JPH0331684A - Door for refrigerator - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE:To provide a refrigerator, having no chattering of a decorative plate and good in assembling workability, by providing a handle with a hook, pinching the decorative plate and the outer plate of a door simultaneously. CONSTITUTION:The handle 11 of the door of a refrigerator is provided with a hook 11a pinching a decorative plate 7 and the outer plate 10 of the door simultaneously and the outer plate 10 of the door is provided with a hole 10a opposed to the hook 11a of the handle 11 while a cover 12 is attached to the part of the hole 10a to seal heat insulating material 6. In the door of the refrigerator, which is constituted in such a manner, the positioning of the decorative plate 7 may be effected easily by a groove 5a, provided on a frame 5, and the hook 11a, provided on the handle 11. Especially, the regulation of the size of the door in fore-and-aft direction as well as right-and-left direction may be effected by the hook 11a while the regulation of the size in up-and down direction may be effected by the groove 5a separately whereby assembling work upon attaching the handle 11 may be effected easily. Accordingly, the chattering of the decorative plate 7, which spoils the character of a product, will never be generated.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a refrigerator door to which a decorative panel suitable for a system kitchen or the like can be detachably attached to the surface of the refrigerator door.

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION Conventional techniques, such as those disclosed in Japanese Utility Model Publication No. 61-23272, take into consideration attachment and detachment of decorative panels.

The conventional technology will be explained below with reference to FIGS. 3 and 4.

1 is a refrigerator body, 2 is a door of the refrigerator, and a heat insulating material 6 is filled between a frame 5 of an outer panel 3 and an inner panel 4.

The frame 6 has a structure in which grooves 5b for attaching a decorative board 7 are provided on three sides, and the remaining side is covered by a hand/L/8.

After the decorative board 7 is inserted into the grooves 5a provided on three sides of the frame 5, the remaining side is fixed by attaching a handle 8 with a screw 9. Therefore, when replacing the decorative plate 7, the hand/I/8 can be easily removed by removing the screws 9.

Problems to be Solved by the Invention However, in the above configuration, the positioning of the decorative board is left to the dimensional accuracy when assembling the two parts of the frame and handle, making it difficult to control during the manufacturing process, and in some cases In some cases, looseness of the decorative board occurred.

In order to solve the above-mentioned problems, the present invention provides a refrigerator door in which a decorative panel can be securely attached.

Means for Solving the Problems In order to solve the above problems, the refrigerator door of the present invention has a structure in which the handle is provided with a hook for holding the decorative panel and the outer panel of the door at the same time.

Function: With this configuration, the decorative panel is pressed against the outer panel by the knot.

EXAMPLE Hereinafter, an example of the present invention will be described with reference to FIGS. 1 and 2. FIG. 1 is a sectional view of the main part of the refrigerator door, and FIG. 2 is a perspective view of the door handle.

1 is the refrigerator body, 2 is the refrigerator door, 4 is the inner panel, 5 is the frame,
5a is a groove, 6 is a heat insulating material, 7 is a decorative board, and 9 is a screw.Since the above structure is the same as that of the conventional example, the same number will be given and detailed explanation thereof will be omitted.

10 is an outer plate of the door, and a hole 10a is provided opposite to the hook 11a of the hand/L/11. Reference numeral 12 denotes a cover, which is attached to the hole 10a section and has a structure to seal the heat insulating material 6.

The decorative panel can be easily positioned on the refrigerator door constructed as described above by using the groove 5a provided in the frame 6 and the hook 11a provided in the no./l/11. In particular, the dimensions in the front-back and left-right directions can be controlled separately by the hooks 11a, and the dimensions in the vertical direction can be controlled separately by the grooves 5a, making it easy to assemble when attaching the hand/l/11. Therefore, looseness of the decorative board, which significantly impairs the quality of the product, does not occur.

Effects of the Invention In the present invention, by providing a hook on the handle that holds the decorative panel and the outer panel of the door at the same time, the decorative panel can be reliably installed and removed without wobbling, and the assembly workability is also good. It provides a refrigerator.

[Brief explanation of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a sectional view of a main part of a refrigerator door according to an embodiment of the present invention.
FIG. 2 is a perspective view of the hand μ, FIG. 3 is a sectional view of a main part of a conventional refrigerator door, and FIG. 4 is an overall perspective view of the refrigerator. 4...Inner plate, 6...Frame, 5a...
... Groove, 6 ... Insulation material, 7 ... Decorative board, 10 ... Outer plate, 10a ... Hole, 11
...Hand zlz, 11a...Hook.

Claims (1)

[Claims] An inner panel, an outer panel, a frame that covers the periphery of both panels, a heat insulating material filled in the space formed by these two panels and the frame, and grooves formed on three sides of the frame on the surface of the outer panel. It consists of a decorative board with a part inserted and attached, and a handle that covers the other side of the decorative board.A hole is provided in the outer panel, and the outer panel and the decorative board are connected to the handle through the hole in the outer panel. A refrigerator door featuring a hook that holds the refrigerator door.