JP3989266B2 - Drain pan mounting structure - Google Patents

Description

[0001]
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
The present invention relates to a drain pan mounting structure for a cooling device provided on a ceiling of a refrigerator compartment such as a prefabricated refrigerator.
[0002]
[Prior art]
FIG. 6 is a cross-sectional view of the prefabricated refrigerator. In FIG. 6, 20 is the heat insulation wall of a prefabricated refrigerator, 21 is a heat insulation door, 22 is a cooling device, 23 is a fan cover, 24 is a drain pan.
[0003]
The prefabricated refrigerator is surrounded by a heat insulating wall 20 and a heat insulating door 21, and the refrigerator compartment inside is cooled by a cooling device 22. Inside the cooling device 22, a cooler connected to the cooling unit and a fan for circulating the cool air cooled by the cooler in the direction indicated by the arrow are provided. Covered by a cover 23.
[0004]
In the cooler, moisture in the air adheres in the form of frost while cooling, and the cooling efficiency decreases when the layer becomes thick. Then, if frost adheres to some extent, the cooling operation is stopped and defrosting is performed. At that time, the frost that has melted falls as water droplets. The drain pan 24 is provided so as to cover the lower surface of the cooling device 22 in order to receive the water droplets. The drain pan 24 is usually fixed to the side of the cooling device 22 with screws.
[0005]
In addition, as a conventional document related to such a prefabricated refrigerator, there are, for example, Japanese Patent Application Laid-Open No. 8-21924 (F25D 11/00) and Japanese Patent Application Laid-Open No. 2000-180020 (F25D 19/00).
[0006]
[Problems to be solved by the invention]
By the way, in recent years, various mushrooms have come to be used as foodstuffs. Among these mushrooms, some mushrooms such as maitake are in a room equipped with a huge prefabricated refrigerator and cooling equipment. Therefore, mass cultivation is performed while temperature control is performed. However, in such a cultivation room, mushrooms sprinkle a large amount of spores, so that the spores are immediately stored in the drain pan provided in the conventional prefabricated refrigerator. Therefore, it is necessary to frequently clean the drain pan. However, in the case where the drain pan is attached by screwing like the conventional one, there is a problem that the drain pan is troublesome to remove and difficult to clean.
[0007]
The present invention has been made in view of such problems, and it is an object of the present invention to facilitate the cleaning by allowing the drain pan to be easily opened and closed.
[0008]
[Means for Solving the Problems]
In order to solve the above-mentioned problem, the drain pan mounting structure of the present invention is a drain pan mounting structure for a drain pan provided so as to cover the entire lower side of the cooling device provided on the ceiling of the refrigerator compartment. An inverted U-shaped receiver is provided at the other end of the drain pan fixed to one end of the cooling device so as to be rotatable in the vertical direction. When the drain pan is rotated upward, the cooling device contacts the upper surface of the drain pan. A plurality of L-shaped drain pan presser fittings that restrict the upward movement of the drain pan are provided on the left and right sides, and the direction of the L-shaped metal fittings is staggered on the left and right sides. It is characterized in that there is provided a latching device of a tightening operation type, and the latch of the latching metal is hooked on the receiver in a state where the drain pan is rotated upward. In this way, the drain pan Ri is easily to clean and can be easily opened and closed, also despite a simple structure by which the drain pan metal bracing L-shaped, stably position the drain pan in the horizontal portion of the lower end In addition, by providing a plurality of L-shaped metal fittings on the left and right, and so that the direction of the L-shaped metal fittings are staggered on the left and right, the position of the horizontal portion that contacts the drain pan is staggered, contact area with the drain pan is increased, Ru can more stably fix the drain pan.
[000 9 ]
DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION
Hereinafter, embodiments of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the drawings.
FIG. 1 is a cross-sectional view of the cooling device. In FIG. 1, 1 is a cooler, 2 is a cooler connecting plate for connecting and fixing coolers 1 on both sides, 4 is a fan rotated by a fan motor, and 5 is a drain pan.
[00 10 ]
The coolers 1 and 1 are provided on the lower surface of the refrigerator ceiling plate 12, and are arranged in parallel to the left and right so as to show the state of the cooling device as viewed from above in FIG. The central portion of the drain pan 5 is hollowed out and surrounded by a circular projecting edge 6. A drain pipe 14 is connected to the end of the drain pan 5, and drain water accumulated in the drain pan 5 is discharged therefrom. Is done. The fan 4 is disposed in the circular protruding edge 6, and the lower side of the fan 4 is covered with a fan cover 7, and the fan cover 7 is screwed to the drain pan 5.
[00 11 ]
One end edge of the drain pan 5 is pivotally supported by the pivot shaft 8 so as to be pivotable in the vertical direction, and the drain pan 5 can be opened and closed around the pivot shaft 8 as shown in FIG. And the other end of the drain pan 5 is provided with an inverted U-shaped metal receiver 9, and a latch metal 10 is provided on the outer surface of the cooler 1 facing the metal receiver 9 so that the metal latch 11 is tightened by a lever. As shown in FIG. 4, the other end of the drain pan 5 can be fixed by hooking the latch 11 on the receiver 9 and fastening the latch 10.
[00 12 ]
At that time, if there is nothing to hold down so that the drain pan 5 does not go too far upwards, the drain pan 5 is only supported so that it does not fall downward even if the catch 9 is pulled up by the latch 11 of the latch fitting 10. Therefore, the drain pan 5 cannot be stably fixed. Therefore, a drain pan presser fitting 13 is attached to the cooler connecting plate 2 so as to prevent the drain pan 5 from going too far upward.
[00 13 ]
As shown in FIG. 5, the drain pan presser fitting 13 has an L shape, and an attachment hole 16 and an elongated hole 17 for attachment to the cooler connecting plate 2 are formed in the vertical plate portion. Among them, a plurality of mounting holes 16 are provided at regular intervals, and the height of the drain pan presser fitting 13 can be adjusted stepwise by screwing using one of them. In addition, when a precise height position cannot be obtained by any of the attachment holes 16, the elongated holes 17 are used for adjustment and attachment in a stepless manner.
[00 14 ]
Further, an elastic spacer 18 such as foamed resin, rubber or the like is provided on the lower surface of the horizontal presser plate 15, thereby absorbing vibration when the drain pan 5 is being pressed and generating chatter noise. It is possible to prevent.
[00 15 ]
Furthermore, when attaching such a drain pan presser fitting 13 to the cooler connecting plate 2, the mounting direction of the L-shaped drain pan presser fitting 13 is set so that the positions of the horizontal portions contacting the drain pan 5 are staggered on the left and right. Thus, the contact area with the drain pan 5 is increased so that the drain pan 5 can be fixed more stably.
[00 16 ]
In the above-described embodiment, the case where an L-shaped metal fitting is used as the drain pan holding metal fitting 13 has been described. However, the present invention is not necessarily limited thereto. For example, if the drain pan 5 can be pushed down, for example, an inverted T-shape. , I-shaped and other forms can also be used.
[00 17 ]
【The invention's effect】
Since the present invention is configured as described above, the following effects can be obtained.
That is, the end edge of de Renpan rotatably fixed to one end of the cooling device in the vertical direction, provided the socket member at the other end of the drain pan, while the position regulating upward in the drain pan bracing, the drain pan upward In the rotated state, the latch of the latch metal is hooked on the receiver and tightened. As a result, at all times while stably securing the drain pan, easily to clean and easy to open and close the drain pan during cleaning. In addition, the drain pan presser fitting has an L-shape, so that the drain pan can be stably positioned in the horizontal portion at the lower end, and a plurality of L-shaped brackets are provided on the left and right sides. by direction of Jo fitting is provided so as to be staggered in the right and left, the position of the horizontal portion in contact with the drain pan is staggered, the contact area with the drain pan is increased, Ru can more stably fix the drain pan.
[Brief description of the drawings]
FIG. 1 is a cross-sectional view of a cooling device.
FIG. 2 is a diagram showing a cooling device as viewed from above.
FIG. 3 is a diagram showing a state in which a drain pan is opened.
FIG. 4 is an enlarged view of a drain pan locking portion.
FIG. 5 is a view showing a drain pan presser fitting.
FIG. 6 is a cross-sectional view of a prefabricated refrigerator.
[Explanation of symbols]
DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 ... Cooler 2 ... Cooler connection plate 3 ... Fan motor 4 ... Fan 5 ... Drain pan 6 ... Circular edge 7 ... Fan cover 8 ... Rotating shaft 9 ... Receipt 10 ... Latch 11 ... Latch 12 ... Refrigerator ceiling Plate 13 ... Drain pan presser bracket 15 ... Presser plate 18 ... Spacer

Claims (1)

A drain pan mounting structure for a drain pan provided so as to cover the entire lower side of the cooling device provided on the ceiling of the refrigerator compartment,
An inverted U-shaped metal receiver is provided at the other end of the drain pan whose one end edge is fixed to one end of the cooling device so as to be rotatable in the vertical direction, and when the drain pan is rotated upward in the cooling device, A plurality of L-shaped drain pan presser fittings that contact the upper surface and restrict upward movement of the drain pan are provided on the left and right sides, and the L-shaped metal fittings are provided so that the directions of the L-shaped brackets are staggered on the left and right sides. Drain pan mounting characterized in that a latch fitting of a method of tightening a latch by a lever is provided, and the latch of the latch fitting is hooked on the receiver in a state where the drain pan is rotated upward. Construction.

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