JPH0247883Y2 - - Google Patents

Description

[Detailed Description of the Invention] [Technical Field] The present invention is a back cover that is pivotally attached to the take-out opening of a mailbox so that it can be opened and closed, so that the mail in the mailbox can be opened and the back cover opened. It concerns a mailbox that can be taken out by hand.

[Background Art] A mail outlet from which mail can be taken out is provided on the back side of the mailbox, and a back cover is pivotally attached to the mail outlet so that it can be opened and closed. By the way, as shown in FIG. 4, in the conventional mailbox, the upper part of the back cover 6 was simply supported by a pin 9 on the upper edge of the outlet 2 of the mailbox main body 1, so it was difficult to remove mail. To take it out, open the back cover 6 with one hand and hold the back cover 6 in a horizontal position.
It is inconvenient to use one hand to take out the mail inside the main body 1, which requires two-handed operation.
In addition, in order to hold the back cover 6 with the ejection port 2 open, as shown in FIG. A mail box has been devised in which a holding fitting 10 is attached between the main body 1 and the holding fitting 10 so that the back cover 6 is held by the holding fitting 10 when the back cover 6 is opened horizontally. However, although this mailbox can be operated with one hand, if you forget to close the back cover 6, the mail outlet 2 is open, so rainwater may get inside the main body 1 and the mail will be sent. The drawback was that it could get things wet. In addition, as an improvement to the mailbox shown in FIG.
A wedge-shaped protrusion piece is provided that rotates with the main body 1, and when the back cover 6 is opened, this wedge-shaped protrusion piece fills the clearance part and holds the back cover 6 by frictional force with the main body 1. There is. however,
This structure has the disadvantage that the retention force of the back cover 6 decreases due to wear and deformation of the protrusions after long-term use, and also that friction noise is generated when the protrusions rub against the main body 1 when the back cover 6 is opened and closed. It was hot.

[Purpose of the invention] The present invention was developed in view of the above points, and it eliminates the risk of rainwater entering the interior even if you forget to close the back cover, and also eliminates the friction noise that occurs when opening and closing the back cover. To provide a mail box from which mail can be easily taken out with one hand operation.

[Disclosure of the invention] That is, the mailbox of the present invention has a mail outlet 2 on the side surface of the mailbox main body 1, a horizontal shaft 3 horizontally suspended above the mail outlet 2, and a back cover 6.
A hinge metal fitting 5 having a long hole 4 is fixed to the end of the hinge metal fitting 5, and the horizontal shaft 3 is inserted into the long hole 4 of the hinge metal fitting 5, so that the back cover 6 is placed in a substantially horizontal position and the outlet 2 is opened. With the back cover 6 in a vertical position, the back cover 6 is pivoted to the upper end of the outlet 2 so as to be vertically movable until the outlet 2 is closed. 4 relative to the horizontal axis 3 to make the back cover 6 freely movable in the direction of the main body 1, and a locking piece formed at the end of the back cover 6 when the back cover 6 is moved into the main body 1. A stopper fitting 8 to which the locking piece 7 is engaged is provided on the main body 1, and with the back cover 6 in a vertical position and the outlet 2 closed, the upper piece 22 to which the engagement piece 7 engages is suspended from the upper edge of the outlet 2. At the same time, a stepped portion 21 is provided at the base of the locking piece 7 so that the outer surface of the upper piece 22 and the outer surface of the back cover 6 are flush with each other when the locking piece 7 is locked to the upper piece 22.
The above object is achieved by making it possible to hold the back cover 6 in a horizontal state by the engagement between the locking piece 7 and the stopper fitting 8 when the back cover 6 is open.

The present invention will be described in detail below based on illustrated embodiments. As shown in FIGS. 1 and 2, a mail outlet 2 is provided on the back side of the mailbox main body 1, and mounting pieces 11 are formed by bending inward on both sides of the outlet 2. There is. And both mounting pieces 1
A horizontal shaft 3 is installed horizontally between 1 and 11. Further, a base portion of a stopper fitting 8 formed in a substantially L shape is fixed to the lower surface of the ceiling plate 12 of the main body 1 at a position near the mail outlet 2. Hinge metal fitting 5 has screw hole 1
It is formed by bending a pivot piece 15 provided with a long hole 4 from both sides of a fixed piece 14 provided with a
The horizontal shaft 3 is inserted into the elongated hole 4 of this hinge metal fitting 5. A fixing screw 17 screwed into the corner 16 of the upper end of the back cover 6 is screwed into the screw hole 13 of the hinge fitting 5, and the upper part of the back cover 6 can be opened vertically at the upper edge of the mail outlet 2. It is pivoted to. Therefore,
When the back cover 6 is in a horizontal position, the mail outlet 2 can be opened, and when the back cover 6 is in a vertical position, the mail outlet 2 can be closed. Furthermore, when the back cover 6 is in a horizontal state, the long hole 4 of the hinge metal fitting 5 is movable relative to the horizontal axis 3, so that the back cover 6 can be moved in the direction of the main body 1. ing. Here, a locking piece 7 extends from the end of the back cover 6, and when the back cover 6 is moved toward the main body 1, the locking piece 7 engages with the lower surface of the stopper piece 17 of the stopper metal fitting 8. It's starting to stop. In addition, a handle 18 formed by bending the back cover is integrally formed on the lower front side of the back cover 6, and a lower piece 19 of the mail outlet 2 is formed on the lower back side of the back cover 6. An engaging piece 20 made of an elastic metal plate is attached to the back side of the handle 18 to be removably engaged with the edge of the opening.

Next, the opening and closing operations of the camera back 6 will be explained.
As shown in FIG. 3a, when taking out the mail placed in the mailbox from the mail outlet 2, the handle 18 is pulled and the back cover 6 is rotated upward. Next, from the horizontal position of the back cover 6 shown in FIG. 3b, by slightly pushing the back cover 6 toward the main body 1 as shown in FIG. Since this is possible, the back cover 6 will be slightly shifted toward the main body 1, and the locking piece 7 at the tip of the back cover 6 will come into contact with the lower surface of the stopper piece 17 and be locked. In this way, the downward rotation of the back cover 6 is prevented by the locking between the locking piece 7 and the stopper piece 17, so the back cover 6 can be held in a horizontal state. With the mail outlet 2 open, the mail inside the main body 1 can be taken out with the same hand. When closing the back cover 6, pull the back cover 6 slightly from the horizontal position shown in FIG. can be rotated downward about the horizontal axis 3, and the engaging piece 20 at the lower end of the back cover 6 is engaged with the lower piece 19 of the main body 1 to close the back cover 6.
This allows the mail outlet 2 of the main body 1 to be closed. In addition, in this case, the locking piece 7 is attached to the back cover 6.
Since it is formed to extend upward from the stepped portion 21 that is once bent from the upper end to the back side of the back cover 6, the locking piece 7 closes the mail outlet when the back cover 6 is closed. 2 The upper piece of the upper edge 22 Abuts on the back side without any gap,
Further, the lower end of the back cover 6 also comes into contact with the lower piece 19 to prevent rainwater from entering from the outside between the back cover 6 and the main body 1.

[Effect of the invention] As described above, the present invention fixes a hinge having a long hole to the end of the back cover, and inserts the horizontal shaft into the long hole of the hinge to hold the back cover in a substantially horizontal position. The back cover is pivoted to the upper end of the ejection port so that it can move up and down from the state where the ejection port is opened to the state where the ejection port is closed with the back cover in a vertical position. By moving the horizontal axis within the elongated hole, the back cover can be moved freely towards the main body,
There is a stopper metal fitting on the main body that locks the locking piece formed at the end of the back cover when the back cover is moved into the main body, so use the hand that opens the back cover to push the back cover slightly toward the main body. As a result, the back cover can be held in a horizontal state, and in that state, the mail inside the main body can be taken out, and the mail can be taken out with a simple operation and with one hand. What's more, even if you forget to close the back cover, the back cover acts as an eaves over the mail takeout opening, preventing your mail from getting wet with rainwater. Furthermore, when the back cover is in a vertical position and the ejection port is closed, the upper piece that the locking piece engages hangs down from the upper edge of the ejection port, and the locking piece is raised upward. A step is provided at the base of the locking piece so that the outer surface of the top piece and the outer surface of the back cover are flush with each other when the locking piece is locked.
When the back cover is closed, the locking piece locks onto the top piece to prevent rainwater from entering from the vicinity of the pivot part, and the top end of the back cover is neatly stored, improving the appearance. When the lid is closed, the outer surface of the back cover and the outer surface of the top piece are flush with each other, giving it a beautiful appearance.

[Brief explanation of the drawing]

Fig. 1 is a partially cutaway perspective view of an embodiment of the present invention, Fig. 2 is a sectional view of the main parts of the same, Fig. 3 a, b, and c are explanatory diagrams showing the opening/closing operation of the back cover of the above, and Fig. 4 The figure is a perspective view of a main part of a conventional example, and FIG. 5 is a perspective view of a main part of another conventional example. 1 is the mailbox body, 2 is the mail outlet,
3 is the horizontal axis, 4 is the elongated hole, 5 is the hinge, 6 is the back cover,
7 is a locking piece, 8 is a stopper metal fitting, 21 is a stepped portion,
22 is the upper piece.

Claims (1)

[Scope of utility model registration request] A mail outlet is provided on the side of the mailbox body, a horizontal shaft is placed horizontally above the mail outlet, a hinge metal fitting with a long hole is fixed to the end of the back cover, and a hinge metal fitting with a long hole is fixed to the end of the back cover. The horizontal shaft is inserted through the back cover, and the back cover is pivoted vertically to the upper end of the ejection port, from a state where the back cover is placed in a substantially horizontal position and the ejection port is opened to a state where the back cover is placed in a vertical position and the ejection port is closed. When the back cover is in a substantially horizontal position, the long hole of the hinge metal fitting is moved relative to the horizontal axis to allow the back cover to move freely toward the main body, and when the back cover is moved into the main body, the back cover A stopper metal fitting is provided on the main body to which the locking piece formed at the end of the case is locked, and when the back cover is in a vertical position and the ejection port is closed, the upper piece to which the locking piece locks is suspended from the upper edge of the ejection port. At the same time, the mailbox is provided with a step at the base of the locking piece so that when the locking piece is locked to the top piece, the outer surface of the top piece is flush with the outer surface of the back cover.