JPH0744218Y2 - Mail box - Google Patents

Description

[Detailed description of the device]

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a mail box to be installed in a housing complex such as an apartment or a condominium or a detached house.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, a mail box attached to a housing complex such as an apartment or a condominium or a detached house is formed of a stainless plate, a steel plate, an aluminum tie cast, or the like. However, if the entrance of the mail box is cut out on the door of the mail box, edges will be created on the upper edge, lower edge, and side edges of the entrance, so if you do not perform edge processing, you can put your hands or fingers in and out of the entrance. Easy to get injured. For this reason, it is conceivable that the upper edge, the lower edge, and the side edge of the input slot may be bent inward after the slot for forming the input slot of the mail is cut out for edge processing. However, if the side edges are bent inward, the external design is inferior. Therefore, as shown in Japanese Utility Model Publication No. 61-18792, there is proposed a mail box provided with a mouthpiece corresponding to a mail insertion port formed in a mail box body. However, since this type of mailbox is provided with a mouthpiece, the edges of the upper, lower, and side edges of the inlet that are notched in the body of the mailbox are covered with the protruding pieces of the mouthpiece, so the hands and fingers are not covered. Although there is no risk of injury, there is a risk of injury to a hand or a finger at the edge of the protruding piece of the mouthpiece because the protruding piece of the mouthpiece is obliquely projected and the edge portion is not bent.

[0003]

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION The present invention was developed to solve the above-mentioned problems, and involves a flap locking piece edge-processed at a slot formed in a notch in a door and a vertically protruding piece. By attaching the insertion port frame with the upper plate and the side plate, even if the insertion port is notched in the door, the edge and the hand are not injured, and the insertion port frame is attached to the insertion port of the door. The exterior design also provides an excellent mailbox.

[0004]

According to the present invention, there is provided a main body of a mail box, a door attached to the front side of the main body, an insertion opening formed in the door, and a lower portion of the insertion opening. A flap locking piece projecting obliquely upward toward the rear side of the main body and having a folded back end is formed separately from the main body of the post box and the door, and is inserted into the insertion opening of the door. An inlet frame attached to the door, an upper plate that is provided above the rear surface of the inlet frame in a direction perpendicular to the rear surface of the inlet frame to cover the upper edge of the inlet, and both sides of the rear surface of the inlet frame. A side plate that is provided to project in the direction perpendicular to the back surface of the input port frame and covers the side edge of the input port; and a flap that is rotatably attached to the input port frame to open and close the input port, It is characterized by having.

[0005]

The present invention is configured as described above. When the mail is put in the mail box, the flap is rotated toward the back side of the mail box when the flap is pressed with hands or fingers.
You can put a letter in the mailbox by opening the slot. In this case, even if a hand or a finger enters the mail box from the input port, the tip of the flap locking piece protruding below the input port is folded back so that no edge is formed, and the upper edge of the input port is An upper plate vertically protruding from the rear surface of the charging port frame has side edges covered by side plates vertically protruding from the rear surface of the charging port frame. Therefore, let alone the input port,
Hands and fingers are not injured even with the slot. When the pressing of the flap is released, the flap pivots outward and engages with the flap engaging piece and stops. For this reason, since the inlet is closed by the flap, it is difficult for rain or the like to enter the mail box. Moreover, since the inlet frame is manufactured separately from the main body and the door, it is easy to manufacture with a material different from that of the main body and the door, and to design the inlet frame easily. We can provide a high-quality mailbox.

[0006]

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS FIGS. 4 and 5 show a front view and a side view of a state in which two mail boxes (10) according to the present invention are stacked. The main body (12) of the mail receiving box (10) is formed in a box shape so that mail items and the like can be stored. This body (1
The main body bearing piece (14) shown in FIG. 1 is fixed to the inside of the side plate (12A) of 2). As shown in FIG. 1, a hole (14A) is formed in the upper portion of the main body bearing piece (14). As shown in FIG. 5, an opening (16) is formed on the front side (left side in FIG. 5) of the body (12), and a door (18) is rotatably provided in the opening (16). (12)
Is supported by. As shown in FIG. 1, the door (18) has an upper edge piece (18A) at the upper edge and a lower edge piece (18A) at the lower edge.
B), side edge pieces (18C) are respectively pressed or bent toward the main body (12) on both side edges. The upper edge piece (18A) is provided with a protruding piece (22) having a shaft hole (22A) into which the door shaft (20) is inserted. Therefore, the door shaft (20) is installed in the shaft hole (22
The door (18) is rotatably attached to the main body (12) by inserting it into the hole (14A) of the main body bearing piece (A). The door (18) is formed with a rectangular insertion opening (26), and a flap locking piece (28) is formed at a lower portion of the insertion opening (26) in a rear side direction of the mail box (10). In addition, it is integrally formed with the door (18) in an obliquely upward direction. As shown in FIG. 2, the flap locking piece (28) is folded back at the tip portion (28A) so that the edge portion is not formed. As shown in FIG. 1, the long holes (29A) are formed in the doors (18) on both sides of the inlet (26), and the doors (1) below the flap locking pieces (28) are provided.
A long hole (29B) is formed in 8). An inlet frame (30) manufactured separately from the main body (12) and the door (18) is attached to the inlet (26). This slot frame (30) is formed from a front plate (30A) having a substantially C-shaped front view, an upper plate (30B) protruding from the front plate (30A), and side plates (30C) and (30C). There is. As shown in FIGS. 1 and 2, the upper plate (30B) and the side plates (30C), (30C) are vertically protruded from the rear surface of the inlet frame (30) toward the rear surface side of the mailbox (10). Has been done. As shown in FIGS. 2 and 3, the side plates (30C) and (30C) have protrusions (30E) at the bottoms thereof.
Is projected. As shown in FIG. 1, the front plate (30
At both ends of (A), a boss (31A) to be inserted into the elongated hole (29A) toward the main body (12) and the elongated hole (2).
A boss (31B) to be inserted into 9B) is projected.
Further, the upper plate (30B) is provided with four protrusions (30D) (the number of protrusions (30D) is not limited to four, and the protrusions (30D) are formed continuously. Good)
Has been done. Therefore, as shown in FIG. 2, when the insertion opening frame (30) is fitted into the insertion opening (26) of the door (18), the front plate (30A) and the projection (30D) are combined with the insertion opening (2).
6) Hold the upper edge (26A). In this case, the door (1
8) The boss (31A) is attached to the long hole (29A) and the boss (31A).
B) are inserted into the long holes (29B) respectively, but the long holes (2
Since 9A) and (29B) are formed to be long in the vertical direction, the protrusions (30D) are inserted into the insertion opening (26) so that they do not contact the upper edge (26A) and then move upward. As a result, the upper edge (26A) can be held between the front plate (30A) and the protrusion (30D). Further, in this case, since the protrusion (30E) is placed and supported on the lower edge (26C) of the charging port (26), the charging port (30) is less likely to come off the door (18). Moreover, the upper plate (30B) has the upper edge (26A) of the charging port (26), the side plate (30C),
(30C) is a side edge (26B), (26
B) and the lower edges (26C) and (26C) will be covered. The side plates (30C) and (30C) are provided with holes (32) so that the flap shaft (34) can be inserted therein. A flap (36) having a substantially L-shaped cross section is rotatably supported on the insertion port frame (30). The flap (36) is made of a transparent synthetic resin material and has a name tag (38) attached to the back surface. A protrusion (40) is formed in the longitudinal direction on the upper portion of the flap (36), a groove (42) is formed in the protrusion (40) along the longitudinal direction, and the flap shaft (34) is inserted therein. And is rotatably supported. Further, a locking tongue piece (44) is provided on the lower edge of the flap (36) toward the rear side of the mail box (10).
Is projected. The locking tongue (44) is locked to the flap locking piece (28) to prevent the flap (36) from moving outward. Also flaps (36)
A notch (40A) is formed in the center of the protrusion (40) to attach the flap spring (46). This flap spring (46) is fitted with the flap (3
6) is urged outward. A dial insertion hole (50) is formed in the door (18) below the insertion opening (26), and a dial lock (52) for locking the door (18) is inserted and attached.

Next, the operation of the embodiment will be described. When the mail is put in the mail box (10), when the flap (36) is pressed with a hand or a finger, the flap (36) moves inward against the biasing force of the flap spring (46). For this reason, since the input port (26) is opened, a letter can be put in the mail box (10). In this case, even if a hand or a finger enters inward from the input port (26), the upper edge (26A) of the input port (26) is vertically protruded from the back surface of the input port frame (30) (30B). ), The inlet (26)
The side edge (26B) and the lower edge (26C) of the
0) is covered by a side plate (30C) vertically projected from the back surface. Moreover, a flap locking piece (28) is provided at the lower part of the input port (26) so as to project in the direction toward the rear surface side of the mail box (10) and obliquely upward, and the tip of this flap locking piece (28). (28A) is folded back so that no edge is formed. Therefore, the upper plate (30) of the charging port frame (30) is, of course, at the upper edge (26A), the side edge (26B) and the lower edge (26C) of the charging port (26).
B), the side plate (30C), and the flap locking piece (28) can prevent a hand or a finger from being injured. Further, since the flap locking piece (28) is provided so as to project obliquely upward,
It is difficult to take a letter or the like that has already been put in from the input port (26) and it is effective in preventing theft. When the pressure of the flap (36) is released, the flap (36) moves to the flap spring (4
The locking tongue piece (4
4) stops by stopping on the flap locking piece (28). Therefore, the input port (26) is closed by the flap (36), so that it is difficult for rain or the like to enter the mail box (10). When the mail is taken out from the mail box (10), the dial lock (52) is released, the door (18) is gripped, and the door (18) is rotated upward to open the mouthpiece (16). be able to. In addition, the door (1) of the mailbox (10)
Since the input port frame (30) is attached to the input port (26) of 8), the input port frame (30) serves as an accent on the appearance, and the post box (10) having excellent appearance quality can be provided. Moreover, the inlet frame (30) is the main body (1
2) Since it is manufactured separately from the door (18), it is easy to design the insertion port frame (30), so that the post box (10) having excellent appearance quality can be provided.

[0008]

As described above, in the mail box according to the present invention, even if the door is provided with a notch-formed insertion opening, the insertion opening and the insertion opening can be obtained without edge processing of the insertion opening. It has an excellent effect that it is possible to prevent the hand and fingers from being injured by the frame. In addition, since the input port frame is manufactured separately from the main body and the door, it is easy to manufacture it with a material different from that of the main body and the door, and to design the input port frame easily. It has an excellent effect that it can provide a mailbox with excellent quality.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a perspective view of a door, an input port frame, and a flap.

FIG. 2 is a partial cross-sectional view of a charging port frame and a flap.

FIG. 3 is a side view of a charging port frame.

FIG. 4 is a front view of a mailbox.

FIG. 5 is a side view of the mailbox.

[Explanation of symbols]

 (10) ・ ・ ・ Post box (12) ・ ・ ・ Main body (18) ・ ・ ・ Door (26) ・ ・ ・ Inlet (28) ・ ・ ・ Flap locking piece (28A) ・ ・ Tip (30) ... Inlet frame (30B) -Upper plate (30C) -Side plate (36) -Flap

Claims (1)

[Scope of utility model registration request] 1. A main body of a mail box, a door attached to the front side of the main body, a slot formed in the door with a cutout, and a lower part of the slot toward the back side of the main body. A flap locking piece projecting obliquely upward and having its tip folded back; and a slot opening frame which is formed separately from the main body of the post box and the door and is inserted into the insertion slot of the door and attached to the door. An upper plate which is provided above the back surface of the charging port frame in a direction perpendicular to the back surface of the charging port frame to cover the upper edge of the charging port frame; A mail box characterized by having a side plate protruding vertically and covering a side edge of the input port, and a flap rotatably attached to the input port frame to open and close the input port. box.