JP2022020948A - refrigerator - Google Patents

Abstract

To provide a refrigerator whose drawer case is detachable from guide rails and is easy to be returned when a user returns a small article storage case onto the guide rails.SOLUTION: A refrigerator includes: a refrigeration chamber 14 open at its front face; a small article storage case 21 storing small foods between a lowermost shelf 19d and the bottom face of the refrigeration chamber 14; partition plates 24 formed on both side parts of the small article storage case 21 to connect the lowermost shelf 19d and the bottom face of the refrigeration chamber 14; and guide rail parts 25 formed on the partition plates 24 so as to draw out the small article storage case 21 in a cross direction. The guide rail parts 25 are formed ranging from the rear parts 24b to the front parts 24a of the partition plates 24. Front guide rail parts 25a formed on the front parts 24a of the partition plates 24 are slanted in a direction apart from the lowermost shelf 19d toward front end parts 24c of the partition plates 24.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 4

Description

This disclosure relates to a refrigerator.

Patent Document 1 discloses a configuration in which an upper case and a lower case that can be pulled out in the front-rear direction are provided in the lower part of the refrigerating chamber.

Japanese Unexamined Patent Publication No. 2009-270811

The present disclosure provides a refrigerator in which the drawer case is removable from the guide rail, making it easy for the user to return the accessory storage case to the guide rail again.

The refrigerator in the present disclosure includes a refrigerator compartment having an open front, a shelf at the bottom of the refrigerator compartment, a small storage case for storing small food items between the bottom shelf and the bottom of the refrigerator compartment, and both sides of the small storage case. In a refrigerator equipped with a partition plate formed in a portion to connect the bottom shelf and the bottom surface, and a guide rail portion formed in the partition plate so that a small storage case can be pulled out in the front-rear direction, the guide rail portion is a partition. The front guide rail portion formed from the rear part to the front part of the plate and formed on the front part of the partition plate is inclined toward the front end portion of the partition plate in a direction away from the lowermost shelf.

The refrigerator in the present disclosure can provide a refrigerator that is easy to return because the guide rail portion can be visually observed when the accessory storage case pulled out from the guide rail portion is returned to the guide rail portion again.

Front view of the refrigerator in the first embodiment Front view of the refrigerator in the first embodiment Perspective view of the main part of FIG. Perspective view of the main part of the first embodiment Sectional drawing of the main part of Embodiment 1 AA cross-sectional view of FIG. BB sectional view of FIG. Perspective view of the accessory storage case of the first embodiment Sectional drawing of the main part of FIG.

Hereinafter, embodiments will be described in detail with reference to the drawings. However, more detailed explanation than necessary may be omitted. For example, detailed explanations of already well-known matters or duplicate explanations for substantially the same configuration may be omitted. This is to prevent the following explanation from becoming unnecessarily redundant and to facilitate the understanding of those skilled in the art.

It should be noted that the accompanying drawings and the following description are provided for those skilled in the art to fully understand the present disclosure, and are not intended to limit the subject matter described in the claims.

(Embodiment 1)
FIG. 1 is a front view of the refrigerator, and FIG. 2 is a front view of each storage room. First, the overall configuration of the refrigerator will be described with reference to FIGS. 1 and 2.

The refrigerator 1 according to the present embodiment includes a refrigerator main body 2 having an open front, and the refrigerator main body 2 includes a metal outer plate 3 constituting an outer shell, an inner plate 4 made of hard resin, and the outer plate 3. It is composed of a heat insulating material 5 which is foam-filled between the inner plates 4 and a plurality of storage chambers are formed by the heat insulating partition plates 6, 7, and 8. Further, each storage room of the refrigerator main body 2 is openable and closable by a rotary door 9 or a drawer type door 10, 11, 12, 13 which adopts the same heat insulating structure as the refrigerator main body 2.

In the refrigerator main body 2, a refrigerating chamber 14 is provided at the uppermost portion, and the refrigerating chamber 14 and the heat insulating partition plate 6 are vertically partitioned, and a temperature zone switchable switching chamber 15 provided below the heat insulating partition plate 6 is provided. An ice making chamber 16 provided next to the switching chamber 15 with a heat insulating partition, a vegetable chamber 17 provided above and below the switching chamber 15, the ice making chamber 16 and a heat insulating partition plate 7 and further provided below the heat insulating partition plate 7. It is divided into upper and lower parts by a vegetable compartment 17 and a heat insulating partition plate 8, and is provided with a freezing chamber 18 provided below the heat insulating partition plate 8.

The switching chamber 15 is a storage chamber that can be rapidly cooled and can shorten the time for seasoning and removing rough heat, and is a switching chamber that enables cooking in a shortened time.

A plurality of shelf boards 19 are provided in the refrigerating chamber 14 in a plurality of upper and lower stages, and a chilled case is provided in the space between the lowermost shelf board 19 of the refrigerating chamber 14 and the heat insulating partition plate 6 in order from the right. It is provided with 20, an upper accessory storage case 21 composed of upper and lower two-stage cases, a lower accessory storage case 22, and a water supply tank 23 for ice making.

The refrigerating chamber 14 is a storage chamber for refrigerating and storing, and specifically, is set to about 2 to 5 ° C. and cooled. Further, the chilled case 20 provided in the refrigerating chamber 14 is set to about 0 to 2 ° C. in the temperature zone immediately before freezing.

The vegetable compartment 17 is a storage chamber whose temperature is set slightly higher than that of the refrigerating chamber 14, and specifically, the temperature is set to 4 to 6 ° C. for cooling. Since the vegetable chamber 17 becomes highly humid due to the moisture emitted from the stored food such as vegetables, dew condensation may occur if it is locally too cold. Therefore, by setting the temperature to a relatively high temperature, the amount of cooling is reduced and the generation of dew condensation due to local overcooling is suppressed.

The freezing chamber 18 is a storage chamber set in the freezing temperature zone, and is usually set to about -18 ° C and cooled, but is set to a low temperature such as -30 ° C or -25 ° C in order to improve the freezing storage state. It may be cooled.

The switching chamber 15 is a storage chamber in which the temperature inside the refrigerator can be changed, and can be switched from the refrigerating temperature zone to the freezing temperature zone according to the application.

Further, the upper accessory storage case 21 is configured with the height, width, and depth of the case so that a commercially available egg pack can be stored.

In FIGS. 2 and 3, a plurality of shelves 19 are vertically arranged in the refrigerator compartment 14 of the refrigerator main body 2, the first shelf 19a, the second shelf 19b, the third shelf 19c, and the bottom shelf 19d from the top. Is formed of. When the upper accessory storage case 21 is placed on the lowermost shelf 19d in the storage area 14a between the third shelf 19c and the lowermost shelf 19d that divides the refrigerating chamber 14 substantially in the height direction, for example. By using the storage area 14a as a storage box for egg cases and small bottles that are frequently used every morning, it is easy to take out and the usability can be improved.

Further, as shown in FIG. 3, in the accessory storage area 40, the lower accessory storage case 22 is placed on the bottom surface 41 of the refrigerating chamber 14, and the upper accessory storage case 21 is placed on the lowermost shelf 19d, so that it is empty. The space above the shelf can be utilized, and the small bottles and seasonings can be stored in the accessory storage area 40 in the lower accessory storage case 22.

In addition, the lower accessory storage case 22 can be carried to the outside in a state where small bottles and seasonings are stored, and the usability can be improved.

Further, an accessory storage area 40 having a detachable upper accessory storage case 21 and a lower accessory storage case 22 at a substantially central portion in the height direction of the refrigerator body 2, and a lowermost shelf located above the accessory storage area 40. The upper accessory storage case 21 can be placed on 19d.

Further, as described above, the storage area 14a of the upper accessory storage case 21, the accessory storage area 40 below, and the heat insulating partition plate 6 can be rapidly cooled at the substantially central portion in the height direction of the refrigerator body 2. By providing a switching room 15 and a vegetable room 17 below the switching room 15, it is possible to perform daily storage and cooking support at an easy-to-use height position, improving usability. Can be done.

Next, the configuration of the accessory storage area 40 will be described with reference to FIGS. 4, 5, 6A and 6B.

On both sides of the accessory storage area 40, partition plates 24 for connecting the lowermost shelf 19d and the bottom surface 41 are provided.

Further, the partition plate 24 is integrally formed with a guide rail portion 25 formed so that the upper accessory storage case 21 can be pulled out in the front-rear direction.

The upper accessory storage case 21 has an upper surface opening 21a, has a flange portion 21b in the left-right horizontal direction from the upper surface opening, and has a handle portion 21c formed at the front end portion as shown in FIG.

Since the lower accessory storage case 22 is placed on the bottom surface of the refrigerating chamber 14, the flange portion is not formed.

Further, the guide rail portion 25 is formed from the rear portion 24b of the partition plate 24 to the front portion 24a, and the front guide rail portion 25a formed on the front portion 24a of the partition plate 24 faces the front end portion 24c of the partition plate 24. It is inclined in the direction away from the bottom shelf 19d.

The front guide rail portion 25a is formed as a part of the outer shell of the partition plate 24.

Further, in the guide rail portion 25, the front guide rail portion 25a and the rear guide rail portion 25b are continuously formed, and as shown in FIG. 6B, the rear guide rail portion 25b shown by diagonal lines is formed in a substantially U-shaped cross section. As shown in FIG. 6A, the front guide rail portion 25a shown by diagonal lines is not formed in a substantially U-shaped cross section, but is formed only by a sliding surface portion on which the flange portion 21b of the upper accessory storage case 21 slides. There is.

Further, since the lowermost shelf 19d is supported by the rear guide rail portion 25b and not supported by the front guide rail portion 25a, a space is formed between the lowermost shelf 19d and the front guide rail portion 25a. Has been done.

Further, the front guide rail portion 25a is formed in the vertical projection plane of the lowermost shelf 19d.

The operation and operation of the refrigerator configured as described above will be described below.

The upper accessory storage case 21 is suitable for storing accessories such as egg cases and seasonings according to the user's life scene, and is placed on the lowermost shelf 19d which can be easily taken out from the accessory storage area 40 in terms of height. Can be placed and stored.

When the upper accessory storage case 21 is returned to the accessory storage area 40, the front guide rail portion 25a is inclined in a direction away from the lowermost shelf 19d, so that the user does not have to lower his / her posture and look into it. The front guide rail portion 25a can be visually observed, and the flange portion 21b of the upper accessory storage case 21 can be inserted into the sliding surface of the front guide rail portion 25a.

Further, since the front guide rail portion 25a and the rear guide rail portion 25b are continuously formed in the guide rail portion 25 and the rear guide rail portion 25b is formed in a substantially U-shaped cross section, the lowermost shelf 19d Can be supported.

Further, the front guide rail portion 25a is formed only by a sliding surface so as to face the flange portion 21b so that it can be easily inserted when the upper accessory storage case 21 removed by the user is stored in the accessory storage area 40 again. Because it is, it can be inserted smoothly.

Further, the accessory storage case is composed of a two-stage case of an upper accessory storage case 21 and a lower accessory storage case 22, and the upper accessory storage case 21 is supported by the guide rail portion 25 and is configured to be slidable in the front-rear direction. Since the lower accessory storage case 22 is placed on the bottom surface of the refrigerating chamber, the lower accessory storage case 22 is placed on the bottom surface, so that the user can easily store the lower accessory storage case 21, and the upper accessory storage case 21 is particularly placed at the bottom. When placed on the shelf 19d, a space is created above the lower accessory storage case 22, so small bottles of drinks and seasonings can be stored together in the lower accessory storage case 22, and the handle 22a can be held. It will be possible to carry it.

Since the above-described embodiment is for exemplifying the technique in the present disclosure, various changes, replacements, additions, omissions, etc. can be made within the scope of claims or the equivalent thereof.

The present disclosure is applicable to refrigerators having a small storage case built into the storage chamber. Specifically, the present disclosure is applicable to household refrigerators and the like.

14 Refrigerator room 19d Bottom shelf 21 Upper accessory storage case 21a Top opening 22 Lower accessory storage case 24 Partition plate 24a Front 24b Rear 24c Front end 25 Guide rail 25a Front guide rail 25b Rear guide rail

Claims (4)

A refrigerator compartment with a front opening, a shelf at the bottom of the refrigerator compartment, a accessory storage case for storing small food items between the bottom shelf and the bottom surface of the refrigerator compartment, and both sides of the accessory storage case. In a refrigerator provided with a partition plate formed to connect the lowermost shelf and the bottom surface, and a guide rail portion formed on the partition plate so that the accessory storage case can be pulled out in the front-rear direction, the guide rail is provided. The portion is formed from the rear portion to the front portion of the partition plate, and the front guide rail portion formed on the front portion of the partition plate is in a direction away from the lowermost shelf toward the front end portion of the partition plate. A refrigerator characterized by being formed at an angle. The refrigerator according to claim 1, wherein the sliding surface portion of the front guide rail portion is visually formed when the user stands toward the front opening of the refrigerating chamber. The front guide rail portion and the rear guide rail portion are continuously formed in the guide rail portion, the rear guide rail portion is formed in a substantially U-shaped cross section, and the front guide rail portion has a substantially U-shaped cross section. The refrigerator according to claim 1 or 2, wherein the refrigerator is not formed in a shape. The accessory storage case is composed of a two-stage case of the upper accessory storage case and the lower accessory storage case, and the upper accessory storage case is supported by the guide rail portion and is configured to be slidable in the front-rear direction. The refrigerator according to any one of claims 1 to 3, wherein the storage case is placed on the bottom surface of the refrigerating chamber.

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