JP4176034B2 - refrigerator - Google Patents

Description

  The present invention relates to a refrigerator including, for example, an adjustment leg fixing portion to which an adjustment leg used for installing the refrigerator is attached, and a handle portion that is connected to the adjustment leg fixing portion and is used for transporting the refrigerator.

  The conventional refrigerator includes an adjustment leg fixing portion to which an adjustment leg used when the refrigerator is installed on the floor surface, and a handle portion that is connected to the adjustment leg fixing portion and is used when the refrigerator is transported. (See JP 2001-50641 A: Patent Document 1).

  The handle portion is located below the bottom surface of the refrigerator body, one end portion of the handle portion is attached to the adjustment leg fixing portion, and the other end portion of the handle portion is connected to the bottom surface of the refrigerator body. There is a gap between them.

  The other end of the handle may be positioned with a screw fixed to the refrigerator body, or the other end of the handle may not be positioned with the screw. .

  However, in the conventional refrigerator, when the other end portion of the handle portion is positioned by the screw, when the refrigerator is moved using the handle portion, the screw and the vicinity of the screw in the handle portion are located. Stress concentrates on the part, and the screw and the handle part are damaged or deformed. In addition, it is necessary to position the other end of the handle with the screw, resulting in inferior productivity, high manufacturing costs, and loosening of the screw due to forgetting to attach the screw or transportation. Etc. need to be considered, and reliability and quality are reduced.

  On the other hand, when the other end portion of the handle portion is not positioned by the screw, the other end portion of the handle portion is a free end (the handle portion is cantilevered). When the refrigerator is moved, the handle portion is easily deformed. That is, this handle portion lacks load resistance and cannot be used for a large refrigerator.

Moreover, since the said handle part is located below the bottom face of the said refrigerator main body, it is difficult to lift this refrigerator using this handle part.
JP 2001-50641 A

  Then, the subject of this invention is providing the refrigerator which can improve productivity and can reduce cost while improving the intensity | strength of the handle part used for conveyance of a refrigerator.

In order to solve the above problems, the refrigerator of the present invention is
The refrigerator body,
One end is attached to the front side of the bottom of the refrigerator main body, while the other end is located in front of the refrigerator main body (from the front) and an adjustment leg fixing portion to which an adjustment leg is attached,
A handle having one end connected to the other end of the adjusting leg fixing portion;
The handle above is
A first side part in the left-right direction extending from the other end of the adjustment leg fixing part to the inside of the refrigerator body;
A second side portion in the front-rear direction that extends to the bottom side of the refrigerator body and extends to the first side portion.
Have
The other end part of the handle part included in the second side part is not fixed to the bottom part of the refrigerator body,
The other end of the handle portion, in a state where the upper Symbol handle is subjected to upward force, more to the bottom of the refrigerator body, and characterized in that it is restrained movement in the upward direction.

  Here, the front side refers to the door side attached to the opening of the refrigerator body, and the lower side refers to the bottom surface side of the refrigerator body. The refrigerator main body has, for example, a heat insulating box and a case member attached to the bottom surface of the heat insulating box, and the case member is, for example, a case surrounding a condenser. To illustrate, when the case member is present, the bottom corresponds to the case member. On the other hand, when there is no case member, the bottom corresponds to the bottom of the heat insulating box.

  According to the refrigerator of the present invention, one end of the handle portion is connected to the other end portion of the adjustment leg fixing portion, while at least the handle portion has an upward force at the other end portion of the handle portion. In the received state, it touches the bottom of the refrigerator main body and the upward movement is suppressed, so when the handle receives an upward force, the handle is held by both ends (both supported beams In comparison with cantilever, the handle portion is more resistant to bending stress (bending deformation), and the strength of the handle portion is improved. In addition, since there is no need to fix the other end of the handle to the bottom of the refrigerator body, there is no need to fix it separately using a fixing screw or the like, which improves productivity and reduces manufacturing costs. In addition, there is no need to consider forgetting to attach the fixing screws or loosening of the fixing screws due to transportation, and the reliability and quality can be improved. Moreover, since the said handle part is located in front of the said refrigerator main body, it becomes easy to use the said handle part, and becomes the thing excellent in usability.

  Therefore, when moving the refrigerator of this invention, the said refrigerator can be safely and stably moved by lifting the said refrigerator via the said handle part. Moreover, since the said handle part is excellent in load resistance, it becomes especially suitable for moving a large sized refrigerator.

  Moreover, in the refrigerator of one Embodiment, the said handle part and the said adjustment leg fixing | fixed part are integral, and the one end part of the said handle part is integrally connected to the other end part of the said adjustment leg fixing | fixed part.

  Further, in the refrigerator of one embodiment, the handle part and the adjustment leg fixing part are separate bodies, and one end part of the handle part is connected to the other end part of the adjustment leg fixing part by welding, screws, or the like. ing.

Moreover, in the refrigerator of one Embodiment, the other end part of the said handle part is always contacting the bottom part of the said refrigerator main body.
Moreover, in the refrigerator of one Embodiment, the said 2nd side part is continued substantially perpendicularly to the said 1st side part, and the said handle part is formed in the substantially L shape.

Moreover, in the refrigerator of one embodiment,
A hole is provided in the front of the bottom of the refrigerator body,
The other end of the handle is inserted into the hole on the front surface,
The other end portion of the handle portion is brought into contact with the inner surface of the hole in the front surface in a state where at least the handle portion receives an upward force, and the upward movement is suppressed.

  According to the refrigerator of this embodiment, since the other end of the handle is inserted into the hole in the front, the other end of the handle is positioned in the hole in the front, The refrigerator can be moved more safely and stably. As the front surface of the bottom portion, the front surface of an existing case member such as a condenser case may be used, and it is not necessary to provide a new member, so that the number of parts can be reduced and the cost can be reduced.

  Moreover, in the refrigerator of one Embodiment, the other end part of the said handle part has the latching | locking part which protrudes upwards while being inserted in the hole of the said front surface.

  According to the refrigerator of this embodiment, the other end portion of the handle portion has a locking portion that is inserted into the hole portion on the front surface and protrudes upward, so the other end portion of the handle portion is The refrigerator is positioned in the front hole so that the refrigerator can be moved more safely and stably. That is, when the handle portion is lifted and the refrigerator is moved, the latch portion of the handle portion is latched in the vicinity of the hole portion on the front surface, and the handle portion is moved to the hole on the front surface. Can be prevented from coming out of the section.

Moreover, in the refrigerator of one embodiment,
The other end of the handle is located below the bottom of the bottom of the refrigerator body,
The other end portion of the handle portion is brought into contact with the bottom surface in a state where at least the handle portion receives an upward force, and the upward movement is suppressed.

  According to the refrigerator of this embodiment, the other end portion of the handle portion is in contact with the bottom surface in a state where at least the handle portion receives an upward force. The bottom surface can be brought into surface contact, and the load of the refrigerator can be dispersed to prevent the refrigerator main body and the handle portion from being damaged.

Moreover, in the refrigerator of one embodiment, a hole is provided on the bottom surface of the bottom of the refrigerator body,
The other end of the handle has a locking portion that is inserted into the hole in the bottom surface.

  According to the refrigerator of this embodiment, the other end portion of the handle portion has a locking portion that is inserted into the hole portion of the bottom surface, so that the other end portion of the handle portion is in the hole portion of the bottom surface. Positioned, the refrigerator can be moved more safely and stably. The movement and deformation of the handle portion when the handle portion receives a force in the front-rear direction can be particularly reliably suppressed.

  Moreover, in the refrigerator of one Embodiment, the said latching | locking part is comprised by bending the other end of the said handle part upwards with respect to the center part of the said handle part.

  According to the refrigerator of this embodiment, the locking portion is configured such that the other end of the handle portion is bent upward with respect to the center portion of the handle portion. The end portion is formed in a substantially L-shape, the locking portion can be easily formed, and the handle portion can be easily manufactured.

  Moreover, in the refrigerator of one Embodiment, the front surface of the said latching | locking part inclines so that the upper part of the front surface of this latching | locking part may fall forward.

  According to the refrigerator of this embodiment, since the front surface of the locking portion is inclined such that the upper portion of the front surface of the locking portion falls forward, the handle portion receives a forward force. In particular, the movement and deformation of the handle portion can be reliably suppressed, and the refrigerator can be moved more safely and stably.

  Moreover, in the refrigerator of one Embodiment, the door which can be opened and closed attached to the said refrigerator main body is provided, and the said handle part is located back rather than the front surface of the said door of a closed state.

  According to the refrigerator of this embodiment, since the handle portion is located behind the front surface of the door in the closed state, the handle portion is covered by the door. The foot does not hit the handle part unexpectedly, and the appearance is good.

  According to the refrigerator of the present invention, one end of the handle portion is connected to the other end portion of the adjustment leg fixing portion, while at least the handle portion has an upward force at the other end portion of the handle portion. In the received state, it touches the bottom of the refrigerator main body and suppresses upward movement, so that the refrigerator is lifted through the handle and the refrigerator is moved safely and stably. Can do.

  Hereinafter, the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the illustrated embodiments.

(First embodiment)
FIG. 1: has shown the perspective view which is one Embodiment of the refrigerator of this invention. This refrigerator includes a refrigerator main body 1, an adjustment leg fixing portion 4 attached to the front side of the bottom surface 11 of the bottom portion 30 of the refrigerator main body 1, and a handle portion 6 connected to the adjustment leg fixing portion 4. Although FIG. 1 shows the right side of the refrigerator body 1, a pair of the adjusting leg fixing part 4 and the handle part 6 are provided on the left and right sides of the refrigerator body 1.

  The refrigerator body 1 has an opening 10 on the front surface, and a door (not shown) (door 7 in FIG. 3) is attached to the refrigerator body 1 so as to open and close the opening 10.

  The said handle part 6 and the said adjustment leg fixing | fixed part 4 consist of members, such as an iron plate. The handle portion 6 and the adjustment leg fixing portion 4 are integrated with each other, or the handle portion 6 and the adjustment leg fixing portion 4 are separate and connected by welding, screws, or the like.

  One end portion 4 a of the adjustment leg fixing portion 4 is attached to the front side of the bottom surface 11 of the bottom portion 30 of the refrigerator main body 1. On the other hand, the other end portion 4 b of the adjusting leg fixing portion 4 is located in front of the front surface of the refrigerator main body 1.

  One end portion 4a of the adjustment leg fixing portion 4 has a pair of downward flanges, and the roller 3 is attached between the pair of flanges. Using this roller 3, the refrigerator can be easily moved on the floor.

  The other end portion 4b of the adjustment leg fixing portion 4 has a screw hole penetrating in the vertical direction, and the adjustment leg 5 is attached to the screw hole so as to be able to advance and retract. Using this adjusting leg 5, the refrigerator is held horizontally to prevent it from falling.

  One end portion 6 a of the handle portion 6 is connected to the other end portion 4 b of the adjustment leg fixing portion 4. On the other hand, the other end portion 6b of the handle portion 6 is located inside the bottom portion 30 so as to overlap the bottom portion 30 of the refrigerator body 1, and at least the handle portion 6 receives an upward force. It contacts the bottom 30 of the refrigerator body 1 and the upward movement is suppressed.

  Specifically, the handle portion 6 includes a first side portion 61 in the left-right direction extending from the other end portion 4 b of the adjusting leg fixing portion 4 to the inside of the refrigerator body 1, and the first side portion 61. And a second side portion 62 in the front-rear direction extending to the bottom portion 30 side of the refrigerator main body 1. That is, the first side portion 61 includes the one end portion 6 a of the handle portion 6, and the second side portion 62 includes the other end portion 6 b of the handle portion 6.

  The handle portion 6 is formed in a substantially L shape and has a pair of upward flanges. Thus, it becomes easy to grasp the handle part 6 from the lower side, and the usability is improved. Moreover, since the said handle part 6 is located in front of the said refrigerator main body 1, it becomes easy to use the said handle part 6, and becomes the thing excellent in usability.

  The bottom 30 of the refrigerator body 1 is a case member 2. That is, the said refrigerator main body 1 has a heat insulation box and the case member 2 attached to the bottom face of this heat insulation box. As the case member 2, an existing case member such as a condenser case may be used, and it is not necessary to provide a new member, so that the number of parts can be reduced and the cost can be reduced.

  The front surface 20 of the case member 2 has a hole 21, and the other end 6 b of the handle 6 is inserted into the hole 21. Instead of the case member 2, a decorative plate, a support member, or the like may be used as the bottom portion 30.

  According to the refrigerator of the said structure, when moving this refrigerator, the said handle part 6 receives upward force by lifting the said refrigerator via the said handle part 6, One end part of the said handle part 6 6a is connected to the other end portion 4b of the adjusting leg fixing portion 4, while the other end portion 6b of the handle portion 6 is in contact with the bottom portion 30 of the refrigerator body 1 and is prevented from moving upward. The handle portion 6 is both supported (becomes both supported beams).

  Specifically, when an upward force is applied to the handle portion 6, the other end portion 6 b of the handle portion 6 comes into contact with the inner surface of the hole portion 21 of the front surface 20 of the bottom portion 30, and the handle portion 6. The deformation of is suppressed. Further, when an upward force is applied to the handle portion 6, the other end portion 6 b of the handle portion 6 comes into contact with the back side of the hole portion 21 of the front surface 20, and deformation of the handle portion 6 can be prevented. In addition, the size of the hole portion 21 of the front surface 20 is a size within the elastic deformation range of the handle portion 6.

  Therefore, the handle part 6 becomes strong against bending stress (bending deformation), the strength of the handle part 6 is improved, and the refrigerator can be moved safely and stably. Moreover, since the said handle part 6 is excellent in load resistance, it becomes especially suitable for moving a large sized refrigerator.

  Moreover, since it is not necessary to fix the other end 6b of the handle part 6 to the bottom 30 of the refrigerator body 1, an operation of separately fixing with a fixing screw or the like is unnecessary, and productivity is improved. The manufacturing cost can be reduced, and it is not necessary to consider forgetting to attach the fixing screw or loosening the fixing screw due to transportation, and the reliability and quality can be improved.

(Second Embodiment)
2 and 3 show another embodiment of the present invention. Hereinafter, differences from the first embodiment shown in FIG. 1 will be described.

  As shown in FIGS. 2 and 3, the bottom 30 of the refrigerator body 1 does not have the case member 2 of FIG. 1, and the other end 6 b of the handle 6 is positioned below the bottom surface 11 of the bottom 30. is doing. A hole 12 is provided on the bottom surface 11 of the bottom 30. The other end portion 6 b of the handle portion 6 has a locking portion 63 a that is inserted into the hole portion 12 of the refrigerator main body 1. Specifically, the locking portion 63a is configured such that the other end of the handle portion 6 is bent in two stages in an upward direction and a lateral direction with respect to the central portion of the handle portion 6. .

  Then, by lifting the refrigerator via the handle portion 6, the handle portion 6 receives an upward force, and the other end portion 6b of the handle portion 6 is a portion excluding the locking portion 63a. The handle portion 6 is held in direct contact with the bottom surface 11 of the bottom portion 30 of the refrigerator main body 1. Note that the bottom surface 11 of the refrigerator body 1 is not a horizontal shape but a convex shape, and the handle portion 6 is in contact with the convex surface of the bottom surface 11. Moreover, as the bottom face 11 of the said bottom part 30, the iron plate etc. which were the bottom face of the heat insulation box, or were attached to the bottom face of the heat insulation box may be sufficient, for example.

  According to the refrigerator having the above-described configuration, the other end portion 6b of the handle portion 6 and the bottom surface 11 of the bottom portion 30 can be brought into surface contact with each other, and the load on the refrigerator can be dispersed, so that the refrigerator main body 1 and the handle Damage to the portion 6 can be prevented. In addition, by increasing the contact area between the other end portion 6b of the handle portion 6 and the bottom surface 11 of the bottom portion 30, the force with which the other end portion 6b of the handle portion 6 contacts the bottom surface 11 of the bottom portion 30 Can be distributed.

  Moreover, since the said latching | locking part 63a is positioned in the hole 12 of the said bottom face 11, it can move the said refrigerator more safely and stably. The movement and deformation of the handle portion 6 when the handle portion 6 receives a force in the front-rear direction can be particularly reliably suppressed.

  The handle portion 6 is located behind the front surface of the door 7 in the closed state, and the handle portion 6 is obscured by the door 7. The appearance is good.

(Third embodiment)
FIG. 4 shows another embodiment of the present invention. Hereinafter, differences from the first embodiment shown in FIG. 1 will be described.

  As shown in FIG. 4, the other end portion 6 b of the handle portion 6 has a locking portion 63 b that is inserted into the hole portion 21 of the front surface 20 of the refrigerator body 1. Specifically, the locking portion 63b is formed to protrude upward in the middle of the other end portion 6b of the handle portion 6.

  Then, by lifting the refrigerator via the handle portion 6, the handle portion 6 receives an upward force, and the other end portion 6b of the handle portion 6 is a portion excluding the locking portion 63b. The handle 6 is held in direct contact with the inner surface of the hole 21 of the front surface 20 of the refrigerator body 1.

  Moreover, the said latching | locking part 63b latches in the vicinity of the hole 21 of the front surface 20 of the said refrigerator main body 1, and can prevent the said handle part 6 coming out from the hole 21 of the said front surface 20. FIG. Thus, the refrigerator can be moved more safely and stably. The movement and deformation of the handle portion 6 when the handle portion 6 receives a force in the front-rear direction can be particularly reliably suppressed.

(Fourth embodiment)
FIG. 5 shows still another embodiment of the present invention. Hereinafter, differences from the second embodiment shown in FIG. 2 will be described.

  As shown in FIG. 5, the locking portion 63 c is configured such that the other end of the handle portion 6 is bent upward with respect to the center portion of the handle portion 6. That is, the other end portion 6b of the handle portion 6 is formed in a substantially L shape.

  In this manner, the locking portion 63c can be easily formed, and the handle portion 6 can be easily manufactured. Other configurations, operations, and effects are the same as those of the second embodiment shown in FIG.

(Fifth embodiment)
FIG. 6 shows still another embodiment of the present invention. Hereinafter, differences from the second embodiment shown in FIG. 2 will be described.

  As shown in FIG. 6, the locking portion 63 d is configured such that the other end of the handle portion 6 is bent upward with respect to the center portion of the handle portion 6. The front surface of the locking part 63d is inclined so that the upper part of the front surface of the locking part 63d falls forward.

  Thus, since the front surface of the locking portion 63d is inclined, the movement and deformation of the handle portion 6 when the handle portion 6 receives a forward force can be particularly reliably suppressed. It is possible to move the refrigerator more safely and stably. Other configurations, operations, and effects are the same as those of the second embodiment shown in FIG.

  In addition, this invention is not limited to the above-mentioned embodiment. For example, although not shown, the other end portion 6b of the handle portion 6 is located below the bottom surface of the case member 2, and at least the handle portion 6 is at least the other end portion 6b of the handle portion 6. In a state where the force of the direction is received, the bottom surface of the case member 2 may be contacted to suppress the upward movement.

It is a longitudinal section showing a 1st embodiment of a refrigerator of the present invention. It is a longitudinal cross-sectional view which shows 2nd Embodiment of the refrigerator of this invention. It is an arrow view seen from the A direction of FIG. It is a longitudinal cross-sectional view which shows 3rd Embodiment of the refrigerator of this invention. It is a longitudinal cross-sectional view which shows 4th Embodiment of the refrigerator of this invention. It is a longitudinal cross-sectional view which shows 5th Embodiment of the refrigerator of this invention.

Explanation of symbols

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Refrigerator main body 2 Case member 4 Adjustment leg fixing | fixed part 4a One end part 4b Other end part 5 Adjustment leg 6 Handle part 6a One end part 6b Other end part 63a, 63b, 63c, 63d Locking part 7 Door 11 Bottom surface 12 (bottom surface) Hole 20 Front 21 (Front) Hole 30 Bottom

Claims (9)

The refrigerator body,
One end is attached to the front side of the bottom of the refrigerator body, while the other end is located in front of the refrigerator body and the adjustment leg fixing part is attached to the adjustment leg,
A handle having one end connected to the other end of the adjusting leg fixing portion;
The handle above is
A first side part in the left-right direction extending from the other end of the adjustment leg fixing part to the inside of the refrigerator body;
A second side portion in the front-rear direction that extends to the bottom side of the refrigerator body and extends to the first side portion.
Have
The other end part of the handle part included in the second side part is not fixed to the bottom part of the refrigerator body,
The other end of the handle portion, in a state where the upper Symbol handle is subjected to upward force, the refrigerator, characterized in that more to the bottom of the refrigerator body, are suppressed the movement in the upward direction. The refrigerator according to claim 1,
The refrigerator is characterized in that the second side portion is substantially perpendicular to the first side portion, and the handle portion is formed in a substantially L shape. The refrigerator according to claim 1,
A hole is provided in the front of the bottom of the refrigerator body,
The other end of the handle is inserted into the hole on the front surface,
The other end portion of the handle portion is in contact with the inner surface of the hole portion of the front surface in a state where at least the handle portion receives an upward force, and the upward movement is suppressed. refrigerator. The refrigerator according to claim 3 ,
The other end portion of the handle portion has a locking portion that is inserted into the hole portion of the front surface and protrudes upward. The refrigerator according to claim 1,
The other end of the handle is located below the bottom of the bottom of the refrigerator body,
The refrigerator is characterized in that the other end portion of the handle portion is in contact with the bottom surface in a state where at least the handle portion receives an upward force, and the upward movement is suppressed. The refrigerator according to claim 5 ,
A hole is provided on the bottom of the bottom of the refrigerator body,
The other end part of the said handle part has a latching | locking part inserted in the hole of the said bottom face, The refrigerator characterized by the above-mentioned. The refrigerator according to claim 6 ,
The said latching | locking part is a refrigerator characterized by the other end of the said handle part being bent upwards with respect to the center part of the said handle part. The refrigerator according to claim 6 ,
The refrigerator characterized in that the front surface of the locking part is inclined such that the upper part of the front surface of the locking part falls forward. The refrigerator according to claim 1,
A door that can be opened and closed attached to the refrigerator body,
The said handle part is located back rather than the front surface of the said door of a closed state, The refrigerator characterized by the above-mentioned.

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