JP2561153Y2 - Post box - Google Patents

Description

[Detailed description of the invention]

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a mail receiving box in which an openable and closable lid is pivotally attached to a mail taking-out opening of a mail receiving box main body.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, as shown in FIG. 5, there is known a mail receiving box in which an openable and closable lid (c) is pivotally provided at a mail taking-out opening (b) of a mail receiving box main body (a). Have been. In the mail box, the bottom (d) of the mail box body (a)
Is fixed to the upper end of the post (e) to support the mail box main body (a), and the mail box main body (a) has a mail inlet (f) formed on the front rear surface. The whole front side of the back side is opened to form a mail take-out opening (b). At the pivot shafts (g) on both sides of the lower end of the mail take-out opening (b), the lower end corners of the lid (c) are pivotally mounted, whereby the lid (c) is pivotally provided. I have.

[0003]

However, in the above-mentioned prior art, the pivot shaft (g) for pivotally opening and closing the lid (c) is provided on the side plate (b) of the mail box main body (b). J)
Because it is exposed to the outside of the lower end corner on the mail retrieval opening (b) side and has a poor appearance, and the pivot shaft (g) is supported at the lower end corner of the side plate (h), The supporting strength at the pivot shaft (g) was also weak.

The present invention has been devised in order to solve the above-mentioned problems in the prior art. That is, the problem is that the pivot mechanism is hidden inside the side plate portion of the main body of the mailbox, so that the appearance is good. Moreover, it is an object of the present invention to provide a mail receiving box in which a cover plate for opening and closing a mail take-out opening is securely and firmly pivoted.

[0005]

The mail receiving box of the present invention has a notch formed on both sides of the front edge of the bottom plate of the mail receiving box main body on the side of the mail taking-out opening, and a cover for opening and closing the mail taking-out opening. A rearwardly projecting bearing portion is provided on each side of the lower end of the plate, and the two bearing portions are respectively disposed in the two notches. Each of the bearing portions is pivotally supported, and the bearing portion is covered and concealed at a lower end corner portion of the side plate portion of the mail receiving box main body on the side of the mail takeout opening side, and the above problem has been solved by this configuration. is there.

[0006]

In the mail receiving box of the present invention, notches are formed on both sides of the front edge of the mail plate opening side of the bottom plate portion of the mail receiving box main body, and both sides of the lower end of the cover plate for opening and closing the mail receiving opening are formed. A bearing protruding rearward is provided, the two bearings are respectively disposed in the two notches, and both outer ends of the shaft supported by the bottom plate between the two notches are respectively provided in the two bearings. It is pivotally supported, and the bearing is concealed at the lower end corner of the side of the mail box main body on the side of the mail taking-out opening side. It is compactly concealed inside the both side plates and has good appearance. In addition, the shaft supported by the bottom plate is pivotally supported by a bearing protruding from the lid, so that the lid is securely and firmly pivoted. Supported.

[0007]

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS A mail receiving box shown in FIGS. 1, 2 and 3 is an embodiment of the present invention, in which notches are formed on both sides of a front edge of a bottom plate portion 2 of a mail receiving box main body 1 on the side of a mail take-out opening 3 side. 4 are provided, bearing portions 6 projecting rearward are provided on both lower ends of a cover plate 5 for opening and closing the mail take-out opening 3, and the both bearing portions 6 are respectively disposed in the notches 4. Both outer ends of the shaft 7 supported by the bottom plate 2 between the notches 4 are pivotally supported on the bearings 6 respectively, and the bearings 6 are mailed on the side plate 8 of the mail box main body 1. It is concealed at the lower end corner 9 on the side of the take-out opening 3.

The mail box main body 1 includes a curved top plate 10,
Both side plate portions 8 which are integrally extended to both sides of the top plate portion 10
And a bottom plate 2 erected between the lower ends of both side plate portions 8.
And is formed of a stainless plate material. The front-side rear opening of the mail box main body 1 is closed by a surface plate member made of synthetic resin.
Are drilled.

A mail take-out opening 3 is formed on the front side of the back of the mail receiving box main body 1 and is entirely open. The inner periphery of the mail take-out opening 3 is a stop for stopping the peripheral edge of the cover plate 5. A collar portion 12 is provided to protrude. The corresponding collar 12 is provided at a position slightly deeper than the opening edge of the mail take-out opening 3, and the bottom plate 2 is slightly protruded forward from the lower side of the collar 12 to form the support piece 13. Are extended, and notches 4 are formed at both end portions where the support piece 13 is not extended. A support fitting 14 is fixed to the lower surface of the support piece 13 with a screw 15, and a substantially semicircular shaft support piece 16 bent down and formed at both ends of the support fitting 14 is formed. Have been. The double shaft support piece
By means of 16, the vicinity of both ends of the shaft body 7 is respectively supported.

[0010] The cover plate 5 is formed into a shape that substantially fits into the mail take-out opening 3 of the mail receiving box main body 1 and is integrally formed of synthetic resin. The lid plate 5
A peripheral wall portion 17 protruding inward and rearward is integrally formed on both side edges and an upper edge of the peripheral wall portion 17.
The lid plate 5 is closed and held in a state where the lid plate 12 is stopped. A bottom piece 18 protruding inward and rearward is formed integrally with the lower edge of the cover plate 5, and a reinforcing support 19 is fixed to an end surface of the bottom piece 18 with screws 15. In this case, a cylindrical thick portion 20 is provided on the bottom piece 18, and a screw 15 is attached to the thick portion 20.
Is screwed in and fixed.

A substantially semicircular reinforcing bearing piece 21 bent inward and rearward is formed at both ends of the reinforcing support fitting 19, and the support fitting 14 is attached to the two reinforcing bearing pieces 21. Both end portions of the shaft body 7 protruding outward from the double shaft support pieces 16 are pivotally supported respectively. In this case, the bearing portion 6 is configured by combining the reinforcing bearing piece portion 21 and portions integrally projecting inward and rearward on both lower ends of the cover plate 5. A through-hole is formed in a portion of the bearing portion 6 protruding integrally from the cover plate 5.
The end of the shaft 7 is inserted into the through hole 22, but the end of the shaft 7 is pivotally supported by the reinforcing bearing piece 21 of the reinforcing support 19. Is done.

When assembling the pivot mechanism, first, a reinforcing support 19 is fixedly attached to the cover plate 5, and a support receiving member 14 is arranged inside the reinforcing support 19, and in this state, the bearing 6 The shaft 7 is inserted from the through hole 22 of the above, the shaft 7 is communicated with the reinforcing support fitting 19 and the support fitting 14, these are connected and integrated with the cover plate 5, and finally, the support fitting 14 is removed. What is necessary is just to fix to the support piece part 13 of the mail receiving box main body 1. In this case, in the state where the final attachment is completed, the lower end corner 9 of the side plate portion 8 of the mail receiving box main body 1 forms the through hole of the shaft 7.
The escape from 22 is prevented.

A coil spring 23 is wound around and held by the shaft 7, and one end of the coil spring 23 is locked to the back side of the bottom plate 2 of the mail box main body 1 and the other end thereof. Since the end is locked on the back side of the bottom piece 18 of the lid plate 5,
The cover plate 5 is automatically closed by the elastic restoring force of the coil spring 23.

Therefore, in the mail receiving box of this embodiment, the two bearings 6 are respectively disposed in the cutouts 4 and are covered and hidden by the lower end corner 9 of the side plate 8 of the mail receiving box main body 1. ,
The supporting mechanism such as the bearing 6 and the shaft 7 is compactly hidden inside the both side plates 8 of the mail box main body 1 so that the appearance is good. In addition, the bearing 6 reinforced by the reinforcing support 19 projecting from the lid 5 is pivotally mounted on the shaft 7 supported by the support fitting 14 fixed to the support piece 13 at the front end of the bottom plate 2. Because it is supported, the lid 5 is securely and firmly pivoted.

In the mail box of the present invention, FIG.
May be as in the embodiment shown in FIG. That is, in the mail receiving box of this embodiment, the supporting piece 13 remains between the notches 4 formed on both sides of the front edge of the bottom plate 2 of the mail receiving box main body 1. On both upper surfaces near both ends, shaft support portions 25 are protrudingly provided.
Are screwed and fixed, and the distal end portions of the screws 26 for both shafts are respectively provided as the shaft members 7 so as to protrude toward the notch portions 4. Further, bearing portions 6 integrally projecting rearward are provided on both lower ends of the cover plate 5, and the both bearing portions 6 are rotatably supported by the both shafts 7, respectively. In addition, the mail box main body 1 and the cover plate 5
Are made of an aluminum plate, and the lid 5 is kept closed by a magnet latch 24 provided on the inner surface of the upper end.

[0016]

As described above, in the mail receiving box of the present invention, since both bearings are disposed in the notches and are covered and concealed at the lower end corner of the side plate of the mail receiving box main body. The bearings and the pivot mechanism such as the shaft are compactly hidden inside the both side plates of the mail box main body, and the appearance is good, and
Since the bearing portion protruding from the lid is pivotally supported on the shaft supported by the bottom plate portion, the lid is securely and firmly pivotally supported.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a perspective view showing a mail box according to an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a front view of a main part of the mail receiving box.

FIG. 3 is a bottom view of a main part of the mailbox.

FIG. 4 is a perspective view of a main part of a mail receiving box according to another embodiment.

FIG. 5 is a schematic side view showing a mail box as a conventional example of the present invention.

[Explanation of symbols]

 DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Mail receiving box main body 2 Bottom plate part 3 Mail take-out opening 4 Notch part 5 Cover plate 6 Bearing part 7 Shaft body 8 Side plate part 9 Lower end corner

Claims (1)

(57) [Scope of request for utility model registration] 1. A notch is formed on both sides of a front edge of a bottom plate portion of a mail receiving box main body on the side of a mail take-out opening, and bearing portions projecting rearward are provided on both lower ends of a lid plate that opens and closes the mail take-out opening. The two bearings are disposed in the two notches, and the outer ends of the shaft supported by the bottom plate between the two notches are pivotally supported by the two bearings, respectively. Is covered by a lower end corner of the side plate portion of the mail box main body on the side of the mail take-out opening.