CN107816838A - Refrigerator - Google Patents

Abstract

Provided is a refrigerator capable of simply and reliably installing a glass plate on the surface of a front door while improving the visual aesthetics. The front of the right door (3b) of the refrigerator compartment (3) is covered by a glass plate (21) on the whole surface, and four door frame covers (31, 33) are installed on the four sides of the right door (3b). . 35) is provided with a corner portion (35a) as an abutment portion, and the corner portion (35a) contacts and holds the end portion of the glass plate material (21) in such a manner that the surface of the glass plate material (21) is exposed. The upper and lower door frame covers (31, 33) are provided with biting portions for biting and holding the ends of the glass plate (21).

Description

refrigerator

The present invention is a divisional application of the Chinese patent application No. 201310316419.3 and the invention name "Refrigerator" submitted by the applicant on August 27, 2012.

technical field

Embodiments of the present invention relate to a refrigerator.

Background technique

Refrigerators are frequently used during cooking, and are installed in relatively eye-catching places such as the center of the kitchen for convenience in the kitchen. Therefore, its appearance, especially the surface of the front door needs to be always clean and easy to clean.

In response to this need, the surface of the front door of the refrigerator is covered with a glass plate, and a glass plate is attached to the surface of the front door to facilitate cleaning of the surface of the front door of the refrigerator.

If the front door of the refrigerator is covered with a glass plate, the front door of the refrigerator is easy to clean and can always be kept beautiful and clean, but it is relatively difficult to securely and neatly attach the glass plate to the surface of the front door of the refrigerator. Various methods have been studied, and a method that is relatively simple and can be mounted as a whole is eagerly desired.

JP-A-2011-58787 and the like disclose a shape in which the surface of the front door of a refrigerator is covered with a glass plate.

Contents of the invention

The present invention has been made in view of the above circumstances, and an object of the present invention is to provide a refrigerator capable of simply and reliably attaching a glass plate to the surface of a front door while improving visual appearance.

The refrigerator according to the embodiment is characterized in that it includes: a glass plate that covers the front of a door that opens and closes the front opening; : The first door frame cover is supported so as to cover the end portion of the glass plate; and the second door frame cover is supported so that a part of the end portion of the glass plate is exposed.

In addition, the refrigerator of the embodiment is characterized in that it has: each opening and closing door of each chamber, and each chamber constitutes the refrigerator; each glass plate covers the front surface of each opening and closing door; The upper, lower, left, and right ends of the glass plate are supported, and the left and right door frame covers include: the first door frame cover abutting against one of the left and right ends of the glass plate; and a second door frame cover capable of contacting the glass plate The left and right ends of the plates are separated and cover the peripheral edges of the ends. The above-mentioned upper and lower door frame covers include: the above-mentioned third door frame cover abutting against one of the upper and lower ends of the above-mentioned glass plate; and a fourth door frame cover , can be separated from the other upper and lower ends of the above-mentioned glass plate, and cover the edge of the end.

According to the embodiment, it is possible to provide a refrigerator capable of simply and reliably attaching a glass plate to the surface of the front door while improving the appearance.

Description of drawings

Fig. 1 is a perspective view showing the whole of a refrigerator according to one embodiment of the present invention.

Fig. 2 is an exploded perspective view showing only the right door of the side-by-side door of the refrigerating compartment of the refrigerator shown in Fig. 1 .

Fig. 3 is a cross-sectional view of the right door taken along the line indicated by arrow A-A in Fig. 1 .

Explanation of reference signs

1 refrigerator

3 cold room

3a left door

3b right door

7 vegetable room

7a Drawer door

8 ice room

8a Drawer door

9 Upper freezer compartment

9a Drawer door

10 freezer

10a Drawer door

21 glass sheet

21a left end

21b end face

21c back

21d front

21e Corner

21f right end

21g end face

25 door inner assembly

27 frame

31 Upper side door frame cover

33 Lower door frame cover

35 Left door frame cover

35a Corner

35b vertical plane

35c Horizontal Section

35d protrusion

35e front end

35f extension

35g bite

37 Right side door frame cover

37a bite

37b Front side extension

37c Rear extension

37d link

41, 43 double-sided tape

45 clearance

Detailed ways

Hereinafter, a mode for implementing the present invention (hereinafter referred to as an embodiment) will be described using FIGS. 1 to 3 .

Fig. 1 is a perspective view showing the whole of a refrigerator according to one embodiment of the present invention.

The refrigerator 1 shown in FIG. 1 is provided with a refrigerating room 3 at the uppermost part, and the refrigerating room 3 is equipped with a side-by-side door consisting of a left door 3a and a right door 3b larger than the left door 3a at its front opening. .

In addition, refrigerator 1 is provided with vegetable compartment 7 below refrigerator compartment 3 . In addition, directly below the vegetable compartment 7, an ice-making compartment 8 and an upper freezer compartment 9 also called a switching compartment are arranged side by side, and the upper freezer compartment 9 can be changed to any cooling state from refrigeration to freezing. And the freezer compartment 10 is provided in the lowermost part directly below these ice making compartment 8 and the upper freezer compartment 9. As shown in FIG.

In addition, the vegetable compartment 7, the ice compartment 8, the upper freezer compartment 9, and the freezer compartment 10 have drawer-type doors 7a, 8a, 9a, and 10a attached to front openings, respectively. The main bodies of the storage units of the vegetable compartment 7, the ice compartment 8, the upper freezer compartment 9, and the freezer compartment 10 are attached to the rear sides of the respective drawer doors 7a, 8a, 9a, and 10a via frames or the like. And when each drawer type door 7a, 8a, 9a, and 10a is pulled out forward, each storage part main body is also drawn forward similarly.

That is, recessed handles 3ab and 3bb for hooking fingers are respectively provided inside the respective lower ends of the left door 3a and the right door 3b. Similarly, recessed handles 7b, 8b, 9b, and 10b for hooking fingers are respectively provided in the longitudinal direction of the upper ends of the drawer doors 7a, 8a, 9a, and 10a.

In addition, as shown in FIG. 1 , the outer surfaces of the left door 3 a and the right door 3 b that are opened in opposite directions are configured to be entirely covered with glass (glass) plates 13 , 14 . Likewise, the outer surfaces of the drawer doors 7 a , 8 a , 9 a , and 10 a 6 are formed so that they are covered entirely by glass panels 17 , 18 , 19 , and 20 . These glass plates 17, 18, 19, and 20 are transparent or translucent colored glass materials, but may be, for example, acrylic resin or the like. Thereby, the surface of each door can be easily cleaned, and can always be kept beautiful and clean.

In addition, the innermost sides of the doors 3a, 3b, 7a, 8a, 9a, 10a of the refrigerating room 3, the vegetable room 7, the ice making room 8, the upper freezing room 9, and the freezing room 10 facing the room are opened by, for example, It is composed of an inner plate formed of steel plate or the like. The space between the inner panel and the above-mentioned glass plate is provided with a vacuum heat insulating material, and is filled with a foam heat insulating material made of polyurethane foam or the like to improve the heat insulating performance. Then, the foam heat insulating member is bonded to the inner surface of the glass plate to fix the glass plate on the inner plate, and the glass plate 17, 18, 19 and 20 will not fall off.

Fig. 2 is an exploded perspective view illustrating only one right door 3b of the side-by-side doors of the refrigerator compartment 3 of the refrigerator 1 shown in Fig. 1 . The left door 3a and the right door 3b of the refrigerating room 3 of the refrigerator 1 shown in FIG. , 8a, 9a, and 10a are basically the same as the right door 3b of the refrigerator compartment 3 shown in FIG.

The right door 3b of the refrigerator compartment 3 shown in FIG. 2 has a glass plate 21 provided so as to cover the entire front of the right door 3b, and constitutes an outer glass plate 13 (FIG. 1). In addition, in FIG. 2, the side where the glass plate 21 is provided is the front side of the right door 3b, and the side opposite to the glass plate 21 and facing the inside of the refrigerator compartment 3 is the rear side of the right door 3b. In addition, an upper side doorjamb cover 31, a lower side doorjamb cover 33, a left side doorjamb cover 35, and a right side doorjamb cover for holding the glass plate material 21 from the upper, lower, left, and right outer peripheral portions of the glass plate 21 are respectively provided. 37. The glass plate 21 is fixedly held by these four door frame covers 31, 33, 35, 37 up, down, left, and right.

In addition, inside the above-mentioned glass plate 21 , the door inner assembly 25 , which is a rectangular frame, is provided along the outer periphery of the glass plate 21 , and the right door 3 b is integrally and integrally assembled by the door inner assembly 25 . In addition, a rectangular frame body 27 is provided inside the door inner assembly 25 , that is, toward the inside of the refrigerator compartment 3 . In addition, although not shown, an inner panel formed of, for example, a steel plate is attached to the frame body 27, and the space between the inner panel and the above-mentioned glass plate 21 is filled with a foaming material formed of polyurethane foam or the like. Insulation components. Thereby, the thermal insulation performance is improved, and the foamed heat insulating member adheres to the inner surface of the glass plate 21 to fix the glass plate 21, and the glass plate 21 is fixed so that it does not fall off or warp.

Fig. 3 is a cross-sectional view of the right door 3b taken along the line indicated by arrow A-A in Fig. 1 . In more detail, it is taken along the line shown by the arrow B-B in FIG. The structure of the front part is a cross-sectional view showing a state in which the left side doorjamb cover 35 and the right side doorjamb cover 37 are held in contact with the glass plate 21 .

As shown in FIG. 3 , the left side door frame cover 35 has an L-shaped corner portion 35 a recessed at an end portion extending forward (downward in FIG. 3 ), and a vertical surface extending downward on the corner portion 35 a The end surface 21b of the left end part 21a of the glass plate material 21 abuts on 35b. In addition, the horizontal portion 35c extending laterally of the corner portion 35a is in contact with the back surface 21c of the glass plate 21 , and is specifically bonded and fixed by the double-sided tape 41 . The front end of the protruding portion 35d constituting the vertical surface 35b of the corner portion 35a of the left side door frame cover 35 is formed in an arcuate shape. The front end 35e of this arc does not protrude from the front surface 21d of the glass plate 21, but is located behind it. That is, the front surface 21d of the glass plate material 21 is located ahead rather than the front-end|tip 35e of the left side doorjamb cover 35. As shown in FIG. In addition, the corner portion 35a of the left side door frame cover 35 constitutes a left-right direction contact portion.

In addition, the protruding part 35f constituting the horizontal part 35c of the corner part 35a of the left side door frame cover 35 extends and protrudes along the back surface 21c of the glass plate 21, and the horizontal part 35c of the protruding part 35f and the back surface of the glass plate 21 Between 21c, as mentioned above, the double-sided tape 41 is pasted, and the back surface 21c of the glass plate 21 and the horizontal part 35c of the left side door frame cover 35 are bonded and fixed by this double-sided tape 41.

In addition, the lower end portion of the end surface 21b of the glass plate 21 that is in contact with the vertical surface 35b of the protruding portion 35d of the left side door frame cover 35, that is, the corner portion 21e on the surface side of the left end portion 21a of the glass plate 21 is provided with a corner portion. Cutting processing, the so-called C-face cutting (cut). The cutting of the C surface may be performed only by corner cutting, but it may also be rounded by grinding after cutting.

Then, the front end 35e of the protruding portion 35d of the left side door frame cover 35 protrudes to an intermediate degree of the corner portion 21e cut off from the C surface. That is, the front end 35e of the protruding portion 35d of the left side door frame cover 35 has a shape that ends behind half or less of the corner portion 21e cut off on the C plane, that is, less than half of it, and does not protrude further. Thereby, the corner|angular part 21e of the glass plate material 21 which C-plane cut|disconnection was performed is exposed, and moisture stays in this part, and also prevents "mold" from being produced in this part.

More specifically, the front end 35e of the left side door frame cover 35 is located behind the front face 21d of the glass plate 21 in such a way that the corner 21e of the glass plate 21 that has been cut off from the C plane is exposed, thereby preventing Water droplets generated between the protruding portion 35d of the left side door frame cover 35 and the end surface 21b of the glass plate 21 due to the cooling of the cold air in the refrigerator compartment 3 adhere. Accordingly, the portion can be maintained in a dry state, thereby preventing the generation of “mold” in the portion.

In addition, by exposing the corner portion 21e of the glass plate 21 and performing a C-plane cut, the edge of the glass plate 21 can be made to look good, the visual appearance can be improved, and the commercial value of the refrigerator 1 can be improved. Moreover, damage to the glass plate material 21 can also be prevented by setting it as a C-plane cut structure.

As shown in FIG. 3, the other side of the right door frame cover 37 of the right door 3b is formed with a substantially U-shaped portion forming a left-right direction biting portion at an end portion extending forward (downward in FIG. 3). Biting part 37a. The right end part 21f of the glass plate material 21 is bitten into this biting part 37a so that it may be covered.

The biting portion 37a includes: a shorter front protruding portion 37b, the back of which is in contact with the front 21d of the glass plate 21; a longer rear protruding portion 37c, the front of which is bonded and fixed to the back of the glass plate 21 via a double-sided adhesive tape 43 21c; and a connection portion 37d that connects the right end portion of the front side extension portion 37b and the right end portion of the rear side extension portion 37c. In other words, the right end portion 21f of the glass plate 21 is sandwiched between the front overhanging portion 37b and the rear overhanging portion 37c, and is fixed by the double-sided tape 43 .

In addition, a gap 45 is formed between the inner surface of the coupling portion 37d of the biting portion 37a and the end surface 21g of the right end portion 21f of the glass plate 21 . This gap 45 is a gap that allows the size of the glass plate 21 to be adjusted. That is, even if the lateral length of the glass plate 21 varies due to manufacturing reasons or the like and the glass plate 21 becomes longer than a predetermined dimension, the gap 45 can absorb the length. Thereby, the glass plate material 21 can be attached reliably between the protrusion part 35d of the left side doorjamb cover 35, and the connection part 37d of the right side doorjamb cover 37. As shown in FIG.

In addition, although it is not shown in FIG. 3, the inside of the glass plate material 21 is filled with the foam heat insulating material which consists of polyurethane foam etc., and the heat insulation performance of the right door 3b is improved. The foam heat insulating member is bonded to the inner surface of the glass plate 21 to fix the glass plate 21 on the inner plate not shown in the figure. The side doorjamb cover 31 and the lower side doorjamb cover 33 fix the glass plate 21 so that it does not come off, that is, does not come off, and also prevents the glass plate 21 from warping toward the front side. Furthermore, the upper side doorjamb cover 31 , the lower side doorjamb cover 33 , the left side doorjamb cover 35 , and the right side doorjamb cover 37 have reinforcements for supporting the glass plate 21 , whereby the glass plate 21 is reinforced.

As shown in FIG. 3 , the glass plate 21 is held by the left door frame cover 35 and the right door frame cover 37 in the left-right direction, while as shown in FIG. The side doorjamb cover 31 and the lower side doorjamb cover 33 are fixedly held. The upper side door frame cover 31 and the lower side door frame cover 33 in the vertical direction have the same biting portion as the biting portion 37a of the right side door frame cover 37 shown in FIG. And the lower side door frame cover 33 to hold the glass plate 21. In addition, the structure of the biting part of the upper side doorjamb cover 31 and the lower side doorjamb cover 33 is the same as the biting part 37a of the right side doorjamb cover 37 shown in FIG. 3, and the description is abbreviate|omitted.

In addition, in Fig. 3, the corner portion 35a constituting the contact portion in the left-right direction is provided on the left end portion 21a of the glass plate 21, and the bite portion 37a constituting the bite portion in the left-right direction is provided on the right end portion 21f of the glass plate 21, but the present invention Not limited to this. For example, the corner portion 35a may be provided on the right side door frame cover 37 corresponding to the right end portion 21f of the glass plate 21, and the biting portion 37a may be provided on the left side door frame cover 35 corresponding to the left end portion 21a of the glass plate 21. superior. That is, the corner portion 35 a may be provided on either the left or right side of the glass plate 21 , and the biting portion 37 a may be provided on the other side of the glass plate 21 .

Here, when referring to the entire door of the refrigerator 1 shown in FIG. A door frame cover in which the biting portion 37a has the same structure is called a biting door frame cover. The door frame cover at the left end of the left door 3a of the side-by-side door of the refrigerator 1 is a biting door frame cover, and the door frame cover at the right end of the left door 3a is an abutting door frame cover. As for the side-opening right door 3b, the door jamb cover at the left end portion is an abutting door jamb cover, and the door jamb cover at the right end portion is a jamming door jamb cover as described above. Thus, by positioning the abutting door frame cover with the C-face cutout on the opposite end portions of the left door 3a and the right door 3b of the side-by-side door, the vision of the front center of the refrigerator 1 can be improved. Aesthetics are improved, making it look aesthetically pleasing. In addition, all the upper side doorjamb covers and the lower side doorjamb covers of both the left door 3a and the right door 3b of the split type are bite doorjamb covers.

And, the respective drawer doors 7a, 9a, 11a, and 13a of the vegetable compartment 7, the ice making compartment 9, the upper freezer compartment 11, and the freezer compartment 13 are such that either one of the door frame covers in the left and right directions is in contact with the door frame cover, and the other is a door frame cover. One side is the bite-in door frame cover. In addition, all the door frame covers in the vertical direction are bite door frame covers.

In the refrigerator 1 constituted as above, the front of the side-by-side door constituted by the left door 3a and the right door 3b is entirely covered by the glass plate 21, and any one of the ends in the left-right direction of the glass plate 21 is pressed The other side is held by biting the door frame cover. The inside of the glass plate 21 is filled with a foam heat insulating member made of urethane foam or the like to improve the heat insulating performance of the door. The foam heat insulating member is bonded to the inner surface of the glass plate 21 to fix the glass plate 21 on the inner plate, so that the glass plate 21 is prevented from detaching and the glass plate 21 is prevented from warping toward the front side.

In addition, the corner portion 21e on the surface side contacting the doorjamb cover is cut off in a C-plane, and the front end 35e of the protruding portion 35d of the left side doorjamb cover 35 protrudes to the corner portion 21e from which the C-plane cutout is performed. Below one-half of the middle extent of the projected shape without further extension. Thereby, the corner|angular part 21e of the glass plate material 21 which performed C-plane cutting|disconnection is exposed, and it prevents that moisture stays in this part, and prevents mold generation|occurrence|production in this part. In addition, by exposing the corner portion 21e of the glass plate 21 and performing C-plane cutout, the end portion of the glass plate 21 can be made to look beautiful, the visual aesthetics can be improved, and the commercial value of the refrigerator 1 can be improved. In addition, it is possible to prevent the glass plate material 21 from being easily broken.

In addition, a gap 45 is formed between the inner surface of the coupling portion 37d of the bite portion 37a of the right side door frame cover 37 and the end surface 21g of the right end portion 21f of the glass plate 21 . Even if the size of the glass plate 21 is uneven or elongated due to manufacturing reasons, etc., it can be absorbed by the gap 45, and the glass plate 21 is reliably installed on the protrusion 35d of the left side door frame cover 35 and the right side door. between the connecting portions 37d of the frame cover 37 .

Although the embodiment of the present invention has been described, the embodiment is presented as an example and is not intended to limit the scope of the invention. The new embodiments can be implemented in other various forms, and various omissions, substitutions, and changes can be made without departing from the gist of the invention. Embodiments and modifications thereof are included in the scope and gist of the invention, and are also included in the invention described in the claims and their equivalents.

Claims (13)

1. a kind of refrigerator, it is characterised in that have：

Glass plate, cover before the door that front openings portion is opened and closed；And

Multiple doorjamb covers, the glass plate is supported in the end of above-mentioned glass plate,

Above-mentioned doorjamb cover includes：First doorjamb cover, it is supported with covering the end of above-mentioned glass plate；And second side Mask, a part for the end of above-mentioned glass plate is set to be supported with exposing.

2. refrigerator as claimed in claim 1, it is characterised in that

One square end portion of above-mentioned glass plate abuts with above-mentioned second doorjamb cover, and the opposing party end of above-mentioned glass plate is with can be with The mode that above-mentioned first doorjamb cover separation and end portions are capped is supported.

3. refrigerator as claimed in claim 1 or 2, it is characterised in that

First and second above-mentioned doorjamb cover has the supporting surface with abutting and being supported behind above-mentioned glass plate, above-mentioned branch Support face behind above-mentioned glass plate with being adhesively fixed.

4. refrigerator as claimed in claim 1, it is characterised in that

The above-mentioned end exposed for the above-mentioned glass plate that above-mentioned second doorjamb cover is supported is carried out machining.

5. refrigerator as claimed in claim 1, it is characterised in that

Above-mentioned second doorjamb cover is so that positioned at more closer to the front than the front end of above-mentioned second doorjamb cover before above-mentioned glass plate Mode be supported.

6. the refrigerator as described in claim 4 or 5, it is characterised in that

The above-mentioned front end of above-mentioned second doorjamb cover is located at the above-mentioned end for being carried out above-mentioned machining of above-mentioned glass plate Half below rear.

7. refrigerator as claimed in claim 1 or 2, it is characterised in that

Above-mentioned door is opposite opened door, and the end of the glass plate of the free end side of above-mentioned door is supported with exposing.

8. refrigerator as claimed in claim 1 or 2, it is characterised in that

Above-mentioned glass plate is fixed by the foamed heat insulation component overleaf filled and above-mentioned multiple doorjamb covers.

9. a kind of refrigerator, it is characterised in that have：

Each shutter door of each room, each room form refrigerator；

Each glass plate, cover before above-mentioned each shutter door；And

Doorjamb cover up and down, the end up and down of above-mentioned each glass plate is supported,

The doorjamb cover of above-mentioned left and right includes：Above-mentioned first doorjamb cover, side's end abutment with the left and right of above-mentioned glass plate； And the second doorjamb cover, it can be separated with the opposing party end of the left and right of above-mentioned glass plate, and tipping periphery,

Doorjamb cover above and below above-mentioned includes：Above-mentioned 3rd doorjamb cover, upper and lower side's end abutment with above-mentioned glass plate； And the 4th doorjamb cover, upper and lower the opposing party end that can be with above-mentioned glass plate separates, and tipping periphery.

10. refrigerator as claimed in claim 9, it is characterised in that

Above-mentioned first doorjamb cover has the support with abutting and being supported behind above-mentioned glass plate to the 4th doorjamb cover Face, above-mentioned supporting surface behind above-mentioned glass plate with being adhesively fixed.

11. refrigerator as claimed in claim 9, it is characterised in that

A part for the end for the above-mentioned glass plate that above-mentioned first doorjamb cover and above-mentioned 3rd doorjamb cover are supported is exposed, dew The above-mentioned end gone out is applied in machining.

12. refrigerator as claimed in claim 9, it is characterised in that

Above-mentioned second doorjamb cover and above-mentioned 4th doorjamb cover before above-mentioned glass plate so as to be located at than above-mentioned second side The front end of mask and above-mentioned 4th doorjamb cover mode closer to the front is supported.

13. the refrigerator as described in claim 11 or 12, it is characterised in that

It is above-mentioned that the above-mentioned front end of above-mentioned second doorjamb cover and above-mentioned 4th doorjamb cover is located at being carried out for above-mentioned glass plate Rear below the half of the above-mentioned end of machining.