JP2014240735A - Refrigerator - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a refrigerator such that a handle can be easily attached and detached while beauty of the refrigerator is maintained.SOLUTION: There is provided a refrigerator which has a door 5 with an arranged handle 10 in the front filled with a heat insulator, and the handle 10 includes a support member fitted to the front of the door 5 to protrude to before the door 5, a bar-like grip part 12 supported at a front end of the support member, and a cover 14 covering the support member between the grip part 12 and the front of the door 5. The cover 14 comprises a cover body part formed in a box shape one surface of which is an opening surface having an opening part and a lid part shaped to close the opening part. The cover body part has surfaces, other than the front opposed to the grip part 12 and the back opposed to the front of the door 5, as opening surfaces and groove parts connecting with the opening part are formed on the front and a front back respectively, the border between the lid part and cover body part appearing on no surface except the front, back and opening part of the cover body part.

Description

  The present invention relates to a refrigerator whose front face of a storage room is opened and closed by a door having a handle.

  A conventional refrigerator is disclosed in Patent Document 1. This refrigerator is provided with a handle extending vertically on the front surface of the door that covers the opening surface of the storage chamber. In the handle disclosed in FIG. 1 of Patent Document 1, a pair of support portions attached to a door are arranged at upper and lower ends, and a grip portion gripped by a user extends vertically and is formed integrally with the support portion. Also, the handle is fixed by screwing the support portion from the back side of the door. For this reason, workability at the time of attaching the handle is deteriorated, and when the door is filled with a heat insulating material, it becomes difficult to remove the handle, so that maintenance such as replacement is deteriorated.

  On the other hand, FIG. 5 of Patent Document 1 discloses a door in which a support portion is screwed to the side surface of the door from the outside. Thereby, attachment and removal of the handle can be easily performed, and workability and maintenance at the time of manufacture can be improved.

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  However, according to said latter refrigerator, the screw which attaches a support part and a support part to the side surface of a door is exposed, and the aesthetics of the refrigerator are spoiled. In addition, members such as support portions and screws protrude from the side surface of the door, and there is a risk that the user may be injured by inadvertently touching the protrusion.

  In order to solve the above problems, the present invention is a refrigerator including a door filled with a heat insulating material and having a handle disposed on the front surface, wherein the handle protrudes forward of the door. A support member attached to the front end of the support member, and a cover that covers the support member between the grip portion and the front surface of the door. A cover body portion formed in a box shape with an opening surface having an opening portion and a lid portion having a shape closing the opening portion, the cover body portion including a front surface facing the grip portion and A surface other than the back surface facing the front surface of the door is used as the opening surface, and a groove portion is formed on the front surface and the back surface from the opening portion, and a boundary between the lid portion and the cover main body portion. The wire of the cover body Serial front, is characterized by not appearing on the surface other than the back, and the opening surface.

  Further, in the refrigerator having the above-described configuration, the refrigerator may have a convex portion or a concave portion provided on at least a part of a side surface of the lid portion that contacts the cover main body portion, and the inner surface of the opening portion of the cover main body portion. A concave portion or a convex portion that can be fitted to the convex portion or the concave portion is provided.

  Further, in the refrigerator having the above-described configuration, a spacer is disposed between the support member and the front surface of the door, and the groove portion on the back surface of the cover main body has a shape in which the spacer can be inserted. And when the said spacer is inserted in the groove part of the said back surface, the latching | locking part which latches the said groove part of the said back surface to the said spacer is provided in the said groove part and the said spacer.

  Further, the present invention provides the refrigerator having the above-described configuration, wherein the support member is tilted upright from the front surface of the door, and the opening surface of the cover main body portion is disposed on an acute angle side with respect to the front surface of the door. May be.

  In the refrigerator having the above-described configuration, the support member is disposed above and below the door, and a cover main body portion that constitutes a cover that covers the support member disposed above the upper surface of the cover. The cover main body part that constitutes the cover that covers the support member that is disposed downward and covers the support member disposed below may be disposed with the opening surface facing downward.

  According to the present invention, the handle includes the holding member and the door in addition to the support member attached to the front surface of the door so as to protrude forward of the door and the bar-like holding portion supported by the front end of the support member. And a cover that covers the support member between the front surface of the first member and the second member. Thereby, since a support member is covered with a cover and is not exposed, it can avoid impairing the aesthetics of a refrigerator. Further, since the support member and the member for attaching the support member to the front surface of the door can be covered with the cover, the user can be prevented from touching carelessly.

  Further, according to the present invention, the cover is formed of a cover body portion that is formed in a box shape and has one surface as an opening surface having an opening portion, and a lid portion having a shape that closes the opening portion, The boundary line between the lid portion and the cover main body portion does not appear on surfaces other than the front surface, the back surface, and the opening surface of the cover main body portion. Therefore, it is easy to arrange the boundary line between the lid and the cover main body so as not to be visible to the user, and the handle can be easily attached and detached while maintaining the beauty of the refrigerator. The workability and maintainability can be improved.

The front view which shows the refrigerator of 1st Embodiment of this invention. The left view which shows the refrigerator of 1st Embodiment of this invention. The top view which shows the refrigerator of 1st Embodiment of this invention. Detailed view of the handle in FIG. The side view showing the support member of the handle of the refrigerator of a 1st embodiment of the present invention. The top view showing the support member of the handle of the refrigerator of a 1st embodiment of the present invention. The front view which shows the support member of the handle | steering-wheel of the refrigerator of 1st Embodiment of this invention. The rear view which shows the holding part of the handle of the refrigerator of 1st Embodiment of this invention The perspective view which shows the cover of the handle | handle of the refrigerator of 1st Embodiment of this invention. The front view which shows the cover of the handle of the refrigerator of 1st Embodiment of this invention The top view which shows the cover of the handle of the refrigerator of 1st Embodiment of this invention The rear view which shows the cover of the handle of the refrigerator of 1st Embodiment of this invention Sectional drawing which shows arrangement | positioning of the holding part of the handle | steering_wheel of the refrigerator of 1st Embodiment of this invention, a supporting member, and a cover The top view which shows the refrigerator of 2nd Embodiment of this invention. Detailed view of the handle portion of FIG. The side view which shows the support member of the handle | steering_wheel of the refrigerator of 2nd Embodiment of this invention. The top view showing the support member of the handle of the refrigerator of a 2nd embodiment of the present invention. The front view which shows the support member of the handle | steering-wheel of the refrigerator of 2nd Embodiment of this invention. The perspective view which shows the cover of the handle | handle of the refrigerator of 2nd Embodiment of this invention. The front view which shows the cover of the handle | handle of the refrigerator of 2nd Embodiment of this invention The top view which shows the cover of the handle of the refrigerator of 2nd Embodiment of this invention The rear view which shows the cover of the handle of the refrigerator of 2nd Embodiment of this invention Sectional drawing which shows arrangement | positioning of the holding part of the handle | steering_wheel of the refrigerator of 2nd Embodiment of this invention, a supporting member, and a cover

<First Embodiment>
A first embodiment of the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings. FIG. 1 is a front view showing the refrigerator of the first embodiment. The refrigerator 1 is provided with a freezer compartment 3 and a refrigerator compartment 4 in a main body 2 (see FIG. 2) having a heat insulating box. The front surfaces of the freezer compartment 3 and the refrigerator compartment 4 are opened and closed by doors 5 and 6, respectively. The doors 5 and 6 are formed in the same structure although the lengths in the vertical direction are different. In the following description, the door 5 will be described, but the same applies to the door 6.

  2 and 3 show a left side view and a top view of the main part of the refrigerator 1. The door 5 is filled with a heat insulating material (not shown), and a front panel 5a such as resin, metal, and glass plate is disposed on the front surface of the door 5.

  The door 5 is pivotally supported by a pivot shaft 7 at the right end, and an inclined surface 5b is formed at the left end of the front surface 5a of the door 5 so that the thickness of the door 5 decreases toward the outside. Is done. A handle 10 extending in the vertical direction is provided on the inclined surface 5b. The pivot shaft 7 may be disposed at the left end of the door 5 and the handle 10 may be disposed at the right end. Further, the door 5 may be provided with a pivot shaft 7 at the upper and lower ends, or may be attached to the front of a drawer-type storage that can slide back and forth.

  FIG. 4 shows a detailed view of the handle portion of FIG. The handle 10 includes a support member 11, a grip portion 12 (see FIG. 2), a spacer 13, a cover 14 (see FIG. 2), and a cap 17. The cap 17 is disposed at both ends of the grip portion 12. In this embodiment, a pair of the support member 11, the spacer 13, and the cover 14 are provided and are arranged near the upper and lower ends of the grip portion 12, but only one support member 11, spacer 13, and cover 14 may be provided. There may be three or more.

  5, 6, and 7 are a side view, a top view, and a front view showing the support member 11. The support member 11 is formed by bending a metal plate, and includes a mounting portion 11a, an extending portion 11c, a bent portion 11d, a connecting portion 11e, a locking portion 11f, and a protruding portion 11g.

The attachment portion 11a has two screw holes 11b arranged side by side in the vertical direction, and is disposed on the inclined surface 5b of the front panel 5a (see FIG. 3) with the spacer 13 interposed therebetween. The extending portion 11c is bent from the end of the mounting portion 11a on the pivot shaft 7 (see FIG. 3) side and extends forward. Thereby, the extension part 11c forms an obtuse angle with the attachment part 11a arranged along the inclined surface 5b (see FIG. 3).

  The bent portion 11d is bent in the direction opposite to the pivot shaft 7 from the front end of the extending portion 11c. Thereby, the horizontal cross section of the rear part of the support member 11 is formed in U shape, and the intensity | strength of the support member 11 can be improved. The connecting portion 11e extends forward from the front end of the bent portion 11d, and is formed shorter in the vertical direction than the bent portion 11d. The locking portion 11f is formed in the same plane as the connecting portion 11e, and is longer in the vertical direction than the connecting portion 11e. The connecting portion 11e and the locking portion 11f are formed so as to be line symmetric with respect to the vertical center line of the support member 11. Accordingly, the support member 11 is inverted regardless of whether the holding portion 12 described later is locked on the upper rear end surface of the locking portion 11f or the lower rear end surface of the locking portion 11f. Each need not be a separate member.

  The protruding portion 11g is bent in the direction opposite to the pivot shaft 7 from the upper and lower ends continuously to the mounting portion 11a, the extending portion 11c, and the bent portion 11d. Thereby, the vertical cross section of the rear part of the support member 11 is formed in a U shape, and the strength of the support member 11 can be further improved. In addition, although the protrusion part 11g is provided in the up-and-down both ends of the supporting member 11, you may provide in one of the upper and lower ends.

    FIG. 8 shows a rear view of the grip portion 12. The holding part 12 is formed in a hollow bar shape by a metal pipe or the like having a circular cross section. Grooves 12 a extending in the vertical direction are formed at the upper and lower ends of the grip portion 12. The connecting portion 11e of the support member 11 is inserted into the groove portion 12a, and the grip portion 12 is locked by the rear end surface of the locking portion 11f of the support member 11. For example, in FIG. 8, the lower groove portion of the connecting portion 11e of the support member 11 engages with the upper groove 12a, and the lower rear end surface of the locking portion 11f locks the grip portion 12. The upper groove portion of the connecting portion 11e of the support member 11 engages with the lower groove 12a, and the upper rear end surface of the locking portion 11f locks the grip portion 12. In addition, the upper and lower ends of the grip portion 12 are closed by a cap 17 (see FIG. 2).

  The grip portion 12 has a diameter larger than the lateral width of the support member 11 and the cover 14. Thereby, the cover 14 which accommodates the supporting member 11 can be hidden behind the holding part 12, and the beauty | look of the refrigerator 1 can be improved. Note that the gripping portion 12 is not limited to a cylindrical shape, and may have a polygonal cross section, an elliptical shape, or the like. Moreover, the thickness of the holding part 12 does not need to be uniform, for example, it is good also as a shape which becomes thick as the center part becomes thin and becomes an edge part.

  9, 10, 11, and 12 show a perspective view, a front view, a top view, and a rear view of the cover 14. The cover 14 is composed of a box-shaped cover main body 15 whose one side surface is an opening surface 15 a having an opening 15 a 1, and a lid portion 16 having a shape that closes the opening 15 a 1 of the cover main body 15. The cover body portion 15 covers the upper and lower surfaces and one side surface of the support member 11, and the cover portion 16 covers the other side surface of the support member 11 and accommodates the support member 11.

  The front surface 15b of the cover main body 15 is formed in a shape along the side surface of the grip portion 12 (see FIG. 8). A groove 15b1 that is continuous with the opening 15a1 is formed on the front surface 15b of the cover body 15. A groove 15b2 narrower in the vertical direction than the groove 15b1 is formed at the tip of the groove 15b1. The connecting portion 11e (see FIG. 5) of the support member 11 is inserted into the groove portion 15b2, and the locking portion 11f (see FIG. 5) of the support member 11 is arranged in front of the cover main body portion 15. At this time, as shown in FIG. 13, the peripheral wall of the grip portion 12 is sandwiched between the front surface 15 b of the cover body portion 15 and the locking portion 11 f of the support member 11.

  The vertical width of the groove 15b2 is preferably larger than the vertical width of the connecting portion 11e of the support member 11 (see FIG. 13). Thereby, the connection part 11e of the support member 11 can be easily put in the groove part 15b2 of the cover main body part 15. Further, the groove 15b2 is preferably arranged at the center in the vertical direction of the cover main body 15. Thereby, if the connection part 11e and the latching | locking part 11f are formed so that it may become axisymmetric with respect to the center line of the up-down direction of the supporting member 11 as mentioned above, latching of the holding | grip part 12 will be latched. The same cover 14 can be rotated 180 degrees and used regardless of whether it is configured on the upper rear end surface of the portion 11f or on the lower rear end surface of the locking portion 11f. Moreover, since the cover main-body part 15 accommodates the support member 11 equally to an up-down direction, an aesthetics improves.

  The back surface 15c of the cover main body 15 is formed to be inclined, and is disposed on the inclined surface 5b (see FIG. 4) of the door 5. A groove 15c1 that is continuous with the opening 15a1 is formed on the back surface 15c of the cover main body 15. The spacer 13 is inserted through the groove 15c1. The spacer 13 is formed of an elastic member such as a resin molded product such as Duracon (registered trademark) or a metal member, and a screw hole 13 a is provided corresponding to the screw hole 11 b of the support member 11. Further, one end of the spacer 13 is provided with an engaging claw 13b that can be elastically deformed in the width direction. An engaging portion 15c2 that engages with the engaging claw 13b of the spacer 13 is formed at the tip of the groove portion 15c1 of the cover main body portion 15 by a step.

  The lid portion 16 is fitted on the cover main body portion 15 to constitute the cover 14. The lid surface 16 a of the lid portion 16 has a shape corresponding to the opening portion 15 a 1 of the cover main body portion 15. Further, the front surface 16b of the lid portion 16 has a shape corresponding to the groove portions 15b1 and 15b2 of the front surface 15b of the cover body portion 15, and is formed in a shape along the side surface of the grip portion 12 (see FIG. 8). Further, the back surface 16 c of the lid portion 16 has a shape that closes the groove portion 15 c 1 of the back surface 15 c of the cover main body portion 15, and is formed to be inclined similarly to the back surface 15 c of the cover main body portion 15.

  An opening 15a1 is formed in the opening surface 15a of the cover main body 15 leaving the upper end 15a2 and the lower end 15a3 of the opening 15a. Further, an opening 15a1 is formed so that the front end portion and the rear end portion of the opening surface 15a communicate with the groove portion 15b1 on the front surface 15b and the groove portion 15c1 on the back surface 15c, respectively. Therefore, the upper end portion 15a2 and the lower end portion 15a3 remain on the opening surface 15a of the cover main body portion 15, and the other portions are the opening portions 15a1. Then, the cover surface 16 a of the cover portion 16 is fitted into the opening portion 15 a 1 of the cover main body portion 15, thereby forming the side surface 14 a of the cover 14.

  Convex-shaped projections 16d1 and 16e1 are formed on the upper and lower side surfaces of the lid portion 16 that is continuous with the lid surface 16a of the lid portion 16. Further, concave locking portions 15a4 and 15a5 corresponding to the projections 16d1 and 16e1 are formed on the side surface of the upper end portion 15a2 and the side surface of the lower end portion 15a3 of the cover main body portion 15, respectively. The protrusion 16d1 of the lid portion 16 is inserted into and engaged with the locking portion 15a4 of the cover body portion 15, and the protrusion 16e1 of the lid portion 16 is inserted into and engaged with the locking portion 15a5 of the cover body portion 15. The lid portion 16 is locked to the cover body portion 15. The protrusions 16d1 and 16e1 may be concave locking portions, and the locking portions 15a4 and 15a5 may be convex protrusions.

  The groove portions 15b1 and 15b2 of the front surface 15b of the cover main body 15 are formed so as not to reach the top surface 15d, the bottom surface 15e, and the side surface 15f facing the opening surface 15a. In addition, the front surface 16b of the cover portion 16 is connected to the cover surface 16a, and the first front surface portion 16b1 is formed to close the groove portion 15b1 of the cover main body portion 15, and the groove portion 15b2 of the cover main body portion 15 is connected to the front surface portion 16b1. A second front surface portion 16b2 is formed so as to close a part of the second front surface portion 16b2. Then, the first front surface portion 16b1 of the cover portion 16 fits into the groove portion 15b1 of the cover main body portion 15 and the second front surface portion 16b2 of the cover portion 16 fits into the groove portion 15b2 of the cover main body portion 15 so that the front surface 14b of the cover 14 is removed. Form. The length of the second front surface portion 16b2 of the lid portion 16 in the left-right direction is shorter than the length of the groove portion 15b2 of the cover main body portion 15 in the left-right direction. As a result, the front surface 14b of the cover 14 has the length of the groove portion 15b2 of the cover main body portion 15 in the vertical direction, and the horizontal direction is the length of the groove portion 15b2 of the cover main body portion 15 and the second front surface of the lid portion. A slit 14b2 having a length different from the length in the left-right direction of the portion 16b2 is formed. The size of the slit 14b2 is determined so that the connecting portion 11e of the support member 11 can be inserted into the slit 14b2.

  The groove portion 15c1 of the back surface 15c of the cover main body portion 15 is formed so as not to reach the top surface 15d, the bottom surface 15e, and the side surface 15f facing the opening surface 15a. Further, the lid 16 is formed with a back surface 16c continuous from the lid surface 16a. Then, the back surface 16 c of the cover portion 16 is fitted into the groove portion 15 c 1 of the cover main body portion 15 to form the back surface 14 c of the cover 14. The length of the back surface 16c of the lid portion 16 in the left-right direction is such that the spacer 13 is inserted into the groove portion 15c1 of the cover main body portion 15 and the engaging claw 13b of the spacer 13 is engaged with the engaging portion 15c2. To the extent that it does not abut. Thus, after the cover main body 15 is engaged with the spacer 13, when the lid 16 is attached to the cover main body 15, the back surface 16 c of the lid 16 hits the spacer 13 and the lid 16 fits into the cover main body 15. Prevent it from becoming difficult.

  A boundary line between the lid portion 16 and the cover main body portion 15 appears on the surface of the cover 14 including the lid portion 16 and the cover main body portion 15 having the above configuration. As shown in FIG. 9, on the surface of the side surface 14 a of the cover 14, the boundary line 14 a 1 between the upper end portion 15 a 2 and the lid surface 16 a of the lid portion 16 and the lower end portion 15 a 3 and the lid portion 16 on the opening surface 15 a of the cover body portion 15. A boundary line 14a2 with the lid surface 16a appears. Further, as shown in FIG. 9, the front surface 14b of the cover 14 has a boundary between the grooves 15b1 and 15b2 on the front surface 15b of the cover body 15 and the first front surface portion 16b1 and the second front surface portion 16b2 of the lid portion 16. A line 14b1 and a slit 14b2 appear. As shown in FIG. 12, a boundary line 14 c 1 between the groove portion 15 c 1 on the back surface 15 c of the cover main body portion 15 and the back surface 16 c of the lid portion 16 appears on the surface of the back surface 14 c of the cover 14.

  On the other hand, the boundary line between the cover main body portion 15 and the lid portion 16 does not appear on the surface of the top surface 14d, the bottom surface 14e, and the side surface 14f facing the side surface 14a. Since the front surface 14b of the cover 14 is hidden by the grip portion 12, and the rear surface 14c of the cover 14 is hidden by the inclined surface 5b of the door 5, the surface exposed to the outside of the cover 14, and the cover main body portion 15 and the lid The surface having the boundary line with the portion 16 can be only the side surface 14a. Therefore, if the side surface 14a is set in a position or a direction that is difficult to be seen by the user, the boundary line of the cover 14 becomes inconspicuous from the user, and the aesthetic appearance of the refrigerator can be easily maintained.

  In this embodiment, as shown in FIG. 4, the inclined surface 5b which inclines so that the thickness of the door 5 may become thin toward the outer side is formed in the left end of the front surface 5a of the door 5. As shown in FIG. In such a case, for example, the side surface 14a of the cover 14 can be disposed on the right side surface. Thereby, since the angle with the inclined surface 5b facing the side surface 14a of the cover 14 becomes an acute angle, the side surface 14a of the cover 14 becomes difficult to see in a manner obstructed by the inclined surface 5b. Therefore, if the boundary line between the cover main body part 15 and the lid part 16 is on the side surface 14a of the cover 14, the boundary line becomes difficult for the user to recognize and the aesthetic appearance of the refrigerator can be maintained.

  When attaching the handle 10 having the above configuration, first, the connecting portion 11 e of the upper and lower support members 11 is inserted into the groove portion 12 a of the grip portion 12, and the cap 17 is fitted on the grip portion 12. Next, the spacer 13 is positioned and held on the mounting portion 11 a of the support member 11.

  Next, the screw 18 inserted through the mounting portion 11 a of the support member 11 and the screw holes 11 b and 13 a of the spacer 13 is screwed to a reinforcing plate (not shown) disposed behind the front surface 5 a of the door 5. Thereby, the support member 11 is attached to the inclined surface 5 b of the door 5. At this time, since the bending angle between the attachment portion 11a and the extension portion 11c of the support member 11 is formed as an obtuse angle, the screw 18 can be easily screwed from diagonally forward.

  Next, the cover body 15 having the opening surface 15a on the right side is inserted between the door 5 and the grip 12 from the left side in FIGS. At this time, the connecting portion 11e of the support member 11 is inserted into the groove portion 15b2 of the front surface 15b of the cover main body portion 15, and the spacer 13 is inserted into the groove portion 15c1 of the back surface 15c of the cover main body portion 15. When the engaging claw 13b of the spacer 13 is engaged with the engaging portion 15c2 provided at the tip of the groove portion 15c1 of the cover main body portion 15, the cover main body portion 15 is locked and the support member 11 is accommodated in the cover main body portion 15. .

  Next, the lid portion 16 is locked to the opening surface 15 a of the cover body portion 15 by the protrusions 16 d 1 and 16 e 1 of the lid portion 16 and the locking portions 15 a 4 and 15 a 5 of the cover body portion 15. As a result, the cover 16 is attached to the cover body 15 and the cover 14 is completed. Thereby, the handle | steering-wheel 10 can be easily attached to the door 5 by screwing from the front.

  The cover 14 is simply composed of a cover main body 15 that is locked by the spacer 13 and a lid 16 that is fitted to the opening surface 15a of the cover main body 15. Since the screw 18 is exposed by removing the cover body portion 15 from the spacer 13, the handle 10 can be easily replaced by removing the screw 18.

According to the present embodiment, the surface having the boundary line between the cover main body portion 15 and the lid portion 16 includes the side surface 14 a including the opening surface 15 a having the opening portion 15 a 1 of the cover main body portion 15, and the front surface 14 b facing the grip portion 12. And a boundary line appears on the surfaces of the top surface 14d, the bottom surface 14e, and the side surface 14f facing the side surface 14a, which are the other surfaces. Not. Thereby, the surface exposed to the outside of the cover 14 and having the boundary line between the cover main body portion 15 and the lid portion 16 can be only one surface (side surface 14a). Therefore, if the side surface 14a is set in a position or a direction that is difficult to be seen by the user, the boundary line of the cover 14 becomes inconspicuous from the user, and the aesthetic appearance of the refrigerator is easily maintained. When the support member 11 of the handle 10 is erected from the front surface 5a of the door 5, the front surface 5a is disposed by arranging the side surface 14a of the cover 14 on the side where the angle with the front surface 5a is an acute angle. As a result, the side surface 14a of the cover 14 becomes difficult to see. Therefore, if the boundary line between the cover main body part 15 and the lid part 16 is on the side surface 14a of the cover 14, the boundary line becomes difficult for the user to recognize and the aesthetic appearance of the refrigerator can be maintained.
Second Embodiment
A second embodiment of the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings. The difference from the first embodiment is that, as shown in FIGS. 14 and 15, the front surface 5a of the door 5 is flat and the inclined surface 5b is not formed, or the handle 10 is not erected on the inclined surface 5b. Is a point. The support member 11 of the handle 10 is erected at a right angle from the front surface 5 a of the door 5.

  FIG. 15 shows a detailed view of the handle portion of FIG. The difference from the first embodiment is the support member 21, the spacer 23, and the cover 24. FIGS. 16, 17 and 18 are a side view, a top view and a front view showing the support member 21. As in the first embodiment, the mounting portion 21a, the extending portion 21c, the bent portion 21d, the connecting portion 21e, It has a locking part 21f and a protruding part 21g. Unlike the first embodiment, the extension portion 21c is formed at a right angle with respect to the attachment portion 21a disposed along the front surface 5a.

  19, 20, 21, and 22 show a perspective view, a front view, a top view, and a rear view of the cover 24, respectively. The cover 24 includes a box-shaped cover main body 25 whose top surface is an opening surface 25a having an opening 25a1, and a lid portion 26 that closes the opening 25a1 of the cover main body 25. The cover body portion 25 covers both side surfaces and the bottom surface of the support member 21, and the lid portion 26 covers the top surface of the support member 21 and accommodates the support member 21.

  The front surface 25b of the cover main body 25 is formed in a shape along the side surface of the grip portion 12 (see FIG. 8). A groove 25b1 that is continuous with the opening 25a1 is formed on the front surface 25b of the cover body 25. A groove 25b2 narrower in the left-right direction than the groove 25b1 is formed at the tip of the groove 25b1. The connecting portion 21e (see FIG. 16) of the support member 21 is inserted into the groove portion 25b2, and the locking portion 21f (see FIG. 16) of the support member 21 is disposed in front of the cover body portion 25. At this time, as shown in FIG. 23, the peripheral wall of the grip portion 12 is sandwiched between the front surface 25 b of the cover body portion 25 and the locking portion 21 f of the support member 21.

  The vertical and horizontal widths of the groove 25b2 are preferably larger than the vertical and horizontal widths of the connecting portion 21e of the support member 21 (see FIG. 23). Thereby, the connection part 21e of the support member 21 can be easily put in the groove part 25b2 of the cover main body part 25. The groove 25b2 is preferably disposed at the center of the cover body 25 in the vertical direction. Thereby, if the connection part 21e and the latching | locking part 21f are formed so that it may become axisymmetric with respect to the center line of the up-down direction of the supporting member 21 as mentioned above, the opening surface 25a of the cover main-body part 25 is made. The same cover 24 can be used whether it is disposed on the top surface side or the bottom surface side. Moreover, since the cover main-body part 25 accommodates the supporting member 21 equally in an up-down direction, an aesthetics improves. Similarly, the groove 25b2 is preferably disposed at the center in the left-right direction of the cover main body 25. Also in this case, the same cover 24 can be rotated 180 degrees and used regardless of whether the opening surface 25a of the cover body 25 is disposed on the top surface side or the bottom surface side. it can.

  The back surface 25c of the cover body 25 is formed at right angles to the side surface 25d and the side surface 25e, and is disposed on the front surface 5a (see FIG. 15) of the door 5. A groove 25c1 that is continuous with the opening 25a1 is formed on the back surface 25c of the cover body 25. The spacer 23 is inserted through the groove 25c1. The spacer 23 is formed of an elastic member such as a resin molded product such as Duracon (registered trademark) or a metal member, and a screw hole 23 a is provided corresponding to the screw hole 21 b of the support member 21. Further, one end of the spacer 23 is provided with an engaging claw 23b that can be elastically deformed in the width direction. An engaging portion 25c2 that engages with the engaging claw 23b of the spacer 23 is formed at the tip of the groove portion 25c1 of the cover main body portion 25 by a step.

  The lid part 26 is fitted on the cover main body part 25 to constitute the cover 24. The lid surface 26 a of the lid portion 26 has a shape corresponding to the opening portion 25 a 1 of the cover main body portion 25. The front surface 26b of the lid portion 16 has a shape corresponding to the groove portion 25b1 of the front surface 25b of the cover main body portion 25, and is formed in a shape along the side surface of the grip portion 12 (see FIG. 8). Further, the back surface 26c of the lid portion 26 has a shape that closes the groove portion 25c1 of the back surface 25c of the cover main body portion 25, and is formed at right angles to the side surface 25d and the side surface 25e similarly to the back surface 25c of the cover main body portion 25. Yes.

  An opening 25a1 is formed in the opening surface 25a of the cover body 25, leaving the right end 25a2 and the left end 25a3 of the opening 25a. An opening 25a1 is formed so that the front end and the rear end of the opening 25a communicate with the groove 25b1 on the front surface 25b and the groove 25c1 on the back 25c, respectively. Accordingly, the right end portion 25a2 and the left end portion 25a3 remain on the opening surface 25a of the cover main body portion 25, and the other portions are the opening portions 25a1. Then, the top surface 24 a of the cover 24 is formed by fitting the lid surface 26 a of the lid portion 26 into the opening 25 a 1 of the cover main body portion 25.

  Convex-shaped protrusions 26d1 and 26e1 are formed on the left and right side surfaces of the lid portion 26 that is continuous with the lid surface 26a of the lid portion 26. Further, concave locking portions 25a4 and 25a5 corresponding to the protrusions 26d1 and 26e1 are formed on the side surface of the right end portion 25a2 and the side surface of the left end portion 25a3 of the cover main body portion 25. The protrusion 26d1 of the lid part 26 is inserted into and engaged with the locking part 25a4 of the cover body part 25, and the protrusion 26e1 of the lid part 26 is inserted and engaged with the locking part 25a5 of the cover body part 25. The lid part 26 is locked to the cover body part 25. The protrusions 26d1 and 16e1 may be concave locking portions, and the locking portions 25a4 and 25a5 may be convex protrusions.

  The groove portions 25b1 and 25b2 of the front surface 25b of the cover main body portion 25 are formed so as not to reach the side surfaces 25d and 25e and the bottom surface 25f of the cover main body portion 25. Further, the front surface 26b of the lid portion 26 is formed with a front surface portion 26b1 that is continuous with the lid surface 26a and closes the groove portion 25b1 of the cover body 25. And the front part 26b1 of the cover part 26 fits into the groove part 25b1 of the cover main-body part 25, the front surface 24b of the cover 24 is formed, and the groove part 25b2 of the cover main-body part 25 becomes the slit 24b2. The size of the slit 24b2 is determined so that the connecting portion 21e of the support member 21 can be inserted into the slit 24b2.

  The groove 25c1 on the back surface 25c of the cover main body 25 is formed so as not to reach the side surfaces 25d and 25e and the bottom surface 25f of the cover main body 25. The lid portion 26 is formed with a back surface 26c that continues from the lid surface 26a. Then, the back surface 26 c of the lid portion 26 is fitted into the groove portion 25 c 1 of the cover main body portion 25 to form the back surface 24 c of the cover 24. The vertical length of the back surface 26c of the lid 26 is such that the spacer 23 is inserted into the groove 25c1 of the cover body 25 and the engaging claw 23b of the spacer 23 is engaged with the engaging portion 25c2. To the extent that it does not abut. Thus, after the cover body portion 25 is engaged with the spacer 23, when the lid portion 26 is attached to the cover body portion 25, the back surface 26 c of the lid portion 26 hits the spacer 23 and the lid portion 26 fits into the cover body portion 25. Prevent it from becoming difficult.

  A boundary line between the lid portion 26 and the cover body portion 25 appears on the surface of the cover 24 including the lid portion 26 and the cover body portion 25 having the above-described configuration. As shown in FIG. 19, on the surface of the top surface 24a of the cover 24, a boundary line 24a1 and a left end portion 25a3 of the right end portion 25a2 of the cover body portion 25 and the lid surface 26a of the lid portion 26 and the lid portion are provided. A boundary line 24a2 with the lid surface 26a of 26 appears. As shown in FIG. 19, a boundary line 24 b 1 and a slit 24 b 2 between the groove portion 25 b 1 on the front surface 25 b of the cover main body portion 25 and the front surface portion 26 b 1 of the lid portion 26 appear on the surface of the front surface 24 b of the cover 24. Further, as shown in FIG. 22, a boundary line 24 c 1 between the groove portion 25 c 1 on the back surface 25 c of the cover body portion 25 and the back surface 26 c of the lid portion 26 appears on the surface of the back surface 24 c of the cover 24.

  On the other hand, the boundary line between the cover main body portion 25 and the lid portion 26 does not appear on the surfaces of the side surfaces 24d and 25e and the bottom surface 24f of the cover 24. Since the front surface 24b of the cover 24 is hidden by the grip portion 12 and the back surface 24c of the cover 24 is hidden by the front surface 5a of the door 5, it is a surface exposed to the outside of the cover 24, and the cover main body portion 25 and the lid portion. The top surface 24a can be the only surface that has a boundary line with 26. Therefore, if the top surface 24a is set to a position or direction that is difficult for the user to see, the boundary line of the cover 24 becomes inconspicuous from the user, and the aesthetic appearance of the refrigerator can be easily maintained.

  In the present embodiment, as shown in FIG. 14, the support member 11 of the handle 10 is erected at a right angle from the front surface 5 a of the door 5. In such a case, unlike the first embodiment, the left and right side surfaces of the cover 24 are almost equally exposed to the eyes of the user. Therefore, in the present embodiment, the cover 24 is disposed so that the opening surface 25a of the cover main body 25 faces upward or downward. For example, as shown in FIG. 1, a handle 10 extending in the vertical direction is provided on the door 5 or 6, and the door 5 or the door 6 is supported by the support member 21 at two locations above and below the grip portion 12 of the handle 10. When attached, the cover 24 covering the support member 21 disposed above the cover 24 is disposed such that the opening surface 25a of the cover main body 25 becomes the top surface, and the support member 21 disposed below is disposed. The cover 24 is arranged so that the opening surface 25a of the cover body 25 is the bottom surface. This makes it difficult for the user to see the top surface 24a of the cover 24 disposed above, and makes the bottom surface 24a of the cover 24 disposed below difficult to see. Therefore, it becomes difficult for the user to recognize the boundary line between the cover main body portion 25 and the lid portion 26, and the aesthetic appearance of the refrigerator can be maintained.

  Further, for example, the cover 24 is arranged so that the opening surface 25a of the cover main body 25 becomes the top surface, and the height from the floor, which is a guideline for the user's eyes, is higher than about 130 cm. If it arrange | positions in this position, it will become difficult to see the top | upper surface 24a of the cover 24 from a user. Therefore, if the boundary line between the cover main body 25 and the lid part 26 is on the top surface 24a of the cover 24, it becomes difficult for the user to recognize this boundary line, and the aesthetic appearance of the refrigerator can be maintained. Similarly, when the cover 24 is arranged at a position where the height from the floor is about 130 cm or less, the cover main body portion 25 can be obtained by arranging the cover 24 so that the opening surface 25a of the cover main body portion 25 becomes the bottom surface. It becomes difficult for the user to recognize the boundary line between the lid portion 26 and the lid portion 26, and the aesthetic appearance of the refrigerator can be maintained.

  In the present embodiment, the support member 11 of the handle 10 is erected at a right angle from the front surface 5a of the door 5, but the handle 10 is at an angle of 85 degrees or more from the front surface 5a of the door 5. It is assumed that the support member 11 is erected.

  As for attachment of the handle 10 having the above structure to the front surface 5a of the door 5, first, as in the first embodiment, the support member 21 is attached to the front surface 5a of the door 5 by screwing with the screw 18. In the second embodiment, the bending angle between the mounting portion 21a and the extending portion 21c of the support member 21 is not an obtuse angle but a right angle as in the first embodiment, so the screw 18 is not screwed from diagonally forward. A window is provided in the bent portion 21d so that a screwdriver for screwing the screw 18 can be inserted, or the screw hole 21b of the mounting portion 21a is offset in the left-right direction with respect to the connecting portion 21e and the locking portion 21f (see FIG. 15). In the example, the screw hole 21b is shifted in the left direction), so that the workability of screwing can be improved.

  Next, the cover main body portion 25 with the opening surface 25a on the upper side is inserted between the door 5 and the grip portion 12 from the back side of the paper surface in FIGS. At this time, the connecting portion 21e of the support member 21 is inserted into the groove portion 25b2 of the front surface 25b of the cover main body portion 25, and the spacer 23 is inserted into the groove portion 25c1 of the back surface 25c of the cover main body portion 25. When the engaging claw 23b of the spacer 23 is engaged with the engaging portion 25c2 provided at the tip of the groove portion 25c1 of the cover main body portion 25, the cover main body portion 25 is locked and the support member 21 is accommodated in the cover main body portion 25. .

  Next, the lid portion 26 is locked to the opening surface 25 a of the cover body portion 25 by the protrusions 26 d 1 and 26 e 1 of the lid portion 26 and the locking portions 25 a 4 and 25 a 5 of the cover body portion 25. As a result, the cover 26 is attached to the cover body 25 and the cover 24 is completed. Thereby, the handle | steering-wheel 10 can be easily attached to the door 5 by screwing from the front.

  The cover 24 is simply composed of a cover body portion 25 locked by the spacer 23 and a lid portion 26 fitted to the opening surface 25a of the cover body portion 25. Therefore, the lid portion 26 is connected to the cover body portion 25. Since the screw 18 is exposed by removing the cover main body 25 from the spacer 23, the handle 10 can be easily replaced by removing the screw 18.

In addition, the support body 21 can be accommodated by inserting the cover main body portion 25 with the opening surface 25a on the lower side between the door 5 and the grip portion 12 from the front side of the paper surface in FIGS. Accordingly, it is possible to easily attach the cover 24 so that the opening surface 25a is less noticeable depending on the location of the cover 24.
<Third Embodiment>
A third embodiment of the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings. The present embodiment is not a state in which the support member 11 of the handle 10 is erected substantially at a right angle from the front surface 5a of the door 5 as in the second embodiment, but from the front surface 5a of the door 5 as in the first embodiment. Although the support member 11 of the handle 10 is tilted and stands upright, the front surface 5a of the door 5 is not tilted enough to block the side surface 14a of the cover 14.

  In such a case, the opening surface 25a can be made inconspicuous by forming and arranging the cover 24 so that the opening surface 25a of the cover main body 25 becomes the top surface or the bottom surface as in the second embodiment. . However, since the support member 11 of the handle 10 is not erected at a substantially right angle from the front surface 5a of the door 5 as in the second embodiment, the back surface of the cover 24 is inclined as in the first embodiment. Further, it is possible to prevent a gap from being formed between the front surface 5a of the door 5 and the back surface of the cover 24, and to improve the appearance of the refrigerator.

  In this embodiment, since the direction of inclination is reversed between the case where the opening surface 25a is arranged on the top surface and the case where the opening surface 25a is arranged on the bottom surface as in the second embodiment, the cover 24 is not shared and the opening surface 25a. It is preferable that the cover that arranges on the top surface and the cover that arranges the opening surface 25a on the bottom surface are separate parts. The third embodiment is preferably applied to a state in which the support member 11 of the handle 10 is erected at an angle of less than 90 degrees from the front surface 5a of the door 5, and 60 degrees from the front surface 5a of the door 5. It is preferable to apply to the state where the support member 11 of the handle 10 is erected at the above angle.

  ADVANTAGE OF THE INVENTION According to this invention, it can utilize for the refrigerator by which the front surface of a store room is opened and closed by the door which has a handle | steering-wheel.

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Refrigerator 2 Main body part 3 Freezing room 4 Refrigeration room 5, 6 Door 7 Pivoting shaft 10 Handle 11, 21 Support member 12 Gripping part 13, 23 Spacer 14, 24 Cover 15, 25 Cover main part 16, 26 Cover part 17 Cap 18 screws

Claims (5)

A refrigerator with a door filled with heat insulating material and a handle on the front,
The handle includes a support member attached to the front surface of the door so as to protrude forward of the door, a bar-shaped grip portion supported by a front end of the support member, the grip portion, and the front surface of the door. And a cover covering the support member in between
The cover is composed of a cover body portion formed in a box shape with one surface being an opening surface having an opening portion, and a lid portion having a shape that closes the opening portion,
The cover body portion has a surface other than the front surface facing the gripping portion and the back surface facing the front surface of the door as the opening surface, and grooves formed from the opening portions are formed on the front surface and the back surface, respectively. And
The boundary line between the lid part and the cover main body part does not appear on a surface other than the front surface, the back surface, and the opening surface of the cover main body part.   A convex part or a concave part is provided on at least a part of the side surface of the lid part that contacts the cover main body part, and a concave part or a concave part that can be fitted to the convex part or the concave part on the inner side surface of the opening part of the cover main body part The refrigerator of Claim 1 in which the convex part is provided.   A spacer is disposed between the support member and the front surface of the door, and the groove on the back surface of the cover main body has a shape into which the spacer can be inserted, and the spacer is inserted into the groove on the back surface. The refrigerator according to claim 1 or 2, wherein a locking portion that locks the groove on the back surface to the spacer when the groove is formed is provided on the groove on the back surface and the spacer.   The said supporting member inclines from the front surface of the said door, and has arrange | positioned the said opening surface of the said cover main-body part in the side which makes an acute angle with respect to the front surface of the said door. Refrigerator.   The support members are arranged above and below the door, respectively, and a cover main body constituting a cover that covers the support members arranged above is arranged with the opening surface facing upward and arranged below the door The refrigerator according to any one of claims 1 to 3, wherein a cover main body portion that constitutes a cover that covers the support member is disposed with the opening surface facing downward.