JPH08296952A - Hinge member and wiring cord in refrigerator - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE: To provide a hinge member for a refrigerator in which a wiring cord may easily be passed, and the wiring cord is not damaged. CONSTITUTION: This hinge member is comprised of a fixing part 12 to be fixed to a ceiling part of a cabinet, a rotary shaft fixing part 14 extended from the fixing part 12 so as to fix a door, a through-pass port 16 formed at the rotary shaft fixing part, a recess 18 arranged in the through-pass port 16, a cylindrical rotary shaft 20 projected downwardly from an edge part of the through-pass port 16, and a cord insertion part 22 which is continuous to the recess 18 at a circumferential surface of the rotary shaft 20 and recessed along an axial direction of the shaft. The wiring cord 46 is inserted at a cord insertion part 22 and the recess 18 and then fixed to the rotary shaft 20.

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a hinge member for rotatably attaching a door to a refrigerator cabinet and a wiring cord attached to the hinge member.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, a door is rotatably provided on the front surface of a refrigerator cabinet, and a hinge member is provided between the cabinet and the door to rotatably attach the door. Has been.

The hinge member is provided with a wiring cord for connecting the operation switch provided under the door and the control board provided inside the cabinet.

The relationship between the hinge member and the wiring cord will be described with reference to FIG.

The hinge member 100 includes a fixing portion 102 for fixing the front right side portion of the ceiling plate of the cabinet, and a rotary shaft attachment extending forward from the fixing portion 102 and attached to the upper end portion of the door. It has a section 104.
A long hole 106 is provided in the rotary shaft mounting portion 104, and a cylindrical rotary shaft 108 serving as a fulcrum of rotation of the door is provided below a front end portion of the long hole 106.

A wiring cord 110 extending from the door reaches the upper surface of the rotary shaft mounting portion 104 through the rotary shaft 108 and the elongated hole 106, and is wired behind the cabinet through the fixing portion 102.

[0007]

The hinge member 10 described above is used.
If wiring cord 110 is placed at 0, wiring cord 1
The work of passing 10 through the rotary shaft 108 and the long hole 106 is necessary, and the work is complicated, and the wiring cord 110 may be damaged at the edge of the rotary shaft 108 and the long hole 106 during the work. .

In view of the above-mentioned problems, the present invention provides a hinge member for a refrigerator and a wiring cord that makes it easier to pass the wiring cord and does not damage the wiring cord.

[0009]

A hinge member for a refrigerator according to claim 1 is a hinge member for rotatably attaching a door to a cabinet of a refrigerator, for fixing to a front part of a ceiling surface of the cabinet. Fixed part, a rotary shaft mounting part extending forward from the fixed part for mounting on the door, a through hole provided in the rotary shaft mounting part, and a notch provided in the through hole. And a cylindrical rotation shaft that protrudes downward from the edge of the through hole and serves as a rotation fulcrum of the door, and is cut out along the axial direction continuously with the cutout portion on the peripheral surface of the rotation shaft. And a code insertion section.

According to a second aspect of the present invention, there is provided a hinge member for a refrigerator according to the first aspect, wherein a front wall is erected at a front end portion of a ceiling portion of the door to which the rotary shaft mounting portion is attached, and the front wall is provided along the periphery of the through hole. An arcuate elongated hole is provided, one end of the elongated hole is opened, and the front wall enters the elongated hole when the door is opened.

According to a third aspect of the present invention, there is provided a hinge member for a refrigerator according to the first aspect, wherein a plurality of welded portions are provided so as to project outward from an upper edge portion of the rotating shaft, and the welded portions and the through holes have peripheral edges. The rotary shaft is fixed to the rotary shaft mounting portion by welding the rotary shaft mounting portion located therein.

According to a fourth aspect of the present invention, there is provided a wiring cord for a refrigerator according to the first aspect, wherein the wiring cord is inserted from a cord insertion portion of the rotary shaft and a cutout portion of the through hole.
It is divided into two bundles.

[0013]

[Operation] A case where a wiring cord is wired using the hinge member according to claim 1 will be described.

The fixed portion of the hinge member is fixed to the front portion of the ceiling surface of the cabinet. Also, insert the wiring cord into the rotary shaft through the cord insertion part of the rotary shaft protruding from below the rotary shaft mounting part and the cutout part of the through hole, and place one end of the inserted wiring cord on the upper surface of the rotary shaft mounting part. , Behind the hinge member via the fixing part.

With this, with this hinge member, the wiring cord can be wired to the hinge member simply by inserting it from the wiring cord insertion portion and the notch portion.

According to the hinge member of the refrigerator of claim 2,
Even if a front wall for hiding the hinge member is provided upright at the front end of the ceiling of the door, an arc-shaped elongated hole is provided along the periphery of the through hole, and one end of the elongated hole is opened. Therefore, when the door is opened, the front wall enters the long hole.

According to the hinge member of the third aspect, since the welding portion protruding from the upper end of the rotary shaft is fixed to the rotary shaft mounting portion by welding, the rotary shaft can be completely fixed to the rotary shaft mounting portion. it can.

When the wiring cord according to claim 4 is arranged above the rotary shaft mounting portion of the hinge member according to claim 1, since the wiring cord is composed of two bundles, the diameter of each bundle is reduced, and thus the wiring cord is reduced. The space for mounting can be reduced. Therefore, when this hinge member is covered with the hinge cover, the wiring cord does not cause the hinge cover to float.

[0019]

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS An embodiment of the present invention will be described below with reference to FIGS.

Reference numeral 10 is a plate-shaped hinge member,
It is composed of a fixed portion 12 and a rotary shaft mounting portion 14 extending forward from the fixed portion 12.

Reference numeral 16 is a through hole provided in the rotary shaft mounting portion 14. The right side of the through hole 16 is notched and has a notch portion 18.

Reference numeral 20 is a cylindrical rotary shaft provided below the edge of the through hole 16. This rotating shaft 20
A cord insertion portion 22 is provided by being axially notched from a position corresponding to the notch portion 18. Further, three welded portions 24, 26, 28 are provided outside the upper end of the rotary shaft 20. Then, the welded portions 24, 26, and 28 are spot-welded to the rotary shaft mounting portion 104 located around the through-hole 16, whereby the rotary shaft 20 is mounted on the rotary shaft 20.
It is fixed at 04. In addition, the welded portion 24 is the other welded portion 2
It is formed larger than 6, 28, and more reliably
Can be fixed. Reference numeral 30 is an arc-shaped elongated hole provided behind the through-hole 16. The right end of the elongated hole 30 is open.

Reference numeral 32 is a cord pressing member provided in the vicinity of the left end of the elongated hole 30 and is screwed to the rotary shaft mounting portion 14.

Reference numeral 34 is a hinge cover for covering the hinge member 10. An arc-shaped long hole 36 is provided at a position corresponding to the long hole 30 of the hinge member 10.

Reference numeral 38 is a cylindrical bush mounted so as to cover the rotary shaft 20.

A case will be described in which the door 42 is rotatably attached to the cabinet 40 by using the hinge member 10 having the above structure.

As shown in FIG. 6, a front wall 44 is provided along the front end of the ceiling surface of the door 42. This front wall 44
Are provided to cover the hinge cover 34.

The wiring cord 46 extending from the operation switch 43 provided on the lower portion of the door 42 is passed through the bush 38.

The wiring cord 46 protruding from the upper end of the bush 38 is inserted into the rotary shaft 20 and the through-hole 16 from the cord insertion portion 22 of the rotary shaft 20 and the cutout portion 18 of the through-hole 16.

The wiring cord 4 protruding from the through hole 16
6 to the front portion 14a and the left side portion 14 of the rotary shaft mounting portion 14.
It is arranged along b and is arranged on the fixed portion 12. Then, the wiring cord 40 is fixed to the rotary shaft mounting portion 14 by the cord pressing member 32. In this case, since the wiring cord 46 is divided into two bundles as described above as shown in FIG. 5, the diameters of the bundles are reduced and the space (height) for mounting the wiring cord 46 is reduced. be able to.

The hinge cover 34 is put on the hinge member 10. In this case, the front surface of the hinge cover 34 is
Since it is covered by the front wall 44 standing upright, the appearance of the refrigerator seen from the front is improved.

When the door 42 mounted as described above is opened, the front wall 44 moves along the long hole of the hinge cover 34 and the long hole 30 of the rotary shaft mounting portion 14, so that the front wall 44 is moved. Is provided, it does not hinder the opening and closing of the door 42.

With the hinge member 10, the wiring cord 46 includes the cord insertion portion 22 of the rotary shaft 20 and the through hole 16.
Since it is only passed through the notch 18 of the wiring cord 46,
Can be easily arranged on the rotary shaft 20, and the wiring cord 46 is not damaged in the process of the work.

[0034]

According to the hinge member of the refrigerator of claim 1, since the wiring cord can be arranged from the cord insertion portion of the rotary shaft and the cutout portion of the through hole, the attachment work is easy and the wiring is performed. Does not damage the cord.

According to the hinge member of the refrigerator of claim 2,
The front wall does not obstruct the opening and closing of the door because the front wall enters the long hole when the door is opened.

According to the hinge member of the refrigerator of claim 3,
The weld enables the rotary shaft to be completely fixed to the rotary shaft mounting portion.

When the wiring cord of claim 4 is used,
Since the wiring cord is composed of two bundles, the mounting space can be reduced when the wiring cord is arranged on the rotary shaft mounting portion.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is an enlarged perspective view of a main part of a ceiling part of a refrigerator showing an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is an exploded perspective view of a hinge cover, a hinge member, a wiring cord, and a bush.

FIG. 3 is a plan view showing a state in which a hinge member is attached to a cabinet and a door of a refrigerator.

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

FIG. 5 is a sectional view taken along line BB of FIG. 3;

FIG. 6 is a front view of the refrigerator of this embodiment.

FIG. 7 is an exploded perspective view of a conventional hinge cover, hinge member, and wiring cord.

[Explanation of symbols]

 DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 10 Hinge member 12 Fixed part 14 Rotating shaft mounting part 16 Through hole 18 Notch part 20 Rotating shaft 22 Code insertion part 24-28 Welding part 30 Arc-shaped long hole 34 Hinge cover 38 Bushing 40 Cabinet 42 Door 46 Wiring cord

Claims (4)

[Claims] 1. A hinge member for rotatably attaching a door to a cabinet of a refrigerator, a fixing portion for fixing the door to a front portion of a ceiling surface of the cabinet, and extending forward from the fixing portion. At the same time, the rotary shaft mounting portion for mounting on the door, the through hole provided in the rotary shaft mounting portion, the cutout portion provided in the through hole, and projecting downward from the edge portion of the through hole, A refrigerator having a cylindrical rotary shaft that serves as a fulcrum of rotation of the door, and a cord insertion portion that is notched along the axial direction continuous with the notched portion on the peripheral surface of the rotary shaft. Hinge member. 2. A refrigerator in which a front wall is erected at a front end portion of a ceiling portion of the door to which the rotary shaft mounting portion is attached, wherein an arc-shaped elongated hole is provided along the periphery of the through hole, The hinge member for a refrigerator according to claim 1, wherein one end is opened, and the front wall enters the elongated hole when the door is opened. 3. A rotary unit comprising: a plurality of welded portions projecting outward from an upper edge portion of the rotary shaft; and welding the welded portions and a rotary shaft mounting portion located at a peripheral edge of the through hole to thereby rotate the rotary shaft. The hinge member for a refrigerator according to claim 1, wherein a shaft is fixed to the rotary shaft mounting portion. 4. The hinge member according to claim 1, wherein the wiring cord to be inserted from the cord insertion portion of the rotary shaft and the cutout portion of the through hole is divided into two bundles. Refrigerator wiring code.