JPH0332301Y2 - - Google Patents

Description

[Detailed Description of the Invention] [Technical Field] The present invention relates to a mailbox used as a sign post or the like.

[Background technology]

The mailbox has an input slot on the upper side of the front panel so that mail etc. can be inserted through the input opening. When this mailbox is installed outdoors as a sign post or the like, rainwater often enters through the input port, and there is a risk that mail etc. placed in the mailbox may get wet. That is, as shown in FIG. 10, the upper end of the front plate 2 is normally sloped to prevent rainwater from entering, but rainwater flowing along the input port cover 17 and rainwater on the surface of the front plate 2 are exposed to wind. Therefore, there was a risk that the mail would flow along the upper part of the front plate 2, go beyond the upper end of the front plate 2, and enter the mailbox as shown by arrow a.

[Purpose of invention]

The present invention has been developed in view of the above points, and can prevent rainwater coming over the top of the front panel from penetrating into the interior, thereby preventing mail etc. from getting wet with rainwater. What's more, the rainwater that comes over the top of the front panel can be drained downward inside the box, making it impossible to see the flow path where rainwater collects and flows outside, and where dirt and grime build up on the mailbox cannot be seen. The purpose is to provide

[Disclosure of invention]

However, the mailbox according to the present invention has a box body 1
An input port 3 is formed with the upper edge of the front plate 2 provided at the upper part of the front surface as a lower edge, and a rain catch gutter 5 that opens upward is provided on the rear side of the upper end of the front plate 2 over the entire width. At least one of both end faces of the rain catch gutter 5 is opened, and the upper surface of the rain catch gutter 5 is opened vertically below the end of the rain catch gutter 5 on the inner surface of at least one of the side plates 6 on both sides of the box body 1. A receiving gutter 7 is provided, and a cylindrical downpipe 8 is provided on at least one of both sides of the front part of the box body 1, with the upper opening of the downpipe 8 facing the lower part of the drainage part 9 of the water receiving gutter 7, and A discharge port 10 is provided at the lower end of the gutter 8 in the lower part of the box body 1 for draining rainwater from the downpipe 8 to the outside, and by adopting such a configuration, the present invention described above can be achieved. This goal has been achieved. That is, in the case of the present invention, the rainwater that has passed over the upper end of the front panel 2 is captured by the rainwater catchment gutter 5, this rainwater is collected in the water catchment gutter 7, and the rainwater collected in the water catchment gutter 7 is further collected in the box body 1. Rainwater can be prevented from entering the mailbox and getting the mail wet by draining it downward and out of the box body 1 through a downspout 8 provided inside the box. Rainwater that has entered through the downpipe 8 is drained from the top to the bottom and drained downward to the box body 1, so the drainage part is not visible to the outside, and the drainage part dirty with limescale etc. is not exposed to the outside, improving the appearance. This is how it came to be.

The present invention will be explained in detail below using examples.

The box body 1 is composed of a top plate 11, a side plate 6, a back plate 13, and a bottom plate 14. On both sides of the front opening of the box body 1, the front end of the side plate 6 is bent inward into an L shape. A bent piece 15 is formed. A front plate 2 is spanned between substantially central portions of the opposing bent pieces 15, and both ends of the front plate 2 are fixed to the bent pieces 15 by a fastener or by welding. A slot 3 is formed between the upper edge of the front plate 2 and the front edge of the top plate 11. An input port cover 17 is attached to the input port 3 so as to be openable and closable. Input lid 1
7 is rotatably supported by a shaft 18 at the upper end of the bent piece 15. Lower edge of front plate 2 and bottom plate 14
A take-out lid 19 is attached to the opening between the front end and the front end so as to be openable and closable. The ejection opening cover 19 is rotatably supported on the bending piece 19 by a shaft 20. The upper part of the front plate 2 is inclined obliquely upward to the rear, and a rain catch gutter 5 opening upward is provided on the inclined piece of the front plate 2 on the rear side of the upper end part over the entire width. At least one of both end surfaces (both in the embodiment shown in the drawings) of the rain catch gutter 5 is made to protrude laterally beyond the front plate 2, and the tip of this protruding portion is opened. A water catch gutter 7 whose upper surface opens vertically below the end of the rain catch gutter 5 is provided on the inner surface of at least one (both in the embodiment shown in the drawings) of the side plates 6 on both sides of the box body 1. . A cylindrical downspout 8 is provided on at least one (both in the embodiment shown in the drawings) of both sides of the front part of the box body 1, and the upper opening of the cylindrical downspout 8 is connected to the water receiving gutter 7. It is made to face the lower part of the drainage part 9. Here, the bent piece 19 is fitted with a substantially Z-shaped gutter component 21 to constitute the cylindrical downpipe 8. The gutter component 21 is welded. Fold the piece 19 with the fixing tool or
and is fixed to the side plate 6. The front end of the bottom plate 14 has a rain flap 22 bent in a dogleg shape, and the end of the rain flap 22 corresponding to the outlet 10, which is the opening at the lower end of the downspout 8, is cut out. Rainwater from the outlet 10 of the downspout 8 is discharged to the outside through this notch 28. By the way, when the input port cover 17 is opened, the box body 1 of the input port cover 17
The rain catch gutter 5 is located at the rear of the end that protrudes inward, so that when the input port cover 17 is opened, rainwater that falls from the end of the input port cover 17 does not infiltrate into the box body 1. There is. Also take out palate 19
When opened, the upper end of the rain return piece 22 is positioned further back than the end of the take-out cover 19 that protrudes into the box body 1, and the rainwater that falls from the end of the take-out cover 19 flows into the rain return piece 22. It is designed to be received by the box body 1 to prevent it from penetrating into the box body 1. Inside the box body 1, a partition plate 25 is disposed so as to overlap the bottom plate 14. An auxiliary water return piece 26 is provided at the front end of the partition plate 25 and is located higher toward the rear. The upper end of the piece 26 is located behind the upper end of the rain return piece 22, and even if rainwater were to exceed the upper end of the rain return piece 22, the auxiliary water return piece 26 would prevent further infiltration.
The water flows along the auxiliary water return piece 26 and the auxiliary water return piece 2
The water flows to the upper surface of the front end of the bottom plate 14 through drainage holes 29 provided at 6, and is drained to the outside through drainage holes 27 at both front ends of the rain return piece 22. If rainwater infiltrates beyond the upper edge of the input port 3 provided at the upper front of the box body 1, it will be captured by the rain gutter 5 and drained from the end of the rain gutter 5 into the water container 7. ,
The water flows from the water receiving bucket 7 to the vertical bucket 8, and is drained to the outside from the outlet 10 at the lower end of the vertical bucket 8 through the notch 28. By the way, if the downspout 8 is formed integrally with the side plate 6 at the front end of the box body 1 (integral in this case includes fixing by welding etc.), the downspout 8 of the box body 1 will be attached to the reinforcing material. It will play a role. Note that the front end of the side plate 6 is bent into a cylindrical shape to connect the downspout 8 to the side plate 6.
It may be formed integrally with. In the above embodiment, an example in which the take-out lid 19 was provided on the front part of the box body 1 was shown, but as shown in FIG. The take-out lid 19 may be attached to the lid so that it can be opened and closed.

[Effect of idea]

As described above, in the present invention, a rain gutter that opens upward is provided on the back side of the upper end of the front plate of the box body over the entire width, and at least one of both end faces of this rain gutter is opened. A water catch gutter whose top surface opens vertically below the end of the rain gutter is provided on the inner surface of at least one of the side plates on both sides of the box body, and a water catch gutter is provided on at least one of the both sides of the front part of the box main body. A cylindrical downspout is provided, the upper opening of the downspout faces the lower part of the drainage part of the water receiving gutter, and a discharge port is provided at the lower end of the downspout at the bottom of the box body to drain rainwater from the downspout to the outside. , even if rainwater overflows the top edge of the front panel due to the influence of wind, the rainwater will be caught by the rainwater gutter, flow into the rainwater gutter, and then drained from the end of the rainwater gutter. Rainwater is collected in the water receiving gutter and discharged to the bottom of the mailbox through the downspout, and rainwater that goes over the top of the front panel enters the inside of the mailbox and collects mail. This can prevent things from getting wet. Moreover, even though this method prevents rainwater that has climbed over the top of the front panel from entering the inside of the mailbox, there is a downspout inside the mailbox that drains the rainwater, so the rainwater drainage area is is not exposed to the outside, and as a result, dirt such as limescale that occurs in the rainwater drainage route is not visible to the outside, improving the appearance.

[Brief explanation of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a sectional view of an embodiment of the present invention, FIG. 2 is an exploded perspective view of the same, and FIG. 3 is an overall perspective view of the same.
Fig. 4 is a partially cutaway perspective view of the same as above, Fig. 5 is a partially cutaway perspective view of another part of the same as above, and Fig. 6 is a partially cutaway perspective view showing the relationship between the water receiving gutter and downspout as above. figure,
Figure 7 is a cross-sectional view of the same as above with the input port open.
Figure 8 is a cross-sectional view for explaining the drainage route same as above;
FIG. 9 is a sectional view of another embodiment of the present invention, and FIG. 10 is a sectional view of a conventional example, in which 1 is the box body, 2 is the front plate, 3 is the inlet, 4 is the rain gutter, and 6 is the sectional view of another embodiment of the present invention. is the side plate, 7
8 is a water receiving gutter, 8 is a vertical gutter, 9 is a drainage section, and 10 is a discharge port.

Claims (1)

[Scope of utility model registration request] The upper edge of the front plate provided at the top of the front of the box body forms an inlet with the lower edge as the lower edge, and a rain catch gutter that opens upwards is provided across the entire width of the upper edge of the front plate on the rear side. At least one of both end surfaces of the gutter is open, and a water catch gutter is provided on the inner surface of at least one of the side plates on both sides of the box body, the top surface of which opens vertically below the end of the rain catch gutter, and the box body A cylindrical downspout is provided on at least one of both sides of the front part of the box, with the upper opening of the downspout facing the lower part of the drainage part of the water receiving gutter, and the lower end of the downspout at the bottom of the box body. A mailbox with an outlet for draining rainwater to the outside.