JP6403053B2 - Mailbox - Google Patents

Description

  The present invention relates to a mailbox and, more particularly, to a mailbox in which a mouth frame is mounted on a box-shaped main body.

  Patent Document 1 describes a mail box that is embedded and attached to a gate pillar. This mail box includes a square box-shaped mail box main body and a base attached to the front of the mail box main body. The base is provided with an inlet.

Japanese Utility Model Publication 4-51642

  In the above-described conventional mailbox, only the insertion port is located on the base exposed from the gate post to the front. Therefore, in order to have the function of illuminating the surroundings at night or the like, it is necessary to separately provide a lighting device on the gate pillar or the like. In addition, in order to have a function of photographing the front, it is necessary to separately provide an imaging unit on the gate pillar or the like. That is, in order to further have these functions, there arises a problem that the entire equipment is enlarged and a sense of unity in appearance is lowered.

  The present invention is an invention that solves the above-described problems, and an object thereof is to provide a mailbox that has both a lighting function and an imaging function while having a compact and highly unified structure.

  In order to solve the above problems, a mailbox according to one aspect of the present invention includes a main body portion that is box-shaped and has a posting port on the front surface, and a mouth frame portion that is attached to the front surface of the main body portion.

The mouth frame portion includes an opening, an illumination space, an illumination unit, an installation surface, an imaging unit, and a light-shielding collar. The opening communicates with the posting port. The illumination space is located at a location different from the opening. The lighting unit is accommodated in the lighting space. The installation surface is located at a location different from the opening and the illumination space. The imaging unit is attached to the installation surface. The collar portion is located between the illumination space and the installation surface. The illumination space, the opening, the flange, and the installation surface are arranged in this order from top to bottom.

  The present invention is advantageous in that it can provide a mail box having both an illumination function and an imaging function while having a compact and highly unified structure.

It is a front view of the state which installed the mailbox in one Embodiment in the gate pillar. It is a perspective view of the mailbox of one Embodiment. It is a vertical sectional view of the important section of a mailbox according to one embodiment. It is a perspective view of the mouth frame part with which the mailbox of one embodiment is provided. It is a disassembled perspective view of the illumination unit with which the mailbox of one Embodiment is provided. It is a front view of the state which installed the mailbox in one Embodiment on the pole.

  As shown in FIG. 1, the mailbox of one embodiment is installed in the exterior 9 by being embedded in a gate post 90 that forms the exterior 9 of the building.

  As shown in FIG. 2, the mailbox of this embodiment includes a main body 1 having a box shape and a mouth frame 2 fixed to the front surface 1 a of the main body 1.

  In the text, the direction in which the front surface 1a of the main body 1 faces is the front, and the opposite direction is the rear. The mouth frame portion 2 projects forward from the main body portion 1. The left-right direction is a direction orthogonal to the front-rear direction and the up-down direction.

  The box-shaped main body 1 includes a front plate 10 located at the front end, a top plate 11 located at the upper end, a pair of side plates 12 and 12 located at both ends in the left-right direction, a bottom plate 13 located at the lower end, and a rear end. A back plate 14 is provided. The front surface 1 a of the main body 1 is the front surface of the front plate 10.

  The front plate 10 is provided with a loading port 100 penetrating in the front-rear direction. The posting port 100 has an elongated shape in the left-right direction. The front plate 10 is provided with a flap 101 (see FIG. 3) that closes the opening 100 in an openable and closable manner. The back plate 14 is provided with an opening / closing door (not shown).

  The mouth frame 2 is fixed to the upper part of the front plate 10 of the main body 1 using screws or the like.

  As shown in FIGS. 2 to 4, the mouth frame portion 2 includes an upper frame 20 positioned at the upper end, a pair of side frames 21 and 21 positioned at both ends in the left-right direction, and a lower frame 22 positioned at the lower end. By connecting these frames 20, 21, 21, 22 in series, the mouth frame portion 2 has a rectangular tube-shaped outer shape that opens in the front-rear direction.

  In a state where the mouth frame 2 is fixed to the main body 1, the upper surface of the upper frame 20 of the mouth frame 2 is flush with the upper surface of the top plate 11 of the main body 1. The outer surface of each side frame 21 of the mouth frame 2 is flush with the outer surface of the side plate 12 of the main body 1.

  The mouth frame part 2 fixed to the main body part 1 has an opening 23 positioned so as to surround the entire boxing opening 100 in a front view. The opening 23 is a rectangular opening that is long in the left-right direction, and communicates with the posting port 100 in the front-rear direction.

  Further, an illumination space S <b> 1 for installing the illumination unit 3 is formed in the mouth frame portion 2 above the opening 23. The illumination unit 3 installed in the illumination space S1 is a footlamp that emits light downward.

  As shown in FIG. 3 and the like, the illumination space S1 is a space partitioned by a long plate-like upper frame 20 included in the mouth frame portion 2 and a front plate 24 protruding downward from a part of the lower surface of the upper frame 20. It is. The illumination space S1 opens rearward and opens downward.

  FIG. 5 is an exploded perspective view of the illumination unit 3 as viewed from the rear and obliquely below. The illumination unit 3 includes a pair of light sources 30 and 30 that are light emitting diodes, a rod-shaped light guide 31 that emits light emitted from the light sources 30 and 30 and then emits the light, and a case that covers the light guide 31. 32. The case 32 is formed of a material having high thermal conductivity such as aluminum.

  The light guide 31 is a translucent rod-like member that is long in the left-right direction, and is formed of, for example, acrylic. The left and right end surfaces of the light guide 31 are incident surfaces 310 and 310. Light from the light sources 30 and 30 is incident on the incident surfaces 310 and 310 at both ends on a one-to-one basis.

  The surface facing upward of the light guide 31 is a diffusion surface 311, and the surface facing downward of the light guide 31 is an emission surface 312 (see FIG. 3). The case 32 is provided with an illumination window 320 having a shape in which a part of the lower surface is cut out. The illumination window 320 is an opening that is elongated in the left-right direction, and is positioned below the exit surface 312 of the light guide 31. A light transmissive plate 33 is interposed between the light guide 31 and the illumination window 320.

  The illumination unit 3 includes substrates 34 and 34 on which the light sources 30 and 30 are mounted, heat transfer sheets 35 and 35 that are in contact with the substrates 34 and 34, and holding structures 36 and 36 that hold these in a watertight manner.

  Each holding structure 36 includes an inner cover 360 and an outer cover 361 located on the outer side in the left-right direction (hereinafter simply referred to as “outer side”) than the inner cover 360. By combining the inner cover 360 and the outer cover 361, a cover structure having an internal space is formed, and the substrate 34 on which the light source 30 is mounted and the heat transfer sheet 35 are accommodated in the internal space.

  Each holding structure 36 further includes a heat dissipation member 362 having fins and a stopper 364.

  The heat radiating member 362 is positioned in contact with the outside of the outer cover 361. The heat radiation member 362 and the outer cover 361 are fixed using screws, but may be fixed by other means such as double-sided tape. The stopper 364 is fixed to the mouth frame 2 behind the heat radiating member 362 and prevents the illumination unit 3 from coming off. The stopper 364 also serves as a wiring cover.

  In the case 32, the cover structure in which the inner cover 360 and the outer cover 361 are combined is accommodated outside the light guide 31. Both end portions of the case 32 housing the cover structure are respectively disposed on mounting pieces 25 and 25 (see FIG. 3) extending rearward from both left and right end portions of the front plate 24. In this state, the case 32 is located in the illumination space S1. A heat radiating member 362 is further arranged on the mounting piece 25.

  In the lighting unit 3 according to the present embodiment, as described above, the substrate 34 on which the light source 30 is mounted is accommodated in the internal space of the cover structure in which the inner cover 360 and the outer cover 361 are combined, so that the first stage waterproofing is performed. I am trying. Further, by housing the entire cover structure in the case 32, the second level of waterproofing is achieved. Further, the case 32 is arranged in the illumination space S1 in which the front and upper sides are partitioned from the external space, thereby achieving the third level of waterproofing.

  Further, the outer side of the case 32 is closed with a heat radiating member 362, and the rear of the end of the case 32 is closed with a stopper 364 to achieve the fourth level of waterproofing.

  In the illumination unit 3 of the present embodiment, it is possible to ensure a high level of waterproof performance by the above-described first to fourth stages of waterproofing.

  In the mailbox according to the present embodiment, the mouth frame 2 is further provided with a nameplate 5 that can display a name and the like, and an installation frame 6 for installing the interphone slave unit 7.

  A name or the like may be directly displayed on the front face of the nameplate 5, or a plate on which the name or the like is written may be fixed to the front face of the nameplate 5.

  The nameplate 5 and the installation frame 6 are positioned adjacent to each other in the left-right direction in a region below the opening 23 in the mouth frame portion 2.

  In a state where the mouth frame 2 is mounted on the main body 1, the emission surface 312 and the illumination window 320 of the illumination unit 3 are positioned above the posting port 100 (see FIG. 3). Further, the nameplate 5 and the installation frame 6 are located below the posting port 100. The exit surface 312 and the illumination window 320 are located obliquely above and in front of the nameplate 5.

  The nameplate 5 has a rectangular shape in plan view that is long in the left-right direction. The nameplate 5 is formed integrally with the side frame 21 and the lower frame 22 of the mouth frame portion 2.

  The installation frame 6 is formed in a rectangular tube shape with an open front by combining the first portion 6a and the second portion 6b.

  The first portion 6 a is a portion that is formed integrally with the side frame 21, the lower frame 22, and the nameplate plate 5 that the mouth frame portion 2 has. The first portion 6 a has a pair of side walls 60, 60 that are positioned at a distance in the left-right direction, and a lower wall 61 that connects the lower ends of the side walls 60, 60.

  Of the pair of side walls 60, 60 included in the first portion 6 a, the side wall 60 positioned on the inner side in the left-right direction protrudes forward from one end in the left-right direction of the nameplate 5. The inner side wall 60 is provided integrally with the nameplate 5 and the lower frame 22. The inner side wall 60 intersects the lower frame 22 in an inverted T shape when viewed from the front.

  Of the pair of side walls 60, 60, the side wall 60 located on the outer side in the left-right direction is constituted by the lower portion of the side frame 21. Similarly, the lower wall 61 included in the first portion 6 a is configured by one end portion of the lower frame 22 in the left-right direction.

  The second portion 6 b is a portion formed separately from the side frame 21, the lower frame 22, and the nameplate plate 5 included in the mouth frame portion 2. The second portion 6 b includes an installation plate 62 having an installation surface 620 on which the interphone slave unit 7 can be fixed on the front surface, and a plate-like flange portion 63 protruding forward from the upper end of the installation plate 62.

  By combining the first portion 6a and the second portion 6b, a rectangular tube-shaped installation frame 6 as shown in FIG. 4 is formed, and the interphone slave unit 7 is fixed to the installation surface 620 that is the inner bottom surface of the rectangular tube shape. Sometimes, the interphone handset 7 having a cube-shaped outer shape fits within the installation frame 6.

  The intercom handset 7 is equipped with a camera and has a function of photographing the front by a wide-angle lens 70 provided on the front. In the present embodiment, the intercom slave device 7 with a camera is the imaging unit 4 that includes the wide-angle lens 70 on the front surface.

  The collar part 63 protrudes forward so as to cover the upper part of the intercom handset 7 as a whole. The collar part 63 is located between the emission surface 312 and the illumination window 320 of the illumination unit 3 positioned above and the wide-angle lens 70 included in the intercom slave unit 7, and the light emitted from the illumination unit 3 is wide-angle lens 70. Suppresses the impact on

  In this embodiment, in order to install the intercom handset 7 in the mouth frame part 2, the intercom handset 7 is first fixed to the second part 6b, and the second part 6b is combined with the first part 6a together with the intercom handset 7. It is preferable to form the installation frame 6 having a rectangular tube shape.

  According to this procedure, when the intercom handset 7 is mounted on the installation frame 6, the interphone handset 7 is prevented from hitting the installation frame 6 and becoming in the way. That is, when the interphone handset 7 is hooked on the second portion 6b and the interphone handset 7 is rotated around the hooked portion and fixed to the installation surface 620, the interphone handset 7 is fixed to the first portion 6a (especially It does not get in the way of hitting the lower wall 61).

  Since the mailbox according to the present embodiment shown in FIGS. 1 to 5 has the above-described configurations, the illumination unit 3 that is compactly attached to the upper region in the mouth frame 2 is used, and the exit surface 312 and the illumination are used. The feet can be brightly illuminated with line-shaped light emitted from the window 320.

  That is, when the light sources 30, 30 of the illumination unit 3 emit light, the light enters from the incident surfaces 310, 310 of the light guide 31, diffusely reflects on the diffusing surface 311 while traveling through the light guide 31, and exits 312. The light is emitted downward through. The light emitted from the emission surface 312 illuminates the lower space of the mouth frame portion 2 through the translucent plate 33 and the illumination window 320.

  In the present embodiment, the light sources 30 and 30 are disposed at both ends of the light guide 31 in the left-right direction. However, the light sources 30 can be disposed only at one end of the light guide 31 in the left-right direction. Even in a structure in which the light source 30 is disposed only at one end, light can be irradiated downward from the entire emission surface 312 through the light guide 31.

  In addition, the nameplate 5 is located below the exit surface 312 and the illumination window 320 of the illumination unit 3, and the nameplate 5 is included in the light irradiation range. Therefore, it is possible to illuminate the nameplate 5 using part of the light that illuminates the feet.

  An installation surface 620 on which the intercom slave unit 7 is installed is located on the side of the nameplate 5, but a flange portion 63 that blocks light is projected forward from the installation surface 620 above the installation surface 620. Therefore, the occurrence of whiteout in the video imaged by the wide-angle lens 70 is suppressed.

  FIG. 6 shows another installation form of the mailbox according to this embodiment.

  In this installation form, the main body 1 is installed on the pole 8. The pole 8 is long in the vertical direction, and the lower end of the pole 8 is embedded in the ground.

  As described above, even when the mailbox according to the present embodiment is installed, the foot space can be illuminated with the illumination unit 3 that is compactly installed in the mouth frame portion 2 and is photographed with the wide-angle lens 70 of the intercom handset 7. The occurrence of whiteout in the video can be suppressed.

  As described above, the mailbox according to the present embodiment is box-shaped and includes the main body portion 1 having the posting port 100 on the front surface 1a and the mouth frame portion 2 attached to the front surface 1a of the main body portion 1. .

  The mouth frame portion 2 includes an opening 23 that communicates with the posting port 100, an illumination space S1 that is located at a location different from the opening 23, and an illumination unit 3 that is accommodated in the illumination space S1. Further, the mouth frame part 2 is positioned between the installation surface 620 located at a location different from the opening 23 and the illumination space S1, the imaging unit 4 mounted on the installation surface 620, and the illumination space S1 and the installation surface 620. And a light-shielding flange portion 63.

  Therefore, according to the mailbox of each of the present embodiments, a compact structure in which the illumination unit 3 and the imaging unit 4 are housed in the mouth frame portion 2 illuminates the area where the mailbox is installed, Both are realized.

  In addition, since the light-shielding collar 63 is positioned between the illumination space S1 and the installation surface 620, the illumination unit 3 and the imaging unit 4 are both in the mouth frame 2 while taking a compact image. It is possible to suppress the occurrence of whiteout in the video shot by the unit 4.

  In other words, the lip portion 63 is provided in the lip frame portion 2, the illumination unit 3 is disposed on one side of the ridge portion 63, and the imaging unit 4 is disposed on the other side of the ridge portion 63. The illumination unit 3 and the imaging unit 4 can be stored compactly in a limited area in the unit 2. As a result, the entire facility of the outer premises 9 can be compacted and the uniformity in appearance can be improved.

  In the mailbox according to the present embodiment, the imaging unit 4 is an interphone slave device 7 with a camera.

  Therefore, according to the mailbox of this embodiment, the surroundings can be brightly illuminated with a compact structure in which the lighting unit 3 and the interphone slave unit 7 with a camera are housed in the mouth frame part 2, and the overexposure is suppressed. You can talk with visitors while checking the video.

  In the mailbox of this embodiment, the illumination space S1 is located above the installation surface 620. The illumination unit 3 accommodated in the illumination space S1 is a footlamp that emits light downward.

  Therefore, according to the mailbox of this embodiment, the foot space where the mailbox is installed can be brightly illuminated by the light emitted downward from the illumination unit 3 in the mouth frame 2. Moreover, since the illumination unit 3 irradiates light downward, it can suppress that the inhabitant etc. of the other side feel dazzle.

  In the mailbox according to the present embodiment, the illumination unit 3 includes light sources 30 and 30 that are light emitting diodes, and a light guide 31 that allows light emitted from the light sources 30 and 3 to enter. The light guide 31 has an emission surface 311 that emits light downward.

  Therefore, according to the mailbox of this embodiment, a wide range can be efficiently and uniformly illuminated through the light guide 31 without arranging a large number of light sources 30 that are light emitting diodes.

  As mentioned above, although embodiment of this invention was described, this invention is not limited to above-described this embodiment. Within the range intended by the present invention, appropriate design changes can be made in the present embodiment.

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Main-body part 1a Front 2 Mouth frame part 3 Illumination unit 4 Imaging unit 7 Intercom cordless handset 23 Opening 30 Light source 31 Light guide 63 Gutter part 100 Throwing port 311 Output surface 620 Installation surface S1 Illumination space

Claims (4)

A box-shaped main body having a posting port on the front surface;
A mouth frame portion mounted on the front surface of the main body portion;
The mouth frame is
An opening communicating with the posting port;
An illumination space located at a different location from the opening;
A lighting unit housed in the lighting space;
An installation surface located at a different location from the opening and the illumination space;
An imaging unit mounted on the installation surface;
E Bei and a visor portion for shielding positioned between the illumination space and the installation surface,
The mailbox, wherein the illumination space, the opening, the collar, and the installation surface are arranged in this order from top to bottom . The imaging unit is
2. The mailbox according to claim 1, wherein the mailbox is an interphone slave with a camera. Before SL lighting unit, letterbox according to claim 1 or 2, characterized in that a foot lamp which emits light downward. The lighting unit is:
A light source that is a light-emitting diode; and a light guide that makes light emitted from the light source incident;
The mailbox according to any one of claims 1 to 3, wherein the light guide has an exit surface that emits light downward.

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