JPH07100050A - Mailbox - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE:To prevent postal matter from being blocked by a hood provided above an opening. CONSTITUTION:A hood 9 provided above an opening 6 for receiving postal matter is vertically rotatable about a support pin 11 and is stopped by a stopper member 12 from rotating downwards from a state in which it functions as such. To put postal matter into the mailbox, the hood 9 is rotated upward and lifted.

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a mail box having an input port for inserting postal matter, newspapers and the like.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art FIG. 3 is a cross-sectional view of a conventional mail receiver, and an input port 1 of the mail receiver is provided with a lid 2 which covers the input port 1 from the inside (right side in the drawing). The lid 2 has a lower portion rotatable in the direction of arrow A with the upper portion serving as a fulcrum,
The input port 1 is opened by being pushed by the input item M such as a postal item.

An eaves 3 is provided above the input port 1 to prevent rainwater from entering the mail box 4 or to be completely pushed into the mail box 4 and to be held by the lid 2 while being held by the lid M. Keeps them from being exposed to rain.

[0004]

However, since the above-mentioned eaves 3 are usually of a fixed type and the input port 1 is usually disposed below the level of the eyes of humans, when the input material M is input. The eaves 3 is an obstacle, and especially for a tall person, the insertion opening 1 is hidden behind the eaves 3 and is difficult to see, and the operation of inserting the input M from the lower side to the upper side is required. It was annoying.

On the other hand, the one in which the eaves are rotatable is described in Japanese Patent Publication No. 60-53602. However, this eaves is to be used as an eaves, and from this state, the eaves can be rotated downward so that the eaves are brought into close contact with the lid of the insertion slot and the eaves are not necessary. So, the eaves are still an obstacle when throwing in the inputs.

Therefore, an object of the present invention is to prevent the eaves provided at the upper part of the charging port from interfering with the charging of the charging object.

[0007]

In order to solve the above-mentioned problems, the present invention provides an eaves at the upper part of an input port into which an input such as a postal item is inserted, and this eaves uses the base end side as a fulcrum. The tip end side is vertically rotatable, and is supported by a stopper member in a state of functioning as an eaves so that the downward rotation is restricted.

[0008]

In the mail receiver having such a structure, the work of throwing the throwing material into the eaves supported by the stopper member is
It is performed in a state where the inserter rotates the tip side upward and lifts it. This prevents the eaves from interfering with the loading operation.

[0009]

Embodiments of the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings.

FIG. 1 is a sectional view of a mail receiver showing an embodiment of the present invention. The wall surface 5 is provided with an input port 6 for inputting input items such as postal items. The charging port 6 is provided with a lid 7 that covers the charging port 6. The lid 7 has an upper end rotatably supported with respect to the upper edge of the insertion port 6 with a pin 8 as a fulcrum, and a lower end positioned on the opposite side to the insertion side (left side in FIG. 1) and rotatable up and down. Normally, the lid 7 is in contact with the lower edge of the charging port 6 by its own weight.

An eaves 9 is provided on the wall surface 5 above the charging port 6 on the left side of the drawing in which the charging material is charged.
The eaves 9 is rotatably supported by a support portion 10 having a base end side fixed to the wall surface 5 with a support pin 11 as a fulcrum, and a tip end side thereof can be vertically rotated. A stopper member 12 is attached to a lower portion of the support portion 10 so as to project forward from the support portion 10 to support the lower surface of the eaves 9 on the base end side thereof and to restrict the eaves 9 from rotating downward. When the eaves 9 are supported by the stopper member 12, the eaves 9 are inclined with the tip end side being slightly lower than the base end side.

By properly providing a mail box 13 on the side opposite to the eaves 9 so as to cover the entire input port 6, the input material input from the input port 6 can be stored in the mail box 13.

In the mail receiver constructed as described above, normally, the eaves 9 are supported by the stopper member 12 by their own weight as shown in FIG. 1 to exert the function as an eaves.

When loading the input material, the loader rotates the eaves 9 upward from the state shown in FIG. 1 as shown in FIG. 2, and raises the input material M in this state. In this case,
Since the eaves 9 are located above, there is no obstruction,
The input M can be input from the upper side to the lower side, and even a tall person can easily perform the input operation. After insertion, eaves 9
Is rotated downward by its own weight when it is released by the thrower, and is stopped when it comes into contact with the stopper member 12 to be in the state shown in FIG. 1 to exert the function as an eaves.

The post box described in the above embodiment can also be applied to the inlet of a post box.

[0016]

As described above, according to the present invention, in the work of throwing in a throwing object such as a postal matter, the thrower rotates the eaves supported by the stopper member upward with its tip side. Since the operation is carried out in a lifted state, the eaves do not interfere with the insertion and the insertion work is facilitated.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a sectional view of a mail receiver showing an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is an operation explanatory view showing a state in which a mail item is put into the mail receiver of FIG.

FIG. 3 is a cross-sectional view of a conventional mail receiver.

[Explanation of symbols] 6 input port 9 eaves 11 support pin (fulcrum) 12 stopper member

Claims (1)

[Claims] 1. An eave is provided at an upper part of an input port into which an input such as a postal item is inserted, and the eave has a base end side as a fulcrum and a front end side capable of rotating in a vertical direction and functions as an eaves. In this state, the mail receiver is supported by a stopper member and its downward rotation is restricted.