Mailbox flap
assembly wherein the mailbox (A1) has a front-facing
insertion opening (A2) and an inside of the mailbox (A3), comprising a support body (30), a first swivel arm (10), a second swivel arm (20), a drop flap (40) and a spring
assembly, wherein the support body (30) is assigned to the
insertion opening (A2) and is arranged for fixed attachment to the inside of the letterbox (A3), and has a first pivot bearing receptacle (31) and a second pivot bearing receptacle (32) with a common pivot axis (33), wherein the first pivot arm (10) is assigned to the first pivot bearing receptacle (31) and has a first bearing section (11) and a first fastening section (12), wherein the first bearing section (11) is pivotably arranged about the first pivot bearing receptacle (31) and the first pivot bearing receptacle (31) and the first bearing section (11) together form the first pivot bearing (13) and wherein a rotation
damper (50) is associated with the first pivot bearing (13), wherein the first fastening section (12) is connected on the inside to a drop-in flap (40) at its first end section (41), wherein the second swivel arm is assigned to the second swivel bearing receptacle (32) and has a second bearing section (21) and a second fastening section (22), wherein the second bearing section (21) is pivotably arranged about the second pivot bearing receptacle (32) and the second pivot bearing receptacle (32) and the second bearing section (21) together form the second pivot bearing (23) and wherein a spring
assembly is assigned to the second pivot bearing (23), wherein the second fastening section (22) is connected on the inside to the second end section (42) of the deposit flap (40), wherein the spring assembly is designed for a locking preload and comprises a
torsion spring (60), a spring attachment (70), a lateral retaining plate (80) and a clamping plate (90), wherein the
torsion spring (60) has a
helical body (63), a first anchor arm (51) which engages the second pivot arm (20), and a second anchor arm (62), wherein the
helical body (63) is arranged coaxially to the pivot bearing axis (33), wherein spring attachment (70) corresponds to the second pivot bearing receptacle (32) and together with it radially encompasses the
helical body (63), wherein the lateral retaining plate (80) is arranged axially on the outside of the second pivot bearing receptacle (32) and has a support pin (81) which is arranged concentrically in the helical body (63), wherein the clamping plate (90) is detachably connected to the second pivot bearing receptacle (32) and has a plurality of lateral receiving slots (91) for a variable arrangement of the second anchor arm (62) of the
torsion spring (60).