EP0583182A2 - Modular box with insert bottom - Google Patents

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EP0583182A2
EP0583182A2 EP93401782A EP93401782A EP0583182A2 EP 0583182 A2 EP0583182 A2 EP 0583182A2 EP 93401782 A EP93401782 A EP 93401782A EP 93401782 A EP93401782 A EP 93401782A EP 0583182 A2 EP0583182 A2 EP 0583182A2
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Etienne Decayeux
Yves Morel
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    • 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
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B65—CONVEYING; PACKING; STORING; HANDLING THIN OR FILAMENTARY MATERIAL
    • B65D—CONTAINERS FOR STORAGE OR TRANSPORT OF ARTICLES OR MATERIALS, e.g. BAGS, BARRELS, BOTTLES, BOXES, CANS, CARTONS, CRATES, DRUMS, JARS, TANKS, HOPPERS, FORWARDING CONTAINERS; ACCESSORIES, CLOSURES, OR FITTINGS THEREFOR; PACKAGING ELEMENTS; PACKAGES
    • B65D7/00—Containers having bodies formed by interconnecting or uniting two or more rigid, or substantially rigid, components made wholly or mainly of metal
    • B65D7/02—Containers having bodies formed by interconnecting or uniting two or more rigid, or substantially rigid, components made wholly or mainly of metal characterised by shape
    • B65D7/06—Containers having bodies formed by interconnecting or uniting two or more rigid, or substantially rigid, components made wholly or mainly of metal characterised by shape of polygonal cross-section, e.g. tins, boxes

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  • the invention relates to a modular bottom case.
  • the problem it aims to solve is to provide a housing that can be mounted from elements assembled by contact, in particular by gluing, so as to avoid as much as possible the conventional welding and drilling operations.
  • the disadvantage of these latter operations is that they must be carried out on a raw raw material, so as not to attack the finishing treatment of the housing. They therefore oblige to plan a subsequent operation for this treatment.
  • a housing comprising a U-shaped cover comprising an upper face and two lateral faces, each lateral face carrying, on an edge furthest from the upper face, a tongue extending along this edge and towards the other lateral face, a bottom having a main face comprising, along two opposite edges, two flanges extending perpendicularly on the same side of this face, the two flanges being spaced from each other by a distance corresponding to that separating the two side faces of the cover, the two tabs of the cover being in surface contact with the main face of the bottom while the two edges of the bottom are in surface contact with the two side faces of the cover respectively, the tabs and the edges being fixed to the corresponding faces, a rear face fixed to the end edges of the cover or of the bottom; and a door constituting a front face opposite to said rear face and fixed to an end edge of the cover or of the bottom so as to be able to pivot.
  • the mailbox shown in FIG. 1 comprises four main parts, namely a cover 1, a bottom 2 intended to be placed under the cover, and two doors 3, only one of which is visible in this figure, intended to be arranged on the side. and on the other side of the cover 1.
  • the cover 1 is in the general shape of a U defined by an upper face 4, extended by two lateral faces 5, 6.
  • Each face of the cover 1 is bordered by a rim 7 of section in the general shape of a U comprising, as shown in FIG. 10, a base 8 and two wings 11, 12.
  • This rim is identical for the three faces of the cover 1.
  • the wing 11 of the rim 7 is formed by a fold of the lateral face 6, as it appears in FIG.
  • the base 8 of the rim 7 extends perpendicular to the lateral face 6 and in the direction of the opposite lateral face 5.
  • the wing 12 of the rim 7 extends parallel to the wing 11 towards the outside of the cover, over a width slightly less than that of the wing 11.
  • the wing 12 of the rim 7 carries a fold 13 extending inside the rim 7 towards the base 8, along the wing 12 so to provide a game 14 with it.
  • the rim 7 of the side faces 5, 6 is such that its base 8 and its wing 12 carrying the fold 13 stop a little before reaching a respective longitudinal free edge 15, 16 of these faces, as can be seen on the Figures 1 and 2. Between the end of the base 8 and the longitudinal free edge 15, 16, the other wing 11 of the rim 7 has a substantially square notch 17 limiting the width of this wing.
  • Each side face 5, 6 of the cover 1 carries, along its longitudinal free edge 15, 16, a tongue 21, 22 respectively which extends over a major part of the length of the cover between two opposite edges 7 of the side face .
  • This tongue extends perpendicularly to the lateral face considered, in the direction of the opposite lateral face.
  • the bottom 2 has a main face 30 surrounded by two straight longitudinal edges 31, 32 extending perpendicular to the main face, on the same side thereof, and two transverse edges 33, 34 of L-shaped section.
  • Each transverse edge 33, 34 carries two wings, namely a wing 35 extending perpendicular to the main face 30, on the same side as the edges.
  • straight longitudinal 31, 32 but over a width slightly greater than that of these, this wing being extended by a wing 36 extending parallel to the main face 30 and towards the outside of the bottom 2.
  • the latter wing 36 carries a fold 37 extending towards the other wing 35, on one side of the wing 36 facing this wing 35.
  • Each straight longitudinal edge 31, 32 of the bottom 2 carries, at each end, a fixing lug s' extending beyond the neighboring transverse edge, the shape of which is arranged to allow it to be housed in the notch 17 of the rim 7 of the cover.
  • Each fixing lug 40 is drilled in the middle of a hole 41.
  • Each door 3 has a main face 42 surrounded, on four sides, by a perpendicular straight edge 43. In two adjacent corners of the door 3, two opposite straight edges 43 have a boss 44 projecting slightly outwards relative to the plan of these edges. Each boss 44 is pierced with a hole 45. Opposite the bosses 44, the door 3 has a lock 46 and an opening closed by a flap 47.
  • the bottom 2 and the cover 1 are assembled by fixing the main face 30 of the first to the tongues 21, 22 of the second. Among different possible fixing means, bonding will now be described. To this end, four beads of adhesive 50 are deposited inside the cover 1, namely two beads along the inner faces of the tongues 21, 22 and two beads 50 parallel to the first but arranged on the lateral faces 5, 6, near the tabs. The bottom 2 is then slid inside the cover 1, according to arrow 51 in FIG. 1 and by any one of the two ends of the cover.
  • the bottom 2 is slid under a lower end of the flanges 7 of the side faces 5, 6 of the cover, so as to go along the tongues 21, 22 to a position where the fixing lugs 40 of the bottom 2 are respectively provided opposite the notches 17 of the cover 1.
  • the lateral faces 5, 6 of the hood are applied against the straight longitudinal edges 31, 32 of the bottom 2.
  • the tabs 21, 22 of the bottom being housed in the notches 17 of the hood.
  • the wings 36 of the bottom carrying the fold 37 are then located opposite the wings 12 of the cover carrying the fold 13 and form therewith a frame surrounding two main openings of the mailbox.
  • the assembly of the two letterbox doors is described below, with reference to one of them.
  • the distance between the outer faces of the bosses 44 of the door 3 is slightly less than that separating the opposite faces of the fixing lugs 40 from the bottom 2.
  • the door 3 is arranged so that these bosses 44 are opposite the fixing lugs 40 from the bottom, their respective holes 45, 41 being aligned, and a rivet 52 is provided so as to pass through these holes.
  • the rivet 52 therefore clamps three thicknesses, namely the side face 5 or 6 of the cover, the fixing lug 40 of the bottom and the boss 44 of the door.
  • the arrangement is such that the door 3 can pivot around a geometric pivot axis 53 coaxial with the rivet 52.
  • the door 3 covers the wing 36 of the bottom carrying the fold 37 and the wing 12 of the flanges 7 of the cover carrying the fold 13.
  • the door 3 is locked in the closed position thanks to the lock 46 cooperating with an inner face of the rim 7 of the upper face 4 of the cover.
  • the second embodiment of the invention differs essentially from the previous one in the way that the door 62 is pivotally mounted on the mailbox.
  • the cover 60 and the bottom 61 of this mailbox are identical to those of the first embodiment, but do not have holes corespondant, in the first embodiment, to those crossed by the rivets 52.
  • the assembly by gluing between the bottom and the cover is identical to that described for the first embodiment.
  • Each door 62 differs from the previous ones by the following elements. She does not has no bosses but has, on a straight edge located laterally relative to the flap 64 of the door, two extensions 65, 66 in the form of a socket, constituting hinge elements.
  • the lock 67 is arranged on an edge opposite to that carrying the sockets 65, 66.
  • Each hinge element consists of a U-shaped section profile comprising a base 71 and two wings 72, 73, l wing 72 having a width substantially equal to that of wing 12 of the abovementioned flange 7 of the cover, the base 71 having a width approximately equal to half that of 8 of said flange 7, and wing 73 being similar to the wing 72.
  • the wing 73 of the hinge element 70 carries, in two end regions, two extensions 75, 76 forming a socket, the common axis of the sockets 77 extending parallel to the hinge element 70 but outside of the U-shape. Furthermore, in a region located between the sockets 75, 76, the wing 73 of the hinge element 70 is absent.
  • the hinge element 70 further comprises two legs 81, 82 extending the base 71 at two opposite ends, these legs extending over a length corresponding substantially to the width of the wing 35 of the L-shaped transverse edges 33, 34 the bottom.
  • the bottom 61 is assembled by bonding to the cover 60 in the same manner as with regard to the first embodiment of the invention.
  • the hinge element 70 is slid into the U-shaped rim 7 of the cover, from the bottom 61.
  • the wing 72 of the hinge element is slid with play between the wing 12 of the edge of the cover and its fold 13, the base 71 of the hinge element pressing against that 8 of the edge of the cover.
  • the hinge element 70 is slid into the cover until its tab 81 introduced in the first stop against the rim 7 of the upper face of the cover. Then the hinge element 70 is crimped onto the rim 7 of the cover by pushing, by crimping jaws known in themselves, the fold 13 of the rim 7 of the cover against the flange 72 of the hinge element 70. In addition to this assembly by crimping, and if desired, it is possible to deposit a layer of adhesive 83 on an external face of the base 71 of the hinge element 70, before its introduction into the rim 7 of the cover.
  • the tab 82 of the hinge element 70 extends in front of the wing 35 of the L-shaped transverse edge of the bottom 61 and therefore prevents the latter from leaving the mailbox, thus ensuring mechanical locking in addition to assembly by gluing.
  • the sockets 65, 66 of the door 62 are arranged opposite and on either side of the sockets 75, 76 of the hinge element 70, and a rod 84 forming a pivot axis is introduced into these four sockets, ensuring pivoting mounting of the door.
  • the mailbox included two opposite doors.
  • a bottom 90 of different constitution comprising a base 91 substantially identical to the bottom 2 above and extended by an upright 92 extending perpendicular to the base.
  • the base 91 has two straight longitudinal edges 93, 94 but only one transverse edge 95 in the shape of an L, placed opposite the upright 92.
  • the upright 92 it has a main face 99 bordered by three straight edges 96, 97, 98 extending perpendicular to this face.
  • the respective edges of the base 91 and of the upright 92 are carried by one face of these turned towards the other of these two elements.
  • the size of the upright 92 corresponds approximately to that of the doors 3, 62 above.
  • beads of glue 50 are arranged, as before, on the tongues 21, 22 of the cover 1 as well as on the lateral faces 5, 6 of the latter and, moreover, a bead of glue 101 is disposed on an outer face of each of the straight edges 96, 97, 98 of the upright 92 of the bottom 90.
  • the bottom 90 is introduced into the cover 1 along the arrow 102 by its base 91 penetrating on one side of the cover opposite the door.
  • the base 91 is fixed by gluing to the side faces 5, 6 of the cover 1 as described above with regard to the bottoms 2, 61.
  • an external face of these straight edges 96, 97, 98 is applied against an inner face of the wings 11 of the edges 7 of the cover, which constitute a fold of the faces of the latter.

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Abstract

The invention relates to a modular box with insert (attached) bottom. According to the invention, this box includes a cap (cover) (1) in the shape of a U carrying, on two lateral faces (5, 6), a perpendicular tongue (21, 22), a bottom (2) carrying two perpendicular rims (31, 32), a rear face (99) and a door (3). The tongues (21, 22) and the rims (31, 32) permit the assembly of the bottom on the cap. Application, in particular, to the manufacture of letter boxes. <IMAGE>

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L'invention concerne un boîtier modulaire à fond rapporté. Le problème qu'elle vise à résoudre est de proposer un boîtier pouvant être monté à partir d'éléments assemblés par contact, notamment par collage, de façon à éviter le plus possible les opérations classiques de soudage et perçage. L'inconvénient de ces dernières opérations est qu'elles doivent être effectuées sur une matière première brute, afin de ne pas attaquer le traitement de finition du boîtier. Elles obligent donc à prévoir une opération ultérieure pour ce traitement.The invention relates to a modular bottom case. The problem it aims to solve is to provide a housing that can be mounted from elements assembled by contact, in particular by gluing, so as to avoid as much as possible the conventional welding and drilling operations. The disadvantage of these latter operations is that they must be carried out on a raw raw material, so as not to attack the finishing treatment of the housing. They therefore oblige to plan a subsequent operation for this treatment.

Selon l'invention, ce problème est résolu grâce à un boîtier comprenant un capot en forme de U comportant une face supérieure et deux faces latérales, chaque face latérale portant, sur un bord le plus éloigné de la face supérieure, une languette s'étendant le long de ce bord et en direction de l'autre face latérale,
   un fond présentant une face principale comportant, le long de deux bords opposés, deux rebords s'étendant perpendiculairement d'un même côté de cette face, les deux rebords étant éloignés l'un de l'autre d'une distance correspondant à celle séparant les deux faces latérales du capot, les deux languettes du capot étant en contact surfacique avec la face principale du fond tandis que les deux rebords du fond sont en contact surfacique avec les deux faces latérales du capot respectivement, les languettes et les rebords étant fixés aux faces correspondantes,
   une face arrière fixée sur des bords d'extrémité du capot ou du fond ; et
   une porte constituant une face avant opposée à ladite face arrière et fixée sur un bord d'extrémité du capot ou du fond de façon à pouvoir pivoter.According to the invention, this problem is solved by means of a housing comprising a U-shaped cover comprising an upper face and two lateral faces, each lateral face carrying, on an edge furthest from the upper face, a tongue extending along this edge and towards the other lateral face,
a bottom having a main face comprising, along two opposite edges, two flanges extending perpendicularly on the same side of this face, the two flanges being spaced from each other by a distance corresponding to that separating the two side faces of the cover, the two tabs of the cover being in surface contact with the main face of the bottom while the two edges of the bottom are in surface contact with the two side faces of the cover respectively, the tabs and the edges being fixed to the corresponding faces,
a rear face fixed to the end edges of the cover or of the bottom; and
a door constituting a front face opposite to said rear face and fixed to an end edge of the cover or of the bottom so as to be able to pivot.

D'autres détails et avantages de l'invention apparaitront au cours de la description suivante d'une forme de réalisation préférée mais non limitative, en regard des dessins annexés sur lesquels :

  • la figure 1 est une vue en perspective éclatée d'une première forme de réalisation de l'invention ;
  • la figure 2 est une vue de détail en perspective, montrant l'assemblage de la porte de la boîte aux lettres ;
  • les figures 3 et 4 sont des vues partielles en coupe selon la ligne III-III de la figure 1 et IV-IV de la figure 2 respectivement ;
  • la figure 5 est une vue homologue de la figure 3, une fois la porte assemblée ;
  • la figure 6 est une vue en perspective éclatée d'une seconde forme de réalisation de l'invention ;
  • la figure 7 est une vue en bout d'un élément de charnière utilisé dans cette seconde forme de réalisation ;
  • la figure 8 est une vue partielle en coupe selon la ligne VIII-VIII de la figure 6, une fois le fond et l'élément de charnière montés ;
  • la figure 9 est une vue partielle en perspective montrant, en perspective, les mêmes éléments que ceux de la figure 8 ;
  • la figure 10 est une vue partielle du capot de la boîte aux lettres, en coupe selon la ligne X-X de la figure 1 ;
  • la figure 11 est une vue en perspective d'une troisième forme de réalisation de l'invention, dans laquelle le fond de la boîte aux lettres porte une face arrière de celle-ci ; et
  • la figure 12 est une vue partielle de la boîte aux lettres de la figure 11 assemblée, en coupe selon la ligne XII-XII de la figure 11.
Other details and advantages of the invention will appear during the following description of a preferred but non-limiting embodiment, in look at the attached drawings in which:
  • Figure 1 is an exploded perspective view of a first embodiment of the invention;
  • Figure 2 is a detailed perspective view showing the assembly of the mailbox door;
  • Figures 3 and 4 are partial sectional views along line III-III of Figure 1 and IV-IV of Figure 2 respectively;
  • Figure 5 is a counterpart view of Figure 3, once the door assembled;
  • Figure 6 is an exploded perspective view of a second embodiment of the invention;
  • Figure 7 is an end view of a hinge element used in this second embodiment;
  • Figure 8 is a partial sectional view along line VIII-VIII of Figure 6, once the bottom and the hinge element mounted;
  • Figure 9 is a partial perspective view showing, in perspective, the same elements as those of Figure 8;
  • Figure 10 is a partial view of the cover of the mailbox, in section along line XX of Figure 1;
  • Figure 11 is a perspective view of a third embodiment of the invention, in which the bottom of the mailbox carries a rear face thereof; and
  • FIG. 12 is a partial view of the letterbox of FIG. 11 assembled, in section along the line XII-XII of FIG. 11.

La boîte aux lettres représentée sur la figure 1 comprend quatre pièces principales, à savoir un capot 1, un fond 2 destiné à être disposé sous le capot, et deux portes 3 dont une seule est visible sur cette figure, destinées à être disposées de part et d'autre du capot 1. Le capot 1 est en forme générale de U défini par une face supérieure 4, prolongée par deux faces latérales 5, 6. Chaque face du capot 1 est bordée d'un rebord 7 de section en forme générale de U comprenant, tel que représenté sur la figure 10, une base 8 et deux ailes 11, 12. Ce rebord est identique pour les trois faces du capot 1. L'aile 11 du rebord 7 est constituée par un repli de la face latérale 6, comme cela apparaît sur la figure 10, qui s'étend à l'intérieur du capot et en direction du rebord opposé en longeant de façon accolée la face latérale 6. La base 8 du rebord 7 s'étend perpendiculairement à la face latérale 6 et en direction de la face latérale opposée 5. Enfin, l'aile 12 du rebord 7 s'étend parallèlement à l'aile 11 vers l'extérieur du capot, sur une largeur un peu inférieure à celle de l'aile 11. L'aile 12 du rebord 7 porte un repli 13 s'étendant à l'intérieur du rebord 7 en direction de la base 8, en longeant l'aile 12 de façon à ménager un jeu 14 avec celle-ci. Le rebord 7 des faces latérales 5, 6 est tel que sa base 8 et son aile 12 portant le repli 13 s'arrêtent un peu avant d'atteindre un bord libre longitudinal respectif 15, 16 de ces faces, comme cela est visible sur les figures 1 et 2. Entre l'extrémité de la base 8 et le bord libre longitudinal 15, 16, l'autre aile 11 du rebord 7 présente une échancrure 17 sensiblement carrée limitant la largeur de cette aile.The mailbox shown in FIG. 1 comprises four main parts, namely a cover 1, a bottom 2 intended to be placed under the cover, and two doors 3, only one of which is visible in this figure, intended to be arranged on the side. and on the other side of the cover 1. The cover 1 is in the general shape of a U defined by an upper face 4, extended by two lateral faces 5, 6. Each face of the cover 1 is bordered by a rim 7 of section in the general shape of a U comprising, as shown in FIG. 10, a base 8 and two wings 11, 12. This rim is identical for the three faces of the cover 1. The wing 11 of the rim 7 is formed by a fold of the lateral face 6, as it appears in FIG. 10, which extends inside the cover and in the direction of the opposite rim, along the side face 6 in an adjoining fashion. The base 8 of the rim 7 extends perpendicular to the lateral face 6 and in the direction of the opposite lateral face 5. Finally, the wing 12 of the rim 7 extends parallel to the wing 11 towards the outside of the cover, over a width slightly less than that of the wing 11. The wing 12 of the rim 7 carries a fold 13 extending inside the rim 7 towards the base 8, along the wing 12 so to provide a game 14 with it. The rim 7 of the side faces 5, 6 is such that its base 8 and its wing 12 carrying the fold 13 stop a little before reaching a respective longitudinal free edge 15, 16 of these faces, as can be seen on the Figures 1 and 2. Between the end of the base 8 and the longitudinal free edge 15, 16, the other wing 11 of the rim 7 has a substantially square notch 17 limiting the width of this wing.

Chaque face latérale 5, 6 du capot 1 porte, le long de son bord libre longitudinal 15, 16, une languette 21, 22 respectivement qui s'étend sur une majeure partie de la longueur du capot entre deux rebords opposés 7 de la face latérale. Cette languette s'étend perpendiculairement à la face latérale considérée, en direction de la face latérale opposée.Each side face 5, 6 of the cover 1 carries, along its longitudinal free edge 15, 16, a tongue 21, 22 respectively which extends over a major part of the length of the cover between two opposite edges 7 of the side face . This tongue extends perpendicularly to the lateral face considered, in the direction of the opposite lateral face.

Le fond 2 comporte une face principale 30 entourée de deux bords longitudinaux droits 31, 32 s'étendant perpendiculairement à la face principale, d'un même côté de celle-ci, et de deux bords transversaux 33, 34 de section en forme de L. Chaque bord transversal 33, 34 porte deux ailes, à savoir une aile 35 s'étendant perpendiculairement à la face principale 30, du même côté que les bords longitudinaux droits 31, 32, mais sur une largeur un peu supérieure à celle de ceux-ci, cette aile étant prolongée par une aile 36 s'étendant parallèlement à la face principale 30 et vers l'extérieur du fond 2. Cette dernière aile 36 porte un repli 37 s'étendant vers l'autre aile 35, sur une face de l'aile 36 tournée vers cette aile 35. Chaque bord longitudinal droit 31, 32 du fond 2 porte, à chaque extrémité, une patte de fixation s'étendant au-delà du bord transversal voisin, dont la forme est agencée pour permettre son logement dans l'échancrure 17 du rebord 7 du capot. Chaque patte de fixation 40 est percée en son milieu d'un trou 41.The bottom 2 has a main face 30 surrounded by two straight longitudinal edges 31, 32 extending perpendicular to the main face, on the same side thereof, and two transverse edges 33, 34 of L-shaped section. Each transverse edge 33, 34 carries two wings, namely a wing 35 extending perpendicular to the main face 30, on the same side as the edges. straight longitudinal 31, 32, but over a width slightly greater than that of these, this wing being extended by a wing 36 extending parallel to the main face 30 and towards the outside of the bottom 2. The latter wing 36 carries a fold 37 extending towards the other wing 35, on one side of the wing 36 facing this wing 35. Each straight longitudinal edge 31, 32 of the bottom 2 carries, at each end, a fixing lug s' extending beyond the neighboring transverse edge, the shape of which is arranged to allow it to be housed in the notch 17 of the rim 7 of the cover. Each fixing lug 40 is drilled in the middle of a hole 41.

Chaque porte 3 présente une face principale 42 entourée, sur quatre côtés, d'un bord droit perpendiculaire 43. Dans deux coins adjacents de la porte 3, deux bords droits 43 opposés présentent un bossage 44 faisant saillie légèrement vers l'extérieur par rapport au plan de ces bords. Chaque bossage 44 est percé d'un trou 45. A l'opposé des bossages 44, la porte 3 comporte une serrure 46 et une ouverture fermée par un volet 47.Each door 3 has a main face 42 surrounded, on four sides, by a perpendicular straight edge 43. In two adjacent corners of the door 3, two opposite straight edges 43 have a boss 44 projecting slightly outwards relative to the plan of these edges. Each boss 44 is pierced with a hole 45. Opposite the bosses 44, the door 3 has a lock 46 and an opening closed by a flap 47.

L'assemblage du fond 2 et du capot 1 s'effectue par fixation de la face principale 30 du premier sur les languettes 21, 22 du second. Parmi différents moyens de fixation possibles, le collage va maintenant être décrit. A cet effet, on dépose quatre cordons de colle 50 à l'intérieur du capot 1, à savoir deux cordons le long des faces intérieures des languettes 21, 22 et deux cordons 50 parallèles aux premiers mais disposés sur les faces latérales 5, 6, à proximité des languettes. On glisse alors le fond 2 à l'intérieur du capot 1, selon la flèche 51 de la figure 1 et par l'une quelconque des deux extrémités du capot. Plus précisément, le fond 2 est glissé sous une extrémité inférieure des rebords 7 des faces latérales 5, 6 du capot, de façon à longer les languettes 21, 22 jusqu'en une position où les pattes de fixation 40 du fond 2 sont respectivement diposées en regard des échancrures 17 du capot 1. Dans cette situation, les faces latérales 5, 6 du capot sont appliquées contre les bords longitudinaux droits 31, 32 du fond 2. Comme cela est représenté sur les figures 2 et 3, les languettes 21, 22 du fond se logeant dans les échancrures 17 du capot.The bottom 2 and the cover 1 are assembled by fixing the main face 30 of the first to the tongues 21, 22 of the second. Among different possible fixing means, bonding will now be described. To this end, four beads of adhesive 50 are deposited inside the cover 1, namely two beads along the inner faces of the tongues 21, 22 and two beads 50 parallel to the first but arranged on the lateral faces 5, 6, near the tabs. The bottom 2 is then slid inside the cover 1, according to arrow 51 in FIG. 1 and by any one of the two ends of the cover. More specifically, the bottom 2 is slid under a lower end of the flanges 7 of the side faces 5, 6 of the cover, so as to go along the tongues 21, 22 to a position where the fixing lugs 40 of the bottom 2 are respectively provided opposite the notches 17 of the cover 1. In this situation, the lateral faces 5, 6 of the hood are applied against the straight longitudinal edges 31, 32 of the bottom 2. As shown in Figures 2 and 3, the tabs 21, 22 of the bottom being housed in the notches 17 of the hood.

On notera que les ailes 36 du fond portant le repli 37 se trouvent alors en face des ailes 12 du capot portant le repli 13 et forment avec celles-ci un cadre entourant deux ouvertures principales de la boîte aux lettres.It will be noted that the wings 36 of the bottom carrying the fold 37 are then located opposite the wings 12 of the cover carrying the fold 13 and form therewith a frame surrounding two main openings of the mailbox.

Le montage des deux portes de la boîte aux lettres est exposé ci-après, en référence à l'une d'entre elles. La distance séparant des faces extérieures des bossages 44 de la porte 3 est légèrement inférieure à celle séparant des faces en regard des pattes de fixation 40 du fond 2. La porte 3 est disposée de façon que ces bossages 44 soient en face des pattes de fixation 40 du fond, leurs trous respectifs 45, 41 étant alignés, et un rivet 52 est diposé de façon à traverser ces trous. Le rivet 52 pince donc trois épaisseurs à savoir la face latérale 5 ou 6 du capot, la patte de fixation 40 du fond et le bossage 44 de la porte. L'agencement est tel que la porte 3 peut pivoter autour d'un axe géométrique de pivotement 53 coaxial au rivet 52. On notera que la porte 3 coiffe l'aile 36 du fond portant le repli 37 et l'aile 12 des rebords 7 du capot portant le repli 13. La porte 3 est verrouillée en position fermée grâce à la serrure 46 coopérant avec une face intérieure du rebord 7 de la face supérieure 4 du capot.The assembly of the two letterbox doors is described below, with reference to one of them. The distance between the outer faces of the bosses 44 of the door 3 is slightly less than that separating the opposite faces of the fixing lugs 40 from the bottom 2. The door 3 is arranged so that these bosses 44 are opposite the fixing lugs 40 from the bottom, their respective holes 45, 41 being aligned, and a rivet 52 is provided so as to pass through these holes. The rivet 52 therefore clamps three thicknesses, namely the side face 5 or 6 of the cover, the fixing lug 40 of the bottom and the boss 44 of the door. The arrangement is such that the door 3 can pivot around a geometric pivot axis 53 coaxial with the rivet 52. It will be noted that the door 3 covers the wing 36 of the bottom carrying the fold 37 and the wing 12 of the flanges 7 of the cover carrying the fold 13. The door 3 is locked in the closed position thanks to the lock 46 cooperating with an inner face of the rim 7 of the upper face 4 of the cover.

La seconde forme de réalisation de l'invention, représentée sur la figure 6, diffère essentiellement de la précédente dans la façon dont la porte 62 est montée à pivotement sur la boîte aux lettres. Le capot 60 et le fond 61 de cette boîte aux lettres sont identiques à ceux de la première réalisation, mais ne possèdent pas de trous corespondant, dans la première réalisation, à ceux traversés par les rivets 52. De même, l'assemblage par collage entre le fond et le capot est identique à celui décrit pour la première réalisation. Chaque porte 62 diffère des précédentes par les éléments suivants. Elle ne comporte pas de bossages mais présente, sur un bord droit situé latéralement par rapport au volet 64 de la porte, deux prolongements 65, 66 en forme de douille, constituant des éléments de charnière. La serrure 67 est disposée sur un bord opposé à celui portant les douilles 65, 66.The second embodiment of the invention, shown in FIG. 6, differs essentially from the previous one in the way that the door 62 is pivotally mounted on the mailbox. The cover 60 and the bottom 61 of this mailbox are identical to those of the first embodiment, but do not have holes corespondant, in the first embodiment, to those crossed by the rivets 52. Similarly, the assembly by gluing between the bottom and the cover is identical to that described for the first embodiment. Each door 62 differs from the previous ones by the following elements. She does not has no bosses but has, on a straight edge located laterally relative to the flap 64 of the door, two extensions 65, 66 in the form of a socket, constituting hinge elements. The lock 67 is arranged on an edge opposite to that carrying the sockets 65, 66.

Sur le capot 60, sont rapportés deux éléments de charnière 70 destinés à coopérer respectivement avec les deux portes 62. Chaque élément de charnière est constitué d'un profilé de section en forme de U comprenant une base 71 et deux ailes 72, 73, l'aile 72 ayant une largeur sensiblement égale à celle de l'aile 12 du rebord 7 précité du capot, la base 71 ayant une largeur environ égale à la moitié de celle 8 dudit rebord 7, et l'aile 73 étant semblable à l'aile 72. L'aile 73 de l'élément de charnière 70 porte, dans deux régions d'extrémité, deux prolongements 75, 76 formant douille, l'axe commun des douilles 77 s'étendant parallèlement à l'élément de charnière 70 mais à l'extérieur de la forme en U. Par ailleurs, dans une région située entre les douilles 75, 76, l'aile 73 de l'élément de charnière 70 est absente.On the cover 60, there are attached two hinge elements 70 intended to cooperate respectively with the two doors 62. Each hinge element consists of a U-shaped section profile comprising a base 71 and two wings 72, 73, l wing 72 having a width substantially equal to that of wing 12 of the abovementioned flange 7 of the cover, the base 71 having a width approximately equal to half that of 8 of said flange 7, and wing 73 being similar to the wing 72. The wing 73 of the hinge element 70 carries, in two end regions, two extensions 75, 76 forming a socket, the common axis of the sockets 77 extending parallel to the hinge element 70 but outside of the U-shape. Furthermore, in a region located between the sockets 75, 76, the wing 73 of the hinge element 70 is absent.

L'élément de charnière 70 comprend encore deux pattes 81, 82 prolongeant la base 71 à deux extrémités opposées, ces pattes s'étendant sur une longueur correspondant sensiblement à la largeur de l'aile 35 des bords transversaux en forme de L 33, 34 du fond.The hinge element 70 further comprises two legs 81, 82 extending the base 71 at two opposite ends, these legs extending over a length corresponding substantially to the width of the wing 35 of the L-shaped transverse edges 33, 34 the bottom.

Le montage de la porte va maintenant être décrit. Dans un premier temps, le fond 61 est assemblé par collage au capot 60 de la même manière qu'en ce qui concerne la première forme de réalisation de l'invention. Dans un second temps, l'élément de charnière 70 est glissé dans le rebord 7 en forme de U du capot, à partir du fond 61. L'aile 72 de l'élément de charnière est glissée avec jeu entre l'aile 12 du rebord du capot et son repli 13, la base 71 de l'élément de charnière s'appliquant contre celle 8 du rebord du capot.The mounting of the door will now be described. Initially, the bottom 61 is assembled by bonding to the cover 60 in the same manner as with regard to the first embodiment of the invention. In a second step, the hinge element 70 is slid into the U-shaped rim 7 of the cover, from the bottom 61. The wing 72 of the hinge element is slid with play between the wing 12 of the edge of the cover and its fold 13, the base 71 of the hinge element pressing against that 8 of the edge of the cover.

L'élément de charnière 70 est glissé dans le capot jusqu'à ce que sa patte 81 introduite en premier bute contre le rebord 7 de la face supérieure du capot. Puis l'élément de charnière 70 est serti sur le rebord 7 du capot en repoussant, par des mâchoires de sertissage connues en elle-mêmes, le repli 13 du rebord 7 du capot contre l'aile 72 de l'élément de charnière 70. En complément de cet assemblage par sertissage, et si désiré, il est possible de déposer une couche de colle 83 sur une face extérieure de la base 71 de l'élément de charnière 70, avant son introduction dans le rebord 7 du capot.The hinge element 70 is slid into the cover until its tab 81 introduced in the first stop against the rim 7 of the upper face of the cover. Then the hinge element 70 is crimped onto the rim 7 of the cover by pushing, by crimping jaws known in themselves, the fold 13 of the rim 7 of the cover against the flange 72 of the hinge element 70. In addition to this assembly by crimping, and if desired, it is possible to deposit a layer of adhesive 83 on an external face of the base 71 of the hinge element 70, before its introduction into the rim 7 of the cover.

On constate que la patte 82 de l'élément de charnière 70 s'étend devant l'aile 35 du bord transversal en L du fond 61 et empêche donc ce dernier de sortir de la boîte aux lettres, assurant ainsi un verrouillage mécanique en complément de l'assemblage par collage.It can be seen that the tab 82 of the hinge element 70 extends in front of the wing 35 of the L-shaped transverse edge of the bottom 61 and therefore prevents the latter from leaving the mailbox, thus ensuring mechanical locking in addition to assembly by gluing.

Ensuite, les douilles 65, 66 de la porte 62 sont disposées en face et de part et d'autre des douilles 75, 76 de l'élément de charnière 70, et une tige 84 formant axe de pivotement est introduite dans ces quatre douilles, assurant un montage à pivotement de la porte.Then, the sockets 65, 66 of the door 62 are arranged opposite and on either side of the sockets 75, 76 of the hinge element 70, and a rod 84 forming a pivot axis is introduced into these four sockets, ensuring pivoting mounting of the door.

Dans les deux formes de réalisation de l'invention décrites précédemment, la boîte aux lettres comprenait deux portes opposées. L'invention s'applique aussi au cas où la boîte aux lettres ne comporte qu'une seule porte. Dans ce cas, il est prévu un fond 90 de constitution différente, comprenant une base 91 sensiblement identique au fond 2 précité et prolongée par un montant 92 s'étendant perpendiculairement à la base. De manière analogue au fond 2 précité, la base 91 porte deux bords longitudinaux droits 93, 94 mais un seul bord transversal 95 en forme de L, disposé à l'opposé du montant 92. Quant au montant 92, il possède une face principale 99 bordée par trois bords droits 96, 97, 98 s'étendant perpendiculairement à cette face. Les bords respeçtifs de la base 91 et du montant 92 sont portés par une face de ceux-ci tournée vers l'autre de ces deux éléments. La dimension du montant 92 correspond approximativement à celle des portes 3, 62 précitées.In the two embodiments of the invention described above, the mailbox included two opposite doors. The invention also applies to the case where the mailbox has only one door. In this case, a bottom 90 of different constitution is provided, comprising a base 91 substantially identical to the bottom 2 above and extended by an upright 92 extending perpendicular to the base. Similarly to the above-mentioned bottom 2, the base 91 has two straight longitudinal edges 93, 94 but only one transverse edge 95 in the shape of an L, placed opposite the upright 92. As for the upright 92, it has a main face 99 bordered by three straight edges 96, 97, 98 extending perpendicular to this face. The respective edges of the base 91 and of the upright 92 are carried by one face of these turned towards the other of these two elements. The size of the upright 92 corresponds approximately to that of the doors 3, 62 above.

Avant montage du fond 90 dans la boîte aux lettres, des cordons de colle 50 sont disposés, comme précédemment, sur les languettes 21, 22 du capot 1 ainsi que sur les faces latérales 5, 6 de celui-ci et, de plus, un cordon de colle 101 est disposé sur une face extérieure de chacun des bords droits 96, 97, 98 du montant 92 du fond 90.Before mounting the bottom 90 in the mailbox, beads of glue 50 are arranged, as before, on the tongues 21, 22 of the cover 1 as well as on the lateral faces 5, 6 of the latter and, moreover, a bead of glue 101 is disposed on an outer face of each of the straight edges 96, 97, 98 of the upright 92 of the bottom 90.

Ensuite, le fond 90 est introduit dans le capot 1 selon la flèche 102 par sa base 91 pénétrant d'un côté du capot opposé à la porte. La base 91 est fixée par collage sur les faces latérales 5, 6 du capot 1 comme cela a été décrit ci-dessus à propos des fonds 2, 61. Quant au montant 92, une face extérieure de ces bords droits 96, 97, 98 vient s'appliquer contre une face intérieure des ailes 11 des rebords 7 du capot, qui constituent un repli des faces de celui-ci.Then, the bottom 90 is introduced into the cover 1 along the arrow 102 by its base 91 penetrating on one side of the cover opposite the door. The base 91 is fixed by gluing to the side faces 5, 6 of the cover 1 as described above with regard to the bottoms 2, 61. As for the upright 92, an external face of these straight edges 96, 97, 98 is applied against an inner face of the wings 11 of the edges 7 of the cover, which constitute a fold of the faces of the latter.

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Boîtier modulaire à fond rapporté, comprenant : - un capot monobloc en forme de U comportant une face supérieure et deux faces latérales ; - un fond ; - une face arrière fixée sur des bords d'extrémité du capot ou du fond ; - une porte constituant une face avant opposée à ladite face arrière et fixée sur un bord d'extrémité du capot ou du fond de façon à pouvoir pivoter, caractérisé en ce que : - chaque face latérale (5, 6) du capot (1) porte, sur un bord le plus éloigné de la face supérieure (4), une languette (21, 22) s'étendant le long de ce bord et en direction de l'autre face latérale ; - la face principale (30) du fond (2) comporte, le long de deux bords opposés, deux rebords (31, 32) s'étendant perpendiculairement d'un même côté de cette face, les deux rebords étant éloignés l'un de l'autre d'une distance correspondant à celle séparant les deux faces latérales (5, 6) du capot (1), les deux languettes (21, 22) du capot étant en contact surfacique avec la face principale (30) du fond tandis que les deux rebords (31, 32) du fond sont en contact surfacique avec les deux faces latérales (5, 6) du capot respectivement, les languettes et les rebords étant fixés aux faces correspondantes. Modular case with added back, comprising: - a one-piece U-shaped cover comprising an upper face and two lateral faces; - a fund ; - a rear face fixed on the end edges of the cover or the bottom; a door constituting a front face opposite to said rear face and fixed to an end edge of the cover or of the bottom so as to be able to pivot, characterized in that: - Each side face (5, 6) of the cover (1) carries, on an edge furthest from the upper face (4), a tongue (21, 22) extending along this edge and in the direction of the 'other side face; - The main face (30) of the bottom (2) comprises, along two opposite edges, two flanges (31, 32) extending perpendicularly on the same side of this face, the two flanges being distant one from the other by a distance corresponding to that separating the two lateral faces (5, 6) of the cover (1), the two tabs (21, 22) of the cover being in surface contact with the main face (30) of the bottom while that the two flanges (31, 32) of the bottom are in surface contact with the two lateral faces (5, 6) of the cover respectively, the tongues and the flanges being fixed to the corresponding faces. Boîtier selon la revendication 1, dans lequel le capot porte, sur ses bords dépourvus de languette, un rebord (7) de section en forme de U présentant une base (8) et deux ailes (11, 12), une première aile (11) étant constituée par un premier repli de la face du capot portant ledit rebord (7), qui s'étend vers un rebord opposé de cette face en étant accolé à celle-ci, une seconde aile (12) étant prolongée par un second repli (13) longeant un côté de cette aile tourné vers la base (8).Housing according to claim 1, wherein the cover carries, on its edges devoid of tongue, a rim (7) of U-shaped section having a base (8) and two wings (11, 12), a first wing (11 ) being constituted by a first fold of the face of the cover carrying said flange (7), which extends towards an opposite flange of this face by being attached to it, a second wing (12) being extended by a second fold (13) running along one side of this wing facing the base (8). Boîtier selon la revendication 1 ou la revendication 2, dans lequel : - la porte (3) présente une face principale (42) et un rebord (43) entourant celle-ci en s'étendant perpendiculairement à elle, le rebord (43) comportant, dans deux coins adjacents de la porte, un trou (45) ; - les faces latérales (5, 6) du capot (1) présentent, dans un coin le plus éloigné de la face supérieure (4), un trou (18) ; - la porte (3) est disposée entre les faces latérales (5, 6) du capot de façon que leurs trous respectifs susdits (18, 45) soient alignés ; et - des moyens de fixation mutuelle (52) entre le rebord (43) de la porte et les faces latérales (5, 6) du capot traversent lesdits trous (18, 45) de façon à former un axe de pivotement de la porte. Housing according to claim 1 or claim 2, in which: - The door (3) has a main face (42) and a flange (43) surrounding the latter extending perpendicularly to it, the flange (43) comprising, in two adjacent corners of the door, a hole (45 ); - The lateral faces (5, 6) of the cover (1) have, in a corner furthest from the upper face (4), a hole (18); - The door (3) is arranged between the lateral faces (5, 6) of the cover so that their respective aforesaid holes (18, 45) are aligned; and - mutual fixing means (52) between the flange (43) of the door and the lateral faces (5, 6) of the cover pass through said holes (18, 45) so as to form a pivot axis of the door. Boîtier selon la revendication 2, qui comprend un élément de charnière (70) incluant un profilé de section en forme de U présentant une base (71) et deux ailes (72, 73) dont l'une (73) porte des moyens formant charnière (75, 76), ledit élément de charnière étant logé dans le rebord en forme de U (7) de l'une des faces latérales du capot de façon que sa base (71) s'appuie sur la base (8) du rebord et que son aile (72) éloignée desdits moyens formant charnière s'étende, en étant pincée, entre la seconde aile (12) du rebord et le repli (13) de celle-ci, la porte (62) étant montée à pivotement sur l'élément de charnière (70).Housing according to claim 2, which comprises a hinge element (70) including a U-shaped section profile having a base (71) and two wings (72, 73) one of which (73) carries hinge means (75, 76), said hinge element being housed in the U-shaped rim (7) of one of the side faces of the cover so that its base (71) rests on the base (8) of the rim and that its wing (72) remote from said hinge means extends, by being pinched, between the second wing (12) of the flange and the fold (13) thereof, the door (62) being pivotally mounted on the hinge element (70). Boîtier selon la revendication 4, dans lequel l'élément de charnière (70) est prolongé à une extrémité par une patte (82) s'étendant en face d'un bord du fond (2).Housing according to claim 4, in which the hinge element (70) is extended at one end by a tab (82) extending opposite an edge of the bottom (2). Boîtier selon la revendication 2, dans lequel lesdits rebords (31, 32) du fond (2) sont prolongés, à chaque extrémité, par une patte (40) qui est reçue dans une échancrure correspondante (17) pratiquée dans la première aile (11) du rebord en forme de U (7) des faces latérales du capot.Housing according to claim 2, wherein said flanges (31, 32) of the bottom (2) are extended, at each end, by a tab (40) which is received in a corresponding notch (17) formed in the first wing (11 ) of the U-shaped rim (7) of the side faces of the cover. Boîtier selon l'une quelconque des revendications précédentes dans lequel sa face arrière est constituée par une seconde porte fixée sur un bord d'extrémité du capot (1) ou du fond (2) de façon à pouvoir pivoter.Housing according to any one of the preceding claims, in which its rear face consists of a second door fixed on an end edge of the cover (1) or of the bottom (2) so as to be able to pivot. Boîtier selon l'une quelconque des revendications 1 à 6, dans lequel le fond (90) présente une base (91) constituant ladite face principale et prolongée par un montant (92) s'étendant perpendiculairement à elle, du même côté de la base que lesdits rebords (93, 94) et à partir d'un bord de la base ne coopérant pas avec les languettes (21, 22) du capot, ce montant constituant la face arrière précitée du boîtier et portant, le long de trois bords libres, un rebord (96, 97, 98) perpendiculaire tourné vers la base (91), chaque rebord étant en contact surfacique avec l'une des faces du capot et étant fixé à elle.Housing according to any one of claims 1 to 6, in which the base (90) has a base (91) constituting said main face and extended by an upright (92) extending perpendicular to it, on the same side of the base that said edges (93, 94) and from an edge of the base not cooperating with the tongues (21, 22) of the cover, this amount constituting the aforementioned rear face of the housing and bearing, along three free edges , a rim (96, 97, 98) perpendicular facing the base (91), each rim being in surface contact with one of the faces of the cover and being fixed to it.
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