JPH05792Y2 - - Google Patents

Description

[Detailed description of the invention] (a) Industrial application field The present invention relates to a refrigerator generally referred to as an under-counter refrigerator, and in particular a condensing unit installed in parallel on one side of an insulated box defining a storage compartment. This invention relates to a power cord pull-out structure that is led out from a storage machine room and connected to an external power source.

(b) Prior art Publication No. 1987-7496 discloses a horizontally elongated insulating box with a front opening, a machine room formed on the left side of this insulating box, and a cooking table that covers the top surface of the insulating box and the machine room. An under-counter refrigerator is disclosed, which includes a metal top table and a metal top table.

Such refrigerators are installed in kitchen rooms of restaurants, etc., and are usually installed with the back wall of a metal top table that serves as a cooking table in close contact with the wall surface.

(c) Problems to be solved by the invention However, since the power cord for supplying power to the electrical components of the condensing unit housed in the machine room is led out from the machine room and connected to an external power source, Problems have arisen, such as the power cord getting in the way and the product being installed diagonally, creating a gap between the product and the wall, or when multiple products are installed side by side, the fronts of the products do not line up.

The present invention solves these problems and also provides a refrigerator in which the power cord can be pulled out either from above or below the product depending on the location of the external power source.

(d) Means for Solving the Problems In order to solve the problems of the prior art described above, the present invention provides an insulating box with an opening/closing door on the front, and condensing unit storage arranged side by side on one side of the insulating box. The machine room, the legs that support the insulating box and the machine room at a distance above the floor, and the back flange that covers the upper surface and upper outer circumferential surface of the insulating box and the machine room, and the rear flange that covers the outer circumferential surface are in close contact with the wall surface or In a refrigerator comprising an adjacent top table, a condenser is provided at the lower rear of the machine room, one end of which is connected to the outer surface of the insulation box, the other end of which is connected to the machine room side plate, and a recess is formed in the back surface. The top table is provided with a frame for supporting the machine room, and a notch is formed in the rear flange of the top table corresponding to the machine room.
When leading the power cord with a plug attached to the tip from the machine room to the bottom of the frame, connect the power cord to the power source through the recess, and when leading the power cord from the machine room to the top of the table,
The refrigerator includes an auxiliary notch extending from the notch to the upper surface, a power cord passing through the auxiliary notch, and a plug connected to the power source.

(E) Function The present invention uses the recess 19 formed on the back side of the condensing unit support frame 16 and the auxiliary notch 23 to connect the power cord 22 led out from the machine room 4 between the product and the wall surface 24. The plug 22A can be pulled out above or below the product and connected to the power source without having to be wedged in the product, thereby making it possible to avoid installing the product at an angle.

Furthermore, since the auxiliary notch 23 only needs to be formed when the power cord 22 is pulled out above the product, the appearance does not deteriorate.

(f) Examples Examples of the present invention will be described below based on the drawings. Reference numeral 1 denotes a so-called under-counter type refrigerator, which includes an insulating box 3 having an opening/closing door 2 on the front side and defining a storage room, and a machine room 4 arranged in parallel on one side of the insulating box 3.
and legs 6 that support the heat insulating box 3 and the machine room 4 above the floor 5 at a distance. The machine room 4 houses condensing units such as an electric compressor 7, a condenser 8, and a blower 9 for the refrigeration system, and also houses an electrical box 10 containing circuit parts for controlling these electrical parts. A grill 13 having an inlet 11 and an outlet 12 is disposed on the front of the chamber 4, and a side plate 14 is disposed on the side. It is covered by a top table 15 having a peripheral flange 15A.

The rear lower frame 1 for supporting the condensing unit is disposed at the lower rear of the machine room 4.
6 is fixed by connecting one end to the outer surface of the insulation box 3, and connects the side plate 14 to the other end, and has a back surface that is substantially the same as the back surface of the insulation box 3,
A base 18 to which a condensing unit is attached is placed on a pair of left and right rails 17 whose rear ends are supported by the lower frame 16 and whose front ends are supported by a front lower frame (not shown).

In this manner, the rear lower frame 16 disposed to support the condensing unit has a recess 19 formed in a portion of the rear side of the frame 16 closer to the side plate 14.

On the other hand, the top table 15 corresponding to the machine room 4
A notch 20 is formed in the rear flange 15B, and a portion corresponding to the notch 20 is formed into a recess 21.
The cover 21 formed in A is arranged along the back flange 15B, and the lower surface of the cover 21 is placed along the flange 15B.
By protruding downward from the lower edge of flange 15B, danger from the lower edge edge of flange 15B is prevented.

In the above configuration, when the power cord 22 led out from the machine room 4 is pulled out below the product and the plug 22A attached to the tip of the cord 22 is connected to an external power source, the power cord 22 is 4
As shown in the figure, the product is pulled out downward through a recess 19 formed on the back surface of the rear lower frame 16.

On the other hand, when pulling out the power cord 22 above the product and connecting the plug 22A to an external power source,
As shown in the figure and FIG. 6, an auxiliary notch 23 is formed slightly from the position of the notch 20 formed in the back flange 15B of the top table 15 to the table top surface 15C with a width sufficient for the power cord 22 to pass through. However, the power cord 22 is pulled out above the product through this auxiliary notch 23. Note that there is no need to form the auxiliary notch 23 at all when the power cord 22 is pulled out below the product.

As mentioned above, the power cord 22 is pulled out above or below the product depending on the position of the external power source.
This prevents the back flange 15B of the top table 15 from being pinched between the back flange 15B of the top table 15 and the wall 24, or between the back of the product and the wall 24, thereby keeping the back flange 15B of the top table 15 in close contact with the wall 24. If the head of the product is on the back side, it can be installed in a very close position), thereby avoiding slanted installation of the product.

(g) Effects of the invention As described above, the present invention allows the power cord led out from the machine room to be drawn out either from above or below the product, depending on the position of the external power supply.
Moreover, when the power cord is pulled out below the product, it can be pulled out downward by passing it through the recess formed on the back of the condensing unit support frame, and when the power cord is pulled out above the product, it can be pulled out downward. , an auxiliary notch is formed from the notch pre-formed on the back flange of the top table to the top surface of the table, and by passing the power cord through this auxiliary notch, the power cord can be pulled out upward. , the power cord is no longer caught between the back flange of the top table and the wall, etc., and between the back of the product and the wall. This allows the back of the top table to be installed closely or very close to the wall. In addition, it is possible to avoid installing the product at an angle, and it is also possible to eliminate the inconvenience that when multiple products are installed side by side, the front surfaces do not match.

In addition, since the auxiliary cutout only needs to be formed when the power cord is pulled out above the product, it does not degrade the appearance of the product.
The notch formed in the back flange of the top table is effective in facilitating the production of an auxiliary notch formed by on-site processing.

[Brief explanation of drawings]

Fig. 1 is a front view of the refrigerator of the present invention, Fig. 2 is a sectional view taken along the line A-A in Fig. 1, Fig. 3 is a rear perspective view of the main part showing the lower drawer of the power cord, and Fig. 4 is Fig. 3. Fig. 5 is a rear perspective view of the main part showing the upper drawer of the power cord, Fig. 6 is a C-C sectional view of Fig. 5.
FIG. 3...Insulation box, 4...Machine room, 5...Floor surface, 6
...Legs, 14...Side plate, 15 ...Top table, 15B...Back flange, 16...Rear lower frame for supporting condensing unit, 19...
... recess, 20 ... notch, 22 ... power cord,
22A...Plug, 23...Auxiliary notch, 24...
...Wall surface.

Claims (1)

[Scope of utility model registration request] An insulating box with an opening/closing door on the front, a machine room for storing condensing units arranged side by side on one side of the insulating box, legs for supporting the insulating box and the machine room at a distance above the floor surface, and an insulating box. and a refrigerator comprising a top table that covers the upper surface and outer circumferential surface of the machine chamber and has a back flange that is in close contact with or very close to the wall surface, and that one end is attached to the outer surface of the insulation box at the lower rear surface of the machine room. a frame for supporting the condensing unit, which is connected to the machine room side plate at the other end and has a recess formed in the back surface, and a cutout part is formed in the back flange of the top table corresponding to the machine room. When a power cord with a plug attached to the tip is led out from the machine room below the frame, connect the power cord to the power source through the recess, and lead the power cord out from the machine room above the table. In the refrigerator, an auxiliary notch is formed extending from the notch to the top surface of the table, and a power cord is passed through the auxiliary notch to connect a plug to a power source.