JPH08114380A - Refrigerator - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE: To reduce the operating man-hour by fixing a baffle plate for partitioning an opening by a pawl provided at the front part of the plate, a rib engaged with the pawl, a protrusion provided on the back surface of the plate, and a recess engaged with the protrusion provided on the front surface of a control box. CONSTITUTION: A baffle plate 31 is fixed by inserting the protrusion provided on the back surface into the recess provided on the front surface of a control box 34, and then by a rib 36 formed at a cover 33 and a pawl 35 provided at the front part of the plate 31. Then, the rear part of the plate 31 is suppressed by the protrusion 39 protruding from an inner box 3 to effectively fix the plate 31. Thus, the operating man-hour is reduced, and an article value is not obviated by impairing a sense of beauty. Even if the box 34 is suppressed by a foaming jig 39 by suppressing the plate 31 by the protrusion 39 protruding from the box 3, the rear part of the plate 31 is not removed.

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

FIELD OF THE INVENTION The present invention relates to a refrigerator.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Refrigerators of this type have hitherto been disclosed in Japanese Utility Model Publication 58-50.
There was one adopted in Japanese Patent Laid-Open No. 222. 4 to 7 show the details.

In the figure, reference numeral 1 denotes a refrigerator body composed of an outer box 2 and an inner box 3 and a heat insulating material 4 filled between the boxes 2 and 3,
Reference numeral 5 denotes an adiabatic partition wall that divides the inside of the main body 1 into an upper freezing chamber 6 and a lower refrigerating chamber 7, in which a cooling chamber 10 in which a cooler 8, a fan motor 9 and the like are mounted is formed.

The partition wall 5 is composed of a front plate 11, a bottom plate 13 having a freezer compartment inlet 12 formed therein, a ceiling 15 having a refrigerating compartment inlet 14 formed therein, and a heat insulating material 4 '. .

Reference numeral 16 is a drainage passage for guiding defrosting water, which is a drainage gutter 1
7 and is appropriately configured so that the defrost water is discharged to the outside of the room.

A cold air discharge port 18 is bored in a portion of the inner box 3 constituting the back wall 1'of the main body 1 facing the cooling chamber 10. The discharge port 18 and the freezing chamber side discharge port 19 and The refrigerating compartment side outlet 20 is communicated with a cold air passage 22 formed by a duct 21 provided on the back side of the inner box 3.

The cool air cooled by the cooler 8 is forcedly circulated by the fan motor 9 through the cool air passage 22 to the freezing compartment 6 and the refrigerating compartment 7.

Reference numeral 23 denotes a boss formed integrally with the duct 21. The boss 23 is located at a position approximately in the center of the width of the duct, that is, at the center of the width of the cool air passage 22 and substantially level with the bottom plate 13, and is in contact with the back surface of the inner box 3. Is formed.

On the other hand, a flange 13 'rising at a predetermined angle is formed at the rear end of the bottom plate 13, and this flange 13' is fixed to the back wall 1'by screws 24. As a result, the assembly is completed.

The portion facing the boss 23 is fixed by a screw 24 'penetrating the inner box 3. Reference numeral 25 is a compressor, and 26 is a condenser, which together with the cooler 8 constitute a known refrigeration cycle.

[0011]

However, in the above-mentioned conventional structure, there is a problem in that it takes a lot of man-hours because it is screwed at the time of mounting.

The present invention solves the above-mentioned conventional problems, and it is an object of the present invention to provide a refrigerator in which the number of working steps is reduced.

[0013]

In order to solve the above-mentioned problems, a refrigerator according to the present invention comprises a freezing compartment, a first refrigerating compartment defined by the freezing compartment and a first partition wall, and the first refrigerating compartment. Low temperature chamber that is maintained in a lower temperature range than the first cold storage chamber that is partitioned by the cold storage chamber and the second partition wall, and the second cold storage that is partitioned by the low temperature chamber and the third partition wall. A partition plate provided to divide the opening body into a plurality of openings by sequentially arranging the chambers from above, and a cover body having an H-shaped cross-section with the front opening.
A front plate provided on the front surface of the cover body, a control box provided on the back surface of the low temperature chamber, a claw portion provided on the front surface of the partition plate, and a rib provided on the cover body and engaging with the claw portion. And a convex portion provided on the rear surface of the partition plate and a concave portion provided on the front surface of the control box and fitted with the convex portion.

Further, it is constituted by a projecting portion formed by the inner box for restraining the rear portion of the partition plate.

[0015]

With the above construction, even if the partition plate is attached before filling the heat insulating material, it will not come off due to the deformation of the inner box.
After filling the heat insulating material, there is no gap between the inner box and the partition plate and the sealing performance is perfect. Further, since it is not screwed, the work man-hour can be reduced. Furthermore, even if the control box is held down by the foaming jig, the rear part of the partition plate does not come off.

[0016]

An embodiment of the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings. It should be noted that the same parts as those of the related art are designated by the same reference numerals and the description thereof will be omitted.

In FIG. 1 to FIG. 3, 27 is a freezing room, 2
8 is the first refrigerating room partitioned by the partition wall, and 29 is the first
In a low temperature room that is maintained in a lower temperature range than the refrigerating room 28 of
Reference numeral 30 is a second refrigerating chamber that is partitioned from the low temperature chamber 29 by a partition wall.

Reference numeral 31 is a partition plate which divides the opening 32 into a plurality of parts, and 33 is a cover body having an H-shaped cross section having an opening at the front.
Reference numeral 4 denotes a control box which accommodates a damper type temperature controller and which is provided with a front air outlet, an upper air outlet, and a cold air passage, and is provided on the rear surface of the low temperature chamber.

Reference numeral 35 is a claw portion provided on the front portion of the partition plate 31, and 36 is a rib which engages with the claw portion 35.

Reference numeral 37 is a convex portion provided on the rear surface of the partition plate 31, and 38 is a concave portion provided on the front surface of the control box 34.

Reference numeral 39 denotes a protruding portion which protrudes from the inner box 3 and suppresses the rear portion of the partition plate 31. The operation of the refrigerator configured as described above will be described below.

The partition plate 31 has ribs 36 formed on the cover body 33 and claw portions provided on the front part of the partition plate 31 after the projections provided on the back surface are inserted into the recesses provided on the front surface of the control box 34. It is fixed by 35 and.

Next, by fixing the rear part of the partition plate 31 by the projecting portion 39 projecting from the inner box 3, the partition plate 31 is securely fixed.

As described above, according to this embodiment, since the partition plate 31 is not screwed, it can be easily attached and detached, and the number of working steps can be reduced. Furthermore, since there are no screws, it does not impair aesthetics and lose commercial value.

Further, even if the partition plate 31 is attached before filling the heat insulating material, there is no detachment due to deformation of the inner box 3 and there is no gap between the inner box 3 and the partition plate 31 even after filling the heat insulating material so that the sealing performance is perfect. It will be In addition, control box 3
Even if 4 is suppressed by a foaming jig, the rear part of the partition plate 31 does not come off.

[0026]

As described above, the refrigerator of the present invention is provided with the claw portion provided on the front portion of the partition plate, the rib engaging with the claw portion provided on the cover body, and the rear surface of the partition plate. Since the partition plate is fixed by the convex portion and the concave portion that is provided on the front surface of the control box and fits with the convex portion, the number of working steps can be reduced, and the aesthetic appearance and the commercial value are not lost.

Further, since the rear portion of the partition plate is restrained by the projecting portion projecting from the inner box, the rear portion of the partition plate will not come off even if the control box is restrained by the foaming jig.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a sectional view of a refrigerator showing an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a perspective view showing an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 3 is a perspective view of an essential part showing an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 4 is a partially cutaway sectional view of a conventional refrigerator.

FIG. 5 is a perspective view of a main part of a refrigerator showing a conventional example.

FIG. 6 is a perspective view of a conventional duct for a refrigerator.

FIG. 7 is a sectional view of a main part taken along line IV-IV ′ of FIG. 6 showing a conventional example.

[Explanation of symbols]

 11 Front Plate 27 Freezing Room 28 First Refrigerating Room 29 Low Greenhouse 30 Second Refrigerating Room 31 Partition Plate 33 Cover Body 34 Control Box 35 Claw 36 Rib 37 Convex 38 Concave 39 Protruding

Claims (2)

[Claims] 1. A freezing compartment, a first refrigerating compartment partitioned from the freezing compartment by a first partition wall, a first refrigerating compartment, and a second refrigerating compartment.
A low temperature chamber divided by the partition wall of the first refrigerating chamber and maintained in a lower temperature range than the first refrigerating chamber, and a low temperature chamber and a second refrigerating chamber divided by the third partition wall from the upper side. Arranged,
A partition plate provided to divide the opening body into a plurality of openings, a cover body having an H-shaped cross section having an opening at the front, a front plate provided at the front surface of the cover body, and a back surface provided at the low temperature chamber rear surface. Control box, a claw portion provided on the front part of the partition plate, a rib provided on the cover body for engaging with the claw part, a convex part provided on the rear surface of the partition plate, and a front surface of the control box A refrigerator comprising a concave portion provided in the concave portion and fitted with the convex portion. 2. The refrigerator according to claim 1, further comprising a protrusion formed by an inner box that holds a rear portion of the partition plate.