JP6803530B2 - refrigerator - Google Patents

Description

The present invention relates to a refrigerator, and particularly to a processing configuration of a connection portion between a main body side lead wire and a component side lead wire of various parts provided in various parts of the main body.

Generally, a refrigerator has storage chambers such as a refrigerator compartment, a vegetable compartment, and a freezer chamber in the refrigerator body, and some of these chambers are provided with temperature sensors and supply cold air to the refrigerator compartment and the vegetable compartment. A damper or the like is provided in the duct. The temperature sensor, damper, etc. are connected by pulling out the lead wire in the back wall of the refrigerator body from the back wall, etc., and the connection portion between the lead wire of the main body and the component lead wire of the temperature sensor, damper, etc. is covered. (See, for example, Patent Document 1).

FIG. 13 shows the refrigerator described in Patent Document 1. In the case of this refrigerator, a heater 102 is provided in the vegetable compartment 101, and the lead wire 103 of the heater 102 is pulled out from the back wall of the refrigerator main body 104. It is connected to. The main body lead wire 105 and the heater lead wire 103 are connected to each other in the storage portion 106 recessed in the back surface of the vegetable compartment, and the connector connection portion between the main body lead wire 105 and the heater lead wire 103 is a connector cover. It is covered with 107, and the connector cover 107 is attached and fixed to the back wall of the vegetable compartment by screws 108.

Japanese Unexamined Patent Publication No. 10-205984

An object of the present invention is to enhance the aesthetic appearance of the refrigerator interior.

The refrigerator of the present invention comprises a refrigerating chamber, a shelf board provided in the refrigerating room, a storage room in which the shelf board is partitioned so as to serve as a ceiling, a first lead wire, and the storage room. The second cover is provided with a storage chamber for connecting the drawn second lead wire, a first cover for covering the opening of the storage chamber, and a second cover for covering the first cover . The cover is characterized in that it is substantially flush with the upper surface of the shelf board.

The present invention includes a first cover that covers the opening of the storage chamber for connecting the first lead wire and the second lead wire drawn from the storage chamber, and a second cover that covers the first cover. Since the second cover is substantially flush with the upper surface of the shelf board, the appearance of the refrigerating room surface can be enhanced.

Front view of the refrigerator according to the first embodiment of the present invention Front view when the door of the refrigerator is opened Longitudinal section of the refrigerator External perspective view showing the lead wire connection part of the refrigerator An exploded perspective view showing the lead wire connection part of the refrigerator. Top view showing the lead wire connection part of the refrigerator Enlarged perspective view showing the lead wire connection part of the refrigerator Enlarged sectional view showing the lead wire connection part of the refrigerator An exploded view showing the lead wire storage chamber, cover, and stopper member at the lead wire connection part of the refrigerator. An exploded perspective view showing the lead wire storage chamber and cover at the lead wire connection part of the refrigerator. (A) A perspective view of a cover covering the lead wire connection portion of the refrigerator, (b) is a perspective view of the cover when viewed from below, (c) is a side view of the cover, and (d) is the same. Top view of the cover (A) A perspective view of a stopper covering the lead wire connection portion of the refrigerator, (b) is a perspective view of the stopper member viewed from below. (A) A front view showing the inside of a conventional refrigerator, (b) a sectional view of the lead wire connecting portion, and (c) a front view of the lead wire connecting portion.

The first invention includes a refrigerator main body, a storage chamber provided in the refrigerator main body, a connector storage chamber provided with an opening facing the storage chamber, and a cover covering the opening of the connector storage chamber. The connector storage chamber is provided with at least two engaging portions, the cover is provided with a locking portion corresponding to the engaging portion, and the locking portion of the cover is engaged with the connector storage chamber. In addition to engaging with the portion, one of the engaging portions between the engaging portion and the locking portion is configured such that a stopper member is engaged from the cover surface side.

As a result, the cover can be attached to the opening of the connector storage chamber by simply pushing the stopper member into the engaging portion of the connector storage chamber while fitting the locking portion into the engaging portion of the connector storage chamber, and the cover can be locked. Since the stopper member bitten into the engaging part between the part and the engaging part of the connector storage chamber prevents the cover from being inadvertently disengaged, the cover covering the opening of the connector storage chamber is firmly fixed as in the case of screwing. It can be held and the connector connection can be reliably protected.

In the second invention, in the first invention, the cover is provided with a hole for preventing disengagement adjacent to the locking portion on the side where the stopper member is bitten, and the stopper member is inserted into the hole for preventing disengagement. The cover is provided with a disengagement prevention portion that regulates the locking portion of the cover so that it does not disengage from the engaging portion of the connector storage chamber.

As a result, the locking portion of the cover is securely maintained in the locked state without being disengaged from the engaging portion, so that the cover can be firmly fixed and held without being accidentally disengaged, and a hole for preventing the cover from being disengaged is provided. Since the locking portion on the side can be made to have a relatively weak engaging force, the locking portion of the cover can be attached to or detached from the engaging portion of the connector storage chamber with a light force, and the cover can be attached and detached. Workability can be greatly improved.

In the third invention, in the first or second invention, the connector storage chamber is provided with a rotation fulcrum support portion at the rear portion on the back side of the storage chamber, and the cover is made to correspond to the rotation fulcrum support portion. A rotating fulcrum portion is provided, the rotating fulcrum portion is fitted to the rotating fulcrum supporting portion of the connector storage chamber, the front side portion is rotated toward the connector storage chamber side, and the locking portion of the cover is connected to the connector. It is configured to engage with the engaging portion of the storage chamber.

As a result, the cover fits the rotating fulcrum portion into the rotating fulcrum support portion of the connector storage chamber without aligning the locking portion of the cover with the engaging portion of the connector storage chamber, and is placed on the connector storage chamber side. It can be mounted simply by rotating it, and the workability of mounting the cover is dramatically improved.

In the fourth aspect of the invention, in the first to third inventions, the connector storage chamber is provided on the side portion of the protruding portion of the cold air duct provided on the back surface of the storage chamber, and the opening of the connector storage chamber is the cold air duct. An opening is made to the upper surface of the rear portion of the shelf plate provided by pressing against the back surface of the storage chamber so as to sandwich the protruding portion of the above, and a decorative cover forming substantially the same surface as the upper surface of the shelf plate is used above the cover attached to the opening. It is a covered configuration.

As a result, the connector storage room can be installed without protruding into the storage room by utilizing the space on the side of the protruding part of the cold air duct, and at the same time, it is covered with a decorative cover that is substantially on the same surface as the upper surface of the shelf board. Therefore, it can be made inconspicuous and the aesthetic appearance of the storage room surface can be enhanced.

A fifth aspect of the present invention is the fourth invention, wherein each engaging portion of the connector storage chamber and each locking portion of the cover are provided on the front side portion in the lateral direction of the cold air duct and away from the back wall of the storage chamber. Moreover, the stopper member is configured to be engaged with the engaging portion between the engaging portion and the locking portion on the side away from the cold air duct.

As a result, the stopper member can be attached / detached without being disturbed by the protruding wall surface of the cold air duct or the back wall of the storage chamber, and the workability of attaching / detaching the cover can be further improved.

A sixth aspect of the present invention is the fifth invention, wherein the stopper member has a rod-shaped stopper locking portion for fixing the stopper member itself to the cover, and the side surface of the locking portion of the stopper locking portion is an inclined surface. is there.

As a result, the stopper member can be removed from the cover by inserting a ruler, a flat-blade screwdriver, etc. along the inclined surface of the stopper locking portion to deform the stopper locking portion in the disengaging direction, and the stopper member can also be easily removed. It can be done and workability is improved.

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 to 12 show the first embodiment of the present invention. First, the configuration of the entire refrigerator will be described with reference to FIGS. 1 to 3.

In FIGS. 1 to 3, the refrigerator according to the present embodiment includes a refrigerator main body 1 having an open front, and the refrigerator main body 1 includes an outer box 2 mainly made of a steel plate and ABS as shown in FIG. It is composed of an inner box 3 molded from a hard resin such as, and a foamed heat insulating material 4 such as hard urethane 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 partition plates 5, 6 and 6a. The uppermost part of the refrigerator main body 1 is a refrigerating chamber 7, and the lower part of the refrigerating chamber 7 is a switching chamber 8a and ice making arranged side by side. Room 8b, below that is a freezing room 9, and further down is a vegetable room 10. The front opening of each storage chamber is closed by doors 11a, 11b, 11c, 11d, and 11e so as to be openable and closable.

A machine room 14 is provided in the upper rear region of the refrigerator 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, on the back surface of the refrigerator main body 1, a cooling chamber 16 for generating cold air and a cold air duct 17 for supplying and circulating the cold air from the cooling chamber 16 to the refrigerating chamber 7, the freezing chamber 9, the vegetable compartment 10, and the like are provided. ..

A cooler 19 is arranged in the cooling chamber 16, and a cooling fan 20 is arranged above the cooler 19. The cooling fan 20 forcibly circulates the cold air cooled by the cooler 19 to the refrigerating chamber 7, the freezing chamber 9, the vegetable compartment 10, and the like via the cold air duct 17, and cools each chamber. The cold air from the cooling chamber 16. The refrigerating chamber 7 cooled by the vehicle is provided with a plurality of shelf boards 21 on which foodstuffs are placed, and a low-temperature storage chamber 23 is formed at the lowermost portion thereof. The low temperature storage chamber 23 is a low temperature storage chamber that can be switched to, for example, a chilled chamber that is cooled to a temperature zone of about 1 ° C. or a partial chamber that is cooled to a slightly freezing temperature zone of about -3 ° C.

The low temperature storage chamber 23 is not switchable to a chilled chamber or a partial chamber, and may be specially designed as a chilled chamber or a partial chamber.

As shown in FIGS. 4 to 6, the low temperature storage chamber 23 has a shelf board member 24 whose upper surface is also used as a shelf board located at the lowermost stage of the refrigerating chamber 7, and a water supply tank chamber 27 on the side surface (see FIG. 2). ) Is formed as a partition with a partition plate 27a, and a container 25 that can be pulled out is provided inside, and the front end thereof is centered on the front end portion of the shelf board member 24 by the drawer of the container 25. The lid is closed by a door 26 that opens by rotating.

Further, the low temperature storage chamber 23 is provided with a lighting device 22 on the ceiling portion thereof, and the lead wire thereof is connected to the main body lead wire from the back surface of the refrigerator main body 1.

Hereinafter, the lead wire connection portion processing configuration will be described with reference to FIGS. 4 to 12.

In FIGS. 4 to 12, the connector storage chamber 30 for accommodating the connector connection portion of the lead wire is provided on the side of the protruding portion 17a of the cold air duct 17, and the upper surface opening thereof sandwiches the protruding portion 17a of the cold air duct 17. It is open to the upper surface of the rear portion of the shelf board member 24 provided by pressing against the back surface of the storage chamber.

As shown in FIG. 7, the connector storage chamber 30 is integrally formed with a member constituting the protruding portion 17a of the cold air duct 17, is located behind the low temperature storage chamber 23, and is a corner portion of the shelf board member 24. It is covered with a surface 24a, and the upper portion of the upper surface opening is covered with a decorative cover 32 forming substantially the same surface as the upper surface of the shelf board member 24 as shown in FIG.

As shown in FIG. 10, the connector storage chamber 30 is provided with a storage space 33 having a substantially square frame shape, and a recess on the rear wall surface through which a main body lead wire 34 (see FIG. 6) from the refrigerator main body 1 passes. 35 has a recess 37 formed on the front wall surface through which a lead wire 36 (see FIG. 6) coming out from the lighting device 22 through the shelf board member 24 passes through, and the lead wires 34 and 36 are formed. The connectors 34a and 36a (see FIG. 6) are housed in a connected state.

The connector storage chamber 30 is provided with a pair of engaging portions 38 on both sides of the storage space 33, and is further provided with rotating fulcrum support portions 39 on both rear sides on the back side of the low temperature storage chamber 23.

The upper surface opening of the connector storage chamber 30 is covered with a cover 40 as shown in FIG. 5 to cover the connector connection portion.

As shown in FIGS. 11A to 11D, the cover 40 has a rib-shaped locking portion 41a having elasticity on the front side portion thereof corresponding to the engaging portion 38 of the connector storage chamber 30. A pair of 41b is provided, and a substantially L-shaped rotation fulcrum portion 43 is provided in a rear portion thereof corresponding to the rotation fulcrum support portion 39.

Further, the cover 40 is provided with a stopper insertion portion 44 adjacent to the locking portion 41a on the side (left side in FIG. 11) away from the cold air duct protrusion 17a among the pair of locking portions 41a and 41b. The lower end edge is used as a stopper engaging portion 45.

In addition, the cover 40 is further provided with a hole 46 for preventing disengagement at a position slightly shifted to the cold air duct side at a portion closer to the rear of the stopper insertion portion 44, and a hole portion 47 for guiding is provided adjacent thereto. Is provided.

Then, the cover 40 fits the rotation fulcrum portion 43 into the rotation fulcrum support portion 39 of the connector storage chamber 30, and engages the pair of locking portions 41a and 41a with the connector storage chamber 30 by its elastic force. It is engaged with the portion 38 and attached to the upper surface opening of the connector storage chamber 30.

Further, the cover 40 attached to the upper surface opening of the connector storage chamber 30 is fixed to the upper surface opening of the connector storage chamber 30 by pushing and inserting the stopper member 48 into the stopper insertion portion 44 as shown in FIG. is there.

As shown in FIG. 12, the stopper member 48 for fixing the cover 40 to the upper surface opening of the connector storage chamber 30 has elasticity to be inserted into the stopper insertion portion 44 of the cover 40 and locked to the stopper engaging portion 45. A rod-shaped stopper locking portion 49 is provided. As is clear from FIG. 12, the stopper locking portion 49 is an inclined surface 49a on which the surface on the locking portion side is inclined.

Further, the stopper member 48 is provided with a rod-shaped disengagement prevention portion 50 at a position slightly deviated toward the cold air duct 17 side at a portion closer to the rear of the stopper locking portion 49, and is inserted into the disengagement prevention hole portion 46 of the cover 40. However, the cover 40 is positioned along the locking portion 41a to regulate the movement of the locking portions 41a and 41b.

Further, the stopper member 48 is provided with a guide rod 51, which is fitted into the guide hole 47 of the cover 40.

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

In the present embodiment, the lead wire 36 of the lighting device 22 is connected to the main body lead wire 34, but the connection between the main body lead wire 34 and the lead wire 36 of the lighting device 22 is first made in the refrigerator compartment. The main body lead wire 34 pulled out from the back wall and the lead wire 36 of the lighting device 22 pulled out from the shelf board member 24 are connected in the refrigerating chamber 7. Then, the connector connection portion is stored in the storage space 33 together with the remaining portions of the lead wires 34 and 36, and then the cover 40 is attached to the upper opening of the connector storage chamber 30, and the decorative cover 32 is further installed above the cover 40. And finish the work.

Here, the cover 40 that covers the lead wire connecting portion only needs to fit the locking portions 41a and 41b into the engaging portion 38 of the connector storage chamber 30, and can be easily opened in the upper surface opening of the connector storage chamber 30. Can be mounted and fixed.

Moreover, since the stopper member 48 is bitten from the surface side of the cover 40 into one of the engaging portions between the locking portions 41a and 41b of the cover 40 and the engaging portion 38 of the connector storage chamber 30, the locking portion. The engagement between 41a and the engaging portion 38 is no longer inadvertently disengaged, and the cover 40 can be firmly fixed and held in the upper opening of the connector storage chamber 30 as in the case of screwing, and the connector connection portion is securely protected. can do.

Moreover, the stopper member 48 of this embodiment is provided with a disengagement prevention portion 50 adjacent to the locking portion 41a that engages with the engagement portion 38 of the connector storage chamber 30, and the disengagement prevention portion 50 is the cover. It is located along the locking portion 41a of 40 to regulate its movement. Therefore, the locking portion 41a of the cover 40 cannot move in the direction of disengagement from the engaging portion 38. Therefore, since the locking portion 41a of the cover 40 is not inadvertently disengaged from the engaging portion 38, the cover 40 is surely held in the locked state and is fixed and held more firmly.

Further, since the movement of the locking portion 41a is regulated by the disengagement prevention portion 50 as described above, the locking portion 41a on the side where the disengagement prevention hole portion 46 of the cover 40 is provided has a relatively weak engaging force. Can be done. Therefore, the locking portion 41a of the cover 40 can be attached to and detached from the engaging portion 38 of the connector storage chamber 30 with a light force, and the workability of attaching and detaching the cover is improved.

Further, in this embodiment, the cover 40 is pressed by fitting the rotation fulcrum portion 43 into the rotation fulcrum support portion 39 of the connector storage chamber 30 and rotating the cover front side portion toward the connector storage chamber 30 side. Only by itself, the locking portions 41a and 41b of the cover 40 can be engaged with and attached to the engaging portion 38 of the connector storage chamber 30.

Therefore, the cover 40 does not need to align the locking portions 41a and 41b of the cover 40 with the engaging portion 38 of the connector storage chamber 30, and the workability of mounting the cover is improved.

Moreover, since the cover 40 can be fitted into the rotation fulcrum support portion 39 and rotated toward the connector storage chamber 30 side, the work can be performed downward as compared with the case where the cover 40 is performed upward toward the ceiling surface. Gender improves dramatically.

Further, since the stopper member 48 includes a guide rod 51 that fits into the guide hole portion 47 of the cover 40, the disengagement prevention portion 50 can more reliably prevent the locking portion 41a from being disengaged. Can be done.

That is, the stopper member 48 has its disengagement prevention portion 50 fitted into the disengagement prevention hole 46 of the cover 40 and regulates its movement along the locking portion 41a to prevent disengagement. The portion 50 continues to receive the elastic force in the direction indicated by the broken line arrow A in FIG. 8 from the locking portion 41a, and the entire stopper member 48 tilts so that the locking portion 41a is disengaged. However, the guide rod 51 fitted in the guide hole portion 47 is fitted with the guide hole portion 47 to prevent the stopper member 48 as a whole from tilting. Therefore, the stopper member 48 is not tilted, and the locking portion 41a is more reliably prevented from being disengaged by the disengagement prevention portion 50.

Further, since the stopper member 48 has an inclined surface 49a on the side surface of the stopper locking portion 49 of the stopper locking portion 49 that fixes the stopper member itself to the cover, the stopper member 48 can be easily removed. That is, when a ruler, a flat-blade screwdriver, or the like is inserted at the position indicated by X in FIG. 12 along the inclined surface 49a of the stopper locking portion 49 from above the surface of the cover 40, the stopper locking portion 49 is generated by the component force applied to the inclined surface 49a. Moves in the direction in which the cover 40 is disengaged from the stopper engaging portion 45. Therefore, the stopper member 48 can be easily removed.

Further, since the connector storage chamber 30 illustrated in this embodiment is provided on the side of the protruding portion 17a of the cold air duct 17 provided on the back surface of the low temperature storage chamber 23, it is installed without protruding into the low temperature storage chamber 23. This has the advantage of preventing the connector storage chamber 30 from protruding while effectively utilizing the space on the side of the protruding portion of the cold air duct 17.

Further, the decorative cover 32 installed on the cover 40 covering the upper surface opening of the connector storage chamber 30 is pressed against the back surface of the storage chamber so as to sandwich the protruding portion 17a of the cold air duct 17 with the upper surface of the shelf board member 24. Since they form substantially the same surface, they are inconspicuous and the aesthetic appearance of the inner surface of the refrigerator compartment 7 can be enhanced.

Further, the engaging portions 38 of the connector storage chamber 30 and the locking portions 41a and 41b of the cover are provided on the front side portion of the cold air duct 17 in the lateral direction and away from the back wall of the storage chamber, and the stopper is provided. Since the member 48 is configured to be engaged with the engaging portion between the engaging portion 38 and the locking portion 41a on the side away from the cold air duct 17, the stopper member 48 is a side wall surface of the protruding portion 17a of the cold air duct 17. It can be attached and detached without being disturbed by the back wall of the storage room, and the workability of attaching and detaching the cover can be improved.

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

According to the present invention, the cover of the connector storage chamber can be easily attached and detached and firmly fixed and held, the maintainability of parts and the like is improved, and the lead wire connector connection portion can be reliably protected with high reliability. It can be a refrigerator. Therefore, it can be widely applied not only for home use but also for many purposes such as commercial refrigerators and showcases.

1 Refrigerator body 7 Refrigerator room 17 Cold air duct 17a Protruding part 18 Back wall body 19 Cooler 20 Cooling fan 21 Shelf board 22 Lighting device 23 Low temperature storage room (storage room)
24 Shelf board member (shelf board)
30 Connector storage room 31 Opening 32 Decorative cover 33 Storage space 34 Main body lead wire 34a Connector 35 Recess 35a Connector 36 Lead wire 37 Recess 38 Engagement part 39 Rotating fulcrum support part 40 Cover 41a, 41b Locking part 43 times Dynamic fulcrum part 44 Stopper insertion part 45 Stopper engagement part 46 Disengagement prevention hole 47 Guide hole 48 Stopper member 49 Stopper locking part 49a Inclined surface 50 Disengagement prevention part 51 Guide rod

Claims (11)

A refrigerating room, a shelf board provided in the refrigerating room, a storage room in which the shelf board is partitioned so as to serve as a ceiling, a first lead wire, and a second lead wire drawn from the storage room. A storage chamber for connecting a lead wire, a first cover for covering the opening of the storage chamber, and a second cover for covering the first cover are provided, and the second cover is the shelf board. A refrigerator characterized in that it is substantially the same surface as the upper surface of the refrigerator. The refrigerator according to claim 1, wherein a stopper member for preventing the first cover from coming off is attached to the first cover from above the first cover. The refrigerator according to claim 1 or 2 , wherein a cold air duct is provided on the back surface of the refrigerating chamber, and the storage chamber is adjacent to a protruding portion of the cold air duct. The refrigerator according to any one of claims 1 to 3, wherein the second lead wire is drawn out into the storage chamber through the shelf board. The refrigerator according to any one of claims 1 to 4 , wherein the second lead wire is a lead wire of a lighting device provided in the storage chamber. The refrigerator according to claim 5 , wherein the lighting device is provided on the ceiling of the storage room. The refrigerator according to any one of claims 1 to 6 , wherein the connector of the first lead wire and the connector of the second lead wire are connected in the storage chamber. The refrigerator according to any one of claims 1 to 7 , wherein the shelf board is the lowest shelf board among a plurality of shelf boards provided in the refrigerator compartment. The refrigerator according to any one of claims 1 to 8 , wherein the storage chamber is a chilled chamber. The refrigerator according to any one of claims 1 to 8 , wherein the storage chamber is a partial chamber. The refrigerator according to any one of claims 1 to 8 , wherein the storage chamber can be switched to a chilled chamber or a partial chamber.