JP7353189B2 - storage - Google Patents

Description

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a storage, and more particularly to a structure for mounting a machine room panel that covers the front surface of a machine room in a storage.

In the storage according to the present invention, the upper end side of the machine room panel is fixed with a fastening structure, and the lower end side of the machine room panel is fixed with an engagement structure, and a similar structure is disclosed in Patent Document 1, for example. In the showcase of Patent Document 1, the upper part of the cover (machine room panel) is fastened and fixed to the frame of the machine room with screws, or in other words, the upper part of the cover is fixed with a fastening structure. The lower part of the cover is fixed by engaging the engaging part provided at the lower part with the lower edge of the opening of the frame. The engaging portion is formed by forming a U-shaped notch in the overlapping portion formed by folding and overlapping the lower portions of the covers, and raising the notch portion inward. A gap having a downward opening is formed between the back surface of the cover and the cut and raised portion.

Microfilm of Utility Application No. 1988-23863 (Utility Application No. 175787-1987)

In the showcase of Patent Document 1, after aligning the engaging portion and the frame, the engaging portion is slid into the frame by sliding the cover downward, thereby establishing an engaged state between the engaging portion and the frame. can. Because such a dropping operation is required, the mounting structure of Patent Document 1 takes a procedure in which the lower part of the cover is locked using a locking structure, and then the upper part of the cover is fastened and fixed using a fastening structure when installing the cover. This is disadvantageous in that it is difficult to mount the cover to the periphery of the opening of the machine room in an efficient manner, and the work of aligning the engaging portion and the frame is particularly troublesome.

The present invention provides a storage where the upper side of the machine room panel is fixed with a fastening structure and the lower side of the machine room panel is fixed with the engagement structure, and the machine room The purpose is to enable panel installation work to be performed more efficiently.

The storage of the present invention includes a storage room 5 having a front opening, a machine room 7 disposed on the side of the storage room 5 and having a square front opening, and a machine room 7 that can be entered and exited in the front and rear directions. The cooling unit 9 to be incorporated, the panel mounting parts 16 and 17 formed at the upper and lower ends of the front opening of the machine room 7, the machine room panel 10 that covers the front opening of the machine room 7, and the machine room panel 10 installed in the machine room A panel mounting structure 44 for mounting on the front surface of the 7 is provided. The panel mounting structure 44 includes a fastening structure 45 formed between the panel mounting portion 16 on the upper end side and the upper end portion of the machine room panel 10, and a fastening structure 45 formed between the panel mounting portion 17 on the lower end side and the lower end portion of the machine room panel 10. and an engagement structure 46 formed therebetween. The fastening structure 45 is connected through a through hole 47 formed in the upper end portion of the machine room panel 10, a screw hole 48 formed in the upper panel mounting portion 16 corresponding to the through hole 47, and a through hole 47. A fastening body 49 that is screwed into the screw hole 48 is included. The engagement structure 46 includes a stopper 51 formed at the lower end portion of the machine room panel 10 and an engaged portion 52 formed at the panel attachment portion 17 on the lower side corresponding to the stopper 51. The stopper 51 includes an arm 55 formed in a cantilever shape rearward from the lower end of the machine room panel 10, and an engagement piece 56 formed to bulge at the rear end of the arm 55. A stopper surface 57 that engages with the engaged portion 52 to prevent the engagement piece 56 from slipping forward is formed in front of the engagement piece 56 . Then, by engaging the stopper surface 57 of the engaging piece 56 with the engaged portion 52, the engaged and fixed state between the lower panel mounting portion 17 and the machine room panel 10 is established. has been done . A group of louver walls 37 running in the left-right direction are formed in the machine room panel 10 at predetermined intervals in the vertical direction. A regulating structure 63 is provided to prevent the machine room panel 10 from floating upward. The regulation structure 63 is made up of a unit base 25 that supports the bottom of the cooling unit 9 and a louver wall 37a located at the lowermost position. configured to match.

The engagement structure 46 includes an engagement hole 53 formed in the bracket 29 provided at the front end of the cooling unit 9 in correspondence with the stopper 51 . When the cooling unit 9 is assembled into the machine room 7, the bracket 29 is located forward of the lower panel mounting portion 17. Then, with the panel mounting portion 17 and the bracket 29 in contact with each other, the engagement piece 56 inserted through the engagement hole 53 is engaged with the engaged portion 52, so that the lower panel mounting portion 17, the bracket 29 of the cooling unit 9, and the machine room panel 10 are configured to be engaged and fixed.

According to the present invention, the stopper 51 includes an arm 55 formed in a cantilever shape rearward from the lower end of the machine room panel 10, and an engagement piece 56 formed bulging at the rear end of the arm 55. , the connection between the lower panel mounting portion 17 and the machine room panel 10 can be made by simply moving the machine room panel 10 in the front-back direction without sliding the machine room panel 10 in the vertical direction. An engaged fixed state can be established between them. Therefore, when attaching the machine room panel 10 to the panel attachment parts 16 and 17 in the storage of the present invention, for example, only the tip of the fastening body 49 constituting the fastening structure 45 is screwed into the screw hole 48, and the machine room With the panel 10 in a temporarily fixed state, the stopper 51 constituting the engagement structure 46 is swung rearward about the fastening body 49 to cover the stopper surface 57 of the engagement piece 56. By engaging with the engaging portion 52, an engaged and fixed state between the lower panel mounting portion 17 and the machine room panel 10 can be established. Of course, the machine room panel 10 can also be attached to the panel attachment portions 16 and 17 by establishing the engaged and fixed state using the engagement structure 46 and then establishing the fastened and fixed state using the fastening structure 45.

As described above, according to the storage of the present invention, the machine room panel 10 can be attached to the panel attachment parts 16 and 17 even if the attachment work is started from either the upper fastening structure 45 or the lower engagement structure 46. Therefore, a degree of freedom is given to the order in which the engagement structure 46 and the fastening structure 45 are attached, and the work of attaching the machine room panel 10 can be performed more efficiently. Therefore, even if, for example, the front space of the machine room 7 is narrow and it is difficult to visually align the stopper 51 on the machine room panel 10 side and the engaged part 52 on the machine room 7 side, After the machine room panel 10 is temporarily fixed by the fastening structure 45 as described above, by simply swinging the stopper 51 to the rear side, the connection between the lower panel mounting part 17 and the machine room panel 10 is fixed. An engaged and fixed state can be established. If the above procedure is adopted, strict alignment between the stopper 51 and the engaged portion 52 is not required, and the machine room panel 10 can be easily and efficiently attached to the panel attachment portions 16 and 17. becomes.

The engagement structure 46 includes an engagement hole 53 formed in the bracket 29 provided at the front end of the cooling unit 9 in correspondence with the stopper 51, and the engagement structure 46 includes an engagement hole 53 formed in the bracket 29 provided at the front end of the cooling unit 9 to correspond to the stopper 51. By engaging the stopper surface 57 of the engaging piece 56 inserted through the matching hole 53 with the engaged part 52, the lower panel mounting part 17, the bracket 29 of the cooling unit 9, and the machine room panel 10 are connected. It is possible to adopt a configuration in which an engaged and fixed state of the three members is established. According to this, the cooling unit 9 can be positioned in the machine room 7 at the same time as the machine room panel 10 is attached, so that the engagement structure 46 can be simplified.

Even when the upper part of the machine room panel 10 is fastened and fixed by the fastening structure 45, if the machine room panel 10 lifts upward due to vibrations of the compressor 22, etc. that constitute the cooling unit 9, the stopper 51 There is a possibility that the fixed state of engagement between the stopper surface 57 of the engagement piece 56 and the engaged portion 52 of the lower panel mounting portion 17 may be released. Therefore, if the regulating structure 63 for preventing the machine room panel 10 from floating upward is provided as in the present invention, it is possible to suppress the machine room panel 10 from floating upward. It is possible to prevent the engaged and fixed state from being released inadvertently.

The regulation structure 63 is composed of a unit base 25 provided at the bottom of the cooling unit 9 and a louver wall 37a located at the lowest position, and the rear end of the louver wall 37a located at the lowest position is connected to the unit base 25. It is possible to adopt a configuration in which the front end of the holder is engaged with the front end of the holder. In this way, by configuring the regulating structure 63 to include the rear end of the louver wall 37a located at the lowest position, it is possible to prevent the machine room panel 10 from floating upward in the vicinity of the stopper 51. Since a large tilting moment can be suppressed from acting on the stopper 51 and the stopper 51 can be prevented from being significantly deformed, it is possible to more reliably prevent the machine room panel 10 from being inadvertently lifted up.

1 is a vertical sectional side view of a main part of an embodiment of a showcase to which a storage of the present invention is applied. It is a front view of a showcase. 3 is a sectional view taken along line AA in FIG. 2. FIG. FIG. 3 is an exploded front view of the main parts of the showcase. It is a figure for demonstrating the attachment method of the machine room panel to the front opening of the machine room. FIG. 3 is a vertical side view of the engagement structure. 7 is a sectional view taken along the line BB in FIG. 6. FIG. FIG. 3 is an exploded perspective view of the engagement structure. FIG. 7 is a longitudinal sectional front view showing a modification of the engaged portion.

1 to 8 show an embodiment in which a storage according to the present invention is applied to a slide door type showcase (hereinafter simply referred to as a "showcase"). In this embodiment, front, rear, left, right, top and bottom follow the cross arrows shown in FIGS. 1 and 2, and the notation of front, rear, left, right, and top and bottom in the vicinity of the arrows. As shown in FIG. 2, the showcase includes a showcase body 1 and a top plate 2 that covers the entire upper surface of the showcase body 1. The showcase body 1 is composed of a storage box 3 made of a box whose surrounding walls except for the front opening are formed of heat-insulating walls, and a side housing 4 provided on the outer surface of the left side (one side) of the storage box 3. Ru. The inside of the storage box 3 is a storage chamber 5, and the front opening of the storage chamber 5 is opened and closed by a pair of left and right glass doors 6 with a sliding structure. A space surrounded by the left outer surface of the storage box 3 and the side housing 4 is a machine room 7 (see FIGS. 3 and 4), and an evaporator unit 8 and an evaporator unit 8 for cooling the storage room 5 are installed in the machine room 7 (see FIGS. 3 and 4). A condenser unit (cooling unit) 9 is housed therein. A machine room panel 10 is removably attached to cover the front opening of the machine room 7. Legs 11 are arranged below the showcase main body 1.

As shown in FIGS. 3 and 4, the side housing 4 is partitioned by the left side of the storage box 3, the top plate 2, the upper and lower frames 12 and 13, the rear frame 14, and the left frame 15, and has a front opening. It is formed into a square box shape. The upper frame 12 is a metal molded product that cantilevers toward the left from the upper front end of the left side of the storage box 3, and includes an upper wall 12a along the top plate 2 and the front and rear ends of the upper wall 12a. It is provided with front and rear walls 12b and 12c that are connected downwardly, and has a U-shaped cross section with an opening at the bottom. The lower frame 13 is a metal molded product formed to extend leftward from the lower end of the left side of the storage box 3, and includes a bottom wall 13a, and front and rear walls 13b connected upward from the front and rear ends of the bottom wall 13a. 13c, and is formed in a U-shaped cross section with an opening at the top. The front wall 12b of the upper frame 12 and the front wall 13b of the lower frame 13 are each formed with panel mounting portions 16 and 17 for mounting the machine room panel 10 thereon.

An evaporator unit 8 is installed in the upper half of the machine room 7, and a condenser unit 9 is installed in the lower half of the machine room 7. The evaporator unit 8 includes an evaporator 20 and a circulation fan 21. The condenser unit 9 includes a compressor 22, a condenser 23, a blower fan 24, a unit base 25 including a horizontal base plate 25a that supports these, and the like. The unit base 25 is configured to be slidable in the front and back direction along the bottom wall 13a of the lower frame 13 that partitions the lower part of the machine room 7. By sliding the unit base 25 back and forth, the entire condenser unit 9 can be assembled. can be taken in and out of the machine room 7. A control box 26 that houses electrical components such as control boards for the evaporator unit 8 and the condenser unit 9 is fixed to the front upper part of the machine room 7 . An operation panel 27 for controlling the operating status of the showcase and a display panel 28 for displaying the operating status are arranged on the front side of the control box 26. A window portion 30 is formed to expose the front side. A bracket 29 having an L-shaped cross section is fixed to the front end of the base plate 25a of the unit base 25, and includes a horizontal portion 29a along the lower surface of the base plate 25a, and a vertical portion 29b extending downward from the front end of the horizontal portion 29a. There is. The bracket 29 is disposed such that its vertical portion 29b is located on the rear side of the front end of the base plate 25a of the unit base 25 (see FIG. 1).

The machine room panel 10 is a plastic molded product that integrally includes a rectangular panel body 32 having a window 30, a vent 31, etc., and a reinforcing frame 33 formed at the peripheral edge of the panel body 32. . As shown in FIG. 1, the vent 31 is composed of an upper louver 34 formed at the upper part of the panel main body 32 and a lower louver 35 provided at the lower part of the panel main body 32 facing the condenser 23. The lower louver 35 is composed of a plurality of air guide walls 36 provided on the rear side and running in the front-rear horizontal direction, and a plurality of louver walls 37 provided on the front side and inclined downward from the rear to the front. Ru. The wind guide wall 36 and the louver wall 37 are arranged vertically in parallel at a predetermined interval. A slit 39 for inserting a filter 38 is formed between the air guide wall 36 and the louver wall 37. The slits 39 are disposed toward the rear as they go downward, and the filter 38 is attached to the lower louver 35 in a downwardly inclined position from the front to the rear. The upper end of the filter 38 in the installed state is exposed on the front side of the machine room panel 10, and the filter 38 can be removed from the lower louver 35 by pinching the upper end of the filter 38 and pulling it upward. 2, FIG. 4, and FIG. 5, reference numeral 40 indicates a breaker opening for operating a breaker opening/closing operation section and a test button provided in the control box 26.

A panel mounting structure 44 for attaching the machine room panel 10 to the front surface of the machine room 7 includes a fastening structure 45 formed between the panel mounting part 16 on the upper end side and the upper end of the machine room panel 10, and a fastening structure 45 on the lower end side. The engagement structure 46 is formed between the panel attachment part 17 and the lower end of the machine room panel 10. The fastening structure 45 includes a through hole 47 formed at the upper end of the reinforcing frame portion 33 of the machine room panel 10, a screw hole 48 formed in the upper panel mounting portion 16 corresponding to the through hole 47, and a through hole 48 formed in the upper end of the reinforcing frame portion 33 of the machine room panel 10. A screw (fastening body) 49 is screwed into a screw hole 48 through a hole 47. As described above, in this embodiment, the upper panel mounting portion 16 is the front wall 12b of the upper frame 12, and the male screw portion of the screw 49 is attached to the center of the front wall 12b of the upper frame 12. A screw hole 48 having a female threaded portion is formed. A bottomed cylindrical boss 50 having a front opening and extending rearward is protruded from the rear surface of the upper end of the reinforcing frame portion 33 of the machine room panel 10, and a through hole is provided at the rear end of the boss 50. 47 have been established. As described above, by screwing the screw 49 into the screw hole 48 through the through hole 47, the fastened and fixed state by the fastening structure 45 can be established.

The engagement structure 46 includes a pair of left and right stoppers 51, 51 formed at the lower end portion of the reinforcing frame portion 33 of the machine room panel 10, and a lower panel mounting portion 17 located on the lower side corresponding to these stoppers 51, 51. A pair of left and right stopper receivers (engaged parts) 52, 52 are formed on the front wall 13b of the frame 13, and a bracket 29 of the unit base 25 of the condenser unit 9 is formed in correspondence with these stoppers 51, 51. It is composed of a pair of left and right engaging holes 53. Each stopper 51 includes an elastically deformable arm 55 that is formed in a cantilever shape rearward from the lower end of the reinforcing frame 33, and a substantially triangular cross-sectional engagement member that is bulged at the rear end of the arm 55. It is a plastic molded product consisting of a mating piece 56, and is integrally formed with the panel main body part 32 and reinforcing frame part 33 of the machine room panel 10. A vertical stopper surface 57 is formed at the boundary between the engagement piece 56 and the arm 55, and the stopper surface 57 of the engagement piece 56 that has climbed over the front wall 13b engages with the rear surface of the front wall 13b. By doing so, the engaged and fixed state by the engaging structure 46 is established. In order to facilitate assembly into the stopper receiver 52, a guide surface 58 directed diagonally downward is formed at the lower rear end of the engagement piece 56. As shown in FIG. 8, in this embodiment, two central locations of the inner wall forming the lower end of the reinforcing frame portion 33 are extended toward the rear, and front and rear A notch 59 extending in the direction is formed to provide an elastically deformable arm 55.

As shown in FIGS. 6 and 7, a pair of left and right stopper receivers 52 are recessed in the front wall 13b of the lower frame 13, which serves as a dividing wall of the machine room 7. Each stopper receiver 52 is a recessed portion having a receiving surface 60 located below the upper end surface of the front wall 13b, and when the stopper surface 57 of the stopper 51 engages with the rear surface of the stopper receiver 52, an engagement structure is formed. 46 is adapted to be established.

As shown in FIGS. 6 and 8, the vertical portion 29b of the bracket 29 constituting the unit base 25 is provided with a pair of left and right rectangular engagement holes 53 through which the stoppers 51 are inserted. As shown in FIG. 1, when the condenser unit 9 is assembled into the machine room 7, the vertical portion 29b of the bracket 29 is located further forward than the panel attachment portion 17. Furthermore, as shown in FIGS. 1 and 8, when the condenser unit 9 is assembled into the machine room 7, the height position of the lower edge of the engagement hole 53 of the bracket 29 is the same as that of the stopper receiver 5 of the panel mounting portion 17. It is configured to match the height position of the receiving surface 60 of.

According to the engagement structure 46 having the above configuration, when the condenser unit 9 is assembled in the machine room 7, from the state shown in FIG. Push the unit base 25 of the condenser unit 9 backward along the lower frame 13 until they come into contact. Next, using the guide surface 58, the engagement piece 56 is moved over the lower edge of the engagement hole 53 and the stopper receiver 52 of the panel mounting portion 17, and the stopper surface 57 of the stopper 51 is engaged with the rear surface of the stopper receiver 52. Match. At this time, the stopper surface 57 of the stopper 51 can be engaged with the rear surface of the stopper receiver 52 by allowing the arm 55 to ride over the engagement piece 56 while being elastically deformed. As described above, the engaged and fixed state by the engaging structure 46 can be established. Further, by lifting the stopper 51 upward and releasing the engagement between the stopper surface 57 and the stopper receiver 52, the locked engagement state by the engagement structure 46 can be released.

A regulating structure 63 is provided between the unit base 25 that supports the bottom of the condenser unit 9 and the louver wall 37a located at the lowest position to prevent the machine room panel 10 from floating upward inadvertently. ing. Specifically, as shown in FIG. 1, the unit base 25 of the condenser unit 9 is moved backward along the lower frame 13 until the front surface of the front wall 13b of the lower frame 13 and the rear surface of the vertical part 29b of the bracket 29 come into contact with each other. When the louver wall 37a is pushed in as far as it will go, the rear end of the lowest louver wall 37a is located below the front end of the base plate 25a of the unit base 25, and the rear end of the louver wall 37a is located at the front end of the base plate 25a of the unit base 25. It has become acceptable. As described above, by receiving the rear end of the louver wall 37a on the front end of the base plate 25a of the unit base 25, it is possible to prevent the machine room panel 10 from floating upward inadvertently.

In the panel attachment structure 44 as described above, the installation procedure when attaching the machine room panel 10 to the panel attachment parts 16 and 17 is not limited to the fastening structure 45 and then the engagement structure 46, but the engagement structure 46 and then the fastening structure. It may be in the order of structure 45. When adopting the former installation procedure (fastening structure 45→engaging structure 46), first align the through hole 47 of the machine room panel 10 with the screw hole 48 of the upper panel attachment part 16, and then The tip of the screw 49 is screwed into the screw hole 48 through the hole 47 to temporarily secure it. Next, by swinging the stopper 51 of the engagement structure 46 rearward about the screw 49, the engagement piece 56 is inserted into the engagement hole 53, and the stopper surface 57 is attached to the stopper receiver 52. By engaging them, a fixed state of engagement between the lower panel mounting portion 17 and the machine room panel 10 by the engagement structure 46 is established. Finally, by completely tightening the screw 49 into the screw hole 48, the fastened and fixed state by the fastening structure 45 is established.

When adopting the latter installation procedure (engagement structure 46 → fastening structure 45), first align the stopper 51 so that the engagement piece 56 faces the engagement hole 53, and then open the inside of the engagement hole 53. The engagement piece 56 is inserted, the stopper surface 57 is engaged with the stopper receiver 52, and the engagement and fixed state between the lower panel mounting portion 17 and the machine room panel 10 by the engagement structure 46 is established. . Next, after aligning the through hole 47 of the machine room panel 10 and the screw hole 48 of the upper panel mounting part 16, screw the screw 49 into the screw hole 48 through the through hole 47, and then A fastened and fixed state between the panel mounting portion 16 and the machine room panel 10 by the fastening structure 45 is established.

FIG. 9 shows a modification of the stopper receiver (engaged portion) 52. As shown in FIG. In this modification, the upper edge of the front wall 13b of the lower frame 13 is formed in a straight line, and the entire upper edge of the front wall 13b is used as the stopper receiver 52. When the stopper surface 57 of the stopper 51 engages with the rear surface of the upper edge (stopper receiver 52) of the front wall 13b of the lower frame 13, an engaged state by the engagement structure 46 is established. When the condenser unit 9 is installed in the machine room 7, the height position of the lower edge of the engagement hole 53 of the bracket 29 is slightly higher than the height position of the stopper receiver 52 of the panel mounting part 17. It is composed of Note that it is also possible to configure the height position of the lower end edge of the engagement hole 53 and the height position of the stopper receiver 52 to match.

As described above, in the showcase of this embodiment, the machine room panel 10 can be attached to the panel attachment parts 16 and 17 regardless of whether the attachment work is started from either the upper fastening structure 45 or the lower engagement structure 46. Therefore, the degree of freedom is given to the order in which the engagement structure 46 and the fastening structure 45 are attached, and the work of attaching the machine room panel 10 can be carried out more efficiently. In particular, after the machine room panel 10 is temporarily fixed by the fastening structure 45, the engagement and fixation between the lower panel mounting portion 17 and the machine room panel 10 can be fixed simply by swinging the stopper 51 rearward. For example, when the front space of the machine room 7 is narrow and it is difficult to align the stopper 51 on the machine room panel 10 side and the stopper receiver 52 on the machine room 7 side, Even if there is, it is excellent in that the installation work of the machine room panel 10 can be carried out easily and efficiently.

The engagement structure 46 includes an engagement hole 53 formed in the bracket 29 of the condenser unit 9 corresponding to the stopper 51, and the stopper surface 57 of the engagement piece 56 inserted through the engagement hole 53 is By engaging the stopper receiver 52, a fixed state of engagement between the lower panel mounting portion 17, the bracket 29 of the condenser unit 9, and the machine room panel 10 is established. It becomes possible to position the condenser unit 9 within the machine room 7 at the same time as the chamber panel 10 is attached, and the engagement structure 46 can be simplified compared to a configuration that has a separate positioning structure for the condenser unit 9. can be achieved.

A regulating structure 63 for regulating the upward lifting of the machine room panel 10 is provided between the unit base 25 that supports the bottom of the condenser unit 9 and the louver wall 37a located at the lowest position. Even when an impact is applied to the chamber panel 10, the engagement and fixed state by the engagement structure 46 can be suppressed from being released, and the machine chamber panel 10 can be prevented from accidentally coming off. Further, since the regulating structure 63 is configured to include the rear end of the louver wall 37a located at the lowest position, it is possible to prevent the machine room panel 10 from floating upward in the vicinity of the stopper 51. Therefore, since a large tilting moment can be suppressed from acting on the stopper 51 and the stopper 51 can be prevented from being significantly deformed, it is possible to more reliably prevent the machine room panel 10 from being inadvertently lifted up.

In the above embodiment, the engagement structure 46 includes a pair of left and right stoppers 51, but the number of stoppers 51 is not limited to two, and may be one or three or more. Similarly, in the above embodiment, the fastening structure 45 includes one screw 49, but the number of screws is not limited to one, and may be two or more. The storage of the present invention is not limited to a showcase, but may be a horizontal refrigerator, an ice maker, or the like.

5 Storage room 7 Machine room 9 Cooling unit (condenser unit)
10 Machine room panel 16 Panel mounting part 17 Panel mounting part 25 Unit base 29 Bracket 37 Louver wall 37a Lowermost louver wall 44 Panel mounting structure 45 Fastening structure 46 Engagement structure 47 Through hole 48 Screw hole 49 Fastening body (screw )
51 Stopper 52 Engaged part (stopper receiver)
53 Engagement hole 55 Arm 56 Engagement piece 57 Stopper surface 63 Regulation structure

Claims (2)

A storage room (5) having a front opening, a machine room (7) arranged on the side of the storage room (5) and having a square front opening, and a space for entering and leaving the machine room (7) in the front and back direction A cooling unit (9) that can be incorporated, panel mounting parts (16 and 17) formed at the upper and lower ends of the front opening of the machine room (7), and a machine room panel that covers the front opening of the machine room (7). (10), and a panel mounting structure (44) for attaching the machine room panel (10) to the front of the machine room (7),
The panel mounting structure (44) includes a fastening structure (45) formed between the panel mounting part (16) on the upper end side and the upper end of the machine room panel (10), and a panel mounting part (17) on the lower end side. and an engagement structure (46) formed between the lower end of the machine room panel (10),
The fastening structure (45) includes a through hole (47) formed in the upper end portion of the machine room panel (10) and a screw formed in the upper panel mounting portion (16) corresponding to the through hole (47). a fastener (49) that is screwed into the screw hole (48) through the through hole (47);
The engagement structure (46) includes a stopper (51) formed at the lower end portion of the machine room panel (10) and an engaged member formed at the lower panel mounting portion (17) corresponding to the stopper (51). including a joint (52),
The stopper (51) includes an arm (55) formed in a cantilever shape rearward from the lower end of the machine room panel (10), and an engagement piece bulged at the rear end of the arm (55). (56), and a stopper surface (57) is formed in front of the engagement piece (56) to engage with the engaged portion (52) and prevent the engagement piece (56) from slipping forward. has been
By engaging the stopper surface (57) of the engagement piece (56) with the engaged part (52), the engagement and fixation between the lower panel mounting part (17) and the machine room panel (10) is achieved. is configured such that a state is established;
A group of louver walls (37) running in the left-right direction are formed on the machine room panel (10) at predetermined intervals in the vertical direction,
A regulating structure (63) is provided to prevent the machine room panel (10) from floating upward.
The regulation structure (63) consists of a unit base (25) that supports the bottom of the cooling unit (9) and a louver wall (37a) located at the lowest position,
A storage unit characterized in that the rear end of the lowermost louver wall (37a) is configured to engage with the front end of the unit base (25). The engagement structure (46) includes an engagement hole (53) formed in the bracket (29) provided at the front end of the cooling unit (9),
When the cooling unit (9) is installed in the machine room (7), the bracket (29) is located forward of the lower panel mounting part (17),
After the panel attachment part (17) and the bracket (29) are in contact with each other, the engagement piece (56) inserted through the engagement hole (53) is engaged with the engaged part (52). The lower panel mounting portion (17), the bracket (29) of the cooling unit (9), and the machine room panel (10) are configured to be engaged and fixed in a fixed state. A storage according to claim 1 .

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