JPH08271139A - Refrigerator - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE: To prevent worsening of appearance though a ceiling plate is formed in a transparent state, in a refrigerator which has storage chambers partitioned from each other by the ceiling plate and a partition side wall. CONSTITUTION: A chilled chamber 8 comprises a transparent ceiling, a floor part 14 of a refrigerating chamber, the front part of a front cover 6 of a control box, a left partition side wall 15, and a right partition side wall. An engaging claw 18 is formed integrally with the under surface is the partition side wall 15, and engaged with an engaging hole 19 of the floor part 14. The rear end part of the partition side wall 15 is securely supported in such a manner to nip it by fixing ribs 20, 21, and 22 arranged at the front cover 6. The fixing ribs 21 and 22 are formed integrally with a cover 24 to close a lead-out port for connection of a wiring formed in the front cover 6.

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a refrigerator provided with a storage room such as a chilled room defined by a ceiling plate and a partition side wall in a lower part of a refrigerating room.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art For example, in a refrigerator for home use, a control box for accommodating control boards and the like is provided in the lower rear part of a refrigerating room, and the front side of the control box
Some have a chilled room (or partial room). This chilled chamber is provided with a floor of the refrigerating chamber, a ceiling plate made of, for example, a white plastic, which is provided on the inner side wall of the refrigerating chamber so as to be laterally hung and divides the lower part of the refrigerating chamber into upper and lower sides, and the front face of the control box. It is formed by being divided by a front cover made of plastic located at, and left and right partition side walls made of plastic. In addition, a tank accommodating portion for accommodating a water tank for the ice making machine is formed on the outside of one of the partition side walls.

A meat dish containing meat, fish, dairy products, etc. is stored in the chilled chamber so that it can be taken in and out, and an inner door made of transparent plastic is provided on the front surface of the chilled chamber. This inner door is designed to open and close in conjunction with the loading and unloading of the meat dish, so that the inner surfaces of the left and right partition side walls support the pivot of the inner door and guide in the front-back direction. A groove-shaped guide portion for forming is formed. In this case, the partition side wall can be mounted by supporting the lower side part thereof by the floor part of the refrigerating compartment and the upper side part by the rail integrally formed on the lower surface of the ceiling plate. ing.

[0004]

By the way, in recent years, it has been considered that the ceiling plate constituting the ceiling of the chilled chamber is changed from a conventional colored (white) plastic to a transparent plastic in view of design requirements. . However,
In the case where the ceiling plate of the conventional configuration is simply changed to transparent plastic, the rail for supporting the partition side wall can be seen from above and appears in the appearance, which is not preferable in terms of appearance.

The present invention has been made in view of the above circumstances, and an object thereof is to have a storage chamber defined by a ceiling plate and a partition side wall, and prevent the deterioration of the appearance even if the ceiling plate is made transparent. To provide a refrigerator that can be.

[0006]

According to a first aspect of the present invention, a refrigerator is provided with a control box for accommodating a control board and the like on the lower rear side of a refrigerating compartment, and a ceiling plate and a partition are provided on the front side of the control box. The present invention is characterized in that a storage chamber defined by side walls is provided, and a fixing rib for supporting and fixing the partition side wall is provided on a front cover located in front of the control box. In this case, the fixing rib can be formed in a hook shape that holds the partition side wall in a state where the partition side wall is not pulled out forward (the invention of claim 2).

In addition, a lead-out port for wiring connection is formed in the front cover, a lid for closing the lead-out port is detachably provided, and at least one of the fixing ribs is provided for the lid. It can also be configured (the invention of claim 3). In this case, the front cover is provided with a screwing portion for mounting the front cover, which is located in the vicinity of the outlet, and the lid integrally has an extending portion that covers the front surface of the screwing portion. It is effective if it is formed in a substantially L shape and the fixing rib is provided at a corner portion of the lid (the invention of claim 4). Further, a hook portion is provided on the back surface of the lid, the hook portion being engaged with an engagement portion provided on the front cover, and the hook portion is applied with a force in the left-right direction on a fixing rib provided on the lid. It may be configured such that the engagement with the engagement portion is released by being performed (the invention of claim 5).

[0008]

According to the refrigerator of claim 1 of the present invention, since the front cover on the front surface of the control box is provided with the fixing rib for supporting and fixing the partition side wall, the partition side wall is supported and fixed to this fixing rib. By doing so, the rail for supporting the partition side wall of the ceiling plate can be eliminated. Therefore, the rail can be eliminated from the ceiling plate, and when the ceiling plate is made transparent, it is possible to prevent deterioration of the appearance due to the rail.

In this case, if the fixing rib is formed in a hook shape for holding the partition side wall in a state of preventing the partition side wall from being pulled out forward (refrigerator of claim 2), the partition side wall can be fixed more firmly. Become.

Further, the front cover is generally provided with a lead-out port for wiring connection, and a lid for closing the lead-out port is detachably provided. At this time, among the fixing ribs, If at least one of the above is provided on the lid (refrigerator of claim 3), the fixing rib can also be used as a knob for opening and closing the lid.

In this case, the front cover is generally
Screw fastening portions for attaching the front cover are provided at a plurality of positions, and these screw fastening portions are covered by a screw cap. The screw fastening portion is provided in the vicinity of the outlet, and The lid is formed in a substantially L shape integrally with an extension portion that covers the front surface of the screw fastening portion,
If the fixing ribs are provided at the corners of the lid (refrigerator according to claim 4), the screw cap of the screw fastening portion located in the vicinity of the outlet can be dispensed with, and is almost the same. The fixing ribs can be provided at the corners of the L-shaped lid that are the most difficult to bend.

Further, a hook portion which is engaged with an engaging portion provided on the front cover is provided on the rear surface of the lid,
If the hook portion is configured to be unlocked from the locking portion by applying a lateral force to the fixing rib provided on the lid (refrigerator of claim 5), The lid can be easily opened by operating the fixing rib.

[0013]

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS An embodiment of the present invention will be described below with reference to FIGS. Incidentally, this embodiment corresponds to claims 1, 3, 4, and 5. First, FIG. 5 shows the upper half of the refrigerator (home refrigerator) according to the present embodiment, excluding the door. Here, the heat insulating box 1 of the refrigerator is configured by filling a heat insulating material (not shown) between an inner box 2 made of plastic and an outer box 3 made of metal, and a refrigerating box having an open front surface in its upper half portion. A chamber 4 is formed.

On the inner wall of the refrigerating chamber 4, a cool air duct 5 having a plurality of cool air outlets 5a vertically formed is provided extending vertically. Further, a control box for accommodating a control board (not shown) and the like is provided in a horizontally long shape on the lower inner side of the refrigerating compartment 2 except for the left end portion in the refrigerating compartment 4. As shown in FIG. 1, FIG. 3, etc., the front surface, the upper surface and the left side surface of the control box are covered with a front cover 6 made of plastic.

A chilled chamber 8 as a storage chamber is formed on the front side of the control box (front cover 6). As is well known, the inside of the chilled chamber 8 is kept at about 0 ° C., which is suitable for storing cheese, yogurt and the like. In addition, this chilled chamber 8 is suitable for storing meat and fish by user's switch operation (-3 ° C).
It is possible to switch to a partial room. The structure of the chilled chamber 8 will be described later.

On the left side of the chilled chamber 8 below the refrigerating chamber 4, a water tank 9 as a water supply source for an automatic ice machine provided in an ice making chamber (not shown) is detachably accommodated. 10 are formed. Further, the space above the chilled chamber 8 in the refrigerating chamber 4 is vertically divided into a plurality of stages by a plurality of transparent plastic shelves 11 detachably supported on the left and right inner side walls of the inner box 2. Partitioned into
Stored items such as foods are placed on the respective shelf plates 11. An interior lamp 12 that lights up when a door (not shown) is opened is provided on the ceiling of the refrigerator compartment 4.

As shown in FIG. 5, the chilled chamber 8 includes a ceiling plate 13, a floor portion 14 of the refrigerating chamber 4, a front portion of the front cover 6, and left and right partition side walls 15 and 16. By surrounding the upper, lower, back and left and right sides, the front surface is opened. Of these, the ceiling plate 1
3 is made of transparent plastic in this case, and is attached to the inner side wall of the refrigerating chamber 4 so as to be bridged left and right.
The left side partition wall 15 is provided so as to partition the space between the ceiling plate 13 and the floor section 14 into the tank housing section 10 and the chilled chamber 8, and the right side partition wall 16 is It is provided along the right inner side wall of the refrigerating compartment 4.

In the chilled chamber 8, a meat plate 7 for storing stored items is housed so that it can be taken in and out, and an inner door 17 made of transparent plastic is provided on the front surface of the chilled chamber 8.
Although not shown in detail, the inner door 17 is configured to open and close in conjunction with the putting in and out of the meat plate 7. At this time, the pivot shaft at the upper part of the inner door 17 is arranged so that the left and right partition side walls 15, A guide groove (not shown) formed in the inner surface of 16 and extending in the front-rear direction is guided and supported. As a result, when the meat dish 7 is pulled out forward, the inner door 17 that has blocked the front surface is configured to rotate substantially horizontally and to retract backward. When storing the meat dish 7, the inner door 1
7 performs the opposite operation.

The left side wall 15 is attached as follows. That is, as shown in FIG.
The partition side wall 15 is formed of plastic into a rectangular plate shape, and an engaging claw 18 is integrally formed in the middle part of the lower side part thereof as shown in FIG. On the other hand, the floor 14
An engaging hole 19 with which the engaging claw 18 engages is formed in the. As a result, the lower portion of the partition side wall 15 is fixed to the floor portion 14 by the engagement claw 18 engaging with the engagement hole 19.

Further, as shown in FIGS. 1, 3 and 4, the rear end portion of the partition side wall 15 is formed by a plurality of fixing ribs 20, 21, 22 provided on the front cover 6 in a plurality of figures. It is designed to be supported and fixed so as to be sandwiched. Of these, the fixed rib 20 located on the upper left side
Are integrally formed so as to project forward from the front left end of the front cover 6.

The fixing ribs 21 and 22 located on the upper and lower parts on the right side are from the left side edge of the lid 24 for closing the lead-out port 23 (see FIG. 4) for wiring connection formed on the front cover 6. It is integrally formed so as to project forward. At this time, the outlet port 23 is formed in a vertically long rectangular shape on the left end portion of the front surface of the front cover 6, as shown in FIG.
As shown in FIG. 3, a screwing portion 25 for attaching the front cover 6 to the control box body is provided at an upper right portion of the outlet 23, and the screw is provided from the right side edge of the outlet 23. A recess (not shown) is formed over the peripheral portion including the stopper 25. The lid 24 has a substantially L-shape having a main portion that closes the lead-out port 23 and an extending portion 24a that covers the front surface of the screw fastening portion 25 (recessed portion). It is located at the corner of the lid 24.

The lid 24 is removably attached to the front cover 6. At this time, as shown in FIG. 4, locking portions 26, 26 are integrally formed in the upper left and right portions of the outlet 23 on the rear surface side of the front cover 6, and the lid 24 is formed.
The hook portions 27, 27 are formed on the back surface of the corresponding to the engaging portions 26, 26. With this,
The lid 24 is attached to the front cover 6 by engaging the hook portions 27, 27 with the engaging portions 26, 26. The one (left) hook portion 27 is provided on the fixed rib 21 so as to be continuous with the back surface side. As shown by the dotted line, the engagement with the engagement portion 26 is released.

In the above structure, the partition side wall 15 has its lower portion supported by the floor portion 14 of the refrigerating chamber 4 and its rear end portion fixed ribs 20, 21, 22 provided on the front cover 6.
The chilled chamber 8 is supported by the.
As a result, it is not necessary to provide a rail for supporting the partition side wall 15 on the ceiling plate 13. As a result,
It is possible to prevent deterioration of the appearance due to the rail when the ceiling plate 13 is made transparent, and to improve the appearance.

Further, in this embodiment, the fixing ribs 21 and 22 are provided on the lid 24 that closes the outlet 23 of the front cover 6, so that the fixing ribs 21 and 22 are knobs for opening and closing the lid 24. Can also be used as At this time, the fixed ribs 21 are provided at the corners of the lid 24 having a substantially L shape, which are the most difficult to bend, so that a high supporting strength of the partition side wall 15 can be obtained.

Further, particularly in this embodiment, the fixing rib 21
Since the hook portion 27 is provided so as to be continuous with the, the operator can easily unlock the hook portion 27 with respect to the locking portion 26 by operating the fixing rib 21 as a knob in the left-right direction. The lid 24 can be removed. Further, since the extended portion 24a is formed on the lid 24 to cover the screw fastening portion 25 located in the vicinity of the outlet 23, there is an advantage that a screw cap for the screw fastening portion 25 can be eliminated. Is what you can get.

FIG. 6 shows another embodiment (corresponding to claim 2) of the present invention. The difference from the above embodiment is that the fixing ribs 31 and 32 provided on the front cover 6 are separated from each other by the partition side wall. It is in the shape of a hook that holds 33 in a state where it is prevented from slipping forward. In addition, along with this, the partition side wall 3
In the left and right wall portions of 3, there are formed recesses 34, 34 with which the tips of the fixing ribs 31, 32 are locked. According to this,
The partition side wall 33 is more firmly fixed.

In addition, the present invention is not limited to the above-described embodiments, but can be implemented with appropriate modifications within the scope of the invention.

[0028]

As is apparent from the above description, the present invention has the following excellent effects. That is, according to the refrigerator of claim 1, there is provided a storage room defined by the ceiling plate and the partition side wall, and the partition side wall is sandwiched and supported and fixed to the front cover located in front of the control box. Since the fixing ribs are provided, it is possible to prevent the appearance from being deteriorated even if the ceiling plate is made transparent.

In this case, if the fixing rib is formed in a hook shape for holding the partition side wall in a state of preventing the partition side wall from being pulled out forward (refrigerator of claim 2), the partition side wall can be fixed more firmly. Become.

In addition, the front cover is generally provided with a lead-out port for wiring connection, and a lid for closing the lead-out port is detachably provided. At this time, among the fixing ribs, If at least one of the above is provided on the lid (refrigerator of claim 3), the fixing rib can also be used as a knob for opening and closing the lid.

In this case, the front cover is generally
Screwing portions for mounting the front cover are provided at a plurality of positions, and these screwing portions are covered by a screw cap. The screwing portion is provided in the vicinity of the outlet, and If the lid is formed in a substantially L-shape integrally with an extending portion that covers the front surface of the screwed portion, and the fixing rib is provided at a corner portion of the lid (refrigerator according to claim 4). ), The screw cap of the screwing portion located in the vicinity of the outlet can be eliminated, and the fixing rib can be provided at the corner portion of the substantially L-shaped lid, which is the most difficult to bend.

Further, a hook portion which is engaged with an engaging portion provided on the front cover is provided on the rear surface of the lid,
If the hook portion is configured to be unlocked from the locking portion by applying a lateral force to the fixing rib provided on the lid (refrigerator of claim 5), The lid can be easily opened by operating the fixing rib.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a perspective view of a control box portion showing an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a vertical sectional side view showing a support structure on a floor of a refrigerating compartment.

FIG. 3 is a perspective view of a front cover.

4 is a cross-sectional plan view taken along the line AA of FIG.

FIG. 5 is a perspective view showing a refrigerating compartment part without a door.

FIG. 6 is a cross-sectional plan view of a fixed rib portion showing another embodiment of the present invention.

[Explanation of symbols]

In the drawing, 4 is a refrigerating room, 6 is a front cover, 8 is a chilled room (storage room), 13 is a ceiling plate, 14 is a floor, 15 and 33 are partition side walls, and 20, 21, 22, 31 and 32 are fixed. rib,
Reference numeral 23 is an outlet, 24 is a lid, 24a is an extending portion, 25 is a screwing portion, 26 is a locking portion, and 27 is a hook portion.

Claims (5)

[Claims] 1. A control box for accommodating a control board and the like is provided on the lower inner side of the refrigerating compartment, and a storage compartment partitioned by a ceiling plate and a partition side wall is provided on the front side of the control box. A refrigerator characterized in that a front cover located on the front surface of the control box is provided with a fixing rib for supporting and fixing the partition side wall so as to sandwich it. 2. The refrigerator according to claim 1, wherein the fixing rib has a hook shape that holds the partition side wall in a state of preventing the partition side wall from being pulled out forward. 3. The front cover is formed with a lead-out port for wiring connection, and a lid for closing the lead-out port is detachably provided, and at least one of the fixing ribs is the lid. The refrigerator according to claim 1 or 2, which is provided in the refrigerator. 4. The front cover is provided with a screwing portion for mounting the front cover, which is located in the vicinity of the outlet, and the lid extends the front surface of the screwing portion. The refrigerator according to claim 3, wherein the refrigerator is formed in a substantially L-shape having an integrally formed projecting portion, and the fixing rib is provided at a corner portion of the lid. 5. The lid has a hook portion on a back surface thereof that is engaged with an engagement portion provided on the front cover, and the hook portion is laterally attached to a fixing rib provided on the lid. The lock with the locking portion is released by applying a force to the lock.
Refrigerator described.