JP2809745B2 - Refrigerator connection device - Google Patents

Description

Description: BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a refrigerator connection device capable of adding and fixing another refrigerator next to one refrigerator.

2. Description of the Related Art Conventional means for installing two refrigerators side by side will be described with reference to FIGS.

1 is a first refrigerator body installed on the left side, 2 is a second refrigerator body installed on the right side, and a heat radiation pipe 4 is attached to an outer box 3 made of an iron plate, respectively, and an inner box 5 and both boxes are attached.
A heat insulating box 7 opened forward from the foamed heat insulating material 6 filled between 3, 5 is provided. A door 8 is provided at an opening 7A of the heat insulating box 7, and the heat insulating box 7 is sealed with a gasket 9. I have. 1st, 2nd
Bottom portions 1A and 2A of the refrigerator bodies 1 and 2 at the door 8 side of the opening 7A of the heat insulating box 7, that is, on the left and right sides of the front sides of the first and second refrigerator bodies 1 and 2 in the order of the adjusting legs 10 and the wheels 11. Further, two wheels 12 are attached to the rear side. Conventionally, the first and second refrigerator bodies 1,
In the case of installing the two adjacent to each other, they were merely arranged with a gap so as not to hinder the heat radiation of the heat radiation pipe 4.

However, in the above-described conventional means, the gap between the refrigerator main bodies 1 and 2 is different between the front and the rear, or the opening and closing of the door 8 causes the refrigerator main body 1 and 2 to open and close.
2 moves and the gap between them further changes, the heat radiation efficiency of the heat radiating pipe 4 that radiates the heat of cooling the food in the heat insulating box 7 changes, and when the gap becomes narrow, the cooling performance deteriorates. There is a problem that the doors 8 come into contact with each other when the doors 8 are opened and closed.

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION The present invention has been made in view of the above circumstances, and provides a refrigerator connection device having a stable mounting position when refrigerators are installed side by side.

Means for Solving the Problems A connecting device for a refrigerator according to the present invention for solving the above-mentioned problems includes a magnet provided on a surface in contact with the right side of the first refrigerator in front of the second refrigerator.
A front spacer provided with a cushioning material on a surface in contact with the left side of the refrigerator, and a magnet provided on a surface in contact with the right side of the first refrigerator, and a surface in contact with the left side of the second refrigerator. A rear spacer having a cushioning material; a fixing piece having a hole into which each of the at least one adjusting leg of the first refrigerator and the plurality of adjusting legs of the second refrigerator enters and a concave portion for holding the front spacer. Consists of

The magnet-side surface of the front spacer is attracted to the right side of the first refrigerator, and the magnet-side surface of the rear spacer is attracted to the right side of the first refrigerator. Then, after inserting the adjusting leg of the first refrigerator into the hole for the adjusting leg of the first refrigerator of the fixing piece and inserting the front spacer into the recess of the fixing piece, By inserting the adjustment legs of the second refrigerator into the holes for the adjustment legs of the second refrigerator, the distance between the first and second refrigerators is maintained at the thickness of the front spacer and the rear spacer, The fixing piece prevents relative displacement of the first and second refrigerators. Therefore, problems such as deterioration of the cooling performance of the refrigerator caused by a decrease in the interval between the first and second refrigerators are eliminated, and the first and second refrigerators are not changed.
The relative displacement of the refrigerator does not occur.

Embodiment An embodiment of the present invention will be described below with reference to FIGS. Note that the same parts as those in the related art are denoted by the same reference numerals, and description thereof will be omitted.

13 is a longitudinal groove 13A formed on the left side surface, a magnet 14 having a thickness greater than the depth of the longitudinal groove 13A, and a longitudinal groove 13A formed on the right side surface is a cushioning material having a thickness greater than the depth of the longitudinal groove 13A. Reference numeral 15 denotes a front spacer fixed with an adhesive. The front spacer 13 has a rib 13B protruding leftward from the left side of the magnet 14 at the front end of the left side, and a rib 13C protruding rightward from the right side of the cushioning material 15 at the front end of the right side. And the height is almost the same as the height of the first and second refrigerators 1 and 2. The left rib 13B has a shorter projecting width than the right rib 13C. A magnet 16 having a thickness equal to or greater than the depth of the concave portion 16A is formed in the concave portion 16A formed on the left side surface, and a concave portion 16A formed on the right side surface.
After affixing a cushioning material 18 having a thickness equal to or greater than the depth of the recess 16A with an adhesive, a spacer is formed. Front spacer 13
As shown in FIG. 3, the rib 13B on the right side of the first refrigerator body 1 on the left side has a gasket 9
The magnet 14 is suction-fixed to a position corresponding to the suction surface side. As shown in FIG. 3, the rear spacer 16 is attracted and fixed to the lower right rear portion of the first refrigerator body 1 on the left side by a magnet 17. 19 is a hole 19A for fixing the right adjustment leg 10 of the left refrigerator body 1 and a hole for fixing the left and right adjustment leg 10 of the right refrigerator body 2.
This is a fixing piece having two 19B and a concave portion 19C for inserting and holding the lower end of the front spacer 13. The fixed piece 19
The holes 19A and 19B have a size to minimize backlash when the adjusting leg 10 is inserted. After fixing the front spacer 13 and the rear spacer 16 to the right side of the first refrigerator main body 1, as shown in FIGS. 3 and 4, the right side of the first refrigerator 1 is adjusted to the hole 19A of the fixing piece 19 as shown in FIGS. Insert leg 10 and recess 19
Insert the lower end of the front spacer 13 into C and insert the second right side into the hole 19B.
The left and right adjusting legs 10 of the refrigerator 2 are inserted. This completes the connection between the first and second refrigerators 1 and 2. As described above, the two refrigerators can be easily connected by using the refrigerator connection device of the present embodiment. When the first refrigerator body 1 on the left side and the second refrigerator body 2 on the right side are installed side by side using the refrigerator connection device of the present embodiment, a front space is provided on the left side surface of the second refrigerator body 2 on the right side. Since the cushioning materials 15 and 18 of the rear spacer 13 and the rear spacer 16 are in contact with each other, the surface is not damaged. The movement of the front spacer 13 and the rear spacer 16 causes the first spacer on the left side to move.
The distance between the refrigerator main body 1 and the second refrigerator main body 2 on the right side is not less than a predetermined value, and the heat radiation of the heat radiation pipe 4 does not deteriorate. Ribs 13 protruding to the left and right of the front spacer 13
B and 13C make the gap between the first and second refrigerator bodies 1 and 2 invisible from the front, and the long protruding rib 13C on the right
The second refrigerators 1 and 2 conceal a slight gap after the adjustment and the adjustment of the adjustment legs 10 and 2. Front spacer 13 and rear spacer
The relative movement of the first and second refrigerators 1 and 2 due to the opening and closing impact of the door 8 due to the movement of the fixed piece 19 and the fixed piece 19 does not occur.

In the embodiment, the front spacer 13 and the rear spacer 16 have the magnets 14 and 17 on the right side and the cushioning materials 15 and 18 on the left side. However, the same effect can be obtained even if the left and right sides are reversed.

Effect of the Invention As described above, when two refrigerators are installed next to each other using the refrigerator connection device of the present invention, the front spacer and the rear spacer provided between the two refrigerators secure the space between the two refrigerators. In addition, a fixing piece that fixes the front spacer, the rear spacer, and the adjustment legs of the two refrigerators prevents the relative displacement of the two refrigerators, and thus the refrigerator that is generated due to a narrow interval between the two refrigerators. In addition, problems such as deterioration of the cooling performance of the refrigerator are eliminated, and relative displacement between the two refrigerators does not occur.

In addition, using the refrigerator connection device of the present invention,
One refrigerator can be connected.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a cross-sectional view taken along line AA 'of FIG. 4 of two refrigerators connected by using a refrigerator connection device according to an embodiment of the present invention, and FIG. 2 is the same refrigerator connection as FIG. FIG. 3 is a sectional view of the two refrigerators connected by using the apparatus, taken along the line BB ′ of FIG. 4, and FIG. 3 is a diagram showing the connection of the second refrigerator to the first refrigerator using the same refrigerator connection device as FIG. FIG. 4 is a perspective view of a state before connection, FIG. 4 is a perspective view of two refrigerators connected using the same refrigerator connection device as in FIG. 1, and FIG. 5 is a refrigerator connection device in one embodiment of the present invention. FIG. 6 is an exploded perspective view of a main part showing a front spacer which is a component part of a connecting device for a refrigerator in one embodiment of the present invention. FIG. FIG. 2 is an exploded perspective view showing a rear spacer that is a component of the refrigerator connection device according to an embodiment of the present invention. FIG. 8 is a cross-sectional view taken along the line CC 'of FIG. 9 when two conventional refrigerators are installed side by side, and FIG. 9 is a cross-sectional view when two conventional refrigerators are installed side by side. It is a perspective view. 13 ... front spacer, 14, 17 ... magnet, 15, 18 ... cushioning material,
16 Rear spacer, 19 Fixed piece, 19A, 19B
Hole, 19C ... recess.

Claims (1)

(57) [Claims] A front spacer having a magnet on a surface in contact with the right side of the first refrigerator and a cushioning material on a surface in contact with the left side of the second refrigerator; and a right side of the first refrigerator. A rear spacer having a magnet on a surface in contact with the back and a cushioning material on a surface in contact with the left side of the second refrigerator; a plurality of at least one adjusting leg of the first refrigerator and a plurality of the second refrigerators; And a fixing piece having a recess for holding the front spacer.