JP2004350714A - Mailbox - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a mailbox which does not produce impact sound when an upper cover is closed, hardly maintains the upper cover in an upright standstill position when it is opened, and has a front cover thereof resistant to opening even when a lot of mails are put in the mailbox. <P>SOLUTION: The mailbox 1 is formed of a main body 2, a mailing port 3, the upper cover 4, a take-out port 6, the front cover 7, and a frame body 11. The upper cover 4 has a turning shaft line 15 to which an oil damper for slowing rotating operation of the upper cover is applied. Then the front cover 7 has a protruding piece arranged over almost the entire lateral length of the front cover 7, so as to protrude inward from an upper edge of the front cover 7 and so as to abut on a front surface of the frame body 11 when the front cover 7 is closed. Further the frame body 11 has a protruding piece receptacle formed on a front surface thereof, which allows its upper surface to face to a lower surface of the protruding piece and allows its front end to abut on a rear surface of the front cover when the front cover 7 is closed. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2005,JPO&NCIPI

Description

[0001]
TECHNICAL FIELD OF THE INVENTION
TECHNICAL FIELD The present invention relates to a top-in / out-out mail post in which a mailing port for mailing is formed on an upper surface and an outlet for taking out mail is formed on a front surface.
[0002]
[Prior art]
2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, a post-installed post-installed mail box that is installed outdoors and has a mail port for posting mail items formed on an upper surface and an outlet for taking out mail items formed on a front surface. Post is known. For example, as shown in FIG. 8, such a post-in / out-out type post box has a substantially box-shaped main body 2 for storing mailed mail therein, and is formed on an upper surface of the main body 2. A mailing port 3 for mailing a mail item, an upper cover 4 whose rear end 5 is rotatably supported by the main body 2 to open and close the mailing port 3, An outlet 6 formed on the front surface for taking out postal matter, and a front lid 7 whose upper end 8 is rotatably supported by the main body 2 so that the outlet 6 can be opened and closed freely. There is a post box 1.
[0003]
In addition, when closing the lid of the take-out opening for taking out the mail, the impact acting on the lid is minimized, so that the inconvenience caused by the impact is eliminated, and when the opening / closing lid of the mailbox is closed. A delivery device provided with a hydraulic damper (oil damper) as rotation resistance applying means on the rotation axis of the opening / closing lid so as to slowly close the lid from the open position to the closed position due to its own weight so as to close slowly. A receiver is known (for example, see Patent Document 1). However, as shown in FIG. 8, there is no example in which an oil damper is employed for the post-in / out-front type mail post 1.
[0004]
[Patent Document 1]
Japanese Patent Application Laid-Open No. 2000-5037
[Problems to be solved by the invention]
As shown in FIG. 8, in the post-in / out type post box 1, when the top cover 4 is closed, an impact sound is generated, which is a noise. In addition, when the upper cover 4 was opened, the upper cover 4 was kept stopped, and rainwater sometimes entered the post box from the mailing port 3. The front lid 7 has a structure in which the upper end 8 is rotatably supported by the main body 2 and the lower end is locked to the main body 2 by, for example, a magnet or a leaf spring. When a large amount of mail was put into the post, the front lid 7 was opened, and rainwater sometimes entered the mail post through a gap.
[0006]
The present invention has been made in view of the above circumstances, and is a post-insertion-type post-mail box.When the upper lid is closed, it is possible to prevent an impact sound from being generated, and the upper lid is opened. The upper lid is unlikely to remain in a stopped state when it is moved, so that rainwater can be prevented from entering the post box from the mailing port, and even if a large amount of mail is put into the post box, An object of the present invention is to provide a post box that can prevent rainwater from entering through a gap between the front cover and the main body because the post box is difficult to open.
[0007]
[Means for Solving the Problems]
The postbox of the invention according to claim 1 is a substantially box-shaped main body for housing the mailed mail therein, and a mailing port for mailing the mail formed on the upper surface of the main body, A rear end thereof is rotatably supported by the main body so as to be able to open and close the mailing port, an outlet for taking out mails formed on the front surface of the main body, and a lower end of the main body. A front lid rotatably supported on the main body so as to be openable and closable, and a frame body formed on a front surface of the main body portion and located above the outlet and to which the front lid is locked. A mail post comprising an oil damper for slowing down the rotation of the upper cover on the rotation axis of the upper cover, and extending inward from the upper end of the front cover to the front cover. A projecting piece that contacts the front surface of the frame when the front lid is closed is provided over substantially the entire width of the front lid, In front of the serial frame, a lower surface and an upper surface of the front the protruding piece when the cover is closed is opposed, characterized in that the tip is provided with a projecting portion receiving portion abutting the rear surface of the front cover.
[0008]
The post box according to the second aspect of the present invention is the post box according to the first aspect, wherein the cross section is substantially U-shaped and lower than the protruding piece receiving portion, and on the front side of the frame body. The rain stopper groove which opens is provided over substantially the entire length of the frame body.
[0009]
According to a third aspect of the present invention, there is provided the post box according to the second aspect, wherein a rain-stop rib protruding inward is provided on substantially the entire outer periphery of the back surface of the front cover except for the bottom side. The lid is formed at a position lower than the rain stopper groove when the lid is closed.
[0010]
According to a fourth aspect of the present invention, there is provided the post box according to any one of the first to third aspects, wherein a handle disposed on the front side of the front cover is rotated clockwise with the front cover closed. By doing so, when the clasp disposed on the back side of the front lid rotates and the tip of the clasp reaches near the 0 o'clock position, the clasp is locked to the back face of the frame body. Is provided on the front lid, and when the catch is locked to the back surface of the frame, the tip of the catch is pressed against the back surface of the frame at a position further advanced than the 0 o'clock position. And stop.
[0011]
BEST MODE FOR CARRYING OUT THE INVENTION
Hereinafter, an embodiment of the present invention will be described. 1 to 7 show an example of an embodiment of the present invention. As shown in the cross-sectional view of FIG. 1, a post box 1 posts a substantially box-shaped main body 2 for housing the mailed mail therein, and mails formed on the upper surface of the main body 2. Port 3, a rear end 5 of which is rotatably supported by the main body 2 so as to be able to open and close the post 3 and a mail item formed on the front surface of the main body 2. A take-out opening 6 for taking out, a lower end 10 of which is rotatably supported by the main body 2 so as to open and close the take-out 6 and a front cover 7 formed on the front surface of the main body 2. A frame 11 is provided above the outlet 6 and the front lid 7 is locked.
[0012]
In this post box 1, the lower end 10 of the front cover 7 is rotatably supported by a shaft 9 attached to the main body 2, and the upper end 8 is locked to the frame 11 by a locking member 37. Therefore, even when a large amount of mail is put into the post box 1, the front cover 7 is hard to open, and it is possible to prevent rainwater from entering through a gap between the front cover 7 and the main body 2. Note that the bearing portion, which is provided at the lower end portion 10 of the front lid 7 and through which the shaft 9 is inserted, is omitted in FIG.
[0013]
As shown in FIG. 2, the main body 2 is composed of a pair of side plates 13, 13, a main body 14 having a substantially C-shaped cross section, and a frame 11. State. In the post box 1, the main body 2 can be assembled by sandwiching the substantially C-shaped main body member 14 and the frame body 11 with the side plates 13 and 13 and screwing them. There is an advantage that the main body 2 can be easily assembled as compared with a case where members made by sheet metal processing are fixed by welding or the like to form a substantially box shape. Further, in the post box 1, the substantially C-shaped main body member 14 and the frame 11 are made of extruded aluminum, and the side plate 13 is made of aluminum die-cast. The upper lid 4 and the front lid 7 are made of aluminum die-cast. The material of each of these members may be a metal other than aluminum, plastic, or the like.
[0014]
As shown in FIG. 1, the upper lid 4 has a circular arc shape in a side cross section. When the upper cover 4 is closed, the front surface of the main body 2 and the closed front cover 7 are covered with the upper cover 4, and the front end of the upper cover 4 has an eave function with respect to the front cover 7. The front end of 4 protrudes forward from the closed front lid 7.
[0015]
As shown in FIGS. 3 and 4, an oil damper 16 is provided on the rotation axis 15 of the upper lid 4 to slow down the rotation of the upper lid 4. Specifically, as shown in FIGS. 3 and 4, the oil damper 16 includes two damper members 17 and 18, and one of the damper members 17 is a fitting member 19 fixed to the main body 2. Are non-rotatably inserted into the through holes 20. Therefore, when the fitting member 19 is fixed to the main body 2, one of the damper members 17 does not rotate.
[0016]
With respect to the other damper member 18, a U-shaped groove integrally formed with the other damper member 18 is fitted to the projection 21 formed on the side rear surface of the upper lid 4. Therefore, the other damper member 18 is configured to rotate with the rotation of the upper lid 4. The member denoted by reference numeral 12 in FIG. 4 is a support member that supports the oil damper 16 from below.
[0017]
Then, as shown in FIGS. 3 and 4, the upper cover 4 is fixed to a bearing 22 disposed on the back surface thereof using screws or the like. A shaft bar 23 is inserted through the bearing 22. One end of the shaft bar 23 is rotatably inserted into the through hole 20 of the fitting member 19, and the other end is fixed to the main body 2 similarly to the fitting member 19. It is rotatably inserted into the through hole 25 of the bearing member 24.
[0018]
Therefore, when the upper lid 4 is rotated, the other damper member 18 forming the U-shaped groove is rotated. At this time, the rotational operation of the other damper member 18 becomes slow due to the resistance of the oil sealed between the two damper members 17 and 18, and the rotational operation of the upper lid 4 also becomes slow. Then, whether the upper lid 4 is rotated upward or downward, the rotation of the upper lid 4 is slow. When the upper cover 4 is rotated, the bearing 22 fixed to the upper cover 4 rotates about the shaft 23, but the shaft 23 itself is not forcibly rotated. That is, the shaft bar 23 functions to stabilize the rotation axis of the upper lid 4.
[0019]
In the post box 1, the oil damper 16 is provided on the rotation axis 15 of the upper cover 4 to slow down the rotation of the upper cover 4. Therefore, when the upper cover 4 is closed, an impact sound is generated. Can be prevented. Further, when the upper lid 4 is rotated upward to be in the open state, at the time when the rotation is stopped, a force returning in a direction opposite to the rotational direction acts, so that a force in a direction to close the upper lid 4 acts. The upper lid 4 is in a state of being stopped. In this manner, in the post box 1, when the upper cover 4 is opened, the upper cover 4 is hardly stopped, so that it is possible to prevent rainwater from entering the post box from the mailing port 3. In particular, if the upper lid 4 does not rotate upward beyond the position where the upper lid 4 is closed by its own weight, the upper lid always rotates by its own weight in the closing direction and covers the mailing port 3. Therefore, it is possible to reliably prevent rainwater from entering the post box, which is preferable.
[0020]
Further, in the post box 1, as shown in FIG. 5, the front cover 7 extends inward from the upper end 26 of the front cover. The projecting piece 27 is provided over substantially the entire length in the width direction, and the lower face 28 and the upper face 29 of the projecting piece 27 face the front face of the frame 11 when the front cover 7 is closed. A protruding piece receiving portion 31 that contacts the back surface of the lid 7 is provided. As described above, since the protruding piece 27 and the protruding piece receiving portion 31 are provided above the outlet 6, rainwater from the upper portion of the front cover 7 is prevented from entering the mail post 1.
[0021]
In this post box 1, as shown in FIG. 5, a rain-stop groove having a substantially U-shaped cross section and an upper opening below the protruding piece receiving portion 31 and on the front side of the frame body 11. 32 are provided over substantially the entire length of the frame 11. Therefore, even if rainwater from the upper part of the front lid 7 enters from between the projecting piece 27 and the projecting piece receiving portion 31, the rainwater can be stopped by the rain stopper groove 32, thereby preventing rainwater from entering the mail post 1. You. The rainwater collected in the rain-stop groove 32 is discharged to the outside of the post box 1 by forming a hole at the bottom on the end side of the rain-stop groove 32 or by forming openings at both ends of the rain-stop groove 32. it can.
[0022]
As shown in FIGS. 5 and 6, in the post box 1, the rain-stop ribs 33 projecting inward over substantially the entire outer periphery of the back surface of the front cover 7 except for the bottom side are attached to the front cover 7. It is formed at a position below the rain stopper groove 32 formed in the frame body 11 when closed. Therefore, even if rainwater from the upper part of the front lid 7 intrudes into the post box 1 beyond the rain-stop groove 32 or rainwater from the side of the front lid 7 enters, the rain-stop rib 33 The rainwater can be prevented from entering the post box 1.
[0023]
In the post box 1, as shown in FIGS. 1 and 7, with the front cover 7 closed, the handle 34 disposed on the front side of the front cover 7 is turned clockwise (in the direction of the arrow in FIG. 7). By rotating the stopper, the stopper 35 disposed on the back side rotates, and the stopper 35 is locked to the back of the frame 11 when the stopper tip 36 is near the 0 o'clock position. A lock-type locking member 37 is provided at the upper end 8 of the front lid 7, and the stopper tip 36 is pressed against the back surface of the frame 11 and stopped at a position further advanced than the 0 o'clock position. Like that. In this manner, when the lock position is set to a position further advanced than the 0 o'clock position, the stopper 35 is prevented from rotating in the opening direction by its own weight, so that the front lid 7 can be more securely attached to the frame 11. , The front lid 7 is kept open, and rainwater is prevented from entering the post box 1 through the outlet 6.
[0024]
【The invention's effect】
The post box according to the first aspect of the present invention is a post-in / out-out type post box. When the top cover is closed, an impact sound can be prevented from being generated, and when the top cover is opened, Because the top lid is unlikely to remain stopped, rainwater can be prevented from entering the post box from the mailing port, and even if a large amount of mail is put into the post box, the front lid is difficult to open. Thus, the post box can prevent rainwater from entering through a gap between the front cover and the main body. Furthermore, since the post box of the invention according to claim 1 has the protruding piece on the front lid and the protruding piece receiving part on the front surface of the frame, it is possible to prevent rainwater from entering from above the front lid. Also play.
[0025]
In the post box according to the second aspect of the present invention, a rain stopper groove having a substantially U-shaped cross section and opening upward is provided on the front side of the frame over substantially the entire length of the frame. In addition to the effects of the invention, it is possible to prevent rainwater from entering the mail post from the upper part of the front lid.
[0026]
The post box according to the third aspect of the present invention includes a rain-stop rib protruding inward over substantially the entire outer periphery of the back surface of the front cover except for the bottom side, and a rain-stop groove when the front cover is closed. Since it is formed at a lower position, in addition to the effect of the second aspect of the invention, it is possible to more reliably prevent rainwater from entering the mail post.
[0027]
In the post box according to the fourth aspect of the invention, when the catch is locked to the back surface of the frame, the tip of the catch is pressed against the back surface of the frame at a position further advanced than the 0 o'clock position and stopped. As a result, the front lid can be more securely locked to the frame, so that in addition to the effect of the invention of claim 1, the front lid can be more securely locked to the frame, and Therefore, it is possible to prevent rainwater from entering the post box.
[Brief description of the drawings]
FIG. 1 is a side sectional view showing an example of an embodiment of the present invention.
FIG. 2 is an exploded perspective view of a main body according to the embodiment of the present invention.
FIG. 3 is a partially cutaway plan view showing an upper lid according to the embodiment of the present invention.
FIG. 4 is an exploded perspective view illustrating an attached state of a hydraulic damper according to the embodiment of the present invention.
FIG. 5 is a side cross-sectional view of a main part illustrating a structure when the front lid is closed according to the embodiment of the present invention.
FIG. 6 is a rear view showing the back surface of the front lid in the embodiment of the present invention.
FIG. 7 is a front view of a main part for describing a locking tool in the embodiment of the present invention.
FIG. 8 is a perspective view showing an example of a conventional post box.
[Explanation of symbols]
DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Postal post 2 Main body part 3 Mailing port 4 Top lid 5 Rear end part 6 Outlet 7 Front lid 8 Upper end part 9 Shaft 10 Lower end part 11 Frame 13 Side plate 14 Main body material 15 Rotation axis 16 Oil dampers 17, 18 Damper member 19 Fitting members 20, 25 Through hole 21 Projecting piece 22 Bearing 23 Shaft rod 24 Bearing member 26 Upper end 27 Projecting piece 28 Lower surface 29 Upper surface 30 Front end 31 Projecting piece receiving portion 32 Rain stopper groove 33 Rain stopper rib 34 Handle 35 Stopper 36 Stopper tip 37 Locking tool

Claims (4)

Substantially box-shaped main body for containing mailed items inside, mailing port for mailing formed on the upper surface of this main body, and rear end pivotable to the main body An upper cover that is pivotally supported to open and close the mailing port, an outlet for taking out mails formed on the front surface of the main body, and a lower end pivotally supported by the main body to be rotatable. A mail post comprising: a front cover that allows an opening to be freely opened and closed; and a frame formed on the front surface of the main body, above the opening, and in which the front cover is locked,
An oil damper is provided on the axis of rotation of the upper lid to slow down the rotation of the upper lid.The front lid extends inward from the upper end of the front lid, and the frame body extends when the front lid is closed. A projecting piece contacting the front surface is provided over substantially the entire length in the width direction of the front lid, and the lower face and the upper face of the projecting piece face the front face of the frame when the front lid is closed, and the front end thereof is in front. A post box provided with a protruding piece receiving portion abutting on the back surface of the lid. A rain stopper groove having a substantially U-shaped cross section and opening upward is provided over substantially the entire length of the frame body below the projecting piece receiving portion and on the front side of the frame body. The post box according to claim 1, wherein A rain-stop rib protruding inward is formed at a position below the rain-stop groove when the front cover is closed, over substantially the entire outer periphery of the rear surface of the front cover except the bottom side. 3. The post box according to claim 2, wherein: By rotating the handle arranged on the front side of the front lid clockwise with the front lid closed, the clasp arranged on the back side of the front lid rotates, and the tip of the clasp approaches the 0 o'clock position. A catch is provided on the front cover when the catch reaches the back face of the frame body, and the catch is locked on the back face of the frame body. The post box according to any one of claims 1 to 3, wherein at a position where the leading end is further advanced than a position at 0 o'clock, the post is stopped by being pressed against the back surface of the frame.

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