EP0267060A1 - Locking device for letter boxes comprising a pivoting locking plate - Google Patents

Locking device for letter boxes comprising a pivoting locking plate Download PDF

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EP0267060A1
EP0267060A1 EP87402051A EP87402051A EP0267060A1 EP 0267060 A1 EP0267060 A1 EP 0267060A1 EP 87402051 A EP87402051 A EP 87402051A EP 87402051 A EP87402051 A EP 87402051A EP 0267060 A1 EP0267060 A1 EP 0267060A1
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    • E—FIXED CONSTRUCTIONS
    • E05—LOCKS; KEYS; WINDOW OR DOOR FITTINGS; SAFES
    • E05C—BOLTS OR FASTENING DEVICES FOR WINGS, SPECIALLY FOR DOORS OR WINDOWS
    • E05C19/00—Other devices specially designed for securing wings, e.g. with suction cups
    • E05C19/001—Other devices specially designed for securing wings, e.g. with suction cups with bolts extending over a considerable extent, e.g. nearly along the whole length of at least one side of the wing
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    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A47—FURNITURE; DOMESTIC ARTICLES OR APPLIANCES; COFFEE MILLS; SPICE MILLS; SUCTION CLEANERS IN GENERAL
    • A47G—HOUSEHOLD OR TABLE EQUIPMENT
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    • A47G29/12—Mail or newspaper receptacles, e.g. letter-boxes; Openings in doors or the like for delivering mail or newspapers
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  • the present invention relates to a mailbox closing device comprising a frame and a pivotally mounted door comprising a locking rabbet movably mounted on the frame of the box and arranged to be moved under the action of an operating member.
  • a locker device in which the rotation of a key in a barrel mounted on the door results in that of a plate arranged for push in the locking position a locking rabbet pivotally mounted on the chassis, by inserting a projection of this rabbet in a groove of the door, or on the contrary release this rabbet, the latter taking up a non-locking position under the action of 'a spring.
  • This device makes it possible to avoid the drawbacks described in the previous paragraph, but it has a certain number of disadvantages, among which that of a structure which is complicated and therefore expensive to manufacture, which requires the use of a spring and of profiles not usual, that of a relative fragility in usual mode of use because everything warping of the door or the locking sheet prevents the projection of the projection in the groove, the spring being moreover liable to be deformed, as well as that of poor resistance to picking, because of the small contact surface between the door groove and the projection.
  • These disadvantages make this device ill-suited to market demand for a robust, safe and inexpensive mailbox closure device.
  • the present invention aims to meet this demand by providing a device eliminating all the aforementioned drawbacks.
  • the Applicant has discovered that it was possible to achieve this object using a device comprising a pivotally mounted locking rebate and arranged to be driven under the action of an operating member provided that the latter is integrated into the chassis.
  • Such an arrangement also has the advantage that the door is then stripped of any additional closing or locking member, that it is lighter and of particularly simple construction and that its locking by the rebate is ensured whatever the clearance that it can take against the chassis of the box.
  • the invention therefore relates to a new mailbox device comprising a fixed frame and a pivotally mounted door, comprising a locking rebate pivotally mounted about a vertical or horizontal axis parallel to the plane of the door and arranged to be rotated. under the action of an operating member, characterized in that the assembly constituted by the operating member and the locking rebate is mounted on the fixed frame of the box and cooperates with the pivoting door
  • the locking rebate comprises two non-coplanar wings, one of which is articulated on the chassis using two parts fixed to this wing near each outer corner of the latter. ci and arranged to receive a hinge of vertical axis integral with the box frame.
  • the operating member is arranged to be driven by a key in rotation about an axis orthogonal to the pivot axis of the locking rebate.
  • the actuator can then advantageously comprise a plate arranged to be driven in rotation about an axis perpendicular to its surface and comprising an oblong hole of radial direction, the walls of which are arranged to cooperate with a finger secured to the rebate of locking.
  • the letter box of FIG. 1, of general shape, here parallelepipedic, is provided, on its front face, with a door 1 pivotally mounted around an axis close to the right front edge of the box.
  • This door may include means for introducing and / or removing mail which are not shown in this figure.
  • the box comprises, near its front left edge, a mechanism for rotating the locking rebate 3, around a vertical fixed axis parallel to and situated inside the left front edge of the box, mechanism here controlled by a key 4 which rotates the rotor of a barrel 10.
  • the closing device shown in FIGS. 2 and 3 comprises a fixed part 7, integral with the chassis of the box, a part 6 arranged to be driven in rotation about a horizontal axis 19 perpendicular to the plane of the door in the closed position and called operating member, and a part 3 arranged to be rotated about a vertical axis 20 parallel to the plane of the door and called locking rebate.
  • the fixed part 7 comprises a plate 8 of generally rectangular shape (shown indented) pierced with a hole in which a barrel 10 is pressed.
  • the operating member 6 comprises a plate 9 here of rectangular shape rounded on one side made integral with the rotor of the barrel 10, by tightening the plate against this rotor using a bolt mounted on a threaded rod integrated in the rotor and passing through the plate (these three parts are not shown).
  • the plate 9 can therefore be rotated about the fixed axis 19 of the barrel. It comprises an oblong hole 15 in the radial direction, that is to say the straight line containing the largest diameter intersects the axis 19 of rotation of the plate 9, which is used to drive the locking rebate 3.
  • the locking rebate 3 comprises two wings 11 and 12, here of generally rectangular shapes, of heights substantially equal to that of the door and whose planes are perpendicular to each other.
  • the wing 12 carries two parts 12 ⁇ and 12 ⁇ , each fixed to the latter by two screws near a peripheral corner and arranged to receive a vertical hinge of axis 20 secured to the chassis of the box, which have the function of allow by cooperation with the two hinges p the rotation of the locking rebate 3 about the vertical axis 20, thus located substantially at its outer edge.
  • Wing 11 carries a welded plate 13, of generally rectangular shape which protrudes from the wing 12 and comprises perpendicularly to its surface a cylindrical finger 14, of diameter less than the smallest diameter of the oblong hole, which by cooperating with the walls of the latter causes the locking rebate to rotate about the axis 20.
  • This locking rebate can advantageously be produced using a standard angle iron which will be cut to the correct size (in this case a height substantially equal to the height of the door).
  • the rotation of the key 4 causes that of the rotor of the barrel 10 which rotates the plate 9.
  • the oblong hole 15 of the latter is therefore driven in a movement which can be broken down in the plane of rotation of the plate, parallel to the axis 20 of rotation of the locking rebate 3, in two components, one parallel to the axis 20, the other perpendicular to the axis 20. Only the component perpendicular to the axis 20 is transmitted to the finger 14 by contact between the latter and the walls of the oblong hole 15, which results in rotating the locking rebate 3 around the axis 20.
  • the length of the oblong hole 15 must therefore be sufficient for this relative movement to be possible over the distance which corresponds to the rotation of the rebate from the open position (FIG. 2) to the locking position (FIG. 3).
  • the movement of the finger 14 which is rotated about the axis 20, orthogonal to the axis 19 of rotation of the oblong hole 15, can therefore decompose in the plane of rotation of this finger, parallel to the axis 19, into two components, one parallel to axis 19, the other perpendicular to axis 19.
  • the second of these components, also perpendicular to axis 20, is the one which, as mentioned above, is transmitted to the finger 14.
  • the first results in a displacement of the finger relative to the oblong hole in the direction of the height of the finger. This must therefore be sufficient for the finger 14 to remain in contact with the walls of the oblong hole 15 during the rotation of the rebate from the locking position (FIG. 3) to the open position (FIG. 2).
  • the base 14 ⁇ of the finger 14 has a less significant displacement than the vertex 14 ⁇ of this finger, more distant from the axis 20 of rotation of the locking rebate, and therefore the axis of the finger does not remain perpendicular to the oblong hole 15.
  • the diameter of the finger 14 must therefore be sufficiently less than the smallest diameter of the oblong hole to allow this variation of angle between the axis of the finger 14 and the axis of the oblong hole 15.
  • the action of the oblong hole 15 consists in pushing, by cooperation with its walls, the finger 14 perpendicular to the axis 20 and thus driving in rotation around this axis the locking rebate 3. Due to the configuration and the arrangement of the closure device, this rotation is accompanied by a movement of the finger 14 relative to the oblong hole 15 in the direction of the length of the latter and that of the height of the finger; as well as a variation of the angle made by the axis of this finger with the axis of the oblong hole 15.
  • the door is no longer provided with any operating or locking member. It is therefore simpler to make, lighter and more aesthetic than conventional doors.
  • the device of the invention has the additional advantage that the locking rabbet closes the door when a slight overlap remains. It therefore no longer needs to be applied against the chassis in order to be locked, which makes the use of the system particularly user-friendly for people who are not very attentive or suffer from movement disorders.

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Abstract

The letter box consists of a fixed chassis and a pivoted flap (1). The device comprises a locking plate (3) pivoted about an axis (20) which is vertical or horizontal and which is parallel to the plane of the flap. The plate is so arranged that it is made to rotate under the action of a control device (6). The system consisting of the control device and the locking plate is mounted on the fixed chassis of the letter box and engages with the pivoted flap (1). <IMAGE>

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La présente invention concerne un dispositif de fermeture de boîte à lettres comportant un châssis et une porte montée pivotante comprenant une feuillure de verrouillage montée mobile sur le châssis de la boîte et agencée pour être déplacée sous l'action d'un organe de manoeuvre.The present invention relates to a mailbox closing device comprising a frame and a pivotally mounted door comprising a locking rabbet movably mounted on the frame of the box and arranged to be moved under the action of an operating member.

On connait déjà de tels dispositifs de fermeture dans lesquels, par exemple, la rotation d'une clé dans un barillet entraîne celle d'un rotor qui, par l'intermédiaire d'un système pignon/crémaillère, provoque le déplacement de la feuillure de verrouillage en translation parallèle au plan de la porte en position fermée, jusqu'à une position où cette feuillure de verrouillage empêche l'ouverture de la porte par contact avec une saillie de la porte située derrière celle-ci.We already know such closing devices in which, for example, the rotation of a key in a barrel causes that of a rotor which, by means of a pinion / rack system, causes the displacement of the rebate. locking in translation parallel to the plane of the door in the closed position, to a position where this locking rabbet prevents the door from opening by contact with a projection of the door behind it.

Ces dispositifs présentent de inconvénients et notamment celui de nécessiter un agencement relativement compliqué et donc coûteux pour soutenir la feuillure de verrouillage, qui est assez pondéreuse, et la guider dans son mouvement de translation. Cet agencement peut par exemple consister, dans le cas où cette feuillure est déplacée dans un plan vertical, à faire coulisser la feuillure munie de roulettes entre deux rails parallèles.These devices have drawbacks and in particular that of requiring a relatively complicated and therefore expensive arrangement to support the locking rebate, which is fairly heavy, and guide it in its translational movement. This arrangement can for example consist, in the case where this rebate is moved in a vertical plane, to slide the rebate provided with rollers between two parallel rails.

On connaît, d'autre part, d'après le brevet US-A-4.175.672, un dispositif de fermeture de casier dans lequel la rotation d'une clé dans un barillet monté sur la porte entraîne celle d'une plaquette agencée pour pousser en position verrouillante une feuillure de verrouillage montée pivotante sur le châssis, par insertion d'une saillie de cette feuillure dans une rainure de la porte, ou au contraire libérer cette feuillure, celle-ci reprenant une position non verrouillante sous l'action d'un ressort. Ce dispositif permet d'éviter les inconvénients décrits au paragraphe précédent, mais il présente un certain nombre de désavantages, parmi lesquels celui d'une structure compliquée et donc coûteuse à fabriquer, celle-ci imposant l'emploi d'un ressort et de profilés non habituels, celui d'une relative fragilité en mode d'utilisation habituel car tout gauchissement de la porte ou de la feuille de verrouillage empêche l'insertion de la saillie dans la rainure, le ressort étant en outre susceptible de se déformer, ainsi que celui d'une mauvaise résistance au crochetage, à cause de la faible surface de contact entre la rainure de la porte et la saillie. Ces désavantages rendent ce dispositif mal adapté à la demande du marché pour un dispositif de fermeture de boîte à lettres robuste, sûr et bon marché.On the other hand, according to US Pat. No. 4,175,672, a locker device is known in which the rotation of a key in a barrel mounted on the door results in that of a plate arranged for push in the locking position a locking rabbet pivotally mounted on the chassis, by inserting a projection of this rabbet in a groove of the door, or on the contrary release this rabbet, the latter taking up a non-locking position under the action of 'a spring. This device makes it possible to avoid the drawbacks described in the previous paragraph, but it has a certain number of disadvantages, among which that of a structure which is complicated and therefore expensive to manufacture, which requires the use of a spring and of profiles not usual, that of a relative fragility in usual mode of use because everything warping of the door or the locking sheet prevents the projection of the projection in the groove, the spring being moreover liable to be deformed, as well as that of poor resistance to picking, because of the small contact surface between the door groove and the projection. These disadvantages make this device ill-suited to market demand for a robust, safe and inexpensive mailbox closure device.

La présente invention a pour but de répondre à cette demande par l'apport d'un dispositif éliminant tous les inconvénients précités. La Demanderesse a découvert qu'il était possible d'atteindre ce but à l'aide d'un dispositif comprenant une feuillure de verrouillage montée pivotante et agencée pour être entraînée sous l'action d'un organe de manoeuvre à condition que ce dernier soit intégré au châssis.The present invention aims to meet this demand by providing a device eliminating all the aforementioned drawbacks. The Applicant has discovered that it was possible to achieve this object using a device comprising a pivotally mounted locking rebate and arranged to be driven under the action of an operating member provided that the latter is integrated into the chassis.

Une telle disposition présente en outre l'avantage que la porte se trouve alors démunie de tout organe complémentaire de fermeture ou de verrouillage, qu'elle est plus légère et de realisation particulièrement simple et que son verrouillage par la feuillure est assuré quelque soit le jeu qu'elle peut prendre contre le châssis de la boite.Such an arrangement also has the advantage that the door is then stripped of any additional closing or locking member, that it is lighter and of particularly simple construction and that its locking by the rebate is ensured whatever the clearance that it can take against the chassis of the box.

L'invention concerne donc un nouveau dispositif de boîte à lettres comportant un châssis fixe et une porte montée pivotante, comprenant une feuillure de verrouillage montée pivotante autour d'un axe vertical ou horizontal parallèle au plan de la porte et agencée pour être entraînée en rotation sous l'action d'un organe de manoeuvre, caractérisé par le fait que l'ensemble constitué par l'organe de manoeuvre et la feuillure de verrouillage est monté sur le châssis fixe de la boîte et coopère avec la porte pivotanteThe invention therefore relates to a new mailbox device comprising a fixed frame and a pivotally mounted door, comprising a locking rebate pivotally mounted about a vertical or horizontal axis parallel to the plane of the door and arranged to be rotated. under the action of an operating member, characterized in that the assembly constituted by the operating member and the locking rebate is mounted on the fixed frame of the box and cooperates with the pivoting door

Dans la forme de réalisation préférée du dispositif de l'invention la feuillure de verrouillage comporte deux ailes non coplanaires dont l'une est articulée sur le châssis à l'aide de deux pièces fixées sur cette aile à proximité de chaque coin extérieur de celle-ci et agencées pour recevoir un gond d'axe vertical solidaire du châssis de la boîte.In the preferred embodiment of the device of the invention, the locking rebate comprises two non-coplanar wings, one of which is articulated on the chassis using two parts fixed to this wing near each outer corner of the latter. ci and arranged to receive a hinge of vertical axis integral with the box frame.

De préférence, l'organe de manoeuvre est agencé pour être entraîné par une clé en rotation autour d'un axe orthogonal à l'axe de pivotement de la feuillure de verrouillage.Preferably, the operating member is arranged to be driven by a key in rotation about an axis orthogonal to the pivot axis of the locking rebate.

L'organe de manoeuvre peut alors avantageusement comprendre une plaquette agencée pour être entraînée en rotation autour d'un axe perpendiculaire à sa surface et comportant un trou oblong de direction radiale, dont les parois sont agencées pour coopérer avec un doigt solidaire de la feuillure de verrouillage.The actuator can then advantageously comprise a plate arranged to be driven in rotation about an axis perpendicular to its surface and comprising an oblong hole of radial direction, the walls of which are arranged to cooperate with a finger secured to the rebate of locking.

L'invention sera mieux comprise à l'aide de la description suivante de la forme de réalisation préférée du dispositif de l'invention, en référence aux dessins annexés sur lesquels :

  • la figure 1 représente une vue avant en perspective schématique d'une boîte aux lettres munie d'une porte, ici partiellement ouverte, et du dispositif de fermeture de l'invention ;
  • la figure 2 représente une vue avant en perspective échancrée du dispositif de l'invention en position ouverte et une partie de la porte qui peut ici pivoter librement.
  • la figure 3 représente une vue avant en perspective échancrée du dispositif de l'invention en position verrouillante et une partie de la porte verrouillée par ce dernier.
The invention will be better understood with the aid of the following description of the preferred embodiment of the device of the invention, with reference to the appended drawings in which:
  • Figure 1 shows a schematic perspective front view of a letter box with a door, here partially open, and the closure device of the invention;
  • 2 shows a front view in cutaway view of the device of the invention in the open position and a part of the door which can here pivot freely.
  • FIG. 3 represents a front cut-out perspective view of the device of the invention in the locking position and part of the door locked by the latter.

La boîte à lettres de la figure 1, de forme générale, ici parallélépipédique, est pourvue, sur sa face avant, d'un porte 1 montée pivotante autour d'un axe proche de l'arête avant droite de la boîte. Cette porte peut comporter des moyens d'introduction et/ou de retrait du courrier qui ne sont pas représentés sur cette figure. La boîte comprend, à proximité de son arête avant gauche, un mécanisme d'actionnement en rotation d'une feuillure verrouillante 3, autour d'un axe fixe vertical parallèle à l'arête avant gauche de la boîte et situé à l'intérieur de celle-ci, mécanisme ici commandé par une clé 4 qui entraîne en rotation le rotor d'un barillet 10.The letter box of FIG. 1, of general shape, here parallelepipedic, is provided, on its front face, with a door 1 pivotally mounted around an axis close to the right front edge of the box. This door may include means for introducing and / or removing mail which are not shown in this figure. The box comprises, near its front left edge, a mechanism for rotating the locking rebate 3, around a vertical fixed axis parallel to and situated inside the left front edge of the box, mechanism here controlled by a key 4 which rotates the rotor of a barrel 10.

Le dispositif de fermeture représenté sur les figures 2 et 3 comprend une partie fixe 7, solidaire du châssis de la boîte, une partie 6 agencée pour être entraînée en rotation autour d'une axe 19 horizontal perpendiculaire au plan de la porte en position fermée et appelée organe de manoeuvre, ainsi qu'une partie 3 agencée pour être entraînée en rotation autour d'un axe vertical 20 parallèle au plan de la porte et appelée feuillure de verrouillage.The closing device shown in FIGS. 2 and 3 comprises a fixed part 7, integral with the chassis of the box, a part 6 arranged to be driven in rotation about a horizontal axis 19 perpendicular to the plane of the door in the closed position and called operating member, and a part 3 arranged to be rotated about a vertical axis 20 parallel to the plane of the door and called locking rebate.

La partie fixe 7 comprend une plaque 8 de forme générale rectangulaire (représentée échancrée) percée d'un trou dans lequel est enfoncé un barillet 10.The fixed part 7 comprises a plate 8 of generally rectangular shape (shown indented) pierced with a hole in which a barrel 10 is pressed.

L'organe de manoeuvre 6 comprend une plaquette 9 ici de forme rectangulaire arrondie d'un côté rendue solidaire du rotor du barillet 10, par serrage de la plaque contre ce rotor à l'aide d'un boulon monté sur une tige filetée intégrée au rotor et traversant la plaque (ces trois pièces ne sont pas représentées). La plaquette 9 peut donc être entraînée en rotation autour de l'axe 19 fixe du barillet. Elle comprend un trou oblong 15 de direction radiale, c'est-à-dire dont la droite contenant le plus grand diamètre coupe l'axe 19 de rotation de la plaquette 9, qui sert à l'entraînement de la feuillure de verrouillage 3.The operating member 6 comprises a plate 9 here of rectangular shape rounded on one side made integral with the rotor of the barrel 10, by tightening the plate against this rotor using a bolt mounted on a threaded rod integrated in the rotor and passing through the plate (these three parts are not shown). The plate 9 can therefore be rotated about the fixed axis 19 of the barrel. It comprises an oblong hole 15 in the radial direction, that is to say the straight line containing the largest diameter intersects the axis 19 of rotation of the plate 9, which is used to drive the locking rebate 3.

La feuillure de verrouillage 3 comprend deux ailes 11 et 12, ici de formes générales rectangulaires, de hauteurs sensiblement égales à celle de la porte et dont les plans sont perpendiculaires entre eux. L'aile 12 porte deux pièces 12ʹ et 12ʺ, chacune fixée sur celle-ci par deux vis à proximité d'un coin périphérique et agencée pour recevoir un gond vertical d'axe 20 solidaire du châssis de la boîte, qui ont pour fonction de permettre par coopération avec les deux gonds p récédents la rotation de la feuillure de verrouillage 3 autour de l'axe vertical 20, ainsi localisé sensiblement au niveau de son arête extérieure. L'aile 11 porte une plaque 13 soudée, de forme générale rectangulaire qui déborde de l'aile 12 et comporte perpendiculairement à sa surface un doigt cylindrique 14, de diamètre inférieur au plus petit diamètre du trou oblong, qui en coopérant avec les parois de ce dernier entraîne en rotation la feuillure de verrouillage autour de l'axe 20.The locking rebate 3 comprises two wings 11 and 12, here of generally rectangular shapes, of heights substantially equal to that of the door and whose planes are perpendicular to each other. The wing 12 carries two parts 12ʹ and 12ʺ, each fixed to the latter by two screws near a peripheral corner and arranged to receive a vertical hinge of axis 20 secured to the chassis of the box, which have the function of allow by cooperation with the two hinges p the rotation of the locking rebate 3 about the vertical axis 20, thus located substantially at its outer edge. Wing 11 carries a welded plate 13, of generally rectangular shape which protrudes from the wing 12 and comprises perpendicularly to its surface a cylindrical finger 14, of diameter less than the smallest diameter of the oblong hole, which by cooperating with the walls of the latter causes the locking rebate to rotate about the axis 20.

On pourra avantageusement réaliser cette feuillure de verrouillage à l'aide d'une cornière standard qu'on coupera à la bonne dimension (en l'occurence une hauteur sensiblement égale à la hauteur de la porte).This locking rebate can advantageously be produced using a standard angle iron which will be cut to the correct size (in this case a height substantially equal to the height of the door).

La rotation de la clé 4 provoque celle du rotor du barillet 10 qui entraîne en rotation la plaquette 9. Le trou oblong 15 de cette dernière est donc entraîné dans un mouvement qui peut être décomposé dans le plan de rotation de la plaquette, parallèle à l'axe 20 de rotation de la feuillure de verrouillage 3, en deux composantes, l'une parallèle à l'axe 20, l'autre perpendiculaire à l'axe 20. Seule la composante perpendiculaire à l'axe 20 est transmise au doigt 14 par contact entre ce dernier et les parois du trou oblong 15, ce qui a pour résultat de faire tourner la feuillure verrouillante 3 autour de l'axe 20.The rotation of the key 4 causes that of the rotor of the barrel 10 which rotates the plate 9. The oblong hole 15 of the latter is therefore driven in a movement which can be broken down in the plane of rotation of the plate, parallel to the axis 20 of rotation of the locking rebate 3, in two components, one parallel to the axis 20, the other perpendicular to the axis 20. Only the component perpendicular to the axis 20 is transmitted to the finger 14 by contact between the latter and the walls of the oblong hole 15, which results in rotating the locking rebate 3 around the axis 20.

Comme le trou oblong 15 et le doigt 14 sont par construction mobiles en rotation autour de deux axes orthogonaux il en résulte, au cours de l'entraînement en rotation de la feuillure de verrouillage par l'organe de manoeuvre, les mouvements relatifs décrits ci-après entre le doigt et le trou oblong. Ceux-ci imposent de contraintes sur la longueur du trou oblong 15, la hauteur et le diamètre du doigt 14.As the oblong hole 15 and the finger 14 are by construction movable in rotation about two orthogonal axes, this results in the course of the rotation of the locking rebate by the operating member, the relative movements described above. after between the finger and the oblong hole. These impose constraints on the length of the oblong hole 15, the height and the diameter of the finger 14.

La composante du mouvement du trou oblong 15 parallèle à l'axe 20 de rotation de la feuillure de verrouillage, déjà mentionnée ci-dessus, se traduit par un déplacement du doigt 14 par rapport au trou oblong 15 selon la direction longitudinale de ce dernier. La longueur du trou oblong 15 doit donc être suffisante pour que ce mouvement relatif soit possible sur la distance qui correspond à la rotation de la feuillure de la position ouverte (figure 2) à la position verrouillante (figure 3).The component of the movement of the oblong hole 15 parallel to the axis 20 of rotation of the locking rebate, already mentioned above, results in a displacement of the finger 14 relative to the oblong hole 15 in the longitudinal direction of the latter. The length of the oblong hole 15 must therefore be sufficient for this relative movement to be possible over the distance which corresponds to the rotation of the rebate from the open position (FIG. 2) to the locking position (FIG. 3).

Le mouvement du doigt 14 qui est entraîné en rotation autour de l'axe 20, orthogonal à l'axe 19 de rotation du trou oblong 15, peut donc se décomposer dans le plan de rotation de ce doigt, parallèle à l'axe 19, en deux composantes, l'une parallèle à l'axe 19, l'autre perpendiculaire à l'axe 19. La deuxième de ces composantes, également perpendiculaire à l'axe 20, est celle qui, comme mentionné ci-dessus est transmise au doigt 14. La première se traduit par un déplacement du doigt par rapport au trou oblong selon la direction de la hauteur du doigt. Celle-ci doit donc être suffisante pour que le doigt 14 reste en contact avec les parois du trou oblong 15 pendant la rotation de la feuillure de la position verrouillante (figure 3) à la position ouverte (figure 2).The movement of the finger 14 which is rotated about the axis 20, orthogonal to the axis 19 of rotation of the oblong hole 15, can therefore decompose in the plane of rotation of this finger, parallel to the axis 19, into two components, one parallel to axis 19, the other perpendicular to axis 19. The second of these components, also perpendicular to axis 20, is the one which, as mentioned above, is transmitted to the finger 14. The first results in a displacement of the finger relative to the oblong hole in the direction of the height of the finger. This must therefore be sufficient for the finger 14 to remain in contact with the walls of the oblong hole 15 during the rotation of the rebate from the locking position (FIG. 3) to the open position (FIG. 2).

D'autre part au cours de cette rotation la base 14ʹ du doigt 14 a un déplacement moins important que le sommet 14ʺ de ce doigt, plus éloigné de l'axe 20 de rotation de la feuillure verrouillante, et de ce fait l'axe du doigt ne reste pas perpendiculaire au trou oblong 15. Le diamètre du doigt 14 doit donc être suffisamment inférieur au plus petit diamètre du trou oblong pour permettre cette variation d'angle entre d'axe du doigt 14 et l'axe du trou oblong 15.On the other hand during this rotation the base 14ʹ of the finger 14 has a less significant displacement than the vertex 14ʺ of this finger, more distant from the axis 20 of rotation of the locking rebate, and therefore the axis of the finger does not remain perpendicular to the oblong hole 15. The diameter of the finger 14 must therefore be sufficiently less than the smallest diameter of the oblong hole to allow this variation of angle between the axis of the finger 14 and the axis of the oblong hole 15.

En résumé, l'action du trou oblong 15 consiste à pousser par coopération avec ses parois le doigt 14 perpendiculairement à l'axe 20 et à entraîner ainsi en rotation autour de cet axe la feuillure verrouillante 3. Du fait de la configuration et de l'agencement du dispositif de fermeture, cette rotation s'accompagne d'un déplacement du doigt 14 par rapport au trou oblong 15 selon la direction de la longueur de ce dernier et celle de la hauteur du doigt; ainsi que d'une variation de l'angle que fait l'axe d e ce doigt avec l'axe du trou oblong 15.In summary, the action of the oblong hole 15 consists in pushing, by cooperation with its walls, the finger 14 perpendicular to the axis 20 and thus driving in rotation around this axis the locking rebate 3. Due to the configuration and the arrangement of the closure device, this rotation is accompanied by a movement of the finger 14 relative to the oblong hole 15 in the direction of the length of the latter and that of the height of the finger; as well as a variation of the angle made by the axis of this finger with the axis of the oblong hole 15.

Le mouvement de rotation ainsi transmis par l'organe de manoeuvre 6 à la feuillure verrouillante 3 permet de fermer la porte en empêchant son ouverture par contact entre l'aile 11 de la feuillure verrouillante 2 et la porte 1.The rotational movement thus transmitted by the operating member 6 to the locking rebate 3 makes it possible to close the door by preventing its opening by contact between the wing 11 of the locking rebate 2 and the door 1.

On remarquera que dans ce dispositif, la porte n'est plus munie d'aucun organe de manoeuvre ou de verrouillage. Elle est donc plus simple à réaliser, plus légère et plus esthétique que les portes classiques.It will be noted that in this device, the door is no longer provided with any operating or locking member. It is therefore simpler to make, lighter and more aesthetic than conventional doors.

Le dispositif de l'invention présente du surcroît l'avantage que la feuillure de verrouillage ferme la porte lorsqu'un léger entrebaillement subsiste. Celle-ci n'a donc plus besoin d'être appliquée contre le châssis pour être verrouillée, ce qui rend l'emploi du système particulièrement convivial pour les personnes peu attentives ou souffrant de troubles de motricité. The device of the invention has the additional advantage that the locking rabbet closes the door when a slight overlap remains. It therefore no longer needs to be applied against the chassis in order to be locked, which makes the use of the system particularly user-friendly for people who are not very attentive or suffer from movement disorders.

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1.- Dispositif de fermeture de boîte à lettres comportant un châssis fixe et une porte montée pivotante (1), dispositif comprenant une feuillure de verrouillage (3) montée pivotante autour d'un axe (20) vertical ou horizontal et parallèle au plan de la porte et agencée pour être entraînée en rotation sous l'action d'un organe de manoeuvre (6), caractérisé par le fait qu l'ensemble constitué par l'organe de manoeuvre et la feuillure de verrouillage est monté sur le châssis fixe de la boîte et coopère avec la porte pivotante (1)1.- Mailbox closing device comprising a fixed frame and a pivotally mounted door (1), device comprising a locking rebate (3) pivotally mounted around a vertical or horizontal axis (20) and parallel to the plane of the door and arranged to be driven in rotation under the action of an operating member (6), characterized in that the assembly constituted by the operating member and the locking rebate is mounted on the fixed frame of the box and cooperates with the pivoting door (1) 2.- Dispositif selon la revendication 1, caractérisé par le fait que la feuillure de verrouillage est montée pivotante autour d'un axe (20) vertical.2.- Device according to claim 1, characterized in that the locking rebate is pivotally mounted about a vertical axis (20). 3.- Dispositif selon la revendication 1 ou 2, caractérisé par le fait que la feuillure de verrouillage (3) comporte deux ailes (11) et (12) dont l'une (12) est articulée sur le châssis selon l'axe (20) localisé sensiblement au niveau de son arête extérieure.3.- Device according to claim 1 or 2, characterized in that the locking rebate (3) comprises two wings (11) and (12) one of which (12) is articulated on the chassis along the axis ( 20) located substantially at its outer edge. 4.- Dispositif selon la revendication 3, caractérisé en ce que ladite articulation est assurée par deux pièces (12ʹ et 12ʺ) fixées sur la feuillure à proximité de chaque coin de l'aile (12) et agencées pour recevoir un gond d'axe vertical (20) solidaire du châssis de la boîte.4.- Device according to claim 3, characterized in that said articulation is provided by two parts (12ʹ and 12ʺ) fixed on the rebate near each corner of the wing (12) and arranged to receive a hinge pin vertical (20) integral with the chassis of the box. 5.- Dispositif selon l'une quelconque des revendications précédentes, caractérisé par le fait que l'organe de manoeuvre (6) est agencé pour être entraîné par une clé (4) en rotation autour d'un axe (19) orthogonal à l'axe (20) de pivotement de la feuillure de verrouillage (3).5.- Device according to any one of the preceding claims, characterized in that the operating member (6) is arranged to be driven by a key (4) in rotation about an axis (19) orthogonal to the 'axis (20) of pivoting of the locking rebate (3). 6.- Dispositif selon la revendication 5, caractérisé par le fait que l'organe de manoeuvre comprend une plaquette (9) agencée pour être entraînée en rotation autour d'un axe (19) perpendiculaire à sa surface et comportant un trou oblong (15) de direction radiale dont les parois sont agencées pour coopérer avec un doigt (14) solidaire de la feuillure de verrouillage (3).6.- Device according to claim 5, characterized in that the operating member comprises a plate (9) arranged to be driven in rotation about an axis (19) perpendicular to its surface and having an oblong hole (15 ) of radial direction, the walls of which are arranged to cooperate with a finger (14) integral with the locking rebate (3). 7.- Dispositif selon la revendication 6, caractérisé par le fait que le doigt (14) est porté par une plaque (13) qui déborde de la feuillure de verrouillage (3) et est fixée à la paroi de l'aile (11) de ladite feuillure.7.- Device according to claim 6, characterized in that the finger (14) is carried by a plate (13) which projects from the locking rebate (3) and is fixed to the wall of the wing (11) of said rebate. 8.- Dispositif selon l'une quelconque des revendication 3 et 4, caractérisé par le fait que l'aile (11) de la feuillure (3) a une hauteur sensiblement égale à celle de la porte.8.- Device according to any one of claims 3 and 4, characterized in that the wing (11) of the rebate (3) has a height substantially equal to that of the door.
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