JP2020012633A - refrigerator - Google Patents

Abstract

To provide a refrigerator in which maintainability has been improved by facilitating attachment/detachment of a cover of a lead wire connector connection part.SOLUTION: An opening of a connector storage chamber 30 provided at a storage chamber is covered by a cover 40, at least two engagement parts 38 are provided at the connector storage chamber, locking parts 41a, 41b are provided corresponding to the engagement parts on the cover, the locking parts of the cover are engaged with the engagement parts of the opening, and a stopper member 48 is made to bite one engaging portion of the engagement parts and the locking parts. Thereby, the cover can be mounted on the opening of the connector storage chamber by a simple work of fitting the locking part in the engagement part of the connector storage chamber without screwing, and component maintainability improves. Furthermore, as the stopper is made to bite, the cover can be firmly fixed and held just like screwing, and a connector connection part can be surely protected.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 10

Description

  The present invention relates to a refrigerator, and more particularly to a processing configuration of a connecting portion between a main body side lead wire and component side lead wires of various parts provided in various parts in the main body.

  Generally, a refrigerator has a storage room such as a refrigerator room, a vegetable room, and a freezer room in the refrigerator body, and a temperature sensor is provided in some of these rooms, and cool air is supplied to the refrigerator room or the vegetable room. A damper or the like is provided in the duct. The temperature sensor, the damper, and the like are connected by pulling out a lead wire in the back wall of the refrigerator main body from the back wall or the like, and a connecting portion between the main body lead wire and a component lead wire of the temperature sensor, the damper, and the like is covered. (See, for example, Patent Document 1).

  FIG. 13 shows a refrigerator described in Patent Document 1. In this refrigerator, a heater 102 is provided in a vegetable room 101, and a lead wire 103 of the heater 102 is pulled out from a rear wall of a refrigerator main body 104. Connected to The connection between the main body lead wire 105 and the heater lead wire 103 is made in a storage portion 106 recessed on the back of the vegetable compartment, and the connector connecting portion between the main body lead wire 105 and the heater lead wire 103 is a connector cover. The connector cover 107 is attached and fixed to the rear wall of the vegetable compartment with screws 108.

JP-A-10-205984

  An object of the present invention is to enhance the beauty of the interior of a refrigerator compartment.

  The refrigerator of the present invention includes a refrigerator, a shelf provided in the refrigerator, a storage compartment partitioned so that the shelf serves as a ceiling, a first lead wire and the storage compartment. A storage chamber for connecting the second lead wire drawn out; and a cover for covering an opening of the storage chamber, wherein the cover is substantially flush with an upper surface of the shelf board. .

  According to the present invention, the cover for covering the opening of the storage room for connecting the first lead wire and the second lead wire drawn out of the storage room is substantially flush with the upper surface of the shelf board. The beauty of the surface can be enhanced.

Front view of refrigerator according to Embodiment 1 of the present invention Front view of the refrigerator when the door is opened Vertical sectional view of the refrigerator Appearance perspective view showing lead wire connection part of the refrigerator Exploded perspective view showing a lead wire connection part of the refrigerator. Top view showing lead wire connection part of the refrigerator An enlarged perspective view showing a lead wire connection portion of the refrigerator. Enlarged sectional view showing a lead wire connection part of the refrigerator Exploded view showing a lead wire storage room, a cover, and a stopper member in a lead wire connection part of the refrigerator. Exploded perspective view showing a lead wire storage room and a cover in a lead wire connection part of the refrigerator. (A) A perspective view of a cover for covering a lead wire connection portion of the refrigerator, (b) is a perspective view of the cover when viewed from below, (c) is a side view of the cover, and (d) is a side view of the cover. Top view of cover (A) A perspective view of a stopper covering a lead wire connection portion of the refrigerator, and (b) is a perspective view of the stopper member viewed from below. (A) A front view showing the inside of a conventional refrigerator, (b) is a cross-sectional view of the lead wire connection part, and (c) is a front view of the lead wire connection part.

  A first invention includes a refrigerator main body, a storage room provided in the refrigerator main body, a connector storage room provided with an opening facing the storage room, and a cover for covering the opening of the connector storage room. The connector storage chamber is provided with at least two engaging portions, and the cover is provided with a locking portion corresponding to the engaging portion, and the locking portion of the cover is engaged with the connector storing chamber. And a stopper member is engaged with one of the engaging portions between the engaging portion and the locking portion from the cover surface side.

  Thus, the cover can be fitted into the opening of the connector storage chamber by a simple operation of fitting the locking portion into the engagement portion of the connector storage chamber and pushing the stopper member into that portion. Since the stopper member that bites into the engagement portion of the connector and the engagement portion of the connector storage chamber prevents the cover from being accidentally detached, the cover that covers the opening of the connector storage chamber is firmly fixed in the same way as screwing. The connector can be held and the connector connection portion can be reliably protected.

  According to a second aspect, in the first aspect, the cover has a detachment preventing hole provided adjacent to the engaging portion on the side to which the stopper member is bitten, and the stopper member is inserted into the detachment preventing hole. In this configuration, a detachment preventing portion is provided for regulating the engaging portion of the cover from coming off the engaging portion of the connector storage chamber.

  This allows the cover to securely maintain the locked state without the engaging portion being detached from the engaging portion, so that the cover can be firmly fixed and held without accidental detachment, and the cover is provided with a hole for preventing detachment of the cover. The engaging portion on the side of the cover can be relatively weak in engaging force, so that the engaging portion of the cover can be attached to and detached from the engaging portion of the connector storage chamber with a light force, and the cover can be detached. Workability can be greatly improved.

  In a third aspect based on the first or second aspect, the connector storage chamber is provided with a rotation fulcrum support at a rear portion on the rear side of the storage chamber, and a cover is provided corresponding to the rotation fulcrum support. A rotation fulcrum portion is provided, and the cover is fitted with the rotation fulcrum portion to the rotation fulcrum support portion of the connector storage chamber, the front portion is rotated toward the connector storage chamber, and the locking portion of the cover is connected to the connector. It is configured to engage with the engaging portion of the storage chamber.

  With this, the cover is fitted to the rotation supporting point support portion of the connector storage chamber without aligning the locking portion of the cover with the engaging portion of the connector storage chamber, and the cover is moved toward the connector storage chamber. The cover can be mounted simply by turning, and the workability of mounting the cover is dramatically improved.

  In a fourth aspect based on the first to third aspects, the connector storage chamber is provided on a side portion of a protruding portion of a cold air duct provided on a back surface of the storage chamber, and an opening of the connector storage chamber is provided with the cold air duct. The shelves provided by pressing against the back of the storage room so as to sandwich the projecting portion of the shelves are opened at the rear upper surface, and the upper side of the cover attached to the opening is provided with a decorative cover that is substantially flush with the upper surface of the shelves. There is a covered configuration.

  Accordingly, the connector storage room can be installed without protruding into the storage room by utilizing the space beside the protrusion of the cold air duct, and at the same time, is covered by the decorative cover which is substantially flush with the upper surface of the shelf board. Therefore, it can be made inconspicuous, and the beauty of the interior of the storage room can be enhanced.

  In a fifth aspect based on the fourth aspect, the respective engaging portions of the connector storage chamber and the respective locking portions of the cover are provided in a lateral direction of the cool air duct and on a near side portion away from the back wall of the storage room, Further, the stopper member is configured to be engaged with an engaging portion between the engaging portion and the engaging portion on a side away from the cool air duct.

  Accordingly, the stopper member can be attached and detached without being disturbed by the projecting wall surface of the cold air duct and the back wall of the storage room, and the workability of attaching and detaching the cover can be further improved.

  In a sixth aspect based on the fifth aspect, the stopper member has a rod-shaped stopper locking portion for fixing the stopper member itself to the cover, and the locking portion side surface of the stopper locking portion has an inclined surface. is there.

  With this, the stopper member can be removed from the cover by inserting a ruler or a flathead screwdriver etc. along the inclined surface of the stopper locking portion, so that the stopper locking portion can be deformed in the release direction and removed from the cover, and the stopper member can be easily removed Workability is improved.

  Hereinafter, embodiments of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings. The present invention is not limited by the embodiment.

(Embodiment 1)
FIGS. 1 to 12 show a first embodiment of the present invention. First, the overall configuration of a refrigerator will be described with reference to FIGS.

  1 to 3, the refrigerator according to the present embodiment includes a refrigerator body 1 having an open front, and the refrigerator body 1 includes an outer box 2 mainly using a steel plate as shown in FIG. And an inner box 3 molded of a hard resin such as a hard resin, and a foam heat insulating material 4 such as hard urethane foam filled between the outer box 2 and the inner box 3.

  The refrigerator body 1 is divided into a plurality of storage rooms by partition plates 5, 6, and 6a. The refrigerator room 1 has a refrigerator room 7 at the top, a switching room 8a below the refrigerator room 7 and ice making juxtaposed therewith. A room 8b, further below it is a freezing room 9, and further down is a vegetable room 10. The front openings of the storage rooms are closed by doors 11a, 11b, 11c, 11d, and 11e so that they can be opened and closed.

  A machine room 14 is provided in an upper rear area of the refrigerator main body 1. The machine room 14 houses high-pressure side components of the refrigeration cycle such as a compressor 15 and a dryer (not shown) for removing moisture.

  A cooling chamber 16 for generating cool air and a cool air duct 17 for supplying and circulating cool air from the cooling chamber 16 to the refrigerator compartment 7, freezing compartment 9, vegetable compartment 10 and the like are provided on the back of the refrigerator main body 1. .

A cooler 19 is provided in the cooling chamber 16, and a cooling fan 20 is provided above the cooler 19. The cooling fan 20 cools each room by forcibly circulating the cool air cooled by the cooler 19 through the cool air duct 17 to the refrigerator compartment 7, the freezing compartment 9, the vegetable compartment 10 and the like. A plurality of shelves 21 on which foodstuffs are placed are provided in the refrigerator compartment 7 cooled by the refrigerator, and a low-temperature storage compartment 23 is formed at the lowermost portion. The low-temperature storage room 23 is a low-temperature storage room that can be switched to, for example, a chilled room cooled to a temperature zone of about 1 ° C. or a partial room cooled to a slightly frozen temperature zone of about −3 ° C.

  Note that the low-temperature storage room 23 is not switchable to a chilled room or a partial room, but may be a specially designed chilled room or a partial room.

  As shown in FIGS. 4 to 6, the low-temperature storage chamber 23 has a shelf board member 24 whose upper surface is also used as a shelf board located at the lowest stage of the refrigerator compartment 7 and a water supply tank chamber 27 on the side face (see FIG. 2). ) Is formed with a partitioning plate 27a for partitioning the container 25, and a drawer 25 is provided inside the drawer. The lid is closed by a door 26 that opens by rotating.

  The low-temperature storage room 23 is provided with an illuminating device 22 on a ceiling portion thereof, and its lead wire is connected to a main body lead wire from the back of the refrigerator main body 1.

  Hereinafter, the connection processing configuration of the lead wire will be described with reference to FIGS.

  4 to 12, a connector storage chamber 30 for storing the connector connecting portion of the lead wire is provided on the side of the projecting portion 17a of the cool air duct 17, and the upper surface opening thereof sandwiches the projecting portion 17a of the cool air duct 17. An opening is provided on the upper surface of the rear part of the shelf board member 24 provided by pressing against the back of the storage room.

  As shown in FIG. 7, the connector storage chamber 30 is formed integrally with a member constituting the projecting portion 17 a of the cool air duct 17, is located behind the low-temperature storage room 23, and has a corner portion of the shelf board member 24. The upper surface opening is covered by a decorative cover 32 which is substantially the same as the upper surface of the shelf board member 24 as shown in FIG.

  As shown in FIG. 10, the connector storage chamber 30 includes a storage space 33 having a substantially rectangular frame shape, and a recess through which a main body lead wire 34 (see FIG. 6) from the refrigerator main body 1 passes on the rear wall surface. In the front wall surface, a recess 37 is formed on the front wall surface, through which a lead wire 36 (see FIG. 6) coming out from the lighting device 22 through the shelf member 24 is formed. The connectors 34a and 36a (see FIG. 6) are housed in a connected state.

  The connector storage chamber 30 is provided with a pair of engagement portions 38 on both sides of the storage space 33, and further, a rotation fulcrum support portion 39 is provided on both rear sides on the rear side of the low temperature storage chamber 23.

  The upper opening of the connector storage chamber 30 is covered with a cover 40 as shown in FIG.

  As shown in FIGS. 11A to 11D, the cover 40 has a resilient rib-shaped locking portion 41a on the front side thereof corresponding to the engaging portion 38 of the connector storage chamber 30, A pair of rotation fulcrum portions 41b are provided, and a substantially L-shaped rotation fulcrum portion 43 is provided at a rear portion thereof corresponding to the rotation fulcrum support portion 39.

  Further, the cover 40 is provided with a stopper insertion portion 44 adjacent to the locking portion 41a (the left side in FIG. 11) of the pair of locking portions 41a, 41b that is away from the cold air duct protrusion 17a (left side in FIG. 11). The lower edge is a stopper engaging portion 45.

  In addition, the cover 40 is provided with a hole 46 for preventing departure at a position slightly shifted toward the cool air duct at a portion near the rear of the stopper insertion portion 44, and a guide hole 47 is formed adjacent to the hole 46. Is provided.

  The cover 40 fits the rotation fulcrum 43 into the rotation fulcrum support 39 of the connector storage chamber 30 and engages the pair of locking portions 41a, 41a with the engagement of the connector storage chamber 30 by its elastic force. It is mounted on the upper opening of the connector storage chamber 30 by engaging with the part 38.

  Then, the cover 40 attached to the upper opening of the connector storage chamber 30 is inserted into the stopper insertion portion 44 by inserting a stopper member 48 into the stopper insertion section 44 as shown in FIG. is there.

  A stopper member 48 for fixing the cover 40 to the upper opening of the connector storage chamber 30 has elasticity to be inserted into the stopper insertion portion 44 of the cover 40 and locked to the stopper engagement portion 45 as shown in FIG. A bar-shaped stopper locking portion 49 is provided. It should be noted that the stopper locking portion 49 is an inclined surface 49a whose surface on the locking portion side is inclined, as is apparent from FIG.

  The stopper member 48 is provided with a rod-shaped detachment preventing portion 50 at a position slightly shifted toward the cold air duct 17 at a portion near the rear of the stopper engaging portion 49, and is inserted into the detachment preventing hole 46 of the cover 40. In addition, it is located along the locking portion 41a of the cover 40 and regulates the movement of the locking portions 41a and 41b.

  Further, a guide rod 51 is provided on the stopper member 48 and is fitted in the guide hole 47 of the cover 40.

  Next, the operation and effect of the refrigerator configured as described above will be described.

  In the present embodiment, the case where the lead wire 36 of the lighting device 22 is connected to the main body lead wire 34 is exemplified. However, the connection between the main body lead wire 34 and the lead wire 36 of the lighting device 22 is firstly performed in the refrigerator compartment. The main body lead wire 34 drawn from the back wall and the lead wire 36 of the lighting device 22 drawn from the shelf member 24 are connected in the refrigerator 7. Then, the connector connection portion is stored in the storage space 33 together with the surplus portions of the lead wires 34 and 36, and thereafter, the cover 40 is attached to the upper opening of the connector storage room 30, and the decorative cover 32 is further installed thereabove. And finish the work.

  Here, the cover 40 covering the lead wire connection portion only needs to fit the locking portions 41a and 41b into the engagement portion 38 of the connector storage chamber 30, and the cover 40 covers the upper opening of the connector storage chamber 30 by a simple operation. Can be mounted and fixed.

  Moreover, one of the engaging portions between the engaging portions 41a and 41b of the cover 40 and the engaging portion 38 of the connector storage chamber 30 is engaged with the stopper member 48 from the front surface side of the cover 40. Inadvertent disengagement of the engagement portion 41a from the engagement portion 38 is prevented, and the cover 40 can be firmly fixed and held in the upper opening of the connector storage chamber 30 as in the case of screwing, and the connector connection portion is reliably protected. can do.

  In addition, the stopper member 48 of the present embodiment is provided with a detachment preventing portion 50 adjacent to the engaging portion 41a that engages with the engaging portion 38 of the connector storage chamber 30. It is located along the locking portion 41a of the forty and restricts its movement. Therefore, the locking portion 41 a of the cover 40 cannot move in a direction in which the locking portion 41 a is disengaged from the engaging portion 38. Therefore, the cover 40 is prevented from being inadvertently disengaged from the engagement portion 38 of the cover 40, so that the cover 40 is securely held in the locked state, and is more securely fixed and held.

  In addition, since the movement of the locking portion 41a is regulated by the release preventing portion 50 as described above, the locking portion 41a on the side where the release preventing hole 46 of the cover 40 is provided should have a relatively weak engaging force. Can be. Therefore, the engaging portion 41a of the cover 40 can be attached to and detached from the engaging portion 38 of the connector storage chamber 30 with a small force, and the workability of attaching and detaching the cover is improved.

  Further, in this embodiment, the cover 40 is fitted with the rotation fulcrum portion 43 to the rotation fulcrum support portion 39 of the connector storage chamber 30 and the front portion of the cover is rotated and pressed toward the connector storage chamber 30. Only by this, the engaging portions 41a and 41b of the cover 40 can be engaged with the engaging portions 38 of the connector storage chamber 30 and mounted.

  Therefore, the cover 40 does not need to align the locking portions 41a and 41b of the cover 40 with the engaging portions 38 of the connector storage chamber 30 and the like, and the workability of mounting the cover is improved.

  In addition, the fitting of the cover 40 into the pivot support portion 39 and the pivoting toward the connector storage chamber 30 can both be performed downward, so that the work can be performed as compared with the case where the cover 40 is upwardly directed toward the ceiling surface. Sex is dramatically improved.

  In addition, since the stopper member 48 includes the guide rod 51 that fits into the guide hole 47 of the cover 40, it is possible to more reliably prevent the locking portion 41a from being detached by the detachment preventing portion 50. Can be.

  That is, the stopper member 48 has its disengagement prevention portion 50 fitted into the disengagement prevention hole portion 46 of the cover 40 and regulates its movement along the locking portion 41a to prevent disengagement. The portion 50 continues to receive the resilient force from the locking portion 41a in the direction indicated by the dashed arrow A in FIG. 8 so that the stopper member 48 as a whole tilts to disengage the locking portion 41a. However, the guide rod 51 fitted into the guide hole 47 prevents the stopper member 48 from tilting as a whole by fitting into the guide hole 47. Therefore, the stopper member 48 is not tilted, and the prevention of the detachment of the locking portion 41a by the detachment preventing portion 50 becomes more reliable.

  Further, since the stopper member 48 has the inclined surface 49a on the side of the stopper engagement portion of the stopper engagement portion 49 for fixing the stopper member itself to the cover, the stopper member 48 can be easily removed. That is, when a ruler or a flathead screwdriver is inserted into the position shown by X in FIG. 12 along the inclined surface 49a of the stopper engaging portion 49 from above the surface of the cover 40, the stopper engaging portion 49 is applied by the component force applied to the inclined surface 49a. Moves in a direction in which the cover 40 is disengaged from the stopper engaging portion 45. Therefore, the removal of the stopper member 48 becomes easy.

  Further, since the connector storage chamber 30 exemplified in this embodiment is provided on the side of the projecting portion 17a of the cold air duct 17 provided on the back of the low temperature storage chamber 23, the connector storage chamber 30 is installed without protruding into the low temperature storage chamber 23. There is an advantage that the protrusion of the connector storage chamber 30 can be prevented while effectively utilizing the space on the side of the protrusion of the cold air duct 17.

  The decorative cover 32 installed on the cover 40 that covers the upper opening of the connector storage chamber 30 is provided on the upper surface of the shelf board member 24 that is provided by pressing against the rear surface of the storage chamber so as to sandwich the protrusion 17 a of the cool air duct 17. Since the surfaces are substantially the same, they are not noticeable and can enhance the beauty of the inner surface of the refrigerator compartment 7.

  Further, each engaging portion 38 of the connector storage chamber 30 and each locking portion 41a, 41b of the cover are provided in a side portion of the cold air duct 17 on the near side away from the back wall of the storage room, and the stopper Since the member 48 is configured to be engaged with the engaging portion between the engaging portion 38 and the engaging portion 41a on the side remote from the cool air duct 17, the stopper member 48 is provided on the side wall surface of the projecting portion 17a of the cool air duct 17. And can be attached and detached without being obstructed by the back wall of the storage room, and the workability of attaching and detaching the cover can be improved.

  As described above, the refrigerator according to the present invention has been described using the above-described embodiment. However, the present invention is not limited to this, and can be variously modified within a range that achieves the object of the present invention. Needless to say. That is, the embodiments disclosed this time are to be considered in all respects as illustrative and not restrictive. That is, the scope of the present invention is defined by the terms of the claims, rather than the description above, and is intended to include any modifications within the scope and meaning equivalent to the terms of the claims.

  ADVANTAGE OF THE INVENTION This invention can make the cover of a connector accommodating room easily fixable and can hold firmly, making it easy to attach / detach, while improving the maintainability of parts etc. and ensuring the protection of a lead wire connector connection part, and having high reliability. It can be a refrigerator. Therefore, it can be widely applied to many uses such as home refrigerators, business refrigerators and showcases.

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Refrigerator main body 7 Refrigerator room 17 Cold air duct 17a Projection part 18 Back wall 19 Cooler 20 Cooling fan 21 Shelf 22 Lighting device 23 Low-temperature storage room (storage room)
24 Shelf board members (shelf boards)
REFERENCE SIGNS LIST 30 connector storage room 31 opening 32 decorative cover 33 storage space 34 main body lead wire 34 a connector 35 recess 35 a connector 36 lead wire 37 recess 38 engagement portion 39 rotation fulcrum support portion 40 cover 41 a, 41 b locking portion 43 times Moving support point 44 Stopper insertion part 45 Stopper engagement part 46 Detachment prevention hole 47 Guide hole 48 Stopper member 49 Stopper locking part 49a Inclined surface 50 Detachment prevention part 51 Guide rod

The refrigerator of the present invention includes a refrigerator, a shelf provided in the refrigerator, a storage compartment partitioned so that the shelf serves as a ceiling, a first lead wire and the storage compartment. a second lead wire drawn out and storage chamber for connecting a first cover covering the opening of the storage room, and a second cover covering the first cover, the second The cover is substantially flush with the upper surface of the shelf.

The present invention includes a first cover covering the opening of the housing chamber for connecting the second lead drawn from the storage chamber to the first lead, a second cover for covering the first cover Since the second cover is substantially flush with the upper surface of the shelf board, the aesthetic appearance of the refrigerator compartment can be enhanced.

Claims (10)

A refrigerating compartment, a shelf provided in the refrigerating compartment, a storage compartment partitioned and formed such that the shelf serves as a ceiling, a first lead wire and a second lead drawn from the storage compartment. A refrigerator comprising: a storage chamber for connecting a lead wire; and a cover covering an opening of the storage chamber, wherein the cover is substantially flush with an upper surface of the shelf board. The refrigerator according to claim 1, wherein a cool air duct is provided on a back surface of the cold room, and the storage room is adjacent to a protrusion of the cool air duct. The refrigerator according to claim 1 or 2, wherein the second lead wire is drawn into the storage room through the shelf. The refrigerator according to any one of claims 1 to 3, wherein the second lead wire is a lead wire of a lighting device provided in the storage room. The refrigerator according to claim 4, wherein the lighting device is provided on a ceiling of the storage room. The refrigerator according to any one of claims 1 to 5, wherein a connector of the first lead wire and a connector of the second lead wire are connected in the storage room. The refrigerator according to any one of claims 1 to 6, wherein the shelf is a lowermost shelf among a plurality of shelves provided in the refrigerator compartment. The refrigerator according to any one of claims 1 to 7, wherein the storage room is a chilled room. The refrigerator according to any one of claims 1 to 7, wherein the storage room is a partial room. The refrigerator according to any one of claims 1 to 7, wherein the storage room is switchable between a chilled room and a partial room.