EP1733658A1 - Boîte aux lettres ou batterie de boîtes aux lettres - Google Patents

Boîte aux lettres ou batterie de boîtes aux lettres Download PDF

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EP1733658A1
EP1733658A1 EP06400008A EP06400008A EP1733658A1 EP 1733658 A1 EP1733658 A1 EP 1733658A1 EP 06400008 A EP06400008 A EP 06400008A EP 06400008 A EP06400008 A EP 06400008A EP 1733658 A1 EP1733658 A1 EP 1733658A1
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flap
letterbox
rear wall
insertion slot
mailbox
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Andreas Eilmes
Günther Lederer
Matthias Scholz
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Erwin Renz Metallwarenfabrik GmbH and Co KG
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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
    • A47G29/122—Parts, details, or accessories, e.g. signalling devices, lamps, devices for leaving messages
    • A47G29/126—Lids for access slits

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  • the invention relates to a mailbox or a mailbox system with a front and at least one insertion slot, the insertion slot is closed by a swing open flap, and the flap is double-walled with a front flap wall and a flap rear wall and the upper side with the upper edge of the insertion slot forms a gap.
  • Mailboxes usually have a hinged flap with which the insertion slot is closed. This prevents the inside of the mailbox dusty and above all, the penetration of water should be prevented. This is attempted by manigfaltige measures to achieve, for example, by very narrow gaps, sealing lips, labyrinths and the like. Sealing lips have the disadvantage that they over time become brittle and lose their elastic properties. Such a sealing lip can then be easily destroyed, for example, when inserting sharp-edged shipments. Very narrow gaps have the disadvantage that over them due to high temperature differences of sometimes over 50 ° Celsius different material expansions of the mailbox do not catch, so there is a risk that the flap in the insertion slot jams and no longer reliably closes. Labyrinths have the disadvantage that their production is complex and therefore expensive.
  • the invention has for its object to provide a mailbox or mailbox investment, which offers increased security against ingress of water.
  • the inventive design of the mailbox in the region of the upper gap of the insertion slot or the flap has the significant advantage that penetrating through this gap while water can get behind the front, but is collected from the rear flap and therefore not in the behind the front is located Mailbox housing can get.
  • the running on the outside of the front and through the upper slot of the flap entering water is collected by the flap rear wall.
  • the upper end of the flap rear wall is angled in the direction of the back of the front.
  • the flap has a pivot bearing in an upper region, wherein below the pivot bearing the flap front wall and the rear flap wall with a constant distance from each other.
  • the two flap walls thus form a cavity in which behind the front wall penetrated water can drain down and is discharged to the outside.
  • the water flow is assisted by the cavity forming a capillary and the water entering the cavity due to the capillary forces, i. between the flap front wall and the flap rear wall is sucked in, so to speak. Since the lower end of the flap rear wall is located in front of the front of the front, the lower end of the cavity extends to the front.
  • the lower end of the flap rear wall is located below the lower edge of the Insertion slot. From the cavity between the front flap wall and the back wall flap dripping water thus does not get back safely behind the front in the letterbox housing but runs in the worst case on the front from further.
  • the lower end of the flap which is slightly bent outwards, serves as a handle for opening the flap.
  • the cavity formed by the flap rear wall and the flap front wall is guided over the top edge of the insertion slot. Water entering at the top of the flap thereby passes directly into the cavity and may be discharged outwardly through the lower end of the flap, i. be removed in front of the front.
  • the distance of the flap front wall to the flap rear wall is less than the lateral, vertical gap between the edge of the insertion slot and the edge of the flap. Laterally penetrating water is sucked directly into the cavity of the flap, since the capillary forces of the cavity due to the lower gap height are greater than the capillary forces between the edge of the insertion slot and the flap. This water can not get into the interior of the mailbox but is directly transported away again in the cavity of the flap to the outside.
  • reference numeral 10 denotes a front, as is commonly used in mailboxes or mailboxes.
  • this front 10 there is an insertion slot 12 ( Figure 2) which is closed by a flap 14.
  • This flap 14 is pivotally mounted in its upper portion 16 via a pivot axis at the back of the front panel 10, so that, as shown in the drawing, it can be pivoted open and the insertion slot 12 for insertion of broadcasts.
  • an upper edge 18 of the insertion slot 12 forms an upper gap 20 with the flap 14.
  • 14 lateral, vertical column 26 are formed between the lateral edges 22 of the insertion slot 12 and the edges 24 of the flap. This column 20 and 26 are required to ensure that even with large temperature differences, and thus with large material expansions, the flap 14 can still be easily pivoted in the insertion slot 12. However, water also penetrates through the gaps 20 and 26 into the mailbox or letterbox system, which must be transported outwards again.
  • the flap 14 has a double-walled construction and has a flap front wall 28 and a flap rear wall 30, as can be clearly seen in FIG.
  • the flap front wall 28 and the flap rear wall 30 are substantially parallel to each other, ie they have a constant distance 32 to each other. This applies in any case below the upper region 16, in which the pivot axis is located. In this area 16, the flap rear wall 30 extends to above the flap front wall 28 and the upper end 34 of the flap rear wall 30 is angled forward, ie in the direction of the back of the front 10, which is clearly shown in Figure 2. In addition, in the region 16 directly at the upper end 34, the flap rear wall 30 and the flap front wall 28 form a gap and have a constant distance 32nd
  • the upper end 34 on the back of the front 10 extends beyond the upper gap 20 in the insertion slot 12 also, which is clearly shown in Figure 3.
  • this water runs along the dashed line in FIG. 3 on the flap rear wall 30 downwards and is guided out of the region of the insertion slot 12 out of the front face of the front side 10 at the lower end 36. Due to the small distance 32 of the flap front wall 28 to the flap rear wall 30, the water is held in this cavity 38, and can laterally only in the lower end 36th drain as it is forced out there due to gravity.
  • a lateral penetration adjacent to the flap 14 is prevented by the fact that caused by the small distance 32 capillary action of the cavity 38 is greater than the capillary action of the gap 26, so that water, which penetrates through the gap 26, immediately in the laterally located next to him cavity 38 is sucked.
  • the upper edge 18 (see FIG. 1) is designed on the small radius insertion slot 12 and the flap 14 on its upper side 40 with a large radius. As a result, drops of water tend to drain on the outside of the flap front wall 28 rather than being sucked through the upper gap 20. Nevertheless, water entering through the upper gap 20 is removed along the dashed line 42.

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Citations (5)

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Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title
US2595535A (en) * 1948-05-17 1952-05-06 H B Ives Company Slotted letter box plate and cover therefor
GB1140597A (en) * 1966-10-11 1969-01-22 Atlas Foundry Birmingham Ltd Improvements relating to letter-plates
JPH1057229A (ja) * 1996-08-26 1998-03-03 Matsushita Electric Works Ltd 郵便受け箱
NL1017279C1 (nl) * 2001-02-05 2002-08-06 Matthijs Dirk Meulenbelt Opdekkende klep voor briefopvanginrichting.
EP1530938A1 (fr) * 2003-11-14 2005-05-18 Etablissements Decayeux Volet d'étanchéité

Patent Citations (5)

* Cited by examiner, † Cited by third party
Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title
US2595535A (en) * 1948-05-17 1952-05-06 H B Ives Company Slotted letter box plate and cover therefor
GB1140597A (en) * 1966-10-11 1969-01-22 Atlas Foundry Birmingham Ltd Improvements relating to letter-plates
JPH1057229A (ja) * 1996-08-26 1998-03-03 Matsushita Electric Works Ltd 郵便受け箱
NL1017279C1 (nl) * 2001-02-05 2002-08-06 Matthijs Dirk Meulenbelt Opdekkende klep voor briefopvanginrichting.
EP1530938A1 (fr) * 2003-11-14 2005-05-18 Etablissements Decayeux Volet d'étanchéité

Non-Patent Citations (1)

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PATENT ABSTRACTS OF JAPAN vol. 1998, no. 08 30 June 1998 (1998-06-30) *

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