WAYSIDE TELEPHONE SET

摘要

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To realize a wayside telephone set without requiring the dispatch of an operator by automatically closing a door when a predetermined time passes even when the door has been kept open.SOLUTION: A wayside telephone set includes: a housing (11) for storing a telephone set body (12) inside; a door (13) arranged in one surface of the housing; and an automatic closing hinge (19) for openably supporting the door with respect to the housing and energizing the door in a closing direction. The wayside telephone set includes: a stopper (21) capable of keeping the door in an opened state against the force of the automatic closing hinge; lock releasing means having a drive source (a solenoid 29) and capable of releasing the opening keeping state of the stopper; and control means (a control box 14) for operating the drive source. The control means starts the clocking of a timer when the door is released, and also operates the drive source of the release means when the timer determines that a predetermined time has passed, so as to release the opening keeping state of the stopper.