JP2003294356A - Shelf device of refrigerator - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a shelf device which is convenient for housing food, suitable for housing tall food and housing food according to a use frequency, and changes its installing height by solving problems where a shelf arranged in a refrigerating room is supported by selected one shelf support groove among shelf support grooves formed on left and right side walls of the refrigerating room, and the shelf is installed by removing an upper stage shelf or narrowing a shelf interval of an upper stage when placing the tall food on the shelf, to restrict a housing quantity of the refrigerating room because of reducing in the number of stages of the shelf in the former method, and to restrict a form of the placing food and substantially restricting the housing quantity of the refrigerating room in the latter method. <P>SOLUTION: This shelf device has a pair of front and rear projections respectively projecting in the horizontal direction in left and right both end parts of the shelf, and has a pair of front and rear grooves having a width for respectively intruding these projections in left and right side walls of the refrigerating room, and rising in a stairs shape by a horizontal part and an inclining part toward the rear from the front. The horizontal part is a support part of the projections, and the inclining part constitutes a guide part for vertically moving on stairs. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2004,JPO

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a refrigerator shelf device whose installation height is adjustable.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art A plurality of shelves installed in a refrigerating compartment is constructed so as to withstand a sufficient load, and one of a plurality of shelf supporting grooves formed on the left and right side walls of the refrigerating compartment is selected to support one shelf. Generally, it is inserted into a groove and supported. However, since the shelf support groove is formed with the same depth as the depth of the refrigerating room, when placing food with a high height on the shelf,
The upper shelves can be removed, or the upper shelves can be installed with a narrower space, or the like.

[0003]

In the former method, since the number of shelves is reduced, the storage capacity of the refrigerating compartment is limited. In the latter method, the upper shelf space is narrowed,
The form of the food placed there is also limited, and the storage amount of the refrigerating compartment is substantially limited. In view of such a point, the present invention is convenient for storing food in the refrigerating room, and the installation height suitable for storing tall food or storing food according to the frequency of use can be changed. A shelf device is provided.

[0004]

According to the present invention, a plurality of shelves are arranged in a refrigerating compartment, and one or a plurality of the shelves are provided with a pair of front and rear projections protruding laterally at both left and right ends thereof. The left and right side walls of the refrigerating chamber are provided with a pair of front and rear grooves that have a width that allows the pair of front and rear projections to enter and that rise in a stepwise manner from the front to the rear by a horizontal portion and an inclined portion. In the refrigerator shelving device, the supporting portion of the protrusion constitutes a guide portion in which the inclined portion moves up and down stairs.

In the refrigerator shelving device of the present invention, a plurality of shelves are arranged in the refrigerating compartment, and one or more of the shelves is provided with a pair of front and rear projections protruding laterally at both left and right ends thereof. The left and right side walls of the refrigerating chamber are provided with a pair of front and rear grooves that have a width that allows the pair of front and rear projections to enter and that rise in a stepwise manner from the front to the rear by a horizontal portion and an inclined portion. The support portion of the protrusion and the inclined portion constitute a guide portion that moves up and down stairs, and the horizontal portion is formed with a recess into which the protrusion falls.

As a result, the shelf is located in front of the refrigerator compartment,
It can be changed to an intermediate position or a rear position so that the height of food placed on a shelf below it can be easily accommodated, and infrequently used food can be stored backwards and used frequently. You can easily store expensive food items such as storing them in the front.

Further, since a pair of front and rear stepped grooves provided on the left and right side walls of the refrigerating compartment are formed with cavities into which the protrusions provided on the left and right sides of the shelf are inserted, a recess is formed during storage of food. The shelves do not slide down the stairs, and the shelves installed on each level are held securely.

[0008]

BEST MODE FOR CARRYING OUT THE INVENTION Next, an embodiment of the refrigerator of the present invention will be described. 1 to 3 show one embodiment of the present invention, FIG. 1 is a vertical side view of a refrigerator, FIG. 2 is a perspective view of a shelf device of the present invention, and FIG. 3 is a use of the shelf device of the present invention. FIG.

An embodiment of the shelf device of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings. In the figure, reference numeral 1 denotes a refrigerator body, which has a heat insulating structure in which a foam heat insulating material 4 is filled between an outer box (outer wall plate) 3 and an inner box (inner wall plate) 2. A refrigerator compartment 5, a vegetable compartment 6, and a freezer compartment 7 are partitioned from the top in the refrigerator body 1, and the refrigerator compartment 5 above the refrigerator compartment 5 is at the bottom of the refrigerator compartment 5.
A specific low temperature chamber 9 partitioned by a partition plate (partition wall) 8 that also serves as a shelf plate is provided, and the freezing chamber 7 is divided into an upper freezing chamber 10 and a lower freezing chamber 11.

The front opening of the refrigerating compartment 5 is closed at one side of the refrigerator body 1 by a pivotable door 12 which is pivoted laterally by a hinge device to be opened and closed. The front opening of the vegetable compartment 6 is closed by a pull-out door 14 that is pulled forward together with a vegetable container 13 that is supported by left and right rails or roller devices provided in the vegetable compartment 6 so as to be able to be pulled out in the front-rear direction. Similar to the vegetable compartment 6, the upper freezer compartment 10 and the lower freezer compartment 11 are drawer doors that are pulled out forward together with the containers 15 and 16 that are supported by the left and right rails provided in the freezer compartment so that they can be pulled out in the front-rear direction. It is closed at 17, 18.

Reference numeral 20 denotes a refrigerant compressor of the refrigeration system, and 21
Is a condenser of the refrigerant of the refrigeration system, and 22 is an evaporation tray for evaporating defrost water of a cooler described later by the heat of the condenser 21.
23 and 24 are coolers (evaporators) for the refrigerant of the refrigeration system, 23 is a first cooler, and 24 is a second cooler. Two
Reference numeral 5 is a first cold air circulation blower, and 26 is a second cold air circulation blower. The cool air cooled by the first cooler 23 is passed through the upper freezer compartment 10 and the lower freezer compartment 11 by the blower 25 to the cooler 23.
Cycle to return to. The cool air cooled by the second cooler 24 is circulated by the blower 24 to return to the cooler 24 via the refrigerating chamber 5, the specific low temperature chamber 9 and the vegetable chamber 6. The specific low temperature chamber 9 is provided with a container 27 that is supported so that it can be pulled out in the front-rear direction, and is cooled to a low temperature at which food does not freeze at around 0 ° C.

Reference numerals 30A, 30B and 30C are shelves installed in the refrigerating compartment 5, and together with the shelf plate 8 constitute a plurality of shelves for placing food. Of the shelves 8, 30A, 30B, and 30C, the shelves 8, 30B, and 30C have left and right ends thereof mounted on support grooves 31 formed on the left and right sidewalls of the refrigerating chamber 5.

Among these shelves, the shelves according to the present invention are 30
Shown in A. A pair of front and rear projections 32A and 32B protruding horizontally in the horizontal direction are provided at both left and right ends of the shelf 30A, and a pair of front and rear projections 32 is provided on the left and right side walls 33 of the refrigerating compartment 5.
A and 32B are provided with a pair of front and rear shelf supporting grooves 36 that have a width H into which the horizontal portions 34 incline upward from the front to the rear by a horizontal portion 34 and an inclined portion 35, and the horizontal portion 34 is a projection 32A, It constitutes a support portion of 32B, and the inclined portion 35 constitutes a guide portion of the protrusions 32A and 32B that move up and down the stairs.
Further, the horizontal portion 34 is formed with a recess 37 into which the protrusions 32A and 32B fall.

In this structure, the shelf 30A is provided in the refrigerating room 5
It can be changed to a front position, an intermediate position, and a rear position. That is, when the shelf 30A is supported at a position closer to the front of the refrigerating chamber 5, the protrusions 32A and 32B are placed on the horizontal portion 34 at the front end of the groove 36 so as to be at the position 30A (a) in FIG. At this time, the protrusions 32A and 32B fall into the depression 37, so that the installation state of the shelf 30A is stabilized.

When the shelf 30A is supported at the rear position of the refrigerating chamber 5, the projections 32A and 32B are provided on the horizontal portion 34 at the rear end of the groove 36 so as to be located at 30A (b) in FIG. Place it. To move from the position of 30A (a) to this position, the protrusions 32A and 32B are moved to the inclined portion 35 and the horizontal portion 34.
It is achieved by sequentially passing through. When the protrusions 32A and 32B fall into the recess 37 at the rearward position 30A (b), the installation state of the shelf 30A is stabilized.

When the shelf 30A is supported at an intermediate position in the refrigerating chamber 5, the projection 3 is provided on the horizontal portion 34 in the middle of FIG.
Place 2A and 32B. At this time, the protrusions 32A and 32B
By falling into the recess 37, the installation state of the shelf 30A is stabilized.

As described above, since the shelf 30A can be changed to the front position, the intermediate position, and the rear position of the refrigerating chamber 5,
At the front position 30A (a), a space of depth Q is formed between the shelf 8 and the shelf 30B behind the shelf 30A. Therefore, the tall article 40 is used by utilizing this space Q.
Can be placed on the shelf 8 and the front position 30
An article can be placed on the shelf 30A located at A (a) and between the shelf 30B.

Therefore, at the front position 30A (a), the articles on the shelf 30A can be easily taken out from the front surface of the refrigerating chamber 5, and the rear space Q of the shelf 30A can be effectively used. As one of the methods, a tall article 40 that is rarely used can be stored in the rear space Q of the shelf 30A.

At the rearward position 30A (b), a depth P is provided between the shelves 8 and 30B in front of the shelf 30A.
Space is formed. Therefore, the space P can be used to place a tall article 41 on the front side of the shelf 8 and also between the shelf 30A located at the rearward position 30A (b) and the shelf 30B. Items can be placed.

Therefore, the shelf 3 at the rearward position 30A (b)
The items of 0A are slightly recessed from the front surface of the refrigerating room 5, but the space in front of the shelf 30A can be effectively used. As one of the methods, a tall article 41 that is frequently used can be placed on the shelf 8 below the tall article 41 using the front space P of the shelf 30A, and an article that is rarely used is placed on the shelf 30A. It can be placed and stored.

Further, when the shelf 30A is installed at an intermediate position, the depths of the spaces P and Q formed in the front and rear of the shelf 30A become narrow, but this space is effectively used to store tall articles. be able to.

In the above description, the shelf 30A among the plurality of shelves provided in the refrigerating room 5 has been described, but the other shelves 30 are described.
B and 30C can also be configured in the same manner, and one or more of a plurality of shelves arranged in the refrigerating compartment can have the above-described configuration depending on the form of the refrigerating compartment. Therefore, the present invention is not limited to the above-described embodiment, but includes various embodiments in a portion not departing from the scope thereof.

[0023]

According to the present invention, the shelves can be changed to the front position, the intermediate position, and the rear position of the refrigerating compartment, whereby the height of food placed on the shelves below the shelves can be increased. It can be easily handled, and foods that are used infrequently can be stored backwards, and foods that are used frequently can be stored forwards.

Further, since a pair of stepwise front and rear grooves provided on the left and right side walls of the refrigerating compartment are formed with recesses into which projections provided on the left and right sides of the shelf are dropped, during storage of foods. The shelves do not slide down the stairs, and the shelves installed on each level are held securely.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a vertical side view of a refrigerator according to the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a perspective view of the shelf device of the refrigerator according to the present invention.

FIG. 3 is a diagram illustrating a usage pattern of the shelf device of the present invention.

[Explanation of symbols]

1 ... Refrigerator body 5 ... Refrigerator 8, 30A, 30B, 30C ... Shelf 32A, 32B ... Protrusion 33 ... Left and right side walls of the refrigerator compartment 34 ... Horizontal part 35 ... Inclined part 36 ... Groove 37 ... hollow

Claims (2)

[Claims] 1. A plurality of shelves are arranged in a refrigerating compartment, and one or a plurality of the shelves are provided with a pair of front and rear projections projecting laterally at left and right ends thereof, respectively, and on left and right side walls of the refrigerating compartment. Has a pair of front and rear grooves having a width in which the pair of front and rear projections respectively intrude and rising stepwise from the front toward the rear by a horizontal portion and an inclined portion, the horizontal portion being a support portion of the projection, A refrigerator shelf device in which a slanted part constitutes a guide part that moves up and down stairs. 2. A plurality of shelves are arranged in the refrigerating compartment, and one or a plurality of the shelves are provided with a pair of front and rear projections projecting laterally at the left and right ends thereof, respectively, and on the left and right side walls of the refrigerating compartment. Is provided with a pair of front and rear grooves having a width that allows the pair of front and rear projections to enter, and rising in a stepwise manner from the front to the rear by a horizontal portion and an inclined portion, wherein the horizontal portion is a support portion of the protrusion and the inclined portion. A shelving device for a refrigerator in which a part constitutes a guide part that moves up and down stairs, and a recess into which the protrusion falls is formed in the horizontal part.