JP2021076331A - Storage - Google Patents

Abstract

To provide a storage to/from which a front panel can be easily attached/detached while improving design property.SOLUTION: The present invention includes: a fixing part 51 to which a pair of attachment members 50L, 50R fixed to respective right-left ends on a back face of the front panel 14 and extending along a side end of the back face of the front panel 14 are fixed to the front panel 14; a vertically extending standing wall 52 standing from the fixing part 51 toward a support panel 70; and a hook part 53 extending from an upper end of the standing wall 52 and downwardly curved. In a state where the hook part 53 is locked to a locking groove 77 formed by cutting out each of the upper ends of the pair of support panels 70 to attach the front panel 14 to the pair of support panels 70, the rear end of the standing wall 52 is in contact with a front surface of the support panels 70 and the lower end of the standing wall 52 extends to a position of covering an opening 11A of a machine chamber 11.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 13

Description

The present invention relates to a storage.

The following Patent Document 1 describes a storage having a storage main body having a machine room opened on the front surface and a front panel for closing the opening of the machine room. This storage has a machine room arranged above the storage room for storing foodstuffs and the like, and is widely used especially in the field of business use. In the storage described in Patent Document 1 below, the front panel is attached to the left and right side ends of the panel body 16a made of a metal plate so that the resin side members 24 are externally fitted to the panel body 16a. There is.

Japanese Patent No. 3159611

In the storage described in Patent Document 1, resin members are attached to both left and right ends of the front panel, and the design surface of the front panel is composed of two kinds of materials to enhance the design. There is a problem that it is difficult. There is also a front panel whose design surface is molded only from metal. For example, a plurality of Dharma holes are provided on the back surface of the front panel, a plurality of protrusions are provided on the storage body side, and a plurality of Dharma holes are provided. Generally, it is attached by inserting a protrusion. In such a configuration, there is a problem that it is difficult to attach / detach the front panel to / from the storage body because the positions of the plurality of Dharma holes and the plurality of protrusions must be aligned at the same time.

The present invention has been made in view of such circumstances, and an object of the present invention is to provide a storage capable of easily attaching and detaching a front panel while improving design.

In order to solve the above problems, the storage of the present invention
A storage body including a storage main body having a machine room opened on the front surface and a front panel for closing the opening of the machine room.
A pair of support plates for supporting the front panel are erected at each of the left and right side ends of the opening of the machine room.
A pair of mounting members for mounting the front panel to the pair of support plates are fixed to each of the left and right side ends of the back surface of the front panel.
Each of the pair of mounting members extends along the side edge of the back surface of the front panel and is fixed to the front panel, and stands upright from the fixing portion toward the support plate and extends in the vertical direction. It has a standing wall portion and a hook portion extending downward from the upper end of the standing wall portion and bent downward.
Each of the pair of support plates is formed with a notch at the upper end and has a hook groove for hooking the hook portion.
In a state where the hook portion is hooked in the hook groove and the front panel is attached to the pair of support plates, the rear end of the standing wall portion comes into contact with the front surface of the support plate, and the standing wall portion The lower end extends to a position covering the opening of the machine room.

In the storage of this configuration, the front panel can be attached to the storage body by hooking each hook portion of the pair of mounting members from above to the hook portions formed on the pair of support plates on the storage body side. , The front panel can be easily attached to the storage body. In addition, in the storage with this configuration, a pair of mounting members for mounting the front panel to the storage body are fixed to the back side of the front panel, so that the design of the front of the front panel has a high degree of freedom and the design is excellent. The front panel can be realized. Further, in the storage of this configuration, the gap between the left and right end ends between the opening of the machine room and the front panel is closed by the standing wall portion of the mounting member, so that the machine room can be reliably hidden. Furthermore, in the storage of this configuration, a gap is formed between the front surface of the support plate and the back surface of the front panel, so that when the front panel is attached or detached, the user puts a finger in the gap to display the front panel. You can grab the side edge. Therefore, the storage of this configuration can be easily attached to and detached from the front panel while enhancing the design.

In the above configuration, the front panel is made of metal, and the pair of mounting members are formed from a metal plate material, and the standing wall portion is bent with respect to the fixing portion. be able to.

In the storage of this configuration, the front panel and a pair of mounting members are made of metal, and by unifying the storage body, doors, and the like with metal, it is possible to realize a storage with a high design.

Further, in the above configuration, the pair of mounting members are formed by being bent from the rear end of the standing wall portion toward the center side of the front panel and having a contact surface portion that abuts on the front surface of the support plate. Can be done.

In the storage of this configuration, the pair of mounting members and the support plate can be brought into contact with each other on a surface, and the gap between the pair of mounting members and the support plate can be closed more reliably. Further, in the storage of this configuration, since the outer edge of the metal plate forming the pair of mounting members faces the inside of the front panel, when the operator grips the front panel, the outer edge of the metal plate (toward the rear). It is possible to avoid a situation in which the protruding part) is touched and injured.

Further, in the above configuration, the hook groove includes a tapered portion whose width becomes narrower downward from the opening on the upper end side, and a vertical portion extending downward with a constant width from the lower end of the tapered portion. Can be.

In the storage of this configuration, since the hook portion of the support plate has a tapered portion, the hook portion of the pair of mounting members can be easily inserted into the hook groove. Further, since the hook groove has a vertical portion, it is possible to limit the movement of the front panel in the left-right direction and suppress rattling. Further, since the vertical portion is in contact with the mounting member at the inner end face of the vertical portion, the mounting member is attached or detached when the front panel is attached or detached, as compared with the case where the vertical portion is in contact with the mounting member at a point without the presence of the vertical portion. Wear can be reduced. When the mounting member molded from the metal plate described above is used, it is difficult to insert it into the hook groove because the thickness of the hook portion is small. Therefore, the storage of this configuration is particularly effective when a mounting member formed from a metal plate is adopted.

Further, in the above configuration, the front panel is formed from a metal plate material, and the left end, the right end, the upper end and the lower end are folded back to the back side, and the left end folded portion, the right end folded portion, and the upper end folded portion. It is assumed to have a portion and a lower end folded portion, and one of the pair of mounting members has an upper end fastened to both the left end folded portion and the upper end folded portion, and the lower end is the left end folded portion and the lower end. The other of the pair of mounting members is fastened to both of the folded-back portions, the upper end of which is fastened to both the right-side end-folded portion and the upper-end folded-back portion, and the lower end of the right-side end-folded portion and the lower-end folded-back portion. It can be configured to be fastened to both parties.

Conventionally, when the front panel is molded from a metal plate material, it is common to join the folded-back portion and the folded-back portion by welding at each corner portion. However, when welding is performed, even if the surface of the front panel is painted or surface-treated, the welded part will not be painted or surface-treated and the design will deteriorate, and steps such as grinding and burn removal will be required. Or become. On the other hand, in the storage of this configuration, the mounting member is fastened to both of the two folded portions at the corner portion of the front panel, so that the two folded portions can be indirectly fixed. Therefore, the storage of this configuration does not need to be welded, so that the above-mentioned deterioration of the design can be prevented and the work process at the time of manufacturing the front panel can be simplified. On the other hand, according to the storage of this configuration, it is also possible to create a front panel using, for example, a painted steel plate or a material that is difficult to weld due to a special surface treatment.

Further, in the above configuration, the front panel has the hook between a closed position in which the opening of the machine room is closed in a vertical posture and an open position in which the opening of the machine room is opened in a substantially horizontal posture. To swing around the portion and to be supported by the pair of support plates and arranged between each of the pair of support plates and the front panel to fix the front panel to the pair of support plates. The fixing mechanism is provided on each of the pair of support plates and has a protruding portion protruding forward from the front surface, and a fitting portion provided on the front panel and into which the protruding portion fits. , Can be included.

In the storage of this configuration, the opening of the machine room can be opened without removing the front panel from the storage main body, so that the operation and cleaning of the machine room can be easily performed. Further, in the storage having this configuration, the front panel can be supported with respect to the storage body without rattling by the fixing mechanism. Further, in the storage of this configuration, since the fitting portion of the front panel is fitted to the protruding portion protruding forward from the support plate, when the front panel is closed (when swinging from the open state to the closed state). , Since a gap can be provided between the front panel and the support plate in a state where the fitting portion is in contact with the protruding portion, a situation in which an operator pinches a finger between the front panel and the support plate. Can be avoided.

Further, in the above configuration, the fixing mechanism may be arranged above the center in the vertical direction of the front panel.

In the storage of this configuration, since the fixing mechanism is arranged relatively upward in the vertical direction, the fitting portion can be brought into contact with the protruding portion at a relatively early stage when the front panel is closed. In other words, the storage of this configuration can stop the front panel at a relatively large angle with respect to the support plate, in other words, the gap between the front panel and the support plate can be made relatively large. It is possible to more reliably avoid a situation in which an operator pinches a finger between the front panel and the support plate. For example, even if the operator accidentally releases the front panel when opening and closing the front panel, by bringing the fitting portion into contact with the protruding portion at a relatively early stage, the impact at the time of contact is achieved. Can be alleviated. For the purpose of enhancing the design of the storage, for example, for the purpose of giving a profound feeling to the storage, a metal material having a large plate thickness may be used for the exterior material of the storage including the front panel. In such a case, since the weight of the front panel becomes large, the storage having this configuration, which can alleviate the impact when the front panel comes into contact with the storage body as described above, is particularly effective.

Further, in the above configuration, the fitting portion is configured to include a pair of urged bodies urged in a direction approaching each other, and the protruding portion can be sandwiched by the pair of urged bodies. Can be configured as

A storage having this configuration can employ, for example, a fixing mechanism including a strike as a protrusion and a catch capable of sandwiching the strike. The storage of this configuration can absorb the impact when closing the front panel by utilizing the urging force of the fitting portion. Therefore, the storage of this configuration more reliably avoids the situation where the operator pinches his fingers between the front panel and the support plate, and more reliably reduces the impact when the front panel comes into contact with the storage body. can do.

Further, in the above configuration, the fitting portion is fixed to the front panel while being held by the holder, and the front panel is molded from a metal plate material, and the left end and the right side are formed. The end is folded back to the back side to have a left end folded portion and a right end folded portion, and one of the pair of mounting members is fastened together with the left end folded portion and the holder, and the said The other of the pair of mounting members may be configured to be fastened together with the right end folded portion and the holder.

In the storage of this configuration, the mounting member and the fitting portion can be fixed together to the front panel, so that the number of parts can be reduced and the work man-hours at the time of manufacturing the front panel can be reduced.

According to the present invention, it is possible to provide a storage in which the front panel can be easily attached and detached while improving the design.

Perspective view of the cooling storage according to the embodiment of the present invention. Side view near the top of the cooling storage when the front panel is in the closed position Side view near the top of the cooling storage when the front panel is in the open position Perspective view showing the front panel from the rear side An exploded perspective view of the front panel Side section of front panel Top view of front panel Enlarged perspective view of the vicinity of the columns in the storage body Front view showing the vicinity of the pillars in the storage body in an enlarged manner Side view showing the vicinity of the pillar in the storage body in an enlarged manner Side sectional view showing the process of attaching the front panel A plan view showing an enlarged view of the vicinity of the columns in the cooling storage Side sectional view showing the state where the front panel is in the closed position. FIG. 13 is an enlarged view showing the vicinity of the hook portion. Side sectional view showing an enlarged view of the vicinity of the hook portion when the front panel is in the open position.

An embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to FIGS. 1 to 14. In this embodiment, as a storage, a 4-door type cooling storage 10 is illustrated as shown in FIG. As shown in FIG. 1, the cooling storage 10 includes a storage main body 12 having a storage room (not shown) and a machine room 11 arranged above the storage room, and four doors 13 capable of opening and closing the storage room. And a front panel 14 that closes the front opening 11A of the machine room 11. In the following description, the door 13 side is the front side (front side), the side opposite to the door 13 is the rear side (rear side), and the left-right direction when the cooling storage 10 is viewed from the front side is This will be described as the left-right direction of the cooling storage 10.

The storage main body 12 is mainly composed of a heat insulating box body 15 in which two front openings arranged vertically with respect to one storage chamber are formed, and each front opening is closed by two doors 13 arranged side by side. It is composed. Further, each door 13 is rotatably attached to the left and right side ends of the heat insulating box 15 via a hinge 16, and the cooling storage 10 has a so-called double-door structure.

The heat insulating box body 15 is supported by legs 17 provided at the four corners of the bottom surface. On the other hand, metal columns 20A, 20B, 20C, and 20D are fixed to the four corners of the upper surface in an upright state. Side panels 21 and 22 are fixed between the two columns 20A and 20C on the left side and between the two columns 20B and 20D on the right side, respectively, and between the two columns 20C and 20D on the rear side. Is passed a reinforcing member 23 that connects the upper ends thereof. That is, in the main cooling storage 10, the machine room 11 opens to the front surface, the back surface, and the upper surface. Then, as will be described in detail later, the front panel 14 is detachably attached to the two front columns 20A and 20B so as to close the front opening 11A of the machine room 11. Further, the front panel 14 can be opened and closed. Although the description here is briefly described, the front panel 14 is supported by two columns 20A and 20B so as to be swingable around the upper end side, and the closed position in the vertical posture shown in FIG. 2 and the drawing. It is possible to swing between the open position and the open position which forms a substantially horizontal posture shown in 3. The front panel 14 is held by two columns 20A and 20B at the open position shown in FIG.

In the machine room 11, a condenser 30, a condenser fan 31, a compressor 32, and an electrical box 33 for controlling the operation of each device such as the cooling device are provided in the unit base 34. It is housed in a mounted state. The coolers that make up the cooling device are arranged in the storage chamber, and together with the condenser 30 and the compressor 32, form a cooling cycle. The cooling cycle is composed of the condenser 30, the compressor 32, the capillary tube (or expansion valve) (not shown), and the cooler circulated and connected by the refrigerant pipe 35.

Next, the front panel 14 will be described in detail. As shown in FIGS. 1 and 4, the front panel 14 is made of a single metal plate such as a painted or specially surface-treated stainless steel plate, and has 2 left end, right end, upper end and lower end. It is folded back every degree and formed into a rectangular shape having a predetermined thickness and long in the left-right direction. That is, as shown in FIG. 4, the front panel 14 has a vertical width larger than the height dimension of the front opening 11A of the machine room 11 and a width larger than the frontage of the front opening 11A and smaller than the width of the storage body 12. The front surface portion 40, the left side surface portion 41A and the right side surface portion 42A bent at right angles from the left and right side edges of the front portion 40 toward the back side, and the front surface portion 40 bent at right angles from the upper and lower edges toward the back side. The upper surface portion 43A and the lower surface portion 44A, the left end folded portion 41B bent at a right angle from the left side surface portion 41A toward the right angle (folded back toward the back surface side of the front portion 40), and the right side surface portion 42A toward the left side. Right angle folded portion 42B bent at a right angle, upper end folded portion 43B bent at a right angle from the upper surface portion 43A to the lower side, and lower end folded portion 44B bent at a right angle from the lower surface portion 44A toward the upper side. And, it is supposed to have. At the four corners of the front panel 14, as shown in FIG. 5, there are edges and edges between the face portions 41A, 42A, 43A, 44A and between the folded portions 41B, 42B, 43B, 44B. They are dating, but they are not joined.

Each of the left end folding portion 41B and the right end folding portion 42B is formed with two insertion holes 45 in the middle portion, one for each of the upper end and the lower end (in FIG. 5, the right end folding portion). Only 42B is shown). Further, each of the upper end folded portion 43B and the lower end folded portion 44B is formed with one insertion hole 45 at each of the left and right side end portions (in FIG. 5, the insertion hole 45 at the right side end portion). Only illustrated).

In the front panel 14 described above, the storage main body 12 is provided with parts for mounting on the two front columns 20A and 20B, more specifically. First, a pair of mounting members 50L and 50R for hooking and mounting on the two front columns 20A and 20B are fixed to each of the left and right side ends of the back surface of the front panel 14. Specifically, each of the mounting members 50L and 50R is formed from a single metal plate, and as shown in FIGS. 5 to 7, the fixing portion 51, the standing wall portion 52, the hook portion 53, and the hook portion 53. It has a contact surface portion 54.

The fixing portion 51 is a portion that extends along the side edge of the back surface of the front panel 14 and is fixed to the front panel 14. The fixed portion 51 has a length substantially the same as the vertical width of the front panel 14, and is generally rectangular. Further, the fixing portion 51 is formed with two insertion holes 55 at each of the upper end portion, the middle portion (upper side from the center), and the lower end portion. The vertical wall portion 52 is a portion of the fixed portion 51 formed by being bent at a right angle from the inner edge portion of the front panel 14 toward the rear. In other words, the vertical wall portion 52 is erected from the fixed portion 51 toward the columns 20A and 20B, and extends in the vertical direction. Further, as shown in FIG. 6, the vertical wall portion 52 has a smaller dimension in the vertical direction than the fixed portion 51. The hook portion 53 is a portion having a shape extending rearward from the upper end of the vertical wall portion 52 and having the tip bent downward. The contact surface portion 54 is a portion formed by being bent at a right angle from the tip end (rear end) of the standing wall portion 52 toward the inside of the front panel 14 in the left-right direction. The contact surface portion 54 is formed by being divided into a plurality of locations (four locations in the present embodiment).

Of the pair of mounting members 50L and 50R molded as described above, the mounting member 50L fixed to the left end of the front panel 14 has its upper end fastened to both the left end folded portion 41B and the upper end folded portion 43B. At the same time, the lower end is fastened to both the left end folding portion 41B and the lower end folding portion 44B. Further, the mounting member 50R fixed to the right end of the front panel 14 has an upper end fastened to both the right end folded portion 42B and the upper end folded portion 43B, and the lower end is fastened to both the right end folded portion 42B and the lower end folded portion 43B. It is fastened to both parts 44B. These fastening structures will be described in detail below on behalf of the mounting member 50R on the right side with reference to FIG.

When the right mounting member 50R is aligned with the right end of the back surface of the front panel 14, the two insertion holes 55 at the upper end of the mounting member 50R are the insertion hole 45 formed at the right end of the upper end folded portion 43B and the right side, respectively. The two insertion holes 55 at the lower end of the mounting member 50R coincide with the insertion holes 45 at the upper end of the end folding portion 42B, respectively, and the insertion holes 45 formed at the right end of the lower end folding portion 44B and the right end folding portion. It coincides with the insertion hole 45 at the lower end of 42B. Then, the insertion holes 45 of each of the folded-back portions and the insertion holes 55 of the mounting member 50R are used and fastened by rivets 56. That is, since the folded portions at the four corners of the front panel 14 are fixed to each other via the mounting member 50R, a joining means such as welding is not required. Since the front panel 14 is a plate material that has been painted or specially surface-treated, welding may eliminate the painting or surface treatment, or require steps such as grinding and burn removal. Will be done. On the other hand, the cooling storage 10 does not need to be welded, so that the above-mentioned deterioration of the design can be prevented and the work process at the time of manufacturing the front panel 14 can be simplified.

Further, the two insertion holes 55 in the middle portion of the mounting member 50R coincide with the two insertion holes 45 in the middle portion of the right end folded portion 42B. The mounting member 50R and the right end folded portion 42B are also fastened by the rivet 56 at this location, and a catch 61 constituting the roller catch mechanism 60 as a fixing mechanism, which will be described in detail later, is a holder at this location. It is fixed in a state of being held at 61A. That is, the mounting member 50R, the right end folded portion 42B, and the holder 61A are fastened together. Similarly, the left side mounting member 50L, the left side end folded portion 41B, and the holder 61A are also fastened together.

Next, the columns 20A and 20B that support the front panel 14 will be described in detail with reference to FIGS. 8 to 10 on behalf of the right column 20B. As shown in FIG. 8, the support column 20B is a metal member having an L-shaped cross section such as an angle member, and the wide side surface portion 71 is bent at a right angle from one side edge of the narrow front surface portion 70. It has a right-angled shape. The left column 20A has a symmetrical shape with the right column 20B. Further, at the upper end extending from the front surface portion 70 to the side surface portion 71, the upper surface portion 72 is formed by being bent inward at a right angle.

The front surface 70 of the support column 20B functions as a support plate of the present invention, and the front panel 14 is swingably supported with respect to the front surface 70 so that the machine room 11 can be opened and closed. .. The support column 20B is formed with an opening 73 cut out with a predetermined width at a corner portion extending from the upper end portion of the front surface portion 70 to the upper surface portion 72 so as to form an generally L-shape in a side view. As shown in FIG. 10, the lower edge of the opening 73 is bent rearward from the front surface portion 70 to form a projecting piece 74.

Further, a guide member 75 for guiding the hook portion 53 of the mounting member 50R described above is fixed to the support column 20B so as to overlap the back surface side. The guide member 75 has an opening 76 extending in the vertical direction formed at a position overlapping the opening 73 formed in the support column 20B. However, as shown in FIG. 9, the opening 76 of the guide member 75 is narrower than the width of the opening 73, and is not a constant width but a width on the lower end side. More specifically, the opening 76 of the guide member 75 has a tapered portion 76A whose width becomes narrower toward the bottom, and a vertical portion 76B extending downward with a constant width from the lower end of the tapered portion 76A. That is, it can be considered that the hook groove 77 of the present invention is formed by the opening 73 of the support column 20B and the opening 76 of the guide member 75.

Further, as shown in FIG. 10, a strike 62 constituting the roller catch mechanism 60 is fixed to the front surface portion 70 of the support column 20B in a state of projecting forward. The strike 62 is located slightly above the center of the above-mentioned protrusion 74 and the lower edge of the front opening 11A of the machine room 11 in the vertical direction.

Subsequently, a method of attaching the front panel 14 to the storage main body 12 will be described. For example, as shown in FIG. 11, the operator grips the front panel 14 so that the upper side of the front panel 14 is tilted toward the storage body 12, and the hook portions 53 of the pair of mounting members 50L and 50R are placed on the front side. It is inserted from above into the hook groove 77 formed in the columns 20A and 20B. At that time, as shown in FIGS. 9 and 12, the frontage on the upper side of the hook groove 77 is larger than the thickness of the hook portion 53, and can be easily inserted. Further, since the hook groove 77 has the tapered portion 76A, the hook portion 53 is guided by the vertical portion 76B and enters the vertical portion 76B.

As shown in FIG. 9, the vertical portion 76B has a relatively narrow width, and as shown in FIG. 9, when the hook portion 53 is inserted, the gap between the vertical portion 76B and the inner edge of the vertical portion 76B is large. , Has been made smaller. That is, the hook portion 53 is hooked on the hook groove 77 in a state where the movement in the left-right direction is almost prohibited. Therefore, in the main cooling storage 10, the front panel 14 is supported with respect to the storage main body 12 in the left-right direction without rattling. Since the vertical portion 76B is formed with a constant width, it contacts the mounting members 50L and 50R at the inner end surface of the vertical portion 76B, so that the vertical portion does not exist and the vertical portion 76B is in contact with the inner edge of the hook groove. It is possible to reduce the wear of the mounting members 50L and 50R when the front panel 14 is attached / detached or when the front panel 14 is opened / closed, which will be described in detail later, as compared with the case where the front panel 14 is in contact with a point.

Then, after hooking the hook portion 53 into the hook groove 77, the lower end side of the front panel 14 is brought into contact with the front surface of the storage main body 12 (front portions 70 of the columns 20A and 20B), so that the front panel 14 can be moved. As shown in FIG. 13, the machine room 11 is positioned in a closed position to close the front opening 11A in a vertical posture. A roller catch mechanism 60 is provided between the front panel 14 and the columns 20A and 20B. As shown in FIGS. 11 and 13, the roller catch mechanism 60 includes a strike 62 as a protruding portion fixed to the columns 20A and 20B described above, and a catch 61 as a fitting portion fixed to the front panel 14. Consists of. The catch 61 is mainly composed of a pair of rollers 80 arranged one above the other. The pair of rollers 80 are rotatably held around an axis extending in the left-right direction by a pair of roller holders 81. Further, the pair of roller holders 81 are urged by an urging member (spring or the like) (not shown) in a direction in which the distance on the rear end side becomes smaller. That is, the pair of rollers 80 function as a pair of urged bodies urged in a direction approaching each other. Therefore, in the roller catch mechanism 60, the strike 62 is sandwiched by the pair of rollers 80 of the catch 61, so that the front panel 14 is held in the closed position with respect to the storage body 12, and the front panel 14 is held with respect to the storage body 12. Rattling is more reliably prevented.

Further, since the roller catch mechanism 60 is provided with the strike 62 protruding forward from the front portions 70 of the columns 20A and 20B, the lower end side of the front panel 14 is brought closer to the front surface of the storage body 12. Then, the roller 80 of the catch 61 comes into contact with the tip of the strike 62, and the front panel 14 is supported (the state shown in FIG. 11). Therefore, according to the cooling storage 10, a gap can be provided between the front panel 14 and the columns 20A and 20B, so that it is possible to avoid a situation in which an operator pinches a finger between them. Further, the roller catch mechanism 60 can absorb the impact when the front panel 14 is closed by the urging force of the catch 61. Therefore, according to the cooling storage 10, it is possible to more reliably avoid a situation in which an operator pinches a finger between the ronto panel 14 and the columns 20A and 20B. Further, even if the operator accidentally releases the front panel 14 when the front panel 14 is in the closed position, the impact when the front panel 14 comes into contact with the columns 20A and 20B is alleviated. Can be done.

Further, as shown in FIG. 13, the catch 61 of the roller catch mechanism 60 is fixed above the center in the vertical direction with respect to the front panel 14, and the strike 62 is a protrusion in the vertical direction with respect to the storage body 12. It is fixed slightly above the center of 74 and the lower edge of the front opening 11A of the machine room 11. Therefore, in the cooling storage 10, since the roller catch mechanism 60 is arranged relatively upward in the vertical direction, the catch 61 is brought into contact with the strike 62 at a relatively early stage when the front panel 14 is closed. Can be done. That is, as shown in FIG. 11, the cooling storage 10 stops the front panel 14 at a relatively large angle with respect to the columns 20A and 20B, in other words, the front panel 14 and the columns 20A and 20B. The gap between them can be made relatively large, and a situation in which an operator pinches a finger between them can be more reliably avoided. Further, for example, even if the operator accidentally releases the front panel 14 when opening and closing the front panel 14, the catch 61 abuts on the strike 62 at a relatively early stage, so that the abutment occurs. The impact can be reduced.

The cooling storage 10 uses a metal material having a large plate thickness for the front panel 14 for the purpose of enhancing the design, and the weight of the front panel 14 is increased. Therefore, in the cooling storage 10, the roller catch mechanism 60 can effectively reduce the impact when the heavy front panel 14 comes into contact with the storage main body 12.

When the front panel 14 is held in the closed position, the mounting members 50L and 50R are placed between the inner surface (front facing surface) of the hook portion 53 and the rear end (rear surface) of the standing wall portion 52 as shown in FIG. In addition, the projecting pieces 74 formed on the lower edge of the hook groove 77 (specifically, the openings 73 of the columns 20A and 20B) are fitted substantially tightly. As a result, the front panel 14 is supported with respect to the storage body 12 with almost no rattling even in the front-rear direction.

Further, the cooling storage 10 is configured to be able to hold the front panel 14 in a substantially horizontal posture even in an open position where the front opening 11A of the machine room 11 is opened. When moving the front panel 14 from the closed position to the open position, the operator swings the lower end portion of the front panel 14 toward the front side with the hook portion 53 as the center to disengage the roller catch mechanism 60. .. When the front panel 14 is swung, the projecting piece 74 serves as a fulcrum, and the front panel 14 can be easily swung. When the front panel 14 is swung, the hook portion 53 is inserted into the lower side of the projecting piece 74, so that the front panel 14 is hard to come off from the storage body 12.

Then, the operator lifts the front panel 14 so as to swing it to a substantially horizontal posture, and then pushes the front panel 14 backward (toward the columns 20A and 20B) to push the front panel 14 into the column. 20A and 20B can be supported in a substantially horizontal posture. A configuration in which the front panel 14 is supported in a substantially horizontal posture will be described in detail. As shown in FIGS. 5 and 6, a recess 52A is formed at the upper end of the vertical wall portion 52 of the mounting members 50L and 50R. On the other hand, the openings 73 of the columns 20A and 20B are formed over the upper surface portion 72 as shown in FIG. Then, when the front panel 14 in the horizontal posture is pushed backward, as shown in FIG. 15, the inner edge portion (rear side edge) on the upper surface side of the opening 73 is inserted into the recess 52A of the mounting members 50L and 50R. Part) 73A is in a state of being inserted. In that state, the inner edge of the recess 52A (lower inner edge in FIG. 15) hits the lower surface side (to be exact, the lower surface of the guide member 75) of the upper surface portions 72 of the columns 20A and 20B, and the mounting members 50L and 50R The rear end (lower outer edge in FIG. 15) of the standing wall portion 52 is received by the projecting piece 74, and the swing in the direction in which the lower end portion of the front panel 14 faces downward (clockwise in FIG. 15) is restricted. The front panel 14 is held in the open position.

The features of the cooling storage 10 will be described below. When the front panel 14 is in the closed position, the cooling storage 10 is configured such that the mounting members 50L and 50R are in contact with the front surfaces of the columns 20A and 20B at the rear end of the vertical wall portion 52, as shown in FIG. .. The vertical wall portion 52 extends to a position where the lower end of the vertical wall portion 52 is slightly below the lower edge of the front opening 11A of the machine room 11, that is, to cover the front opening 11A of the machine room 11. .. That is, as shown in FIG. 2, in the cooling storage 10, the gaps between the left and right end ends between the front opening 11A of the machine room 11 and the back surface of the front panel 14 are closed by the vertical wall portion 52. The machine room 11 can be reliably hidden. Further, as shown in FIG. 12, the cooling storage 10 has a front panel because a gap is formed between the back surface of the front panel 14 and the front surface of the columns 20A and 20B at both left and right ends of the front panel 14. When attaching / detaching or opening / closing the 14, the user can insert a finger into the gap and grab the side edge of the front panel 14. Further, in the cooling storage 10, a pair of mounting members 50L and 50R for mounting the front panel 14 to the storage body 12 are fixed to the back surface side of the front panel 14 so that they cannot be visually recognized from the front side. The degree of freedom in designing the front surface of the front panel 14 is increased, the front panel 14 having excellent design is realized, and the cooling storage 10 is excellent in design. As described above, the cooling storage 10 can be easily attached to and detached from and opened and closed from the front panel 14 while improving the design.

Further, since the mounting members 50L and 50R have the contact surface portion 54 bent at a right angle from the rear end of the vertical wall portion 52 toward the center in the longitudinal direction of the front panel 14, the cooling storage 10 has the vertical wall portion 52. Not only the rear end but also the entire rear surface of the contact surface portion 54 is configured to abut the front surface of the columns 20A and 20B. Therefore, the cooling storage 10 can more reliably close the gap between the front panel 14 and the columns 20A and 20B. Further, since the mounting members 50L and 50R have the contact surface portion 54, most of the end surfaces of the metal plate material face the central side in the longitudinal direction of the front panel 14, so that the operator can work on the side of the front panel 14. When gripping the end portion, it is possible to avoid a situation in which the mounting members 50L and 50R are injured by touching the end portion protruding toward the rear.

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In the cooling storage 10 of the above embodiment, the front panel 14 and the pair of mounting members 50L and 50R are made of metal. The present invention is particularly effective when they are made of metal, but is not limited thereto. The present invention can be applied when it is desired to hide the mounting member on the back surface side of the front panel, and various materials can be used for the front panel and the mounting member. Further, in the above embodiment, the cooling storage is exemplified as the storage, but the storage is not limited to this. The present invention can be applied to a storage structure in which the opening of the machine room is closed by a front panel.

10 ... Cooling storage [storage], 11 ... Machine room, 11A ... Front opening, 12 ... Storage body, 13 ... Door, 14 ... Front panel, 15 ... Insulated box body, 20A, 20B, 20C, 20D ... Support, 40 ... front part, 41A ... left side surface part, 41B ... left end folding part, 42A ... right side surface part, 42B ... right end folding part, 43A ... upper surface part, 43B ... upper end folding part, 44A ... lower surface part, 44B ... lower end folding part, 45 ... Insertion hole, 50L, 50R ... Pair of mounting members, 51 ... Fixing part, 52 ... Standing wall part, 53 ... Hook part, 54 ... Contact surface part, 55 ... Insertion hole, 56 ... Rivets, 60 ... Roller catch mechanism [ Fixing mechanism], 61 ... Catch [fitting part], 61A ... holder, 62 ... strike [protruding part], 70 ... front part [support plate], 72 ... upper surface part, 73 ... opening, 74 ... projecting piece, 75 ... Guide member, 76 ... Opening, 76A ... Tapered part, 76B ... Vertical part, 77 ... Clamping groove, 80 ... Pair of rollers [Pair of rivet]

Claims (9)

A storage body including a storage main body having a machine room opened on the front surface and a front panel for closing the opening of the machine room.
A pair of support plates for supporting the front panel are erected at each of the left and right side ends of the opening of the machine room.
A pair of mounting members for mounting the front panel to the pair of support plates are fixed to each of the left and right side ends of the back surface of the front panel.
Each of the pair of mounting members extends along the side edge of the back surface of the front panel and is fixed to the front panel, and stands upright from the fixing portion toward the support plate and extends in the vertical direction. It has a standing wall portion and a hook portion extending downward from the upper end of the standing wall portion and bent downward.
Each of the pair of support plates is formed with a notch at the upper end and has a hook groove for hooking the hook portion.
In a state where the hook portion is hooked in the hook groove and the front panel is attached to the pair of support plates, the rear end of the standing wall portion comes into contact with the front surface of the support plate, and the standing wall portion A storage that extends to a position where the lower end covers the opening of the machine room. The front panel is made of metal.
The storage according to claim 1, wherein the pair of mounting members are formed from a metal plate material, and the standing wall portion is bent with respect to the fixing portion. The storage according to claim 2, wherein the pair of mounting members are formed by being bent from the rear end of the standing wall portion toward the center side of the front panel and have a contact surface portion that abuts on the front surface of the support plate. According to claim 1, the hook groove includes a tapered portion whose width narrows downward from the opening on the upper end side, and a vertical portion extending downward with a constant width from the lower end of the tapered portion. The storage according to any one of claims 3. The front panel is formed from a metal plate, and the left end, right end, upper end and lower end are folded back to the back side, and the left end folded portion, the right end folded portion, the upper end folded portion and the lower end folded portion are formed. To have
One of the pair of mounting members is fastened at the upper end to both the left end folded portion and the upper end folded portion, and the lower end is fastened to both the left end folded portion and the lower end folded portion.
Claim 1 in which the other end of the pair of mounting members is fastened to both the right end folded portion and the upper end folded portion, and the lower end is fastened to both the right end folded portion and the lower end folded portion. The storage according to any one of claims 4. The front panel swings around the hook portion between a closed position in which the opening of the machine room is closed in a vertical posture and an open position in which the opening of the machine room is opened in a substantially horizontal posture. Possible to be supported by the pair of support plates
A fixing mechanism is provided between each of the pair of support plates and the front panel for fixing the front panel to the pair of support plates.
The fixing mechanism includes a protrusion provided on each of the pair of support plates and projecting forward from the front surface, and a fitting portion provided on the front panel to fit the protrusion. The storage according to any one of claims 1 to 5. The storage according to claim 6, wherein the fixing mechanism is arranged above the center in the vertical direction of the front panel. The fitting portion is configured to include a pair of urged bodies urged in a direction approaching each other, and the protruding portion can be sandwiched by the pair of urged bodies. The storage according to claim 7. The fitting portion is to be fixed to the front panel while being held by the holder.
The front panel is formed from a metal plate, and the left and right ends are folded back to the back side, and the front panel has a left end folded portion and a right end folded portion.
Claim that one of the pair of mounting members is fastened together with the left end folding portion and the holder, and the other of the pair of mounting members is fastened together with the right end folded portion and the holder. The storage according to any one of claims 6 to 8.

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