CN108131882A

CN108131882A - Refrigerator

Info

Publication number: CN108131882A
Application number: CN201611086957.8A
Authority: CN
Inventors: 黄伟波; 邹奇书; 周岳培; 陈杰
Original assignee: Toshiba Lifestyle Products and Services Corp
Current assignee: Toshiba Lifestyle Products and Services Corp
Priority date: 2016-12-01
Filing date: 2016-12-01
Publication date: 2018-06-08
Anticipated expiration: 2036-12-01
Also published as: CN108131882B

Abstract

A kind of refrigerator, has：Refrigerator doors；Handle is hidden, is set in refrigerator doors, there is the recessed portion for operation；And first rotating mechanism, it is adjacent to the front for being set to the refrigerator along the vertical direction with the refrigerator doors, the space for first rotating mechanism rotation is being formed with by refrigerator depth side than first rotating mechanism, by the rotation, the channel for entering the recessed portion to operate the hiding handle for hand is generated.

Description

Refrigerator

Technical field

Present embodiment is related to refrigerator, more particularly to has the refrigerator for hiding handle.

Background technology

About the handle of refrigerator, in general the door of only refrigerating chamber is that the handle being recessed upwards is set on its bottom end cover It is hidden with realizing, other handle is all that downward recess is set to form handle on the end cap of door.It in addition, sometimes will be Hand is arranged on the side of refrigerator doors, thus reaches the concealment effect of the invisible handle in front.But handle is arranged on refrigerator doors The structure of side is only suitable for on revolving door, and is not suitable for the refrigerator doors with drawer.In addition, it is equipped in some refrigerator doors Dedicated handle.

There is following problem using the refrigerator doors of previous structure：It can clearly be seen that the recess knot of the handle on door end cap Structure influences the planarization of door body, and the interval visual impression of Men Yumen can increase, and easy dust accumulation；In addition, it is set according to by handle Mode in side cannot then be used in refrigerating chamber rotation appearance of french doors and be had on the refrigerator of drawer door；In addition, it additionally installs special Handle refrigerator can be made to occupy more spaces, influence refrigerator planarization, it appears too fat to move.

Invention content

The present invention be in view of the above subject and make, its purpose is to provide the refrigerator with hiding handle, by making Handle is hidden with this, can ensure that user can simply operate refrigerator doors while planarization, the dust tightness for keeping door body.

The refrigerator of embodiment is characterized in that having：

Refrigerator doors；

Handle is hidden, is set in refrigerator doors, there is the recessed portion for operation；And

First rotating mechanism is adjacent to the front for being set to the refrigerator along the vertical direction with the refrigerator doors, than institute It states the first rotating mechanism and is formed with the space rotated for first rotating mechanism by refrigerator depth side, pass through the rotation, production It is raw hand to be supplied to enter to operate the channel of the recessed portion of the hiding handle.

Refrigerator according to the present invention only need to set rotating mechanism on indivedual doors, and setting is with recessed portion on other doors Hiding handle, it will be able to want operating handle when, the channel entered for hand is generated using the rotation of rotating mechanism, and then Operate the handle of the recess on other.The refrigerator doors that the hiding handle of the present invention is applicable not only to rotating open-close are also applied for taking out The refrigerator doors of the pull opening and closing of drawer etc..In addition, when being not required to operating handle, it is ensured that whole smooth of refrigerator doors, it is especially suitable Together in the refrigerator of glass plane materiel.

Description of the drawings

Fig. 1 is the schematic diagram of the refrigerator of first embodiment.

Fig. 2 is the front elevation of the drawer with rotating mechanism of the refrigerator of first embodiment.

Fig. 3 A are the sectional views after being splitted along the line A-A in Fig. 2, and Fig. 3 B are the first rotations represented by the dotted line frame in Fig. 3 A The enlarged drawing of rotation mechanism (8) and the second rotating mechanism (7).

Fig. 4 is the downside end of the first rotating mechanism (8) that has of the refrigerator of first embodiment to refrigerator depth side Partial enlarged view during rotation.

Fig. 5 is the sectional view after being splitted along the line B-B in Fig. 4.

Fig. 6 is the upper side end of the first rotating mechanism (8) that has of the refrigerator of first embodiment to refrigerator depth side Partial enlarged view during rotation.

Fig. 7 is the sectional view after being splitted along the line C-C in Fig. 6.

Fig. 8 is to represent that the first rotating mechanism (8) stops the sectional view that the second rotating mechanism (7) rotates.

Fig. 9 is the sectional view after being splitted along the line A-A in Fig. 2 of the refrigerator of second embodiment.

Figure 10 is the sliding groove and screw for representing to observe when the cap as trim on side cover (20) is removed The figure of form.

Figure 11 is the figure for the form for representing the sliding groove and torsional spring observed on the inside of side cover.

Figure 12 is the stereogram for the disassembled form for representing each component.

Specific embodiment

The refrigerator of embodiment has：Refrigerator doors；Handle is hidden, is set in refrigerator doors, there is the recess for operation Portion；And first rotating mechanism, it is adjacent to the front for being set to the refrigerator along the vertical direction with the refrigerator doors, than described First rotating mechanism is formed with the space for first rotating mechanism rotation by refrigerator depth side, by the rotation, generates For hand enter with operate the hiding handle the recessed portion channel.

By using above-mentioned composition, handle can be hidden when not operating refrigerator handle, keeps the positive planarization of refrigerator, And it prevents from adhering to or putting aside dust etc. on handle.

Hereinafter, the refrigerator of embodiment is illustrated based on attached drawing.In addition, in various embodiments, for substantial Identical constituting parts mark identical symbol, and omit the description.

(the 1st embodiment)

With reference to the 1st embodiment of Fig. 1~8 and Figure 10~12 pair there is the refrigerator for hiding handle to illustrate.

Common refrigerator generally comprises revolving door and drawer, and revolving door 1,6 adjacent is set in the left and right directions of diagram in Fig. 1 It puts, drawer 2 is arranged on the lower section of revolving door 1,6, and rotating mechanism is equipped between revolving door 1,6 and drawer 2.In addition, in Fig. 1, Refrigerator doors 3,5 and refrigerator doors 4 are also shown in the lower section of revolving door 1,6 and drawer 2, also are provided with revolving between refrigerator doors 3,5 and 4 Rotation mechanism.In the present embodiment, there is no limit for the unfolding mode of refrigerator doors, either the revolving door opened in a rotative pattern, It can be the drawer opened by pull, rotation is installed as long as being adjacent to the refrigerator doors with the recessed portion as hiding handle Rotation mechanism.Therefore, revolving door and drawer are collectively referred to as refrigerator doors in the following description.

Fig. 2 expressions are equipped with the front elevation of the refrigerator doors 2 of rotating mechanism.Rotating mechanism is on the positive surface of refrigerator, edge The ora terminalis for refrigerator doors extends in one direction, shows entire upper edge of the rotating mechanism along refrigerator doors 2 in Fig. 2 as an example The situation of extension, but according to opening and closing be the adjacent door of neighbouring door or left and right, rotating mechanism can also be set to On other sides of refrigerator doors 2.When being arranged on other sides, the direction of rotation of rotating mechanism, may with difference described below, Such as between rotating mechanism is arranged on two revolving doors, i.e. rotating mechanism sets in the up-down direction along the side of refrigerator doors When, the direction of rotation of the second rotating mechanism 7 is different from present embodiment.

In the following, for convenience of description, by it is shown in Fig. 2 by rotating mechanism along the top edge setting of refrigerator doors 2 for into Row explanation.

Fig. 3 A are the sectional view after being splitted along the line A-A in Fig. 2, and Fig. 3 B are the first rotations represented by the dotted line frame in Fig. 3 A The enlarged drawing of 8 and second rotating mechanism 7 of rotation mechanism.

Rotating mechanism in present embodiment is made of the first rotating mechanism 8 and the second rotating mechanism 7.First rotating mechanism 8 are respectively equipped with 14 structure of inner panel of two prismatic slip bodies by the outer side panel of surfacing 15 and at both ends as shown in Figure 10 Into and the first rotating mechanism 8 is installed in refrigerator doors, and is set to the front of refrigerator along the upper and lower directions of refrigerator, is made A part for front panel for refrigerator is set, and upper side end and downside end respectively can be to ice when being applied in external force The depth direction rotation of case.

As shown in Fig. 3 A, Fig. 3 B and Figure 10, the second rotating mechanism 7 is arranged on the first whirler along the depth direction of refrigerator The top of structure 8, and the second rotating mechanism 7 is located at than the first rotating mechanism 8 by refrigerator depth side.Second rotating mechanism 7 by the The end of one rotating mechanism, 8 side is in contact with the upper surface of inner panel 14 included in the first rotating mechanism 8, second rotation The upper surface of inner panel 14 included in the upper surface of rotation mechanism 7 and the first rotating mechanism 8 essentially becomes same plane.

Than the first rotating mechanism 8 space rotated for the first rotating mechanism 8, the space are being formed with by refrigerator depth side Size by the second rotating mechanism 7, the first rotating mechanism 8, the side cover 20 in the both side ends of the first rotating mechanism 8, It is provided, but the size in the space should at least meet the with the refrigerator doors for being installed with the first rotating mechanism 8, the second rotating mechanism 7 The needs of one rotating mechanism 8 rotation.

As shown in Figure 10, it is equipped on the side of the both sides of the refrigerator doors 2 of the first rotating mechanism 8 and the second rotating mechanism 7 Each one side cover 20 being connect at a right angle with the front of refrigerator of installation, side cover 20 are divided into upper and bottom section.Under side cover 20 Part is the sheet material of surfacing, and the upper end of the lower part of side cover and the upper end of the face side of refrigerator doors 2 are located substantially at together In one plane, opening portion 20-1 and 20-2 are formed on the upper part of side cover 20, opening portion 20-1 and 20-2 are used as first Sliding groove that two prismatic slip bodies on the both sides of the inner panel 14 of rotating mechanism 8 slide and play a role.In addition, side cover The opening portion for passing through and rotating freely wherein for the shaft of the second rotating mechanism 7 is also formed on 20 upper part.Side cover 20 This on part upper and lower directions height it is roughly the same with the height of the upper and lower directions of the first rotating mechanism 8.In side cover 20 The side opposite with the second rotating mechanism 7, be provided with covering side cover 20 on partially as trim cap 21, to prevent User sees the structure inside hiding handle.

In addition, it as shown in figure 11, is provided on the face by 8 side of the first rotating mechanism of side cover 20 positioned at two slips The first torsional spring 17 between slot and the second torsional spring 18 at the corresponding position of shaft with the second rotating mechanism 7, second The shaft of rotating mechanism 7 passes through the second torsional spring 18 and is configured.

In addition, it as illustrated in figs. 10 and 12, is rotated in each two prismatic slip bodies of the both sides of the first rotating mechanism 8 and second Screw hole is respectively arranged in the shaft of mechanism 7, in above-mentioned two prismatic slip body and above-mentioned shaft via side cover 20 and in outside The first rotating mechanism 8 and the second rotating mechanism 7 can be fixed on side cover 20 by screw in the state of exposing.

Figure 12 shows the form of each component under discrete state, for representing the shape of each component and between each other big Cause position relationship.

In present embodiment, since the first rotating mechanism 8 and the second rotating mechanism 7 are installed in the upper end of refrigerator doors, Therefore the second rotating mechanism is to rotate downwards when being acted on by external force, but according to the first rotating mechanism 8 and the second whirler Structure 7 relative to the installation position of adjacent refrigerator doors difference, the second rotating mechanism 7 may also when by external force upwards or to It is left, to right rotation.Present embodiment only illustrates situation about being rotated down during the second rotating mechanism stress.

In the following, illustrate the manner of execution of the first rotating mechanism and the second rotating mechanism with reference to Fig. 3~Fig. 7.It is shown in Fig. 3 The concrete structure of rotating mechanism that the refrigerator of present embodiment has.First rotating mechanism 8 is hook-shaped with N-shaped is arranged to The blocking portion 8-1 of shape, the second rotating mechanism 7 are formed with protrusion on the end far from shaft side, in the first rotating mechanism 8 not In the case of by external force, the blocking portion 8-1 of the first rotating mechanism 8 is located at the end of the separate shaft side of the second rotating mechanism 7 Lower section, blocking the second rotating mechanism 7 be rotated down due to accident is by external force.By the blocking portion for making the first rotating mechanism 8 8-1 is located at the lower section of the end of the separate shaft side of the second rotating mechanism 7, and in upside, refrigerator doors are opened and have what thing was fallen In the case of, it can reliably stop that the article fallen enters and is deposited in rotating mechanism and in turn result in peculiar smell and failure etc..

In addition, in the second rotating mechanism 7 when being rotated down away from shaft compared with the end in distal side, the resistance of the first rotating mechanism 8 Stopper 8-1 away from shaft with the second rotating mechanism 7 compared with the protrusion formed on the end in distal side by fastening, to prevent the second rotation The excessive rotation of rotation mechanism 7 makes the rotation angle of the second rotating mechanism 7 be no more than defined angle.In addition, the first rotating mechanism 8 blocking portion 8-1 can prevent the second whirler by fastening with the second rotating mechanism 7 away from protrusion of the shaft compared with distal side Structure 7 is collided when the rotation away from end of the shaft compared with nearside with adjacent refrigerator doors, is to prevent the in Fig. 7 of present embodiment The refrigerator doors of end and top on the left of the drawing of two rotating mechanisms 7 collide.

Fig. 4 is the stereogram when downside end of the first rotating mechanism 8 is rotated to the depth side direction of refrigerator.Fig. 5 is Sectional view after being splitted along the line B-B of Fig. 4.Fig. 6 is the upper side end of the first rotating mechanism 8 by the depth direction sidespin to refrigerator Stereogram when turning.Fig. 7 is the sectional view after being splitted along line C-C shown in fig. 6.

As shown in figure 5, with including adjacent upper of the rotating mechanism including the first rotating mechanism 8 and the second rotating mechanism 7 The lower end of side refrigerator doors is provided with the recessed portion 10 being recessed upwards.With including the first rotating mechanism 8 and the second rotating mechanism 7 The upper end of the adjacent downside refrigerator doors of rotating mechanism inside, is provided with the recessed portion 10 to lower recess.

In addition, being formed with gap between handle and adjacent refrigerator doors hiding, the gap is set smaller, passes through Gap setting, which is obtained, small can prevent being mistakenly inserted of finger etc., prevents dust accumulation, and the front of refrigerator is caused visually to become one A entirety achievees the effect that beauty.In addition, the recessed portion hidden in handle needs enough operations empty for the operation of finger Between.If as shown in fig. 7, by the height of the upper and lower directions of the recessed portion 10 at hiding handle be set as B, by rotating mechanism with it is adjacent Gap between refrigerator doors is set as A, then has B to be more than A.By being set as this composition, it can either ensure the beauty of refrigerator doors, prevent from accumulating Dirt, and can ensure the reliability grasped to handle.

The recessed portion to play a role as hiding handle is set to the convenient position being opened and closed on the door, the first rotating mechanism 8 can be set to the entire end of refrigerator doors, but as shown in Fig. 2,3B, 4~7 as shown in Figure 2, Figure 4 shows, and recessed portion 10 is not Along the entire end set of refrigerator doors, and the part being provided only on user-friendly refrigerator doors end, by this Setting can save inner space.

As shown in Figure 4,5, it when the downside end of the first rotating mechanism 8 is rotated to refrigerator depth side, can generate for hand Into with the channel of the recessed portion 10 of the refrigerator doors of the lower section of the first rotating mechanism 8 of operation.In addition as shown in Figure 6,7, when first The upper side end of rotating mechanism 8 to refrigerator depth side rotate when, the upper side end of the first rotating mechanism 8 pushes the second rotating mechanism The end of 7 separate shaft side is rotated down, and hand is supplied to enter with the ice for the top for operating the first rotating mechanism 8 so as to generate The channel of the recessed portion 10 of chamber door.By the rotation of the upper side end or downside end of first rotating mechanism 8, make adjacent ice Recessed portion 10 on chamber door is connected with exterior space, so as to which the hand of people be allow easily to stretch into hiding handle as refrigerator In the recessed portion 10 of a part, this is caught to hide handle and open the door.

In addition, the upper side end in the first rotating mechanism 8 transfers to refrigerator depth sidespin to push against the second rotating mechanism 7 Away from shaft compared with the end in distal side, i.e. close to the end of 8 side of the first rotating mechanism to separate second rotation with the first rotating mechanism 8 During the end rotation of 7 side of rotation mechanism, the right side of the second rotating mechanism 7 is pushed against in Fig. 7 for the upper side end of the first rotating mechanism 8 When side end is rotated down, the offer of the second torsional spring 18 makes the effect that the second rotating mechanism 7 is resetted together with the first rotating mechanism 8 Power.After the hand of user removes power from the first rotating mechanism 8, the recuperability that the second torsional spring 18 applies the second rotating mechanism 7 makes Second rotating mechanism 7 heads on the first rotating mechanism 8 and returns to original position.

In addition, when the downside end of the first rotating mechanism 8 rotates as shown in Figure 5 to refrigerator depth side, the first torsional spring 17 The active force for resetting the first rotating mechanism 8 is provided.After the hand of user removes power from the first rotating mechanism 8, the first torsional spring 17 The recuperability applied to the first rotating mechanism 8 makes the first rotating mechanism 8 return to original position.

Wherein, the second rotating mechanism 7 away from shaft compared with distal side end only the upper side end of the first rotating mechanism 8 to Rotation is just generated when refrigerator depth side rotates, and then exposes the recessed portion 10 in adjacent refrigerator doors.

When first rotating mechanism 8 rotates, one in two prismatic slip bodies on every side of inner panel 14 is one It does and rotates in sliding groove, another in two prismatic slip bodies slides in another slideway.For example, when the first rotation During the downside end rotation of mechanism 8, the prismatic slip body in the sliding groove of the downside end slides and another column Slide mass, which is done, to be rotated, and when the upper side end rotation of the first rotating mechanism 8, the column in the sliding groove of the upper side end is slided Kinetoplast slides and another prismatic slip body does and rotates.

(variation 1)

In first embodiment, it is installed in comprising the rotating mechanism including the first rotating mechanism 8 and the second rotating mechanism 7 In refrigerator doors, but it can not also be directly installed on comprising the rotating mechanism including the first rotating mechanism 8 and the second rotating mechanism 7 In refrigerator doors, but it is inserted into other component in the centre of refrigerator doors and the rotating mechanism or sets separated by a distance.

(variation 2)

It shows a case that rotating mechanism is extended along the entire upper edge of refrigerator doors 2 in first embodiment, but revolves Rotation mechanism can also be set along the ora terminalis of other in addition to upper edge of refrigerator doors 2.For example, it is desirable that operating in upper and lower directions In the case of refrigerator doors, rotating mechanism can be set along the lower ora terminalis of refrigerator doors 2, it is desirable that operating the refrigerator on left and right directions In the case of door, rotating mechanism can be set along the left side ora terminalis or right side ora terminalis of refrigerator doors 2.

(second embodiment)

In the following, a pair part different from first embodiment illustrates.

Fig. 9 is the sectional view after being splitted along the line A-A in Fig. 2 of the refrigerator of second embodiment.As shown in figure 9, second Rotating mechanism in embodiment only has the first rotating mechanism 8 without having the second rotating mechanism 7, structure in addition to this with First embodiment is identical.Hiding handle is provided in refrigerator doors, hides the recessed portion for having in handle and being grasped for hand, than the One rotating mechanism 8 is likewise formed with the space for the rotation of the first rotating mechanism 8 by refrigerator depth side, can be with by the rotation Generate the channel entered for hand to operate the recessed portion for hiding handle.

It is set to positive first rotating mechanism 8 of refrigerator along the vertical direction due to having, refrigerator can be kept positive It is smooth, beautiful.In addition, due to the rotation by the first rotating mechanism 8, can generate makes what recessed portion was connected with exterior space Channel, make hand enter the channel and operate hiding handle, therefore can while beauty easily operating handle, and can be effective Ground prevents the dust accumulation generated due to handle is exposed in the past.

But in the case, there are problems that falling article or accumulation dust in the first rotating mechanism 8.Due to not having Second rotating mechanism 7 covers the top of the first rotating mechanism 8, when opening the adjacent such as refrigerator doors of top, it is not intended to fall Article may enter the inside of first rotating mechanism 8 and cause peculiar smell or failure, and due to second rotation Mechanism 7 covers the top of the first rotating mechanism 8, and when opening adjacent refrigerator doors, the inside of the first rotating mechanism 8 is easily accessible ash Dirt and cause to accumulate.

More than, several embodiments of the invention are described, but these embodiments are prompted as an example, The range of invention is limited unintentionally.These new embodiments can be implemented with various other ways, in the purport for not departing from invention In the range of can carry out it is various omit, displacement, change.These embodiments and modifications thereof are contained in range and the master of invention Purport, and it is contained in the invention of claims record and its equivalent range.

Symbol description

1~6 refrigerator doors

7 second rotating mechanisms

8 first rotating mechanisms

7-1 protrusions

8-1 N-shapeds hook

10 recessed portions

12 screws

14 inner panels

15 outer side panels

17 first torsional springs

18 second torsional springs

20 side covers

20-1,20-2 sliding groove

21 caps

Claims

1. a kind of refrigerator, has：

Refrigerator doors；

First rotating mechanism is adjacent to the front for being set to the refrigerator along the vertical direction with the refrigerator doors, described first Rotating mechanism is formed with the space for first rotating mechanism rotation by refrigerator depth side, by the rotation, generates for hand Into to operate the channel of the recessed portion of the hiding handle.

2. refrigerator as described in claim 1,

Gap is formed between the hiding handle and adjacent refrigerator doors, the width in the gap is less than the hiding handle The recessed portion height.

3. refrigerator as described in claim 1,

First rotating mechanism is installed in the refrigerator doors.

4. refrigerator as described in claim 1,

The recessed portion is made to be connected with exterior space by the rotation of the first rotating mechanism.

5. refrigerator as described in claim 1,

The second rotating mechanism is also equipped with, second rotating mechanism is arranged on first rotation along the depth direction of the refrigerator The end of rotation mechanism, and refrigerator depth side is leaned on positioned at than first rotating mechanism,

The upper side end of first rotating mechanism pushes one end of second rotating mechanism when being rotated to refrigerator depth side Portion is rotated to the opposite side direction of the end with first rotating mechanism, and the one end is far from the described second rotation The end of the shaft side of mechanism.

6. refrigerator as claimed in claim 5,

First rotating mechanism has a blocking portion, the blocking portion second rotating mechanism the one end to institute Stop the one end during the opposite side direction rotation for stating the end of the first rotating mechanism, make the rotation of the one end not More than defined angle.

7. such as refrigerator described in claim 5 or 6,

The one end of second rotating mechanism is pushed to described first in the upper side end of first rotating mechanism During the opposite side direction rotation of the end of rotating mechanism, the end of the one end opposite side of second rotating mechanism not with Adjacent refrigerator doors contact.

8. such as refrigerator described in claim 5 or 6,

In first rotating mechanism not in the case of by external force, the blocking portion of first rotating mechanism is located at described the The lower section of the one end of two rotating mechanisms stops second rotating mechanism to the end with first rotating mechanism The opposite side direction rotation in portion.

9. refrigerator as described in claim 1,

The refrigerator doors have side cover, and two slips slided for the shaft of first rotating mechanism are formed on the side cover Slot.

10. refrigerator as described in claim 1,

A part of first rotating mechanism for the front panel of refrigerator.

11. refrigerator as described in claim 1,

In the lower end of the upside refrigerator doors adjacent with first rotating mechanism, the recessed portion being recessed upwards is set.

12. refrigerator as described in claim 1,

In the upper end of the downside refrigerator doors adjacent with first rotating mechanism, the recessed portion to lower recess is set.

13. refrigerator as claimed in claim 6,

The blocking portion of first rotating mechanism be arranged to N-shaped hook shape, described the one of second rotating mechanism Protrusion is formed on end.

14. refrigerator as claimed in claim 9,

The first torsional spring for being provided on the side cover between described two sliding grooves and positioned at second rotating mechanism The corresponding position of shaft at the second torsional spring,

When the downside end of first rotating mechanism is rotated to refrigerator depth side, the first torsional spring offer makes described first The active force that rotating mechanism resets,

Transfer to refrigerator depth sidespin to push against the institute of second rotating mechanism in the upper side end of first rotating mechanism When stating opposite side direction rotation of the one end to the end with first rotating mechanism, the second torsional spring offer makes institute The active force that the first rotating mechanism is resetted together with second rotating mechanism is stated, the one end is far from the described second rotation The end of the shaft side of rotation mechanism.

15. refrigerator as claimed in claim 9,

Screw is provided on first rotating mechanism and the respective shaft of the second rotating mechanism, it will by the screw First rotating mechanism and second rotating mechanism are individually fixed in the side cover.

16. the refrigerator as described in claim 9 or 15,

Cap is provided on the outside of the side cover.