JP2002115955A - Refrigerator - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a handle for carriage of a refrigerator or the like, where the transportability rises thanks to easy holding of the handle and the handle section is space-saved. SOLUTION: This refrigerator has a handle whose one end is supported rotatably and whose other end is rotatable at the bottom of the main body, and the handle is stored at the bottom face of the main body when not in use. At carriage, the other end of the handle is raised up for use.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a refrigerator having a carrying handle on the bottom surface.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art FIG.
FIG. 7 is a cross-sectional view taken along the line XX of FIG.
In the figure, 1 is a refrigerator main body, 2 is a side plate made of a steel plate constituting an outer shell of the refrigerator main body 1, 28 is a reinforcing girder on the front side of the bottom surface of the refrigerator main body, 26 is a base plate of a machine room in which a compressor and the like are installed at the top, 25 Has a thickness of 0.
A bottom plate 17 made of a steel plate having a thickness of about 3 to 0.5 mm is a pair of left and right reinforcing girders having a substantially L-shaped cross section attached to the inside of the bottom flange portion 2a at the bottom of the side plate 2.

Reference numeral 18 denotes an inner box formed of a synthetic resin forming an inner wall of the refrigerator, and 19 denotes a heat insulating material such as polyurethane foam filled in a space formed between the inner box 18 and the side plate 2 and the bottom plate 25. Material. Reference numeral 20 denotes a screw plate made of a steel plate having a thickness of about 1 mm attached to the heat insulating material 19 side of the bottom plate 25, and reference numeral 21 denotes an attachment for a steel-made transport handle device formed in a substantially U-shape. A hole 21c provided in a pair of left and right bent sides 21b of the mounting tool 21;
By attaching an arm 22 of a carrying handle formed of a steel wire in a substantially U-shape to the hole 21c, the arm can be rotated.

A roller 23 is rotatably attached to the arm 22. 24 is a fixture 21 of the carrying handle device.
Are fixed to the screw plate 20 inside the bottom plate 25. 14 is an evaporator for drain water that drops when the heat exchanger of the refrigerator disposed inside the pair of left and right carrying handles is defrosted, 14a is a condenser through which a high-temperature refrigerant passes, and 15 is a condenser 14a. Is an evaporating dish that is located at the top of the evaporator and collects and evaporates the drain water dripped.

[0005] Further, 13 is another transport handle located at the top of the refrigerator main body 1, 4 is a moving wheel installed in a front corner on the bottom of the refrigerator, 6 is a stopper used after installing the refrigerator,
Reference numeral 7 denotes a fixture for attaching the moving wheel 4 and the stopper 6 at the front corner to the bottom flange 2a at the bottom of the refrigerator.

Further, when the transport handle device is tilted in the direction A, a space for gripping between the bottom plate 25 and the rollers 23 can be created by the bent shape 22a of the arm portion 22 of the transport handle, The roller 23 can be rotated by the opening 27 provided in the base plate 26 of the machine room.

In the conventional refrigerator as described above, one carrier holds the upper carrying handle 13 and the other carrier lowers the carrying handle arm 22 on the bottom of the refrigerator in the direction A to form a roller 23. With this, the refrigerator can be lifted at an angle. In addition, the refrigerator can be moved by rolling the floor by rolling the moving wheels 4 and the rollers 23 in a state where the arms 22 of the carrying handle are tilted in the direction B when the refrigerator is set up.

[0008]

Since the conventional refrigerator is configured as described above, it is necessary to reduce the size of the evaporator 14 and the evaporating dish 15 for evaporating the drain water.
For this reason, there has been a problem that the condenser capacity of the refrigerator is reduced and power consumption is increased, or water is leaked from the evaporating dish 15 during a defrosting operation when the refrigerator cooler is excessively frosted. Further, considering the thickness of the bottom plate 25 of the refrigerator, there is also a problem that the screw plate 20 needs to be installed and the price becomes high.

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION The present invention has been made to solve the above-mentioned problems, and has a transport handle device in which the handle is easy to hold, the transportability is improved, and the handle portion is space-saving. It is intended to provide a refrigerator.

[0010]

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION A refrigerator according to the present invention has a handle portion at one end rotatably supported on the bottom surface of the main body and a rotatable end at the other end, and the handle portion is stored in the bottom surface of the main body when not in use. At the same time, during transportation, the other end of the handle is raised and used.

The handle is automatically stored by a spring when not in use.

The handle is detachable from the main body.

The handle is detachable from the main body with the main body standing.

The handle is provided with a protective member for preventing the floor from being damaged.

[0015]

DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS Embodiment 1 Hereinafter, a first embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings. 1 to 3 show the first embodiment. FIG. 1 is a perspective view of a refrigerator to which a detachable carrying handle is attached, FIG. 2 is a perspective view of the detachable carrying handle, and FIG. FIG. 4 is a partially enlarged view showing a method of attaching the carrying handle device to the refrigerator body.

In the figure, 1 is a refrigerator main body, 2 is a side plate made of a steel plate constituting an outer shell of the refrigerator main body 1, 2a is a flange portion obtained by bending the side plate 2 on the bottom of the refrigerator, and 3 is a detachable transport provided on the bottom of the refrigerator. The handle handle device, 4 are the moving wheels installed at the corner in front of the bottom of the refrigerator used when moving while rolling the floor with the refrigerator standing, 5 are the moving wheels installed at the rear corner of the bottom of the refrigerator, and 6 are the refrigerator installed A stopper 7 for preventing the rearward movement is attached to the flange 2a for attaching the moving wheel 4 and the stopper 6 to the flange 2a.

An opening 7a (shown in FIG. 3) is formed in the fixture 7.
And the detachable carrying handle device 3 can be installed in this portion. Reference numeral 26 denotes a base plate of a machine room in which a compressor and the like are installed at an upper portion, and reference numeral 28 denotes a reinforcing girder on the front side of the bottom of the refrigerator.

In FIG. 2, reference numeral 8 denotes a handle portion held by a carrier, which is protected by a protective member so as not to damage the floor;
Reference numerals 9 and 10 denote arms of the detachable transport handle device 3. A cylindrical shaft 11 having a cavity 11a inside and a plunger 11b in the center is provided between the arms 9, 10, and the arms 9, 10 are opposed to the cavity 11a of the cylindrical shaft 11. The opening is also opened.

A plunger 11b, which is used by being inserted into the cavity 11a at the time of attachment, and which is projected by a spring and locks a stowable ball, and a pin 12 which is fixed by a prepared recess 12a, is used. The pin 12 is provided with a ring 12b for easy holding.

Also, the arms 9 and 10 are brought into contact with the bottom surface of the fixture 7 at about 90 degrees when raised in the direction A in FIG.
0a has a flat portion.

As shown in FIG. 3, in the refrigerator handling device having the above-described structure, the cavity 11a of the cylindrical shaft 11 of the detachable handling device 3, the moving wheel 4 and the stopper 6 are provided. Align the opening 7a of the fixture 7,
By inserting the pin 11 here, the detachable transport handle device 3 can be connected to the stopper 6 and the moving wheel 4 by the side plate 2 of the refrigerator.
Can be installed on the mounting fixture 7 for installation on the bottom flange portion 2a.

At the time of transport, the handle portion 8 is raised in the direction A to be held by one carrier, and the other carrier has a pair of right and left carrying handles 13 at the upper part of the refrigerator main body 1 to be able to carry. .

Further, since it can be installed between the floor formed by the moving wheels 4 and 5 and the bottom flange 2a,
Installation is possible with the refrigerator standing up.

Also, since there is no need to prepare special reinforcing materials, the drain water evaporating device 14 and the drain water evaporating plate 15 are disposed at the bottom of the refrigerator and include a condenser 14a through which a high-temperature refrigerant passes. Do not squeeze the space.

Further, since the carrier brings the refrigerator, it is not necessary to equip the refrigerator individually, which leads to resource saving and cost reduction.

Embodiment 2 FIG. Hereinafter, a second embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings. 4 and 5 are views showing a second embodiment, FIG. 4 is a perspective view of a refrigerator to which an automatic storage type transport handle device is attached, and FIG. 5 is a method of attaching the automatic storage type transport handle device to the refrigerator body. FIG.

In the first embodiment, the transport handle device 3
Although it is possible to remove the bottom flange portion 2a at the bottom of the side plate 2 by attaching an automatic retractable carrying handle device 16 which fits in the space between the floors formed by the moving wheels 4 and 5 of the refrigerator. An opening 2 is formed in a pair of left and right reinforcing girders 17 arranged on the inside of the refrigerator in that part.
b, a screw hole 2c is made, the end 16a of the automatic storage type transport handle 16 is fitted into the opening 2b, and the screw 18 is screwed into the screw hole 2c.
c, automatically retractable handle for transport 1
6 is installed on the bottom flange 2a.

The handle portion 16b is used by being raised in the direction A, but is automatically stored in the direction B after use by installing a spring inside the shaft 16c of the handle portion.

According to the above-described embodiment, since the handle portion is automatically stored by the spring when not in use, the operability can be improved without taking up an installation space.

[0030]

The refrigerator according to the present invention has a handle portion at one end rotatably supported on the bottom surface of the main body and a rotatable end at the other end. The handle portion is stored in the bottom surface of the main body when not in use. The configuration is such that the other end of the handle portion is raised and used during transport, so that the handle is easy to hold, the transportability is improved, and the handle portion can be space-saving.

When the handle is not used, the handle is automatically stored by the spring, so that the operability can be improved without taking up a space for installation.

Further, since the handle is detachable from the main body, there is no need to prepare a special reinforcing material, so that the space for the evaporating device and the evaporating dish at the bottom of the refrigerator is not pressed.

Further, since the handle portion is detachable from the main body when the main body is in the upright position, the attaching / detaching operation can be easily performed.

Further, since the handle is provided with a protective member for preventing the floor from being damaged, there is little possibility of damaging the floor.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 shows the first embodiment, and is a perspective view of a refrigerator to which a detachable transport handle device is attached.

FIG. 2 is a view showing the first embodiment, and is a perspective view of a detachable carrying handle device.

FIG. 3 is a view showing the first embodiment and is a partially enlarged view showing a method of attaching the detachable transport handle device to the refrigerator body.

FIG. 4 is a view showing the second embodiment, and is a perspective view of a refrigerator to which an automatically retractable carrying handle device is attached.

FIG. 5 is a view showing the second embodiment, and is a partially enlarged view showing a method of attaching the automatic storage type transport handle device to the refrigerator body.

FIG. 6 is a perspective view of a refrigerator to which a conventional transport handle device is attached.

FIG. 7 is a sectional view taken along line XX of FIG. 6;

[Explanation of symbols]

1 Refrigerator main body, 3 detachable transport handle device, 7 mounting fixture, 7a opening, 8 handle portion, 9,10 arm portion, 11 cylindrical shaft, 12 pins, 16 automatic storage type transport handle device.

Claims (5)

[Claims] 1. A handle having one end rotatably supported on the bottom surface of the main body and the other end rotatable. The handle portion is stored in the bottom surface of the main body when not in use, and the handle portion of the handle portion is transported when not in use. A refrigerator characterized in that the other end is used. 2. The refrigerator according to claim 1, wherein the handle is automatically stored by a spring when not in use. 3. The refrigerator according to claim 1, wherein the handle is detachable from the main body. 4. The refrigerator according to claim 3, wherein the handle portion is detachable from the main body when the main body is set up. 5. The refrigerator according to claim 1, wherein a protective member is attached to the handle to prevent the floor from being damaged.