JPH0332299Y2 - - Google Patents

Description

[Detailed Description of the Invention] [Technical Field] The present invention relates to a mailbox used as a sign post or the like.

[Background technology]

The mailbox is formed by forming a slot 3 on the upper side of a front plate 2 provided on the front surface of a box body 1, and attaching a slot cover 4 to the slot 3 so as to be openable and closable. It is possible to insert mail etc. If this mailbox is to be installed outdoors as a sign post, etc., as shown in FIG.
When the input port 3 is opened by rotating the input port upward, rainwater adhering to the outer surface of the input port cover 4 will flow down from the upper end of the input port cover 4 into the mailbox, thereby preventing rainwater from penetrating into the mailbox. There was a problem in that the mail that had been inserted through the system would be leaked.

[Purpose of invention]

The present invention was developed in view of the above-mentioned points, and aims to provide a mailbox that can prevent rainwater from entering when the input lid is rotated. .

[Disclosure of invention]

However, the mailbox according to the present invention has a box body 1
An input port 3 whose lower edge is the upper edge of the front plate 2 provided on the box body 1 is formed at the upper front of the box body 1, and the upper part of the input port cover 4 is pivoted to the input port 3 to close the input port 3. The input port cover 4 is supported so as to be movable up and down between the state where it hangs down and the state where the lower part is rotated upward toward the outside of the box body 1 to open the input port 3. A slanted piece 5 that is inclined obliquely upward toward the inside of the box body 1 is bent and extended, and this slanted piece 5
When the tip of the input port rotates the input port 4
It is characterized in that the extension dimension of the inclined piece 5 is set so as to be located inward of the box body 1 than the rotation locus of the upper end, and the inclined piece 5 is provided on the front plate 2. The above object is achieved by allowing the inclined piece 5 to catch rainwater that falls when the input port cover 4 is rotated.
The present invention will be explained in detail below with reference to Examples.

As shown in FIG. 3, the box body 1 is formed into a box shape with side plates 11, 11 attached to both sides of a main body plate 10 having a U-shaped cross section and an open front. An outlet cover 12 is attached to the lower part thereof as a front plate 2. The part where the front plate 2 as the outlet cover 12 is attached becomes the outlet, and the front plate 2 connects the shaft plates 13 on both sides to the shaft 1 of the side plate 11.
8, the lower part thereof can be rotated upwardly toward the outside of the box body 1 to open the outlet. At the upper end of the front plate 2 attached in this manner, there is formed an inclined piece 5 bent obliquely upward toward the inside of the box body 1, which also serves as a guide when mail is put into the slot 3. A slot 3 is formed between the upper edge of the front plate 2 and the top plate of the box body 1. The input port 3 is provided with an input port cover 4, and the shaft plate pieces 14 provided at the upper portions of both ends of the input port cover 4 are pivotally supported on the shafts 19 of the side plates 11 of the box body 1. The opening 3 can be closed with an input port lid 4. The input port cover 4 is attached in a hanging state in which it is inclined diagonally downward toward the outside, and in this state, its lower end is attached to the inclined piece 5 of the front plate 2.
It is positioned outward from the upper end so that the input port 3 can be closed, and by rotating the lower end of the input port lid 4 outward and upward, the input port 3 can be opened and mail can be loaded. It is ready for input.

At this time, the extension dimension of the inclined piece 5 of the front plate 2 is the furthest inward of the box body 1 in the rotation locus of the upper end of the input opening cover 4 when the input opening cover 4 is rotated around the shaft 19. The tip of the inclined piece 5 is set to be located inside the box body 1 rather than the deeper portion. Therefore, as shown in FIG. 1, the horizontal dimension A between the front surface of the box body 1 and the tip of the inclined piece 5 means that when the input port cover 4 is rotated, the upper end of the input port cover 4 is closest to the box main body. The extension dimension of the inclined piece 5 is set so as to be larger than the horizontal dimension B between the front surface of the box body 1 and the upper end of the input port cover 4 in a state in which it protrudes into the box body 1. become.

In this way, a mail box as shown in FIG. Even if the adhering rainwater flows down from the upper end of the input port cover 4, this rainwater will fall onto the upper surface of the sloping piece 5 as shown in FIG. This can be prevented. The rainwater thus fallen onto the surface side of the inclined piece 5 and received flows down along the front plate 2 and is discharged. In the above embodiment, the front plate 2 is formed by the outlet cover 12, but the front plate 2 may also be formed of a plate material for closing the front opening of the box body 1, leaving the input port 3. In this case, it is often necessary to open the back side of the box body 1 as an outlet and attach an outlet cover to this outlet.

[Effect of idea]

As mentioned above, in the present invention, a slanted piece is bent and extended at the upper end of the front plate and is inclined obliquely upward toward the inside of the box body, and the tip of this slanted piece rotates the input port. The extension dimension of the inclined piece is set so that it is located inward of the box body than the rotation locus of the upper end of the input opening cover when opening the input opening, so the lower part of the input opening cover must be moved upward to open the input opening. Even if rainwater that adheres to the surface of the input port when it is rotated flows down from the top edge of the input port, this rainwater will fall onto the top surface of the sloped piece and be discharged, and the rainwater will flow inside the mailbox. It can prevent water from seeping in and there is no risk of mail etc. being leaked by rainwater.

[Brief explanation of drawings]

Fig. 1 is a sectional view of a part of an embodiment of the present invention, Fig. 2 is a reduced perspective view showing the whole of the same, Fig. 3 is a reduced exploded perspective view of the same, and Fig. 4 is a part of the conventional example. FIG. 1 is a box body, 2 is a front plate, 3 is an input port, 4 is an input port cover, and 5 is an inclined piece.

Claims (1)

[Scope of utility model registration request] A slot is formed in the upper front of the box body, the lower edge of which is the upper edge of the front plate provided on the box body, and the upper part of the slot cover is pivotally attached to the slot to close the slot so that it is in a substantially hanging state. The input port cover is supported so as to be movable up and down between the state where the lower part is rotated upward toward the outside of the box body to open the input port, and the upper end of the front plate is rotated upward toward the inside of the box body. A slanted piece that slopes diagonally upward is bent and extended, and the tip of this slanted piece is tilted so that it is positioned inward of the box body from the rotation locus of the upper end of the input opening when the input opening is rotated. A mailbox made by setting the extension dimensions of the pieces.