JPH04128485A - Device for pivotally supporting door of storage shed - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE:To surely and pivotally support a door through simple work by attaching a hinge plate to a storage shed main body by means of a screw passed through a set of a screw hole and a screw through hole among plural sets at least one of which are equal in diameter, and a rivet. CONSTITUTION:A rivet through hole 15 and a plurality of screw holes 16, 17, 18 are formed through the respective portions of a hinge stopper plate 14 and a rivet through hole 7 and a plurality of screw through holes 8, 9, 10 are formed through a storage shed main body 1. At least one 8 of the screw through holes is so formed as to be equal in diameter to the corresponding screw hole 16. A hinge plate 6 is fixed to the storage shed main body 1 by means of a screw 21 threadably inserted into the screw hole 16 from the screw through hole 8 of the same diameter as that of the screw hole 16 and fastened, and a rivet 20 passed through both of the rivet through holes 7, 15 and calked. The hinge plate 6 is then mounted on the hinge stopper plate 14 and a door 3 is pivotally supported by the hinge plate 6.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION [Object of the Invention] (Industrial Application Field) The present invention relates to a storage door pivoting device for pivotally supporting a door to a storage main body by a hinge plate and a hinge stopper plate.

(Prior Art) Conventionally, for example, in a storage cabinet such as a refrigerator, a hinge stopper plate is attached to the main body of the storage unit, a hinge plate is attached to the hinge stopper plate, and a splint is pivotally supported by the hinge plate. ing. Therefore, spot welding is usually employed for temporarily attaching the hinge to the storage body.

(Problem to be Solved by the Invention) However, as described above, the method of fixing the hinge stopper plate to the storage body by spot welding has the problem that the work is time-consuming, and the cost is high. was. In addition, in recent years, it has been considered to use colored steel plates for the outer panels of refrigerators, etc., but since the color layer on the surface of the colored steel plate is an electrically insulating material, it is difficult to apply electric current to it. Spot welding, which involves flowing welding, is difficult, and the hinge stopper plate cannot be securely fixed, resulting in the problem that the hinge plate and, by extension, the door cannot be reliably fixed.

The present invention has been made in view of the above-mentioned circumstances, and its first objective is to provide a reliable hinge even if the work is time-consuming and the outer panel of the main body is made of colored steel plate. 1. To provide a storage door pivot device capable of fixing a stop plate and, in turn, securely pivoting the door.

[Structure of the Invention] (Means for Solving the Problems) In order to achieve the above object, in the storage door pivot device of the present invention, a hinge II plate is attached to the storage main body, and the hinge stop plate A hinge plate is removed (=j), and the door is pivoted by this hinge plate,
One rivet through hole and a plurality of screw holes are formed in the hinge stopper plate, and one glue vent through hole and a plurality of screw holes are formed in the storage body, at least one of which is formed.
A screw through hole is formed with approximately the same diameter as the corresponding screw hole, and a screw is inserted into the screw hole and tightened through the screw through hole determined to have approximately the same diameter, as well as into both of the above rivet through holes. This invention is characterized in that the hinge stopper plate is fixedly attached to the storage main body by means of rivets that are crimped through.

(Function) According to the above means, the hinge plate 11 can be securely fixed with one rivet and at least one screw.

Therefore, the door can also be pivoted reliably without much effort.

(Example) Hereinafter, an example in which the present invention is applied to a door pivot device of a refrigerator will be described with reference to the drawings.

First, FIG. 2 shows a refrigerator main body 1, which is a storage main body, and an outer panel 2 thereof is made of a colored steel plate. The refrigerator body 1 has doors 3, 4.5 pivotally supported, among them,
The uppermost door 3 has an upper right side pivotally supported by a hinge plate 6.

In contrast to the hinge plate 6, the outer plate 2 of the refrigerator body has
As shown in FIG. 3, one rivet through hole 7 and a plurality of screw through holes 8, 9, 9 and 10, three in this case, are formed in the right front part of the upper surface. In addition, the hinge plate 6 has
As shown in FIG. As shown in FIG. 5, the hinge stopper plate 14 has one glue-bet through hole 15 and three screw holes in accordance with the rivet through holes 7 and screw through holes 8, 9, and 10. In this case, for one of the threaded holes 16, the corresponding threaded hole 8 in the outer panel 2 of the refrigerator main body has a diameter equal to that of the threaded hole 16. are the same (for example, screw hole 1
6 has a diameter of 5 [mm], while screw hole 8
The diameter of is 5, 1. [mm]). Note that the other screw holes 9 and 1o have a larger diameter than the screw hole 1718 (for example, the diameter of the screw hole 17.18 is 5 [mm] as described above, while the screw hole 9,
] The diameter of 0 is set to 8 [n+m]).

The hinge stopper plate 14 is inserted into the right front part of the upper surface of the outer panel 2 of the refrigerator body from the inside through the rivet through holes 15.
matches the rivet through hole 7, and the screw holes 16, 17
．． 18 are aligned with the screw holes 8, 9, and 10, respectively, and in this state, screw the screw 19 from the screw hole 8 into the screw hole 16 as shown in FIGS. 6 and 7. Tighten, then pass the rivet 20 from the rivet through hole 7 to the rivet through hole 15 and caulk it, thereby attaching the hinge stopper plate 14 to the refrigerator main body outer panel 2 (refrigerator main body 1) in a fixed position (=I fixed). are doing.

Thereafter, when pivoting the door 3, remove the screw 19, and in this state insert the hinge plate 6 from the outside into the right front part of the upper surface of the refrigerator body outer panel 2 through the screw holes 1. 1,1
2, 1.3 are aligned with the screw holes 8, 9°10, respectively, and the screws 21, 2
2.23 through screw holes 11, 12, 1.3 and 8, 9.
10 into the threaded holes 16, 17, and 18 and tighten them, and at the same time, the hinge pin 24, which was present at the tip of the hinge plate 6, is inserted into the hinge hole 2 formed at the upper part of the right side of the door 3.
5, and the upper right side of the door 3 is pivotally supported to the refrigerator body 1 by a hinge plate 6.

In addition, regarding the installation of this hinge plate 6, the screws inserted into the screw holes 16 from the screw holes 11 and 8 are screws 21.
Instead, the screw 19 that was removed earlier may be used.

According to this configuration, the hinge stopper plate 14 can be securely attached (-=I) with one rivet 20 and one screw 21 or one screw, and can be attached by conventional spot welding. (Compared to those that were fixed, the work is less labor-intensive and the cost is lower. Historically, the reliability of the fixation is the same as that of refrigerated cuttings). Even if it is made of a steel plate, it is effective, and the pivot support of the door 3 is thereby ensured.

By the way, two rivets 20 may be used to fix the hinge stopper plate 14 instead of conventional spot welding. However, rehet welding requires a certain amount of time and effort, even if spot welding is not possible, and if it is done at two locations, the work becomes quite time-consuming.

In this regard, in this configuration, only one rivet 20 is used, and the hinge stopper plate 14 is fixed using screws 21 or 19, which are easy to work with (17). It can definitely make your work easier.

Furthermore, in this case, one rivet 20 and one screw 21
Or 19 to fix the installation of the hinge stopper plate 14, the refrigerator main body outer panel 2 that passes through the hinge 2] or] 9.
If the screw hole 8 has a larger diameter than the corresponding screw hole 16 of the hinge stopper plate 14, the hinge stopper plate 1-4 will rotate around the rivet 20 by the difference in diameter, causing the so-called position Because of this, the hinge plate 6 cannot be fixedly attached, and the door 3 cannot be easily pivoted.

However, in this configuration, the screw holes 8 in the outer panel 2 of the refrigerator body through which the screws 21 or 9 pass are formed to have the same diameter as the corresponding threaded holes 16 in the hinge stopper plate 4. Since there is no or almost no difference in diameter, the hinge stopper plate 14 is not blocked by the screw 21 or one screw and can be prevented from shifting its position. Furthermore, the door 3 can be easily pivoted without being bothered by the displacement of the hinge stopper plate 14.

Note that the present invention is not limited to the embodiments described above and shown in the drawings, and is not limited to refrigerators as a whole, but can be widely applied to storages in general, such as heating cabinets and other storage cabinets. be able to. Moreover, regarding the screw holes 8, 9, and 10 of the refrigerator (storage) outer panel 2, not only the screw holes 8, but also the remaining screw holes 9,
10 is also formed to have the same diameter as the corresponding screw hole 17.18 of the hinge stopper plate 14, so that some or all of the screw holes 8, 9, 10 are formed in the hinge stopper plate 14. Alternatively, the positioning may be performed.

[Effects of the Invention] As is clear from the above description, the storage door pivot device of the present invention includes a hinge stopper plate attached to the storage main body, a hinge plate attached to the hinge stopper plate, and a hinge plate attached to the hinge stopper plate. In the case where the door is pivotally supported, one rivet through hole and a plurality of through holes are formed in the hinge stopper plate, and one rivet through hole and a plurality of through holes are formed in the storage body. A plurality of screw holes are formed, at least one of which has the same diameter as the corresponding screw hole, and a screw can be threaded from the screw hole having the same diameter as the corresponding screw hole. The hinge stopper plate is fixed to the storage body by screws inserted into the holes and tightened, and rivets passed through the rivet holes and crimped, thereby saving time and effort. Moreover, even if the outer panel of the main body is made of a colored steel plate, the excellent effect of securely fixing the hinge stopper plate and, in turn, ensuring reliable pivoting of the door can be obtained.

4 Simple explanation of the drawings The drawings show an embodiment in which the present invention is applied to a refrigerator door pivot device.
The figure is a perspective view of the entire refrigerator, Figure 3 is a partial plan view of the refrigerator body, Figure 4 is a plan view of the hinge plate, Figure 5 is a plan view of the hinge stopper plate, and Figure 6 is the installation of the hinge stopper. 7 is a partial plan view of the fixed refrigerator body, and FIG. 7 is a sectional view taken along the line ■-■ in FIG. 6.

In the drawing, 1 is the refrigerator body (storage body), 3 is the door, 6 is the hinge plate, 7 is the rivet hole, 8, 9° 10 is the screw hole, 14 is the hinge stopper plate, 15 is the rivet hole, 1
6, 1, 7, and 18 are screw holes, one is a screw, 20 is a rivet, and 21 is a screw.

Claims (1)

[Claims] 1. A hinge stopper is attached to the storage body, a hinge plate is attached to the hinge stopper, and the door is pivotally supported by the hinge plate, and the hinge stopper has one A rivet through hole and a plurality of screw holes are formed, and one rivet through hole and a plurality of screw through holes are formed in the storage body, and at least one of the screw through holes is connected to a corresponding screw hole. The storage main body is formed by screws formed to have approximately the same diameter and screwed into the screw holes and tightened, and by rivets passed through both of the rivet holes and caulked. A storage door pivot device, characterized in that a hinge stopper plate is attached and fixed to the storage door.