JP2008200509A - Mailbox - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a mailbox, of which main body part can be easily assembled. <P>SOLUTION: The mailbox includes the main body part 2 that is roughly shaped like a box to contain mail charged inside, a dropping port 3 formed in an upper surface of the main body part 2 for the mail to be charged, an upper lid 4 having a rear end part 5 turnably pivoted at the main body part 2 to open/close the dropping port 3, a takeout port 6 formed on a front surface of the main body part 2 for the mail to be taken out, a front cover 7 having a lower end part 10 turnably pivoted at the main body part 2 to open/close the takeout port 6, and a frame member 11 formed on the front surface of the main body part 2 above the takeout port 6. The main body part 2 that has a roughly box shape is composed by assembling a main body member having a cross-section of roughly C-shape, the frame member 11, and a pair of side boards together. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2008,JPO&INPIT

Description

  The present invention relates to a top post type post box in which a mailing port for posting mail is formed on the upper surface and an outlet for taking out mail is formed on the front.

Conventionally, a post box that is installed outdoors, and a mailing port for mailing is formed on the upper surface, and an outlet for taking out mail is formed on the front surface. Post is known. For example, as shown in FIG. 8, the upper post-type post box is formed on the upper surface of the main body portion 2 and a substantially box-shaped main body portion 2 that accommodates the posted mail items. A mailing port 3 for posting a mail piece, a rear end 5 of which is pivotally supported by the main body 2 so that the mailing port 3 can be opened and closed; An outlet 6 for taking out mail pieces formed on the front surface, and a front lid 7 whose upper end 8 is pivotally supported by the main body 2 so that the outlet 6 can be opened and closed are provided. There is a post box 1.
JP 2000-5037 A

  SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION An object of the present invention is to provide a post-post type post that can be easily assembled into a main body.

  The post of the invention according to claim 1 is a substantially box-shaped main body part that accommodates the posted mail items therein, and a mailing port for posting mail items formed on the upper surface of the main body part, The rear end of the main body is pivotally supported by the main body, and the upper lid that opens and closes the posting port, the outlet for taking out mail pieces formed on the front surface of the main body, and the lower end of the main body A substantially lid-shaped main body portion, and a front lid that is pivotally supported by the main body portion so as to freely open and close the outlet, and a frame formed on the front surface of the main body portion and above the outlet. Is formed by assembling a main body material having a substantially C-shaped cross section, a frame body, and a pair of side plates.

  The post according to the first aspect of the present invention is a top post type post, and includes a substantially box-shaped main body having a substantially C-shaped main body, a frame, and a pair of side plates. Since it is configured by assembling, it is possible to easily assemble the main body in the top-in / out type post box.

  Hereinafter, embodiments 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 postbox 1 posts a substantially box-shaped main body portion 2 that accommodates a postal matter that has been posted, and a postal object that is formed on the upper surface of the main body portion 2. And a post cover formed on the front surface of the main body 2. A take-out port 6, a lower end portion 10 of which is pivotally supported by the main body portion 2, and a front lid 7 for opening and closing the take-out port 6, and a front surface of the main body portion 2. A frame 11 is provided above the outlet 6 and to which the front lid 7 is locked.

  In the post box 1, the lower end 10 of the front lid 7 is rotatably supported on a shaft 9 attached to the main body 2, and the upper end 8 is locked to the frame 11 by a locking tool 37. Therefore, even when a large amount of mail is put into the post box 1, the front lid 7 is difficult to open, and rainwater can be prevented from entering through the gap between the front lid 7 and the main body 2. In addition, the bearing part which is arrange | positioned in the lower end part 10 of the front cover 7 and the axis | shaft 9 is penetrated is abbreviate | omitted in FIG.

  As shown in FIG. 2, the main body 2 is composed of a pair of side plates 13 and 13, a main body material 14 having a substantially C-shaped cross section, and a frame body 11. It becomes a shape. In this post box 1, the main body 2 can be assembled by sandwiching the substantially C-shaped main body material 14 and the frame body 11 between the side plates 13 and 13 and screwing. There is an advantage that the main body 2 can be easily assembled as compared with a case where a member produced by sheet metal processing is fixed by welding or the like to form a substantially box shape.

  Further, in the post box 1, the substantially C-shaped main body material 14 and the frame body 11 are made of an extruded aluminum product, and the side plates 13 are made of an aluminum die-cast product. The upper lid 4 and the front lid 7 are aluminum die cast products. In addition, about the material of each of these members, it is also possible to use metals other than aluminum, plastics, or the like.

  As shown in FIG. 1, the upper lid 4 has a side cross-sectional shape in an arc shape. Further, when the upper lid 4 is closed, the front lid of the main body 2 and the closed front lid 7 are covered with the upper lid 4 so that the front end portion of the upper lid 4 has a function of eaves with respect to the front lid 7. The front end of 4 projects forward from the closed front lid 7.

  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 damper member 17 is a fitting member 19 fixed to the main body 2. The through hole 20 is inserted and fitted in a non-rotatable manner. Therefore, when the fitting member 19 is fixed to the main body 2, the one damper member 17 does not rotate.

  With respect to the other damper member 18, a U-shaped groove formed integrally with the other damper member 18 is fitted into the protruding piece 21 formed on the side rear surface of the upper lid 4. Therefore, the other damper member 18 is configured to rotate as the upper lid 4 rotates. In addition, the member which has attached | subjected the code | symbol 12 in FIG. 4 is a support member which supports the oil damper 16 from the downward direction.

  And the upper cover 4 is fixed to the bearing 22 arrange | positioned at the back surface using a bis etc., as shown in FIG.3, FIG.4. A shaft rod 23 is inserted into the bearing 22. One end portion of the shaft rod 23 is rotatably inserted into the through hole 20 of the fitting member 19, and the other end portion is fixed to the main body portion 2 similarly to the fitting member 19. The bearing member 24 is rotatably inserted into the through hole 25.

  Therefore, when the upper lid 4 is rotated, the other damper member 18 forming the U-shaped groove is rotated. At that time, the rotational movement 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 movement of the upper lid 4 also becomes slow. Then, regardless of whether the direction in which the upper lid 4 is rotated is upward or downward, the rotational operation of the upper lid 4 is both slow. When the upper lid 4 is rotated, the bearing 22 fixed to the upper lid 4 is rotated with the shaft rod 23 as an axis, but the shaft rod 23 itself is not forcibly rotated. That is, the shaft bar 23 functions to stabilize the rotation axis of the upper lid 4.

  In this post box 1, an oil damper 16 is provided on the rotation axis 15 of the upper lid 4 to slow down the rotational movement of the upper lid 4, so that an impact sound is generated when the upper lid 4 is closed. Can be prevented. Further, when the upper lid 4 is rotated upward to be in the open state, when the rotation is stopped, a force returning in a direction opposite to the rotation direction is exerted, and thus a force in a direction closing the upper lid 4 is exerted. The upper lid 4 is unlikely to remain stopped. As described above, in the post box 1, when the upper cover 4 is opened, it is difficult for the upper cover 4 to remain stopped, so that rainwater can be prevented from entering the post box from the posting port 3. In particular, if the upper lid 4 does not rotate upward beyond the position where it is closed by its own weight, the upper lid always rotates by its own weight in the closing direction and covers the posting port 3. Therefore, it is possible to reliably prevent rainwater from entering the post box.

  Further, in the post box 1, as shown in FIG. 5, the front lid 7 extends inwardly from the upper end 26 of the front lid, and when the front lid 7 is closed, it contacts the front surface of the frame 11. The projecting piece 27 is provided over substantially the entire length in the width direction, and the lower surface 28 of the projecting piece 27 and the upper surface 29 of the projecting piece 27 face each other when the front lid 7 is closed on the front surface of the frame body 11, and A protruding piece receiving portion 31 is provided in contact with the back surface of the lid 7. 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 lid 7 is prevented from entering the post box 1.

  Further, in the post box 1, as shown in FIG. 5, a rain stop groove which is lower than the protruding piece receiving portion 31 and which has a substantially U-shaped cross section and opens upward on the front surface side of the frame body 11. 32 is provided over substantially the entire length of the frame 11. Therefore, even if rainwater from the top of the front lid 7 enters from between the protruding piece 27 and the protruding piece receiving portion 31, it can be stopped by the rain stop groove 32, and rainwater intrusion into the postbox 1 is prevented. The The rainwater collected in the rain stopper groove 32 is discharged out of the post box 1 by forming holes at the bottom of the rain stopper groove 32 or by forming openings at both ends of the rain stopper groove 32. it can.

  As shown in FIGS. 5 and 6, the mail post 1 is provided with a rain stopper rib 33 projecting inward over the substantially entire area of the outer surface of the back surface of the front lid 7 except for the bottom portion. It is formed at a position below the rain stopper groove 32 formed in the frame 11 when closed. Therefore, even if rainwater from the upper part of the front lid 7 enters the post box 1 beyond the rainstop groove 32 or rainwater from the side of the front lid 7 enters, the rainstop rib 33 is provided. The rainwater intrusion into the post box 1 is prevented.

  Further, in the post box 1, as shown in FIGS. 1 and 7, with the front lid 7 closed, the handle 34 arranged on the front side of the front lid 7 is clockwise (in the direction of the arrow in FIG. 7). By rotating, the clasp 35 disposed on the back surface side rotates, and when the clasp tip 36 is in the vicinity of the 0 o'clock position, the clasp 35 is latched to the back surface of the frame 11. A lock-type locking tool 37 is provided on the upper end portion 8 of the front lid 7, and the stopper tip 36 is pressed against the rear surface of the frame 11 and stopped at a position further advanced than the 0 o'clock position. Like that. Thus, when the lock position is 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, and thus the front lid 7 is more reliably attached to the frame body 11. Since the front lid 7 remains open, rainwater can be prevented from entering the post box 1 from the outlet 6.

It is side surface sectional drawing which shows an example of embodiment of this invention. It is a disassembled perspective view of the main-body part in embodiment of this invention. It is the top view which fractured | ruptured a part which shows the upper cover in embodiment of this invention. It is a disassembled perspective view explaining the attachment state of the hydraulic damper in the embodiment of the present invention. It is side surface sectional drawing of the principal part explaining the structure when the front cover in the embodiment of this invention is closed. It is a rear view which shows the back surface of the front lid in embodiment of this invention. It is a front view of the principal part for demonstrating the locking tool in embodiment of this invention. It is a perspective view which shows the example of the conventional postbox.

Explanation of symbols

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Postbox 2 Main-body part 3 Loading port 4 Upper cover 5 Rear end part 6 Outlet 7 Front cover 10 Lower end part 11 Frame body 13 Side plate 14 Main body material

Claims (1)

  An approximately box-shaped main body that accommodates posted mail items, a mailing port for posting mails formed on the upper surface of the main body, and a rear end portion that can be rotated to the main body. The upper lid that is pivotally supported to open and close the posting port, the take-out port that takes out the postal matter formed on the front surface of the main body, and the lower end thereof is pivotally supported by the main body, A front lid that opens and closes the outlet, and a frame formed on the front surface of the main body and above the outlet; A post box comprising a frame and a pair of side plates assembled.

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