JPH04315695A - Self-supporting box gate pillar - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE:To provide the contact with the outside on a public road or a private road for object acceptance and gauge examination. CONSTITUTION:A box body B or C is fixed to a fixed stanchion body D for underground burial/erection to form a self-supporting box gate pillar A. The box body B has a storage segment space for a control box, a mail box, a small- object acceptance box, and a large-object acceptance box from above, and the box body C has a storage segment space 13 for a power gauge examination box and a city gas gauge examination box from above. A separate opening/ closing door body 20 is provided on the front side or the back side of each storage segment space 13, and the contact with the outside is provided without entering a plot. The box bodies B, C are floatingly fixed to the fixed stanchion bodies D, voids 54 are formed between the box bodies B, C and the ground surface, the pollution of the box bodies B, C and the infiltration of rain water are prevented, the fixed stanchion bodies D have suspending means, and opening/ closing gate doors E are held by the suspending means.

Description

[Detailed description of the invention]

0001

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a gatepost installed facing a public road or a private road, and more particularly to a self-supporting box gatepost that can be added with functions such as goods delivery.

0002

[Prior Art] Recently, home delivery transportation has become more active, and for example, individual collection spaces for each unit have been set up in the form of coin lockers, as is typically seen in the lobbies of apartment complexes, in order to receive these kinds of home delivery items when one is not home. So-called delivery boxes arranged in multiple stages are known and used.

0003

[Problem to be solved by the invention] However, in a single-family house, for example, it is not possible to use multiple delivery boxes, and even if a single delivery box is formed and used, the building If it is for indoor installation, it will be installed inside the locked door, making it impossible to install it when you are not home.If it is for outdoor installation, it will be installed next to the entrance. It occupies space, spoils the appearance, and impedes the use of space, and it is generally difficult to select a location for its installation.

[0004] In addition to home delivery, the opportunity to receive goods delivered by cleaning companies and other services is the same in single-family homes as in apartment buildings, but for these reasons, delivery boxes for single-family homes are The reality is that it is not being used.

The present invention was made in view of the above problems, and its purpose is to enable contact with the outside, such as receiving goods or meter reading, on public roads or private roads in general detached houses. Freestanding box gateposts are provided.

[0006]

[Means for Solving the Problems] The present invention provides an exterior that looks like a gatepost body and has at least a plurality of storage compartment spaces that can be used as appropriate, such as a storage space for receiving goods or a storage space for meter reading. In other words, the present invention includes a vertically elongated hollow box body exhibiting a shape and a fixed column body to which the box body is fixed. A vertically elongated hollow box body equipped with each opening/closing door body installed in each of the storage compartment spaces, and a vertical hollow box body equipped with each opening/closing door body installed in each of the storage compartment spaces, and a vertically hollow box body for underground installation that is attached to the box body and to which this box body is fixed. Claim 2 provides a self-supporting box gatepost characterized by comprising a fixed support column, wherein the box body of claim 1 is provided with a fixed support structure such that a space is formed between the lower surface of the box body and the ground surface. Claim 3 provides a self-supporting box gatepost characterized in that it is fixed to the body in a floating support manner.
A self-supporting box gatepost, characterized in that the box body storage compartment space of claim 1 or 2 serves as or includes a storage space for receiving goods and a control box for operating the opening/closing door in the storage space for receiving goods. In claim 4, the gist of the invention is a self-supporting box gate post characterized in that the fixed support bodies of claims 1 to 3 are additionally provided with means for hanging an opening/closing gate, and the above object is solved. It serves as a means.

[0007]

[Operation] In the present invention, the box body is vertically hollow,
It is designed to have the appearance of a gatepost body, but it is fixed directly or indirectly with a fixed support for installation underground, and this is installed as a freestanding gatepost. Receipt of goods is performed by opening and closing the opening and closing doors of each storage compartment space or by operating the control box.

[0008] The gap in claim 2 prevents as much as possible rainwater from entering the box body, adhesion of dirt, etc., and also prevents rusting as much as possible when the box body is made of metal.

According to a third aspect of the present invention, the control box is an operating means of a mechanical device or an electronic control device, and a predetermined opening/closing door body is locked and unlocked through the control box.

[0010] The hanging means of claim 4 is used to directly or indirectly fix a hinge fitting at an end of the opening/closing gate.

[0011]

[Embodiments] The present invention will be described in more detail below with reference to the drawings showing the embodiments.A is a self-supporting box gatepost, B and C are box bodies, D is a fixed support column, E is an opening/closing gate,
F indicates fence.

[0012] In this example, the free-standing box gate post A has a pair of left and right sides, but the box body B is on one side and the box body C is on the other side.
is placed on the other side, gatepost A on box body B side
is for receiving goods such as mail and home deliveries, and gatepost A on the side of box body C is for reading electricity and city gas meters.These pair of gateposts A allow for access to the outside without the need to enter the premises. This allows contact to be handled generally.

[0013] The gatepost A is constructed of box bodies B and C and each fixed support column D, and each of the box bodies B and C is fixed to each pair of fixed support columns D.

[0014] Both box bodies B and C have a depth of 40 mm.
0mm, the height is 1,260mm, and the width is 450mm for box body B and 500mm for box body C, and is made of thick steel plate with a satin finish to give the appearance of the gatepost body. Each box has a vertically elongated hollow box body 10 and an opening/closing door body 20.

Among these, in box body B, the box body 10 has an open front surface and a closed surface on the other side, except that a front connecting plate 11 is provided on the upper front side and a rear opening is provided on the rear side of the front connecting plate 11. By interposing and fixing horizontal partition plates 12 at three internal locations, four storage compartment spaces 13 are provided which are divided upwardly.
Further, each storage compartment space 13 is provided with an opening/closing door body 20 which is a swinging door.

The storage compartment space 13 includes a control box 13a, a mailbox 13b, a box for receiving small items 13c, and a box 13c for receiving small items, each having a height of about 20 cm from above, and a height of 60 cm.
The boxes 13d for receiving large items of about 300 yen are divided by use, and each storage compartment space 13 has a louver-shaped ventilation hole 1 in the box body 10 on the back side.
5 has been established and prepared.

On the other hand, in this example, the opening/closing door body 20 installed in each storage compartment space 13 is not provided in the other spaces 1 except for the opening/closing door body 20 installed in the rear opening of the mailbox 13b.
This is provided on the front side of each of 3a, 13c, and 13d.

That is, the opening door body 20 on the front side is made of a thick steel plate, with left and right edges curved toward the box body 1 so as to form a quarter circle, and upper and lower edges horizontal. It is constructed to have a flesh plate shape and to be continuous with the shape of the front connecting plate 11, and each has a hanging base on the fence F side and can be opened and closed by a hinge.

The opening/closing door body 20a of the control box 13a includes an opening/closing waterproof panel 21 made of a colored transparent acrylic plate that can be opened and closed by an upper hinge, a speaker panel section 22 having a large number of dot-like small holes, and an interphone. The opening/closing door bodies 20c and 20d of the small article receiving box 13c and the large article receiving box 13d are each blank, but the former has a vertical interval of about 10 cm. One for the opening/closing door body 20C, and one for the latter opening/closing door body 2.
At 0d, three horizontal ribs 24 are provided in a concave shape,
In addition to improving the design, each opening/closing door body 20 is reinforced.

On the other hand, the opening/closing door body 20b in the space designated as the mailbox 13b is provided in the rear opening of the box body 10 so as to be able to be opened and closed with an upper hinge. The front connecting plate 11 of the main body 10 is provided with a sub-opening/closing door body 26 which can be opened and closed by an upper hinge and biased in the closing direction by a spring at this position.

In the figure, 30 is an operation board of a control unit which will be described later, 14 is an article receiving stand equipped with an article placement position mark 15 and a central phototube 16 and installed on the horizontal partition plate 13, and 17 is an electric lock. be.

In the box body C, the box body 10 has a frame shape with through-openings on the front and back sides, and a horizontal partition plate 12 is interposed and fixed at the vertical center position, so that the box body 10 is vertically open. The storage compartment space 13 is divided into two stages, and each storage compartment space 13 is provided with an opening/closing door body 20 on the front and back sides, which are also hinged doors.

Storage compartment space 13 of this box body C
has a height of about 63 cm on the top and bottom, and is divided into an electric meter reading box 13e in the upper part and a city gas meter reading box 13f in the lower part.

The front opening/closing door body 20e of the power meter reading box 13e is provided with transparent viewing windows 27 fitted with reinforced transparent glass at each of three locations, and the rear opening/closing door body 20g is blank. On the other hand, the front opening/closing door 20f of the city gas meter reading box 13f has two horizontal horizontal ribs 24 similar to the box body B, and a vent 15 in the middle, and the rear opening/closing door 20h has A pair of left and right ventilation holes 15 are provided above the air vents.

Although not shown in the drawings, in the box body C, since meter reading meters are installed on the upper and lower levels, the through holes for receiving these wiring and piping from underground are located on the bottom surface of the box body C and on the horizontal partition plate. 12, and in the upper power meter reading box 13e, an angle member for mounting a meter is vertically provided on the inner surface of the box body C.

The box bodies B and C constructed in this way are
These box bodies B and C are each fixed to a fixed support column D for underground installation, which is attached to the box bodies B and C.

In this example, this fixing is performed for each box body B.
A pair of fixed support columns D are used for each of the fixed support columns D, and a box body B,
This is done by fixing a plurality of screws 43 in the vertical direction from the inside of each box body B, C to each fixed support body D.The construction procedure is as follows:
After the fixed support column D on which the box bodies B and C have been erected is buried underground and erected, the box bodies B and C are individually placed and fixed.

The fixed support column D is a long integral hollow member made of an extruded aluminum alloy material, and is provided with a narrow groove 40 at an intermediate position on the side faces of the pair.
The bottom wall 41 of 0 is built up, and thick portions 42 are provided on both sides of the narrow groove strip 40. The horizontal frame member 50 is also a hollow member with a rectangular cross section made of extruded aluminum alloy material, and its both end surfaces are in contact with the side surfaces of the fixed support body D, and the tapping holes 5 on the upper and lower sides of the horizontal frame member 50 are inserted from the other side side.
The above-mentioned erection installation is performed by fixing screws 52 to 1.

At this time, the horizontal frame member 50 is placed at a position away from the ground surface, and with the box bodies B and C installed, a gap is formed between the lower surface of each box body B and C and the ground surface, and these are respectively connected to the fixed support pillars. It is fixed to D in the form of a floating support.

The screws 43 of the box bodies B and C placed on the horizontal frame 50 are attached to the bottom wall 41 of the narrow groove strip 40 from the backing plate 18 attached to the inside of each box body B and C. It is done as if turning off a tap.

Reference numeral 60 in the figure denotes a holding frame provided over the entire length of the opposite surface of the stationary support D in the longitudinal direction for design and retention of the fit of the horizontal frame member 50. The fixing struts of the box bodies B and C are fixed by similarly securing the screws 62 to the thick wall portions 42 on both sides, and by screwing the screws 43 of the box bodies B and C into the bottom wall 61 thereof. This is intended to further ensure fixation to D.

The fixed column D further has a pair of hanging means 44 formed of a C-shaped groove on the non-opposing surface side, that is, on the other side of the opposing surface.
By fixing the height position adjustment fitting 45 to either of the hanging means 44 depending on whether it opens inward or outward, and further fixing the hinge fitting 46 to this, it can be opened and closed between the fixed pillars D. The gate E is held and fixed so that it can be opened and closed freely.

[0033] Note that C provided on the front and rear sides of the fixed column D
The groove is a similar connection means 47 with the edge of the fence F.

In the above self-supporting box gatepost A, the box body B has an electronic control unit (not shown) installed in the control box 13a, and the control unit controls the intercom for visitors and the box body B. an audio device that responds to the operator;
Similarly, a printer for receipts for the operator, a pilot lamp for displaying the usage status of the designated storage compartment space V3, and an electric lock 17 for the opening/closing door body 20 of the designated storage compartment space 13.
This makes it possible to control the drive device.

Explaining this with respect to the operation board 30 of the control unit, by selecting the mode of delivery, collection, mail, or shipping, and selecting the number of the storage compartment spaces 13 from A to D, the storage compartment spaces that are in the locked state can be opened. 1
The opening/closing door body 20 of No. 3 is unlocked and the opening/closing door body 2 is opened after storing the goods etc.
Automatic locking is performed by closing 0, and pilot lamps 3 corresponding to each storage compartment space 13 on the left side are installed.
1 lights up, and a receipt with the date and time, recipient's name, etc. printed on it is taken out from the receipt hole 32, and the operating procedure etc. are provided by voice guidance during the operation. Note that the numbers on the right side of the display board are password input numbers for unlocking the opening/closing door body 20 from outside during collection and shipping.

The illustrated example has been described above, but in carrying out the present invention, the box body can be fixed to the fixed support column in contact with the ground surface. In this case, for example, the lower end of the box body It is preferable that the pedestal be made of a waterproof and rustproof material, or that the box body be constructed of a combination of ceramic panels.

[0037] The opening/closing door body may be something like a shutter that can be opened and closed by folding vertically or laterally, and it is sufficient if it matches the design.

[0038] The fixed support may be anything that is attached to the box and fixed therein; for example, a thick L-shaped plate, a plate with a U-shaped cross section, a solid support, etc. may also be used. In addition, the length may be such that it stops at a position below the box body. In addition to fixing the box body in pairs as described above, the fixing struts may be used singly to fix them, and it is of course possible to use brackets, bolts and nuts, etc. for fixing. , any appropriate means may be used.

[0039] When providing a hanging means on the fixed support body, it is sufficient to apply a hanging means that is generally used for a gate post for holding an opening/closing gate.

[0040]Although one box body of the above-mentioned self-supporting box gatepost was controlled by an electronic control unit, it is desirable that the opening/closing door body be provided with a locking means.
For this purpose, for example, it is also possible to carry out this by mechanical means without wiring, or a mechanical control unit may be constructed.

[0041] As described above, the present invention allows for various changes in the specific materials, shapes, structures, uses, dimensions, quantities, etc. of the box body, storage compartment space, fixed support body, etc., as long as they do not contradict the gist of the invention. However, there is no need to limit the invention to what has been shown and described above.

[0042]

[Effects of the Invention] As described above, the present invention provides a vertically hollow box body comprising a plurality of storage compartment spaces divided at least in the vertical direction and each opening/closing door body installed in each of the storage compartment spaces; It is characterized by a pair of fixed supports for underground installation, which are attached to the box body and which fix the box body, so that it can be used for external operations such as receiving goods or meter reading. To provide a self-supporting box gatepost that allows contact with a person on a public road or private road even when the person is absent.

[0043] Furthermore, since this self-supporting box gatepost can be installed at the end of the public road or private road side of the site, it will not obstruct the effective use of space by occupying space inside the site or beside the entrance. In addition, since goods can be received on public roads or private roads, and entry into the premises is not required, it is convenient for crime prevention.

[0044] Claim 2 is characterized in that the box body is fixed to the fixed support in a floating support manner so that a gap is formed between the bottom surface of the box body and the ground surface. In addition to improving the appearance of the free-standing box gatepost, it also prevents as much as possible the intrusion of rainwater and the adhesion of dirt, and also prevents rusting as much as possible when the box body is made of metal.

Claim 3 provides that the box body storage compartment space of claim 1 or 2 is used as an article receiving storage space and a control box for operating the opening/closing door in the article receiving storage space, or Since the storage space for receiving goods can be controlled electronically or mechanically, the receiving of goods can be automated.

[0046] The fourth aspect is characterized in that the fixed support is additionally provided with means for hanging the opening/closing gate, so that the opening/closing gate can be attached and held via the fixed support.

[Brief explanation of drawings]

[Figure 1] Perspective view of the main pillar of the free-standing box

[Figure 2] Front view of the box body

[Figure 3] Side view of the box body

[Figure 4] Rear view of box body

[Figure 5] Front view of divided space

[Figure 6] Front view of the operation board

[Figure 7] Front view of box body

[Figure 8] Side view of box body

[Figure 9] Rear view of box body

[Fig. 10] Cross-sectional view showing the relationship between the fixed support column and the horizontal frame material

[Fig. 11] Vertical cross-sectional view showing the relationship between the fixed support column and the horizontal frame material

[Fig. 12] A plan view with the upper end cap of the fixed column body removed, showing the installation state of the box body.

[Figure 13] Side view showing the installation state of the box body

[Explanation of symbols]

A Freestanding box gatepost B Box body C Box body D　Fixed strut body E　Opening/closing gate 13. Storage compartment space 20 Opening/closing door body 44 Hanging means 54 void

Claims (4)

[Claims] [Claim 1] A vertically hollow box body comprising a plurality of storage compartment spaces divided at least in the vertical direction and each opening/closing door body installed in each of the storage compartment spaces, and A self-supporting box gatepost comprising a pair of fixed supports for underground installation, which are arranged and fixed to the box body. [Claim 2] The box body according to claim 1 is fixed to a fixed support in a floating manner so that a gap is formed between the lower surface of the box body and the ground surface. Freestanding box gatepost. [Claim 3] The box-like storage compartment space of claim 1 or 2 is characterized in that it serves as or includes a storage space for receiving goods and a control box for operating the opening/closing door in the storage space for receiving goods. Freestanding box gatepost. 4. A self-supporting box gate post, characterized in that the fixed support according to any one of claims 1 to 3 is additionally provided with means for hanging an opening/closing gate.