JP7809272B2 - Functional gatepost - Google Patents

Description

The present invention relates to a functional gatepost equipped with electrical equipment such as an intercom and an item storage compartment.

Functional gateposts are known that are placed facing access routes within a property and are equipped with electrical equipment such as an intercom or lighting, as well as storage compartments such as a mailbox, in addition to a nameplate (see, for example, Patent Document 1).

The functional gatepost described in Patent Document 1 has electrical equipment such as lighting and storage areas such as mailboxes, along with a nameplate, all concentrated on the front side of the gatepost body facing the passageway.

Japanese Patent Application Laid-Open No. 2007-308907

However, with the functional gatepost described in Patent Document 1, the electrical equipment and item storage section are located on the front side of the gatepost body along with the nameplate, meaning that many of the functional sections are visible from the side facing the passageway, which can easily detract from the appearance from that side. In particular, if multiple storage sections such as delivery boxes and mailboxes are placed on the gatepost body in multiple layers, there are concerns that the appearance from the side facing the passageway will be further degraded.

The present invention aims to provide a functional gatepost that is equipped with electrical equipment and storage compartments, yet has an appealing design that can be seen from the walkway side.

In order to solve the above problems, the functional gatepost according to the present invention employs the following configuration.
In other words, the functional gatepost of the present invention comprises a rectangular gatepost body whose interior is divided vertically by a partition into an electrical equipment storage space and an arbitrary number of item storage spaces, and whose item removal opening for the item storage space is located on one side facing the approach passage connecting the passageway to the entrance of the building, an opening and closing door attached to the one side of the gatepost body and operably closing the item removal opening, and a front panel attached to the other side of the gatepost body facing the passageway and on which a nameplate is located on the surface facing the passageway, wherein the front panel is provided with a wiring placement recess that forms a wiring space between it and the other side of the gatepost body, and wiring that is routed from the bottom of the gatepost body to the electrical equipment storage space is placed in the wiring placement recess , and the wiring placement recess is recessed in a concave shape in a direction away from the gatepost body with respect to the side edge on the back side of the front panel that is overlaid on the front of the gatepost body .

With the above configuration, the gatepost is multifunctional, equipped with electrical equipment such as an intercom and lighting, as well as storage areas such as a mailbox and delivery box, but only the front panel faces the side facing the passageway. This enhances the design from the passageway side, while also making it possible to use many of the functions from the approach passage side.
In addition, wiring such as electrical wiring and signal wiring connected to the building side can be routed to the electrical equipment storage space through the wiring space formed between the other side of the gatepost body facing the passageway and the wiring placement recess in the front panel, without having to pass through the item storage space. This means that wiring can be easily connected to electrical equipment without compressing the item storage space inside the gatepost body, and the wiring placement recess in the front panel prevents the wiring from being exposed to external rain and dust.

A reinforcing frame is placed on the bottom side of the gatepost body to reinforce the bottom, and the reinforcing frame extends in a direction perpendicular to the other side of the gatepost body, and a through hole through which the wiring is inserted may be formed on the bottom side of the other side of the gatepost body so that it is offset from the installation position of the reinforcing frame.

In this case, the bottom of the gate post body is reinforced by a reinforcing frame that extends perpendicular to the side of the gate post body facing the front panel. This allows the reinforcing frame to suppress cross-sectional deformation of the bottom of the gate post body. Here, because the reinforcing frame extends perpendicular to the side of the gate post body facing the front panel, wiring drawn from the bottom of the gate post body can be drawn through the through-hole into the wiring space without crossing the reinforcing frame. Therefore, when this configuration is adopted, it is possible to avoid interference between the wiring and the reinforcing frame, and the wiring itself can also be shortened.

The wiring may have a first connection terminal connected to the building-side connection wiring pulled into the bottom of the gatepost body, and a second connection terminal connected to the electrical equipment in the electrical equipment storage space, and may be configured as a wiring unit attached to the other side of the gatepost body.

In this case, the wiring unit is attached in advance to the side (other side) of the gatepost body facing the front panel, and the first connection terminal is connected to the building's connection wiring, and the second connection terminal is connected to the electrical equipment, making it possible to easily connect the building's connection wiring to the electrical equipment at the functional gatepost installation site.

The side edge of the front panel may be provided with a protruding portion that protrudes further toward the approach passage than the opening and closing door that closes the article removal opening.

In this case, because a protruding portion is provided on the side edge of the front panel, when the opening and closing door is in the state where the item removal opening is closed, the end of the opening and closing door is hidden by the protruding portion of the front panel and cannot be seen from the passageway side, resulting in a better appearance from the passageway.

The locking mechanism for the opening and closing door may be located on the side of the gatepost body facing the entrance.

In this case, the locking mechanism of the door is difficult to see from the access road, which is advantageous for crime prevention, and the locking mechanism can be easily accessed by residents walking from the entrance through the approach passage towards the functional gatepost.

The functional gatepost of the present invention is a multi-functional gatepost equipped with electrical equipment such as an intercom and lighting, and storage areas such as a mailbox and delivery box, but since a front panel without opening and closing doors is placed on the side facing the passage, the design can be enhanced from the side facing the passage.
In addition, the functional gatepost of the present invention has a wiring placement recess in the front panel where wiring can be placed, so that wiring can be easily connected to electrical equipment without the wiring compressing the item storage space within the gatepost body, and the wiring placement recess in the front panel prevents the wiring from being exposed to external rain and dust.

FIG. 1 is a perspective view showing an example of installation of a functional gatepost according to one embodiment of the present invention. This is an oblique view of a functional gatepost of one embodiment of the present invention, viewed from the side of the passageway. This is an oblique view of a functional gatepost of one embodiment of the present invention, viewed from the building side. This is an oblique view showing the state in which the opening and closing door of the functional gatepost of one embodiment of the present invention is open. An exploded oblique view of a functional gate post according to one embodiment of the present invention. This is an oblique view of the front panel of a functional gatepost of one embodiment of the present invention, viewed from the back side. 7 is a cross-sectional view of the functional gatepost of one embodiment of the present invention taken along line VII-VII in FIG. 2. 8 is a cross-sectional view of the functional gatepost of one embodiment of the present invention taken along line VIII-VIII in FIG. 5. 9 is a view of the functional gatepost of one embodiment of the present invention as seen from the arrow IX in FIG. 2. 10 is an oblique view showing a wiring unit used in a functional gatepost according to another embodiment of the present invention. FIG.

Embodiments of the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings. Note that the materials, shapes, relative arrangements, etc. of the components described in the following embodiments do not limit the scope of the present invention unless otherwise specified.

FIG. 1 is a perspective view showing a functional gatepost 10 of this embodiment installed on the site where a building 1 is built.
The functional gatepost 10 is formed in a generally rectangular parallelepiped shape that extends vertically. The functional gatepost 10 is installed facing an off-site access path 2 (e.g., a road or walkway) and an approach passage 4 that connects the access path 2 with the entrance 3 of the building 1. Specifically, one of the four sides of the functional gatepost 10 is positioned facing the approach passage 4, and the other side is installed facing the access path 2. In this embodiment, the access path 2 and the approach passage 4 extend perpendicular to each other. Hereinafter, of the four sides of the functional gatepost 10, the side facing the access path 2 will be referred to as the "front," and the side facing the approach passage 4 will be referred to as the "approach-side side."

FIG. 2 is a perspective view of the functional gatepost 10 as seen from the walkway 2 side, and FIG. 3 is a perspective view of the functional gatepost 10 as seen from the building 1 side.
The functional gatepost 10 comprises a vertically long, rectangular gatepost body 11 and a front panel 12 of a predetermined thickness attached to the front of the gatepost body 11. The gatepost body 11 is provided with an intercom 13 (electrical equipment) for communicating with people inside the building 1, one mailbox 14 (item storage section) into which mail, newspapers, etc. are dropped, and two delivery boxes 15, 16 (item storage sections) into which parcels and other deliveries are stored. The mailbox 14 and each delivery box 15, 16 are each equipped with an openable/closable door 14a, 15a, 16a. Each openable/closable door 14a, 15a, 16a is attached to the side of the gatepost body 11 on the approach side.

Intercom 13 is installed at the top of the approach side of gatepost body 11, and mailbox 14 is located below the installation portion of intercom 13. One delivery box 15 is located below mailbox 14, and the other delivery box 16 is located below one delivery box 15.
In this embodiment, only the intercom 13 is installed at the upper part of the side surface of the gatepost main body 11 on the approach side, but other electrical equipment such as lighting may also be installed at the upper part of the side surface of the gatepost main body 11 on the approach side. Also, other electrical equipment such as lighting may be installed instead of the intercom 13. In this embodiment, one mailbox 14 and two delivery boxes 15, 16 are provided on the gatepost main body 11 as an example of an item storage section, but the shape and number of item storage sections are not limited to these.

The front panel 12 has a rectangular shape when viewed from the front, roughly matching the shape of the front of the gatepost main body 11. The front panel 12 is placed on top of the front of the gatepost main body 11 and secured to the gatepost main body in this state by screws or the like. A nameplate 17 can be attached to the top of the surface of the front panel 12 facing the passageway 2 (hereinafter referred to as the "external surface"). The nameplate 17 may also be formed integrally with the outer surface of the front panel 12.

Fig. 4 is a perspective view showing the functional gatepost 10 with the doors 14a, 15a, 16a of the mailbox 14 and the delivery boxes 15, 16 open. Fig. 5 is an exploded perspective view of the functional gatepost 10.
The gatepost body 11 is formed into a hollow box shape by assembling multiple metal unit panels. The interior of the gatepost body 11 is divided into multiple vertical sections by multiple partition plates 18a, 18b, 18c, and 18d. The partition plates 18a, 18b, 18c, and 18d separate the interior of the gatepost body 11 into an electrical equipment storage space 19 and three item storage spaces 20, 21, and 22. The electrical equipment storage space 19 houses a portion of the back side, including the wiring, of the intercom 13, which is the electrical equipment of this embodiment. Note that the reference numeral 23 in the figure denotes a wiring inlet for the intercom 13 formed in the upper part of the approach-side side of the gatepost body 11.
The upper item storage space 20 constitutes a mailbox 14 (a storage area for mail, etc.), and the middle and lower item storage spaces 21, 22 constitute delivery boxes 15, 16 (storage areas for items).

An item removal opening 24 for the mailbox 14 and item removal openings 25, 26 for the delivery boxes 15, 16 are formed on the approach side of the gatepost main body 11. Each item removal opening 24, 25, 26 is formed in a substantially rectangular shape. A corresponding opening door 14a, 15a, 16a is pivotally attached to the side edge of each opening 24, 25, 26 near the front side by a hinge 27 ( FIG. 5 ). In this embodiment, the opening doors 14a, 15a, 16a of the mailbox 14 and the delivery boxes 15, 16 are all capable of opening and closing sideways with the front side as the pivot point. However, each opening door 14a, 15a, 16a may also be configured to pivot vertically.
In addition, the reference numeral 14b in the figure denotes a mail slot provided in the door for opening and closing the mailbox 14 for mail and the like.

6 is a perspective view of the front panel 12 as viewed from the back side, and FIG. 7 is a cross-sectional view of the functional gatepost 10 taken along line VII-VII in FIG.
The front panel 12 is composed of a panel unit formed by appropriately bending a metal plate. The front panel 12 is a rectangular plate-shaped structure with a predetermined thickness in the front-to-rear direction (the direction in which it is placed on the front of the gatepost main body 11). A wiring arrangement recess 28 extending in the vertical direction is formed on the back side of the front panel 12. The wiring arrangement recess 28 is recessed in a concave shape in a direction away from the gatepost main body 11, relative to the side edge 12s on the back side that is placed on the front of the gatepost main body 11. When the front panel 12 is attached to the gatepost main body 11, the wiring arrangement recess 28 of the front panel 12 forms a wiring space 29 that extends in the vertical direction together with the front of the gatepost main body 11.
6 denotes a reinforcing plate attached vertically within the wiring arrangement recess 28 of the front panel 12. The reinforcing plate 30 is provided with screw holes 31 and weld nuts (not shown) for screwing the front panel 12 to the front of the gatepost body 11.

As shown in Figures 5 and 7, a first through hole 32 (through hole) for inserting wiring is formed near the lower end of the front side wall 11s of the gate post main body 11. The first through hole 32 connects the wiring space 29 to a bottom space 33 secured below the lowest partition plate 18d inside the gate post main body 11. In addition, a second through hole 34 for inserting wiring is formed in the upper end region of the front side wall 11s of the gate post main body 11. The second through hole 34 connects the wiring space 29 to the electrical equipment storage space 19 of the gate post main body 11.

FIG. 8 is a cross-sectional view of the functional gatepost 10 taken along line VIII-VIII in FIG.
As shown in Figures 7 and 8, the building-side connection wiring 35a, 35b is pulled into the bottom space 33 below the gatepost body 11. The two types of connection wiring 35a, 35b are electrical wiring and signal wiring. Note that if the only electrical equipment used with the functional gatepost 10 does not require signal wiring, only electrical wiring is required for the connection wiring.
One end of each of the wiring 36a, 36b is connected to the bottom space 33 of the gatepost main body 11 to connect the connection wiring 35a, 35b to the intercom 13 (electrical equipment). One end of each of the wiring 36a, 36b is pulled from the wiring space 29 into the bottom space 33 through the first through-hole 32. The other end of each of the wiring 36a, 36b is pulled from the wiring space 29 into the electrical equipment storage space 19 through the second through-hole 34 and connected to the intercom 13. The pair of wiring 36a, 36b extends vertically in the wiring space 29 between the gatepost main body 11 and the front panel 12, and is covered on the outside by the wiring placement recess 28 of the front panel 12. The wiring 36a, 36b placed in the wiring space 29 (wiring placement recess 28) is routed from the bottom of the gatepost main body 11 toward the electrical equipment storage space 19.

Hereinafter, with respect to the gatepost body 11, the direction parallel to the passageway 2 will be referred to as the "front-to-back direction," and the direction parallel to the approach passageway 4 will be referred to as the "left-to-right direction."
5 and 8, rectangular bottom reinforcing plates 37 extending in the front-to-rear direction are attached to each of the left and right ends of the bottom of the gatepost body 11. The pair of bottom reinforcing plates 37 are spaced apart from each other in the left-to-right direction.
Additionally, a pair of reinforcing frames 38 extending in the left-right direction (extending in a direction perpendicular to the other side of the gatepost body 11) are disposed at the bottom of the gatepost body 11. Each reinforcing frame 38 is formed with a generally U-shaped cross section that opens upward. The pair of reinforcing frames 38 are disposed spaced apart from each other in the front-to-rear direction, and each of their left-to-right ends is joined to the upper surfaces of the left and right bottom reinforcing plates 37. In this embodiment, the bottom of the gatepost body 11 is reinforced by each pair of bottom reinforcing plates 37 and reinforcing frames 38.

Wiring 36a, 36b connected to the building 1 side connection wiring 35a, 35b within the bottom space 33 of the gatepost main body 11 extends forward through the space between a pair of reinforcing frames 38 and is pulled out to the front side of the side wall 11s through a first through hole 32 formed in the side wall 11s of the gatepost main body 11. The first through hole 32 is formed in a position offset from the installation positions of the front and rear reinforcing frames 38.

Furthermore, installation holes 39 are formed at the intersections of the bottom reinforcing plates 37 and the reinforcing frames 38. Installation bolts (not shown) are inserted into each installation hole 39 to fasten the gatepost body 11 to the installation base surface.
When fixing the functional gatepost 10 to a pre-formed installation base surface, the fixing work can be performed directly by inserting the installation bolts into each installation hole 39 as described above. However, if the installation surface is a soil surface, it is also possible to use the same installation holes 39 to bolt a base for wrapping the base to the bottom of the gatepost body 11, and then fix the base to the installation surface by fixing the base with concrete.

FIG. 9 is a view of the functional gatepost 10 as seen from the arrow IX in FIG.
As shown in the figure, one side edge of the front panel 12 (the side edge facing the approach passage 4) is provided with a protruding portion 40 that protrudes toward the approach passage 4 beyond the opening and closing doors 14a, 15a, 16a that close the item removal openings 24, 25, 26 of the gatepost main body 11. By protruding outward beyond the opening and closing doors 14a, 15a, 16a, this protruding portion 40 can obscure the end faces of the opening and closing doors 14a, 15a, 16a on the hinge 27 side and the hinges 27 themselves from the passage 2 side.
The side edge of the front panel 12 opposite to the side edge that forms the protruding portion 40 is substantially flush with the end face of the gatepost body 11. The front panel 12 is fixed to the side wall 11s of the gatepost body 11, shifted toward the approach passage 4, thereby forming the protruding portion 40 on the approach passage 4 side.

The functional gatepost 10 can be placed on the left side (as shown in FIG. 1) or on the right side of the approach passage 4 from the walkway 2. In the example shown in FIG. 1, the functional gatepost 10 is placed on the left side of the approach passage 4, so the opening and closing doors 14a, 15a, and 16a of the functional gatepost 10 are placed on the right side of the front panel 12. In contrast, when the functional gatepost 10 is placed on the right side of the approach passage 4, it is necessary to use a functional gatepost 10 whose opening and closing doors 14a, 15a, and 16a are placed on the left side of the front panel 12. In other words, it is necessary to create two types of functional gateposts 10, each with a different opening side for the opening and closing doors 14a, 15a, and 16a (the opening direction of the item access openings 24, 25, and 26).
In this case, if the position of the fixing holes for attaching the front panel formed in the front side wall 11s of the gatepost main body 11 is changed depending on which side the opening and closing doors 14a, 15a, 16a open on, the same front panel 12 can be shared with different specifications of functional gateposts 10. For example, in a specification in which the opening and closing doors 14a, 15a, 16a are located on the left side of the front panel 12, the fixing holes formed in the front side wall 11s of the gatepost main body 11 can be shifted to the left.

In addition, the locking units 41, 42, 43 for locking the doors 14a, 15a, 16a of the mailbox 14 and delivery boxes 15, 16 in the closed position are located on the side of the gatepost body 11 facing the entrance 3 (the side opposite the side where the front panel 12 is located). The locking units 41, 42, 43 can be structured in a variety of ways, such as with a mechanical key, dial lock, or electronic key, as long as they can lock the doors 14a, 15a, 16a in the closed position.

As described above, in the functional gatepost 10 of this embodiment, the interior of the gatepost body 11 is divided by partition plates 18a, 18b, 18c, 18d into an electrical equipment storage space 19 and a plurality of item storage spaces 20, 21, 22, and the opening and closing doors 14a, 15a, 16a that can open and close the item storage spaces 20, 21, 22 are arranged on the side of the gatepost body 11 facing the approach passage 4, and the front panel 12 is attached to the surface (front) of the gatepost body 11 facing the passage 2. Therefore, although the functional gatepost 10 of this embodiment is a multifunctional gatepost equipped with an intercom 13 (electrical equipment), a mailbox 14, and two delivery boxes 15, 16, only the front panel 12 faces the surface facing the passage 2.
Therefore, when the functional gatepost 10 of this embodiment is adopted, it is possible to improve the design from the walkway 2 side while making it possible to use many functions from the approach passage 4 side.

Furthermore, the functional gatepost 10 of this embodiment has a wiring arrangement recess 28 provided in the front panel 12, and when the front panel 12 is attached to the gatepost main body 11, the wiring arrangement recess 28 forms a wiring space 29 together with the side wall 11s of the gatepost main body 11. Wires 36a, 36b that are routed from the bottom of the gatepost main body 11 to the electrical equipment storage space 19 are arranged in the wiring arrangement recess 28. Therefore, the wiring 36a, 36b, such as electrical wiring and signal wiring that connect to the building 1 via the connection wiring 35a, 35b, can be routed to the electrical equipment storage space 19 through the wiring space 29 outside the side wall 11s of the gatepost main body 11 without having to pass through the item storage spaces 20, 21, 22.
Therefore, when the functional gatepost 10 of this embodiment is adopted, the wiring 36a, 36b can be easily connected to the intercom 13 (electrical equipment) without compressing the item storage spaces 20, 21, 22 within the gatepost main body 11 with the wiring 36a, 36b, and moreover, the wiring placement recess 28 of the front panel 12 can prevent the wiring 36a, 36b from being exposed to external rain and dust.

Furthermore, in the functional gatepost 10 of this embodiment, a pair of reinforcing frames 38 extending in the left-right direction are disposed at the bottom of the gatepost main body 11, and first through-holes 32 (through-holes) for pulling out the wiring 36a, 36b are formed near the lower end of the front side wall 11s of the gatepost main body 11 so as to be offset from the installation position of the pair of reinforcing frames 38. As a result, the bottom of the gatepost main body 11 is firmly reinforced by the reinforcing frames 38 with a U-shaped cross section extending in the left-right direction, preventing cross-sectional deformation of the bottom of the gatepost main body 11. Furthermore, the wiring 36a, 36b pulled out from the bottom of the gatepost main body 11 can be pulled out through the first through-holes 32 to the wiring space 29 without crossing the reinforcing frames 38.
Therefore, when the functional gatepost 10 of this embodiment is adopted, it is possible to prevent the wiring 36a, 36b from interfering with the reinforcing frame 38, and furthermore, the wiring 36a, 36b itself can be made shorter.

Furthermore, the functional gatepost 10 of this embodiment has a protruding portion 40 on the side edge of the front panel 12 that protrudes further toward the approach passage 4 than the opening and closing doors 14a, 15a, 16a when the item access openings 24, 25, 26 are closed. Therefore, when the opening and closing doors 14a, 15a, 16a close the item access openings 24, 25, 26, the ends and hinges 27 of the opening and closing doors 14a, 15a, 16a are hidden by the protruding portion 40 of the front panel 12 and cannot be seen from the passage 2 side. Therefore, when this configuration is adopted, the appearance from the passage 2 is improved.

In addition, with the functional gatepost 10 of this embodiment, the locking units 41, 42, 43 of the opening and closing doors 14a, 15a, 16a of the mailbox 14 and delivery boxes 15, 16 are located on the side of the gatepost body 11 facing the entrance 3 (the side opposite the front side). This makes the locking units 41, 42, 43 of each opening and closing door 14a, 15a, 16a less visible from the walkway 2, which is advantageous for crime prevention. Furthermore, because the locking units 41, 42, 43 are located facing the entrance 3, residents heading from the entrance 3 through the approach passage 4 to the functional gatepost 10 can easily access the locking units 41, 42, 43, further increasing convenience for residents.

<Other Embodiments>
FIG. 10 is a perspective view showing another form of wiring arranged in the wiring space between the front panel and the gatepost body.
The wiring in this embodiment is composed of a wiring unit 50 attached to the front of the gatepost body (the surface facing the wiring placement recess in the front panel). This wiring unit 50 includes a long wiring body 51, a first connection terminal 52 provided at one end of the wiring body 51 and connected to the building's connection wiring, and a second connection terminal 53 provided at the other end of the wiring body 51 and connected to an electrical device such as an intercom. The central region of the wiring body 51, excluding both end portions, is held in place by a resin block 54. The resin block 54 can be fixed to the front of the gatepost body by screws, adhesive, or the like.

The functional gatepost of this embodiment can connect the connection wiring on the building side to the electrical equipment inside the electrical equipment storage section as follows.
The wiring unit 50 is attached in advance to a predetermined position on the front (other side) of the gatepost body by screwing or adhesive. In this state, the worker inserts one end of the wiring body 51 through the first through-hole into the bottom of the gatepost body, and connects the first connection terminal 52 at one end of the wiring body 51 to the terminal of the connection wiring on the building side at the bottom of the gatepost body. The worker also inserts the other end of the wiring body 51 through the second through-hole into the electrical equipment storage space of the gatepost body, and connects the second connection terminal 53 at the other end of the wiring body to the terminal of the electrical equipment in the electrical equipment storage space.

Therefore, the functional gatepost of this embodiment, which uses the above-mentioned wiring unit 50, makes it easy to connect the building's connection wiring to electrical equipment at the functional gatepost installation site.

The present invention is not limited to the above-described embodiments, and various design modifications are possible without departing from the spirit of the invention.

1... Building 2... Pathway 3... Entrance 4... Approach passage 10... Functional gatepost 11... Gatepost body 12... Front panel 13... Intercom 13 (electrical equipment)
14...Mailbox (item storage section)
14a...opening and closing door 15, 16...delivery box (item storage section)
15a, 16a... Openable/closable doors 17... Nameplate 18a, 18b, 18c, 18d... Partition plate 19... Electrical equipment storage space 20, 21, 22... Item storage space 24, 25, 26... Item removal opening 28... Wiring arrangement recess 29... Wiring space 32... First through hole (through hole)
35a, 35b... Connection wiring 36a, 36b... Wiring 38... Reinforcing frame 40... Projection portion 41, 42, 43... Locking portion 50... Wiring unit 51... Wiring main body 52... First connection terminal 53... Second connection terminal 54... Resin block

Claims (5)

a rectangular gatepost body whose interior is divided into an electrical equipment storage space and an arbitrary number of item storage spaces by a partition board, and on one side of the gatepost facing the approach passage connecting the passageway and the entrance of the building, an item removal opening for the item storage spaces is arranged;
an opening/closing door attached to the one side surface of the gatepost body and configured to open and close the article removal opening;
a front panel attached to the other side of the gatepost body facing the passageway, with a nameplate placed on the surface facing the passageway;
The front panel is provided with a wiring arrangement recess that forms a wiring space between the other side of the gatepost body, and wiring that is routed from the bottom of the gatepost body to the electrical equipment storage space is arranged in the wiring arrangement recess ,
A functional gatepost characterized in that the wiring arrangement recess is recessed in a concave shape in a direction away from the gatepost body, relative to the side edge on the back side of the front panel that is overlaid on the front of the gatepost body . A reinforcing frame is disposed on the bottom side of the gatepost body to reinforce the bottom,
The reinforcing frame extends in a direction perpendicular to the other side surface of the gatepost body,
A functional gatepost as described in claim 1, characterized in that a through hole through which the wiring is inserted is formed on the bottom side of the other side of the gatepost main body so as to be offset from the installation position of the reinforcing frame. A functional gatepost as described in claim 1 or 2, characterized in that the wiring has a first connection terminal connected to the building-side connection wiring pulled into the bottom of the gatepost body, and a second connection terminal connected to the electrical equipment in the electrical equipment storage space, and is composed of a wiring unit attached to the other side of the gatepost body. A functional gatepost as described in any one of claims 1 to 3, characterized in that the side edge of the front panel has a protruding portion that protrudes toward the approach passage beyond the opening and closing door that closes the item removal opening. A functional gatepost as described in any one of claims 1 to 4, characterized in that the locking mechanism for the opening and closing door is located on the side of the gatepost body facing the entrance.