JP2000146419A - Double hinged door storage cabinet - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To facilitate cleaning by preventing a decrease in an appearance caused by mounting of a support member at double hinged doors by considering a mounting structure of the member for supporting door packings of both the double hinged doors. SOLUTION: A support member 24 has flat plates 24a along backs of inner panels 21a of double hinged doors 20, packing supports 24b provided at front ends of the plates 24a, and mounting recesses 24c formed at an intermediate site of the plate 24a. The member 24 is fixed to a back of the panel 21a with threads wr3 in the recess 24c, and an opening of the recess 24c is covered with a cover 24d, and formed in plane with the plate 24a. Thus, nothing is exposed on the plate 24a of the member 24, and there are no decrease in an appearance and no obstruction for cleaning caused by mounting the member 24 at the doors 20.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a double door type storage such as a double door type refrigerator, a freezer, a warm storage, and the like.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art A double door type storage is an example of a refrigerator, as disclosed in, for example, Japanese Patent Application Laid-Open No. 58-153072, a main body having a front opening, and a front opening of the main body. A pair of left and right doors are attached to each side edge so as to be rotatable in the front-rear direction and open and close the front opening of the main body. A door packing with magnet is provided and extends vertically along the side surface of the opposite end, and when the doors are closed, the door packings are in close contact with each other and between the opposite ends of the doors. Are configured to be hermetically sealed.

However, in this type of storage, when the opening of the storage body is closed, leakage of internal air from between the left and right opening doors to the outside and intrusion of external air into the inside are surely prevented. In order to achieve this, it is necessary to ensure that both door packings provided on both doors are in close contact with each other, and to achieve this, each door packing must be set at a set site of each door and It must be properly installed in the installed state. For this purpose, a supporting member capable of easily mounting the door packing and supporting the set mounting state is attached to a predetermined portion of the opening / closing door, and the door packing is supported by the supporting member. Is preferred.

[0004]

In general, in this type of storage, the opening and closing door is formed by filling a space formed between an inner panel and an outer panel with a heat insulating material. In order to attach the support member to the opening / closing door having such a structure, a fixing member for attaching the support member to the opening / closing door so that the support member can be accurately attached to the set attachment site in a set state. It is necessary to take care that the appearance is not impaired by being exposed to the outside, and that the fixing member is not exposed to the outside and hinders the cleaning of the door.

Accordingly, an object of the present invention is to provide a support member for supporting a door packing, which is sunk or displaced during mounting, so that a gap is provided between both door packings when the door packings of both doors are joined. And to prevent the fixing member for fixing the support member from being exposed to the outside, so as not to deteriorate the appearance and hinder the cleaning.

[0006]

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION The present invention relates to a double-opening storage, and more particularly to a storage main body having a front opening, and a base end pivotally moved in the front-rear direction at each side edge of the front opening of the storage main body. A pair of left and right openable doors that are assembled to open and close the front opening of the main body, and are supported by support members provided on the back of the opposing end of each of the openable doors. A door opening with a magnet extending vertically along the side surface of the door, and when the doors are closed, the door packings are in close contact with each other and hermetically seal between the opposing ends of the doors. It is intended for a type storage.

In the double door type storage according to the present invention, the support member is formed at a flat portion along the back of the inner panel constituting the opening / closing door, and is formed at the tip of the flat portion to form the inner panel. A supporting portion that is located at the tip end side of the door and supports the door packing; and a mounting recess formed at an intermediate portion of the flat plate portion and protruding toward a mounting recess provided on the inner panel. It is fixed to the back of the inner panel via a fixing member such as a screw, and the opening of the mounting recess is covered and closed by a lid, and is formed on the same plane as the flat plate. It is assumed that.

[0008] In the double-opening storage according to the present invention, the bottom surface of the mounting recess of the support member abuts against the bottom surface of the mounting recess of the inner panel, and the support member is fixed at the abutting portion of both surfaces. It can be configured to be fixed to the inner panel via a member.

[0009]

In the double door type storage according to the present invention, the fixing member fixing the support member to the inner panel of the opening / closing door is located inside the mounting recess provided in the flat plate portion of the support member, and Since the opening of the mounting recess is covered with the lid and formed on the same plane as the flat portion of the support member, the fixing member is not exposed on the flat portion of the support member and the mounting recess is opened. Therefore, the support member does not hinder the cleaning of the door.

In the double-opening storage according to the present invention, the bottom surface of the mounting recess of the support member abuts against the bottom surface of the mounting recess of the inner panel, and the support member is fixed at the abutting portion of both surfaces. It can be configured to be fixed to the inner panel via a member. If such a fixing structure is adopted, the support member is attached to the inner panel,
It is fixed without heat insulating material or space between the inner panel and the supporting member. When the supporting member is fixed to the inner panel, the supporting member exerts the fixing force from the fixing member such as a screw tightening force. No sinking or misalignment occurs. Further, it is not necessary to control the fixing force such as the tightening force of the fixing member when fixing the support member to the inner panel so precisely.

[0011]

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS The present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings. FIG. 1 shows a double-door refrigerator which is an example of a double-door storage according to the present invention. As shown in FIGS. 1 and 2, the refrigerator has a main body 10 having a front opening 11, and a base end on each side edge of the front opening 11 of the main body 10 so as to be rotatable in the front-rear direction. A pair of upper and lower left and right doors 20a and 20b that are assembled to open and close the front opening 11 of the cabinet body 10, and a lower pair of right and left doors 20
c, 20d, and these four doors 20a to 20d
The opening / closing operation of d is such that the front opening 11 of the cabinet main body 10 can be opened and closed.

The upper doors 20a and 20b are symmetrical to each other, the lower doors 20c and 20d are symmetrical to each other, and the left doors 20a and 20c are symmetrical to each other. The right and left doors 20b and 20d have substantially the same structure except that they are vertically symmetrical to each other. Therefore, in the following, each of the doors 20a to 20a
The configuration of d will be described as the opening and closing door 20, and when it is necessary to explain the mutual relationship of each of the opening and closing doors, the explanation will be made using the respective opening and closing doors 20a to 20d.

In the opening / closing door 20, as shown in FIGS. 1 and 3, the door body 21 is made of a resin inner panel 21a.
, A metal outer panel 21b, and both panels 2
The first door packing 22 is provided at a peripheral portion on the back surface of the door body 21 and is formed of a heat insulating material 21c filled in a space formed between 1a and 21b. A second door packing 23 is provided on the back end side of the main body 21 on the opposite end side. Both of these door packings 22 and 23 have a magnet built in a main body made of synthetic resin.

The first door packing 22 has a U-shape. The first door packing 22 extends from the base end side to the upper end side and the lower end side on the rear surface of the door main body 21, and faces the opposite end on the rear surface of the door main body 21. The upper and lower ends of the side have reached. 2nd door packing 2
Reference numeral 3 denotes a linear member extending in the up-down direction, which is disposed in a state of being supported by a support member 24 described later, and is located on the opposite end side on the back surface of the door main body 21 and has a first door packing 22. The upper and lower ends are reached.

Thus, when the opening / closing door 20 is closed, the first door packing 22 comes into contact with the peripheral edge of the front opening 11 of the storage body 10. Therefore, the upper and lower left and right doors 20
When the a and 20b are closed, the first door packing 22 comes into contact with the peripheral edge of the front opening 11 of the storage body 10 and
The left and right second door packings 23 come into close contact with each other to hermetically seal the space between the two doors 20a and 20b. The lower left and right opening doors 20c and 20d are also closed similarly,
0 is closed in a closed state.

The second door packing 23 is, as shown in FIG.
As shown in FIG. 5, the support member 24 supports
It is attached to the door 20 via a support member 24.
As shown in FIG. 4 in particular, the second door packing 23 (hereinafter, sometimes simply referred to as the door packing 23) includes a cylindrical main body 23a, a leg 23b, and a connecting portion 23 connecting these.
c and a plurality of prism-shaped magnets 23d having a predetermined length, and each of the magnets 23d is buried in the cylindrical main body 23a at predetermined intervals in the vertical direction.

In the second door packing 23, the cylindrical main body 23a and the connecting portion 23c are formed of a soft synthetic resin, and the legs 23b are formed of a hard synthetic resin. Both hard parts are integrally formed by extrusion. The cylindrical main body 23a has a column shape having elasticity and flexibility, and the leg portion 23b has a rigid column shape. The cylindrical main body 23a can expand and contract in the left-right direction through itself or the connecting portion 23c. And can swing back and forth through the connecting portion 23c.

The leg 23b has a base 23b1 having an H-shaped cross section.
And a projecting piece 23b2 protruding laterally from the rear end side of the base 23b1. In the left and right door packings 23, the legs 23b are formed in symmetrically different shapes. In each of the magnets 23d of the left and right door packings 23, the N pole and the S pole are positioned so as to be different from each other in the front-rear direction.

The support member 24 is made of a synthetic resin.
And a flat plate portion 2 having a predetermined width and a predetermined length as shown in FIG.
4a, a packing support portion 24b located at the tip of the flat plate portion 24a, and a mounting recess 24c positioned at the center of the flat plate portion 24a. The mounting recess 24c is configured to be covered with a lid 24d. ing. The support member 24 is fixedly attached to the inner panel 21a of the opening / closing door 20 by a screw 24e in an attachment recess 24c.

The packing support portion 24b is formed over the entire length of the flat plate portion 24a in the vertical direction.
b1 and a cover 24b2. The insertion groove 24b1 of the packing support portion 24b is fitted to the leg 2 of the door packing 23.
It has a shape similar to the cross-sectional shape of 3b, and the leg 23b of the door packing 23 is formed so as to be removable. The door packing 23 has its leg 23b inserted into the insertion groove 24b1 of the packing support 24b, and
In this supported state, the connecting portion 23c penetrates the insertion groove 24b1 left and right, and the cylindrical main body 23a is positioned close to the front side of the cover 24b2 of the support member 24, and The embedded portion of 23d is located outside.

As shown in FIG. 3, the mounting portion of the support member 24 in the opening / closing door 20 is formed by a mounting recess 21d provided in the inner panel 21a.
A metal radiator plate 25 is fixed to d, and a support member 24 is attached via the radiator plate 25. The support member 24 has a heat insulating piece 24f on the inner surface of the flat plate portion 24a.
Is attached, the mounting recess 2 of the inner panel 21a is attached.
1d, and the screw 24e is fixed with the bottom surface of the mounting recess 24c in contact with the surface of the heat radiating plate 25 in the mounting recess 21d. A lid 24d is fitted into the opening of the mounting recess 24c of the support member 24, and the lid 24d closes the opening of the mounting recess 24c.

The lid 24d has a U-shaped cross section.
In a state where the heat insulating material piece 24f is adhered to the back surface, the heat insulating material piece 24f is liquid-tightly fitted to the mounting recess 24c of the support member 24, thereby closing the opening of the mounting recess 24c. The opening is formed on the same plane as the flat plate portion 24a. Thus, the screw 24e is housed in the space defined by the lid 24d and the mounting recess 24c, and is prevented from being exposed to the outside.

In this space, a lead wire 26b for connecting the heater 26a to a power supply is wired, and in the space formed by the support member 24 and the heat radiating plate 25,
The heater 26a is wired. The heater 26a is wired in contact with the radiator plate 25. The distal end 25a of the heat sink 25 is attached to the mounting recess 21d of the inner panel 21a.
And is located on the front side of the tubular main body 24a of the door packing 23 supported by the support member 24.
According to the wiring structure of the lead wire 26b,
b, the connection to the metal outer panel 21b via the metal heat dissipation plate 25 is cut off.

As a result, the support member 24 is attached to the door body 21 as shown in FIGS. 2 and 3, and in this state, the upper end of the second door packing 23 is located above the upper end of the support member 24 by a predetermined amount. And the door packing 2
3 has a lower end projecting downward from the lower end of the support member 24 by a predetermined amount. The first attached to the back of the door body 21
Each end of the door packing 22 has a support member 22a, 2
2b is fixed, and the bearing members 22a and 22b are fitted to the upper and lower ends of the second door packing 23 to support the door packing 23 from above and below. Each bearing member 22
Reference numerals a and 22b denote flexible members made of synthetic resin. For example, if the top of the upper support member 22a is lifted and bent, the upper support member 22a is separated from the upper end of the second door packing 23, and the door packing 23 is removed. The support member 24 can be pulled out.

In the double door type refrigerator configured as described above, when all the doors 20a to 20d are closed, the first door packing 22 provided on the back surface of each of the doors 20a to 20d is opened by the front opening of the cabinet body 10. The second door packings 23 provided on the upper and lower doors 20a and 20b, and the lower and lower doors 2 are in close contact with the peripheral edge of the portion 11.
The second door packings 23 provided at 0c and 20d are in close contact with each other, and seal the front opening 11 of the storage body 10.

FIG. 5 schematically shows a state in which the right door 20b is closed while the left door 20a is closed. FIG. 5A shows a state in which both doors 20a, 20b are closed. (B) shows a state immediately before the right door 20b is closed, and (c) shows a state before the right door 20b is further closed.

As shown in FIG.
a, 20b are closed, the two doors 20 are closed.
a, 20b, the door packings 23 provided on the support members 2
The cover 24b2 and the front end 25a of the radiator plate 25 cover the front and rear sides of the cover body 24b2, and the heat transmitted from the heater 26a through the radiator plate 25 prevents freezing and dew condensation. In addition, both open / close doors 20
The second door packings 23a, 20b are in close contact with each other on the opposing surfaces of the cylindrical main body 23a, and the upper and lower ends are fitted with the respective supporting members 22a, 22b to form the front opening 11 of the storage main body 10. To prevent cold air from leaking from outside and ingress of outside air.

FIG. 5C shows a case where the right and left doors 20b are to be closed after the left and right doors 20a are closed. The door 20b is turned rearward and provided on the door 20b. When the second door packing 23 comes close to the second door packing 23 provided on the opening / closing door 20a as shown in FIG.
The N poles oppose each other and repel each other. However, when the opening and closing door 20b is completely closed as shown in FIG.
Is sealed.

As described above, in the double door type refrigerator, by closing all the open / close doors 20a to 20d, the refrigerator main body 10 can be securely closed in a closed state, and the freezing of each door packing 23 can be prevented. It is possible to prevent dew condensation, prevent outside air from entering the storage body 10 from the outside, and prevent leakage of cool air from the storage body 10 to the outside.

Thus, in the double door refrigerator, the screw 24e for fixing the support member 24 to the inner panel 21a constituting the opening / closing door 20 is provided inside the mounting recess 24c provided on the flat plate portion 24a of the support member 24. The opening of the mounting recess 24c is covered with a lid 24d and is formed on the same plane as the flat plate portion 24a of the support member 24.
e is not exposed and the mounting recess 24c is not opened, so that the support member 24 does not obstruct the cleaning of the door 20.

In the double door refrigerator,
With the bottom surface of the mounting recess 24c of the support member 24 in contact with the heat sink 25 fixed to the bottom of the mounting recess 21d of the inner panel 21a, the support member 24 is attached to the inner panel via the screw 24e at the contact portion. 21a. Accordingly, the support member 24 is fixed to the inner panel 21a without interposing a heat insulating material or a space between the inner panel 21a and the support member 24. It does not sink or displace due to the action of the tightening force. Further, the support member 24 is attached to the inner panel 21.
It is not necessary to control the tightening force of the screw 24e at the time of fixing to a.

The above configuration is a double-door type freezer,
The present invention can be similarly applied to various double-opening storages such as a warm storage, and can provide the same operation and effect.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a front view showing an example of a double door refrigerator according to the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a rear view showing a closed state of left and right opening doors constituting the refrigerator.

FIG. 3 is a partially cutaway partial plan view of a right opening / closing door constituting the refrigerator.

FIG. 4 is a cross-sectional view of a second door packing attached to the left opening / closing door of the refrigerator.

FIG. 5 is a schematic explanatory view showing a state in which left and right doors of the refrigerator are closed.

[Explanation of symbols]

Reference numeral 10: Storage body, 11: Front opening, 20 (20a, 20)
b, 20c, 20d) Open / close door, 21 Door body, 21a
... inner panel, 21b ... outer panel, 21c ... heat insulating material, 21d ... mounting concave part, 22 ... first door packing, 22
a, 22b: support member, 23: second door packing, 23
a ... cylindrical body, 23b ... leg, 23b1 ... base, 23b2
... projecting piece part, 23c ... connecting part, 23d ... magnet, 2
4 Support member, 24a Flat plate portion, 24b Packing support portion, 24b1 Insert portion, 24b2 Cover body, 24c Mounting recess, 24d Lid, 24e Screw, 24f Heat insulation material piece, 25 Heat sink , 25a ... tip, 26a ... heater,
26b: Lead wire.

 ──────────────────────────────────────────────────続 き Continuing on the front page (72) Inventor Kazuhiko Inoue 3-16 Hoshizaki Electric Co., Ltd., Sakaemachi Minamikan, Toyoake City, Aichi Prefecture (72) Inventor Masaki Kasugai 3-16 Sakaemachi Minamikan, Toyoake City, Aichi Prefecture Hoshizaki Electric Co., Ltd. F-term (reference) 3L102 JA01 KA06 KC02 KC03 KC06 KC07 KC08

Claims (2)

[Claims] 1. A main body having a front opening, and a base end rotatably assembled in a front-rear direction with each side edge of the front opening of the main body so that the front opening of the main body is formed. A pair of left and right opening and closing doors that open and close, and a door packing with a magnet that is supported by a support member provided on the back surface of each of the opening and closing opposing end portions and extends vertically along the side surface of the opposite end portion. When the both doors are closed, the door packing is a double-sided open storage in which the two door packings are in close contact with each other and hermetically seal between opposed ends of the both doors, and the support member is configured to open and close the door. A flat portion along the back of the inner panel to be formed, a support portion formed at the front end of the flat portion and positioned on the front side of the inner panel to support the door packing, and formed at an intermediate portion of the flat portion. The inner panel It has a mounting recess protruding toward the recess side, and is fixed to the back of the inner panel via a fixing member in the mounting recess, and the opening of the mounting recess is covered with a lid and closed. A double door-type storage box formed on the same plane as the flat plate portion. 2. The double-sided storage according to claim 1, wherein the bottom surface of the mounting recess of the support member is in contact with the bottom surface of the mounting recess in the inner panel, and the support member is in contact with the both surfaces. A double-opening storage box fixed to the inner panel via the fixing member.