JPH08105681A - Lateral type storage - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE: To improve operability in an operation of replacement of a transformer in a narrow kitchen or the like by a method wherein a base fitted with the transformer is screwed to a unit base of a machine chamber from the lateral side of this chamber. CONSTITUTION: Inside a machine chamber 4, a condensing unit 7 comprising a condenser 5, a compressor 6, a fan 22 for cooling the condenser, etc., which constitute a refrigerating cycle with a cooler provided inside a heat insulating box body 2 is provided on a unit base 23. In the case when an assembling operation is conducted, a base fitted with a transformer in an electrical component box 8 is screwed to the unit base 23 of the machine chamber 4 whereon the condensing unit 7 is set, from the lateral side of the machine chamber 4. Accordingly, an operator needs to conduct screwing only from one direction. Thereby operability in an operation of replacement of the transformer in a narrow kitchen or the like is improved.

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a so-called under-counter type horizontal storage cabinet.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art A conventional refrigerator of this type is disclosed in JP-A-4-151.
As shown in Japanese Patent No. 478 (F25D19 / 00), a machine room is provided on the side of a heat insulating box serving as a storage room, and a condensing unit including a condenser, a compressor, a cooling fan, etc. is housed in the machine room. There is. A cooling chamber that communicates with the storage chamber and that houses a cooler that constitutes a refrigeration cycle together with the condenser and the compressor is provided above the condensing unit.

An electrical equipment box for controlling the condensing unit is provided on the condenser. An operation panel is provided on the front surface of the electrical equipment box, and the operation panel is exposed above the machine room door that opens and closes the machine room. That is, the electrical equipment box is located on the front side of the cooling chamber. Further, the power supply to the electrical equipment box has been performed from an external power supply by a transformer provided at the rear of the machine room, that is, behind the condensing unit.

[0004]

In the above-mentioned conventional refrigerator, since the transformer is provided at the rear of the condensing unit, it is difficult for the worker to attach the transformer during production, and particularly the transformer is replaced. Sometimes, there was a problem that it was difficult to attach and detach. The present invention has been made in view of the above-mentioned problems, and an object thereof is to improve workability of attaching and detaching a transformer.

[0005]

As a means for achieving the above-mentioned object, the present invention provides a heat-insulating box body formed of a heat insulating material, and a machine room provided at a side portion of the heat-insulating box body, A condensing unit provided on the front side of the machine room, a unit base on which the condensing unit is mounted and attached to the heat insulating box, and an electrical equipment box and a transformer provided behind the condensing unit. And a base that is fixed to the unit base by fixing the transformer with screws, and a horizontal storage that has a screw fixing direction of the base to the unit base from one direction. It is provided.

[0006]

According to the present invention, the unit base on which the condensing unit in the machine room is mounted has the structure in which the base mounted with the transformer is screwed from the side of the machine room.
First, the transnce is fixed to the base, and the base is screwed to the unit base from the side to complete the work. At this time, since the screw is fixed from the side of the machine room, the worker may tighten the screw from one direction.

[0007]

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS An embodiment of the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings. FIG. 1 is a perspective view of an under-counter type storage equipped with the present invention, FIG. 2 is a perspective view of a machine room, FIG.
FIG. 4 is an assembled perspective view when mounting the transformer.

Reference numeral 1 denotes a constant temperature and constant humidity storage main body for freezing, thawing, and fermenting bread and donut dough, a heat insulating box 2 having a front opening, and a heat insulating door 3 for opening and closing the opening. , And a machine room 4 provided beside the heat insulating box 2. Although not shown, a storage box is provided in the heat insulating box 2 at a distance from the heat insulating box 2, and cold air is circulated in this space. Further, the door 3 is provided with a transparent window 5 made of glass, acrylic, or the like for confirming the stored items inside. In addition, 12 is an operation panel that performs freezing, thawing, and fermentation, and is exposed above a machine room door 13 that opens and closes the machine room 4 freely, 14 is a base leg that supports the main body 1, and 15 is for drainage. Drainage section, 21
Is a top table that serves as a workbench.

Further, in the machine room 4, a condensing unit 7 such as a condenser 5, a compressor 6 and a condenser cooling fan 22 which constitute a refrigerating cycle together with a cooler provided in the heat insulating box 2. Are provided on the unit base 23. Further, behind the condensing unit 7, a control box for the condensing unit 7 is provided, and at the time of installation, an electrical equipment box 8 having an opening 8A on its outer surface and a transformer 20 for transforming a power source are provided. The cover 10 is partitioned from the condensing unit 7. Further, since the cool air is circulated above the condensing unit 7 in the space between the heat insulating box 2 and the storage box, a cooling chamber 11 having a cooler and a cold air circulation fan (not shown) therein is provided.
Are formed.

The front of the machine room 4 has a machine room door 13
A suction port 16 is formed in the machine room door 13 at a position facing the condenser 5. Also,
The side surface of the machine room 4 is closed by a side plate 17,
A slit 18 for exhausting heat is formed at a position 7 of the electrical equipment box 8 facing the opening 8A. Also, this side plate 17
An exhaust hole 19 for exhausting heat of the condensing unit 7 is formed above. Further, a transformer 20 is provided next to the electrical equipment box 8 while being separated from the condensing unit 7 by the cover 10.

The mounting structure of the transformer 20, which is the subject matter of the present invention, will be described below with reference to FIGS. 3 and 4. still,
In this embodiment, the unit base 23 of the condensing unit 7 and the electrical equipment box 8 is not connected, but the unit base 23 may be an integral unit base. Further, since the unit base 23 is connected to the heat insulating box body 2, the connection hole 33 is formed in the flange 32 bent upward.

A mounting member 24 is mounted on the unit base 23.
The transformer 20 is screwed on with the screw 25, but in this state, the transformer 20 is not mounted on the mounting member 24, and therefore the screwing from above can be easily performed. The mounting member 24 has a box shape, and a hole 27 through which at least the screw 25 can be inserted is formed in the upper surface 26. Further, a side surface 28 of the mounting member 24 is formed with a mounting hole 29 that is screwed into the screw 25.

Next, the transformer 20 has a structure in which it is screwed onto the base 30 from above. The base 30 is previously screwed. In this state, the tip of the screw 25 for screwing the transformer 20 projects downward and is inserted into the hole 27 formed in the upper surface 26 of the mounting member 24. Further, a hole 31 is formed in the base 30 at a position matching the mounting hole 29 on the side surface 28 of the mounting member 24.
And a hole 31 for screwing with the screw 25 is formed in the heat insulating box body 2.

When the assembly work is performed with the above-described structure, the transformer 20 is first screwed to the base 30 with the screw 25. Then, a mounting member 24 is screwed to the unit base 23 with a screw 25, and the transformer 20 and the base 30 are mounted to the mounting member 24.
Place on top. At this time, the screw 25 protruding downward from the base 30 is inserted into the hole 27 formed in the upper surface 26 of the mounting member 24.
The tip of the inserts through and acts as a positioning guide. Then, the base 30 is screwed to the mounting member 24 and the heat insulating box 2, and the mounting work of the transformer 20 is completed. Then, the electrical equipment box 8 is attached from the side so as to cover the transformer 20.

Further, in the replacement work of the transformer 20 especially in a narrow kitchen or the like, after first removing the side plate 17, the electrical equipment box 8 is removed and screwed to the mounting member 24 of the base 30 and the heat insulating box body 2. Since the transformer 20 can be removed by removing the screw 25 present therein, the workability can be extremely improved. That is, except those that can be screwed in advance,
Since they are all screwed from one direction (from the side in this embodiment), workability is significantly improved. Further, although the description has been given from the side in the present embodiment, it may be performed from the rear. Further, the present invention may be a refrigerator, a freezer, or a warm storage as long as it is a storage having the transformer 20.

[0016]

As described above, since the structure is such that the base mounted with the transformer is screwed to the unit base of the machine room from the side of the machine room, the transnce is first fixed to the base, The work is completed by screwing the base to the unit base from the side. At this time, since the screws are fixed from the side of the machine room, the worker only has to tighten the screws from one direction, and the workability is remarkably improved especially in the transformer replacement work in a narrow kitchen or the like. is there.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a perspective view of a storage compartment equipped with the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a perspective view of a machine room.

FIG. 3 is a perspective view of a main part of a machine room showing a state where a transformer is attached.

FIG. 4 is an assembled perspective view when mounting a transformer.

[Explanation of symbols]

 2 Heat insulation box 4 Machine room 7 Condensing unit 8 Electrical equipment box 20 Transformer 23 Unit base 25 Screw 30 Base

Claims (1)

[Claims] 1. A heat insulating box body formed of a heat insulating material, a machine room provided on a side portion of the heat insulating box body, a condensing unit provided on the front side of the machine room, and the condensing unit. A unit base mounted on the heat insulating box, an electrical equipment box and a transformer provided at the rear of the condensing unit, and the transformer is fixed by a screw and attached to the unit base. A horizontal storage, wherein a screw for mounting the base on the unit base is fixed from one direction.