JPH085650Y2 - Mail box - Google Patents

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION (Industrial field of application) The present invention relates to a mailbox. More specifically, the present invention relates to a mail box that allows easy removal of mail and the like and is also excellent in preventing rainwater from entering.

(Prior Art) Conventionally, a mailbox having various designs such as a type to be installed on a pillar of a gate and a design has been known. These mailboxes are roughly divided into Figs. 3 and 4.
As illustrated in the drawing, the opening / closing method is divided into a top-down opening type and a bottom-up opening type.

Fig. 3 shows a mail box of the opening type from top to bottom, in which the outlet cover (a) provided on the side opposite to the inlet for mails is pivotally supported at the bottom of the main body (a). , This outlet cover (a) is designed to be opened from top to bottom. Further, FIG. 4 shows a mail box of the opening type from bottom to top, in which the outlet cover (a) is pivotally supported on the upper part of the main body (a) so that the outlet cover (a) is from below. I try to open it up.

Further, there is also known a device which also serves as a take-out port lid (a) and a front plate of an input port.

(Problems to be Solved by the Invention) However, these conventional mailboxes have problems to be solved regardless of which opening / closing method is used. In the top-to-bottom open-type mail box shown in FIG. 3, it is relatively easy to take out the mailed items, but forget to close the exit cover (a) after taking out the mails. Then, when the rainwater invades, the next mailed item will get wet.

On the other hand, in the case of the bottom-to-top open-type mail box shown in FIG. 4, although the waterproofness against rainwater is good, the mailed-out mails and the like are poorly taken out, and its height is particularly high. When installed at a low position, there is a drawback in that the picked-up property of the mailed item from the mail box is significantly deteriorated.

For this reason, it has been strongly desired to eliminate the drawbacks of these conventional mailboxes, to facilitate the taking out of the objects to be mailed, and to realize a raindrop with a good waterproof property.

The present invention has been made in view of the above circumstances, and solves the drawbacks of the conventional mail box, and provides a new mail box which is excellent in taking out water as described above as well as rainwater intrusion waterproofness. The purpose is to do.

(Means for Solving the Problems) As a solution to the above problems, the present invention has an outlet formed on the rear surface of the main body so as to face the input opening on the front surface of the main body.
A mail receiving box in which an outlet cover is rotatably provided outward with the lower end of the outlet as an axis, and the outlet is opened by the rotation of the outlet cover. There is provided a bottom plate extending toward the bottom plate, and the bottom plate is connected to the main body bottom plate by an elastic member that pulls and biases the bottom plate toward the main body bottom plate.

Further, according to this invention, the bottom plate is attached to the bottom folded portion extending from the lower end of the outlet lid, and a hook is attached to the lower surface of the bottom plate and the main body bottom plate, and the bottom plate and the main body bottom plate are connected between the hooks by a tension spring. This is also one of the preferred embodiments.

(Operation) According to the present invention, with the above configuration, when the outlet lid is rotated so as to be tilted to the front side to open the outlet, the bottom plate provided at the lower end of the outlet lid is rotated upward inside the main body. Usually, mailed items such as mail items that are thrown in from the slot are
It is often stored in a state of leaning on the loading port side opposite to the loading port lid, but such rotation of the bottom plate lifts the boxed items stored in the state biased to the loading port side by the bottom plate. be able to. The postal matter moves toward the outlet cover as prompted by the movement of the bottom plate and leans against the takeout lid, so that the postal matter such as mail can be easily taken out from above.

After the box is taken out, the bottom plate is pulled toward the main body bottom plate by the tensile biasing force of the elastic member that connects the bottom plate and the main body bottom plate, and the outlet cover is automatically closed. It is easy to take out a series of postal items such as mail. Moreover, it is possible to prevent rainwater from entering without failing to forget to close the outlet cover.

Embodiment An embodiment of the present invention will be described in detail below with reference to the accompanying drawings.

FIG. 1 is a perspective view showing an example of a mail box of this invention. Further, FIG. 2 is a vertical sectional view thereof.

For example, in the examples shown in FIGS. 1 and 2, the main body (3) is provided with an input port (4) for inputting postal matters and the like, and the input port (4) An outlet is formed on the back surface on the opposite side. At the outlet,
An outlet cover (2) is rotatably provided with its lower end as an axis. The outlet cover (2) is adapted to be pivoted outward, whereby the outlet is opened.

Further, a bottom surface folded portion (6) extends from the lower end of the outlet cover (2) toward the inside of the main body (3), and a bottom plate (5) is attached to the bottom surface folded portion (6).

A hook (7) is formed or fixed on the lower surface of the bottom surface (5), and a hook (9) is also formed or fixed on the bottom plate (8) of the main body (3). )
(9) are connected by an elastic member such as a tension spring (10).

With this structure, when the handle (11) is held and the outlet cover (2) is pivoted so as to incline to the front side to open the outlet, the bottom plate (5) provided at the lower end of the handle has the main body (3). ), The upper part rotates. Usually, postal items such as postal items input from the input port (4) are often stored in a state of leaning toward the input port (4) opposite to the outlet cover (2). By rotating the bottom plate (5) like
It is possible to lift the boxed article stored in the state of being biased to the input port (4) side by the bottom plate (5). The deposited article moves to the outlet cover (2) side as prompted by the movement of the bottom plate (5) and leans against the outlet cover (2), so that it is easy to remove the deposited article from above such as mail items. To

When the handle (11) is released after the object is taken out, the bottom plate (5) is pulled by the tension urging force of the tension spring (10) as an elastic member connecting the bottom plate (5) and the main body bottom plate (8). Is pulled toward the bottom plate (8) of the main body, and the outlet cover (2) is automatically closed. In this way, it is possible to easily perform a series of work for picking up postal matter such as mail. Moreover,
No forgetting to close the outlet cover (2) after picking up the deposited objects does not occur, and rainwater is reliably prevented from entering.

Further, in this example, the outlet cover (2) is provided with a guide plate (12) and a bottom plate cover (13), and the bottom plate cover (1
3) is attached to the bottom plate folded-back portion (6) with a screw (14).

If the brim (15) is taken out to the main body (3) and the take-out cover (2) opens, a part of the take-out cover (2) will come out of this brim (1).
In 5), it plays a role as a stopper.

Of course, tension spring (10) and hook (7)
The connection structure of the elastic member of this invention is not limited to (9). However, these structures are illustrated as one of the preferable ones in terms of the ease of manufacturing, the cost, and the function thereof. Alternatively, a rubber-like elastic member or the like may be used.

For example, the mail box of the present invention, which can be exemplified as described above, realizes a mail box which is easy to take out and excellent in rainwater intrusion prevention. It goes without saying that the detailed structure and shape can be variously modified.

(Effects of the Invention) As described in detail above, the mail box of the present invention facilitates taking-out, and the automatic closing of the take-out lid greatly improves the rainwater intrusion prevention property.

The mail box of the present invention is extremely useful as a mail box for mounting a gate support.

[Brief description of drawings]

1 and 2 are a perspective view and a vertical sectional view showing an embodiment of the present invention. FIG. 3 and FIG. 4 are perspective views illustrating a conventional mail box. DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 ... Mail box 2 ... Exit cover 3 ... Main body 4 ... Inlet 5 ... Bottom plate 6 ... Bottom folding part 7 ... Hook 8 ... Bottom plate 9 ... Hook 10 ... Tension spring 11 ... Handle 12 ... Guide plate 13 ... Bottom plate cover 14 ... Screw 15 ... brim

Claims (3)

[Scope of utility model registration request] 1. An outlet is formed on the back of the main body so as to face the inlet on the front of the main body, and an outlet cover is provided rotatably outward with a lower end of the outlet as an axis. A mail box in which a take-out opening is opened by movement, and a bottom plate extending toward the inside of the main body is provided at the lower end of the take-out lid.
An automatic closing mail box, wherein the bottom plate is connected to the main body bottom plate by an elastic member that pulls and biases the bottom plate toward the main body bottom plate. 2. The mail box according to claim 1, wherein a bottom plate is attached to a bottom folded portion extending from the lower end of the outlet cover, and the lower surface of the bottom plate and the main body bottom plate are connected by an elastic member. 3. The mail box according to claim 1, wherein hooks are attached to the bottom plate bottom surface and the main body bottom plate, and the bottom plate and the main body bottom plate are connected between the hooks by a tension spring.