JPH051324U - Door device - Google Patents

Abstract

(57) [Summary] [Purpose] To make it possible to selectively attach a thick decorative plate and a thin decorative plate to the front of the door body. [Structure] A mounting recess 13 is formed on the front surface of the door body 5 in accordance with the thickness of a thick decorative plate, and the mounting recess 1 is formed.
An insertion groove 16 for inserting the edge portion of the thin decorative plate 11 is formed on the inner edge of 3. When the thin decorative plate 11 is attached, the spacer panel 17 for weight adjustment is housed in the space 18 on the back surface thereof.

Description

[Detailed description of the device]

[0001]

[Industrial applications]

 The present invention relates to a door device such as a dishwasher incorporated in a system kitchen. And, in particular, the present invention relates to a door device in which decorative plates having different thicknesses can be selectively attached.

[0002]

[Prior Art]

 It is desirable that the equipment that composes the system kitchen, such as a dishwasher and an ice maker, has a harmonious design as a whole. For this reason, it is common to use uniform door materials for equipment. Conventionally, two types of door material specifications are often set. One is a thin panel specification that is cheap in terms of cost, and the other is a thick panel specification that gives a solid impression at a high cost.

A conventional example of both specifications will be described with reference to FIGS. 4 and 5. FIG. 4 shows a thin plate panel specification. The door body 50 is formed of a metal plate material into a hollow wall plate shape, and In order to mount the thin decorative plate 51 on the front surface, a recess is formed to be slightly deeper than its thickness to form a mounting recess 52. In addition, an insertion groove 53 is formed in the step portion of the upper edge of the mounting recess 52 so that the upper edge of the thin decorative plate 51 can be inserted. The thin decorative plate 51 is attached by an edge frame 54 having an L-shaped cross section and having an upward U-shape as a whole. The edge frame 54 surrounds the left and right edges and the lower edge of the decorative plate 51 and is fastened and fixed by screws 55. The front door 56 constructed in this way can be opened downward to the near side by a hinge (not shown), and is connected to the equipment main body 57 side by a spring 58 that operates in the pulling direction to allow a sudden opening operation. Regulations and assistance in closing operation are provided.

On the other hand, FIG. 5 shows a thick plate panel specification. In this case, unlike the thin plate panel specification, the edge frame 54 is not used, and the thick decorative plate 60 has screws 59 on the door body 50. Is directly fixed by tightening. However, a different type of spring 61 is used according to the specifications of the thick plate panel.

[0005]

[Problems to be solved by the device]

 By the way, in the system kitchen, it is necessary to align the front position of the front door of each device installed here. Therefore, the thickness of the entire front door must be kept the same even if the specifications change.

However, in the case of a thin panel type, since the decorative plate 51 itself is thin, it is necessary to secure the thickness on the door body 50 side. On the other hand, in the thick panel specification, since the decorative plate 60 itself is thick, the door body 50 must be thinly set. Along with this, the weight of the front door also differs between the two specifications, resulting in different opening moments. Therefore, the spring force of the springs 58 and 61 must be weak in the thin plate panel specification and strong in the thick plate panel specification. In order to solve this, an appropriate weight adjusting member may be interposed when the thin plate panel is used, but the conventional one does not have an adequate space for its installation.

After all, in the past, the thickness of the door main body 50 had to be changed according to both specifications, and the springs had different strengths, and it was necessary to use them properly, so that there was no choice but to manufacture them separately for each specification. It was In other words, it is necessary to prepare two types for both the door body and the spring, resulting in high cost. In addition, it is extremely difficult to forecast the demand for both specifications, which causes inconvenience in terms of product inventory management.

The present invention has been developed and devised in view of the above-mentioned circumstances, and its purpose is to make it possible to attach any of decorative plates having different thicknesses by unifying the specifications on the door body side. It is to provide a device.

[0009]

Means for Solving the Problems The structure of the present invention for achieving the above object is configured such that a thick decorative plate and a thin decorative plate are selectively attached to a front surface of a door body. , The door body is formed with a mounting recess for mounting a thick decorative plate, and the inner edge of the mounting recess is formed with an insertion groove for inserting the edge of the thin decorative plate, and When the thin decorative plate is inserted into the insertion groove, a space for accommodating a spacer panel for weight adjustment is provided between the thin decorative plate and the front wall surface of the mounting recess. Is.

[0010]

[Action]

 In the case of thick plate panel specifications, a thick decorative plate can be stored in the mounting recess and directly assembled to the door body. In the case of thin panel specifications, if the spacer panel of a certain weight is stored in the storage space and then the edge of the thin decorative plate is inserted into the insertion groove to assemble, the total weight and total thickness of both specifications can be reduced. Are aligned.

[0011]

[Effect of the device]

 The effects of the present invention are as follows. Even if the door body has a single configuration, a thick decorative plate and a thin decorative plate can be selectively assembled. Also, when the thin plate panel is used, the weight of the spacer panel material is adjusted to the thick plate specification. Therefore, the manufacturing cost can be reduced, and a single type of door body should always be prepared regardless of the growing demand for both specifications, which is beneficial from the viewpoint of inventory management and other management aspects.

[0012]

【Example】

 Hereinafter, embodiments embodying the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the drawings. FIG. 1 shows a side view of the dishwasher, and a front door 2 that can be opened and closed is attached to the front of the main body 1 of the dishwasher. The front door 2 is assembled by a hinge (not shown) so that it can be opened downward to the front side. A known stopper arm 3 for restricting the opening degree of the front door 2 is attached to the lower portion of the inner surface of the front door 2. In addition, a spring 4 acting in a pulling direction is stretched between the tip of the stopper arm 3 and the bottom surface of the washing machine main body 1 to smoothly open and close the front door 2 as described above. Play a role. However, the spring force of this spring 4 is set to meet the specifications of the thick plate panel.

The front door 2 is mainly composed of a door body 5, and as shown in FIG. 2, the door body 5 has a rear plate 7 attached to a front plate 6 that is bent and formed so as to open to the rear side. A hollow wall is formed by tightening with a screw 8. The upper part of the door body 5 is an operation part 10 on which various operation switches 9 are arranged, and a step is formed below the door body 5 in the width direction, and below the door, a decorative plate 11 (in FIG. There is a mounting recess 13 for mounting a decorative board (an example is shown).

The stepped portion of the mounting recess 13 is formed in a stepwise shape toward the inside, and the depth as a whole is set to match the thickness of the thick decorative plate 12. That is, as shown in FIG. 3, the depth is set so that the front surface of the decorative plate 12 and the front surface of the operation unit 10 are substantially flush when the thick decorative plate 12 is assembled. In addition, a decorative edge 14 hangs along the width direction at the lower edge of the operation portion 10, and the upper edge portion of the thin decorative plate 11 is different from the step edge 15 on the front side in the above step portion. The insertion groove 16 for inserting is formed. Therefore, when the thin decorative plate 11 is attached, a space having a predetermined depth is provided between the thin decorative plate 11 and the front wall surface 13a of the attachment recess 13, which serves as a space 18 for accommodating the spacer panel 17. .. The spacer panel 17 is in close contact with each of the decorative plate 11 and the front wall surface 13a, and is set to a weight that can adjust the weight difference between the thin panel specification and the thick panel specification. In addition to such a function of weight adjustment, The thin decorative plate 11 plays a role of restricting inward warp and deformation. The spacer panel 17 is attached by screws 19 from the back side of the front plate 6 of the door body 5.

Attachment of the thin decorative plate 11 is performed by the edge frame 20. The edge frame 20 is formed in a U shape as a whole so that the range along the left and right side edges and the lower edge of the thin decorative plate 11 can be fitted, and its cross section is shown in FIG. It has an L shape. Further, the edge frame 20 has a width that can cover both side surfaces of the door body 5, and the upper edge thereof is set to a height reaching the decorative edge 14. An appropriate number of screw holes 21 for attachment penetrate through both side surfaces and the lower surface of the edge frame 20, which are long holes in the depth direction as shown in FIG. It is possible to absorb unevenness and the like.

Next, a manufacturing procedure of the thin plate specification and the thick plate specification will be described. In the case of the thick plate panel specification, the thick decorative plate 12 may be applied to the front wall surface 13a of the mounting recess 13 as shown in FIG. 3, and the screw 22 may be screwed in from the back side and fixed.

In the case of a thin panel specification, first, the spacer panel 17 is applied to the front wall surface 13a of the mounting recess 13 and fixed with screws 19 from the rear surface side. Next, the upper edge portion of the thin decorative plate 11 is inserted into the insertion groove 16 and brought into close contact with the spacer panel 17. In this case, it is advisable to interpose a double-sided adhesive tape (not shown) between them. After that, after fitting the edge frame 20 to both side edges and the lower edge of the thin decorative plate 11, the thin decorative plate 11 is fixed by screwing the screws 23 into the respective screw holes 21. Can be finished.

As described above, in this embodiment, it is possible to attach the thin and thick decorative plates 11 and 12 by the door body 5 having the same structure, and the thickness of the front door 2 as a whole can be unified. Further, if the spacer panel 17 is interposed, the weight of the front door 2 does not change, so that the spring 4 may be of a single type. After all, in the case of the present embodiment, since it is not necessary to change the configuration of the door body 5 and the spring force of the spring 4 for each specification, the manufacturing cost is low. However, there is a concern that the cost will increase due to the addition of the spacer panel compared to the conventional case, but the cost reduction due to the unification of the door body 5 and the spring 4 is greater, and this will result in the cost reduction as a whole.

In the present embodiment, an example of the insertion groove 16 in which the upper edge of the thin decorative plate 11 is inserted is shown. However, for example, the side groove is inserted, or the upper edge and the side edge are inserted. It may be a format that inserts both.

[Brief description of drawings]

[Figure 1] Partially cutaway view of thin panel specifications

FIG. 2 is a sectional view taken along line II-II of FIG.

[Figure 3] Partially cutaway view of thick plate panel specifications

[Figure 4] Partially cutaway view of conventional thin panel specifications

[Figure 5] Partial cutaway view of conventional thick plate panel specifications

[Explanation of symbols]

 2 ... Front door 4 ... Spring 5 ... Door body 11 ... Thin decorative plate 12 ... Thick decorative plate 13 ... Mounting recess 16 ... Insertion groove 17 ... Spacer panel 18 ... Storage space

Claims (1)

[Claims for utility model registration] [Claim 1] A structure in which a thick-walled decorative plate and a thin-walled decorative plate are selectively attached to the front surface of the door body. A mounting recess for mounting the plate is formed, and an insertion groove for inserting the edge of the thin decorative plate is formed on the inner edge of the mounting recess, and the thin decorative plate is inserted into the insertion groove. A door device having a space for accommodating a weight adjusting spacer panel between the thin decorative plate and the front wall surface of the mounting recess when the door device is stowed.