JPH11227867A - Packing material for refrigerator - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To reduce cost of packing material for refrigerator such as a vertical freezing/cold storage refrigerator for business use and to decrease the amount of industrial wastes to be generate. SOLUTION: A machinery chamber comprising of a grill 2, a unit cover 3, 3 and a unit cover reinforcing member 4 is provided at the upside of a refrigerator main body 1, and a condensing unit is housed in the machinery chamber. A caplike case body 9 formed in a caplike shape with its downside opened and equipped with a plurality of support member insertion holes 10 at its upside is put on the machinery chamber. Then, support members 11, each formed in a cylindrical shape in the height approximately the same as the height of the machinery chamber, are inserted into the support member insertion holes 10, and load from above is supported with the support members 11. Horizontal plates 12 are attached respectively to the upper ends of the support members 11, and the support members 11 are held therewith so as not to fall. The refrigerator main body 1 is mounted on a packing base board 13 having base leg fixing devices 14 and wound round with packing bands with the caplike case body 9 and the support members 11 attached thereto, and the packing bands are tightened to make an integrated packing.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a packing material for a cooling storage such as a vertical commercial freezing / refrigerator having a condensing unit on a freezing / refrigerator body.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art In a vertical commercial refrigerator / refrigerator, a condensing unit including a compressor, a condenser and the like is usually provided on a freezer body or a refrigerator body 1. A machine room is formed by surrounding the front with a grill on the front side and unit covers on both sides, so that an unsightly condensing unit is visually hidden. The top of the machine room is open without any cover.

[0003] In such a vertical commercial refrigerator / fridge,
The upper grille and unit cover are simply machined metal plates around them, but they are not strong enough to support large loads. Therefore, it is necessary that the packing material of such a vertical commercial freezing / refrigerator has a strength enough to withstand a large load during storage in a warehouse or stacking during transportation. Therefore, conventionally, JP-A-6-144479
As shown in (B65D 85/00), they are packed in wooden frames.

[0004]

However, in the above-mentioned conventional vertical type freezing / refrigerator packing materials, it is necessary to support a large load with a wooden frame, so that a large amount of wood having a certain thickness is required. And the cost increases. In addition, after installing the refrigerator, the wooden frame is disposed of as industrial waste, and the packing material for vertical commercial freezing / refrigerators has also been one of the causes of increasing industrial waste.

An object of the present invention is to solve such a problem and to reduce the cost of packaging materials for a cooling storage such as a vertical commercial freezer / refrigerator and to reduce the amount of industrial waste generated. Is what you do.

[0006]

According to a first aspect of the present invention, there is provided a packaging material for a cooling storage having a condensing unit and a machine room having an open upper surface on a storage body. Packaging material for a cold storage,
A plurality of cylindrical support members having a height substantially equal to the height of the machine room are vertically arranged in an empty space of the machine room, and the load received from above is supported by the support members. And This eliminates the need for a wooden frame for supporting a large load from above, thereby reducing the cost of the packaging material for the cooling storage and reducing the amount of industrial waste generated.

The packaging material for a cooling storage according to claim 2, wherein the cap-shaped box body having an open lower surface and a support member insertion hole for inserting the support member on the upper surface is provided. The present invention is characterized in that the supporting member is inserted from above the chamber and is inserted and fixed in the supporting member insertion hole. With this configuration, the support member can be supported at a predetermined position.

According to a third aspect of the present invention, there is provided a packing material for a cooling storage, wherein a horizontal plate is attached to an upper end of the support member. With this configuration, the support member can be reliably supported from falling down, and at the time of unpacking, the support member can be removed at the same time as the cap-shaped box body, so that forgetting to remove the support member can be prevented.

[0009]

Embodiments of the present invention will be described below in detail with reference to the drawings.

FIG. 1 is a diagram showing an embodiment of the present invention. In FIG. 1, 1 is a refrigerator main body, 2 is a grill, 3 is a unit cover, 4 is a unit cover reinforcing material, 5 is a door, 6 is a condenser, 7 is a compressor, 8 is an electric box, and 9 is a cap-shaped box. , 10 is a support member insertion hole, 11 is a support member, 1
2 is a horizontal plate, 13 is a packing bottom plate, and 14 is a pedestal fixing device.

On the refrigerator body 1, a condensing unit including a condenser 6, a compressor 7 and an electric box 8 is provided, around which a grill 2 is provided on the front, a unit cover 3 is provided on both sides, and a condensing unit is provided. A unit cover reinforcing member 4 is provided on the rear surface to form a machine room.

The cap-like box 9 is formed in a box shape whose lower part is opened by cardboard or the like, and is covered from above on the outside of the machine room formed by the grill 2, the unit cover 3 and the like. A plurality of support member insertion holes 10 for inserting the support member 11 are formed on the upper surface. The support member insertion holes 10 are provided in correspondence with spaces (for example, four corners of the machine room) where no condensing units such as the condenser 6, the compressor 7, and the electrical box 8 of the machine room are provided.

The support member 11 is formed of a rigid paper material having a thickness enough to obtain a sufficient compressive strength, and is formed into a cylindrical shape. The height of the support member 11 is made substantially equal to the height of the machine room. And the support member 11
A horizontal plate 12 made of a corrugated cardboard is adhered to the upper end of the plate.

After covering the cap-like box 9 from above on the outside of the machine room formed by the grill 2, the unit cover 3 and the like,
The support member 11 is inserted into the support member insertion hole 10. The inserted support member 11 is stably held by the horizontal plate 12 abutting on the upper surface of the cap-like box body 9 without falling down even when vibration or the like is applied. Since the height of the support member 11 is substantially equal to the height of the machine room, the support member 11 is in contact with the upper surface of the refrigerator body 1.

The refrigerator body 1 is placed on the packing bottom plate 13 with its pedestal fixed to the pedestal fixing device 14. In this state, the cap-shaped box 9 and the support member 11 as described above are attached. This state is shown in FIG. 2 as a sectional view. In FIG. 2, the reference numerals correspond to those in FIG. 1, 15 is a unit base, and 16 is a cooler.

In this state, as shown in FIG.
2 and a packing plate 18 is applied to the outer periphery of the cap-shaped box body 9, the refrigerator main body 1 and the packing bottom plate 13 with a packing band 18. At that time, the packing band 18 passes over the support member 11 and the horizontal plate 12 to prevent the support member 11 from jumping out of the support member insertion hole 10 of the cap-shaped box 9.

By packing the vertical commercial freezing / refrigerator in this manner, the load applied to the refrigerator body 1 when the refrigerator is stacked is limited to the backing plate 17, the horizontal plate 12, and the support member 1.
1, the refrigerator body 1, and the packing bottom plate 13 receive it. As a result, the load applied to the refrigerator body 1 is not added to the grill 2, the unit cover 3 and the condensing unit therein, but is supported by the support member 11, and the grill 2, the unit cover 3, The condensing unit therein is protected. Further, even if an abnormal load such as an impact load is received from above, even if some damage occurs on the upper surface of the refrigerator body 1, since the portion is not visible from the outside, the appearance of the product is not spoiled. .

In the above embodiment, the support members 11 and
Although the case where paper was used as the material of the horizontal plate 12 and the cap-shaped box body 9 has been described, the material is not limited thereto, as long as it is inexpensive and has a predetermined strength, other than paper, For example, plastic may be used.

[0019]

Since the present invention is constructed as described above, it has the following effects.

That is, in the packing material for the cooling storage according to the first aspect, a plurality of cylindrical support members having a height substantially equal to the height of the machine room are vertically arranged in an empty space of the machine room. Since the load received from above is supported by the support member, the conventional wooden frame is not required. As a result, the cost of the packaging material for the cooling storage can be reduced, and the amount of industrial waste generated can be reduced.

According to a second aspect of the present invention, there is provided a packing material for a cooling storage, wherein the cap-shaped box body having an open lower surface and a support member insertion hole for inserting the support member on the upper surface is provided in the machine room. The supporting member is inserted into the supporting member insertion hole and fixed, so that the supporting member can be supported at a predetermined position.

In the packing material for the cooling storage according to the third aspect, since the horizontal plate is attached to the upper end of the support member, the horizontal plate can reliably support the support member from falling down. The support member can be removed at the same time as the cap-shaped box, and forgetting to remove the support member can be prevented.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a diagram showing one embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a vertical sectional view of a vertical commercial refrigerator / freezer provided with a packing material of the present invention.

FIG. 3 is a perspective view of a vertical commercial refrigerator / freezer provided with the packing material of the present invention.

[Explanation of symbols]

 DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 ... Refrigerator main body 2 ... Grill 3 ... Unit cover 9 ... Cap-shaped box body 10 ... Support member insertion hole 11 ... Support member 12 ... Horizontal plate 13 ... Packing bottom plate 14 ... Pedestal fixing device

Claims (3)

[Claims] 1. A packing material for a cooling storage having a condensing unit therein and having a machine room having an open upper surface on a storage body, wherein the packing material has a height substantially equal to the height of the machine room in an empty space of the machine room. A packing material for a cooling storage, wherein a plurality of cylindrical support members having the same height are vertically arranged, and the support members support a load received from above. 2. A cap-like box body having a lower surface open and provided with a support member insertion hole for inserting the support member on the upper surface is covered from above the machine chamber, and the support member insertion hole is covered with the cap member box. The packing material for a cooling storage according to claim 1, wherein the support member is inserted and fixed. 3. The packing material for a cooling storage according to claim 1, wherein a horizontal plate is attached to an upper end of the support member.