JP2004020114A - refrigerator - Google Patents

Abstract

An object of the present invention is to provide a refrigerator capable of storing two tiers of vegetables even if the height of the vegetable compartment is low, and storing one large vegetable such as cabbage as a whole.
A vegetable container disposed in a vegetable compartment, a vegetable container cover for closing an upper surface opening of the vegetable container, and a width smaller than the width of the vegetable container. Accessory case forming a storage space for the step.
[Selection diagram] Fig. 1

Description

[0001]
TECHNICAL FIELD OF THE INVENTION
The present invention relates to a refrigerator.
[0002]
[Prior art]
A conventional refrigerator will be described with reference to FIGS. FIG. 11 is a perspective view of a container of a vegetable compartment of a refrigerator showing a conventional example. FIG. 12 is a schematic diagram of a refrigerator using the vegetable compartment container shown in FIG.
[0003]
The refrigerator 101 includes a refrigerator compartment 102, a vegetable compartment 103, and a freezing compartment 104 from the upper stage, and a vegetable compartment 103 is disposed inside the vegetable compartment 103 located at the center. The vegetable room container 105 is provided with a metal vegetable room container support frame 109 on the side plates 105a and 105b, and moves back and forth by this frame to open and close.
[0004]
Inside the vegetable compartment container 105, a small case 106 is arranged over the entire width of the vegetable compartment container 105, and both end flange portions of the small case 106 are placed on the upper ends of the side walls 105a and 105b. 106 can be moved back and forth. When storing large vegetables such as cabbage 108 in the vegetable room container 105, the small case 106 is moved backward and stored, and small vegetables such as carrots and cucumbers are stored in the small case 106. .
[0005]
The vegetable compartment container cover 107 covers the upper surfaces of the vegetable compartment container 105 and the accessory case 106 when the vegetable compartment container 105 is stored in the refrigerator 101, and prevents cold air from being directly blown on the vegetables. In addition to the indirect cooling, moisture evaporated from the vegetables is kept in the vegetable compartment 105.
[0006]
The rate of closing the refrigerator compartment 101 of the vegetable compartment 103 in the refrigerator 101 is relatively large, and as shown in FIG. One whole can be stored. Incidentally, such a conventional refrigerator is described in, for example, JP-A-3-113271.
[0007]
[Problems to be solved by the invention]
However, in recent years, the lifestyle has gradually changed, and a refrigerator having a larger freezer compartment has been desired, and a refrigerator having a larger freezer compartment has been developed. And, in those refrigerators in which the freezer compartments are large, the vertical and horizontal dimensions of the outer box cannot be increased due to the kitchen space for installing the refrigerator, and the height dimensions cannot be increased due to the convenience of the refrigerator. The vegetable compartment has become smaller by the size of the freezer compartment.
[0008]
Therefore, when the vegetable compartment is a small case as described in the conventional example and the whole width is two steps, the height of the vegetable compartment is low, so large vegetables such as cabbage are placed directly under the small case. There is a problem that one whole cannot be stored.
[0009]
An object of the present invention is to provide a refrigerator that enables two-stage storage even when the height dimension of a vegetable room is low, and that can store one large vegetable such as cabbage as a whole. It is in.
[0010]
[Means for Solving the Problems]
An object of the present invention is to provide a vegetable container disposed in a vegetable compartment, a vegetable container cover for closing an upper surface opening of the vegetable container, and a width dimension smaller than the width dimension of the vegetable container, and disposed in the vegetable container. And a small case that forms a two-stage upper and lower storage space.
[0011]
Further, the vegetable container preferably includes a pair of left and right plate bodies on which the accessory case is placed. The vegetable compartment includes a rail on its side wall for sliding the vegetable container back and forth, and the accessory case is mounted on the rail. It is preferred to have a leg to be placed.
[0012]
Further, the rail is preferably arranged at a position lower than the bottom surface of the accessory case, and in order to move the accessory case back and forth, it is preferable that the vegetable container is provided with a cutout for inserting and removing the accessory case on the back thereof. And, in order to prevent the accessory case from dropping out of the vegetable container, it is preferable that the accessory case is provided with a projection abutting on the notch on the bottom surface. In order to prevent the small case from shifting left and right, the vegetable container cover preferably includes a guide rail along the side wall of the small case.
[0013]
BEST MODE FOR CARRYING OUT THE INVENTION
Hereinafter, the present invention will be described in detail with reference to an embodiment shown in FIGS.
FIG. 2 is a schematic front view of the refrigerator according to the embodiment of the present invention. The refrigerator 1 is provided with a refrigerator room 2, a vegetable room 3, and a freezer room 4 in this order from above, and inside the vegetable room 3, a vegetable container 5 and a vegetable container cover 7 covering the upper surface of the vegetable container 5 are provided. Is provided. The vegetable container 5 has a small case 6 therein, and the small case 6 divides the vegetable container 5 into two upper and lower tiers. However, the accessory case 6 is not provided over the entire width of the vegetable container 5, but is provided over approximately 2/5 the length of the vegetable container 5 in this embodiment. The width of the accessory case 6 is not particularly limited as long as it does not cover the entire width of the vegetable container 5, and is preferably 2/3 or less of the width of the vegetable container 5.
[0014]
Since the width of the accessory case 6 does not cover the entire width of the vegetable container 5, only a part of the vegetable case 5 can be stored in two stages. Therefore, the vegetable container 5 has a part that is not stored in two stages, and large vegetables such as cabbage can be stored in that part.
[0015]
FIG. 1 is an enlarged perspective view of the vegetable container shown in FIG. The small case 6 has a bottom surface supported by a small case receiving surface 5f and a rising portion 5b. In particular, a guard rail 5d is provided on the upper end surface of the rising portion 5b so that the small case 6 does not fall off. is there. A flange is provided around the opening of the accessory case in the same manner as the accessory case front flange 6b, and the flange slides on the upper surface portion of the vegetable container side surface 5e and the vegetable container rear surface 5g. The small case receiving surface 5f may be formed integrally with the vegetable container 5 at the time of molding, or a plate having the small case receiving surface 5f may be attached to the vegetable container side surface 5e after the vegetable container 5 is formed. The rising portion 5b is formed by bonding a plate to the vegetable container back 5g and the vegetable container bottom 5a, but may be integrally formed when the vegetable container 5 is formed.
[0016]
FIG. 3 is a vertical sectional view in the depth direction around the vegetable container shown in FIG. 2. FIG. 6 is a transparent perspective view of the vegetable container shown in FIG. FIG. 8 is a longitudinal sectional view in the width direction around the vegetable container shown in FIG. Hereinafter, the details of the vegetable container will be described with reference to FIGS. 3, 6 and 8. When the vegetable container 5 is stored in the storage without pulling out the vegetable container 5, the upper opening of the vegetable container 5 is covered with the vegetable container cover 7, so that the moisture evaporating from the vegetables is kept in the vegetable container 5. It has become. When the vegetable container 5 is pulled out, the vegetable container cover 7 remains in the refrigerator, and the vegetable container 5 and the accessory case 6 come out of the refrigerator.
[0017]
The accessory case 6 has a stopper 6c and a leg 6a on the bottom surface thereof. The stopper 6c contacts the vegetable container back 5g when the accessory case 6 is moved in the inward direction, so that the accessory case 6c The small case 6 is separated from the small case 6 more than necessary so that the small case 6 does not fall off.
[0018]
The leg 6a is mounted on a leg support 10a provided integrally with the metal rail 10 shown in FIG. 7, and supports the vegetable container 5 so as not to tilt. As shown in FIG. 3, the rail 10 is disposed on the side of the inner box, so that the vegetable container 5 can be easily taken in and out. Although the leg support 10a extends in the horizontal direction, the length L1 of the leg support 10a is the same as the length L2 of the flange portion of the vegetable container 5 as shown in FIG. It is not necessary to reduce the internal volume of the vegetable container 5 as necessary.
[0019]
When the accessory case 6 is moved to the rear of the vegetable container 5, the lower surface of the accessory case 6 is supported by the vegetable container side surface 5e, the upper surface 5c of the rising portion, and the legs 6a. The three-point support may be such that when a heavy object is stored in the accessory case 6, the accessory case 6 may be inclined as shown in FIG. 5, but the accessory case front flange 6b and the vegetable case cover 7 abut. Accordingly, the inclination of the accessory case 6 is suppressed, and the accessory case does not tilt even when a heavy object is stored. In addition, in order to move the accessory case 6 more stably, a hook groove may be provided on the lower surface of the vegetable container cover 7 and the accessory case 6 may be hung from the hook groove. As shown in FIG. 4, when a heavy object is stored, the vegetable container cover 7 bends, which is not practical.
[0020]
FIG. 9 is a cross-sectional view in the width direction of the vegetable container showing the second embodiment of the present invention. In the present embodiment, a projection 6d is provided on the bottom surface of the accessory case 6, and the projection 6d is in contact with the rising side surface 5h of the rising portion 5b. The small case 6 provided with the protrusion 6d does not vibrate left and right when moving back and forth, and can be moved more easily. Further, the protrusion 6d may be shared with the stopper 6c described above.
[0021]
In FIG. 10, a guard rail 7a is provided on the vegetable container cover 7 to prevent the accessory case 6 from shifting left and right when the accessory case 6 is moved back and forth. The guard rail 7a is provided along the flange 6e of the accessory case 6, so that the accessory case 6 does not come off the guard rail 7a.
[0022]
According to the embodiment of the present invention, even if the depth dimension of the vegetable container is short, by not making the small case span the entire width of the vegetable container, a large vegetable can be entirely stored on the side without the small case. By supporting the bottom surface of the accessory case with the support protruding from the bottom surface of the vegetable container, small items can be arranged and stored in the portion where the accessory case is installed.
[0023]
Further, according to the present invention, the accessory case installed in the vegetable container is supported at two points on the front and rear sides of the bottom surface and one point on the rear leg, for a total of three points, and the front part corresponding to the unsupported rear diagonal part The upper flange portion of the small container comes into contact with the back of the vegetable compartment container cover that covers the vegetable container and suppresses the rising of the small container, so that the small case is inclined and the small item in the small case does not drop, It slides smoothly back and forth so that the items in the vegetable container can be easily taken in and out.
[0024]
Further, according to the present invention, the guide rail is formed on the vegetable compartment container cover, and the rail on which the legs of the small case are supported is integrally formed with the rail on which the roller of the frame rolls, so that an inexpensive refrigerator with a small number of parts is used. Can be provided.
[0025]
The slide surface for receiving the legs of the accessory case is located lower than the slide surface of the accessory case lower part provided in the vegetable container. Since it wraps around the support surface supporting the bottom surface of the formed accessory case and enters under the support surface, the width of the vegetable container can be widened, and the vegetable room can be widely used.
[0026]
The protrusion of the small case bottom receiving part formed inward in the middle of the bottom of the vegetable compartment container swings left and right when moving the small case back and forth by raising the side opposite to the small case by one step. There is no, and it can move smoothly. In addition, when the small case guide rail is formed inside the cover of the vegetable container, the small case can be smoothly moved without swinging left and right when moving the small case back and forth.
[0027]
If a stopper is provided on the bottom surface of the accessory case to contact the rear surface of the vegetable container, the accessory case can be prevented from falling off the vegetable container when the accessory case is moved backward.
[0028]
【The invention's effect】
ADVANTAGE OF THE INVENTION According to this invention, even if the height dimension of a vegetable room is low, while providing a two-stage storage, the refrigerator which can store one large vegetable, such as a cabbage, as a whole is provided. be able to.
[Brief description of the drawings]
FIG. 1 is an enlarged perspective view of a vegetable container according to an embodiment of the present invention.
FIG. 2 is a schematic front view of the refrigerator according to the embodiment of the present invention.
FIG. 3 is a vertical sectional view in the depth direction around the vegetable container shown in FIG. 2;
FIG. 4 is a sectional view of a vegetable container considered in the study of the present invention.
FIG. 5 is a sectional view of another vegetable container considered in the study of the present invention.
FIG. 6 is a perspective view of the vegetable container shown in FIG. 2;
FIG. 7 is an enlarged perspective view of the rail shown in FIG. 3;
FIG. 8 is a longitudinal sectional view in the width direction around the vegetable container shown in FIG. 2;
FIG. 9 is a longitudinal sectional view of a vegetable container showing a second embodiment of the present invention.
FIG. 10 is a vertical sectional view of a vegetable container showing a third embodiment of the present invention.
FIG. 11 is a perspective view of a vegetable container of a refrigerator showing a conventional example.
FIG. 12 is a schematic diagram of a refrigerator using the vegetable compartment container shown in FIG.
[Explanation of symbols]
DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 ... Refrigerator, 2 ... Refrigerator room, 3 ... Vegetable room, 4 ... Freezer room, 5 ... Vegetable container, 5a ... Vegetable container bottom part, 5b ... Rising part, 5c ... Top surface of rising part, 5d ... Guard rail, 5e ... Vegetable container Side surface, 5f: Small case receiving surface, 5g: Vegetable container back surface, 5h: Standing portion side surface, 6: Small case, 6a: Leg, 6b: Small case front flange, 6c: Stopper, 6d: Projection, 6e: Flange, 7 ... vegetable container cover, 7a ... guardrail, 8 ... cabbage. 9: vegetable container support frame, 9a: roller, 10: rail, 10a: leg support, 101: refrigerator, 102: refrigerator compartment, 103: vegetable compartment, 104: freezer compartment, 105: vegetable compartment container, 105a: side plate, 105b ... side plate, 106 ... small case, 107 ... vegetable room container cover, 108 ... cabbage, 109 ... vegetable container support frame

Claims (7)

A vegetable container arranged in the vegetable room, a vegetable container cover for closing an upper surface opening of the vegetable container, and a width dimension smaller than the width dimension of the vegetable container, and a two-tiered storage space by being arranged in the vegetable container. And a small case that forms a refrigerator. The refrigerator according to claim 1, wherein the vegetable container includes a pair of left and right plates on which the small case is placed. The refrigerator according to claim 1 or 2, wherein the vegetable compartment has a rail on its side wall for sliding the vegetable container back and forth, and the accessory case has legs mounted on the rail. The refrigerator according to claim 3, wherein the rail is disposed at a position lower than a bottom surface of the accessory case. The refrigerator according to any one of claims 1 to 4, wherein the vegetable container has a notch on a back surface thereof for inserting and removing a small case. The refrigerator according to claim 5, wherein the accessory case has a projection on a bottom surface of the accessory case, the projection contacting the notch. The refrigerator according to any one of claims 1 to 6, wherein the vegetable container cover includes a guide rail along a side wall of the accessory case.

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