JP2002090055A - Refrigerator - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a refrigerator in which a cold air is hardly released out of the refrigerator in the case of opening a door. SOLUTION: The refrigerator comprises a swinging door 12 arranged in an opening of a body 2 thereof, a door shelf 16 provided at the inside of the door 12, and an indoor shelf 17 provided in the body 2. The refrigerator also comprises an intermediate container 21 swingably provided between the shaft 16 and the shelf 17 to prevent flow-out of the cold air from the shelf 16 or the shelf 17 when the door is swung.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a refrigerator having a rotatable food container between a door shelf provided inside a revolving door and a shelf in a refrigerator.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art In recent years, the capacity of refrigerators has been increasing year by year in accordance with the diversification of society life, and a refrigerator having a plurality of temperature zones adapted to the storage of each food has been developed. It is starting to be sold. In addition, in terms of convenience, users have come to demand a refrigerator in which a refrigerator room, which is frequently opened and closed most frequently, is arranged at the top.

[0003]

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION Under such circumstances,
Many large-capacity refrigerators have a refrigerator wooden body with a height of 175 to 180 cm and a depth of 65 to 70 cm, especially the refrigerator in the refrigerator compartment at the top, which is at least 160 cm above the floor. Because of this, it is difficult to reach the interior of the shelf or it is difficult to see, so it takes time to search for foods,
There was a problem that cold air escaped out of the refrigerator.

An object of the present invention is to solve the above-mentioned conventional problems, and an object of the present invention is to provide a refrigerator in which cold air hardly escapes outside the refrigerator when the door is opened.

[0005]

In order to achieve this object, an invention according to claim 1 comprises an opening / closing door provided at an opening of a refrigerator body, a door shelf provided inside the opening / closing door, and a refrigerator. A shelf provided in the cabinet of the main body, a food storage container provided to be openable and closable between the shelf and the shelf, and closing the shelf when closed. .

According to a second aspect of the present invention, in the refrigerator according to the first aspect, the food storage container is opened and closed in conjunction with opening and closing of the opening and closing door.

According to a third aspect of the present invention, in the refrigerator according to the second aspect, the opening / closing door and the food storage container are locked by locking means, and the locking and releasing by the locking means can be selected. The switch is provided on the outer surface of the refrigerator.

According to a fourth aspect of the present invention, in the refrigerator according to any one of the first to third aspects, a low-temperature container is disposed in a lower part of the refrigerator, and the food storage container is disposed above the low-temperature container. It is characterized by the following.

According to a fifth aspect of the present invention, in the refrigerator according to any one of the first to third aspects, the food storage container is disposed over the entire height of the refrigerator compartment.

According to a sixth aspect of the present invention, in the refrigerator according to the fifth aspect, a low-temperature container is provided at a lower stage in the refrigerator, and the food storage container is also used as a door of the low-temperature container. And

According to a seventh aspect of the present invention, in the refrigerator according to any one of the first to sixth aspects, the shelf or the low-temperature container can be drawn out.

[0012]

A first embodiment of the present invention will be described below with reference to FIGS.

FIG. 1 is a side sectional view of the refrigerator in the first embodiment.

In FIG. 1, the main body 2 of the refrigerator 1 is
An outer box 3 made of steel plate which opens to the front, an inner box 4 made of a synthetic resin which opens forward and is incorporated in the outer box 3 with a gap, and a space between the outer box 3 and the inner box 4 And an insulated polyurethane heat insulating material 5 filled and insulated.

The inner box 4 is divided into upper, middle and lower sections by upper and lower partition walls 6a and 6b, and a refrigerating room 7, a vegetable room 8 and a freezing room 9 are formed in order from the top.

A front opening of the refrigerator compartment 7 has a rotating door 12.
It is designed to be opened and closed freely. Door 12
Is composed of a heat insulating material filled in the space between the door front plate 13a and the door inner plate 13b, and is provided with a rotating shaft protruding from the upper right and lower end surfaces of the opening and closing door 12, the top surface 14 of the refrigerator body 2, and the partition. It is rotatably attached to a hinge device 15 comprising a bearing provided on an end face of the wall 6a.

A door shelf 16 made of a plastic material is fixedly installed on the door inner plate 14.

In the upper part of the refrigerator compartment 7 are provided two shelves 17, 17 of shallow depth and upper and lower tiers.
The left and right sides of 7 are formed with horizontally elongated projection pieces (not shown) in the front-rear direction, and inner box rails are formed on both side walls of the inner box 4 so as to face the projection pieces. A shelf 17 is slidably mounted back and forth. In the lower part of the refrigerator 7, two low-temperature containers 18 are provided.

A food container 21 (hereinafter referred to as "intermediate container") is provided between the door shelf 16 and the cabinet 17 so as to be freely opened and closed. And a hinge device 25 for the intermediate container 21 comprising the intermediate container 21 rotatably mounted on the hinge device 25.

The operation of taking in and out of food with respect to the intermediate container of the refrigerator constructed as described above will be described below.

FIG. 2 is a plan sectional view showing the open / close door, the door shelf, and the shelf in the refrigerator when the refrigerator compartment is closed. FIG. 3 is a plan sectional view showing a state where the refrigerator compartment of FIG. 2 is opened.

A door shelf 16, an intermediate container 21, and a shelf 17 inside the refrigerator compartment 7 are arranged in this order from the front. When the door 12 is pulled to the front and opened, the door 12 is rotated around the rotation shaft 15 and opened, and in this state, food can be taken in and out of the door shelf 16 and the intermediate container 21. At this time, since the rear plate 22 of the intermediate container 21 substantially closes the inside of the rear compartment, it is difficult for the rear cool air to escape to the outside of the compartment.

Next, when the intermediate container 21 is rotated to the front and closed, the shelf 17 is opened, and food can be taken out from the shelf 17. Since the shelf 17 has a shallow depth, it is easy to see to the back, and since the shelf 17 can be slid and pulled out, food can be taken in and out of the shelf 17. You can do it in front,
Usability has improved.

According to the present invention, by providing a new intermediate container 21 between the door shelf 16 and the shelf 17 in the refrigerator, the inside of the refrigerator compartment 7 is partitioned, the ordering is improved and the food can be easily searched. In addition, by making the depth dimension of the shelf 17 shallow, the depth of the shelf 17 can be easily seen and the food can be easily searched. In addition, the intermediate container 21 can arrange and store frequently used foods in a position where it can be easily taken out at all times, thereby improving usability.
It is difficult for the cold air on the back side of 1 to escape to the outside of the refrigerator, and the effect of saving energy can be improved.

Further, since the medium container 21 is disposed above the refrigerator compartment 7 and is provided above the low temperature container 18 disposed below the refrigerator compartment 7, food can be prevented from being taken in and out of the low temperature container 18. It can be done without being done.

In this embodiment, the intermediate container 21 is provided above the refrigerator compartment 7, but depending on the height of the refrigerator compartment 7 from the floor, the intermediate container 21 is not limited to the upper portion but is set at another height position. It may be arranged.

Embodiment 2 will be described with reference to FIG.

FIG. 4 is a plan sectional view of a main part of the refrigerator compartment in the second embodiment. Only the intermediate container 21 is different from that of the first embodiment, and the intermediate containers 26a and 26b are of the double-open type comprising two containers on the left and right.

A rotary shaft is formed at an end of each of the containers 26a and 26b, and a bearing is provided on a side wall of the inner box 4 corresponding to the rotary shaft. A hinge device 27 is formed by the bearing and the rotary shaft.
a and 27b. The rear plates 28a, 28b of the intermediate containers 26a, 26b are formed so as to close the interior of the back.

When the door 12 is pulled forward and opened, the door shelf 1 is opened.
Food can be taken in and out of the intermediate container 6 and the intermediate container 21. Further, the food can be taken in and out of the shelf 17 by turning the intermediate containers 26a and 26b forward and opening them. When the food is not taken in and out of the shelf 17, the intermediate containers 26 a and 26 b are kept closed, and the cool air from the shelves 17 and 17 is cooled by the rear plate 28.
a, 28b makes it difficult to escape from the warehouse,
Energy saving effect can be enhanced.

The third embodiment will be described with reference to FIGS.

FIG. 5 is a side sectional view of a refrigerator according to the third embodiment.

The same components as those in the first embodiment are denoted by the same reference numerals, and detailed description is omitted.

In FIG. 5, the refrigerator compartment 7 is formed at the upper part of the refrigerator main body 2. The front opening of the refrigerating compartment 7 is closed and opened by a rotary opening / closing door 12.

A magnet 31 formed by an electromagnet is attached to the left rear surface of the hiring shelf 16 of the refrigerator compartment 7.
The magnetic force of the magnet 31 is turned on / off by an operation switch 32 provided outside the door 12.

The intermediate container 21 provided to be openable and closable between the door shelf 16 and the cabinet 17 is formed so that the rear plate 22 of the intermediate container 21 blocks the interior of the cabinet at the back.
And is rotatably mounted coaxially with the hinge device 15 of FIG.

A metal piece 33 is attached to the front left side of the intermediate container 21 at a position corresponding to the position of the magnet 31 on the door shelf 16, and the metal piece 33 is attracted by the magnetic force of the magnet 31. Intermediate container 21 in conjunction with opening and closing
Can be opened and closed, and a cushioning material 34 is attached to the rear part of the middle container 21 at a position corresponding to the tip of the shelf 17 in the refrigerator.

With respect to the refrigerator configured as described above,
FIG. 6 shows the opening / closing door 12 and the intermediate container 2 when the refrigerator compartment 7 is closed.
It is a plane sectional view showing 1 and shelf 17 in a warehouse. FIG. 7 shows FIG.
FIG. 4 is a cross-sectional plan view showing a state when the device is opened. In FIG. 6, the door shelf 16, the intermediate container 21, and the shelf 1 are arranged in order from the front of the refrigerator compartment 7.
7 are arranged.

When the magnetic force of the magnet 31 of the door shelf 16 is turned off and the opening and closing door 12 is turned to the front and opened, the intermediate container 21 remains closed as shown in FIG. Then, the door shelf 16 and the front plate 23 side of the medium container 21 appear open, and food can be taken in and out of the door shelf 16 and the intermediate container 21. Since the intermediate container 21 is closed, the inner part of the intermediate container 21
The rear plate 22 is closed to make it difficult for cold air to escape outside the refrigerator.

Next, when the intermediate container 21 is rotated to the front and opened, the shelf 17 at the back of the intermediate container 21 is opened, and food can be taken out from the shelf 17 in the warehouse.

FIG. 8 shows a state in which the open / close door 12 of the refrigerator compartment 7 is opened when the magnetic force of the magnet 31 of the door shelf 16 is on. When the door 12 is pulled forward and turned, the intermediate container 21 is opened in conjunction with the door 12, and the front surface of the shelf 17 is opened.

To put food in and out of the cabinet 17, the on / off operation switch 32 of the magnet 31 can be turned on, and the door 12 is opened without rotating the door 12 and the intermediate container 21 sequentially. Thus, the cabinet 17 can be opened.

Thereafter, when the food is taken out from the intermediate container 21 or the door shelf 16, the opening and closing door 12 and the intermediate container 21 are opened apart from each other against the magnetic force of the magnet 31, whereby the door shelf is opened. 16 and the front plate 23 side of the intermediate container 21 are opened, and food can be taken in and out of the door shelf 16 and the intermediate container 21.

As described above, the hinge device having the axis of rotation of the intermediate container 21 and the axis of rotation of the rotary door 12 of the refrigerator compartment 7 is provided coaxially, and the magnet that locks the intermediate container 21 and the door shelf 16 is provided. By providing the opening / closing door 31,
And the intermediate container 21 can be opened and closed in conjunction with each other.

Further, the operation switch 3 on the outside of the refrigerator 1
2 to turn on / off the magnet 31 and open the door 12
And opening and closing of the intermediate container 21 can be selected, so that the door 12 can be opened by determining the position of the target shelf or the container, so that the convenience of taking in and out of food is improved, Food can be taken in and out in a short time, and it is difficult for cold air in the refrigerator to escape. If the intermediate container 21 is located at a position intermediate between the door 12 and the shelf 17 in the state where the door 12 is opened, the door 1 is inadvertently opened.
Even if 2 is closed, the buffer member 34 is attached to the rear part of the intermediate container 21, so that the intermediate container 21 and the internal shelf 17 do not collide with each other and are not damaged.

In the present embodiment, the door 12 and the intermediate container 21 are locked and opened in conjunction with each other by the magnetic force of a magnet. However, the door shelf 16 and the intermediate container 21 can be detached from each other. Stop means, for example, door shelf 16 and intermediate container 2
1 is provided with a locking claw and an engaging portion that engages with the locking claw, so that the intermediate container 21 can be opened and closed in conjunction with opening and closing of the opening and closing door 12 of the refrigerator compartment 7. Is also good.

Embodiment 4 will be described with reference to FIG.

FIG. 9 is a side sectional view of a refrigerator according to the fourth embodiment. In FIG. 9, the refrigerator compartment 7 is
Is formed at the top. The front opening of the refrigerating compartment 7 is closed and opened by a rotary opening / closing door 12.

The opening / closing door 12 is made of a foamed heat insulating material 5 filled in the space between the door surface plate 13 and the door inner plate 14, and is rotatably attached to the opening end face 15 of the refrigerator compartment 7. A door shelf 16 is provided on the opening / closing door 12.

In the refrigerating room 7, a plurality of shelves 17, 17,... Are provided in the upper middle portion of the refrigerating room 7, and two low-temperature containers 44, 44 are arranged in a lower portion. This cryogenic container 44,
Reference numeral 44 indicates that the height of the front edge is lower than the height of the left and right rear edges so that food can be taken in and out from the front.

An intermediate container 41 is arranged between the door shelf 16 of the refrigerator compartment 7 and the shelf 17 or the low-temperature container 44 in the refrigerator. These intermediate containers 41 are rotatably attached to a hinge device 42 provided on one inner wall of the inner box 4 of the refrigerator compartment 7. A rear plate 43 is formed such that the rear upper portion 43 of the intermediate container 41 closes the shelf 17 located behind the intermediate container 41, and the rear lower portion 45 closes the front opening of the low-temperature container 44 located behind the rear container 43. It is molded and doubles as a front door of the low-temperature container 44.

The operation of taking out and taking out food in this refrigerator will be described below.

When the opening and closing door 12 is rotated to the front and opened, the front plate 46 side of the intermediate container 41 is opened, and food can be taken in and out of the door shelf 16 and the intermediate container 41. At this time,
Since the intermediate container 41 is inside the refrigerator, the shelf 17 in the refrigerator is closed by the upper rear plate 43 of the intermediate container 41, so that the cool air in the shelf in the refrigerator is hard to escape to the outside of the refrigerator, and the lower part is sealed by the rear plate 45. In addition, the cold air in the low-temperature container 44 does not easily escape.

Next, when the intermediate container 41 is rotated forward and opened, the shelf 17 and the low-temperature container 44 appear, and the shelf 17 is opened.
In addition, the food can be taken in and out of the low-temperature container 44.

Since the inner shelf 17 and the low-temperature container 44 have shallow depths, the food can be easily taken in and out, the stored food can be easily searched, and the organizing is excellent. Also,
Since the lower rear portion 45 of the lower intermediate container 41 is also used as a front door of the low temperature container 44, cost can be reduced and usability can be improved without newly providing a front door of the low temperature container 44.

In the present application, a door shelf provided inside the closed door is
An intermediate container (food storage container) that can be opened and closed between the refrigerator shelf and the shelf inside the refrigerator and that closes the shelf when the refrigerator is closed allows food frequently used every day to be always taken in and out. If it is stored in an easy-to-use door shelf and food storage container, the food storage container remains in the same state even if the opening and closing door is opened, and it is difficult for cold air behind this food storage container to escape to the outside of the storage, improving energy saving effect To be peeled off.

Further, by providing the intermediate container (food storage container), the depth dimension of the shelf in the refrigerator becomes shallow, so that the food in the back can be easily seen and taken out.

As described above, the description has been given based on the embodiment, but the present invention is not limited to this.

[0059]

According to the present invention, food storage is provided between a door shelf provided inside a closed door and a shelf provided in a refrigerator main body, and is openable and closable when the refrigerator is closed. The provision of the container makes it difficult for cold air to escape to the outside of the refrigerator, thereby improving the energy saving effect.

[Brief description of the drawings]

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

FIG. 2 is a plan sectional view of the refrigerator compartment of Embodiment 1 when the door is closed.

FIG. 3 is a plan sectional view of the refrigerator compartment of Embodiment 1 when the door is opened.

FIG. 4 is a cross-sectional plan view of the refrigerator compartment of Embodiment 2 when a door is opened.

FIG. 5 is a side sectional view of a third embodiment.

FIG. 6 is a cross-sectional plan view of a refrigerator compartment when a door is closed according to a third embodiment.

FIG. 7 is a cross-sectional plan view of a refrigerator compartment when a door is opened according to a third embodiment.

FIG. 8 is a plan sectional view of the refrigerating compartment showing a state when the door is opened, which is different from FIG.

FIG. 9 is a side sectional view of a refrigerator according to a fourth embodiment of the present invention.

[Explanation of symbols]

 DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Refrigerator 2 Refrigerator main body 7 Refrigerator room 12 Opening / closing door 15 Hinge installation (for opening / closing door) 16 Door shelf 17 Inside shelf 18 Low temperature container 21 Intermediate container (food storage container) 22 Rear plate 25 Hinge device (For intermediate container) 26a , 26b Intermediate container (open double type) 27a, 27b Hinge device (for double open intermediate container) 31 Magnet (locking means) 32 Operation switch 33 Metal piece 34 Buffer material 41 Intermediate container (food storage container) 42 Hinge device 43 Rear plate 44 Cryogenic container

Claims (14)

[Claims] 1. A refrigerator comprising: a revolving door disposed at an opening of a refrigerating compartment; a door shelf provided inside the revolving door; and a shelf in a refrigerating compartment. A refrigerator comprising a food storage container rotatably provided between a cabinet and a shelf. 2. The food storage container moves to a position where at least a part of the shelf in the refrigerator is closed when the food storage container is rotated toward the shelf in the refrigerator, thereby preventing outflow of cool air. The refrigerator according to claim 1, wherein: 3. The food storage container closes at least a part of the door shelf when the food storage container rotates toward the revolving door, thereby preventing cold air from flowing out of the door shelf. The refrigerator according to claim 1 or 2, wherein: 4. The refrigerator according to claim 1, wherein the food storage container is opened and closed in conjunction with opening and closing of the revolving door. 5. The food storage container does not interlock with the opening and closing of the revolving door. When the revolving door is opened, only the revolving door is opened, and the food storage container closes at least a part of the shelf in the refrigerator. 4. The method according to claim 1, wherein
The refrigerator according to any one of the preceding claims. 6. The refrigerator according to claim 1, further comprising connecting means for linking the rotating door and the food storage container. 7. The refrigerator according to claim 1, further comprising selection means for selecting the interlock between the rotating door and the food storage container by the connection means. 8. The refrigerator according to claim 1, wherein said connecting means comprises an electromagnet, and said selecting means is switch means for controlling said electromagnet. 9. The refrigerator according to claim 8, wherein the switch means is provided on an outer surface of the refrigerator. 10. The refrigerator according to claim 8, wherein the switch means is provided on an outer surface of the revolving door. 11. The refrigerator according to claim 1, wherein a low-temperature container is disposed at a lower stage in the refrigerator compartment, and the food storage container is located above the low-temperature container when the revolving door is closed.
3. The refrigerator according to any one of 3. 12. The refrigerator according to claim 1, wherein the food storage container is disposed over the entire height of the refrigerator compartment. 13. The food storage device according to claim 1, wherein the low-temperature container is disposed at a lower stage in the refrigerator, and the food storage container is located in front of a front opening of the low-temperature container when the revolving door is closed. The refrigerator according to claim 5, wherein the container also serves as a front door of the low-temperature container. 14. The refrigerator according to any one of claims 1 to 6, wherein the shelf or the low-temperature container can be drawn out.