JPH0646132B2 - Refrigerator door - Google Patents

Description

The present invention relates to a door body of a refrigerator, and more particularly to a door body in which a door cap having a finger insertion portion recessed from the front surface into the inner cover is attached to a door outer plate.

(B) Conventional Technology In order to reduce the installation space, doors of refrigerators have conventionally been formed by recessing the finger insertion part inward from the front surface. An example thereof is shown in FIG. The drawing shows the door cap located at the top of the conventional refrigerator door body (100).
A vertical cross-sectional view of the (101) portion is shown. (102) is a door outer plate having an inclined portion (102A) whose upper end is inclined rearward and bent and an upward flange (102B) at the end thereof.
01) has a finger hook portion (101A) extending downward at the front end, and further extends between the ribs (101B), (101B) extending downward so as to project downward from the inner surface at a position separated from the finger hook portion (101A). The finger insertion part (110) is formed between the finger hooking part (101A) and the rib (101B) by having the engaging groove (103) which is open to the flange of the door outer plate (102).
The (102B) is inserted and engaged with the engagement groove (103). Door cap
Fit the door frame (104) at the rear end of (101), and further the door frame (104)
A reinforcing plate (105) to engage the inside of the door outer plate (102) with a heat insulating material (10
(108) is a gasket filled with (7) and attached with the door inner plate (106) to the door frame 104.

(C) Problems to be solved by the invention In the above configuration, when the door body (100) is opened, the finger insertion part
This is done by inserting a finger through the opening (111) of the (110) and hooking the finger on the back surface of the finger hook (101A), but the joint (112) between the door outer plate (102) and the rib (101B) is the finger. Inclined part below the insertion part (110)
(102A) is at the end, and the lower end of the rib (101B) is exposed to the front to form a step with the inclined part (102A).
(102A) guided by claws and seams (112)
There was a risk of getting caught in the lower end of the rib (101B) and injuring the fingertip.

The present invention aims to solve such problems.

(D) Means for Solving the Problems The present invention provides a door outer plate, a door cap having an engaging portion that engages with an upper end of the door outer plate, and a foamed heat insulating material filled in the door outer plate. In a door body of a refrigerator provided with, the door cap is fitted to the fitting portion, a first member having a base portion serving as an upper surface of the door body, a finger hook portion and a fitting portion formed on the base portion. A second member having a fitting insertion portion, the engaging portion, and an inclined portion that is inclined forward from the insertion portion to the engaging portion, and the door cap has a size that covers the entire width of the door body, and a finger rest portion. The finger insertion part is formed between the upper part and the upper part of the inclined part.

(E) Action According to the present invention, the door cap can be easily formed and the joint between the first member and the second member is near the first member base, so that the fingers are not injured.

(F) Example Next, an example will be described with reference to the drawings. FIG. 1 is a front view of a refrigerator (1) to which the present invention is applied, FIG. 2 is a perspective view of a door body (2), and FIGS. 3 and 4 are sectional views taken along line AA and B of FIG.
Each is a sectional view taken along line -B, and FIG. 5 is an exploded perspective view of the door body (2). The inside of the refrigerator (1) is divided into upper and lower four chambers, and the front openings of each are from the top to the doors (3), (4), (5).
The door body (2) is a drawer type door that closes the bottom vegetable compartment. A door cap (6) is attached to the upper end of the door body (2), and the door cap (6) has a recessed finger insertion portion (7) for pulling out the door body (2).

The door body (2) is a thin steel plate outer door plate (10), a hard resin door cap (6), the same door frame (11), the same door inner plate (12), a reinforcing plate (13) and a foamed polyurethane. It consists of a heat insulating material (14). Both left and right ends of the door outer plate (2) are bent rearward so that the left and right side walls (15), (1
6) is formed, the ends of which are inwardly flanged flanges (17)
It is said that.

The door cap (6) comprises a first member (18A) and a second member (18B). The first member (18A) has a base portion (19) extending left and right.
And downwardly extending flanges at the front and left and right ends of this base
(20), and particularly the flange (20) at the front end of the base (19) is used as the finger hook (21). A small-sized rib (22) and a large-sized rib (23) rearwardly project from the inner surface of the base portion (19) spaced apart from the finger-holding portion (21), and the fitting portion (24) is provided therebetween. Are formed. Further, a claw (25) extending rearward is provided so as to project from the rear portion of the inner surface of the base portion (19) of the first member (18A). On the other hand, the second member (18B), except for the left and right ends, has a sectional shape that extends vertically downward from the upper end (26) as a whole and then draws a smooth circular arc (28) forward. The left and right ends extend forward from the beginning of the arc (28) and extend to the horizontal wall (2
7) and (27). A rib protruding upward is formed on the peripheral edge of the horizontal wall (27), and the rib is a fitting portion described later.
(30) fit together. Then, the base portion (1) of the first member (18A)
As shown in FIG. 4, a part of the heat insulating material (14) wraps around between 9) and this horizontal part (27) to increase the adhesion area between the base part (19) and the heat insulating material (14). In addition, both ends of the first member (18A) are supported by both ends of the second member (18B) to improve the strength of the first member (18A) and improve the mounting strength of the door cap (6). improves.
Further, the lower end of the second member (18B) has an engaging portion (2
9) and the flanges on the left and right ends of the first member (18A)
(20) A fitting portion (30) is formed at the lower end.

Next, a procedure for assembling the door body (2) will be described. The first member (18A) of the door cap (6) is made to correspond to the upper end of the second member (18B), and the upper end (2) of the second member (18B) is indicated by the arrow in FIG.
6) is fitted to the fitting portion (24) of the first member (18A), and further the front ends of the horizontal walls (27) and (27) are fitted to the fitting portion (30), thereby the door cap (6 ) Is assembled. In this state, the second member (18
B) is separated behind the finger hook (21) of the first member (18A),
By descending in parallel with it, extending forward and locating the engaging portion (29) below the finger hooking portion (21) with a space,
The finger insertion part (7) is configured behind the finger hooking part (21).

Next, as shown by the arrow in FIG.
After engaging with the engaging part (29) of (6), the engaging groove (31) of the door frame (11)
To the tab (25) of the door cap (6) and the flange (1
7), and further, the reinforcing plate (13) is engaged with the tip of the inner flange (11A) of the door frame (11). In this state, a heat insulating material (14) such as polyurethane is filled in the door outer plate (10) and the door cap (6) by an in-situ foaming method, and each member is integrated by its adhesive force. Next, after fixing the flange (12A) of the door inner plate (12) to the flange (11A) of the door frame (11), the gasket (32) is attached to the door frame (11).

The door cap (6) forms the finger insertion part (7) recessed from the front surface of the door body (2) by the above configuration, and also the two members (18)
Since it is composed of A) and (18B), each shape is simplified and molding becomes easy. In particular, the first member (18A) and the second member (18B) are spliced in the vicinity of the base portion (19) which is the inner part of the finger insertion portion (7), so a step is temporarily formed there. However, it is difficult for the fingernails to come into contact with each other, and no injury occurs.

Further, when the finger is inserted, the circular arc portion (28) serves as a guide, so that a smooth operation can be performed.

In the embodiment, the door cap (6) is attached to the upper end of the door body (2), but the invention is not limited to this and it is also effective to attach it to the left and right sides.

(G) Effect of the Invention According to the present invention, since the door cap is composed of two members,
The shapes of both members can be simplified and molding becomes easy. Also the first
Since the joint portion of the member and the second member can be set at the upper part on the back side of the finger insertion portion, the nail does not get caught in the joint when the finger is inserted, and the finger can be prevented from being injured.
Furthermore, since the door cap has a size that spans the entire width of the door body, the finger rest can be formed over the entire width of the door body, and you can open and close the door body regardless of the width direction of the door cap. It is easy to open and close.
Further, since the second member is formed with the inclined portion and the finger insertion portion is formed between the inclined portion and the finger rest portion, the inclined portion serves as a guide member for guiding the finger to the finger insertion portion. Since it works, the work of inserting a finger into the finger insertion portion becomes very easy to perform.

[Brief description of drawings]

1 to 5 show an embodiment of the present invention, FIG. 1 is a front view of a refrigerator, FIG. 2 is a perspective view of a door, and FIG. 3 is a sectional view taken along line AA of FIG. FIG. 4 is a sectional view taken along line BB in FIG.
FIG. 5 is an exploded perspective view of the door body, and FIG. 6 is a view showing a conventional example corresponding to FIG. (2) …… door body, (6) …… door cap, (7) …… finger insertion part,
(10) …… Door outer plate, (14) …… Insulation material, (18A) …… First member, (18B) …… Second member, (19) …… Base part, (21) …… Finger rest Part, (24) ... fitting part, (26) ... upper end, (28) ... arc part, (29) ... engaging part.

Claims (1)

[Claims] 1. A door body of a refrigerator comprising a door outer plate, a door cap having an engaging portion engaging with an upper end of the door outer plate, and a foamed heat insulating material filled in the door outer plate, The door cap includes a first member having a base portion that is an upper surface of the door body, a finger hook portion and a fitting portion formed on the base portion, an insertion portion that fits into the fitting portion, and the engagement portion. A second member having an inclined portion that is inclined forward from the insertion portion to the engaging portion, the door cap has a size that covers the entire width of the door body, and a finger is provided between the finger hook portion and the upper portion of the inclined portion. A refrigerator door body having an insertion part formed therein.