JPS5941512Y2 - refrigerator - Google Patents

Description

[Detailed Description of the Invention] The present invention relates to a handle attachment structure for a refrigerator.

The structure of a conventional refrigerator of this type will be explained with reference to FIGS. 1 to 3. Reference numeral 1 denotes the refrigerator body, 2 a door, and 3 a handle used for opening and closing the door.

This handle is fixed to a synthetic resin mounting plate fixed to the door outer panel 4.

5 is a handle attachment plate. 6 is a screw, 7 is a seat, and 8 is a gap.

9 indicates a nameplate.

A seat 7 that is thicker than the hole is fixed to the inside of the door outer panel 4 in which a hole larger than the diameter of the screw 6 has been drilled in advance, and the mounting plate 5 made of synthetic resin is tightened with the screw 6 toward the seat 7. It's something to go to.

Refrigerators with such tank bottoms have the following drawbacks.

When tightening and fixing the mounting plate 5 to the door outer panel 4 with the screws 6, the screws 6 will dig into the seats 7, but when the tightening is too much, the screw holes of the mounting plate 5 will move toward the gap 8. It was extremely difficult to adjust the force when tightening the screws, as the screws would break due to excessive force.

Further, since the screw seat 7 does not have a part that can be used as a clue for positioning the screw seat 7 to be attached to the door outer panel 4, positioning the screw seat 7 is troublesome.

The present invention has been made in view of the above points, and in addition to providing a screw hole larger than the screw diameter in the outer panel of the door, the screw hole has the same shape and depth as the screw hole with an integral drawing bottom shape, and the screw hole has the same shape and depth as the screw hole. A screw seat with a convex portion having a convex portion is inserted into the screw hole so that it is flush with the door outer panel surface, and is screwed into the screw seat through the mounting hole and the door outer panel. be.

The details of the present invention will be explained below with reference to an embodiment in FIG. 4. 10 is a synthetic resin handle mounting plate, 11 is a screw, 1
2 is a door outer plate, and 13 is a screw seat.

A door outer panel in which a hole 12a larger than the diameter of the screw 11 is pre-drilled.

A convex portion 13a having a screw hole 13b and having a depth corresponding to the diameter and depth of the hole 12a and a screw hole 13b is integrally drawn to the screw seat 13, and this convex portion 13a is attached to the door outer panel. 1
2. Insert from the inside and insert the door outer plate surface 12b and the end surface 1 of the convex portion 13a.
By making the mounting plate 1 flush with 3b,
This convex portion 13a suppresses cracks caused by misalignment of the edge of the screw hole that occurs when tightening the screw.

As explained above, the present invention has a handle mounting structure for a refrigerator in which a handle mounting plate cut from a synthetic resin plate or the like with screws is attached to the door outer plate formed of a thin plate, and the handle is fixed to this mounting plate. A screw hole larger than the screw diameter is provided in the outer panel, and the screw seat is formed in the same shape and shape as the screw hole by integral drawing forming, and has a convex portion having a screw hole. By inserting it into the screw hole so that it is flush with the surface, and screwing it into the screw seat through the mounting plate and door outer panel, you can easily adjust the screw tightening force without having to worry about it. , and can be securely fixed.

Furthermore, since the convex portion is integrally drawn with the screw seat, positioning of the screw seat is easy and reliable, so that displacement of the screw hole can be prevented.

[Brief explanation of the drawing]

Fig. 1 is a perspective view of the refrigerator, Fig. 2 is an enlarged view of the handle attachment part in Fig. 1, Fig. 3 is a sectional view taken along line XX in Fig. 2 to explain the conventional handle attachment structure, and Fig. 4 is an enlarged view of the handle attachment part in Fig. 1. FIG. 2 is a sectional view of a main part of the handle mounting structure according to the present invention. 10... Handle mounting plate, 11... Bent screw, 1
2...Door outer plate, 12a...Screw hole, 1
3...Bent screw seat, 13a...Protrusion.

Claims (1)

[Scope of utility model registration request] In a refrigerator handle mounting structure in which a mounting plate 10 of a handle 3 made of a synthetic resin plate or the like is attached to a door outer plate 12 formed of a thin plate with screws 11, and the handle 3 is fixed to this mounting plate 10, the door A screw seat 13 is provided with a screw hole 12a larger than the screw diameter in the outer plate 12, and a convex portion 13a having the same shape and depth as the screw hole 12a and having a screw hole 13b with an integral drawing bottom shape. At the door outer panel surface 12
A refrigerator handle mounting structure characterized in that the handle is inserted into the screw hole 12a so as to be on the same plane as the handle of the refrigerator, and is screwed to a screw seat 13 with a screw 11 via a mounting plate 10 and a door outer panel 12.