CN101065627B

CN101065627B - Refrigerator

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Publication number: CN101065627B
Application number: CN200580040115.2A
Authority: CN
Inventors: 马丁·米尔布格尔; 沃尔夫冈·瓦尔德; 丹尼尔·欣特霍尔策
Original assignee: Liebherr Hausgeraete Lienz GmbH
Current assignee: Liebherr Hausgeraete Lienz GmbH
Priority date: 2004-11-29
Filing date: 2005-11-29
Publication date: 2013-04-24
Anticipated expiration: 2025-11-29
Also published as: CN101065628A; CN101065628B; CN101065627A

Abstract

The invention relates to a refrigerator and/or freezer (1) with a glass door (3), which has a metal frame (5) in which a glazing (6) is placed. According to the invention, the refrigerator and/or freezer are/is characterized in that the metal frame is comprised of an encircling integral one-piece metal case.

Description

Refrigerator equipment

Technical field

The present invention relates to a kind of refrigerator equipment that comprises glass door, glass door has metal framework, is inserted with glass plate on the metal framework.Refrigerator equipment on the application's meaning also can be the cooler that is specifically designed to the drinks storage.

Background technology

The glass door of refrigerator equipment in the past has very many-sided shortcoming.With regard to it metal framework that comprises the extruded aluminum part of cutting sth. askew and assembling, because tolerance, the slit at tie point place is inevitable.Additional application device such as lock, observation window etc. is difficult to be introduced in the crimping section.In addition, the profile of metal framework is limited in advance by frame part more or less, by other many can only slightly change that be machined to.

With regard to partly weld or plug the framework of glass door together by extruding plastic part and/or injection molding, usually can not obtain high-quality visual appearance.Because visible docking point can appear in welding.In addition, because the combination of different parts of plastics can not obtain consistent color or application usually.

Summary of the invention

Therefore, basic goal of the present invention provides a kind of improved refrigerator equipment of specified type, has avoided the shortcoming of prior art and has further developed its favourable aspect.Provide especially a kind of have enough stability, at the glass door of high visual quality.

According to the present invention, this purpose is resolved by refrigerator of the present invention.

According to the present invention, the metal framework that centers on glass plate is not made from multiple components.Metal framework comprises a metal-back, and metal-back forms along periphery with the single-piece form, and does not have seam in the visual side of door at least.Therefore realized former NO uniform visual effect.Color deviation, formed visual gaps or docking point have been eliminated.The door appearance be included in evenly make on the whole area with towards consistent material.Yet in order to obtain required stability, the framework reinforcement advantageously inserts metal-back along periphery.The shape of the metal-back of one single-piece can not considered common stability on the metal framework and design with a large amount of change example and in any required mode almost accordingly.

The metal-back of one single-piece is particularly including the metallic plate section bar of shaping without stock removal, and metal-back is made by the single piece of metal plate, and can have the central punching part for the mounting glass plate.Metal-back is preferably deep-draw and is shaped.Alternately or additionally, it can bending or flanging forming.Without crooked or can be welded on the docking point of non-viewing area without the edge web of flanging.

The framework reinforcement can roughly have different designs.

According to favourable embodiment of the present invention, the framework reinforcement can have a plurality of section components, and they are connected to the rear side of metal-back.Especially, can use extruding plastic part or extruded aluminum part, it is placed on the rear side of metal-back and advantageously is bonded in the there.

In order further to increase the rigidity that is obtained by section component, section component advantageously is connected to each other, and is bonding and/or be plugged in together mutually especially, so their form rigidity periphery reinforced frame.They are breech lock mutually.Therefore, shear stress also can be prevented especially at an easy rate.

Alternately or additionally, foams also can be as the reinforcement setting, can enough foams in the foaming of metal-back rear side, perhaps make metal-back be full of foam.The inboard of metal-back connects foams in the mode that face connects, and is preferably with all surfaces to connect.Especially, when metal-back has the flank of mutual inclination in the cross section, by obtaining sizable rigidity in the rear side foaming.Simultaneously, the coefficient of heat conduction, i.e. this part so-called " K value " have greatly been improved in the foaming of metal-back rear side.And then, by foams at the framework place with significantly reduced the formation of condensate to the transition of glass plate.Even without heating, metal framework can not produce condensate basically yet.

Glass plate can be attached to metal framework in a different manner.In the further improvement of the present invention, for glass plate provides the glass plate keeper, this keeper can be fastened to the framework reinforcement.If previously described foam-filled thing provides as the framework reinforcement, the glass plate keeper can be arranged in the foams by foaming.If the section component of front appointment provides as the framework reinforcement, the glass plate keeper can be formed by these section components itself, perhaps can be integrally formed on the section component in the mode of flanging.

The glass plate keeper advantageously has braced wing, and braced wing is from metal framework to projecting inward, and the planar side of glass plate is placed on the braced wing.Suitable is provided between braced wing and the glass plate easy to connectly.Glass plate can bond on the braced wing especially.Because glass is bonded on these parts, door has obtained suitable final rigidity.

In order to obtain good effect of heat insulation, glass plate has multiple pieces of glass, the wherein spaced-apart setting of multiple pieces of glass in other of the present invention another improves.According to one embodiment of the present invention, three blocks of glass can be set, they are connected to each other by the periphery dividing plate at edge.

In another embodiment of the present invention, a kind of seal particularly elasticity lippacking is arranged between metal-back and the glass plate, and/or between glass plate keeper and the glass plate.On the one hand, it has prevented that moisture from entering.On the other hand, provide clean terminal.

For door is illuminated, be provided with the lamp that illumination can be advanced glass plate at the metal framework place.For this reason, light emitting diode or fluorescent tube can be arranged on the transitional region between metal framework and the glass plate.Therefore the independently lamp of device interior can save alternatively.Can be arranged on metal-back inside such as other additional application devices such as framework heating element heaters.

If being higher than and/or being lower than its seal towards equipment frame, extends at door, for example protrude for overlay device or from equipment, optional feature---particularly door extension---can be attached to metal framework, then can hold alternatively add ons such as lock or thermometer.

Description of drawings

Introduce in more detail the present invention below in conjunction with preferred embodiment and accompanying drawing.Shown in the accompanying drawing:

Fig. 1: represent with schematic diagram, have a perspective view according to the refrigerator of the glass door of preferred embodiment of the present invention;

Fig. 2: the independent perspective view of the glass door of refrigerator equipment among Fig. 1;

Fig. 3: with the perspective internal view of the metal framework of glass door perspective representation, Fig. 2, this perspective view illustrates the strong part of framework of the metal-back that inserts metal framework and is formed in glass plate keeper on the reinforcement;

Fig. 4: the fragmentary, perspective view of the glass door rear side in the prior figures, it illustrates glass plate and the gate seal of insertion; And

Fig. 5: the enlarged perspective of the glass plate keeper of the metal-back of insertion glass door the figure shows the lighting device that is arranged in the narrow side of glass plate.

The specific embodiment

Refrigerator equipment shown in Fig. 1 has and basically is cubical equipment frame 2, this framework this in front openings, and can close with door 3.Therefore door 3 can open and close door 3 with door handle 4 can the pivot mode be supported on equipment frame 2 around vertical hingen shaft axis around the pivot axis that is arranged on Fig. 1 right side.

Illustrate in greater detail such as Fig. 2, door 3 manufactures glass door, and glass door has metal framework 5, inserts glass plate 6 in the metal framework 5.The metal framework of this glass door is made very narrowly usually.Glass plate 6 accounts for height or more than 2/3 of width of door usually.

Metal framework 5 comprises metal-back 7, and metal-back is made along periphery integratedly with the single-piece form, and is made by the single-piece metal sheet in the chipless moulding process especially.Metal-back 7 especially can deep-draw or bending and flanging.Therefore metal-back 7 does not advantageously have abutment or docking point at least on the visual front side shown in Fig. 2, and in fact the traditional metal glass door is assembled into by a plurality of metal frame parts.

The punching part that is used for thermometer 8 and lock 9 is incorporated into metal-back 7 in the upper lateral component area of metal framework 5.

In order to make door have required stability and rigidity, framework reinforcement 10 inserts the rear side of metal-back 7 with the form of section component 11, section component is by the bonding reinforcement framework that obtains to seal of being connected to each other, this reinforcement framework makes door stable, but section component also can be alternatively mutual latch or be plugged in together.Stiffening profile parts 11 can be for example along illustrated embodiment (extrudate that plugs with reference to the flank of Fig. 3 metal framework 5 a), or the injection molding part that for example plugs along the flank of the metal framework 5 of illustrated embodiment (with reference to Fig. 3 b).

Glass plate 6 utilizes glass plate keeper 12 to remain on the central punching part of metal-back 7, and keeper is holding and is being basically parallel to the glass plate plane to projecting inward braced wing 13.Shown in Fig. 3 a and 3b, braced wing 13 formalizes in laterally as the extrudate place of reinforcing section parts 11.According to Fig. 3, the braced wing 13 that separates is arranged on the end.Should understand these flanks and can formalize in an advantageous manner in the section component 11 that is inserted in the there, save optional feature.Braced wing 13 defines the edge web of the interior central punchings part of metal-back 7, the described edge web whole punching part that detours, so glass plate can insert the punching part from rear side, and can be put on the braced wing 13.Glass plate preferably is bonded in the there.

As shown in Figure 4 in the embodiment with flanging of metal-back 7, press strip 14 can be placed in the end on the framework reinforcement 10 to cover metal-sheet edges and support member, and improves visual effect.

For with respect to equipment frame 2 hermatic doors 3, seal 14 is contained on the metal framework 5 at the rear side glass plate 6 that detours, and is pressed towards equipment frame 2 when door is closed.

For overlay device or outstanding at equipment, door 3 should be higher than and/or be lower than seal 14 and extend, and for example, optional feature can be installed, and then optional feature can hold add ons such as lock 9 or thermometer 8 alternatively.

As shown in Figure 5, further provide lighting apparatus 15 in the metal framework 5 in illustrated embodiment, lighting apparatus comprises a discharge optical diode, but lighting apparatus also can be neon bulb or a plurality of neon bulb.Lighting device 15 is contained on the rear side of metal-back 7, and the outwards braced wing 13 of adjacent glass plate keeper 12, so lighting device 15 is positioned at the roughly narrow side of the glass plate 6 of adjacency insertion, and light is imported into glass plate.Therefore the lamp of equipment frame 2 inside can optionally save.In order to prevent at formation dew on glass, because the flexibility of the section component 11 of framework reinforcement 10, the framework heating element heater can be additionally or alternately is installed to lighting apparatus.

Obtained even and outstanding visual effect by penetrating metal-back 7 at visible surface, the visible surface is here comprising material homochromy and orientation on whole area.Color deviation, formed visual gaps or docking location have been prevented accordingly.In addition, have the selections such as printing, japanning or heat sublimation, so the visible surface of metal framework can retrofit to cater to customized needs.The color coordination of glass door and equipment frame also is that possible, former color coordination can only be restricted owing to the material difference naturally.

Claims

1. refrigerator equipment, comprise the have metal framework glass door (3) of (5), glass plate (6) inserts in the described metal framework, wherein, described metal framework (5) comprises metal-back (7), is that described glass door (3) provides required stability and the framework reinforcement (10) of rigidity and the glass plate keeper that is used for keeping described glass plate

It is characterized in that,

Described metal-back (7) is made along periphery integratedly with the single-piece form, and described metal-back (7) forms at least on its visual front side without seam, and, described framework reinforcement (10) comprises foams, foam at described metal-back (7) rear side with described foams, perhaps make described metal-back (7) fill foam, and described glass plate keeper (12) foam in described foams.

2. refrigerator equipment as claimed in claim 1, wherein said framework reinforcement (10) has a plurality of section components (11), and described section component is connected to the rear side of metal-back (7).

3. refrigerator equipment as claimed in claim 2, wherein said section component (11) is extrudate.

4. refrigerator equipment as claimed in claim 3, wherein said section component (11) are mutually bonding and assemble and form rigidity periphery reinforced frame.

5. such as each described refrigerator equipment among the aforementioned claim 1-4, wherein said metal-back (7) comprises the metallic plate section bar of shaping without stock removal.

6. refrigerator equipment as claimed in claim 5, wherein said shaping without stock removal are that deep-draw is shaped, or are bending and flanging forming.

7. such as each described refrigerator equipment among the aforementioned claim 1-4, wherein said glass plate keeper (12) has braced wing (13), described braced wing is from described metal framework (5) to projecting inward, and the planar side of described glass plate (6) closely adheres on the described braced wing.

8. such as each described refrigerator equipment among the aforementioned claim 1-4, wherein said glass plate (6) has multi-disc glass, and multiple pieces of glass is spaced from each other setting.

9. refrigerator equipment as claimed in claim 8, wherein said multiple pieces of glass interconnects by dividing plate.

10. each described refrigerator equipment as among the aforementioned claim 1-4, its Elastic lippacking is arranged between described metal-back (7) and the described glass plate (6) and/or between described glass plate keeper (12) and the described glass plate (6).

11. as each described refrigerator equipment among the aforementioned claim 1-4, wherein the additional application device is arranged at described metal framework (5) and locates between described metal-back (7) and described glass plate (6).

12. refrigerator equipment as claimed in claim 11, wherein said additional application device are heating element heater (15).

13. refrigerator equipment as claimed in claim 11, wherein said additional application device are thermometer (8).

14. such as each described refrigerator equipment among the aforementioned claim 1-4, the lighting device (15) that wherein is used for illuminating described glass plate (6) is arranged on the described metal framework.