JPH10295532A - Postal matter receiving box - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a postal matter receiving box with high practicality, which is constituted so as not to make a postal matter wet by rain water even when rain water, etc., is permitted to flow in to the inside of it together with the postal matter. SOLUTION: The postal matter receiving box is provided with a containing part 1 for containing the postal matter, the containing part 1 is provided with an open/close part 2 for taking-out it, a throw-in part 5 communicating with the containing pant 1 is provided in the upper part of the containing part 1, a throw-in port 8 for throwing it into the throw-in part 5 is provided, a lower groove part 9 for receiving rain water, etc., flowing from the throw-in port 8 is provided inside the throw-in part 5 and a communicating part 11 communicating with side grooves 10a, 10b(10) arranged in the containing part 1 is provided in the lower groove part 9. Then, rain water flowing in from the throw-in port 8 to the inside of the throw-in part 5 is received by the lower groove part 9, made to pass through the side grooves 10 and made to flow-out to the outside of the containing part 1.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a mail box.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art
Various types of mailboxes are used for posting mail and temporarily storing the mail.However, in rainy weather, rainwater, etc. will be sent together with the mail when mailing the mail. Often get inside the receiving box,
There was a problem that the mail was wet by the rainwater or the like.

[0003] There is a need for a mail box that improves the wetting of the mail, but there is no existing mail box that has sufficiently improved this point.

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION The present invention has been made to solve the above-mentioned conventional problems, and is very practical in that the mailed material is not wetted by rainwater even if rainwater or the like flows inside together with the mailed material. It is intended to provide a highly reliable mail box.

[0005]

The gist of the present invention will be described with reference to the accompanying drawings.

[0006] A storage section 1 for storing a mailed article is provided, an opening / closing section 2 for taking out a mailed article is provided in the storage section 1, and an input section 5 communicating with the storage section 1 is provided above the storage section 1. An input port 8 for inputting mail is provided in the input section 5, a lower groove 9 for receiving rainwater or the like flowing from the input port 8 is provided in the input section 5, and the lower groove 9 is provided in the storage section 1. A communication portion 11 communicating with the side groove 10 is provided, and rainwater or the like flowing into the inside of the charging portion 5 from the charging port 8 is received by the lower groove portion 9, passed through the communication portion 11 and the side groove 10, and flows out of the storage portion 1. The present invention relates to a mail receiving box characterized by having such a configuration.

Further, an opening / closing door 2 is provided on a main body 1 for storing mail items having an opening portion 3 at an upper portion so as to be openable and closable so as to take out the mail items, and an opening portion 4 communicating with the opening portion 3 is provided above the main body 1. Is provided, an input port 8 for charging mail is provided in the upper box 5, an openable / closable plate 6 is provided in the input port 8, and the upper box 5 A lower groove 9 for receiving rainwater or the like flowing into the inside is provided inside the upper box 5, a hole 11 communicating with a side groove 10 provided in the main body 1 is provided in the lower groove 9, and The present invention relates to a mail receiving box characterized in that rainwater or the like flowing into the inside is received by the lower groove portion 9, passed through the hole 11 and the side groove 10 and flows out of the main body 1.

Further, in the mail receiving box according to the second aspect, the upper box body 5 provided on the upper portion of the main body 1 can be installed in any direction of front, rear, left and right. Regardless of the installation direction, rainwater or the like flowing into the lower groove 9 is received by the lower groove 9 and the hole 1
1. A mailing box characterized by being configured to flow out of the main body 1 through a side groove 10.

A post 13 is provided on the bottom surface 18 of the main body 1 of the mail receiving box according to any one of claims 2 and 3, and the post is provided.
13 relates to a mail receiving box characterized in that a lower portion of 13 can be buried in the ground.

Further, in the mail receiving box according to the fourth aspect, a first member 31a orthogonal to the tip of the base member 31 at both ends of the base member 31 having a U-shaped cross section, and a state orthogonal to the first member 31a. L in plan view constituted by the second member 31b connected in series
A pair of left and right members formed by connecting a plurality of U-shaped contact members are joined by welding the first members 31a together, and the first member 31a and the second member 31b of the contact members of the pair of left and right members are joined. A joining member 15 having a substrate 15a which is in contact with both second members 31b of a T-shaped portion in a planar cross section formed from inside and having a tip bent toward the first member 31a is fitted. The present invention relates to a mail receiving box characterized in that the board 15a of the joining member 15 and the two second members 31a and 31b of the contact member are joined by welding.

[0011]

According to the first aspect of the present invention, a lower groove 9 is provided inside the charging section 5, and the lower groove 9 receives rainwater or the like flowing from the charging port 8 into the inside.
Rain water and the like received at the lower part 9 are passed through a communicating part 11 provided in the lower groove part 9 to a side groove 10 provided in the storage part 1 as appropriate.
The rainwater or the like that has flowed through the storage unit 1 is caused to flow out of the storage unit 1.

Therefore, it is possible to prevent the mailing material from being wet by rainwater or the like flowing into the inside of the charging portion 5 from the charging port 8, so that a highly practical mail receiving box can be obtained.

According to the second aspect, a lower groove 9 is provided inside the upper box 5, and the lower groove 9 receives rainwater or the like flowing into the inside of the upper box 5 from the inlet 8 by the lower groove 9. The received rainwater or the like flows through a hole 11 provided in the lower groove portion 9 and flows into a side groove 10 appropriately provided in the main body 1.
The rainwater that has flowed out of the main body 1 flows out of the main body 1.

Therefore, it is possible to prevent the mail from being wet by rainwater or the like flowing into the inside of the upper box body 5 from the input port 8, so that a highly practical mail box can be obtained.

According to the third aspect of the present invention, the upper box body 5 provided on the upper surface of the main body 1 can be installed with the installation direction being changed to the front or rear or the right and left sides as appropriate. Can be set freely. For example, the opening and closing door 2 can be set on the back side with the input port 8 facing the front, and the opening and closing door 2 can be set on the right side with the input port 8 facing the front.

According to a fourth aspect of the present invention, since the column 13 is provided on the bottom surface of the main body 1 and the lower portion of the column 13 can be buried in the ground, the main body 1 can be freely set at a desired position on the ground, and A mail box that is very easy to use when posting or taking out can be obtained.

According to a fifth aspect of the present invention, the base member 31 has a U-shaped flat cross section.
A first member 31a orthogonal to the front end of the base member 31 at both ends thereof and a second member 31b connected to the first member 31a in a state orthogonal to the first member 31a.
A pair of left and right members formed by connecting abutting members having an L-shape in a planar cross section formed by connecting the first member 31a to each other by welding are joined to each other, and both of the abutting members of the pair of left and right members are joined. First member 31
a and a second member 31b formed by the second member 31b, a joining member having a substrate 15a abutting from the inside on both sides of the second member 31b in a T-shaped section in plan view, and having a tip bent toward the first member 31a. The two second members 31a and 31 of the joining member 15 and the contact member
b and welded to each other, the support 13 can be formed firmly and easily, and
Since the connecting member 15 and the welded portion do not appear on the outer surface of the column 13, the column 13 having a very beautiful appearance and being robust and simple can be formed.

[0018]

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS A mail receiving box according to an embodiment of the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings.

As shown in FIGS. 1 to 5 and FIG. 8, this embodiment is a mail receiving box for posting a mail such as a mail and temporarily storing the mail. An opening / closing door 2 is provided on the main body 1 for storing the mailed product so as to be openable and closable for taking out the mailed material, an opening 3 is provided on the upper surface of the main body 1, and an opening communicating with the opening 3 is provided on the upper surface of the main body 1. An upper box body 5 provided with a part 4 is provided. The upper box body 5 is provided with an input port 8 for inputting a mailing object.
A lower groove 9 for receiving rainwater or the like flowing into the upper box 5 from the inlet 8 is provided in the upper box 5;
The lower groove 9 is provided with a hole 11 communicating with a side groove 10 appropriately provided in the main body 1 so that rainwater or the like flowing through the hole 11 and flowing into the side groove 10 flows out of the main body 1.

Further, the upper box 5 provided on the upper surface of the main body 1 is configured so that it can be installed by changing the installation direction back and forth as appropriate, and when the upper box 5 is installed in any direction, the lower The structure is such that rainwater or the like flowing into the groove 9 flows out of the main body 1 through the side groove 10 of the main body 1.

The upper box 5 provided on the upper surface of the main body 1 is formed by making the joining surface shape of the main body 1 and the upper box 5 square.
Can be installed by changing the installation direction to the front and rear or the left and right sides as appropriate.

As shown in FIG. 1, a post 13 is provided on the bottom surface 18 of the main body 1 of the mail box, and the lower portion of the post 13 can be buried in the ground.

As shown in FIG. 6 and FIG.
The plate material constituting 13 is formed in a prismatic shape, the joints on both sides of the plate material are formed in a U-shape inside the column 13, and the joints on both sides are combined to form a T shape, and the T shape is formed. A joining member 15 whose both ends are bent inward is fitted into the formed joint, and the joining member
The support 13 is formed by welding the support 13 and the connecting member 15 at the upper and lower ends of the T-shaped joint with the upper and lower ends of the support 15.

The inlet 8 of the upper box 5 will be described in detail with reference to FIG. 2. The lower surface of the inlet 8 is provided with a convex portion 20 which is inclined outward so that the opening / closing plate 6 is in contact with the lower portion. The lower groove 9 is provided inside the upper box 5 so as to be connected to the portion 20.

Therefore, even if rainwater hits the opening / closing plate 6 and flows downward, this rainwater is formed by the inclined surface of the projection 20 so that the upper box 5
Even if the rainwater flowing through the opening / closing plate 6 falls from the lower end of the opening / closing plate 6, the rainwater flows into the lower groove 9 so that the rainwater does not flow into the interior 12 of the main body 1. ,
It does not wet the mail stored in the interior 12 of the body 1.

An opening / closing means using a spring material or the like is provided at the upper end of the opening / closing plate 6 so that when a mail or the like is pressed from the slot 8 to the opening / closing plate 6, the opening / closing plate 6 is pressed and opened inside the upper box 5. 7 is provided, and the opening / closing plate 6 is attached to the upper surface of the inlet 8 of the upper box 5.

The upper box 5 is attached to the main body 1 when the upper box 5 and the main body 1 are set at predetermined positions, and a hole is appropriately provided in a portion corresponding to both, and a fixing member 21 such as a screw is provided in the hole. Use and fix.

When the upper box 5 is attached to the main body 1 and the inlet 8 and the opening / closing door 2 are provided on the same side as shown in FIG. 1 and FIG. The hole 11 provided on the body 9 is configured to communicate with the front side groove 10a provided on the main body 1 as shown in FIGS.

When the upper box 5 is attached to the main body 1 so that the input port 8 is at the front and the door 2 is at the back,
The hole 11 provided in the lower groove 9 of the upper box 5 is configured to communicate with the back side groove 10 b provided in the main body 1.

The front side groove 10a or the back side groove 10 of the main body 1
The rainwater flowing in b flows out of the main body 1 through a bottom hole 22 provided in the bottom surface 18 of the main body 1.

A bottom plate 23 is provided in the upper portion of the bottom surface 18 of the main body 1 so as to form a bottom groove 24, and a column mounting hole 25 provided for mounting the column 13 is provided substantially in the center of the bottom surface 18. I have. At the upper end opening of the column 13, a U-shaped top cover 14 is brought into contact with the inner surface of the column 13 so as to close the opening, and the top cover 14 is provided with a hole 27 in the column 13 with a screw or the like. Is attached and fixed using the screw 26 of FIG.

At the position corresponding to the column mounting hole 25 provided on the bottom surface 18 of the main body 1, a hole is also provided on the upper cover 14 provided on the column 13,
The main body 1 and the support 13 are mounted and fixed via a mounting plate 17 by a fixing member 28 such as a bolt and a nut. The fixing member 28 provided on the main body 1 side is formed in the bottom groove 24. The mounting plate 17 is provided with a hole 29 communicating with the bottom surface hole 22 provided on the bottom surface 18 of the main body 1.

In the case where the post 13 is provided and used in the mail receiving box, as shown in FIG. 1, a hole is provided at the lower end of the post 13, and the rod 30 is inserted into this hole, and as shown in FIG. Prop illustrated in
The dashed line at the lower end of 13 is buried in the ground, and concrete or the like is poured around the dashed line and solidified, and fixed and installed on the ground.

In the figure, reference numeral 19 denotes a locking portion for locking the door 2.

In this embodiment, as described above, the lower groove 9 is provided inside the upper box 5 so that the lower groove 9 receives rainwater or the like flowing into the upper box 5 from the inlet 8. Then, rainwater or the like received in the lower groove 9 flows through a hole 11 provided in the lower groove 9 to a side groove 10 formed by a front side groove 10a or a back side groove 10b provided in the main body 1 as appropriate.
The rainwater that has flowed through 10 flows out of the main body 1.

Accordingly, it is possible to prevent the mail from being wet by rainwater or the like flowing into the inside of the upper box body 5 from the input port 8, so that a highly practical mail box can be obtained.

Further, since the upper box 5 provided on the upper surface of the main body 1 can be installed with the installation direction being changed in the front-rear or left-right sideways direction, the mounting positional relationship between the input port 8 and the door 2 can be freely set. For example, it is possible to set the opening / closing door 2 to the back side with the input port 8 facing the front or to set the opening / closing door 2 to the right side with the input port 8 facing the front.

Further, since the support 13 is provided on the bottom surface of the main body 1 so that the lower part of the support 13 can be buried in the ground, the main body 1 can be freely set at a desired position on the ground, and mailing and mailing can be performed. A very easy-to-use mail receiving box can be obtained for taking out.

Further, since the joining member 15 is attached to the joint surface of the column 13 and the joint member 15 and the joint surface of the column 13 are joined by welding, the column 13 can be formed firmly and easily. . In addition, since the connecting portion of the support 13 is provided inside the support 13 and the connecting member 15 is fitted into the connecting portion and the support 13 and the connecting member 15 are welded, the connecting member 15 and the welding portion are provided on the outer surface of the support 13. Since there is no appearance, it is possible to form a strong and simple support column 13 which is very beautiful in appearance.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a perspective view showing a mail receiving box according to an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a sectional side view of a main part of FIG.

FIG. 3 is a sectional view taken along line BB of FIG. 1;

FIG. 4 is a sectional view taken along line AA of FIG. 1;

FIG. 5 is a bottom view of the main body of FIG. 1;

FIG. 6 is a perspective view showing a column according to one embodiment.

FIG. 7 is a bottom view showing a column according to one embodiment.

FIG. 8 is an exploded perspective view of FIG.

[Explanation of symbols]

 DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Main body, storage part 2 Opening / closing door, opening / closing part 3 Opening 4 Opening 5 Upper box, insertion part 6 Opening / closing plate 8 Input opening 9 Lower groove part 10 Side groove 11 hole, communication part 13 Post 15 Joint member 15a Substrate 18 Bottom 31 Base member 31a First member 31b Second member

Claims (5)

[Claims] 1. A storage unit for storing a mailing object, an opening / closing unit for taking out a mailing object is provided in the storage unit, an input unit communicating with the storage unit is provided at an upper part of the storage unit, and the mailing unit is provided in the input unit. An input port for inputting an object is provided, a lower groove portion for receiving rainwater or the like flowing from the input port is provided inside the input portion, and a communication portion communicating with a side groove provided in the storage portion is provided in the lower groove portion, and an input port is provided. A mail receiving box characterized in that rainwater or the like flowing into the charging section from the lower part is received by the lower groove part, passes through the communicating part and the side groove, and flows out of the storage part. 2. An upper box body provided with an opening / closing door which can be opened and closed so as to take out a mailing object from a main body storing a mailing object having an opening at an upper portion, and an opening communicating with the opening at an upper portion of the main body. The upper box is provided with an input port for charging mail, the input port is provided with an openable and closable plate, and the lower groove for receiving rainwater flowing into the upper box from the input port is provided in the upper box. Provided inside the body, provided in the lower groove portion a hole communicating with the side groove provided in the main body, received rainwater and the like flowing into the inside of the upper box body from the input port in the lower groove portion, passed through the hole, the side groove, the body of the body A mailing box characterized by being configured to flow out. 3. The mailing box according to claim 2, wherein:
The upper box provided on the upper part of the main body is configured so that it can be installed in any direction of front, rear, left and right, and even when the upper box is installed in any direction, rain water or the like flowing into the lower groove is removed. A mail receiving box, wherein the mail receiving box is configured to be received in a lower groove portion, to pass through a hole and a side groove, and to flow out of the main body. 4. A mailing system, wherein a post is provided on a bottom surface of the main body of the mailing box according to claim 2, and a lower portion of the post can be buried in the ground. Pickup box. 5. The mailing box according to claim 4, wherein:
At the both ends of the base member having a U-shape in cross section, an L-shape in a plan cross section formed by a first member orthogonal to the tip of the base member and a second member connected in a state orthogonal to the first member. A pair of right and left members formed by connecting abutting members are joined by welding the first members together, and a flat cross section formed by both the first member and the second member of the abutting members of the pair of left and right members A joining member having a substrate abutting from the inside to both second members of the T-shaped portion from the inside and having a tip bent toward the first member is fitted, and both the substrate and the abutting member of the joining member are fitted. A mail receiving box configured to be joined by welding with a second member.