JPH10122736A - Heat insulation cabinet - Google Patents

Abstract

(57) [Summary] PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a partition wall between a plurality of rooms inside an inner box by an inner box, and to attach a partition cover on a front side of the partition wall, wherein a foam heat insulating material is provided inside the partition wall. The separator cover is reliably prevented from floating when foamed and filled, thereby eliminating defective products. SOLUTION: An anchor part 3 formed on a partition cover 33 is provided.
7 is positioned in the partition wall 27 from the hole 32 formed in the inner box, and is buried and fixed by the foam insulating material 48 filled in the partition wall 27, so that the hole 32 like a conventional insertion portion is formed.
The rear end 3 of the partition cover 33
Even when the rear edge of the hole 32 is pushed downward by 3e, it is possible to prevent the hole 32 from being lifted due to insufficient insertion.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a heat insulating cabinet with an improved partition cover mounting structure.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, for example, a refrigerator cabinet is provided with a plurality of compartments such as a refrigerator compartment, a freezing compartment, and a vegetable compartment inside. In this apparatus, a partition wall between the rooms is constituted by an inner box, and a partition cover is attached to a front side of the partition wall.

FIG. 6 specifically shows the structure of this device. The inner box 1 is partitioned into a refrigerator compartment 2, an ice making compartment 3, an upper freezing compartment 4, a lower freezing compartment 5, and a vegetable compartment 6. Wall 7,
8, 9, 10, and 11 are provided. Also, this inner box 1
A plurality of holes 12 are formed in step portions 7a, 8a, 11a at the intermediate portions of the partition walls 7, 8 and the partition wall 11, respectively, whereas the partitions 12 are attached to the front sides of the partition walls 7 to 10. The cover 13 and the partition cover 14 attached to the front side of the partition wall 11 have a rear end 13 as shown in FIGS.
An L-shaped insertion portion 15 is formed below a and 14a (only the partition cover 13 is shown).

In this structure, the partition covers 13 and 14 are advanced from the front, respectively, and the insertion portion 15 is inserted into the hole 12, and the insertion portion 15 is engaged with and fixed to the rear edge of the hole 12. Finally, the inside of each of the partition walls 7 to 11 is filled with foamed heat insulating material 16 such as foamed polyurethane.

[0005]

In the case of the above, the insertion portion 15 is folded into the hole 12 and the partition covers 13, 1 are inserted.
The rear edge of the hole 12 is pushed downward by the rear end portions 13a and 14a of the hole 4 so that the insertion of the insertion portion 15 is obstructed, so that the insertion portion 15 is not sufficiently inserted into the hole 12. is there. In particular, the rear ends 13a, 13a,
Generally, a soft tape 17 for sealing is adhered to the lower surface of the hole 14a, and the rear edge of the hole 12 is pushed further downward by the elastic repulsive force and weight thereof, and the insertion portion 15 is
May not be fully inserted.

[0006] Therefore, when the foamed heat insulating material 16 is finally foamed and filled into each of the partition walls 7 to 11, the rear ends 13a and 14a of the partition covers 13 and 14 float and become defective. Had the problem of becoming

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION The present invention has been made in view of the above circumstances, and an object thereof is to ensure that the partition cover is lifted when the foam insulation material is finally foamed and filled in the partition wall. An object of the present invention is to provide an insulated cabinet capable of preventing the occurrence of defective products.

[0008]

In order to achieve the above object, a heat insulating cabinet of the present invention has a plurality of chambers inside, and a partition wall between the chambers is formed by an inner box, and the partition wall is provided. The partition cover is attached to the front side of the
A hole formed in the inner box; and an anchor portion formed in the partition cover and positioned in the partition wall from the hole, the foam insulating material filled with the anchor portion in the partition wall. It is characterized by being filled with and fixed.

According to this, the anchor portion is located in the partition wall from the hole of the inner box and is embedded and fixed with the foamed heat insulating material filled in the partition wall, so that the partition cover is prevented from floating. Since there is no need to insert into the hole as in the conventional insertion part, even if the rear edge of the hole is pushed downward by the partition cover, it will be insufficiently inserted and will be lifted. Can be avoided.

In this case, it is preferable that the anchor portion is formed in an inverted T shape. In this case, the foamed heat insulating material filled in the partition wall sufficiently wraps around both sides of the anchor portion to bury and fix the anchor portion. , The lifting of the partition cover can be more reliably prevented.

Further, the anchor portion may be formed in a substantially U-shape. Even in this case, the foam insulating material filled in the partition wall enters the inside of the anchor portion, and the anchor portion is embedded and fixed. Since the partition cover is made firm, it is possible to reliably prevent the partition cover from floating.

Further, in the case where the partition cover integrally has a portion to be attached to a plurality of partition walls, in the conventional insertion portion,
The attachment of the partition cover to each partition wall tends to make insertion more insufficient, but according to the above-mentioned anchor portion, such an occurrence can be more effectively prevented.

[0013]

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS A first embodiment in which the present invention is applied to a refrigerator cabinet will be described below with reference to FIGS. First, FIG. 2 shows the inner box 21,
This is made of, for example, plastic, and the inside thereof is a refrigerator room 22, an ice making room 23, an upper freezing room 24, a lower freezing room 25, and a vegetable room 2
The partition walls 27, 28, 29, 30, and 31 are provided with holes 32 at intermediate steps 27a, 28a, and 31a of the partition walls 27, 28 and the partition wall 31, respectively.
Are arranged side by side to form a plurality. In this case, the partition wall 27 and the partition wall 31 are hollow, but the partition walls 28 to 3
Reference numeral 0 denotes a single plate wall.

On the other hand, the partition covers 33 and 34 are also made of plastic, of which the partition cover 33 is the partition wall 27.
30 are attached to the front side of the partition wall 27, the partition cover part 33a attached to the front side of the partition wall 27, the partition cover part 33b attached to the front side of the partition wall 28, and the front side of the partition wall 29. A partition cover part 33c and a partition cover part 33d attached to the front side of the partition wall 30 are integrally provided. A partition box 35 is attached to the partition cover 33 on the right side of the partition cover 33b with four screws 36 shown in FIG.

On the other hand, the partition cover 34 is attached to the front side of the partition wall 31. Below the partition cover 34 and the rear ends 34a and 33e of the partition cover 33 are shown in FIGS. The anchor portions 37 are formed integrally (only the partition cover 33 is shown). Each of the anchor portions 37 has an inverted T-shape sized to be inserted into the hole 32 of the inner box 21, and is located at the same number and at the same position as the holes 32.

Further, a soft tape 38 for sealing is adhered to the lower surfaces of the rear ends 33e and 34a of the partition covers 33 and 34 (only the partition cover 33 is shown). In addition, as shown in FIGS. 2 and 3, contact pieces 39 and 40 and fixing holes 41 and 42 are formed on both left and right sides of each front face of the partition covers 33 and 34. On the left and right sides of the front edge of the inner box 21, concave portions 43 and 44 corresponding to the abutments 39 and 40, and fixing holes 41 and
42 and corresponding screw insertion holes 45, 46 are formed.

With this configuration, the partition cover 3 is assembled at the time of assembly.
The anchor portions 37 are advanced from the front, respectively, so that the anchor portions 37 are located in the partition walls 27, 28 and the partition wall 31 from the holes 32, and the abutment pieces 39, 40 are fitted into the concave portions 43, 44. Then, the screw 47 is advanced from both sides and screwed into the fixing holes 41 and 42 from the screw insertion holes 45 and 46, respectively, and tightened. Then, at the time of filling the heat insulating material, the inner box 21 is assembled into an outer box (not shown), and a foam heat insulating material 48 such as polyurethane foam is injected between the outer box and the inner box 21 to be filled by foaming. Then, the foamed heat insulating material 48 is filled in each of the partition walls 27 to 31 of the inner box 21 (in the hollow interior of the partition walls 27 and 31 and between the partition box 35 of the partition walls 28 to 30). Partition wall 27, 2
In the portions 8 and 31, the anchor portion 37 located here is filled and fixed.

As described above, in this configuration, the anchor portions 37 provided on the partition covers 33 and 34 are provided with the holes 32 of the inner box 21.
From the partition walls 27, 28, 31.
7, 28, 31 are filled and fixed with the foamed heat insulating material 48 filled therein.
The lifting of the rear ends 33e and 34a of the 34 is prevented.

Therefore, the hole 32 like the conventional insertion portion 15 is used.
It is not necessary to insert the rear end 3 of the partition cover 33, 34 in this case even if the rear edge of the hole 32 is pushed downward by the partition cover 33, 34.
Even if the rear edge of the hole 32 is pushed further downward by the elastic repulsive force or weight of the soft tape 38 attached to the lower surfaces of 3e and 34a, the anchor portion 37 cannot be inserted as in the conventional insertion portion 15. It is not sufficient, and it is possible to eliminate the problem of lifting due to this, and thus it is possible to eliminate the occurrence of defective products.

In addition, in this case, the anchor portion 37 is
In this case, the partition walls 27, 31
The foamed heat insulating material 48 filled therein sufficiently wraps around the both sides of the anchor portion 37, and the anchoring portion 37 is more firmly embedded and fixed, so that the partition covers 33 and 34 are more reliably prevented from floating. be able to.

Further, of the partition covers 33 and 34, the partition cover 33 is integrally provided with a portion to be attached to the plurality of partition walls 27 to 30. In this case, in the conventional insertion method using the insertion portion 15, Although the insertion of the partition cover 33 to the partition walls 27 to 30 (shift due to a dimensional error or the like) was more likely to be insufficiently inserted, the embedding method using the anchor portion 37 did not cause such a problem. Can be effective.

FIG. 5 shows a second embodiment of the present invention, in which the anchor portion 49 is replaced by the above-described inverted T-shaped anchor portion 37, and is substantially U-shaped (upward U-shaped). This also shows that the foamed heat insulating material 48 enters the inside and the anchor portion 49 can be firmly embedded and fixed, so that the partition covers 33 and 34 can also be prevented from floating. Can be.

In addition, the present invention is not limited to the embodiment described above and shown in the drawings, and particularly, in terms of the number of chambers and specifications, the number of partition walls, the number of partition covers, and the like. May be appropriately changed and implemented without departing from the scope of the present invention.

[0024]

The present invention is as described above.
The following effects are obtained. According to the heat insulating cabinet of claim 1, the partition wall between a plurality of rooms inside the inner box is constituted by the inner box, and the partition cover is attached to the front side of the partition wall, wherein the anchor portion formed on the partition cover is provided. Is located in the partition wall from the hole formed in the inner box and is buried and fixed by the foam insulation material filled in the partition wall, so that the foam insulation material is foamed and filled inside the partition wall. The floating of the partition cover at the time of the removal can be reliably prevented, and the occurrence of defective products can be eliminated.

According to the heat insulating cabinet of the second aspect, since the anchor portion is formed in an inverted T-shape, the foam insulating material filled in the partition wall sufficiently wraps around both sides of the anchor portion and the anchor portion is formed. The filling of the part can be more firmly fixed,
This makes it possible to more reliably prevent the partition cover from floating.

According to the heat insulating cabinet of the third aspect, since the anchor portion is formed in a substantially U-shape, as described above, the foam heat insulating material filled in the partition wall enters the inside of the anchor portion, and The anchor portion can be firmly embedded and fixed, so that the partition cover can be reliably prevented from floating.

According to the heat insulating cabinet of the fourth aspect, since the partition cover is integrally provided with a plurality of partition walls, the fixing of the partition cover to each partition wall tends to be insufficient due to the mounting of the partition cover to each partition wall. Since the anchor portion can surely fix, it can be more effective.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is an enlarged longitudinal sectional side view of a main part along a line AA of FIG. 2 showing a first embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is an exploded perspective view of an inner box and a partition cover.

FIG. 3 is an exploded perspective view of an inner box, a partition cover, and a partition box.

FIG. 4 is a partially enlarged perspective view of a partition cover.

FIG. 5 is a view corresponding to FIG. 4, showing a second embodiment of the present invention;

FIG. 6 is a diagram corresponding to FIG. 2 showing a conventional example.

FIG. 7 is a diagram corresponding to FIG. 1;

FIG. 8 is a diagram corresponding to FIG. 4;

[Explanation of symbols]

21 is an inner box, 22 is a refrigerator room, 23 is an ice making room, 24 is an upper freezing room, 25 is a lower freezing room, 26 is a vegetable room, 27 to 31 are partition walls, 32 is a hole, 33 and 34 are partition covers, 33a-3
3d is a partition cover part, 37 is an anchor part, 48 is a foam heat insulating material, and 49 is an anchor part.

Claims (4)

[Claims] 1. A device having a plurality of chambers therein, wherein a partition wall between the chambers is formed by an inner box, and a partition cover is attached to a front side of the partition wall, wherein a hole formed in the inner box is provided. ,
An anchor portion formed in the partition cover and located in the partition wall from the hole, and the anchor portion is filled and fixed with a foam insulating material filled in the partition wall. Insulated cabinet. 2. The heat insulating cabinet according to claim 1, wherein the anchor portion is formed in an inverted T shape. 3. The heat insulating cabinet according to claim 1, wherein said anchor portion is formed in a substantially U-shape. 4. The heat-insulating cabinet according to claim 1, wherein the partition cover has an integral portion attached to the plurality of partition walls.