EP0203837B1 - Casing comprising a door of which the locking means are not accessible from the exterior - Google Patents

Casing comprising a door of which the locking means are not accessible from the exterior Download PDF

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EP0203837B1
EP0203837B1 EP19860400895 EP86400895A EP0203837B1 EP 0203837 B1 EP0203837 B1 EP 0203837B1 EP 19860400895 EP19860400895 EP 19860400895 EP 86400895 A EP86400895 A EP 86400895A EP 0203837 B1 EP0203837 B1 EP 0203837B1
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    • E—FIXED CONSTRUCTIONS
    • E05—LOCKS; KEYS; WINDOW OR DOOR FITTINGS; SAFES
    • E05B—LOCKS; ACCESSORIES THEREFOR; HANDCUFFS
    • E05B63/00—Locks or fastenings with special structural characteristics
    • E05B63/12—Locks or fastenings with special structural characteristics with means carried by the bolt for interlocking with the keeper
    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A47—FURNITURE; DOMESTIC ARTICLES OR APPLIANCES; COFFEE MILLS; SPICE MILLS; SUCTION CLEANERS IN GENERAL
    • A47G—HOUSEHOLD OR TABLE EQUIPMENT
    • A47G29/00—Supports, holders, or containers for household use, not provided for in groups A47G1/00-A47G27/00 or A47G33/00 
    • A47G29/12—Mail or newspaper receptacles, e.g. letter-boxes; Openings in doors or the like for delivering mail or newspapers
    • A47G29/1201—Letter-box assemblies for apartment buildings

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  • the invention relates to a housing according to the preamble of claim 1 having a door whose locking means are not accessible from the outside, so that they can not be forced maliciously. It relates in particular to large-sized boxes which must be locked at several points along their length and which, placed in public places, must present a guarantee against any improper handling.
  • one of the objects of the invention is to provide a housing having a door whose locking means are not accessible from the outside.
  • Another object of the invention is to provide such a box, for example a mailbox, at a cost comparable to that of a traditional box.
  • the invention relates to a housing delimited by a wall in which an opening is provided, a door being provided for closing said opening and comprising a locking device which can cooperate with an edge of said opening to keep the door in the closed position.
  • said edge comprises, seen in section, a first portion extending towards the inside of the housing and perpendicular to said edge in the direction of a face thereof opposite the opening, and extended perpendicularly by a second portion extending in the direction of another edge of the opening opposite to the first, said locking device cooperating with said second portion.
  • a box according to the preamble of claim 1 is characterized in that said edge comprises, seen in section, a first portion extending towards the inside of the box and perpendicular to said edge in the direction of a face thereof opposite the opening, and extended perpendicularly by a second portion extending in the direction of another edge of the opening opposite the first, itself extended perpendicularly by a third portion extending in opening direction, said locking device cooperating with said third portion.
  • Figure 1 is a perspective view in elevation of a collective mailbox according to the invention, in the open position and Figure 2 is a partial cross section along line II-II of the mailbox Figure 1-in the closed position-showing the detail of the locking device.
  • a collective mailbox 1 which comprises a parallel piped enclosure 2 of elongated shape, one of its main faces 3 is open.
  • the enclosure 2 comprises two transverse shelves 4, 5 defining three separate and superimposed boxes 6, 7, for storing the mail.
  • the enclosure 2 is extended inwards, from the open face 3 and along one of the longitudinal edges 9 of this face, by a rabbet 10 of U-shaped section.
  • the longitudinal edge 9 of the open face 3 is extended, perpendicularly and inwards, by a first wing 11 of the U-shaped rebate 10.
  • the wing 11 is extended perpendicularly, and towards the opposite longitudinal edge 12 of the open face 3 , by a base 13.
  • This base 13 is extended perpendicularly, and towards the open face 3 of the enclosure 2, by a second wing 14 which does not extend to this face.
  • the distance between this second wing 14 and the open face 3 is substantially equal to the thickness of a door intended to close the enclosure 2.
  • an L-shaped rebate 15 is added against the U-shaped rebate 10: the base 16 of this L-shaped rebate 15 is fixed against the base 13 of the U-shaped rebate 10, for example by spot welding.
  • the wing 18 of the L-shaped rebate 15 is arranged opposite the second wing 14 of the U-shaped rebate and it is moved away from it so as to provide a slight space between these wings.
  • the wing 18 of the L-shaped rebate 15 therefore extends parallel to the second wing 14 of the U-shaped rebate, over the same width in the direction of the open face 3 of the enclosure 2.
  • the two leaves in U 10 and L 15 extending in length substantially over the entire height of the enclosure 2.
  • the second wing 14 of the U rebate 10 has, distributed over its length, four cutouts 19 to 22 known in themselves. Each cutout is in the form of an oblong hole arranged longitudinally, and opens onto the free edge 23 of the second wing 14.
  • the collective mailbox 1 comprises, in addition to the enclosure 2, a collective door 50 making it possible to close the enclosure 2.
  • the collective door 50 comprises a rectangular frame 51 inside which are mounted three individual doors 52, 53, 54 superimposed. These individual doors 52, 53, 54 conventionally include a slot for the introduction of mail and an identification label. They are articulated on one of the longitudinal uprights 55 of the frame 51 and are locked in a manner known per se on the opposite longitudinal upright 56 by means of three locks respective 57, 58, 59: the lock 58 of the individual door 53 ( Figure 2) comprises a flat cam 60 which is rotated to cooperate with a flat longitudinal rebate 61 which extends in width towards the inside of the frame 51 , from the inner edge 62 of the upright 56 of this frame.
  • this lock 63 On the upright 56 of the collective door 50 opposite these articulation means, is fixed a lock 63 making it possible to lock this door on the enclosure 2.
  • this lock 63 rotates a pinion 64 which is mounted on the inner face 65 of the collective door 50, and which drives in translation a rack 66.
  • the rack 66 extends along the collective door 50 while being oriented perpendicularly to it; it is slidably mounted on the collective door 50 by means of an L-shaped profile 67.
  • the non-toothed face of the rack and facing the articulation means of the collective door 50 is equipped in the present example, of four transverse fingers distributed over its length and intended to penetrate, in a manner known per se, into the four cutouts 19 to 22 made in the U-shaped rebate 10 of the enclosure 2, so as to lock the collective door 50.
  • the lock 63, the pinion 64, the rack 66 and its transverse fingers, constitute the locking device for the collective door 50.
  • the finger 68 enters the cutout 20 made in the second wing 14 of the U-shaped rebate 10.
  • This finger comprises, distributed on either side of the zone of cooperation with the second wing 14, two flanges 69, 70 projecting laterally, which are larger than that of the cutout 20 and which limit the possible movement of the finger 68 perpendicular to the plane of the second wing 14.
  • the collective mailbox cannot be easily opened by malicious intent.
  • the slot 71 existing between the upright 56 of the collective door 50 and the neighboring edge 9 of the enclosure 2 does not allow direct access, by means of a thin tool, to part of the locking device.
  • the slot between door and enclosure allows direct access to the locking fingers located at the right of this slot, for shearing these fingers or acting by force on them in order to move them.
  • the wing 18 of the L-shaped rebate 15 is only an additional wing preventing the locking fingers from damaging, during their movement, the mail placed in the boxes 6, 7, 8.
  • the invention does not only concern collective mailboxes but any case, in particular of considerable length, for which a multipoint locking mechanism which is not accessible from the outside must be provided: for example trunks, luggage boxes arranged in the stations, protective boxes for collective equipment arranged on public roads, such as electrical boxes or incendiary boxes, etc ...
  • a door locking device can be provided on the housing which cooperates, not with the wing 14 as in the present example, but with the base 13 of the U-shaped rebate 10.

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L'invention est relative à un boîtier conforme au préambule de la revendication 1 possédant une porte dont les moyens de verrouillage sont non accessibles de l'extérieur, afin qu'ils ne puissent être forcés par malveillance. Elle concerne notamment des boîtiers de dimensions importantes qui doivent être verrouillés en plusieurs points sur leur longueur et qui, disposés dans des lieux publics, doivent présenter une garantie contre toute manipulation abusive.The invention relates to a housing according to the preamble of claim 1 having a door whose locking means are not accessible from the outside, so that they can not be forced maliciously. It relates in particular to large-sized boxes which must be locked at several points along their length and which, placed in public places, must present a guarantee against any improper handling.

Ainsi, les grands ensembles immobiliers sont fréquement équipés de boîtes aux lettres collectives comprenant une porte principale donnant directement accès à plusieurs cases individuelles, chaque case étant par ailleurs accessible au moyen d'une porte individuelle montés dans la parte principale. Une porte principale est verrouillés au moyen d'un ou plusieurs doigts coopérant avec un bord de la boîte aux lettres, ces doigts risquant d'être forcés de l'extérieur au moyen d'un outil mince introduit dans la fente existant entre la porte et le boîte aux lettres: l'ensemble du contenu des différentes cases est alors accessible (FR-A-2,497,452 et US-A-3,834,612, révélant local chacun le préambule de la revendication 1.Large building complexes are therefore often equipped with collective mailboxes comprising a main door giving direct access to several individual boxes, each box being also accessible by means of an individual door mounted in the main area. A main door is locked by means of one or more fingers cooperating with an edge of the mailbox, these fingers being liable to be forced from the outside by means of a thin tool inserted into the slot existing between the door and the mailbox: the entire content of the different boxes is then accessible (FR-A-2,497,452 and US-A-3,834,612, each revealing the preamble of claim 1 locally.

Aussi, un des buts de l'invention est de proposer un boîtier possédant une porte dont les moyens de verrouillage sont non accessibles de l'extérieur.Also, one of the objects of the invention is to provide a housing having a door whose locking means are not accessible from the outside.

Un autre but de l'invention est de fournir un tel boîtier, par example une boîte aux lettres, à un coût comparable à celui d'un boîtier traditionnel.Another object of the invention is to provide such a box, for example a mailbox, at a cost comparable to that of a traditional box.

L'invention concerne à cet effet un boîtier délimité par une paroi dans laquelle est ménagée une ouverture, une porte étant prévue pour fermer ladite ouverture et comportant un dispositif de verrouillage qui peut coopérer avec un bord de ladite ouverture pour maintenir la porte en position fermée, caractérisé en ce que ledit bord comprend, vu en section, une première portion s'étendant vers l'intérieur du boîtier et perpendiculairement audit bord en direction d'une face de celui-ci opposée à l'ouverture, et prolongée perpendiculairement par une seconde portion s'étendant en direction d'un autre bord de l'ouverture opposé au premier, ledit dispositif de verrouillage coopérant avec ladite séconde portion.To this end, the invention relates to a housing delimited by a wall in which an opening is provided, a door being provided for closing said opening and comprising a locking device which can cooperate with an edge of said opening to keep the door in the closed position. , characterized in that said edge comprises, seen in section, a first portion extending towards the inside of the housing and perpendicular to said edge in the direction of a face thereof opposite the opening, and extended perpendicularly by a second portion extending in the direction of another edge of the opening opposite to the first, said locking device cooperating with said second portion.

Selon une variante de l'invention, un boîtier conforme du préambule de la revendication 1 est caractérisé en ce que ledit bord comprend, vu en section, une première portion s'étendant vers l'intérieur du boîtier et perpendiculairement audit bord en direction d'une face de celui-ci opposée à l'ouverture, et prolongée perpendiculairement par une seconde portion s'étendant en direction d'un autre bord de l'ouverture opposé au premier, elle-même prolongée perpendiculairement par une troisième portion s'étendant en direction de l'ouverture, ledit dispositif de verrouillage coopérant avec ladite troisième portion.According to a variant of the invention, a box according to the preamble of claim 1 is characterized in that said edge comprises, seen in section, a first portion extending towards the inside of the box and perpendicular to said edge in the direction of a face thereof opposite the opening, and extended perpendicularly by a second portion extending in the direction of another edge of the opening opposite the first, itself extended perpendicularly by a third portion extending in opening direction, said locking device cooperating with said third portion.

Des modes particuliers de l'invention apparaissent clans les revendications dépendants 2 et 4 à 6.Particular modes of the invention appear in dependent claims 2 and 4 to 6.

D'autres détails et avantages de l'invention apparaîtront au cours ce la description qui suit, d'un mode de réalisation donné à titre d'exemple non limitatif, en regard des figures annexées, parmi lesquelles.Other details and advantages of the invention will appear during the description which follows, of an embodiment given by way of nonlimiting example, with reference to the appended figures, among which.

la Figure 1 est une vue, en perspective et en élévation, d'une boîte aux lettres collective conforme à l'invention, en position ouverte et la Fiure 2 est une coupe transversale partielle selon la ligne II-II de la boîte aux lettres de la figure 1-en position fermée-montrant le détail de dispositif de verrouillage.Figure 1 is a perspective view in elevation of a collective mailbox according to the invention, in the open position and Figure 2 is a partial cross section along line II-II of the mailbox Figure 1-in the closed position-showing the detail of the locking device.

Il est représenté en figure 1 une boîte aux lettres collective 1 qui comprend une enceinte parallélé pipédique 2 de forme allongée dont une de ses faces principales 3 est ouverte. L'enceinte 2 comporte deux tablettes 4, 5 transversales définissant trois cases séparées et superposées 6, 7, pour le rangement du courrier.There is shown in Figure 1 a collective mailbox 1 which comprises a parallel piped enclosure 2 of elongated shape, one of its main faces 3 is open. The enclosure 2 comprises two transverse shelves 4, 5 defining three separate and superimposed boxes 6, 7, for storing the mail.

L'enceinte 2 est prolongée vers l'intérieur, depuis en face ouverte 3 et le long d'un des bords longitudinaux 9 de cette face, par une feuillure 10 de section en forme de U. Ainsi, comme représenté sur la figure 2, le bord longitudinal 9 de la face ouverte 3 est prolongé, perpendiculairement et vers l'intérieur, par une première aile 11 de la feuillure en U 10. L'aile 11 est prolongée perpendiculairement, etvers le bord longitudinal opposé 12 de la face ouverte 3, par une base 13. Cette base 13 est prolongée perpendiculairement, et vers la face ouverte 3 de l'enceinte 2, par une deuxième aile 14 qui ne s'étend pas jusqu'à cette face. La distance entre cette deuxième aile 14 et la face ouverte 3 est sensiblement égals à l'épaisseur d'une porte destinée à fermer l'enceinte 2.The enclosure 2 is extended inwards, from the open face 3 and along one of the longitudinal edges 9 of this face, by a rabbet 10 of U-shaped section. Thus, as shown in FIG. 2, the longitudinal edge 9 of the open face 3 is extended, perpendicularly and inwards, by a first wing 11 of the U-shaped rebate 10. The wing 11 is extended perpendicularly, and towards the opposite longitudinal edge 12 of the open face 3 , by a base 13. This base 13 is extended perpendicularly, and towards the open face 3 of the enclosure 2, by a second wing 14 which does not extend to this face. The distance between this second wing 14 and the open face 3 is substantially equal to the thickness of a door intended to close the enclosure 2.

Dans cet exemple, une feuillure en L 15 est rapportée contre la feuillure en U 10: la base 16 de cette feuillure en L 15 est fixée contre la base 13 de la feuillure en U 10, par exemple par soudage par points. L'aile 18 de la feuillure en L 15 est disposée en regard de la deuxième aile 14 de la feuillure en U etelle en est écartée defaçon à ménager un léger espace entre ces ailes. L'aile 18 de la feuillure en L 15 s'etend donc parallèlement à la deuxième aile 14 de la feuillure en U, sur une même largeur en direction de la face ouverte 3 de l'enceinte 2.In this example, an L-shaped rebate 15 is added against the U-shaped rebate 10: the base 16 of this L-shaped rebate 15 is fixed against the base 13 of the U-shaped rebate 10, for example by spot welding. The wing 18 of the L-shaped rebate 15 is arranged opposite the second wing 14 of the U-shaped rebate and it is moved away from it so as to provide a slight space between these wings. The wing 18 of the L-shaped rebate 15 therefore extends parallel to the second wing 14 of the U-shaped rebate, over the same width in the direction of the open face 3 of the enclosure 2.

Selon la figure 1, les deuxfeuillures en U 10 et en L 15 s'étendant en longueur sensiblement sur toute la hauteur de l'enceinte 2. La deuxième aile 14 de la feuillure en U 10 présente, réparties sur sa longueur, quatre découpes 19 à 22 connues en elles-mêmes. Chaque découpe est en forme de trou oblong disposé longituidinalement, et débouche sur le bord libre 23 de la deuxième aile 14.According to Figure 1, the two leaves in U 10 and L 15 extending in length substantially over the entire height of the enclosure 2. The second wing 14 of the U rebate 10 has, distributed over its length, four cutouts 19 to 22 known in themselves. Each cutout is in the form of an oblong hole arranged longitudinally, and opens onto the free edge 23 of the second wing 14.

La boîte aux lettres collective 1 comprend, outre l'enceinte 2, une porte collective 50 permettant de fermer l'enceinte 2. La porte collective 50 comporte un cadre rectangulaire 51 à l'intérieur duquel sont montées trois portes individuelles 52, 53, 54 superposées. Ces portes individuelles 52, 53, 54 comportent de façon classique une fente pour l'introduction de courrier et une étiquette d'identification. Elles sont articulées sur l'une des montants longitudinaux 55 du cadre 51 et se verrouillent de façon connue en soi sur le montant longitudinal opposé 56 au moyen de trois serrures respectives 57, 58, 59: la serrure 58 de la porte individuelle 53 (Figure 2) comprend une came 60 plane qui est entraînée en rotation pour coopérer avec une feuillure longitudinale plane 61 qui s'étend en largeur vers l'intérieur de cadre 51, depuis le bord intérieur 62 du montant 56 de ce cadre.The collective mailbox 1 comprises, in addition to the enclosure 2, a collective door 50 making it possible to close the enclosure 2. The collective door 50 comprises a rectangular frame 51 inside which are mounted three individual doors 52, 53, 54 superimposed. These individual doors 52, 53, 54 conventionally include a slot for the introduction of mail and an identification label. They are articulated on one of the longitudinal uprights 55 of the frame 51 and are locked in a manner known per se on the opposite longitudinal upright 56 by means of three locks respective 57, 58, 59: the lock 58 of the individual door 53 (Figure 2) comprises a flat cam 60 which is rotated to cooperate with a flat longitudinal rebate 61 which extends in width towards the inside of the frame 51 , from the inner edge 62 of the upright 56 of this frame.

Le long de l'un des montants 55 de la porte collective 50 sont fixés des moyens d'articulation de cette porte (non représentés sur les figures), par exemple des charnières, qui sont réunis par ailleurs au bord longitudinal 13 de l'enceinte 2 opposé à la feuillure en U 10.Along one of the uprights 55 of the collective door 50 are fixed means of articulation of this door (not shown in the figures), for example hinges, which are also joined to the longitudinal edge 13 of the enclosure 2 opposite the U-shaped rebate 10.

Sur le montant 56 de la porte collective 50 opposé à ces moyens d'articulation, est fixée une serrure 63 permettant de verrouiller cette porte sur l'enceinte 2. De façon connue en soi, cette serrure 63 entraîne en rotation un pignon 64 qui est monté sur la face intérieure 65 de la porte collective 50, et qui entraîne en translation une crémaillère 66. La crémaillère 66 s'étend le long de la porte collective 50 en étant orientée perpendiculairement par rapport à elle; elle est montée à coulissement sur la porte collective 50 par l'intermédiaire d'un profilé en L 67. La face non dentée de la crémaillère et tournée vers les moyens d'articulation de la porte collective 50, est équipée dans le présent exemple, de quatre doigts transversaux répartis sur sa longueur et destinés à pénétrer, de façon connue en soi, dans les quatre découpes 19 à 22 pratiquées dans la feuillure en U 10 de l'enceinte 2, de façon à verrouiller la porte collective 50. La serrure 63, le pignon 64, la crémaillère 66 et ses doigts transversaux, constituent le dispositif de verrouillage de la porte collective 50.On the upright 56 of the collective door 50 opposite these articulation means, is fixed a lock 63 making it possible to lock this door on the enclosure 2. In a manner known per se, this lock 63 rotates a pinion 64 which is mounted on the inner face 65 of the collective door 50, and which drives in translation a rack 66. The rack 66 extends along the collective door 50 while being oriented perpendicularly to it; it is slidably mounted on the collective door 50 by means of an L-shaped profile 67. The non-toothed face of the rack and facing the articulation means of the collective door 50, is equipped in the present example, of four transverse fingers distributed over its length and intended to penetrate, in a manner known per se, into the four cutouts 19 to 22 made in the U-shaped rebate 10 of the enclosure 2, so as to lock the collective door 50. The lock 63, the pinion 64, the rack 66 and its transverse fingers, constitute the locking device for the collective door 50.

Comme représenté sur la figure 2, le doigt 68 pénètre dans la découpe 20 pratiquée dans la deuxième aile 14 de la feuillure en U 10. Ce doigt comporte, réparties de part et d'autre de la zone de coopération avec la deuxième aile 14, deux collerettes 69, 70 saillant latéralement, qui sont de dimension supérieure à celle de la découpe 20 et qui limitent le déplacement éventuel du doigt 68 perpendiculairement au plan de la deuxième aile 14.As shown in FIG. 2, the finger 68 enters the cutout 20 made in the second wing 14 of the U-shaped rebate 10. This finger comprises, distributed on either side of the zone of cooperation with the second wing 14, two flanges 69, 70 projecting laterally, which are larger than that of the cutout 20 and which limit the possible movement of the finger 68 perpendicular to the plane of the second wing 14.

Ainsi conçue, la boîte aux lettres collective ne peut pas être facilement ouverte par malveillance. On ne peut atteindre, au moyen d'un outil, le doigt 68, la porte collective 50 s'étendant-vue en section-de part et d'autre du doigt 68 et masquant donc ce doigt. Par ailleurs, la fente 71 existant entre le montant 56 de la porte collective 50 et le bord voisin 9 de l'enceinte 2 ne permet pas d'accéder directement, au moyen d'un outil mince, à une partie du dispositif de verrouillage. Un peut seulement tenter d'éloigner la porte collective 50 du bord 9 de l'enceinte en élargissant la fente 71: une telle manoeuvre conduit à rapprocher la crémaillère 66 de la deuxième aile 14 de la feuillure en U 10, et donc à renforcer la coopération entre cette aile 14 et le doigt 68.Thus conceived, the collective mailbox cannot be easily opened by malicious intent. One cannot reach, by means of a tool, the finger 68, the collective door 50 extending-seen in section-on either side of the finger 68 and thus masking this finger. Furthermore, the slot 71 existing between the upright 56 of the collective door 50 and the neighboring edge 9 of the enclosure 2 does not allow direct access, by means of a thin tool, to part of the locking device. One can only try to move the collective door 50 away from the edge 9 of the enclosure by widening the slot 71: such an operation leads to bringing the rack 66 of the second wing 14 closer to the U-shaped rebate 10, and therefore to strengthening the cooperation between this wing 14 and the finger 68.

En revanche, dans le cas des boîtes aux lettres classiques, la fente entre porte et enceinte permet d'accéder directement aux doigts de verrouillage diposés au droit de cette fente, pour cisailler ces doigts ou agir à force sur eux afin de les déplacer.On the other hand, in the case of conventional mailboxes, the slot between door and enclosure allows direct access to the locking fingers located at the right of this slot, for shearing these fingers or acting by force on them in order to move them.

L'aile 18 de la feuillure en L 15 n'est qu'une aile supplémentaire évitant que les doigts de verrouillage n'abîment, dans leur déplacement, le courrier disposé dans les cases 6, 7, 8.The wing 18 of the L-shaped rebate 15 is only an additional wing preventing the locking fingers from damaging, during their movement, the mail placed in the boxes 6, 7, 8.

L'invention ne concerne pas que les boîtes aux lettres collectives mais tout boîtier, notamment de longueur importante, pour lequel il faut prévoir un mécanisme de verrouillage multipoint non accessible de l'extérieur: par exemple des malles, des boîtiers à bagages disposés dans les gares, des boîtiers de protection pour équipment collectif disposés sur les voies publiques, tels que des boîtiers électriques ou des boîtiers-incendre, etc...The invention does not only concern collective mailboxes but any case, in particular of considerable length, for which a multipoint locking mechanism which is not accessible from the outside must be provided: for example trunks, luggage boxes arranged in the stations, protective boxes for collective equipment arranged on public roads, such as electrical boxes or incendiary boxes, etc ...

Selon un autre mode de réalisation de l'invention non représenté sur les Figures, il peut être prévu un dispositif de verrouillage de la porte sur le boîtier qui coopère, non pas avec l'aile 14 comme dans le présent exemple, mais avec la base 13 de la feuillure en U 10.According to another embodiment of the invention not shown in the Figures, a door locking device can be provided on the housing which cooperates, not with the wing 14 as in the present example, but with the base 13 of the U-shaped rebate 10.

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1. Casing delimited by a wall in which is arranged an opening, a door (50) being provided to close the said opening and comprising a locking device (63, 66, 68) which can cooperate with a rim (9) of the said opening to keep the door in the closed position, characterized in that the said rim (9), viewed in section, comprises a first portion (11) which extends towards the interior of the casing, perpendicularly to the said rim (9), towards a face of the casing opposite the opening, and is extended perpendicularly by a second portion (13) which extends towards another rim (12) of the opening, which rim (12) is opposite the first rim (9), the said locking device (63, 66, 68) cooperating with the said second portion (13).
2. Casing according to claim 1, characterised in that the rim (9) cooperating with the locking device comprises a third portion (18) which extends the said second portion (13) perpendicularly and extends towards the opening.
3. Casing delimited by a wall in which is arranged an opening, a door (50) being provided to close the said opening and comprising a locking device (63, 66, 68) which can cooperate with a rim (9) of the said opening to keep the door in the closed position, characterised in that the said rim (9), viewed in section, comprises a first portion (11) which extends towards the interior of the casing, perpendicularly to the said rim (9), towards a face of the casing opposite the opening, and is extended perpendicularly by a second portion (13) which extends towards another rim (12) of the opening, which rim (12) is opposite the first rim (9), and is itself extended perpendicularly by a third portion (14) extending towards the opening, the said locking device (63, 66, 68) cooperating with the said third portion (14).
4. Casing according to claim 3, characterised in that the rim (9) cooperating with the locking device comprises a fourth portion (18) which extends parallel to and close to the said third portion (14), on the side of the third portion which is the further away from the said first portion (11).
5. Casing according to any one of the preceding claims, characterised in that the said locking device comprises at least one finger (68) which is movably mounted on the door (50) in such a manner that it can be displaced parallel to the latter, the rim portion (13,14) that cooperates with the locking device having an open cutaway portion (19) which extends in the direction of displacement of the said finger (68) and into the interior of which the said finger is introduced and locked by displacement.
6. Casing according to any one of the preceding claims, characterised in that it comprises a plurality of compartments (6, 7, 8), the said door, or collective door (50), comprising a corresponding number of individual doors (52, 53, 54) which permit access to each of the said compartments when it is locked, each individual door comprising locking means (57, 58, 59) by means of which it is kept closed.
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