CN1717521A

CN1717521A - Handle arrangement for the front door of cabinets

Info

Publication number: CN1717521A
Application number: CNA2003801040754A
Authority: CN
Inventors: E·M·埃斯平多拉; A·塔斯托尼; S·V·德阿尔梅达; J·M·费雷拉; G·内林
Original assignee: Multibras SA
Current assignee: Whirlpool SA
Priority date: 2002-11-25
Filing date: 2003-11-20
Publication date: 2006-01-04
Also published as: WO2004048723A1; KR20050074640A; BR0205140B1; EP1570145A1; AU2003283084A1; BR0205140A

Abstract

A handle arrangement for the front door of cabinets for refrigerators, freezers, and other types of cabinets, said door (10) comprising a pair of lateral edges (12) and a pair of end edges (15) surrounding a front face (13). A handle (30) in the form of an elongated body is affixed close to at least one of the lateral edges (12) of the door (10), in order to occupy at least part of the longitudinal extension of the latter, and presents a front face (31) defining a respective lateral marginal portion of the front face (13) of the door (10), said handle (30) projecting laterally outwardly from the adjacent lateral edge (12) of the door (10) and presenting a rear face (32) that defines a seating surface for the user's fingers.

Description

Be used for the handle arrangement on the cabinet Qianmen

Technical field

The present invention relates to a kind of handle arrangement, this handle arrangement can be applied on the Qianmen of refrigerator, refrigerator-freezer or other type cabinet, and this handle arrangement can also be applied on the one or both sides at Qianmen.

Background technology

In this area, there have been several handle arrangements to can be used for especially can be used on the cabinet of refrigerator and refrigerator-freezer on the vertical Qianmen of different cabinets, this has been known.

These known handles have different shapes, and can utilize screw along continuous straight runs or vertical direction to be fixed on the external front face at described Qianmen.

No matter how the rotation direction that the some of them handle arrangement can act on when Jiang Men opens on the door can both correctly work.In these reversible known handles, comprise that also those outside plates with door or door are processed to the handle of parts or are installed to handle on the outside plate upper limb as an end cap.

Although can carry out work in a suitable manner, but, there is following defective in this reversible known handle arrangement: formed the parts of the basis mask moulding of a meeting change door leaf, these parts are out of shape by the outside plate that makes door leaf or by the another one main body being fixed to exposing in the zone of this door leaf structure its basic styling are changed.

Except the aesthetic feeling to the project organization of door leaf exerts an influence, be fixed to the structural extra body of door leaf by one and limit the handle that forms and also will cause paying special attention to of designer, so that fixed part (be generally and be installed to the structural screw of door leaf) is hidden.

Screw with this structure can be made separately, will improve the cost of final finished like this.

Summary of the invention

Therefore, a main purpose of the present invention is to provide a kind of handle arrangement that is used on the cupboard door, cabinet wherein is generally the cabinet of refrigerator and refrigerator-freezer, this handle can be processed into simple structure with lower cost by different materials, and is applied on the reverse position under the prerequisite of the door leaf contour structures not being made variation.

Another object of the present invention is to provide a kind of aforesaid handle arrangement, this handle arrangement can be installed on the door, and need not to replenish any decorative element, and dismounting easily, so that change.

Structure of the present invention can be applied on the door of refrigerator, refrigerator-freezer and other type cabinet, described door comprises an oppose side edge and a pair of ora terminalis, one of them ora terminalis has formed upper limb, and the another one ora terminalis has formed lower edge, and all these surrounded by edges the front surface of door leaf.

According to the present invention, a handle that is processed to elongated body is fixed near at least one lateral margin of door leaf, purpose be occupy door leaf longitudinal size at least a portion and have a front surface, this front surface has formed the respective lateral marginal portion in door leaf front, described handle is outwards outstanding and have a rear surface along side direction from the adjacent side edge of door leaf, and this rear surface has formed an area supported that is used to support user's finger.

Description of drawings

Below with reference to accompanying drawings, the present invention is illustrated by preferred embodiment, wherein:

Fig. 1 is a partially exploded perspective view of the refrigerator doors according to the present invention, and this refrigerator doors is represented by its outside plate, and is provided with on an one side by a handle arrangement;

Fig. 2 is the frontal partial perspective view of refrigerator doors, and wherein a handle arrangement has as shown in Figure 1 been installed and be provided with to this refrigerator doors;

The local horizontal sectional view of Fig. 3 for being done along the hatching III-III opposite house of Fig. 2;

Fig. 4 is the phantom drawing of handle prolongation, and wherein this handle is connected with a lateral margin of refrigerator doors and is equipped with one through decoction cap.

The specific embodiment

As mentioned above, handle arrangement of the present invention preferably is applied on the door 10, and wherein this door 10 is arranged on the cabinet front side of refrigerator and refrigerator-freezer, but it also can be used on the vertical gate of other cabinet.

As shown in the figure, door 10 can be made of outside plate 11 according to traditional approach, and this outside plate 11 is generally metal sheet, and is processed to limit for door 10 form of structure of an oppose side edge 12, has wherein formed the front 13 of door 10 between this oppose side edge.In the Background Region of outside plate 11, be fixed with an inner panel (not shown), and in the gap between this inner panel and outside plate 11 heat insulating material 14 be housed, this heat insulating material is generally polyurethane foam.This door 10 also comprises a pair of ora terminalis 15, one of them ora terminalis has formed upper limb, another ora terminalis has formed lower edge, and a respective end cap 20 all is installed on each ora terminalis, and this end cap is generally made by the plastic material mold pressing and the ora terminalis 15 that is used for opposite house 10 carries out final decoration.End cap 20 be a hypocrateriform substantially, and its sidewall has less height, and its in-profile is corresponding with the exterior contour of 10 ora terminalis 15, so just by suitable technology with its assembling and be fixed on the ora terminalis 15.

In illustrated embodiment, door 10 lateral margin 12 is from the front chamfering, and the width in front 13 that so just makes door is less than the distance between the Background Region of two relative lateral margins 12, promptly less than the integral width of door 10.But, as mentioned above, the lateral margin 12 of door 10 need not chamfering, only its shape need be processed into the integral width that can be provided with at the width in front 13 of door 10 in handle regional less than door 10, purpose is to form a space, can insert with the finger that makes the user, and this space also to can be contained in substantially the door peripheral extent in, specific as follows described.

Structure of the present invention comprises the handle 30 of an elongated body, and this handle is fixed at least one lateral margin 12 of door 10.In illustrated embodiment, the elongated body of handle 30 is made by a kind of extruded profile that is preferably tubulose, and this extruded profile is made by thermoplastic or other suitable material, described elongated body has a longitudinal size, this longitudinal size preferably longitudinal size with 10 the respective lateral edge 12 that will fix it is identical, thereby make the top and bottom of each handle 30 be covered and to decorate, as shown in Figure 2 by the end cap 20 of door 10.

The longitudinal size that is appreciated that this handle 30 can be less than the longitudinal size of the respective lateral edge 12 of door 10, not and the neighboring terminal one of lateral margin 12 to handle elongated body the end can by one between the ora terminalis 15 of handle 30 and door 10 outside plate 11 lateral edge region shape and seal.

According to the present invention, handle 30 has a front surface 31, when this handle 30 of assembling, this front surface defines a respective lateral marginal portion in the front 13 of door 10, described handle 30 is along laterally outwards outstanding and have a rear surface 32 from lateral margin 12, this rear surface defines an area supported, and when when angle direction is opened door 10, user's finger can be supported on this area supported.

This handle 30 is provided with an essential part 33 along the longitudinal size of its rear surface 32, and this essential part can support and be fixed on the adjacent side lip 12 of door 10.This essential part 33 is provided with a plurality of through holes spaced apart 34 along the longitudinal size of handle 30, and these through holes are used to hold fixed part 35, and fixed part 35 can remain on handle 30 on the adjacent side lip 12 of door 10.

For guaranteeing that handle 30 is easily mounted on the door 10 of making shaping, the lateral margin 12 of described door 10 is provided with a plurality of windows 16, in window, be supported with holding member 40, but this holding member can be fixed in the door 10 for boots shape and insulation material 14, and pass each window 16 and stretch out a tubular neck portions 42, so just fixed part 35 can be installed and keep putting in place, wherein fixed part 35 is preferably the screw that the through hole 34 of the essential part 33 of passing handle 30 is provided with.For the relative essential part 33 of head that makes fixed part 35 remains on the low level, through hole 34 is processed into counterbore and it is dimensioned to the form of structure that can hold and keep to decorate plug 50,60, this decorates plug can be independent stopper shown in Figure 1, or a sealing cap that is made into integration 60, this sealing cap is generally extruded by plastics and is made and all through holes 34 of the essential part 33 of handle 30 are all covered up.

Shown in Fig. 2-4, handle 30 preferably is installed on door 10 the adjacent side lip 12 in the following manner: make its front surface 31 keep mutual concordant with the front 13 of door 10 and cooperate, it is as the prolongation that constitutes described positive 13 section bar, and can be aesthetically with described positive 13 in aggregates.

For a kind of door 10 with versatility is provided, so that when opening direction and can turn round, each lateral margin 12 of door 10 all is designed and is processed into the form of structure that can install and fix a handle 30 respectively, wherein handle 30 has identical structure with other handle.Although one embodiment of the present of invention have been made diagram, will be appreciated that by investing in the design scope that manual following claim book limited, can also make change to its structure and form.

Claims

1. handle arrangement, be used for refrigerator, on the cabinet of refrigerator-freezer and the cupboard door of other type, described door (10) comprises an oppose side edge (12) and a pair of ora terminalis, one of them ora terminalis has formed a upper limb, and another ora terminalis has formed lower edge, all surrounded by edges in the front (13) of door (10) on every side, it is characterized in that: it comprises the handle (30) of an elongate body shape, this handle is fixed near at least one lateral margin of door (10), at least a portion with the longitudinal size that occupies door leaf, but also has a front surface (31), this front surface has formed a respective lateral marginal portion of door (10) positive (13), described handle (30) is outwards outstanding and have a rear surface (32) along side direction from the adjacent side edge (12) of door (10), and this rear surface has formed an area supported that is used to support user's finger.

2. handle arrangement according to claim 1 is characterized in that: its rear surface of described handle (30) (32) is provided with an essential part (33), and this essential part can support and be fixed on the adjacent side lip (12) of door (10).

3. handle arrangement according to claim 2, it is characterized in that: described essential part (33) is provided with a plurality of spaced through holes (34) along the longitudinal size of handle (30), these through holes are used to hold fixed part (35), on the adjacent side lip (12) that handle (30) is remained on door (10).

4. handle arrangement according to claim 3, it is characterized in that: the lateral margin (12) of described door (10) is provided with a plurality of windows (16), inner support at this window has holding member (40), each described holding member holds and is keeping a fixed part (35) respectively, and this fixed part 35 is the screw of the respective through hole (34) of the essential part (33) of passing handle (30).

5. handle arrangement according to claim 4, it is characterized in that: described holding member (40) can be boots shape (41), this holding member can be fixed on the inside of door (10) and have a tubular neck portions (42), this tubular neck portions is passed respective window (16) and is stretched out, and fixed part (35) is held and keep to put in place being used for.

6. handle arrangement according to claim 3 is characterized in that: described through hole (34) is processed to counterbore, so that respective fixation parts (35) are contained in wherein.

7. handle arrangement according to claim 6 is characterized in that: it comprises a stopper (50,60), and described stopper can be mounted in the through hole (34), after the assembling of finishing handle (30) through hole is covered up.

8. handle arrangement according to claim 1 is characterized in that: the elongated body of described handle (30) is made by extruded profile.

9. handle arrangement according to claim 8 is characterized in that: the elongated body of described handle is a tubulose.

10. handle arrangement according to claim 1 is characterized in that: the width that the lateral margin that holds handle (30) (12) of described door (10) is constructed such that front (13) in being provided with the zone of handle (30) less than the whole width of door (30).

11. handle arrangement according to claim 10 is characterized in that: described lateral margin (12) carries out chamfering on the longitudinal size that is fixed with handle (30) from the front.

12. handle arrangement according to claim 1 is characterized in that: each described lateral margin (12) all holds and is fixing a corresponding handle (30).

13. handle arrangement according to claim 1, it is characterized in that: the longitudinal size that described handle has is identical with the longitudinal size of each lateral margin (12) of door (10), and its end covered up by end cap (20), and wherein end cap (20) is supported on respectively on the upper and lower ora terminalis (15) of door (10).