JPS5843915Y2 - mailbox - Google Patents

Description

[Detailed Description of the Invention] The present invention relates to an improvement of a mailbox, and more specifically, the upper front plate 2 of the mailbox main body 1 is bent inward to form a lower top plate 3 on both sides. The draining protrusion 4 extending in the direction is bent downward, and the upper back surface of the draining protrusion 4 is formed into a spring hook recess 5, and the lower front plate 6 of the receiving box main body 1 is formed with an inner bending plate 7 in which the upper part is bent inward. An input slot 8 is formed between the lower top plate 3 and the upper end of the input slot cover 9 is hinged to the back end of the lower top plate 3 so that it can be opened and closed inside the receiving box main body 1, and the input slot 8 is inserted at one end. This relates to a mailbox in which the other end of a two-pronged spring 10 that springs the back surface of a pallet 9 toward an input slot 8 side is locked in a spring hooking recess 5.

From a design standpoint, a mailbox made of a metal plate such as stainless steel, aluminum, or steel plate has the upper part of the front panel concavely curved inward, and the slot is provided in the concave curve.

Therefore, when it rains, some of the rainwater 12 accumulated on the top plate 11 falls from the lower end of the upper front plate 2 to the front side of the lower front plate 6 as shown in FIG. The water flows down the front side of the input port cover 9 that blocks the input port 8 along the lower surface of the lower top plate 3, and further enters into the receiving box body 1 through the gap between the lower part of the input port cover 9 and the lower edge of the input port 8. This has the disadvantage that the mail on the partition plate 13 at the bottom of the receiving box body 1 gets wet.

In addition, the back side of the input port lid 9, which is hinged to the upper edge of the input port 8 so that it can be opened and closed inwardly of the receiving box body 1, is urged toward the inner edge of the input port 8 by one end side of the forked spring 10. When the input port 9 is opened inward against the elastic force of the bifurcated spring 10 and the mail has been inputted, the input port cover 9 returns to its original position by the elastic force of the bifurcated spring 10. Although it returns to its original state and closes the input port 8 again, the other end of the two-pronged spring 10, which is disposed so as to straddle the hinged portion 14 of the input port cover 9, slides downward when the input port cover 9 is opened and closed. As it moves on the upper back surface of the top plate 3, abnormal noises are generated, and the position of the fork spring 10 is shifted, making it difficult to open and close the input port cover 9 smoothly, and eventually the fork spring 10 comes off and the input port cover closes. There was a drawback that 9 could not be opened or closed.

The present invention was developed in view of the above points, and its purpose is to prevent rainwater from entering the receiving box body from the input port, and also to allow the input port cover to open and close smoothly when opening and closing. To provide a mailbox which does not generate abnormal noise or cause a forked spring to come off.

The present invention will be explained in detail below with reference to the illustrated embodiments.

The mailbox is made of metal materials such as stainless steel, aluminum, and steel plates, and the front plate of the mailbox body 1 is connected to the upper front plate 2.
The lower front plate 6 is divided into upper and lower parts, and the lower top plate 3, which is formed by bending the lower part of the upper front plate 2 inward at a substantially right angle as shown in FIG. Draining ridges 4 on the side
is a downwardly protruding curve extending between both side plates 15 of the receiving box main body 1.

The draining ridge 4 has a substantially semicircular cross section with a concave upper surface side, and a spring hooking recess 5 is formed on the concave upper surface side.

The upper part of the lower front plate 6 is an inner folding plate 7 which is bent upward and upward so that the tip thereof is upwardly inclined. An input port 8 is formed between the rear side edges and extends between both side plates 15, and the upper end of the input port cover 9 is connected to a hinge-like hinge part 14 at the rear side edge of the lower top plate 3. The mouth 8 is hinged so that it can be opened and closed inward.

Further, the vertical width of the input port cover 9 is made slightly larger than the vertical width of the input port 8, so that when the input port cover 9 is closed, the lower end of the input port cover 9 is lower than the rear end of the inner bending plate 7. It is designed to stand out.

The base of a two-pronged spring 10 that springs inward is attached to the hinge portion 14 so as to straddle the base, and a substantially dogleg-shaped pressing piece 16 on one side of the two-pronged spring 10 is attached to the back surface of the input port lid 9. The input port cover 9 is pushed toward the inner edge of the input port 8 by pressing against the input port 8, and the tip of the locking piece 17 on the other side of the forked spring 10 is locked in the spring hooking recess 5.

The mailbox with the above configuration is installed outdoors, such as on top of a gatepost.

When it rains now, the rainwater 12 collected on the top plate 11 of the receiving box body 1 flows down the front surface of the upper front plate 2, and some of it falls from the lower end of the upper front plate 2 onto the front side of the lower front plate 6. I will do it, but
The remaining rainwater 12 flows from the lower end of the upper front plate 2 to the lower surface of the lower top plate 3 and tries to enter the input port 8 side.

Since the lower top plate 3 has a draining ridge 4 projecting downward in a portion in front of the input port 8, rainwater 12 that tends to flow along the lower surface of the lower top plate 3 and enter the input port 8 side. is draining ridge 4
This prevents it from entering the input port 8 side any further.
The rainwater 12 becomes water droplets on the draining ridges 4 and falls onto the inner folding plate 7 which slopes downward toward the front side, and then flows over the inner folding plate 7 to the front side of the lower front plate 6. 12 will not enter into the receiving box main body 1 from the input port 8.

When inserting items such as mail into the receiving box main body 1 from the input port 8, the input port cover 9 is opened inward against the elastic force of the pressing piece 16 of the forked spring 10, and the input After inputting the material from the opening 8, when the input port cover 9 is released, the input port cover 9 returns to its original position by the elastic force of the pressing piece 16 and closes the input opening 8 again. When opening the input port cover 9 inwardly against the elastic force of the forked spring 10, the locking piece 1 on the other side
A force is applied to 7 in the direction of moving the upper back surface of the lower top plate 3 toward the upper front plate 2, but since the tip of the locking piece 17 is locked in the spring hook recess 5, the input port lid 9 The locking piece 16 does not move when opening and closing.

Therefore, the tip of the moving locking piece 17 and the lower top plate 3 may rub against each other, causing an abnormal sound, or the bifurcated spring 10 may shift or come off from a predetermined position as the locking piece 17 moves. Therefore, there is no problem in opening and closing the input port cover 9.

As described above, the present invention has a lower top plate in which the lower part of the upper front plate of the receiving box body is bent inward, and a draining ridge extending in both directions is bent downward, and the upper back surface of the draining ridge is formed into a spring hook recess. None, because an inlet is formed between the inner folding plate, which is formed by bending the upper part of the lower front plate of the receiving box body inward, and the lower top plate, some of the rainwater flowing down the front of the upper front plate is drained. Even if rainwater tries to enter the input port side through the lower surface of the side top plate, it can be blocked by the draining ridges in front of the input port, thereby preventing rainwater from entering the inside of the receiving box body from the input port. and
In addition, the upper end of the input slot cover is hinged to the back end of the lower top plate so that it can be opened and closed freely inside the receiving box body, and the other end of a two-pronged spring that springs the back side of the input slot cover toward the input slot side is attached to one end. Because it is locked in the spring hook recess, when opening and closing the slot cover against the elastic force of one end of the two-pronged spring and inserting mail etc. from the slot, the other end of the two-pronged spring is The other end of the two-pronged spring is securely locked in the spring-latching recess, and the input port cover can be opened and closed smoothly at all times. This can prevent the generation of abnormal noise when the other end rubs against the upper back surface of the lower top plate and moves.

[Brief explanation of the drawing]

Fig. 1 is a sectional view of a conventional mailbox, Fig. 2 is a partially enlarged sectional view of section A in Fig. 1, Fig. 3 is a perspective view of the mailbox, and Fig. 4 is an implementation of the present invention. It is a partially enlarged sectional view of the upper front side of the example, where 1 is the receiving box body, 2 is the upper front plate, 3 is the lower top plate, 4 is the draining ridge, 5 is the spring hook recess, 6 is the lower front plate, 7 is an inner bending plate, 8 is an input port, 9 is an input port cover, and 10 is a bifurcated spring.

Claims (1)

[Scope of utility model registration request] The bottom of the upper front panel of the receiving box body is bent inward, and a draining ridge extending in both directions is bent downward on the lower top plate, and the upper back surface of the draining ridge is a spring hook recess, and the bottom of the receiving box body is An input slot is formed between the inner folding plate where the upper part of the front plate is bent inward and the lower top plate, and the upper end of the input slot cover can be opened and closed inside the receiving box body at the rear end of the lower top plate. A mailbox consisting of a two-pronged spring which is hinged to the input port and whose other end is engaged with a spring catch recess, the other end of which springs the back surface of the input port cover toward the input port side.