JP2002005567A - Refrigerator cabinet having shelf - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To readily supply bottles and cans from a shelf and impart a variety of possibilities of locating the bottles and cans by providing a shelf at various postures in a cabinet. SOLUTION: A shelf 24 of a refrigerator cabinet 10 extends entirely to the width of the cabinet and, at the ends thereof, is supported by side walls 12, 14 of the cabinet. The shelf has first flat portions 28, 30. When displaced laterally, these first portions 28, 30 change to second flat portions 30, 28 which are positioned on the planes at a given angle to the planes on which the portions 28, 30 are positioned, respectively. The shelf 24 is constituted so that it can be located at four different postures at each level of the cabinet 10 which is supported by the side walls 12, 14. At one of the postures, each one of the first and the second portions is horizontally located and the other is inclined in an entering or retreating direction with respect to the cabinet 10.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a refrigerator cabinet with shelves extending across the width of the cabinet and removably supported at the ends by the side walls of the cabinet.

[0002]

An object of the present invention is to provide a shelf of the kind indicated at the outset, i.e. extending over the entire width of the cabinet and being removably supported at the ends by the side walls of the cabinet. A shelf having a shape such that bottles and cans can be easily supplied from the shelf and various possibilities for placing bottles and cans can be provided by placing the shelf in various positions in the cabinet. Is to provide.

[0003]

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION An object of the present invention is to provide a shelf having a substantially flat first portion which, when moved laterally, moves relative to a plane in which said first portion lies. Into a second, generally flat portion lying in a plane forming a predetermined angle so that the shelf can be placed in four different positions at each level of the cabinet supported by the side walls. In one of the different postures, one of the first part and the second part is located on a horizontal plane, and the other of the first part and the second part is positioned relative to the cabinet. This is achieved by the refrigerator cabinet according to the invention, which is inclined downward in the direction of entry or exit.

[0004]

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS In the following, embodiments of the shelf according to the invention will be described with reference to the drawings. A refrigerator cabinet with two side walls 12 and 14 is indicated by the reference numeral 10, the side walls 12 and 14 respectively being joined by a rear wall 16 at the rear and access to a storage space 20 in the cabinet at the front frame. The opening can be closed by a door (not shown). Inside each side wall, a plurality of horizontal grooves 22 are arranged at regular intervals above each other.

[0005] The shelves are indicated by reference numeral 24 (see FIG. 3). This shelf 24 can be formed in one piece from plastic, with two pins 2 at each end.
6 is provided. The shelf 24 extends the entire width of the space 20 and is insertable into the opening 18 by a pin 26 for installation in the groove 22 of each side wall 12,14. In addition, the shelf 24 has a relatively wide plate-shaped rectangular portion 28 and a relatively narrow plate-shaped rectangular portion 30, and these two portions 28, 30 are predetermined with respect to each other. And are joined by a vertical plate-shaped portion 32.

The shelves 24 are configured so that they can be placed in four different positions at each level of space 20.
In the first position (see FIG. 1), the two pins 26 of the relatively narrow portion 30
The narrower portion 30 is horizontally installed by being inserted into one of the grooves, and the two pins of the relatively wider portion 28 are inserted one by one into the adjacent groove of the other side wall 12.
In 2, the wide portion 28 slopes downward in the direction toward the rear wall 16. In this position of the shelf 24, a plurality of bottles 33 can be stored side by side on the wide part 28 as shown in FIG.

In the second of the positions of the shelf 24 (see FIG. 2), the shelf 24 is turned over and inserted into the groove 22, and the pin 26 of the narrow portion 30 is adjacent to the side wall 14. The narrow portion 30 is inclined downward in the direction toward the opening 18 by being inserted one by one into the groove. At this time, the pin of the wide portion 28 is
The wide part 28 is placed horizontally by inserting it into the same one groove of. In this position of the shelf 24, the plurality of cans 34 can be placed in the narrow portion 30 as shown in FIG.
Can be stored side by side on top of each other. U-shaped means 36 is attached to the lower end of the narrow portion 30 to prevent the can from rolling off the narrow portion 30.

In the third of the positions of the shelf 24 (see FIG. 4), the shelf 24 is turned by half a turn and inserted into the groove 22, and the pins of the narrow portion 30 The narrow portions 30 are inclined downward in the direction toward the rear wall 16 by inserting the narrow portions 30 one by one into the adjacent grooves. At this time, the pin 26 of the wide portion 28 is
By inserting into the same one groove 22 of 4, the wide part 28 lies in a horizontal plane. In this position of the shelf 24, one bottle can be stored on the narrow portion 30 parallel to the side wall 12.

In the fourth of the positions of the shelf 24 (see FIG. 5), the shelf 24 is turned over and inserted into the groove 22, and the pin 26 of the narrow portion 30 is placed adjacent to the side wall 12. The narrow portion 30 is inclined downward in the direction toward the rear wall 16 by inserting the narrow portion 30 into the groove 22 one by one. At this time, by inserting the pin 26 of the wide portion 28 into the same one groove 22 of the side wall 14,
The wide portion 28 is located on a horizontal plane. A small box 38 is arranged to be insertable below the narrow part 30 and this box 3
8 has a raised portion 40 by which the box 38
Is installed in the groove 22 on one side. On the other side, the box 38 rests on two U-shaped means 42 mounted on the vertical part 32.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a perspective view of a part of a refrigerator cabinet with a shelf in a first position.

FIG. 2 is a perspective view showing the same shelf as in FIG. 1 turned upside down in a second position;

FIG. 3 is a perspective view showing just a shelf;

FIG. 4 is a perspective view showing a third posture of the shelf.

FIG. 5 is a perspective view showing a shelf rotated to a fourth position and a box arranged to be pushed under an inclined portion of the shelf;

FIG. 6 is a perspective view showing shelves and boxes with means for supporting the boxes.

[Explanation of symbols]

 DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 10 ... Refrigerator cabinet 12 ... Side wall 14 ... Side wall 24 ... Shelf 28 ... Plate-shaped or flat part 30 ... Plate-shaped or flat part

 ──────────────────────────────────────────────────続 き Continuing on the front page (72) Jacques Eduardo de Hollanda Miranda Brazil, 80250-2000 Curtiva-Peele, Revocas, Apartamento 302, Avenida Silva Jardin 1514 (72) Inventor Claudio Pastini Italy, 33080 Portia, Corso Reno Zanussi 66/3 F term (reference) 3B060 LA01 MA01 NA01 NA02 NB03 NB04 NB08 ND03 ND06 NF01 3L102 JA01 LB10 LC22 LE04

Claims (3)

[Claims] 1. A cabinet extending across the width of a refrigerator cabinet and having at its ends side walls (12, 1, 1) of said cabinet.
Shelf (24) removably supported by 4)
A refrigerator cabinet (10) comprising: the shelf (24) having a substantially flat first portion (28, 30), wherein the first portion moves laterally when the first portion moves laterally. A substantially flat second portion (30, 28) located in a plane forming a predetermined angle with respect to the plane in which the one portion is located;
And the shelf is configured to allow the shelf to be placed in four different positions at each level of the cabinet supported by the side wall, wherein in one of the different positions, the first Part and the second
Are located on a horizontal plane, and the other of the first and second portions (30, 28) is inclined downward in a direction of entering or exiting the cabinet. A refrigerator cabinet provided with shelves. 2. The lower end portion of the inclined portion when the other of the first portion and the second portion is installed so as to be inclined downward in a direction of withdrawing from the cabinet. A refrigerator cabinet provided with shelves according to claim 1, wherein a stopping device is attached to the refrigerator cabinet. 3. The device according to claim 1, wherein the other of the first portion and the second portion is inclined downward in a direction to enter the cabinet and is located above one plane of the first portion and the second portion. 2. A refrigerator cabinet with shelves according to claim 1, characterized in that, when doing so, a box (38) is arranged to be pushed under the other of the first part and the second part.