JP3479665B2 - Freezer refrigerator - Google Patents

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a freezer / refrigerator in which a front opening of a case main body whose front surface is opened for taking out articles is divided into upper and lower parts by a horizontal crosspiece, and in particular, the structure for attaching the horizontal crosspiece is improved. It is a thing.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art FIG. 11 shows a conventional example in which a horizontal rail 3 is fixed to the inner side surface 2a of an opening 2 of a case body by means of a plurality of screws 53 at both left and right ends thereof. Opening 2 of the case body
The front surface 2b and the front surface 43a of the horizontal rail 3 are flush with each other and are sealing surfaces of a sealing material provided on the inner surface of the front wall of the drawer or the inner surface of the door. The inside of such a refrigerator-freezer is vertically divided by each drawer or by a shelf arranged at a height corresponding to the horizontal rail 3.

[0003]

To clean the inside of the refrigerator, after removing the drawers or shelves to make the inside of the refrigerator communicate with each other,
It is done by putting hands into the refrigerator from the side of the opening 2. At this time, since both ends of the horizontal rail 3 are fixed with screws, it is troublesome to remove the horizontal rail 3 each time cleaning is performed. Therefore, when cleaning the interior,
Is an obstacle, and you have to put your hands in the refrigerator in a cramped position from the opening 2 side for cleaning. Even when the horizontal rail 3 is assembled to the case main body, both ends of the horizontal rail 3 must be fixed to the inner side surface 2a of the opening 2 by a plurality of screws 53, so that the assembly workability is poor. Therefore, an object of the present invention is to facilitate removal of the cross rail from the front opening so as to facilitate cleaning of the inside of the refrigerator and to facilitate attachment of the cross rail itself.

[0004]

According to the present invention, a case body 1 is provided.
In the refrigerating refrigerator in which the opening 2 on the front side of the opening 2 is divided into upper and lower parts by the horizontal rails 3 that are installed between the left and right inner side surfaces 2a of the opening 2, Both ends of the can be detachably fixed in a fitted state. Specifically, the locking projections 29 are fixed to the left and right inner side surfaces 2a of the opening 2, and the locking recesses 30 formed at both ends of the horizontal rail 3 are attached to and removed from the locking projections 29 from above. It can be received by freely dropping and fitting.

[0005]

After the drawers 4 are removed from the case body 1 to open the openings 2, the horizontal rails 3 are flipped upward and removed to completely open the openings 2. The locking projections 29 are fixed to the inner side surface 2a of the opening 2, and the locking recesses 30 provided at both ends of the horizontal rail 3 are simply dropped into the locking projections 29 from above to fit the horizontal rails 3 in the case. It can be attached to the main body 1. In a freezer-refrigerator in which a plurality of doors 49 are provided in each of the compartments of the opening 2, the inside of the opening and the opening 2 can be opened entirely by removing the shelves 50 and the cross rails 3 in the inside.

[0006]

Since both ends of the horizontal rail 3 are detachable with respect to the inner side surface 2a of the opening 2 of the case body 1, the horizontal rail 3 can be easily removed from the opening 2 if necessary. The opening 2 can be entirely opened vertically. Therefore,
When cleaning the inside of the refrigerator, the hand can be inserted into the refrigerator from the opening 2 in a comfortable posture. When attaching the horizontal rail 3 to the case body 1,
Since both ends of the horizontal rail 3 may be fitted to the locking portions of the inner side surface 2a of the opening 2, the horizontal rail 3 can be easily assembled. Since the locking projections 29 are fixed to the inner side surface 2a of the opening 2, and the locking recesses 30 provided at both ends of the horizontal rail 3 are dropped and fitted from above, the inner side surface 2a of the opening 2 is formed.
There is no need for special processing, and the horizontal rail 3 can be easily and reliably attached and detached.

[0007]

【Example】

(First Embodiment) FIGS. 1 to 9 show a first embodiment of a refrigerator-freezer according to the present invention. In the refrigerator-freezer in FIG. 1, an opening 2 provided on the front surface of a case body 1 is vertically divided by a plurality of horizontal rails 3, and a drawer 4 is detachably arranged in each divided portion.

The case body 1 includes a top wall 5, a bottom wall 6, a front wall 7, a rear wall 9 and left and right side walls 1 each of which is a heat insulating wall.
It is constructed in a box shape having 0 and 0, and the upper surface of the ceiling wall 5 can be used for cooking or the like. A machine room in which a blower fan, a cooler and the like are installed is provided on one side of the left and right inside the case body 1, and an openable machine room door 11 is installed in the front of the machine room. The cool air sent from the machine room blows out into the refrigerator through the cool air outlet and then returns to the machine room from the cool air inlet. These basic configurations are the same as the conventional ones.

In FIG. 7 to FIG. 9, the drawer 4 includes a front wall 13 made of a heat insulating wall, left and right side walls 14 fixed to the inner surface thereof, and a rear wall 15 connecting the rear ends of the left and right side walls 14.
And a metal cooking dish 16 is placed inside. On the inner surface of the front wall 13, a sealing material 17 is formed along the outer edge.
Is attached.

In FIG. 9, the drawer 4 is supported by the case main body 1 so as to be slidable back and forth through a pair of left and right slide mechanisms 19, and can be pulled out forward from the case main body 1. The slide mechanism 19 includes a rail supporting plate 20 arranged in the front-rear direction and a rail 23 via a pair of front and rear wheels 21 and 22.
The rail 23 supports one pair of front and rear wheels 24 and 25.
The drawer 4 is supported via. Rail support plate 20
The rear end is inserted into a mounting hole provided on the inner surface of the rear wall 9 of the case body 1, and the front end is fixed to the inner side surface 2a of the opening 2 by a plurality of screws. The wheels 21 and 22 are arranged on the side surface of the rail support plate 20 at predetermined intervals in the front-rear direction.

The rail 23 has a first rail portion 26 which is guided in the front-rear direction by the wheels 21 and 22 on the rail support plate 20 and a second rail portion 27 which guides the wheels 24 and 25 on the drawer 4 side in the front-rear direction. Consists of both rail parts 26.
27 are integrally formed on the upper and lower sides. First rail portion 26
A wheel stopper 26a is provided at the rear end of the rail support plate 2
The rail 23 can move forward together with the drawer 4 until the wheel 22 on the rear side of 0 comes into contact with the wheel stop 26a. Second
A wheel stop 27a and a notch 27b opening upward are provided at the front end of the rail portion 27.

Thus, the drawer 4 can be pulled forward to a position where the front wheels 24 attached to the side surfaces thereof come into contact with the wheel stops 27a. If the front wall 13 side of the drawer 4 is lifted at that stage, the front wheel 24 can be removed obliquely upward from the second rail portion 27 via the notch 27b. After further pulling out the drawer 4 until the rear wheel 25 comes into contact with the wheel stop 27a, the rear side is lifted, and the rear wheel 25 is pulled upward from the second rail portion 27 through the notch 27b. The drawer 4 can be removed, and the entire drawer 4 can be removed from the case body 1 forward. When attaching the drawer 4 to the case body 1, the procedure reverse to the above is taken.

In FIG. 1, both ends of the horizontal rail 3 are detachably fixed to the left and right inner side surfaces 2a of the opening 2 in a concave-convex fitting state. Specifically, locking projections 29 made of synthetic resin are fixed to both inner side surfaces 2a of the opening 2, and locking recesses 30 provided at both ends of the horizontal rail 3 are provided on the locking projections 29 from above. Mating.
In FIG. 2, the locking convex piece 29 has mounting portions 29a on the upper and lower sides,
Locking protrusions 29b are provided in the middle. The locking recess 30 is open outward and downward. In FIG. 4, the vertical dimension of the locking projection 29 is set to be substantially the same as the vertical dimension of the horizontal rail 3, and the front-back dimension is larger than the front-back width dimension of the locking recess 30 of the horizontal rail 3 as shown in FIG. Slightly small.

A decorative frame 31 is attached to the inner surface 2a of the opening 2, and a locking convex piece 29 is provided between the upper and lower decorative frames 31.
Is fixed. The mounting portion 29a of the locking projection 29 is a decorative frame 3
The thickness is set to be almost the same as 1 and the upper and lower four corners are set with screws 32.
It was fixed to the inner surface 2a via. The locking convex portion 29b is formed in a quadrangle having a thickness of about 12 mm, and the locking concave portion 3 is entirely formed.
It is possible to fit it in 0 in a close contact state. The decorative frame 31 is made of a synthetic resin and is stretchable in the thickness direction and the width direction.

In FIGS. 3 and 6, the horizontal rail 3 has a pair of groove-shaped front and rear divided pieces 34 and 35 which are opposed to each other, and a frame member 36 is attached to an opening formed in the upper surface and the lower surface thereof, and a heat insulating material is provided in an internal space. 37 is filled and square end plates 3 are provided on both left and right ends.
9 is attached. The split pieces 34 and 35 are made of stainless steel plate, and bent pieces 42 are formed on both ends of the upper wall 40 and the bottom wall 41 in the left-right direction. The front surface 43a of the front wall 43 of the divided piece 34 located on the front surface side is the seal member 17 of the drawer 4.
Will be the sealing surface.

However, at both ends of the horizontal rail 3, an upper frame member 36, which is a ceiling wall, projects like a visor toward the lateral outside. The end plate 39 is a synthetic resin plate having a thickness of 3 mm,
The four corners are fixed to the outer side surface of the bent piece 42 via a plurality of screws 44. The frame member 36 is made of synthetic resin,
It is fixed to the upper wall 40 and the bottom wall 41 of 35 so as not to come off, and covers the entire upper surface and the entire lower surface of the divided pieces 34, 35. That is, at both ends of the horizontal rail 3, the split pieces 34.3
The internal space on the outer side of the end plate 39 between the five is used as the locking recess 30. Therefore, the locking concave portion 30 can be fitted into the locking convex portion 29b only from above.

When the cross rail 3 is installed in the opening 2 of the case main body 1, the locking recess 30 at one end of the cross rail 3 is set to one of the locking projections while the cross rail 3 is slightly inclined in the left-right direction. Piece 29
It is dropped from above and fitted and temporarily fixed. then,
The one end side is pushed down until the upper wall 40 of the split pieces 34, 35 contacts the upper surface 29c of the locking convex portion 29b. Next, the other end side of the horizontal rail 3 is pushed down, and the split pieces 34, 35 on the other end side are pushed down.
The upper wall 40 is dropped and fitted until it comes into contact with the upper surface 29c of the locking projection 29b. In this fitted state, the front wall 43 and the rear wall 45 of the split pieces 34 and 35 are in a form of sandwiching the locking projection 29b from the front and the rear (see FIG. 5).

Thus, the horizontal rail 3 is installed between the inner side surfaces 2a of the opening 2 in a state where it does not move in the front-rear direction and downward.
At the end of the horizontal rail 3, the upper end of its front wall 43 is the decorative frame 3.
It is located just below 1, so that even if the horizontal rail 3 is pushed up when an object is put in or taken out of the refrigerator, the horizontal rail 3 does not easily come off upward. In FIG. 5 and FIG. 7, the front surface 43a of the cross rail 3 is flush with the front surface 2b of the opening 2,
It constitutes the sealing surface of the sealing material 17. That is, the seal member 17 of the drawer 4 located below the front half 43a of the horizontal crosspiece 3 abuts, and the seal member 17 of the upper drawer 4 abuts to the upper half side ( (See the phantom line in FIG. 7).

When removing the horizontal rail 3 from the opening 2, the lower end of the decorative frame 31 of the opening 2 is contracted back and forth by the thickness of the front wall 43 and the rear wall 45, and then the end of the horizontal rail 3 is removed. If it is lifted from below, the locking recess 30 is disengaged from the locking recess 29 and the horizontal rail 3 can be removed upward.

After the horizontal rail 3 is removed from the opening 2 and the opening 2 is completely opened vertically as described above, the inside of the refrigerator is cleaned. At this time, the entire opening 2 can be effectively used, and the inside of the refrigerator can be smoothly cleaned in a comfortable posture. When attaching the cross rail 3 to the opening 2,
Since both ends of the horizontal rail 3 may be fitted into the positions corresponding to the locking projections 29 provided on the inner side surface 2a of the opening 2 by dropping them from above, the mounting can be easily performed. Therefore,
The horizontal rail 3 can be easily attached not only when the horizontal rail 3 is reassembled to the case main body 1 after cleaning the inside of the refrigerator but also in the initial assembly process. Since the separate locking convex piece 29 is screwed to the inner side surface 2a of the opening 2, it is only necessary to form a screw hole for fixing the locking convex piece 29 on the inner side surface 2a. This is cheaper in manufacturing cost than the case where the convex portion is integrally formed on the inner side surface 2a.

(Second Embodiment) FIG. 10 shows a vertical refrigerator / freezer showing a second embodiment of the present invention, in which the left and right openings 2 are divided into upper and lower parts by a horizontal bar 3, respectively. A plurality of doors 49 are provided on the front surface of the case body 1 so as to correspond to the compartments. Along with this, a plurality of shelves 50 are arranged in the refrigerator. Each of the shelves 50 has both left and right ends mounted on a convex strip 51 provided on the wall surface in the storage, and can be freely taken out from the storage.
Other configurations are substantially the same as those of the first embodiment.

In the present invention, for example, the inner side surface 2a may be provided with a locking hole, the lateral crosspieces 3 may be provided with locking claws, and the locking claw may be detachably fitted into the locking hole. The horizontal rail 3 is not limited to one in which the divided pieces 34, 35 and the like are joined, and it is also possible to use a square pipe material or the like having a heat insulating material 37 filled therein.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is an overall perspective view.

FIG. 2 is a perspective view of a main part.

FIG. 3 is a vertical sectional side view of a horizontal rail.

FIG. 4 is a vertical sectional front view of a main part.

5 is a cross-sectional view taken along the line AA in FIG.

FIG. 6 is an exploded perspective view of an end portion of a horizontal rail.

FIG. 7 is a perspective view of the drawer and the opening as viewed from the front side.

FIG. 8 is a perspective view of a part of the drawer viewed from the rear surface side.

FIG. 9 is an exploded perspective view of a slide mechanism.

FIG. 10 is a perspective view of a refrigerator-freezer according to a second embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 11 is a perspective view showing a conventional cross rail mounting structure.

[Explanation of symbols]

1 case body 2 openings 2a Inside surface 3 horizontal rails 4 drawers 29 Locking convex piece 30 Locking recess

Claims (2)

(57) [Claims] 1. A refrigerating refrigerator in which an opening 2 on the front surface of a case body 1 is divided into upper and lower parts by a horizontal crosspiece 3 which is installed between left and right inner side surfaces 2a of the opening 2, The locking projection 29 is fixed to the inner surface 2a of the
Yes, the locking recesses 30 formed at both ends of the horizontal rail 3 are the locking projections 29.
Removable from above and detachable.
The decorative frame 31 made of synthetic resin is provided on the inner side surface 2a of the opening 2.
Is attached , the locking convex piece 29 is fixed between the decorative frames 31, and the locking convex piece 29 is fixed to the inner side surface 2a.
And a square locking projection 29b fitted in the locking recess 30
And the horizontal rail 3 includes a pair of front and rear groove-shaped split pieces 34 facing each other.
.35 and square end plates 39 attached to both left and right ends
On the upper surface of the pair of front and rear divided pieces 34, 35 facing each other including
A frame material 36 is placed on both of the divided pieces 34 and 35 in the formed opening.
The frame member 36 is fixed to the wall 40 in a retaining shape, and the frame member 36 on the upper side protrudes laterally outward in an eaves-like shape.
The end plate 39 between the split pieces 34 and 35 at both ends of the horizontal rail 3.
The inner space on the outer side of the locking recess 30 serves as the locking recess 30, and the upper wall 40 of the divided pieces 34 and 35 is the upper surface 2 of the locking projection 29b.
In the fitted state where it abuts against 9c, the split pieces 34 and 35
The front wall 43 and the rear wall 45 sandwich the locking projection 29b from the front and back.
The refrigerator / freezer is characterized in that the upper end of the front wall 43 is located right below the decorative frame 31 . 2. A drawer 4 is provided in each compartment.
Therefore , the drawer 4 is connected to the case via a pair of left and right slide mechanisms 19.
The slide mechanism 19 is fixed to the case body 1 so as to be slidable back and forth.
A rail support plate 20 having a pair of wheels 21, 22;
And a pair of front and rear cars mounted on the side of the drawer 4
The rail 23 , including wheels 24 and 25, is guided in the front-rear direction by the wheels 21 and 22.
The first rail portion 26 and the wheels 24 and 25 in the front-back direction.
The second rail portion 27 that guides the vehicle to the vehicle, and the wheel stop 26a is provided at the rear end of the first rail portion 26.
The wheel stop 27a at the front end of the second rail portion 27 and open upward.
A pair of front and rear wheels of the rail support plate 20 arranged in the front-rear direction, which are provided with a notch 27b to speak.
The rail 23 is supported via 21 and 22, and the rail 2
Supports the drawer 4 via a pair of wheels 24 and 25 in front of and behind
Refrigerator of to have claim 1.