Cover panel unit for refrigerator

Abstract

A cover panel unit for a refrigerator is provided in which a replacement of a door panel covering the front of the refrigerator is easily conducted. A cover panel unit 1 has an outer side panel 2a and an inner side panel 3a for covering lateral sides of the right door 23, and an outer side panel 2b and an inner side panel 3b for covering lateral sides of the left door 24, and a front panel 6a for covering the front side of the right door 23 being engaged with the outer side panel 2a and the inner side panel 3a, and a front panel 6b for covering the front side of the left door 24 being engaged with the outer side panel 2b and the inner side panel 3b. Grips 37, 37 are fixed to the inner side panels 3a, 3b respectively.

Description

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION [0001] This application claims the benefit of Japanese Application Number 2003-272460 filed Jul. 09, 2003 the entirety of which is incorporated by reference. [0002] 1. Field of the Invention [0003] The present invention relates to a cover panel unit provided such that it covers the front of a refrigerator. [0004] 2. Description of the Related Art [0005] A cover panel unit is often provided at the front of a refrigerator for a purpose of improving an appearance thereof or obtaining a new design. A conventional cover panel unit has a door panel which is formed integrally. In order to provide the door panel with a refrigerator, these steps used to be required; (1) a grip has to be previously detached from a door of the refrigerator, (2) the door panel is attached to the door, (3) the grip is attached with a screw again. (for example, Japanese Unexamined Patent (Kokai) Publication No. 6(1994)-238048) [0006] However, in the conventional cover unit, a grip has ...

AI Technical Summary

Benefits of technology

[0012] In a cover panel unit for a refrigerator according to the first aspect, replacement of the front panel is easily conducted without attaching or detaching the grip when the front panel has a stain or a scar.

[0013] In a cover panel unit for a refrigerator according to the second aspect, replacement of the front panel is easily conducted by sliding the same along the guide groove.

[0014] In a cover panel unit for a refrigerator according to the third aspect, it is possible to mount fixedly the lateral side panels on the door of the refrigerator even when they are used for a long time. As a result, the lateral side panels do not be displaced or detached.

Problems solved by technology

However, in the conventional cover unit, a grip has to be once detached before a replacement and should be attached thereafter in case a replacement of a door panel is required due to a stain or a scar.

However, it takes time and labor to detach the door panel and then attach the same, which can be a problem.

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