JP2000018803A - Handle of refrigerator door - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a handle of a refrigerator door for reducing the door opening force and satisfactory operability, cleanliness and cleaning performance. SOLUTION: On a refrigerator door 2 which comprises upper and lower door frame members 3, a door panel 4 and heat insulating material, and is axially supported in front of a refrigerator main body 1 and installed to allow opening and closing, by providing satin finish on a grip part 7 extending widthwise from one direction, and providing fine unevenness on the grip part 7, slippage of a hand during opening and closing is eliminated, a handle 6 of the refrigerator door is added with antibacterial material with one end thereof being movable, can be gripped from upper, lower and non-fixed directions, and the handle 6 is movable in actual use, by pushing an outer box 14, the door opening force is reduced, and by a spring provided inside the handle 6, the handle 6 is returned to the original position thereof, thereby providing satisfactory operability.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a handle for a refrigerator door.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, as a mounting structure of a handle of a refrigerator door, for example, there is one disclosed in Japanese Patent Application Laid-Open No. 8-121943.

[0003] Hereinafter, the above-mentioned conventional refrigerator door handle will be described with reference to the drawings. FIG. 4 is a sectional view of a handle of a conventional refrigerator door.

[0004] In FIG. 4, a door 18 is provided with a foam heat insulating material 20 on both sides of the door 18 when the inside of the front plate edge of a door outer plate 19 made of a steel plate integral with the front plate is inserted. An aperture 21 is formed on the upper surface of the handle 21 and a handle for a handle 22 composed of a base and a decorative board is provided above the aperture 21.

[0005]

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION Problems to be solved by the above-mentioned conventional refrigerator door handle are that there are many degrees of freedom in gripping and that the door is often opened and closed in an unreasonable position, resulting in poor operability and poor door opening force. It was very heavy.

In the present invention, there is a degree of freedom in gripping,
An object of the present invention is to provide a rotary refrigerator door that can have a large grip portion and is excellent in operability, or a handle of a refrigerator door that can reduce the opening force of a drawer-type refrigerator door.

[0007]

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION In order to solve the above-mentioned problems, the present invention provides a rotary refrigerator door having a handle extending from one side of the door in the width direction and having one end movable. Alternatively, one end of the handle of the drawer-type refrigerator door can be moved.

As a result, the door can be gripped in three directions, that is, up and down and in a fixed direction. In actual use, the handle is movable, and the outer box is pushed to reduce the door opening force. Further, it is possible to provide a handle of the refrigerator door, in which the handle of the drawer-type refrigerator door is movable and the outer box is pushed to reduce the door opening force.

[0009]

DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS The invention according to claim 1 of the present invention is a refrigerator door comprising upper and lower door frame members, a door panel and a heat insulating material, which is axially supported on the front surface of the refrigerator body and is openably and closably mounted. The refrigerator door is provided with a grip part extending in the width direction from one direction, and one end of the refrigerator door is configured to be movable.The refrigerator door can be gripped from three directions, up and down and a non-fixed direction, and the handle is movable. Has the effect of reducing the door opening force.

According to a second aspect of the present invention, a repulsion member is inserted into a pin from a shaft plate inside a handle, and one end of the rebound member abuts on the rebound member insertion hole of the handle and the other end abuts on the shaft plate. This has the function of returning the handle to the normal position after opening and closing the door.

According to a third aspect of the present invention, an antibacterial treatment is performed by adding an antibacterial material to a material of a handle. It has the effect that cleanliness can be maintained by antibacterial action.

According to a fourth aspect of the present invention, the grip portion of the handle is subjected to a satin finish, and has an action of eliminating hand slippage when opening and closing the door and improving operability.

According to a fifth aspect of the present invention, a horizontal pin is inserted into a horizontal pin insertion hole of a drawer handle and a horizontal pin insertion hole of a drawer door frame member, so that the horizontal pin is used as a fulcrum and the drawer handle is brought forward. The outer plate can be pushed by rotating the movable plate pushing pin and pushing and moving the convex shape of the movable plate. From the above, it is possible to reduce the door opening force by utilizing the principle of leverage.

According to a sixth aspect of the present invention, a drawer repulsion member is inserted into a lateral pin inside the drawer handle, and one end is formed into a convex portion of the movable plate, and the other end is formed into a drawer door frame member. By bringing the door into contact, the drawer handle can be returned to the normal position after the door is opened and closed.

An embodiment of the present invention will be described below with reference to FIGS. (Embodiment 1) Reference numeral 2 denotes a refrigerator door, which is axially supported on the front surface of the refrigerator main body 1 and is attached so as to be openable and closable, and includes upper and lower door frame members 3, a door panel 4, and a heat insulating material 5.

Reference numeral 6 denotes a handle, which has a horizontally extending grip 7 on the open side of the refrigerator door 2 so that when the refrigerator door 2 is opened, the handle 6 can move back and forth.

First, a method of attaching the handle 6 of the refrigerator door to the refrigerator door 2 according to the present invention will be described.

A pin 9 protruding from the shaft plate 8 is inserted into a part of the handle 6, and one end of the pin 9 is inserted into an insertion hole 12 of a bearing plate 11 attached to the refrigerator door 2 by a bearing plate mounting screw 10. The handle 6 is configured to be attached to the refrigerator door 2 side by inserting and attaching a shaft plate attaching screw 13.

Next, the opening and closing operation of the handle of the refrigerator door according to the present invention will be described. The handle 6 attached by the above-described method can be gripped from three directions, up and down and a non-fixed direction, and can open and close the refrigerator door 2. At this time, the handle 9 is pulled forward with the pin 9 of the shaft plate 8 as a fulcrum 13 ', so that the other handle end 14' is
4 is a configuration in which the door opening force can be reduced by pressing it.

With the above structure, the user can hold the door in three directions, that is, up and down and in a non-fixed direction, and has an excellent degree of freedom in actual use. It is light and has good cleaning properties.

The repulsion member 15 is inserted into the pin 9 from the shaft plate 8 inside the handle 6, and the end is brought into contact with the spring insertion hole 16 of the handle 6 and the other end is brought into contact with the shaft plate 8. This has the effect of returning the handle 6 to the normal position after the door is opened.

Further, in a refrigerator for storing foods, an antibacterial treatment is performed by adding an antibacterial material to the material of the handle 6, and the handle portion 6 which is frequently touched by the actual hand is used.
Has the effect of maintaining cleanliness by antibacterial.

Further, the grip portion 7 of the handle 6 is subjected to a satin finish, and the grip portion 7 is provided with fine irregularities 17, thereby preventing the hand from slipping when the door is opened and closed, thereby improving the operability.

(Embodiment 2) A drawer refrigerator door 18 comprises upper and lower drawer door frame members 19, a door panel 4 and a heat insulating material 5, and is attached to the front surface of the refrigerator body 1 so as to be able to be pulled out. . The drawer refrigerator door 1
8, a handle portion 20, a horizontal pin insertion hole 21, a drawer handle 23 having a movable plate pushing pin 22, a movable plate 25 having a convex shape 24, and a movable plate cover 26 covering the movable plate 25. A horizontal pin insertion hole 21 of the drawer handle 23 and a pin insertion hole 2 of the drawer door frame member 19.
7, the horizontal pin 28 is used as a fulcrum 13 ′ by pulling the drawer handle 23 toward the fulcrum 13 ′, whereby the movable plate pushing pin 22 rotates, and the convex shape 24 of the movable plate 25 is pushed and movable. By doing so, the end portion 28 'of the movable plate presses the outer box 14, thereby having the effect of reducing the door opening force by utilizing the leverage principle.

Further, a draw-out repulsion member 29 is inserted into the horizontal pin 28 inside the draw-out handle 23, and one end of the draw-back repulsion member 29 is inserted into the convex shape 24 of the movable plate 25, and the other end is inserted into the draw-out door frame member 19. The contact has an effect that the position of the drawer handle 23 can be returned to the normal position after the door is opened and closed.

[0026]

As described above, the handle of the refrigerator door of the present invention has the above-mentioned structure, and the handle which can be gripped from the upper and lower sides of the handle and the non-fixed direction is movably attached. It is an object of the present invention to provide a refrigerator door handle with a reduced door opening force and good operability by operating the handle and pushing the outer box.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a front view of a refrigerator door according to a first embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a plan view of a main part of the handle when the refrigerator door is closed according to the first embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 3 is a plan view of a main part when the handle is movable when the refrigerator door is opened according to the first embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 4 is a front view of a handle of the refrigerator door according to the first embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 5 is a front view of the handle of the refrigerator door according to the first embodiment of the present invention when each part is disassembled.

FIG. 6 is a plan view of a main part of the handle when the refrigerator door is closed according to the second embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 7 is a plan view of a main part when the handle is movable when the refrigerator door is opened according to the second embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 8 is a front view of the handle of the refrigerator door according to the second embodiment of the present invention when each part is disassembled.

FIG. 9 is a cross-sectional view of a main part of a handle of a conventional refrigerator door.

[Explanation of symbols]

 DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Refrigerator main body 2 Refrigerator door 3 Door frame member 4 Door panel 5 Insulation material 6 Handle 7 Handle 13 'Support point 14 Outer box 14' Handle end 15 Repulsion member 17 Fine unevenness 18 Drawer refrigerator door 19 Drawer door frame member 20 Handle portion 23 Drawer handle 25 Movable plate 28 'End of movable plate 29 Drawback rebound member

Claims (6)

[Claims] 1. A refrigerator door comprising upper and lower door frame members, a door panel, and a heat insulating material, which is axially supported on a front surface of the refrigerator body and is openably and closably mounted. And a fulcrum, wherein the end of the handle abuts the outer box when the refrigerator door is opened. 2. The refrigerator door handle according to claim 1, wherein the handle is provided with a repulsion member so that the handle can be returned to a normal position. 3. The handle of a refrigerator door according to claim 1, wherein an antibacterial treatment is performed by adding an antibacterial material to the material of the handle. 4. The handle of a refrigerator door according to claim 1, wherein the grip portion of the handle is provided with fine irregularities by satin finish. 5. A drawer refrigerator door comprising upper and lower drawer door frame members, a door panel, and a heat insulating material, which is attached to the front of the refrigerator body so as to be able to be pulled out, and a handle portion, a movable plate and a fulcrum are provided at the center thereof. A handle of a refrigerator door, wherein the end of the movable plate abuts on an outer box when the drawer refrigerator door is opened. 6. The refrigerator door handle according to claim 5, wherein a position of the drawer handle can be returned to a normal position by providing a repulsion member on the drawer handle.