JP7285198B2 - storage - Google Patents

Description

The present invention relates to storage.

Patent Literature 1 listed below describes a storage that includes a storage main body having a machine room that opens to the front, and a front panel that closes the opening of the machine room. This storehouse has a machine room above a storage room for storing foodstuffs and the like, and is widely used especially in the business field. The storage box described in Patent Document 1 below has a front panel in which side members 24 made of resin are attached to the left and right side ends of a panel body 16a made of a metal plate so as to fit over the panel body 16a. there is

Japanese Patent No. 3159611

In the storage box described in Patent Document 1, resin members are attached to the left and right sides of the front panel, and the design surface of the front panel is made of two types of materials, thereby improving the design. is difficult. There are also those whose design surface of the front panel is formed only with metal, but for example, a plurality of daruma holes are provided on the back of the front panel, a plurality of protrusions are provided on the storage body side, and a plurality of daruma holes are provided with a plurality of protrusions. A common configuration is to attach by inserting a projection. With such a configuration, when the front panel is attached to or detached from the storage body, the positions of the plurality of paddle holes and the plurality of projections must be aligned at the same time, which makes the attachment and detachment work difficult.

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION It is therefore an object of the present invention to provide a storage container in which the front panel can be easily attached and detached while enhancing design.

In order to solve the above problems, the storage of the present invention is
A storage comprising a storage main body having a machine room with a front opening, and a front panel closing the opening of the machine room,
A pair of support plates for supporting the front panel are erected on 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 rear surface of the front panel,
Each of the pair of mounting members includes a fixing portion that extends along the side edge of the back surface of the front panel and is fixed to the front panel, and a fixing portion that stands up from the fixing portion toward the support plate and extends vertically. having a vertical wall portion and a hook portion extending from an upper end of the vertical wall portion and bent downward;
each of the pair of support plates has a notch formed in the upper end thereof and has a hooking groove for hooking the hook,
In a state in which the hook portion is engaged with the engaging groove and the front panel is attached to the pair of support plates, the rear end of the standing wall portion abuts the front surface of the supporting plate, and the standing wall portion The lower end is characterized by extending 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 the hooks of the pair of mounting members to the engaging grooves formed in the pair of support plates on the storage body side from above. , the front panel can be easily attached to the reservoir body. In addition, in the storage with this configuration, a pair of mounting members for attaching the front panel to the storage body is fixed to the back side of the front panel, so the design of the front surface of the front panel has a high degree of freedom and is excellent in design. It is possible to realize a front panel with Furthermore, in the storage with this configuration, the gaps on both left and right sides between the opening of the machine room and the front panel are closed by the vertical wall portions of the mounting members, so that the machine room can be reliably hidden. Furthermore, in the storage container of this configuration, a gap is formed between the front surface of the support plate and the rear surface of the front panel, so that when the front panel is attached or detached, the user can put his or her finger in the gap to remove the front panel. You can grab the side edges. Therefore, the storage box having this configuration can easily attach and detach the front panel while improving the design.

In the above configuration, the front panel is made of metal, the pair of mounting members is made of a metal plate material, and the vertical wall portion is formed by bending the fixing portion. be able to.

In the storage with this configuration, the front panel and the pair of mounting members are made of metal, and by making the storage body, the door, and the like all metal, a highly designed storage can be realized.

Further, in the above configuration, the pair of mounting members may have contact surface portions that are formed by bending from the rear end of the standing wall portion toward the center of the front panel and contact the front surface of the support plate. can be done.

In the storage with this configuration, the pair of mounting members and the support plate can be in surface contact, and the gap between the pair of mounting members and the support plate can be closed more reliably. In addition, since the outer edges of the metal plates forming the pair of mounting members face the inner side of the front panel, the outer edges of the metal plates (toward the rear) can be easily grasped by the operator when the operator grips the front panel. protruding part) to avoid injury.

Further, in the above configuration, the hooking 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 with this configuration, the hooking groove of the support plate has a tapered portion, so that the hooks of the pair of mounting members can be easily inserted into the hooking groove. In addition, since the hooking groove has a vertical portion, it is possible to restrict the movement of the front panel in the left-right direction, thereby suppressing rattling. In addition, since the vertical portion contacts the mounting member at the inner end face of the vertical portion, compared to the case where the vertical portion does not exist and contacts at a point, the mounting member is easier to attach and detach when the front panel is removed. Abrasion can be reduced. It should be noted that when the mounting member formed from the metal plate described above is employed, it is difficult to insert it into the hooking groove due to the small thickness of the hook portion. Therefore, the storage of this configuration is particularly effective when employing mounting members molded from metal plates.

Further, in the above configuration, the front panel is formed from a metal plate, and the left end, right end, upper end and lower end are folded back to form a left end folded portion, a right end folded portion, and an upper end folded back. 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 a lower end connected to the left end folded portion and the lower end. The other of the pair of mounting members has an upper end fastened to both the right end folded portion and the upper end folded portion, and a lower end to the right end folded portion and the lower end folded portion. It can be configured to be fastened to both.

Conventionally, when a front panel is formed from a metal plate material, it has been common to weld the portions where the folded portions are joined to each other at each corner portion. However, if welding is performed, even if the surface of the front panel has been painted or surface-treated, the welded area will not be painted or surface-treated, degrading the design, or requiring processes such as grinding or removing burn marks. or become. On the other hand, in the storage container with 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 box of this configuration does not require welding, which prevents deterioration of the design as described above and simplifies the work process in manufacturing the front panel. On the other hand, with this configuration of storage, it is also possible to make the front panel from materials that are difficult to weld, for example from painted steel sheets or from special surface treatments.

Further, in the above configuration, the front panel is positioned between a closed position in which the opening of the machine room is closed in a vertical position and an open position in which the opening of the machine room is opened in a substantially horizontal position. is supported by the pair of support plates so as to be able to swing about the portion, and is arranged between each of the pair of support plates and the front panel to fix the front panel to the pair of support plates. wherein the fixing mechanism includes a protruding portion provided on each of the pair of support plates and protruding forward from the front surface, and a fitting portion provided on the front panel and into which the protruding portion is fitted. , can be configured to include.

In the storage with this structure, the opening of the machine room can be opened without removing the front panel from the storage body, so that the inside of the machine room can be easily operated and cleaned. In addition, in the storage of this configuration, the fixing mechanism allows the front panel to be supported on the storage body without rattling. Furthermore, in the storage container with this configuration, since the fitting portion of the front panel is fitted to the projecting portion projecting 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 when the fitting portion is in contact with the protrusion, a situation in which a worker's finger is pinched between the front panel and the support plate is avoided. can be avoided.

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

In the storage with this configuration, the fixing mechanism is arranged relatively upward in the vertical direction, so that the fitting portion can be brought into contact with the projecting portion at a relatively early stage when the front panel is closed. In other words, in the storage with this configuration, the front panel can be stopped 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, A situation in which a worker's finger is caught between the front panel and the support plate can be more reliably avoided. For example, even if an operator accidentally releases the front panel when opening or closing the front panel, by bringing the fitting part into contact with the protruding part at a relatively early stage, the impact at the time of contact can be reduced. can be mitigated. For the purpose of improving the design of the storage, for example, in order to give the storage a dignified feeling, a metal material having a large 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 increases, the storage of this configuration is particularly effective in that it is possible to reduce the impact when the front panel comes into contact with the storage body as described above.

Further, in the above configuration, the fitting portion includes a pair of biased members that are biased toward each other, and the projecting portion can be held between the pair of biased members. It can be configured as

The storage box having this configuration can employ, as a fixing mechanism, a structure including, for example, a strike as a projecting portion and a catch capable of clamping the strike. The storage with this configuration can absorb the impact when the front panel is closed by utilizing the biasing force of the fitting portion. Therefore, the storage with this configuration more reliably avoids a situation in which a worker's finger is caught between the front panel and the support plate, and more reliably mitigates 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 a retainer, and the front panel is formed from a metal plate material, and has a left end and a right end. One of the pair of mounting members is fastened together with the left folded end portion and the holder, and is fastened together with the left folded end portion and the right folded end portion. The other of the pair of mounting members can be configured to be fastened together with the right end folded portion and the retainer.

Since the storage with this configuration can collectively fix the mounting member and the fitting portion to the front panel, it is possible to reduce the number of parts and man-hours during manufacturing of the front panel.

ADVANTAGE OF THE INVENTION According to this invention, the storage which can perform attachment or detachment of a front panel easily can be provided, improving designability.

1 is a perspective view of a cold storage that is an embodiment of the present invention; FIG. Side view near top edge of cold storage compartment with front panel in closed position Side view near top edge of cold storage compartment with front panel in open position Perspective view showing the front panel as viewed from the back side Front panel exploded perspective view Side sectional view of the front panel Top view of the front panel The perspective view which expands and shows the support|pillar vicinity in a storage main body The front view which expands and shows the support|pillar vicinity in a storage main body The side view which expands and shows the support|pillar vicinity in a storage main body Side sectional view showing the process of attaching the front panel A plan view showing an enlarged vicinity of the pillar in the cooling storage Side cutaway view showing front panel in closed position The figure which expands and shows hook part vicinity of FIG. A cross-sectional side view showing an enlarged area near the hook when the front panel is in the open position.

One embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to FIGS. 1 to 14. FIG. In this embodiment, as shown in FIG. 1, a four-door cooling storage 10 is exemplified as the storage. As shown in FIG. 1, the cooling storage 10 includes a storage 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), and the side opposite to the door 13 is the rear side (rear side). The horizontal direction of the cooling storage 10 will be described.

The storage body 12 is mainly composed of a heat-insulating box body 15 formed with two front openings aligned vertically with respect to one storage room, and each front opening is closed by two doors 13 aligned left and right. It is configured. Each door 13 is rotatably attached to the left and right side ends of the heat insulating box 15 via hinges 16, so that the cooling storage 10 is configured to open on both sides.

The heat insulating box 15 is supported by legs 17 provided at the four corners of the bottom surface. On the other hand, at the four corners of the upper surface, metal posts 20A, 20B, 20C, and 20D are fixed in an upright state. Side panels 21 and 22 are fixed between the two left struts 20A and 20C and between the two right struts 20B and 20D, respectively, and between the two rear struts 20C and 20D. A reinforcing member 23 is provided to connect the upper ends of them. In other words, in the cooling storage 10, the machine room 11 is open to the front, back and top. As will be described in detail later, a front panel 14 is detachably attached to the front two pillars 20A and 20B so as to close the front opening 11A of the machine room 11. As shown in FIG. Further, the front panel 14 can be opened and closed. Although the explanation here will be simplified, the front panel 14 is supported by two struts 20A and 20B so as to be able to swing around the upper end side, and is in a closed position in a vertical posture as shown in FIG. 3 can be swung between an open position in which it is in a substantially horizontal posture. The front panel 14 is held by two support columns 20A and 20B at the open position shown in FIG.

In the machine room 11, a condenser 30, a condenser fan 31, and a compressor 32, which constitute a cooling device, and an electrical box 33 for controlling the operation of each device such as the cooling device are mounted on a unit base 34. It is housed in a placed state. A cooler that constitutes the cooling device is arranged in the storage chamber and constitutes a cooling cycle together with the condenser 30 and the compressor 32 . The cooling cycle is configured by connecting the condenser 30 , compressor 32 , capillary tubes (or expansion valves) (not shown), and coolers through refrigerant pipes 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 stainless steel plate that has been painted or has a special surface treatment. It is folded back by degrees to form a rectangular shape having a predetermined thickness and being elongated 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 width of the front opening 11A and smaller than the width of the storage body 12. a front portion 40, a left side portion 41A and a right side portion 42A bent at right angles from the left and right side edges of the front portion 40 toward the back side, and a right angle bending from the top and bottom edges of the front portion 40 toward the back side. a left end folded portion 41B bent rightward from the left side portion 41A (folded back to the back side of the front portion 40), and a left side portion 41B from the right side portion 42A. A right folded portion 42B bent at a right angle, an upper folded portion 43B bent at a right angle downward from the upper surface portion 43A, and a lower folded portion 44B bent at a right angle upward from the lower surface portion 44A. and In addition, at the four corners of the front panel 14, as shown in FIG. They are in a mated state, but there is no connection between them.

Each of the left end folded portion 41B and the right end folded portion 42B is formed with two insertion holes 45 in the intermediate portion, one at each of the upper end and the lower end (in FIG. 5, the right end folded portion 42B is shown). In addition, one insertion hole 45 is formed in each of the left and right side end portions of each of the upper end folded portion 43B and the lower end folded portion 44B (in FIG. 5, the insertion hole 45 at the right side end portion is are shown).

The aforementioned front panel 14 is provided with parts for attachment to the storage body 12, more specifically to the two front struts 20A and 20B. First, a pair of mounting members 50L and 50R are fixed to each of the left and right side ends of the rear surface of the front panel 14 so as to be hooked onto the two front struts 20A and 20B. Specifically, each of the mounting members 50L and 50R is molded from a single metal plate, and as shown in FIGS. It has a contact surface portion 54 .

The fixing portion 51 is a portion that extends along the side edge of the rear surface of the front panel 14 and is fixed to the front panel 14 . The fixed portion 51 has a length substantially equal to the vertical width of the front panel 14 and has a generally rectangular shape. Two insertion holes 55 are formed in each of the upper end portion, intermediate portion (above the center), and lower end portion of the fixed portion 51 . The standing wall portion 52 is a portion formed by bending the inner edge portion of the front panel 14 in the fixing portion 51 at a right angle toward the rear. In other words, the vertical wall portion 52 is erected from the fixed portion 51 toward the support columns 20A and 20B and extends in the vertical direction. In addition, as shown in FIG. 6, the upright wall portion 52 has a vertical dimension smaller than that of the fixed portion 51 . The hook portion 53 extends rearward from the upper end of the standing wall portion 52 and has a downward bent tip. The contact surface portion 54 is a portion formed by bending the front end (rear end) of the standing wall portion 52 inward in the left-right direction of the front panel 14 at a right angle. The contact surface portion 54 is divided into a plurality of locations (four locations in this embodiment).

Of the pair of mounting members 50L and 50R formed 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 bottom end is fastened to both the left side folded portion 41B and the bottom folded portion 44B. The mounting member 50R fixed to the right end of the front panel 14 has its upper end fastened to both the right end folded portion 42B and the upper end folded portion 43B, and its lower end connected to the right end folded portion 42B and the lower end folded back. It is fastened to both the portion 44B. These fastening structures will be described below in detail with reference to FIG. 5 on behalf of the right mounting member 50R.

When the right mounting member 50R is aligned with the right end of the rear surface of the front panel 14, the two insertion holes 55 at the upper end of the mounting member 50R are respectively formed at the right end of the upper end folded portion 43B and the right end. The two insertion holes 55 at the lower end of the mounting member 50R coincide with the insertion hole 45 at the upper end of the folded end portion 42B, and the insertion hole 45 formed at the right end of the folded lower end portion 44B and the right folded portion at the right end. It coincides with the insertion hole 45 at the lower end of 42B. Then, they are fastened with rivets 56 using the insertion holes 45 of the respective folded portions and the insertion holes 55 of the mounting member 50R. That is, the front panel 14 does not require joining means such as welding because the folded portions at the four corners are fixed to each other via the mounting members 50R. Since the front panel 14 is made of a plate material that has been painted or has undergone special surface processing, the painting or surface processing may be lost when welding is performed, or a process such as a grinder or burn mark removal may be required. will do. On the other hand, the present cooling storage 10 does not need to be welded, thereby preventing the deterioration of the design as described above and simplifying the manufacturing process of the front panel 14 .

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

Next, the struts 20A and 20B that support the front panel 14 will be described in detail with reference to FIGS. 8 to 10, taking the right strut 20B as a representative. As shown in FIG. 8, the post 20B is a metal member having an L-shaped cross section, such as an angle member. shape. The left support column 20A is bilaterally symmetrical with the right support column 20B. In addition, top surface portions 72 are formed by bending inwards at a right angle at the upper ends extending from the front surface portion 70 to the side surface portions 71 .

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

Further, a guide member 75 that guides the hook portion 53 of the mounting member 50R described above is fixed to the post 20B so as to overlap with the back side thereof. The guide member 75 has an opening 76 extending vertically at a position overlapping the opening 73 formed in the post 20B. However, as shown in FIG. 9, the width of the opening 76 of the guide member 75 is narrower than that of the opening 73, and the width on the lower end side is narrower than the constant width. More specifically, the opening 76 of the guide member 75 has a tapered portion 76A whose width narrows downward 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 opening 73 of the post 20B and the opening 76 of the guide member 75 form the locking groove 77 of the present invention.

Furthermore, as shown in FIG. 10, a strike 62 constituting a roller catch mechanism 60 is fixed to the front surface portion 70 of the post 20B so as to protrude forward. The strike 62 is located slightly above the center between the projecting piece 74 and the lower edge of the front opening 11A of the machine room 11 in the vertical direction.

Next, a method for attaching the front panel 14 to the storage body 12 will be described. For example, as shown in FIG. 11, the operator grips the front panel 14 and tilts the upper side of the front panel 14 toward the storage main body 12, and hooks the hook portions 53 of the pair of mounting members 50L and 50R to the front side. It is inserted from above into the locking grooves 77 formed in the struts 20A and 20B. At this time, as shown in FIGS. 9 and 12, the frontage on the upper side of the hooking groove 77 is made larger than the thickness of the hook portion 53 and can be easily inserted. Further, since the hooking groove 77 has a 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. , has been made smaller. That is, the hook portion 53 is engaged with the engaging groove 77 in a state in which movement in the left-right direction is substantially prohibited. Therefore, the front panel 14 of the cooling storage container 10 is supported on the storage container main body 12 in the horizontal 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. Compared to the case of point contact, wear of the mounting members 50L and 50R can be reduced when the front panel 14 is attached and detached, and when the front panel 14 is opened and closed, which will be described in detail later.

After the hook portion 53 is hooked on the hooking groove 77, the lower end side of the front panel 14 is brought into contact with the front surface of the storage body 12 (the front surface portions 70 of the columns 20A and 20B), so that the front panel 14 can be As shown in FIG. 13, it is positioned in a closed position in which the front opening 11A of the machine room 11 is closed in a vertical posture. A roller catch mechanism 60 is provided between the front panel 14 and the struts 20A and 20B. As shown in FIGS. 11 and 13, the roller catch mechanism 60 includes a strike 62 as a projecting portion fixed to the posts 20A and 20B and a catch 61 as a fitting portion fixed to the front panel 14. , consisting of The catch 61 is mainly composed of a pair of rollers 80 arranged vertically. The pair of rollers 80 are held by a pair of roller holders 81 so as to be rotatable about axes extending in the left-right direction. Further, the pair of roller holders 81 is biased in a direction to reduce the distance on the rear end side by a biasing member (such as a spring) (not shown). That is, the pair of rollers 80 function as a pair of urged members that are urged in a direction to approach each other. Therefore, the roller catch mechanism 60 clamps the strike 62 with the pair of rollers 80 of the catch 61 so that the front panel 14 is held in the closed position relative to the storage body 12 and the front panel 14 is held relative to the storage body 12 . The backlash is more reliably prevented.

Further, the roller catch mechanism 60 is provided with the strike 62 protruding forward from the front surface portion 70 of the struts 20A and 20B, so that the lower end side of the front panel 14 approaches 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 posts 20A, 20B, so that a situation in which an operator's finger is caught between them can be avoided. Further, the roller catch mechanism 60 can absorb the impact when the front panel 14 is brought to the closed position by the urging force of the catch 61 . Therefore, according to the present cooling storage 10, it is possible to more reliably avoid a situation in which a worker's finger is caught between the front panel 14 and the posts 20A, 20B. In addition, even if an operator accidentally releases the front panel 14 when the front panel 14 is set to the closed position, the shock when the front panel 14 comes into contact with the posts 20A and 20B can be mitigated. can be done.

Further, as shown in FIG. 13, the catch 61 of the roller catch mechanism 60 is fixed to the front panel 14 above the center in the vertical direction, and the strike 62 is attached to the storage body 12 in the vertical direction. It is fixed slightly above the center between 74 and the lower edge of the front opening 11A of the machine room 11 . Therefore, since the roller catch mechanism 60 of the cooling storage 10 is arranged relatively upward in the vertical direction, the catch 61 can be brought into contact with the strike 62 at a relatively early stage when the front panel 14 is closed. can be done. In other words, as shown in FIG. 11, the cooling storage chamber 10 should be stopped at a relatively large angle between 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's finger is caught 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 contacts the strike 62 at a relatively early stage, so that the contact time It can reduce impact.

In addition, for the purpose of improving the design of the cooling storage 10, the front panel 14 is made of a metal material having a large thickness, and the weight of the front panel 14 is increased. Therefore, the cooling storage container 10 can effectively reduce the impact when the heavy front panel 14 contacts the storage container body 12 by the roller catch mechanism 60 .

When the front panel 14 is held in the closed position, the mounting members 50L and 50R are positioned between the inner surface (surface facing forward) of the hook portion 53 and the rear end (back surface) of the standing wall portion 52, as shown in FIG. In addition, projecting pieces 74 formed at the lower edges of the engaging grooves 77 (specifically, the openings 73 of the struts 20A and 20B) are fitted almost tightly. As a result, the front panel 14 is supported with respect to the storage body 12 in the front-rear direction without any backlash.

The cooling storage 10 can also be held in an open position in which the front panel 14 is in a substantially horizontal posture and 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 of the front panel 14 forward about the hook portion 53 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 swung easily. In addition, when the front panel 14 is swung, the hook portion 53 is inserted under the projecting piece 74 so that the front panel 14 is difficult to come off from the storage body 12 .

After lifting the front panel 14 so as to swing it to a substantially horizontal position, the operator pushes the front panel 14 rearward (toward the supports 20A and 20B) to move the front panel 14 to the supports. 20A and 20B can be supported in a substantially horizontal posture. A configuration for supporting the front panel 14 in a substantially horizontal posture will be described in detail. As shown in FIGS. 5 and 6, recesses 52A are formed at the upper ends of the vertical wall portions 52 of the mounting members 50L and 50R. On the other hand, the openings 73 of the struts 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 rearward, as shown in FIG. part) 73A is in a state where it enters. In this state, the inner edges of the recesses 52A (lower inner edges in FIG. 15) come into contact with the lower surfaces of the upper surface portions 72 of the supports 20A and 20B (more precisely, the lower surfaces of the guide members 75), and also the mounting members 50L and 50R. The rear end of the vertical wall portion 52 (lower outer edge in FIG. 15) is received by the protruding piece 74, and the swinging of the front panel 14 in the downward direction (clockwise direction in FIG. 15) is restricted. and the front panel 14 is held in the open position.

The features of the present cooling storage 10 will be described below. The main cooling storage 10 is configured such that when the front panel 14 is in the closed position, the mounting members 50L and 50R are in contact with the front surfaces of the pillars 20A and 20B at the rear ends of the standing wall portions 52, as shown in FIG. . The lower end of the standing wall portion 52 extends slightly below the lower edge of the front opening 11A of the machine room 11, that is, to a position covering the front opening 11A of the machine room 11. . In other words, as shown in FIG. 2, the main cooling storage 10 has vertical walls 52 that close the gaps on both left and right sides between the front opening 11A of the machine room 11 and the rear surface of the front panel 14. The machine room 11 can be reliably hidden. In addition, as shown in FIG. 12, the main cooling storage 10 has gaps formed between the rear surface of the front panel 14 and the front surfaces of the columns 20A and 20B at both left and right ends of the front panel 14. When attaching/detaching or opening/closing the front panel 14, the user can put his/her finger in the gap and grasp the side edge of the front panel 14. - 特許庁Furthermore, in the cooling storage container 10, a pair of mounting members 50L and 50R for mounting the front panel 14 to the storage container main body 12 are fixed to the back side of the front panel 14 so that they cannot be visually recognized from the front side. The design freedom of the front surface of the front panel 14 is increased, and the front panel 14 with excellent design is realized, and the cooling storage 10 has excellent design. As described above, the present cooling storage 10 is designed so that the front panel 14 can be easily attached/detached and opened/closed while improving the design.

In addition, since the mounting members 50L and 50R of the main cooling storage 10 have contact surface portions 54 that are bent at right angles from the rear ends of the standing wall portions 52 toward the center of the front panel 14 in the longitudinal direction, the standing wall portions 52 Not only the rear end but also the entire rear surface of the contact surface portion 54 is configured to contact the front surfaces of the columns 20A and 20B. Therefore, the cooling storage 10 can more reliably block the gap between the front panel 14 and the columns 20A and 20B. In addition, since the mounting members 50L and 50R have the contact surface portion 54, most of the end surfaces of the metal plate members face the center of the front panel 14 in the longitudinal direction. When gripping the ends, it is possible to avoid a situation in which the rearward protruding ends of the mounting members 50L and 50R are touched and injured.

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In the cold storage 10 of the above embodiment, the front panel 14 and the pair of mounting members 50L and 50R are made of metal. The invention is particularly useful when they are made of metal, but is not so limited. INDUSTRIAL APPLICABILITY The present invention can be applied when it is desired to hide the mounting member behind the front panel, and various materials can be used for the front panel and the mounting member. Moreover, in the above-described embodiment, the cooling storage is exemplified as the storage, but the storage is not limited to this. INDUSTRIAL APPLICABILITY The present invention can be applied to a storehouse having a configuration in which an opening of a machine room is closed with a front panel.

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 10... Cooling storage [storage], 11... Machine room, 11A... Front opening, 12... Storage main body, 13... Door, 14... Front panel, 15... Insulation box, 20A, 20B, 20C, 20D... Support, 40 ... Front part 41A... Left side part 41B... Left end folded part 42A... Right side part 42B... Right end folded part 43A... Top surface part 43B... Top end folded part 44A... Bottom part 44B... Bottom end folded 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... Rivet, 60... Roller catch mechanism [ Fixing mechanism] 61 Catch [fitting part] 61A Holder 62 Strike [protruding part] 70 Front part [supporting plate] 72 Upper surface part 73 Opening 74 Protruding piece 75 ... Guide member 76 ... Opening 76A ... Tapered portion 76B ... Vertical portion 77 ... Locking groove 80 ... Pair of rollers [Pair of biased members]

Claims (9)

A storage comprising a storage main body having a machine room with a front opening, and a front panel closing the opening of the machine room,
A pair of support plates for supporting the front panel are erected on 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 rear surface of the front panel,
Each of the pair of mounting members includes a fixing portion extending along the side edge of the back surface of the front panel and fixed to the front panel, and an edge of the fixing portion on the center side of the front panel extending from the support plate. and a plate-shaped standing wall portion that extends vertically toward the wall, and a hook portion that is the same plate-shaped portion as the standing wall portion and extends from the upper end of the standing wall portion and is bent downward. death,
Each of the pair of support plates has, on its front surface, an engaging groove that is open at the upper end and cut downward to engage the hook portion,
In a state in which the hook portion is engaged with the engaging groove and the front panel is attached to the pair of support plates, the rear end of the standing wall portion abuts the front surface of the supporting plate, and the standing wall portion A storage with a lower end extending to a position covering the opening of the machine room. The front panel is made of metal,
2. The storage according to claim 1, wherein said pair of mounting members are molded from a metal plate material, and said standing wall portion is formed by bending an edge portion of said fixing portion on the central side of said front panel . 3. The storage according to claim 2, wherein said pair of mounting members has contact surface portions formed by bending rear ends of said standing wall portions toward the center of said front panel and contacting front surfaces of said support plates. 2. The hooking 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. 4. A store as claimed in any one of claims 3 to 4. The front panel is formed from a metal plate, and the left edge, right edge, upper edge, and lower edge are folded back to form a left edge folded portion, a right edge folded portion, an upper edge folded portion, and a lower edge folded portion. shall have
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 a lower end fastened to both the left end folded portion and the lower end folded portion,
2. The other of the pair of mounting members has an upper end fastened to both the right folded portion and the upper folded portion, and a lower end fastened to both the right folded portion and the bottom folded portion. 5. A storehouse according to any one of claims 4 to 5. 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. supported by the pair of support plates,
a fixing mechanism disposed 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 projecting portion 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 and into which the projecting portion is fitted. 6. The storehouse according to any one of claims 1 to 5. 7. The storage according to claim 6, wherein the fixing mechanism is arranged above the center in the vertical direction of the front panel. 7. The fitting portion includes a pair of biased members that are biased toward each other, and the projecting portion can be held between the pair of biased members. 8. Storage as claimed in claim 7. The fitting portion is fixed to the front panel while being held by a holder,
The front panel is formed from a metal plate, and has left and right folded portions by folding back the left and right edges to the back side,
One of the pair of mounting members is fastened together with the left folded portion and the retainer, and the other of the pair of mounting members is fastened together with the right folded portion and the retainer. A store as claimed in any one of claims 6 to 8.

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