JP2000039256A - Refrigerator - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To improve facility for a vegetable room of a refrigerator. SOLUTION: In a refrigerator in which a vegetable case 8 that can be pulled and pushed according to the open and close of a drawer type door 6 is provided in a vegetable room 3, and a tray 9 is movably provided in a forward/rearward direction on an upper part of the vegetable case 8, a rear part of the tray 9 is formed to be one step deeper, and a rib 9a is provided in a border part between the rear part and a front part so as to prevent a drop of a stored object. Thus, since objects can be divided and stored in such a manner that a relatively big size object is stored in the vegetable case 8, a relatively middle size object is stored in the rear part of the tray 9, and a relatively small size object is stored in the front part, taking out can be easy.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a refrigerator, and more particularly, to a configuration of a vegetable case provided in a vegetable room of the refrigerator and a tray provided on an upper portion of the vegetable case.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art As shown in FIGS. 6 and 7, for example, a refrigerator for home use is provided with a refrigerating room 2 having a door 5 which is pivotally supported on one side in an upper stage, and a drawer type door 6 in a middle stage. Vegetable case 8A and tray 9 that can be taken in and out with opening and closing
A and a freezer compartment 4 having a drawer-type door 7 at the bottom. The vegetable case 8A is made of a transparent synthetic resin, and the flange portion 8a provided between the left and right sides of the opening portion is supported by a pair of steel plate supports 10 provided on the left and right upper portions on the back of the drawer type door 6. The supporting tool 10 is supported by a pair of supporting tools 11 and rollers 12 provided in the front-rear direction of the left and right side walls of the vegetable compartment 3, and inside the vegetable case 8A, not only vegetables, but also pets, for example. A partition 14 is provided between the left and right inside so that the bottle 13 and the like can be stored.
Small vegetables (for example, tomato, pepper,
A tray 9A is provided for convenient storage and removal of cucumber and fruits, and the tray 9A can be slid forward and backward in the vegetable compartment 3.

[0003]

However, since the conventional tray 9A is provided for storing small vegetables and fruits, it has a depth of only about 80 mm and a small storage volume. Cannot store relatively large fruits (for example, citrus fruits such as grapefruit) or used vegetables, and the other vegetable case 8A
Since the lower part of the tray 9A has a sufficient depth and storage capacity, not only large vegetables such as cabbage and Chinese cabbage, but also a large amount of fruits and perishable spinach that cannot be stored in the tray 9A, There is a problem that what is desired to be taken out cannot be easily taken out. Therefore, an object of the present invention is to provide a refrigerator in which the usability of the vegetable case and the tray provided thereon is improved.

[0004]

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION The present invention has been made to solve the above-mentioned problems, and comprises a refrigerator compartment, a vegetable compartment, a freezing compartment, and the like. A refrigerator is provided with a vegetable case that can be taken in and out, and a tray is provided above the vegetable case so as to be movable in the front-rear direction. Further, ribs are provided upright at front and rear boundaries inside the tray. In addition, a configuration is provided in which a convex portion is provided in front of the lower surface of the left and right flange portions of the tray, and a stopper for locking the convex portion is provided in front of the upper surface of the flange portion of the vegetable case facing the flange portion. In addition, behind the stopper of the flange portion of the vegetable case,
It is configured such that a guide for guiding the convex portion is provided. Also,
The stopper and the guide are formed by concave portions or holes. Further, a handle portion is provided in front of the tray. Further, the rear bottom surface of the tray is inclined rearward.

[0005]

FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing an embodiment of the present invention.
This will be described with reference to FIG. 1 and 2 show a first embodiment, in which 1 is a refrigerator room 2 (see FIG. 2) in an upper stage, a vegetable room 3 in a middle stage, and a freezing room 4 in a lower stage.
(Refer to FIG. 2) A heat insulating box of a refrigerator provided with 5, a door on the refrigerator compartment side, one side of which is pivotally supported to open and close, 6 a drawer door for the vegetable compartment 2, 7 a refrigerator door side. Pull-out door, 8
Is a synthetic resin transparent vegetable case molded according to the present invention, and 9 is a synthetic resin transparent tray molded together with the vegetable case 8 according to the present invention.

[0006] The vegetable case 8 is supported by a pair of steel plate supports 10 provided at the upper left and right sides of the rear surface of the door 6 by pulling a flange portion 8a provided between the left and right sides of the opening. 10 is supported by a pair of supports 11 and rollers 12 provided in the front-rear direction of the left and right side walls of the vegetable compartment 3. Inside the vegetable case 8, not only vegetables but also plastic bottles 13 and the like are provided. A partition 14 is provided between the left and right sides so that the tray can be stored.
It has an opening corresponding to the size of the back side of the.

On the other hand, the tray 9 has a front part formed to a depth of about 80 mm and a rear part formed to a depth of about 150 mm.
a, a flange 9b facing the flange 8a of the vegetable case 8 is provided between the left and right sides of the opening, and a handle 9c is provided in front of the opening. And can be slid forward and backward in the vegetable compartment 3.

Next, a second embodiment will be described with reference to FIGS.
This will be described with reference to FIG. 3 to 5, the same parts as those in FIGS. 1 and 2 are denoted by the same reference numerals, and the description thereof will not be repeated. The second embodiment is characterized in that, as shown in FIG. 3, a convex portion 9d is provided in front of the lower surface of a flange portion 9b formed between the left, right, front and rear sides of the tray 9, while FIGS. 4 (A) or 4 (B), a concave stopper 8b corresponding to the convex portion 9d or a stopper 8 comprising a hole in front of the upper surface of the flange portion 8a of the vegetable case 8 facing the flange portion 9b.
b ′, and the protrusion 9
That is, a guide 8c having a rectangular concave shape or a guide 8c 'formed of a long hole for guiding the movement of d is provided.

With this configuration, as shown in FIG. 5A, the tray 9 can be reliably pulled out together with the vegetable case 8, and the pulled-out tray 9 can be pulled out of FIG. (B), it can be pushed back to the vegetable room 3 smoothly. In addition, the rear bottom surface of the tray 9 is formed as an inclined surface 9e which is inclined rearward, so that it is easy to take back the stored items. In FIGS. 2 and 5 used in the above description, reference numerals 14 and 15 denote heat-insulating partitions that partition the vegetable compartment 3.

[0010]

According to the refrigerator having the vegetable case and the tray as described above, small vegetables and fruits are stored at the front of the tray, and the size of the refrigerator cannot be stored at the rear. Vegetables and fruits can be stored, and large and small vegetables and fruits do not need to be mixed in a large amount in the vegetable case. The tray can be easily taken in and out, and the tray is provided with a handle, so that the tray can be operated easily, and a refrigerator that is easy to use can be obtained.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a perspective view showing a vegetable case and a tray according to a first embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a cross-sectional view of a vegetable compartment showing the first embodiment of the present invention as viewed from the side.

FIG. 3 is a perspective view illustrating a vegetable case and a tray according to a second embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 4 is a perspective view showing a form of a flange portion of the vegetable case of the present invention.

5A and 5B are cross-sectional views of a vegetable compartment showing a second embodiment of the present invention when viewed from the side, and FIG. 5A shows a state where a vegetable case and a tray are pulled out together, and FIG. The figure shows a state where the tray has been pushed back into the vegetable compartment.

FIG. 6 is a perspective view of a vegetable case, a tray and the like showing a conventional example.

FIG. 7 is a side sectional view of a vegetable compartment showing a conventional example.

[Explanation of symbols]

 DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Insulated box 3 Vegetable room 6 Pull-out door 8 Vegetable case 8a Flange 8b, 8b 'Stopper 8c, 8c' Guide 9 Tray 9a Rib 9b Flange 9c Handle 9d Convex 9e Inclined surface 10 Support 11 Support 12 roller

Claims (7)

[Claims] 1. A refrigerator compartment, a vegetable compartment, a freezer compartment, etc., and a vegetable case which can be taken in and out with the opening and closing of a drawer-type door is provided in the vegetable compartment, and a tray can be moved in the front-rear direction above the vegetable case. Wherein the rear part of the tray is formed one step deeper. 2. The refrigerator according to claim 1, wherein ribs are provided upright at front and rear boundaries inside the tray. 3. A method according to claim 1, wherein a convex portion is provided in front of the lower surface of the left and right flange portions of the tray, and a stopper for locking the convex portion is provided in front of the upper surface of the flange portion of the vegetable case facing the flange portion. Item 7. The refrigerator according to Item 1. 4. A guide for guiding the convex portion is provided behind the stopper of the vegetable case flange portion.
The refrigerator as described. 5. The refrigerator according to claim 3, wherein the stopper and the guide are formed by a recess or a hole. 6. The refrigerator according to claim 1, wherein a handle is provided in front of the tray. 7. The refrigerator according to claim 1, wherein a rear bottom surface of the tray is inclined backward.