JP2001153524A - Refrigerator - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a refrigerator in which rice can be sustained in good state over a long term in home. SOLUTION: The refrigerator body 1 is provided with a rice chest 2 comprising a rice containing compartment 21 having an opening for taking in chill and a hole for taking out rice, a drawer 22 which can be drawn out while containing rice in the rice containing compartment 21, a door 23 fixed to the upper front part of the rice containing compartment 21, and a partitioner 24 for placing a specified quantity of rice in the rice containing compartment 21. Preferably, the front face of the drawer 22 and the door 23 is subjected to heat insulation or one door for rice chest subjected to heat insulation is fixed to the front face of the drawer 22 and the door 23.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a refrigerator which can easily store rice at low temperature at home.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Conventional rice bins are often placed in kitchens and the like, and are stored at room temperature and used by extracting the required amount of rice.

[0003]

However, when the rice is stored in the rice bin, since the rice bran is adhered to the periphery of the rice, the rice bran is gradually oxidized and deteriorates when stored at room temperature, and the rice bran has a bad smell. There is a problem that the quality of the rice is liable to be deteriorated due to occurrence of insects or insects.

It is an object of the present invention to provide a refrigerator in which rice can be stored at home in a good condition for a long period of time.

[0005]

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION The present invention has been made to solve the above-mentioned problems. That is, a rice bin into which cold air is taken in at least from above is housed in a part of a refrigerator compartment of a refrigerator body. Structure. Further, the structure of the rice bin has a rice storage room having an opening through which cold air is taken in and a hole for taking out rice, a drawer into which the rice in the rice storage room can be taken out and taken out, and an upper front portion of the rice storage room. It is preferable to use a door that can be opened and closed and a partition plate for putting a predetermined amount of rice in the rice storage room, and use a drawer and a door that is insulated on the front surface of the door. Also, a rice bin having a structure in which a heat-insulated rice bin door is attached to the front of the drawer and the door may be used. In the present invention, the term "insulated" refers to a state similar to a general heat insulation state attached to a door using a heat insulating material or packing to shut off the inside and outside of the refrigerator. Refers to

[0006]

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS FIGS. 1 and 3 show an embodiment of the present invention. (1) is a home refrigerator body. (2) is a rice bin attached to the lower portion of the refrigerator body (1), the rice bin (2) having an opening (21a) on the upper surface through which cool air can be introduced from above and a hole (21b) being drilled downward. Rice storage room established (21)
A drawer (22) into which a predetermined amount of rice can be inserted and taken out from a hole (21b) of the rice storage room (21); It comprises a charging door (23) and a partition plate (24) for putting a predetermined amount of rice in the rice storage room (21) into the drawer (22).
In addition, a heat insulating material or a packing is attached to a front surface of the drawer (22), the door (23) and the partition plate (24) to perform a heat insulating treatment for shielding the outside from the outside. Side plates (23a) are provided at both ends of the door (23). The partition (24) has a hole (24a) slightly larger than the hole (21b) of the rice storage room (21).
And a guide (24b) that supports the partition plate (24) so that both sides of the partition plate (24) can be inserted and removed freely. Incidentally, the structure of the rice bin (2) is not limited to the above-mentioned one, and any other structure may be used as long as it has a rice storage room (21) into which cool air can be introduced at least from above. (4) is a refrigeration door A, (5) is a refrigeration door B, (6) is a refrigeration drawer, and (7) is a freezing door.

FIG. 2 is a view showing another embodiment of the present invention. Compared with the above-mentioned embodiment, a rice bin (2) is stored in a refrigerator room of a refrigerator body (1) and a part of the refrigerator room is provided. A rice bin door (3) which is formed and insulated is attached to the front surface of the rice bin (2). Therefore, the drawer (22), the door (23), and the front surface of the partition (24) are not heat-insulated. The other parts of the rice bin (2) may be the same as those described above.

Next, a method of using the product of the present invention will be described. First, when storing rice, open the rice input door (23), lift the rice bag, put the rice from the opened input port as shown by the white arrow in the figure, and store the rice in the rice storage room (21). [See FIG. 4 (a)]. At this time, if the side plates (23a) are attached to both sides of the door (23), the rice can be smoothly put into the rice storage room (21) without spilling from the inlet. Then, the door (23) may be closed. In addition, when using the thing of another embodiment of FIG. 2, the door (3) for rice bins (3) attached to the front surface of the rice bin (2) in advance is opened, and after rice feeding is completed, the door for rice bins (3) is opened. Just close it. Even if the rice is stored for a long time in this state, the rice inside the rice storage room (21) is cooled by the cool air in the refrigerator compartment from above as shown by the dotted arrow in FIG. 3 to the opening (21a). Entering and being taken into the rice storage room (21), the temperature inside is lowered, and the rice can be kept in a cold state, so that the bran attached to the rice is hardly oxidized, and the risk of bad smell and deterioration is reduced. It becomes.

When removing the rice, the hole (24a) is made to match the hole (21b) by sliding the partition plate (24). Then, the rice inside the rice storage room (21) falls through the hole (21b) through the hole (24a) and into the drawer (22) [see FIG. 4 (b)]. At this time, the partition plate (24) to be slid is pulled forward by the guide (24b) while the both ends are held up and down as indicated by the arrow in the figure. In addition, a mechanism (not shown) for preventing the partition plate (24) from coming off and for matching the hole (24a) with the hole (21b) is provided. After a predetermined amount of rice has been put into the partition plate (24), the drawer (22) is slid as shown by the arrow in FIG. 4 (c), and the drawer (22) is pulled out to remove the predetermined amount of rice. Rice is extracted. And withdrawal (22)
May be put in a predetermined position and returned to the original position. In addition, when using the thing of another embodiment of FIG. 2, the door (3) for rice bins is opened beforehand, and after taking out rice is completed, the door (3) for rice bins is closed.

[0010]

The present invention having the above-described structure has the following effects.

According to the first aspect of the present invention, by storing a rice bin (2) into which cold air is introduced from at least an upper part in a part of the refrigerator compartment of the refrigerator body (1), the rice is cooled by the cool air of the refrigerator. Since it can be stored at low temperature, during use as rice bin (2), rice bran as in the past is gradually oxidized and deteriorates, generating a bad smell,
In addition, insects are hardly attached, and rice can be stored at home in a good condition for a long period of time. still,
In addition to rice, flour or cereals may be used.

A rice storage room (21) having an opening (21a) through which cool air is introduced from above and a hole (21b) drilled below as part of the refrigerator body (1), A drawer (22) which can be taken out of a hole (21b) of the rice storage room (21) by inserting a predetermined amount of rice therein and whose front surface is insulated.
The rice storage room (21), which is attached to the upper front of the rice storage room (21) and is heat-insulated and can be opened and closed, and
A partition plate (2) for putting a predetermined amount of rice in 1) into drawer (22)
4) By mounting the rice bin (2), the rice can be easily stored by storing the rice in the rice storage room (21) by opening the door (23), and by removing the drawer (22). A certain amount of rice can be extracted. Further, the same effect as that of the first aspect can be obtained.

According to a third aspect of the present invention, a rice storage room (1) having an opening (21a) through which cool air is introduced from above and a hole (21b) formed below is provided in a part of the refrigerator compartment of the refrigerator body (1). 21), a drawer (22) for inserting a predetermined amount of rice into and out of the hole (21b) of the rice storage room (21), and an openable / closable attached to the front upper portion of the rice storage room (21). A rice bin (2) comprising a door (23) and a partition plate (24) for putting a predetermined amount of rice in a rice storage room (21) into a drawer (22) is stored therein, and in front of the rice bin (2), Insulated rice bin door (3)
The same effect as in claim 2 can be obtained by attaching the door, and the front of the rice bin (2) has one door (3).
It can be completely shut off from the outside by itself, so that the sealing is easy and the heat insulating effect is improved, and the deterioration of rice quality can be prevented for a longer period.

By attaching the side plates (23a) to both sides of the door (23), rice can be smoothly put into the rice storage room (21) without spilling rice from the inlet.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a perspective view showing an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a perspective view showing another embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 3 is a longitudinal sectional view of FIG.

FIG. 4 is an explanatory diagram showing the operation of the present invention.

[Explanation of symbols]

 1 refrigerator main unit 2 rice bin 21 rice storage room 21a opening 21b hole 22 drawer 23 door 23a side plate 24 partition plate 3 rice bin door

Claims (4)

[Claims] 1. A part of a refrigerator compartment of a refrigerator body (1),
A refrigerator accommodating a rice bin (2) into which cool air can be taken at least from above. 2. A rice storage room (21) having an opening (21a) through which cool air is introduced from above and a hole (21b) formed in a lower part of a part of the refrigerator body (1). A drawer (22) capable of taking out a predetermined amount of rice therein through a hole (21b) of the rice storage room (21) and having a front surface insulated;
An openable and closable rice input door (23) attached to the front upper portion of the rice storage room (21) and insulated, and a rice container (21) for putting a predetermined amount of rice into the drawer (22). 2. A refrigerator according to claim 1, further comprising a rice bin (2) comprising a partition plate (24). 3. A rice storage room (21) having an opening (21a) through which cool air is introduced from above and a hole (21b) formed in a lower part of a refrigerator compartment of the refrigerator body (1).
A drawer (22) for putting a predetermined amount of rice into and out of the hole (21b) of the rice storage room (21); and an openable / closable door mounted on the upper front of the rice storage room (21). A rice bin (2) comprising a rice storage room (21) and a partition plate (24) for putting a predetermined amount of rice in the rice storage room (21) into the drawer (22) is stored therein, and the front surface of the rice bin (2) is accommodated. 2. The refrigerator according to claim 1, further comprising a rice bin door (3) provided with heat insulation treatment. 4. The refrigerator according to claim 2, wherein side plates (23a) are attached to both sides of the door (23).