JP2000065466A - Refrigerator - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To permit the retaining of bottles and the like stably regardless of the size of the bottles and the like by a method wherein a tooth type retaining body, having an elasticity and whose lower end is bent toward the other side, is provided in either one side of fore and rear sides in a door pocket, provided at the lower part of the door back of a refrigerator to receive pet bottles or beer bottles. SOLUTION: A door back 4, provided at the rear side of a door 3 for a refrigerating chamber 2 and made of a synthetic resin, is provided with banks 4a, 4b, projected at the left and right sides of the same while a door pocket 5, whose both ends are engaged between the banks 4a, 4b at the lower side of the door back 4, is arranged. In this case, a retaining body 6, having an upper mounting unit 6a and a lower retaining piece 6b, formed so as to have the shape of teeth and made of a synthetic resin having an elasticity, is fixed to the door back 4, opposed to the door pocket 5, employing a plurality of screws 7. The retaining piece 6b is bent toward the door pocket 5 and accordingly small bottles or the like are retained stably by pressing them elastically through the resilient force of the retaining pieces 6b when they are stored in the door pocket 5.

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 device for preventing bottles from falling over in a door pocket.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art A conventional apparatus of this type is disclosed in
No. 2,226,751 has been proposed. That is, as shown in FIG. 5, when a large or small plastic bottle or bottle 12 is stored in a door pocket 11 located below the door back 10,
In order to adjust the distance between the door pocket 11 and the door back 10, a plurality of recesses 13 are provided on both sides of the door pocket 11, and a partition plate (guard) 14 is provided in the recess 13.
And the position of the partition plate 14 is adjusted back and forth according to the size of the bottle 12 as shown in FIG.

[0003]

However, according to the above configuration, since the front and rear positions are determined by the partition plate 14, if the partition plate 14 is aligned to a certain size, the other components are accommodated. It has the drawback that it cannot be accommodated effectively. Therefore, an object of the present invention is to provide a refrigerator in which a device capable of stably storing PET bottles and bottles is provided in a door pocket regardless of the size of the bottles.

[0004]

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION The present invention has been made in order to solve the above-mentioned problems. In a refrigerator provided with a door pocket for accommodating a plastic bottle or a beer bottle below a door bag, a front and rear portion of the door pocket is provided. On one side,
It has elasticity and has a configuration in which a comb-shaped support is provided, the lower end of which is bent toward the other side. The support is fixed to the door back. Alternatively, the support is fixed to the door pocket. Further, a holding portion for holding an upper end portion of the door pocket is provided above a support fixed to the door pocket. Also,
The tip of the support is folded back in a semicircle.

[0005]

FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing an embodiment of the present invention.
This will be described with reference to FIG. FIG. 1 shows a first embodiment, in which 1 is a refrigerator main body, 2 is a refrigerator compartment formed in the upper part of the refrigerator main body 1, and 3 is pivotally supported so that one side of the refrigerator can be opened and closed. The door 4 of the refrigerator compartment 2 is a synthetic resin door back provided on the back side of the door 3, and banks 4a and 4b are protruded to the left and right. Reference numeral 5 denotes a door pocket having an L-shaped cross section which is engaged at both ends between the banks 4a and 4b below the door back 4, and 6 is a support fixed to the door back 4 facing the door pocket 5 by using a plurality of screws 7. In the body,
It is composed of an upper mounting portion 6a and a lower comb-like supporting piece 6b, and is formed of an elastic synthetic resin.

The support piece 6b is bent toward the door pocket 5. Therefore, when a large bottle 8 or the like is put, the support piece 6b is largely bent downward as shown in FIG. 3A, and the repulsive force of the support piece 6b causes the bottle 8 or the like to be resiliently held without falling down. Also, in the case of a small bottle 9 or the like, the support piece 6b is bent downward, and the repulsive force of the support piece 6b causes the bottle 9 or the like to be elastically pressed and held without falling. In addition, even if the large and small bottles and the like placed in the door pocket 5 are arranged in any order, they are held without falling down because they are resiliently pressed by the repulsive force of the support piece 6b as described above.

Next, a second embodiment will be described with reference to FIGS. 2 and 3B. The support 6 described in the first embodiment can be fixed to the door pocket 5 side by reversing its direction. However, in the support 6A shown in FIG. 2, the upper mounting portion 6a is inverted. A feature is that a holding portion 6c is formed in a U-shape, and the holding portion 6c is fixed to the upper end portion of the door pocket 5 using the holding portion 6c. FIG. 3B shows a use form of the support 6A. As in the case of the support 6 described above, the support piece 6A is used.
The large and small bottles 8, 9 and the like are held by the repulsive force of b, and the bottle 3 does not fall due to opening and closing of the door 3. In the supports 6 and 6A described above, the support pieces 6
Although the distal end of b is in a comb shape (sharpened), for example, as shown in FIG. 4, if the distal end is folded in a semicircular shape, the holding force can be further increased.

[0008]

As described above, in the present invention, the elastic comb-shaped support member having the lower end bent toward the other side is fixed to the door back side or the door pocket side. Irrespective of the size of the bottles, these can always be stably held, and can be stored efficiently, and a convenient and convenient refrigerator can be provided.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a rear perspective view of a door showing a first embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is an enlarged perspective view of a main part showing a second embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 3 is an enlarged side view of a main part (A) showing a first embodiment of the present invention and an enlarged side view (B) of a main part showing a second embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 4 is an enlarged side view of a main part showing a third embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 5 is a rear perspective view of a door showing a conventional example (A) and a top view of a door pocket portion (B).

[Explanation of symbols]

 DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Refrigerator main body 2 Refrigerator room 3 Door 4 Door back 4a, 4b Bank 5 Door pocket 6, 6A Support body 6a Attachment part 6b Support piece 6c Clamping part 7 Screw 8 Bottle (large bottle) 9 Bottle (small bottle)

Claims (5)

[Claims] 1. A refrigerator provided with a door pocket for accommodating a plastic bottle or a beer bottle below a door back,
Either one of the front and rear sides in the door pocket has elasticity,
A refrigerator comprising a comb-shaped support whose lower end is bent toward the other side. 2. The refrigerator according to claim 1, wherein the support is fixed to the door back. 3. The refrigerator according to claim 1, wherein the support is fixed to the door pocket. 4. A holding portion for holding an upper end portion of the door pocket on an upper portion of the support.
The refrigerator as described. 5. The refrigerator according to claim 1, wherein a tip portion of the support is folded back in a semicircular shape.