JP4877040B2 - Mailbox - Google Patents

Description

  The present invention relates to a mailbox.

  2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, there has been known a mail box that is provided with a mailing port at the upper part of the front and provided with a door for taking out at an outlet below the porting port. In particular, in order to facilitate the removal of the thrown-out object, the take-out door can be rotated outward about the lower end of the take-out opening, and the take-out opening is opened and closed by the rotation of the take-out door. A lower opening type extraction door is known. However, such a mailbox has problems such as an unpleasant metal sound and impact sound generated when opening and closing the take-out door, and damage due to the impact. Therefore, in order to solve this problem, the present inventor provided a damper on the mailbox box body and provided a protrusion at the lower end of the back surface of the take-out door. A mailbox has been proposed in which the door is brought into contact with the shaft so that the opening of the take-out door is loosened by the buffering force of the damper (see, for example, Patent Document 1).

By the way, since the mailbox is installed at the front door and exposed to the public, it is of course the function of storing the postings as a mailbox, but it is desirable to have a good appearance and good design. There is also. As such a mailbox, for example, a front panel is provided so as to cover the front of the door for taking out, and a material, shape, color, etc. are appropriately selected as the front panel, and a design is applied to the front panel. While improving the design of a box and improving appearance, it is possible to improve the visibility from the outside. In this way, the extraction door provided with the front panel is generally heavier than conventional extraction doors, so that unpleasant metal sounds and impact sounds generated when opening and closing the extraction door, Problems such as damage caused by the impact are more serious. Therefore, it is conceivable to provide a damper as described above to loosen the opening of the takeout door. In this case, it is necessary to prevent the front panel provided on the takeout door from being damaged.
JP 2006-296890 A

  From the background described above, the present invention mitigates unpleasant metal sounds and impact sounds that occur when opening and closing the door for extraction without damaging the front panel provided on the door for extraction, and prevents damage due to impact. An object is to provide a mailbox that can be used.

  The present invention has the following features to solve the above problems.

First, an outlet for taking out a thrown object is formed in the front of the mailbox, and a front panel is connected and fixed in front of a lower opening type door for opening and closing the outlet. A mailbox,
A damper is provided on at least one of the left and right edges of the outlet, and the lower end of the rear surface of the door is brought into contact with the damper's buffer shaft as the door is opened. The door for opening is loosened, and a rising portion having a substantially L-shaped cross section is provided at the front bottom of the post box main body over the entire length in the width direction. It serves as a stopper that limits the opening angle of the door, and prevents rainwater from splashing and entering the receiving box.

  Secondly, in the mailbox according to the first aspect of the present invention, the downward opening type take-out door is connected to the post box main body via a hinge having a damper mechanism, and the hinge having the damper mechanism is connected to the take-out door. To close the take-out door.

  According to the first aspect of the present invention, the front panel is connected and fixed to the front of the take-out door with a space therebetween, and the damper is disposed on at least one of the left and right edges of the take-out door. Since the lower end of the back surface of the door for extraction is brought into contact with the buffer shaft of the damper according to the opening, the front panel and the buffer shaft of the damper are not brought into contact. Therefore, the damage | wound, damage, etc. by a contact with the buffer shaft of a damper do not arise. Also, the contact between the lower end of the back surface of the door and the damper's shock absorber makes the opening of the door gentle due to the damper's cushioning force. Sound is relieved and damage due to impact can be prevented.

  According to the second aspect of the invention, since the closing operation of the take-out door can be moderated by the hinge having the damper mechanism that operates in the closing direction, the take-out door does not close vigorously. Therefore, even when the fingertip is inadvertently placed at the outlet before the door for closing is closed, the fingertip is not pinched because the closing operation of the door for extraction is gentle. In addition, unpleasant metal noise and impact noise when the take-out door is closed are further alleviated, and damage due to impact can be more effectively prevented.

  The present invention has the features as described above. Embodiments will be described below with reference to the drawings.

  FIG. 1 is a cross-sectional view of an embodiment of the mailbox according to the present invention, showing a state in which the take-out door is closed, and FIG. 2 is a cross-sectional view of an essential part of the embodiment of the post-box, in which the take-out door is Shows open state. FIG. 3 is an overall perspective view of the mailbox, and FIG. 4 is a cross-sectional perspective view of the main part of the mailbox.

  The mail box of the present invention has a mail box main body 1 provided with a mailing slot 3 on the front and an outlet 2 below it. The mailing slot 3 is formed in a rectangular shape and wide at the top of the front of the mail receiving box body 1, and postal items such as postcards, envelopes and booklets are posted from the outside. A front opening 2 is formed on the front surface of the mail box main body 1 below the posting port 3, and a take-out door 4 that can be opened and closed is provided so as to close the take-out port 2. The thrown-in items thrown out from the posting port 3 can be taken out from the take-out port 2 of the mailbox 1 by opening the take-out door 4. The take-out door 4 is rotatable outward, and the take-out port 2 is opened and closed by the turning of the take-out door 4. In addition, a protruding piece 42 that protrudes rearward is formed on the lower end 41 of the back surface of the extraction door 4 over substantially the entire length in the width direction of the extraction door 4. As will be described later, as the take-out door 4 is opened, the lower end 41 on the back surface of the take-out door 4 or the protruding piece 42 formed thereon is arranged at least one of the left and right edges 21b, 21a of the take-out port 2. The damper 6 disposed in 21b, 21a is securely brought into contact with the buffer shaft 61.

  A rectangular and flat front panel 5 is connected and fixed to the front side of the extraction door 4 with a space so as to cover the front surface of the extraction door 4. Between the front panel 5 and the extraction door 4, columnar coupling tools 51 are provided at a total of four positions on the front, left, right, top and bottom of the front surface of the extraction door 4, and both ends of the coupling tool 51 are respectively connected to the front panel 5. Further, the front panel 5 is connected and fixed to the extraction door 4 by being inserted into a connector hole provided in the extraction door 4 and fixed by a stopper 52 such as a nut. Of course, the present invention is not limited to this. For example, a threaded portion is formed at both ends of the connector 51, and the fasteners 52 such as screws and bolts are respectively connected to the front side of the front panel 5 and the back side of the take-out door 4. The front panel 5 may be connected and fixed to the door 4 for removal by screwing. The front panel 5 is formed of an aluminum plate, a wooden plate, a resin plate such as PMMA, etc., and improves the design of the mail box and improves the appearance, and also improves the visibility from the outside. In addition, by applying a design to the front panel 5 itself, it is possible to obtain a mail box with a further excellent design in terms of appearance.

  In the mail box main body 1, a hydraulic damper 6 is disposed on at least one of the left and right edges 21 b and 21 a of the outlet 2. The damper 6 has a buffer shaft 61 inserted in the axial center thereof, and the buffer shaft 61 is movable in the vertical direction. When the buffer shaft 61 is movable, it receives the resistance of the oil enclosed in the damper 6. Therefore, when the take-out door 4 is opened, the lower end 41 of the back surface of the take-out door 4 or the protruding piece 42 formed thereon is brought into contact with the buffer shaft 61 of the damper 6 in accordance with the opening. It is important to push up. By pushing up the buffer shaft 61, the resistance of the oil enclosed in the damper 6 is received. As a result, the buffer force of the damper 6 is obtained, and the opening of the extraction door 4 can be made gentle. The damper 6 described above is disposed with an inclination with respect to the front direction so that the buffer shaft 61 is reliably brought into contact with the lower end 41 on the back surface of the door 4 or the protruding piece 42 formed there. The damper 6 is disposed in the damper holding portion 7 provided on the side surface 13 of the mail receiving box body 1, for example, by inserting the engaging claw provided in the damper 6 into the engaging claw receiving hole of the damper holding portion 7. It can arrange | position by engaging with.

  The take-out door 4 according to the present invention is connected to the mail box main body 1 via a hinge 8 and is opened and closed in a rotatable manner. A rising portion 12 having a substantially L-shaped cross section is formed at the front portion of the bottom surface 11 of the mailbox case body 1 over the entire length in the width direction of the mailbox case body 1. One end of the hinge 8 is attached and fixed at the position. The other end of the hinge 8 is attached and fixed at a position substantially above the center of the take-out door 4 in the width direction and above the lower end 41 of the back surface so as to correspond to the position. An insertion hole 121 is formed in the rising portion 12 so as not to interfere with the damper 6, and is fixed through the insertion hole 121 when the damper 6 is disposed inside the post box main body 1. The rising portion 12 has a function of adjusting the opening angle of the extraction door 4 and a stopper of the extraction door 4. As shown in FIG. 2, when the extraction door 4 is opened, the protruding piece 42 formed at the lower end 41 on the back surface of the extraction door 4 is brought into contact with the damper 6 and finally received by the rising portion 12. Like that. Therefore, the adjustment of the opening angle of the take-out door 4 can be realized by adjusting the angle of the rising portion 12. Of course, the opening angle of the extraction door 4 can also be adjusted by changing the degree of protrusion of the protruding piece 42 formed on the lower end 41 on the back surface of the extraction door 4. Further, the rising portion 12 also has a function for rainwater splashing. Specifically, in accordance with the opening of the take-out door 4, rainwater that has fallen on the back surface of the take-out door 4 is received by the lower end portion 41 on the back surface, and then rises from the inside to enter the post box main body 1. No. 12 prevents the post from getting wet.

  In the mailbox as described above, the front panel 5 is connected and fixed in front of the take-out door 4 with a space therebetween, and a damper is provided on at least one of the left and right edges 21b and 21a of the take-out port 2. 6 is disposed, and the lower end 41 on the back surface of the door 4 is brought into contact with the buffer shaft 61 of the damper 6 as the door 4 is opened, so that the front panel 5 contacts the buffer shaft 61 of the damper 6. There is no. Therefore, the front panel 5 is not damaged or damaged by contact with the buffer shaft 61 of the damper 6. Further, the contact between the lower end 41 on the back surface of the door 4 and the buffer shaft 61 of the damper 6 makes the opening of the door 4 gentle by the buffering force of the damper 6, so that the door 4 can be opened and closed. The unpleasant metal sound and impact sound which generate | occur | produce are relieved, and the damage by an impact can also be prevented.

  Moreover, you may make it have a damper mechanism which operate | moves in the closing direction at the hinge 8 which connects the door 4 for taking-out and the mailbox case main body 1 in this invention. Such a hinge 81 having a damper mechanism that operates in the closing direction is also called a so-called damper hinge or hinge damper, and is commercially available for doors, gates, etc., and allows the door closing speed to be controlled and allows smooth opening and closing. Realized. In the present invention, by using the hinge 81 having such a damper mechanism that operates in the closing direction, the closing speed is controlled so that the closing operation of the taking-out door 4 becomes gentle, and the taking-out door 4 closes vigorously. This can be prevented. Therefore, even if the fingertip is inadvertently placed at the outlet 2 before the extraction door 4 is closed, the closing operation of the extraction door 4 is controlled gently so that the fingertip is not pinched. Further, unpleasant metal noise and impact noise when the take-out door 4 is closed are further alleviated, and damage due to impact can be more effectively prevented.

It is sectional drawing of one Embodiment of the mail box of this invention, and has shown the state which the door for extraction has closed. It is principal part sectional drawing of one Embodiment of a mailbox, and has shown the state in which the door for extraction is open. It is a whole perspective view of a mailbox. It is a principal part cross-sectional perspective view of a mailbox.

Explanation of symbols

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Mailbox main body 2 Taking-out port 21a Right edge part 21b Left edge part 3 Port opening 4 Taking out door 41 Back surface lower end part 5 Front panel 6 Damper 61 Buffer shaft 8 Hinge 81 Hinge which has a damper mechanism

Claims (2)

A mail receiving box in which an outlet for taking out a thrown object is formed in the front of the mail box main body, and a front panel is connected and fixed in front of a lower opening type door for opening and closing the outlet. ,
A damper is provided on at least one of the left and right edges of the outlet, and the lower end of the rear surface of the door is brought into contact with the damper's buffer shaft as the door is opened. The opening of the door is loosened, and a rising portion having a substantially L-shaped cross section is provided over the entire length in the width direction at the bottom front portion of the post box main body, and is connected via a hinge at the leading end of the rising portion. A mail box that serves as a stopper that limits the opening angle of the door for taking out and prevents rainwater from splashing and entering the box.   The lower-opening type extraction door is connected to the post box main body through a hinge having a damper mechanism, and the hinge having the damper mechanism operates in the closing direction of the extraction door so as to loosen the closing operation of the extraction door. The mailbox according to claim 1, wherein:

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