JP4050501B2 - Mailbox - Google Patents

Description

[0001]
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
The present invention relates to an improvement of a mail box, and more particularly to a mail box that can smoothly drain rainwater entering the box and can be easily assembled at low cost.
[0002]
[Prior art]
In this type of mailbox, as a conventional known technique for draining rainwater that has entered the mailbox, the technique is disclosed in, for example, Japanese Patent Laid-Open No. 8-173303 (first known technique) or actual implementation. A technique described in Japanese Patent Application Laid-Open No. 60-8686 (second known technique) is known.
[0003]
In the first known technique, a bottom plate of a mail box is formed to be inclined downward toward the outdoor side, and a partition plate is attached horizontally on the bottom plate. This is a technique in which rainwater that is received by the partition plate and enters the box is guided by an inclined bottom plate and discharged from a drain hole provided at the lower edge on the outdoor side of the box.
[0004]
Further, the second publicly known technology is such that a sewage return piece having an upper edge inclined obliquely inwardly at the bottom of the box stands upright in the vicinity of the inside of the mail input port, and a predetermined position on the outdoor side of the bottom In this technique, a drain hole is provided in the box, and rainwater that has entered the box through the inlet is received by the sewage return piece, guided to the bottom on the outdoor side in the box, and drained from the drain hole.
[0005]
Further, FIG. 6 is a longitudinal cross-sectional explanatory view showing the configuration of a mail box input port that has been generally used in the related art, and a mail port 52 of the mail box main body 51 has an input port lid 53 as a shaft. The shaft 54 is supported by a spring spring material 55 so as to be opened and closed. Further, the lower edge of the charging port lid 53 is configured to abut on the inner side of the lower edge 56 of the charging port 52. In the figure, reference numeral 57 denotes a sewage return piece erected from the lower part.
[0006]
[Problems to be solved by the invention]
However, in the first known technique and the second known technique, both are configured to use means for once introducing rainwater into the bottom of the mailbox and then discharging it outside the box. In a large mailbox that can store a large amount of postal items that have become commonly used in recent years, rainwater that has entered the box through the slot is likely to be scattered in the box. Therefore, there were problems such as wetting the entire box and damaging the mail.
[0007]
In addition, since the above-mentioned conventional mail box is formed by integral molding by plastic injection molding or the like, or by a bent sheet metal, an expensive molding die or the like must be used. There was a problem. Furthermore, in the case of such an integrally formed or bent sheet metal, there is a problem that it is difficult to change the partial design of the inlet.
[0008]
In the case of the conventional example shown in FIG. 6 described above, rainwater that flows down along the outer wall of the charging port lid 53 passes through the gap between the lower edge 56 of the charging port lid 53 and the lower edge 56 of the charging port 52 and enters the box. There is a problem that it flows into the box and scatters in the box as indicated by the arrow.
[0009]
The mailbox according to the present invention is a completely new technology developed in view of the above-mentioned many problems, and in particular, a water receiving portion is provided inside the lower edge of the insertion slot of the mailbox to make rainwater deep inside the box. Prevents intrusion of rainwater into the box in advance by providing a draining portion at a predetermined position outside the upper edge of the inlet, and at a predetermined position outside the lower edge of the inlet lid. It is intended to provide a completely new mail box technology that can be easily assembled and constructed by dividing a front member and a side member.
[0010]
[Means for Solving the Problems]
The mailbox according to the present invention is a completely new technology that has fundamentally improved the above-mentioned conventional problems, and the gist of the first invention is a house having an inlet (2) and an outlet (3). In a mailbox that is embedded in and attached to the outer wall of the door or the premises of the site, an opening lid (4) is provided at the opening of the insertion opening (2) so that it can be opened and closed, and the inside of the lower edge of the insertion opening (2) A bowl-shaped water receiving portion (11) is mounted substantially horizontally at a predetermined position, and the lower end edge (4a) of the charging port lid (4) provided in the charging port (2) is formed on the hook-shaped water receiving portion (11). A water receiving guide portion (12) that is configured to be positioned at the upper side and can introduce and drain the water accumulated in the hooked water receiving portion (11) downward at the end portion of the hooked water receiving portion (11). ), And water consisting of hanging pieces at a predetermined position outside the upper edge of the charging port (2) and at a predetermined position outside the lower edge of the charging port lid (4). Switching unit (9), is inserted fitted into (7) is provided, protruding receiving part (12 a) having both ends has an inclined portion of the water receiving guide portion (12) of the trough-shaped water receiving portion (11) That is.
[0011]
In the first aspect of the invention described above, the input port lid (4) is provided at the opening of the input port (2) of the mail box so that it can be opened and closed. Since the receiving part (11) is provided, rainwater that enters the box along the inlet lid (4) is received by the bowl-shaped water receiving part (11) to prevent rainwater from entering deep inside the box. I can do it.
[0012]
Further, the bowl-shaped water receiving part (11) is mounted substantially horizontally inside the lower edge of the inlet (2), and the lower edge (4a) of the inlet lid (4) provided at the inlet (2) is attached to the bowl. The rainwater penetrates deeply into the box by receiving the rainwater that adheres to the charging port lid (4) and flows down by the bowl-shaped water receiving portion (11). Can be prevented.
[0013]
Further, since the water receiving guide part (12) is attached to the end of the bowl-shaped water receiving part (11) provided inside the lower edge of the inlet (2), the bowl-shaped water receiving part (11) The accumulated water can be introduced and discharged below the box by the water receiving guide (12).
[0014]
In addition, since the drainage portions (9) and (7) made of hanging pieces are provided at predetermined positions on the outside of the upper edge of the mail box (2) and outside the lower edge of the door cap (4), Rainwater flowing down along the outer wall of the box by the drainage portions (9) and (7) and the outer side of the inlet lid (4) and along the wall surface is lowered downward by these drainage portions (9) and (7). It is possible to prevent rainwater from entering the box from the inlet (2) in advance.
[0015]
DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION
FIG. 1 is a longitudinal sectional view of the mailbox according to the present invention, and FIG. 2 is a plan view of the mailbox in FIG. 3 is a longitudinal cross-sectional explanatory view of the main part of the mailbox in FIG. 1, FIG. 4 is an explanatory view showing the configuration of the connecting portion between the bowl-shaped water receiving portion and the water receiving guide portion, and FIG. It is perspective explanatory drawing which shows the insertion assembly state with a member.
[0016]
1 to 5, reference numeral 1 denotes a box body of a mailbox according to the present invention, and a mail input slot 2 is provided on the upper side of one side, and on the opposite side corresponding to the input slot 2. Is provided with an outlet 3.
[0017]
A loading port lid 4 is attached to the loading port 2 so as to be opened and closed with the bearing portion 5 as a support shaft. A coil spring 6 is attached to the bearing portion 5 to urge the charging port lid 4. The lower end edge 4a of the charging port lid 4 is bent in an inverted L shape inside. Further, a first draining portion 7 projects downward from the bent base portion of the lower end edge 4 a of the charging port lid 4.
[0018]
A second draining portion 9 is also suspended from the upper edge 8 of the inlet 2 toward the inlet 2. A lid receiving piece 10a which can be the lower edge 10 of the insertion port 2 is provided.
[0019]
Reference numeral 11 denotes a bowl-shaped water receiving portion, which is integrally attached substantially horizontally inside the lower edge 10 of the inlet 2. The relationship between the lower end edge 4a of the charging port lid 4 and the water receiving portion 11 is such that the lower end edge 4a is positioned above the water receiving portion 11 when the lower end edge 4a comes into contact with the lid receiving piece 10a. It is configured.
[0020]
Water receiving guide portions 12 are attached to both ends of the water receiving portion 11, respectively. The relationship between the water receiving portion 11 and the water receiving guide portion 12 is that rainwater collected in the collar portion of the water receiving portion 11 is water receiving as shown in FIGS. 3 and 4A, 4B and 4C. The guide portion 12 is guided below the box body 1 and is discharged out of the box through a drain hole provided at a predetermined position on the bottom of the box body 1.
[0021]
The slot 2 of the box body 1 is divided into a front structural member 21 and a pair of side structural members 22, as is apparent from FIG. The front constituent member 21 is provided with the draining portion 9, and the side constituent member 22 is provided with a bearing portion 5.
[0022]
And inside the side surface component 22, it has the space which can insert the edge part of the front component 21. Further, predetermined projections, receiving members, and the like are provided on the inner side of the side component 22 and the end of the front component 21, respectively. By combining these projections, receivers, etc. It is comprised so that the edge part of the front structural member 21 inserted in the internal space of the structural member 22 may be fixed automatically.
[0023]
Therefore, in the mailbox according to the present invention, the both ends of the front structural member 21 configured as described above are inserted into the side structural members 22 disposed on both sides, and assembled. The inlet 2 can be easily temporarily assembled in advance.
[0024]
【The invention's effect】
In the present invention, the opening lid of the mailbox is provided with an opening lid that can be freely opened and closed, and the water receiving portion is provided at a predetermined position inside the lower edge of the insertion slot. It has an effect that rain water entering the inside is received by the water receiving portion and rain water can be prevented from entering deep inside the box.
[0025]
In the present invention, when the bowl-shaped water receiving portion is mounted almost horizontally inside the lower edge of the inlet, and the lower end edge of the inlet lid provided at the inlet is located above the bowl-shaped water receiving portion. Has an effect of preventing rainwater from deeply penetrating into the box by receiving the rainwater that adheres to the charging port lid and flows down by the bowl-shaped water receiving portion.
[0026]
In the present invention, when the water receiving guide portion is attached to the end of the bowl-shaped water receiving portion provided inside the lower edge of the charging port, the water accumulated in the bowl-shaped water receiving portion is It has the effect that it can introduce | transduce below a box by the receiving guide part, and can discharge | emit it.
[0027]
In the present invention, when a drainage portion is provided at a predetermined position on the outer side of the upper edge of the input box of the mailbox or on the outer side of the lower edge of the lid, the upper side of the box or the upper side of the box is opened by these drainage portions. The rainwater flowing down along the outer wall of the palate and along the wall surface is allowed to flow downward by these drainage parts, and has an effect of preventing the entrance and rainwater from entering the box in advance. ing.
[0028]
In the present invention, as described above, the mail box insertion slot is divided into the front structural member and the pair of side structural members, and the front structural member is assembled into the side structural members on both sides. In the case of the construction, when the mail box is manufactured, the insertion slot has an effect that these constituent members can be preliminarily assembled and configured easily.
[0029]
Therefore, it is possible to facilitate the fixing of the insertion port to the main body and to reduce the number of man-hours for the entire installation. Furthermore, it has a great effect that a complicated mold as in the prior art can be eliminated, the manufacturing cost can be reduced, and the design of the inlet can be easily changed.
[Brief description of the drawings]
FIG. 1 is a longitudinal sectional view of a mail box according to the present invention.
2 is a plan view of the mailbox in FIG. 1. FIG.
3 is a longitudinal cross-sectional explanatory view of a main part of the mailbox in FIG. 1. FIG.
FIG. 4 is an explanatory view showing a configuration of a connecting portion between a bowl-shaped water receiving portion and a water receiving guide portion.
FIG. 5 is an explanatory perspective view showing an assembled state of the front structural member and the side structural member.
FIG. 6 is an explanatory view of a longitudinal section of a conventional mailbox.
[Explanation of symbols]
DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 ... Box main body 2 ... Input port 3 ... Outlet 4 ... Input port lid 5 ... Bearing part 6 ... Coil spring 7 ... 1st draining part 8 ... Upper edge 9 ... 2nd draining part 10 ... Lower edge 11 ... Water receiving part 12 ... Water receiving guide part 12a ... Projection receiving part 21 ... Front constituent member 22 ... Side constituent member

Claims (1)

In a mail box that is embedded in the outer wall of a house having a slot (2) and an outlet (3) or attached to a wall of the site, the slot (4) can be freely opened and closed at the opening of the slot (2). And a bottom edge of the charging port lid (4) provided in the charging port (2), and a bowl-shaped water receiving portion (11) mounted substantially horizontally at a predetermined position inside the lower edge of the charging port (2). (4a) is configured to be positioned above the bowl-shaped water receiving part (11), and water accumulated in the bowl-shaped water receiving part (11) is placed at the end of the bowl-shaped water receiving part (11). A water receiving guide part (12) that can be introduced and drained downward is attached, and a draining part comprising a hanging piece at a predetermined position outside the upper edge of the charging port (2) and at a predetermined position outside the lower edge of the charging port lid (4) (9), projections received having an inclined portion (7) is provided, both ends of the water receiving guide portion of the trough-shaped water receiving portion (11) (12) Postal receiving box which is characterized in that it is fitted into the section (12 a).

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