CN112984910A

CN112984910A - Refrigerator and fixing part of shelf of refrigerator

Info

Publication number: CN112984910A
Application number: CN202010140943.XA
Authority: CN
Inventors: 库乾·通朱; 诺帕努·谈马通
Original assignee: Hitachi Global Life Solutions Inc
Current assignee: Hitachi Global Life Solutions Inc
Priority date: 2019-12-18
Filing date: 2020-03-03
Publication date: 2021-06-18
Also published as: JP2021096048A

Abstract

The invention provides a refrigerator and a fixing part of a shelf of the refrigerator, which reduces the possibility of falling off of the shelf. The refrigerator comprises a refrigerating chamber (2) with a front opening, a shelf member (20A) which is arranged on the refrigerating chamber (2) and is provided with an upper surface (21b) for placing stored articles, an upper surface part (23a) which is arranged at the rear side of the shelf member (20A) and protrudes upwards from the upper surface (21b), a supporting surface (52) which is horizontally arranged from the front side to the rear side of a left wall surface (10b1) and a right wall surface (10b1) of the refrigerating chamber (2) and can support the lower surface (21a) of the shelf member (20A), and a restraining part (54) which is positioned at the rear side and above the supporting surface (52). The shelf member (20A) is supported by the support surface (52) in a state in which the upper surface section (23a) is positioned rearward of the suppression section (54).

Description

Refrigerator and fixing part of shelf of refrigerator

Technical Field

The present invention relates to a refrigerator and a fixing part of a shelf of the refrigerator.

Background

In a storage chamber of a refrigerator, a shelf on which stored articles are placed and a member for supporting the shelf are provided. For example, patent document 1 describes a refrigerator in which a convex stopper is formed on a lower surface of a shelf and a concave insertion portion into which the stopper is fitted is formed on a rail portion.

Documents of the prior art

Patent document 1: international publication WO2017/163295

However, even the support structure described in patent document 1 is particularly concerned about the possibility of the shelf falling off due to vibration or the like during transportation of the refrigerator, and a support structure capable of further suppressing the falling off is desired.

Disclosure of Invention

The present invention is characterized by comprising a storage chamber having a front opening, a shelf plate arranged in the storage chamber and having a placement surface on which a stored article is placed, a protrusion attached to a rear side of the shelf plate and protruding upward from the placement surface, a support surface arranged horizontally from a front side of a left side wall and/or a right side wall of the storage chamber to the rear side and capable of supporting a lower surface of the shelf plate, and a movement suppressing portion located rearward and upward of the support surface, wherein the shelf plate is supported by the support surface in a state in which the protrusion is located rearward of the movement suppressing portion.

Drawings

Fig. 1 is a perspective view showing the inside of a refrigerator according to a first embodiment.

Fig. 2 is a sectional view of the refrigerator of the first embodiment.

Fig. 3 is a sectional view showing a state where the shelf is held.

Fig. 4 is a sectional view taken along line IV-IV of fig. 2.

Fig. 5 is a sectional view showing the removal operation of the shelf.

Fig. 6 is a sectional view showing a fixing part at the time of refrigerator transportation.

Fig. 7 is a sectional view showing other fixing parts when the refrigerator is transported.

Fig. 8 is a sectional view showing a holding structure of a shelf of a refrigerator of a second embodiment.

In the figure: 1. 1A-refrigerator, 2-refrigerating compartment (storage compartment), 20A, 20B-shelf member (shelf), 21-glass plate, 21A-lower surface, 21B-upper surface (placement surface), 22-front trimming, 23-rear trimming (protection member), 23 a-upper surface (projection), 23B-lower surface, 23C-back surface, 50A, 50B, 50C, 50D-holding member, 51-support portion, 52-support surface, 53-non-support portion, 53 a-inclined surface, 53B-horizontal surface, 53C-hanging surface (abutment surface), 54-restraining portion (movement restraining portion), 54 a-inclined surface, 54B-hanging surface, 61, 62-holding portion, 63-connecting portion.

Detailed Description

Hereinafter, the refrigerator according to the present embodiment will be described with reference to the drawings. The following description will be made with reference to the direction shown in fig. 1.

(first embodiment)

Fig. 1 is a perspective view showing the inside of a refrigerator according to a first embodiment. Fig. 1 shows a state in which all the door leaves (doors) of the refrigerator 1 are removed.

As shown in fig. 1, the refrigerator 1 has a heat-insulated box 10 having an opening formed in a front surface. In the heat-insulated box 10, a heat-insulating material R (for example, foamed urethane, see fig. 2) is filled between an outer box 10a made of a steel plate and an inner box 10b made of a synthetic resin, thereby isolating the outside of the refrigerator 1 from the inside thereof. The heat insulating material R is formed by injecting a foaming heat insulating material made of rigid polyurethane foam and foaming the material.

Refrigerator 1 has refrigerating compartment 2 (storage compartment) above the center in the vertical direction, and vegetable compartment 3 (refrigerating compartment) and freezing compartment 4 below the center in the vertical direction. The refrigerating chamber 2 includes

movable shelf members

20A and 20B on which stored articles are placed, accommodating

containers

24a, 24B, 24c, 24d, and 24e which are drawn out, and a water supply tank 25. A stationary shelf member 26 is provided above the storage container 24 d. In the vegetable compartment 3, pull-out

storage containers

31a, 31b, and 31c are arranged in a vertical row. The ice making device 41 and the drawer-

type storage containers

42a and 42b are arranged vertically in the freezing chamber 4.

Refrigerator 1 further includes a rotary refrigerating chamber door (not shown) for opening and closing a front opening of refrigerating chamber 2, a rotary vegetable chamber door (not shown) for opening and closing a front opening of freezing chamber 4, and a freezing chamber door (not shown).

The refrigerating room 2 and the vegetable room 3 are storage rooms in which the inside of the refrigerator is kept at a refrigerating temperature (0 ℃ or higher), for example, the refrigerating room 2 is about 4 ℃ on average, and the vegetable room 3 is about 7 ℃ on average. The freezing chamber 4 is a storage chamber in which the inside of the box is substantially in a freezing temperature range (lower than 0 ℃), for example, about-18 ℃ on average. The refrigerating chamber 2, the vegetable chamber 3, and the freezing chamber 4 are partitioned by an insulating partition wall 5. The vegetable compartment 3 is partitioned from the freezing compartment 4 by an insulating partition wall 6.

The

shelf members

20A and 20B of the refrigerating compartment 2 are movable in respective height positions. The

shelf members

20A and 20B are configured to include a single glass plate 21, a front trim 22 provided along a front edge portion of the glass plate 21, and a rear trim 23 (protective member) provided along a rear edge portion of the glass plate 21. The glass plate 21 is, for example, a colorless and transparent material, and is a material that can pass through the glass plate 21 through the lower side of the glass plate 21.

In fig. 1, illustration of the left side of the

shelf members

20A and 20B is omitted. The

shelf members

20A and 20B according to the first embodiment are configured such that no trimming edge (protection member) is provided at the left edge portion and the right edge portion, and the glass surface is exposed. As described above, by not providing the trim (protection member) on the left and right sides of the glass plate 21, the region on which the stored material is placed can be widely observed, and the shelf board can be widely observed. In this respect, in the support structure described in patent document 1, when it is desired to change the design without providing resin frames (trim) on both the left and right sides of the shelf panel, the stoppers cannot be provided on the glass, and the shelf panel cannot be held. However, with the support structure of the present embodiment, the support can be performed without assuming the presence of the left and right trim edges (protective members). The reduction in manufacturing cost can also be expected if the left and right trims are deleted.

Fig. 2 is a sectional view of the refrigerator of the first embodiment.

As shown in fig. 2, an evaporator 7 is provided at the back of the freezing chamber 4. The evaporator 7 is connected to a compressor (not shown), a condenser (not shown), and a pressure reducing device (not shown) to constitute a refrigeration cycle. The air having a low temperature obtained by heat exchange with the evaporator 7 is blown by a fan (not shown) to the refrigerating chamber 2, the vegetable chamber 3, and the freezing chamber 4, thereby cooling the interiors of the refrigerating chamber 2, the vegetable chamber 3, and the freezing chamber 4. The air blown into refrigerating room 2, vegetable room 3, and freezing room 4 is returned to evaporator 7 through return flow paths not shown, and is cooled again by evaporator 7.

The refrigerating compartment 2 is provided with holding

members

50A, 50B, 50C, 50D for holding the

shelf members

20A, 20B. The

holding members

50A, 50B can change the height position of the shelf member 20A. The

holding members

50C, 50D can change, for example, the height position of the shelf member 20B.

In a state (state during use) in which the

shelf members

20A, 20B are placed on the

holding members

50A, 50C, the front ends of the

shelf members

20A, 20B protrude forward from the

holding members

50A, 50C. In the state where the

shelf members

20A, 20B are mounted on the

holding members

50A, 50C, the rear end portions of the

shelf members

20A, 20B are slightly separated from the rear surface 10B2 of the inner box 10B.

The holding members 50A to 50D are formed to protrude inward (leftward) from the wall surface 10b1 (right side wall) of the inner box 10 b. In fig. 2, one side of the right side wall is shown, and the holding member is formed to protrude inward (right side) in the same manner as the right side wall with respect to the left side wall. Fig. 2 shows a state where the shelf member 20A is placed on the holding member 50A, and a state where the shelf member 20B is placed on the holding member 50C. Since the holding members 50A to 50D have the same shape, the holding member 50A will be described below as an example.

Fig. 3 is a sectional view showing a state where the shelf is held.

As shown in fig. 3, the holding member 50A includes a support portion 51 provided on the lower side of the shelf member 20A, and a suppression portion 54 (movement suppression portion) provided on the upper side of the shelf member 20A. The support portion 51 supports the lower face 21a of the glass plate 21. The suppression portion 54 abuts on the upper surface 21b (placement surface) of the rear portion of the glass plate 21.

The front edge 22 attached to the front end of the glass plate 21 is made of synthetic resin, bites into the glass plate 21, and is formed into a substantially コ -shaped cross section. The front trim 22 is formed on the entire front end edge of the glass plate 21. Further, the front trim 22 is adhesively fixed to the glass plate 21.

The rear trim 23 (protective member) attached to the rear end of the glass plate 21 is made of synthetic resin, bites into the glass plate 21, and is formed into a substantially コ -shaped cross section. In addition, a rear trim 23 is formed on the entire rear end edge of the glass plate 21.

The rear trim 23 includes an upper surface portion 23a (projection) located on the upper surface side of the glass plate 21, a lower surface portion 23b located on the lower surface side of the glass plate 21, and a rear surface portion 23c connecting the upper surface portion 23a and the lower surface portion 23b and located on the rear surface side. Further, a protruding portion 23d protruding upward is formed at the rear end of the upper surface portion 23 a. Further, a protruding portion 23e protruding downward is formed at the front end of the lower surface portion 23 b. The distal end (front end) of the upper surface portion 23a protrudes forward from the lower surface portion 23 b. The rear trim 23 is adhesively fixed to the glass plate 21. The upper surface portion 23a of the rear trim 23 protruding from the upper surface of the glass plate 21 corresponds to a protrusion in the present embodiment.

The support portion 51 has a support surface 52 formed to extend in the front-rear direction and supporting the lower surface 21a of the glass plate 21. The support surface 52 is configured to be a horizontal (substantially horizontal) surface. The support surface 52 is set to a length for supporting the glass plate 21 except for the front and rear portions of the glass plate 21. That is, the support surface 52 supports only the glass surface of the glass plate 21, and supports the shelf horizontally (substantially horizontally). More specifically, the support surface 52 supports the glass plate 21 at a length of about 7 in the front-rear direction. The support surface 52 may be extended further forward when there is no obstacle on the horizontal support of the shelf by not having the front trim 22.

The shelf member 20A is positioned forward of the support surface 52 by the front trim 22, so that the glass plate 21 can be brought into close contact with the support surface 52, and the shelf member 20A is stably supported by the support portion 51.

Further, a non-support portion 53 that is positioned below the glass plate 21 and does not support the glass plate 21 is formed behind the support portion 51. The non-support portion 53 is formed continuously from the support surface 52 and protrudes inward from the wall surface 10b1 of the inner box 10b like the support portion 51. The non-support portion 53 has an inclined surface 53a extending obliquely from the front side to the rear side in a direction away from the glass plate 21. The non-support portion 53 has a horizontal surface 53b extending rearward in the horizontal (substantially horizontal) direction (front-rear direction) behind the inclined surface 53 a. The non-support portion 53 has a vertically extending surface 53c extending upward from the vertically extending surface 53 b. In this way, the non-support portion 53 has a recessed shape with a lower height position with respect to the support surface 52. The hanging surface 53c is located rearward of the shelf member 20A in a state where the shelf member 20A is supported by the support surface 52. As shown in fig. 3, the glass plate 21 includes the rear trim 23 and has a shape that does not contact the non-support portion 53 (the inclined surface 53a, the horizontal surface 53b, and the vertical surface 53 c).

The suppression portion 54 has, for example, a substantially triangular shape in front view in the left-right direction, and is formed to protrude inward from the wall surface 10b1, like the support portion 51 and the non-support portion 53. That is, the suppression portion 54 has an inclined surface 54a inclined in a direction from the front side to the rear side toward the glass plate 21. The suppressing portion 54 includes a jaw hanging surface 54b extending upward in the jaw hanging direction from the rear end of the inclined surface 54 a. A corner portion 54c (see the suppressing portion 54 of the holding member 50B in fig. 3) between the inclined surface 54a and the vertical clamping surface 54B abuts on the upper surface 21B of the glass plate 21.

The suppression portion 54 is located above the support portion 51. The suppression portion 54 is located above the horizontal surface 53b and is formed to face the horizontal surface 53 b. The inclined surface 54a of the suppression portion 54 is located behind the inclined surface 53a of the non-support portion 53, and the inclined surface 54a is not located above the inclined surface 53 a. The inclined surface 54a of the suppression portion 54 is formed substantially parallel to the inclined surface 53a of the non-support portion 53.

The rear trim 23 is located rearward of the suppression portion 54 and the upper surface portion 23a is located above the lower end of the suppression portion 54, in this embodiment, the lower end of the corner portion 54 c. The front end (tip end) 23f of the upper surface portion 23a abuts against a rear portion of the suppression portion 54, i.e., the corner portion 54c in the present embodiment. Thus, the shelf member 20A restricts the movement of the shelf member 20A horizontally moving forward. In a state where the upper surface portion 23a is in contact with the corner portion 54c, a gap S is formed between the rear trim 23 and the back surface 10b 2.

The vertical distance between the support surface 52 and the lower end of the suppression portion 54 (the lower end of the corner portion 54c in the present embodiment) is set to be the dimension H as shown in the holding member 50B in fig. 3. The dimension H is set equal to the thickness of the glass plate 21. Thus, when the glass plate 21 is horizontally placed on the support surface 52, the suppression portion 54 abuts against the upper surface 21b of the glass plate 21. In this way, in the use state in which the shelf member 20A is placed on the support surface 52, even if the shelf member 20A is pulled horizontally toward the near side (forward), the front end 23f of the upper surface portion 23a of the rear trim 23 is caught by the restraining portion 54, and the shelf member 20A does not move forward in the forward-backward direction.

Fig. 4 is a sectional view taken along line IV-IV of fig. 2. Fig. 4 is a cross-sectional view when the glass plate 21 is cut slightly forward from the position where the suppression part 54 hits the upper surface 21b of the glass plate 21 (the lower end of the corner part 54c in the present embodiment), and the back side of the sheet is rearward.

As shown in fig. 4, the left and right end portions of the shelf member 20A are located in the recessed portion between the non-support portion 53 and the suppression portion 54. The non-support portion 53 and the suppression portion 54 are formed to protrude inward (inward in the left-right direction). The inner front end 53d of the non-support portion 53 is located inward of the inner front end 54d of the suppression portion 54. Since the stored articles are stored on the upper surface 21b of the glass plate 21 in this manner, the bulge from the wall surface 10b1 is reduced, whereby the space for storing the stored articles on the shelf member 20A can be widely observed, and the space for storing the stored articles can be widely secured.

In addition, in the recess between the non-support portion 53 and the suppression portion 54, a gap (non-contact space) s1 is formed between the shelf member 20A and the non-support portion 53. The gap s1 is set to a depth (height) that allows the hooking between the upper surface portion 23a of the rear trim 23 and the suppression portion 54 to be released.

In the first embodiment, the rear trim 23 (upper surface portion 23a) is integrally formed on the rear end edge portion of the glass plate 21 from the left end to the right end. However, the rear trim 23 is not limited to the configuration in which it is formed on the entire rear end edge portion, and may be formed only on the left end portion and the right end portion, which are necessary positions to be hooked on the upper surface portion 23a and the suppression portion 54. Accordingly, since the rear side of the shelf member 20A is only the glass plate 21 (glass surface) except for the left and right ends, the region for storing the stored articles can be observed more largely, and the region for storing the stored articles can be secured more largely. Further, if the structure (protrusion) that hooks on the suppression portion 54 is provided, the rear trim 23 does not necessarily need to perform this function.

Fig. 5 is a sectional view showing the removal operation of the shelf.

As shown in fig. 5, for example, when the shelf member 20A is cleaned or the height of the shelf member 20A is changed, the operation of detaching the shelf member 20A is performed. First, in the use state shown in fig. 3, the front end of the shelf member 20A is pinched and lifted. By this operation, the shelf member 20A is inclined so that the near side becomes higher than the far side. Thus, the engagement state (hooked state) between the upper surface portion 23a of the rear trim 23 and the corner portion 54c of the suppression portion 54 is released by the rear end of the shelf member 20A being lowered. Further, since a gap s1 (see fig. 4) is formed between the shelf member 20A and the non-support portion 53 between the non-support portion 53 and the suppression portion 54, the rear end of the shelf member 20A can be lowered.

After the engagement between the rear trim 23 and the suppression portion 54 is released, the shelf member 20A is pulled out toward the front, and the state shown in fig. 5 is reached. That is, the rear end of the rear trim 23 is positioned between the horizontal surface 53b of the non-support portion 53 and the corner portion 54c of the suppression portion 54. In addition, the lower surface portion 23b (or the protruding portion 23e) slides on the horizontal surface 53 b. Then, by pulling out the shelf member 20A forward in the state shown in fig. 5, the lower surface portion 23b (protruding portion 23e) slides on the horizontal surface 53b and then slides so as to ascend the inclined surface 53 a. After the rear trim 23 passes the front end 52e of the suppression portion 54, the entire shelf member 20A is lifted up, whereby the shelf member 20A can be detached from the holding member 50A. In this manner, the presence of the horizontal surface 53b can prevent the shelf member 20A from falling rearward even if the shelf member 20A needs to be lowered excessively or the user releases the shelf in this state.

Conversely, when the shelf member 20A is held by the holding member 50A, the shelf member 20A is placed on the support surface 52. The shelf member 20A slides on the support surface 52, and the shelf member 20A moves to the back side (rear side). At this time, when the rear trim 23 moves on the support surface 52, since there is a gap between the glass plate 21 and the support surface 52, the frictional resistance is reduced, and the shelf member 20A is easily slid in the rear direction.

When the rear trim 23 exceeds the support surface 52, the glass plate 21 comes into surface contact with the support surface 52. Then, by further sliding the shelf member 20A to the rear side, the rear trim 23 hits the inclined surface 54a of the suppression portion 54. At this time, the forward side of the shelf member 20A is pinched and lifted, and the shelf member 20A is inclined so that the forward side is higher than the rearward side. Then, in a state where the shelf member 20A is inclined, the shelf member 20A is pushed in to the rear side (rear side) until the entire rear trim 23 passes between the horizontal surface 53b of the non-support portion 53 and the suppression portion 54. When the entire shelf member 20A passes through the suppressing portion 54, the shelf member 20A is returned to the horizontal state, and the glass plate 21 of the shelf member 20A is supported on the support surface 52 of the support portion 51. Then, the shelf member 20A is slid forward in a horizontal state until the upper surface portion 23a of the rear trim 23 is hooked (locked) to the corner portion 54c of the suppression portion 54.

The method of holding the shelf member 20A on the holding member 50A is not limited to the above-described procedure. For example, in a state where the shelf member 20A is inclined such that the near side of the shelf member 20A is located above the far side, the rear trim 23 may be pushed in between the non-support portion 53 and the suppression portion 54.

By disposing the shelf member 20A on the holding member 50A configured as described above, the shelf member 20A can be restricted from moving to the front side in the front-rear direction regardless of whether a protective member (trim) is provided on the left and right sides of the shelf member 20A or not. Even when the shelf member 20A is pressed to the rear side, the rear trim 23 directly hits the hanging surface 53c of the non-support portion 53, and therefore, the movement of the shelf member 20A to the rear side in the front-rear direction can be substantially restricted. With this configuration, the shelf member 20A can be prevented from falling off by the movement of the shelf member 20A when moving in the front-rear direction.

Further, as shown in fig. 3, when the shelf member 20A is horizontally placed on the holding member 50A, even if a force F1 for lifting the shelf member 20A upward in the plumbing direction is applied, the suppression portion 54 comes into contact with the upper surface 21b of the glass plate 21 of the shelf member 20A, and the shelf member 20A cannot be lifted upward. Therefore, the movement of the shelf member 20A in the up-down direction can be restricted by the holding member 50A.

In the first embodiment, the front end of the shelf member 20A projects forward from the support surface 52 of the holding member 50A. In the case of such a support structure, a force F2 (see fig. 3) acts on the upper surface 21b of the front end of the shelf member 20A due to the hand or wrist of the user being caught on the front end of the shelf member 20A in accordance with the storage of the stored goods or the like. At this time, even if a moment of rotation acts on the shelf member 20A by the force F2, the suppression portion 54 abuts the upper surface 21b of the glass plate 21 of the shelf member 20A, and therefore the rear end of the shelf member 20A is not lifted. Therefore, the shelf member 20A can be prevented from falling off by the holding member 50A.

Further, in order to release the horizontal state of the shelf member 20A and detach it, as described above, it is necessary to smoothly combine the vertical movement and the forward and backward movement, so that it is possible to reduce the possibility of unintentional or accidental detachment due to vibration during transportation.

Fig. 6 is a sectional view showing a fixing member used when the refrigerator is transported.

As shown in fig. 6, the refrigerator 1 is attached with a fixing member 60 for preventing the

shelf members

20A and 20B from falling off during transportation (transportation). The fixing member 60 is made of a cushioning material such as styrofoam, and is attached to the front side of the

shelf members

20A and 20B. The fixing member 60 includes a holding portion 61 formed in a substantially コ -shaped (substantially U-shaped) shape in cross section to hold the upper shelf member 20A, a holding portion 62 to hold the lower shelf member 20B, and a connecting portion 63 to connect the holding portion 61 and the holding portion 62.

The holding portion 61 has a suppression surface 61a that suppresses the inclination of the shelf member 20A in a direction away from the support surface 52 (see the arrow in fig. 6), and an abutment surface 61b that abuts the inside of the door (door) when the door (not shown) is closed. Similarly, the holding portion 62 includes a suppression surface 62a that suppresses the inclination of the shelf member 20B in a direction away from the support surface 52 (see an arrow in fig. 6), and an abutment surface 62B that abuts against the inside of the door when the door (door), not shown, is closed.

The coupling portion 63 is formed in a trapezoidal shape in cross section and protrudes rearward. The coupling portion 63 is configured to enter between the holding member 50A and the holding member 50C, and the distal end (rear end) of the coupling portion 63 is configured to be located on the back side (rear side) of the distal end (front end) of the support portion 51. By using the fixing fastener 60 having such a shape, the plurality of

shelf members

20A, 20B can be held simultaneously. Further, by forming the connection portion 63 as the single fixing member 60, the work when the fixing member 60 is provided in the case becomes easy.

In this manner, when the refrigerator 1 is transported, the fixing member 60 is used to close the door, thereby preventing the

shelf members

20A and 20B from being inclined in a direction away from the support surface 52 (see an arrow in fig. 6). In the embodiment shown in fig. 6, the

shelf members

20A and 20B are configured to slightly allow the movement in the front-rear direction (the direction along the support surface 52), and when the

shelf members

20A and 20B slightly move in the front-rear direction, the

shelf members

20A and 20B do not fall off.

Further, since the fixing member 60 is only required to have a shape that suppresses the tilting movement of the

shelf members

20A and 20B in the direction away from the support surface 52, the size of the fixing member can be reduced compared to the conventional case.

Fig. 7 is a sectional view showing another fixing member used when the refrigerator is transported.

As shown in fig. 7, the refrigerator 1 is provided with fixing

members

70, 70 for preventing the

shelf members

20A, 20B from falling off at the time of transportation (at the time of transportation). The fixing member 70 is an adhesive tape (so-called binding tape), and one 70 is attached to the shelf member 20A and the other 70b is attached to the support portion 51. In fig. 7, only the right wall surface 10b1 is described, but the fixing member is similarly attached to the left wall surface 10b 1.

In this way, by using the fixing member 70, the

shelf members

20A and 20B can be prevented from being inclined in a direction away from the support surface 52 when the refrigerator 1 is transported. Further, since the fixing member 70 is fixed to the

shelf members

20A and 20B and the support portion 51, the movement in the front-rear direction can be restricted.

Further, since the fixing member 70 has only to have a shape capable of suppressing the tilting movement of the

shelf members

20A and 20B in the direction away from the support surface 52, the fixing position of the fixing member 70 can be reduced compared to the conventional one.

As described above, the refrigerator 1 of the first embodiment includes the refrigerating compartment 2 having a front opening, and the shelf member 20A disposed in the refrigerating compartment 2 and having the upper surface 21b (placement surface) on which the stored articles are placed. Further, refrigerator 1 includes upper surface portion 23a attached to the rear side of shelf member 20A and protruding upward from the placement surface, and support surface 52 horizontally disposed from the front side to the rear side of left and right wall surfaces 10b1 of refrigerating room 2 and capable of supporting lower surface 21a of shelf member 20A. The refrigerator 1 further includes a suppression portion 54 (movement suppression portion) located rearward and above the support surface 52 and configured to suppress movement of the shelf member 20A by coming into contact with the upper surface 21b of the shelf member 20A. The shelf member 20A is supported by the support surface 52 in a state where the upper surface portion 23a is located rearward relative to the suppression portion 54, and the upper surface portion 23a is located forward relative to the suppression portion 54, so that the shelf member 20A can be removed from the refrigerator compartment 2 (see fig. 3 and 5). This allows the shelf member 20A to be held in the refrigerating compartment 2 without providing a trim (resin frame) on both the right and left sides of the shelf member 20A.

The first embodiment further includes a non-support portion 53 (see fig. 3) provided behind the support surface 52 and not in contact with the shelf member 20A when the shelf member 20A is supported by the support surface 52. This can prevent the shelf member 20A from hitting the rear surface 10b2 of the refrigerator compartment 2, and can prevent the rear surface 10b2 from being damaged.

In the first embodiment, the dimension H between the support surface 52 and the suppression portion 54 is set to be equal to the thickness of the

shelf members

20A and 20B (see fig. 3). This can restrict the movement of the shelf member 20A in the front-rear direction and the vertical direction.

In the first embodiment, the non-support portion 53 has a vertically protruding surface 53c (see fig. 3) on which the rear ends of the

shelf members

20A and 20B abut, behind the suppression portion 54. Thus, the rear end of the shelf member 20A hits the vertical surface 53c before the rear surface 10b2, and the rear surface 10b2 can be protected.

The first embodiment further includes a rear trim 23 provided along the rear end edge of the shelf member 20A, and the upper surface portion 23a is a part of the rear trim 23 (see fig. 3 and 4). Thus, the upper surface portion 23a (projection) and the rear trim 23 do not need to be designed as separate members, and the manufacturing process can be simplified.

(second embodiment)

Fig. 8 is a sectional view showing a holding structure of a shelf in a refrigerator of the second embodiment.

As shown in fig. 8, a refrigerator 1A according to a second embodiment includes holding

members

55A, 55B, 55C, and 55D instead of the holding members 50A to 50D according to the first embodiment. Since the holding members 55A to 55D have the same configuration, the holding member 55A will be described below as an example.

The holding member 55A includes a support portion 51 provided on the lower side of the shelf member 20A and a suppression portion 54 provided on the upper side of the shelf member 20A. The support portion 51 supports the lower face 21a of the glass plate 21. The suppression portion 54 abuts on the upper surface 21b of the rear portion of the glass plate 21. That is, the second embodiment is configured without providing the non-support portion 53 of the first embodiment.

In the refrigerator 1A configured as described above, the lower surfaces 21A of the

shelf members

20A and 20B are supported by the support surface 52, and the upper surfaces 21B of the rear portions of the

shelf members

20A and 20B abut against the suppression portion 54, as in the first embodiment. This regulates the movement of the

shelf members

20A and 20B in the vertical direction. Further, the

shelf members

20A, 20B are restrained from moving in the front-rear direction of the

shelf members

20A, 20B by the upper surface portion 23a of the rear trim 23 coming into contact with the restraining portion 54 (by being hooked).

In this manner, in the refrigerator 1A of the second embodiment, the movement in the vertical direction and the movement in the front-rear direction of the

shelf members

20A and 20B can be restricted even if the configuration does not include the non-support portion 53 of the first embodiment.

While the present embodiment has been described above with reference to the drawings, the present embodiment is not limited to the above description, and includes various modifications. In the first embodiment, the gap is formed between the rear ends of the

shelf members

20A and 20B and the plumbing surface 53 of the non-support portion 53, but the gap may be substantially eliminated.

In the present embodiment, the support portion 51 and the non-support portion 53 are illustrated as being continuous in the front-rear direction, but may be discontinuous.

In the present embodiment, the case where the protruding

portions

23d and 23e are formed on the rear trim 23 is described as an example, but the protruding

portions

23d and 23e may not be provided. This makes it possible to reduce the gap between the horizontal surface 53B of the non-support portion 53 and the suppression portion 54, and also to reduce the inclination angle of the

shelf members

20A, 20B when the

shelf members

20A, 20B are attached and detached, thereby facilitating the attachment and detachment operation of the

shelf members

20A, 20B.

Claims

1. A refrigerator is characterized by comprising:

a storage chamber with an opening at the front;

a shelf disposed in the storage chamber and having a placing surface for placing a storage object;

a projection part mounted on the rear side of the shelf and projecting upward from the carrying surface;

a support surface horizontally arranged from the front side to the rear side of the left side wall and/or the right side wall of the storage chamber and capable of supporting the lower surface of the shelf; and

a movement restraining part located at the rear and upper part of the support surface,

the shelf is supported by the support surface in a state where the projection is located rearward of the movement suppressing portion.

2. The refrigerator according to claim 1,

the shelf board is provided with a non-support part which is arranged at the rear part of the support surface and does not contact with the shelf board when the shelf board is supported by the support surface.

3. The refrigerator according to claim 2,

the non-support portion has an abutment surface that abuts against a rear end of the shelf plate, behind the movement suppressing portion.

4. The refrigerator according to any one of claims 1 to 3,

the vertical dimension H between the support surface and the lower end of the movement suppressing portion is substantially the same as the thickness of the mounting surface.

5. The refrigerator according to any one of claims 1 to 4,

a protection component arranged along the rear end edge of the shelf board,

the projection is a part of the protective member.

6. A fixing member which can be used in the refrigerator of any one of claims 1 to 5 having a plurality of the above-mentioned shelves arranged in the upper and lower direction,

comprising:

a plurality of holding portions which are abutted against the upper sides of the shelf boards; and

a connecting part connecting the plurality of holding parts.