JPH08140822A - Article insertion port - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE: To provide an article insertion port capable of blocking the infiltration of rain water into the box body of a mailbox, preventing the mails in it from being wet, and not becoming an obstacle. CONSTITUTION: A rocking door is fitted to a frame body provided at the outside of the box body 2 of an article insertion port 3, and a dam groove 54 is provided at the lower portion of the frame body. A through hole 60 is provided on the dam groove 54. Rain water enters the dam groove 54 along the rocking door, and it is drained to the outside from the through hole 60.

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to an article insertion port such as a mail box. The article inlet of the present invention is particularly suitable for use in a mail box or the like arranged outdoors.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art As a delivery port for mail, newspapers, leaflets, etc., most homes have a mailbox at the front door. FIG. 12 is a perspective view of a conventional mailbox. In general, the mail box 100 includes a box body 101, which is a main body, and an article insertion port 102 and an article ejection port 103. Mail items, etc. can be delivered by the delivery person to the article input port 102.
From the box body 101 until it is thrown into the box body 101 from the article take-out port 103 by the housekeeper later,
It is kept inside. Therefore, the basic function of the article input port 102 is that postal items can be easily input,
Secondly, it is necessary that the postal matter once put in cannot be taken out from the article input port 102.

Therefore, the article insertion port 102 has a plate-like swing door 106 whose upper end is hinged.
A configuration in which 06 is attached inside the opening 105 of the box 101 is adopted. And the swinging door 10 by mail etc.
When 6 is pressed, the swing door 106 opens to the inside of the box 101, and postal items enter the inside of the box 101. Box 10 once
When the postal matter enters the inside of the item 1, the swing door 106 is closed from the inside, so it is difficult to insert a hand into the article insertion port 102 from the outside.

[0004]

The article slot 102 of the prior art is extremely widespread, and its basic function is sufficiently satisfied. However, the prior art article inlet 102
Has a problem that the rain easily blows into the box 101 in the case of rain and wets the mail. That is, when it rains and rainwater hits the rocking door 106, the rainwater falls on the rocking door 1.
It flows down 06 and flows down. However, as mentioned above, the swing door 1
Functionally, 06 is opened toward the inside of the box 101, and the lower end of the swing door 106 is located inside the box 101. Therefore, the rainwater travels along the swing door 106 and finally drips from the lower end of the swing door 102 into the inside of the box 101. As a result, the important postal matter will be wetted.

As a means for preventing the intrusion of rainwater into the box 101, a method of extending the roof eaves 108 of the mailbox 100 can be considered as long, but the mailbox 100 is naturally high enough to reach the front door. The presence of the eaves 108 is a great obstruction. The present invention
It is an object of the present invention to provide an article insertion port which can prevent rainwater from entering the box body and which does not interfere with the above-mentioned problems of the prior art.

[0006]

A feature of the present invention for achieving the above-mentioned object is to provide an article insertion port having a swing door and pushing the swing door open to insert an article into the inside. The article insertion port is characterized in that a dam groove is provided in a lower portion of the swing door, and a hole communicating with the outside is provided in the dam groove.

Further, an invention obtained by improving the above-mentioned invention has a frame body attached to the outside of the box body, the swing door is attached to the frame body, and the dam groove is provided on the lower side of the frame body. The hole provided inside and communicating with the outside is an article insertion port provided at the bottom of the dam groove.

[0008]

In the article insertion port of the present invention, the dam groove is provided in the lower portion of the swing door. Therefore, the rainwater that has flowed down the swing door is received by the dam groove. Then, the rainwater in the dam groove is discharged to the outside through the hole.

According to another aspect of the present invention, there is provided a frame body outside the box body, and the swing door is attached to the frame body. Therefore, the article insertion port according to the second aspect is attached in a state in which the entire article insertion port projects from the box body. Therefore, there is some distance between the swing door and the box body, and rainwater transmitted through the swing door is unlikely to enter the box body. Further, since the dam groove is located on the lower side of the frame, rainwater transmitted through the rocking door is received by the dam groove and does not enter the box body. And the rainwater in the dam groove drops straight down from the hole and is discharged, so that the drainage of the rainwater is smooth.

[0010]

EXAMPLES Specific examples of the present invention will be described below. FIG. 1 is a perspective view of a mail box having an article insertion port according to a specific embodiment of the present invention. FIG. 2 is a perspective view showing a state in which the article input port and the article removal port of the mailbox of FIG. 1 are opened. FIG. 3 is a cross-sectional view taken along the line AA of the mailbox of FIG. FIG. 4 is an enlarged cross-sectional view of the vicinity of the article insertion port of FIG. FIG. 5 is an enlarged cross-sectional view near the functional member insertion portion of FIG. FIG. 6 is a cross-sectional perspective view of the article input port of the mailbox of FIG. 1 as viewed from inside the box.

FIG. 7 is an enlarged sectional view of an essential part showing an assembled structure of the box body of the mailbox of FIG. FIG. 8 (a) is shown in FIG.
FIG. 2B is a sectional view taken along the line BB of the mailbox of FIG. 1, and FIG. 2B is a sectional view taken along the line CC of the mailbox of FIG. FIG. 9 is an explanatory diagram showing the behavior of the article outlet of the mail receiver in FIG. Figure 10
It is explanatory drawing which shows another behavior of the article taking-out port of the mail receiver of FIG. FIG. 11 is a perspective view showing a modified embodiment of the mail receiver including the article insertion port of the present invention.

1 to 9, reference numeral 1 denotes a mail box. The mail box 1 of this embodiment is provided with a box body 2 serving as a main body, and an article insertion port 3 and an article ejection port 5 of the present invention. In addition to the basic functions described above, the mail box 1 of the present embodiment has a lighting device 7 and functional members 37, 38, 40.
It has. Sequentially explaining, the box body 2 is a part mainly for storing mails and newspapers inside, and has six faces by a thin plate, that is, the front face 8, the back face 9, the top face 10, the bottom face 11,
The left and right side surfaces 12 and 13 are enclosed. Also box 2
The front surface 10 is provided with an opening 14 for illumination, an opening 15 for a functional member, an opening 16 for an article inlet, and an opening 17 for an article outlet. Further, the bottom surface 11 is provided with a drain hole (not shown). Brackets 18 and 19 for mounting the post 1 to a pillar or the like are provided on the left and right side surfaces 12 and 13 of the box body 2.

In the assembly structure of the box body 2 employed in this embodiment, the roof portion 22, the main body portion 23 and the bottom portion 25 are separately molded and they are joined by screws (not shown). The box body 2 adopted in this embodiment is also devised so that rainwater does not enter inside when assembling these members.

That is, the above-mentioned roof portion 22 has a cross section of "U".
It is in the shape of, and the lower side is open. And roof part 2
2 is slightly larger than the upper end of the main body 23,
As shown in FIGS. 1, 2 and 7, the roof portion 22 has a main body portion 23.
It is joined to the main body portion 23 in a state of being covered with. Therefore, at the joint between the two, the upper roof portion 22 is always arranged outside the lower main body portion 23 as shown in FIG.
Rainwater flowing from 2 hits the wall of the main body portion 23 directly from the roof portion 22, travels along the wall, and flows down.

Therefore, rainwater does not enter the inside of the box body 2 through the joint between the roof portion 22 and the main body portion 23. Similarly, the lower end of the main body 23 is larger than the bottom 25 as shown in FIG.
The main body portion 23 is joined to the bottom portion 25 in a state of being covered with the bottom portion 25, and rainwater does not enter through the joint.

Inside the box body 2 is a partition plate 2 as shown in FIG.
6 is provided and is partitioned by the partition plate 26 into the lighting device 7 and the storage unit 27. A fluorescent lamp 28 is built in the lighting device 7. A ground glass 29 is fitted into the opening 14 of the lighting device 7 as shown in FIGS. The gap between the ground glass 29 and the opening 14 is waterproofed by a known packing or caulking agent.

The storage section 27 of the box 2 is provided with a functional member insertion section 30, an article insertion port 3 and an article ejection port 5. As shown in FIGS. 3 and 5, the functional member insertion portion 30 has a box-shaped member 32 mounted inside the opening 15. The box-shaped member 32 is a member having five surfaces: an upper surface portion 33, a lower surface portion 34, a back surface portion 35, and left and right side surface portions 36. The box-shaped member 32 is made by bending a steel plate,
The joint surface between the steel plates is subjected to sealing with putty (not shown).

The sectional shape of the box-shaped member 32 as viewed from the side is
As shown in FIG. 5, it is a parallelogram and has a shape that is crushed at an angle. The box-shaped member 32 is attached such that the upper surface portion 33 and the lower surface portion 34 are both inclined downward toward the opening 15. The mounting details of the box-shaped member 32 are as shown in FIG. That is, a flange 39 is provided at the open end of the upper surface portion 33 of the box-shaped member 32, and the flange 39 is in close contact with the inside of the front surface 8 of the box body 2.

On the other hand, in the vicinity of the opening of the lower surface portion 34 of the box-shaped member 32, on the contrary, an inwardly facing flange 31 is provided at the open end of the box body 2, and the open end of the box-shaped member 28 is provided at the open end of this flange 3.
It is joined in a state of being placed on top of 1. Functional members 37, 38, 4 built in the functional member insertion portion 30 described above.
0 is an intercom (37), a television camera (38) and an electric lock system (40), respectively.

Immediately below the functional member insertion portion 30 of the box body 2,
A receiving groove 43 is provided. The receiving groove 43 is provided only on the back surface of the wall forming the front surface 8 of the box body 2, and is not provided on the walls forming the other surfaces. And receiving groove 4
3 is open at the boundary between the wall forming the front face 8 and the walls forming the left and right side faces 12, 13.

The article input port 3 is a characteristic part of the present invention and will be described in detail. In the mail receiver 1 of this embodiment, the article input port 3 is composed of a frame body 50 and a swing door 51, and is attached so as to project to the outside of the box member 2.
The frame body 50 is configured in a frame shape by combining the upper and lower horizontal members 53 and 55 and the two vertical members 56. Among the members constituting the frame body 50, the upper horizontal member 53 is made by metal extrusion molding and has a “C” -shaped cross section. A swing core 58 is inserted through the center of the upper horizontal member 53.

The lower horizontal member 55 is also made by extrusion molding of metal and has a "C" -shaped cross section. A cross section of the lower horizontal member 55 (see FIG.
Of the opening ends of the cross section, the opening end on the side that is located on the front side when attached becomes a short vertical wall 57 when attached to the box member 2. The wall 57 functions as a stopper for the swing door 51. Further, the inner surface of the vertical wall 57 is substantially flush with the end surface 66 of the above-described upper horizontal member 53 when assembled in a frame shape.

The wall 59 of the lower horizontal member 55 on the side of the box body 2 is
The height is lower than the vertical wall 57 described above, and extends in a direction parallel to the vertical wall 57. Therefore, a groove is formed at the bottom of the horizontal member 55, and this groove functions as the dam groove 54. As shown in FIGS. 4 and 6, through holes 60 are provided at equal intervals at the bottom of the dam groove 54. Through hole 60
6, the cross-sectional shape has two stages, and the cross-sectional shape on the upper side (dam groove 54 side) is small and on the lower side (external side).
Has a large cross-sectional shape.

The vertical member 56 forming the frame 50 is made of resin and is connected to both ends of the upper and lower horizontal members 53 and 55 by an adhesive material. Vertical member 56
Although not shown in the drawings, the cross-sectional shape of is "C" -shaped.
Since the frame body 50 is made by combining members each having a “C” -shaped cross section, each frame member has two openings, a front opening and a rear opening. In this embodiment, the sizes of both openings are different, and the rear (the box 2
The opening on the side joined to is larger than the opening on the front side. As the configuration of the frame 50, in addition to the configuration in which each side is joined with an adhesive as disclosed in this embodiment, a method of integrally molding by an aluminum die casting method is also recommended.

The swing door 51 is made of aluminum die casting, is a plate-shaped member, and is a frame body 5.
It has enough area to completely cover the opening in front of 0. Further, it is important that the area of the swing door 51 is such a size that the swing door 51 can enter the inside of the box 2 from the opening at the rear side (the side joined to the box 2) of the frame 50 when swinging. The swing door 51 is provided with steps 64 and 69 near the upper end and the lower end, respectively. The depths of the steps 64 and 69 are not the same, and the step 69 on the lower side is much deeper than the step 64 on the upper side. The bearing member 6 is provided on the entire upper end of the swing door 51.
1 is integrally formed. The bearing member 61 has an annular shape with a part cut away. Further, the lower end portion of the swing door 51 is provided with an abutting portion 62 having a circular cross section.

In the swing door 51, the bearing member 61 at the upper end is fitted with the swing core 58 in the upper horizontal member 53, and the swing door 51 can swing around the swing core 58. The swing core 5
A spiral spring 63 is wound around 8, and one end of the spiral spring 63 is in contact with the back surface of the swing door 51. Therefore, the swing door 51 is normally pressed outward, and the contact portion 62 is in contact with the vertical wall 57 of the lower horizontal member 55. As described above, since the step portion 69 is provided near the lower end of the swing door 51, the step portion 69
Is located on the top surface of the vertical wall 57, and the lower end side of the swing door 51 projects outward from the vertical wall 57. That is, the lower end of the vertical wall 57 projects outward from the front opening of the frame body 50.

As described above, the inner surface of the vertical wall 57 and the end surface 66 of the upper horizontal member 53 are on the same plane, and the upper and lower step portions 64 and 69 of the swing door 51 are on the lower step portion 69.
Since the lower side is deeper, when the swing door 51 is attached, the lower end of the front surface of the swing door 51 is located at the front, and the swing door 51 is inclined downward in the spreading direction (FIG. 4). reference). The article input port 3 having the above-described configuration is the opening 6 of the box body 2.
It is attached to 5 parts. A sponge-like sealing material 6 is provided between the back surface of the article input port 3 and the front surface of the box body 2.
7 is interposed. When a postal matter or the like is pressed against the swing door 51 of the article input port 3, the swing door 51 swings against the spiral spring 63, and the lower end side leaves the lower horizontal member 55 to open that portion ( See FIG. 2). And box 2 for mail etc.
Once inside the swing door 51, the swing spring 51
The force of returns to the current position.

Next, the structure of the article take-out port 5 will be described. The article take-out port 5 has an opening 17 of the box body 2 and a lid body 7.
0 is attached, and a locking member 78 is provided as a structure peculiar to this embodiment. Lid 70
Is a plate-shaped member, and the dial lock 7
1 is attached. Both sides of the lid body 70 are folded back toward the box body 2 side for reinforcement. An elongated hole 73 is provided on the upper end side of the folded portion 72. Further, in the mail receiver 1 of this embodiment, the extension portion 75 is provided in the entire upper end portion of the lid body 70. In the extension part 75, the upper part of the elongated hole 73 is bent inward by about 45 ° from the plate-like part (box body side), and the tip is bent back at a right angle to provide a locking hook part 82. .

When the eyes are moved to the box body 2 around the article take-out port 5, the opening 17 of the box body 2 surrounds the right and left vertical sides and the lower end side of the opening 17 as shown in FIGS. It is provided. Unlike the dam groove 54 described above, the groove 79 is different from that shown in FIG.
As shown in (a) and (b), it opens toward the front side. Further, the groove 79 at the lower end has a lower surface inclined downward toward the opening side as shown in FIG. 8B. A swing shaft 77 is provided near the upper end of the opening 17 in parallel with the wall of the front surface 8.

The locking member 78 is an elongated member, and its cross-sectional shape is "L" -shaped similar to that of the above-mentioned extension 75. The locking members 78 are attached to both ends with the attachment portions 80
And the left and right side walls 12, 1
It is attached to 3 in a straddle shape. A strike 81 (see FIG. 2) is provided at the lower end of the opening 17 in the box body 2. The assembly configuration of the article outlet 5 is
The lid body 70 is attached to the box body 2 with the swing shaft 77 inserted into the elongated hole 73 of the lid body 70.

The lid 70 is swingable about the swing shaft 77 and opens outward as shown in FIG. When the lid 70 is closed, the folded-back portions 72 on both sides of the lid 70 are inserted into the groove 79.

The procedure for opening the lid 70 is as follows. When the article take-out port 5 of this embodiment is opened, the dial lock 71 is rotated and unlocked, and the lid 7 is opened to the outside. The state of the upper end portion of the lid 70 at this time is shown in FIG.
It is like (a). Then, with the lid 70 open to the maximum opening, the lid 70 is pushed toward the swing shaft 77 side (direction of arrow D in FIGS. 2 and 9).

Here, in the mail receiver 1 of this embodiment, the lid 7
Since 0 is engaged with the swing shaft 77 through the long hole 73,
The entire lid 70 moves toward the swing shaft 77 along the elongated hole 73. Then, the locking hook portion 82 of the extension portion 75 of the lid 70
Passes through the locking portion 78 (FIG. 9b), and further, the engaging hook portion 8
2 engages with the locking portion 78 (FIG. 7C). Therefore, in the mail receiver 1 of the present embodiment, the lid 70 stops in the open state as shown in FIG. When closing the lid 70, the lid 70
After slightly lifting, the lid 70 is pulled toward the dial lock 71, and the engagement between the engaging hook portion 82 and the locking portion 78 is released.

The ideal opening method for the article outlet 5 is
As described above, in the present embodiment, even if the user opens the lid 70 by mistake in the procedure, the device is devised so that the opened state of the lid 70 can be maintained. That is, FIG.
When the user accidentally pushes the lid 70 in the direction of arrow D in the state where the lid 70 does not reach the upper end like 0 (a), the engaging hook of the lid 70 as shown in FIG. 10 (a). Part 82 and locking part 7
As a result, the back surfaces of 8 and 8 come into close contact with each other.

However, in the article take-out port 5 of this embodiment, both the engaging hook portion 82 and the locking portion 78 are "L".
In the state where both back surfaces are in contact with each other, both contact surfaces are inclined at about 40 ° to 50 °. Therefore, when the user further opens the lid 70 upward, the engaging hook portion 82 of the lid 70 presses the locking portion 78, and a normal force is generated between them. Therefore, the lid 70 is slightly pushed back in the direction of the arrow E as shown in FIG. Then, at the next moment, the end surfaces of the engaging hook portion 82 and the engaging portion 78 contact each other as shown in FIG. 10C, and further the engaging hook portion 82 and the engaging portion as shown in FIG. 10D. 78 engages. The engagement state at this time is not a perfect state as described above, but rather a state in which it is merely hooked, but since the weight of the lid body 70 is light, the lid body 70 does not drop and is practically used. It can be used without any particular problem.

Next, how the mailbox 1 of this embodiment is exposed to rain will be described. When the mailbox 1 of this embodiment is exposed to rain, it rains from the upper surface 10 to the front surface 8 and the side surface 1.
It travels through 2 and 13 and runs down. As described above, the box body 2 of the mailbox 1 of this embodiment has the roof portion 22 and the main body portion 23.
And the bottom portion 25, these members are always combined so that the upper member covers the lower member, and rainwater cannot enter from these joints.

Considering waterproofing of the opening 14 portion of the illuminating device 7, since the opening 14 is covered with a ground glass 29, and the ground glass 29 is a stationary object and does not move, it is possible to use normal caulking means. , It can completely block the intrusion of rainwater.

Next, considering the entry of rainwater through the functional member opening 15, a box-shaped member 32 is arranged on the back surface of the portion, and the opening 15 is completely blocked by the box-shaped member 32. It can be said that it has been done. In particular, in this embodiment, the seaming of the box-shaped member 32 is carefully put in place to prevent the rainwater from entering through the seam of the box-shaped member 32. Furthermore, since the upper surface portion 33 of the box-shaped member 32 has an upward slope with respect to the opening 15, rainwater flowing in front of the box body 2 is difficult to enter the functional member insertion portion 30 in the first place. Further, as shown in FIG. 5, the flange 39 is abutted against the back side of the wall of the box body 2 at the joint portion between the upper surface portion 33 of the box-shaped member 32 and the box body 2, and from this joint portion into the box body 2. Rainwater does not enter.

Similarly, since the lower surface portion 34 of the box-shaped member 32 also has an upward slope with respect to the opening 15, rainwater flowing in front of the box body 2 is unlikely to enter the functional member insertion portion 30 in the first place. Further, even if rainwater enters the functional member insertion portion 30, the rainwater flows through the inclined lower surface portion 34 and is smoothly drained. At the joint between the lower surface portion 34 and the opening 15, the flange 31 of the box body 2 is arranged under the lower member 34 as in the upper surface portion, and rainwater does not enter the box body 2 from this portion.

Next, the waterproofing of the article insertion port 3 will be examined. The article input port 3 is formed separately from the box body 2. However, the article input port 3 is formed through the sealing material 67.
The rainwater does not enter the box body 2 through the joint between the two. Assuming a case where side impact rain directly hits the article insertion port 3, the swing door 51
Has a slightly downward spread, the rainwater flows along the inclination of the swing door 51 and separates from the box body 2 and flows down. And rainwater flows down from the lower end of the swing door 51,
The lower end of the rocking door 51 is exposed to the outside from the opening of the frame body 50 by the step portion 69, and the rainwater flows away from the box body 2 so that the rainwater does not enter the frame body 50.

Further, even if the heavy rain enters the frame 50 through the swing door 51, rainwater cannot enter the box 2. That is, even if rainwater enters the frame 50 from the rocking door 51 due to heavy rain, the rainwater always hits the rocking door 51, so that the rainwater travels through the rocking door 51 and falls down. Further, in the mail receiver 1 of this embodiment, since the dam groove 54 is provided under the swing door 51, rainwater is received by the dam groove 54. Since the hole is provided at the bottom of the dam groove 54, the rainwater in the dam groove 54 is smoothly drained to the outside.

In the case of terrible heavy rain, it can be assumed that the rocking door 51 is pushed open by a strong wind, but in the mail receiver 1 of this embodiment, the rocking door 51 is attached to the frame 50. Since it is separated from the opening 16 of the box body 2, it does not jump over the dam groove 54 and enter the box body 2 even when the momentum of the splash is very strong.

Next, waterproofing of the opening 17 of the article take-out port 5 will be examined. The lid body 70 attached to the article take-out port 5 is attached to the box body 2 so as to open outward, and the area thereof covers the opening 17 without any gap. Therefore, from the basic structure, it can be said that the article outlet 5 is a structure in which rainwater is less likely to enter the box body 2 than the article inlet 3 described above. Further, in the present embodiment, inside the opening 17,
Since the groove 79 that opens outward is provided, the rainwater that has propagated through the lid body 70 is received by the groove 79 and flows through this. Then, the rainwater in the groove 79 will eventually reach the groove 7 at the lower end.
Collected in 9. Further, in the mail receiver 1 of the present embodiment, since the lower surface of the groove 79 at the lower end portion is inclined downward toward the opening side as shown in FIG. 8B, rainwater has a slope on the lower surface of the groove 79. Is discharged to the outside.

In the mail receiver 1 of this embodiment, the article take-out port 5 can be stopped in the open state as shown in FIG. 2, and at this time, the lid body 70 has a downward slope toward the opening 17. Therefore, when the article take-out port 70 is opened in the rain, the rainwater that hits the lid 70 theoretically tends to flow into the box 2 side. However, in reality, even if the lid 70 is opened during rainy weather, it is considered that there is no concern that the mail or the like will get wet.

The mailbox 1 of this embodiment is structurally characterized in that it has an extension 75 at its upper end, and its tip has a locking hook 82.
Has become. Then, when the lid 70 is opened, the locking hook 82 opens upward in a "V" shape as shown in FIGS.

Therefore, even if rain falls on the lid body 70 and it rains and moves to the box body 2 side, the lid body 70 adopted in this embodiment is used.
Then, the locking hook 82 portion of the extension portion 75 functions as a receiving groove, and rainwater is collected in the portion. When the lid 70 is returned, rainwater flows on the front side of the lid 70 and does not enter the inside of the box 2. As described above, when the lid 70 is opened, it is expected that a small amount of rain will hit the lid 70. Therefore, it is considered that the rain does not enter the box body 2 as described above. When a large amount of rain hits the lid 70, rainwater enters the box 2.

However, even in that case, the rainwater is dropped not to the central portion of the box 2 but to the peripheral portion which is less affected. That is, in the present embodiment, the locking hook 82 portion of the lid 70 is the lid 7
It is provided over the entire upper end of 0 and functions as a receiving groove, but both end portions of the receiving groove are open. Therefore, if a large amount of rain hits the lid 70,
Rainwater is collected in the locking hooks 82, flows through the locking hooks 82, and is dropped from the peripheral portion into the box body 2.

As described above, in the mailbox 1 of this embodiment,
Although it can be said that measures against rainwater are perfect, rainwater may enter due to reasons such as corrosion. In that case, the rainwater flows inside the box body 2, is scooped by the receiving groove 43 provided directly below the functional member insertion portion 30, and is collected at the corner portion and flows downward. Then, the water is drained to the outside from a rainwater drain hole (not shown) provided on the bottom surface 11 of the box body 2. In many cases, a slatted member is laid in the central portion of the box body 2 and mail and the like are stored on the sludge. Even when invading, there is little damage.

In the above embodiment, the article input port 3 of the present invention is used.
Although the example has been shown in which the above is adopted in a mail box equipped with a functional member and lighting, it is of course possible to adopt it in a mail box 90 having only basic functions as shown in FIG. In addition, the article insertion port 3
Although both have been shown to be provided inside the frame and attached to the outside of the box, the present invention is also applicable to configurations where the swing door is attached directly to the inside of the box. When installing the swing door inside the box, provide a dam groove inside the box directly below the swing door, and provide a drainage hole through the plate on the front side of the box. Becomes

The article input port of the present invention is not limited to a mailbox, but can be used for a post, a slip box, a box-shaped article input port such as a proposal box. Still further, the article input port of the present invention is
It can also be applied to things that do not have a box, such as the library's book return port.

[0051]

Since the article inlet of the present invention is provided with the dam groove in the lower part of the swing door, the rainwater that has flowed down the swing door is received by the dam groove and discharged to the outside through the hole. It Therefore, the article insertion port of the present invention has an effect that rainwater does not enter the inside and does not wet postal matters. Further, the article inlet of the present invention does not need to be provided with a canopy or the like to protect the box body from the box, which is effective in saving space.

In the article inlet according to the second aspect, there is some distance between the swing door and the box body, and rainwater transmitted through the swing door is unlikely to enter the box body. In addition, the rainwater in the dam groove drops straight down from the hole and is discharged, so drainage of the rainwater is smooth. Therefore, the article inlet of the present invention has a higher effect of preventing rainwater from entering.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a perspective view of a mail box including an article slot according to a specific embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a perspective view of the mail receiver of FIG. 1 in a state in which an article inlet and an article outlet are opened.

3 is a cross-sectional view taken along the line AA of the mailbox of FIG.

FIG. 4 is an enlarged cross-sectional view of the vicinity of the article insertion port of FIG.

5 is an enlarged cross-sectional view near the functional member insertion portion of FIG.

6 is a cross-sectional perspective view of an article insertion port of the mailbox of FIG. 1 as viewed from inside the box.

FIG. 7 is an enlarged cross-sectional view of a main part showing an assembled configuration of the box body of the mail receiver of FIG.

8A is a sectional view taken along the line BB of the mailbox of FIG. 1, and FIG. 8B is a sectional view taken along the line CC of the mailbox of FIG.

FIG. 9 is an explanatory diagram showing the behavior of the article outlet of the mailbox of FIG.

FIG. 10 is an explanatory view showing another behavior of the article outlet of the mailbox of FIG.

FIG. 11 is a perspective view showing a modified embodiment of the mail receiver including the article insertion port of the present invention.

FIG. 12 is a perspective view of a conventional mailbox.

[Explanation of symbols]

 1,90 Mailbox 2 Box 3 Item entry port 5 Item removal port 7 Lighting device 37,38,40 Functional member 51 Swing door 53 Upper horizontal member 54 Dam groove 55 Lower horizontal member 56 Vertical member 57 Vertical wall 58 Swing core 60 Through Hole 64 Step 67 Sealing Material 69 Step

Claims (2)

[Claims] 1. An article insertion port having a rocking door, into which an article is inserted by pushing the rocking door open, has a dam groove at a lower portion of the rocking door, and the dam groove has an external portion. An article insertion port, which is provided with a communicating hole. 2. The article input port according to claim 1, further comprising a frame body attached to the outside of the box body, the swing door being attached to the frame body, and the dam groove on the lower side of the frame body. An article insertion port, characterized in that a hole provided inside and communicating with the outside is provided at the bottom of the dam groove.