JP3401755B2 - Post box - Google Patents

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a mail box, and more particularly, to a mail box which does not wet the mail items inside the box even if a functional member such as a monitor camera is incorporated in the box. .

[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. As shown in FIG. 11, a conventional mail box has a box body 101 which is a main body 100, an article input port 102, and an article output port 103.
Are formed on the same surface or on the front surface and the back surface, and the article inlet 1
02 and the article take-out port 103, respectively.
It has a structure in which 05 is pivotally attached.

[0003] In the mailbox, even if rainwater penetrates into the box body from the cover plate, it does not wet the postal matter and the like put in the box body, as disclosed in Japanese Examined Patent Publication No. 61-53044. No. 25351 is disclosed. The mailboxes disclosed in both publications make it difficult for rainwater to enter the inside of the box from the lid plate, and even if rainwater enters the box, the rainwater is easily drained. It is a thing.

[0004]

Generally, functional members such as an intercom and a monitor camera are provided at a front door provided with a mail box. If the mail box and the functional parts are separate, the work of installing them at the front door becomes troublesome, so a mail box incorporating the functional parts in a box is actually fair.
-32295 gazette etc. are disclosed.

However, in such a conventional mail receiver, the adhesion between the functional member and the box body is not sufficient, and rainwater permeates through the gap between the functional member and the box body due to corrosion or the like, and the mail in the box body is infiltrated. There was a problem such as getting wet.

Further, the mailboxes disclosed in Japanese Patent Publication No. 61-53044 and Japanese Utility Model Publication No. 2-25351 do not incorporate a functional member, but mainly rain water from the lid to the inside of the main body. It was made to be difficult to enter. Therefore, it is not possible to prevent rainwater from penetrating from the mounting portion to wet the postal matter and the like inside the box simply by attaching the functional member to such a mailbox.

[0007] Therefore, an object of the present invention is to provide a mail box in which functional articles such as a monitor camera and the like are incorporated into a box so as not to wet postal matters in the box.

[0008]

According to the present invention for achieving the above object, a box-shaped member containing a functional member is housed in a box body having an opening, and a front portion of the box-shaped member is provided in the box body. It is a mailbox that is joined to the opening.

The invention that is an improvement of the above invention is a mail box characterized in that the lower surface of the box-shaped member is inclined so as to be lowered from the inside of the box to the opening side.

The invention further improved on the above invention is such that a flange is provided at the open end of the upper surface of the box-shaped member,
The outer surface of the flange and the inner surface of the upper side of the box body are in close contact with each other, the flange is provided on the lower side of the opening of the box body, and the upper surface of this flange and the lower surface of the lower surface of the box-shaped member are in close contact with each other. It is a mailbox.

A further improved invention is a mail box characterized in that a receiving groove is provided immediately below the box-shaped member.

Further, the present invention may be a mail box characterized in that the functional member is a monitor camera.

[0013]

In the mail receiver of the present invention, the box-shaped member containing the functional member is joined to the opening of the box body, so that the functional member and the inside of the box body are completely separated from each other. Therefore, even if the periphery of the functional member is wetted by rainwater, the rainwater does not wet the inside of the box body by the box-shaped member.

When the lower surface of the box-shaped member is tilted from the inner side of the box to the opening side as described above,
Rainwater that wets the periphery of the functional member is forcibly discharged without collecting in the box-shaped member.

Further, the outer surface of the flange provided at the open end of the upper surface of the box-shaped member is in close contact with the inner side of the upper surface of the opening of the box body, so that the upper surface of the flange of the box-shaped member and the lower surface of the box-shaped member. The close contact with the lower surface of the portion makes it difficult for rainwater to permeate into the inside of the box-shaped member from the close contact surface that is the joining portion thereof.

According to the third aspect of the present invention, even if there is rainwater that has penetrated into the box body from the box-shaped member due to corrosion or the like, the rainwater flows from the receiving groove directly below the box-shaped member. It is possible to prevent the postal matter from being drained to the outside and getting wet with the mail in the box.

According to the fourth aspect of the present invention, the mail box is a monitor camera which is difficult to secure the close contact with the box body as an example of the functional member, and even if rainwater enters through the gap between the box body and the monitor camera. The rainwater can be prevented from entering the box body by the box-shaped member.

[0018]

EXAMPLES Specific examples of the present invention will be described below. FIG. 1 is a perspective view of a mail box 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. Figure 3
It is an AA sectional view 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 mail receiver 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.

1 to 9, reference numeral 1 denotes a mail box. The mail box 1 of this embodiment includes a box body 2 serving as a main body, an article input port 3 and an article take-out port 5 which are basic functions,
Not only the lighting device 7 is provided, but also the functional members 37, 3
It is equipped with 8, 40. To explain sequentially, box 2
Is a part mainly for storing mails and newspapers inside, and has six faces by a thin plate, namely, front face 8, back face 9, top face 1
0, the bottom surface 11, and the left and right side surfaces 12 and 13 are enclosed. Further, on the front surface 10 of the box body 2, 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 are provided. 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 adopted 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 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 characteristic member of the present invention, and the upper surface portion 3
3, 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 steel plates, and the joint surface between the steel plates is subjected to a sealing process with putty (not shown).

The cross-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. Lower surface part 3
Even if rainwater enters the box-shaped member 32, the rainwater is forcibly drained to the outside of the lame-lowering member 32 by making 4 inclined downward toward the opening 15.

The details of mounting 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 outer surface of the flange 39 is in close contact with the inside of the front surface 8 of the box body 2. The flange 39
When the outer surface of the is closely contacted with the inside of the front surface 8 of the box body 2,
It becomes difficult for rainwater to enter the inside from the upper surface portion 33 of the box-shaped member 32, which is the joining portion.

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, the flange 31 facing inward is provided at the opening end of the box body 2.
Is provided, and the open end of the box-shaped member 28 is joined while being mounted on the flange 31. By joining the open ends of the box-shaped member 29 on the flange 31, it becomes difficult for rainwater to enter the inside from the lower surface portion 34 of the box-shaped member 32 which is the joining portion. Functional members 37, 3 built in the functional member insertion portion 30 described above.
Reference numerals 8 and 40 are an intercom (37), a monitor 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 for receiving and draining rainwater that has permeated from the box-shaped member 32 should be provided. 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. The receiving groove 43 has substantially the same length as the width of the front surface 8 of the box body 2, and is opened at the boundary between the wall forming the front surface 8 and the walls forming the left and right side surfaces 12 and 13 to form the receiving groove 43.
The rainwater received inside is drained from the boundary part. Therefore, it is desirable that the receiving groove 43 has the highest height in the center or is inclined only to one side.

The article input port 3 includes a frame 50 and a swing door 51.
And is attached to the outside of the box member 2 by projecting. The frame body 50 includes horizontal members 53, 5 on the upper and lower portions.
5 and two vertical members 56 are combined to form a frame shape. 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 metal extrusion molding 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 on the box body 2 side of the lower horizontal member 55 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 to 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 and its function will be described. The article take-out port 5 has a lid 70 attached to the opening 17 of the box body 2, and has a locking member 78 as a configuration peculiar to this embodiment. The lid 70 is a plate-shaped member, and a dial lock 71 is attached to the lower part. Both sides of the lid body 70 are folded back toward the box body 2 side for reinforcement. The long hole 7 is provided on the upper end side of the folded portion 72.
3 is provided.

Further, in the mail receiver 1 of this embodiment, the lid 70
An extension portion 75 is provided in the entire upper end portion of the. In the extension part 75, the upper part of the elongated hole 73 is about 45 mm from the plate part.
The inside is bent inward (toward the box body), and its tip is bent upward at a right angle to provide a locking hook portion (locking portion) 82. Therefore, the outer side surface 83 of the locking hook portion (locking portion) 82 has a concave shape, and the inner side surface 85 has a convex shape.
Further, the position of the locking hook portion (locking portion) 82 is located further above the upper center 74 of the elongated hole 73.

When the eyes are moved to the box body 2 around the article outlet 5, the opening 17 of the box body 2 encloses 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.
Like (a) and (b), it opens toward the outside of the box, that is, toward the front side. Further, the groove 79 at the lower end is shown in FIG.
As shown in (b), its lower surface is inclined downward toward the opening side. 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. In this embodiment, the mounting angle of the locking member 78 is 40 ° with respect to the box body 2.
It is installed in a state in which it is tilted at 50 ° from. Therefore, the top of the locking member 78 is slightly inclined and faces the outside (opening side). A strike 81 (see FIG. 2) is provided at the lower end of the opening 17 in the box body 2. In the assembly configuration of the article take-out port 5, the lid body 70 is attached to the box body 2 with the swing shaft 77 inserted in the elongated hole 73 of the lid body 70.

The lid 70 is swingable around 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 shown in FIGS. 9 and 1.
The explanation is centered on 0 as follows. When opening the article take-out port 5 of this embodiment, the dial lock 71 is rotated and unlocked, and the lid 70 is opened to the outside. When opening the lid 70,
The swing shaft 77 is near the upper center 74 of the long hole 73, and the lid 70 swings around the upper center 74 of the long hole 73. Therefore, when the lid 70 is opened, a locking hook portion (locking portion)
The swing radius of 82 is small, and the locking hook portion (locking portion) 82 does not hit the locking member 78. Therefore, the lid 70 is opened up to near its maximum opening. The state of the upper end portion of the lid 70 at this time is as shown in FIG. 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 slides toward the swing shaft 77 along the elongated hole 73. The locking hook portion (locking portion) 82 of the extension portion 75 of the lid 70 passes through the locking portion 78 (FIG. 9b), and the engaging hook portion 82 is engaged with the locking portion 78 ( The same figure c).
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 body 70, after the lid body 70 is slightly lifted, the lid body 70 is pulled toward the dial lock 71 side and slid to release the engagement between the engaging hook portion 82 and the locking member 78.

The ideal opening method for the article take-out port 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 the arrow D when the lid 70 does not reach the upper end like 0 (a), the swing shaft 77 moves to the vicinity of the lower center 76 of the elongated hole 73. The lid 70 moves and swings around the lower center 76 of the elongated hole 73. Therefore, when the lid 70 is opened, a locking hook portion (locking portion)
The swing radius of 82 is large, and as a result, the inner side surface 85 of the locking hook portion (locking portion) 82 comes into close contact with the outer surface of the locking member 78 as shown in FIG. 10A.

However, in the article take-out port 5 of this embodiment, both the engaging hook portion 82 and the locking portion 78 are "L".
When both back surfaces are in contact with each other, both contact surfaces are inclined at about 40 ° to 50 °, and the normal line N extends obliquely. 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. And at the next moment,
The end surfaces of the engaging hook portion 82 and the engaging portion 78 are in contact with each other as shown in 0 (c), and the engaging hook portion 82 and the engaging portion 78 are engaged with each other as shown in FIG. 10 (d). 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 mail box 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 flows 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 since the ground glass 29 is a still life and does not move, it is possible to use a 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. It should be further noted that the upper surface portion 33 of the box-shaped member 32 has an upward slope with respect to the opening 15, so that rainwater flowing in front of the box body 2 is originally the functional member insertion portion 30.
It is difficult to enter. Further, as shown in FIG. 5, the flange 3 is formed at the joint between the upper surface 33 of the box-shaped member 32 and the box 2.
9 is abutted on the back side of the wall of the box body 2, and rainwater does not enter the box body 2 from this joining portion.

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 portion between the lower surface portion 34 and the opening 15, the flange 31 of the box 2 is arranged under the lower member 34 like the upper surface portion, and since the joint portion is in close contact, rainwater is not allowed to enter the box body 2. There is no entry.

Even if rainwater permeates from the joint between the lower surface portion 34 and the opening 15, the rainwater travels inside the box body 2 and is collected in the receiving groove 43 arranged immediately below the box-shaped member 34. The water is drained from both ends or one end of the receiving groove 43. Therefore, the rainwater that has penetrated from the joint between the lower surface portion 34 and the opening 15 does not wet the postal matters and the like stored in the box 2.

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.

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 may be possible that the rocking door 51 is pushed open by a strong wind, but in the mailbox 1 of this embodiment, the rocking door 51 is attached to the frame body 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, the waterproofness 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 portion 75 at the upper end thereof, and the tip thereof is a locking hook 82.
Has become. When the lid 70 is opened, the locking hook 82 opens upward in a V shape as shown in FIGS. 9 and 10, and the outer surface 85 forms a receiving groove 87.

Therefore, even if rain falls on the lid 70 and it rains and moves to the box body 2 side, the lid 70 adopted in this embodiment is used.
Then, the engaging hook 82 portion of the extension portion 75 acts as the receiving groove 87, and rainwater is collected in the portion. And the lid 70
When returning, the 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 hits the lid 70. Therefore, it is considered that the rain does not enter the box body 2 as described above, but in the unlikely event of rain. 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 in the central portion of the box 2 but in the peripheral portion which is less affected. That is, in the present embodiment, the locking hook 82 portion of the lid 70 is provided over the entire upper end of the lid 70 and functions as the receiving groove 87, but both end portions of the receiving groove 87 are open. Has been done. 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, as described above, the rainwater flows inside the box body 2 and is scooped by the receiving groove 43 provided immediately below the functional member insertion portion 30,
Collected at the corner and flows down. And the bottom surface 11 of the box body 2
It is drained to the outside through a rainwater drain hole (not shown) provided in the. 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 at times, there is little damage.

In the mail receiver 1 of this embodiment, the locking portion of the lid body 70 and the locking member of the box body are disclosed to have an L-shaped cross section, and the lid body is slid. It has been disclosed that the inner surface of the locking portion contacts the outer surface of the locking member when opened. In the configuration of this embodiment, when the locking portion and the locking member come into contact with each other, both are in an oblique state and both are in a surface contact state, so that there is an effect that a normal direction force is surely generated, which is recommended. This is the structure to be done. However, if any one of the locking portion and the locking member is diagonally positioned at the time of contact, the normal direction force is generated and the lid can slide regardless of the shape of the other.

For example, as in the present embodiment, if the cross-sectional shape of the locking portion of the lid is "L" -shaped, the lid slides even if the locking member has a round bar shape. On the contrary, if the locking member is “L” -shaped and is attached in an inclined state as in the present embodiment, the locking portion of the lid body is the lid body regardless of which portion is abutted. Slides, and the lid slides even when both are in line contact or point contact, not in the surface contact state as in this embodiment.

[0062]

In the mail receiver of the present invention, the functional member is built in the box-shaped member, and the box-shaped member is closely attached to the box body, so that the functional member is completely separated from the box body, and Rainwater will not enter the box from the surrounding area. Particularly, in the mail receiver according to claim 2 , the functional member and the box body are further isolated from each other. In the mailbox according to claim 3 ,
Rainwater that has penetrated into the box body should be caught in the receiving groove and drained to the outside due to corrosion or other reasons. Therefore, there is an effect that it is possible to provide an easy-to-use mail receiver in which mail or the like is not wetted by rainwater or the like even if the mail or the like is stored in the box.

[0063] In the mailbox of claim 1, by which is inclined to the lower surface portion of the box-shaped member, without rain water accumulated in the box-like member, the rainwater functional member which is incorporated in the box-shaped member It will not soak. Therefore, not only the rainwater that has entered the box-shaped member is less likely to enter the box, but also the functional members that are built into the box-shaped member are not soaked in the rainwater.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a perspective view of a mailbox 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 of a conventional mailbox.

[Explanation of symbols]

1 mailbox 2 boxes 15 openings 31 flange 32 Box-shaped member 34 Lower surface 37 Functional members 38 Functional parts (monitor camera) 39 flange

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Claims (4)

(57) [Claims] 1. A functional member is built in a box body provided with an opening.
The box-shaped member is stored, and the front of the box-shaped member is opened in the box.
And a lower surface of the box-shaped member is inclined from the inside of the box toward the opening side. 2. A functional member is built in a box body provided with an opening.
The box-shaped member is stored, and the front of the box-shaped member is opened in the box.
, A flange is provided at the opening end of the upper surface of the box-shaped member, the outer surface of the flange and the inner surface of the upper side of the opening of the box are brought into close contact with each other, and a flange is provided below the opening of the box. A mail box characterized in that the upper surface of the flange and the lower surface of the lower surface of the box-shaped member are in close contact with each other. 3. A functional member is built in a box body having an opening.
The box-shaped member is stored, and the front of the box-shaped member is opened in the box.
And a receiving groove disposed directly below the box-shaped member. 4. A mail box, wherein the functional member according to any one of claims 1 to 3 is a monitor camera.