EP1566603B1 - Method for assembling a reinforcement onto the faceplate of a refrigerator, freezer or the like - Google Patents

Method for assembling a reinforcement onto the faceplate of a refrigerator, freezer or the like Download PDF

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EP1566603B1
EP1566603B1 EP05100220A EP05100220A EP1566603B1 EP 1566603 B1 EP1566603 B1 EP 1566603B1 EP 05100220 A EP05100220 A EP 05100220A EP 05100220 A EP05100220 A EP 05100220A EP 1566603 B1 EP1566603 B1 EP 1566603B1
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Edoardo Oldani
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Whirlpool Corp
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    • F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
    • F25—REFRIGERATION OR COOLING; COMBINED HEATING AND REFRIGERATION SYSTEMS; HEAT PUMP SYSTEMS; MANUFACTURE OR STORAGE OF ICE; LIQUEFACTION SOLIDIFICATION OF GASES
    • F25D—REFRIGERATORS; COLD ROOMS; ICE-BOXES; COOLING OR FREEZING APPARATUS NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
    • F25D23/00—General constructional features
    • F25D23/06—Walls
    • F25D23/065—Details
    • F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
    • F25—REFRIGERATION OR COOLING; COMBINED HEATING AND REFRIGERATION SYSTEMS; HEAT PUMP SYSTEMS; MANUFACTURE OR STORAGE OF ICE; LIQUEFACTION SOLIDIFICATION OF GASES
    • F25D—REFRIGERATORS; COLD ROOMS; ICE-BOXES; COOLING OR FREEZING APPARATUS NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
    • F25D23/00—General constructional features
    • F25D23/02—Doors; Covers
    • F25D23/028—Details

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  • the present invention relates to a method for assembling a metal reinforcement member onto a specific profiled sheet metal part, known as a faceplate, of a refrigerator, freezer or similar appliances, to enable a hinge for the appliance door to be securely connected.
  • Said appliances are provided with at least one door hinged to the appliance casing by hinges which are fixed to the casing at the relative faceplate or faceplates.
  • hinges which are fixed to the casing at the relative faceplate or faceplates.
  • the fixing method generally used is to position the reinforcement at a dedicated point on the faceplate, attach it temporarily to this latter, spot weld the reinforcement and faceplate together, then remove the temporary attachment.
  • US 4170391 discloses a method for assembling a metal reinforcement member according to the preamble of claim 1.
  • WO 02099346 discloses a refrigerator with a reinforcement member for installing a hinge.
  • An object of the present invention is therefore to make assembly of the reinforcement and faceplate easier, quicker and cheaper, without using welding (of which the intrinsic drawbacks are well known) and without the need to temporarily attach the two components together in the required position.
  • the reference numeral 1 indicates a faceplate formed from a sheet metal profile bar having a base side 2, a front side 3 at 90° to the base side, and a channel part 4 to the side of the front side 3 and involving only a fraction (the upper fraction) of the front side 3 to hence obtain in the faceplate a longitudinal groove 5 within which the reinforcement 6, of substantially the same height, is to be located.
  • the reinforcement 6 is formed from a piece of U-shaped robust sheet metal having a base side 7, a front side 8 at 90° to the base side, and a right-angled third side 9 having a width less than that of the base side 7. Holes 10 are provided in the front side for fixing a conventional hinge, not shown, by screws.
  • the two components are provided with means for snap-fitting them together, making the use of spot welding, with all its contingent disadvantages and drawbacks, superfluous.
  • two bosses 11 are formed on the base side 2 of the faceplate 1 by pressing in predetermined positions and at a predetermined distance apart, while on the base side 7 of the reinforcement 6 two outwardly projecting rectilinear parallel groove-type guides (see Figure 3) indicated by 12 are formed, again by pressing, in predetermined positions and at a distance apart equal to that of the bosses 11, followed, aligned therewith, by a notch or recess 14 after a connection piece 13.
  • the reinforcement 6 is rested with its base side 7 on the base side 2 of the faceplate, precisely such that each boss 11 of this latter penetrates into a guide 12 in the reinforcement.
  • the reinforcement is then thrust totally in the direction of the arrow F to cause the bosses, by virtue of the intrinsic elasticity of the sheet metal, to pass beyond the connection pieces 13 where they snap into the notches or recesses 14, to settle therein. Stable and precise assembly of the parts is hence achieved, such as to bring the walls 8 and 3 of the two components into mutual contact, as can be seen in Figure 2, with the reinforcement hence engaging in the groove 5 of the faceplate.
  • Figure 4 shows the step in which the bosses 11 a are still within the guides, i.e. in this case within the long holes 12a.
  • the invention also evidently includes solutions in which the bosses 11, 11a are formed in the lower side 7, 7a of the reinforcement 6, with the guides 12, 12a and corresponding notches or recesses 14, 14a being formed in the base wall 2, 2a of the faceplate 1, 1a.
  • FIGs 6, 7, which show an embodiment according to the present invention equal or corresponding parts are indicated by the same reference numerals associated with the letter "b".
  • the variant of these figures can be used for faceplates of different dimensions and for right or left handed mounting.
  • the faceplate 1b presents on its base side 2b two circular bosses 11 b (similar to the version of Figures 1, 2, 3) and a rectilinear boss 20 (similar to the guide 12 of Figure 3, which however is provided on the lower flange of the reinforcement), while the reinforcement 6b presents a pair of spaced-apart rectilinear parallel slots 21 in its lower flange 7b.
  • Figure 7 shows the assembly of the reinforcement 6b to the faceplate 1b, in which the bosses 11b snap-engage into a side Z of the reinforcement to retain it against the wall 3b of the faceplate, while the rectilinear boss 20 prevents transverse movements and acts as a guide during assembly.
  • Notches similar to the notches 14 ( Figure 1) can be provided in the side Z where the bosses 11 b engage.
  • Figure 8 shows an embodiment not forming part of the present invention with a different faceplate, indicated by 21, having a channel-shaped part 22 along parallel opposing sides.
  • the reinforcement 24, which in this case is of U-shape, is mounted in the interspace defined between the ends 23 of the channel-shaped parts.
  • Two holes 26 are provided in the flanges 25 of the U to be snap-engaged by corresponding bosses 28, emerging from (formed in) the ends 23. Holes 29 are provided for mounting the hinges.

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EP05100220A 2004-01-28 2005-01-14 Method for assembling a reinforcement onto the faceplate of a refrigerator, freezer or the like Expired - Fee Related EP1566603B1 (en)

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PL05100220T PL1566603T3 (pl) 2004-01-28 2005-01-14 Sposób montażu wzmocnienia na płycie czołowej lodówki, zamrażarki i tym podobnych

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IT000114A ITMI20040114A1 (it) 2004-01-28 2004-01-28 Metodo per l'assemblaggio di un rinforzo al frontalino di un frigorifero congelatore e simile
ITMI20040114 2004-01-28

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