JPH09243241A - Front middle frame for box shaped body - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To achieve higher working efficiency with a better assembling performance by inserting and securing one end of a front middle frame from side ways while the other end is fixed by a single screw in the mounting thereof between front end intermediate parts of both right and left side plates composing a box-shaped body of an ice making machine with an ice storage or the like. SOLUTION: An ice storage provided below a water jetting type ice making mechanism part 11 for automatically making ice cubes has a box-shaped body 21, which 21 is provided with both right and left side plates 25 and 23, a back plate 27 and a top plate 29 while being provided with a front upper frame 31, a front middle frame 33 and a front lower frame 35. The front middle frame 33 is formed with a flap piece 33a at the right end thereof, a mounting piece 33b at the left end thereof and a flap piece 33c at an upper rim part thereof and the flap piece 33a is fitted to be supported in a gap between a recess provided in a tank 39 and the right side plate 25. The mounting piece 33b is screwed down on the tank 39 by a single screw. The flap piece 33c is fitted into an engaging support part 37a provided at the lower end part of a front panel 37 to regulate the longitudinal movement thereof.

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention is formed in front of a box-shaped main body by laterally assembling between the front and middle portions of the left and right side plates constituting the box-shaped main body of an ice maker with an ice storage. The present invention relates to a front middle frame of a box-shaped body that defines an upper edge of an opening.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art A front and middle frame of this type is, for example, an actual flat plate 6-5.
1766, and generally one end has two
It is fixed with one screw, and the other end is fixed with two screws.

[0003]

In the above-mentioned conventional front middle frame, since the four screws are used for assembling, the assembling property is poor. Moreover, since the structure is assembled only at both ends and the middle part is not supported, it is necessary to form the front middle frame with an expensive high-strength member in order to secure sufficient strength of the middle part. Also, because the entire front surface is formed in a substantially vertical plane that substantially matches the front surface of the box-shaped body,
During use in which condensed water adheres to the front surface of the front middle frame, the condensed water may drip and wet the floor outside the box body.

[0004]

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION The present invention has been made to solve the above-mentioned problems, and one end is laterally inserted and fixed, and the other end is fixed with a single screw. By doing so, the front middle frame is laterally assembled between the front end middle portions of the left and right side plates. In this case, the upwardly extending tongue provided on the upper edge of the front middle frame is fitted to the engagement support portion provided on the lower end of the front panel assembled above the front middle frame to move in the front-rear direction. Is preferably regulated, and it is desirable that the front surface of the lower end portion of the front middle frame is an inclined surface that is inclined toward the inside of the box-shaped body.

[0005]

The front middle frame of the box-shaped main body according to the present invention has one end inserted laterally and fixed, and the other end fixed with a single screw, whereby the front end middle of the left and right side plates is intermediate. Since the parts are laterally assembled, the assembling property is good and the work efficiency can be improved. Further, the upwardly extending tongue provided on the upper edge of the front middle frame is fitted to the engaging support portion provided on the lower end of the front panel assembled above the front middle frame to move in the front-rear direction. In the case of being regulated, the strength of the intermediate portion of the front middle frame can be increased by the front panel, and the front middle frame can be manufactured at low cost with a thin plate. Further, when the front surface of the lower end portion of the front middle frame is an inclined surface that inclines toward the inside of the box-shaped body, the dew condensation water may cause the sloped surface to be condensed when the front middle frame is used. Since it flows down and drops into the box body, the floor outside the box body will not get wet.

[0006]

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS One embodiment of the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings. The ice machine shown in FIGS.
Below the well-known fountain-type ice making mechanism 11 for automatically making ice (ice cube) having a predetermined shape, an opening (ice outlet) 15 opened and closed by a door 13 having a heat insulating structure is provided at the front, and the ice making mechanism 1
A known ice storage 19 for storing ice supplied by dropping from 1 is provided, and a known refrigerating device (not shown) is arranged behind the ice storage 19. The ice making mechanism 11, the ice storage 19, and the freezing device are assembled in the box-shaped main body 21 and housed in the box-shaped main body 21.

The box-shaped main body 21 includes left and right side plates 23, 25,
The rear plate 27 and the top plate 29 are provided together with the front upper frame 31, the front middle frame 33, and the front lower frame 35.
A front panel 37 lined with a heat insulating material (not shown) is attached to the rectangular openings formed by the front ends of the front and rear frames 3, 25 and the front upper frame 31 and the front middle frame 33. A rectangular opening formed by each front end, the front middle frame 33, and the front panel 39a of the tank 39 (see FIGS. 4 to 6) that is a main component of the ice storage 19 is rotatably assembled to the right side plate 25. The attached door 13 is adapted to be opened and closed via a rectangular seal packing 41.
The left and right side plates 23, 25, the front upper frame 31, and the front lower frame 3
5 is connected in advance and integrated. Further, the front surfaces of the members forming the rectangular openings described above are substantially the same surface.

The left and right side plates 23, 25, the front upper frame 31, and the front lower frame 35 are so constructed as to cover the tank 39, and the tank 3 is mounted by using machine screws 43 shown by black dots in FIG.
It is designed to be combined with 9. The rear plate 27 is joined to the rear end portions of the left and right side plates 23 and 25 by using screws 45 and vinyl washer 47 shown in black dots in FIG. 3 and screws 49 and vinyl washer 51 shown in black dots in FIG. Thus, an exhaust heat passage is formed between the rear wall 39b of the tank 39 and the hot air exhausted from the heat generating portion of the refrigerating apparatus to the outside through the exhaust hole 29a of the top plate 29. Has become. In addition, a pair of left and right legs 53 is provided at the lower end of the front lower frame 35.
And a pair of left and right legs 53 are attached to the lower end of a base (not shown) whose both ends are fixed to the rear lower ends of the left and right side plates 23 and 25. The front lower frame 35 and the rear plate 27 have a pair of left and right rails 55,
57 is attached by using a screw 59 shown by a black dot in FIG. 3, and an air filter 61 is detachably attached to both of the rails 55 and 57. Further, a urethane foam insulation material (not shown) is provided around the tank 39, for example, between the outer periphery of the bottom portion, the rear wall rear and both left and right side walls, and the left and right side plates 23 and 25 to keep cool. There is.

A heat insulating material 63 is fitted to the top plate 29 except for the exhaust hole 29a, and a front upper frame 31 is formed by using a screw 65 and a vinyl washer 67 shown by a black dot in FIG. The left and right side plates 23, 25, the rear plate 27, and the front upper frame 31 close the rectangular opening. An inverted U-shaped rod 69 corresponding to the exhaust hole 29a is attached to the top plate 29 by using a nut 71 shown by a black dot in FIG. In addition, before the top plate 29 is assembled, the ice making mechanism unit 11 uses the small screws 73 shown by black dots in FIG.
And the tank 39 is attached to the upper end of the rear wall 39b.

The drain tray 75, which is a component of the ice making mechanism 11, is provided with steps 39c and 39d of the tank 39 (see FIGS.
The drainage collected in the drainage tray 75 is guided to the drainage port 39e of the tank 39 through the connecting pipe 77 and the drainage hose 79. Further, the door 13 has a small screw 81 shown by a black dot in FIG.
To the upper hinge 83 that is assembled to the front surface of the right side plate 25, and to the lower hinge 89 that is assembled to the lower surface of the right side plate 25 using the machine screw 85 and the spring washer 87 shown by black dots in FIG. , A vinyl washer 91 shown by a black dot in FIG.
It is designed to be rotatably assembled by using 93, and is set at a predetermined position (closed position by a leaf spring 97 which is assembled to the right side plate 25 by using a small screw 95 shown by a black dot in FIG. 3). It is held in the open position).
A cap 99 is attached to the upper hinge 83. Further, a clip 101 for concealing the hole 23a is attached to the hole 23a provided for the case where the upper hinge 83 is attached to the left side plate 23.

By the way, in this embodiment, the front middle frame 33 which is laterally assembled between the left and right side plates 23, 25 and defines the upper edge of the opening 15 is shown in FIGS.
As shown in FIG. 9, a tongue piece 33a is provided at the right end, a mounting piece 33b is provided at the left end, and a tongue piece 33c is provided at the upper edge portion, and the lower end front surface faces the inside of the box-shaped body 21. Is an inclined surface S that inclines. The tongue piece 33a at the right end is adapted to be fitted and supported in a gap formed between the recess 39f provided in the tank 39 and the right side plate 25.
Is formed so as to be displaced slightly rearward so that the substantially vertical front surface of the left and right side plates 23 and 25 is substantially flush with the front surface. The mounting piece 33b at the left end has a mounting hole 33b1, and a single screw 103 shown by a black dot in FIG. 3 for fixing the front middle frame 33 is passed through the mounting hole 33b1 and a hole 39g provided in the tank 39. Nut 39 pre-fixed to tank 39
It is designed to be screwed onto h. Tongue piece 33c on the upper edge
Is mounted on the front upper frame 31 above the front middle frame 33 by using the screws 105 shown by black dots in FIG.
The engaging support portion (having a groove that opens downward and extends in the lateral direction) 37a provided at the lower end portion of 7 is fitted so that the movement in the front-rear direction is restricted, and the right end Tongue piece 33a
Similarly, the substantially vertical front surface of the front middle frame 33 has the left and right side plates 2
It is formed so as to be slightly rearwardly displaced so as to be substantially flush with the front surfaces of 3, 25.

The front middle frame 33 constructed as described above is fixed by laterally inserting the right end tongue piece 33a into a gap formed between the recess 39f provided in the tank 39 and the right side plate 25, and By fixing the left end mounting piece 33b to the tank 39 with a single screw 103, the left and right side plates 23, 2
Since it is configured to be laterally assembled between the front end intermediate portions of No. 5, the assemblability is good and the work efficiency can be improved. Further, an upwardly extending tongue piece 33c provided at an upper edge portion of the front middle frame 33 is an engagement support portion provided at a lower end portion of a front panel 37 assembled to the front upper frame 31 above the front middle frame 33. The front panel 37 can be increased in strength at the intermediate portion of the front middle frame 33 because the front middle frame 33 is fitted in the front wall 37a and is restricted from moving in the front-rear direction.
Can be manufactured at low cost with a thin plate. In addition, since the front surface of the lower end portion of the front middle frame 33 is the inclined surface S that inclines toward the inside of the box-shaped main body 21, even if dew condensation water adheres to the front surface of the front middle frame 33, the dew condensation water is inclined surface S After flowing down, it is dripped into the box-shaped main body 21 and the floor outside the box-shaped main body 21 does not get wet. Further, the inclined surface S has a function of substantially widening the opening (ice removing port) 15 opened and closed by the door 13, which facilitates the removal of ice.

[Brief description of drawings]

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

FIG. 2 is a perspective view showing a state in which the door shown in FIG. 1 is closed.

FIG. 3 is an exploded perspective view of the ice maker shown in FIGS. 1 and 2.

FIG. 4 is a front view of the single tank shown in FIG.

FIG. 5 is a right side view of the same tank alone.

FIG. 6 is a plan view of the same tank alone.

FIG. 7 is a front view of a single front middle frame shown in FIG.

FIG. 8 is a right end view of the same middle frame alone.

FIG. 9 is a left end view of the same middle frame alone.

[Explanation of symbols]

15 ... Opening, 21 ... Box-shaped main body, 23, 25 ... Left and right side plates, 33 ... Front middle frame, 33a ... Right end tongue piece, 33b ... Left end mounting piece, 33c ... Tongue piece extending upward, 37 ... Front panel , 37a ... Engaging support, 103 ... Single screw, S
… An inclined surface that inclines toward the inside of the box body.

Claims (3)

[Claims] 1. A front center of a box body which is laterally assembled between front and middle portions of left and right side plates constituting the box body to define an upper edge of an opening formed in front of the box body. A front middle frame of a box-shaped main body, wherein one end of the frame is laterally inserted and fixed, and the other end is fixed by a single screw. 2. A tongue piece extending upward provided on an upper edge portion of the front middle frame is fitted to an engagement support portion provided on a lower end portion of a front panel assembled above the front middle frame. 2. The movement in the front-rear direction is regulated.
Front middle frame of the box-shaped body described. 3. The front surface of the lower end portion of the front middle frame is an inclined surface that is inclined toward the inside of the box-shaped body.
Or the front middle frame of the box-shaped body described in 2.