JP2001004264A - Insulating cabinet - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To facilitate a work for taking out grains in an insulating cabinet or taking grains thereinto by slightly modifying the cabinet having therein a drainboard on its bottom. SOLUTION: The insulating cabinet holds grains on a drainboard 3 disposed on its bottom surface 1a at a low temperature and an open/closure door for opening and closing an aperture formed on the front side thereof. In this case, there are provided a plurality of wheels 5 formed on the rear side of the drainboard 3 to allow the drainboard 3 to move in an opening direction, recesses 9, 10 formed within the moving range of the drain board 3 on the bottom surface 1a of the insulating cabinet, and a first stopper 6 which extends from the drain board 3 so as to engage with the recesses 9, 10 to limit the movement of the drainboard 3 when it is at a predetermined position.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a refrigerator for storing cereals such as rice packed in bags at a low temperature.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art In general, a refrigerator is for storing grains while keeping the grains fresh, and an opening / closing door for taking grains in and out of the refrigerator is formed.
At the bottom, there was a rice bowl for placing rice bags such as brown rice. Heretofore, this hanoko has a structure in which a plurality of plate members are fixed in parallel to two or three square members extending in parallel in the vertical or horizontal direction with a small space therebetween, and means for sliding the hanoko in the horizontal direction are not known. Had not been arranged.

[0003]

Since no means for sliding in the horizontal direction is provided on the bottom of the cool box, a heavy object such as a rice bag is placed on the bottom of the cool box. It was difficult to move. Therefore, if you want to store and store more rice bags on the rice bags placed on the paddles, or if you want to take out the grain from the cool box, the worker enters the cool box or sits down from outside the cool box. It was necessary to bend and take in and out grain.

[0004] However, when the cool box is small or the cool box is filled with rice bags, the worker cannot enter the cool box. You have to bend and work, so you hurt your back,
There is a problem that the head may hit the cooler ceiling during the work.

Japanese Patent Application Laid-Open No. Hei 9-138059 discloses a technique in which a drawer of a refrigerator is slid along a slide rail so that grains and the like in the drawer can be easily taken out. In this cool box, it is necessary to provide a slide rail or the like on the inner wall surface of the cool box. However, when rice bags are stacked in a plurality of rows and stored, the vicinity of the inner wall is filled with the rice bags and the like, and the slide is performed. There was a problem that rails could not be formed. In addition, the prior art disclosed in the above-mentioned prior document has a problem that it cannot be applied to a cool box provided with a nestling (if it is applied, it is necessary to remove the nestling).

[0006] The present invention has been made in view of such circumstances, and by making a simple improvement to the cool box provided on the bottom of the cool box, it is easy to put grain in and out of the cool box. It is an object of the present invention to provide a cool box that can be made to be.

[0007]

According to the first aspect of the present invention,
In a cool box having an opening / closing door that opens and closes an opening formed in the front, while holding the grains on the cage in a low temperature state disposed on the bottom, formed on the back of the cage.
A plurality of wheels that allow the cage to move freely in the opening direction, a concave portion formed in the movement range of the cage in the cold storage bottom surface, and extending from the cage, when the cage is in a predetermined position, A first stopper that engages with the concave portion and regulates the movement of the cage. According to such a configuration, the shikomi is moved on the bottom surface of the cool box, and the movement of the sashimi is restricted to a predetermined range by engaging the first stopper with the concave portion.

[0008] The invention according to claim 2 is characterized in that a guide member is provided for guiding the movement of the cage in the opening direction. According to such a configuration, the shirako moves within the predetermined range in the opening direction while being guided by the guide member.

According to a third aspect of the present invention, the protruding portion protrudingly formed from the cage is fixed to the bottom of the cool box, and when the cage is in a predetermined position, it comes into contact with the protruding portion to restrict the movement of the cage. And a second stopper. According to this configuration, in addition to restricting the movement of the cage by the first stopper, the protrusion and the second stopper abut at a predetermined position during the movement of the cage, thereby restricting the movement of the cage.

According to a fourth aspect of the present invention, a third stopper is formed of a band-shaped member having a predetermined length, which connects the cage and the cool box bottom, and restricts the movement of the cage. According to this configuration, in addition to restricting the movement of the cage by the first and second stoppers, when the cage is moved toward the opening by the length of the band member of the third stopper, the movement of the cage is regulated by the tension. .

[0011]

Embodiments of the present invention will be specifically described below with reference to the drawings. As shown in FIG. 6, the cool box according to the present embodiment includes a rice bag 4 filled with brown rice and the like having a rice cake 3 on the bottom surface, holds the rice bag 4 in a low temperature state, and has a front surface of the cool box body 1. Has an opening / closing door 2 for opening and closing the opening 1b formed in the opening 1b.

The interior of the refrigerator compartment 1 is set to a low temperature state by cold air from a refrigeration unit 1c driven by an AC power supply, and the temperature, humidity and the like can be adjusted by an operation panel (not shown). In addition, the sash 3 is made of wood, and a plurality of plate members 3b are fixed in parallel to two square members 3a extending in parallel in the vertical direction with a small space therebetween.

FIG. 1 shows the storage box 3 of the refrigerator.
As shown in FIG. 2, the wheel 5, the first stopper 6, the protruding portion 12, and the third stopper 8 are mainly formed. On the bottom surface of the cool box main body 1, concave portions 9, 10 and a guide member are provided. 1
1 and the second stopper 7 are mainly formed.

For example, eight wheels 5 are formed on the back surface of the cage 3 so that the cage 3 in the cool box main body 1 can be moved in the direction of the opening 1b. The number and formation position of the wheels 5 are not limited to those shown in the figure, and should be set as appropriate according to the number of rice bags loaded on the cage 3, the state of the cage 3, manufacturing costs, and the like.

The first stopper 6 is, as shown in FIG.
A metal that extends from the back surface of the cage 3 and engages with the recesses 9 and 10 when the cage 3 is at a predetermined position to restrict the movement of the cage 3 and that the tip bends and engages with the recesses 9 and 10 Part 6a, a strength member 6b extending in the longitudinal direction of the metal part 6a, and a metal part 6 provided at the base end side of the metal part 6a.
a and a hinge 6c that allows the strength member 6b to swing freely.

The concave portion 9 engages with the tip of the metal portion 6a of the first stopper 6 to restrict the further movement of the cage 3 when the cage 3 is pulled out from the cool box main body 1. 9a and 9b. Recess 10
When the pulled out cage 3 is housed in the cool box main body 1, it engages with the tip of the metal part 6 a of the first stopper 6 to regulate the movement of the cage 3.
b.

The projections 9a, 9b, 10a, 10b are
In FIG. 1, it has a hollow shape that extends in a direction perpendicular to the plane of the drawing and has a flat top, and the protrusions 9b and 10a are formed higher than the protrusions 9a and 10b. This is the first
This is because the distal end of the metal portion 6a of the stopper 6 is set so as not to exceed the convex portion 9b at the forward end of the lantern 3 and to not exceed the convex portion 10a at the retreat end.

The guide member 11 is for guiding the movement of the hanko 3 in the direction of the opening 1b, and as shown in FIG.
It is a metal ridge member projecting upward from a. With such a configuration, if the cage 3 tries to shift in the left-right direction in the drawing when moving, the guide member 11 comes into contact with the square bar 3a of the cage 3 and guides the cage 3 so as not to move in the shifted direction. Note that the guide member 11 may abut the wheel 5 and other components when the moving direction of the cage 3 is shifted.

As shown in FIGS. 4 and 5, the second stopper 7 is fixed to the guide member 11 on the bottom surface 1a side of the cool box main body 1, and can contact with the protruding portion 12 fixed on the side of the storage box 3. It was done. The second stopper 7 has a contact surface 7a that comes into contact with the protruding portion 12 that moves with the movement of the cage 3 and a joining surface 7b that is fixed to the guide member 11, as shown in FIG. It is attached to two locations on the left and right below the shikomi 3.

Further, the second stopper 7 restricts the movement of the cage 3 to the opening 1b side at a predetermined position, and is positioned so that the cage 3 does not completely come out of the refrigerator main body 1. It is preferable that the predetermined position is set such that the first stopper 6 comes into contact with the protrusion 12 when the first stopper 6 engages with the recess 9.

The protruding portion 12 has a joint surface 12a fixed to the back surface of the board member 3b of the Uonoko 3 with screws or the like, and has a tip 12b protruding outward from the Uonoko 3. With such a configuration, the protruding portion 12 moves with the movement of the cage 3 and the tip 12b abuts on the second stopper 7 (indicated by a two-dot chain line in FIG. 5) to further restrict the movement of the cage 3. I do.

The third stopper 8 is formed of a belt-shaped member having a predetermined length, which connects the cage 3 and the bottom surface 1a of the cool box main body 1. One end of the third stopper 8 is connected to a bolt 8a screwed to the bottom surface 1a of the cool box body 1. The other end is attached to a swinging pin 8b which is swingable in the moving direction of the hanko 3 and is fixed to the back surface of the hanno 3. The third stopper 8 is preferably made of a nonwoven fabric or the like having little elasticity, and it is preferable that the third stopper 8 be capable of sufficiently withstanding the tension against the movement of the cage 3.

The third stopper 8 is in a slackened state (see FIG. 1A) when the cage 3 is in the cool box main body 1, and is fully extended when the cage 3 moves and reaches a predetermined position. 1 (see FIG. 1B), it is possible to restrict the further movement of the cage 3 by applying tension to the cage 3 at a predetermined position. In addition, a band 13 for fixing the rice bag 4 placed on the upper surface is provided on the side surface of the cage 3, and the band 13 is attached to a bracket 13 a that can swing on the side of the rectangular material of the cage 3. Have been.

Next, the operation of the cool box will be described. First, when accommodating a plurality of rice bags 4 in the cool box main body 1, after opening the opening / closing door 2, the first stopper 6 is rocked to disengage the concave portion 10, and the pen 3 is moved to the opening 1b side. Pull to move.

The first stopper 6 is moved with the movement of the cage 3
After having climbed over the convex portions 10b and 9a and engaged with the concave portion 9,
The rice bags 4 are stacked on the board 3b of the shikomi 3. As described above, since the first stopper 6 is engaged with the concave portion 9, further movement of the cage 3 is restricted, and the cage 3 can be accurately stopped at a predetermined position.

When the first stopper 6 engages with the recess 9, the tip 12 b of the projection 12 comes into contact with the contact surface 7 a of the second stopper 7, stopping the child 3. This is because, for example, the movement of the cage 3 is fast and the first stopper 6 has the convex portion 9b.
Or the operator removes the cage 3 from the refrigerator compartment 1
Even when the first stopper 6 is disengaged in order to move it inward, it is possible to reliably avoid further advancement of the cage 3 from a predetermined position.

Further, when the first stopper 6 engages with the concave portion 9 and when the second stopper 7 comes into contact with the protruding portion 12, the third stopper 8 is in a fully extended state, and the movement of the cage 3 is stopped. regulate. This allows the first stopper 6 to be disengaged from the concave portion 9 and to reliably stop the cage 3 when the second stopper 7 is damaged or the like.

Further, the length of the third stopper 6 is adjusted so that the first stopper 6 is still loose when engaged with the concave portion 9, and when the first stopper 6 tries to climb over the convex portion 9 b, It may be in a relaxed state. With this configuration, the third stopper 8 operates only in an emergency, and the life of the third stopper 8 can be extended.

After the rice bags 4 are stacked on the folds 3, the rice bags 4 are fixed by the band 13. The bands 13 may be provided at two or more places, and the loaded rice bags 4 may be fixed at two or more places.

Next, after the first stopper 6 is swung to disengage with the concave portion 9, the keeper 3 is pushed and the refrigerator main body 1 is pushed.
Housed inside. At this time, the first stopper 6 is
a, 10b, and engages with the concave portion 10, and is positioned and fixed at a predetermined position in the cool box main body 1. Here, since the wheels 5 are formed on the lower surface of the cage 3, even if the heavy rice bags 4 are loaded on the upper surface, the rice bags 4 can be moved smoothly and with less labor.

As described above, the first stopper 6 has the protrusion 9
Since it is set to move only between b and 10a, it is formed higher than the protrusions 9a and 10b so that the first stopper 6 does not cross the protrusions 9b and 10a. After the first stopper 6 engages with the concave portion 10, the door 2 is closed to keep the brown rice in the rice bag 4 cool.

According to the cool box of the present embodiment, the rice bag 4 in the cool box body 1 can be easily put in and out of the cool box main body 1 by simply making a simple improvement to the cool box in which the cage 3 is disposed on the bottom surface. be able to. Further, since the guide member 11 and the like are added to the bottom surface of the cool box main body 1 and are not additionally provided on the wall surface, the present invention is applied even if the inside of the cool box main body 1 is filled with the rice bags 4 stacked in a plurality of rows. can do.

Although the cold storage according to the present embodiment has been described above, the present invention is not limited to this. For example, the recesses 9 and 10 may be holes formed directly in the bottom surface 1a. In addition, the first stopper 6, the second stopper 7, and the third stopper 8 are used as means for restricting the movement of the cage 3.
It is not necessary to provide all of the above. For example, only the first stopper 6 and the second stopper 7 or only the first stopper 6 and the third stopper 8 may be provided.

[0034]

According to the first aspect of the present invention, it is possible to facilitate the work of putting grains in and out of the cool box by adding a simple improvement to the cool box provided with the bamboo shoot on the bottom surface. . According to the second aspect of the present invention, since the movement of the cage can be guided, the cage can be accurately moved from a predetermined position in the cool box to a predetermined position.

According to the third aspect of the present invention, it is possible to more reliably restrict the movement of the sash according to the first aspect. According to the fourth aspect of the present invention, the movement of the pond according to the first or third aspect can be more reliably restricted.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 (a) is a side view showing a state in which a cold storage container according to the present invention is positioned in a cool storage room. FIG. 1 (b) is a side view showing a state in which the cold storage container according to the present invention is positioned outside a cold storage room. Side view

FIG. 2 is a front view showing a cage of the cool box according to the present invention.

FIG. 3 is a view showing a first arrangement provided in a refrigerated storage cabinet according to the present invention;
Side view showing stopper

FIG. 4 is a view showing a second arrangement provided in a refrigerated storage cabinet according to the present invention.
Perspective view showing stopper

FIG. 5 is a view showing a second arrangement provided in a refrigerated storage cabinet according to the present invention.
The perspective view which shows the stopper and the protrusion part arrange | positioned at the cold storage bottom.

FIG. 6 is a perspective view showing a cool box according to the present invention.

[Explanation of symbols]

 DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 ... Cold storage main body 1a ... Bottom 1b ... Opening 2 ... Opening-and-closing door 3 ... Uminoko 3a ... Square material 3b ... Plate material 4 ... Rice bag (grain) 5 ... Wheel 6 ... 1st stopper 7 ... 2nd stopper 7a ... Contact surface 7b 12a ... joining surface 8 ... third stopper 9, 10 ... recess 9a, 9b, 10a, 10b ... protrusion 11 ... guide member 12 ... protrusion 12b ... tip 13 ... band

Claims (4)

[Claims] 1. A cool box having an opening / closing door that opens and closes an opening formed in a front surface while holding a grain on a rice cage placed in a bottom surface in a low temperature state, A plurality of wheels that allow the siding child to move in the opening direction, a recess formed in the movement range of the siding child on the bottom of the cool box, and the recessed portion is extended from the siding child and is provided when the siding child is at a predetermined position. A first stopper that engages with the first stopper to restrict the movement of the cage. 2. The cool box according to claim 1, further comprising a guide member for guiding the movement of the sash in the opening direction. And a second stopper fixed to the bottom of the cool box and abutting on the projecting portion to restrict the movement of the cage when the cage is in a predetermined position. The cold storage according to claim 1 or 2, further comprising: 4. A third member for restricting the movement of the cage, comprising a belt-shaped member having a predetermined length connecting the cage and the bottom of the cool box.
The refrigerator according to any one of claims 1 to 3, further comprising a stopper.