JP2000220958A - Drawer for refrigerator or the like - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To prevent a rotary tremble of an upper container without providing a dropping preventing mechanism of the container by arranging at least single slide rib and a single slide auxiliary rib near under a guide rail at a sidewall of the container. SOLUTION: An upper container 14 is mounted on a guide rail 15 provided at a body when contained, and contained at an interval from a lower container 13. A front slide rib 17A and a rear slide rib 17B mounted on the rail 15, and a front side auxiliary rib 19A and a rear slide auxiliary rib 19B near under the rail 15, are provided at a sidewall 16. Since the container 14 is mounted with the auxiliary rib on an upper flange of the container 13 after drawing, a freezing food or the like is not damaged due to dropping in the container 13. Thus, a rotary tremble of the upper container can be prevented without providing a dropping preventing mechanism of the upper container on the rail for supporting the upper container.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a drawer such as a refrigerator having independent containers.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, as described in Japanese Utility Model Publication No. 63-40774, a refrigerator of this type is supported by rails above a lower container fixed to a back surface of a drawer type door by a fixed frame. When the drawer-type door is opened, the upper container pops out slightly forward by the lower container so that the upper container can be easily pulled out. Japanese Patent Application Laid-Open No. 9-113125 discloses a refrigerator and the like in which an upper flange mounted on a guide rail of a refrigerator main body on a side wall of an upper container and a lower flange mounted on an upper end of a lower container are provided. ing.

[0003]

[Problems to be solved by the invention]
In the refrigerator drawer described in Japanese Patent No. 40774, the upper container is supported by rails of the refrigerator body, and a rail for supporting the upper container in order to prevent the upper container from falling into the lower container when the upper container is pulled out. There is a problem that it is necessary to provide a mechanism for preventing the upper container from falling, or to reduce the width of the lower container so that the upper container can be held, and if there are many articles in the lower container, This article has a problem in that the upper container pushes the upper container upward or tilts left and right to become unstable, and the upper container has large rattling. Further, in the drawer of the refrigerator described in Japanese Patent Application Laid-Open No. 9-113125, it is not necessary to provide a mechanism for preventing the upper container from falling on the rail supporting the upper container, but there is a problem that the upper container still has large rattling. Was.

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION The present invention has been made to solve the above-mentioned problem, and there is no need to provide a mechanism for preventing the upper container from dropping on a rail supporting the upper container, and the drawer device for a refrigerator in which rotation rattling of the upper container is prevented. The purpose is to provide.

[0005]

According to the first aspect of the present invention, there is provided a door which is detachably attached to the front of a main body of a refrigerator or the like, a lower container which is attached to the door and has an open upper surface,
In a drawer such as a refrigerator including an upper container that is pulled out independently of the lower container above the lower container, at least one sliding rib placed on a guide rail of a main body on a side wall of the upper container; At least one sliding auxiliary rib provided below and adjacent to the guide rail, the upper container is held by the guide rail of the main body when the upper container is stored, and the guide rail of the main body is By providing the slide rib and the slide auxiliary rib so as to be located between the rib and the slide auxiliary rib, the slide auxiliary rib prevents rotation of the upper container.

According to a second aspect of the present invention, in the drawer for a refrigerator or the like according to the first aspect, the slide ribs include a front slide rib and a rear slide rib provided separately from each other, and The ribs include a front slide auxiliary rib and a rear slide auxiliary rib provided separately, and the rear slide auxiliary rib is mounted on the upper rail so that the upper container can be detachably mounted on a guide rail of the main body. It is characterized by being provided at a predetermined distance from the rear wall of the container.

[0007]

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS An embodiment of the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings. FIG. 1 is a side view of a refrigerator showing one embodiment of the present invention. FIG. 2 is an explanatory view of a main part showing a stored state of the drawer of the present invention. FIG. 3 is an explanatory view of a main part showing a state in which the drawer of the present invention is being opened and closed.
FIG. 4 is an explanatory view of a main part showing a state in which the upper container is taken out when the drawer of the present invention is fully opened. FIG. 5 is a sectional view of a main part showing a stored state of the drawer of the present invention.

Reference numeral 1 denotes a refrigerator, and the refrigerator 1 includes a steel box outer box 2 opening forward, an inner box 3 made of hard synthetic resin opening front and incorporated in the outer box 2 at intervals, and an outer box. A main body 5 is constituted by a foamed polyurethane heat insulating material 4 filled by an in-situ foaming method between the inner box 2 and the inner box 3. The inner box 3 is vertically divided by a partition wall 6, and a refrigerating room 7 is formed on an upper side, and a freezing room 8 is formed on a lower side. The front opening of the refrigerator compartment 7 is closed by a door 9, and the front opening of the freezer compartment 8 is closed by a door 10 so as to be openable and closable.

A U-shaped frame 11 having one end fixed to the back surface is fixed to the drawer door 10. The frame 11 is fitted slidably in the front-rear direction on a fixed rail 12 with rollers provided on the main body 5 and holds the lower container 13 therein.

Reference numeral 14 denotes an upper container provided independently above the lower container 13. The upper container 14 is placed on a guide rail 15 provided on the main body 5 at the time of storage, and is stored at an interval from the lower container 13. ing. On the side wall 16 of the upper container 14, a front slide rib 17A and a rear slide rib 17B mounted on the guide rail 15 and a front slide auxiliary rib 19A so as to be located below and close to the guide rail 15 are provided.
And a rear sliding auxiliary rib 19B.
Reference numeral 18 denotes a side wall of the lower container 13. The guide rail 15
Front slide rib 17A and rear slide rib 1
7B and the front sliding auxiliary ribs 19A and the rear sliding auxiliary ribs 19B.

The front slide rib 17A and the rear slide rib 17B can be stably held on the guide rail 15 when the upper container 14 is stored, and slide on the guide rail 15 when the upper container 14 is pulled out. Are formed so as to have an appropriate shape and size, and both are arranged at an appropriate distance d1.

The auxiliary ribs 19A for sliding forward and the auxiliary ribs 19B for sliding backward are appropriately shaped so that the upper container 14 does not move up and down, left and right, or rotate when the lower container 13 is stored or pulled out. It is provided at a position close to and below the guide rail 15. In this example, the front slide auxiliary rib 19A is small, and the rear slide auxiliary rib 19B is large and rectangular. By providing both at an appropriate interval d2, it is possible to supply the cool air into the lower container 13 also from the location at the interval d2.

The rear sliding auxiliary rib 19B is provided at a predetermined distance L from the rear wall 20 of the upper container 14. By providing the rear sliding auxiliary rib 19B at a distance L from the rear wall 20 of the upper container 14, the upper container 1
For example, when the cleaning device 4 is cleaned, the drawing device can be fully opened, the tip 21 of the guide rail 15 can be quickly released, and the upper container 14 can be lifted upward, so that the upper container 14 can be easily taken out.

In the drawer such as a refrigerator constructed as described above, when the door 10 is closed, the upper container 14 has the front slide rib 17A and the rear slide rib 17B mounted on the guide rail 15. Although held on the guide rail 15, a gap is formed between the upper container 14 and the lower container 13 in this state, so that cool air is supplied into the lower container 13.

When the door 10 is opened, the lower container 13 is pulled out by the frame 11 fixed to the back surface of the door 10, and at this time, the upper container 14 separates from the lower container 13 and is guided by the guide rail 1
5, so that it remains in the main body 5. Thereafter, when the upper container 14 is pulled out, the upper container 14 can be slid smoothly on the guide rail 15 and pulled out forward. After the upper container 14 is pulled out, since the auxiliary rib for sliding is placed on the upper flange of the lower container 13, it may fall into the lower container 13 and damage articles such as frozen foods in the lower container 13. There is no.

The side wall 16 of the upper container 14 is provided with an auxiliary rib 19A for sliding forward and an auxiliary rib 19B for sliding backward, so that the upper container 14 can be accommodated when the lower container 13 or the upper container 14 is stored or pulled out. Does not move up and down or left and right or rotate under the influence of stored articles. In addition, when the upper container 14 is cleaned or the like, the drawer device can be fully opened and the upper container 14 can be easily taken out.

Since the present invention is not limited to the above embodiment, various modifications can be made without departing from the spirit of the appended claims. For example, in the above embodiment, an example in which the front slide rib and the rear slide rib are provided at appropriate intervals as the slide ribs is shown, but one slide rib in which both are integrated may be used. Also, an example has been shown in which a front slide auxiliary rib and a rear slide auxiliary rib are provided at appropriate intervals as slide auxiliary ribs, but in this case as well, a single slide auxiliary rib integrated with both is used. It is also possible to use a combination of these.

[0018]

The drawer for a refrigerator or the like according to the present invention has at least one drawer mounted on the guide rail of the main body on the side wall of the upper container.
Since one slide rib and at least one slide auxiliary rib are provided below and adjacent to the guide rail, a guide rail supporting the upper container is provided with a mechanism for preventing the upper container from falling. There is no necessity of the above, and the rattling of the upper container can be prevented.

The sliding rib comprises a front sliding rib and a rear sliding rib provided separately from each other,
The slide auxiliary ribs include a front slide auxiliary rib and a rear slide auxiliary rib provided separately,
The drawer for a refrigerator or the like according to the present invention in which the rear sliding auxiliary rib is provided at a predetermined distance from the rear wall of the upper container, the upper container is easily placed on or removed from the guide rail of the main body. it can.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a side view of a refrigerator showing one embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is an explanatory view of a main part showing a stored state of the drawer of the present invention.

FIG. 3 is an explanatory view of a main part showing a state during opening and closing of the drawer of the present invention.

FIG. 4 is an explanatory view of a main part showing a state in which the upper container is taken out when the drawer of the present invention is fully opened.

FIG. 5 is a cross-sectional view of a main part showing a stored state of the drawer of the present invention.

[Explanation of symbols]

 DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Refrigerator 5 Main body 10 Door 13 Lower container 14 Upper container 15 Guide rail 16 Side wall 17A Front slide rib 17B Rear slide rib 19A Front slide auxiliary rib 19B Rear slide auxiliary rib 20 Rear wall L distance d1, d2 interval

Claims (2)

[Claims] 1. A door detachably attached to the front of a main body of a refrigerator or the like, a lower container having an open upper surface attached to the door, and an upper container pulled out above the lower container independently of the lower container. A drawer such as a refrigerator, comprising: at least one sliding rib mounted on a guide rail of a main body on a side wall of the upper container; and at least one sliding rib disposed below and adjacent to the guide rail. A drawer, such as a refrigerator, provided with a slide auxiliary rib. 2. The slide rib comprises a front slide rib and a rear slide rib provided separately from each other, and the slide auxiliary rib includes a front slide auxiliary rib and a rear slide provided separately. The rear sliding auxiliary rib is provided at a predetermined distance from a rear wall of the upper container so that the upper container can be detachably mounted on the guide rail of the main body. A drawer such as a refrigerator according to claim 1.