FIELD OF THE INVENTION
The present invention relates to a refrigerator. More specifically the present invention relates to a refrigerator with corner caps.
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
In present scenario, most of the refrigerators are with the conventional top and bottom end caps construction. The customer buys the product as per his requirement and has got not much benefit of product actual capacity vs product perceived capacity.
Its commonly seen that people in me middle class category does not get much options, in terms of aesthetics and perceived robustness while purchasing a refrigerator that suits their pocket and proves best in terms of performance and customer satisfaction.
Further, the presently available refrigerator have metallic comers. Molding of the said metallic corners is done by heavy machine that require time, space and money. Also, the metallic corners not provide flexibility in terms of shape of the corners. For every model of a refrigerator a separate the is formed to cast the corners of that particular refrigerator that adds to the production cost of the refrigerator.
Based on foregoing, there is a need of a refrigerator with all metal doors that provides an edge over the existing refrigerators and involve less production cost.
OBJECT OF THE INVENTION
The object of the present invention is to provide a refrigerator that include all metal doors with corner caps and that provides an edge over the existing refrigerators. Further, it is an object of the present invention to provide refrigerator with corner caps whereas the corner caps provide flexibility and are time efficient and reduces the production cost of the refrigerator. Furthermore, it is an object of the present invention to provide corner caps of plastic material that provides flexibility over the conventional metallic corners.
SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION
In an embodiment of the present invention a refrigerator is provided. The refrigerator comprises a door panel having four corners wherein each of the four corners is fitted with a corner cap to obtain door panel of desired corner shape.
In another embodiment of the present invention, the door panel is a metal door panel.
In another embodiment of the present invention, each of the corner caps are of plastic material.
In another embodiment of the present invention, each of the corner caps have locking lugs that corner caps from coming out of the door panel.
In another embodiment of the present invention, each of the corner caps have a uniform channel gap of 0.7 mm to improve upon the door panel and corner cap matching gap.
In another embodiment of the present invention, each of the corner caps have a locking lug at a back surface where a first bend angle of the door panel matches.
In another embodiment of the present invention, each of the corner caps have two vertical protrusions to fit with a corner cap compliment.
These together with other embodiments of the present invention, along with the various features of novelty that characterize the present invention, are pointed out with particularity in the claims annexed hereto and form a part of this present invention. For a better understanding of the present invention, its operating advantages, and the specific objects attained by its uses, reference should be made to the accompanying drawings and descriptive matter in which mere are illustrated exemplary embodiments of me present invention.
BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF DRAWINGS
The advantages and features of the present invention will become better understood with reference to the following detailed description and claims taken in conjunction with the accompanying drawings, wherein like elements are identified with like symbols, and in which:
Figure. 1 depicts the front view of the refrigerator
Figure. 2 depicts the exploded view of the refrigerator door
Figure. 3 depicts the locking lugs of the corner cap
Figure. 4 depicts the rear view of the locking lugs
Figure. 5 depicts the corner cap
Figure. 6 depicts the corner cap compliments
Like reference numerals refer to like parts throughout the description of several views of the drawings.
DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION
For a thorough understanding of the present invention, reference is to be made to the following detailed description, including the appended claims, in connection with the above-described drawings. Although the present invention is described in connection with exemplary embodiments, the present invention is not intended to be limited to the specific forms set forth herein. It is understood that various omissions and substitutions of equivalents are contemplated as circumstances may suggest or render expedient, but these are intended to cover the application or implementation without departing from the spirit or scope of the claims of the present invention. Also, it is to be understood that the phraseology and terminology used herein is for the purpose of description and should not be regarded as limiting.
The terms "a" and "an" herein do not denote a limitation of quantity, but rather denote the presence of at least one of the referenced item.
In the present invention a refrigerator is provided. The refrigerator comprises a door panel having four corners wherein each of the four corners is fitted with a corner cap to obtain door panel of desired corner shape.
Referring to figure 1, a front view of the refrigerator 100 is depicted. The refrigerator 100 includes a door panel 102 that is curved from all four sides and includes four corners 106a-d that is fitted with a corner cap 104a-d. The corner caps 104a-d are attached to the door panel 102 in order to retain the shape of the door panel 102. Also, the corner cap 104a-d provides flexibility of choosing a shape of the corners 106a-d. The corner caps 104a-d also acts as aesthetic enhancement of the refrigerator 100. The corner caps 104a-d improves the appearance of the refrigerator 100 and provide the refrigerator 100 a robust and bigger look in terms of the capacity. The door panel 102 is made up of metal. The corner caps 104a-d is made up of plastic material. The corner caps 104a-d includes locking lugs. The locking lugs enable the corner caps 104a-d to remain attached to the door panel 102.
Referring to figure 2, a exploded view of the refrigerator 100 is depicted. The corner caps 104a-d includes four different corner caps as depicted in the figure 2 i.e. 104a, 104b, 104c and 104d. The corner caps 104a-d are having a uniform channel gap of 0.7 mm to improve upon the door panel 102 and corner cap matching gap. The corner caps 104a-d include a locking lug at the back surface where the first bend angle of the door panel matches. The said locking lug prevents the door panel 102 from coming out. The corner caps have two vertical protrusions to fit with the corner cap compliments. Once these compliments are fitted they cannot come out. The corner caps 104a-d are easy to fit with the door panel 102 and gives the refrigerator 100 a robust appearance. Few supporting ribs are provided to support the door panel 102 from back. The door panell02 is supported by corner cap compliments from top and bottom inside to maintain minimal gap for better perceived quality. The corner cap 104a-d and its compliments is such that after fitting, the same will not come out. Each of the corner caps 104a-d are attached at the four corners of the door panel 102 helping the door panel 102 to retain its shape and giving the customers a refreshing look with robustness. An illustrated view of the corner caps 104 is mentioned below.
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The top hinge side corner cap 104b and bottom hinge side corner cap 104c are designed to take the load of the entire door panel 102.
Referring to figure 3, locking lugs of the corner caps is depicted. The space provided for corner cap compliments is depicted in the figure 3.
Referring to figure 4, rear view of the locking lugs is depicted. The figure 4 depicts the locking lug at the back of corner caps to lock the Door panel from first bend.
Referring to figure 5, corner cap is depicted. The corner cap 104 includes a channel gap of 0.7 mm to accommodate the metallic door panel. The supporting ribs provided to support the metallic door panel 102 from behind.
Referring to figure 6, corner cap compliments are depicted. The locking lugs are provided to fit with corner cap compliments and to lock the door panel from coming out, once fitted.
The foregoing descriptions of specific embodiments of the present invention have been presented for purposes of illustration and description. They are not intended to be exhaustive or to limit the present invention to the precise forms disclosed, and obviously many modifications and variations are possible in light of the above teaching. The embodiments were chosen and described in order to best explain the principles of the present invention and its practical application, to thereby enable others skilled in the art to best utilize the present invention and various embodiments with various modifications as are suited to the particular use contemplated. It is understood that various omissions and substitutions of equivalents are contemplated as circumstance may suggest or render expedient, but such are intended to cover the application or implementation without departing from the spirit or scope of the claims of the present invention.

We claim:
1. A refrigerator 100 comprising:
a door panel 102 having four corners 106a-d wherein each of the four corners 106a-d is fitted with a corner cap 104a-d to obtain door panel 102 of desired corner shape.
2. The refrigerator 100 as claimed in claim 1, wherein the door panel 102 is a metal door panel.
3. The refrigerator 100 as claimed in claim 1, wherein each of the corner caps 104a-d are of plastic
material.
4. The refrigerator 100 as claimed in claim 1, wherein each of the corner caps 104a-d have locking lugs
that stops the corner caps 104a-d from coming out of the door panel 102.
5. The refrigerator 100 as claimed in claim 1, wherein each of the corner caps 104a-d have a uniform
channel gap of 0.7 mm to improve upon the door panel 102 and corner cap matching gap.
6. The refrigerator 100 as claimed in claim 4, wherein each of the corner caps 104a-d have a locking
lug at a back surface where a first bend angle of the door panel matches.
7. The refrigerator 100 as claimed in claim 1, wherein each of the corner caps 104a-d have two vertical
protrusions to fit with a corner cap compliment.
8. The refrigerator 100 as hereinbefore described with reference to accompanying drawings.