CN113739487B - Refrigerator with a refrigerator body - Google Patents

Abstract

The invention provides a refrigerator with a push-pull type storage container, which can improve the appearance aesthetic property. The refrigerator is provided with: a refrigerator main body provided with a storage chamber having a front opening inside; and a storage container provided in the storage chamber so as to be capable of being pulled out forward and having an upper surface open, wherein the storage container comprises: a bottom; a peripheral wall protruding upward from left and right end portions and a rear end portion of the bottom portion; and a front wall protruding upward from a front end portion of the bottom portion, the front wall being provided separately from the bottom portion and the peripheral wall.

Description

Refrigerator with a refrigerator body

Technical Field

Embodiments of the present invention relate to a refrigerator.

Background

In some cases, a push-pull type storage container is disposed in a position easily visible in the refrigerator, such as a lower portion of a refrigerator compartment, and the storage container is provided so as to be able to be pulled out forward (for example, refer to patent document 1 below).

In such a refrigerator, the push-pull container is disposed at a position where the storage article is easily loaded and unloaded, so that the convenience of use can be improved, and the container is disposed at a position where the container is easily conspicuous, so that it is desired to improve the external appearance of the container.

Patent literature

Patent document 1: japanese patent application laid-open No. 2015-55452

The embodiment of the present invention has been completed in consideration of the above situation, and an object of the present invention is to improve the external appearance of a refrigerator provided with a push-pull type storage container.

Disclosure of Invention

The refrigerator according to an embodiment of the present invention includes: a refrigerator main body provided with a storage chamber having a front opening inside; and a storage container provided in the storage chamber so as to be capable of being pulled out forward and having an upper surface open, wherein the storage container comprises: a bottom; a peripheral wall protruding upward from left and right end portions and a rear end portion of the bottom portion; and a front wall protruding upward from a front end portion of the bottom portion, the front wall being provided separately from the bottom portion and the peripheral wall.

According to the above structure, the appearance aesthetic property of the push-pull type storage container can be improved.

Drawings

Fig. 1 is a longitudinal sectional view showing a schematic structure of a refrigerator according to an embodiment of the present invention.

Fig. 2 is a front view of a refrigerator main body.

Fig. 3 is a sectional view A-A of fig. 1.

Fig. 4 is a front view of a refrigerating compartment provided with a water supply cartridge and a receiving container.

Fig. 5 is a B-B sectional view of fig. 4.

Fig. 6 is an exploded perspective view of the storage container.

Fig. 7 is an exploded perspective view of the storage container.

Description of the reference numerals

1 … refrigerator, 2 … refrigerator main body, 6 … refrigerator, 7 … vegetable compartment, 10 … freezer, 12a … shelf, 14 … container, 30 … water supply cartridge, 131 … container main body, 132 … lid, 133 … front projection, 134 … cartridge front face, 134a … bottom emphasis portion, 134b … lower end, 134c … upper end, 134d … oblique portion, 141 … bottom portion, 141a … storage area, 141b … front side area, 142 … left wall, 143 … right wall, 144 … rear wall, 145 … front wall, 146 … engagement portion, 146a … locking portion, 146b … clip wall, 147 … bottom engagement portion, 148 … front wall engagement portion, 148a …, 148b … insert plate, 149 … lower engagement portion, 150 … tab, 52151 151 flange portion, 160 … container projection portion, … front face portion 161, 161a 161, 37 front face portion, 161a 161b …, 161b … rear face portion, 161b … rear face, 161b … rear wall, 145 … front wall, 146 … front face portion, 146 … engagement portion, 146a, and 37 front face portion, and a 37 clip portion, 161b … front face portion, 161b, 161d, 37 front side edge portion, 161 and upper front side

Detailed Description

Next, a refrigerator 1 according to an embodiment of the present invention will be described based on the drawings. The following embodiments are merely examples, and the scope of the invention is not limited thereto. The following embodiments may be omitted, replaced, or modified in various ways without departing from the spirit of the invention. The following embodiments and modifications thereof are included in the scope of the present invention as set forth in the claims and their equivalents.

In the following description, the left-right direction, the front-rear direction, and the up-down direction represent directions when the refrigerator is viewed from the front, and the left-right direction corresponds to the width direction of the refrigerator. In addition, unless otherwise specified, the left, right, upper, lower, inner, back, front represent the position, side direction, etc. when the refrigerator is viewed from the front. In the inner case 4 of the refrigerator 1, the side facing the storage chamber is the inside of the refrigerator, and the side facing the outer case 3 through the heat insulating material is the heat insulating space side.

(1) Structure of refrigerator 1

The structure of the refrigerator 1 will be described with reference to the accompanying drawings. As shown in fig. 1 to 3, the refrigerator 1 includes a refrigerator main body 2 having a front surface opened. The refrigerator main body 2 includes an outer case 3 made of steel plate and an inner case 4 made of synthetic resin, and between the outer case 3 and the inner case 4, there are formed: a heat insulating space 5 for accommodating a heat insulating material such as a foamed heat insulating material and a vacuum heat insulating panel. The refrigerator main body 2 is provided with a plurality of storage compartments inside the inner case 4. Specifically, as shown in fig. 1, a refrigerating compartment 6 and a vegetable compartment 7 are provided in this order from the upper layer, and a freezing compartment 10 is provided below these compartments.

The refrigerating chamber 6 and the vegetable chamber 7 are: a storage compartment cooled to a refrigerating temperature zone (e.g., 1 to 4 ℃) based on the detected temperature of the refrigerating compartment temperature sensor 36 provided behind the storage compartment. Although the refrigerating chamber 6 and the vegetable chamber 7 are partitioned in the vertical direction by the partition plate 11 made of synthetic resin, air in the refrigerating chamber 6 flows into the vegetable chamber 7 through the communication hole 17 provided at the rear end portion of the partition plate 11. The front surface opening of the refrigerator compartment 6 is provided with: a rotary heat-insulating door 6a pivotally supported by a hinge.

The rear surface of the refrigerator compartment 6 is partitioned by a rear wall member 40 provided in front of the inner box rear surface 4e at a distance. The rear wall member 40 has a1 st flow path portion 24b and a 2 nd flow path portion 24c formed between the rear wall member and the inner case rear surface 4e, and the 1 st flow path portion 24b and the 2 nd flow path portion 24c are configured by: a part of the cooling side flow path 24 through which the cool air supplied to the cooling chamber 6 flows. The rear wall member 40 is provided with: an operation panel 39 for a user to set various temperatures of the refrigerating chamber 6, the freezing chamber 10, and the like, and a refrigerating chamber temperature sensor 36 for detecting the temperature in the refrigerating chamber 6.

A plurality of shelves 12 are provided in the inner space of the refrigerator compartment 6 at intervals in the up-down direction. A space partitioned in the up-down direction by the partition plate 11 and the lowermost shelf 12a is formed with: a lower storage chamber 6b for accommodating a push-pull container such as the water supply box 30 and the storage container 14 is formed with an upper storage chamber 6c provided with a shelf 12 in a space partitioned above the shelf 12a of the lowermost layer.

The upper storage chamber 6c is a storage chamber disposed at the uppermost level in the refrigerator 1, and in a state where no stored article is stored, the rear wall plate 41 of the rear wall member 40 disposed at the rear of the upper storage chamber 6c is exposed so that the rear wall plate 41 can be seen from the front.

The rear wall plate 41 is formed of a plate-like body constituting the front surface portion of the rear wall member 40, and is disposed over substantially the entire width of the upper storage chamber 6c to partition the rear surface of the upper storage chamber 6c. The rear wall plate 41 has cutouts on both left and right sides of the lowermost shelf 12a, the water supply device 31 and the outer case 38 are disposed in the cutouts on one side, and the communication hole 17 is disposed below the cutouts on the other side.

A longitudinal partition wall 13 is disposed near one side wall (left side wall) of the refrigerator compartment 6, and a lower storage compartment 6b is partitioned by the longitudinal partition wall 13 in the refrigerator width direction (see fig. 4). In a space (hereinafter, also referred to as a tank room) interposed between the left side wall of the refrigerating compartment 6 and the longitudinal partition wall 13, a water supply box 30 and a water supply device 31 are provided.

A push-pull storage container 14 provided so as to be able to be pulled out forward is stored in a space (hereinafter, also referred to as a fresh food compartment) interposed between the longitudinal partition wall 13 and the other side wall (right side wall) of the refrigerator compartment 6. As shown in fig. 3, the longitudinal partition wall 13 is configured to: hidden behind the front portion of the container 14.

The water supply box 30 and the storage container 14 are push-pull containers stored at predetermined positions in the front-rear direction by positioning portions, not shown, provided on the partition plate 11.

In the lower storage chamber 6b, the rear wall member 40 and the outer case 38 disposed at the rear portion thereof are hidden by the water supply box 30 and the storage container 14 from the front.

Further, as shown in fig. 5, it is preferable that the lowermost shelf 12a is formed with, on the lower side of the front end thereof: the inclined portion 12a1 is inclined upward so that the plate thickness becomes thinner toward the front end. The lowermost shelf 12a may be fixed to the left and right side surfaces 4a, 4b of the inner case 4, or may be attached to and detached from the left and right side surfaces 4a, 4b of the inner case 4.

The top wall of the refrigerator main body 2 forming the ceiling surface of the refrigerating chamber 6 accommodates inside the refrigerator: and an illumination device 80 for illuminating the inside of the refrigerating chamber 6.

A push-pull heat insulation door 7a is provided at the front opening of the vegetable compartment 7. A storage container 15 constituting a storage container is connected to the rear surface of the heat insulating door 7a, and the storage container 15 is pulled out of the refrigerator while the door is opened.

The freezing chamber 10 is: a storage compartment cooled to a freezing temperature zone (e.g., -10 to-20 ℃) based on the detected temperature of the freezing compartment temperature sensor 37 provided therebehind. The vegetable chamber 7 and the freezing chamber 10 are vertically partitioned by a heat insulating partition wall 16 having a heat insulating material provided therein. A push-pull heat insulation door 10a is provided at a front surface opening of the freezing chamber 10.

As shown in fig. 1, 3 storage containers, that is, a lower container 100, a middle container 101, and an upper container 102, are provided in the freezing chamber 10 in a vertically aligned manner. The lower container 100 is connected to the rear surface of the heat insulating door 10a, and is configured to: the lower container 100 and the middle container 101 supported by the upper surface of the lower container 100 are pulled out of the refrigerator while the door is opened.

Above the upper container 102 is provided: an ice making device 105 including an ice making tray and an ice removing mechanism, and ice made by the ice making device 105 drops toward the upper container 102 and is stored in the upper container 102. The ice making device 105 constitutes an automatic ice making device together with the water supply box 30 and the water supply device 31 provided in the refrigerating compartment 6, and water of the water supply box 30 drawn by the water supply device 31 is supplied to the ice making tray.

The freezing chamber 10 is provided at a rear side thereof with: a cooler 21 capable of generating cool air for cooling the storage chambers 6, 7, 10; and a cooler chamber 23 for receiving the cooler fan 22. The cooler chamber 23 is connected to: a cooling side flow path 24 for supplying the cool air generated by the cooler 21 toward the cooling chamber 6; a freezing side flow path 26 for supplying cool air generated by the cooler 21 toward the freezing chamber 10; and a return duct 19 for returning the air circulated in each of the storage chambers 6, 7, 10 to the cooler chamber 23. A refrigeration damper 25 is provided at a portion of the cooler chamber 23 connected to the refrigeration-side flow path 24, and a freezing damper 27 is provided at a portion of the cooler chamber 23 connected to the freezing-side flow path 26.

The refrigerating side flow path 24 is formed as: the vegetable chamber flow path 24a provided on the rear surface of the vegetable chamber 7, the 1 st flow path portion 24b provided on the rear of the refrigerating chamber 6, and the 2 nd flow path portion 24c are connected in this order from the bottom.

The vegetable chamber flow path 24a is configured to: the widthwise center is located on one side (right side in the present embodiment) in the width direction from the widthwise center of the vegetable compartment 7. The vegetable chamber flow path 24a is connected to the lower end of the 1 st flow path portion 24b so that the flow path width thereof becomes wider as it goes upward from the refrigeration damper 25.

The 1 st flow path portion 24b extends upward from the lower end of the lower storage chamber 6b to a position above the lowermost shelf 12a, and the 1 st flow path portion 24b is provided behind the lower storage chamber 6b and behind the lower portion of the upper storage chamber 6c. The 1 st flow path portion 24b is configured to: the widthwise center is located on one side (right side in the present embodiment) in the widthwise direction from the widthwise center of the refrigerating chamber 6.

The upper end of the 1 st flow path portion 24b is connected to the 2 nd flow path portion 24c via an inclined portion 24d, wherein the inclined portion 24d is inclined inward in the width direction (left side in the present embodiment) with respect to the up-down direction. The 2 nd flow path portion 24c is configured to: the widthwise center of the cooling chamber 6 is located closer to the widthwise center of the cooling chamber than the widthwise center of the 1 st flow channel portion 24 b.

The 1 st flow path portion 24b has a front surface provided with: the blowout port 18b opening to the lower storage chamber 6b is provided on the front surface of the 2 nd flow path portion 24 c: a blowout port 18c opened to the upper storage chamber 6c.

The cooler 21 constitutes a refrigeration cycle together with a compressor 29 and a condenser accommodated in a machine chamber 28, wherein the machine chamber 28 is formed in a lower portion of a rear surface of the refrigerator main body 2, and the cooler 21 is cooled by a refrigerant discharged from the compressor 29. The cooler 21 can cool the air in the cooler chamber 23 to generate cool air for cooling the storage chambers 6, 7, and 10.

As shown in fig. 1, a substrate accommodating portion 60 recessed toward the front is provided at an upper portion of the back surface of the refrigerator main body 2, and the substrate accommodating portion 60 is provided inside: a control board 70 for controlling the refrigerator 1, and an electric element 71 such as a reactor.

The control board 70 controls the opening and closing of the refrigeration damper 25 and the freezing damper 27, the rotation speed of the cooler fan 22, the operating frequency of the compressor 29, and the lighting device 80 based on detection signals input from the various sensors 36 and 37 and the operation panel 39 and a control program stored in advance in a memory, thereby controlling all operations of the refrigerator 1.

According to the refrigerator 1 having such a structure, the cooling air generated by the cooler 21 can be switched between the cooling air supply to the refrigerating compartment 6, the vegetable compartment 7, and the freezing compartment 10 by controlling the rotation of the cooler fan 22 and the opening/closing of the refrigerating damper 25 and the freezing damper 27, and the respective storage compartments 6, 7, and 10 are cooled so that the temperatures detected by the refrigerating compartment temperature sensor 36 and the freezing compartment temperature sensor 37 satisfy predetermined temperature conditions.

Specifically, in the case of cooling the refrigerator compartment 6 and the vegetable compartment 7, the cooler 21 is cooled by driving the compressor 29, and the cooler fan 22 is driven in a state where the refrigerator damper 25 is opened and the freezer damper 27 is closed. Accordingly, the air cooled by the cooler 21 flows upward through the vegetable room flow path 24a, the 1 st flow path portion 24b, the inclined portion 24d, and the 2 nd flow path portion 24c, and is supplied from the air outlets 18b, 18c to the refrigerating chamber 6, thereby cooling the refrigerating chamber 6. The air flowing through the refrigerator compartment 6 flows into the vegetable compartment 7 through the communication hole 17 provided in the partition plate 11, cools the interior of the vegetable compartment 7, and then enters the return duct 19 from the suction port 19a provided in the rear surface of the vegetable compartment 7, returns to the cooler compartment 23, and exchanges heat with the cooler 21 again to cool the interior.

In the case of cooling the freezing chamber 10, the cooler 21 is cooled by driving the compressor 29, and the cooler fan 22 is driven in a state where the freezing damper 27 is opened and the refrigerating damper 25 is closed. Accordingly, the air cooled by the cooler 21 is supplied from the air outlet 34 to the freezing chamber 10 through the freezing-side flow path 26, thereby cooling the freezing chamber 10. The air flowing through the freezing chamber 10 enters the return duct 19 from the suction port 19b provided on the rear surface of the freezing chamber 10 and returns to the cooler chamber 23, and is cooled by exchanging heat with the cooler 21 again.

In the refrigerator 1, when the door 6a of the refrigerator compartment 6 is opened, the control board 70 supplies power of the driving power to the lighting device 80 to illuminate the inside of the refrigerator compartment 6.

(2) Storage container 14

Next, the storage container 14 stored in the fresh food compartment interposed between the longitudinal partition wall 13 and the right side wall of the refrigerator compartment 6 will be described. As shown in fig. 3 to 7, the storage container 14 includes: a bottom 141; a left wall 142 and a right wall 143 protruding upward from left and right end portions of the bottom 141; a rear wall 144 protruding upward from a rear end portion of the bottom; and a front wall 145 protruding upward from a front end portion of the bottom 141.

Regarding the storage container 14, the left wall 142, the right wall 143, and the rear wall 144 constitute: a continuous peripheral wall integral with the bottom 141. That is, the left wall 142 and the rear wall 144 are smoothly connected via a curved surface, the right wall 143 and the rear wall 144 are smoothly connected via a curved surface, and the bottom 141 and the peripheral walls 142, 143, 144 are smoothly connected via curved surfaces 142a, 143a, 144 a.

Such a bottom portion 141, left wall 142, right wall 143, and rear wall 144 are formed of an integrally molded resin body, for example, a white opaque resin material.

The front wall 145 is formed of a resin molded body molded separately from the bottom 141 and the peripheral walls 142, 143, 144, for example, a transparent resin material or the like, and a resin material having a different color and transparency from those of the bottom 141 and the peripheral walls 142, 143, 144. The front wall 145 is fixed to the front end portions of the left wall 142, the right wall 143, and the bottom 141, thereby forming a container having an approximately rectangular parallelepiped shape with an upper surface open.

The types of the resin materials constituting the bottom portion 141, the left wall 142, the right wall 143, and the rear wall 144 and the resin material constituting the front wall 145 are not particularly limited, but the same resin material is preferable, and for example, polystyrene resin (GPPS) or the like may be used.

The front end portions of the left wall 142 and the right wall 143 are provided with: zhou Bika joint 146 which expands outward in the left-right direction so as to increase in wall thickness. The tip portion of the bottom portion 141 is provided with: the bottom engagement portion 147 is expanded downward so as to increase in thickness. Zhou Bika engaging portion 146 and bottom engaging portion 147 are engaged with: a front wall engaging portion 148 and a lower engaging portion 149 provided on the rear surface of the front wall 145, thereby fixing the front wall 145 to the front sides of the left wall 142, the right wall 143, and the bottom 141.

The Zhou Bika joint 146 includes: a hook-shaped locking portion 146a provided at the upper end portions of the left wall 142 and the right wall 143; and a holding plate 146b provided below the locking portion 146 a. The clamping plate 146b is: a wall surface extending upward from the bottom 141 provided on the outer side in the lateral direction than the inner surfaces of the left wall 142 and the right wall 143. The retainer plate 146b is formed between the lateral outer wall surfaces of the engagement portion 146 with Zhou Bika: a narrow slit extending in the up-down direction.

The upper surface of the bottom 141 includes: a storage region 141a partitioned between the curved surface 142a and the curved surface 143 a; and a front end region 141b clamped by clamping plates 146b, wherein the curved surface 142a and the curved surface 143a are respectively provided at the lower ends of the left wall 142 and the right wall 143, and the clamping plates 146b, 146b are respectively provided at the front ends of the left wall 142 and the right wall 143.

The storage area 141a is an area where the stored article is mainly placed, and is inclined so as to be lower as it goes rearward. The front end region 141b is: a wide area longer in the left-right direction than the storage area 141a provided on the front side of the storage area 141 a. On the lower side of the front side region 141b, there is provided: a bottom engaging portion 147 having a slit with a small width extending in the left-right direction.

The front end portion of the upper surface of the bottom portion 141 is provided with: a protruding strip 150 protruding upward. The protruding bar 150 extends in the left-right direction so as to connect the front end of the curved surface 142a of the left wall 142 and the front end of the curved surface 143a of the right wall 143, and defines a storage area 141a at the rear side of the protruding bar 150 and a front area 141b at the front side of the protruding bar 150.

The front wall 145 has front wall engaging portions 148 at left and right end portions of the back surface, and a lower engaging portion 149 at a lower end portion of the back surface.

The front wall engaging portion 148 includes: a claw portion 148a protruding rearward from the upper end portion of the rear surface of the front wall 145 and engaged with the engagement portion 146a of the Zhou Bika engagement portion 146; and left and right insertion plates 148b protruding rearward from the rear surface of the front wall 145. The left and right insertion plates 148b are formed in a plate shape provided in the vertical direction so as to connect the lower side of the claw portion 148a to the lower engaging portion 149, and are inserted into slits formed by the sandwiching plates 146b of the Zhou Bika engaging portion 146.

The lower engaging portion 149 is formed in a plate shape that is provided along the left-right direction so as to connect the lower ends of the left-right insertion plates 148b and protrudes rearward from the rear surface of the front wall 145. That is, the left and right insertion plates 148b and the lower engaging portion 149 are continuously connected in a コ shape that is upwardly open when viewed from the rear. Such a lower engaging portion 149 is inserted in: the bottom engagement portion 147 of the bottom portion 141 is provided in the slit.

The upper ends of the left wall 142 and the right wall 143 are provided with: flange 151 protruding outward in the left-right direction. The protruding amount of the flange 151 in the lateral direction is set as: like the Zhou Bika joint 146 provided at the distal ends of the left wall 142 and the right wall 143, the Zhou Bika joint 146 is hidden by the flange 151 in a plan view.

A container projection 160 that projects upward and forward is provided at the upper end of the front wall 145 and over the entire width of the front wall 145. The container protrusion 160 includes: a container front portion 161 provided in front of the front wall 145 with a space therebetween; a connecting portion 162 that connects the container front portion 161 and the front wall 145 and extends in the left-right direction; and side portions 163 connecting the left and right sides of the container front portion 161 and the connecting portion 162 with the front wall 145.

The container front portion 161 forms a vertical wall that is provided in front of the front wall 145 at a distance therefrom and extends in the up-down direction. As shown in fig. 5, the container front surface portion 161 extends upward from a position lower than the claw portion 148a provided on the front wall 145 to the same height as the lowermost shelf 12 a. That is, the lower end of the container front surface portion 161 is located below the claw portion 148a, and the upper end of the container front surface portion 161 is disposed in front of the shelf 12a so as to overlap the shelf 12a of the lowermost layer in the front-rear direction in a state where the storage container 14 is stored in the fresh food compartment.

Accordingly, when the storage container 14 is stored in the fresh food compartment, the container front surface portion 161 conceals at least a part of the claw portion 148a provided in the front wall 145 and the front end of the lowermost shelf 12a from the front, and closes the gap formed between the upper end of the front wall 145 and the lowermost shelf 12a from the front, in front.

In the present embodiment, the upper end portion of the container front surface portion 161 is provided with: the container inclined portion 161d which is inclined rearward as it goes upward, and the upper end of the container inclined portion 161d is disposed in front of the lowermost shelf 12 a.

The container front surface portion 161 is inclined rearward as it goes upward, and the inclination angle thereof is substantially the same as the inclination angle of the cartridge front surface portion 134 constituting the front surface portion of the water supply cartridge 30. In the present embodiment, the container front surface portion 161 of the storage container 14 and the case front surface portion 134 of the water supply case 30 are inclined rearward so as to deviate slightly from the vertical direction as they go upward.

The container front portion 161 is provided with: the 1 st emphasis part 161a is provided in a belt shape having a constant vertical dimension and extending in the left-right direction. The 1 st emphasis portion 161a is a region visually distinguishable from other portions of the container front surface portion 161, that is: such as areas of different materials, colors, patterns, component thicknesses, etc. The 1 st emphasis part 161a is preferably: a portion which is thicker than other portions of the container front surface portion 161 and has lower transparency than other portions by coloring, surface processing, metal vapor deposition (metal vapor deposition), or the like. When the coloring layer is provided on the 1 st emphasizing portion 161a, the surface on which the coloring layer is formed is preferably: is provided thicker in such a manner as to protrude more than other portions of the container front surface portion 161. By providing the coloring layer thicker in this manner, the 1 st emphasis part 161a can be provided with a beautiful appearance without exposing the coloring layer from the 1 st emphasis part 161a.

The coupling portion 162 protrudes substantially horizontally forward from the upper end portion of the front wall 14a, and is coupled to the lower portion of the container front surface portion 161. The coupling portion 162 is preferably configured to: in the present embodiment, as shown in fig. 5, the coupling portion 162 is provided so as to overlap at least a part of the front wall engaging portion 148 in the front-rear direction: overlap with the base upper end portion of the claw portion 148a in the front-rear direction.

A container grip 164 that opens downward is formed below the coupling portion 162 and between the container front surface portion 161 and the front wall 145. The container grip 164 is a member that functions as a grip when a user inserts his or her finger from below to insert and remove the storage container 14.

A rear surface opening 165 is provided at least at the upper end portion on the rear surface of the container projection 160. In the present embodiment, as shown in fig. 5 and 7, a rear surface opening 165 is provided over the entire width of the container protrusion 160 and above the connecting portion 162 so that the rear surface of the container protrusion 160 is opened.

The storage container 14 is configured by locking the claw portion 148a to the locking portions 146a of the left wall 142 and the right wall 143, inserting the insertion plate 148b into the slit formed by the holding plate 146b of the engagement portion 146 of Zhou Bika, and inserting the lower engagement portion 149 into the slit provided in the bottom engagement portion 147, thereby fixing the front wall 145 to the front ends of the bottom portion 141, the left wall 142, and the right wall 143.

(3) Water supply box 30

As shown in fig. 3 and 4, the water supply cartridge 30 includes: a container body 131 having an upper surface opened; and a cover 132 closing the upper surface opening of the container body 131. The water supply cartridge 30 stores in the container body 131: the water (ice-making water) supplied to the ice-making device 105 by the water supply device 31 is prevented from overflowing the container main body 131 by the cover 132.

The container body 131 is: a synthetic resin container having a substantially rectangular parallelepiped shape in which the distance between the front wall and the rear wall is larger than the distance between the left and right side walls and is longer in the front-rear direction.

The container body 131 further includes: a front projection 133 provided on substantially the entire width of the front wall so as to project forward and upward from the upper end portion of the front wall.

The front protruding portion 133 includes: a cartridge front surface portion 134 provided on the front side of the front wall at a distance; and side portions 135 provided at both left and right ends of the cartridge front face portion 134.

The front projection 133 has a box grip portion which opens downward between the box front portion 134 and the front wall of the container main body 131. The cartridge gripping portion is a member that functions as a grip when the user inserts his or her finger from below to pull out the water supply cartridge 30.

The box surface portion 134 is inclined rearward as it goes upward, and the inclination angle thereof is substantially the same as the inclination angle of the container surface portion 161 of the storage container 14.

The cartridge front face portion 134 is provided over the entire width of the front wall of the container main body 131 in the left-right direction, and is provided from the same height as the lower end of the container front face portion 161 of the storage container 14 to the same height as the upper end of the container front face portion 161 in the up-down direction.

That is, the upper end portion of the cartridge front surface portion 134 is provided with: the upper end of the box inclined portion 134d is disposed on the front side of the shelf 12a so as to overlap the shelf 12a on the lowermost layer in the front-rear direction in a state in which the water supply box 30 is stored in the Rong Xiang chamber, and the box front portion 134 conceals at least a part of the front end of the shelf 12a on the lowermost layer from the front in front view.

The lower end portion of the cartridge front surface portion 134 is provided with: the 2 nd emphasis part 134a is provided in a belt shape having a constant vertical dimension and extending in the left-right direction. The 2 nd emphasis part 134a is: the region visually distinguishable from the other portions of the cartridge front face portion 134 is: such as areas of different materials, colors, patterns, component thicknesses, etc. The 2 nd emphasis part 134a is preferably: a portion which is thicker than the other portion of the cartridge front face portion 134 and has lower transparency than the other portion by coloring, surface processing, metal vapor deposition (metal vapor deposition), or the like is provided. When the coloring layer is provided on the 2 nd emphasis portion 134a, the surface on which the coloring layer is formed is preferably: is provided thicker in such a manner as to protrude more than the other portions of the cartridge front face portion 134. By providing the coloring layer thicker in this manner, the 2 nd emphasis part 134a can be provided with a beautiful appearance without exposing the coloring layer from the 2 nd emphasis part 134a.

The lower end 134b of the 2 nd emphasis portion 134a is located at the lower end of the cartridge front face portion 134, and is located at: the same height position as the lower end 161b of the 1 st emphasized portion 161a of the storage container 14. The upper end 134c of the 2 nd emphasis part 134a is located at: the same height position as the upper end 161c of the 1 st emphasized portion 161a of the storage container 14.

As shown in fig. 2, such a water supply cassette 30 is accommodated in a container chamber sandwiched between the left side wall of the refrigerator compartment 6 and the longitudinal partition wall 13, and when the accommodating container 14 is accommodated in a fresh food compartment sandwiched between the longitudinal partition wall 13 and the right side wall of the refrigerator compartment 6, the container front surface portion 161 of the accommodating container 14 overlaps with the cassette front surface portion 134 of the water supply cassette 30 in the left-right direction (refrigerator width direction).

(4) Effects of

According to the refrigerator 1 of the present embodiment, since the front wall 145 constituting the storage container 14 is provided separately from the bottom 141 and the peripheral walls 142, 143, 144, the degree of freedom in shape, color, and material of the front wall 145 of the storage container 14 which is easily noticeable when placed in the refrigerator is improved, and the appearance aesthetic property of the refrigerator provided with the storage container can be improved.

In the present embodiment, when the front wall 145 is formed of a transparent resin and the bottom 141 and the peripheral walls 142, 143, 144 are formed of an opaque resin, the stored items stored in the storage container 14 can be visually checked from the front surface of the storage container 14, and the internal components such as the outer case 38 disposed behind the storage container 14 can be hidden, so that the convenience of use can be improved and the appearance of the refrigerator can be improved.

In the present embodiment, when the protruding strip 150 protruding upward and extending in the left-right direction is provided at the front end portion of the upper surface of the bottom portion 141 of the storage container 14, even if the liquid overflows inside the storage container 14, the protruding strip 150 can intercept the liquid and prevent the liquid from leaking from the joint portion between the bottom portion 141 and the front wall 145.

In the present embodiment, when the container front surface portion 161 is provided in front of the front wall 145 so as to cover the front of the claw portion 148a of the front wall engagement portion 148 engaged with the engagement portions 146a provided in the left wall 142 and the right wall 143, the engagement portions between the front wall 145 and the left wall 142 and the right wall 143 are less noticeable when viewed from the front, and the appearance aesthetic property of the refrigerator can be improved.

In the present embodiment, when the connecting portion 162 connecting the container front surface portion 161 and the front wall 145 is disposed so as to overlap at least a part of the front wall engaging portion 148 in the front-rear direction, the front wall engaging portion 148 is less noticeable when viewed from the front, and the rigidity of the portion of the front wall 145 where the front wall engaging portion 148 is provided is improved, so that breakage of the front wall engaging portion 148 can be prevented when the front wall 145 is attached to the bottom portion 141 and the peripheral walls 142, 143, 144.

In the present embodiment, when the upper end of the container projection 160 is disposed in front of the shelf 12a so as to overlap the shelf 12a of the lowermost layer in the front-rear direction, contact between the shelf 12a and the container projection 160 can be prevented, and a gap formed between the upper end of the front wall 145 and the shelf 12a of the lowermost layer can be closed from the front.

In the present embodiment, when the opening 165 is provided at the upper end of the rear surface of the container projection 160, and the inclined portion 12a1 is formed below the front end portion of the lowermost shelf 12a so as to be inclined upward so that the thickness thereof becomes thinner as the front end is moved, even when the shelf 12a is deflected downward due to the weight of the stored product placed on the lowermost shelf 12a, contact with the container projection 160 can be prevented.

Claims (5)

1. A refrigerator, the refrigerator comprising: a refrigerator main body provided with a storage chamber having a front opening inside; and a storage container which is provided in the storage chamber so as to be capable of being pulled out forward and which has an opening at an upper surface,

the storage container is provided with: a bottom; a peripheral wall protruding upward from left and right end portions and a rear end portion of the bottom portion; and a front wall protruding upward from a front end portion of the bottom portion, the front wall being provided separately from the bottom portion and the peripheral wall,

the refrigerator is provided with: a Zhou Bika joint provided at the front upper end of the peripheral wall; and a front wall engaging portion provided at both right and left end portions of the front wall and engaged with the Zhou Bika engaging portion,

the refrigerator is provided with: a shelf arranged above the storage container and separating the storage chamber in the up-down direction,

a projection portion protruding upward and forward is provided at an upper end portion of the front wall over the entire width of the front wall, and the projection portion includes: a container front portion provided in front of the front wall at a distance; and a connecting portion connecting the container front portion and the upper end portion of the front wall and extending in the left-right direction,

the container front surface portion extends upward from a position below the front wall engaging portion to the same height as the lowermost shelf,

the upper end of the container front portion is disposed in front of the lowermost shelf so as to overlap with the lowermost shelf in the front-rear direction,

the connecting portion overlaps at least a portion of the front wall engaging portion in the front-rear direction.

2. The refrigerator according to claim 1, wherein,

the front wall is formed of a transparent resin, and the bottom and the peripheral wall are formed of an opaque resin.

3. The refrigerator according to claim 1 or 2, wherein,

the bottom portion includes at an upper front end portion: a protruding strip protruding upwards and extending along the left-right direction.

4. The refrigerator according to claim 1, wherein,

an opening is provided at the upper end of the rear surface of the protruding portion.

5. The refrigerator according to claim 1 or 4, wherein,

the lower side of the front end of the shelf is inclined upwards as the lower side of the front end of the shelf is inclined towards the front end.