JP6443796B2 - Mailbox - Google Patents

Description

  The present invention relates to a mailbox and, more particularly, to a mailbox in which a mouth frame is mounted on a box-shaped main body.

  Patent Document 1 describes a mail box that is embedded and attached to a gate pillar. This mail box includes a square box-shaped mail box main body and a base attached to the front of the mail box main body. The base is provided with an inlet.

Japanese Utility Model Publication 4-51642

  In the above-described conventional mailbox, only the insertion port is located on the base exposed from the gate post to the front. For this reason, in order to illuminate the surroundings at night or the like, it is necessary to separately provide lighting equipment on the gate pillar and the like, and there is a problem that it is difficult to make the equipment compact.

  The present invention is an invention that solves the above-described problems, and an object thereof is to provide a compact mailbox that can efficiently illuminate the surroundings without separately providing lighting equipment.

  In order to solve the above-mentioned problems, a mailbox according to an aspect of the present invention includes a box-shaped main body and a lip frame attached to the front of the main body.

  The main body includes a posting port on the front.

The mouth frame portion has a cylindrical outer shape including an upper frame, a pair of side frames, and a lower frame. The mouth frame portion includes an opening communicating with the posting opening, an illumination space formed between the opening and the upper frame, and an illumination unit accommodated in the illumination space.

The lighting unit includes a light source and an output surface that emits the light emitted from the light source toward the outside, and is a footlamp that is positioned with the output surface facing downward, and the light unit emits light from the output surface. The emission range is configured to include the lower frame and a region on the front side thereof , the mouth frame portion further includes a nameplate surface located at a location different from the opening and the illumination space, the emission surface, The irradiation range of the light which is located above the nameplate surface and is emitted from the emission surface is configured to include the nameplate surface.

  The present invention has an effect that it is possible to provide a compact mailbox that can efficiently illuminate the surroundings without separately providing lighting equipment.

It is a front view of the state which installed the mailbox of 1st Embodiment. It is a perspective view of the mailbox of 1st Embodiment. It is a vertical sectional view of the important section of the mailbox according to the first embodiment. It is a perspective view of the mouth frame part with which the mailbox of 1st Embodiment is provided. It is a disassembled perspective view of the illumination unit with which the mailbox of 1st Embodiment is provided. It is a vertical sectional view of an important part of a mailbox according to a second embodiment. It is a vertical sectional view of the important section of a mailbox according to a third embodiment. It is a front view of the state which installed the mailbox in 4th Embodiment.

(First embodiment)
As shown in FIG. 1, the mailbox according to the first embodiment is installed in the exterior 9 by being embedded in a gate post 90 that forms the exterior 9 of the building.

  As shown in FIG. 2, the mailbox of this embodiment includes a main body 1 having a box shape and a mouth frame 2 fixed to the front surface 1 a of the main body 1.

  In the text, the direction in which the front surface 1a of the main body 1 faces is the front, and the opposite direction is the rear. The mouth frame portion 2 projects forward from the main body portion 1. The left-right direction is a direction orthogonal to the front-rear direction and the up-down direction.

  The box-shaped main body 1 includes a front plate 10 located at the front end, a top plate 11 located at the upper end, a pair of side plates 12 and 12 located at both ends in the left-right direction, a bottom plate 13 located at the lower end, and a rear end. A back plate 14 is provided. The front surface 1 a of the main body 1 is the front surface of the front plate 10.

  The front plate 10 is provided with a loading port 100 penetrating in the front-rear direction. The posting port 100 has an elongated shape in the left-right direction. The front plate 10 is provided with a flap 101 (see FIG. 3) that closes the opening 100 in an openable and closable manner.

  The back plate 14 is provided with an opening / closing door (not shown). By opening the opening / closing door, it is possible to take out mails that have been posted on the main body 1 through the posting port 100.

  The mouth frame part 2 is fixed to the upper part of the front plate 10 of the main body part 1 using screws or the like (not shown).

  As shown in FIG. 2 and the like, the mouth frame portion 2 includes an upper frame 20 positioned at the upper end, a pair of side frames 21 and 21 positioned at both ends in the left-right direction, and a lower frame 22 positioned at the lower end. By connecting these frames 20, 21, 21, 22 in series, the mouth frame portion 2 has a rectangular tube-shaped outer shape that opens in the front-rear direction.

  In a state where the mouth frame 2 is fixed to the main body 1, the upper surface of the upper frame 20 of the mouth frame 2 is flush with the upper surface of the top plate 11 of the main body 1, and each side frame 21 of the mouth frame 2. The outer surface of the main body 1 is flush with the outer surface of the side plate 12 of the main body 1.

  The mouth frame part 2 fixed to the main body part 1 has an opening 23 positioned so as to surround the entire boxing opening 100 in a front view. The opening 23 is a rectangular opening that is long in the left-right direction, and communicates with the posting port 100 in the front-rear direction.

  Further, an illumination space S <b> 1 for installing the illumination unit 4 is formed in the mouth frame portion 2 above the opening 23. The illumination unit 4 installed in the illumination space S1 is a footlamp that emits light downward.

  As shown in FIGS. 2 to 4 and the like, the illumination space S1 includes a long plate-like upper frame 20 included in the mouth frame portion 2, a front plate 24 protruding downward from a part of the lower surface of the upper frame 20, and a front It is a space partitioned by a pair of mounting pieces 25, 25 protruding rearward from the lower end of the plate 24. The pair of placement pieces 25, 25 project rearward from both ends in the left-right direction of the front plate 24.

  The illumination space S1 opens rearward, and opens downward between the pair of placement pieces 25, 25. Between the pair of placing pieces 25, 25 and the upper frame 20, bosses 26, 26 projecting rearward from the back surface of the front plate 24 are respectively positioned.

  As shown in FIG. 5, the illumination unit 4 includes a pair of light sources 40 and 40 that are light emitting diodes, and a rod-shaped light guide 41 that emits light emitted from the light sources 40 and 40 and then emits the light outward. A case 42 covering the light guide 41. The case 42 is formed of a material having high thermal conductivity such as aluminum.

  The light guide 41 is a translucent rod-shaped member that is long in the left-right direction, and is formed of, for example, acrylic. The left and right end surfaces of the light guide 41 are incident surfaces 410 and 410. The light from the light sources 40 and 40 is incident on the incident surfaces 410 and 410 at both ends on a one-to-one basis.

  The surface facing upward of the light guide 41 is a diffusion surface 411, and the surface facing downward of the light guide 41 is an emission surface 412 (see FIG. 3). The case 42 is provided with an illumination window 420 having a shape in which a part of the lower surface is cut out. The illumination window 420 is an opening that is elongated in the left-right direction, and is positioned below the emission surface 412 of the light guide 41. A light transmissive plate 43 is interposed between the light guide 41 and the illumination window 420.

  The illumination unit 4 includes substrates 44 and 44 on which the light sources 40 and 40 are mounted, heat transfer sheets 45 and 45 that are in contact with the substrates 44 and 44, and holding structures 46 and 46 that hold these in a watertight manner.

  Each holding structure 46 includes an inner cover 460 and an outer cover 461 positioned on the outer side in the left-right direction (hereinafter simply referred to as “outer side”) than the inner cover 460. By combining the inner cover 460 and the outer cover 461, a cover structure having an internal space is formed, and the substrate 44 on which the light source 40 is mounted and the heat transfer sheet 45 are accommodated in the internal space.

  Each holding structure 46 further includes a heat dissipation member 462 having fins and a stopper 464.

  The heat dissipation member 462 is positioned in contact with the outside of the outer cover 461. The heat radiating member 462 and the outer cover are fixed using screws, but may be fixed by other means such as double-sided tape. The stopper 464 is located behind the heat radiating member 462 and prevents the illumination unit 4 from coming off.

  In the case 42, a cover structure in which the inner cover 460 and the outer cover 461 are combined is accommodated outside the light guide 41. The case 42 accommodating the cover structure is installed in the illumination space S1 with both ends thereof placed on the placing pieces 25, 25. A heat radiating member 462 is further positioned on each mounting piece 25.

  Each stopper 464 is sandwiched in the front-rear direction between the end portion of the case 42 located on the mounting piece 25 and the heat radiating member 462 with the front plate 24 of the mouth frame portion 2 while being fitted to the boss 26. Each is fixed at a predetermined position (see FIG. 4). Each stopper 464 also serves as a wiring cover.

  In the lighting unit 4 of the present embodiment, as described above, the substrate 44 mounted with the light source 40 is accommodated in the internal space of the cover structure in which the inner cover 460 and the outer cover 461 are combined, so that the first stage waterproofing is performed. I am trying. Further, by housing the cover structure in the case 42, the second level of waterproofing is achieved. Furthermore, the case 42 is arranged in an illumination space S1 in which the front and upper sides are partitioned from the external space, thereby achieving the third level of waterproofing.

  Furthermore, the outer side of the case 42 is closed with a heat radiating member 462, and the rear of the end of the case 42 is closed with a stopper 464, thereby achieving the fourth level of waterproofing.

  In the illumination unit 4 of the present embodiment, it is possible to ensure a high level of waterproof performance by the first to fourth stages of waterproofing.

  In the mailbox according to this embodiment, a nameplate surface 5 is further provided on the mouth frame portion 2. The nameplate 5 is a part for displaying a name and the like. The name or the like may be displayed directly on the nameplate surface 5, or a plate on which the name or the like is written may be fixed to the nameplate surface 5.

  The nameplate surface 5 is the front surface of the horizontally long member 50 located in the lower region of the mouth frame portion 2. The lower region is a region located below the loading port 100 of the main body 1 when the mouth frame 2 is mounted on the main body 1.

  That is, in the front view, the exit surface 412 and the illumination window 420 of the illumination unit 4 are positioned above the posting port 100, and the nameplate surface 5 is positioned below the posting port 100. The emission surface 412 and the illumination window 420 are located obliquely above and in front of the nameplate surface 5.

  The nameplate surface 5 has a rectangular outer shape that is long in the left-right direction. The faceplate surface 5 is located over the entire length of the mouth frame portion 2 in the left-right direction at the center portion in the front-rear direction of the mouth frame portion 2.

  Between the lower frame 22 of the mouth frame portion 2 and the horizontally long member 50, a drainage gap 27 is located over the entire length of the mouth frame portion 2 in the left-right direction (see FIG. 3). The upper surface of the lower frame 22 is inclined obliquely downward and forward. When rainwater enters beyond the horizontally long member 50, the rainwater passes through the upper surface of the lower frame 22, passes through the gap 27, and is discharged out of the mouth frame portion 2.

  Since the mailbox according to the present embodiment shown in FIGS. 1 to 5 has the above-described configurations, the illumination unit 4 that is compactly attached to the upper region in the mouth frame 2 is used, and the exit surface 412 and the illumination are used. The feet can be brightly illuminated by the line-shaped light emitted from the window 420.

  In other words, when the light sources 40, 40 of the illumination unit 4 emit light, the light enters from the incident surfaces 410, 410 of the light guide 41, diffusely reflects on the diffusion surface 411 while traveling through the light guide 41, and the output surface 412. The light is emitted downward through. The light emitted from the emission surface 412 illuminates the lower space of the mouth frame portion 2 through the translucent plate 43 and the illumination window 420.

  In particular, as shown in FIG. 1, the mailbox according to the present embodiment is installed by embedding the main body 1 in the gate pole 90, and only the mouth frame 2 is positioned to protrude from the front surface of the gate pole 90. Therefore, it is possible to brightly illuminate the foot space located in front of the gate pole 90 with the illumination unit 4 that is compactly mounted in the mouth frame portion 2.

  In addition, in the mouth frame part 2, the nameplate surface 5 is positioned obliquely below the exit surface 412 and the illumination window 420 of the illumination unit 4, and the nameplate surface 5 is included in the light irradiation range. Therefore, it is possible to illuminate the nameplate surface 5 using part of the light that illuminates the feet.

  In addition, it is also possible to use a part of the front surface of the horizontally long member 50 as an installation surface for other devices such as an interphone slave unit, instead of using the entire front surface of the horizontally long member 50 as the nameplate surface 5.

  In the present embodiment, the light sources 40 are disposed at both ends of the light guide 41 in the left-right direction. However, the light source 40 may be disposed only at one end of the light guide 41 in the left-right direction. Even in a structure in which the light source 40 is arranged only at one end, light can be emitted downward from the entire emission surface 411 through the light guide 41.

(Second Embodiment)
FIG. 6 shows a main part of the mailbox according to the second embodiment. Since the configuration of the mailbox according to the present embodiment is mostly the same as the configuration of the mailbox according to the first embodiment, in the following, the same components as those of the first embodiment are denoted by the same reference numerals and description thereof is omitted. The configuration different from the first embodiment will be described with different reference numerals.

  In the mouth frame part 2 provided in the mailbox of this embodiment, the whole or part of the lower frame 22 which is a frame material at the lower end is formed by a flat plate member 28 that can transmit light. The member 28 may be a member having optical transparency, and may be formed of, for example, a transparent or translucent resin.

  The light transmissive member 28 is located below the exit surface 412 and the illumination window 420 of the illumination unit 4, and is located below the nameplate surface 5.

  In the mailbox according to the present embodiment, light emitted downward from the illumination unit 4 can be irradiated to the lower part of the mouth frame part 2 through the light-transmitting member 28 constituting a part of the mouth frame part 2. it can.

  Therefore, as shown in FIG. 1 of the first embodiment, when the mailbox according to the present embodiment is embedded in the gate pillar 90, the lighting unit 4 of the mouth frame portion 2 located so as to protrude from the gate pillar 90 It is possible to brightly illuminate a wide area.

(Third embodiment)
In FIG. 7, the principal part of the mailbox of 3rd Embodiment is shown. Since the configuration of the mailbox according to the present embodiment is mostly the same as the configuration of the mailbox according to the first embodiment, in the following, the same components as those of the first embodiment are denoted by the same reference numerals and description thereof is omitted. The configuration different from the first embodiment will be described with different reference numerals.

  The mouth frame part 2 provided in the mailbox of this embodiment is provided with a notch 29 for allowing light to pass through a part of the lower frame 22 located at the lower end. The size of the lower frame 22 in the front-rear direction is shorter than the upper frame 20 by the amount of the notch 29 provided.

  The notch 29 is located below the exit surface 412 and the illumination window 420 of the illumination unit 4, and is located below the nameplate surface 5.

  In the mailbox according to the present embodiment, the light emitted downward from the illumination unit 4 through the notch 29 having a structure in which the lower end portion of the mouth frame part 2 is notched rearward is transmitted to the lower part of the mouth frame part 2. Can be irradiated.

  Therefore, as shown in FIG. 1 of the first embodiment, when the mailbox according to the present embodiment is embedded in the gate pillar 90, the lighting unit 4 of the mouth frame portion 2 located so as to protrude from the gate pillar 90 It is possible to brightly illuminate a wide area.

(Fourth embodiment)
FIG. 8 shows a mailbox according to the fourth embodiment. Among the configurations of the mailbox according to the present embodiment, the same components as those in the first embodiment are denoted by the same reference numerals and description thereof is omitted, and the components different from the first embodiment are described by adding different symbols. .

  The configuration of the mailbox according to the present embodiment is different from the mailbox according to the first embodiment in that the main body 1 is installed on the pole 6. The pole 6 is long in the vertical direction, and the lower end of the pole 6 is embedded in the ground 7.

  Also in the mailbox according to the present embodiment, the foot space can be brightly illuminated by the illumination unit 4 that is compactly mounted in the mouth frame 2. It is also possible to install the main body 1 on the pole 6 in the mailbox of the second or third embodiment.

  As described above, the mailbox according to the first to fourth embodiments includes the box-shaped main body 1 and the mouth frame 2 attached to the front surface 1 a of the main body 1.

  The main body 1 includes a posting port 100 on the front surface 1a.

  The mouth frame portion 2 includes an opening 23 communicating with the posting port 100, an illumination space S1 formed at a location different from the opening 23, and an illumination unit 4 accommodated in the illumination space S1.

  The illumination unit 4 is a footlamp that includes a light source 40 and an emission surface 412 that emits light emitted from the light source 40 toward the outside, and the emission surface 412 is positioned downward.

  Therefore, according to the mailbox of the first to fourth embodiments, the foot space where the mailbox is installed can be brightly illuminated by the light emitted downward from the illumination unit 4 in the mouth frame 2. Therefore, it is not necessary to separately provide a lighting device, the facilities of the exterior 9 can be gathered in a compact manner, and the uniformity in appearance is improved. In addition, since the illumination unit 4 irradiates light downward, it is possible to suppress the dweller or the like facing away from being dazzled.

  In the mailboxes of the first to fourth embodiments, the mouth frame 2 further includes a nameplate surface 5 located at a location different from the opening 23 and the illumination space S1.

  The emission surface 412 is located above the nameplate surface 5. The irradiation range of light emitted from the emission surface 412 is configured to include the nameplate surface 5.

  Thereby, not only the foot space is illuminated by the illumination unit 4 in the mouth frame part 2, but the nameplate surface 5 can be illuminated using the light emitted downward. Even in this case, the light emitted from the faceplate surface 5 to the front is only reflected light, and it is possible to suppress the dweller or the like facing the dazzling feeling.

  In the mailbox of the second embodiment, the lower part of the mouth frame 2 is a light transmissive member 28 located below the emission surface 412. Through this member 28, light emitted from the emission surface 412 is provided so as to be radiated to the lower part of the mouth frame portion 2.

  Thereby, it is possible to illuminate a wide range of the feet brightly with the illumination unit 4 accommodated in the mouth frame portion 2 in a compact manner.

  In the mailbox according to the third embodiment, the lower portion of the mouth frame portion 2 has a notch 29 positioned below the emission surface 412. Through this notch 29, light emitted from the emission surface 412 is provided so as to be radiated to the lower part of the mouth frame 2.

  Thereby, it is possible to illuminate a wide range of the feet brightly with the illumination unit 4 accommodated in the mouth frame portion 2 in a compact manner.

  In the mailboxes of the first to fourth embodiments, the illumination unit 4 further includes light sources 40 and 40 that are light-emitting diodes, and a light guide 41 that allows light emitted from the light sources 40 and 40 to enter. Has an exit surface 412.

  Accordingly, a wide range of the foot space can be efficiently and uniformly illuminated through the light guide 41 without arranging a large number of light sources 40 that are light emitting diodes.

  As mentioned above, although embodiment of this invention was described, this invention is not limited to each above-described embodiment. Within the range intended by the present invention, it is possible to make an appropriate design change in each embodiment, or to apply a combination of the configurations of each embodiment as appropriate.

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Main-body part 1a Front 2 Portion frame part 4 Illumination unit 5 Nameplate surface 23 Opening 28 Member 29 Notch 40 Light source 41 Light guide 100 Throwing port 411 Output surface S1 Illumination space

Claims (4)

A box-shaped body,
A mouth frame portion mounted on the front surface of the main body portion;
The main body includes a posting port on the front,
The mouth frame portion has a cylindrical outer shape including an upper frame, a pair of side frames, and a lower frame,
The mouth frame part includes an opening communicating with the posting port, an illumination space formed between the opening and the upper frame, and an illumination unit accommodated in the illumination space,
The illumination unit includes a light source and a footlamp that includes an emission surface that emits the light emitted from the light source toward the outside, and the emission surface is positioned downward.
The emission range of light emitted from the emission surface is configured to include the lower frame and a region on the front side thereof ,
The mouth frame part further includes a nameplate surface located at a location different from the opening and the illumination space,
The exit surface is located above the nameplate surface,
The mailbox is characterized in that an irradiation range of light emitted from the emission surface is configured to include the nameplate surface . The lower part of the mouth frame is a light transmissive member located below the emission surface,
The mailbox according to claim 1, wherein the post is provided so that light emitted from the emission surface can be irradiated to a position below the mouth frame portion through the member . The lower part of the mouth frame part has a notch located below the emission surface,
The mailbox according to claim 1, wherein the post is provided so that light emitted from the emission surface can be irradiated to the lower side of the mouth frame portion through the notch . The illumination unit further includes the light source that is a light emitting diode, and a light guide that allows light emitted from the light source to enter,
The mailbox according to any one of claims 1 to 3, wherein the light guide has the light exit surface .

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