JP2007017125A - refrigerator - Google Patents

Abstract

[PROBLEMS] To provide a refrigerator having a door shelf for storage that gives a sense of spaciousness to the user's eyes and has an excellent take-out property that effectively uses the partitioned room with respect to the room partitioned left and right by a partition wall. provide.
SOLUTION: A predetermined space 112 is provided in the depth direction behind a joint portion of two doors of a pull-out door 109 and a hinged door 110 that opens and closes a front opening of an upper section 104 divided into left and right. 1 partition wall 106 is provided to partition the storage chamber into left and right areas 107 and 108, and a storage door shelf 113 is provided on at least one door 109 in the space 112. 1 partition wall 106 does not extend to the front opening, the feeling of pressure and blockage in the room is eliminated, and the space between the left and right areas is created through the space 112, creating a sense of spaciousness. 112 can effectively store many foods.
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Description

  The present invention provides an appropriate and reasonable storage environment according to the compartment configuration of the refrigerator and the type of stored food.

  Conventionally, what has a door in the storage room divided | segmented into right and left is spreading as one form of a refrigerator (for example, refer patent document 1).

  Hereinafter, a conventional refrigerator will be described with reference to the drawings.

  FIG. 8 is a front view of a conventional refrigerator. FIG. 9 is a perspective view of the conventional refrigerator with the door opened.

  As shown in FIGS. 8 and 9, an upper partition 3 is formed in the upper portion and a lower partition 4 is formed in the lower portion by the heat insulating partition wall 2 that partitions the inside of the refrigerator main body 1 up and down. The upper section 3 is divided into left and right by a first partition wall 5, and the lower section 4 is divided into left and right by a second partition wall 6. A refrigerator compartment 7 is formed in the right region by the first partition wall 5, and a vegetable compartment 8 is formed below the refrigerator compartment 7 with the partition wall 9 interposed therebetween. The first partition wall 5 partitions the bottle storage chamber 10 adjacent to the refrigerator compartment 7 in the left region. The second partition wall 6 defines a freezer compartment 11 in the right region and an ice making chamber 12 in the left region.

  On the opening surface of the refrigerator compartment 7, a hinge opening / closing type door 13 is provided that is freely opened and closed. The vegetable compartment 8 is provided with a drawer-type door 14 attached to the opening surface so as to be openable and closable, and is configured so that an indoor storage container (not shown) can be pulled out integrally.

The bottle storage chamber 10 is provided with a drawer-type door 15 attached to the opening surface so as to be openable and closable, and is configured so that the indoor storage containers 16, 17, 18, 19 can be pulled out integrally. The freezer compartment 11 is provided with a drawer-type door 20 attached to the opening surface so as to be openable and closable so that a storage container (not shown) on the indoor side can be pulled out integrally. The ice making chamber 12 is provided with a drawer-type door 21 attached to the opening surface so as to be openable and closable so that a storage container (not shown) on the indoor side can be pulled out integrally.
JP 2001-263913 A

  However, in the above-described conventional configuration, the first partition wall 5 that divides the inside of the upper section 3 into right and left extends to the opening surface of the refrigerator main body 1 particularly with respect to the upper section 3 that the user faces and uses in front of the eyes. Because of the presence of the door, the hinged door 13 is opened and the room in the refrigerator compartment 7 is often used while looking around the room. There was a problem that a sense of spaciousness was not felt. This is not only a problem for actual use, but also gives the impression that the room is small and difficult to use when purchasing at a retail store or the like, and also reduces the willingness to purchase.

  Further, since the refrigerator compartment 7 and the bottle storage compartment 10 are completely partitioned in the depth direction from the opening face to the interior back face by the first partition wall 5, it is necessary to cool each room independently. In addition, since the discharge air passage and the intake air passage for circulating the cold air in the room are individually provided, the air passage configuration becomes complicated at the same time.

  These problems are particularly noticeable in the upper section 3, but the lower section 4 has similar problems to some extent.

  In recent years, the demand for PET bottles, beverage cans, seasoning containers, etc. is increasing, and it is more convenient to take out and store it in consideration of the actual usage. As a result, the depth of the refrigerator is increased, and there is also a problem that an unbalance of the center of gravity occurs due to the concentration of heavy objects on one side.

  The present invention solves the problems based on the above-mentioned conventional problems, and gives a sense of spaciousness to the user's eyes and provides effective use of the space for the room partitioned left and right by the partition wall. It aims at providing the refrigerator characterized by providing the door shelf convenient for taking out.

  In order to solve the above-described conventional problems, the refrigerator of the present invention has a partition wall in the depth direction with a predetermined space behind the joint portion of the two doors that opens and closes the front opening of the storage room by dividing it into left and right This partition wall divides the storage room into left and right areas, and a door shelf for storage is provided on the door of at least one of the areas, and the depth of the door shelf is arranged within the depth interval of the space. It is what.

  As a result, the partition wall does not extend to the front opening of the storage room, the feeling of pressure or blockage in the room is eliminated, and the space between the left and right rooms is visually communicated through the space, creating a feeling of spaciousness. At the same time, it is possible to provide a storage door shelf with excellent take-out performance that effectively uses space in the door.

  Since the refrigerator of the present invention has a space between the front opening of the storage room and the partition wall, the left and right rooms can be visually communicated with each other, and the user can feel a sense of spaciousness. Food can be stood and stored on the shelf from the actual use side.

  The invention according to claim 1 has a storage chamber formed in the heat insulation box, and two doors that open and close the front opening of the storage chamber divided into left and right, A partition wall is provided in the depth direction in the storage chamber with a predetermined space behind, and the storage chamber is partitioned into left and right regions by the partition wall, and a storage door is provided as a door in at least one region of the region A shelf is provided so that the depth of the door shelf fits within the depth interval of the space, and the partition wall does not extend to the front opening of the storage room, eliminating the feeling of pressure and blockage in the room. The space between the left and right rooms can be visually communicated with each other through the space, so that the user and the purchaser can feel a sense of spaciousness. In addition, since food can be stored in a door shelf that effectively uses this space, the depth dimension can be reduced and the usability can be improved. Beverages that are taken in and out can be stored in a standing manner, and the storage of the storage shelf and the door shelf can be stored in a balanced manner, thereby enabling stable installation.

  According to a second aspect of the present invention, in the first aspect of the present invention, the front end surface of the partition wall and the front end surface of the storage shelf or storage compartment provided in the region having the door shelf are substantially flush with each other. By arranging the storage door shelf in an area where the space is utilized to the maximum extent, it is possible to store more food storage capacity.

  In addition, the door shelf is located in the cool air path, so the temperature of the front shelf, which tends to be high at the front, can be lowered, and the cool air can go up and down in the space, so the upper and lower temperatures in the area Can be made uniform.

  The invention according to claim 3 is the invention according to claim 1 or 2, wherein the space is a cold air circulation part that communicates the left and right regions and distributes the cold air, and the space between the left and right chambers through the space. Cool air can be circulated, and a rational cooling air passage configuration in which the cool air discharge air passage or the intake air passage is simplified can be realized.

  A fourth aspect of the present invention is the invention according to any one of the first to third aspects, wherein the region having the door shelf is a refrigerating chamber having a hinged door, and the other region is a drawer-type door. The bottle storage room has a user-friendliness by distinguishing between the hinged door and the pull-out door in the refrigeration temperature zone in the upper compartment in consideration of the frequency of use and the ease of removal. Reduces the burden and temperature rise when opening and closing the door.

  Hereinafter, embodiments of a refrigerator according to the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings. The present invention is not limited to the embodiments. Moreover, about the structure common among embodiment, the code | symbol used in previous embodiment is used without attaching a new code | symbol dare, and detailed description is abbreviate | omitted.

(Embodiment 1)
FIG. 1 is a front view of the refrigerator according to Embodiment 1 of the present invention. FIG. 2 is a front view of the refrigerator in the same embodiment with the door removed. FIG. 3 is a perspective view showing a state in which the door of the refrigerator in the embodiment is opened. FIG. 4 is a plan cross-sectional view of the main part of the refrigerator in the same embodiment.

  As shown in FIGS. 1 to 4, the refrigerator main body 101 is formed of a heat insulating box 102 and doors to be described later, and is divided into an upper section 104 and a lower section 105 by a partition wall 103 that is vertically divided.

  The upper section 104 is partitioned by a first partition wall 106 into a left area 107 and a right area 108 which are left and right areas. A pull-out door 109 is disposed as a door that closes the front opening of the left region 107, and a hinged door 110 is disposed as a door that closes the front opening of the right region 108.

  The width of the pull-out door 109 is smaller than the width of the hinged door 110, and therefore the inner volume of the left region 107 is smaller than the inner volume of the right region 108. The hinge portion 111 of the hinged door 110 is provided on the side opposite to the side adjacent to the drawer door 109. In other words, the pull-out door 109 is arranged in parallel on the opposite side of the hinge opening / closing door 110 to the hinge side.

  A space 112 having a predetermined distance from the front opening of the heat insulating box 102 is provided as a cold air circulation portion behind the adjacent joint portion between the drawer door 109 and the hinged door 110. In addition, a first partition wall 106 is provided toward the back of the upper section 104.

  That is, the upper section 104 is configured such that the left area 107 and the right area 108 communicate with each other in the space 112 in front of the first partition wall 106. And in the upper division 104, the left area | region 107 and the right area | region 108 are combined and it is a storage room of a refrigeration temperature zone.

  A plurality of storage shelves 113 are provided in the left region 107 that is opened and closed by the pull-out door 109, and is configured to be pulled out integrally with the pull-out door 109.

  The right area 108 opened and closed by the hinge opening / closing door 110 on the side opposite to the pull-out door 109 is provided with a plurality of shelves 114 on which stored items are placed, and one side end portion is an inner box of a heat insulating box. 115 is provided with a shelf holder and is supported and fixed, and the other side end portion is provided with a shelf holder on the side wall surface of the first partition wall 106 and is supported and fixed.

  The low greenhouse 116 is provided with a storage container 117, and is a storage section partitioned in a refrigerated temperature zone so as to store mainly fresh food such as meat, seafood, and ham at a temperature of about 0 to 1 ° C. A rail mechanism (not shown) that allows 117 to slide back and forth is provided directly or indirectly on the side walls of the inner box 115 and the first partition wall 106.

  As shown in FIG. 4, the front end surfaces are aligned so that the front end surfaces of the plurality of shelves 114 and the low temperature chamber 116 are substantially flush with the front end surface of the first partition wall 106. That is, the space 112 provided from the front opening of the heat insulating box 102 to the front end surface of the first partition wall 106 is substantially the depth of the front end of the indoor storage unit such as the shelf 114 and the low temperature chamber 116. It has an interval to the surface.

  A rotating partition 118 provided to seal the mating portion of the pull-out door 109 and the hinged door 110 on the surface is attached to the rear surface of the hinge door 111 opposite to the hinge part 111. ing. Although the specific structure of the rotating partition 118 is not shown, a guide pin that enters the rotating groove of the rotating partition 118 and rotates the rotating partition 118 is provided on at least one of the upper and lower walls of the upper section 104 to open the door. At this time, the rotary partition 118 is maintained on the back side of the hinged door 110 so that the surface thereof is substantially parallel to the depth direction of the heat insulating box 102. When the door is closed, the aforementioned guide pin and the rotation groove are engaged. The surface of the rotary partition 117 is rotated in a posture that is substantially parallel to the front opening surface of the heat insulation box, and the surface of the rotary partition 117, the pull-out door 109, and the hinged door 110 are tightly sealed through a magnet gasket or the like. Is.

  Then, as shown in FIG. 4, the depth interval of the space 112 is set so that the rotation region of the rotating partition 118 is at least included in the space 112 formed in front of the first partition wall 106. To do.

  Next, the cooling configuration in the upper section 104 will be described.

  The cold air cooled by the cooler 119 of the refrigeration cycle provided at the lower part of the refrigerator main body 101 is supplied into the upper section 104 by the blower 120 by a forced ventilation action. That is, the cool air from the blower 120 is blown to the left region 107 by the cool air discharge air passage 121 and toward the right region 108 by the cool air discharge air passage 122, and from the cool air discharge port 123 provided in the inner part of the region, the left region 107. On the other hand, the air is supplied into the right region 108 from the cold air outlet 124 provided in the inner part of the region.

  Then, the cool air that has cooled the stored items and the like stored in the storage shelves 113 in the left side region 107 from the rear to the front passes through the front end portion of the first partition wall 106 from the front space 112. Into the right region 108. The cool air flowing into the front part in the right region 108 is stored on the shelf 113 from the front to the rear in the right region through a path that is sucked into the cool air inlet 125 provided below the back part. Cool down.

  On the other hand, the cool air supplied from the cool air discharge port 124 in the right region cools the stored items and the like stored on the shelf 114 from the rear to the front, and sucks into the cool air suction port 125 together with the cool air flowing in from the left region 107. Then, it is configured to return to the cooler 119 through the cool air intake air passage 126.

  Next, the configuration of the lower section 105 will be described.

  The lower section 105 is divided into a left section and a right section by a second partition wall 127 that is divided into left and right, and the left section is an ice making chamber 129 having a pull-out door 128 and a freezing section having a pull-out door 130 in order from the top. A room 131 is arranged, and in the right section, a vegetable room 133 having a pull-out door 132 and a freezing room 135 having a pull-out door 134 are arranged in order from the top.

  Here, the 2nd partition wall 127 is arrange | positioned so that it may arrange | position on the 1st partition wall 106 of an upper division on the substantially the same surface in an up-down direction. That is, the first partition wall 106 and the second partition wall 127 are arranged in a positional relationship such that they are continuous in a straight line in the vertical direction when viewed from the front of the refrigerator main body 101, so as to partition the refrigerator main body 101 vertically. The partition wall 103 arranged on a straight line in the left-right direction is crossed in a cross shape.

  Next, the effect | action is demonstrated about the refrigerator comprised as mentioned above.

  First, due to the presence of the first partition wall 106, in the left region 107, one side of a rail mechanism that allows the storage shelf 113 to slide back and forth with the opening / closing operation of the pull-out door 109 is fixed to the side surface. On the other hand, the pull-out door 109 can be stably slidably supported by receiving a load in a balanced manner in a pair with the rail mechanism fixed to the side wall surface of the inner box 115 of the upper section.

  On the other hand, due to the presence of the first partition wall 106, the right side region 108 is a shelf holder in which one side of the shelf 114 is provided on the side wall surface of the first partition wall 106 and the other side is the side wall surface of the inner box 115. It is possible to receive a load in a well-balanced manner with a shelf holder provided on the, and to stably fix and support it. In addition, a rail mechanism on one side of the low temperature chamber 116 can be provided at the same time to provide a stable sliding structure for the storage container 117.

  When both the left region 107 and the right region 108 form a chamber using a hinged rotary door, a shelf for storing the storage items is provided across both regions, and both ends of the shelf are connected to both sides of the inner box. The wall shelf 114 may be supported by a wall surface, but when the area on one side is a room using the pull-out door 109 as in this embodiment, The wall surface of the inner box that supports the end on one side cannot be used, and a simple and inexpensive shelf support structure cannot be realized unless a structure that supports this is provided separately.

  Therefore, the first partition wall 106 is provided in the upper section 104, and the shelf 114 is supported in the right region 108, and at the same time, the left region 107 has a function of slidingly supporting the storage shelf 113 of the pull-out door. It is reasonable as a support structure and stable in strength.

  On the other hand, however, partitioning by simply providing a partition wall in the partition, as described in the above-mentioned prior art, gives a user and a purchaser a particularly visual narrowness. Although it was a negative factor, according to the present embodiment, the space 112 is provided in front of the first partition wall 106 and the left region 107 and the right region 108 are visually communicated with each other. In particular, when the hinged door 110 is opened and the inside of the right area 108 is looked into, the eyes of the user and the purchaser are open to the front, so the first partition wall 106 continues to the back side. Even if it is, it can feel a sense of spaciousness without feeling a feeling of pressure or blockage.

  In the right region, the front end surfaces of the plurality of shelves 114 and the low temperature chamber 116 are aligned with the front end surface of the first partition wall 106 so that the space 112 is substantially Since the depth of the door has a space to the front end surface of the indoor storage unit such as the shelf 114 and the low temperature chamber 116, the user and the purchaser have a sense of unity and feel refreshed. It is even more spacious and easy to use.

  In addition, since it becomes possible to store more food in the door shelf that effectively uses this space, the depth dimension can be reduced and the usability can be improved. In addition, capacity can be balanced and stable installation becomes possible.

  Further, in the present embodiment, as a sealing structure body for the joint portion of the hinged door 110 and the pull-out door 109, the rotating partition 118 provided on the reverse side of the hinged door 110 on the reverse side is used. A seal structure is used, and the depth interval of the space 112 is set so that the rotation region of the rotating partition 118 is included within at least the space 112 formed in front of the first partition wall 106. Therefore, even if the rotating partition 118 rotates, it does not interfere with the first partition wall 106, and the door can be opened and closed without any hindrance, and the sealing seal at the joint between the hinged door 110 and the pull-out door 109 can be provided. It can be done.

  That is, in the present embodiment, the front of the first partition wall 106 is provided in order to provide a user and a purchaser with a sense of spaciousness in the room while providing a stable support structure for each storage structure of the upper section 104. A predetermined space 112 is provided in the door, and the space 112 can be used to effectively store a larger amount of storage. Further, the hinged door 110 and the drawer-type door can be used without using the front end surface of the first partition wall 106. The door seal structure by the rotating partition 118 capable of hermetically sealing with 109 can be realized at the same time.

  In addition, the visual effect mentioned above opens the hinged door 110 especially in the upper section 104 which a user will face and use in front of the eyes like this embodiment. Although it is remarkable for the room such as the right region 108 used while looking around the room, a certain effect can be expected even when the same configuration is adopted for the lower section 105.

  Next, the first partition wall 106 and the second partition wall 127 are arranged in a positional relationship such that they are continuous in a straight line in the vertical direction when viewed from the front of the refrigerator main body 101, and divide the refrigerator main body 101 vertically. For this reason, since the partition wall 103 arranged in a straight line in the left-right direction is configured to cross the cross, the heat insulating box 102 has increased rigidity as a housing. As a result, the first partition wall 106 Even if the rail mechanism that slidably supports the storage shelf 113 on the side surface on the left region side is fixed and the storage shelf 114 is supported on the side surface on the right region side, the strength as the housing can be secured. is there.

  Next, regarding the cooling configuration in the upper section 104, the cold air supplied from the cold air outlet 123 in the back of the left region 107 is forward from the rear because the cold air outlet is the front space 112. The stored items stored in the storage shelves 113 in the region are circulated while cooling, and therefore, the left region 107 is cooled substantially as a whole.

  The temperature distribution in the refrigerator is usually a temperature distribution in which the temperature is lower at the back of the interior where the cooling source such as the cooler 119 and the cold air duct is installed, and the temperature increases toward the front. In particular, the foremost part near the door is most difficult to receive the convection of the cold air, and particularly when the storage part of the door shelf is provided near the front part, it is not easy to promote the cooling of the storage part. On the other hand, in the present embodiment, since the cooling air passage always passes through the space 112 in the front part of the region, it is easy to supply cold air to each storage part in the vicinity of the foremost part. The temperature distribution can be made uniform.

  Next, the cold air passes through the front end portion of the first partition wall 106 from the front space 112, flows into the right region 108, and is sucked into the cold air inlet 125 provided below the back portion. The items stored on the shelf 113 are cooled moderately with the inside facing from the front to the rear.

  That is, here, the space 112 also functions as a cold air circulation section between the left region 107 and the right region 108.

  On the other hand, the cool air supplied from the cool air discharge port 124 in the right region merges with the cool air flowing in from the left region 107 while cooling the stored items and the like stored on the shelf 114 from the rear to the front. Since the air is sucked into 125, the cooling air for cooling is supplied from the front-rear direction to the right region 108, and the entire region is uniformly cooled. Especially when the inner volume of the right area 108 having the hinged door is larger than the inner volume of the left area 107 having the pull-out door 109 as in the present embodiment, it is difficult to achieve uniform temperature overall. According to the cooling method in which cold air is supplied from both the front and rear directions, the temperature distribution width in the region can be suppressed as small as possible, and the cooling effect is large.

  In addition, even though the cold air inlet 125 is shared, the cold air outlets 123 and 124 have their own dedicated ones, so the air path is configured so that the two regions are connected in parallel, and the cooling design of each region is free. Therefore, it is easy to design the temperature in the region and make the temperature uniform.

  In this way, the presence of the first partition wall 106 allows cooling air to flow between the left and right regions through the space 112, so that in one embodiment, that is, in the present embodiment, the cold air suction port of the left region 107 and the cooling air intake port. There is no need to provide a subsequent cool air intake air passage, and a rational cooling air passage configuration in which the return path to the cooler 119 is simplified is possible.

  In the present embodiment, the cool air discharge ports 123 and 124 and the cool air discharge air passages 121 and 122 are provided in both the left region 107 and the right region 108. By providing the cold air discharge air passage and providing the cold air inlet and the cold air intake air passage only in the region opposite to the region, it is possible to further rationalize the cooling air passage configuration.

  In other words, in this case, cool air is introduced from the back of one region, the region is cooled in the process of flowing to the front, and the cool air is introduced into the other region adjacent to the front through the space 112. This region is cooled in the process of flowing from the inner part to the inner part and returned to the cooler 119 from the cold air inlet. In this way, both regions can be cooled together by flowing cold air in a so-called series from the cold air discharge port in one region to the cold air intake port in the other region.

  When such an air path configuration is employed, it is desirable that the internal volume of the region where the cold air discharge port is provided is sufficiently larger than the internal volume of the region where the cold air suction port is provided. If this is applied to the configuration of the present embodiment, a cold air outlet is provided in the right region 108 and a cold air inlet is provided in the left region 107. This is because, by designing the supply of cool discharge air that is rich in directivity to an appropriate location in a region with a large internal volume, it becomes easier to make the temperature distribution in the entire region uniform, and the supply of cool air to other regions that are subsequently introduced This is because it is easy to distribute while having a certain balance effect.

  Further, in the present embodiment, since the temperature zone of the left region 107 and the temperature zone of the right region 108 are both refrigerated temperature zones, the cold air is communicated to both regions through the space 112 as a cold air circulation portion. However, it is possible to control the temperature without being affected by the temperature.

  Although the specific specifications of the left region 107 and the right region 108 are not specified in the present embodiment, for example, the left region 107 is arranged in a plurality of storage shelves 113 with small and large plastic bottles and bottles, Cans, beverages such as paper packs, liquid containers such as seasonings, and other items such as small items and eggs can be stored mainly in the refrigerator shelves, and can be pulled out with the drawer door 109. The right side area 108 may be a refrigeration room that does not have a storage door shelf on the back surface of the hinged door 110.

  Alternatively, the left area 107 may be a vegetable storage room, and the right area 108 may be a refrigeration room having a storage door shelf on the back surface of the hinged door 110. In this case, the depth of the plurality of shelves 114 installed in the refrigerating chamber is shortened by the amount of provision of the door shelves, so that the front end surface of the first partition wall 106 that aligns the front end surfaces with the shelves 114 is more Since the space 112 moves backward, the depth interval of the space 112 is widened, and a sense of spaciousness through the space 112 can be further provided.

  Further, as long as the temperature range is the same, it is naturally possible that both the left region 107 and the right region 108 are refrigerated rooms or freezer rooms having different storage purposes.

  Furthermore, it is also possible to combine them in a slightly different temperature range. For example, the left side region 107 is a -3 ° C to 1 ° C temperature range chamber called a chilled to partial freezing low temperature chamber, and the right side region 108 is refrigerated. Even in the case where the inner volume of the left region 107 is sufficiently smaller than the inner volume of the right region 108, the first partition wall 106 is not particularly required to have a heat insulating structure.

(Embodiment 2)
FIG. 5 is a plan cross-sectional view of the main part of the refrigerator according to Embodiment 2 of the present invention.

  As shown in FIG. 5, in the upper section 104, the left area 107 and the right area 108 are partitioned by the first partition wall 201, and the front surface of the first partition wall 201 is between the opening of the heat insulating box 102. A space 202 is formed.

  The left area 107 is configured as a bottle storage room, and the right area 108 is configured as a refrigerator room. The bottle storage chamber which is the left region 107 is provided with a pull-out door 203. The hinge door 204 of the refrigerator compartment which is the right region 108 has a plurality of spaces 112 which are opened and closed by the hinge door 204. The door shelf 205 is provided, and a shelf holder is provided on the back of the hinged door 204 so as to be supported and fixed so as to be integrally opened and closed. The storage area is divided and configured so that the user can manage and manage beverages, seasonings, other small items, eggs, and the like more easily.

  Therefore, the depth interval of the space 202 is set to be relatively large so as to include the depth of the door shelf 205. Thereby, the depth of the plurality of shelves 114 installed in the refrigerator compartment is shortened by the amount of the door shelves 205 provided, and thereby, the first partition wall 201 that aligns the front end surface and the front end surface of the shelf 114 is further improved. Since the space 202 moves backward, the depth interval of the space 202 is widened, and a sense of spaciousness through the space 202 can be further provided. In addition, the front end surface of the shelf 114 and the front end surface of the first partition wall 201 are almost aligned, so that the user and the purchaser have a sense of unity and are clean, and the impression is even more spacious and easy to use. Can be given.

  Further, cold air is supplied to the door shelf 205 through the space 202 at the front of the widened area, and the temperature of the door shelf 205, which tends to be high at the frontmost part in the warehouse, is brought close to the temperature inside the warehouse, and is made uniform. Can be achieved.

  In addition, the required internal volume of the bottle storage chamber is reduced by adopting a configuration in which the stored items are also stored in the door shelf 205 without being configured to store all the related storage items in the bottle storage chamber in the left region 107. It comes out. As a result, the drawer door 203 and the storage container attached thereto can be made compact, the load applied to the drawer mechanism can be reduced, and durability reliability and user operability can be improved.

  In addition, the drawer door 203 can be made slimmer and the height can be reduced by the design of the storage items with the door shelf 205, so that it is easy to use and can provide improved specifications in appearance design. It can also be increased.

(Embodiment 3)
FIG. 6 is a cross-sectional plan view of a main part of the refrigerator according to Embodiment 3 of the present invention.

  As shown in FIG. 6, the first partition wall 301 that divides the upper partition 104 into a left region 107 and a right region 108 is formed by a communication port 302, 303 that is formed hollow inside and that is open to the side wall surface. A part of the cool air supplied into the left region 107 is circulated through the right region 108 without passing through the space 112.

  By adopting such a configuration, when the cool air flowing into the right region 108 from the left region 107 through the space 112 flows toward the cool air inlet 125 provided at the back of the right region 108, the cool air is removed from the path. Even if there is a place where the cold air discharged from the cold air outlet 124 in the right region does not reach, the cold air bypassing the space 112 is supplied to the appropriate place through the communication ports 302 and 303, The temperature distribution in the right region 108 can be made uniform.

  Further, the cold air discharge air passage 304 or the cold air intake air passage 305 can be formed in the first partition wall 301 formed hollow.

  When the cool air discharge air passage 304 is formed, the communication port 302 serves as a cold air discharge port into the left region 107, and the communication port 303 serves as a cold air discharge port into the right region 108. In this case, since the discharged cold air can be directly supplied to the portion where the cold air supply is difficult to be performed, the temperature unevenness can be more positively eliminated. Further, if an absolute cooling air volume can be secured, it is possible to use only one of the cool air discharge air paths for both the left and right regions, and there is an advantage that the air path configuration can be greatly simplified.

  On the other hand, when the cold air suction air passage 305 is formed, the communication port 302 serves as a cold air suction port from the left region 107, and the communication port 303 serves as a cold air suction port from the right region 108. In this case, since the intake cold air from the left region 107 and the intake cold air from the right region 108 can be sucked together, it is possible to use only one of the cool air intake air passages for both the left and right regions. Although simplified, a cold air inlet can be provided exclusively in each region, and cooling unevenness in the region can be reduced.

  In the present embodiment, the amount of cool air that passes through the space 112 formed in the front portion in the upper section 104 is deliberately reduced with respect to the first embodiment, and a part of the cool air is passed through the first partition wall 301 to the right region 108. Although a bypass path is provided for supplying the air to the inside or collecting the air in the cold air intake air path 305 as it is, this is more active in the vicinity of the foremost part in the upper section 104 as in the first embodiment. Depending on the degree of the depth interval of the space 112, it may be possible to cause a heat leak or dew condensation problem through the seal structure around the door. It also has value as a design option from the balance between uniform temperature and prevention of cooling loss.

(Embodiment 4)
FIG. 7 is a plan cross-sectional view of a main part of the refrigerator in the fourth embodiment of the present invention.

  As shown in FIG. 7, the first partition wall 401 that partitions the upper partition 104 into a left region 107 and a right region 108 is formed with a heat insulating material inside, and has a space 112 on the front surface. And the cool air discharge port 402 is provided only in the back part of the left side area 107, and the cool air suction port 403 is provided only in the back part of the right side area. Further, the inner volume of the left region 107 is set smaller than the inner volume of the right region 108.

  The heat insulating material in the first partition wall may be a heat insulating material such as foamed polystyrene inserted therein, or may be integrally foamed with hard foamed polyurethane or the like. In the case of integral foaming, a structure that foams at the manufacturing site integrally with the heat insulating box may be used, which is advantageous in terms of securing the housing rigidity.

  By adopting such a configuration, the inside of the left region 107 and the right region 108 can be brought into a state in which most of the heat insulating compartments are applied, though not completely heat insulating compartments. For this reason, if the temperature zone in the left region 107 is set to a temperature zone lower than the temperature zone in the right region, for example, the left region 107 is moved from −10 ° C. to -10 ° C. by the cooling action of the discharged cool air supplied to the left region 107 first. When cooling to a low temperature zone in a minus temperature range such as weak freezing at 0 ° C., partial freezing, ice temperature, etc., cold air having a higher temperature is supplied to the right region 108 only through the space 112 and after cooling the left region 107. The right region 108 can be maintained in a refrigeration temperature zone in a plus temperature range having a different temperature zone in combination with a general heat insulating partition action by the first partition wall 401.

  For this reason, if the cooling specification level does not require strict temperature management accuracy, the different temperature zones in the left and right regions can be realized with a very simple air path configuration.

  It should be noted that by designing the inner volume of the left region 107 to be relatively smaller than the inner volume of the right region 108, the left region 107 can be maintained in a relatively low temperature zone with as little cooling as possible. Conveniently, the factor of the supercooling component can be reduced for maintaining a higher temperature zone.

  As described above, the refrigerator according to the present invention has a predetermined space from the front opening of the storage room and arranges the partition walls to partition the left and right storage areas, so that the user feels spacious when the door is opened. At the same time you can feel, you can store effectively using the space.

Front view of the refrigerator in Embodiment 1 of the present invention The front view of the state which removed the refrigerator door in the embodiment The perspective view of the state which opened the door of the refrigerator in the embodiment Plan sectional drawing of the principal part of the refrigerator in the embodiment Plan sectional drawing of the principal part of the refrigerator in Embodiment 2 of this invention. Plan sectional drawing of the principal part of the refrigerator in Embodiment 3 of this invention Plan sectional drawing of the principal part of the refrigerator in Embodiment 4 of this invention. Front view of a conventional refrigerator The perspective view of the state which opened the door of the conventional refrigerator

Explanation of symbols

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 101 Refrigerator main body 102 Heat insulation box 103 Partition wall 104 Upper partition 105 Lower partition 106,201,301,401 1st partition wall (partition wall)
107 Left side area 108 Right side area 109, 203 Pull-out door 110, 204 Hinged door 112, 202 Space 114 Shelf 118 Rotating partition 123, 124, 402 Cold air outlet 125, 403 Cold air inlet 127 Second partition wall 205 Door shelf 302,303 Communication port 304 Cold air discharge air passage 305 Cold air intake air passage

Claims (4)

  A storage chamber formed in the heat insulation box, and two doors for opening and closing the front opening of the storage chamber divided into left and right, and a predetermined space behind the mating portion of the two doors A partition wall is provided in a depth direction in the storage chamber, the storage chamber is partitioned into left and right regions by the partition wall, a storage door shelf is provided in a door of at least one of the regions, and a depth interval of the space The refrigerator is arranged so that the depth of the door shelf is accommodated therein.   2. The refrigerator according to claim 1, wherein the front end face of the partition wall and the front end face of the storage shelf or the storage section provided in the region having the door shelf are substantially flush with each other.   3. The refrigerator according to claim 1, wherein the space is a cold air circulation section that communicates the left and right regions to distribute cold air. 4.   The refrigerator according to any one of claims 1 to 3, wherein a refrigerator storage room having a hinged door is provided in an area having the door shelf, and a bottle storage room having a drawer-type door in the other area. .

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