JP3153646U - Mailbox - Google Patents

Abstract

Provided is a mailbox capable of appropriately changing the front and rear dimensions of the mailbox according to the thickness of the installation section, and forming a large storage section without forming a large insertion hole on the outdoor side of the installation section. . A mailbox 1 is inserted into insertion holes 3b and 4a formed in a predetermined installation section 2 of a building, and a box-shaped storage section 6 for storing a postal matter U, and a postal object. A cylindrical inlet portion 5 having a mail receiving opening 12a for receiving and connected to the front surface of the storage portion 6, and each of the storage portion 6 and the inlet portion 5 can be changed in the longitudinal direction. It has become. [Selection] Figure 4

Description

  The present invention relates to a mailbox that is inserted into an insertion hole formed in a predetermined installation portion of a building.

  Conventionally, a mailbox that is installed by being inserted into an insertion hole of a building installation portion such as a door or a wall is extendable in the front-rear direction and has a storage portion for storing postal items. The mailbox can be disposed in the installation section by expanding and contracting the mailbox storage section and changing its front and rear dimensions so as to correspond to the thickness and the like. (For example, refer to Patent Document 1).

Utility Model Registration No. 3054202 (5th page, Fig. 3)

  In such a mailbox, there is a desire to increase the quantity of mail that can be accommodated by enlarging the storage section. However, in the mailbox described in Patent Document 1, when the storage section is formed larger, The insertion hole formed in the installation part must also be formed large, in which case a large insertion hole will be formed in the heat insulating material provided on the outdoor side in the installation part, and the heat insulation effect will be There is a problem that it falls.

  The present invention has been made paying attention to such problems, and the front and rear dimensions of the mailbox can be appropriately changed according to the thickness of the installation part, and the outside of the installation part is formed while forming a large storage part. It is an object of the present invention to provide a mailbox that does not require a large insertion hole.

In order to solve the above problems, the mailbox of the present invention is:
A mailbox that is inserted into an insertion hole formed in a predetermined installation part of a building,
A box-shaped storage unit for storing postal items, and a cylindrical inlet unit having a postal item receiving port for receiving postal items and connected to the front surface of the storage unit. Each of the part and the inlet part is characterized in that the front and rear dimensions can be changed.
According to this feature, the front and rear dimensions of the mailbox can be appropriately changed according to the thickness of the installation portion, and the entrance portion connected to the front surface of the storage portion is more Therefore, it is only necessary to form an insertion hole according to the size of the entrance part on the outdoor side of the installation part, and the insertion hole formed on the outdoor side of the installation part can be made as small as possible. It is not necessary to form a large insertion hole in the heat insulating material or the like provided on the outdoor side of the section, and the heat insulating effect can be maintained.

The mailbox of the present invention is
The inlet section includes a cylindrical continuous cylinder that is connected to the front surface of the storage section, and a cylindrical insertion cylinder that is inserted so as to be movable relative to the continuous cylinder in the front-rear direction. It is characterized by having.
According to this feature, it is possible to prevent the postal matter from being caught on the front end of the continuous cylindrical body when the postal matter posted from the postal receipt port passes through the cylindrical entrance.

The mailbox of the present invention is
The storage portion includes a box-shaped continuous box body continuously provided to the inlet portion, and a box-shaped insertion box body that is inserted so as to be movable relative to the continuous box body in the front-rear direction. An opening / closing lid that is pivotable in the front-rear direction, and an expansion / contraction member that biases the opening / closing lid forward, and a front end of the expansion / contraction member is provided in the continuous box The elastic member is attached to the body, and a rear end of the elastic member is attached to the opening / closing lid.
According to this feature, the postal matter thrown from the mailpiece reception port contacts the opening / closing lid, the opening / closing lid is temporarily opened, and then the opening / closing lid is again closed by the elastic member, and When installing the mailbox, the front and rear dimensions of the storage unit can be changed by moving the continuous box and the insertion box relative to each other. It is not necessary to open the lid greatly, but if the front and rear dimensions of the storage part are reduced, it is necessary to open the opening / closing lid greatly. In this case, the expansion / contraction member tends to extend when the opening / closing lid is opened, Can be greatly opened.

The mailbox of the present invention is
The opening / closing lid is formed with a window portion.
According to this feature, it is possible to confirm whether or not the mail is stored in the storage unit from the window without opening the opening / closing lid from the indoor side.

The mailbox of the present invention is
A shielding part is provided at a position corresponding to the mail receiving port on the back side of the storage part.
According to this feature, it is possible to prevent the room from being looked into through the mail receiving port by the shielding portion.

The mailbox of the present invention is
The inlet portion is characterized by being inclined downward toward the rear.
According to this feature, mails that are posted from the mail receiving port are guided to the storage unit, and the mails can be prevented from staying at the entrance.

1 is a perspective view showing a mail box in Example 1. FIG. It is a disassembled perspective view which shows a mailbox. It is a perspective view which shows the storage part seen from the back. (A) is sectional drawing which shows the state by which the opening-and-closing lid | cover was open | released. (B) is sectional drawing which shows the state by which the opening-and-closing lid | cover was obstruct | occluded. It is sectional drawing which shows the mailbox in Example 2 installed in the installation part.

  The form for implementing the mailbox according to the present invention will be described below based on the embodiments.

  The mailbox according to the first embodiment will be described with reference to FIGS. Hereinafter, the lower left side of FIG. 1 and FIG. 2 is the front side (front side) of the mailbox, the upper right side of FIG. 3 is the front side (front side) of the mailbox, and the left side of FIG. It demonstrates as a front side (front side).

  Reference numeral 1 in FIG. 1 is a mailbox that is inserted into the installation portion of the entrance wall. As shown in FIG. 4 (a), the installation portion 2 of the present invention includes an outdoor M-side heat insulating material 3 to which the outer wall material 3a is fixed, and an indoor N-side heat insulating material 3 provided behind the heat insulating material 3. The pillar 4 is comprised. The heat insulating material 3 is formed with an insertion hole 3 b into which an inlet portion 5 of the postbox 1 described later is inserted, and the column 4 is formed with an insertion hole 4 a into which a storage portion 6 of the postbox 1 described later is inserted. ing.

  As shown in FIG. 1 and FIG. 2, the mailbox 1 mainly includes a box-shaped storage unit 6 for storing postal items, and a cylindrical inlet unit 5 provided in front of the storage unit 6. It is equipped with.

  The storage unit 6 includes a box-like continuous box body 13 provided continuously to the inlet portion 5, and a box-like insertion box body 14 that is inserted into the continuous box body 13 so as to be relatively movable in the front-rear direction. ,have.

  An insertion hole 13b having a rectangular shape when viewed from the front is formed in the front surface portion 13a of the continuous box body 13, and bolt holes 13d and 13d are formed in the upper and lower portions of the side surface portions 13c and 13c of the continuous box body 13, respectively. Each is formed.

  Long holes 14d and 14d are formed in the upper and lower portions of the side surface portions 14c and 14c of the insertion box body 14, respectively. After the insertion box body 14 is inserted into the continuous box body 13, the insertion box body 14 and the continuous box body 13 are moved relative to each other in the front-rear direction, and the long holes 14d, 14d and the bolt holes 13d, 13d are formed. By attaching fixing members P, P such as bolts and nuts, the fitting box body 14 and the continuous box body 13 are fixed. In other words, the mailbox 1 can be installed in the installation unit 2 by changing the front and rear dimensions of the storage unit 6 (see FIG. 4A).

  As shown in FIGS. 2 and 3, a back plate 14 e constituting the back surface of the storage portion 6 is fixed to the rear end of the side surface portions 14 c and 14 c of the insertion box body 14. On the lower side of 14e, a mail collection outlet 14f for taking out mail stored in the storage unit 6 is formed.

  Hinges 15, 15 are attached to the lower part of the back plate 14 e, and the opening / closing lid 10 is pivotally supported by the insertion box body 14 through the hinges 15, 15. Thereby, the opening-and-closing lid | cover 10 can be rotated in the front-back direction.

  A plurality of window portions 10 a made of a transparent member such as polycarbonate are formed on the opening / closing lid 10. Further, as shown in FIGS. 2 and 4B, the rear ends of the elastic members 16, 16 such as springs are attached to the left and right ends of the opening / closing lid 10. On the other hand, the front ends of the elastic members 16 and 16 are attached to the left and right ends of the continuous box 13, and the open / close lid 10 is urged forward by the elastic members 16 and 16.

  Since the opening / closing lid 10 is biased forward, the opening / closing lid 10 always closes the postal matter outlet 14f, and the opening / closing lid 10 is removed when taking out the mail stored in the storage unit 6. The postal matter U can be taken out by pivoting backward.

  Further, the upper portion 14g of the back plate 14e, which is located above the postal matter outlet 14f, is located at a height corresponding to the postal matter receiving port 12a, and the upper portion 14g constitutes the shielding portion of the present invention. .

  As shown in FIG. 1 and FIG. 2, the inlet portion 5 has a cylindrical continuous cylindrical body 11 that is connected to the front surface portion 13 a of the continuous box body 13, and a longitudinal direction with respect to the continuous cylindrical body 11. And a cylindrical insertion cylinder 12 inserted so as to be relatively movable.

  The insertion cylinder 12 has a mail receiving port 12a for receiving mail, and bolt holes 12d and 12d are formed in the upper and lower portions of the side surfaces 12c and 12c of the insertion cylinder 12, respectively. Yes.

  As shown in FIG. 2 and FIG. 4A, a decorative body 7 fixed to the outer wall material 3a is provided on the front side of the insertion cylinder 12, and this decorative body 7 is provided on the inner surface of the upper portion thereof. An outer lid 9 is provided via the attached shaft member 8. The mail cover 12 a is always closed by the outer cover 9, and the outer cover 9 is rotated rearward by the mail that is posted, so that the mail is inserted into the entrance 5. Yes.

  Long holes 11d and 11d are formed in the upper and lower portions of the side surface portions 11c and 11c of the continuous cylinder 11, respectively. After the insertion cylinder 12 is inserted into the continuous cylinder 11, the continuous cylinder 11 and the insertion cylinder 12 are relatively moved in the front-rear direction, and bolts and nuts are inserted into the long holes 11d and 11d and the bolt holes 12d and 12d. By attaching the fixing members Q and Q such as each, the continuous cylinder 11 and the insertion cylinder 12 are fixed. That is, the mailbox 1 can be installed in the installation unit 2 by changing the front-rear dimension of the entrance unit 5.

  As shown in FIG. 2, a flange 11 a to be attached to the continuous box body 13 is formed at the rear part of the continuous cylinder 11, and the front portion of the continuous cylinder 11 is connected to the continuous box body 13. 4b, the flange 11a and the front surface portion 13a constituting the front surface of the continuous box body 13 are integrally formed by the flanges R and R as shown in FIG. By fixing, the inlet portion 5 is inclined with respect to the storage portion 6, and the storage portion 6 and the inlet portion 5 communicate with each other. That is, the mailbox 1 is installed such that the entrance 5 is inclined downward toward the rear.

  Next, the installation method of the mailbox 1 will be described. First, as shown in FIG. 4A, the front surface portion 13a of the continuous box 13 is inserted into the insertion hole 4a of the column 4 from the rear side, The front portion 13 a of the continuous box 13 is attached to the back surface of the heat insulating material 3 with nails T and T. Next, the continuous cylinder 11 in a state where the insertion cylinder 12 is inserted is inserted into the insertion hole 3b of the heat insulating material 3 from the rear side, and the flange 11a is attached to the front surface portion 13a with the flanges R and R.

  Then, the continuous cylinder 11 and the insertion cylinder 12 are relatively moved in accordance with the thickness X of the heat insulating material 3 and the front and rear dimensions of the inlet portion 5 are determined. Are fixed by fixing members Q and Q.

  Next, the insertion box 14 is inserted into the insertion hole 4a from the rear side, and the back plate 14e is attached to the column 4 with nails S and S. By this attachment, the continuous box body 13 and the insertion box body 14 move relative to each other according to the wall thickness Y of the pillar 4 and the distance Z between the heat insulating material 3 and the pillar 4 in the front-rear direction, and the storage portion The front and rear dimensions of 6 are determined. And the mailbox 1 is installed in the installation part 2 by attaching the decoration body 7 to the front surface of the heat insulating material 3. FIG.

  Next, the posting situation of the postal matter U will be described. The postal matter U posted from the postal receiving port 12a slides backward with respect to the inner bottom surface of the entrance part 5 due to the inclination of the entrance part 5. Then, it comes into contact with the opening / closing lid 10 that closes the postal matter outlet 14f.

  When the mail piece U comes into contact with the opening / closing lid 10, as shown in FIG. 4A, the expansion / contraction member 16 extends to rotate the opening / closing lid 10 backward, and the opening / closing lid 10 is temporarily opened. Is done. Thereafter, as shown in FIG. 4 (b), the elastic member 16 contracts due to its elastic restoring force, the opening / closing lid 10 rotates forward, and the opening / closing lid 10 closes the postal matter outlet 14f again. The mail U is stored in the storage unit 6.

  As described above, in the mailbox 1 according to the first embodiment, the storage portion 6 includes the box-shaped storage portion 6 for storing the postal matter U and the postal matter receiving port 12a for receiving the postal matter U. A cylindrical inlet portion 5 that is connected to the front surface portion 13a, and each of the storage portion 6 and the inlet portion 5 has a thickness that can be changed, so that the thickness of the installation portion 2 can be changed. Accordingly, the front and rear dimensions of the mailbox 1 can be appropriately changed, and even if the storage portion 6 is formed larger, the inlet portion 5 connected to the front surface portion 13a of the storage portion 6 can be formed smaller than the storage portion 6. Therefore, the outdoor M-side heat insulating material 3 in the installation portion 2 may be formed with an insertion hole 3b corresponding to the size of the inlet portion 5, and the insertion formed in the outdoor M-side heat insulating material 3 in the installation portion 2. The hole 3b can be made as small as possible and is provided on the outdoor M side in the installation part 2. That the heat insulating material 3, become avoid having to form large insertion hole can maintain a heat insulating effect.

  In addition, the inlet portion 5 includes a cylindrical continuous cylinder 11 continuously provided on the front surface of the storage portion 6, and a cylindrical insertion cylinder inserted so as to be movable relative to the continuous cylinder 11 in the front-rear direction. The postal matter U is caught on the front end of the continuous tubular body 11 when the postal matter U placed from the postal receipt port 12a passes through the cylindrical inlet portion 5 by having the post 12 I can not.

  Further, since the opening / closing lid 10 is formed with the window portion 10a, it is determined whether or not the mail U is stored in the storage portion 6 from the window portion 10a without opening the opening / closing lid 10 from the indoor N side. I can confirm.

  Further, the back plate 14e of the storage unit 6 corresponding to the entrance 5 is formed with an upper part 14g constituting a shielding part, so that the upper part 14g allows the indoor N to be viewed through the mail receiving port 12a. Can be prevented.

  Further, since the entrance portion 5 is inclined downward toward the rear, the postal matter U posted from the postal receipt port 12 a is guided to the storage portion 6, so that the postal matter U enters the entrance portion 5. It can be prevented from staying.

  Next, a mailbox according to the second embodiment will be described with reference to FIG. In addition, the same structure as Example 1 and the overlapping structure are abbreviate | omitted.

  As shown in FIG. 5, the configuration of the installation unit 2 ′ according to the second embodiment is different from the configuration of the installation unit 2 according to the first embodiment. That is, the heat insulating material 3 ′ of the installation portion 2 ′ of the second embodiment is formed to have a thickness X ′ that is thicker than the thickness X of the heat insulating material 3 of the first embodiment, and the heat insulating material 3 ′ of the second embodiment. Further, the separation dimension Z ′ between the pillars 4 is larger than the separation dimension Z between the heat insulating material 3 and the pillars 4 in the first embodiment.

  Thus, even if the heat insulating material 3 ′ is formed to have a thickness X ′ larger than the thickness X of the heat insulating material 3 of the first embodiment, the front and rear dimensions of the inlet portion 5 are set to the inlet portion 5 of the first embodiment. The inlet portion 5 can be inserted into the insertion hole 3b ′, and the separation dimension Z ′ between the heat insulating material 3 ′ and the column 4 is equal to that of the heat insulating material 3 and the column 4 of the first embodiment. Even if it is larger than the separation dimension Z, the front-rear dimension of the storage part 6 can be made larger than the front-rear dimension of the storage part 6 of Example 1, and the storage part 6 can be inserted into the insertion hole 4a. .

  In the second embodiment, the expansion / contraction dimension of the expansion / contraction member 16 when the opening / closing lid 10 is closed is the expansion / contraction direction of the expansion / contraction member 16 when the opening / closing lid 10 of the first embodiment is closed (see FIG. 4B). It is larger than the expansion / contraction dimension.

  Specifically, the expansion / contraction dimension of the expansion / contraction member 16 when the opening / closing lid 10 of the first embodiment illustrated in FIG. 4B is rotated backward by the angle θ1 with respect to the storage unit 6, and the implementation illustrated in FIG. 5. The expansion / contraction dimension of the expansion / contraction member 16 when the opening / closing lid 10 of Example 2 is rotated rearward with respect to the storage unit 6 by an angle θ2 smaller than the angle θ1 is the same. That is, as compared with the second embodiment, in the first embodiment, when the opening / closing lid 10 is opened, the elastic member 16 is easily extended.

  Therefore, the storage portion includes a box-like continuous box body 13 provided continuously to the inlet portion 5 and a box-like insertion box body 14 that is inserted into the continuous box body 13 so as to be relatively movable in the front-rear direction. In the insertion box body 14, an opening / closing lid 10 that is pivotable in the front-rear direction is pivotally supported, and an expansion / contraction member 16 that biases the opening / closing lid 10 forward is provided. Is attached to the continuous box 13 and the rear end of the expansion / contraction member 16 is attached to the opening / closing lid 10 so that the mail U placed in the mail receiving port 12a comes into contact with the opening / closing lid 10; 10 is temporarily opened, and then the opening / closing lid 10 is closed again by the elastic member 16. In addition, when the mailbox 1 is installed, the front and rear dimensions of the storage unit 6 can be changed by relatively moving the continuous box 13 and the insertion box 14, and the storage unit 6 as in the second embodiment. When the front / rear dimension of the storage portion 6 is increased, the opening / closing lid 10 does not need to be opened largely. However, when the front / rear dimension of the storage portion 6 is reduced as in the first embodiment, the opening / closing lid 10 needs to be opened largely. In this case, the elastic member 16 is easily extended when the opening / closing lid 10 is opened, and the opening / closing lid 10 can be greatly opened.

  Although the embodiments of the present invention have been described with reference to the drawings, the specific configuration is not limited to these embodiments, and modifications and additions within the scope of the present invention are included in the present invention. It is.

  For example, in the above embodiment, the mailbox 1 is installed on the entrance wall 2 of the entrance wall, but the building on which the mailbox 1 is installed is not limited to this. You may install in an installation part and may be installed in the predetermined position of other buildings.

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Mailbox 2 Installation part 3b Insertion hole 4a Insertion hole 5 Entrance part 6 Storage part 10 Opening / closing lid 10a Window part 11 Connection cylinder body 12 Insertion cylinder body 12a Mail receiving port 13 Connection box body 14 Insertion box body 14e Back plate (Back)
14g Upper part (shielding part)
16 Elastic member U Mail

Claims (6)

A mailbox that is inserted into an insertion hole formed in a predetermined installation part of a building,
A box-shaped storage unit for storing postal items, and a cylindrical inlet unit having a postal item receiving port for receiving postal items and connected to the front surface of the storage unit. Each of the part and the entrance part can be changed in size in the front-rear direction.   The inlet section includes a cylindrical continuous cylinder that is connected to the front surface of the storage section, and a cylindrical insertion cylinder that is inserted so as to be movable relative to the continuous cylinder in the front-rear direction. The mailbox according to claim 1, comprising:   The storage portion includes a box-shaped continuous box body continuously provided to the inlet portion, and a box-shaped insertion box body that is inserted so as to be movable relative to the continuous box body in the front-rear direction. An opening / closing lid that is pivotable in the front-rear direction, and an expansion / contraction member that biases the opening / closing lid forward, and a front end of the expansion / contraction member is provided in the continuous box The mailbox according to claim 1 or 2, wherein the mailbox is attached to a body and a rear end of the elastic member is attached to the opening / closing lid.   The mailbox according to claim 3, wherein the opening / closing lid is formed with a window portion.   The postbox according to any one of claims 1 to 4, wherein a shield portion is provided at a position corresponding to the mailpiece receiving port on the back side of the storage portion.   The mailbox according to any one of claims 1 to 5, wherein the entrance portion is inclined downward toward the rear.

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