JP6356393B2 - refrigerator - Google Patents

Description

  Embodiments of the present invention relate to a refrigerator.

  A configuration in which a front foot cover is attached to the front foot of the refrigerator in order to prevent a fastening member such as a bolt used for fixing the corner of the refrigerator or the front foot from being exposed to the outside is known. However, if the forefoot provided on the left and right sides of the refrigerator body is covered with one forefoot cover, the front lower part of the refrigerator is covered with the forefoot cover, the heat is trapped in the space between the refrigerator bottom and the refrigerator installation surface, and cooling efficiency deteriorates Was.

JP 2008-69999 A

  The present invention has been made in consideration of the above problems, and an object of the present invention is to provide a refrigerator that suppresses deterioration of cooling efficiency while having a protection function by a front foot cover.

In order to solve the above-described problem, the refrigerator of the present embodiment includes a right forefoot that is provided in front of the right side of the bottom of the refrigerator main body and is positioned in front of the refrigerator main body, and is provided in front of the left side of the bottom of the refrigerator main body. A left forefoot positioned in front, a forefoot cover covering the right forefoot and the left forefoot provided on the front surface of the refrigerator body, and between the right forefoot and the left forefoot with the forefoot cover provided A space portion connected to a space sandwiched between the bottom surface of the refrigerator body and the installation surface, and the forefoot cover is divided into a right forefoot cover that covers the right forefoot and a left forefoot cover that covers the left forefoot. Configured .

It is a perspective view which shows the external appearance of the refrigerator of 1st embodiment. It is a perspective view which shows an inside of a machine room. It is a principal part expansion perspective view in the state which is not provided with the forefoot cover. It is a principal part expanded side view in the state which is not provided with the forefoot cover. It is a perspective view of a forefoot cover. It is a perspective view of the back side of a forefoot cover. FIG. 4 is a view corresponding to FIG. 3 with a forefoot cover. FIG. 5 is a view corresponding to FIG. 4 with a forefoot cover. It is a principal part expanded sectional view in the state provided with the forefoot cover.

  Hereinafter, embodiments will be described with reference to the drawings.

  As shown in FIG. 1, which is a perspective view showing the appearance of the refrigerator, the refrigerator body 1 is formed by foam filling with a heat insulating material such as urethane foam in the gap between the outer box made of steel plate and the inner box made of synthetic resin. A vertically long heat insulation box 2 having a front surface opened and a storage space inside is formed, and the storage space is thermally partitioned into an upper refrigerated storage space and a lower refrigerated storage space.

  In the heat insulating box 2, the front openings of the freezer compartment and the refrigerator compartment provided above and below are closed by rotary doors 5 and 6 that are rotatably supported by hinges provided at the upper and lower portions of the right side of each opening. The

  As shown in FIG. 2, which is a perspective view showing the inside of the machine room 11, the machine room 11 is installed at the lower back of the refrigerator body 1, and the compressor 12 that compresses the refrigerant forming the refrigeration cycle and the heat of the refrigerant are released to the outside. A control board 14 for controlling the heat radiating pipe 13, the compressor 12 and the like is provided.

  At the four corners of the bottom surface of the refrigerator body 1, feet are arranged with respect to the installation surface, and a space with a constant interval is provided between the refrigerator body 1 and the installation surface such as the floor. The forefoot 21 located in front of the refrigerator body 1 among the legs arranged at the four corners is a height-adjustable leg for arbitrarily adjusting the height by the user. The front foot 21 is provided in front of the bottom surface of the refrigerator body 1 so that the left front foot 21a and the right front foot 21b are paired.

  As shown in FIG. 3, which is an enlarged perspective view of the main part without the forefoot cover 24, and FIG. 4, which is an enlarged side view of the main part without the forefoot cover 24, as shown in FIG. The left protrusion 22a and the right protrusion 22b, which are protrusions 22 fixed to the bottom of the heat insulating box 2 and projecting forward with a length not exceeding the thickness of the doors 5 and 6, are provided at the front portions of the left and right sides. Is provided.

  The forefoot 21 includes the above-described protruding piece 22, a flat columnar forefoot member 23 that contacts the installation surface, and a fastening portion 32 that protrudes upward from the upper surface of the forefoot member 23. A screw hole 29 for fastening the fastening portion 32 is provided at a substantially central portion of the region protruding forward from the heat insulating box 2 of the projecting piece 22. The fastening portion 32 is screwed into the screw hole 29 to fasten the forefoot member 23 to the protruding piece 22, and the user can arbitrarily adjust the height of the refrigerator main body 1 by rotating the forefoot member 23. The forefoot 21 is provided with a forefoot cover 24 as shown in FIG. 5 for each of the left forefoot 21a and the right forefoot 21b, separately as a left forefoot cover 24a and a right forefoot cover 24b. The forefoot cover 24 is configured to cover an upper portion of the protrusion 22 including a fastening member that is located on the opposite side of the installation surface and protrudes upward in the forefoot member 23 of the forefoot 21.

  The forefoot cover 24 is configured to cover the top of the projecting piece 22, but does not cover the entire area of the forefoot 21 from the top of the projecting piece 22 to the installation surface, but is fixed from the installation surface of the forefoot member 23. The front foot 21 may not be covered at the height (for example, 2 cm), and the lower region of the front foot member 23 may be exposed.

  Furthermore, in the corner | angular part of the heat insulation box 2, when the outer box is bent and formed, the edge part of a steel plate may be exposed, for example, when the cut | interruption and clearance gap between steel plates arise. Therefore, a protective portion 25 that covers the corners that are the left and right ends of the front lower portion of the heat insulation box 2 from the outside is provided at the end located on the side of the refrigerator body 1 among the ends of the side of the front foot cover 24. (See FIG. 8). In addition, a notch is formed in the end of the side surface of the forefoot cover 24 that is not provided with the protection portion 25, and a part of the side surface of the forefoot cover 24 is formed on the bottom surface of the refrigerator body 1 by this notch. It functions as a fixing portion 26 that sinks from below and restricts the vertical movement of the front foot cover 24 to fix (see FIG. 9).

  As shown in FIG. 6, which is a perspective view showing the back surface of the forefoot cover 24, when the forefoot cover 24 is attached to the rear side of the forefoot cover 24, that is, in the substantially central portion of the surface in contact with the protrusion piece 22, A U-shaped rib 27 is formed so as to surround the periphery of the fastening member protruding in the direction. The rib 27 is open on the rear side of the front foot cover 24, that is, on the side close to the refrigerator body 1. Further, a pair of stopper pieces (fixing portions) 28 are formed so as to protrude from both sides of the forefoot cover 24 and toward the inside of the forefoot cover 24 so as to face each other.

  FIG. 7 shows a view corresponding to FIG. 3 in a state where the forefoot cover 24 is provided, and FIG. 8 shows a view corresponding to FIG. 4 in a state where the front foot cover 24 is provided.

  The forefoot cover 24 is attached to the front foot 21 so as to be pushed in from the diagonally upper front to the diagonally downward in the back direction. At this time, the rib 27 is U-shaped and opened in the rear, that is, in the direction close to the refrigerator main body 1 at the time of mounting, so that the rib 27 and the fastening member do not need to come into contact with each other when the forefoot cover 24 is mounted. 24 is not disturbed. When the front foot cover 24 is attached to the front foot 21, the stopper piece 28 is engaged with the lower end portion of the projecting piece 22 from the side, thereby restricting the vertical movement of the front foot cover 24, thereby preventing the front foot cover 24 from being attached. maintain.

  A space 31 where the front foot cover 24 and the like are not present is formed at a substantially central portion of the lower portion of the front surface of the refrigerator main body 1 which is a space sandwiched between the left forefoot 21a and the right front foot 21b. The space portion 31 is connected to a space sandwiched between the bottom surface and the installation surface of the refrigerator body 1, and air between the space sandwiched between the bottom surface and the installation surface of the refrigerator body 1 and the front lower portion of the refrigerator body 1. Can move through the space 31. The space portion 31 can be widened by adjusting the height of the forefoot 21 to increase the height of the adjustment foot. In addition, in the area at the time of seeing the front lower area | region of the refrigerator main body 1 from the front, the area of the space part 31 which is an area | region which can pass air rather than the area of the area | region where passage of air is restrict | limited by the forefoot cover 24 Is configured to be larger.

  According to the above-described embodiment, by providing the front foot 21 with the front foot cover 24 divided into the left and right, a region where the end of the screw-like fastening member of the front foot member 23 in the front foot 21 is desired to be prevented from being exposed to the outside. In addition to having a protective function and a function that does not impair the appearance of the refrigerator body 1, air can pass through the bottom surface of the refrigerator body 1 by the space portion 31 provided in the lower front portion of the refrigerator body 1. Cooling efficiency can be improved because it is difficult to block and can maintain a high heat dissipation effect. In particular, since the machine room 11 is provided with components that generate heat and radiate heat, such as the compressor 12, the heat radiating pipe 13, and the control board 14, in the configuration in which the machine room 11 is arranged at the lower back of the refrigerator body 1, the refrigerator body Although heat tends to be accumulated on the bottom surface of 1 and the generated heat may adversely affect the control board, etc., since air can pass through the space portion 31, the generated heat is difficult to accumulate on the bottom surface, and control of the refrigerator Can be performed stably.

  Further, since the left and right forefoot 21a, 21b are protected by the left and right forefoot cover 24, the parts of the forefoot cover 24 can be reduced in size compared to the case where the forefoot 21 is protected by the integrated forefoot cover. The weight can be reduced and the manufacturing cost can be reduced.

  Since the front foot cover 24 is provided with the fixing portion 26 and the stopper piece (fixing portion) 28, the front foot cover 24 is restricted from moving in the vertical direction in a state in which the front foot cover 24 is mounted, and prevents the front foot cover 24 from rattling. Can be stably maintained.

  Since the forefoot cover 24 is provided with a protective portion 25 that covers the corners that are the left and right ends of the front lower part of the heat insulation box 2 from the outside, the user accidentally contacts the corners of the front lower part of the heat insulation box 2 and is injured. Can be prevented.

  Since the rib 27 is provided on the forefoot cover 24, the forefoot cover 24 is restricted from moving in the left-right direction in a state where the forefoot cover 24 is mounted, and rattling of the forefoot cover 24 can be prevented. It can be maintained stably.

  Since the forefoot 21 is not covered at a certain height (for example, 2 cm) from the installation surface of the forefoot member 23 and the lower region of the forefoot member 23 is exposed, it is easy even when the forefoot cover 24 is attached. The front foot 21 can be rotated to adjust the height.

  Although an embodiment of the present invention has been described, this embodiment is presented as an example and is not intended to limit the scope of the invention. The novel embodiment can be implemented in various other forms, and various omissions, replacements, and changes can be made without departing from the scope of the invention. These embodiments and modifications thereof are included in the scope and gist of the invention, and are included in the invention described in the claims and the equivalents thereof.

1 is a refrigerator body, 2 is a heat insulating box, 5 and 6 are doors, 11 is a machine room, 12 is a compressor, 13 is a heat radiating pipe, 14 is a control board, 21 is a forefoot, 22 is a projecting piece, and 23 is a forefoot member , 24 is a forefoot cover, 25 is a protective part, 26 is a fixing part, 27 is a rib, 28 is a stopper piece, 31 is a space part, and 32 is a fastening part.

Claims (5)

A right forefoot that is provided in front of the right side of the bottom of the refrigerator body and is located in front of the refrigerator body;
A left forefoot that is provided in front of the left side of the bottom of the refrigerator body and is positioned in front of the refrigerator body;
A forefoot cover covering the right forefoot and the left forefoot provided on the front surface of the refrigerator body;
A space portion formed between the right forefoot and the left forefoot in a state provided with the forefoot cover, and connected to a space sandwiched between the bottom surface of the refrigerator body and the installation surface ;
The refrigerator is configured such that the forefoot cover is divided into a right forefoot cover that covers the right forefoot and a left forefoot cover that covers the left forefoot . The refrigerator according to claim 1, further comprising a fixing unit for fixing the front foot cover in the refrigerator body. 3. The refrigerator according to claim 1, wherein at least one of the right front foot and the left front foot is an adjustment foot capable of adjusting a height, and the front foot cover exposes a lower region of the adjustment foot. The right forefoot and the left forefoot include a projecting piece fixed to the refrigerator main body, a forefoot member that contacts the installation surface, and a fastening portion that fastens the projecting piece and the forefoot member,
The refrigerator according to any one of claims 1 to 3, wherein the forefoot cover covers an upper end portion of the fastening portion protruding upward from the protruding piece. The refrigerator according to any one of claims 1 to 4, wherein the forefoot cover has a protective part that covers a corner of the refrigerator body.

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