JP7222731B2 - refrigerator, glass member - Google Patents

Description

The present embodiment relates to a refrigerator and a glass member provided in the refrigerator.

Conventionally, for example, a decorative plate is provided on the surface of the housing in order to enhance the design. For example, in the case of a refrigerator, it has been considered to provide a plate-shaped glass member in front of a storeroom door that opens and closes the storeroom (see, for example, Patent Document 1).

JP 2016-50760 A

By the way, conventionally, this kind of glass member is fixed on the front surface of the storeroom door by enclosing it with separate members from all four directions, up, down, left, and right. Therefore, it is essential to manage the dimensions of the glass member and other parts. If the dimension management is insufficient, gaps may occur between the glass member and the other parts, or the glass member and the other parts may be misaligned. It spoils the appearance of the refrigerator. Also, the glass member and the separate part are made of different materials. Therefore, a difference in texture occurs between the glass member and another part due to the difference in material, and this point is also one of the factors that impair the appearance of the refrigerator.

Accordingly, the present embodiment provides a refrigerator provided with a glass member without using separate parts, and a glass member provided in the refrigerator.

The refrigerator according to the present embodiment includes a glass member having a bent portion, the side portion of the glass member extends to the rear side of the rotation shaft portion of the storage chamber door , and a plurality of the storage chamber doors, The glass members are provided on a plurality of the storage chamber doors, and the glass members provided on the vertically arranged storage chamber doors have the same shape of the bent portion, and the vertically aligned storage chamber doors. each of the glass members has a notch, and the glass member provided in the upper storage chamber door among the vertically arranged storage chamber doors has the notch in the lower part of the glass member The glass member provided in the lower storage chamber door among the vertically arranged storage chamber doors has the notch in the upper part of the glass member, and the notch in the upper side is in the left-right direction. and the end of the notch on the lower side in the left-right direction correspond to each other in the up-down direction .

The glass member according to this embodiment has a bent portion and is provided in the refrigerator according to this embodiment.

A front view schematically showing an example of the overall configuration of the refrigerator according to the present embodiment. A diagram schematically showing a configuration example of a main part of the glass member according to the present embodiment. FIG. 2 is an enlarged schematic view of a configuration example of a bent portion of a glass member and its peripheral portion according to the present embodiment; A diagram schematically showing a configuration example of a double-door storage compartment door according to the present embodiment. A diagram schematically showing a configuration example of a drawer-type storage compartment door according to the present embodiment. A perspective view schematically showing a configuration example of part of the refrigerator according to the present embodiment. FIG. 1 is a diagram (part 1) schematically showing a modification of the glass member according to the present embodiment; FIG. 2 is a diagram schematically showing a modification of the glass member according to the present embodiment (Part 2); A diagram schematically showing a configuration example of a side surface portion of a glass member according to the present embodiment.

An embodiment of a refrigerator will be described below with reference to the drawings. A refrigerator 1 illustrated in FIG. 1 has a plurality of storage compartments, in this case, a refrigerator compartment 3, a vegetable compartment 4, an ice-making compartment 5, a small freezer compartment 6, a refrigerator compartment 3, a vegetable compartment 4, an ice-making compartment 5, a small freezer compartment 6, A large freezer compartment 7 is provided. In this case, the refrigerating compartment 3 is provided at the uppermost part of the heat insulating box body 2 . The vegetable compartment 4 is provided below the refrigerator compartment 3 . The ice making compartment 5 and the small freezer compartment 6 are arranged side by side in the lower part of the vegetable compartment 4 . The large freezer compartment 7 is provided below the ice making compartment 5 and the small freezer compartment 6 , in other words, at the bottom of the heat insulating box body 2 . The heat insulating box body 2 has a structure in which a heat insulating material such as a vacuum heat insulating panel or urethane foam is provided between the inner box and the outer box.

Further, the plurality of storage compartments 3, 4, 5, 6, 7 are each opened and closed by storage compartment doors. In this case, the refrigerating chamber 3 is opened and closed by a so-called double refrigerating chamber door 3L and a right refrigerating chamber door 3R, which are provided so as to be rotatable in the horizontal direction of the refrigerator 1 . The left refrigerating compartment door 3L and the right refrigerating compartment door 3R of this kind of double-opening type are sometimes referred to as French type doors.

On the other hand, the vegetable compartment 4 is opened and closed by a so-called drawer-type vegetable compartment door 4</b>D that is provided along the front-rear direction of the refrigerator 1 so that it can be put in and taken out. The ice making chamber 5 is opened and closed by a so-called drawer-type ice making chamber door 5</b>D which is provided along the longitudinal direction of the refrigerator 1 so that the ice making chamber 5 can be taken in and out. The small freezer compartment 6 is opened and closed by a so-called drawer-type small freezer compartment door 6</b>D which is provided along the longitudinal direction of the refrigerator 1 so that it can be taken in and out. The large freezer compartment 7 is opened and closed by a so-called drawer-type large freezer compartment door 7</b>D that is provided along the longitudinal direction of the refrigerator 1 so that it can be put in and taken out.

The refrigerator 1 according to this embodiment includes glass members 100 on the front surfaces of a plurality of storeroom doors 3L, 3R, 4D, 5D, 6D, and 7D. Next, this glass member 100 will be described in detail.

As illustrated in FIG. 2, the glass member 100 is formed by bending a so-called tempered glass planar plate material. The tempered glass constituting the glass member 100 is physically tempered glass having a predetermined thickness, for example, a thickness of at least 3.2 mm, or chemically tempered glass with a prescribed liquid. A chemically strengthened glass or the like that has been used can be used. The glass member 100, which is formed by bending a planar plate material, is not a so-called kamaboko-shaped member whose inner surface side is solid. It is a component.

The longitudinal dimension of the glass member 100 can be appropriately changed and set according to, for example, the size and shape of the portion to which the glass member 100 is attached. Further, the dimension of the glass member 100 in the lateral direction can be appropriately changed and set according to, for example, the size and shape of the portion to which the glass member 100 is attached. Further, the glass member 100 may be formed in a square shape with no distinction between the longitudinal direction and the lateral direction. Moreover, the glass member 100 is not limited to a rectangular shape, and can be formed in various shapes.

The glass member 100 has a bent portion 101 at least partially. The bent portion 101 is formed by bending a planar plate material made of tempered glass. As a method of bending, various methods can be used, such as a method of bending a heated plate along a mold by its own weight, a method of bending a heated plate with rollers, and the like.

Using this bent portion 101, the glass member 100 is attached so that a portion of the glass member 100 is hooked to a locking portion (not shown) of the storage chamber door. Therefore, the glass member 100 can be firmly fixed to the front surface of the storeroom door without using a conventional separate component.

The glass member 100 has flat portions 102 and 103 at both ends of the bent portion 101 . That is, the glass member 100 is configured to have the bent portion 101 between the flat portions 102 and 103 . The plane portion 102 is a surface portion that becomes the front side of the refrigerator 1 when the glass member 100 is attached to the storeroom door. The flat portion 102 is hereinafter referred to as the front portion 102 . On the other hand, the plane portion 103 is a surface portion that becomes the side surface of the refrigerator 1 when the glass member 100 is attached to the storeroom door. The plane portion 103 is hereinafter referred to as a side portion 103 . Note that the glass member 100 may have a configuration in which at least one of the bent portions 101 has a flat portion.

The glass member 100 has a bent portion 101 at its longitudinal end along the left-right direction of the refrigerator 1 . In this case, the glass member 100 may be configured to have bent portions 101 at both ends in the longitudinal direction, or may have a bent portion 101 at one end in the longitudinal direction and not have the bent portion 101 at the other end. good too.

The bending angle α of the bent portion 101 can be appropriately changed and set, but is preferably at least, for example, 90° or more, and more preferably, for example, 95° or more. In addition, the bending angle α of the bending portion 101 can be changed and set as appropriate within an angle range smaller than 180°.

The bending radius R of the bent portion 101 can be appropriately changed and set, but is preferably at least, for example, 20 mm or more, and more preferably, for example, 25 mm or more. Also, the upper limit value of the bending radius R of the bent portion 101 can be changed and set as appropriate.

The longitudinal dimension of the flat portion 102 can be changed and set as appropriate, for example, according to the size and shape of the portion to which the glass member 100 is attached. In addition, the dimension of the plane portion 102 in the lateral direction can be appropriately changed and set according to, for example, the size and shape of the portion to which the glass member 100 is attached.

The length L of the side surface portion 103 can be appropriately changed and set, but in the glass member 100 according to the present disclosure, it is 35 mm or less, for example. Note that the length L of the side surface portion 103 is not preferably 35 mm or less, for example, and may be shorter or longer than 35 mm, for example, depending on the size and shape of the portion to which the glass member 100 is attached. You may That is, the length L of the side surface portion 103 may be set to an optimum length according to the size and shape of the portion to which the glass member 100 is attached, for example.

Further, as illustrated in FIG. 3, the thickness T1 of the bent portion 101 is thinner than the thickness T2 of portions other than the bent portion 101, such as the front portion 102 and the side portion 103. As shown in FIG. The difference between the thickness T1 of the bent portion 101 and the thickness T2 of the front portion 102 and the side portion 103 is, for example, the bending angle α of the bent portion 101, the bending radius R, the strength of the glass member 100, and the thickness of the glass member 100. It varies depending on the properties of the constituent material.

Also, the bent portion 101 has an inner diameter K1 and an outer diameter K2 with different lengths. In this case, the bent portion 101 has an outer diameter K2 larger than an inner diameter K1. The difference between the inner diameter K1 and the outer diameter K2 of the bent portion 101 varies depending on, for example, the bending angle α of the bent portion 101, the bending radius R, the strength of the glass member 100, the properties of the material forming the glass member 100, and the like. .

In addition, the bending portion 101 has a starting point S1 at which bending starts on the inner surface side and a starting point S2 at which bending starts on the outer surface side. In this case, the bent portion 101 is positioned such that the starting point S1 is located on the rear side of the starting point S2. In addition, the bent portion 101 may be configured such that the starting point S2 is located on the rear side of the starting point S1.

In addition, the bent portion 101 has a starting point S3 at which bending starts on the inner surface side and a starting point S4 at which bending starts on the outer surface side. In this case, the starting point S3 of the bent portion 101 is located inside the starting point S4 in the left-right direction. The bent portion 101 may be configured such that the starting point S4 is located inside the starting point S3 in the left-right direction.

Further, in the bent portion 101, a straight line L1 connecting the starting point S1 and the starting point S2 and a straight line L2 connecting the starting point S3 and the starting point S4 intersect on the inside of the glass member 100 and do not intersect on the outside.

2, the end surface of the glass member 100, in this case, the end surface 100E of the side surface portion 103 on one side of the bent portion 101 is the surface, in this case, the front surface on the other side of the bent portion 101. It has a shape parallel to the surface 100H of the portion 102 . That is, the glass member 100 is non-perpendicular where the end surface 100E of the side surface portion 103, that is, the end surface 100E on one side of the bent portion 101, is not perpendicular to the surface 100H of the front portion 102, that is, the surface 100H on the other side of the bent portion 101. It has a shape. The end surface 100E of the glass member 100 is not perpendicular to the surface 100H. Therefore, the end surface 100E may be inclined with respect to the surface 100H.

Further, as illustrated in FIG. 4, the glass member 100 attached to the double-opening storage compartment doors such as the left refrigerating compartment door 3L and the right refrigerating compartment door 3R of the refrigerating compartment 3 has one end in the longitudinal direction, in this case , the bent portion 101 is provided at the end on the base end side, and the bent portion 101 is not provided on the other end, in this case, the end on the free end side.

Further, as illustrated in FIG. 5, for example, the glass member 100 attached to a drawer-type storage compartment door such as the vegetable compartment door 4D of the vegetable compartment 4 may be configured to have bent portions 101 at both ends in the longitudinal direction. .

Further, when the glass member 100 is attached to each of a plurality of storeroom doors, the shape of the bent portion 101 of the glass member 100 provided to the adjacent storeroom door may be the same shape. In the configuration example illustrated in FIG. 6, the bending shape of the bent portion 101 of the glass member 100 attached to the left refrigerating chamber door 3L and the right refrigerating chamber door 3R is the same as that of the left refrigerating chamber door 3L and the right refrigerating chamber door 3R. It has the same bent shape as the bent portion 101 of the glass member 100 attached to the vegetable compartment door 4D adjacent below.

In this way, by making the bent portions 101 of the glass members 100 provided on the adjacent storage chamber doors have the same bent shape, a sense of unity or continuity can be formed between the adjacent storage chamber doors. It is possible to improve the appearance and design of the refrigerator 1 .

Handles 3LT, 3RT, and 4DT are provided on the left refrigerating compartment door 3L, the right refrigerating compartment door 3R, and the vegetable compartment door 4D, respectively. Therefore, the glass member 100 is preferably configured to have notch portions 100K corresponding to these handle portions 3LT, 3RT, and 4DT.

Further, as illustrated in FIG. 7, the glass member 100 may have a bent portion 101 provided at one end and a bent portion 101 provided at the other end with a different shape. That is, the glass member 100 may have different bending angles α and bending radii R of the bent portions 101 between one end and the other end.

Further, as illustrated in FIG. 8 , the glass member 100 may have a configuration in which a flat portion 104 is provided in a portion of the bent portion 101 . The number of planar portions formed in a portion of the bent portion 101 may be one, or may be two or more. When forming a plurality of flat portions for one bent portion 101, the inclination angles of the plurality of flat portions may be different.

Further, as illustrated in FIG. 9, when the glass member 100 is attached to a double-door storage compartment door such as the left refrigerating compartment door 3L and the right refrigerating compartment door 3R of the refrigerating compartment 3, the length of the side portion 103 is The height L may be set based on the rotation shaft portion 10a of the hinge member 10 that rotatably supports the left refrigerating compartment door 3L and the right refrigerating compartment door 3R. In the configuration example illustrated in FIG. 9 , the side portion 103 has a length that extends rearward from the rotation shaft portion 10 a of the hinge member 10 . The side surface portion 103 may have a length that extends to the front side of the rotation shaft portion 10 a of the hinge member 10 or a length that extends to the rotation shaft portion 10 a of the hinge member 10 .

According to the refrigerator 1 according to the present disclosure described above, since the glass member 100 has the bent portion 101, the glass member 100 can be attached to the front surface of the storage compartment door using the bent portion 101. can be done. Therefore, the glass member 100 can be provided without using separate parts.

In addition, the structural example of the glass member 100 according to the present disclosure includes members other than glass, such as resin members, metal members, transparent members, opaque members, etc., as long as they are members constituting the refrigerator 1. can also be applied to various members of In addition, the configuration example of the glass member 100 according to the present disclosure is not limited to the member attached to the front surface of the storeroom door, and any member that configures the refrigerator 1, for example, opens and closes the front portion of the chilled compartment. Chilled compartment door, interior light cover, panel member attached to the back of the storage compartment, duct forming member that forms a cold air duct, door pocket provided on the back of the storage compartment, partition member provided in the storage compartment and storage container It can also be applied to various members such as. That is, the technical idea according to the present disclosure is applicable to refrigerator constituent members having bent portions.

Although multiple embodiments of the invention have been described above, the embodiments are presented by way of example and are not intended to limit the scope of the invention. This novel embodiment can be embodied in various other forms, and various omissions, replacements, and modifications can be made without departing from the scope of the invention. This embodiment and its modifications are included in the scope and gist of the invention, and are included in the scope of the invention described in the claims and equivalents thereof.

In the drawing, 1 is a refrigerator, 3L is a left refrigerator compartment door (storeroom door), 3R is a right refrigerator compartment door (storeroom door), 4D is a vegetable compartment door (storeroom door), 5D is an ice making compartment door (storeroom door). 6D is a small freezer compartment door (storeroom door); 7D is a large freezer compartment door (storeroom door); 100 is a glass member; (Flat portion) 104 indicates a flat portion provided on a part of the bent portion.

Claims (13)

A glass member having a bent portion,
the side surface portion of the glass member extends to the rear side of the pivot shaft portion of the storage chamber door ,
A plurality of the storage chamber doors are provided,
The glass member is provided on each of the plurality of storage chamber doors,
The glass members provided on the vertically arranged storage chamber doors have the same bent portion shape,
The glass members provided on the vertically arranged storage chamber doors each have a notch,
The glass member provided for the upper storage chamber door of the vertically arranged storage chamber doors has the notch portion at the bottom of the glass member,
The glass member provided on the lower storage chamber door of the vertically arranged storage chamber doors has the notch in the upper part of the glass member,
A refrigerator in which the left-right end of the notch on the upper side corresponds to the left-right end of the lower notch in the up-down direction. 2. The refrigerator according to claim 1, wherein said glass member is formed by bending a planar member made of glass. 3. The refrigerator according to claim 1, wherein said glass member has a flat portion on at least one side of said bent portion. 4. The refrigerator according to any one of claims 1 to 3, wherein the glass member has the bent portion at an end. 5. The refrigerator according to any one of claims 1 to 4, wherein the bent portion has a bending angle of 90[deg.] or more. 6. The refrigerator according to any one of claims 1 to 5, wherein the bent portion has a bending radius of 20 mm or more. The refrigerator according to any one of claims 1 to 6, wherein the thickness of the bent portion is thinner than the thickness of the portion other than the bent portion. The refrigerator according to any one of claims 1 to 7, wherein the bent portion has an inner diameter and an outer diameter that are different in length. 9. The refrigerator according to any one of claims 1 to 8, wherein the bent portion has a starting point at which bending starts on the inner surface side and a starting point at which bending starts on the outer surface side are different. The refrigerator according to any one of claims 1 to 9 , wherein the glass member has a shape of the bent portion provided on one end side and a shape of the bent portion provided on the other end side different from each other. The refrigerator according to any one of claims 1 to 10 , wherein the glass member has a flat portion on a part of the bent portion. 12. The glass member according to any one of claims 1 to 11 , wherein the end face on one side of the bent portion has a non-perpendicular shape that is not perpendicular to the surface on the other side of the bent portion. refrigerator. A glass member provided in the refrigerator according to any one of claims 1 to 12 .

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