JP5992782B2 - refrigerator - Google Patents

Description

  The present invention relates to a refrigerator provided with a touch panel on a door provided with a glass plate on the front surface.

  A conventional refrigerator is disclosed in Patent Document 1. In this refrigerator, an operation unit (substrate assembly) having a glass plate on the front surface of a door filled with a foam insulation and a touch panel on the back surface of the glass plate is arranged. The operation unit is arranged in a storage room (space) having an opening on the side surface of the door. The front of the storage chamber is covered with a glass plate, and the back and peripheral surfaces are formed by a cover (case cover) of a resin molded product. The storage chamber is isolated from the foam insulation by the cover.

  Slide members project from the upper and lower surfaces of the operation unit, and guide grooves are provided on the upper and lower surfaces of the storage chamber so as to extend in the left-right direction and fit the slide members. The guide groove is inclined forward at the end portion away from the opening of the storage chamber.

  The operation unit is inserted into the storage chamber from the opening, and the slide member is guided in the guide groove and moves in the left-right direction while being separated from the glass plate. Then, the slide member moves forward while moving in the left-right direction at the end of the guide groove. Thereby, the touch panel arranged on the front surface of the operation unit can contact or approach the glass plate, and the touch panel can be operated via the glass plate. Moreover, since the touch panel and the glass plate do not slide, the touch panel and the glass plate can be prevented from being damaged. When the operation unit is stored in the storage chamber, the opening is closed by the lid.

Japanese Patent No. 4948578 (page 3 to page 12, FIG. 4)

  However, according to the conventional refrigerator, the guide grooves formed on the upper and lower surfaces of the storage chamber extend left and right and are inclined in the front-rear direction at the end portion. For this reason, an upper guide groove is formed by the first mold having the lowering direction and a lower guide groove is formed by the second mold having the upper direction. A third mold for forming the inner surface of the back wall of the storage chamber is provided between the first and second molds. Accordingly, there is a problem that the cover mold becomes complicated and the cost of the refrigerator increases.

  An object of this invention is to provide the refrigerator which can reduce cost.

  In order to achieve the above object, the present invention provides a glass plate disposed on the front surface of a door that opens and closes a storage chamber, a storage chamber having an opening that opens on a peripheral surface of the door and having a wall surface formed by a cover. And an operation unit inserted into the storage chamber through the opening and having a touch panel on the front surface, and a lid that closes the opening, and an end of the operation unit away from the opening A support portion that supports the back surface of the operation unit, and a contact portion that is formed on the lid portion and contacts the back surface of the end portion on the opening side of the operation unit to bring the front surface of the operation unit into contact with or close to the glass plate It is characterized by providing a part.

  According to this structure, the storage room which opened the opening part in the surrounding surface is provided in the door which arranged the glass plate on the front surface. The operation unit is inserted into the storage chamber through the opening, and the back surface of the end on the back side of the operation unit is supported by the support unit. When the opening is closed by the lid, the contact portion provided on the lid contacts the back of the operation unit, and the end of the operation unit on the opening side moves forward. Thereby, the touch panel arranged on the front surface of the operation unit contacts or approaches the glass plate.

  In the refrigerator having the above-described configuration, the front surface of the contact portion is inclined in a direction approaching the operation unit as it approaches the opening.

  Moreover, the present invention is characterized in that in the refrigerator having the above-described configuration, a protrusion that protrudes from an end surface of the operation unit away from the opening is provided, and the back surface of the protrusion is supported by the support.

  In the refrigerator configured as described above, the refrigerator may include a groove formed on a wall surface facing the opening of the storage chamber and into which the protrusion is inserted, and the support portion includes a rear wall of the groove. It is characterized by.

  Moreover, the present invention is characterized in that, in the refrigerator having the above-described configuration, a display member for displaying a pressed portion of the touch panel is disposed between the glass plate and the operation unit.

  Moreover, the present invention is characterized in that, in the refrigerator configured as described above, the opening portion opens on a side surface of the door, and the longitudinal direction of the operation unit is arranged along the side surface of the door.

  According to the present invention, the back surface of the end portion away from the opening of the operation unit is supported by the support portion, and the contact portion that makes the front surface of the operation unit contact or approach the glass plate is provided on the lid portion. Thereby, while being able to operate a touch panel reliably, sliding with a glass plate etc. and an operation unit can be avoided, and the damage | wound of a touch panel etc. can be prevented. In addition, the direction in which the mold for forming the inner surface of the cover of the resin molded product is pulled out can be made one direction, so that the mold can be simplified and the cost of the refrigerator can be reduced.

The front view which shows the refrigerator of embodiment of this invention AA sectional view of FIG. The disassembled perspective view of the operation board and display panel of the refrigerator of embodiment of this invention

<First Embodiment>
Embodiments of the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings. FIG. 1 is a front view showing a refrigerator according to an embodiment. The refrigerator 1 is provided with a refrigerator compartment 2, a freezer compartment 3, and a vegetable compartment 4 in order from the top of a heat insulating box (not shown). The refrigerator compartment 2 stores the stored items in a refrigerator, and the freezer compartment 3 stores the stored items in a frozen state. The vegetable room 4 is kept at a higher temperature than the refrigerated room 2 and stores stored items such as vegetables in a refrigerator.

  The refrigerator compartment 2 is opened and closed by a door 10 that is pivotally supported at one end, and a handle portion 10 a that opens the door 10 with a finger is provided at the lower end of the door 10. The freezer compartment 3 is opened and closed by a drawer-type door 5 integrated with a storage case (not shown) for stored items. The vegetable compartment 4 is opened and closed by a drawer-type door 6 integrated with a vegetable case (not shown). The upper ends of the doors 5 and 6 are respectively provided with grip portions 5a and 6a for putting the fingers 5 and pulling the doors 5 and 6 out.

  Each door 5, 6, 10 is filled with a foam insulation 13 (see FIG. 2), and a glass plate 11 (see FIG. 2) is arranged on the front surface. The glass plate 11 can improve the cleanability of the front surfaces of the doors 5, 6, 10. In addition, a display panel 15 (display member) extending in the vertical direction is provided on the rear side of the glass plate 11 at the left end of the door 10 of the refrigerator compartment 2, and stored in the storage chamber 20 on the back of the display panel 15. An operation unit 30 is arranged.

  2 is a cross-sectional view taken along the line AA of FIG. 1 and shows a bottom cross-sectional view of the storage chamber 20. A glass plate 11 is disposed on the front surface of the door 10 and a side plate 12 is disposed on the left side surface. The back surface and right side surface of the door 10 are covered with a back plate (not shown), and door caps (not shown) are fitted on the upper and lower surfaces, respectively. And the foaming heat insulating material 13 is filled in the space enclosed by the glass plate 11, the side plate 12, the back plate, and the door cap.

  The periphery of the glass plate 11 is held by an annular frame portion 17, and a display panel 15 extending in the vertical direction is supported by the left frame portion 17. The peripheral surface (upper and lower surfaces and right side surface) and the rear surface of the storage chamber 20 are covered with a cover 14 of a resin molded product that engages with the front portion of the side plate 12. The cover 14 is provided with a front wall 14 e that is adjacent to the display panel 15 and covers the front surface of the right end portion of the storage chamber 20.

  By filling the foam heat insulating material 13, the outer surface of the cover 14 is fixed to the foam heat insulating material 13, and the display panel 15 is fixed to the foam heat insulating material 13 at the back and above the storage chamber 20. Thereby, the glass plate 11, the display panel 15, and the cover 14 are integrated.

  The interior of the storage chamber 20 is isolated from the foam insulation 13 by the cover 14, and the front surface of the storage chamber 20 is covered by the display panel 15 and the front wall 14 e of the cover 14. An opening 20 a opens at the left end surface of the storage chamber 20. The operation unit 30 is accommodated in the storage chamber 20 through the opening 20a, and the opening 20a is closed by the lid 16 of the resin molded product. The operation unit 30 is arranged along the side surface of the door 10 in the vertical direction in the longitudinal direction.

  The operation unit 30 has an operation substrate 33 held by a holder 32 of a resin molded product. The holder 32 has a front surface portion 32a and a back surface portion 32b that are engaged with each other, and a concave portion 32c that accommodates the operation board 33 is formed in the front surface portion 32a.

  FIG. 3 is an exploded perspective view showing the operation board 33 and the display panel 15. The operation board 33 has a touch panel 34 on the front and an LED board 35 on the back. A plurality of detectors 36 for detecting capacitance are provided in the lower part of the touch panel 34, and a plurality of holes 34a are formed in the upper part. A plurality of LEDs 37 to be inserted into the holes 34 a are mounted on the LED substrate 35.

  A mark 39 indicating the operation mode is formed on the display panel 15 so as to face the hole 34 a, and a mark 38 indicating the pressed portion of the touch panel 34 is formed so as to face the detector 36. The mark 39 and the mark 38 are formed by a method such as attaching a printed film to the surface side of the display panel 15.

  When the mark 38 on the display panel 15 is pressed through the glass plate 11 (see FIG. 2), a change in capacitance is detected by the detector 36 and a predetermined operation mode is executed. At this time, the LED 37 is turned on corresponding to the operation mode, and the mark 39 is illuminated from behind to notify the operation state.

  In FIG. 2, a groove 14 c is formed in the side wall 14 a facing the opening 20 a of the cover 14. At this time, the inner surface of the cover 14 of the resin molded product can be formed by a single mold having a direction (arrow B direction) from the side wall 14a toward the opening 20a as a pulling direction. For this reason, the metal mold | die which forms the cover 14 can be simplified and the cost of the refrigerator 1 can be reduced. In addition, the rear wall of the groove part 14c comprises the support part 14b mentioned later.

  A protruding portion 32 e that protrudes toward the side wall 14 a of the cover 14 is provided on the side wall 32 d that forms an end surface away from the opening 20 a of the operation unit 30. The lid portion 16 is provided with an abutting portion 16a that protrudes into the storage chamber 20. The front surface of the contact portion 16a is an inclined surface, and is inclined in a direction approaching the operation unit 30 as the opening portion 20a is approached.

  The operation unit 30 is inserted into the storage chamber 20 through the opening 20a. The protruding portion 32e protruding from the back end surface of the operation unit 30 is inserted into the groove portion 14c, and the back surface of the protruding portion 32e is supported by the support portion 14b formed of the rear wall of the groove portion 14c. As a result, the operation unit 30 is temporarily held with its front surface inclined and away from the display panel 15 and the front wall 14e of the cover 14.

  At this time, since the protruding portion 32e protrudes from the side wall 32d, the operation unit 30 can be temporarily held by reliably separating the front end of the side wall 32d from the front wall 14e. Further, when the operation unit 30 is temporarily held, the lateral direction is inclined, so that the distance between the operation unit 30 and the display panel 15 is increased on the back side where the operation unit 30 is disposed forward of the opening 20a side. be able to.

  When the opening portion 20a is closed by the lid portion 16, the contact portion 16a contacts the back surface of the operation unit 30, and the end portion on the opening portion 20a side of the operation unit 30 is guided forward. Since the front surface of the contact portion 16 a is formed as an inclined surface, the contact portion 16 a can be easily inserted behind the operation unit 30.

  Accordingly, the operation unit 30 is supported on the back side by the support portion 14b and the contact portion 16a, and the front surface of the operation unit 30 is close to the glass plate 11 with the display panel 15 interposed therebetween. At this time, the operation unit 30 may be close to or in contact with the display panel 15. Thereby, the touch panel 34 (refer FIG. 3) on the operation unit 30 can be reliably operated through the glass plate 11 and the display panel 15. Further, sliding between the display panel 15 and the operation unit 30 is avoided when the operation unit 30 is inserted, and the touch panel 34 and the display panel 15 can be prevented from being damaged.

  According to the present embodiment, the lid portion 16 is provided with the contact portion 16a that supports the back surface of the end portion of the operation unit 30 away from the opening portion 20a by the support portion 14b and brings the front surface of the operation unit 30 close to the glass plate 11. ing. Thereby, one end of the operation unit 30 is supported by the support portion 14 b and temporarily held in a state where the operation unit 30 is inclined, and the operation unit 30 comes close to the glass plate 11 when the lid portion 16 is attached.

  For this reason, sliding with the operation unit 30 and the display panel 15 can be avoided. Therefore, the touch panel 34 and the display panel 15 can be prevented from being scratched, and the touch panel 34 can be operated in close proximity to the glass plate 11. Moreover, the direction of removing the mold that forms the inner surface of the cover 14 of the resin molded product can be made one direction (direction A), and the cost of the refrigerator 1 can be reduced by simplifying the mold.

  Further, since the front surface of the contact portion 16a is inclined in a direction approaching the operation unit 30 as it approaches the opening portion 20a, the contact portion 16a can be easily inserted behind the operation unit 30 when the lid portion 16 is attached. Can do.

  Further, since the protrusion 32e protrudes from the side wall 32d away from the opening 20a of the operation unit 30 and the back surface of the protrusion 32e is supported by the support part 14b, the operation unit 30 is securely separated from the display panel 15 and temporarily held. be able to.

  Further, the support portion 14b can be easily formed by the rear wall of the groove portion 14c provided in the wall surface (side wall 14a) facing the opening portion 20a of the storage chamber 20.

  Moreover, since the opening part 20a opens in the side surface of the door 10, and the longitudinal direction of the operation unit 30 is distribute | arranged along the side surface of the door 10, the operation unit 30 inclines a transversal direction and is temporarily hold | maintained. Accordingly, the distance between the display panel 15 and the operation unit 30 is increased on the back side where the operation unit 30 is arranged forward with respect to the opening 20a side, and the sliding between the operation unit 30 and the display panel 15 is more reliably performed. Can be prevented.

  In the present embodiment, the display panel 15 is formed integrally with the glass plate 11, but the display panel 15 may be formed integrally with the operation unit 30 with a length that can be stored in the storage chamber 20. At this time, the display panel 15 on the front surface of the operation unit 30 is arranged close to or in contact with the glass plate 11 by the contact portion 16a. Thereby, while being able to operate the touch panel 34 reliably, the damage | wound of the glass plate 11 or the display panel 15 can be prevented.

  Moreover, you may affix a scattering prevention film on the back surface of the glass plate 11. FIG. At this time, an anti-scattering film is disposed between the display panel 15 and the glass plate 11. Thereby, scattering of glass when an impact is applied to the glass plate 11 is prevented.

  In addition, although the mark 39 and the mark 38 are formed on the display panel 15, a sheet-like or film-like member on which the mark 39 and the mark 38 are printed instead of the display panel 15 may be attached to the front surface of the operation unit 30. At this time, the sheet-like or film-like member on the front surface of the operation unit 30 is arranged close to or in contact with the glass plate 11 by the contact portion 16a. Thereby, while being able to operate the touch panel 34 reliably, the damage | wound of the glass plate 11 or the display panel 15 can be prevented.

  Further, the front wall 14e of the cover 14a may be omitted, and the front surface of the right end portion of the storage chamber 20 may be covered with the glass plate 11 or the display panel 15. At this time, if the support portion 14b is formed so as to protrude forward from the back wall of the cover 14, the direction in which the mold forming the inner surface of the cover 14 is pulled out can be set to the forward direction (the direction of arrow D in FIG. 2). .

  In addition, the storage chamber 20 is formed by opening the opening 20 a on the side surface of the door 10. However, the storage chamber 20 may be formed by opening the opening 20 a on the upper surface or the lower surface of the door 10.

  According to this invention, it can utilize for the refrigerator which provided the touch panel in the door which distribute | arranged the glass plate to the front.

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Refrigerator 2 Refrigeration room 3 Freezing room 4 Vegetable room 5, 6, 10 Door 11 Glass plate 14 Cover 14b Support part 14c Groove part 15 Display panel 16 Lid part 16a Contact part 20 Storage room 20a Opening part 30 Operation unit 32 Holder 32e Projection Part 33 Operation board 34 Touch panel 36 Detector 35 LED board 37 LED
38, 39 mark

Claims (5)

A glass plate disposed on the front surface of the door that opens and closes the storage chamber, a storage chamber having an opening opening in the peripheral surface of the door and having a wall surface formed by a cover, a touch panel on the front surface, and the opening. In a refrigerator comprising an operation unit inserted into the storage chamber via a lid and a lid that closes the opening, a support that supports a rear surface of the end of the operation unit away from the opening, and the lid A contact portion that is formed on a portion and contacts the back surface of the end portion of the operation unit on the opening side so that the front surface of the operation unit contacts or approaches the glass plate; and the opening portion of the operation unit Protruding part protruding from the remote end face and supporting the back by the support part,
The protrusion is disposed rearward with respect to the front surface of the operation unit, and an edge of the front surface of the operation unit away from the opening is disposed closer to the opening than the tip of the support portion. Refrigerator.   The refrigerator according to claim 1, wherein the front surface of the abutting portion is inclined in a direction approaching the operation unit as the opening portion is approached. The groove portion is formed on a wall surface facing the opening of the storage chamber and into which the protruding portion is inserted, and the support portion includes a rear wall of the groove portion, and the front wall of the groove portion and the protruding portion the refrigerator according to claim 1 or claim 2, wherein a gap between. The refrigerator according to any one of claims 1 to 3 , wherein a display member that displays a pressed portion of the touch panel is disposed between the glass plate and the operation unit. The refrigerator according to any one of claims 1 to 4 , wherein the opening portion opens to a side surface of the door, and a longitudinal direction of the operation unit is arranged along a side surface of the door.

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