TWI575210B - Refrigerator - Google Patents

Description

refrigerator

An embodiment of the invention is directed to a refrigerator.

A front foot cover is attached to the forefoot portion of the refrigerator to prevent a fastening member such as a bolt for fixing the corner portion or the forefoot portion of the refrigerator from being exposed to the outside. However, if a front foot cover is used to cover the left and right forefoot portions of the refrigerator main body, the front lower portion of the refrigerator is covered by the front foot cover, so that heat is gathered in the space between the bottom of the refrigerator and the installation surface of the refrigerator, and the cooling efficiency is achieved. Getting worse.

[Previous Technical Literature]

[Patent Literature]

[Patent Document 1] Japanese Patent Laid-Open Publication No. 2008-69999

The present invention has been made in view of the above problems, and an object thereof is to provide a refrigerator having a protection function of a front leg cover and suppressing deterioration in cooling efficiency.

In order to solve the above problem, the refrigerator of the present embodiment includes: a right front leg portion disposed on a right front side of a bottom portion of the refrigerator main body; a left front leg portion disposed on a left front side of the bottom portion of the refrigerator main body; and a front leg cover disposed to be disposed above The right front leg portion and the left front leg portion of the front surface of the refrigerator main body; and the space portion are formed between the right front leg portion and the left front leg portion in a state in which the front leg cover is provided, and are sandwiched between the refrigerator main body The space between the bottom surface and the installation surface is connected.

1‧‧‧ refrigerator main body

2‧‧‧Insulation box

5, 6‧‧‧

11‧‧‧ machine room

12‧‧‧Compressor

13‧‧‧heat pipe

14‧‧‧Control substrate

21‧‧‧Front foot

22‧‧‧1

23‧‧‧Front foot components

24‧‧‧Front foot cover

25‧‧‧Protection Department

26‧‧‧ Fixed Department

27‧‧‧ Ribs

28‧‧‧stop film

29‧‧‧ screw holes

31‧‧‧ Space Department

32‧‧‧ fastening department

Fig. 1 is a perspective view showing an appearance of a refrigerator in a first embodiment.

Fig. 2 is a perspective view showing the inside of the machine room.

Fig. 3 is an enlarged perspective view of a main part in a state in which the front leg cover is not provided.

4 is an enlarged side elevational view of a main portion in a state in which the front leg cover is not provided.

Figure 5 is a perspective view of the front foot cover.

Figure 6 is a perspective view of the back side of the front foot cover.

Fig. 7 is a view corresponding to Fig. 3 in a state in which a front leg cover is provided.

Fig. 8 is a view corresponding to Fig. 4 in a state in which a front leg cover is provided.

Fig. 9 is an enlarged cross-sectional view showing the main part in a state in which a front leg cover is provided.

Hereinafter, an embodiment will be described based on the drawings.

As shown in Fig. 1 which is a perspective view showing the appearance of the refrigerator, the refrigerator main body 1 is foamed and filled with a heat insulating material such as urethane foam in an outer casing made of a steel plate and a synthetic resin. Long gaps in the gap between the boxes In the hot case 2, the heat insulating box 2 is opened on the front surface and the inside is used as a storage space, and the storage space is heat-insulated into an upper frozen storage space and a lower refrigerating storage space.

In the heat insulating box 2, the front surface opening portions of the freezing chamber and the refrigerating chamber provided at the upper and lower sides are closed by a rotary door 5 and a door 6, which are provided on the right side of each opening The hinge of the part is supported and rotated freely.

As shown in FIG. 2, which is a perspective view showing the inside of the machine room 11, a machine room 11 is provided in a lower portion of the rear surface of the refrigerator main body 1, and the machine room 11 is provided with a compressor 12 for forming a refrigeration cycle. The cooling medium is compressed; a heat pipe 13 releases the heat of the cooling medium to the outside; and the control substrate 14 controls the compressor 12 and the like.

At four corners of the bottom surface of the refrigerator main body 1, a leg portion is disposed with respect to the installation surface, and a space having a fixed interval is provided between the refrigerator main body 1 and the installation surface such as the floor. Among the leg portions disposed at the four corners, the front leg portion 21 located in front of the refrigerator main body 1 is a leg portion of an adjustable height for arbitrarily adjusting the height by the user. The front leg portion 21 is provided in front of the bottom surface of the refrigerator main body 1 so as to be a pair of left front leg portions and right front leg portions.

3 is an enlarged perspective view of a main portion in a state where the front leg cover 24 is not provided, and FIG. 3 is an enlarged side view of a main portion in a state where the front leg cover 24 is not provided, as shown in FIG. 4, on the bottom surface of the heat insulating box 2 The front portion of each of the front portions is provided with a protruding piece 22, that is, a left protruding piece and a right protruding piece (the left protruding piece is shown in the drawing), and the protruding piece 22, that is, the left protruding piece and the right protruding piece are fixed to the bottom surface of the heat insulating box 2, And protruding forward without exceeding the length of the thickness of the door 5 and the door 6.

The front leg portion 21 includes the above-mentioned protruding piece 22 and the front leg member 23 abutting on The surface is provided and formed into a flat cylindrical shape; and the fastening portion 32 protrudes upward from the upper surface of the front leg member 23. A screw hole 29 for fastening the fastening portion 32 is provided at a substantially central portion of a region of the protruding piece 22 that protrudes forward from the heat insulating box 2 . The fastening portion 32 is screwed to the screw hole 29 to fasten the front leg member 23 to the tab 22, and the user can arbitrarily adjust the height of the refrigerator main body 1 by rotating the front leg member 23. The front leg cover 24 shown in FIG. 5 is divided into a left front leg cover and a right front leg cover, respectively, and is disposed on the left forefoot portion and the right forefoot portion of the forefoot portion 21 (the left front foot portion and the left front portion are shown in the drawings). Foot cover). The front leg cover 24 is configured such that the front leg member 23 of the front leg portion 21 covers the upper side of the tab 22 on the opposite side of the installation surface and includes a fastening member that protrudes upward.

Further, although the front leg cover 24 is configured to cover the upper side of the protruding piece 22, it may be configured such that the entire area of the front leg portion 21 from the upper side of the protruding piece 22 to the installation surface is not covered. The front leg portion 21 is not covered by the self-installing surface of the member member 23 to a fixed height (for example, 2 cm), and the lower region of the front leg member 23 is exposed.

Further, at the corner portion of the heat insulating box 2, when the outer box is bent to form a gap or a gap between the steel sheets, the end portion of the steel sheet may be exposed. Therefore, the end portion on the side of the side surface portion of the refrigerator main body 1 among the end portions on the side surface of the front leg cover 24 is provided with a protection portion 25 that covers the left and right ends of the front lower portion of the heat insulating box 2 from the outside, that is, the corner Department (refer to Figure 8). Further, in the end portion of the side surface of the front leg cover 24, the end portion not including the protection portion 25 is formed with a notch, and a part of the side surface of the front leg cover 24 is submerged from the lower side to the bottom surface of the refrigerator main body 1 as a restriction front foot. The fixing portion 26 that moves the front cover 24 by moving up and down the cover 24 functions (see FIG. 9).

As shown in FIG. 6 which is a perspective view showing the back surface of the front leg cover 24, the back side of the front leg cover 24, that is, the substantially central portion of the surface in contact with the tab 22, surrounds the case where the front leg cover 24 is attached. A U-shaped rib 27 is formed in a manner to surround the fastening member of the sheet 22 that protrudes upward. This rib 27 is opened to the side of the front side cover 24, that is, to the side of the refrigerator main body 1. Further, a pair of stopper sheets (fixing portions) 28 are formed to protrude from each other on both sides of the front leg cover 24 toward the inside of the front leg cover 24 so as to face each other.

FIG. 7 is a view corresponding to FIG. 3 in a state in which the front leg cover 24 is provided, and FIG. 8 is a view corresponding to FIG. 4 in a state in which the front leg cover 24 is provided.

The front leg cover 24 is attached to the front leg portion 21 so as to be pressed obliquely downward from the front obliquely upward toward the depth direction. At this time, the rib 27 is U-shaped, and the rear is opened in the direction toward the refrigerator main body 1 at the time of attachment. Therefore, when the front leg cover 24 is attached, the rib 27 can be mounted without contact with the fastening member, thereby preventing the installation. The front foot cover 24 is mounted. Further, when the front leg cover 24 is attached to the front leg portion 21, the stopper piece 28 is locked to the lower end portion of the protruding piece 22 from the side, thereby restricting the vertical movement of the front leg cover 24 and maintaining the front leg cover. 24 installation status.

A space portion 31 in which the front leg cover 24 and the like are not present is formed in a space sandwiched between the left front leg portion and the right front leg portion, that is, at a substantially central portion of the lower portion of the front surface of the refrigerator main body 1. The space portion 31 is coupled to a space sandwiched between the bottom surface of the refrigerator main body 1 and the installation surface, so that air can pass through the space portion 31 and be sandwiched between the space between the bottom surface of the refrigerator main body 1 and the installation surface and the front lower portion of the refrigerator main body 1. Move between. The space portion 31 can enlarge the space portion 31 by adjusting the height of the front leg portion 21 to increase the height of the adjustment leg portion. In addition, in the case where the front lower region of the refrigerator main body 1 is viewed from the front, the area of the front lower region is configured as follows, that is, the front foot cover 24 The area of the area through which the air can pass, that is, the area through which the air passes, is larger than the area of the area through which the air passes.

According to the above-described embodiment, the front leg portion 21 includes the front leg cover 24 that is divided into the right and left portions, and the exposed portion of the end portion of the screw-like fastening member that prevents the front leg member 23 of the front leg portion 21 from being exposed is prevented. The method of exposing to the outside has a function of protecting the function and not impairing the appearance of the refrigerator main body 1. Further, since the air can pass through the space portion 31 provided at the lower portion of the front surface of the refrigerator main body 1 and passes through the bottom surface of the refrigerator main body 1, heat is applied. It is not easy to gather on the bottom surface, and the heat dissipation effect is maintained, so that the cooling efficiency can be improved. In particular, since the compressor 12, the heat radiation pipe 13, and the control board 14 are disposed in the machine room 11 to generate heat and dissipate heat, the heat is easily gathered in the configuration in which the machine room 11 is disposed in the lower portion of the back surface of the refrigerator main body 1. The heat generated on the bottom surface of the refrigerator main body 1 may adversely affect the control substrate or the like. However, in the present invention, since the air can pass through the space portion 31, the generated heat is less likely to gather on the bottom surface, so that the heat can be stably performed. Control of the refrigerator.

Further, since the left and right forefoot portions are protected by the front leg cover 24 divided into the left and right portions, the components of the front leg cover 24 can be made smaller than in the case where the front leg portion 21 is protected by the integrated front leg cover. Therefore, it is possible to reduce the weight of the refrigerator and the manufacturing cost.

Since the front leg cover 24 is provided with the fixing portion 26 and the stopper piece (fixing portion) 28, the movement of the front leg cover 24 in the up-and-down direction is restricted in a state in which the front leg cover 24 is attached, thereby preventing the front leg portion The cover 24 is shaken, and the state in which the front leg cover 24 is mounted can be stably maintained.

Since the front leg cover 24 is provided with the protection portion 25 which covers the left and right ends of the front lower portion of the heat insulating box 2 from the outside, that is, the corner portion can prevent the user from accidentally coming into contact with The corner portion of the front lower portion of the heat insulating box 2 is injured.

Since the ribs 27 are provided in the front leg cover 24, the movement of the front leg cover 24 in the left-right direction is restricted in the state in which the front leg cover 24 is attached, and the front leg cover 24 can be prevented from rattling, and the installation can be stably maintained. There is a state of the front foot cover 24.

Since the front leg portion 21 is not covered by the self-installing surface of the front leg member 23 to a fixed height (for example, 2 cm), the lower portion of the front leg member 23 is exposed, and therefore, even if the front leg cover 24 is attached Next, the front leg portion 21 can be easily rotated to adjust the height.

The embodiments of the present invention have been described, but the embodiments are presented as examples and are not intended to limit the scope of the invention. The present invention can be implemented in various other forms, and various omissions, substitutions and changes can be made without departing from the scope of the invention. The invention or its modifications are intended to be included within the scope and spirit of the invention and are included in the scope of the invention as described in the appended claims.

2‧‧‧Insulation box

21‧‧‧Front foot

22‧‧‧1

23‧‧‧Front foot components

24‧‧‧Front foot cover

25‧‧‧Protection Department

Claims (6)

A refrigerator comprising: a right front leg portion disposed at a right front side of a bottom portion of a refrigerator main body; a left front leg portion disposed at a left front side of a bottom portion of the refrigerator main body; and a front leg cover covering a front surface of the refrigerator main body The right front leg portion and the left front leg portion and the space portion are formed between the right front leg portion and the left front leg portion in a state in which the front leg cover is provided, and are sandwiched between the bottom surface of the refrigerator main body and the installation surface Space link. The refrigerator according to claim 1, wherein the front leg cover is configured to be divided into a right front leg cover covering the right front leg portion and a left front leg cover covering the left front leg portion. The refrigerator according to claim 1, further comprising a fixing portion that fixes the front leg cover to the refrigerator main body. The refrigerator according to claim 1, wherein at least one of the right front leg portion and the left front leg portion is an adjustable height adjusting leg portion, and the front leg portion cover exposes a lower region of the adjusting leg portion. The refrigerator according to claim 1, wherein the right front leg portion and the left front leg portion are: a protruding piece fixed to the refrigerator main body; a front leg member abutting on the installation surface; and a fastening portion that protrudes The sheet is fastened to the front leg member; and the front leg cover covers an upper end portion of the fastening portion that protrudes upward from the protruding piece. The refrigerator according to claim 1, wherein the front leg cover has a protection portion that covers a corner portion of the refrigerator main body.