JP6749562B2 - refrigerator - Google Patents

Description

The present invention relates to a refrigerator, and more particularly to a refrigerator in which an image display device is provided inside a door.

2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, there is known a refrigerator in which an image display device such as a liquid crystal display for displaying various image information on the front surface of the door is provided inside the door. For example, Patent Document 1 discloses a refrigerator including a large-sized image display device.

However, when the user closes the door of the refrigerator with great force, when the door comes into contact with the body of the refrigerator, a shock is transmitted to the image display device provided inside the door, and the image display is entirely plate-shaped. The device may bend significantly and be damaged.

JP, 2014-206321, A

Therefore, an object of the present invention is to provide a refrigerator that can prevent the image display device from being bent and damaged when the door is closed.

In order to solve the above problems, the refrigerator according to the present invention is configured as follows.

The present invention relates to a refrigerator including a refrigerator body, a door body that is openably and closably attached to the front surface of the refrigerator body, and a display device that is installed inside the door body and displays an image on the front surface of the door body. A guide member for slidably supporting the display device in a predetermined sliding direction inside the door body, and a direction orthogonal to the sliding direction for the display device with respect to the guide member. And a positioning member for positioning.

According to the present invention, since the display device is positioned in the direction orthogonal to the sliding direction, it is possible to prevent the display device from bending and breaking in the front-back direction when the door is closed.
be able to.

Further, the present invention is characterized in that the positioning member has a positioning convex portion protruding in the sliding direction and a positioning fitted portion into which the positioning convex portion can be fitted. The part is provided on either one of the ends of the display device or the guide member, and the positioning fitted portion is provided on the other of the ends of the display device or the guide member. And

According to the present invention, when the display device is assembled inside the door body, the display device can be easily positioned while sliding along the guide member.

Further, the present invention is characterized in that a frame body for accommodating and holding the display device is provided inside the door body.

According to the present invention, since the frame body increases the rigidity of the door body, it is possible to suppress the bending of the display device held therein.

Further, the present invention is characterized in that the frame body is formed such that a peripheral side portion extending along the sliding direction has a U-shaped cross section.

According to the present invention, since the peripheral side portion extending along the sliding direction is formed in a U-shaped cross section, the bending rigidity is improved, and the bending of the display device held inside the frame is further suppressed. be able to.

Further, the present invention is characterized in that the door body has a fixing member for fixing the display device positioned by the positioning member in the sliding direction.

According to the present invention, the fixing member can prevent the display device from being accidentally disengaged from the positioning member in the sliding direction.

It is a perspective view showing roughly the whole refrigerator of a 1st embodiment of the present invention. It is a perspective view which shows the inner side of the upper door of the refrigerator of FIG. It is a disassembled perspective view which shows the internal structure of the upper door of FIG. It is a longitudinal cross-sectional view in the EE line of the upper door of FIG. FIG. 3 is a vertical sectional view taken along line FF of the upper door of FIG. 2. It is a longitudinal cross-sectional view in the GG line of the upper door of FIG. FIG. 3 is a cross-sectional view taken along line HH of the upper door of FIG. 2.

Hereinafter, the refrigerator 1 according to the present embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to FIGS. 1 to 7.

(Overall structure of refrigerator)
FIG. 1 is a perspective view schematically showing the entire refrigerator of this embodiment. As shown in FIG. 1, the refrigerator 1 includes a refrigerator main body 2 in which a refrigerating chamber (not shown) in the upper stage and a freezing chamber (not shown) in the lower stage are arranged as a storage chamber for foods and the like. Further, the refrigerator 1 includes an upper door 3a and a lower door 3b as a single-opening type door body 3 above and below the front Y1 of the refrigerator body 2, respectively. A plurality of hinge members 4 are attached to the right side X1 of the refrigerator main body 2, and the hinge members 4 axially support each door body 3 so as to be horizontally rotatable about an axis extending in the vertical direction Z. ing. Accordingly, the upper door 3a can open and close an opening (not shown) on the front surface of the refrigerating chamber, and the lower door 3b can open and close an opening (not shown) on the front surface of the freezing chamber.

An image display device 5 such as a liquid crystal display that displays an image on the front surface of each door 3 is provided inside each door 3. On the front surface of each door body 3, a transparent front plate 6 such as a light-transmissive glass plate is provided so as to cover the surface of the image display device 5. Further, on the left side X2 side surface of each door body 3, there is formed a recess 7 for catching a fingertip when the user opens the door body 3.

The refrigerator main body 2 includes a compressor and a fan motor (not shown) for controlling each room such as a freezing room and a refrigerating room to a set temperature, and a refrigerator main body controller (not shown) for controlling the operation of the compressor and the fan motor. And are provided. Further, a dedicated power supply device (not shown) for supplying electric power to the image display device 5 is provided on the upper surface of the refrigerator main body 2, and the upper cover member 8 is attached so as to cover the dedicated power supply device from above. ..

Here, the image display device 5 is capable of displaying various images, characters, symbols and the like as images, and includes, for example, a display device such as liquid crystal, plasma, and organic electroluminescence. Further, the image display device 5 may be a television receiver that displays a video of a television program based on a television broadcast signal received by a built-in television tuner.

(Structure of door)
Next, the detailed structure of the door body 3 of the refrigerator 1 will be described with reference to FIGS. 2 to 7. Unless otherwise specified below, the lower door 3b has the same structure as the upper door 3a.

FIG. 2 is a perspective view showing the inside of the upper door of the refrigerator shown in FIG. As shown in FIG. 2, the door body 3 has pocket portions 11 detachably attached inward in a plurality of stages in the vertical direction Z, and these pocket portions 11 can be accommodated in the opening portion on the front surface of the refrigerator body 2. It is provided in.

FIG. 3 is an exploded perspective view showing the internal structure of the upper door of FIG. As shown in FIG. 3, the door body 3 includes a door body unit 20 and an image display unit 30 assembled inside the door body unit 20.

FIG. 4 is a vertical cross-sectional view taken along the line EE of the upper door of FIG. As shown in FIG. 4, the door body unit 20 includes a door inner plate 21 that constitutes the inside of the door body 3, and an intermediate plate 22 that is provided so as to face the door inner plate 21. The door inner plate 21 has the pocket portion 11 attached to the inside thereof, and the gasket 23 is attached to the peripheral edge portion thereof in order to make the door body 3 airtight. A heat insulating material 25 such as hard urethane is filled and foamed in the space sandwiched between the door inner plate 21 and the intermediate plate 22 in order to impart heat insulating property to the door body 3.

The door body unit 20 also includes a frame body 26 that houses and holds the image display unit 30 therein. A rear surface of the frame body 26 is attached around the front surface of the intermediate plate 22. The frame 26 is a substantially rectangular parallelepiped-shaped structure, and has peripheral side portions 26a that form upper and lower surfaces and left and right side surfaces. The peripheral side portion 26a of the frame body 26 defines an accommodation space 20b in which the image display unit 30 can be accommodated. The frame 26 has an opening on the front surface so that the screen of the image display device 5 housed and held therein can be seen from the front Y1. The peripheral side portion 26a forming the left side surface of the frame body 26 includes a door body opening portion 20a through which the image display unit 30 can pass. A peripheral side portion 26 a forming an upper and lower surface extending along the sliding direction of the frame body 26 and a right side surface extending in the vertical direction Z is a peripheral side portion of the image display device 5 housed and held inside the frame body 26. It is formed to have a U-shaped cross section so as to surround it.

A guide member 28 for guiding the image display unit 30 to the inside of the housing space 20b through the door opening 20a is attached inside the frame 26. In the present embodiment, the guide member 28 extends on the rear surface of the frame body 26 in the left-right direction X so as to extend in the left-right direction X. Is attached. The guide member 28 is a rectangular flat plate-like member, and has bent portions 28a and 28b whose upper and lower edges are bent inward in a substantially U shape. The frame 26 and the guide member 28 are made by sheet metal working, but may be made by resin molding.

The door body unit 20 also includes a transparent front plate 6 through which the screen of the image display device 5 can pass. The transparent front plate 6 is bonded to the front surface of the frame body 26 by a double-sided adhesive sheet 27. In the present embodiment, the transparent front plate 6 functions as a touch panel type operation device for the user to operate a predetermined application or the like while viewing the image displayed on the image display device 5. The transparent front plate 6 includes a rectangular glass plate 6a and a capacitance-type transparent electrode film 6b attached to the entire surface of the glass plate 6a, and a finger or the like touches the surface of the transparent electrode film 6b. It is configured to be able to detect a change in electrostatic capacitance at that time. The transparent front plate 6 may not be used as an operating device without providing the transparent electrode film 6b. Further, an operating device separate from the transparent front plate 6 may be provided.

The image display unit 30 includes the image display device 5 and a display control board 50 for controlling the image display device 5 in the center of the back surface of the image display device 5. The display control board 50 is provided with, for example, a control unit mainly including a microcomputer in which a CPU and a RAM are incorporated in the same package, a storage unit including a RAM, a ROM, an EEPROM, a flash memory, and the like. .. The display control board 50 outputs the screen of the application to the image display device 5 by installing a predetermined application software or starting a program of the application software stored in the built-in storage unit. Composed.

An engagement member 33 that can be engaged with the guide member 28 of the door body unit 20 is attached to the back surface of the image display device 5. The engagement member 33 is a flat plate-shaped member having an opening at the center through which the display control board 50 can be inserted, and has an upper surface portion 33a and a lower surface portion that are formed by being bent rearward at the upper edge and the lower edge. 33b, and flanges 33c and 33d that are bent further in the vertical direction and away from each other from the rear end portions of the upper surface portion 33a and the lower surface portion 33b. Further, the upper surface portion 33a or the lower surface portion 33b is formed with a communication hole 33e which communicates in the vertical direction Z.

Further, as shown in FIG. 3, the image display unit 30 includes a plurality of board fan motors 31 for cooling the display control board 50. The board fan motor 31 is supported by a fan support member 32 attached to the right end of the engaging member 33. The fan support member 32 is a flat plate-shaped member that extends in the vertical direction Z along the side wall of the door body 3, and has through holes 32a and 32b for air supply and exhaust, respectively, in the upper and lower portions. In the present embodiment, the board fan motor 31 includes two exhaust board fan motors 31a and two intake board fan motors 31b. The exhaust board fan motor 31a discharges the warmed air from the accommodation space 20b through a through hole 32a provided in the upper portion of the fan support member 32. On the other hand, the intake board fan motor 31b takes in cool outside air into the accommodation space 20b through the through hole 32b provided in the lower portion of the fan support member 32. Further, rectifying plates 34a and 34b are attached to the upper and lower ends of each fan support member 32 in order to efficiently cool the display control board 50 by the board fan motor 31.

When the image display unit 30 is assembled into the door body unit 20 through the door body opening 20a, the flange portions 33c and 33d of the engaging member 33 of the image display unit 30 are bent to the bent portion of the guide member 28 of the door body unit 20. The image display unit 30 is housed in the housing space 20b of the door body unit 20 by sliding the image display unit 30 with respect to the door body unit 20 until it abuts the right side X1 while engaging with the door bodies 28a and 28b. It

As shown in FIG. 4, in the state where the image display unit 30 is accommodated in the accommodation space 20b, the rear surface 5a of the image display device 5 and the front surface 22a of the intermediate plate 22 that defines the surface of the accommodation space 20b on the refrigerator main body side. Face each other via a gap D. In the gap D, the engaging member 33 is slidably engaged with the guide member 28, so that the image display unit 30 can be taken out from the accommodation space 20b through the door opening 20a. Held by unit 20.

Further, in this state, the gap D sandwiched between the front surface 22a of the intermediate plate 22 and the back surface 5a of the image display device 5 is moved in the vertical direction Z by the guide member 28 and the engaging member 33 that guide and hold each other as described above. It is defined by three spaces A, B, and C lined up.

Of these spaces A, B, and C, the space A on the upper side accommodates the wiring 65 that connects the refrigerator body 2 and the display control board 50, and the space B located in the middle has the display control board 50. Is stored. At this time, the wiring 65 extends from the display control board 50 through the communication hole 33e of the engaging member 33 into the space A, and the wiring 65 housed in the space A is attached to the inner surface of the frame 26. The plurality of wiring fixtures 70 are fixed.

FIG. 5 is a vertical sectional view taken along line FF of the upper door of FIG. FIG. 7 is a cross-sectional view taken along line HH of the upper door of FIG. As shown in FIGS. 5 and 7, the guide member 28 has a right surface portion 28c formed by bending the right end edge toward the front Y1, and the left side surface of the right surface portion 28c faces the left side X2. The positioning projections 29a and 29b that project in the vertical direction are integrally provided. The engaging member 33 has a right surface portion 33f formed by bending the right end edge toward the rear Y2, and the right surface portion 33f is positioned so that the positioning projections 29a and 29b can be fitted therein. Holes 33h and 33i are formed. The clearance between the positioning protrusions 29a, 29b and the positioning holes 33h, 33i is appropriately determined in consideration of the ease of assembling the image display unit 30, the stability after assembling, and the like.

When the image display unit 30 is assembled into the door body unit 20 through the door opening 20a, the image display unit 30 is inserted until the right end of the image display unit 30 comes into contact with the right side surface of the housing space 20b of the door body unit 20. The positioning projections 29a and 29b and the positioning holes 33h and 33i are fitted to each other, and the image display device 5 is positioned with respect to the guide member 28 in the direction orthogonal to the sliding direction.

FIG. 6 is a vertical sectional view taken along the line GG of the upper door of FIG. As shown in FIGS. 6 and 7, the guide member 28 has a left surface portion 28f formed by bending the left end edge toward the rear Y2, and the engaging member 33 has the left end edge toward the front Y1. The left surface portion 33g is formed by bending toward the left side. The door 3 is housed in the housing space 20b, and fixes the image display unit 30 including the image display device 5 positioned in the positioning protrusions 29a, 29b and the positioning holes 33h, 33i in the sliding direction. A fixing member 35 for

The fixing member 35 is a flat plate-shaped member that extends in the up-down direction Z along the side wall of the door body 3, and has through holes 35a and 35b for wiring in the upper and lower portions thereof, respectively. The fixing member 35 is detachably fixed to the left surface portion 28f of the guide member 28 and the left surface portion 33g of the engaging member 33 with a screw or the like.

As shown in FIG. 3, the door body unit 20 described above is equipped with a left cover unit 41 on the left side surface, a right cover 42 on the right side surface, an upper cover 43 on the upper surface, and a lower cover 44 on the lower surface. The left cover unit 41, the right cover 42, the upper cover 43, and the lower cover 44 respectively form a left side wall, a right side wall, an upper wall, and a lower wall as a housing of the door body 3.

The left cover unit 41 is a plate-shaped member extending in the up-down direction Z, has a recess 7 formed on the side surface, and has a plurality of electrical components such as a speaker, an LED light-emitting body, a microphone, a connector, and a push button (not shown). It is attached. The electric wire connected to the electrical component is wired inside the accommodation space 20b through the wiring through holes 35a and 35b provided in the fixing member 35. The left cover unit 41 is fixed by the fixing member 35 in a state where the image display unit 30 is housed in the housing space 20b of the door body unit 20, and then covers the left side surface of the frame body 26 so as to cover the left side surface of the frame body 26. It is attached to the left side.

The right cover 42 is a flat plate-shaped member extending in the vertical direction Z, and has an exhaust port 42a capable of discharging air from the accommodation space 20b to the outside of the door body 3 and an outside of the door body 3 in the accommodation space 20b. And an intake port 42b capable of taking in air from.

As described above, according to the present embodiment, the guide member 28 that slidably supports the image display device 5 in the predetermined sliding direction inside the door body 3, and the image display device 5 with respect to the guide member 28. Since the projections 29a, 29b for positioning and the holes 33h, 33i for positioning for positioning the blades in the direction orthogonal to the sliding direction and the image display device 5 are positioned in the front-back direction, the image is displayed when the door body 3 is closed. It is possible to prevent the display device 5 from bending in the front-rear direction Y and being damaged.

According to this embodiment, the positioning projections 29a and 29b protruding in the sliding direction and the positioning holes 33h and 33i into which the positioning projections 29a and 29b can be fitted are provided. The portions 29a and 29b are provided at the ends of the guide member 28, and the positioning holes 33h and 33i are provided at the ends of the engaging member 33 fixed to the image display device 5, so that the image display device 5 is provided. When assembling the inside of the door body 3, it is possible to easily position the image display device 5 while sliding the image display device 5 along the guide member 28.

According to the present embodiment, since the frame body 26 for accommodating and holding the image display device 5 is provided inside the door body 3, the rigidity of the door body 3 is increased by the frame body 26, and thus the image held inside the door body 3 is increased. The bending of the display device 5 can be suppressed.

According to the present embodiment, since the peripheral side portion 26a extending along the sliding direction of the frame body 26 is formed in a U-shaped cross-section, the bending rigidity is improved, and the image held inside the frame body 26 is improved. The bending of the display device 5 can be further suppressed.

According to the present embodiment, the door body 3 has the fixing member 35 for fixing the image display device 5 positioned in the positioning projections 29a, 29b and the positioning holes 33h, 33i in the sliding direction. The fixing member 35 can prevent the image display device 5 from being accidentally disengaged from the positioning protrusions 29a, 29b and the positioning holes 33h, 33i in the sliding direction.

The present invention is not limited to the illustrated embodiment, and various improvements and design changes can be made without departing from the gist of the present invention.

For example, in the present embodiment, the description has been given of the one including the positioning holes 33h and 33i as the positioning fitted parts into which the positioning protrusions 29a and 29b can be fitted, but the present invention is not limited to this. For example, a positioning recess may be provided as the fitting portion for positioning.

Further, in the present embodiment, the guide member 28 is provided with the positioning hole portions 33h and 33i, and the engaging member 33 is provided with the positioning convex portions 29a and 29b. However, the present invention is not limited to this. Instead, for example, the guide member 28 may be provided with a positioning convex portion and the engaging member 33 may be provided with a positioning hole portion.

In addition, in the present embodiment, the image display unit 30 is slid in the left-right direction X by the guide member 28 that extends in the left-right direction X in the accommodation space 20b of the door body 3 via the door body opening 20a on the side surface of the door body unit 20. Although the one that is moved and accommodated has been described, the present invention is not limited to this, and for example, the door body opening is provided on the upper surface of the door body unit 20, and the image display unit 30 is provided on the upper surface of the door body unit 20. It may be accommodated in the accommodation space 20b of the door body 3 by sliding in the up-down direction Z by a guide member extending in the up-down direction Z through the opening.

Further, in the present embodiment, the single-opening type refrigerator 1 including the upper and lower two doors 3a and 3b has been described, but the present invention is not limited to this, and for example, a refrigerator having one single-opening type door. A refrigerator or the like having three or more single-opening type doors in the vertical direction Z may be used. Further, in the present embodiment, the single-open type refrigerator 1 has been described, but a double-door type refrigerator in which two doors axially supported at both left and right ends open in the left-right direction X may be used.

As described above, according to the present invention, since it is possible to provide the refrigerator in which the display device is prevented from being bent and damaged when the door is closed, it is possible that the refrigerator is suitably used in the manufacturing industry field of this type of refrigerator. There is.

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Refrigerator 2 Refrigerator main body 3 Door body 5 Image display device 26 Frame body 26a Circumferential side portion 28 Guide members 29a, 29b Positioning convex portions 33h, 33i Positioning hole portion 35 Fixing member

Claims (6)

A refrigerator including a refrigerator body, a door body that is openably and closably attached to the front surface of the refrigerator body, and a display device that is installed inside the door body and displays an image on the front surface of the door body,
A guide member for slidably supporting the display device in a predetermined sliding direction inside the door body, and for positioning the display device with respect to the guide member in a direction orthogonal to the sliding direction. It comprises a positioning member, a
On the back surface of the display device, a display control board, and an engagement member that is arranged so as to surround the display control board and slidably engages with the guide member are attached.
The refrigerator is characterized in that a fan supporting member including a board fan motor for cooling the display control board and a rectifying plate is attached to the engaging member . The positioning member has a positioning projection protruding in the sliding direction, and a positioning fitted portion into which the positioning projection can be fitted,
The positioning protrusion is provided on either one of the ends of the display device or the guide member, and the positioning fitted portion is provided on the other of the ends of the display device or the guide member. The refrigerator according to claim 1, wherein the refrigerator is used. The refrigerator according to claim 1 or 2, further comprising: a frame body that houses and holds the display device inside the door body. The refrigerator according to claim 3, wherein a peripheral side portion of the frame body extending in the sliding direction has a U-shaped cross section. The refrigerator according to claim 1, wherein the door body has a fixing member for fixing the display device positioned by the positioning member in the sliding direction. A refrigerator including a refrigerator body, a door body that is openably and closably attached to the front surface of the refrigerator body, and a display device that is installed inside the door body and displays an image on the front surface of the door body,
A guide member for slidably supporting the display device in a predetermined sliding direction inside the door body, and for positioning the display device with respect to the guide member in a direction orthogonal to the sliding direction. And a positioning member of
On the back surface of the display device, a display control board, and an engagement member that is arranged so as to surround the display control board and slidably engages with the guide member are attached.
The wiring connecting between the display control board and the refrigerator body is inserted from the display control board through the communication hole provided in the engagement member, and is a space outside the area surrounded by the engagement member. Extending inward and fixed by a wiring fixture attached to the inner surface of the door body
A refrigerator characterized by that.