公开(公告)号：US4805370A

公开(公告)日：1989-02-21

申请号：US76476

申请日：1987-07-20

申请人： Keith W. Gerdes

发明人： Keith W. Gerdes

IPC分类号： A47B95/04 ,  F16B12/00 ,  B65B7/00

CPC分类号： A47B95/043 ,  Y10S220/03 ,  Y10T24/309

摘要： A cabinet corner cap and method of assembly comprising forming metal sheet into a cabinet corner having an elongated space at the junction of two panels of the metal sheet forming the corner. A corner cap is molded from suitable plastic material and has an elongated horizontal top wall with a central longitudinal axis and a vertical wall projecting downwardly from the central longitudinal axis of the top wall and extending a major portion of the length of the horizontal top wall. The vertical wall includes a series of spaced apart ribs perpendicular to and on each side of the vertical wall and diverging away from the vertical wall in the direction of the top wall and joining the horizontal top wall. The vertical wall also has resilient fingers secured at one end to the vertical wall and free ends extending toward and spaced from the horizontal top wall a distance at least the thickness of the metal sheet forming the cabinet corner and the fingers diverge outwardly from the vertical wall a distance greater than the ribs and the width of the elongated space. The vertical wall of the corner cap is inserted into the elongated space at the junction of the two panels and the ribs center the corner cap in the space. Force is applied to the corner cap to pass the resilient fingers through the space to allow the fingers to spring back and span the width of the elongated space, thus retaining the corner cap in position to cover the elongated space in the cabinet corner.

摘要翻译： 柜角角帽和组装方法包括在金属片的两个面板的接合点处形成金属片的金属片形成角部的金属板形成具有细长空间的角部。 角帽由合适的塑料材料模制，并且具有细长的水平顶壁，中心纵向轴线和从顶壁的中心纵向轴线向下突出并垂直于水平顶壁长度的主要部分的垂直壁。 垂直壁包括垂直于垂直壁并且在垂直壁的每一侧上的一系列间隔开的肋，并且沿着顶壁的方向离开垂直壁并且连接水平顶壁。 垂直壁还具有弹性指状物，其一端固定在垂直壁上，并且自由端向水平顶壁延伸并且与水平顶壁隔开一定距离，至少形成壳体角部的金属板的厚度和手指从垂直壁向外发散 大于肋的距离和细长空间的宽度。 角盖的垂直壁被插入到两个面板的接合处的细长空间中，并且肋在空间中的角帽中心。 将力施加到角帽以使弹性指状物穿过该空间，以允许手指弹回并跨越细长空间的宽度，从而将角帽保持在适当位置以覆盖柜角落中的细长空间。

公开(公告)号：US4735062A

公开(公告)日：1988-04-05

申请号：US64593

申请日：1987-06-22

申请人： Samuel J. Woolley ,  Donald S. Cushing ,  Thomas E. Jenkins ,  Keith W. Gerdes ,  Robert R. Sisler

发明人： Samuel J. Woolley ,  Donald S. Cushing ,  Thomas E. Jenkins ,  Keith W. Gerdes ,  Robert R. Sisler

IPC分类号： F25D21/04 ,  F25D23/06 ,  F25B47/00

CPC分类号： F25D23/062 ,  F25D21/04

摘要： A cabinet assembly for a refrigerator having a freezer compartment on top, a fresh food compartment on the bottom and a hot liquid anti-sweat loop. The cabinet assembly outer sheet metal shell has a top panel, side panels and a front face with the front face formed to provide a first U-shaped portion which includes a first outer wall perpendicular to the side panel to form a corner and a second inner wall spaced from the first outer wall and both walls being connected by a first reverse bend portion. The second inner wall being reversely bent to form a third wall and provide a second U-shaped portion formed between the second inner wall and the third wall. The first, second and third walls being in spaced parallel planes and the third wall being bent at a right angle to form a flange having a free edge. Braces are located at both of the top front corners of the cabinet and these braces have two formed sections at right angles to each other and each section is formed as an inwardly open U-shaped channel having a base, a first leg and a second leg spaced apart and integrally joined to the base. The base is adjacent the rear surface of the third wall of the front face with the first leg parallel to and abutting the side panel of the cabinet and the second leg parallel to and abutting the flange of the front face. The second leg of the corner brace is fastened to the flange of the third wall of the front face and the hot liquid anti-sweat loop is secured to the braces.

摘要翻译： 一种用于冰箱的柜组件，其具有顶部的冷冻室，底部上的新鲜食物室和热液体防汗回路。 柜组件外片金属壳具有顶板，侧板和正面，前表面形成为形成第一U形部分，其包括垂直于侧板的第一外壁以形成拐角，第二内壁 壁与第一外壁间隔开，两壁通过第一反向弯曲部连接。 第二内壁被反向弯曲以形成第三壁并且提供形成在第二内壁和第三壁之间的第二U形部分。 第一，第二和第三壁处于间隔开的平行平面中，第三壁以直角弯曲形成具有自由边缘的凸缘。 支架位于机柜的两个顶部前角，并且这些支架具有彼此成直角的两个成形部分，每个部分形成为具有基部，第一支腿和第二支腿的向内开口的U形通道 间隔开并且整体地连接到基座。 底座与前表面的第三壁的后表面相邻，其中第一腿平行于并邻接机壳的侧面板，并且第二腿平行于并邻接前表面的凸缘。 角支架的第二条腿固定到前表面的第三壁的凸缘上，并且热的液体防汗环固定到支架上。

公开(公告)号：US4644698A

公开(公告)日：1987-02-24

申请号：US869589

申请日：1986-06-02

申请人： Keith W. Gerdes ,  Douglas E. Corts ,  Thomas E. Jenkins ,  Stephen C. Lesmeister ,  Louis A. Welle, Sr.

发明人： Keith W. Gerdes ,  Douglas E. Corts ,  Thomas E. Jenkins ,  Stephen C. Lesmeister ,  Louis A. Welle, Sr.

IPC分类号： F25D23/08 ,  E06B7/16

CPC分类号： F25D23/082

摘要： A refrigerator having an outer case, an inner liner with thermal insulation therebetween, and a storage compartment having an access opening surrounded by a face portion of magnetic material. A door is hingedly mounted on said cabinet for closing and opening said access opening. The door comprises an outer panel and an inner panel with a peripheral edge portion and terminal end, said panels having thermal insulation therebetween. Elongated channel member sections having top, bottom and side walls are located adjacent the peripheral edges of the door on all four sides and have spaced screw openings in the bottom and top walls with the screw openings in the bottom wall being countersunk. An open slot in the top wall interconnects the screw openings along the length of the channel member sections. The channel member sections overlie the peripheral edge portion and terminal end of the door inner panel and are secured to the door by screws having a threaded body and countersink head by passing the threaded body of the screws through the peripheral edge portion and the inwardly turned flange of the outer metal panel. A sealing gasket is made of resilient material and is removably mounted on the elongated metal channel member sections and includes in lateral cross-section a base portion with a downwardly projecting winged dart having a body and two diverging arms projecting through the open slot in the top wall of the channel member sections and overlying the screws securing the channel member sections to the door. The sealing gasket also has a cabinet engaging portion and includes a magnet to be attracted to the area of magnetic material and provides the sole means for holding the door in a closed position.

摘要翻译： 一种具有外壳的内部冷却器，其间具有绝热性的内衬和具有由磁性材料的面部包围的进入开口的储藏室。 门被铰接地安装在所述机壳上，用于关闭和打开所述进入开口。 门包括外板和具有周缘部分和终端的内板，所述板在其间具有热绝缘。 具有顶部，底部和侧壁的细长通道构件部分在所有四个侧面上邻近门的周边边缘定位，并且在底壁和顶壁中具有间隔开的螺纹开口，底壁中的螺钉开口是埋头孔。 顶壁上的开口槽沿着通道构件段的长度互连螺钉孔。 通道构件部分覆盖门内板的周缘部分和终端，并且通过使螺钉的螺纹体穿过周边边缘部分和向内转动的凸缘而通过具有螺纹体和埋头孔的螺钉固定到门 的外部金属面板。 密封垫片由弹性材料制成，并且可拆卸地安装在细长的金属通道构件部分上，并且在横截面中包括具有向下突出的翼状飞镖的基部，其具有主体，并且两个发散臂突出穿过顶部的开口槽 通道构件部分的壁，并且覆盖将通道构件部分固定到门的螺钉。 密封垫圈还具有一个柜子接合部分，并且包括一个被吸引到磁性材料区域上的磁体，并提供用于将门保持在关闭位置的底部装置。