CN106403445B - Refrigerator - Google Patents

Abstract

Refrigerator provided by the invention also can independently, from the face side of refrigerator be easy the display content of viewing operation panel portion with the curve form of the front panel of door, can be improved the visibility of display content even if before door being curved surface.Refrigerator (1) has: main body (1A)；Door (8) has from an end face until other end becomes the front panel (8A) of curved surface in the width direction, which is opened and closed the front openings portion of main body (1A)；Operation panel portion (70) can show display content related with the function of main body (1A)；And front cover (55), the front side of operation panel portion (70) is covered, relative to the front panel (8A) for becoming curved surface, operation panel portion (70) is configured as the front towards refrigerator (1).

Description

Refrigerator

Technical field

Embodiments of the present invention are related to refrigerator.

Background technique

In the past, just like disclosed in patent document 1 like that, the front panel of the door of refrigerator is provided with longitudinally long display panel The refrigerator in portion.

Patent document

Patent document 1: Japanese Patent No. 3705032

But the front panel of the door about refrigerator, have in order to keep aesthetics in design good and from the inner end of door Surface side is until outer end surface side is formed as the front panel of curved surface.Shape in flat display panel portion is not longitudinal length but water Square in the case where length, display panel portion is mounted corresponding to the curve form of this, so flat display panel portion phase The curved surface of the front panel of Ying Yumen is obliquely mounted from the inner face lateral outer end surface side of door.

Therefore, the display content in display panel portion by the front panel relative to door be tilted towards it is outer in a manner of show, so making User is not easy to watch these display contents in display panel portion from the face side of refrigerator, and for user, there are display surfaces The low problem of the visibility of the display content in plate portion.

Summary of the invention

The present invention makes in view of the foregoing, it is intended that a kind of refrigerator is provided, even if being song before door Face also can independently, from the face side of refrigerator be easy the display of viewing operation panel portion with the curve form of the front panel of door Content can be improved the visibility of display content.

The refrigerator of embodiments of the present invention has: main body；Door has from an end face until other end is along width side To the front panel for becoming curved surface, the front openings portion of main body described in the goalkeeper is opened and closed；Operation panel portion can be shown and the master The related display content of the function of body；And front cover, the front side of the operation panel portion is covered, relative to as institute The front panel of curved surface is stated, the operation panel portion is configured as the front towards the refrigerator.

In addition, the refrigerator of embodiments of the present invention has: main body；Opposite opened door has from inner face until outer end Face becomes the front panel of curved surface in the width direction, the front openings portion opening and closing of main body described in opposite opened goalkeeper；Operation panel portion, It can show display content related with the function of the main body；And front cover, before covering the operation panel portion Surface side, relative to the front panel for becoming the curved surface, the operation panel portion is configured as the front towards the refrigerator.

Hereby it is possible to obtain a kind of refrigerator, the operation that viewing is arranged on the front panel of door is easy from the face side of refrigerator The display content of panel part improves the visibility of display content.

Detailed description of the invention

Fig. 1 is the whole main view for indicating the refrigerator of embodiments of the present invention.

Fig. 2 is longitudinal cross-sectional view of refrigerator shown in FIG. 1.

Fig. 3 is to indicate that L.H.flapped door operation portion and R.H.flapped door operation portion and operation panel portion, door opener, control unit are electrically connected Connect the figure of example.

Fig. 4 is longitudinal profile construction example near the operation panel portion indicated at the line A-A of in Fig. 1, left side door Figure.

Fig. 5 is the main view for indicating the ideal structure example of operation panel portion shown in Fig. 3.

Fig. 6 is the exploded perspective view for indicating operation panel portion shown in fig. 5 and front cover.

Fig. 7 is the main view of front cover.

Fig. 8 is the top view of front cover.

Fig. 9 is the subsequent figure for indicating front cover shown in Fig. 7.

Figure 10 is the figure for indicating the cross sectional shape example of each section of front cover shown in Fig. 9.

Figure 11 is the figure for indicating the shape simplification of front cover.

Symbol description

1: refrigerator

1A: main body

7: door

8: door

8P: the lower edge of door

55: front cover

70: operation panel portion

200: the planar section of front cover

Specific embodiment

In the following, (hereinafter, referred to as embodiment) in the way of Detailed description of the invention implementation of the invention.

The overall construction > of < refrigerator 1

Fig. 1 is the whole main view for indicating the refrigerator of embodiments of the present invention.Fig. 2 is the vertical of refrigerator 1 shown in FIG. 1 To cross-sectional view.

Fig. 1 and refrigerator shown in Fig. 21 have main body 1A.The main body 1A of the refrigerator 1 has left side face 17, right side face 18, upper surface portion 19, bottom surface sections 15 and back part 16.Main body 1A has the outer container being made of outside side plate and by inside side plate structure At interior case, between the outer container and interior case, be configured with thermal insulator, so main body 1A have thermal insulation.In main body 1A Portion is formed with multiple storerooms.

As illustrated, as storeroom, Cong Shangqi is disposed with refrigerating chamber 2, vegetable compartment 3, in the vegetables Under room, ice-making compartment 4 and the setting of 5 left-right situs of small freezing chamber are provided with main freezing chamber 6 in lowest part.

Before refrigerating chamber 2, it is provided with the door 7,8 of the left and right of the front openings portion opening and closing of refrigerating chamber 2.The door of left and right 7,8 be opposite opened door, and the left end top and the bottom of the door 7 in left side are installed to be by hinge (not shown) and can be rotated.Similarly, right The right end top and the bottom of the door 8 of side are installed to be by hinge (not shown) and can be rotated.

In vegetable compartment 3, each front of ice-making compartment 4, small freezing chamber 5, main freezing chamber 6, it is provided with and opens each front openings portion The door 9,10,11,12 of the drawer type closed.The door 7,8 of left and right and the door 9,10,11,12 of drawer type, by heat-insulated in inside setting Part, and there is thermal insulation.

In each front (outside) of the door 9,10,11,12 of the door 7,8 and drawer type of left and right, it is configured with metal front The plate of side, it is preferable that steel plate front panel 7A, 8A, 9A, 10A, 11A, 12A.

The front panel 7A of the door 7 in left side, from the inner face 7N of door 7 until outer end face becomes curved curve form.Together Sample, the front panel 8A of the door 8 on right side, from the inner face 8N of door 8 until outer end face becomes curved curve form.Accordingly, Compared with the case where front panel of door 7,8 is plane, the beauty in the design of door 7,8 can be made good.

Then, referring to Fig. 2, to the refrigerating chamber 2 of refrigerator 1, vegetable compartment 3, ice-making compartment 4, small freezing chamber 5 and main freezing chamber 6 An example of construction is illustrated.

As shown in Fig. 2, the back position of the main freezing chamber 6 in main body 1A, is provided with Machine Room 22, in the Machine Room 22 Configured with compressor 23 etc..

In the back position of main body 1A, storeroom pressure fan 30, storeroom cooler 31 are configured in the rear side of vegetable compartment 3 And air-supply access 32.In addition, in the back position of main body 1A, in ice-making compartment (storeroom) 4 and small freezing chamber (storeroom) 5 and master The rear side of freezing chamber 6, configured with freezing chamber pressure fan 40, freezing chamber cooler 41 and air-supply access 42.Storeroom cooler 31 It is cooled down with freezing chamber cooler 41 by the refrigerant supplied from compressor 23.

In vegetable compartment 3, tank 3M, the 3N configured up and down is contained to enter and leave.In small freezing chamber 5, storage Hiding container 5M is contained as that can enter and leave.In main freezing chamber 6, tank 6M, the 6N configured up and down is contained to go out Enter.

As depicted in figs. 1 and 2, door opener 51,52 is for example arranged on the portion the upper surface of main body 1A 19.Door opener 51, 52 can use the actuator such as electromagnetic solenoid.When driving door opener 51, it can push and open left side Door 7.Similarly, when driving door opener 52, it can push and open the door 8 on right side.

< L.H.flapped door operation portion 61 and R.H.flapped door operation portion 62 and 70 > of operation panel portion

As shown in Figure 1, L.H.flapped door operation portion 61 is configured in the lower edge 7P of the door 7 in left side, 62 quilt of R.H.flapped door operation portion The lower edge 8P for the door 8 configured on right side.Also, operation panel portion 70 is configured in the lower edge 8P of the door 8 on right side.This is following Portion 7P, 8P are the lower border region parts along also referred to as stringcourse (beltline) of the X-direction (horizontal direction) of refrigerator 1.Separately Outside, the width direction of the left and right directions of refrigerator 1 is X-direction, and depth direction is Y-direction, and up and down direction is indicated with Z-direction.

As shown in Figure 1, L.H.flapped door operation portion 61 is configured in the close position inner face 7N of the door 7 from left side, R.H.flapped door Operation portion 62 is configured in the close position inner face 8N of the door 8 from right side.R.H.flapped door operation portion 62 and operation panel portion 70 exist Lower edge 8P is arranged.

Accordingly, L.H.flapped door operation portion 61 and R.H.flapped door operation portion 62 and operation panel portion 70 lower edge 7P, 8P in series (horizontal direction) arranges along the X direction.

In the past, display panel portion was configured in the middle position of the front panel of door, so that the presence in display panel portion can be cut The upper and lower continuity in design on the door of disconnected refrigerator.However, in embodiments of the present invention, operation panel portion 70 It is configured in the lower edge 8P for being referred to as so-called stringcourse of the door 8 of refrigerator 1, so as to keep upper in the design on door Under continuity, so can be improved the appearance design of refrigerator 1.

Fig. 3 be indicate L.H.flapped door operation portion 61 and R.H.flapped door operation portion 62 and operation panel portion 70, door opener 51,52, And the figure of the electrical connections of control unit 100.

As shown in figure 3, L.H.flapped door operation portion 61 has touch operation portion 61T.The finger of user is near to or in contact with touch Operation portion 61T, so that the variation of the circuit substrate detection electrostatic capacitance of L.H.flapped door operation portion 61, will be used to that door opener 51 to be made to move The signal S1 of work is sent to control unit 100.Accordingly, by the instruction of control unit 100, door opener 51 is acted, can be automatically Push and open the door 7 in left side.It is covered by cover 61G before transparent or semitransparent the front side of L.H.flapped door operation portion 61 Lid.

Similarly, R.H.flapped door operation portion 62 has touch operation portion 62T.The finger of user is grasped near to or in contact with R.H.flapped door Make the touch operation portion 62T in portion 62, so that the variation of the circuit substrate detection electrostatic capacitance of R.H.flapped door operation portion 62, will be used to make The signal S2 that door opener 52 acts is sent to control unit 100.By the instruction of control unit 100, door opener 52 is acted, can Automatically push and open the door 8 on right side.

Operation panel portion 70 shown in Fig. 3 has function selector 80 and display unit 110.The function selector 80 is by making The finger of user is near to or in contact with and detecting the variation of electrostatic capacitance, can suitably select the function of the main body 1A of refrigerator 1 for example Function in relation to refrigerating, function in relation to freezing etc..Display unit 110 passes through the function by the function of main body 1A for example in relation to refrigeration Can, the various display projects of the function of related freezing etc. light and are shown.R.H.flapped door operation portion 62 and operation panel portion 70 Front side is covered by cover 55 before transparent or semitransparent.

Fig. 4 is longitudinal profile construction near the operation panel portion 70 indicated at the line A-A of the door 8 on the right side in Fig. 1 The figure of example.In fig. 4 it is shown that the front panel 8A of the door 8 on right side, front cover 55 and operation panel portion 70.

Operation panel portion 70 is configured in the lower edge 8P of door 8 as described above.Front cover 55 is by transparent Or the horizontally long rectangular-shaped plate-shaped member of translucent plastic material production.Cover 55 is transparent or and steel before this The coating color of the front panel 8A of plate, which has correspondingly been carried out, becomes translucent such coloring.

Front cover 55 configures the lower edge 8P in door 8 along the X direction (horizontal direction).The covering behaviour of front cover 55 Make the function selector 80 of panel part 70 and the front side of display unit 110.The function selector 80 of operation panel portion 70 relative to Display unit 110 overlaps in front side.That is, the rear side of cover 55 in front, configures functional selector 80, selected in function The rear side in portion 80 is configured with display unit 110.

For user by making touch operation portion of the finger close to function selector 80, electrostatic capacitance is detected in touch operation portion Variation, can by front cover 55 suitably the function of for example related refrigeration of the function of the main body 1A of selection refrigerator 1, in relation to cold The function etc. of jelly.In addition, user can be visually observed by front cover 55 confirm be lit on display unit 110 it is aobvious The various display projects such as function of the function of the main body 1A shown for example in relation to refrigeration, the function in relation to freezing.

70 > of < operation panel portion

Fig. 5 is the main view for indicating the ideal structure example of operation panel portion 70 shown in Fig. 3.Fig. 6 is to indicate Fig. 5 Shown in operation panel portion 70, front cover 55 exploded perspective view.

As shown in fig. 6, operation panel portion 70 has function selector 80 and display unit 110, and have the function of in selection The shield 90 configured between portion 80 and display unit 110.

80 > of function selector of < operation panel portion 70

Firstly, being illustrated referring to figure 5 and figure 6 to function selector 80.

As shown in Figure 5 and Figure 6, function selector 80 is the circuit substrate of oblong-shaped.Function selector 80 shown in fig. 6 Before 80M have such as 5 touch operation portions 81~85, multiple touch operation portions.Touch operation portion 81~85 passes through cloth respectively Line is connect with electric connecting part 86.

The electric connecting part 86 is configured in the position of the length direction middle part of 80N behind function selector 80, electricity Connecting component 86 is configured in the position between touch operation portion 82 and 83.In the function selector for being configured with electric connecting part 86 80 position corresponding with electric connecting part 86, is formed with protruding portion 80T, 80S.

As a result, in the installation region SS that electric connecting part 86 shown in fig. 5 is configured to the 80N behind function selector 80 In the case where, even from manufacture when the case where electric connecting part 86 size have size, by protruding portion 80T and protruding portion The side that the installation region SS for the oblong-shaped that 80S is surrounded can also be stretched out out of function selector 80 to avoid electric connecting part 86 Formula is reliably installed.Accordingly, during fabrication, it can prevent electric connecting part 86 with from the side that function selector 80 is stretched out The manufacture of formula installation is bad.

Here, illustrating the example of the set-up function related with refrigerator 1 in touch operation portion 81~85 shown in fig. 5.

Whenever user touches, touch operation portion 81 can become the ability " from small to large " of cold storage function More input.Whenever user touches, touch operation portion 82 can become the ability " from small to large " of freezing function More input.

In addition, touch operation portion 83 can select the type of input freezing function whenever user touches.By making User touches, and touch operation portion 84 can input " rapid ice making mode ".It is one kind if inputting " rapid ice making mode " It can be with for example most fast about 50 minutes functions of being made ice in ice-making compartment 4 shown in Fig. 1.It is touched by user, Touch operation portion 85 can input " energy-saving mode ".

But as shown in fig. 6, function selector 80 has upper edge portion 80W.Upper edge portion 80W is other than protruding portion 80T Part, be created as to the lower direction of Z-direction reduce part.Upper edge portion 80W is formed as dropping to the lower direction of Z-direction It is low, thus function selector 80 be formed as avoiding aftermentioned each LEDL1~L7, the L11 of the display unit 110 of operation panel portion 70~ The position of the configuration of L31.

That is, the upper edge portion 80W of function selector 80 is to avoid each LEDL1~L7 of display unit 110, L11~L31 matches The mode of the position of the configuration of the position and multiple guide-lighting hole portion H1~H7, H11~H24 set is formed as the lower direction to Z-direction It reduces.Accordingly, upper edge portion 80W is formed as reducing to the lower direction of Z-direction, so can reduce function selector 80 as far as possible Occupy space (proprietary area).

Thus, since reduce function selector 80 as far as possible occupies space (proprietary area), so can be limited Operation panel portion 70 occupy in space increase display unit 110 can display area.Increase display unit 110 can viewing area Domain, and operation panel portion 70 shown in fig. 5 is able to suppress in height dimension i.e. upper area portion G1 and the lower area of Z-direction The aggregate value (width of the Z-direction of operation panel) of portion G2, can reduce operation panel portion 70 occupies space.

Therefore, operation panel portion 70 is sought and reducing the height dimension of longitudinal direction (Z-direction) of operation panel portion 70 Space saving, so as to prevent the lower edge 8P of door 8 due to the presence of operation panel portion 80 and by mistake in design Divide and emphasize, can be improved the design sense of refrigerator 1.

110 > of display unit of < operation panel portion 70

Then, referring to figure 5 and figure 6, the display unit 110 of operation panel portion 70 is illustrated.Display unit 110 is rectangle The plastic plate component of shape.The size in length and breadth of the above-mentioned function selector 80 of the asperratio of the display unit 110 is big.

As shown in figure 5, display unit 110 has LED (light emitting diode) L1~L7, the LEDL11 as a plurality of light-emitting elements ~L31, electric connecting part 77,79.As shown in figure 5, the position in the touch operation portion 81,82 of LEDL1~L7 and function selector 80 It sets corresponding and configures, LEDL11~L31 is corresponding with the position in touch operation portion 83~85 and configures.

Electric connecting part 77,79 is all electric connector.Electric connecting part 77 is configured in the end in the left side of display unit 110 Recess portion 78.Electric connecting part 77 is electrically connected with each LEDL1~L7 and LEDL11~L31.Each LEDL1~L7 and LEDL11~ L31 passes through lighting and lighting instruction from control unit 100 shown in Fig. 3 via the electric connecting part 77.

In addition, as shown in figure 5, the electric connecting part 79 of relaying to be configured in the region between LEDL7 and LEDL23 attached Closely.The electric connecting part 79 is electrically connected to electric connecting part 77 using relaying bunch (not shown).

90 > of shield of < operation panel portion 70

Then, the shield 90 of operation panel portion 70 is illustrated referring to figure 5 and figure 6.

As shown in Figure 5 and Figure 6, shield 90 is manufactured by plastics, has multiple leaded light hole portion H1~H7 and multiple leaded lights Hole portion H11~H24.These guide-lighting hole portions be in order to the light that generates each LED forwardly the guidance of 55 side of cover and what is be arranged pass through Through-hole.Guide-lighting hole portion H1~H7 is corresponding with LEDL1~L7 and is formed.

For example, whenever user touches touch operation portion 81 shown in fig. 5 with finger, by the ability of cold storage function " from small To big " when changing input, LEDL6 is lighted, and can successively be lighted by LEDL1~L5 to show cold storage function Capacity variation " from small to large ".

Similarly, whenever user touches touch operation portion 82 shown in fig. 5 with finger, by the ability of freezing function " from It is small to big " when changing input, LEDL7 is lighted, and can successively be lighted by LEDL1~L5 to show freezing function Capacity variation " from small to large ".

Whenever user finger touch touch operation portion 83 shown in fig. 5, the type of freezing function can be changed, from LED corresponding with the type of the freezing is selected and lighted among LEDL11~L31, shows the type of freezing function.

Touch operation portion 84 shown in fig. 5 is touched with finger by user, among LEDL11~L31, selection and point Bright LED corresponding with " rapid ice making mode " is shown " rapid ice making mode ".Also, Fig. 5 institute is touched with finger by user The touch operation portion 85 shown selects and lights LED corresponding with " energy-saving mode ", display " economize on electricity among LEDL11~L31 Mode ".

55 > of cover before <

Then, referring to Fig. 6~Figure 10, illustrate front cover 55.

Fig. 7 is the main view of front cover 55.Fig. 8 is the top view of cover 55 before this.Fig. 9 shows Fig. 7 institute 55K behind cover 55 before showing.

Figure 10 indicates the cross sectional shape example of each section of front cover 55 shown in Fig. 9.Figure 10 (A) is shown in Fig. 9 Cross-sectional view at the line C-C of front cover 55, Figure 10 (B) are the section views at the line D-D of front cover 55 shown in Fig. 9 Figure.In addition, Figure 10 (C) is the cross-sectional view at the E-E line of front cover 55 shown in Fig. 9, before Figure 10 (D) is shown in Fig. 9 Cross-sectional view at the F-F line of cover component 55.

As shown in fig. 6, front cover 55 is the coating member for will cover before operation panel portion 70, user By transparent or translucent front cover 55, observes by the naked eye and be able to confirm that operation panel portion 70 is lighted into display Show content.

As shown in fig. 7, front cover 55 as described above, the door 8 on right side (the level side along the X direction lower edge 8P To) configuration.Front cover 55 is the component of the plate of plastic length as described above.

As shown in figure 11, cover 55 has from the inner face 8N of the door 8 on right side until the length of outer end face 8K before. That is, the end 55L in the left side of front cover 55 reaches the side inner face 8N of door 8, before cover 55 right side end 55R Reach the side outer end face 8K of door 8.

As shown in figure 8, front cover 55 has protrusion 55A, the protrusion 55B of installation etc. of multiple installations. 55F becomes song corresponding with the curve form of front panel 8A of door 8 on right side, with curvature RX before front cover 55 Face shape.

Also, as shown in figure 11, it may be desirable to, before the wall thickness of cover 55 before this, with door 8 shown in FIG. 1 The curved surface of panel 8A correspondingly, along the width direction (X-direction) of door 8 bit by bit changes, and gradually becomes smaller (thin).

About the shape of front cover 55, be illustrated in more details, as shown in figure 11, before cover 55 left side End 55L it is most thick, before the end 55R on right side of cover 55 be formed as most thin.That is, the thickness T1 of the end 55L in left side Thickness T2 than the end 55R on right side is big.

Also, the thickness of front cover 55 is with from the end 55L in the left side of front cover component 55 to front cover The end 55R on 55 right side and gradually become smaller (thin), so that 55F is formed as gentle curved form before front cover 55 Shape.

As shown in Figure 10 (A)~Figure 10 (D), before the part 55F before cover 55, with from front cover component 55 The end 55L in left side is gradually retreated to the direction Y2 to the end 55R on right side, before before cover 55 55F become gentle Curve form.

Figure 11 shows the shape simplification of cover 55 before this, but as shown in figure 11, in front the inner face of cover 55 Side, above-mentioned R.H.flapped door operation portion 62 and operation panel portion 70 are arranged in X direction (horizontal direction).

As exemplified in figure 11, in front in cover 55, with the aspectant part of operation panel portion 70, be formed with Along the planar section 200 of the setting of the plane formed by X-direction and Z-direction.55F becomes song before front cover 55 Face shape, in contrast, the planar section 200 become flat surface, which is that operation panel portion 70 is close to configuration Part.Planar section 200 is along the plane formed by X-direction and Z-direction.

Accordingly, operation panel portion 70 can according to the planar section 200 along the plane formed by X-direction and Z-direction and Setting, so operation panel portion 70 can be correctly towards the positive direction Y1 of refrigerator 1.

Therefore, each LEDL1~L7 and LEDL11~L31 of operation panel portion 70 shown in fig. 5, multiple guide-lighting hole portion H1~ H7, H11~H24, can towards the positive direction Y1, each LEDL1~L7 and LEDL11~L31 of refrigerator 1 issue light being capable of court It is irradiated to the positive direction Y1 of refrigerator 1.

Therefore, formed even if the curved surface of front cover 55 is corresponding to the curve form of front panel 8A of door 8, also with its Independently, user from the face side of refrigerator 1 can easily visuognosis go out by operation panel portion 70 each LEDL1~L7 and The light (illumination light) that the function of refrigerator 1 is shown that LEDL11~L31 is generated.Therefore, for user, from refrigerator The light that 1 face side can watch each LED to generate, so visibility improves.

In addition, touch operation portion 81~85 can be towards the positive direction Y1 of refrigerator 1, user is from the front side of refrigerator 1 Touch operation portion 81~85 can be correctly operated to Y1, touch operation improves.

As described above, the refrigerator 1 of embodiments of the present invention has: main body 1A；Door 8 has from inner face one Until the front openings portion of main body 1A is opened and closed outer end face by the front panel 8A of (X-direction) as curved surface, this 8 in the width direction； Operation panel portion 70 can show display content related with the function of main body 1A；And front cover 55, cover operating surface The front side in plate portion 70, relative to the front panel 8A for becoming curved surface, operation panel portion 70 is configured as the front towards refrigerator 1.

Accordingly, even if becoming curved surface before door 8, also can with the curve form of the front panel 8A of door 8 independently, from ice Front (Y-direction) side of case 1 is easy the display content of viewing operation panel portion 70.Therefore, for user, operation panel The visibility of display content in portion 70 improves.

The wall thickness of front cover 55 and the curved surface of front panel 8A correspondingly, along the width direction (X-direction) of door 8 become Change, the inner face of cover 55, is formed with for configuring operation panel portion 70 to the positive direction (Y1 towards refrigerator 1 in front Direction) planar section 200.

Accordingly, operation panel portion is correspondingly simply only installed with the planar section 200 of the inner face of front cover 55 70, it will be able to be configured simply to positive direction (Y1 direction) of the operation panel portion 70 towards refrigerator 1.Therefore, operation panel portion 70 improve with the assembling operation of front cover 55.

Operation panel portion 70 is configured in the lower edge 8P of door 8.Accordingly, operation panel portion 70 can be with towards refrigerator 1 The lower edge 8P for the door 8 that the mode of positive (Y-direction) configured in refrigerator 1.

In the past, display panel portion was configured in the position of the midway of door, so that the presence in display panel portion is by the door of refrigerator Front panel on design on upper and lower continuity cutting.However, in embodiments of the present invention, operation panel portion 70 are configured in the lower edge 8P for being referred to as so-called stringcourse of the door 8 of refrigerator 1, so as to keep in the design on door Upper and lower continuity, so can be improved the appearance design of refrigerator 1.

It this concludes the description of embodiments of the present invention, but embodiment prompts as an example, it is not intended to limit invention Range.New embodiment can be implemented in the form of other are various, without departing from the spirit of the invention, can Carry out various omissions, displacement, change.These embodiments and modifications thereof are included in the scope and summary of invention, and include In invention and its equivalent range documented by claims.

The construction of refrigerator 1 shown in FIG. 1 is an example, can be using arbitrary construction.For example, refrigerator 1 shown in FIG. 1 is cold The door structure that there is left and right two to open for hiding room, but refrigerating chamber is also possible to 1 door structure of single open-type.Each storeroom of refrigerator is matched It sets and is configured to arbitrarily select.

Claims (6)

1. a kind of refrigerator, has:

Main body；

Door, have becomes the front panel of curved surface from an end face up to other end in the width direction, main body described in the goalkeeper The opening and closing of front openings portion；

Operation panel portion can show display content related with the function of the main body；And

Front cover covers the front side of the operation panel portion,

Relative to the front panel for becoming the curved surface, it is formed with planar section in the inner face of the front cover, this is flat Face part is used to configure the operation panel portion in the front towards the refrigerator.

2. refrigerator documented by according to claim 1,

The wall thickness of the front cover and the curved surface of the front panel correspondingly, along the width direction of the door become Change.

3. according to claim 1 or refrigerator documented by 2,

Lower edge of the operation panel portion configuration in the door.

4. a kind of refrigerator, has:

Main body；

Opposite opened door has from inner face until outer end face becomes the front panel of curved surface, opposite opened goalkeeper in the width direction The front openings portion of the main body is opened and closed；

Operation panel portion can show display content related with the function of the main body；And

Front cover covers the front side of the operation panel portion,

Relative to the front panel for becoming the curved surface, it is formed with planar section in the inner face of the front cover, this is flat Face part is used to configure the operation panel portion in the front towards the refrigerator.

5. the refrigerator according to documented by claim 4,

The wall thickness of the front cover and the curved surface of the front panel correspondingly, along the width direction of the door become Change.

6. the refrigerator according to documented by claim 4 or 5,

Lower edge of the operation panel portion configuration in the door.