Storage cabinet
The storage cabinet's recessed rib design and fin portions enhance thermal insulation, dust resistance, and drip resistance by minimizing gaps and interference, offering improved sealing performance.
Patent Information
- Application Number
- JP2024010243
- Authority / Receiving Office
- JP · JP
- Patent Type
- Applications
- Current Assignee / Owner
- Filing Date
- 2024-01-26
- Publication Date
- 2025-08-07
AI Technical Summary
Existing storage facilities face issues with gaps and interference between ribs and fin portions, leading to reduced thermal insulation, dust resistance, and drip resistance.
The storage cabinet features a rib formed in a rectangular frame shape with recessed portions on the door, and a door sealing member with fin portions that extend towards the rib, minimizing gaps and interference with corner covers.
Improves thermal insulation, dust resistance, and drip resistance by reducing gaps between ribs and fin portions, while simplifying manufacturing and maintaining effective sealing.
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Abstract
Description
[Technical Field]
[0001] The present disclosure relates to a reservoir. [Background technology]
[0002] Patent Document 1 discloses a technique in which a rib formed on a door of a storage cabinet has a notch formed at a location corresponding to the corner cover, into which the corner cover fits. [Prior art documents] [Patent documents]
[0003] [Patent Document 1] Japanese Patent Application Publication No. 2018-204930 Summary of the Invention [Problem to be solved by the invention]
[0004] The present disclosure provides a storage facility that can improve the thermal insulation of a storage chamber. [Means for solving the problem]
[0005] The storage cabinet of the present disclosure comprises a storage cabinet main body with a storage chamber, a door covering an opening of the storage cabinet main body, and a corner cover covering a corner of the opening, wherein the door comprises a rib formed opposite the edge of the opening, and a door sealing member provided on the outside of the rib and having at least one fin portion extending toward the rib, wherein the rib is formed in a rectangular frame shape by a pair of first extension portions and a pair of second extension portions, and the rib has a recess portion recessed toward the center of the door formed around the entire circumference of the first extension portion and the second extension portion. [Effects of the Invention]
[0006] The storage cabinet of the present disclosure can improve dust resistance and drip resistance between the ribs and the fin portions. [Brief explanation of the drawings]
[0007] [Figure 1] FIG. 1 is a perspective view of a storage facility according to a first embodiment of the present invention; [Figure 2] Front view of the same storage facility [Figure 3] FIG. 10 is a perspective view showing the configuration of the corner cover and its surroundings of the storage facility. [Figure 4] A plan view showing the configuration of the corner cover and surrounding area of the storage facility [Figure 5] A perspective view of the door of the storage facility [Figure 6] Enlarged view of part VI of the storage door in Figure 5 [Figure 7] Section VII-VII of the storage facility in Figure 1 DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION
[0008] (Findings that formed the basis of this disclosure) At the time the inventors came up with the idea for this disclosure, there was a technology, such as that described in Patent Document 1, in which a notch was formed in a rib at a position corresponding to the corner cover so that the corner cover would not interfere with a rib formed on a door. However, in the conventional technology, the fin portion of the door sealing member was formed in a shape that matched the portion of the rib other than the notch. As a result, the inventors discovered a problem in which a gap would occur between the rib and the fin portion at the position corresponding to the corner cover, or the gap would become large. To solve this problem, the inventors have come up with the subject matter of the present disclosure. Therefore, the present disclosure provides a storage cabinet that can improve dust resistance and drip resistance between the ribs and fin portions.
[0009] Hereinafter, embodiments will be described in detail with reference to the drawings. However, in some cases, more detailed explanation than necessary may be omitted. For example, detailed explanation of already well-known matters or redundant explanation of substantially the same configuration may be omitted. The accompanying drawings and the following description are provided to enable those skilled in the art to fully understand the present disclosure, and are not intended to limit the subject matter described in the claims.
[0010] (Embodiment 1) Hereinafter, the first embodiment will be described with reference to Figures 1 to 7. In each figure, the symbol FR indicates the front direction of the storage cabinet 1 in the installed state, the symbol UP indicates the upward direction of the storage cabinet 1, and the symbol LH indicates the leftward direction of the storage cabinet 1. In the following description, each direction is a direction along these directions of the storage cabinet 1. In the following description, the surface on which the opening 2B is provided is referred to as the front face, and the direction that this front face faces is referred to as the forward direction. In addition, the direction along the vertical direction in the installed state of the storage cabinet 1 is referred to as the up-down direction, and the direction along the horizontal direction is referred to as the front-rear direction and the left-right direction.
[0011] [1-1.Configuration] [1-1-1. Storage structure] Fig. 1 is a perspective view of a storage cabinet 1 according to an embodiment of the present invention. Fig. 2 is a front view of the storage cabinet 1. In Fig. 2, the door 4 and the machine room 6 are omitted. Fig. 3 is a perspective view showing the configuration of the periphery of a corner cover 20 of the storage cabinet 1. Fig. 4 is a plan view showing the configuration of the periphery of the corner cover 20 of the storage cabinet 1.
[0012] As shown in Fig. 1, the storage facility 1 includes a storage facility main body 2, a plurality of doors 4, a machine room 6, and a partition member 10. The machine room 6 is located above the storage facility main body 2. The machine room 6 houses a refrigeration unit 61 that constitutes a refrigeration cycle. The refrigeration unit 61 includes a compressor 62, a condenser 63, a condenser blower 64, a capillary tube 65, an electrical box 66, and an evaporator (not shown), and when these components are driven, cold air is sent into the storage facility 2A.
[0013] The storage body 2 includes a storage chamber 2A. An opening 2B that is rectangular in front view is provided on the front surface of the storage body 2. In other words, in this embodiment, the opening 2B faces forward relative to the storage body 2.
[0014] The storage body 2 is a box-shaped body equipped with an insulating wall 3. The insulating wall 3 is composed of a pair of side walls 71, 72, an upper wall 73, a lower wall 74, and a back wall 75. The partition walls 71 to 75 are all formed in a panel shape. The storage body 2 is formed by assembling the partition walls 71 to 75. Each of the partition walls 71 to 75 is formed by filling a space surrounded by an outer plate, an inner plate, and a connecting member connecting them with an insulating material. The outer plate and the inner plate are both made of metal such as stainless steel plate, and the insulating material is made of polystyrene foam, hard urethane foam, or the like. The outer plate and the inner plate are not limited to metal, and may be made of hard resin such as ABS resin. The outer plate and the inner plate may also be made of a combination of metal and hard resin.
[0015] A shelf support portion 8 is provided on the rear wall of the storage chamber 2A. A shelf support member is supported in a cutout formed in the shelf support portion 8, and a shelf 9 that divides the interior of the storage chamber 2A is supported on the shelf support member.
[0016] As shown in Fig. 2, a partition member 10 having a substantially cross shape when viewed from the front is attached to the opening 2B of the storage body 2. The partition member 10 is a pillar, beam, or girder-shaped member that separates the opening 2B.
[0017] The roughly cross-shaped partition member 10 is composed of a partition member (hereinafter referred to as "vertical partition member 10V") that is connected to the upper and lower edges of the opening 2B and extends in the vertical direction, and a partition member (hereinafter referred to as "horizontal partition member 10H") that is connected to a pair of side edges on both sides of the opening 2B and extends in the left-right direction. The partition member 10 is filled with a heat insulating material 7 (see Figure 7). As shown in FIGS. 3 and 4, a shelf support portion 8 is provided on the rear surface of the vertical partition member 10V.
[0018] 2, the opening 2B is divided into four sections, top, bottom, left and right, by partition members 10. Corner covers 20 are arranged at corners 21 of the partition members 10, as shown in FIGS. Corner 21 is formed by the edge of opening 2B and partition member 10, or by vertical partition member 10V and horizontal partition member 10H. The edge of opening 2B refers to the surface portion of opening 2B of storage cabinet main body 2 that extends in the front-to-rear direction. Corner 21 is formed by a plane extending front-to-rear and up-to-down and a plane extending front-to-rear and left-to-right that is perpendicular to the plane.
[0019] Of the four corner covers 20 located at the intersection of the vertical partition member 10V and the horizontal partition member 10H, Figure 3 shows the corner cover 20 at the top right of Figure 2, and Figure 4 shows the corner cover 20 at the bottom left of Figure 2.
[0020] The corner covers 20 are attached to each of the four corners 21 formed at the positions where the vertical partition members 10V and the horizontal partition members 10H intersect. In addition, a corner cover 20 is attached to each corner 21 formed by the partition member 10 and the edge of the opening 2B. Fig. 3 shows a corner cover 20 attached to the horizontal partition member 10H and the edge of the opening 2B.
[0021] The corner cover 20 is bent into an L-shape and attached by fitting with a flange portion provided at the corner 21 of the partition member 10. The corner cover 20 is also a member that bulges out from the edge of the opening 2B or the partition member 10 toward a rib 30 (described later) of the door 4 in the closed state.
[0022] [1-1-2. Door configuration] Fig. 5 is a perspective view of the door 4 of the storage cabinet 1. Fig. 5 shows the rear side of the door 4. The door sealing member 40 is also omitted from Fig. 5. Fig. 6 is an enlarged view of a portion VI of the door 4 of the storage cabinet 1 in Fig. 5. Fig. 7 is a cross-sectional view of the storage cabinet 1 taken along line VII-VII in Fig. 1.
[0023] As shown in FIG. 1, the opening 2B is covered by four doors 4 that can be opened and closed. The doors 4 are made of a material having a predetermined thickness and formed to be thermally insulated. The storage cabinet 1 has two sets of doors 4, one above the other, with a pair of doors 4 arranged in the left-right direction as one set. Each door 4 is supported on the side of the storage cabinet 1 by a hinge (not shown) and can be opened and closed in the left-right direction of the storage cabinet 1. In other words, the pair of doors 4 are so-called double-doors. Handles 18 are provided on the front of each door 4 on the side surfaces adjacent to each other in the left-right direction. Each door 4 also has a stopper portion 11 at a position corresponding to the hinge. The stopper portion 11 comes into contact with the hinge when the door 4 opens beyond a predetermined angle, thereby restricting the angle at which the door 4 rotates.
[0024] As shown in Fig. 5, the door 4 includes a door body 12. The door body 12 is made up of an exterior cabinet panel 13 and an interior cabinet panel 14. The door body 12 is constructed such that the end face of the interior cabinet panel 14, which is made of a hard resin, is covered by the exterior cabinet panel 13, which is made of a metal such as a stainless steel plate. The top, bottom, left and right side surfaces of the door 4 are formed by exterior cabinet panels 13. The inside of the door body 12 is filled with a heat insulating material 7, as shown in FIG.
[0025] 5 indicates the center A of the rectangular door 4. For one door 4, the direction toward the center A of the door 4 is defined as the inside. As shown in FIGS. 5 to 7, the interior panel 14 is formed with ribs 30 that protrude toward the storage compartment 2A.
[0026] As shown in Figures 3, 4, and 7, the rib 30 is formed so as to face the partition member 10 or the edge of the opening 2B of the interior panel 14 when the door 4 is closed. The rib 30 has a pair of vertically extending joints 31 that extend linearly in the up-down direction, and a horizontally extending joint 32 that extends linearly in the left-right direction. The vertically extending joints 31 and the horizontally extending joints 32 are integrally formed as the rib 30 provided on the interior panel 14. The vertically extending joints 31 correspond to the "first extending joints" in this disclosure, and the horizontally extending joints 32 correspond to the "second extending joints" in this disclosure.
[0027] The rib 30 is formed in a rectangular frame shape by a pair of vertically extending joints 31 and a pair of horizontally extending joints 32. As shown in Fig. 5, the rib 30 is formed around the entire outer edge of the rectangular interior panel 14. The corners of the rib 30 where the vertically extending joints 31 and the horizontally extending joints 32 intersect are formed in a rounded shape.
[0028] As shown in FIGS. 6 and 7, the interior panel 14 has a mounting groove 33 formed outside the rib 30, which is recessed toward the front surface of the door 4. As shown in Fig. 7, the width dimension of the mounting groove 33 is narrower on the rear side of the door 4 and wider on the front side of the door 4. As shown in Fig. 7, a dovetail groove 34 is formed on the front side of the door 4 of the mounting groove 33. As shown in Fig. 6, the dovetail groove 34 is formed so as not to overlap with the corner where the vertical extension portion 31 and the horizontal extension portion 32 intersect in the longitudinal direction.
[0029] 6 and 7, the rib 30 has a recess 35 formed therein that is recessed toward the center A of the door 4. That is, the recess 35 is formed so as to be away from the inner surface of the partition member 10 and the edge of the opening 2B.
[0030] The recessed portion 35 is formed on the opposing surface of the rib 30. The opposing surface of the rib 30 is a surface that faces the partition member 10 or the edge of the opening 2B and extends in the front-rear direction. The rib 30 has, on its opposing surface, a rising portion 36 that rises from the flat surface on which the mounting groove 33 is formed toward the tip of the rib 30. The rising portion 36 is formed flat. 7, the rising portion 36 is formed forward of the front end surfaces of the partition member 10 and the opening 2B when the door 4 is closed. In front of the front end surfaces of the partition member 10 and the opening 2B, the corner cover 20 and the rib 30 are less likely to interfere with each other. The recessed portion 35 is formed so as to be recessed from the rising portion 36 toward the center A of the door 4 and to rise toward the tip of the rib 30.
[0031] As described above, recesses 35 are formed in the rib 30 at locations corresponding to the corner covers 20, and the rib 30 has the cross-sectional shape shown in Figure 7 described above throughout the entire longitudinal direction of the vertical extension portion 31 and the horizontal extension portion 32. 6, the rib 30 has a corner recess 37 formed at the corner where the vertical extension portion 31 and the horizontal extension portion 32 intersect. The corner recess 37 is formed to be recessed toward the center of the door 4, similar to the recess 35.
[0032] [1-1-3. Composition of door sealing material] As shown in FIGS. 3, 4 and 7, a door sealing member 40 is attached to the attachment groove 33. A door sealing member 40 is attached around the entire periphery of the end of the interior panel 14. The door sealing member 40 is a member that seals the storage chamber 2A by coming into close contact with the storage body 2 or the partition member 10.
[0033] The door sealing member 40 is made of a soft resin such as rubber or soft polyvinyl chloride, and is a sealing member such as a so-called packing or gasket that is elastically deformable. In this embodiment, the door sealing member 40 is formed linearly along the longitudinal direction of the rib 30.
[0034] Four door sealing members 40 are provided on one door 4, corresponding to the number of pairs of vertical extension portions 31 and pairs of horizontal extension portions 32. The four door sealing members 40 are attached to the four attachment grooves 33, respectively, and are arranged in a frame shape on the interior panel 14 of the cabinet.
[0035] 3, 4, and 7, cut portions 40A are formed at both ends of the door sealing member 40, which are cut at a 45-degree angle. Note that 45 degrees refers to the angle between the cut portions 40A and the outer surface of the door sealing member 40.
[0036] The four linear door sealing members 40 are integrally formed by joining the cut portions 40A together, and are formed into a rectangular frame shape.
[0037] As shown in FIG. 7, the door sealing member 40 includes a main body portion 41, a barbed portion 42, and a magnet receiving portion 43. The main body 41 has multiple hollow spaces. In particular, the largest hollow space is formed at the outermost part of the door sealing member 40. Therefore, the main body 41 can deform so as to expand away from the storage chamber 2A when the door 4 is opened. Furthermore, because the main body 41 is formed hollow, it has heat insulating properties.
[0038] The arrowhead portion 42 is formed so as to protrude from the main body portion 41 toward the mounting groove 33 . The arrowhead portion 42 is formed so that its tip protrudes toward the dovetail groove 34 formed in the mounting groove 33. In this way, the door sealing member 40 is fixed to the interior panel 14 of the cabinet.
[0039] Furthermore, the arrowhead portion 42 is also crushed and deformed and pressed into the mounting groove 33 at a position where the dovetail groove 34 is not formed, as shown in FIG.
[0040] As shown in FIG. 7, the magnet storage section 43 is disposed in the main body 41 at a position facing the front of the partition member 10 or the front of the storage cabinet main body 2. A rod-shaped magnet 37 is stored in the magnet storage section 43. The magnet 37 is attached to the front of the partition member 10 or the front of the storage cabinet main body 2 by magnetic force. In this way, the door sealing member 40 seals the storage chamber 2A. For ease of explanation, FIG. 7 shows a state in which the magnet 37 is spaced apart from the vertical partition member 10V.
[0041] 7, door sealing member 40 includes a first fin portion 45, a second fin portion 46, a third fin portion 47, and a fourth fin portion 48 extending from main body portion 41 toward the opposing surface of rib 30. First fin portion 45, second fin portion 46, third fin portion 47, and fourth fin portion 48 correspond to the "fin portion" of the present disclosure. The lengths of the first fin portion 45, the second fin portion 46, the third fin portion 47, and the fourth fin portion 48 are each formed to a predetermined dimension over the entire longitudinal direction of the door sealing member 40, excluding the portion cut at the cutting portion 40A. The lengths of the first fin portion 45, the second fin portion 46, the third fin portion 47, and the fourth fin portion 48 are longer in this order.
[0042] As shown in FIG. 7, the first fin portion 45, the second fin portion 46, the third fin portion 47, and the fourth fin portion 48 each abut against the rib 30.
[0043] More specifically, the first fin portion 45 is formed so as to abut against the recessed portion 35. The second fin portion 46 and the third fin portion 47 are formed so as to abut against the rising portion 36. The fourth fin portion 48 is formed so as to abut against a curved surface between the rising portion 36 and a flat surface extending in the left-right direction of the interior paneling 14.
[0044] [1-2. Effects, etc.] 3, 4, and 7, recesses 35 are formed in the ribs 30 of the door 4 at positions facing the edges of the partition member 10 or the opening 2B. The door 4 is supported by hinges, and the position of the door 4 can be finely adjusted via the hinges. In this case, if the position of the door 4 is adjusted so that it approaches the storage compartment 2A, deformation of the door sealing member 40 will cause the door 4 to approach the corner cover 20, which may cause interference between the corner cover 20 and the first fin portion 45, or between the corner cover 20 and the ribs 30. If the door sealing member 40 comes into contact with the corner cover 20, the door sealing member 40 may be deformed, and the storage chamber 2A may not be sealed properly.
[0045] In this embodiment, the recessed portions 35 are formed to avoid the corner covers 20, which reduces the gap between the ribs 30 and the edges of the partition member 10 or the opening 2B while preventing interference between the corner covers 20 and the ribs 30. This can improve the thermal insulation of the storage chamber 2A.
[0046] Furthermore, if recesses 35 were provided only at locations corresponding to corner covers 20, steps would be formed on the opposing surfaces of ribs 30. First fin portion 45, second fin portion 46, third fin portion 47, and fourth fin portion 48 of door sealing member 40 are formed in predetermined shapes over the entire length of door sealing member 40.
[0047] Therefore, in this case, at the position of the step, gaps are generated or enlarged between the first fin portion 45, the second fin portion 46, the third fin portion 47, and the fourth fin portion 48 and the rib 30. This makes it easier for dust and water droplets to get in through the gaps between the rib 30 and the door sealing member 40 at the position corresponding to the corner cover 20 of the rib 30. Furthermore, if the first fin portion 45 of the door sealing member 40 is made longer at a location corresponding to the corner cover 20 in order to reduce or fill the gap, the number of manufacturing steps will increase.
[0048] Since the recessed portion 35 is formed in a predetermined shape over the entire longitudinal direction of the vertically extending joint portion 31 and the horizontally extending joint portion 32, as in this embodiment, even if the length of the first fin portion 45 in the direction toward the rib 30 is formed to a predetermined dimension over the entire longitudinal direction of the vertically extending joint portion 31 and the horizontally extending joint portion 32, it is possible to reduce the gap between the rib 30 and the first fin portion 45. In other words, there is no need to deform a part of the first fin portion 45 to make it longer.
[0049] [1-3. Effects, etc.] In this embodiment, the storage cabinet 1 comprises a storage cabinet main body 2 having a storage chamber 2A, a door 4 covering an opening 2B of the storage cabinet main body 2, and a corner cover 20 covering a corner 21 of the opening 2B. The door 4 comprises a rib 30 formed opposite the edge of the opening 2B, and a door sealing member 40 provided on the opposite surface of the rib 30 and having a first fin portion 45 extending toward the rib 30. The rib 30 is formed in a rectangular frame shape with a pair of vertical extension portions 31 (first extension portions) and a pair of horizontal extension portions 32 (second extension portions) extending in a direction perpendicular to the vertical extension portions 31. The rib 30 has a recessed portion 35 recessed toward the center A of the door 4 formed around the entire periphery of the vertical extension portions 31 and the horizontal extension portions 32. According to this configuration, the first fin portions 45 abut against the ribs 30, including the portions corresponding to the corner covers 20. Therefore, the dustproof and drip-proof properties between the ribs 30 and the first fin portions 45 can be improved.
[0050] The storage cabinet 1 also includes a storage cabinet main body 2 having a storage chamber 2A, one or more partition members 10 provided at an opening 2B of the storage cabinet main body 2, a door 4 covering the opening 2B, and a corner cover 20 covering a corner 21 formed by the partition member 10 and the opening 2B, or by the vertical partition member 10V and the horizontal partition member 10H. The door 4 includes a rib 30 formed opposite the edge of the partition member 10 or the opening 2B, and a door sealing member 40 provided on the opposing surface of the rib 30 and having a first fin portion 45 extending toward the rib 30. The rib 30 is formed in a rectangular frame shape by a pair of vertical extension joints 31 (first extension joints) and a pair of horizontal extension joints 32 (second extension joints) extending in a direction perpendicular to the vertical extension joints 31. The rib 30 may have a recess 35 recessed toward the center A of the door 4 formed around the entire periphery of the vertical extension joints 31 and the horizontal extension joints 32. According to this configuration, the first fin portion 45 abuts against the rib 30, including the portion corresponding to the corner cover 20 provided at the corner portion 21 formed by the partition member. Therefore, the dustproofness and drip-proofness between the rib 30 and the first fin portion 45 can be improved.
[0051] The recessed portion 35 may be formed in a predetermined shape over the entire longitudinal direction of the vertically extending joint portion 31 and the horizontally extending joint portion 32. With this configuration, even if the length of the first fin portion 45 in the direction toward the rib 30 is formed to a predetermined dimension, the distance between the first fin portion 45 and the rib 30 is constant, so the gap between the first fin portion 45 and the rib 30 can be prevented from becoming larger or the gap can be filled.
[0052] The first fin portion 45 may be formed so that the length in the direction toward the rib 30 is a predetermined dimension over the entire longitudinal direction of the vertically extending joint portion 31 and the horizontally extending joint portion 32. According to this configuration, the number of steps required to manufacture the door sealing member 40 can be reduced, and the first fin portion 45 can be brought into contact with the recessed portion 35 over the entire length direction.
[0053] Furthermore, when the door 4 is closed, the first fin portion 45 closest to the storage chamber 2A abuts against the recessed portion 35, and the second fin portion 46 second closest to the storage chamber 2A abuts against the raised portion 36 of the rib 30, and the raised portion 36 may be formed closer to the door 4 than the end faces of the partition member 10 and the opening 2B on the door 4 side. According to this configuration, the rising portions 36 formed to extend toward the tips of the ribs 30 are positioned in locations that are unlikely to interfere with the corner covers 20. Therefore, the space between the partition member 10 and the opening 2B and the ribs 30 can be made smaller than when the rising portions 36 are formed to be recessed, thereby improving the thermal insulation of the storage chamber 2A. Furthermore, for example, if the shape of the recessed portion 35 is changed to match the thickness of the corner cover 20, the length of the first fin portion 45 of the door sealing member 40 must be changed. The door sealing member 40 is molded from a soft resin. If the length of the first fin portion 45 is changed, the mold used to mold the door sealing member 40 must be changed. According to the configuration of this embodiment, even if the shape of the recessed portion 35 is changed, there is no need to change the shape of the rising portion 36, and therefore there is no need to change the shape of the mold used to mold the door sealing member 40 to correspond to the shape of the second fin portion 46, and the number of steps required to manufacture the door sealing member 40 can be reduced.
[0054] (Other embodiments) As described above, the above-mentioned first embodiment has been described as an example disclosed in the present application. However, the technology in the present disclosure is not limited to this, and can be applied to embodiments in which modifications, substitutions, additions, omissions, etc. are made. Furthermore, it is also possible to combine the components described in the above-mentioned first embodiment to create new embodiments. Therefore, other embodiments will be exemplified below.
[0055] In the first embodiment, the flat rising portion 36, which rises from the flat surface of the interior paneling 14 facing the rib 30, where the mounting groove 33 is formed, toward the tip of the rib 30, and the recessed portion 35, which rises toward the tip of the rib 30 and is recessed into the center A of the door 4, are exemplified. However, the recessed portion 35 and the rising portion 36 are not limited to the shapes shown in FIG. 7 . For example, the rising portion 36 may be omitted, and the entire portion of the interior paneling 14 extending in the front-rear direction from the flat surface extending in the left-right direction toward the tip of the rib 30 may be formed as a recessed portion having a shape recessed toward the center A of the door 4. In this case, the lengths of the second fin portion 46, the third fin portion 47, and the fourth fin portion 48 may be changed so that they abut against the recessed portion. Furthermore, although the first fin portion 45, the second fin portion 46, the third fin portion 47, and the fourth fin portion 48 have been described as examples of the fin portion, the number of fin portions is not limited. In addition, in embodiment 1, a storage facility 1 in which corner covers 20 are not placed at the corners of the opening 2B is exemplified, but this is not limited to this, and a corner cover 20 may be placed at at least one of the four corners of the opening 2B.
[0056] It should be noted that the above-described embodiments are intended to illustrate the technology of the present disclosure, and various modifications, substitutions, additions, omissions, etc. may be made within the scope of the claims or their equivalents.
[0057] [Configuration supported by the above embodiment] The above embodiment supports the following configurations.
[0058] (Technology 1) A storage facility comprising: a storage facility body with a storage chamber; a door that covers an opening of the storage facility body; and corner covers that cover the corners of the opening, wherein the door comprises a rib formed opposite the edge of the opening; and a door sealing member that is provided on the outside of the rib and has at least one fin portion extending toward the rib, wherein the rib is formed into a square frame shape by a pair of first extension portions and a pair of second extension portions, and the rib has a recessed portion that is recessed toward the center of the door formed around the entire circumference of the first extension portion and the second extension portion. With this configuration, the fins abut against the ribs, including the areas corresponding to the corner covers, thereby improving dustproofness and drip-proofness between the ribs and the fins.
[0059] (Technology 2) A storage facility according to Technology 1, which includes one or more partition members provided at the opening, the corner cover covering the partition member and the opening, or a corner formed by two of the partition members, and the rib further formed opposite the partition member. With this configuration, the fins abut against the ribs, including at locations corresponding to corner covers provided at corners defined by the partition members, thereby improving dustproofness and drip-proofness between the ribs and the fins.
[0060] (Technology 3) The storage facility according to Technology 1 or 2, wherein the recessed portion is formed in a predetermined shape over the entire longitudinal direction of the first extension portion and the second extension portion. With this configuration, even if the length of the fin portion in the direction toward the rib is formed to a predetermined dimension, the distance between the fin portion and the rib is constant, so the gap between the fin portion and the rib can be prevented from becoming larger or the gap can be filled.
[0061] (Technology 4) A storage facility described in any one of technologies 1 to 3, wherein the length of the fin portion in the direction toward the rib is formed to a predetermined dimension throughout the entire longitudinal direction of the first extension portion and the second extension portion. According to this configuration, the number of steps required to manufacture the door sealing member can be reduced, and the first fin portion 45 can be brought into contact with the recessed portion over the entire length direction.
[0062] (Technology 5) A storage facility described in any one of Technologies 1 to 4, wherein, when the door is closed, the first fin portion, which is the fin portion closest to the storage chamber, abuts against the recessed portion, and the second fin portion, which is the fin portion second closest to the storage chamber, abuts against the raised portion of the rib, and the raised portion is formed closer to the door than the door-side end faces of the partition member and the opening. With this configuration, the raised portions extending toward the tips of the ribs are positioned to minimize interference with the corner covers, making it possible to reduce the space between the ribs and the partition member and opening compared to when the raised portions are recessed, thereby improving the thermal insulation of the storage compartment. [Industrial Applicability]
[0063] As described above, the storage cabinet according to the present invention can be used to improve the sealing performance of a storage cabinet equipped with a corner cover. [Explanation of symbols]
[0064] 1. Storage 2. Storage facility body 2A Storage Room 2B opening 4 doors 10 Partition member 10H Horizontal partition member 10V Vertical partition material 12 Door body 13 Warehouse exterior plate 14. Interior panel 20 Partition member 20 Corner Cover 21 Corner 30 Ribs 31 Vertical extension part (first extension part) 32 Lateral extension part (second extension part) 33 Mounting groove 35 recess 36 Rising section 40 Door sealing material 45 First fin (fin) 46 Second fin (fin) 47 Third fin (fin) 48 Fourth fin (fin) A Center
Claims
1. The storage container has a storage chamber, a door that covers an opening of the storage chamber, and a corner cover that covers a corner of the opening. The door is a rib formed opposite the edge of the opening; a door sealing member provided on the outer side of the rib and having at least one fin portion extending toward the rib; The rib is formed in a rectangular frame shape by a pair of first extending portions and a pair of second extending portions, The rib has a recessed portion recessed toward the center of the door formed around the entire periphery of the first extension portion and the second extension portion. Storage facility.
2. One or more partition members are provided in the opening, the corner cover covers a corner portion defined by the partition member and the opening, or by two of the partition members; The rib is further formed opposite the partition member. The storage facility of claim 1 .
3. The recessed portion is formed in a predetermined shape over the entire longitudinal direction of the first extension portion and the second extension portion.
3. The storage facility according to claim 1 or 2.
4. The fin portion has a length in a direction toward the rib that is a predetermined dimension over the entire longitudinal direction of the first extension portion and the second extension portion. The storage facility of claim 3.
5. When the door is closed, the first fin portion, which is the fin portion closest to the storage compartment, abuts against the recessed portion, and the second fin portion, which is the fin portion second closest to the storage compartment, abuts against the rising portion of the rib, The rising portion is formed closer to the door than the door-side end surfaces of the partition member and the opening. The storage facility of claim 3.
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