JP6541054B2 - Mailbox, and installation structure of the mailbox - Google Patents

Description

  TECHNICAL FIELD The present invention relates to a mail box and an installation structure of the mail box.

  Patent Document 1 discloses a mail box. This mail box is provided with an openable and closable outer door at the mail loading section. A lighting device including an LED or the like is attached to the outer door. An illumination sensor is attached to the mail box, and the illumination device is configured to light automatically at night.

JP 2010-136957

  By the way, in the case of the mail box, there is a possibility that the light emitted from the lighting device may be reflected or the like and hit the illuminance sensor. In this case, since the illuminance detected by the illuminance sensor is higher than the actual illuminance, there is a possibility that the lighting control of the lighting device may not be appropriately performed.

  The present invention has been made in view of the above circumstances, and it is an object of the present invention to provide a mailbox whose lighting device is appropriately controlled based on the detection result of an illuminance sensor.

In order to solve the above problems, the mail receiver according to the present invention is provided with a box-like mail receiver main body which can be installed with an insertion port formed in the front and embedded in the wall at the front, and the front end of the mail receiver main body And an illumination device for emitting light to the front side of the mail box main body, an illumination sensor for detecting an illumination intensity of the mail box main body, and a light output of the illumination device according to the illumination detected by the illumination sensor A control device for controlling the position of the mail box, the mail box main body including a projection projecting rearward from the wall when installed with the front portion being embedded in the wall, the illuminance sensor being provided on the projection provided, and the illuminance sensor is disposed along the inner surface of the side plate portion of the letterbox body, opening to bring the external light of the mailbox body to the illuminance sensor to the side plate portion Characterized in that made the.

  In the installation structure of the mail box according to the present invention, the front portion of the mail box main body of the mail box is installed in a state embedded in the wall, and the protrusion of the mail box main body protrudes rearward from the wall It is characterized by

  The mailbox according to the present invention can arrange the illuminance sensor at a position where it is easy to detect the light outside the mailbox and it is difficult to detect the light emitted from the lighting device. Therefore, the lighting device can be appropriately controlled based on the detection result of the illuminance sensor.

FIG. 1 is a side view showing a state where the mail box of the embodiment of the present invention is installed on a wall. FIG. 2 is a front view of FIG. FIG. 3 is a perspective view seen from the front side of the mail box. FIG. 4 is a perspective view seen from the rear side of the mail box. FIG. 5 is an exploded perspective view of the mail box. FIG. 6 is a perspective view with the upper cover and the door of the mailbox omitted. FIG. 7 is a cross-sectional view of a front portion of the mail box. FIG. 8 is a perspective view of the right side portion of the front plate portion to which the second mouth frame of the mail box is attached as viewed from the rear side. FIG. 9 is a perspective view of the inside of the mail box from the rear side with the bottom plate portion of the mail box and the door omitted. FIG. 10 is a perspective view showing a state in which the first opening frame is removed from the mail receiver main body. FIG. 11 is an exploded perspective view of the sensor unit of the mail box. FIG. 12 is a cross-sectional view of the vicinity of the sensor cover of the mail box. FIG. 13 is a partially exploded perspective view of the mail box main body and sensor unit of the mail box.

  Hereinafter, an embodiment of the present invention will be described based on the attached drawings. 1 and 2 show a state in which the mail box 1 of the present embodiment is installed on a wall 2. 3 and 4 are general perspective views of the mail box 1.

  The following description will be made assuming that the direction shown by D1 in FIG. 3 is forward, the direction shown by D2 is left, and the direction shown by D3 is upward with reference to the state where the mail box 1 is installed on the wall 2.

  The mail box 1 is provided with a box-like mail box body 10 for storing mail.

  As shown in FIGS. 3 and 4, an insertion port 17 is provided at the front end of the mail box body 10, and an outlet 57 is provided at the rear end of the mail box body 10. At the rear end of the mail receiver main body 10, a door 58 is provided for closing the outlet 57 in an openable and closable manner. The user can open the door 58 and take out the mail stored in the mail receiver main body 10 from the outlet 57.

  The outer shape of the mail box main body 10 according to the present embodiment is in the form of a horizontally long rectangular parallelepiped. The mail receiver main body 10 includes a front plate portion 12, a bottom plate portion 13, a pair of left and right side plate portions 14 and 15, and a top plate portion 16.

  Hereinafter, one of the left and right side plates 14 and 15 (left side plate 14) is referred to as the first side plate 14 and the other side plate 15 (right side plate 15) as necessary. ) Is referred to as a second side plate portion 15.

  The outer surface of the mail receiver main body 10 is configured of a front plate portion 12, a bottom plate portion 13, a first side plate portion 14, a second side plate portion 15, and a top plate portion 16.

  Specifically, the front surface of the mail receiver main body 10 is configured by the front plate portion 12, and the lower surface of the mail receiver main body 10 is configured by the bottom plate portion 13. The left side surface of the mail receiver main body 10 is constituted by the first side plate portion 14, and the right side surface of the mail receiver main body 10 is constituted by the second side plate portion 15. The upper surface of the mail receiver main body 10 is configured by a top plate portion 16.

  As shown in FIG. 5, the front plate portion 12 is formed in a horizontally long rectangular shape when viewed from the front. The front plate portion 12 is made of metal, for example.

  The front plate portion 12 is formed with an insertion port 17 penetrating in the front-rear direction. The insertion port 17 of the present embodiment is a rectangular hole which is long laterally as viewed from the front. The insertion port 17 is formed in the left-right direction in the part except the edge part of the left-right both sides of the upper part of the front-plate part 12. As shown in FIG.

  The lower end portion of the front plate portion 12 is fixed to the front end portion of the bottom plate portion 13 using a fastener such as a screw. As shown in FIG. 6, the front plate portion 12 protrudes upward from the front end portion of the bottom plate portion 13.

  The first opening frame 18 and the second opening frame 19 are attached to the front plate portion 12 of the present embodiment.

  The first mouth frame 18 is disposed along the front surface of the upper portion of the front plate portion 12. The first mouth frame 18 is attached to the front plate 12 using a fastener such as a screw.

  The 1st mouth frame 18 is provided with the frame-like part 20 which encloses the insertion port 17 by the rectangular frame shape long laterally as seen from the front. The inner region of the frame 20 is located in front of the inlet 17 and communicates with the inlet 17. A mail is inserted into the inlet 17 through the inside of the frame portion 20.

  As shown in FIG. 7, the mail receiver 1 is provided with a lighting device 11 which is provided at the front end of the mail receiver main body 10 and emits light on the front side of the mail receiver main body 10. The lighting device 11 of the present embodiment is provided at the upper end portion of the first mouth frame 18. The lighting device 11 is formed in a substantially rod shape whose longitudinal direction is parallel to the left and right direction, and extends over substantially the entire length in the left and right direction of the inner region of the first mouth frame 18.

  The first mouth frame 18 is formed with a projection 21 that protrudes downward from the front of the upper surface of the frame 20. The protrusion 21 extends over the entire length of the inner region of the first mouth frame 18 in the left-right direction.

  The lighting device 11 is fixed to the first mouth frame 18 in a state of being disposed along the rear surface of the projecting piece 21. The front side of the lighting device 11 is covered by a projecting piece 21.

  The illumination device 11 includes a rod-like light guide member 22 whose longitudinal direction is parallel to the left and right direction, a light source 23 provided at a position opposed to the end face of the light guide member 22 in the longitudinal direction, the light guide member 22 and the light source 23 It has a case 24 stored.

  Light emitted from the light source 23 enters the light guide member 22 from the end face in the longitudinal direction of the light guide member 22. The light travels to the opposite end face of the light guide member 22. In the course of this progress, the light is diffusely reflected by the upper surface of the light guide member 22 to the lower surface side, and thereafter from the lower surface of the light guide member 22 Emit towards. Thereby, the light guide member 22 emits light over the entire length in the longitudinal direction.

  In a portion of the case 24 facing the lower surface of the light guide member 22, a translucent window portion 25 is provided. The light emitted from the lower surface of the light guide member 22 passes through the window 25 to the inner area of the frame 20 located on the front side of the mail receiver main body 10.

  A vertical plate portion 26 is provided at a lower portion of the first mouth frame 18. The vertical plate portion 26 integrally protrudes upward from the rear of the lower surface portion of the frame portion 20. The vertical plate portion 26 extends over the entire length of the inner region of the first mouth frame 18 in the left-right direction.

  On the front surface of the vertical plate portion 26, a display indicating a name, an address, and the like is provided. This display is composed of, for example, characters written on the front of the vertical plate portion 26. The display may be a nameplate attached to the front of the vertical plate portion 26.

  The display provided on the front surface of the vertical plate portion 26 is illuminated by part of the light emitted from the lower surface of the light guide member 22 of the illumination device 11 through the window 25.

  A part of the light emitted from the lower surface of the light guide member 22 through the window 25 passes through the front of the lower surface of the frame portion 20 of the first opening frame 18. Therefore, the lighting device 11 also functions as a foot lamp of a person standing in front of the mail box 1.

  The 2nd mouth frame 19 is located in the rear side of the front plate part 12, as shown in FIG. The 2nd mouth frame 19 is attached to the upper part of the front plate part 12 using fasteners, such as a screw, for example.

  The second mouth frame 19 includes a front plate portion 27 disposed along the rear surface of the upper portion of the front plate portion 12. The front plate portion 27 is in the shape of a long rectangle in a side view from the front.

  As shown in FIG. 7, an insertion hole 28 penetrating in the front-rear direction is formed in the front plate portion 27. The insertion hole 28 is formed in a horizontally long rectangular shape when viewed from the front, and overlaps with the insertion port 17 when viewed from the front. The postal matter inserted into the insertion slot 17 passes through the insertion hole 28 and is inserted into the mail receiver main body 10.

  Attached to the second mouth frame 19 is a flap 29 which closes the inlet 17 and the inlet 28 in an openable / closable manner. The flap 29 is rotatably attached to the second opening frame 19 in the front-rear direction with its upper end as a rotation center.

  As shown in FIG. 8 and FIG. 9, the second opening frame 19 is provided with a spring 31 as an elastic member for pressing the flap 29 forward. The flap 29 is pressed by the spring 31 against the rear surface of the peripheral edge portion of the insertion port 17 of the front plate portion 27 to close the insertion hole 28 and the insertion port 17.

  The flap 29 is pushed backward by the mail inserted into the mail receiver main body 10 from the insertion port 17 through the insertion hole 28. As a result, the flap 29 rotates backward to open the insertion port 17 and the insertion hole 28.

  An upper edge 32, side edges 33 and 34, and a rear edge which project rearward from the upper edge, the left and right side edges, and the lower edge of the front plate portion 27 in the second mouth frame 19. The lower edge piece 35 is formed.

  The lower edge piece 35 protrudes more rearward than the upper edge piece 32 and the left and right side edge pieces 33, 34. As shown in FIG. 7, the lower edge piece 35 is separated upward from the bottom plate portion 13. The lower edge piece 35 is formed over the entire length in the left-right direction of the portion excluding the left and right end portions of the front plate portion 27. When rainwater intrudes into the interior of the mail box main body 10 from the insertion port 17 through the insertion hole 28, part of the rainwater is received on the upper surface of the lower edge piece 35.

  The lower edge piece 35 is provided with a downward slope so that the lower edge piece 35 is located lower toward the rear end. Therefore, the rainwater received by the lower edge piece 35 flows rearward along the upper surface of the lower edge piece 35 and falls from the rear end of the lower edge piece 35 to the front end of the bottom plate portion 13.

  On the upper surface of the bottom plate portion 13, a drainage groove 36 for receiving rain water dropped from the rear end portion of the lower edge piece 35 is formed. The rainwater received by the drainage groove 36 is drained from the drainage hole formed in the bottom plate portion 13 to the lower side of the bottom plate portion 13.

  As shown in FIG. 8 and FIG. 9, the second mouth frame 19 is formed with water return pieces 41 and 42 which project upward from the left and right end portions of the lower edge piece 35 respectively. The front ends of the left and right water return pieces 41 and 42 are integrally connected to the front plate portion 27. Of the left and right water return pieces 41 and 42, the upper part of the left water return piece 41 is located on the left side (the first side plate portion 14 side) of the insertion hole 28 and the upper part of the right water return piece 42 is the insertion hole 28 is located on the right side (the second side plate portion 15 side).

  When rainwater enters the mail receiver main body 10 from the insertion port 17 through the insertion hole 28, a part of the rainwater is received by the side surface of the water return pieces 41, 42 on the side of the insertion hole 28, and then along the side surface. Then, it is guided to the upper surface of the lower edge piece 35 and then dropped from the rear end of the lower edge piece 35 into the drainage groove 36.

  As shown in FIG. 7, a first space 43 is formed between the lower edge piece 35 of the second rim 19 and the bottom plate portion 13. The first space 43 is located behind the lower portion of the front plate portion 12.

  In the present embodiment, the control unit 9 is provided in the first space 43.

  The control unit 9 includes a control device 90 that controls the light output of the lighting device 11 based on the detection result of the illumination sensor 60 described later, and a control box 91 that houses the control device 90.

  The control device 90 and the control box 91 are provided at the lower part of the front end portion inside the mail receiver main body 10, and both are located below the insertion port 17.

  The control device 90 includes a control circuit, a power supply unit 92 (internal power supply) connected to an external power supply, a terminal block 93, and the like.

  The control box 91 is attached to a protrusion 44 protruding downward from the lower edge piece 35 of the second mouth frame 19 using a fastener such as a screw. The upper side of the control box 91 is covered by the lower edge piece 35 of the second mouth frame 19. For this reason, the control box 91 and the control device 90 are unlikely to be subject to rainwater which has entered the inside of the mail receiver main body 10 from the insertion port 17. Also, the control box 91 and the control device 90 are located in front of the rear end of the lower edge piece 35. For this reason, it is difficult for rainwater dropped from the rear end portion of the lower edge piece 35 to be caught.

  As shown in FIGS. 8 to 10, the mail box 1 of the present embodiment includes a power supply line 94 and a ground line 95 as wires for electrically connecting the lighting device 11 and the control device 90.

  A power supply line 94 whose one end is connected to the lighting device 11 is introduced into the mail receiver main body 10. The power supply line 94 introduced to the mail receiver main body 10 in this manner is wired along the inner surface of the front plate 27 to the control box 91 as shown in FIG. It is connected to the part 92.

  As shown in FIG. 10, the ground wire 95 whose one end is connected to the lighting device 11 is drawn rearward from the left end of the case 24.

  Insertion holes 37 and 38 are formed in the upper end portion of the end portion on the left side (the first side plate portion 14 side) of the front plate portion 12 and the upper end portion of the end portion on the left side of the front plate portion 27. As shown in FIG. 9, the ground wire 95 drawn rearward from the case 24 is drawn rearward of the front plate portion 27 through the insertion holes 37 and 38.

  In the front plate portion 12, a wiring passage 40 extending in the vertical direction is provided on the inner surface side of a portion located on the left side of the insertion port 17.

  The wiring passage 40 is formed in the shape of a groove opened rearward. The wiring passage 40 has a portion located on the left side of the insertion hole 28 of the front plate portion 27, a side edge piece 33 on the left side of the second port frame 19, and a water return piece 41 on the left side facing the side edge piece 33. It consists of

  The groove-shaped wiring passage 40 is open at the top and bottom. The ground wire 95 drawn to the rear of the front plate portion 27 from the insertion holes 37 and 38 is introduced into the wiring passage 40 from above, and then drawn to the lower first space 43. The ground wire 95 is connected, for example, in the first space 43 to the grounded front plate portion 12 and the first side plate portion 14.

  In the wiring passage 40, a wiring holding portion 45 which protrudes from the inner surface of the left side edge piece 33 of the second opening frame 19 is formed. The portion of the ground wire 95 which is passed through the wiring passage 40 is located in front of the wiring holding portion 45. The portion of the ground wire 95 passed through the wiring passage 40 is restricted by the wire holding portion 45 from moving rearward, and is thereby held along the rear surface of the front plate portion 27.

  The mail box main body 10 of the present embodiment is provided with an upper cover 46 shown in FIG. The upper cover 46 is made of, for example, metal. The upper cover 46 includes the top plate portion 16 and side plate portions 14 and 15 integrally projecting downward from the left and right end portions of the top plate portion 16.

  The front end of the top plate 16 and the front ends of the left and right side plates 14 and 15 are fixed to the front plate 12 using fasteners such as screws. The lower end portions of the left and right side plate portions 14 and 15 are fixed to the bottom plate portion 13 using fasteners such as screws.

  A sensor unit 6 is provided in the mail receiver main body 10 of the present embodiment. As shown in FIG. 9, the sensor unit 6 includes a sensor unit 61 disposed along the inner surface of the first side plate unit 14.

  As shown in FIG. 11, the sensor unit 61 includes a sensor case 63 constituting an outer surface of the sensor unit 61, an illuminance sensor 60 housed in the sensor case 63, and a screw fixing portion 64 provided in the sensor case 63. Have.

  The sensor case 63 includes a sensor storage portion 65 and a wiring storage portion 66 projecting forward from the sensor storage portion 65.

  The sensor storage portion 65 is formed in a box shape opened toward the left side (the first side plate portion 14 side).

  The illuminance sensor 60 is housed in the sensor housing portion 65, and the right side of the illuminance sensor 60 (opposite to the first side plate portion 14) is covered with the sensor housing portion 65. The illuminance sensor 60 and the control device 90 are connected via an electrical wiring 96.

  As shown in FIG. 12, a plurality of screws 68 are inserted into the illuminance sensor 60 from the left side, and the screws 68 are screwed into and fixed to the sensor storage portion 65. Thus, the illuminance sensor 60 is fixed to the sensor storage portion 65.

  A light detection portion 67 for detecting the illuminance (brightness) outside the mail box main body 10 is provided on the left side surface facing the first side plate portion 14 side of the illuminance sensor 60 in a projecting state.

  The screw fixing portion 64 in the present embodiment is formed of a metal plate separate from the sensor case 63. The screw fixing portion 64 may be integrally formed with the sensor case 63.

  The screw fixing portion 64 is disposed along the left side surface of the illuminance sensor 60 (except for the portion where the light detection portion 67 is provided), and is stored in the sensor storage portion 65.

  A hole 77 penetrating in the left-right direction is formed at a position corresponding to the light detection portion 67 in the screw fixing portion 64. The light detection portion 67 of the illuminance sensor 60 is fitted in the hole 77 of the screw fixing portion 64.

  A plurality of screws 76 are inserted into the screw fixing portion 64 from the left side, and the screws 76 are screwed into and fixed to the sensor storage portion 65. Thus, the screw fixing portion 64 is fixed to the sensor storage portion 65.

  As shown in FIG. 11, the wire housing portion 66 protrudes forward from the top of the sensor housing portion 65. The wiring accommodating portion 66 is formed in a groove shape which is open toward the left side and whose longitudinal direction is parallel to the front-rear direction.

  The inner region of the wire storage portion 66 communicates with the inner region of the sensor storage portion 65. A front opening 69 is formed at the front end of the wire housing 66. The electric wiring 96 having one end connected to the illuminance sensor 60 is drawn from the inside of the sensor storage portion 65 through the inside of the wiring storage portion 66 to the front of the wiring storage portion 66 from the front opening 69. That is, a part of the electrical wiring 96 is stored in the wiring storage portion 66.

The electrical wiring 96 drawn forward from the front opening 69 of the wiring storage part 66 is introduced from above into the wiring passage 40 as shown in FIG. 9 and thereafter pulled out to the lower first space 43 through the wiring passage 40. It is done. That is, the wiring passage 40 of the present embodiment is a passage through which the ground wire 95 and the electric wiring 96 pass.

  The portion of the electrical wiring 96 passed through the wiring passage 40 is located in front of the wiring holding portion 45 as in the case of the ground wire 95, and its movement toward the rear is restricted.

  The electrical wiring 96 drawn from the wiring passage 40 to the first space 43 is introduced into the control box 91 through the wiring insertion opening 48 formed in the left side wall portion of the control box 91, and thereafter, in the control box 91. The terminal block 93 is connected.

  The sensor case 63 is disposed along the inner surface of the upper end portion of the first side plate portion 14. The front end portion of the sensor case 63 (the front end portion of the wire housing portion 66) is fitted into a fitting portion 49 provided at the front end portion inside the mail receiver main body 10.

  The fitting portion 49 of the present embodiment includes the extension portions 50 and 51 extending rearward from the upper portions of the left side edge piece 33 and the left side water return piece 41 of the second mouth frame 19, and these extension portions It comprises the top plate portion 16 located above the portions 50 and 51 at a distance.

  The front end portion of the wire housing portion 66 is fitted from the rear between the extension portions 50 and 51 and the upper edge piece 32. This restricts the vertical movement.

  At the front end portion of the wire housing portion 66, a projection 70 projecting downward is formed. The protrusion 70 is fitted between the left and right extension parts 50 and 51, whereby the movement in the left and right direction is restricted.

  The screw fixing portion 64 shown in FIG. 12 is opposed to the upper portion of the rear portion of the first side plate portion 14, and the illuminance sensor 60 is formed on the inner surface of the upper portion of the rear portion of the first side plate portion 14 via the screw fixing portion 64. It is arranged along.

  A recess 52 (see FIG. 13) formed by bending a portion of the first side plate portion 14 so as to protrude toward the inner surface is formed on the outer surface of the upper portion of the rear portion of the first side plate portion 14.

  As shown in FIG. 12, the sensor unit 6 includes a sensor cover 62 disposed along the outer surface of the first side plate portion 14.

  The part which comprises the back surface part of the recessed part 52 in the 1st side board part 14 comprises the fixing | fixed part 53 to which the screw fixing part 64 and the sensor cover 62 are fixed.

  The screw fixing portion 64 is disposed along the inner surface of the fixing portion 53, and is located between the fixing portion 53 and the illuminance sensor 60.

  The fixing portion 53 is formed with an opening 54 for exposing the light detection portion 67 disposed in the hole 77 of the screw fixing portion 64 to the outside of the mail receiver main body 10. The opening 54 of the present embodiment is configured by a hole which penetrates the first side plate portion 14 in the thickness direction (left and right direction). The opening 54 may be a notch formed in the first side plate portion 14. Moreover, although the light detection part 67 of this embodiment is located inside the mail receiver main body 10 rather than the fixing | fixed part 53, if it exposes to the outer surface side of the 1st side plate part 14, it will be located in the opening 54 It may be located on the outer side of the mail receiver main body 10 than the fixing portion 53.

  The sensor cover 62 of the present embodiment is disposed along the outer surface of the fixing portion 53 via the spacer 71.

  The spacer 71 and the sensor cover 62 are entirely housed in the recess 52 and do not protrude outward beyond the outer surface of the portion other than the recess 52 of the first side plate portion 14. For this reason, the situation where the user contacts the sensor cover 62 hardly occurs.

  The spacer 71 is formed in a rectangular frame shape as viewed from the side (see FIG. 13), and a through hole 72 for exposing the illuminance sensor 60 to the outer surface side is formed in the central portion thereof.

  The sensor cover 62 includes a cover portion 73. The cover portion 73 covers the light detection portion 67 exposed to the outer surface side of the mail receiver main body 10 through the opening portion 54 of the first side plate portion 14 and the through hole 72 of the spacer 71. The cover portion 73 has translucency, and the light detection portion 67 of the illuminance sensor 60 detects the light outside the mail box 1 through the cover portion 73.

  In the sensor cover 62 and the spacer 71, a plurality of screws 74 are inserted from the left side (opposite to the first side plate portion 14), and the screws 74 are screw holes 75 formed in the screw fixing portion 64 through the fixing portion 53. It is screwed into and fixed.

  A spacer 71 and a fixing portion 53 are sandwiched between the sensor cover 62 and the screw fixing portion 64. Thus, the screw fixing portion 64 and the sensor cover 62 are provided on the upper portion of the rear portion of the first side plate portion 14 of the mail receiver main body 10. That is, in the present embodiment, the screw 74 is used as a fastener for securing both the sensor unit 61 and the sensor cover 62 to the first side plate unit 14.

  As shown in FIG. 9, the front end portion of the sensor case 63 is fitted into the fitting portion 49 to move the sensor portion 61 and the sensor cover 62 to the first side plate portion 14 with the screw 74, and the movement in the vertical direction is performed. And it can carry out easily in the state which restricted the movement of the horizontal direction.

  The light from the outside of the mail receiver main body 10 passes through the cover portion 73 of the sensor cover 62, the through hole 72 of the spacer 71, the opening 54 of the first side plate 14 and the hole 77 of the screw fixing portion 64 shown in FIG. It reaches the light detection unit 67 of the illumination sensor 60. Thereby, the illuminance sensor 60 detects the illuminance outside the mail box main body 10, and outputs this detection signal to the control device 90 shown in FIG. The control device 90 controls the light output of the illumination device 11 based on the illuminance (detection signal) detected by the illuminance sensor 60.

  Specifically, the control device 90 turns on the light source 23 of the lighting device 11 when the illuminance detected by the illuminance sensor 60 becomes equal to or less than a predetermined value set in advance. Further, the control device 90 turns off the light source 23 of the lighting device 11 when the illuminance detected by the illuminance sensor 60 becomes larger than the predetermined value. Thereby, the light source 23 is turned on only when the outside of the mail box 1 is dark, for example, at night, and the front side of the lighting device 11 is illuminated.

  In the present embodiment, the lighting device 11 is switched on and off based on the detection result of the illuminance sensor 60, but the brightness when the lighting device 11 is on is adjusted based on the detection result of the illuminance sensor 60. It is also good.

  At the front of the bottom plate portion 13 of the mail receiver main body 10 of the present embodiment, a partition member 55 is provided. The partition member 55 is separated rearward from the front plate portion 12 and covers substantially the entire length of the bottom plate portion 13 in the left-right direction.

  The partition member 55 is configured by a partition plate formed in a rectangular shape that is long in the horizontal direction when viewed from the front, and is provided upright on the bottom plate portion 13. The lower end portion of the partition member 55 is fixed to the bottom plate portion 13 using a fastener such as a screw.

  The partition member 55 divides the inner area of the mail receiver main body 10 into a first space 43 located at the lower part of the front end of the mail receiver main body 10 and a second space 56 which is an area other than the lower part of the front end of the mail receiver main body 10. ing.

  The partition member 55 covers the rear side of the control unit 9 disposed in the first space 43.

  The second space 56 partitioned from the first space 43 by the partition member 55 communicates with the insertion port 17 through the insertion hole 28 of the second port frame 19. In the second space 56, the mail input through the insertion port 17 and the insertion hole 28 is stored.

  As shown in FIG. 4, an outlet 57 communicating with the second space 56 is formed on the rear surface of the mail receiver main body 10. The outlet 57 of the present embodiment is composed of the rear edge of the upper cover 46 and the rear edge of the bottom plate 13.

  For example, as shown in FIG. 1, the mail box 1 is installed with the front portion of the mail box main body 10 embedded in the wall 2 and the rear portion protruding rearward from the wall 2. That is, the mail receiver main body 10 is provided with a protrusion 47 which protrudes rearward from the wall 2 when the mail receiver main body 10 is installed in a state where the front portion thereof is embedded in the wall 2.

  The illuminance sensor 60 described above is provided at the rear of the first side plate portion 14 that constitutes the projecting portion 47. Therefore, the illuminance sensor 60 can easily detect the light outside the mail box 1.

  In addition, although the wall 2 shown in FIG. 1 and FIG. 2 is a gate post which forms the outer groove of a building, the wall 2 on which the mail box 1 is installed is not limited to the gate post. It may be. Further, in the example shown in FIG. 1, the mail box 1 is installed in a state in which the first opening frame 18 protrudes forward from the wall 2, but the front end face of the first opening frame 18 is flush with the front surface of the wall 2. It may be installed to be

  The mail box 1 of the present embodiment described above has the following features. The mail box 1 includes a mail box main body 10, a lighting device 11, an illumination sensor 60, and a control device 90. The mail receiver main body 10 is in the form of a box, and the insertion port 17 is formed on the front surface, and can be installed with the front portion embedded in the wall 2. The lighting device 11 is provided at the front end portion of the mail box main body 10 and emits light to the front side of the mail box main body 10. The illuminance sensor 60 detects the illuminance on the outside of the mail box main body 10. The control device 90 controls the light output of the illumination device 11 in accordance with the illuminance detected by the illuminance sensor 60. The mail receiver main body 10 includes a protrusion 47 that protrudes rearward from the wall 2 when installed with the front portion embedded in the wall 2. An illumination sensor 60 is provided on the projection 47.

  The mail box 1 having this feature is provided with the illumination sensor 60 at the projecting portion 47 which protrudes rearward from the wall 2 of the mail box main body 10. Therefore, the illuminance sensor 60 can be disposed at a position where it is easy to detect the light outside the mail box 1 and it is difficult to detect the light emitted from the lighting device 11. Therefore, the illuminance sensor 60 detects the light emitted from the lighting device 11, and the situation where control of the lighting device 11 is not appropriately performed hardly occurs, and the light output of the lighting device 11 can be appropriately controlled.

  Moreover, it is preferable that the mail box 1 has the following characteristics like this embodiment. The mail box 1 includes an electrical wiring 96 that connects the illuminance sensor 60 and the control device 90. An illuminance sensor 60 is provided on the side plate portion 14 of the mail box main body 10. The control device 90 is provided at the inside front end of the mail box main body 10. Inside the mail receiver main body 10, a wire housing portion 66 extending in the front-rear direction along the inner surface of the side plate portion 14 is provided. At least a part of the electrical wiring 96 is accommodated in the wiring accommodating portion 66.

  In the mail box 1 having this feature, at least a part of the electric wire 96 connecting the illuminance sensor 60 and the control unit 9 is stored in the wire storage portion 66, and therefore the mail inserted in the mail box main body 10 is the electric wire 96 It is hard to get caught.

  Moreover, it is preferable that the mail box 1 has the following characteristics like this embodiment. An illuminance sensor 60 is provided on the upper portion of the side plate portion 14 of the mail box main body 10. A control device 90 is disposed at the front end portion inside the mail receiver main body 10 and below the insertion port 17. A wiring passage 40 extending in the vertical direction is provided on an inner surface side of a portion of the front plate portion 12 which constitutes the front surface of the mail receiver main body 10 and which is located on the side plate portion 14 side of the insertion port 17. The electrical wiring 96 is passed through the wiring passage 40.

  In the mail receiver 1 having this feature, the control unit 9 is connected to the control unit 9 through the wiring passage 40 provided on the inner surface side of the portion of the insertion port 17 located on the side plate portion 14 side. Connected to For this reason, it is difficult for the postal matter input from the insertion port 17 to be caught on the electrical wiring 96.

  Moreover, the installation structure of the mail box 1 of this embodiment has the following characteristics. The front portion of the mail box main body 10 of the mail box 1 is installed in a state of being embedded in the wall 2. The protrusion 47 of the mail receiver main body 10 protrudes rearward from the wall 2.

  In the installation structure of the mail box 1 having this feature, the illuminance sensor 60 provided on the protrusion 47 of the mail box main body 10 is located rearward of the wall 2. For this reason, the illuminance sensor 60 can be disposed at a position where it is easy to detect the light outside the mail box 1 and it is difficult to detect the light emitted from the lighting device 11. Therefore, the illuminance sensor 60 detects the light emitted from the lighting device 11, and the situation where control of the lighting device 11 is not appropriately performed hardly occurs, and the light output of the lighting device 11 can be appropriately controlled.

  In the present embodiment, the lighting device 11 is provided in the first port frame 18 attached to the front of the mail box main body 10, but provided at the front end of the mail box main body 10 to emit light in front of the mail box main body 10. If it can be, it may be provided in other parts, such as the 2nd mouth frame 19, for example.

  Further, in the present embodiment, the illuminance sensor 60 is provided in the first side plate portion 14 of the mail box main body 10, but if it is located in the projecting portion 47 projecting backward from the wall 2, the second side plate portion 15 or The bottom plate portion 13 and the top plate portion 16 may be provided.

  Moreover, in the present embodiment, although a part of the electric wiring 96 connecting the illuminance sensor 60 and the control unit 9 is stored in the wiring storage part 66, even if all the electric wiring 96 is stored in the wiring storage part 66 Good.

  In addition, the present invention is not limited to the present embodiment, and appropriate design changes can be made within the intended scope of the present invention.

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 mail box 2 wall 10 mail box main body 11 illuminating device 12 front plate part 14 side plate part (1st side plate part)
DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 17 input port 40 wiring passage 47 protrusion part 60 illumination intensity sensor 66 wiring storage part 90 control apparatus 96 electric wiring

Claims (4)

A box-like mailbox body which can be installed with an insertion port formed on the front and the front embedded in a wall,
A lighting device provided at the front end of the mail receiver main body and emitting light to the front side of the mail receiver main body;
An illuminance sensor for detecting the illuminance outside the mail box main body;
And a controller configured to control the light output of the lighting device according to the illuminance detected by the illuminance sensor.
The mail receiver main body is provided with a projecting portion which protrudes rearward from the wall when installed with the front portion being embedded in the wall, the illuminance sensor is provided on the projecting portion , and the illuminance sensor is A mail receiver, which is disposed along the inner surface of a side plate portion of the mail receiver main body, and the side plate portion is formed with an opening for bringing light from the outside of the mail receiver main body to the illuminance sensor . It has an electrical wiring that connects the illuminance sensor and the control device ,
The control device is provided at an inner front end of the mail box body.
A wiring storage portion extending in the front-rear direction along the inner surface of the side plate portion is provided inside the mail receiver main body, and at least a part of the electric wiring is stored in the wiring storage portion. The mail box described in 1. The illuminance sensor is provided on an upper portion of the side plate portion of the mail box main body;
The control device is disposed at an inner front end of the mail box main body and below the inlet.
In the front plate portion constituting the front surface of the mail receiver main body, a wiring passage extending in the vertical direction is provided on the inner surface side of the portion positioned on the side plate portion side of the insertion port. The mail box according to claim 2, characterized in that The said front part of the said mail box main body of the said mail box of any one of Claims 1-3 is installed in the state embedded in the said wall, and the said protrusion part of the said mail box main body protrudes back from the said wall The installation structure of the mail box characterized by having done.

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