CN1291278A

CN1291278A - Storage container for refrigerator

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Publication number: CN1291278A
Application number: CN99803162A
Authority: CN
Inventors: 伊藤正贵
Original assignee: Matsushita Refrigeration Co
Current assignee: Panasonic Holdings Corp
Priority date: 1998-02-24
Filing date: 1999-02-24
Publication date: 2001-04-11
Also published as: WO1999043998A1; EP1064508A1; JP2002505410A; JP4382278B2

Abstract

A storage container (13) for use in a refrigerator includes an open-topped box (14) having a top opening oriented upwardly and a forward opening (A0) oriented in a direction perpendicular to a plane of the top opening and communicated with the top opening. A movable hatch (17) is mounted on the box (14) for movement between lifted and lowered positions. This movable hatch (17) when in the lifted position closes the forward opening (A0) of the box (14).

Description

The storage container that is used for refrigerator

Invention field

The present invention relates generally to refrigerator, relate in particular to use in the refrigerator hold containers such as food.

Background of invention

Domestic refrigerator generally comprises the shell with inner chamber of a box-shaped, and its inner chamber can be entirely as refrigerating chamber, or is separated into refrigerating chamber and refrigerating chamber.Outcase of refrigerator generally has at least one can pass in and out shell inner cavity and the door opening that can open or close selectively by a hinged support.Along with the difference of design, outcase of refrigerator can have respectively and refrigerating chamber and corresponding two openings of refrigerating chamber, and in this case, each opening all has the door of a fan with hinged support respectively.

No matter refrigerator only has refrigerating chamber still is that existing refrigeration has refrigerating chamber again, and refrigerating chamber generally is separated into two or more compartment of fluid communication with each other by one or more demarcation strips.A compartment in the refrigerating chamber is generally used for holding vegetables, fruit and/or other food to keep its fresh container.

For example, disclose employed a kind of food fresh-keeping vessel in the refrigerator among the disclosed Japanese kokai publication hei 61-6579 on January 13rd, 1986, this paper schematically shows it in accompanying drawing 6.According to the disclosure, hold containers such as fresh vegetables fruit food 1 total be box-like rectangle, its opening and comprises a rigid cover 2 of being made by the microporous materials of glass or permeation of moisture up.Top cover can be placed on the container, holds the opening up of antistaling containers such as vegetables with closure.

Above-mentioned open not mentioning used demarcation strip in refrigerating chamber.But, can find, if the known antistaling containers such as vegetables that hold are placed in the special-purpose compartment above the outer casing bottom, and be right after in below the demarcation strip shown in the P such as Fig. 6, the place ahead that holds antistaling containers such as vegetables for example be used for vegetables etc. are put into antistaling container or when therefrom taking out its effectively inlet aspect big or small, be restricted.Specifically, when the vegetables in will taking out antistaling containers such as leaving vegetables in 1 or any other material, people must pull out a segment distance towards the hinged support door forward with antistaling containers such as vegetables, then the front side of top cover 2 are promoted to allow the contact wire pivot of top cover 2 between the top edge of the back edge of top cover 2 and the rear wall that constitutes antistaling containers such as vegetables.

Top cover 2 can be pivoted to the restriction that the scope that forms inlet is subjected to the front side of demarcation strip P, when top cover 2 is pivoted to when opening that vegetables and/or food material are taken out in preparation from antistaling containers such as vegetables or vegetables and/or food material being put into antistaling containers such as vegetables, demarcation strip P can contact with top cover 2.Therefore, the size of inlet is restricted, and vegetables that volume is bigger and/or food material just can not be put in the antistaling containers such as vegetables, unless antistaling containers such as vegetables are taken out from refrigerator.Also have,, guarantee a satisfied observability for the inlet that so is restricted, promptly want people can see inside the antistaling containers such as drawing vegetables in store actually what, tend to meet difficulty.

Therefore, designed the present invention, the problem of being run into the storage container of the prior art of basic elimination the above-mentioned type, the invention provides a kind of improved storage container, this container can provide an other inlet in its front, preserve in the container even make the bigger food material of volume also can be placed into, or from preserve container, take out.

Another free-revving engine of the present invention provides a kind of storage container of improved the above-mentioned type, and it can effectively improve visuality, makes the user can be without any the inside of seeing container difficultly, with determine in the container in store what.

A free-revving engine more of the present invention provides a kind of storage container of improved the above-mentioned type, and this container is easy to use, and can be used in any existing refrigerator, and the manufacturing cost of container is very low.

Brief summary of the invention

In order to realize these purposes, the invention provides a kind of storage container that is used in the refrigerator, it comprises an open-topped box, this box has an open top that is directed upwardly and open front direction and that be communicated with open top perpendicular to the open top plane towards the edge, comprise that also one is installed in the preceding inlet cover that can move on the box between lifting position and down position, described preceding inlet cover can be closed the open front of box when lifting position.

Preferably, at least one cam mechanism is provided, this cam mechanism comprises a hinged arm, its end is connected in the position away from open front of one of cassette sidewall pivotly, the opposite end of described hinged arm and the engagement of preceding inlet cover, also comprise a cam member, hinged arm moves along this cam member, so that preceding inlet cover moves between lifting position and down position.

Also have, preferably, preceding inlet cover comprises that one is the lid of thin-and-long and two arms that stretch out perpendicular to the direction of lid from the opposite end edge of lid substantially, and in each arm of preceding inlet cover a guider is set, with the moving between lifting position and down position of inlet cover before guiding.

In a word, storage container of the present invention comprises more clearly other various advantages and the feature of becoming in the specification of back.

Brief Description Of Drawings

Can be more readily understood the present invention from the explanation of following described preferred embodiment in conjunction with the accompanying drawings, in the accompanying drawings, similarly part is represented with similar label, in the accompanying drawing:

Fig. 1 is the partial side view of a refrigerator part, and that has wherein used according to the present invention first preferred embodiment holds antistaling containers such as vegetables;

Fig. 2 is the schematic perspective view of antistaling containers such as vegetables shown in Figure 1;

Fig. 3 is the partial side view of this part of refrigerator, and that has wherein used according to the present invention second preferred embodiment holds antistaling containers such as fresh vegetables;

Fig. 4 is the schematic perspective view that holds antistaling containers such as vegetables shown in Figure 3;

Fig. 5 cooperates the schematic perspective view be used in a top cover in the antistaling containers such as vegetables of the present invention first and second embodiment in any one;

Fig. 6 is the partial side view of refrigerator, and wherein used is the antistaling containers such as vegetables of prior art.

Implement optimal mode of the present invention

Below in conjunction with some preferred embodiments shown in accompanying drawing and the accompanying drawing enforcement optimal mode of the present invention is described.Although those embodiment of the present invention in describing hold antistaling container such as vegetables about being used in the domestic refrigerator, in order to hold vegetables, fruit and/or any other food material that will keep fresh, but when those skilled in the art has read behind the present disclosure, can similarly be used in the refrigerator antistaling containers such as understanding vegetables of the present invention at an easy rate or any other case of refrigerator outside in and can be used on and hold any other material and be not only in the case of foodstuff.

(first preferred embodiment)

Consult Fig. 1 and 2, a refrigerator R (with the side-looking cut-away wherein a part being shown among Fig. 1) is the case shape structure of rectangle substantially.It has one and is formed on inner refrigerating chamber 10, also has the preceding inlet of an edge perpendicular to the direction of the longitudinal axis of refrigerator R.The inlet of refrigerator R can be opened or closed selectively by chain supporting refrigerator doors 11.So far the refrigerator R of described the sort of structure can be any known structure, and therefore, for the purpose of clear, its details no longer is repeated in this description.

Refrigerating chamber 10 total by being defined in the refrigerator doors 11 of closed position, a bottom thermal wall 10a, a top thermal wall (not shown) relative, total relative side thermal wall of representing with 10b and a back thermal wall 10c relative with refrigerator doors 11 with base wall 10a.This refrigerating chamber 10 has an antemarginal effective depth D from the leading edge amount of the bottom thermal wall 10a adjacent with refrigerator doors 11 to the bottom thermal wall 10a adjacent with back thermal wall 10c, also has one removable or be contained in the demarcation strip 12 of a segment distance to form a vessel C on the thermal wall 10a of bottom that be positioned in the refrigerating chamber 10 rigidly.This demarcation strip 12 has the degree of depth less than the effective depth D of refrigerating chamber 10, and this demarcation strip 12 can be the form of the lattice-shaped made by glass or any suitable synthetic resin or grid shelf or a solid rigidity pane.

Antistaling containers such as vegetables 13 comprise total rectangular box 14 of an open-top, this box 14 comprises and basic is the rear wall 14c of rectangle and a diapire 14d substantially for the antetheca 14b of rectangle, substantially for the relative sidewall 14a of rectangle,, they are combined and constitute box 14, opening wide up on away from the direction of diapire 14d, this can clearly be seen that from Fig. 2.Although optional, antistaling containers such as the vegetables shown in the figure 13 comprise that one substantially is the top cover 15 of rectangle, and it removably is used to close the open top of the box 14 of open-top, and this will carry out more detailed description to it below.

The all wall 14a to 14d that form the box 14 of open-top can be by any suitable synthetic resin, preferably made by white or plastic opaque, and available any known plastics molding technique is made the box 14 that comprises those walls 14a to 14d.In a preferred embodiment of the present invention antetheca 14b be one with box 14 separated components, it is incorporated into diapire 14d securely, meanwhile be contained in the two parallel upstanding edges that fuse with diapire 14d regularly along in the space between the 14e, thereby perpendicular to diapire 14d.Upstanding edge is along one of 14e, promptly before upstanding edge along be integral from its knob-shaped of stretching out a segment distance towards forward direction refrigerator doors 11, make that after opening refrigerator doors 11 user can catch handle 16 relative inlets to draw or towards antistaling containers such as pusher vegetables with its hand forward.

Be noted that, the height that the height of antetheca 14b (height that records along the direction with the vertical consistency of refrigerator R) in kind records less than rear wall 14c, make that under the condition that assembles shown in Figure 2 box 14 has the edge direction unlimited preceding inlet AO relative with rear wall 14c that is communicated with its open top.It is more clear to become in explanation subsequently, available one that preferably make by transparent plastics, substantial lateral is extended movably before inlet cover 17 with inlet AO before closing selectively or opening.

Before movable inlet cover 17 relatively box 14, between rising and down position, move up and down, to close or to open the preceding inlet AO of box 14.Inlet cover 17 comprise that one was the lid 17a of rectangle and two arm 17b substantially before should be movable, and the corresponding opposite end of two arm 17b and lid 17a is integrally formed and extend perpendicular to lid 17a.Fig. 2 is shown clearly in, movable before each arm 17b of inlet cover 17 have an inner surface that is formed with a gathering sill 17c separately, this gathering sill 17c extends along the direction perpendicular to lid 17a longitudinal axis.

The preceding outer surface part of each sidewall 14a of box 14 is formed with one from its guide protrusions that extends laterally 18 outwardly, by hold corresponding guide protrusions 18 in gathering sill 17c movable preceding inlet cover 17 is installed on the box 14.Therefore, can be clear that, be here with wherein hold and the gathering sill 17c of the corresponding guide protrusions 18 of the sidewall 14a one of box 14 and make movable before inlet cover 17 between the rise and fall position, be directed to.Preferably, the height of above-mentioned lid 17a is to select like this, when inlet cover 17 is in lifting position shown in Figure 1 before movable, the lower limb 17d of lid 17a will overlap on the top edge 14f of antetheca 14b of box 14, and can not rest on the top edge 14f of antetheca 14b, make that lid 17a can move along antetheca 14b when movable preceding inlet cover 17 will move to down position shown in Figure 2 down, guide protrusions 18 then edge gathering sill 17c separately is directed to.

It is to be noted, overlapping between the top edge 14f of the lower limb 17d of lid 17a and box 14 antetheca 14b is very favorable, because so, inlet cover 17 remains under the condition of lifting position before movable, can form a sealing, food material is kept under the fresh situation.

When inlet cover 17 is at down position before movable, upstanding edge was along on the top edge 14g of 14e before the lower limb 17d of lid 17a rested, at this moment, the top edge of the lid 17a relative with lower limb 17d can flush with the height of the top edge 14f of box 14 antetheca 14b, or slightly down.In another embodiment of the present invention, the antetheca 14b of box 14 can be box 14 part of the whole, like this, can there be the stay of one or more horizontal expansions to be fixed in antetheca 14b or integrally formed, thereby be that movable preceding inlet cover 17 limits down positions with antetheca 14b.

Before movable inlet cover 17 moving between the rise and fall position extracts forward with antistaling containers such as vegetables and retracted position between mobile and carry out automatically.Specifically, when antistaling containers such as vegetables 13 are pulled to the refrigerator opening forward and when being in forward the position of extracting out, inlet cover 17 moves towards the decline position before movable, but when antistaling containers such as vegetables 13 are pushed to back thermal wall 10c and when being in retracted position shown in Figure 1, movable before inlet cover 17 just shift to lifting position.For this reason, adopt at least one cam structure, so as when drawing, pushing away antistaling container 13 such as vegetables, can to make respectively movable before inlet cover 17 descend or rise, this cam structure is arranged on the side of relative two sides of antistaling containers 13 such as vegetables.

The cam mechanism that is adopted in the embodiment shown in Fig. 1 and 2 comprises that one is long and narrow hinged arm 19 substantially, it is extending on box 14 sidewalls and is being connected on the sidewall 14a, with around trunnion 20 pivots that are fixed on the part of close box 14 rear wall 14c of sidewall 14a.End away from the hinged arm 19 of hinged arm 20 has the groove 19a that one day, extended its inside.Hinged arm 19 by an engaging pin 21 and with movable before inlet cover 17 driving coupling, engaging pin 21 with movable before the adjacent arm 17b of inlet cover 17 integrally formed and loosely be engaged among the groove 19a of hinged arm 19.

Cam mechanism also comprises a cam heel 19b who is generally triangular, it and hinged arm 19 are integrally formed, and stretch out down outwardly from the lower edge side direction of hinged arm 19, comprise that also one is fixed in the lobe plate 22 of a side of the vicinity thermal wall 10b of refrigerating chamber 10 regularly.Lobe plate 22 has a cam edge 22a, as with dashed lines among Fig. 1 the clear cam heel 19b that expresses lean against on the cam edge 22a.Shape and the profile of this cam edge 22a are such, when antistaling containers such as vegetables 13 are pulled to the position of extracting out forward or are pushed to retracted position, the hinged arm 19 that cam heel 19b leans against on the cam edge 22a can pivot counterclockwise or clockwise around trunnion 20, and inlet cover 17 moves down or up before the drive movably respectively.

In a word, the cam mechanism that illustrated embodiment adopted is designed and is configured to as long as antistaling containers 13 such as vegetables are in retracted position shown in Figure 1, cam heel 19b just leans against the top of cam edge 22a, hinged arm 19 is engaged among the groove 19a by pin 21 movable preceding inlet cover 17 is remained on raised position, but when antistaling containers such as vegetables 13 are pulled to the position of extracting out forward, cam heel 19b slides cam edge 22a, drive hinged arm 19 and pivot counterclockwise, thereby movable preceding inlet cover 17 is moved to down position down.

Even in order when antistaling containers such as vegetables 13 remain on retracted position, also to see the article in the antistaling containers 13 such as vegetables from the outside easily, at least the antetheca 14b of box 14 and at least lid 17a make by transparent synthetic resin.In addition, except antetheca 14b, box 14 is preferably made by white synthetic resin, like this, gathering sill 17c and the guide protrusions 18 between the adjacent side thermal wall 10b of the sidewall 14a of box 14 and refrigerating chamber 10 not only, and the whole cam mechanism between the adjacent side thermal wall 10b of cassette sidewall 14a and refrigerating chamber 10 and respective members thereof sight lines of all disappearing to the user.The visual capabilities that adopts transparent material on the inlet cover 17 and provide before movable at least can make antistaling container 13 such as vegetables effectively, and the nonessential number of times of opening drops to minimumly, therefore, can keep the fresh of food material and cleans.

In addition, the popular in the market refrigerator doors that most of refrigerator adopted 11 has a plurality of pallets or article rack, and Fig. 1 shows one of them, is used to place egg, beer can, butter box and other article.Because the pallet 11a on the door stretches out a segment distance towards the inside of refrigerating chamber 10, a space that measures the degree of depth A between the inner surface of the refrigerator doors 11 of closed position from handle 16 tops is arranged in refrigerating chamber 10.This degree of depth A preferably measures the depth B of the rear wall 14c of box 14 less than the top from handle 16 of antistaling containers such as vegetables 13.The space of degree of depth A also is necessary, and when antistaling containers such as vegetables 13 moved to the position of extracting out forward, this degree of depth A provided the supporting skirt section for antistaling containers such as vegetables 13.Certainly, when refrigerator doors 11 was pivoted to open position, the pallet 11a on the door had left the space of representing with degree of depth A, therefore, antistaling containers such as vegetables 13 can be moved the supporting skirt section to, take out food material is placed in the antistaling container 13 such as vegetables or from antistaling containers such as vegetables 13.

Consult Fig. 5 now, be used to close the open-topped top cover 15 of box 14, therefore also be that the top cover 15 of closing antistaling container 13 such as fresh vegetables has four sides (although being schematically illustrated among the figure) they are configured to when top cover 15 is placed on the top of antistaling containers 13 such as vegetables, can distinguish the top edge that closely contacts sidewall 14a and 14c and the top edge of lid 17a.Some is porose for a top cover 15, to hold layer of moisture 15a or to have such as the such structure of the poromerics that is disclosed in the saturating moisture among the aforesaid Japanese kokai publication hei 61-6579.In a word, use saturating moisture material can make vegetables and/or fruit in the antistaling container 13 such as vegetables ventilative effectively in the top cover 15, therefore, can make them in a considerable time, keep fresh and clean.

The using method of the antistaling containers such as vegetables 13 that the present invention adopts is as follows:

Suppose that antistaling containers 13 such as vegetables are in a retracted position, refrigerator doors 11 remains on closed position shown in Figure 1, the vegetables of wanting to deposit are put in the antistaling container 13 such as vegetables or the user who takes out from antistaling containers such as vegetables 13 should at first open refrigerator doors 11, catch handle 16 that antistaling containers such as vegetables 13 are moved to from retracted position then and extract the position forward out.When antistaling containers such as vegetables 13 are pulled to when extracting the position out forward, hinged arm 19 begins to pivot counterclockwise around trunnion 20, simultaneously cam heel 19b along cam edge 22a towards lower slider.When hinged arm 19 pivots so counterclockwise, down pulled with the engaging pin 21 that sinks among the hinged arm 19 groove 19a of arm 17b, make movable before inlet cover 17 move towards the decline position from lifting position, and guide protrusions 18 is led in gathering sill 17c and along it.The counterclockwise pivot of hinged arm 19 lasts till that movable preceding inlet cover 17 arrives down positions, leaves the preceding inlet AO of antistaling containers such as vegetables 13 shown in Figure 2 fully.

Therefore very clear, antistaling containers 13 such as vegetables of the present invention have been arranged, vegetables are put in the antistaling container 13 such as vegetables or when therefrom taking out vegetables etc., anterior effective inlet is bigger than aforesaid antistaling containers such as prior art vegetables shown in Figure 6.Specifically, effective inlet of antistaling containers such as vegetables 13 front portions be equivalent to effective vent when top cover rises to it and begins preceding side contacts with demarcation strip 12 add movable before the total amount of the opening that provides of the preceding AO of inlet that vacates of inlet cover 17.Therefore, during the position of extraction forward on antistaling containers such as vegetables 13 remain on the supporting skirt section that degree of depth A represents, even bigger vegetables of volume and/or food material also can be put into antistaling container 13 such as vegetables or therefrom take out.

When extracting antistaling containers such as vegetables 13 in the position forward out and be pushed to retracted position, hinged arm 19 is subjected to basically and above-mentioned opposite motion.More particularly, when antistaling containers such as vegetables 13 are pushed to retracted position, cam heel 19b slides into its top up along cam edge 22a, thereby hinged arm 19 pivots clockwise around trunnion 20, and drive movable before inlet cover 17 from the down position lifting position that AO closed by preceding inlet cover 17 that up enters the mouth forward.

As long as preceding inlet cover 17 remains on down position, between the part of the close lower limb 17d of handle 16 and lid 17a, guarantee to have enough distances so, make user's hand catch handle neither can influence moving of preceding inlet cover 17, also can not damaged by preceding inlet cover 17.For this reason, current when inlet cover 17 at down position, the lower limb 17d of preceding inlet cover with preceding upstanding edge when the top edge 14g of 14e offsets, this down position is limited to up and separates on the height of a segment distance with handle 16.

Although in previous embodiment of the present invention, only used a cam mechanism on antistaling containers such as vegetables 13 1 sides, but also can on antistaling containers such as vegetables 13 each side, adopt two identical cam mechanisms of structure, when antistaling containers such as vegetables 13 broads, do just especially favourable like this.

Also have, in above description, before gathering sill 17c is formed among the inlet cover 17 counterpart arm 17b, but it also can be formed on each sidewall 14a of antistaling containers 13 such as vegetables, and like this, guide protrusions 18 just should be formed among each arm 17b.

In second preferred embodiment of the present invention shown in Fig. 3 and 4, adopt a cam mechanism of simplifying.Consult Fig. 3 and 4 now, cam mechanism comprises that one is formed on the arm 17b one free-ended cam heel 17c at turning down of preceding inlet cover 17.When the retracted position of antistaling containers such as vegetables 13 in refrigerating chamber 10, cam heel 17c is resisted against the cam edge 22a top of lobe plate 22, shown in the dotted line among Fig. 3.

Gathering sill 17c in the inner surface of formation preceding inlet cover 17 each arm 17b in the aforementioned embodiment, in the embodiment shown in Fig. 3 and 4, be formed on each outer surface of antistaling container 13 each sidewall 14a such as vegetables, accordingly, the guide protrusions 18 that slip is engaged among the corresponding gathering sill 17c is formed on the counterpart arm 17b of preceding inlet cover 17, so that stretch out towards adjacent wall 14a.

Even in such embodiment of Fig. 3 and 4, also can on antistaling containers such as vegetables 13 each side, adopt two identical cam mechanisms of structure.

In a word, understand easily, when the antistaling containers such as vegetables 13 at retracted position are drawn forward, promptly pull to when extracting the position out forward, cam heel 17c glides along cam edge 22a, and inlet cover 17 down moves towards the decline position before making.On the other hand, when the antistaling containers such as vegetables 13 of extracting the position forward out were pushed to retracted position, cam heel 17c went up sliding along cam edge 22a, preceding inlet cover 17 thereby move up and be in lifting position.

Advantageously, compare with the cam mechanism that adopts previous embodiment of the present invention or the antistaling containers such as vegetables 13 of some mechanisms, the cam mechanism of employing second embodiment of the invention or antistaling containers such as vegetables 13 manufacturing expenses of some mechanisms are low, simple in structure.

Although described preferred embodiment of the present invention above in conjunction with the accompanying drawings, it is to be noted that to those skilled in the art, all changes and variation are conspicuous.Except the change that exceeds the scope of the invention and changing, these changes and changing all are understood as that and are included within the scope of the present invention that appended claims limits.

Claims

1. storage container that is used in the refrigerator is characterized in that it comprises:

One open-topped box, this box have an open top that is directed upwardly and open front direction and that be communicated with open top perpendicular to the open top plane towards the edge; And

One is installed in the preceding inlet cover that can move on the box between lifting position and down position, described preceding inlet cover is closed the open front of box when lifting position.

2. storage container as claimed in claim 1, it is characterized in that, has a cam mechanism at least, this cam mechanism comprises a hinged arm, its end is connected in the position away from open front of one of cassette sidewall pivotly, and the opposite end of described hinged arm and the engagement of preceding inlet cover also comprise a cam member, hinged arm moves along this cam member, and inlet cover moves between lifting position and down position before making.

3. storage container as claimed in claim 1 or 2, it is characterized in that, preceding inlet cover comprises that one is the lid of thin-and-long and two arms that stretch out perpendicular to the direction of lid from the opposite end edge of lid substantially, and in each arm of preceding inlet cover, a guider is set, with the moving between lifting position and down position of inlet cover before guiding.

4. as any one the described storage container in the claim 1 to 3, it is characterized in that, a handle that is fixed in position below the open front of box antetheca be set, described before inlet be stamped a lower limb part that is positioned at above the handle.

5. as any one the described storage container in the claim 1 to 4, it is characterized in that box is to be made and preceding inlet cover is made by transparent material by the material of white.

6. storage container as claimed in claim 6 is characterized in that the antetheca of box is made by transparent.

7. as any one the described storage container in the claim 1 to 6, it is characterized in that, a top cover is set, in order to closely to close the open top of box, described top cover has layer of moisture.

8. storage container as claimed in claim 7 is characterized in that, when container deposited refrigerator in, the lower limb of preceding inlet cover part was overlapping with the upper rim of box antetheca below open front.

9. storage container that is used in the refrigerator is characterized in that it comprises:

One open-topped box, be placed in the refrigerating chamber in the refrigerator, this box has an open top that is directed upwardly and open front direction and that be communicated with open top perpendicular to the open top plane towards the edge, described box has the degree of depth of pulling out or advance the direction of refrigerating chamber to measure along box, and described box can be extracted out between position and the retracted position mobile in refrigerating chamber forward;

One is installed in preceding inlet cover on the box, that can move between lifting position and down position, described preceding inlet cover is closed the open front of box when lifting position;

Described refrigerating chamber has a supporting skirt section district, moves to from retracted position when box to be used to support box when extracting the position out forward, and the degree of depth in described supporting skirt section district is less than the degree of depth of box; And

At least one cam mechanism, this cam mechanism comprises a hinged arm, its end is connected in the position away from open front of one of cassette sidewall pivotly, another opposite end of described hinged arm and the engagement of preceding inlet cover, also comprise a cam member, hinged arm moves along this cam member, so that preceding inlet cover responds at retracted position respectively and extracts moving of box between the position forward out and move between lifting position and down position.