JP7321757B2 - storage - Google Patents

Description

The present disclosure relates to storage.

Conventionally, as a vertical wide-through type (center pillarless) storage box, the one described in Patent Document 1 below is known. Patent Literature 1 discloses a cooling storage that includes a storage body, a door, a center seal, a holding member, and a door packing.

The storage body has a box shape with an opening. The doors are so-called double doors, and a pair of doors are provided at the opening of the storage body. The door packing is provided on the surface of each door facing the opening edge of the storage body. When the door is closed, the door gasket abuts the opening edge of the storage body. The door packing thereby seals between the door and the interior of the storage body.

The holding member is a member that holds the center seal. The holding member is mounted over the entire height of the end face of the door on the opening/closing side, which faces the other door.

A pair of center seals are mounted over the entire height of the holding member. When the door is closed, the pair of center seals abut against the mating center seal. This seals between the opening and closing side ends of the door.

The center seal includes a second extending portion and a fin portion. A surface of the holding member facing the door packing is provided with an opening into which the second extending portion of the center seal is mounted. A gap is formed between the second extending portion and the door packing, and the fin portion is provided so as to cover the gap.

JP 2017-187241 A

In the above configuration, if an operator grips the fins during maintenance of the storage, the fins may enter the gap between the second extending portion and the door packing. In such a case, the center seal is pushed toward the mating center seal, and the center seals rub against each other, which can be a factor of damage to the center seals.

The present disclosure has been completed based on the circumstances as described above, and an object of the present disclosure is to provide a storage container capable of suppressing breakage of the center seal.

In order to solve the above problems, the storage of the present disclosure is a storage that includes a storage main body, a pair of doors, and a door packing and a center seal attached to the pair of doors, respectively, wherein the storage main body: The door has a box shape with an opening that opens forward, the pair of doors are double doors, and are attached to the openings so as to be openable and closable in the front-rear direction, and the door packing is the door packing. a holding portion that is attached to the rear surface of the door, seals between the opening and the rear surface, and holds the center seal at each of the ends of the pair of doors facing each other; The holding portion of the pair of doors has a holding main body portion that holds the center seal, a gap is provided between the holding main body portion and the door packing, and the center seal is configured to hold the center seal. a mounting portion attached to the main body portion; a seal portion that seals between the pair of doors by coming into contact with the other center seal; and a fin portion that covers the gap from behind; and a restraining portion for restraining the fin portion from entering the gap.
By providing the suppressing portion in the gap, for example, it is suppressed that the fin portion is caught in the gap when an operator grips the fin portion during maintenance. Therefore, damage to the center seal that may occur due to the fin portion entering the gap can be suppressed.

Further, the suppressing portion may be configured as an L-shaped projection that protrudes from the holding main body portion of the holding portion toward the door packing and further protrudes toward the fin portion.
When the fins try to enter the gap, the fins are pushed back to their original positions because they come into contact with the projections provided on the holding part. As a result, it is possible to prevent the fin from entering the gap.

Further, the suppressing portion may be configured as a resin material that is welded to the door packing and protrudes toward the holding body portion.
When the fins try to enter the gap, the fins come into contact with the resin material and are pushed back to their original positions. As a result, it is possible to prevent the fin from entering the gap.

In addition, a mounting member is attached to at least one of an upper side surface portion and a lower side surface portion that intersect the mutually opposing side surfaces of the pair of doors, and the mounting member is provided with the suppressing portion. , and the suppressing portion may be a projection projecting from the mounting member into the gap.
When the fins try to enter the gap, the fins are pushed back to their original positions because they come into contact with the projections provided on the mounting member. As a result, it is possible to prevent the fin from entering the gap.

Further, the suppressing portion may be in the shape of a rod elongated in the direction in which the side surfaces of the pair of doors facing each other extend, and may be inserted into the gap.
When the fins try to enter the gap, the fins are pushed back to the original position because the fins come into contact with the bar-shaped suppressing part inserted into the gap. As a result, it is possible to prevent the fin from entering the gap.

ADVANTAGE OF THE INVENTION According to this indication, the storage which can suppress the damage of a center seal can be provided.

FIG. 1 is a front view of a storage in Embodiment 1. FIG. FIG. 2 is a front view of the storage with the door removed. FIG. 3 is a rear perspective view of the door. FIG. 4 is a rear view of the door. FIG. 5 is a cross-sectional view obtained by adding a cross-section of an adjacent door to the cross-section at the AA position in FIG. FIG. 6 is a cross-sectional view of the door in Embodiment 2. FIG. FIG. 7 is a rear perspective view of the door and the stopper in Embodiment 3. FIG. 8 is a rear view of the door in Embodiment 4. FIG. 9 is a cross-sectional view taken along line BB in FIG. 8. FIG. FIG. 10 is a rear view of the door in another embodiment (4). FIG. 11 is a rear view of the door in another embodiment (4).

<Embodiment 1>
Embodiment 1 of the present disclosure will be described with reference to FIGS. 1 to 5. FIG. First, the overall configuration of the storage 1 according to the first embodiment will be described. Here, a wide-through type (center pillar-less) four-door refrigerator will be described as an example of the storage compartment 1 . In the following description, the upward direction in the vertical direction is the direction of the arrow in FIG. Also, the right side in the horizontal direction is the direction of the arrow in FIGS. 1 and 5 . Further, the forward and rearward directions in the front-rear direction are the directions of the arrows in FIG.

[Storage 1]
As shown in FIG. 1, the storage 1 includes a storage main body 10, a door device 11, and a machine room 12. As shown in FIG.

[Storage body 10]
As shown in FIG. 2, the storage body 10 has a box shape with an opening 10A opening forward. The interior of the storage body 10 is a storage chamber 14 for storing foodstuffs and the like. The storage chamber 14 is vertically partitioned by a columnar member 21 . Note that the storage chamber 14 is not provided with a vertically extending columnar member (so-called center pillar) at the center in the horizontal direction.

[Machine room 12]
The machine room 12 is provided above the storage body 10 . The machine room 12 accommodates a cooling device (not shown) that constitutes a cooling cycle. The cooling device includes an evaporator, a circulation fan, and the like. The air is cooled by the evaporator when the cooling device operates. Cooled air (cold air) is circulated into the storage chamber 14 by a circulation fan. Thereby, the inside of the storage chamber 14 is cooled.

[Door device 11, doors 15A and 15B]
As shown in FIG. 1, two sets of door devices 11 are provided on the front surface of the storage body 10, one above the other. Each door device 11 comprises a pair of left and right double doors 15A and 15B.

The pair of doors 15A and 15B have a symmetrical shape. Each door 15A, 15B is attached to the storage body 10 so as to cover the opening 10A. The left end of the left door 15A is pivotally supported by a hinge 16A on the storage body 10 so as to be openable and closable in the front-rear direction. Similarly, the right end of the right door 15B is pivotally supported by a hinge 16B on the storage body 10 so as to be openable and closable in the front-rear direction. Although the pair of doors 15A and 15B have a symmetrical shape, they have the same configuration otherwise. In the following description, the configuration of the right door 15B is mainly described.

As shown in FIG. 5, the door 15B includes an exterior plate 18, an interior plate 19, a door packing 20, a holding member (holding portion) 24, and a center seal 40. As shown in FIG.

[Exterior board 18, interior board 19]
The exterior plate 18 is made of metal such as stainless steel plate. The interior plate 19 is made of synthetic resin. As shown in FIGS. 3 and 4, the interior plate 19 is provided on the rear surface 15D of the door 15B. As shown in FIG. 5, the outer edge of the interior plate 19 is provided with a packing mounting groove 15C. Between the exterior plate 18 and the interior plate 19, a heat insulating material (not shown) made of foamed resin such as hard polyurethane is foam-filled.

[Door packing 20]
The door packing 20 is made of an elastic member such as soft resin. As shown in FIG. 5, the door packing 20 includes a packing body 20A and mounting legs 20B.

As shown in FIGS. 3 and 4, the packing body 20A has a rectangular frame shape. When the door is closed, the packing body 20A is in close contact with the opening edge of the opening 10A. Thereby, the space between the rear surface 15D of the door 15B and the opening 10A of the storage body 10 is sealed. However, the portion of the door packing 20 that extends vertically along the ends of the pair of doors 15A and 15B facing each other (hereinafter referred to as an opening/closing end (end) 15E) is the door 15B and the storage compartment. It does not seal with the main body 10, but is in contact with a later-described fin portion 42 (see FIG. 5) provided on the center seal 40. As shown in FIG.

As shown in FIG. 5, the mounting leg 20B protrudes forward from the packing body 20A and is mounted in the packing mounting groove 15C of the interior plate 19. As shown in FIG. Thereby, the door packing 20 is held by the door 15B.

[Holding member 24]
The holding member 24 is a member that holds the center seal 40 . As shown in FIG. 5, the holding member 24 includes a base 24A, a suppressing portion 64, and a slide lid 24B.

The base 24A is mounted over the entire height of the opening/closing end 15E. The base 24A includes a second mounting groove 26 and two hooking portions 28 and 29 having a convex shape.

The second mounting groove 26 is a groove into which a hooking portion (mounting portion) 41F of the center seal 40, which will be described later, is fitted. The base 24A including the second mounting groove 26 functions as a portion for mounting the center seal 40, that is, as a holding main body. The second mounting groove 26 is provided on the side of the door packing 20 , and a gap G is provided between the second mounting groove 26 and the door packing 20 .

As shown in FIG. 5, the suppressing portion 64 is provided integrally with the base 24A and positioned within the gap G. As shown in FIG. The suppressing portion 64 is an L-shaped protrusion that protrudes toward the door packing 20 from a portion of the base 24A that faces the door packing 20 and further protrudes rearward (that is, toward the fin portion 42 in FIG. 5). be. The shape of the suppressing portion 64 is a shape that does not hinder the movement of the center seal 40 .

As shown in FIG. 5, the slide lid 24B includes a first mounting groove 31 and two locking grooves 32 and 33. As shown in FIG. The first mounting groove 31 is a groove into which a hooking portion 41C provided on a center seal 40, which will be described later, fits. The hooking groove 32 is a groove into which the hooking portion 28 provided on the base 24A is fitted. The locking groove 33 is a groove into which the locking portion 29 provided on the base 24A is fitted. The slide lid 24B is held by the base 24A by fitting the engaging portions 28 and 29 into the engaging grooves 32 and 33, respectively. The slide lid 24B is attached to the base 24A by being slidably inserted into the base 24A from one side in the vertical direction.

[Center seal 40]
The center seal 40 is made of, for example, a soft resin such as an olefinic elastomer. As shown in FIGS. 1, 3, and 4, the center seal 40 is mounted over the entire height of the opening/closing end 15E. As shown in FIG. 5 , the center seal 40 includes a seal body 41 , a fin portion 42 , a support portion 43 , a first lip portion 44 and a second lip portion 45 .

The seal body 41 includes a contact portion (seal portion) 41A, a first extension portion 41B, and a second extension portion 41E.

The contact portion 41A is a portion that contacts the center seal 40 attached to the mating (other) door 15A. The contact portion 41A has a rectangular tubular shape, and the inner space is a magnet chamber 41D. A flat prismatic magnet 46 is inserted into the magnet chamber 41D.

The first extending portion 41B extends forward from the contact portion 41A. A hooking portion 41C is provided at the tip of the first extending portion 41B.

The second extending portion 41E extends rightward from the contact portion 41A (that is, toward the opening/closing axis of the door 15B on which the hinge 16B is provided), and further extends forward from the door packing 20. curved. A hooking portion 41F is provided at the tip of the second extending portion 41E.

The fin portion 42 extends rightward from the seal body 41 . The fin portion 42 elastically contacts the door packing 20 while covering the gap G from the rear. This suppresses cold air from flowing outside through the gap G from the inside of the refrigerator.

The center seal 40 is held by the holding member 24 by fitting the hooking portion 41C into the first mounting groove 31 of the slide lid 24B and fitting the hooking portion 41F into the second mounting groove 26 of the base 24A. .

As shown in FIG. 5, when the left and right doors 15A and 15B are closed, the two magnets 46 attract each other, and the seal body 41 deforms toward the center seal 40 on the other side. As a result, the contact portions 41A of the seal body 41 are brought into contact with each other. Therefore, the gaps between the opening/closing side ends 15E of the pair of doors 15A and 15B are sealed.

The support portion 43 protrudes rearward from the seal body 41 . A first lip portion 44 and a second lip portion 45 are integrally formed at the tip of the support portion 43 over the entire height. The support portion 43 supports the first lip portion 44 and the second lip portion 45 .

The first lip portion 44 extends leftward from the tip of the support portion 43 . The first lip portion 44 blocks cold air flowing from the inside of the refrigerator toward the contact portion 41A.

The second lip portion 45 extends rightward from the tip of the support portion 43 . The second lip portion 45 covers the entire fin portion 42 when viewed from the inside of the refrigerator. That is, when viewed from the inside of the refrigerator, the fin portion 42 is covered with the second lip portion 45 and the whole is invisible. Cold air flowing from the inside of the refrigerator toward the fin portion 42 is shielded by the second lip portion 45 .

[Stopper 65]
As shown in FIGS. 3 and 4, stoppers (mounting members) 65 are attached to the upper side surface portion 15F and the lower side surface portion 15F of the door 15B. Here, the upper side surface portion 15F and the lower side surface portion 15F are surfaces that intersect with the side surface 15G of the door 15B on the opening/closing side end portion 15E side.

The stopper 65 is attached to the door 15B so as to cover the gap G from above and below. As a result, dew condensation that may occur due to the ambient air flowing into the gap G can be suppressed. Also, the stopper 65 hides parts such as screws (not shown). Incidentally, as shown in FIG. 1, the stopper 65 is similarly provided on the left door 15A.

[effect]
According to the first embodiment, by providing the suppressing portion 64 in the gap G, it is suppressed that the fin portion 42 is caught in the gap G when the operator grips the fin portion 42 during maintenance, for example. Therefore, damage to the center seal 40 that may occur due to the fin portion 42 entering the gap G can be suppressed.

Moreover, the suppressing portion 64 is an L-shaped projection that protrudes from the base (holding body portion) 24A of the holding member 24 toward the door packing 20 and further toward the fin portion 42 .
When the fins 42 try to enter the gap G, the fins 42 are pushed back to the original position because the fins 42 come into contact with the projections (suppressing portions 64) provided on the holding member 24. As shown in FIG. As a result, the fin portion 42 can be prevented from entering the gap G.

<Embodiment 2>
Embodiment 2 of the present disclosure will be described with reference to FIG. In the second embodiment, the configuration of the suppressing section 64A is different from that of the suppressing section 64 in the first embodiment. 64 A of suppression parts in Embodiment 2 are made into the resin material attached to the door packing 20 by welding. The suppressing portion 64A protrudes obliquely rearward from the door packing 20 toward the base (holding body portion) 24A of the holding member 24 .

[effect]
According to the second embodiment, when the fins 42 try to enter the gap G, the fins 42 are pushed back to the original position because the fins 42 come into contact with the resin material (suppressing portion 64A). As a result, the fin portion 42 can be prevented from entering the gap G.

<Embodiment 3>
Embodiment 3 of the present disclosure will be described with reference to FIG. In the third embodiment, the configuration of the suppressor 64B is different from the suppressors 64 and 64A in the first and second embodiments.

The suppressing portion 64B is provided on the stopper 65A and is a protrusion that protrudes into the gap G from the stopper 65A. Although FIG. 7 shows the stopper 65 provided on the upper side surface portion 15F, the stopper (not shown) provided on the lower side surface portion is similarly provided with a suppressing portion. It is

[effect]
According to the third embodiment, when the fins 42 try to enter the gap G, the fins 42 are pushed back to the original position because the fins 42 come into contact with the projections (suppressing portions 64B) provided on the stopper 65A. be As a result, the fin portion 42 can be prevented from entering the gap G.

<Embodiment 4>
Embodiment 4 of the present disclosure will be described with reference to FIGS. 8 and 9. FIG. In the fourth embodiment, the configuration of a suppressor 64C is different from the suppressors 64, 64A, and 64B in the first to third embodiments.

As shown in FIG. 8, a U-shaped member is attached to the door 15B. A rod-shaped part. As shown in FIG. 9, the suppressing portion 64C is inserted into the gap G. As shown in FIG.

[effect]
According to the fourth embodiment, when the fins 42 try to enter the gap G, the fins 42 come into contact with the bar-shaped suppressing part 64C inserted into the gap G, so that the fins are pushed back to the original position. . As a result, the fin portion 42 can be prevented from entering the gap G.

<Other embodiments>
The present disclosure is not limited to the embodiments described above and illustrated in the drawings, and the following embodiments are also included in the technical scope of the present disclosure.

(1) The shape of the seal main body 41 described in Embodiment 1 is an example. The shape of the seal body 41 may be changed as long as it can contact the center seal 40 on the mating side to seal the opening/closing side end portions 15E of the doors 15A and 15B.

(2) In Embodiment 1, a four-door type refrigerator in which two pairs of left and right doors 15A and 15B are provided vertically has been described as an example of the storage 1, but the present invention is not limited to this. The storage may be, for example, a two-door refrigerator provided with a pair of left and right doors. Moreover, although the refrigerator was described as an example of the storage 1 in the first embodiment, the storage may be a freezer.

(3) In the third embodiment, the suppressing portion 64B is provided on both the upper stopper 65A and the lower stopper 65A. At least one of the side stoppers may be provided with a configuration.

(4) In the fourth embodiment, the suppressing portion 64C is configured as a rod-shaped portion that is long in the vertical direction in the U-shaped member. As shown, a pair of L-shaped members are attached to the door 15B, and the suppressing portion 64D is a rod-shaped portion that is long in the vertical direction in the pair of L-shaped members. Also good. Further, as shown in FIG. 11, an L-shaped member is attached to the door 15B, and the suppressing portion 64E is a rod-shaped portion elongated in the vertical direction of the L-shaped member. It is good as

1: Storage compartment 10: Storage body 10A: Opening 11: Door device 12: Machine room 14: Storage compartments 15A, 15B: Door 15C: Packing groove 15D: Rear surface 15E: Opening/closing side end (end)
15F: Side portion 15G: Sides 16A, 16B: Hinge 18: Exterior plate 19: Interior plate 20: Door packing 20A: Packing body 20B: Mounting leg 21: Columnar member 24: Holding member (holding portion)
24A: Base (holding body)
24B: Slide lid 26: Second mounting groove (holding body)
28, 29: Engagement portion 31: First mounting grooves 32, 33: Engagement groove 40: Center seal 41: Seal body 41A: Contact portion (seal portion)
41B: First extending portion 41C: Hooking portion 41D: Magnet chamber 41E: Second extending portion 41F: Hooking portion (mounting portion)
42: Fin portion 43: Support portion 44: First lip portion 45: Second lip portion 46: Magnets 64, 64A, 64B, 64C, 64D, 64E: Control portions 65, 65A: Stoppers (mounting members)
G: Gap

Claims (5)

A storage comprising a storage main body, a pair of doors, and a door packing and a center seal respectively attached to the pair of doors,
The storage body has a box shape with an opening that opens forward,
The pair of doors are double doors, and are attached to the openings so as to be openable and closable in the front-rear direction,
the door packing is attached to the rear surface of the door and seals between the opening and the rear surface;
Holding portions for holding the center seals are provided at the ends of the pair of doors facing each other,
The holding portion of the pair of doors has a holding main body portion that holds the center seal, and a gap is provided between the holding main body portion and the door packing,
The center seal includes a mounting portion attached to the holding body portion, a seal portion that seals between the pair of doors by coming into contact with the other center seal, and a fin portion that covers the gap from the rear. prepared,
A suppressing portion is provided in the gap to suppress the fin portion from entering the gap ,
The restraint portion includes a longitudinally formed portion extending from the door side to the fin portion side, and the longitudinal tip of the restraint portion is disposed in the gap in such a manner as to be separated from the fin portion. 2. The storage according to claim 1, wherein the suppressing portion is an L-shaped projection that protrudes from the holding body portion of the holding portion toward the door packing and further toward the fin portion. 2. The storage according to claim 1, wherein the suppressing portion is a resin material that is welded to the door packing and protrudes toward the holding body portion. A mounting member is attached to at least one of an upper side surface portion and a lower side surface portion that intersect the mutually opposing side surfaces of the pair of doors,
The mounting member is provided with the suppressing portion,
2. The storage according to claim 1, wherein the suppressing portion is a protrusion projecting from the mounting member into the gap. 2. The storage according to claim 1, wherein said suppressing portion is shaped like a rod elongated in the direction in which the side surfaces of said pair of doors facing each other extend, and is inserted into said gap.

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