JP3869809B2 - Door structure for double door refrigerator door - Google Patents

Description

[0001]
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
TECHNICAL FIELD The present invention relates to a refrigerator having a double door type door, and in particular, a door body assembly structure for assembling a decorative cover and a handle cover in a large door body of a set of large and small door bodies having different door widths. It is about.
[0002]
[Prior art]
FIG. 1 is an example of a refrigerator provided with a double door.
In refrigerators equipped with this kind of double doors, doors with different door widths are adopted, taking into account the suppression of the outflow of cool air inside the cabinet due to the opening and closing of the doors. There are many.
[0003]
In general, the door body has a structure in which a front plate and a back plate are surrounded by a free end side frame, a support end side frame, and an upper and lower frame and filled with urethane foam as a heat insulating material. The frame is provided with a handle portion having a predetermined shape, and the support end side frame is provided with a predetermined hinge joining means for pivotally attaching to the refrigerator main body.
[0004]
As described above, when the large door a and the small door b are provided, the joint portion c of the both door free end side frames is shifted to the left or right when viewed from the front. On the surface of the free end side frame, design measures such as attaching a decorative cover with an appropriate width next to the handle cover are provided. The eaves are also provided so as to be marked near the center line OO of the entire width of both doors.
However, the present situation is that the structure of the door body is complicated by providing such a decorative cover.
[0005]
[Problems to be solved by the invention]
In addition, when attaching the decorative cover, the handle cover, etc., there is a problem of workability related to assembly such that positioning and fixing work of each member is troublesome because it is made separately for each member. In addition, there is a problem in appearance such that a deviation is likely to occur at a joint side portion between adjacent members.
The present invention has an object to solve these problems, and eliminates the structural complexity associated with assembling various cover members to improve the working efficiency associated with assembling various cover members, and to join them. An object of the present invention is to provide an assembly structure of a door body that does not impair the appearance at the side portions.
[0006]
In order to achieve the above-described object, the present invention provides a groove portion and a finger hook which are formed on the front surface with a grooved band provided with a locking claw for joining the handle cover and the decorative cover, and to which the surface plate is attached to the side. A receiving member provided with a concave portion is attached to the front surface of the free end side frame, and an opening having the same width is formed on the edge of the handle cover in contact with the decorative cover so as to correspond to the interval between the locking claws. The insertion piece 51 is inserted into the hole portion through a flange portion extending substantially corresponding to the width of the groove band on the side edge of the decorative cover that is in contact with the handle cover. A door body, wherein the handle cover and the decorative cover are assembled by forcibly engaging a latching claw and an insertion piece into the hole in the groove-shaped band. An assembly structure is provided.
[0007]
DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION
Hereinafter, embodiments of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to FIGS.
As a door body structure, a front end plate and a rear end plate are surrounded by a free end side frame, a support end side frame, and an upper and lower frame and filled with urethane foam or the like as a heat insulating material. In the same manner as the conventional door body structure, a handle portion having a predetermined shape is provided on the support end side, and a predetermined hinge joining means for rotating the door body is provided on the support end side frame.
[0008]
2 to 6 show the door body of the present invention. This door body shows an example of a door body corresponding to a large door a portion of a double door type door body having a pair of large and small door bodies having different width dimensions as shown in FIG.
[0009]
In the surface plate 1 of the present invention, the lower corner range is formed on the concave surface 11 for the handle, and one or several reinforcing grooves 11a are provided in the lower width direction of the concave surface 11 for the handle in the molding stage. . By providing this reinforcing groove 11a, bending and deformation are less likely to occur, and not only the door assembly work is facilitated, but also the strength of the entire surface plate 1 is improved.
[0010]
The surface plate 1 provided in this way is attached to the receiving member 3 disposed on the front surface portion of the free end side frame 2 by engaging the side edge on which the concave surface 11 for the handle is formed.
The receiving member 3 is formed separately from the free end side frame 2 in advance and is fitted and fixed to the front surface portion of the free end side frame 2 through appropriate means. The handle cover 4 and the decorative cover 5 Is also provided so as to be assembled to the receiving member 3.
[0011]
That is, a groove portion 30 into which an edge of the surface plate 1 is fitted is formed on the side of the receiving member 3 on the surface plate side in the height direction according to the shape of the edge of the surface plate. A finger hanging recess 31 corresponding to the handle recess 11 is formed below.
[0012]
Further, a groove-like band 32 for joining the decorative cover and the handle cover is provided on the front surface of the receiving member 3 in the height direction, and a partition on the surface plate side constituting the groove-like band is provided. Locking claws 33 are formed on the wall 32a with a predetermined interval.
[0013]
The locking claw 33 has a bowl-like shape with a leading portion 33a protruding forward at an acute angle, and the base portion 33b is formed substantially equal to the wall thickness of the partition wall 32a.
[0014]
And the hole 41 provided in the square shape of the same width corresponding to the space | interval of the said latching claw is formed in the one side edge of the handle cover 4. As shown in FIG. The hole 41 is opened with a margin of about 1 to 2 mm longer than the height of the leading portion 33a so that a slight gap is generated when the hole 41 is engaged with the locking claw 33. Further, a stop hole 42 is formed on the other side (surface plate side) side edge of the handle cover 4 so as to be fitted to the projecting pieces 34 formed at appropriate intervals on the front end side of the receiving member 3.
[0015]
Further, the decorative cover 5 is formed with a flange portion 50 having a gentle slope extending on the side edge on the side in contact with the handle cover so as to substantially correspond to the width of the groove band, and at the end of the handle cover 5 At a position corresponding to the hole portion 41, an insertion piece 51 having a width substantially the same as that of the square hole is projected. On the other hand, on the side edge of the decorative cover opposite to the flange portion, a leg portion 52 is provided so as to be fitted into a groove portion formed between the free end side frame 2 by the attachment of the receiving member 3.
[0016]
Therefore, at the joint side of the handle cover and the decorative cover, the joint state is maintained in the height direction by the engagement between the hole 41 and the insertion piece 51, and both are displaced. Adjacent to each other without causing any problems.
[0017]
Next, the assembly of the handle cover 4 and the decorative cover 5 to the surface of the free end side frame 2 will be described. First, a stop hole 42 provided on the surface plate side edge of the handle cover 4 is provided in the receiving member 3. After abutment with the projecting piece 34 formed on the front end side, the side of the handle cover 4 on which the hole 41 is provided is inserted into the grooved band 32, and this hole 41 is engaged with the locking claw 33 of the partition wall 32a. Combine.
[0018]
At this time, in the engaged state between the hole 41 and the locking claw 33, a slight gap portion is formed, and both are engaged in a loose state so as not to drop off.
[0019]
The decorative cover 5 is assembled by fitting the fitting portion 51 in accordance with the position of the hole 41 with the flange portion 50 corresponding to the grooved band 32.
In the hole 41 in which the locking claw is inserted first, the gap portion is blocked by the forced fitting of the insertion piece 51, and the locking claw leading portion 33 a and the insertion piece 51 are tightly closed. It becomes a state. (See FIG. 6).
[0020]
Therefore, both are held without falling off due to the insertion pressure between the locking claw and the insertion piece in the hole 41, and the joint side portions are kept in close contact with each other in the height direction. Furthermore, since the edge opposite to the joint side is aligned and matched with each other, the handle cover 4 and the decorative cover are attached without any fastener member such as a screw member. It will be something.
[0021]
In addition, although the code | symbol 9 in a figure showed the back plate which comprises a door body, the code | symbol 8 showed the upper frame, and the code | symbol 7 showed the lower frame, respectively, detailed description was abbreviate | omitted. Further, the engagement form of the handle cover 4 and the decorative cover 5 and the end side of the free end side frame 2 is not limited to the form described above, and it is possible to adopt an appropriate engagement means for implementation. Of course it is possible.
[0022]
【The invention's effect】
As described above, according to the present invention, when the handle cover and the decorative cover are assembled, the positioning can be performed only by aligning the locking claw, the hole, and the insertion piece in the grooved band of the receiving member. In addition, it is easily performed without the need for a single stopper material, and it is expected that the work efficiency related to the assembly will be improved by several steps. High reliability with excellent appearance and no deviation is obtained.
[Brief description of the drawings]
FIG. 1 is an explanatory view showing an example of a refrigerator provided with a double door according to the present invention.
FIG. 2 is a front view showing a door body structure of the present invention.
3 is a cross-sectional view taken along line AA in FIG.
4 is a cross-sectional view taken along line BB in FIG. 2. FIG.
FIG. 5 is an exploded perspective view showing a main part of the assembly structure of the door body of the present invention.
FIG. 6 is a schematic cross-sectional explanatory view schematically showing an engagement state between a handle cover and a decorative cover according to the present invention.
[Explanation of symbols]
DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Surface plate 11 Concave surface 11a Reinforcement groove | channel 2 Free end side frame 3 Receiving member 30 Groove part 31 Finger part recessed part 32 Groove-shaped band 32a Partition wall 33 Locking claw 33a Beginning part 33b Base part 4 Handle cover 41 Hole part 42 Stop hole 5 Decorative cover 50 Flange 51 Insert

Claims (1)

An assembly structure of a door body, which is attached to the refrigerator body in a double-spread type, and has a handle cover and a decorative cover disposed on the surface of the free end side frame,
A receiving member formed by forming a grooved band with a locking claw for joining the handle cover and the decorative cover on the front surface, and providing a groove portion for attaching a surface plate to the side and a concave portion for finger hooking, While attached to the front of the end side frame,
In the edge of the handle cover that comes into contact with the decorative cover, a hole formed by opening the same width corresponding to the interval between the locking claws,
On the side edge of the decorative cover that is in contact with the handle cover, an insertion piece that is inserted into the hole portion through a flange portion that extends substantially corresponding to the width of the groove-shaped band is projected,
Assembling the handle cover and the decorative cover in the groove band by assembling the locking claw and the insertion piece into the hole portion with a forced fit, Construction.

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