JPH11237176A - refrigerator - Google Patents

Abstract

(57) [Summary] [PROBLEMS] To provide a refrigerator in which an audio output device for notifying that an open / close door is open when the open / close door is open can be provided so as to be inconspicuous from the outside. SOLUTION: In order to cover a hinge supporting an opening / closing door of the refrigerator, a hinge cover 20 installed on a top surface 7 of the refrigerator.
Output device 1 that reports that the door is open inside
2 is built in.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

TECHNICAL FIELD The present invention relates to a refrigerator.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, a refrigerator is disclosed in Japanese Patent Laid-Open No. 9-250.
One disclosed in Japanese Patent Publication No. 868 is known.

Hereinafter, the above-mentioned conventional refrigerator will be described with reference to the drawings. FIG. 7 is a perspective view of a conventional refrigerator. In FIG. 7, reference numeral 1 denotes a door of a refrigerator, which has a hinge 2 at a right end thereof, and the door 1 is rotatable. 3
Is an audio output device provided on the front surface of the door 1.

[0004]

In the above-described conventional configuration, the voice output device 3 for notifying that the door is open is provided on the front surface of the door 1 and is in an open state. In addition, dust may enter. Further, there is a disadvantage that the appearance design is impaired by the presence of the audio output device 3.

[0005] The present invention solves the conventional problems.
An object of the present invention is to provide a refrigerator that prevents water or dust from entering an audio output device and does not impair the external design.

[0006]

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION To achieve this object, the present invention provides a hinge cover provided on a top surface of a refrigerator to cover a hinge for supporting a refrigerator opening / closing door on a refrigerator body so as to be openable and closable. A sound output device is installed. Thereby, it is possible to prevent water or dust from entering the audio output device, and to prevent the appearance design of the refrigerator from being spoiled.

According to the present invention, a recess is provided in a partition plate provided for forming a refrigerator compartment, a freezer compartment or a storage compartment in a refrigerator, and an audio output device is built in the recess. Accordingly, it is possible to prevent water and dust from entering the audio output device, and to prevent the external design of the refrigerator from being spoiled.

[0008]

DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS The present invention can be realized by the embodiments described in the claims. That is, by incorporating the audio output device in the hinge cover of the opening / closing door disposed on the top surface of the refrigerator as described in claim 1, the audio output device is exposed to water, dust, or dust. It is possible to prevent accumulation and to improve the external design of the refrigerator.

The present invention also provides an audio output device by providing a concave portion in a partition plate for partitioning a storage room such as a refrigerator room, a freezer room or a vegetable room provided in a refrigerator, and incorporating the audio output device in the concave portion. Water, dust, and accumulation of dust can be prevented, and the exterior design of the refrigerator can be improved.

[0010]

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS An embodiment of a refrigerator according to the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings.

(Embodiment 1) FIG. 1 is a perspective view of a refrigerator according to Embodiment 1 of the present invention, FIG. 2 is an exploded perspective view of the essential parts, and FIG.
FIG. 2 is an enlarged sectional view of a main part taken along line aa in FIG. 1.

In the drawing, reference numeral 4 denotes an outer box of the refrigerator main body 5;
Is a hole provided on the top surface 7 of the outer box 4, and 8 is a case.
It is formed of resin or the like and is locked in the hole 6 by a claw 9. Reference numeral 10 denotes an inner box of the refrigerator body 5, and the outer box 4 and the inner box 1
Between 0, the foam insulation 11 is filled. Reference numeral 12 denotes an audio output device, and 13 denotes a holding plate, which is formed of resin or the like.
2 is locked. The holding plate 13 is locked by a hook 16 and a claw 16 provided on the case 8. 18
Is a hinge plate, which is fastened and fixed to the top surface of the outer box 4 with screws 19. Reference numeral 20 denotes a hinge cover, which is provided with claws (not shown) so as to cover the audio output device 12, the holding plate 13, the case 8, and the hinge plate 18.
Attached to Reference numeral 21 denotes a rotary opening / closing door.

Since the refrigerator of this embodiment is configured as described above, when the door 21 is open, the audio output device 12 for notifying that the door 21 is open is
It is covered with the hinge cover 20 and can be prevented from being splashed with water or dust. Further, since the audio output device 12 is attached near the hinge plate 18, the hinge cover 20 does not need to be formed in an irregular shape, and the appearance design is not spoiled. Further, in the rotating door 21, the hinge cover 20 and the case 8 can be installed on the top surface 7 of the outer box 4 of the other door, and the audio output device 12 or other The functional parts can be stored, and the hinge cover 20 has a symmetrical shape, and the audio output device is invisible from the outside, so the external appearance is good.

Further, since the sound is output at a position close to the user's ear, there is an advantage that the sound is easy to hear.

(Embodiment 2) FIG. 4 is a perspective view of a refrigerator in Embodiment 2 of the present invention, FIG. 5 is an exploded perspective view of the essential parts, and FIG.
FIG. 5 is an enlarged sectional view of a main part taken along line bb in FIG. 4.

In FIG. 1, reference numeral 22 denotes a central partition, which is divided into an upper chamber 23 and a lower chamber 24. Reference numeral 25 denotes a partition plate formed of an iron plate or the like. 26 is a flange, and 27 is a recess provided in the flange 26. 28 is a bottom plate of the upper chamber 23, and 29 is a top plate of the lower chamber 24.
A heat insulating material 30 made of styrene foam or the like is sandwiched between the bottom plate 28 and the top plate 29. Reference numeral 31 denotes a holding case made of resin or the like. 32 is an outer peripheral flange of the holding case 31. Reference numeral 33 denotes an audio output device capable of notifying that the door of the refrigerator is open when the door is open. The claw 34 and the hook 35 provided inside the holding case 31 allow the audio output device 33
Is locked. The holding case 31 is locked to the flange 26 by a claw 36 provided on the outer periphery thereof.

Since the refrigerator of this embodiment is configured as described above, the partition plate 25 and the outer peripheral flange 32 of the holding case 31 are on the same surface, and the appearance and design can be improved. The sound output device 33 can be sufficiently housed in the recess 27 of the partition plate 25 even if the sound output device 33 has a long depth. Since the sound output device 33 is built in the recess 27 of the partition plate 25 and does not stand out from the outside, It is also preferable in design.

[0018]

As described above, the present invention is directed to claim 1
In any one of claims 2 and 3, the sound output device capable of notifying that the door is open is covered without being splashed with water or dust.
Moreover, since the configuration is hard to see from the outside, the external design of the refrigerator is not spoiled. The refrigerator according to the first aspect has an advantage that the sound is output at a position close to the user's ear, so that it is easy to hear. In the refrigerator according to the second aspect, even the deep audio output device is inconspicuous from the outside. Can be stored.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a perspective view of a refrigerator according to a first embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is an exploded perspective view of the main part.

FIG. 3 is an enlarged sectional view of a main part taken along line aa in FIG. 1;

FIG. 4 is a perspective view of a refrigerator according to a second embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 5 is an exploded perspective view of the main part.

FIG. 6 is an enlarged sectional view of a main part taken along line bb in FIG. 4;

FIG. 7 is a perspective view of a conventional refrigerator.

[Explanation of symbols]

 5 Refrigerator body 6 Hole 7 Top surface 8 Case 3, 12, 33 Audio output device 13 Holding plate 18 Hinge plate 20 Hinge cover 21 Opening door 25 Partition plate 27 Recess 31 Holding case 32 Outer flange

Claims (2)

[Claims] 1. A hinge cover provided on a top surface of a refrigerator for covering a hinge for supporting the refrigerator openable and closable on the refrigerator main body. A refrigerator having a built-in voice output device for notifying the user by voice. 2. In the refrigerator, a concave portion is provided in a partition plate provided to constitute a refrigerator compartment, a freezer compartment, or a storage compartment, and when the open / close door of the refrigerator is open, it is notified that the open / close door is open. A refrigerator in which a voice output device for notifying the user is built in the recess.