DE1059640B - Mailboxes, especially built-in mailboxes - Google Patents

Description

GERMAN

The subject of patent 956 622 is a mailbox, in particular a built-in mailbox, with a fixed one-sided open box part and one that can be folded out to the front, the letter box door and the slot opening containing part, the insertion opening on the upper face of the fold-out part, and although in the folded state of this part, located inside the fixed part of the box and by folding it out can be exposed.

The present invention aims to further develop the subject matter of the aforementioned patent and consists essentially in the fact that the upper edge of the mailbox door is folded out and the front broad side of the fixed part of the box limit the opening. That way, being opposite the aforementioned execution a structural simplification and a cheaper achieved and in particular a favorable position of the slot has been reached.

According to the invention, the mailbox door can be installed in the fixed box part by at least one Spring to be held in the closed position and to expose the throw-in opening against the Spring action can be folded forward. With this arrangement, the depth of the slot can be up to adjust to a fixed end position where the springs are most compressed. One lets the door z. B. starts again after the mail, it folds, following the spring pressure, completely automatically into the Closed position back.

Another proposal of the invention is that the mailbox door from the closed position after releasing a locking bolt to release the slot opening through at least one in the fixed Box part built-in spring automatically folds forward and against the spring action in the closed position can be folded back and locked in this position. This has the advantage that for loading of the mailbox only one hand is required with which the locking bolt is released and the The door is closed again and locked. So while in the self-closing arrangement the If the door or the insertion opening is held open by hand, the opening remains automatic opening spring arrangement open without assistance. The mentioned locking bolt is arranged appropriately the top of the door, in the middle, and connects it with an outside handle knob.

A further essential feature of the invention is seen in the fact that the letter box door instead of by springs by at least one stop arranged inside the fixed box part and controlled by this stop both in the closed position and in the letter box,
especially built-in mailboxes

Addendum to patent 956 622

Applicant:
Werner Junginger, Gerabronn (Württ.)

Werner Junginger, Gerabronn (Württ.),
has been named as the inventor

to expose the slot to hold the opened position to the front, with the stop open a guide rod mounted on the door and displaceable in its longitudinal direction in the fixed box part can be attached and can be locked in the two end positions of the door. This kind of adjustment and Securing the mailbox door also allows one-handed operation of the mailbox and is more wear-resistant than the use of feathers.

Details of the invention are apparent from the following description and the drawing, which illustrates several embodiments of the subject invention.

Fig. 1 shows an embodiment in longitudinal section through the mailbox against the action of Feathers opened to the front, indicated in dash-dotted line position of the mailbox door with for the letter slot uncovered slot opening and with swiveled up, indicated in dashed line Position of the call box door in the emptying position;

FIG. 2 shows the mailbox in a front view of FIG. 1;

Fig. 3 shows another embodiment in partial longitudinal section with reversed spring action as in FIG. 1, with the letterbox door closed or the insertion opening covered;

Fig. 4 is a partial section similar to Fig. 3, with it folded forward under the action of springs Mailbox door, d. H. when the slot opening is exposed;

Fig. 5 shows a third embodiment, also in partial longitudinal section with the opening closed, an adjustable and lockable stop is provided instead of the springs on both sides;

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Claims (4)

Fig. 6 shows the same embodiment with an exposed throw-in opening, while Fig. 7 shows a cross section along the line I-I of the ig. 5 illustrates. The mailbox consists of a front open box 1, which can be locked by the door 2. The rolled-up upper end of the door is supported by a guide rod which is also used as the pivot axis of the door 2; 15, the legs 16 and 7 of which are inserted through the edge of the box and, according to FIGS. An approximately U-shaped flat spring 20 is threaded onto each leg, one end of which is firmly connected to the associated leg of the U-shaped guide rod 15 and the other end of which rests against angles 18 and 19. The two flat springs 20 hold the Air 2, which has two side parts 22 and 23, in the position shown in solid lines in FIG. 1, in which the insertion opening is closed. To expose the throw-in opening 9, which is provided on the upper front side of the door 2 and extends over the entire width of the same, when the button 7 is grasped, the door 2 is folded out against the action of the compressing springs 20 to its lower limit forwards. The further the door 2 is opened to the front, the wider the insertion opening 9 is also released. In this way the opening can be adjusted to a certain extent. Their largest opening width is shown in Fig. 1 with dashed lines. If the button 7 is released after the mail has been posted, the opening closes again automatically due to the spring action. To empty the mailbox, the door 2 can be pivoted up about the guide rod 15 into the position indicated by dashed lines in FIG. 1 for emptying the mailbox. The door 2 can be locked by means of a lock 24 which is expediently installed at its lower end. In the exemplary embodiment according to FIGS. 3 and 4, the arrangement of the guide brackets 18 and 19 and the effect of the flat springs 20 are reversed; In other words, the springs here cause the door 2 to automatically fold out forwards. In Fig. 3, the mailbox is shown in the closed state, the flat springs 20 are compressed. In order to hold the door in this position, a bolt is connected to the button 7, with which the button 7 can be rotated so that it locks the door on the upper edge of the box 1. If you turn the bolt 25 to the side by about 90 °, it lifts from the edge of the box, which has a slot 26 at this point, and the flat springs 20 automatically fold the door 2 forward into the position according to FIG. 4, the edge of the box serves as a spring stop. In this position of the door, the slot opening 9 is released. This position is limited by a stop 27 which is provided on each of the legs 16 and 17 of the rod 15 and leans against the guide bracket 18 and 19, respectively. The opening is closed and secured by pressing the button 7 and turning the bolt 25 into the closed position. This arrangement has the advantage that the mailbox can be loaded with one hand. To do this, the postman only needs to turn the latch 25 on the button 7 and keep his hand on the button until the slot 9 is exposed, then he can use the same hand to insert the mail and then close the opening 9 again. In Fig. 5 to 7 an embodiment is shown in which the guide rod 15 is guided with its legs 16, 17 on both sides at an angle 28 and 29 each. Instead of springs, a stop 30 or 31 is attached to each of the legs 16 and 17 and can be locked in two positions on the angle 28 and 29. For this purpose, the lower surface of each angle has a flat depression 32 or 33 upwards. The closed position of the mailbox can be seen from FIG. 5, the stop 30 or 31 being located immediately behind the inner end of the indentation 32 and 33, respectively. The door 2 is prevented from opening by the push-through. A locking bolt similar to that in the exemplary embodiment according to FIGS. 3 and 4 can be provided as a further safeguard. To expose the insertion opening 9, the button 7 is pulled, the stops 30 and 31 being displaced over the downwardly resiliently resilient indentations 32 and 33 as far as their front limit, as shown in FIG. 6. The stops 27 limit the front position of the door 2, while the push-throughs prevent the door 2 from folding back into the box 1. The door can only be closed again by lightly pressing the button 7, for which purpose the stops 30 and 31 must be brought into the position shown in FIG. In this embodiment, too, the mailbox can only be operated with one hand. Patent application 1. Mailbox, in particular built-in mailbox, according to Patent 956 622, characterized in that when the mailbox door (2) is folded out, its upper edge and the front broad side of the fixed box part (1 ) limit the insertion opening (9). 2. Letter box according to claim 1, characterized in that the letter box door (2) by at least one in the fixed box part (1) - built-in spring (20) is held in the closed position and to expose the insertion opening (9) against the spring action can be opened to the front. 3. Letter box according to claim 1, characterized in that the letter box door (2) from the closed position after releasing a locking bolt (26) to expose the insertion opening (9) by at least one in the fixed box part (1) built-in spring (20) can be folded forward and folded back against the spring action into the closed position and can be locked in this position. 4. Letter box according to claim 1, characterized in that the letter box door (2) by an inside of the fixed. Box part (1) arranged, controlled by them stop (30 and 31) is fixed both in the closed position and in the position opened to the front to expose the insertion opening (9). 1 sheet of drawings