JPH10311665A - Display for article contained in refrigerator, and refrigerator - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To obtain a display for an article contained in a refrigerator and the refrigerator in which an article contained in a refrigeration chamber and a freezing chamber can be checked without opening a door and observing the interior, and a user is informed of a length of containment such as a time limit of appreciation of an article contained and stored in the refrigeration chamber and the freezing. SOLUTION: There is constructed a display apparatus for displaying an article contained in a refrigerator which includes a case 5, mounted on an outer surface of a door and the like of a refrigerator, a display 10 for displaying an article contained in a refrigerator where a display part is located on the surface of the case 5 and displaying a containment time limit display for displaying containment length of an article, an input keyboard 11 connected with the display 10 and mounted on the case, and a display input device 12 for displaying an article and a containment time limit with the operation of a bar code reader.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a refrigerator storage device and a display device for displaying items stored in a refrigerator, a storage period of the products, and the like.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, refrigerators having a refrigerator compartment, a freezer compartment or a vegetable compartment or a refrigerator compartment and a freezer compartment are commercially available so that they can be stored and stored in an optimum state according to the articles to be stored. I have.

[0003]

In a conventional refrigerator, it is necessary to check the articles stored and stored in a refrigerator or a freezer compartment, and the expiration date such as the expiration date of the articles must be taken out of the refrigerator or freezer or the like where the articles are stored and stored. However, there are drawbacks such that the stored item cannot be eaten after the storage expiration date has passed, or that the user has purchased the stored item even though it has been stored and stored.

The present invention has been made in view of the above-mentioned conventional drawbacks,
Refrigerator storage that allows you to check the items stored in the refrigerator compartment or freezer compartment without opening the door and looking inside, and also know the expiration date of the stored items, such as the expiration date. It is an object of the present invention to provide a display device for refrigerators and a refrigerator.

[0005] The above and other objects and novel features of the present invention will become more fully apparent when the following description is read in conjunction with the accompanying drawings. However, the drawings are for explanation only, and do not limit the technical scope of the present invention.

[0006]

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION In order to achieve the above object, the present invention provides a case body which can be mounted on an outer surface of a refrigerator door or the like, and a case body in which a display portion is located on the surface of the case body. And a display for displaying an article display indicating an article stored in the refrigerator and a storage expiration date display for indicating an expiration date of the article, and an input keyboard connected to the display and attached to the case body And a display input device for displaying an article display and a storage expiration date on the display device by operating a bar code reader.

The present invention also relates to a refrigerator main body, an article display indicating an article stored in a refrigerator attached so that a display portion is located on an outer surface of a door or the like of the refrigerator main body, and a storage period of the article. A display for displaying a storage expiration date display or the like to be displayed, and an input keyboard or a barcode reader mounted on the outer surface of the door of the refrigerator so as to be connected to the display to operate the display. The refrigerator is composed of a display input device for displaying an article display, a storage expiration date, and the like on a container.

[0008]

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS The present invention will be described below in detail with reference to the embodiments shown in the drawings.

In the first embodiment of the present invention shown in FIGS. 1 to 5, reference numeral 1 denotes a refrigerator storage of the present invention which can be used by being attached to the door 3 or the outer surface of the side wall of the refrigerator 2. The refrigerator display device 1 includes a double-sided adhesive tape and a magnet on the outer surface of the door 3 and the side wall surface 2a of the refrigerator 2, and a double-sided adhesive tape 4 in the embodiment of the present invention. Case body 5 attached with
Of the refrigerator 2 in which the liquid crystal display unit 6 is positioned on the surface of the refrigerator 2 in the refrigerator compartment 7 for storing nori tsukudani, milk, eggs, raw ham, jam, etc., frozen fish, frozen meat, ice cream, Freezer room 8 for storing rice, tea, frozen foods, etc.
, A display 10 for displaying articles stored in a vegetable room 9 or the like in which Chinese cabbage, cabbage, lettuce, tomato, cucumber and the like are stored, and an input connected to the display 10 and attached to the case body 5 A display input device 1 that can be input by operating the keyboard 11 and displayed on the liquid crystal display unit 6
And 2.

The liquid crystal display section 6 of the display 10 is separated for each room such as a refrigerator room 7, a freezer room 8, a vegetable room 9, etc., and has an article name column 13 for displaying the names of stored articles, and a quantity for displaying the quantity. Column 14, storage period column 1 displaying the storage period such as the expiration date
5. There is provided a notification display section 16 for displaying that the storage expiration date is approaching by blinking or yellowing, and a disposal section 17 for displaying disposal by lighting or red lighting.
The notification display section 16 and the disposal section 17 may be displayed using a change in color or display sound.

The display input device 12 is an input keyboard 11 similar to a word processor or a device for inputting characters to labels.
And an operation storage device 18 that stores and calculates an input signal input by the input keyboard 11 and outputs the input signal to the display 10.
It is composed of

The operation storage device 18 is automatically operated when the storage expiration date of the stored articles is approached when the storage time of the stored article is approached by the input keyboard 11 of the display input device 12 being input to the storage expiration column 15 of the liquid crystal display unit 6 of the display 10. , The light 19 of the notification display section 16 of the liquid crystal display section 6 blinks or lights yellow,
When the storage period has expired, the light 20 in the disposal section 17 of the liquid crystal display section 6 is automatically turned on or turned on in red.

Since the double-sided adhesive tape 4 covered with the release paper 21 is adhered and fixed to the back surface of the case body 5, the release paper 21 is removed from the display device 1 for the contents stored in the refrigerator of the refrigerator described above. The refrigerator 2 is bonded and fixed to the outer surface of the door 3 and the side wall surface of the refrigerator 2 to be used, or to the outer surface of the door 3 in the embodiment of the present invention.

In this state, when articles are stored in the refrigerator compartment 7, the freezer compartment 8, and the vegetable compartment 9, the input keyboard 11 of the display input device 12 indicates the article name, quantity, and storage term of the articles to be stored.
Is operated and input, and displayed on the liquid crystal display unit 6 of the display device 10. When the stored articles are taken out and used, the input keyboard 11 of the display input device 12 is operated to delete the display on the liquid crystal display section 6 of the display 10.

[0015]

Next, different embodiments of the present invention shown in FIGS. 6 to 20 will be described. In addition,
In the description of the different embodiments of the present invention, the same components as those of the first embodiment of the present invention are denoted by the same reference numerals, and duplicate description will be omitted.

In the second embodiment of the present invention shown in FIGS. 6 to 8, the main difference from the first embodiment of the present invention is that the articles stored in the refrigerator 2 are bar codes 22.
, A bar code reader 25 attached via a code 24 to the case body 5 capable of reading the bar code 22 of the bar code card 23, and a bar code reader 25 In that a display input device 12A constituted by an operation storage device 18 installed in the case body 5 to which the read signal is input and a deletion keyboard 26 provided in the case body 5 is used.
The same operation and effect as those of the first embodiment of the present invention can be obtained even with the display device 1A of the refrigerator storage using the display input device 12A configured as described above.

The third embodiment of the present invention shown in FIGS. 9 to 11 is mainly different from the second embodiment of the present invention in that a bar code reader 25A having a transmitter 27 is provided. Used and the barcode reader 2
In this embodiment, a display input device 12B using an arithmetic storage device 18A having a receiver 28 to which a signal from 5A is input is used, and a refrigerator storage using the display input device 12B thus formed is used. With the display device 1B, the same operation and effect as those of the second embodiment of the present invention can be obtained.

In the fourth embodiment of the present invention shown in FIGS. 12 to 14, the main differences from the third embodiment of the present invention are the input keyboard 11 and the input keyboard 11. The input signal is stored and calculated, and the display 2
9, a display input device 12C comprising: an operation storage device 30 for displaying on the display unit 9; and a transmitter 27 capable of transmitting an output signal from the operation storage device 30 and receiving the output signal from a receiver 28 provided in the case body 5. In this respect, the same operation as that of the third embodiment of the present invention can be applied to the display device 1C of the refrigerator storage using the display input device 12C formed separately as described above. The effect is obtained.

The fifth embodiment of the present invention shown in FIGS. 15 to 17 is different from the first embodiment of the present invention mainly in that a recess 31 is formed on the outer surface of the door 3 of the refrigerator 2. The refrigerator 2A thus configured in that the display device 1 of the refrigerator's storage items is incorporated in the recess 31.
It may be. In the embodiment of the present invention, a temperature sensor 32 is installed on the inner surface of the door 3 and the temperature sensor 32 is provided.
Is set so that the temperature measured in step 10 can be displayed on the display 10. With such a configuration, the temperature in the refrigerator can always be known from the outside. Further, in the embodiment of the present invention, the display devices 1A, 1B, and 1C of the items stored in the refrigerator of the second, third, and fourth embodiments may be selectively incorporated in the recess 31.

The sixth embodiment of the present invention shown in FIGS. 18 to 20 is different from the first embodiment of the present invention mainly in that an article in which the name of the article stored in the case body 5A is described. A large number of article display card storage sections 34 in which display cards 33 can be detachably stored, a quantity entry field 35 provided in the case body 5A on the side of the article display card storage section 34, a storage term; The entry box 36 and the card storage pocket 37 for storing and storing the article display card 33 formed in the case body 5A are used to make the refrigerator storage device display 1D thus configured. Is also good. In the embodiment of the present invention, the quantity entry field 3
A dial-type counter or calendar may be incorporated in 5 and the storage period entry field 36.

[0021]

As apparent from the above description, the following effects can be obtained in the present invention.

(1) A case body which can be attached to an outer surface of a refrigerator door or the like, and an article display showing articles housed in a refrigerator attached to the surface of the case body so that the display unit is located. And a display for displaying a storage expiration date or the like for displaying the storage expiration date of the article, and an article display on the display by operating an input keyboard or a barcode reader attached to the display and attached to the case body. And a display input device for displaying the storage expiration date and the like, so that it is possible to know the articles stored in the refrigerator simply by looking at the display unit of the display device located on the outer surface such as the door of the refrigerator. it can. Therefore, unnecessary opening of the door of the refrigerator can be prevented, the refrigerator can be kept at the optimum temperature, and power consumption can be reduced.

(2) Since the storage period such as the expiration date can be known by the above (1), the storage period can be used within the storage period. Therefore, it is possible to efficiently prevent problems such as the storage expiration date being expired and becoming unusable, and to easily remove articles whose storage expiration date has passed and to organize the inside of the refrigerator.

(3) According to the above (1), it is possible to know the stored items in the storage on the display unit, so that it is possible to reliably prevent a trouble that the user does not consider purchasing.

(4) Claims 2, 3, and 4 also have the above (1) to (4).
The same effect as (3) can be obtained.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is an explanatory diagram of a use state of a first embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a front view of the first embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 3 is a plan view of the first embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 4 is a schematic block diagram of the first embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 5 is an explanatory diagram of a display unit according to the first embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 6 is an explanatory diagram of a use state of the second embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 7 is a front view of a second embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 8 is a schematic block diagram of a second embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 9 is an explanatory diagram of a use state according to the third embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 10 is a front view of a third embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 11 is a schematic block diagram of a third embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 12 is an explanatory diagram of a use state according to the fourth embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 13 is a front view of a fourth embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 14 is a schematic block diagram of a fourth embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 15 is an explanatory diagram of a use state according to the fifth embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 16 is a front view of a fifth embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 17 is a sectional side view of a main part according to a fifth embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 18 is an explanatory diagram of a use state according to the sixth embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 19 is a front view of a sixth embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 20 is a side view of a main part according to a sixth embodiment of the present invention.

[Explanation of symbols]

 1, 1A to 1D: display device of refrigerator storage, 2, 2A: refrigerator, 3: door, 4: double-sided adhesive tape, 5, 5A: case body, 6: liquid crystal display, 7: refrigerator compartment, 8: Freezer room, 9: Vegetable room, 10: Display, 11: Input keyboard, 12, 12A to 12C: Display and input device, 13: Article name column, 14: Quantity column, 15: Storage period column, 16: Notification Display column, 17: disposal column, 18, 18A: arithmetic storage device, 19: light, 20: light, 21: release paper, 22: barcode, 23: barcode card, 24: code, 25, 25A: bar Code reader, 26: delete keyboard, 27: transmitter, 28: receiver, 29: display, 30: arithmetic storage device, 31: recess, 32: temperature sensor, 33: article display card, 34: article display card Storage section 35: quantity entry field, 36: Storage date entry column, 37: card storage pocket.

Claims (4)

[Claims] 1. A case body that can be attached to an outer surface of a refrigerator door or the like, an article display showing articles housed in a refrigerator of a refrigerator attached so that a display unit is located on the surface of the case body, and A display for displaying a storage expiration date display or the like for displaying the storage expiration date of the article, and an article display and a barcode reader attached to the case body by operating an input keyboard or a barcode reader attached to the display. A display device for storing items in a refrigerator, comprising a display input device for displaying a storage period and the like. 2. A case body that can be attached to an outer surface of a refrigerator door or the like, an article display showing articles housed in a refrigerator of a refrigerator attached so that a display unit is located on the surface of the case body, and A display for displaying a storage expiration date or the like for displaying the storage expiration date of the article, and the case body for wirelessly receiving what is input by a display input device for displaying an article display and a storage expiration date on the display. A display device for storing items in a refrigerator, comprising a display input receiving device attached so as to be connected to the display device. 3. A case body that can be attached to an outer surface of a refrigerator door or the like, and an article display card that houses an article display card that displays articles housed in a refrigerator of a large number formed in the case body. It is characterized by comprising a storage section and a plurality of storage period display sections provided on the case body so that storage periods of the article display cards stored in the plurality of article display card storage sections can be displayed. Display device for refrigerator storage. 4. A refrigerator main body, an article display showing articles stored in a refrigerator attached such that a display section is located on an outer surface of a door or the like of the refrigerator main body, and a storage showing a storage period of the articles and the like. A display for displaying a time limit display, etc .; and an input keyboard or a bar code reader attached to an outer surface of a door or the like of the refrigerator main body so as to be connected to the display. A refrigerator, comprising: a display input device for displaying a display and a storage period.