general block forming the block ridge 12, that is, a so-called regular block, are 100 mm, 120 mm, and 150 mm, paying attention to the maximum depth of 150 mm, the thickness t of the frame 4 is set as follows. By setting it to 75 mm, which is 1/2 of 150 mm, it functions effectively as a load receiver regardless of which regular block is used. And it becomes possible to perform the construction of the block cage 12 more stably.

  The upper limit of the thickness t of the frame 4 is suitably less than the thickness T of the block rod 12. If the thickness t of the frame 4 is less than the thickness T of the block rod 12, the boundary between the rear end of the frame 4 and the front surface 3 of the receiving box body 2 is located in the block rod 12, and rainwater enters from the boundary. It becomes difficult, and the wetness of the delivery goods stored in the receiving box main body 2 can be suppressed.

  Furthermore, since the frame 4 hides the inside of the recess 14 formed in the block ridge 12 and does not expose it, it is effective for improving the appearance of the block ridge 12.

  Further, as shown in FIG. 2, the mailbox 1 has a vertically long rectangular parallelepiped shape as compared with a conventional general mailbox, which can have a vertical width of 390 mm for two blocks 11, for example. And the vertical width of the frame 4 is equal to the vertical width of the receiving box main body 2, and the receiving box main body 2 has the same or almost the entire front surface 3 including the inlet 5 as described above. Since the inner surface of the recess 14 is formed by substantially the entire front surface 3 of the receiving box body 2, the receiving box body 2 is located behind the front surface of the block rod 12. Even if it is arranged and attached, almost the entire front surface 3 of the receiving box body 2 whose vertical section is vertically long and has a large area can be visually recognized, and the visibility is high. A good appearance is formed with a sense of presence while having a bodily sensation It is. Further, if the receiving box body 2 has a width of 390 mm for one block 11 and a vertical width of the above-mentioned 390 mm, the depth size of the mail receiving box 1 including the frame 4 should be suppressed to about 200 mm. In any case, since the receiving box body 2 has a rectangular parallelepiped shape with a vertically long cross section, as shown in FIG. 3, it is possible to suppress the protrusion margin protruding backward from the rear surface of the block rod 12. . There is no hindrance to the delivery, and a sufficient amount of delivery can be secured. As shown in FIG. 1, the take-out lid 9 pivots back and forth around the lower end of the receiving box body 2 to open and close the take-out port 8, so that the space behind the mail receiving box 1 is a narrow area. Even if there is a limit, the delivery items stored in the receiving box body 2 can be easily taken out.

  In consideration of the visibility of the mailbox 1, the delivery of the delivery items, and the delivery of the delivery items, the frame 4 having a positioning function accurately determines the arrangement position of the collection box body 2 in the block 12. Moreover, it is determined reliably and easily.

  The mailbox 1 is a wall-embedded mailbox that is installed together with the frame 4 and a portion of the receptacle body 2 in which the front surface 3 is arranged behind the front surface of the block wall 12 and is embedded in the block wall 12. Because there is no fitting jig such as a spacer or special mounting method between the receiving box body and the building exterior, unlike the conventional mailbox that is installed in the building exterior with the base protruding. Therefore, there is an advantage that it is easy to install on the block 12.

  In addition, in this application, the wall body W is not limited to the block fence 12, but what is called a wall-like thing which forms the building exterior part arrange | positioned at site | part boundary parts, such as various fences and a gate pillar. means. Such wall bodies W include, for example, those formed by RC construction, that is, made of reinforced concrete. In this case, the installation of the mailbox 1 corresponds to the external dimensions of the mailbox 1 in advance, for example, After the wall material is cured so that an opening of about 400 mm × 400 mm is formed, the mailbox 1 is fitted into the opening, and the gap between the mailbox 1 and the opening is sealed before and after the wall material. Can be done.

  In addition, the wall-embedded mailbox according to the present invention is not limited to the entire front surface 3 as shown in the embodiment, and the upper-end insertion slot 5 projects forward from the front surface 3. Even if it exists, if the front end of the insertion port 5 is arrange | positioned back from the front surface of the wall W, and the insertion port 5 is located upwards from the center part of the height direction of the front surface 3, visibility is favorable. The presence in the wall body W appears.

1 is a perspective view showing an embodiment of a wall-embedded mailbox according to the present invention. It is the principal part perspective view which showed the installation form of the wall-embedded mail box shown in FIG. It is a principal part longitudinal cross-sectional view of the installation form of the wall-embedded mailbox shown in FIG.

Explanation of symbols

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Mailbox 2 Receptacle box body 3 Front 4 Frame 4a Upper frame 4b Lower frame 5 Slot W Wall

Claims (3)

  A wall box-type mail box with a front box that has a slot in the front and is located behind the front of the wall and is partially embedded in the wall, and is adjacent to the front of the box In addition, a positioning member that protrudes forward from at least one of the upper end edge or the lower end edge of the front surface of the receiving box body is disposed, and the front end of the positioning member is disposed on substantially the same plane as the front surface of the wall body. Thus, the wall-embedded mail box can be positioned within the wall of the box body.   The wall-embedded mailbox according to claim 1, wherein a frame having a rectangular shape, which is adjacent to the front surface of the receiving box main body and protrudes forward from the peripheral edge of the front surface, has a positioning member. box.   The wall-embedded mailbox according to claim 2, wherein the frame is a load receiver for a wall positioned above the receiving box body.

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