JPH09103356A - Mail box with display - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a mail box with a display wherein a display flag is automatically raised when a mail is placed in the mail box, and the display flag is automatically lowered when the mail is taken out. SOLUTION: This mail box with display is equipped with an inputting lid which is opened by the control of a lever for the inputting, and a take-out lid which is opened by the control of a lever for taking out. Then, the lever for inputting and the lever for taking out are, connected by a flag display part 33 having a display flag 23 by using lead wires 12, 13, and the display flag 23 simultaneously stands up when the inputting lid is opened, and the display flag 23 simultaneously lies down when the taking out lid is opened.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a mail box with a display for automatically informing the mailing of mail.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, there is a mail box for receiving a mail item, in which a deliveryman manually marks a mark for the purpose of informing the mailing, such as a small flag.

[0003]

This mailbox has various problems in its use.

If the delivery staff forgets to raise the display flag after putting in the mail, the recipient will not notice because the display flag as a mark is not raised.

This is no different from the conventional mere box-shaped mailbox, and it is not possible to know the mailing.

Further, if the recipient forgets to lower the display flag as the mark after taking out the mail, another family member who does not know the situation mistakenly thinks that there is mail and goes to pick it up. , Was less certain.

According to the present invention, when the mail is put in the mail box, the indicator flag of the mark is automatically raised and the state is maintained, and when the mail is subsequently taken out, the indicator flag is automatically lowered. The challenge is to provide a postal mail box.

[0008]

In order to solve the above-mentioned problems, the present invention provides a mailing box lid that is opened by operating a mailing lever section and a take-out lid that is opened by operating a take-out lever section. The box lever and the take-out lever section are connected by a lead wire through a flag display section having a display flag, and the box lid is opened and the display flag is raised, and the take-out lid is opened. The display flag is now on the side.

[0009]

BEST MODE FOR CARRYING OUT THE INVENTION A first embodiment of a mail receiver with a display of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings.

As shown in FIG. 1, a semi-cylindrical mailbox 3 made of a thin metal plate supported by columns 26 is provided with openable and closable box lids 1 and take-out lids 2 at both ends. It is installed, and the box lid 1 is located on the road side and the ejection lid 2 is located on the recipient's house side.

As shown in FIG. 2, the display flag 23 for informing the mailing of the mailed object is constructed so as to be rotatably mounted on the rotary shaft 24 which penetrates the side surface of the main body of the mail receiver 3, and has a mailing port 27 and an outlet port 28. The mailing lever 4 and the take-out lever 5 which are provided on the side of the same side as the display flag 23 are pivotally attached to the rotary shafts 6 and 7 penetrating the side.

A flag display section 33 for raising and lowering the display flag 23
Is installed on the bottom plate along the left side surface inside the main body of the mail box 3 when viewed from the side of the mailing port 27, and has a gap in which the lever 5 and the display flag 23 do not come into contact with each other when the display flag 23 falls sideways. Has been installed.

Below, the mailing lever portion 31 of the mail receiver 3
The configuration of the take-out lever portion 32 will be described. As shown in FIG. 2, the lower ends of the levers 4 and 5 are pivotally attached to the rotary shafts 6 and 7,
The rotating shafts 6 and 7 penetrate the side surface of the main body of the mail receiver 3, and the lower ends of the connecting bars 8 and 9 having an inverted L shape are the rotating shafts 6 and 7.
It is attached to the shaft. Then, one ends of the pulling springs 10 and 11 are attached to the upper portions of the connecting bars 8 and 9, and the other ends are attached to the hanging members 14 and 15 attached to the side surfaces, and one ends of the lead wires 12 and 13 are attached. Connecting bars 8, 9
And the other end is attached to the flag display portion 33.

The support frame 2 is spaced apart from the connecting bars 8 and 9 by a small distance.
9 and 30 are located, and one ends of the rotary shafts 6 and 7 are pivotally supported by the support frames 29 and 30, respectively. The support frames 29 and 30 are attached to the bottom plate by, for example, bolts and nuts.

The box lever 4 and the take-out lever 5 are provided in parallel on the connecting bars 8 and 9 and the rotating shafts 6 and 7, respectively.

As shown in FIG. 4, the box cover 1 and the take-out cover 2 are shown.
In the closed state, the connecting bars 8 and 9 have a slight gap with the inner surfaces of the respective lids 1 and 2.

Next, the flag display section 33 will be described. As shown in FIGS. 2 and 3, the support shafts 16 and 17 are vertically attached to the support frames 18 and 19 at predetermined intervals. Support frames 18, 19 attached to the bottom plate by, for example, bolts and nuts are provided with openings 36, 37 through which the lead wires 12, 13 pass.

As shown in FIG. 2, the other ends of the lead wires 12 and 13 having one ends attached to the connecting bars 8 and 9 pass through the openings 36 and 37 of the support frames 18 and 19, and the vertically long opening 3 is formed.
Reference numerals 5 and 46 are attached to the central portion of the slide plate 20 formed above and below from the respective directions.

As shown in FIG. 2, the slide plate 20 is suspended from the support shaft 16 by penetrating the upper support shaft 16 through the opening 35, and further the lower support shaft 17 is opened in the slide plate 20. The support state of the slide plate 20 is stabilized by passing the portion 46.

As shown in FIG. 3, a spring 21 is mounted on the support shaft 16 between the slide plate 20 and the support frame 19, and a spring 22 is mounted between the slide plate 20 and the support frame 19 on the support shaft 1.
It is attached to 7.

The springs 21 and 22 are mounted to obtain a biasing force toward the slide plate 20.

The springs 21 and 22 mounted on the support shafts 16 and 17 have the same thickness and length.

The distance between the support frames 18 and 19 is set based on the length of the spring.

The rotary shaft 24 is supported by a bearing 38 provided on the upper part of the support frame 19, and a connecting rod 39 is axially attached to the rotating shaft 24, and the connecting rod 39 has an upper end portion and a slide plate 20 upper end portion. Is provided with a connecting rod 25, one end of the connecting rod 25 is rotatably supported by the upper end of the connecting rod 39, and the other end is rotatably supported by the slide plate upper portion 20.
A display flag 23 is pivotally attached to one end of a rotary shaft 24 pivotally attached to the shaft 9.

The connecting rod 3 is attached to the rotary shaft 24.
9 and the display flag 23 are provided in parallel on the shaft 24.

The present invention is configured as described above, and the operation will be described below.

FIG. 4 is a schematic side view showing the state before the box is put in, in which the box lid 1 and the take-out lid 2 are closed, and the display flag 23 is laid down.

In this state, the connecting rod 39 pivotally attached to the rotary shaft 24 and the connecting rod 25 supported by the connecting rod 39 are both substantially horizontal, and the upper side of the slide plate 20 faces the supporting frame 19. Attracted to. And the support frame 1
9 mounted on the support shaft 16 between the slide plate 20 and the slide plate 20.
No. 1 is maintained in a slightly compressed state.

The spring 22 mounted on the support shaft 17 is adapted not to be influenced by the slide plate 20 and to push the lower part of the slide plate 20 toward the support frame 18.
Since the upper portion of the spring presses the spring 21 toward the support frame 19, the slide plate 20 is inclined with respect to the support frame 19.

Since the slide plate 20 is inclined, the lead wire 12 connecting the connecting bar 8 of the box feeding lever portion 31 and the slide plate 20 is stretched.

The lead wire 13 connecting the connecting bar 9 of the take-out lever portion 32 and the slide plate 20 is suspended.

When the mailing lever 4 is pulled forward from the state shown in FIG. 4, the connecting bar 8 of the mailing lever portion 31 is shown in FIG.
Thus, the lid 1 is pressed from the inside and the lid 1 is opened. At this time, the lead wire 12 is pulled by the connecting bar 8 and the slide plate 20 is pulled in the direction of the support frame 18, so that the compressed state of the spring 21 mounted on the support shaft 16 is released. Along with this, the upper side of the slide plate 20 is pulled toward the support frame 18, so that the connecting rod 25 axially attached to the upper part of the slide plate 20 is also pulled, and the connecting rod 39 is seen in FIG. The display shaft 23 is rotated in the clockwise direction and the rotating shaft 24 is rotated to raise the display flag 23.

The lead wire 13 connecting the connecting bar 9 of the extraction lever portion 32 and the slide plate 20 is stretched.

When the finger pulling the mailing lever 4 of the mailing lever portion 31 is released, the pulling spring 10 provided between the hanging tool 14 and the connecting bar 8 extends as shown in FIG. By returning from the state, the connecting bar 8 returns to the original position together with the mailing lever 4.

In this state, the posting lever portion 31
Since the lead wire 12 connecting the connecting bar 8 and the slide plate 20 is idle, the pulling lever 4 again does not interlock with the flag display portion 33 and the display flag 23 stands up. There is.

Then, the connecting bar 9 of the take-out lever portion 32
The lead wire 13 connecting the slide plate 20 and the slide plate 20 is still stretched.

After the box lid 1 is manually closed, the take-out lever 5 of the take-out lever portion 32 is pulled forward to take out the mail from the state in which the display flag 23 is raised. As shown, the connecting bar 9 provided on the inner side presses the take-out lid 2 from the inside, and the take-out lid 2 is opened.

At this time, the lead wire 13 stretched on the connecting bar 9 is pulled and the slide plate 20 is pulled toward the support frame 19, so that the springs 21 and 22 mounted on the support shafts 16 and 17 are pulled. It is compressed in the same way in the direction of the support frame 19.

When the slide plate 20 is pulled, the connecting rod 25
Moves toward the take-out lid 2 and the connecting rod 39 rotates about the rotary shaft 24 in the clockwise direction as seen in FIG. 7, and the rotary shaft 24 rotates to lay down the display flag 23.

When the finger pulling the take-out lever 5 toward the front is released, the extension spring 11 provided between the hanger 15 and the connection bar 9 is returned from the extended state to return the connection bar 9 to the original position. Return to the original position together with the take-out lever 5.

The lead wire 13 is suspended, the spring 21 attached to the support shaft 16 is kept compressed in the direction of the support frame 19, and the spring 22 attached to the support shaft 17 is located below the slide plate 20. By pressing, the slide plate 20 is returned to the original state and the slide plate 20 is tilted. When the take-out lid 2 is closed manually, the state shown in FIG. 4 is restored.

Next, a first modified example of the mail box with display of the present invention will be described (see FIG. 8).

The first modification is different from the above-described first embodiment in that the composition of the mailing lever part and the take-out lever part is different, and the pressed part is formed in the mailing lid and the take-out lid. It is the same except that it is provided and a hole is formed in the bottom plate of the mail receiving main body, and therefore, the same portions will be described by giving the same reference numerals as those in the first embodiment. Is omitted.

The mailing lever portion 42 includes a mailing lever 44, a rotary shaft 45, and a mounting piece 6 integrally provided on the rotary shaft 45.
2

The lower end of the lever 44 for mailing is the mailing lid 4.
7 is attached to one end of a rotary shaft 45 which penetrates the lower end of the side surface of the main body of the mail receiver 3A in the vicinity of 7. And the rotating shaft 4
A mounting piece 62 is provided at the other end of the member 5 so as to project in a direction orthogonal to the axial direction of the mounting piece 62.

The attachment piece 6 is provided on the bottom plate of the main body of the mail receiver 3A.
2 is formed with a facing hole 48 facing the inside of the mailbox 3A, and a mounting piece 62 facing from the facing hole 48.
One end of a lead wire 12 is attached to the.

From one end of the box lid 47, the box lever 4 is inserted.
A pressed portion 47a is provided so as to be in contact with one end surface of No. 4.

The take-out lever portion 43 is made up of a take-out lever 49, a rotary shaft 50, and a mounting piece 5 provided integrally with the rotary shaft 50.
1 and has the same structure as the mailing lever portion 42.

The take-out lever portion 43 is provided in the vicinity of the take-out lid 52 on the same side surface side of the main body of the mail receiver 3A in which the mailing lever portion 42 is provided. The bottom plate of the main body of the mail receiver 3A is formed with a facing hole 53 through which the mounting piece 51 faces the inside of the mail receiver 3A.
One end of the lead wire 13 is attached to the attachment piece 51 exposed from 3.

From the one end of the take-out lid 52, the take-out lever 4
A pressed portion 52a is provided so as to be in contact with one end surface of the protrusion 9.

Incidentally, the posting lever 44 and the take-out lever 4
In the state in which 9 is closed and no mail is placed, the slide plate 20 is tilted, the lead wire 12 is stretched, and the lead wire 13 is suspended.

When the mailing lever 44 is pulled toward the front when the mail is mailed, the mailing lever 44 causes the mailing lid 4 to move.
The pushed portion 47a of No. 7 is pushed to open the box lid 47.

At this time, the rotary shaft 45 rotates together with the mounting piece 62 and the lead wire 12 is pulled, whereby the slide plate 20
Is pulled toward the support frame 18, and the display flag 23 is erected by the same operation as that shown in the first embodiment. still,
The lead wire 13 is stretched.

When the box lid 47 is closed manually, the pressed portion 47a presses the box lever 44, the box lever 44 returns to its original position, and the lead wire 12 is suspended.

Then, when the take-out lever 49 is pulled toward the front when taking out the postal matter, the take-out lever 49 is pulled out.
The pressing lid 52 is opened by pressing the second pressed portion 52a. At this time, the rotary shaft 50 rotates together with the mounting piece 51 and the lead wire 13 is pulled, whereby the slide plate 20 is pulled in the direction of the support frame 19, and the same operation as shown in the first embodiment is performed. The display flag 23 is overturned. The lead wire 12 is stretched.

When the postal matter is taken out and the take-out lid 52 is closed manually, the pressed portion 52a pushes the take-out lever 49, the take-out lever 49 returns to its original position, and the lead wire 13 is suspended. Then, each mechanism returns to the initial state.

In the first modified example, the manufacturing cost is reduced because the configuration of the box-feeding lever portion 42 and the take-out lever portion 43 is simplified and the number of parts is smaller than that of the first embodiment. It can be reduced.

Next, a second embodiment of the mail box with display of the present invention will be described.

The second embodiment is different from the first embodiment in that the box lid 1 and the take-out lid 2 are shared lids 40 that share the two, and the lead wire 12 It is the same except that the pulleys 41, 41 on which the levers are hung are provided, and the mailing lever portion 31 is located on the side surface side opposite to the takeout lever portion 32, and therefore different portions will be described in detail. However, the same parts as those in the first embodiment are designated by the same reference numerals and the description thereof will be omitted.

As shown in FIG. 9, in a kamaboko-shaped mail receiver 3B provided with an openable / closable common lid 40 that shares a mailing port and a take-out port, a mailing lever part 31 and a take-out lever part 3 are provided.
2 and 2 are respectively provided on the opposite side surfaces inside the mailbox 3B, and inside the main body of the mailbox 3B, an internal mechanism including the flag display portion 33 shown in the first embodiment is provided, and the shared lid 40 is provided. By pulling out the take-out lever 5 provided on the right side when viewed from the side, the flag 23 is laid down sideways by the same operation as shown in the first embodiment.

Further, one end of the lead wire 12 is attached to the connecting bar 8 of the mailing lever portion 31 provided on the front left side of the common lid 40. Then, as shown in FIG. 9, the lead wire 12 is arranged along the inner wall inside the main body of the mail receiver 3, and the other end of the lead wire 12 is attached to the slide plate 20 of the flag display portion 33 via the pulleys 41, 41. is there. Display flag 23
When the mailing lever 4 is pulled to the front in a state in which the box is laid down, the lead wire 12 is pulled when the connecting bar 8 of the mailing lever portion 31 presses the shared lid 40 to open, and the first embodiment described above. The display flag 23 is erected by the same operation shown by.

In the second embodiment, even if only one lid is provided, by using the lever which is used in some cases, it is possible to know that the object is being deposited.

In the second embodiment, as in the first modification, the configuration of the box-feeding lever part and the take-out lever part may be simplified, and this will be described as a second modification. (See Figure 10).

In the second modification, the same parts as those in the first embodiment and the first modification are designated by the same reference numerals as those in the first embodiment and the first modification. The description will be omitted. The mailing lever portion 55 is a mailing lever 56.
And a rotary shaft 57 and a mounting piece 58 provided integrally with the rotary shaft 57.

The lower end of the lever 56 for mailing is the common lid 5.
4, a rotary shaft 57 is rotatably supported by a bearing (not shown) provided on the lower surface of the bottom plate of the mail receiver 3C, penetrating the lower end of the side surface of the mail receiver 3C, and is attached to one end of the rotary shaft 57. The portion 43 is provided on the side surface opposite to the side surface on which the extraction lever portion 49 is provided. A mounting piece 58 is integrally provided at the other end of the rotary shaft 57 so as to project in a direction orthogonal to the axial direction of the rotary shaft 57.

The bottom plate of the main body of the mail receiver 3C is provided with a mounting hole 51 through which the mounting piece 51 and the mounting piece 58 are exposed inside the postal housing 3C, and the mounting piece 51 exposed from the mounting hole 59 is attached to the mounting hole 51. One end of the lead wire 13 is attached, and one end of the lead wire 12 is attached to the attachment piece 58.

Pressed portions 54a, 54a are provided so as to project from both ends of the common lid 54 so as to contact one end surfaces of the take-out lever 49 and the box-feeding lever 56, respectively.

The support frame 19 is provided with a cylindrical guide bar 60 that divides the opening 37 into upper and lower parts.
A pulley 61 on which the lead wire 12 is hooked is provided on the surface opposite to the surface facing the support frame 19. The lead wires 12 and 13 are both in contact with the upper surface of the guide rod 60 and penetrate through the opening 37.

Incidentally, the posting lever 56 and the take-out lever 4
In the state in which 9 is closed and no mail is put in, the slide plate 20 is tilted, the lead wire 12 is stretched, and the lead wire 13 is suspended.

When the mailing lever 56 is pulled toward the front when the mail is to be mailed, the mailing lever 56 presses one of the pressed portions 54a of the common lid 54 to open the common lid 54. At this time, the rotating shaft 57 rotates together with the mounting piece 58 and the lead wire 12 is pulled, whereby the slide plate 20 is pulled in the direction of the support frame 18, and the same operation as that shown in the first embodiment is performed. The display flag 23 stands up. The lead wire 13 is stretched.

When the shared lid 54 is manually closed, one of the pressed portions 54a presses the mailing lever 56, the mailing lever 56 returns to its original position, and the lead wire 12 is suspended.

Next, when the take-out lever 49 is pulled toward the front when taking out the postal matter, the take-out lever 49 is pulled by the common lid 5.
By pressing the other pressed portion 54a of No. 4, the shared lid 54 is opened again. At this time, the rotary shaft 50 rotates together with the mounting piece 51 and the lead wire 13 is pulled, so that the slide plate 20
Is pulled toward the support frame 19, and the display flag 23 is laid down sideways by the same operation as shown in the first embodiment.
The lead wire 12 is stretched.

When the mail is taken out and the shared lid 54 is closed manually, the pressed portion 54a presses the take-out lever 49, the take-out lever 49 returns to the original position, and the lead wire 13 is suspended. Then, each mechanism returns to the initial state.

In the second modified example, as compared with the second embodiment, the configuration of the mailing lever portion 55 and the takeout lever portion 43 is simplified and the number of parts is small, so that the manufacturing cost is reduced. Can be reduced.

The flag display portion may be arranged outside the mail receiver. In this case, the flag display portion is installed on the bottom plate of the L-shaped mounting seat, and the other end of the mounting seat is attached to the mail receiver main body. Attach to the outer side and fix. One end of the lead wire is attached to the lever provided outside, and the other end is attached to interlock with the slide plate of the flag display portion.

A connecting bar that moves integrally with the lever is provided inside the mail box, and by pulling the lever toward you, the connecting bar presses the connecting bar to open the lid, the lead wire is drawn, and the display flag is raised and lowered.

In this case, the display flag rotatably attached to the end of the rotary shaft may be attached to the connecting rod provided on the rotary shaft supported by the bearing.

The inside of the mailbox is provided with a connecting bar, a spring, and the like, and it does not take place, and the inside of the mailbox can be widely used.

[0079]

According to the present invention, since the opening of the lid and the raising and lowering of the display flag for informing the throwing of the object to be thrown are performed simultaneously with the operation of the lever, it is not necessary to raise and lower the display flag manually. The delivery person does not have to worry about the operation of the display flag and only has to close the lid after mailing the mail. In order to receive mail items, the state where the flag is raised is maintained no matter how many times the mail items are inserted, until the extraction lid is opened by operating the lever, so that the mail items can be reliably posted. This is an effect that can be achieved.

Further, since the internal mechanism installed inside the mail receiver main body is provided vertically along the side surface thereof, it can be installed without taking up much space and the inside can be effectively used. There are advantages.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 shows a first embodiment of a mail box with a display of the present invention together with FIGS. 2 to 7, and is a perspective view.

FIG. 2 is a perspective view showing an internal mechanism.

FIG. 3 is an enlarged perspective view of a flag display unit showing a state in which the display flag is laid down.

FIG. 4 is a schematic side view showing the operation of the internal mechanism together with FIGS. 5 to 7, and showing the state in which the lid is closed.

FIG. 5 is a schematic side view showing a state where the box lid is opened following FIG.

FIG. 6 is a schematic side view showing a state in which the posting lever is returned to the original state following FIG. 5;

FIG. 7 is a schematic side view showing a state where the box lid is closed and the take-out lid is opened following FIG.

FIG. 8 shows a first modified example of the mail box with display of the present invention, which is a perspective view showing an internal mechanism.

FIG. 9 shows a second embodiment of the mail box with display of the present invention, and is a perspective view showing an internal mechanism.

FIG. 10 shows a second modified example of the mail box with display of the present invention, and this figure is a perspective view showing an internal mechanism.

[Explanation of symbols]

 DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Mailing lid 2 Extraction lid 3 Mailbox 3A Mailbox 3C Mailbox 12 Lead wire 13 Lead wire 23 Display flag 31 Posting lever part 32 Extraction lever part 33 Flag display part 40 Shared lid 41 Pulley 42 Posting lever part 43 Extraction lever part 44 Posting lever 45 Rotating shaft 47 Posting lid 47a Pressed portion 48 Facing hole 49 Extracting lever 50 Rotating shaft 51 Mounting piece 52 Extracting lid 52a Pressed portion 53 Facing hole 54 Shared lid 54a Pressed portion 55 Posting lever Part 56 Posting lever 57 Rotating shaft 58 Mounting piece 59 Facing hole 60 Guide rod 61 Pulley 62 Mounting piece

Claims (4)

[Claims] 1. A mail box lid, which is opened by operating a mail box lever portion, and a take-out lid, which is opened by operating a take-out lever portion, wherein the mail box lever portion and the take-out lever portion are connected by a lead wire. Connected via a flag display section having a display flag, the box lid is opened and the display flag stands up,
A mail box with a display, characterized in that the extraction flag is opened and the display flag is laid down sideways. 2. The mailing lever portion has a mailing lever, the takeout lever portion has a takeout lever, the mailing lid is pressed and opened by the mailing lever, and the takeout lid is taken out. The mail box with a display according to claim 1, wherein the mail box is opened by being pressed by a lever. 3. The display according to claim 1 or 2, wherein the box lid and the take-out lid are shared, and a shared lid is provided which is opened in both the case and the take-out. Mailbox. 4. The mail box with a display according to claim 3, wherein a pulley to which the lead wire is hung is provided.