JP2003240393A - Ice-freezing pan - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To improve a lid for covering an ice freezing pan to make the pan filled with water carried easily, to facilitate a removing work for the lid, and to prevent a side slip in stacking. <P>SOLUTION: In this ice-freezing pan, a peripheral edge part 4 is provided over the whole circumference of an ice-freezing pan main body 1, a recessed face part 7 is formed in an end edge part 5' of the lid 5 to be fitted with the tip of a finger with respect to the end edge parts in both sides of the ice- freezing pan main body, engaging parts 6 engaged elastically with the end edge parts of the ice-freezing pan main body are provided in four corners of the peripheral edge part, and a recess 8 engaged with a reverse face of the ice freezing pan in the next stage is provided on an upper face. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2003,JPO

Description

Description: BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to an ice tray used for making ice in an ice-making room of a home refrigerator, for example, and more particularly, to stacking ice trays easily. It is characterized by having done so. 2. Description of the Related Art When making ice in a refrigerator by filling an ice tray body with water, generally, as shown in Japanese Patent Application Laid-Open No. 2000-186875 or Japanese Patent No. 1057115, for example, The ice tray body is covered with a lid so that it can be put into the ice tray. [0003] The lid of an ice tray disclosed in Japanese Patent Application Laid-Open No. 2000-186875 is covered along the periphery of an ice tray main body formed in an inverted U-shaped cross section. It has a structure that makes it difficult for water to spill out of the ice tray compared to the ice tray. However, there is a drawback that the ice comes off and the ice is scattered on the floor together with the dish body. In the lid of Japanese Patent No. 1057115, the lid which covers the ice tray is provided with handles which are elastically hooked to the edges of the ice tray body so that the lid does not come off. However, there is a problem that the ice trays are difficult to be stacked vertically and the ice trays easily slide sideways when they are stacked. [0004] From the above, the problem to be solved by the present invention is to improve the lid to be put on the ice tray so that it can be easily stacked up and down in a refrigerator, and the lid is not required. An object of the present invention is to make it easy to remove the lid while preventing the lid from being easily removed. SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION Accordingly, the present invention provides a substantially rectangular ice tray main body with four peripheral edges of appropriate width, and a lid with a peripheral edge on both sides of the ice tray main body. A concave portion is formed between the peripheral portions of the ice tray body so that a finger tip can be fitted into the concave portion. And an ice tray provided with a concave portion for fitting the same. In the ice tray of the present invention having the above-described structure, the lid can be carried around when the ice tray is carried around by elastically fitting the four corner fitting portions provided on the lid side with the four corners of the peripheral edge of the ice tray body. While it is difficult to inadvertently come off, if you insert your fingertips between the concave parts of the lid and grip the peripheral edges on both sides of the ice tray main body, you can easily carry out and take out the ice tray body into the ice making room . Also, if one fingertip holds the peripheral portion of the ice tray body while inserting the other fingertip between the concave portions on both sides of the lid and removes the lid, it is relatively easy to release the fitting of the fitting parts at the four corners. be able to. Further, when stacking ice trays, the concave portion on the upper surface of the lower lid supports the bottom of the upper ice tray from the back side, so that there is an advantage that side slips when stacking or carrying can be prevented. An embodiment of the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings. FIG. 1 is an exploded perspective view showing an ice tray main body and a sealing lid, FIG. 2 (a) is a partially cutaway vertical sectional view of an end of the ice tray main body covered with a lid, and FIG. FIG. 5 is a partially cutaway longitudinal sectional view at a central portion. In FIG. 1, reference numeral 1 denotes a substantially rectangular shape, having an ice making portion 3 divided by a partition wall 2 having an appropriate depth and having a peripheral portion 4 having an appropriate width extending four steps below the upper edge. The extended ice tray main body 5 is a lid that covers the peripheral portion 4 of the ice tray main body 1. The front and rear ends of the periphery 4 of the ice tray body 1 are:
As shown in FIG. 2 (a), there is a bulging portion 4 'which swells moderately outward, and a corresponding edge 5' on the lid 5 side.
Is formed by a fitting portion 6 which is stretched and adhered by the elasticity of the material. In addition, the peripheral portions on both sides along the major diameter direction of the lid 5 are provided with concave portions 7 that form a gap such that a fingertip can enter when the lid 5 is put on the dish main body 1. Further, a concave portion 8 is provided on the upper surface of the lid 5 so that when the ice tray main body 1 of the next stage is stacked, the bottom rear surface of the main body is fitted. The ice tray of the present invention constructed as described above has a fitting portion 6 at four corners provided on the lid 5 side and a peripheral portion 4 of the ice tray body 1.
The elastic fitting with the four corners makes it difficult for the lid 5 to be inadvertently detached when carrying the ice tray. On the other hand, if the fingertips are inserted between the concave portions 7 of the lid 5 and the peripheral edges 4 on both sides of the ice tray main body 1 are gripped, the operation for carrying the ice tray main body 1 into and out of the ice making chamber becomes stable. And easily. Further, if one fingertip holds the peripheral portion 4 of the ice tray body 1 while holding the other fingertip between the concave portions 5 'on both sides of the lid 5, and the lid 5 is removed, the four corners can be relatively easily formed. Of the fitting portion 6 is released. Further, when stacking ice trays, the concave portion 8 on the upper surface of the lower lid 5 supports the bottom of the upper ice tray from below, so that side slippage when stacking or carrying can be prevented, which is suitable for stacking ice trays. I do. In this embodiment, the partition wall 2 is formed integrally with the ice tray main body 1, but when the present invention is carried out,
The partition wall 2 may be provided separately from the ice tray body 1 made of resin. The size, shape, and the like of the ice tray main body 1 and the lid 5 used in the present invention are not limited to the embodiments, and needless to say, the design may be appropriately changed in accordance with the gist of the present invention. According to the ice tray of the present invention configured as described above and used as described above, the ice tray body covered with the lid is easy to carry, and the operation of removing the lid is easy. Can be. In addition, stacking can be easily performed, and sideslip of the stacked ice trays can be prevented. The present invention is extremely useful in practical use as described above.

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS FIG. 1 is an exploded perspective view showing an ice tray main body and a lid. FIG. 2 (a) is a partially cutaway enlarged longitudinal sectional view of an end in a use state. (B) is a partially cut-out enlarged longitudinal sectional view of a central portion. [Description of Signs] 1 Ice tray main body 2 Partition wall 3 Ice making section 4 Peripheral section 5 Lid (5 'end section) 6 Fitting section 7 Concave surface section 8 Concave section

Claims (1)

Claims: 1. A substantially rectangular ice tray main body is provided with a peripheral edge of an appropriate width around four circumferences thereof, and a fingertip can be inserted into a peripheral edge of a lid between peripheral edges on both sides of the ice tray main body. Form a concave part of the degree,
An ice making device comprising: a fitting portion elastically fitted to a peripheral portion of an ice tray main body provided at a peripheral portion of each of four corners; and a concave portion provided at an upper surface to fit a back surface of an ice tray at a next stage. dish.