JP2544575Y2 - Mailbox with anti-theft device - Google Patents

Description

[Detailed description of the invention]

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to the improvement of a receiving box for posting mail, newspapers, books, etc., and more particularly to a mail box with an anti-theft device provided with an anti-theft shielding plate interlocking with the posting operation. It is.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art In order to avoid theft of mails, newspapers, books, and the like, conventional mail boxes and newspaper / book boxes are generally constructed so that the mail port is not accessible. 2. Description of the Related Art There is known a device having a structure in which a spiral or straight slide is provided inside to prevent a hand from entering.

[0003]

Therefore, in a mail box with a small port size as in the former case, a thick mail may not be put in and may be left outside the box. In addition, in the case where the structure of the slide is configured inside as in the latter, there is a need for a space in which mails, newspapers, books, etc. fall and move, and there is a problem that the receiving box becomes large by the capacity of the space. .

[0004] The present invention has been made in view of the above-mentioned problem, and is intended to prevent a thick or bundled mail item, a newspaper, a book, and the like from being thrown in, and to prevent the mailed contents from being taken out from a mailing port. It is another object of the present invention to provide a mail box with an anti-theft device that has a large capacity of a mailed article storage unit and can reduce the size of the entire box.

[0005]

That is, the mail box with the anti-theft device according to the present invention can be freely opened and closed and can be freely opened and closed at the top of a box-shaped housing provided with a take-out door which can be locked by a lock. Pivotally mounted on a port opening door formed by forming a relatively large opening surface, and opening and closing the inner cavity of the container vertically below the port opening portion of the port opening door, from a horizontal position. A pair of double doors-type anti-theft plates pivotally mounted on the lower side so as to be swingable in an angle range of 90 degrees, and the two anti-theft plates are opened and closed in conjunction with the opening and closing operation of the above-mentioned opening door to open and close the opening door. When the door is opened, both the anti-theft plates are kept horizontal, and a mechanical interlocking means is interlocked so as to interlock the lower lumen of the housing with the throwing port side. It has a forward opening / closing structure, and the mechanical interlocking means is moved forward by the displacement of the lever structure due to the forward falling. Either the both anti-theft doors are pushed up and closed via a pin shaft, or the back door is a vertical sliding open / close structure, and the mechanical interlock means is displaced by the vertical movement displacement of the wedge structure. The gist of the invention is that both anti-theft doors are pushed up and closed via a pin shaft.

[0006]

According to the above construction, by opening the mail port door, a pair of anti-theft plates pivotally arranged in a double-opening manner via the interlocking means connected to the mail port door posts the cabinet cavity. The structure is such that it is displaced in a direction to be shut off from the mouth side to partition the compartment, and it is not possible to take out the already posted items from the port side. When the articles are placed on the both anti-theft boards and the mail door is released, the anti-theft boards are opened by the load and the own weight of the articles, and the articles are dropped and stored in the lower part of the casing.

[0007]

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS Preferred embodiments of a mail box with an anti-theft device according to the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings.

FIGS. 1 to 3 show a first embodiment. Reference numeral 1 denotes a box-shaped casing with an open front surface, and a take-out door 3 is pivotally provided on the open surface while leaving a sufficiently high posting port 2 at the top, and can be opened and closed via a hinge 4. At the same time, the lock 5 can be locked. In the port 2, a port door 8 having a lower end provided on an opening / closing shaft 7 extending between bearings 6, 6 protruding from front ends of both side plates 1a, 1a of the casing 1 is provided. It can be opened and closed (arrow A) in the angle range of °. Reference numerals 9 and 9 denote anti-theft plates which are located below the input port 2 and open and close in a double-opening manner to divide the inner cavity of the housing into upper and lower portions. The ends are pivotally connected to the left and right side plates 1a, 1a via the pin shafts 10, 10 and are positioned 90 degrees downward from the horizontal position.
Swingable (arrow B) in the angle range of °. The anti-theft plates 9, 9 are oscillated (arrow B) via a mechanical interlocking means 11 which will be described later and interlocks with the opening and closing (arrow A) of the mail box door 8. When the is positioned horizontally, a partition structure for partitioning the inner cavity of the housing into the input cavity 12 and the accommodation cavity 13 is formed.

Reference numeral 14 denotes a guide plate provided between both side plates 1a, 1a. The guide plate 14 is provided near the left and right end portions of the guide plate 14 in the side plate portions near the pivotal bases of the anti-theft plates 9, 9, respectively. Guide holes 16 corresponding to the long holes 15
An oblong hole 16 is provided, and operating pins 17, 17 are slidably inserted between the long holes 15, 16, respectively. The front ends of the two operating pins 17 are connected to L-shaped side-surface-shaped jumping-up fittings 18, 18 fixed to the lower end of the above-mentioned port 8.
When the mailing door 8 is tilted forward, the view fitting 1
8, 18 push up the operating pins 17, 17 (arrow C),
Interlocking means 11 for positioning both anti-theft plates 9 and 9 horizontally
Is constituted. The anti-theft plates 9 and 9 are operating pins 1
Although it has a sufficient weight to keep the loading port door 8 closed by a load applied to the jumping metal fitting 18 via the, a return spring for closing the door can be provided as an auxiliary.

In the mail box with the anti-theft device having the above-described configuration, the anti-theft plates 9 and 9 are located below and in an open state in a normal posture, and the post door 8 is closed. When the mail port door 8 is pulled down toward the front in order to post mail, newspapers, books, and the like, the jumping brackets 18, 18 fixed to the mail port door 8.
Pushes up the operating pins 17, 17 (arrow C), and guide plate 1
4 is displaced by sliding along the guide slots 16.
Due to the sliding displacement of the operating pins 17, 17, the elongated holes 15,
The two anti-theft plates 9, 9 engaging with the
Swing displacement about 0, 10 to horizontal position (arrow B)
Then, the inner cavity of the housing 1 is divided into the insertion cavity 12 and the accommodation cavity 13. Therefore, the mail or the like is placed on one end on the partition structure formed by the anti-theft plates 9, 9. When the mail entry door 8 is released, the anti-theft plates 9, 9 are released.
Is returned due to its own weight and the load of the article, and the article dropping door 8 closes and returns at the same time as the article falls into the accommodation cavity 13. By opening the lock 5 and opening the take-out door 3, the inner space of the housing 1 is opened and the mails, newspapers, books and the like that have been posted can be taken out freely.

Next, FIGS. 4 and 5 show another embodiment in which the interlocking means 11 is different, and a description will be given of a portion having a structure different from that of the first embodiment. (The same members that operate in the same manner as in the first embodiment are denoted by the same reference numerals.) In this embodiment, the outlet door 19 is fixed to the front ends of both side plates 1a, 1a of the casing 1. Guide grooves 21 and 21 on both edges are slidable with respect to slide members 20 and 20 (arrow D).
, And the door 19 is pushed down to open the door. The outlet door 19 has a structure in which the guide grooves 21 and 21 abut and engage with the slide members 20 and 20 to prevent the door from dropping out. Become. The interlocking means 11 has a member that interferes with the tip of the operating pin 17, 17, and abuts and interferes with the tapered edges 23, 23 of the wedge-shaped push-up metal fittings 22, 22 fixed on the back surface of the above-mentioned port door 19. The operation pins 17, 17 are each displaced inward (arrow E) by the downward ascending displacement of the mail door 19. The two anti-theft plates 9 are provided with operating pins 17.
Has sufficient weight to close and maintain the outlet door 19 with the load applied to the wedge-shaped push-up fittings 22 via the
A return spring for closing the door may be provided as an auxiliary.

The mail box of the above embodiment is used for mail, newspapers,
When the mail door 19 is pulled down in order to mail a book or the like, the wedge-shaped push-up metal fitting 22 fixed to the mail door 19 is used.
22 presses the operating pins 17, 17 inward (arrow E),
The guide plate 14 is slid and displaced along the guide slots 16, 16. The anti-theft plates 9, 9, which engage the elongated holes 15, 15 by the sliding displacement of the operating pins 17, 17, swing and displace (arrow B) around the pin shafts 10, 10 to a horizontal position. In addition, the inner cavity of the casing 1 is partitioned into the input cavity 12 and the accommodation cavity 13 when posting.

FIG. 6 shows a third embodiment of the mail box with an anti-theft device according to the present invention. The mail box door 8 interlocked with the anti-theft plates 9 in the first embodiment is shown. This is a structure where the normal mail entry door 24 is located adjacent to the upper side and is small enough to be inaccessible. That is, the normal mail port door 24 formed at the upper end of the front surface of the casing has an upper end provided on an opening / closing shaft 25 erected between both side plates 1a, 1a and usually hangs down by its own weight, and inward (arrow F). It can be pushed open.

Therefore, when posting a normal mail or the like, the mail is thrown in while the normal mail door 24 is being pushed. At this time, since the mail door 8 is closed, the anti-theft door 9 is used. , 9 are in the open position, and the mailed object falls down the inner cavity of the housing 1 and is accommodated in the accommodating cavity 13. Further, in the configuration of this embodiment, when the mail port door 24 is used, the normal mail port door 24 can be pushed and opened at the same time, so that it is possible to post a thicker mail or the like.

[0015]

As described above, the mail box with the anti-theft device according to the present invention is provided with a mail entry door having a large opening surface, and interlocks with the door via the interlocking means to form the casing cavity. By pivotally providing an anti-theft plate partitioned into the input cavity and the accommodation cavity, thick and bundled mail, newspapers and books can be inserted, and the posted contents are prevented from being stolen. Therefore, the practical effect after implementing the present invention is extremely large.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is an exploded perspective view illustrating a first embodiment of a mail box with an anti-theft device according to the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a front view of an essential part showing an operation of the interlocking means.

FIG. 3 is a main part side view showing the operation of the interlocking means.

FIG. 4 is an exploded perspective view showing a second embodiment of the mail box with the anti-theft device according to the present invention.

FIG. 5 is a front view of a main part showing the operation of the interlocking means.

FIG. 6 is a vertical sectional view showing a main part of a third embodiment of the mail box with the anti-theft device according to the present invention.

[Explanation of symbols]

 REFERENCE SIGNS LIST 1 housing 3 take-out door 5 lock 7, 25 opening / closing shaft 8, 19 posting port door 9 anti-theft plate 10 pin shaft 11 interlocking means 14 guide plate 15 long hole 16 guide long hole 17 operating pin 18 view metal fitting 20 slide member 21 Guide groove 22 Wedge push-up fitting 24 Normal port door

Claims (4)

(57) [Scope of request for utility model registration] 1. A port having a relatively large opening surface formed on an upper portion of a box-shaped casing provided with a take-out door which can be opened and closed and which can be locked by a lock. A pair of doors, which are located below the posting port portion of the posting port door, open and close the inner cavity of the casing vertically, and swingably pivot from a horizontal position to an angle range of 90 degrees downward from a horizontal position. A double door anti-theft plate, and the two anti-theft plates are opened and closed in conjunction with the opening and closing operation of the posting door, and when the posting door is opened, both the anti-theft plates are kept horizontal, A mail receiving box comprising mechanical interlocking means for interlocking the lower lumen so as to define the post opening side, wherein the post opening door is opened and closed, and the mechanical interlocking means is a lever structure by the forward falling. The both anti-theft doors are pushed up and closed via the pin shaft by the displacement of Or the back door has a vertically slidable opening and closing structure, and mechanical interlocking means pushes and closes both the anti-theft doors via a pin shaft by displacement of a wedge structure due to the vertical movement displacement. A mail box with an anti-theft device. 2. The door according to claim 1, wherein the input door has a front-rear opening / closing structure, and the interlocking means pushes up and closes both the anti-theft doors via a pin shaft by displacement of the luggage structure due to the front-down. Mailbox with anti-theft device. 3. The loading door has a vertically slidable opening and closing structure, and an interlocking means pushes up and closes both anti-theft doors via a pin shaft by displacement of the wedge structure due to the up and down sliding displacement. Item 4. A mail box with an anti-theft device according to Item 1. 4. A mail with an anti-theft device according to claim 1 or 2, wherein a normal input port is provided adjacent to an upper side of the input port door connected to the interlocking means so that a hand does not enter. Receiving box.