CN102341665A

CN102341665A - Refrigerator

Info

Publication number: CN102341665A
Application number: CN2010800104458A
Authority: CN
Inventors: 山口�太郎; 陈志宏
Original assignee: Matsushita Electric Industrial Co Ltd
Current assignee: Panasonic Holdings Corp
Priority date: 2009-03-05
Filing date: 2010-03-04
Publication date: 2012-02-01
Anticipated expiration: 2030-03-04
Also published as: CN102341665B; EP2405216B1; JP2010203743A; EP2405216A1; EP2405216A4; WO2010100925A1

Abstract

Functions and design of a refrigerator are improved at the same time. The refrigerator (100) includes a main body with heat-insulating property, having an opening at a front face, and a first door (111) and a second door (121) on the right and left, in which the first door (111) includes: a cutaway (170) provided at a front side of a free-end side end portion from an upper end portion to a lower end portion; a covering member (101) which is made of resin integrally covering a front face facing the cutaway (170) and a free-end side end face facing the cutaway (170), and provided from the upper end portion to the lower end portion, and the covering member (101) includes: a concave (172) recessed toward the axis of the first door (111) at the free-end side end face portion facing the cutaway (170) and at an intermediate portion in vertical direction, and is for inserting fingers when opening the first door (111).

Description

Refrigerator

Technical field

The present invention relates to refrigerator, have two storerooms about particularly relating to, and have the refrigerator that opens and closes two doors of closing storeroom freely respectively.

Background technology

All the time, have a kind of refrigerator of rectangular shape of lengthwise, distinguish the pars intermedia of width through wall, about be provided with different types of storeroom.This refrigerator, a storeroom is brought into play function as refrigerating chamber, and another storeroom is brought into play function as refrigerating chamber, through making the width of refrigerating chamber greater than the width of refrigerating chamber, makes the storage volume of refrigerating chamber greater than the storage volume of refrigerating chamber.This refrigerator has the door and the door that is used to open and close refrigerating chamber that is used to open and close refrigerating chamber.Because these two doors are big and when opening and closing, need bigger strength, therefore, be provided with the handle that to hold tight in one's hands (for example with reference to patent documentation 1 Fig. 1) in the outstanding mode of the front surface of Men Yicong door.

The prior art document

Patent documentation 1: TOHKEMY 2003-207263 communique

Summary of the invention

The problem that solves is wanted in invention

But when handle was outstanding from the front surface of refrigerator, handle and wrist etc. contacted, and understand the user and produce uncomfortable feeling sometimes.In addition, it is more that refrigerator is set at the situation in kitchen, and in the operation in kitchen, handle becomes obstruction.

In addition, handle is difficult to change significantly the attractive in appearance of refrigerator to the bigger influence of generation attractive in appearance of the integral body of refrigerator.

Therefore, inventor of the present invention proposes a kind of refrigerator that is not used in the outstanding handle of shutter door in addition.Inventor of the present invention proposes not have the door of handle through the result of wholwe-hearted experiment and research, and part and its periphery for the handgrip that opens and closes door have found the mode that is more preferably.

The present invention is based on above-mentioned situation and accomplishes, and its purpose is to provide: having does not have influence, assembling and easy to manufacture and bring the refrigerator of the door of variation attractive in appearance easily to the performance as the door of refrigerator.

Be used to solve the method for problem

In order to achieve the above object, the refrigerator that the present invention relates to comprises: the box main body that has peristome and have heat-proof quality at front surface; Through about distinguish above-mentioned box main body inside form the partition wall of first storeroom and width second storeroom littler than the width of first storeroom; Close first storeroom through rotating freely openable ground, and have first of turning cylinder of extension along the vertical direction in sidewall the place ahead of above-mentioned box main body; With through closing second storeroom with rotating freely openable ground; And have second of the turning cylinder that extends along the vertical direction in sidewall the place ahead of above-mentioned box main body, this refrigerator is characterised in that: above-mentioned first possesses: the notch that is provided with to the bottom from the upper end in the front side of free end one side end; Coverage rate is to the front surface of above-mentioned notch with in the face of free end one side end face of above-mentioned notch integratedly; And the resinous coating member that is provided with to the bottom from the upper end; Above-mentioned coating member is that above-mentioned free end one side in the face of notch is facial; Pars intermedia at above-below direction possesses: the rotating shaft direction to above-mentioned first is recessed, and when opening and closing above-mentioned first, inserts the depressed part of finger.

Thus, utilize resin-shaped to become to open and close door and insert the depressed part of finger, therefore, can be arbitrarily and easily design and Implement the shape of depressed part.In addition, at coverage rate integratedly the front surface of notch and the coating member of free end one side end face are provided with depressed part, therefore, resinous coating member can be resisted the blow pressure of the heat-barrier material that the manufacturing owing to door produces fully.

Above-mentioned first also comprises: engage with above-mentioned coating member from above-mentioned first inside, and the reinforcement parts that from the upper end to the bottom, are provided with of the above-mentioned coating member of reinforcement.

Thus, need not to make high-intensity coating member, and can improve the degree of freedom in design of coating member.Therefore in addition, from invisible part coating member is carried out reinforcement, the reinforcement parts can only be pursued intensity, also can freely be provided with for the shape of these reinforcement parts and material etc.

In addition, preferred above-mentioned coating member is formed: on above-below direction, engage a plurality of parts.

Thus, for example, even under the long situation of the above-below direction of door, each parts can shorten, and therefore can more easily make coating member.In addition, can more easily carry out the carrying (handing) of each parts or replenish.In addition, the parts in the middle of can undertaking and be disposed at are provided with the different functions of each parts such as depressed part, can improve design freedom.

Preferred above-mentioned first also comprises: engage with the coating member that is made up of above-mentioned a plurality of parts from above-mentioned first inside, and keep the holding member that from the upper end to the bottom, is provided with of above-mentioned coating member integratedly.

Thus, for the manufacturing of door, each parts can be installed as one with the state that engages through holding member, can easily make door thus.The blow pressure of the heat-barrier material in the time of in addition, can preventing each parts owing to the manufacturing door separates.Under the state that door is accomplished, can keep the combination of the above-below direction of holding member, can improve the intensity of door.

In addition, also can realize above-mentioned reinforcement parts and holding member by parts.That is, the reinforcement parts can keep each parts, on the contrary, and the intensity that holding member also can the reinforcement coating member.

In addition, the decorative element that preferably also comprises the front surface that covers above-mentioned coating member.

Thus, can improve the aesthetic property of refrigerator.

Preferred above-mentioned first also comprises: the upper part that covers above-mentioned first upper end and engage with above-mentioned coating member; With the lower member that covers above-mentioned first bottom.

Thus, change flexible less resinous coating member for relative temperature, though at other parts (the for example metallic plate on surface) that constitute door because temperature becomes under the big situation, also can avoid coating member to be stretched or distort and sustain damage.

The bottom of preferred above-mentioned coating member and the part of above-mentioned lower member dispose with the mode that overlaps.

Thus, even cause that owing to the relative lower member of other parts of door is flexible the position of coating member produces skew up and down, also can prevent between lower member and coating member, to produce the gap.Therefore, aesthetic property that can the position refrigerator.

The invention effect

Adopt the present invention, the refrigerator to the outstanding handle of front surface can be provided not.

Description of drawings

Fig. 1 is the stereogram of the outward appearance of expression refrigerator.

Fig. 2 is the stereogram of the outward appearance of first and second refrigerator that is opened of expression.

Fig. 3 only representes first stereogram.

Fig. 4 is a figure who schematically shows near the cross section the notch that along continuous straight runs cuts off first.

Fig. 5 is the stereogram of the coating member before the expression assembling.

Fig. 6 is the stereogram of the coating member after the expression assembling.

Fig. 7 only representes second stereogram.

Fig. 8 is a stereogram of representing first 111 assembled state.

The specific embodiment

Below, with reference to accompanying drawing, the embodiment of the refrigerator that the present invention relates to is described.

Fig. 1 is the stereogram of the outward appearance of expression refrigerator.

Shown in these figure, refrigerator 100 comprises: box main body 150; Partition wall 153; First 111; Second 121; The 3rd 112; Through hole 113; The 3rd 112; The 4th 122; Notch 170; User interface device 171; Depressed part 172; With second depressed part 173.

Box main body 150 is the casing of front surface opening, has the heat-proof quality of the discrepancy of the inside and outside heat of interdicting refrigerator 100.

Partition wall 153 divides the wall of the inside of box main body 150 for left and right region.Under the situation of this embodiment, in the inside of box main body 150, the right side of partition wall 153 is first storerooms 151, is refrigerating chamber.On the other hand, in the inside of box main body 150, the left side of partition wall 153 is second storerooms 152, is the refrigerating chamber of width than the narrow width of refrigerating chamber.Partition wall 153 possesses heat-proof quality as the wall of distinguishing refrigerating chamber and refrigerating chamber.

Through hole 113 is the hole that connects along thickness direction first 111.Through hole 113 takes out the reserve that is stored in first 111 rear for being used for not opening first 111, or sends into the hole of the reserve that will store to first 111 rear.

The 3rd 112 for opening and closing the door of closing through hole 113 freely.Under the situation of this embodiment, the 3rd 112 is the mode that rotate at the center with the following ora terminalis at through hole 113 along the turning cylinder that left and right directions extends, and is installed to first 111 through hinge (hinge) (not shown).In addition, when when the place ahead is watched the 3rd 112 roughly be square (angle is rounded), the lower end edge portion of above-mentioned turning cylinder through the 3rd 112.

Close the door of acceptance freely for opening and closing for the 4th 122 from the receiving port 123 of the ice of the internal feed of refrigerator 100 etc.

Fig. 3 only representes first stereogram.

Open and close the door of closing when box main body 150 opening portion that is the right side freely for first 111.Under the situation of this embodiment, first 111 is the mode that rotate at the center with the turning cylinder that extends along the vertical direction in the place ahead of the wall on the right side of box main body 150, is installed to box main body 150 through hinge (hinge) (not shown).In addition, when when the place ahead is watched first 111 be rectangle, above-mentioned turning cylinder passes through at first 111 right end edge portion.

Fig. 4 is the figure that schematically shows near the cross section the notch that along continuous straight runs cuts off first.

As shown in the drawing, first 111 possesses the notch 170 and depressed part 172 that exists as the space.In addition, first 111 possesses: cladding material 101; Reinforcement parts (holding member) 102; Decorative element 103; Inwall 104; Outer wall 105 and heat-barrier material 106.

Notch 170 (part of being represented by chain-dotted line among this figure) is for being arranged at i.e. first 111 the front side and the space of configuration along the vertical direction of opposition side of width of turning cylinder, front side of first 111 free end one side end.Under the situation of this embodiment, notch 170 is the quadrangular shape, along the integral body setting of first 111 above-below direction.The width of notch 170 is set to: can insert people's finger and can fully flex one's fingers so that the finger that inserts inserts depressed part 172; And; To depressed part 172 insert finger open first 111 o'clock, finger is not run into the length of second 121 free ora terminalis.

Notch 170 need not removed in esse first 111 free end one side end, can produce notch 170 for after forming first 111.

Like this; When first 111 of broad is provided with notch 170; Watching from the front under the situation of refrigerator 100 that is in the pent state of door, the impression of disposing two doors of similar width for user's left and right symmetrically can improve the aesthetic property of refrigerator 100 thus.

In addition, notch 170 is present near the end of partition wall 153, even therefore first 111 thickness attenuation also can suppress the reduction of first 111 overall heat insulation performance as much as possible.

Depressed part 172 is formed by coating member 101 for to be arranged on first 111 the facial part of free end one side from notch 170 to the recessed state of first 111 rotating shaft direction.Depressed part 172 has the degree of depth of width that people's finger can insert and the second joint degree with the finger that can be inserted into the people.

Coating member 101 be integratedly coverage rate to the front surface f of notch 170 with in the face of the free end one side end face e of notch 170, and resinous parts that are provided with from first 111 upper end to bottom.In addition, coating member 101 is facial for free end one side in the face of notch 170, has at the pars intermedia of above-below direction: recessed and when opening and closing first 111, insert the depressed part of pointing 172 to first 111 rotating shaft direction.

In addition, coating member 101 has: first insertion section 131; Second insertion section 132 and the 3rd insertion section 133.

First insertion section 131 is end that is inserted with decorative element 103 and the part that engages coating member 101 and decorative element 103.

Second insertion section 132 is end that is inserted with outer wall 105 and the part that engages coating member 101 and outer wall 105.

The 3rd insertion section 133 is end that is inserted with reinforcement parts 102 and the part that engages coating member 101 and reinforcement parts 102.

Fig. 6 is the stereogram of the coating member after the expression assembling.

Shown in these figure, in this embodiment, coating member 101 is split into first coating member 141; Three parts of second coating member 142 and the 3rd coating member 143.

First coating member 141 is for constituting the parts of the topmost in the coating member 101, and it possesses the installing hole 145 that is used to install user interface storage member 144, and this installation user interface storage member 144 is taken in the user interface device of control refrigerator 100.First coating member 141 is with the mode of landfill notch 170, and coverage rate is to the front surface and free end one side end face of notch 170 integratedly.

Second coating member 142 is for the parts of the pars intermedia of formation coating member 101, for being provided with the parts of depressed part 172.In addition, sectional view shown in Figure 4 is represented the cross section of second coating member 142.

The 3rd coating member 143 is the parts of the foot of formation coating member 101.

In addition, the front surface at second coating member 142 and the 3rd coating member 143 is equipped with decorative element 103.The 3rd coating member 143 is with the mode of landfill notch 170, and coverage rate is to the front surface and free end one side end face of notch 170 integratedly.

Reinforcement parts 102 engage from first 111 inside and coating member 101, are the parts of reinforcement coating member 101.As shown in Figure 6, reinforcement parts 102 are provided with from first 111 upper end to bottom integratedly, engage with coating member 101 in a plurality of positions.In the situation of this embodiment, reinforcement parts 102 are metal C type groove, and the mode of three sides that is arranged at the depressed part 172 of coating member 101 with encirclement disposes.Thus, when opening first 111, reinforcement parts 102 can bear the power of accepting from the finger that inserts depressed part 172.

In addition, reinforcement parts 102 are through engaging with coating member 101, on above-below direction, engage a plurality of parts (first coating member 141, second coating member 142, the 3rd coating member 143).That is, the reinforcement parts 102 in the situation of this embodiment are also as the holding member performance function that keeps coating member 101 integratedly.

In addition, the raising of reinforcement parts 102 intensity of also first 111 intensity of lengthwise particularly being twisted is worked.

The parts that decorative element 103 covers for the front surface to coating member 101.Decorative element 103 is installed on the parts on the surface of coating member 101 for the aesthetic property that is used to improve refrigerator 100.Thus, can improve the intensity that makes machinery undertakes coating member 101, makes the degree of freedom in design such as cosmetic parts 103 of undertaking attractive in appearance.

As shown in Figure 4, inwall 104 is for covering the resinous parts of first 111 rear end face.Inwall 104 is disposed at the position in the face of first storeroom 151, through the engaged at end of bonding agent and coating member 101.

Outer wall 105 is for covering the parts of first 111 front end face, and in this embodiment, outer wall 105 is metal thin plate, and its free end one side is formed the facial part of free end one side of first 111 by bending.The end of outer wall 105 is inserted into second insertion section 132 of coating member 101 and engages with coating member 101.

Heat-barrier material 106 for be filled into by coating member 101, inwall 104, outer wall 105, after the resin of foaming in the space that surrounds of the upper part stated and lower member.Heat-barrier material 106 is for undertaking the parts of first 111 heat-proof quality.

Fig. 7 only representes second stereogram.

Like this figure and shown in Figure 1, second 121 for freely openable ground close when box main body 150 be the left side opening portion.Under the situation of this embodiment, second 121 is the mode that rotate at the center with the turning cylinder that extends along the vertical direction in the place ahead of the wall in the left side of box main body 150, is installed to box main body 150 through hinge (hinge) (not shown).In addition, second 121 when rectangular in shape when the place ahead is watched, at second 121 lower end edge portion through above-mentioned turning cylinder is arranged.In addition, possesses second depressed part 173 for second 121.

Second depressed part 173 is the facial part of free end one side to be arranged on second to the recessed state of second 121 rotating shaft direction from notch 170.Second depressed part 173 has the degree of depth of width that people's finger can insert and the second joint degree with the finger that can be inserted into the people.

As shown in Figure 1, user interface device 171 is incorporated in the user interface storage member 144 that is installed on coating member 101.The device of user interface device 171 between user and refrigerator 100, conveying a message.

For example, user interface device 171 has the display unit of the temperature inside the box of display refrigerator 100, is the device of information from refrigerator 100 1 sides to the user that pass on.In addition, for the user adjusts the temperature inside the box of refrigerator 100, user interface device 171 has the switch that is used to set the temperature that becomes target.

Fig. 8 representes the stereogram of first 111 assembled state.

As shown in the drawing, first 111 possesses upper part 107 and lower member 108.

Upper part 107 is for constituting the parts of first 111 upper end, and in having assembled first 111 state, upper part 107 engages with outer wall 105, and upper part 107 engages with the upper end of coating member 101.Therefore, coating member 101 engages with outer wall 105 via upper part 107.

Lower member 108 is for constituting the parts of first 111 bottom, and in having assembled first 111 state, lower member 108 engages with outer wall 105, but lower member 108 does not engage with coating member 101.

Thus; Even at outer wall 105 because temperature produces has under the flexible situation, the variation of relative temperature, the less coating member 101 of shape variation is along with the shift in position of the upper end of outer wall 105; The only offset of above-below direction; Can avoid thus owing to the stress from outer wall 105, coating member 101 is distorted, or combines to be destroyed.

In addition, lower member 108 possesses rising portions 146 in the end.

Rising portions 146 disposes with the mode in the place ahead of the bottom that covers coating member 101 in having assembled first 111 state.

As implied above; The bottom of coating member 101 and dispose with overlapped mode as the rising portions 146 of the part of lower member 108; Therefore for lower member 108; Even because outer wall 105 is flexible, squinting up and down in the position of coating member 101, also can prevent between lower member 108 and coating member 101, to produce the gap.Therefore, can keep the aesthetic property of refrigerator.

As shown in Figure 8, first 111 is used anchor clamps to assemble, the heat-barrier material 106 before the space is filled with foaming.Then, so that the mode that is installed in the inwall 104 of anchor clamps and becomes lid dispose.Under above state, the heat-barrier material 106 of filling before making it foams fully, produces first 111 thus.

As stated, adopt the refrigerator 100 of this embodiment,, can alleviate first 111 weight through notch 170 being set bigger first 111 of width.In addition, notch 170 is arranged at away from first 111 free end one side end of turning cylinder, therefore can reduces by first 111 moment, the opening and closing of the door 111 of winning are lightened.In addition, have partition wall 153 at the back of the free end that is provided with notch 170 one side end, therefore, even be provided with notch at first 111, also the heat-proof quality of greater loss refrigerator 100 self not can realize first 111 lightweight.

In addition, by front and free end one side end face of coating member 101 coverage rates to the notch 170 that plays these effects, and then, through decorative element 103 is installed, can improve the aesthetic property of refrigerator 100.In addition, coating member 101 is a resin system, and therefore the complicated shape of moulding is with comparalive ease made same shape in large quantities and also become easy.Therefore, also can make the coating member 101 of shape with comparalive ease with depressed part 172.

Therefore, can improve the degree of freedom in design of coverage rate, can adopt to have concurrently functional and coating member 101 aesthetic property the part of notch 170.

Utilizability on the industry

The present invention can be used in refrigerator, can be used in the refrigerator that refrigerating chamber and refrigerating chamber are divided right and left especially.

Symbol description

100 refrigerators

101 coating members

102 reinforcement parts

103 decorative elements

104 inwalls

105 outer walls

106 heat-barrier materials

107 upper parts

108 lower member

111 first

112 the 3rd

113 through holes

121 second

122 the 4th

123 receiving ports

131 first insertion sections

132 second insertion sections

133 the 3rd insertion sections

141 first coating members

142 second coating members

143 the 3rd coating members

144 user interface storage members

145 installing holes

146 rising portions

150 box main bodies

151 first storerooms

152 second storerooms

153 partition walls

170 notch

171 user interface devices

172 depressed parts

173 second depressed parts

Claims

1. refrigerator comprises: the box main body that has peristome and have heat-proof quality at front surface;

Through about separate said box main body inside form the partition wall of first storeroom and width second storeroom littler than the width of said first storeroom;

Shut first storeroom freely through rotary opening closing, and have first of the turning cylinder that extends along the vertical direction in sidewall the place ahead of said box main body; With

Shut second storeroom freely through rotary opening closing, and have second of the turning cylinder that extends along the vertical direction in sidewall the place ahead of said box main body, this refrigerator is characterised in that:

Said first possesses: the notch that is provided with to the bottom from the upper end in the front side of free end one side end; With

Coverage rate is to the front surface of said notch with in the face of free end one side end face of said notch integratedly, and the resinous coating member that is provided with to the bottom from the upper end, wherein

Said coating member and possesses to said first rotating shaft direction recessedly for facial in the face of free end one side of said notch at the pars intermedia of above-below direction, and when said first of switching, can insert the depressed part of finger.

2. refrigerator as claimed in claim 1 is characterized in that:

Said first also comprises from said first inside and engaging with said coating member, and said coating member is carried out the reinforcement parts that from the upper end to the bottom, are provided with of reinforcement.

3. according to claim 1 or claim 2 refrigerator is characterized in that:

Said coating member is formed: on above-below direction, engage a plurality of parts.

4. refrigerator as claimed in claim 3 is characterized in that:

Said first also comprises: engage with the coating member that is made up of said a plurality of parts from said first inside, and keep the holding member that from the upper end to the bottom, is provided with of said coating member integratedly.

5. refrigerator as claimed in claim 1 is characterized in that:

The decorative element that also comprises the front surface that covers said coating member.

6. refrigerator as claimed in claim 1 is characterized in that:

Said first also comprises: the upper part that covers said first upper end and engage with said coating member; With

Cover the lower member of said first bottom.

7. refrigerator as claimed in claim 6 is characterized in that:

The bottom of said coating member and the part of said lower member are configured to overlap.