JP2000130925A - Refrigerator - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a refrigerator by which there is no fear that a glass comes in contact with another object to damage the glass in a refrigerator and there is no fear that dust and the like enters a container part of the glass. SOLUTION: A glass holder 13 for holding glasses 33 inside a refrigerator main body is provided. The glass holder has a pair of support rails 25 arranged to have a space therebetween so as to support installation parts 37 of the glasses 33 in which the installation parts 37 are coupled with container parts 35 for containing a drinking material via coupling parts 41. The installation parts 37 of the glasses are supported by the support rails 25 so that the glasses 33 are held by the inverted posture in which the openings of the container parts 35 are positioned downside.

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 refrigerator for cooling beverages such as wine with a glass.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Exclusive refrigerators for cooling beverages such as wine in bottles are commercially available. This type of refrigerator is provided with a bottle holder dedicated to bottles in the main body, and this bottle holder holds a large number of bottles in a twisted position, pushes and holds the bottles, pulls out the bottles toward the front, and pulls them out. Take out.

[0003]

When drinking wine or beer, not only the wine or beer but also the glass into which it is poured is kept cold. When cooling the glass, it is usual to arrange the glass on a shelf in the refrigerator. However, when the glass is taken in and out, the glass may be damaged by contact with other objects in the refrigerator.

[0004] Further, if the glass is put in the refrigerator with the opening of the container for wine or the like of the glass facing upward, dust and the like may enter the container, which is unsanitary. . Especially in the refrigerator to improve the circulation of cold air,
The shelves are made of metal wires, and the shelves are arranged in multiple stages. Therefore, if the glass is installed on the lower shelf with the opening of the container part facing upward, dust and the like on the upper shelf may fall into the glass container part, which is unsanitary.

The present invention has been made in view of the above-mentioned conventional problems, and there is no possibility that the glass may be damaged by contact with other objects in the refrigerator. An object of the present invention is to provide a refrigerator that does not enter the refrigerator.

[0006]

According to the present invention, there is provided a refrigerator comprising a glass holder for holding a glass in a refrigerator body.

According to a second aspect of the present invention, in the refrigerator according to the first aspect, the glass holder has a pair of support members arranged at an interval, and the glass holder is connected to a container portion for holding a beverage via a connecting portion. The connecting portion of the glass to which the setting portion is connected is passed between the pair of supporting members, and the setting portion is placed on the pair of supporting members, and the opening of the container portion of the glass is turned upside down. A refrigerator for holding a glass in a refrigerator.

According to a third aspect of the present invention, there is provided the refrigerator according to the second aspect, further comprising an interval adjusting means for adjusting an interval between the pair of support members.

[0009]

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS A refrigerator 1 according to a first embodiment of the present invention will be described below with reference to FIGS.
This refrigerator 1 is mainly used for cooling bottled wine. Reference numeral 3 denotes a refrigerator main body, and a door 5 that covers the opening 4 is provided on the refrigerator main body 3 so as to be openable and closable.

A bottle holder 7 is provided in the refrigerator body 3, and the bottle holder 7 is composed of four-stage shelves 6, 8 made by combining metal wires. The width of the uppermost shelf 6 is smaller than the width of the other shelves 8. The shelves 6 and 8 are provided with a placing material 11 that continuously curves into a shape corresponding to the outer periphery of the wine bottle 9. The placing materials 11 are provided in pairs on the shelves 6 and 8, respectively, and the placing materials 11 are arranged in the refrigerator body 3 on the near side and the back side.

The structure of the glass holder 13 will be described with reference to FIG. The front leg 17 and the rear leg 19 extend in the vertical direction, and the lower ends of the front leg 17 and the rear leg 19 are welded and fixed to the uppermost shelf 6. At the upper ends of the front leg 17 and the rear leg 19, a horizontal portion 21 extending in the horizontal direction is formed continuously. The horizontal portion 21 is provided with a pair of L-shaped rail fixing portions 23 facing each other. The rail fixing part 23 is provided at an end on the near side of the horizontal part 21.

Reference numeral 25 denotes a pair of support rails as support members. The rear ends of the pair of support rails 25 are bent upward at substantially right angles, and are fixed to the horizontal portion 21 by welding. In the middle part of the support rail 25, the tip of the rail fixing part 23 is welded and fixed. The pair of support rails 25 are fixed to the horizontal portion 21 in a state where they are arranged with an interval.

A pair of columns 27 are fixedly provided on the right inner side surface of the refrigerator body 3. A plurality of rectangular holes 29 are formed in the pair of columns 27 at regular intervals, and a support piece 31 is attached to the holes 29. The support piece 31 is detachable from the hole 29, and the mounting position can be changed. A support column 27 is also provided on the left side surface of the refrigerator body 3 to support the bottle holders 6 and 8.
1 is detachably attached. Therefore, the bottle holders 6, 8 and the glass holder 13 are supported by the supporting pieces 31.
The height position can be changed by changing the mounting position.

Next, the wine glass 33 is placed in the glass holder 1.
3 will be described. Wine glass 3
Reference numeral 3 denotes a container part 35 for pouring wine, a disk-shaped installation part 37 installed on a table or the like, and a thin rod-shaped connection part 41 connecting the container part 35 and the installation part 37.

The connecting portion 41 of the wine glass 33 is held upside down with the opening of the container portion 35 down, and the connecting portion 41 is passed between the pair of support rails 25, and the installation portion 37 is placed above the support rail 25. Position. Then, the installation portion 37 of the wine glass 33 is guided to the support rail 25, and is advanced to the back side of the support rail 25. Next, the hand holding the wine glass 33 is released, and the installation section 37 is placed on the support rail 25 to be supported. In this way, the wine glass 33 is supported by the glass holder 13 with the opening of the container 35 turned upside down. Therefore, it is possible to prevent dust and the like from entering the container portion 35.

If the installation portion 37 of the wine glass 33 is sequentially supported on the support rail 25 as described above, a total of four
The individual wine glasses 33 can be supported by the glass holder 13. When taking out the wine glass 33,
The wine glass 33 is gently grasped by hand and pulled out toward the front so as to be guided by the support rail 25. In this way, it is possible to prevent the wine glass 33 from hitting surrounding objects,
Damage can be reliably prevented. In addition, the wine glass 33 held by the glass holder 13 is
1, since it is surrounded by the front leg 17 and the rear leg 19, it is possible to prevent the wine bottle 9 from coming into contact with the wine glass 33 when the wine bottle 9 is taken in and out.
Damage can be prevented.

The second embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to FIGS.
A refrigerator according to the embodiment will be described. The refrigerator according to the second embodiment includes a glass holder 50. The glass holder 50 includes a pair of support rails 5.
First, except that the distance between the two can be adjusted.
Since it has the same configuration as the glass holder 13 according to this embodiment, only the differences will be described. In describing the second embodiment, reference numerals used in the first embodiment will be cited.

The horizontal portion 21 has rail fixing portions 53 and 55
Has been fixed. Both ends of the rail fixing portion 53 are bent upward at substantially right angles, and the distal end thereof is
It is fixed to. Further, the rail fixing part 55 is formed in the same shape as the rail fixing part 23 of the first embodiment,
It is fixed to the horizontal part 21. As shown in an enlarged manner in FIG. 4, holes 57 are formed at regular intervals in the rail fixing portions 53 and 55.

A fitting portion 59 is provided at an intermediate portion and a rear end portion of the pair of support rails 51. The fitting portion 59 is made of an elastically deformable metal and has a shape in which a part of a cylinder is longitudinally cut. A pin 61 that fits into the hole 57 is provided on the inner surface of the fitting portion 59.

A pair of support rails 51 each having two fitting portions 59 are fitted into the rail fixing portions 53 and 55, and the pins 61 are fitted into the holes 57, so that the support rails 5 are provided.
1 is attached to the rail fixing portions 53 and 55. The hole 57, the fitting portion 59, and the pin 61 constitute an interval adjusting means for adjusting the interval between the support rails 51.

In the pair of support rails 51 provided on the glass holder 50, the support rail 51 is lifted, and the fitting portion 59 is elastically deformed and removed from the rail fixing portions 53 and 55. Then, the fitting portion 59 is brought into contact with a desired position of the rail fixing portions 53 and 55 and pushed in, and the pin 61 is inserted into the hole 57.
The distance between the support rails 51 can be changed by attaching the support rails 51 to the rail fixing portions 53 and 55 again. In addition, the pin 61 is
Since the support rails 51 are inadvertently moved, the support rails 51 move inadvertently in the lateral direction, the distance between the support rails 51 increases without knowing the distance, and it is possible to prevent the wine glass 33 from falling off the glass holder 50 and falling. .

As described above, in the refrigerator according to the second embodiment, since the interval between the support rails 51 can be freely changed, it is possible to cope with the size of the diameter of the installation portion 37 of the wine glass 33. it can.

Although the embodiment of the present invention has been described in detail above, the specific configuration is not limited to this embodiment, and there is a change in design without departing from the gist of the present invention. Are also included in the present invention. For example, in the embodiment, the refrigerator used to cool bottled wine was shown, but the present invention is not limited to this, and other bottled beverages, other, other than beverages It can also be applied to refrigerators for cooling food.

Further, the structure of the glass holder is not limited to the structure shown in the above embodiment, but may be another structure. For example, depending on the shape of the glass, a structure in which the support member of the glass holder fits in the glass container and holds the glass in an upside-down posture may be used. In the above embodiment, a glass holder for holding a wine glass is shown. However, the present invention is not limited to this. It may be held. Although the above-mentioned glass holder has been described as holding four wine glasses, the number of glasses to be held is not limited to four and may be any as long as it holds one or more glasses.

As described above, according to the present invention, since the refrigerator is provided with the glass holder, there is no possibility that the glass may be damaged by contact with other objects. Further, since the glass is held in an upside down position with the opening of the container portion of the glass facing down, there is no danger of dust or the like entering the glass container portion, so that the glass can be cooled hygienically. Become. Further, since the interval between the support rails can be adjusted, the support can be performed regardless of the size of the glass installation portion.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a perspective view of a refrigerator according to a first embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a perspective view of a glass holder provided in the refrigerator shown in FIG.

FIG. 3 is a perspective view showing a main part of a glass holder provided in a refrigerator according to a second embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 4 is a partially enlarged perspective view of FIG. 3;

[Explanation of symbols]

 DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Refrigerator 3 Refrigerator main body 13, 50 Glass holder 17 Front leg part 19 Rear leg part 21 Horizontal part 25, 51 Support rail 23, 53, 55 Rail fixing part 57 Pin 59 Fitting part 61 Pin 33 Wine glass 35 Glass container part 37 Glass installation part 41 Glass connection part

Claims (3)

[Claims] 1. A refrigerator comprising a glass holder for holding glasses in a refrigerator body. 2. The refrigerator according to claim 1, wherein the glass holder has a pair of support members arranged at an interval, and the installation portion is connected to the container portion for storing the beverage via a connection portion. The connecting portion of the glass is passed between the pair of support members, and the installation portion is placed on the pair of support members, and the glass is held in an upside down position with the opening of the glass container portion down. A refrigerator characterized by being a thing. 3. The refrigerator according to claim 2, further comprising an interval adjusting means for adjusting an interval between the pair of support members.