JP4162180B2 - Cabinet opening structure - Google Patents

Description

[0001]
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
The present invention relates to an opening structure of a cabinet that opens and closes an opening of a front panel by a sliding door.
[0002]
[Prior art]
As one of the cabinets, a front panel having an opening, a guide rail disposed at the back of the opening, a slide door guided by the guide rail to open and close the opening, and forming the opening Some parts are bent toward the back. When a metal panel is used as the front panel, the opening is formed by punching. Therefore, the safety can be improved by assembling a resin cover member on the end surface of the opening forming portion, or the opening forming portion can be Safety is enhanced by curling the edges.
[0003]
[Problems to be solved by the invention]
However, when the cover member is assembled to the end face of the opening forming portion, there is a problem of cost increase due to an increase in the number of parts, and when the end portion of the opening forming portion is curled, a metal for the processing is provided. It is necessary to prepare a mold, and in this case, the problem of cost increase arises.
[0004]
[Means for Solving the Problems]
The present invention has been made in order to address the problems described above, a front panel having an opening, and arranged to guide rail hand cabinet body to the back of the opening, the guided by the same guide rail In an opening structure of a cabinet provided with a slide door that opens and closes an opening, and an opening forming portion that forms the opening is bent toward a back surface, an end surface of a portion that extends along the guide rail in the opening forming portion It is characterized in that is closely opposed to the front surface of the guide rail.
[0005]
[Operation and effect of the invention]
In open structure of the cabinet according to the present invention, since brought close facing towards the end face of a portion extending along the guide rails in the opening forming portion which is bent towards the rear to the front of the guide rail, the guide rail front It also functions as a cover member that protects the end surface of the portion extending along the guide rail in the opening forming portion of the panel, and it is not necessary to assemble a cover member as a separate member on the end surface of the opening forming portion. It is not necessary to apply special processing to the end portion (including the end face) of the opening, and the end face of the opening forming portion can be protected (ensure safety) at low cost.
[0006]
DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION
Hereinafter, an embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings. FIG. 1 shows a front view of an ice storage that is one of the cabinets in which the present invention is implemented. This ice storage includes a storage body 10 having an ice storage chamber 11 having an ice outlet 12 on the front surface, a front panel 20 having an opening 21 and assembled to the front surface of the storage body 10, and an opening of the front panel 20. A pair of left and right guide rails 31, 31 assembled to the storage body 10 at the back of 21, and the guide rails 31, 31 are guided to open and close the ice outlet 12 of the storage body 10 and the opening 21 of the front panel 20. A slide door 40 is provided.
[0007]
The storage body 10 is formed in a substantially rectangular parallelepiped shape, and an ice making mechanism (not shown) for generating ice and an ice storage chamber 11 for storing the ice generated by the ice making mechanism are contained therein. Have. In addition, an ice take-out port 12 for taking out ice from the ice storage chamber 11 is provided in the upper front portion of the storage body 10, and four legs 13 are assembled on the bottom surface.
[0008]
The front panel 20 is made of stainless steel, and has a substantially rectangular opening 21 at a portion corresponding to the ice take-out port 12 of the storage body 10 in the upper part thereof. The opening 21 is formed by punching, and the opening forming portion 20a that forms the opening 21 is bent toward the back surface (to the side of the box body 10) as shown in FIGS. .
[0009]
Each guide rail 31 is made of a resin (high-density polyethylene resin) having a low frictional resistance, and as shown in FIGS. 1 and 2, an attachment portion 31a and a holding portion 31b are integrally formed, The part 31a is assembled in the vertical direction along both side edges of the ice outlet 12 by using the fixture 51. Moreover, in each guide rail 31, the guide groove 31b1 is formed over the full length of the holding | maintenance part 31b (refer FIG. 2).
[0010]
An upper stopper member 32 is assembled between the upper ends of both guide rails 31. The upper stopper member 32 has the same shape as the guide rail 31 and is made of a resin (high density polyethylene resin) having a low frictional resistance. As shown in FIGS. 1 and 3, the mounting portion 32a and the holding portion 32b It is formed integrally and is assembled in the left-right direction along the upper edge of the ice take-out port 12 by using the attachment 52 at the attachment portion 32a. In the upper stopper member 32, an insertion groove 32b1 is formed over the entire length of the holding portion 32b (see FIG. 3).
[0011]
Moreover, below each guide rail 31, each guide member 33 is each assembled | attached to the front surface of the warehouse main body 10 at the up-down direction. Each guide member 33 has each guide portion 33a over its entire length, and each stopper portion 33b formed of a leaf spring at the top.
[0012]
The slide door 40 is made of polyethylene resin, and both side ends 40a slide in the guide grooves 31b1 of the guide rails 31 and the guide portions 33a of the guide members 33. It is guided by the rails 31 and the respective guide members 33 and slides up and down to open and close the ice take-out port 12 of the storage body 10 and the opening 21 of the front panel 20.
[0013]
A handle 41 for opening and closing the slide door 40 is attached to the front upper portion of the slide door 40, and the cool air in the ice storage chamber 11 is prevented from leaking to the outside at the rear lower portion when the slide door 40 is fully closed. A cold air leakage prevention member 42 is attached for the purpose.
[0014]
When the slide door 40 is fully closed, its lower end 40b is locked by engaging with each stopper portion 33b of each guide member 33, and when fully opened, the lower end 40b is 10 is locked by coming into contact with a lower stopper member 34 assembled to the lower part of the apparatus 10. When fully closed, the upper end 40 c of the slide door 40 is inserted into the insertion groove 32 b 1 of the upper stopper member 32.
[0015]
By the way, in this embodiment, as shown in FIG.2 and FIG.3, the end surface 20a1 and upper part (upper side) of the right-and-left both sides (part extended along the guide rail 31) of the opening formation part 20a in the front panel 20 are shown. the end surface 20a1 of the sites) which extends along the stopper member 32 is in close proximity facing toward the front of the holding portion 32b of the front and upper stopper member 32 of the holding portion 31b of the guide rail 31. For this reason, the guide rail 31 and the upper stopper member 32 also function as a cover member that protects the left and right side portions and the upper end surfaces 20a1 of the opening forming portion 20a, and the left and right side portions and the upper end surface 20a1 of the opening forming portion 20a. There is no need to assemble a cover member as a separate member, and there is no need to perform special processing on the end portion (including the end surface 20a1) of the opening forming portion 20a, thereby protecting the end surface 20a1 of the opening forming portion 20a at a low cost. be able to. In addition, a cover member (not shown) is assembled to the lower end surface 20a1 of the opening forming portion 20a in the same manner as in the prior art, thereby ensuring safety.
[0016]
In the above embodiment, as shown in FIGS. 2 and 3, the tip end surface 31 b 2 of the holding portion 31 b in the guide rail 31 and the tip end surface 32 b 2 of the holding portion 32 b in the upper stopper member 32 form the ice takeout port 12. Although projecting inward (rightward in FIG. 2, downward in FIG. 3) from the end surface 10a1 of the opening forming portion 10a of the main body 10, these front end surfaces 31b2 and 32b2 are located outside the end surface 10a1 of the opening forming portion 10a. (In this case, the end surface 20a1 of the opening forming portion 20a in the front panel 20 is also positioned outward). is there. In this case, the ice take-out port 12 can be used as widely as possible.
[0017]
Moreover, in the said embodiment, although this invention was implemented to the ice storage of the type which the slide door 40 slides to an up-down direction and opens and closes the ice taking-out port 12 of the storage main body 10, and the opening 21 of the front panel 20, this invention Can be similarly applied to an ice storage of the type in which the sliding door slides in the left-right direction to open and close the ice take-out port of the storage body and the opening of the front panel.
[0018]
Moreover, in the said embodiment, although this invention was implemented in the ice storage, this invention can be implemented similarly to the other cabinet which opens and closes opening of a front panel with a slide door.
[Brief description of the drawings]
FIG. 1 is a front view of a state where a right half of a front panel is broken in an ice storage in which the present invention is implemented.
2 is a cross-sectional view taken along line 2-2 of FIG. 1 in a state in which the sliding door is fully closed.
3 is a cross-sectional view taken along line 3-3 in FIG. 1 in a state in which the slide door is fully closed.
[Explanation of symbols]
DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 10 ... Storage body, 11 ... Ice storage room, 12 ... Ice taking-out port, 20 ... Front panel, 20a ... Opening formation part, 20a1 ... End surface of opening formation part, 21 ... Opening, 31 ... Guide rail, 40 ... Sliding door.

Claims (1)

A front panel having an opening, a guide rail is disposed in the hand box body to the back of the opening, provided with a sliding door for opening and closing the opening is guided by the same guide rail, the opening forming portion for forming the opening In the opening structure of the cabinet formed by bending toward the back surface, the end surface of the portion extending along the guide rail in the opening forming portion is closely opposed to the front surface of the guide rail. Opening structure of the cabinet.

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