JP2018115784A - refrigerator - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a refrigerator that can inhibit flexure from being generated in a face material that is a front face material of a door when a foam heat insulation material is foamed inside the door.SOLUTION: A refrigerator includes: a refrigerator body having a front face opening part; and doors 8, 9 having face materials 12, 15 and foam heat insulation materials 17, 19 inside the face materials 12, 15 and opening and closing the front face opening part. Knob parts 20, 30 are provided at end faces of the doors 8, 9. Ribs 21, 31 are provided on front sides of the knob parts 20, 30. The face materials 12, 15 are held by the knob parts 20, 30 and the ribs 21, 31.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 3

Description

  Embodiments of the present invention relate to a refrigerator.

  The refrigerator is provided with a door on the front surface of the refrigerator body, and a handle is provided on the door (see Patent Document 1).

Patent No. 4926230

  In the conventional refrigerator, the edge part of the face material which is a front plate of a door is hold | maintained at the cap arrange | positioned at the end surface of the door. The color variations of door face materials are increasing, and face materials that use high gloss or dark colors are used.

  When the door face material is, for example, a steel plate, the urethane foam material pushes the face material from the inside when foamed and filled with urethane foam material, which is a foam heat insulating material, inside the door face material. The appearance of the face material may be distorted. In particular, when a high-gloss or dark-colored steel plate is used as the face material, the face material may be significantly distorted in appearance and the appearance of the refrigerator may be impaired.

  This invention is made | formed in view of the above, The place made into the objective can suppress that distortion arises in the face material which is a front material of a door when foaming a foam heat insulating material in a door. To provide a refrigerator.

  The refrigerator of the embodiment of the present invention has a refrigerator main body in which a foam heat insulating material is disposed between an inner box and an outer box having a front opening, and a foam heat insulating material inside the face material and the face material, A door that opens and closes the front opening, a handle is provided on an end surface of the door, a rib is provided on the front side of the handle, and the face material is held by the handle and the rib. .

It is a front view which shows the whole refrigerator of 1st Embodiment of this invention. FIG. 2 is a schematic diagram showing an example of the internal structure of the refrigerator in FIG. It is sectional drawing which expands and shows the structural example of the area | region R of the door and door shown in FIG. It is a figure which shows a comparative example. It is a front view which shows 2nd Embodiment of this invention.

  DESCRIPTION OF EMBODIMENTS Hereinafter, embodiments for carrying out the present invention (hereinafter referred to as embodiments) will be described with reference to the drawings.

<First Embodiment>
(Overall configuration of refrigerator 1)
Drawing 1 is a front view showing the whole refrigerator of a 1st embodiment of the present invention. FIG. 2 is a schematic diagram showing an example of the internal structure of the refrigerator shown in FIG.

  A refrigerator 1 shown in FIG. 1 has a refrigerator body 2. As shown in FIG. 2, the refrigerator main body 2 of the refrigerator 1 includes an outer box 3 made of an outer side plate and an inner box 4 made of an inner side plate. Between the outer box 3 and the inner box 4, a foam heat insulating material 5 such as a urethane foam is filled by foaming. Thereby, the refrigerator main body 2 is insulated by the foam heat insulating material 5.

  A plurality of storage chambers are formed inside the inner box 4 of the refrigerator body 2. A freezer compartment 6 as a freezing compartment that can be cooled to a freezing temperature zone is arranged on the upper side of the refrigerator body 2, and a refrigerating compartment 7 as a refrigerating compartment that can be cooled to a refrigerating temperature zone is provided below the freezer compartment 6. Has been placed. The refrigerator compartment 7 includes a vegetable compartment and the like.

  As shown in FIGS. 1 and 2, the freezer compartment 6 has a front opening 6 </ b> P on the front surface. The freezer compartment 6 has a single-open door 8, and the door 8 is attached to the refrigerator main body 2 using a hinge so that the front opening 6P can be opened and closed. The door 8 has upper and lower caps 10 and 11 and a face material 12. The upper end portion and the lower end portion of the face material 12 are attached by being sandwiched from above and below by caps 10 and 11, respectively.

  Similarly, as shown in FIGS. 1 and 2, the front surface of the refrigerator compartment 7 has a front opening 7 </ b> P. The freezer compartment 7 has a single-open door 9, and the door 9 is attached to the refrigerator main body 2 using a hinge so that the front opening 7P can be opened and closed. The door 9 has upper and lower caps 13 and 14 and a face material 15. The upper and lower ends of the face material 15 are attached by being sandwiched from above and below by caps 13 and 14, respectively.

  The face materials 12 and 15 are front materials covering the front surfaces of the doors 8 and 9, respectively, and are preferably steel plates. In order to improve the aesthetic appearance of the front side of the refrigerator, this steel plate uses a high-gloss steel plate or a dark steel plate, for example.

  FIG. 3 is an enlarged cross-sectional view showing a structural example of the region portion R of the door 8 and the door 9 shown in FIG. This region portion R includes the lower part of the door 8 and the upper part of the door 9. 3 shows a cap 11 on the lower side of the door 8, a face material 12 of the door 8, a cap 13 on the upper side of the door 9, a face material 15 of the door 9, and the like. The lower cap 11 and the upper cap 13 are both made of plastic, for example, but may be made of metal.

  As shown in FIG. 2, a foam heat insulating material 17 such as a urethane foam material is filled between the face material 12 of the door 8, the upper and lower caps 10 and 11, and the inner plate 16 by foaming. Similarly, a foam heat insulating material 19 such as urethane foam is filled between the face material 15 of the door 9, the upper and lower caps 13 and 14, and the inner plate 18 by foaming.

  First, with reference to FIG. 3, the structural example of the cap 11 on the lower side of the door 8 will be described.

  The cap 11 of the door 8 has a handle portion 20, a front rib 21, a gasket receiving portion 22, and a flat portion 24. The cap 13 includes a handle portion 30, a front rib 31, a gasket receiving portion 32, and a flat portion 34.

  In the example of the refrigerator 1 shown in FIG. 1, as indicated by broken lines, the handle portions 20, 30 have a predetermined length along the X direction, which is the left-right direction of the refrigerator body 2. It is provided in a sufficient length that can be inserted into the parts 20 and 30 and hung.

  The Z direction shown in FIG. 1 is the vertical direction of the refrigerator 1, and the Y direction is the depth direction of the refrigerator 1. The X, Y, and Z directions are orthogonal. The handle portions 20 and 30 are portions for the user to insert fingers to open and close the doors 8 and 9, respectively, but can be referred to as handles.

  The handle portion 20 of the cap 11 is formed at a position between a rib 21 positioned at the foremost side and a flat portion 24 positioned at the rear side of the rib 21. The handle portion 20 is formed in a reverse concave shape so as to protrude upward along the Z1 direction on the lower surface of the door 8 and inside the face material 12 of the door 8.

  The handle portion 20 has a C-shaped cross section that is substantially horizontally oriented so that the user's fingers can be easily put on. The handle portion 20 opens and closes the front opening 6P by operating the door 8 when the user puts his finger upward.

  The rib 21 is formed continuously with the front portion 20A of the handle portion 20, and is formed upward along the Z1 direction. A face material mounting groove 23 is formed between the inner surface 21 </ b> A of the rib 21 and the front portion 20 </ b> A of the handle portion 20. The height of the rib 21 in the Z1 direction is smaller than the height dimension H1 of the handle portion 20. Thereby, the rib 21 can be made as inconspicuous as possible on the surface side of the face material 12.

  A flat portion 24 is formed between the rear portion 20 </ b> B of the handle portion 20 and the gasket receiving portion 22. The gasket receiving portion 22 fixes the rear part by inserting the gasket 25 of the rear part.

  As shown in FIG. 3, the lower end portion of the face material 12 is held or fixed to the cap 11 by being fitted into the face material attachment groove 23. The inner surface 21A of the rib 21 and the front portion 20A of the handle portion 20 are in contact with the front surface and the rear surface of the face member 12, respectively. Thereby, the lower end portion of the face material 12 can be reliably held or fixed so as to be sandwiched between the inner surface 21A of the rib 21 of the cap 11 and the front side portion 20A of the handle portion 20.

  For this reason, as shown in FIG. 2, even when the foam heat insulating material 17 is filled between the face material 12 of the door 8, the upper and lower caps 10, 11 and the inner plate 16, the foam heat insulating material 17 is foamed. The appearance distortion of the face material 12 can be suppressed. Therefore, even if a face material 12 such as a thick-colored or high-gloss steel plate is used as the front material of the door 8, the appearance distortion of the face material 12 can be suppressed.

  When the foam heat insulating material 17 is filled in the door 8 having such a configuration by foaming, the foam heat insulating material 17 is formed on the inner surface of the lower end portion of the face material 12 and the upper surface side of the cap 11. The interior of the space of the door 8 can be filled without any gaps. For this reason, since a gap is not easily generated inside the door 8, the heat insulation of the door 8 can be improved.

  Although the lower end portion of the face material 12 is fitted in the face material attachment groove 23, it is assumed that there is a gap between the back side of the face material 12 and the front portion 20A of the handle portion 20. However, since the foam heat insulating material 17 is filled in the gap, the lower end portion of the face material 12 can be reliably fixed.

  Next, a structural example of the cap 13 on the upper side of the door 9 will be described with reference to FIG.

  The handle portion 30 of the cap 13 of the door 9 is formed at a position between the rib 31 and the flat portion 34, and the handle portion 30 protrudes downward along the Z2 direction inside the door 9. It is formed in a concave shape. The handle 30 has a substantially J-shaped cross section. The handle part 20 is provided in order for the user of the refrigerator to open and close the front opening 7 </ b> P by operating the door 9 by putting their fingers downward.

  The rib 31 is formed continuously with the front portion 30A of the handle portion 30, and is formed downward along the Z2 direction. A face material mounting groove 33 is formed between the inner surface 31 </ b> A of the rib 31 and the front portion 30 </ b> A of the handle portion 30.

  A flat portion 34 is formed between the rear portion 30 </ b> B of the handle portion 30 and the gasket receiving portion 32. The gasket receiving portion 32 fixes the rear part by inserting the gasket 35 of the rear part.

  The upper end portion of the face material 15 is held or fixed to the cap 13 by being fitted into the face material attachment groove 33. The inner surface 31A of the rib 31 and the front portion 30A of the handle portion 30 are in contact with the front surface and the rear surface of the face material 15, respectively.

  Accordingly, the upper end portion of the face material 15 can be reliably held or fixed with respect to the cap 13 so as to be sandwiched between the inner surface 31 </ b> A of the rib 31 and the front portion 30 </ b> A of the handle portion 30. For this reason, when the foaming heat insulating material 19 is filled and foamed between the face material 15 of the door 9, the upper and lower caps 13 and 14, and the inner plate, the appearance distortion of the face material 15 can be suppressed. Therefore, even if a face material 15 such as a high-gloss or thick steel plate is used as the front material of the door 9, the appearance distortion of the face material 15 can be suppressed.

  When the foam heat insulating material 19 is filled in the door 9 having such a configuration, the foam heat insulating material 19 does not cause a gap to the inner surface of the face material 15 and every corner on the lower surface side of the cap 13, Can be filled. For this reason, since a clearance is hardly generated inside the door 9, the heat insulation of the door 9 can be improved.

  Although the upper end portion of the face material 15 is fitted in the face material attaching groove 33, even if a gap is generated between the inner surface side of the face material 15 and the front side portion 30A of the handle portion 30, this gap Since the foam heat insulating material 19 is filled, the upper end portion of the face material 15 can be reliably fixed.

  As shown in FIG. 3, the dimension between the upper end part and lower end part of the handle part 20 by the side of the door 8, ie, the height dimension of the handle part 20, is represented by H1. The dimension between the upper end part and the lower end part of the handle part 30 on the door 9 side, that is, the height dimension of the handle part 30 is represented by H2. The dimension of the space formed between the lower end portion of the handle portion 20 and the front side portion 30A of the handle portion 30 is represented by A. The dimension between the front part 30A and the rear part 30B of the handle part 30 is represented by B. Preferably, the height dimensions H1 and H2 of the handle portion 20 are set to be smaller than the empty dimension A and smaller than the dimension B. Thereby, since the empty dimension A and the dimension B are set large, the user can freely select a finger regardless of the handle part 20 on the door 8 side or the handle part 30 on the door 9 side. Then, the door 8 or the door 9 can be opened.

  Further, as shown in FIG. 3, the position of the height dimension H <b> 1 of the handle portion 20 that represents the depth of the concave portion of the handle portion 20 is lower than the center position L of the gasket 25. Since the position of the height dimension H1 of the handle part 20 is lower than the center position L of the gasket 25, the height dimension H1 of the handle part 20 corresponds to the length of the first joint of the user's finger. Thus, the user can easily open and close the door 8 by putting the first joint of the finger into the handle portion 20.

  In 1st Embodiment shown in FIG. 1, the handle part 20 of the door 8 and the handle part 30 of the door 9 are used, for example along the X direction (full width direction of the doors 8 and 9) which is the left-right direction of the refrigerator main body 2. The finger is provided long enough to be inserted into the handle parts 20 and 30 and hung.

  Since the handle portion 20 of the door 8 and the handle portion 30 of the door 9 are provided, even if the foamed heat insulating material 17 is filled in the door 8, the appearance distortion of the face material 12 occurs on the front side of the door 8. Even if the foamed heat insulating material 19 is filled in the door 9, it is possible to suppress the appearance distortion of the face material 15 on the front side of the door 9.

(Description of comparative example)
Here, with reference to the comparative example of the refrigerator which is outside the scope of the present invention shown in FIG. 4, the shape of the cap 120 and the like having the handle portion of the comparative example will be described. FIG. 4 shows a cap 120 having a handle portion 123 and another cap 220 in the refrigerator of the comparative example.

  In the comparative example shown in FIG. 4, the surface of the face material 112 of the upper door 108 is held against the rib 121 of the cap 120. In the cap 120, a protrusion 122 and a handle portion 123 are provided upright in the Z direction inside the rib 121. The rib 121 has a large height in the Z direction, and the protrusion 122 has a large height in the Z direction. The positions of the protrusion 122 and the handle portion 123 are separated from the position of the rib 121.

  For this reason, since the foam heat insulating material 130 is difficult to enter the gap between the back surface of the face material 112 and the protrusion 122 and the gap between the protrusion 122 and the handle portion 123, the bonding area of the foam heat insulating material 130 is reduced, and The lower end cannot be securely fixed to the cap 120. The presence of the protrusion 122 interferes with the filling of the foam heat insulating material 130. For this reason, it is not possible to suppress the appearance distortion of the face material 112 when the foam heat insulating material 130 is foamed.

  Further, the surface of the face material 115 of the lower door 109 is held against the rib 221 of the cap 220. The cap 220 is provided with a protrusion 222 in the Z direction on the inner side of the rib 221. The height of the rib 221 in the Z direction is large, and the height of the protrusion 222 in the Z direction is also large.

  For this reason, since the foam heat insulating material 230 is difficult to enter the gap between the back surface of the face material 115 and the protrusion 222, the adhesive area of the foam heat insulating material 230 is small, and the upper end portion of the face material 115 is securely attached to the cap 220. It cannot be fixed. The presence of the protrusion 222 interferes with the filling of the foam heat insulating material 230. For this reason, it is not possible to suppress the appearance distortion of the face material 115 when the foam heat insulating material 230 is foamed.

(Second embodiment)
Next, with reference to FIG. 5, 2nd Embodiment of the refrigerator of this invention is described.

  FIG. 5 is a front view showing a second embodiment of the refrigerator of the present invention.

  In the refrigerator 1 </ b> A shown in FIG. 5, the same reference numerals are given to the same portions as the refrigerator 1 shown in FIG. 1, and the description thereof is omitted. The refrigerator 1A shown in FIG. 5 is different from the refrigerator 1 shown in FIG. 1 in that the lengths of the handle portions 20 and 30 in the X direction are set as large as possible.

  In 1st Embodiment shown in FIG. 1, the handle part 20 of the door 8 and the handle part 30 of the door 9 are used, for example along the X direction (full width direction of the doors 8 and 9) which is the left-right direction of the refrigerator main body 2. The finger is provided long enough to be inserted into the handle parts 20 and 30 and hung.

  On the other hand, in the refrigerator 1A of the second embodiment shown in FIG. 5, the handle portion 20 of the door 8 and the handle portion 30 of the door 9 are in the X direction (the full width of the doors 8 and 9). (Direction), and is as large as possible so as to extend over the entire width or almost over the entire width.

  Thereby, on the front side of the door 8, the face material 12 can be prevented from being distorted in appearance along the X direction which is the left-right direction of the refrigerator body 2 over the entire width or almost the entire width. It is possible to suppress the appearance distortion of the face material 15 over the entire width or substantially the entire width along the X direction which is the left-right direction of the refrigerator body 2.

  Moreover, since the handle portion 20 of the door 8 and the handle portion 30 of the door 9 are provided over the entire width or almost the entire width along the X direction which is the left-right direction of the refrigerator body 2, the user holds his / her fingers. It is easy to insert into the handle parts 20 and 30 and the usability when opening and closing the doors 8 and 9 is improved.

  As described above, the refrigerator 1, 1 </ b> A according to the embodiment of the present invention has the refrigerator main body 2, the face materials 12, 15 and the foam heat insulating materials 17, 19 inside the face materials 12, 15, and the front opening portion. Doors 8 and 9 for opening and closing 6P and 7P are provided, and handle portions 20 and 30 are provided on the end surfaces of the doors 8 and 9, and ribs 21 and 31 are provided on the front side of the handle portions 20 and 30, and the handle portions 20 and 30 are provided. The face members 12 and 15 are held by the ribs 21 and 31.

  Thereby, the face materials 12 and 15 can be securely sandwiched and held by the ribs 21 and 31 and the handle portions 20 and 30, respectively, and the foam heat insulating materials 17 and 19 are filled up to the front ends of the face materials 12 and 15. Can do. For this reason, when the foam heat insulating materials 17 and 19 are foamed and filled in the doors 8 and 9, respectively, the unevenness of the face materials 12 and 15 which are the front materials of the doors 8 and 9 is prevented, and the face material 12 is prevented. , 15 to suppress external distortion and make the distortion inconspicuous. In this way, it is possible to suppress the occurrence of distortion in the face materials 12 and 15 that are the front materials of the doors 8 and 9.

  The handle portions 20 and 30 are in contact with the back surfaces of the face materials 12 and 15, respectively. Thereby, the face materials 12 and 15 can be more securely fixed by being sandwiched by the ribs 21 and 31 and the handle portions 20 and 30, respectively, and the foam heat insulating material 17 can be filled up to the front ends of the face materials 12 and 15. it can. For this reason, the unevenness | corrugation of the face materials 12 and 15 which are the front materials of the doors 8 and 9 can be suppressed, and the external appearance distortion of the face materials 12 and 15 is made not conspicuous.

  The handle portion 20 is formed in a concave shape, and the position (H1) of the deepest portion of the concave shape of the handle portion 20 is lower than the center position L of the gasket 25 attached from the back side of the door 20. Yes. Thereby, preferably the depth of the concave shape of the handle portion 20 can be set to a height at which the first joint of the user's finger is inserted and hooked into the handle portion. For this reason, the user can easily open and close the door 8 in a state where the first joint of the finger is hooked on the handle portion 20. Moreover, since the height of the handle portion 20 can be made as low as possible by making the height of the handle portion 20 lower than the center position L of the gasket 25, the foam heat insulating material 17 is surely extended to the tip end portion of the face material 12. Can be filled. For this reason, the unevenness | corrugation of the face material 12 can be suppressed and external appearance distortion is made not conspicuous.

  The handle portions 20 and 30 are provided along the entire width direction (X direction) of the doors 8 and 9. Thereby, since the face materials 12 and 15 can suppress the phenomenon which produces external appearance distortion along the X direction which is the left-right direction of the refrigerator main body 2 on the front side of the door 8, the distortion of the front side of the handle parts 20 and 30 can be suppressed. Can be reduced. In addition, since the handle portions 20 and 30 are provided along the entire width direction (X direction) of the doors 8 and 9, the user can easily insert their fingers into the handle portions 20 and 30. When opening and closing the, the usability during opening and closing is improved.

  As mentioned above, although embodiment of this invention was described, embodiment is shown as an example and is not intending limiting the range of invention. The novel embodiment can be implemented in various other modes, and various omissions, replacements, and changes can be made without departing from the spirit of the invention. These embodiments and modifications thereof are included in the scope and gist of the invention, and are included in the invention described in the claims and the equivalents thereof.

  The structure of the refrigerator 1 in the illustrated example is an example, and an arbitrary structure can be adopted. For example, in the refrigerators 1, 1 </ b> A, the single-open door 8 can open and close the front opening 6 </ b> P of the freezer compartment 6 on the upper side of the refrigerator body 2. However, the present invention is not limited to this. For example, a refrigerator compartment may be provided on the upper side of the refrigerator main body 2 so that the front opening of the refrigerator compartment can be opened and closed by a double-open left and right door.

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Refrigerator 1A Refrigerator 2 Main body 3 Outer box 4 Inner box 6 Freezer compartment 6P Front opening 7 Refrigeration room 7P Front opening 8,9 Door 11 Cap 12 Face material 13 Cap 15 Face material 17 Foam insulation 19 Foam insulation 20 Handle Part 21 Rib 30 Handle part 31 Rib

Claims (4)

A refrigerator body having a front opening;
A face material and a foam heat insulating material inside the face material, and a door that opens and closes the front opening,
The refrigerator is characterized in that a handle portion is provided on an end surface of the door, a rib is provided on a front side of the handle portion, and the face material is held by the handle portion and the rib.   The refrigerator according to claim 1, wherein the handle portion is in contact with a back surface of the face material.   The handle is formed in a concave shape, and the position of the deepest portion of the concave shape of the handle is lower than the center position of the gasket attached from the back side of the door. The refrigerator according to claim 1 or 2.   The refrigerator according to any one of claims 1 to 3, wherein the handle portion is provided in a full width direction of the door.

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