JPH0861841A - Cooling storage apparatus - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE: To effectually utilize the inside of a storage chamber avoiding reduction of the volume in the storage chamber due to an apparatus light in a cooling storage apparatus including on a door side a sealing device for closing a front opening in a storage chamber with a double-leafed hinged door freely to open and close the opening and sealing an opening on a non-hinged side of each door in the state where both doors are closed. CONSTITUTION: There are provided a cooler 12 disposed in a cooling chamber 11 provided communicated with a storage chamber 6, a discharge duct 19 for discharging cold air heat exchanged with the cooler 12 into the storage clamber 6, an apparatus light 41 disposed in the discharge duct 19, and a lens 46 for guiding light from the apparatus light 41 into the storage chamber 6.

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a seal for opening and closing a front opening of a storage chamber with a double-door type door and for sealing the non-pivot side opening of each door with both doors closed. The present invention relates to a cooling storage with the device attached to the door side.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, as shown in Japanese Utility Model Laid-Open No. 5-47789 (F25D23 / 08), a cooling storage of this type has a work table which is a top surface of a main body made of a heat-insulating box, in which a sandwich is adjusted. I am able to process the food. In addition, the front opening of the storage room is closed by a double door that opens and closes freely.
In order to make it easy to put an article in and out of a storage room, for example, JP-A-1-208690 (F25D23 / 02)
As shown in FIG. 1, one in which a rotatable partition body (seal device) is attached to one of the double doors of the double door type has been developed.

According to such a cooling storage, when one of the doors is closed, the end portion of the partition body is guided by the guide projection on the main body side, and the partition body rotates so that the front plate of the partition body is brought into contact with the front surface of the main body. They are flush with each other and form the contact surface of the gaskets on the non-pivot side of both doors. Then, when one of the doors is opened, the partition body is rotated in the opposite direction to the above by engagement with the guide protrusion, and the partition body is stored on the non-pivotal side of the door.

With this, the central vertical partition does not exist in the front opening of the storage compartment, and the front openings of the storage compartment are all opened by opening both doors. Therefore,
Even large items can be smoothly stored in the storage room.

[0005]

Here, in this type of cold storage, since the internal light is usually attached to the back surface (storage room side) of the vertical partition, when the vertical partition is eliminated as described above, the conventional storage is not available. The interior light was attached to the inner wall of the storage room. The front view of the conventional cooling storehouse 100 which concerns on FIG. 6 is shown. In FIG. 6, the cooling storage 100 comprises a storage chamber 102 in a heat insulating box 101 having a front opening. The front opening of the storage chamber 102 is a double door type door 103, 10.
3 (one of which has been deleted) is openably and closably closed. The partition body (not shown) is attached to the non-pivotal side of one of the left and right doors 103, and the heat insulating box body 101
The guide protrusion (not shown) is provided at the center of the opening edge of the.

The internal light 104 for illuminating the inside of the storage room 102 is attached to the side surface on the right side of the storage room 102. Since this installation space becomes a dead space, it is attached to the storage room 102. The effective volume in which the articles can be stored becomes narrow.

Further, since only the interior lamp 104 projects from the side surface to the storage chamber 102 side, there is a problem that the articles collide and are damaged when the articles are taken in and out from the front opening. A guard 106 made of wire or the like had to be attached to the periphery of the.

The present invention has been made in order to solve the above-mentioned conventional technical problems, and the front opening of the storage chamber is openably and closably closed by a double-door type door and both doors are closed. In a cooling storage with a sealing device that seals the opening on the non-pivotal side of each door on the door side, it is possible to avoid the reduction of the volume of the storage room due to the internal light and to effectively use the storage room. To aim.

[0009]

The cooling storage of the present invention comprises:
The front opening of the storage room is opened and closed with a double door, and a sealing device is installed on the door side to seal the opening on the non-pivot side of each door with both doors closed. A cooler provided in a cooling chamber provided in communication with the storage chamber, a duct for discharging cool air that has exchanged heat with the cooler into the storage chamber, and a storage provided in the duct. It is provided with a lamp and a translucent part for guiding the light from the inside lamp into the storage chamber.

[0010]

According to the cooling storage of the present invention, by installing a sealing device for sealing the opening on the non-pivot side of each door in the state where the double door is closed, the front opening center of the storage chamber In the one without the vertical partition, the interior light was placed in the duct for discharging cool air into the storage room, and the light was guided from the light transmitting part to the storage room. It is possible to eliminate the dead space of the storage chamber, which has conventionally occurred, and to effectively utilize the volume of the storage chamber.

The interior light is located in the duct,
Since this duct plays the role of a conventional guard, it is possible to avoid damage to the interior lamp due to a collision when articles are taken in and out, without providing a special guard as in the conventional case.

[0012]

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS Hereinafter, embodiments of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the drawings. 1 is a front view of the cooling storage 1 of the present invention, FIG. 2 is a perspective view of the cooling storage 1 with the heat insulating doors 7A and 7B opened, FIG. 3 is a vertical front view of the cooling storage 1, and FIG. It is a vertical side view of FIG. The cooling storage 1 of the embodiment is a so-called under-counter type refrigerator installed in a kitchen or the like of a restaurant, and its main body is constituted by a horizontally elongated heat insulating box 4 having an opening in the front. A storage chamber 6 for storing food is formed inside the heat insulating box 4, and the front opening of the storage chamber 6 is openably and closably closed by two double-sided heat insulating doors 7A and 7B.

A top table 8 made of a stainless plate is mounted on the top wall 4B of the heat insulating box 4, and the top table 8 serves as a workbench for adjusting food. Further, upper and lower two-stage net shelves 9, 9 are installed in the storage chamber 6.

A gasket 31 having a built-in magnet is attached around the inner surfaces of the heat insulating doors 7A and 7B, and a seal device which is rotatable about a vertical rotating shaft is provided on the non-pivotal side of one heat insulating door 7B. The partition body 32 as is attached. The partition 32 is composed of a heat insulating member having a length slightly smaller than the vertical dimension of the front opening of the heat insulating box 4, a front plate 33 made of a steel plate is attached to the front surface thereof, and a guide groove is provided at the upper end thereof. 34 is formed.

On the other hand, in the center of the upper edge of the opening of the heat insulating box 4,
A guide protrusion (not shown) is provided, and when the heat insulating door 7B is closed, the guide groove 34 is engaged with and guided by the guide protrusion, and the partition 32 rotates. In that state, the front plate 33 of the partition body 32 becomes flush with the front surface of the heat insulating box body 4, and the two heat insulating doors 7
The contact surfaces of the non-pivotal side gaskets 31, 31 of A and 7B are formed.

When the heat insulating door 7B is opened, the partition 32 is rotated in the opposite direction to the above by the engagement of the guide protrusion and the guide groove 34, and the front plate 33 is moved to the heat insulating door 7B as shown in FIG.
It is stored so that it faces the side of the. by this,
By eliminating the central vertical partition in the front opening of the storage chamber 6 and opening the heat insulation door 7A, all the openings of the storage chamber 6 are opened as shown in FIG. Therefore, large articles (foodstuffs and more cooked dishes) can also pass through the openings.

On the other hand, the upper part of one side surface of the heat insulating box 4 is opened,
An auxiliary heat insulating box 36 is attached so as to close this opening from the outside. A cooling chamber 11 communicating with the storage chamber 6 is formed in the auxiliary heat insulating box 36, and a cooler 12 forming a refrigerant circuit of a cooling device is formed in the cooling chamber 11.
And a blower 13 are provided. The cooling chamber 11 and the storage chamber 6 are separated from each other by a duct plate 14 made of stainless steel or a coated steel plate.
Discharge duct 1 by partition plate 15 in the blower 13 part inside
9 and the suction duct 21. A plurality of suction ports 17 ... Is formed in the suction duct 21.

On the other hand, the cooling chamber 11 is provided above the duct plate 14.
An extending portion 14A is formed extending from the side to the lower surface of the ceiling wall 4B of the heat insulating box 4 to approximately the center of the storage chamber 6, and the discharge duct 19 is formed in the extending portion 14. The extending portion 14A extends from the top wall 4B to the back wall 4A of the heat insulating box 4 as shown in FIG.
, And a plurality of discharge ports 16 ... Are formed on the lower surface thereof, and the end of the extending portion 14A is opened into the storage chamber 6 and also serves as the discharge port 21.

An internal lamp 41 is housed in the discharge duct 19 on the side of the cooling chamber 11 which is closer to the discharge port 21. This internal light 41 is attached to the front surface of a stainless steel mounting plate 42 fixed to the lower surface of the top wall 4B of the heat insulating box 4,
On the rear side of the interior light 41, there is a wind direction plate 4 made of stainless steel.
3 is attached to the ceiling wall 4B. The wind direction plate 43 is arranged over the cooling chamber 11 side and the rear side of the interior light 41, and the side surface 43A on the cooling chamber 11 side is an inclined surface that gradually approaches the cooling chamber 11 side toward the front. Extended part 1
It reaches the back of the front wall of 4A.

Further, a circular through hole 4 is formed on the lower surface of the extending portion 14A of the duct plate 14 at a position corresponding to a position directly below the interior light 41.
4 is bored, and a glass lens 46 forming a light transmitting portion is fitted into the through hole 44. The lens 46 diffuses downwardly the light transmitted from above and irradiates it.

A machine room 22 is formed at the side of the heat insulating box 4 located below the cooling chamber 11, and a compressor forming a refrigerant circuit of a cooling device together with the cooler 11 therein. 23, a condenser 25 and the like are installed. And
The front of the machine room 22 has a panel 2 having a grill 24.
It is closed at 6 so that it can be opened and closed freely.

With the above construction, the compressor 23 and the blower 1
When 3 is operated, the cool air that has exchanged heat with the cooler 12 is blown out from the blower 13 and the discharge duct 1 in the extending portion 14A is discharged.
After passing through 9, the ink is discharged into the storage chamber 6 from the discharge ports 16 ... And 21 as indicated by the arrow in FIG. Then, after circulating in the storage chamber 6 and cooling, it enters the suction duct 21 from the suction port 17 and returns to the cooling chamber 11. As a result, the food stored in the storage chamber 6 is cooled and stored at a predetermined temperature.

Next, when either of the heat insulating doors 7A and 7B is opened, the inside lamp 41 is turned on. In this case, the light directed toward the cooling chamber 11 and toward the rear is directed to the wind direction plate 4 made of stainless steel.
Since it is reflected by 3, the light from the interior lamp 41 is all directed toward the lower lens 46 and the side discharge port 21 and is irradiated into the storage chamber 6 through the lens 46 or the discharge port 21. . Then, the light traveling downward from the interior lamp 41 is diffused by the lens 46 directly below and is radiated into the lower storage chamber 6, so that the interior of the storage chamber 6 is illuminated brightly over a wide range.

Further, the interior lamp 41 passes through the discharge duct 19.
To the cooling chamber 11 side surface 43A of the wind direction plate 43
Since it is diverted to the rear and is discharged from the discharge port 21 while avoiding the inside light 41, the discharge cold air is not heated by the inside light 41, and the inside light 41 prevents the inside of the storage chamber 6 from being heated. Temperature rise is minimized.

In particular, in the present invention, since the interior lamp 41 is arranged in the discharge duct 19 for discharging the cool air into the storage chamber 6, the dead space of the storage chamber 6 which has been conventionally generated by the attachment of the interior lamp 41. Therefore, the internal volume of the storage chamber 6 can be effectively used. Further, the interior light 41 is located in the discharge duct 19, and the duct plate 14
Since the (extended portion 14A) plays a role of a conventional guard, it is not necessary to provide a special guard as in the conventional case.
It is possible to prevent damage to the interior light 41 due to a collision when articles are taken in and out.

In the embodiment, the heat insulating door 7 is used as a sealing device.
Although the cooling storage 1 in which the rotatable partitioning body 32 is attached to B is taken up, the invention is not limited to this. For example, the heat insulating doors 7A and 7
The present invention is also effective for an ordinary refrigerator or showcase in which gaskets that abut against each other are attached to the surfaces facing each other.

[0027]

As described above in detail, according to the present invention, a storage device for sealing the opening on the non-pivot side of each door is attached to the door side in a state where the double door is closed. In the one without the vertical partition in the center of the front opening of,
Since the interior lamp is arranged in the duct for discharging the cool air into the storage room, and the light is guided from the light-transmitting part into the storage room,
By attaching the interior light, the dead space of the storage chamber, which has been conventionally generated, can be eliminated, and the volume of the storage chamber can be effectively used.

The internal light is located in the duct,
Since this duct plays the role of a conventional guard, it is possible to avoid damage to the interior lamp due to a collision when articles are taken in and out, without providing a special guard as in the conventional case.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a front view of a cooling storage container according to the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a perspective view of the cooling storage cabinet of the present invention with an insulating door opened.

FIG. 3 is a vertical sectional front view of the cooling storage according to the present invention.

FIG. 4 is a vertical sectional side view of the cooling storage according to the present invention.

FIG. 5 is a vertical perspective view of the cooling storage compartment of the present invention in the interior lamp portion.

FIG. 6 is a front view of a conventional cooling storage.

[Explanation of symbols]

 1 Cooling Storage 4 Insulation Box 6 Storage Room 7A, 7B Insulation Door 11 Cooling Room 12 Cooler 14 Duct Board 19 Discharge Duct 21 Discharge Port 32 Partition 41 41 Interior Light 46 Lens (Translucent Part)

Claims (1)

[Claims] 1. A sealing device for closing a front opening of a storage chamber with a double door that can be opened and closed and for sealing the opening on the non-pivotal side of each door with both doors closed. In the cooling storage attached to, a cooler arranged in a cooling chamber provided in communication with the storage chamber, a duct for discharging cold air that has exchanged heat with the cooler into the storage chamber, and the inside of the duct. And a light transmitting section for guiding light from the internal light into the storage chamber.