JP6920584B2 - refrigerator - Google Patents

Description

The present invention relates to adjusting the height of a refrigerator, particularly a leg portion provided at the bottom of the refrigerator body.

Generally, a refrigerator is provided with a height-adjustable leg at the bottom of the refrigerator body or a height-adjustable leg that also serves as a carrying handle, and the refrigerator can be adjusted by adjusting the height of the leg. The main body can be installed horizontally on the floor (see, for example, Patent Document 1).

FIG. 14 shows the refrigerator described in Patent Document 1. In this refrigerator, height-adjustable legs 102 are provided at the four bottom corners of the refrigerating body 101, and the height of the legs 102 is adjusted by adjusting the height of the legs 102. The refrigerator body 101 can be installed horizontally on the floor.

Of the legs 102, the leg 102 on the front side of the refrigerator body 101 is covered with a removable decorative cover 103 attached to the front bottom of the refrigerator body 101 from the viewpoint of ensuring aesthetics and safety.

When the leg 102 does not have a handle as in the refrigerator of Patent Document 1, a handle member (not shown) for transportation is provided on the front bottom of the refrigerator body 101 in addition to the leg 102. However, in this case, the decorative cover 103 is configured to cover the handle member together with the leg portion 102.

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In a refrigerator having the above configuration, the refrigerator body 101 can be horizontally installed on the floor by adjusting the height of the legs 102. However, since recent refrigerators have become larger and heavier, the legs 102 have a wrench or the like. The height is being adjusted using the tools of.

However, since the above tools are stored by the user after the refrigerator is installed, there is a problem that the tools may be lost and the adjustment work when moving and re-installing the refrigerator body 101 becomes difficult. .. In particular, recent refrigerators are rapidly increasing in size, and this loss of tools is becoming a major issue.

Further, since the front end of the decorative cover 103 covering the legs 102 protrudes forward from the front surface of the door 104 of the refrigerator body 101, the appearance and safety are improved as compared with the case where the legs 102 are left exposed. Although it has improved, there is still room for further improvement.

In particular, in the case where a handle member for transportation is provided together with the leg portion 102, it is necessary to increase the strength of the handle portion in order to cope with the increase in weight due to the increase in size of the refrigerator body, and the front-rear width dimension of the handle portion is large. It tends to be. Therefore, the front end of the handle member tends to protrude forward, and the front end of the decorative cover 103 that covers the handle member tends to protrude forward.

The present invention has been made in view of such a point, particularly the former point of tool loss, and an object of the present invention is to provide a refrigerator capable of storing tools without loss and improving workability at the time of re-installation. It was done.

Refrigerator in the present invention covers the refrigerator body to open and close the open mouth by a door, and height adjustable legs on the bottom of the cold Zoko body, the leg portion of the front side of the cold Zoko body makeup a cover, and a tool for adjusting the height of the legs, the tool mounting portion is provided on the back surface of the reduction粧cover, the tool mounting portion is composed of a downward first rib and a second rib, one end of the tool side is fitted and fixed to the first rib, the other end of the tool is a configuration of mounting the engineering tool to the tool mounting portion is fitted and fixed to the second rib.

The present invention provides a refrigerator having the above-mentioned configuration, in which the height of the refrigerator can be adjusted without losing the tool and without forgetting the tool at the time of re-installation, and the workability at the time of re-installation is high. be able to.

Perspective view of the refrigerator according to the first embodiment of the present invention. Longitudinal sectional view of the refrigerator according to the first embodiment. A perspective view showing the front bottom portion of the refrigerator body of the refrigerator according to the first embodiment. Front view showing the front bottom of the refrigerator body of the refrigerator according to the first embodiment. Side view showing the front bottom of the refrigerator body of the refrigerator according to the first embodiment. A perspective view of the refrigerator body of the refrigerator according to the first embodiment as viewed from the bottom side. Bottom view showing the bottom surface of the refrigerator body of the refrigerator according to the first embodiment. Enlarged bottom view of the main part of FIG. AA cross-sectional view of FIG. A perspective view of the refrigerator body as viewed from the bottom side when the tool for adjusting the leg height of the refrigerator in the first embodiment is removed. Enlarged perspective view of the main part of FIG. BB sectional view of FIG. CC sectional view of FIG. Cross section of a conventional refrigerator

The first invention comprises a refrigerator body whose opening is opened and closed by a door, height-adjustable legs provided at the bottom of the refrigerator body, and a decorative cover covering the front legs of the refrigerator body. The decorative cover is provided with a tool for adjusting the height of the leg portion, the decorative cover is provided with a tool mounting portion on the back surface thereof, and the tool is mounted on the tool mounting portion.

As a result, the height of the legs can be adjusted using a tool, and the tool after the height adjustment can be attached to the back surface of the decorative cover and stored, so that it can be prevented from being lost. Also, when adjusting the height at the time of re-installation, it is noticed that there is a tool by removing the decorative cover, and the height can be adjusted using this. That is, since the removal of the decorative cover is a work that must be performed when adjusting the height of the legs, it is possible to notice the existence of the tool by performing this work and adjust the height by using the tool without forgetting it. can. Moreover, since the work of removing the decorative cover is indispensable for adjusting the height, there is no need to perform a special work for taking out the tool separately, and the workability at the time of re-installation is very good. It becomes.

In the second invention, in the first invention, the tool mounting portion of the decorative cover has a configuration in which the rear portion of the tool mounted on the tool mounting portion projects toward the refrigerator body and overlaps with the bottom surface of the refrigerator body.

As a result, it is possible to eliminate the harmful effects of attaching the tool to the decorative cover and to obtain a refrigerator with high aesthetics and safety. That is, if the tool is simply attached to the decorative cover, the width of the decorative cover in the front-rear direction becomes larger by the width in the front-rear direction of the tool, and the front end of the decorative cover tends to protrude from the front of the door of the refrigerator body. Become. However, if the rear portion of the tool protrudes toward the refrigerator body and can be mounted so as to overlap the bottom surface of the refrigerator body, the width of the decorative cover in the front-rear direction can be shortened. Therefore, the decorative cover can be installed so that the front end thereof does not protrude from the front surface of the door of the refrigerator body, and the refrigerator can be made with high aesthetics and safety.

A third aspect of the present invention is the second invention, wherein the decorative cover is provided with a cover portion that covers a portion that overlaps with the refrigerator body of the tool.

As a result, even if dew condensation occurs on the bottom of the refrigerator body and it falls, it is possible to prevent the dew condensation water from adhering to the tool, and it is possible to prevent corrosion of the tool, which is often formed of metal, for a long period of time. Can be stored in good condition.

In the fourth invention, in the first to third inventions, the tool is configured to be bent in a substantially shape, and the decorative cover is provided with a reverse mounting prevention portion for preventing the tool from being mounted in the reverse direction. It is a configuration.

As a result, since the tool is bent in an abbreviated shape, the height of the legs can be easily adjusted even near the floor surface, and the tool bent in an abbreviated shape can be mounted in the opposite direction. It is possible to prevent harmful effects caused by the above, for example, a part of the tool protrudes downward and comes into contact with the floor surface to damage the floor surface.

According to a fifth aspect of the present invention, in the first to fourth inventions, the refrigerator body further includes handle members for transportation on the left and right sides of the front bottom portion thereof, the decorative cover also covers the handle members, and the tool mounting portion thereof is described. It is configured to be located between the left and right handle members.

As a result, the tools can be mounted and stored by utilizing the long space created between the left and right handle members of the decorative cover. Therefore, even a tool with a relatively long size can be easily attached and stored, and the width dimension in the front-rear direction of the decorative cover is shortened to prevent the decorative cover from becoming large and the front end of the decorative cover is the refrigerator body. It is possible to effectively prevent the door from protruding from the front surface.

A sixth aspect of the present invention is the fifth aspect of the invention, wherein the handle member includes an opening for manual insertion and a handle portion, and a bulging portion is provided at an end portion of the handle portion on the edge side of the opening for manual insertion.

As a result, the handle portion of the handle member can be thickened by the bulging portion to improve the strength and can withstand the load of the refrigerator body. Then, the length dimension of the handle portion in the front-rear direction can be made shorter than before, and the width dimension of the decorative cover in the front-rear direction can be shortened. Therefore, the front end of the decorative cover is positioned to the rear by shortening the length dimension of the handle portion in the front-rear direction so that the front end of the decorative cover does not protrude from the front of the door of the refrigerator body, which is aesthetically pleasing and safe. It can be an expensive refrigerator. Moreover, since the bulging portion also serves as a hooking portion for the fingers of the hand, it is possible to prevent the fingers of the hand from slipping and accidentally coming off from the hooking portion. It can also improve safety.

A seventh aspect of the invention is the sixth aspect of the invention, wherein the handle member is provided with a recess recessed in the rearward direction on the wall surface on the rear side of the manual insertion opening.

As a result, the manual insertion formed between the wall surface on the rear side of the manual insertion opening and the bulging portion of the handle portion by the amount of the recess provided in the rear wall surface on the rear side of the manual insertion opening. The position of the opening can be shifted to the rear side. Therefore, the front-rear dimension of the handle member is shortened by the amount that the position of the opening for manual insertion is shifted to the rear side so that the front end of the decorative cover does not protrude from the front of the door of the refrigerator body, which is aesthetically pleasing and safe. It can be a high-quality refrigerator.

In the eighth aspect of the invention, in the first to seventh inventions, the front end of the decorative cover is located at the same time as or behind the front surface of the door.

As a result, the aesthetics and safety of the front bottom of the refrigerator body can be improved more reliably.

Hereinafter, embodiments of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings. The present invention is not limited to this embodiment.

(Embodiment 1)
1 is a perspective view of the refrigerator according to the first embodiment of the present invention, FIG. 2 is a vertical sectional view of the refrigerator, FIG. 3 is a perspective view showing the front bottom of the refrigerator body of the refrigerator, and FIG. 4 is the front of the refrigerator body of the refrigerator. Front view showing the bottom, FIG. 5 is a side view showing the front bottom of the refrigerator body of the refrigerator, FIG. 6 is a perspective view of the refrigerator body of the refrigerator as viewed from the bottom side, and FIG. 7 shows the bottom surface of the refrigerator body of the refrigerator. Bottom view, FIG. 8 is an enlarged bottom view of a main part of FIG. 7, FIG. 9 is a sectional view taken along the line AA of FIG. 8, and FIG. A perspective view of the main body as viewed from the bottom surface side, FIG. 11 is an enlarged perspective view of a main part of FIG. 10, FIG. 12 is a sectional view taken along the line BB of FIG. 8, and FIG. 13 is a sectional view taken along the line CC of FIG.

In FIGS. 1 to 5, the refrigerator according to the present embodiment includes a refrigerator main body 1 having an open front, and the refrigerator main body 1 is molded of an outer box 2 mainly made of a steel plate and a hard resin such as ABS. The inner box 3 is composed of a foamed heat insulating material 4 such as hard urethane foam that is foam-filled between the outer box 2 and the inner box 3.

The refrigerator main body 1 is divided into a plurality of storage chambers by a heat insulating partition plate 5.6. The refrigerator main body 1 has a refrigerating chamber 7 at the top, and a freezing chamber having two upper and lower stages below the refrigerating chamber 7. The vegetable compartment 10 is arranged below the 8th and 9th.

The front opening of each storage room is closed by a double door type refrigerating room door 11, a drawer type freezing room doors 12a and 12b, and a drawer type vegetable room door 13 so as to be openable and closable. The front surfaces of the doors 11, 12a, 12b, and 13 are made of a glass plate to enhance the design of the appearance.

Further, a machine room 14 is provided in the upper rear region of the refrigerator main body 1. The machine room 14 houses high-pressure components of the refrigeration cycle, such as a compressor 15 and a dryer (not shown) for removing water.

Further, a cooling chamber 16 for generating cold air is provided on the back surface of the freezing chamber of the refrigerator body 1, and a cold air passage 17 for supplying cold air to each chamber is formed from the cooling chamber 16.

A cooler 18 is arranged in the cooling chamber 16, and a cooling fan 19 is arranged above the cooler 18. The cooling fan 19 forcibly circulates the cold air generated by the cooler 18 to the refrigerating chamber 7, the upper freezing chamber 8, the lower freezing chamber 9, and the vegetable chamber 10 via the cold air passage 17 to cool each chamber.

On the other hand, as shown in FIGS. 6 to 8, a part of the heat radiating pipe 20 constituting the refrigerating cycle is laid between the outer box 2 and the inner box 3 at the bottom of the refrigerator body 1, and is laid from the vegetable compartment 10. The cold radiation of the refrigerator prevents dew condensation from forming on the bottom surface of the refrigerator body 1.

Further, the refrigerator body 1 is provided with legs 21 for height adjustment at four corners of the bottom thereof. The legs 21 can be installed horizontally by adjusting the left and right heights of the refrigerator body 1, and the height can be adjusted by using a tool such as a wrench, which will be described later. It will be described in detail.

The leg portion 21 is configured by screwing a leg 21b having a hexagonal portion with a bolt into the leg fitting 21a, but the configuration is particularly limited as long as the height can be adjusted using a tool. It's not something.

Further, a handle member 22 is provided on the front bottom portion of the refrigerator body 1 in addition to the leg portion 21. This handle member 22 is used when the refrigerator main body 1 is transported in an upright position, and is arranged at a position where the left-right distance is substantially equal to the shoulder width of a person, and the front bottom surface of the refrigerator main body 1 is arranged. It is attached and fixed to.

A decorative cover 23 is detachably attached to the front bottom of the refrigerator body 1. The decorative cover 23 covers the leg portion 21 and the handle member 22 on the front side of the refrigerator body 1 to ensure safety and design.

Here, the front end portion of the heat radiating pipe 20 laid on the bottom of the refrigerator main body 1 is fixed by using the handle member 22, and the configuration thereof will be described with reference to FIG.

In FIG. 9, the refrigerator main body 1 has a staircase shape in which a main body step portion 24 is provided by lowering the portion of the front bottom surface of the refrigerator body 1 facing the front end portion of the heat radiating pipe 20 by one step.

On the other hand, the handle member 22 is composed of a handle portion 25 and a main body fixing portion 26 located behind the handle portion 25, and the main body fixing portion 26 behind the handle portion 25 has a stepped upper surface similar to the bottom surface of the refrigerator main body 1. It has a step.

Then, a pipe fixing claw 28 having a pair of key-shaped protrusions is erected on the step portion lowered by one step as a pipe fixing portion 27, and the pipe fixing claw 28 is placed on the inner box 3 from the bottom surface of the inner box 3. The front end portion of the heat radiating pipe 20 is press-fitted and fixed to the key-shaped portion thereof by plunging between the outer box 2 and the outer box 2. In this state, the foam insulating material 4 is filled between the inner box 3 and the outer box 2.

Reinforcing ribs 27a are integrally formed on the lower surface of the pipe fixing portion 27 provided with the pipe fixing claws 28 to increase the strength.

The front end portion of the heat radiating pipe 20 is fixed to the bottom of the refrigerator main body 1 as described above, and the handle member 22 that holds the heat radiating pipe 20 fixedly is the vegetable compartment 10 of the main body fixing portion 26. The portion that is one step higher and thicker on the front side near the opening is used as the screw fixing portion 30, and the screw 31 is screwed into the inner box 3 of the refrigerator main body 1 from the lower side of the screw fixing portion 30 to the bottom of the refrigerator main body 1. It is attached and fixed to.

Further, the handle member 22 has a hand insertion opening 32 between the handle portion 25 and the main body fixing portion 26, and the hand insertion opening is provided between the handle portion 25 and the back surface of the decorative cover 23. A hand insertion portion 33 that bends in a substantially L shape from 32 toward the front side is formed.

An arcuate bulging portion 34 projecting upward is provided at the front end of the hand insertion opening 32 of the handle portion 25. Further, a recess 35 that is recessed in the rear direction is formed on the wall surface on the rear side of the manual insertion opening 32.

On the other hand, a tool 36 for adjusting the height of the leg portion 21 is attached to the back surface of the decorative cover 23 that covers the leg portion 21 and the handle member 22 as described above.

Hereinafter, this tool mounting configuration will be described with reference to FIGS. 6 to 13.

As shown in FIGS. 6 to 8, the decorative cover 23 is provided with a tool mounting portion 37 on the back surface thereof. The tool 36 is detachably attached to the tool mounting portion 37.

As shown in FIG. 11, the tool mounting portion 37 includes a first rib 37a for fitting and fixing one end side of the tool 36 and a second rib 37b for fitting and fixing the other end side, and the handle members 22 of the decorative cover 23 are connected to each other. The tool 36 can be mounted in the space in the left-right direction between them.

Then, the tool mounting portion 37 is a part of the tool 36, in this example, the rear side of the wrench portion 36a in which the width in the front-rear direction of the tool 36 becomes large protrudes toward the refrigerator body 1 side as shown in FIG. It is configured to be mounted so that it overlaps the bottom surface.

Further, the decorative cover 23 has a cover portion 38 integrally formed on the rear end edge of the portion on which the tool 36 is mounted, and the wrench portion 36a protruding from the rear end of the decorative cover 23 toward the main body, that is, the tool 36. It is configured to cover a portion that overlaps with the refrigerator body 1.

In this example, as shown in FIGS. 10 and 11, the cover portion 38 is provided not only over the overlapping portion but also over almost the entire length of the tool 36, but this is at least the portion that overlaps with the refrigerator body 1 of the tool 36. It suffices to cover only.

Further, the tool 36 has a structure in which the space between the wrench portion 36a and the handle portion 36b is bent in a substantially shape, and the tool 36 is attached to the decorative cover 23 in the opposite direction to the normal state (upper and lower surfaces). A reverse mounting prevention unit 39 is provided to prevent the wrench from being mounted in the opposite direction.

As shown in FIGS. 12 and 13, the reverse rotation prevention unit 39 comes into contact with the upper surface of the tool 36 when the tool 36 is set in a normal state, and when the upper and lower surfaces are set in the opposite direction, the reverse rotation prevention unit 39 The tip of the tool 36 is located below the upper surface of the tool 36 so that the tool 36 cannot be locked by the first rib 37a and the second rib 37b. It may be a configuration.

Next, the operation and effect of the refrigerator configured as described above will be described.

In the refrigerator of the present embodiment, a decorative cover 23 is provided on the front bottom portion of the refrigerator body 1 to cover the leg portion 21 together with the handle portion 25. The decorative cover 23 is provided with a tool mounting portion 37 on the back surface thereof. A tool 36 for adjusting the height of the leg portion 21 is attached to the tool mounting portion 37.

Therefore, even if the refrigerator body 1 is large and heavy, the height of the legs 21 can be easily adjusted by using the tool 36.

Further, the tool 36 after adjusting the height of the leg portion 21 can be attached to the back surface of the decorative cover 23 and stored, and can be prevented from being lost.

Further, even when the refrigerator body 1 is moved to another place and re-installed, the decorative cover 23 can be removed and the tool 36 can be taken out to easily adjust the height of the legs 21.

Since the removal of the decorative cover 23 is a work that is always performed when adjusting the height of the leg portion 21, the removal of the decorative cover 23 makes it possible to notice the existence of the tool 36 and use it without having to search for the tool 36. ..

Moreover, since the work for taking out the tool 36 is an indispensable work that is always performed when adjusting the height, there is no troublesome operation for taking out the tool separately.

Therefore, the workability at the time of re-installation is remarkably improved.

Here, if the tool 36 is attached to the decorative cover 23 in order to improve the workability of adjusting the height of the leg portion 21, the width of the decorative cover 23 in the front-rear direction becomes longer, and the decorative cover 23 becomes longer. There is an adverse effect that the front end tends to protrude forward from the front surface of the vegetable compartment door 13 of the refrigerator body 1.

That is, assuming that the tool 36 is attached to the decorative cover 23, when the width of the tool 36 attached to the decorative cover 23 is large in the front-rear direction, the width of the wrench portion 36a in the front-rear direction is large in this example. The size of the decorative cover 23 in the front-rear direction is increased by the width of the portion 36a in the front-rear direction. As a result, the front end of the decorative cover 23 tends to protrude from the front surface of the vegetable compartment door 13 of the refrigerator body 1.

However, in the present embodiment, the tool mounting portion 37 provided on the decorative cover 23 is mounted in a state in which the rear portion of the wrench portion 36a of the tool 36 projects toward the refrigerator body 1 and overlaps with the bottom surface of the refrigerator body 1. Since the configuration is possible, the width of the decorative cover 23 in the front-rear direction can be shortened by the amount of the overlap.

Therefore, the front end of the decorative cover 23 can be positioned rearward by that amount so that the front end of the decorative cover 23 does not protrude from the front of the vegetable compartment door 13 of the refrigerator body 1, which is highly aesthetically pleasing and safe. It can be a refrigerator.

Further, since the decorative cover 23 is provided with a cover portion 38 that covers the wrench portion 36a that overlaps with the refrigerator main body 1 of the tool 36, dew condensation may occur on the bottom of the refrigerator main body 1 and the cover portion 38 may fall. Also, it is possible to prevent dew condensation water from adhering to the tool 36.

Therefore, it is possible to prevent corrosion of the tool 36, which is often formed of metal, and store it in a good condition for a long period of time.

Further, since the tool 36 is configured to be bent in a substantially shape, the handle portion 36b does not come into contact with the floor surface and interfere with the adjustment work even if the height of the leg portion 21 is low, and the legs The height of the portion 21 can be easily adjusted.

In this case, since the tool 36 is bent in an abbreviated shape, when it is mounted in a state opposite to the normal state, a part of the tool 36, for example, a part of the wrench portion 36a in this case is on the floor surface side. There is a risk that it will pop out greatly and come into contact with the floor surface, damaging the floor surface.

However, in the present embodiment, the decorative cover 23 is provided with the tool mounting portion 37 and the reverse mounting prevention portion 39 for preventing the tool 36 from being mounted in the reverse direction, so that the tool 36 can be prevented from being mounted in the reverse direction. ..

Therefore, it is possible to prevent adverse effects such as a part of the wrench portion 36a of the tool 36 protruding downward and coming into contact with the floor surface to damage the floor surface.

Further, since the tool mounting portion 37 provided on the decorative cover 23 is located between the left and right handle members 22 provided on the refrigerator main body 1, there is a space in the left-right direction between the handle members 22 of the decorative cover 23. Even a tool with a relatively long size can be installed and stored without difficulty. At the same time, the width dimension of the decorative cover 23 in the front-rear direction can be shortened. As a result, it is possible to prevent the decorative cover from becoming large and more reliably prevent the front end of the decorative cover 23 from protruding from the front surface of the vegetable compartment door 13.

Further, since the handle member 22 has a configuration in which a bulging portion 34 is provided at the end of the handle portion 25 on the opening side for manual insertion, the handle portion 25 is thickened by the bulging portion 34 to improve the strength. Even a heavier refrigerator body can withstand the load. Then, the length dimension of the handle portion 25 in the front-rear direction can be made shorter than that of the conventional one, and the width dimension of the decorative cover 23 in the front-rear direction can be shortened.

Therefore, by shortening the length dimension of the handle portion 25 in the front-rear direction, the front-rear direction dimension of the decorative cover 23 is reduced so that the front end of the decorative cover 23 is located at the rear, and from the front surface of the vegetable compartment door 13 of the refrigerator body 1. It can be prevented from protruding.

Further, since the bulging portion 34 also serves as a catching portion of the hand, it is possible to prevent the fingers of the hand from slipping and accidentally coming off from the handle portion 25, and the safety during transportation is also improved. Can be done.

Further, since the handle member 22 is provided with a recess 35 recessed in the rear direction on the wall surface on the rear side of the manual insertion opening 32, the rear side wall surface of the manual insertion opening 32 is provided by the amount of the recess 35. The position of the hand insertion opening 32 formed between the handle portion 25 and the bulging portion 34 of the handle portion 25 can be shifted to the rear side.

Therefore, the dimension of the handle member 22 in the front-rear direction can be shortened by the amount that the position of the manual insertion opening 32 is shifted to the rear side. As a result, the front-rear dimension of the decorative cover 23 can be miniaturized so that the front end of the decorative cover 23 is located at the rear so that the decorative cover 23 does not protrude from the front surface of the vegetable compartment door 13 of the refrigerator body 1.

Then, by preventing the front end of the decorative cover 23 from protruding from the front surface of the vegetable compartment door 13 as described above, the appearance and safety of the front bottom portion of the refrigerator body 1 can be improved.

Further, the refrigerator of the present embodiment also has the following effects.

That is, the handle member 22 attached to the front bottom of the refrigerator body 1 is provided with a pipe fixing claw 28 on the pipe fixing portion 27, and the front of the heat radiating pipe 20 laid on the bottom of the refrigerator body 1 by the pipe fixing claw 28. The end part is fixed.

Therefore, the front end portion of the heat radiating pipe 20 is accurately fixed at a predetermined position without being displaced even if there is a fluctuation in the foaming pressure of the foamed heat insulating material or vibration during assembly and transportation. As a result, it is possible to obtain a refrigerator having stable energy-saving and dew-proofing effects by eliminating variations in energy-saving and dew-proofing effects caused by the front end portion of the heat radiating pipe 20 being displaced in the vertical direction. Further, when fixing the front end portion of the heat radiating pipe 20, it is not necessary to attach tape or the like, so that the pipe can be fixed at low cost without incurring an increase in the number of parts or man-hours.

Here, in order to stabilize the energy saving and dew-proofing effects without varying, it is assumed that the pipe fixing claw 28 is provided on the pipe fixing portion 27 of the handle member 22 to fix the front end portion of the heat radiating pipe 20. The front end portion of the heat radiating pipe 20 is located near the bottom surface of the vegetable compartment 10 by the height dimension h of the pipe fixing claw 28 that plunges into the inside of the box 3. Therefore, the heat effect of the heat radiating pipe 20 on the vegetable compartment 10 increases, the frequency of the cooling operation increases, and the energy saving property decreases.

However, in the present embodiment, the bottom surface of the refrigerator main body of the portion where the front end portion of the heat radiating pipe 20 is fixed is lowered by one step to provide the main body step portion 24. The dimension between the vegetable compartment 10 and the bottom surface, that is, the heat insulation distance is large. Therefore, the heat effect of the heat radiating pipe 20 on the vegetable compartment 10 can be reduced, and energy saving can be enhanced.

That is, by adopting the configuration of the present embodiment, not only the energy saving property and the dew prevention effect can be stabilized, but also the energy saving property itself can be enhanced.

Further, in the handle member 22 of the present embodiment, the main body fixing portion 26 is provided with a step similar to the bottom shape of the refrigerator main body, and the screw fixing portion 30 on the front side near the opening of the vegetable compartment 10 is fixed by the screw 31. Therefore, it can be firmly attached and fixed to the bottom of the refrigerator body 1.

That is, since the handle member 22 has a stepped shape and has a step, the screw fixing portion 30 on the front side near the opening of the vegetable compartment 10 is one step higher and thicker, which makes it more robust and refrigerator. It can be firmly attached and fixed to the bottom of the main body 1.

As a result, not only can the handle be able to withstand the weight of the heavier refrigerator body 1, but the front end position of the heat radiating pipe 20 can be firmly and accurately fixed at a predetermined position. As a result, the energy saving property and the dew prevention effect can be further stabilized.

In addition, since the reinforcing rib 27a is integrally formed on the lower surface of the pipe fixing portion 27 provided with the pipe fixing claw 28 of the handle member 22, the pipe fixing portion 27 tends to be lowered by one step and the strength tends to be weakened. The strength of the pipe itself is also increased, the heat radiation pipe 20 is fixed more robustly by the pipe fixing claw 28, and the energy saving and the stabilization of the dew-proof effect can be further enhanced.

The refrigerator according to the present invention has been described above using the above-described embodiment, but the present invention is not limited thereto. That is, it should be considered that the embodiments disclosed this time are exemplary in all respects and not restrictive. That is, the scope of the present invention is indicated by the scope of claims rather than the above description, and it is intended that all modifications within the meaning and scope equivalent to the scope of claims are included.

As described above, in the refrigerator of the present invention, the height of the legs can be adjusted by using a tool, the tool is not lost after the height adjustment, and the tool is not forgotten at the time of re-installation. The height can be adjusted by using the refrigerator, and the refrigerator can be made into a refrigerator with high workability at the time of re-installation. Therefore, it can be widely applied to other refrigerating and refrigerating products such as household refrigerators, commercial refrigerators, and vending machines.

1 Refrigerator body 2 Outer box 3 Inner box 4 Foam insulation 5, 6 Partition plate 7 Refrigerator room 8 Upper freezer room 9 Lower freezer room 10 Vegetable room 11 Refrigerator room door 12a, 12b Refrigerator room door 13 Vegetable room door 14 Machine room 15 Compressor 16 Cooling room 17 Cool air passage 18 Cooler 19 Cooling fan 20 Heat dissipation pipe 21 Leg 21a Leg metal fittings 21b Leg 22 Handle member 23 Decorative cover 24 Main body stepped part 25 Handle part 26 Main body fixing part 27 Pipe fixing part 27a Reinforcing rib 28 Pipe fixing claw 30 Screw fixing part 31 Screw 32 Hand insertion opening 33 Hand insertion part 34 Protruding part 35 Recessed part 36 Tool 36a Wrench part 36b Handle part 37 Tool mounting part 37a First rib 37b Second rib 38 Cover part 39 Reverse Attachment prevention part

Claims (10)

A refrigerator body whose opening is opened and closed by a door, height-adjustable legs provided at the bottom of the refrigerator body, a decorative cover covering the front leg of the refrigerator body, and the height of the legs. A tool mounting portion is provided on the back surface of the decorative cover , the tool mounting portion is composed of a downward first rib and a second rib, and one end side of the tool is the first rib. A refrigerator in which the other end side of the tool is fitted and fixed to the second rib and the tool is mounted on the tool mounting portion. The refrigerator according to claim 1, wherein the tool is composed of a wrench portion and a handle portion, the wrench portion is fitted and fixed to the first rib, and the handle portion is fitted and fixed to the second rib. The refrigerator according to claim 1 or 2, wherein the tool mounting portion of the decorative cover is configured such that the rear portion of the tool mounted on the tool mounting portion protrudes toward the refrigerator body and overlaps with the bottom surface of the refrigerator body. The refrigerator according to claim 3, wherein the decorative cover has a cover portion that covers a portion that overlaps with the refrigerator body of the tool. The refrigerator according to any one of claims 1 to 4 , wherein the tool has a structure in which the tool is bent in an abbreviated shape, and the decorative cover is provided with a reverse mounting prevention portion for preventing the tool from being mounted in the reverse direction. When the upper and lower surfaces of the tool are set in the opposite direction, the anti-reverse portion has a shape in which the tip of the anti-reverse portion is located below the upper surface of the tool, and the first rib and the second rib are used. The refrigerator according to claim 5, wherein the tools cannot be locked. The refrigerator main body is further provided with handle members for transportation on the left and right sides of the front bottom portion thereof, the decorative cover also covers the handle members, and the tool attachment portion is provided between the left and right handle members. The refrigerator according to any one of 6. The refrigerator according to claim 7 , wherein the handle member includes an opening for manual insertion and a handle portion, and a bulging portion is provided at an end portion of the handle portion on the edge side of the opening for manual insertion. The refrigerator according to claim 8, wherein the handle member is provided with a recess recessed in the rear direction on the wall surface on the rear side of the opening for manual insertion. The refrigerator according to any one of claims 1 to 9 , wherein the front end of the decorative cover is located at the same position as or behind the front surface of the door.

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