JP2804550B2 - Panel structure of cooling storage - Google Patents

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Description: BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION (a) Industrial Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a cooling storage in which a forced-ventilation type condenser is provided in a machine room, and in particular, a panel provided in the front of the machine room. It is about structure.

(B) Conventional technology As a conventional technology, for example, Japanese Utility Model Laid-Open Publication No. Sho 52-52877 discloses a cosmetic for refrigerators and the like having a gap between an upper panel and a lower panel and integrally connected to each other. In the panel structure, a makeup holder provided at both ends of the upper panel and the lower panel, a plurality of grooves provided in the makeup holder, a step formed in the upper panel, and the step Locking means for locking the makeup holder to the makeup holding body,
There is disclosed a decorative panel structure for a refrigerator or the like, wherein the upper panel, the lower panel, and the makeup holder are integrally connected to each other by the groove and the locking means.

(C) Problems to be Solved by the Invention In such a panel structure of the prior art, since a void portion used as a suction port is formed in a central portion of the panel, the upper panel and the lower panel are separate parts, In addition to the increase in the number of parts, the appearance of the machine room caused problems such as unsightly appearance.

The present invention has been made in view of the above-mentioned problems of the related art, and provides a panel structure of a cooling storage having a simplified appearance and a good external appearance.

(D) Means for Solving the Problems In order to solve the above problems, the present invention relates to a cooling storage having a forced-ventilation-type condenser disposed in a machine room formed above a cooling storage main body. The lower end of a panel disposed in front of the machine room is bent at an acute angle in the direction of the machine room to form an inclined guide surface, and air is provided between the guide surface and the upper part of the main body front. It is a panel structure of a cooling storage, wherein a flow opening is formed.

(E) Function According to the present invention, the air circulation opening serving as the suction port is formed between the guide surface formed by bending the lower end of the panel and the upper front surface of the cooling storage body. Can be made into one part, and depending on the panel,
Machine room visibility can be prevented.

(F) Example An example of the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings.
As shown in FIGS. 2 and 3, reference numeral 1 denotes a cooling storage such as a refrigerator implementing the panel structure of the present invention, and a storage main body 2 having a heat insulating structure includes a plurality of heat insulating doors 3 on a front surface thereof. A cooler 4 and a cool air circulating fan 5 are disposed in an upper part of the inside 2.

A forced-ventilating condenser 7 is provided in a machine room 6 having an open upper surface formed in an upper part of the main body 2, an axial flow blower 8 is provided on the leeward side of the condenser 7, and an electric compressor is provided on the leeward side. Machine 9
Are installed sequentially.

As shown in FIGS. 1 to 3, a decorative panel 11 removably attached to an angle 10 fixed to the main body 2 is provided on the front surface of the machine room 6.
The decorative panel 11 includes a stainless steel panel 12 and a resin holding cap 13 connected to both ends of the panel 12.

Thus, the panel 12 has an upper surface 14, a rear surface 14B formed by bending the rear end of the upper surface 14 downward, and a front surface 14B formed by bending an end portion of the panel 14 inwardly, and a front end formed by bending the front end of the upper surface 14 downward. 15, the front
The lower end of the guide 15 is bent at an acute angle in the direction of the machine chamber 6 and is inclined. Among them, the front 15 is an upper vertical surface 15A, an upper inclined surface 15B which is inclined backward low, a middle vertical surface
15C, a lower inclined surface 15D and a lower vertical surface 15E which are inclined forward and lower are sequentially bent. All these surfaces are formed by bending one stainless steel plate,
The bent portions between the surfaces are all formed in a radius.

On the other hand, the holding cap 13 made of resin is
As shown in a perspective view separated from the closing surface 17, the closing surface
A cover surface 18, which is formed around the periphery 17 and is fitted into the side end of the panel 12 to cover the side end, a support surface 19 supporting the guide surface 16 among the side ends, and a lower rear portion of the cover surface 18. And a fixing means formed on the inner surface side of the covering surface 18, which are integrally formed by, for example, injection molding.

Here, the fixing means will be described in detail.When the fixing means is erected from the closing surface 17 along the covering surface 18 and the holding cap 13 is fitted into the panel 12, the side end of the panel 12,
That is, an upper holding piece 21A for holding the side end of the upper vertical surface 15A between the cover surface 18 and a middle holding piece 21B and a lower vertical surface for holding the side end of the middle vertical surface 15C between the cover surface 18. A lower holding piece 21C that clamps the side end of 15E between the covering surface 18 and the upper and lower middle holding pieces 21B of the upper holding piece 21A and below the lower holding piece 21C and below the lower holding piece 21C, and the inner side of the covering face 18 When the holding cap 13 is fitted to the panel 12, the upper vertical surface 15 is formed.
The two upper engaging projections 23A which are engaged with the two upper holding holes 22A formed at the side end of A, and the two intermediate holding holes 22B which are formed at the side end of the middle vertical surface 15C. It is composed of two middle engaging projections 23B and one lower engaging projection 23C that is engaged with one lower holding hole 22C formed at the side end of the lower vertical surface 15E.

Therefore, the holding cap 13 fitted to the panel 12 is
By the action of the covering surface 18 and the holding pieces 21A to 21C,
The front-rear rubbing of the panel 12 can be prevented, and by the action of each of the holding holes 22A to 22C and each of the engaging projections 23A to 23C,
Rubbing of the panel 12 in the left-right direction can be prevented.

Note that the panel 12 and the holding cap 13 are supplementarily connected by screws 24 at a position that cannot be seen from the front surface of the decorative panel 11.

Next, the mounting structure of the decorative panel 11 configured as described above will be described. For this purpose, a pair of left and right fulcrum plates 25 is fixed to the upper surface 13 of the panel 12.
Is inserted into an insertion opening 26 formed in the upper surface of the angle 10 fixed to the main body 2 and rotatably supports the decorative panel 11. On the other hand, on the front surface of the angle 10, a catcher 27 is fixed corresponding to the striker 20 projecting rearward from the covering surface 18, and the installation of the decorative panel 11 is completed by fitting the striker 20 to the catcher 27.

When the installation of the decorative panel 11 on the front of the machine room 6 is completed, the guide surface 16 of the panel 12 and the upper front of the storage body 2
A suction port 28 as an air flow opening is formed between the suction port 2A and the suction port 28A.

As described above, by attaching the decorative panel 11 to the front of the machine room 6, the interior of the machine room 6 is covered by the decorative panel 11 so as to be completely invisible.

Further, since the suction port 28 is formed below the decorative panel 11, the suction of the air that has become hot due to heat exchange with the condenser 7 is significantly reduced, which leads to an improvement in the heat exchange efficiency.

(G) Effects of the Invention As described above, the present invention has a suction port as an air flow opening formed between a guide surface formed by bending a panel and an upper front surface of a cooling storage body. The panel can be made into one component, and the panel can be simplified.

Further, by forming the suction port below the panel, the panel can cover the front of the machine room so that the machine room cannot be seen, so that the appearance can be improved.

Furthermore, the suction of air that has become hot due to heat exchange with the condenser can be significantly reduced, and the heat exchange efficiency can be improved.

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS FIG. 1 to FIG. 5 each show a panel structure according to the present invention, FIG. 1 is a vertical sectional side view showing a main part of the panel structure, and FIG. FIG. 3 is a vertical sectional side view of the upper part of the cooling storage, FIG. 4 is an exploded perspective view of the decorative panel, and FIG. 5 is a sectional view taken along line AA of FIG. 2 ... cooling storage unit, 2A ... upper front part of the main unit, 6 ... machine room, 7 ... forced ventilation condenser, 12 ... panel, 16 ...
Guide surface, 28 ... suction port (air flow opening).

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Claims (1)

(57) [Claims] In a cooling storage, a forced ventilation type condenser is disposed in a machine room formed on an upper portion of a cooling storage main body.
A lower end portion of a panel disposed in front of the machine room is bent at an acute angle toward the machine room to form an inclined guide surface, and an air flow is provided between the guide surface and the upper portion of the main body front surface. A panel structure of a cooling storage, wherein an opening is formed.