JP2004239457A - Refrigerator - Google Patents

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JP2004239457A
JP2004239457A JP2003026421A JP2003026421A JP2004239457A JP 2004239457 A JP2004239457 A JP 2004239457A JP 2003026421 A JP2003026421 A JP 2003026421A JP 2003026421 A JP2003026421 A JP 2003026421A JP 2004239457 A JP2004239457 A JP 2004239457A
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Hideo Shiraishi
秀雄 白石
Kazuaki Nakajima
一明 中島
Goro Kayano
悟朗 栢野
Hitoshi Aoki
均史 青木
Junichi Mogi
淳一 茂木
Masaya Matsuoka
雅也 松岡
Naoki Otsuka
直樹 大塚
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    • FMECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
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<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To use a one type of front door for both right side opening and left side opening types of refrigerator. <P>SOLUTION: In this refrigerator 100, a front door 3 comprises hinge mounting holes 5T and 5B allowed to face hinge holes 4LT and 4LB formed at the left front side upper and lower parts of a refrigerating chamber 2 formed in a refrigerator body 1 and also allowed to face hinge mounting holes 4RT and 4RB formed at the right front side upper and lower parts thereof by being inverted vertically at the same side end part of both vertical end faces, i.e., on the opposite side on a side where a handle 15 is installed. In addition, the front door 3 is disposed so that the hinge mounting holes 5T and 5B face the upper and lower hinge mounting holes on the right or left side of the refrigerator body 1, and installed on the refrigerator body 1 so as to be opened in one direction. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2004,JPO&NCIPI

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【0001】
【発明の属する技術分野】
本発明は、主に家庭などにおいて使用される小型冷蔵庫(冷凍冷蔵庫を含む。)に関するものである。
【0002】
【従来の技術】
この種の冷蔵庫としては、例えば図4に示したように使用頻度が高い卵、バター、牛乳パック、ペットボトルなどを保管するための大小様々な棚容器9を前面扉3の内側に装着し、使い勝手を高めた冷蔵庫が周知である(例えば、特許文献1参照。)。
【0003】
冷蔵庫は、台所の配置構成によっては調理台の右側に設置される場合と、左側に設置される場合とがある。そして、冷蔵庫を調理台の右側に設置するときには、前面扉3は右側を支点に左側が回動する右開きが冷蔵室への収納物の出し入れでは使用勝手が良く、冷蔵庫を調理台の左側に設置するときには、左側を支点に右側が回動する左開きが使用勝手が良い。
【0004】
そのため、冷蔵庫は一般には前面扉3を右開き、したがって回動可能に右側が支持され、図示しない把手が左側に備えられたタイプと、左開き、したがって回動可能に左側が支持され、把手が右側に備えられたタイプの2タイプを用意しておき、何れのタイプの注文があっても対応できるようになっている。
【0005】
また、冷蔵室の前面開口部を開閉する前面扉3の回動の中心側、すなわち奥には前後方向の寸法が大きい棚容器9を配置し、手前側には前後方向の寸法が小さい棚容器9を配置して、使い勝手を改善することもなされている。
【0006】
しかし、特許文献1などに提案された従来の冷蔵庫においては、前面扉3の内側に装着する棚容器9は左右逆に配置することはできない構造であったため、販売台数の多い右開きの扉を左開きの扉に変更すると、把手の取付部位が逆になる上に、棚容器9の使い勝手が悪くなると云った問題点があった。
【0007】
すなわち、右開きで使い勝手の良かった前面扉3を、単に前面扉3の取付位置を右側から左側に変更して、右開きから左開きに変更すると、把手が設けられている側が回動可能に支持されるので、把手による開閉ができない。
【0008】
また、前面扉3の手前側に前後方向の寸法が大きい棚容器9が位置し、その奥に前後方向の寸法が小さい棚容器9が配置されるので、奥側の棚容器9への物品の収納/取り出しが難くなると云った問題点があった。
【0009】
【特許文献1】
特開平10−103852号公報(図1参照。)。
【0010】
【発明が解決しようとする課題】
したがって、従来は前面扉は右開き用と左開き用の2タイプを用意しており、中間部品の在庫が増えると云った問題点があったので、前面扉を右開き用に用いたときにも、左開き用に用いたときにも、把手は正常な部位に配置され、棚容器全体は使い勝手が良く配置されるように構成して、前面扉(中間部品)は一つだけ用意すれば良いようにする必要があり、それが解決すべき課題となっていた。
【0011】
【課題を解決するための手段】
本発明は上記従来技術の課題を解決するため、冷蔵庫本体に設けられた冷蔵室の左前部分の上下と右前部分の上下とに設けたヒンジ取付手段の左右何れか一方の上下のヒンジ取付手段に取付けたヒンジを介して片開きの前面扉が水平面内で回動して冷蔵室の前面開口部を開閉する冷蔵庫において、前面扉は上下反転させることにより冷蔵庫本体の左前部分の上下に設けたヒンジ取付手段に対峙させることも、右前部分の上下に設けたヒンジ取付手段に対峙させることも可能なヒンジ取付手段を上下両端面それぞれの同一側の端部に備え、その上下両端面のヒンジ取付手段が冷蔵庫本体のヒンジ取付手段の左右何れか一方の上下のヒンジ取付手段に対峙するように配置して前面扉を冷蔵庫本体に片開き可能に装着するようにした第1の構成の冷蔵庫と、
【0012】
左右方向に離間した棚容器装着用壁を前面扉内側に対向設置すると共に、棚容器装着用壁それぞれに棚容器係止用突部を対向設置し、棚容器係止用突部と棚容器の左右両側壁外面に設けた係止用凹部とを嵌合して棚容器を前面扉内側に装着するようにした第2の構成の冷蔵庫と、
【0013】
前記第2の構成の冷蔵庫において、分割形成された複数の収納部を有する複合棚容器を、棚容器の係止用凹部と前面扉の棚容器係止用突部との嵌合により前面扉の内側に装着するようにした第3の構成の冷蔵庫と、
を提供するものである。
【0014】
【発明の実施の形態】
以下、本発明の実施形態を図1〜図3に基づいて詳細に説明する。なお、理解を容易にするため、図1〜図3においても前記図4において説明した部分と同様の機能を有する部分には、同一の符号を付した。
【0015】
本発明の冷蔵庫100は、冷蔵庫本体1に設けられた冷蔵室2の前面開口部を開閉する片開きの前面扉3の構造と、その装着の仕方に特徴がある。
【0016】
すなわち、冷蔵庫100においては冷蔵庫本体1の冷蔵室2の向かって左前部分の上下と、右前部分の上下とに、ヒンジ取付手段として設けられたヒンジ取付穴4LT、4LB、4RT、4RBを備えている。
【0017】
一方、前面扉3においては、上下両端面それぞれの同一側の端部、すなわち把手15が設けられた側の反対側に、ヒンジ取付手段としてのヒンジ取付穴5T、5Bを設けてある(図1においては、下側のヒンジ取付穴5Bは示さず。)。
【0018】
したがって、図1に示したように冷蔵庫本体1の向かって右側の上下のヒンジ取付穴4RT、4RBに前面扉3側の上下のヒンジ取付穴5T、5Bを対峙させ、上部側に取付けるヒンジ6T、下部側に取付ける6Bそれぞれの一端を冷蔵庫本体1に、他端を前面扉3に、ビス7をビス取付穴4RT、4RB、5T、5Bそれぞれに螺合して取付けることにより、冷蔵庫本体1に前面扉3が右開き可能に装着される。
【0019】
なお、冷蔵庫本体1のヒンジ穴4LB、4RBそれぞれの下側には、ヒンジ6Bの一端側が挿入可能にヒンジ挿入穴8L、8Rが設けられている。
【0020】
一方、前面扉3を上下反転させて、冷蔵庫本体1の向かって左側の上下のヒンジ取付穴4LT、4LBにヒンジ取付穴5T、5Bを対峙させ、ヒンジ6B、6Tそれぞれの一端を冷蔵庫本体1に、他端を前面扉3に、ビス7をビス取付穴4LT、4LB、5T、5Bそれぞれに螺合して取付けることにより、冷蔵庫本体1に前面扉3が左開き可能に装着される。
【0021】
そして、冷蔵室2の右前部分で前面扉3を取付けたとき、すなわち右開きとしたときも、冷蔵室2の左前部分で前面扉3を取付けたとき、すなわち左開きとしたときも、把手15は装着部から離れた部位に位置するので、右開きのときも、左開きのときも把手15を掴んで前面扉3を容易に回動することができる。
【0022】
また、前面扉3については、上下反転しても内壁面に装着する棚容器9は上向きに装着可能に構成してある。すなわち、前面扉3の内壁面に対向設置した左右一対の棚容器装着用壁10L、10Rそれぞれに、上下方向に向けて形成した突条からなる棚容器係止用突部11L、11Rを対向設置し、その左右の対向する棚容器係止用突部11L、11Rと、棚容器9の左右の両側壁外面に形成した上下方向を向き、且つ、下側に開口した係止用凹部12L、12Rとを嵌合させることで、前面扉3の内壁面に棚容器9が装着されるように構成してある。
【0023】
したがって、冷蔵庫本体1における冷蔵室2の前面開口部を開閉する前面扉3としては、把手15とは逆側の上下両端面にヒンジ取付穴5T、5Bを備えた前面扉を準備しておくだけで、図1、図2に例示した右開きの扉つき冷蔵庫100を製造することも、図示しない左開きの扉つき冷蔵庫100を製造することも可能であるので、前面扉3(中間部品)は一つのタイプだけを用意すれば良く、中間部品の在庫を削減することが可能になる。
【0024】
そして、棚容器9は前面扉3が冷蔵庫本体1に右開きに装着されても、左開きに装着されても、開口部を上向きにして前面扉3の内壁面に装着できる。
【0025】
なお、前面扉3の内壁面に装着する棚容器9としては、図1に示したように収納部9Aが一段しかない小型の棚容器だけに限らず、例えば図3に示したように収納部9Aが多段に形成された大型の棚容器であっても良い。
【0026】
そして、棚容器9が、図3に示したように多段に形成された収納部9Aを備えた大型棚容器であるときには、係止用凹部12L、12Rと、棚容器係止用突部11L、11Rとはそれぞれ複数個形成し、対応する凹部と突部とを嵌合させ、棚容器9を左右それぞれ複数の箇所で支持して、前面扉3の内壁面に装着するように構成することが好ましい。
【0027】
また、図3に示したように棚容器9を大型の棚容器としたときには、棚容器9に破線で示すフランジ14を設け(図3(B)参照。)、棚容器9の強度アップを図ることも肝要な措置である。
【0028】
なお、冷蔵庫100は、前面扉3によって前面開口部が開閉される冷蔵室2の下方に、従来周知の製氷室21、冷凍/冷蔵切替室22、冷凍室23、野菜室24などを備え、冷蔵室2を含む各室には後壁に形成した冷気吹出口13などから、適宜の冷却装置、例えば圧縮機、凝縮器、減圧手段、蒸発器など冷媒管により連結して形成した冷凍機、ペルチェ素子を使用した冷凍機などによって冷却した冷気が吹出し、各室内を所望の温度に冷却するように構成されている。
【0029】
ところで、本発明は上記実施形態に限定されるものではないので、特許請求の範囲に記載の趣旨から逸脱しない範囲で各種の変形実施が可能である。
【0030】
例えば、棚容器装着用壁10L、10Rの間にもう一つの棚容器装着用壁を設け、その新しく設ける棚容器装着用壁の両壁面に設ける棚容器装着用突部と、棚容器装着用壁10L、10Rの棚容器装着用突部とを利用して、棚容器9を2列、多段に装着するように構成することも可能である。
【0031】
そして、棚容器9をこのように装着するときには、前面扉3が右開きのときにも、左開きのときにも、前面扉3の回動の中心側、すなわち奥には前後方向の寸法が大きい棚容器9を配置し、手前側には前後方向の寸法が小さい棚容器9を配置して、使い勝手を向上させることができる。
【0032】
なお、上記実施形態では、使用者が冷蔵庫の扉を左右に付け替え可能な冷蔵庫の一例を示したが、本発明はこれに限定されるものではない。すなわち、本発明は、使用者が冷蔵庫の扉を左右に付け替え不可能な冷蔵庫(購入時に右開きか左開きかを指定する冷蔵庫)でも採用可能である。
【0033】
【発明の効果】
以上説明したように、本発明の冷蔵庫は、前面扉は上下反転させることにより冷蔵庫本体の左前部分の上下に設けたヒンジ取付手段に対峙させることも、右前部分の上下に設けたヒンジ取付手段に対峙させることも可能なヒンジ取付手段を上下両端面それぞれの同一側の端部に備え、その上下両端面のヒンジ取付手段を冷蔵庫本体のヒンジ取付手段の左右何れか一方の上下のヒンジ取付手段に対峙するように配置して前面扉を冷蔵庫本体に片開き可能に装着するようにした冷蔵庫であるので、例えば把手が設けられている側とは反対側の上下両端面にヒンジ取付手段を備えた前面扉を準備しておくだけで、右開きの扉つき冷蔵庫を製造することも、左開きの扉つき冷蔵庫を製造することも可能になる。そのため、中間部品(前面扉)の在庫数を削減することができる。
【0034】
さらに、左右方向に離間した棚容器装着用壁を前面扉内側に対向設置すると共に、棚容器装着用壁それぞれに棚容器係止用突部を対向設置し、棚容器係止用突部と棚容器の左右両側壁外面に設けた係止用凹部とを嵌合して棚容器を前面扉内側に装着するようにした冷蔵庫においては、棚容器係止用突部を備えた棚容器装着用壁を例えば3列に設けることにより、前面扉が右開きのときにも、左開きのときにも、前面扉の回動の中心側、すなわち奥に前後方向の寸法が大きい棚容器を配置し、手前側には前後方向の寸法が小さい棚容器を配置して、使い勝手を向上させることができる。
【0035】
また、分割形成された複数の収納部を有する複合棚容器を、棚容器の係止用凹部と前面扉の棚容器係止用突部との嵌合により前面扉の内側に装着するようにした冷蔵庫においては、収納部が一つしかない小型の棚容器を前面扉の内側に多数装着する冷蔵庫に比べ、製造工数が大幅に削減できると云った利点がある。
【図面の簡単な説明】
【図1】本発明の冷蔵庫の要部の説明図である。
【図2】本発明の冷蔵庫の全体を示す説明図である。
【図3】本発明の変形実施形態を示す説明図であり、(A)は斜視説明図、(B)は断面説明図である。
【図4】従来技術を示す説明図である。
【符号の説明】
1 冷蔵庫本体
2 冷蔵室
3 前面扉
4LB、4LT、4RB、4RT ヒンジ取付穴
5B、5T ヒンジ取付穴
6B、6T ヒンジ
7 ビス
8L、8R ヒンジ挿入穴
9 棚容器
9A 収納部
10L、10R 棚容器装着用壁
11L、11R 棚容器装着用突部
12L、12R 係止用凹部
13 冷気吹出口
14 フランジ
15 把手
21 製氷室
22 貯氷室
23 冷凍室
24 野菜室
100 冷蔵庫
[0001]
TECHNICAL FIELD OF THE INVENTION
The present invention relates to a small refrigerator (including a refrigerator) mainly used at home and the like.
[0002]
[Prior art]
For example, as shown in FIG. 4, various types of refrigerators, such as eggs, butter, milk packs, plastic bottles, etc., which are frequently used as shown in FIG. Is well known (for example, see Patent Document 1).
[0003]
The refrigerator may be installed on the right side of the cooking table or on the left side, depending on the arrangement of the kitchen. When the refrigerator is installed on the right side of the worktop, the front door 3 is open to the right with the right side as a fulcrum, and the right-hand side pivots on the right side. When installing, a left-hand opening in which the right side rotates with the left side as a fulcrum is convenient.
[0004]
For this reason, the refrigerator generally has a front door 3 opened rightward, and thus the right side is pivotally supported, and a handle (not shown) is provided on the left side. Two types are prepared on the right side, and any type of order can be handled.
[0005]
In addition, a shelf container 9 having a large dimension in the front-rear direction is disposed at the center of rotation of the front door 3 that opens and closes the front opening of the refrigerator compartment, that is, a shelf container having a small dimension in the front-rear direction is located on the near side. 9 is also arranged to improve usability.
[0006]
However, in the conventional refrigerator proposed in Patent Document 1 and the like, the shelf container 9 attached to the inside of the front door 3 has a structure that cannot be arranged right and left reversed. If the door is changed to the left-opening door, there is a problem that the handle mounting portion is reversed and the usability of the shelf container 9 is deteriorated.
[0007]
That is, when the front door 3 which is easy to use by opening the right door is simply changed from the right side to the left side of the mounting position of the front door 3 and is changed from the right opening to the left side, the side provided with the handle is rotatable. Because it is supported, it cannot be opened and closed by the handle.
[0008]
In addition, the shelf container 9 having a large dimension in the front-rear direction is located on the front side of the front door 3 and the shelf container 9 having a small dimension in the front-rear direction is disposed behind the shelf container 9. There was a problem that storage / removal became difficult.
[0009]
[Patent Document 1]
JP-A-10-103852 (see FIG. 1).
[0010]
[Problems to be solved by the invention]
Therefore, conventionally, there are two types of front doors for right-opening and left-opening, and there is a problem that the stock of intermediate parts increases. Therefore, when the front door is used for right-opening, Also, when used for left-opening, the handle is arranged in a normal part, the entire shelf container is configured to be conveniently placed, and only one front door (intermediate part) is prepared. It needed to be good, and that was a problem to be solved.
[0011]
[Means for Solving the Problems]
The present invention, in order to solve the above-mentioned problems of the prior art, to one of the right and left upper and lower hinge attachment means of the hinge attachment means provided at the top and bottom of the left front part and at the top and bottom of the right front part of the refrigerator compartment provided in the refrigerator body In a refrigerator in which a single-opening front door rotates in a horizontal plane via an attached hinge to open and close a front opening of a refrigerator, the front door is turned upside down and hinges provided above and below a left front portion of the refrigerator body. Hinge attaching means which can be opposed to the attaching means or can be opposed to the hinge attaching means provided above and below the right front portion is provided at the same side end of each of the upper and lower end faces, and the hinge attaching means on the upper and lower end faces is provided. Is arranged so as to face either one of the upper and lower hinge mounting means on the left and right sides of the hinge mounting means of the refrigerator main body, and the front door is attached to the refrigerator main body so as to be able to be opened to one side. And refrigerator,
[0012]
A shelf container mounting wall that is separated in the left and right direction is installed facing the inside of the front door, and a shelf container locking projection is installed facing each shelf container mounting wall. A refrigerator having a second configuration, in which the shelf container is fitted inside the front door by fitting with the locking recesses provided on the outer surfaces of the left and right side walls,
[0013]
In the refrigerator of the second configuration, the composite shelf container having a plurality of divided storage portions is formed by fitting the locking recess of the shelf container with the projection of the front door for locking the shelf container. A refrigerator having a third configuration to be mounted inside,
Is provided.
[0014]
BEST MODE FOR CARRYING OUT THE INVENTION
Hereinafter, an embodiment of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to FIGS. In addition, in order to facilitate understanding, in FIG. 1 to FIG. 3, the portions having the same functions as the portions described in FIG.
[0015]
The refrigerator 100 of the present invention is characterized by a structure of a single-opening front door 3 for opening and closing a front opening of a refrigerator compartment 2 provided in the refrigerator main body 1 and a method of mounting the same.
[0016]
That is, the refrigerator 100 includes hinge mounting holes 4LT, 4LB, 4RT, and 4RB provided as hinge mounting means above and below the left front part of the refrigerator compartment 1 of the refrigerator main body 1 and above and below the right front part. .
[0017]
On the other hand, in the front door 3, hinge mounting holes 5T and 5B as hinge mounting means are provided at the ends of the upper and lower end surfaces on the same side, that is, on the side opposite to the side where the handle 15 is provided (FIG. 1). , The lower hinge mounting hole 5B is not shown.)
[0018]
Therefore, as shown in FIG. 1, the upper and lower hinge mounting holes 4RT and 4RB on the right side of the refrigerator main body 1 face the upper and lower hinge mounting holes 5T and 5B on the front door 3 side, and the hinge 6T mounted on the upper side. One end of each 6B attached to the lower side is attached to the refrigerator main body 1, the other end is attached to the front door 3, and the screw 7 is screwed into each of the screw mounting holes 4RT, 4RB, 5T, and 5B to be attached to the front of the refrigerator main body 1. The door 3 is mounted so that it can open to the right.
[0019]
Note that hinge insertion holes 8L and 8R are provided below the hinge holes 4LB and 4RB of the refrigerator body 1 so that one end of the hinge 6B can be inserted.
[0020]
On the other hand, the front door 3 is turned upside down so that the hinge mounting holes 5LT and 5LB on the left side of the refrigerator main body 1 face the hinge mounting holes 5T and 5B, and one end of each of the hinges 6B and 6T is connected to the refrigerator main body 1. The other end is screwed into the front door 3 and the screw 7 is screwed into each of the screw mounting holes 4LT, 4LB, 5T, and 5B.
[0021]
When the front door 3 is attached to the right front portion of the refrigerator compartment 2, that is, when the front door 3 is opened rightward, and when the front door 3 is attached to the left front portion of the refrigerator compartment 2, that is, when the front door 3 is opened leftward, the handle 15 is used. Since the front door 3 is located at a position apart from the mounting portion, the front door 3 can be easily rotated by grasping the handle 15 both when opening rightward and when opening leftward.
[0022]
Further, the front container 3 is configured such that the shelf container 9 mounted on the inner wall surface can be mounted upward even if the front door 3 is turned upside down. That is, a pair of left and right shelf container mounting projections 11L and 11R formed of ridges formed in a vertical direction are opposed to a pair of left and right shelf container mounting walls 10L and 10R oppositely installed on the inner wall surface of the front door 3. The left and right opposed shelf container locking projections 11L and 11R are formed on the outer surfaces of the left and right side walls of the shelf container 9 so as to face up and down and open downward. Are fitted so that the shelf container 9 is mounted on the inner wall surface of the front door 3.
[0023]
Therefore, as the front door 3 that opens and closes the front opening of the refrigerator compartment 2 in the refrigerator body 1, only a front door having hinge mounting holes 5T and 5B on both upper and lower end surfaces opposite to the handle 15 is prepared. Therefore, it is possible to manufacture the refrigerator 100 with the right-opening door illustrated in FIGS. 1 and 2, and also to manufacture the refrigerator 100 with the left-opening door (not shown). Only one type needs to be prepared, and the inventory of intermediate parts can be reduced.
[0024]
The shelf container 9 can be mounted on the inner wall surface of the front door 3 with the opening facing upward, regardless of whether the front door 3 is mounted on the refrigerator main body 1 to the right or left.
[0025]
Note that the shelf container 9 mounted on the inner wall surface of the front door 3 is not limited to a small shelf container having only one storage section 9A as shown in FIG. 1, and for example, as shown in FIG. 9A may be a large shelf container formed in multiple stages.
[0026]
And when the shelf container 9 is a large shelf container provided with the storage parts 9A formed in multiple stages as shown in FIG. 3, the locking recesses 12L and 12R and the shelf container locking projection 11L, A plurality of 11Rs are formed, the corresponding recesses and projections are fitted to each other, the shelf container 9 is supported at a plurality of locations on each of the left and right sides, and is mounted on the inner wall surface of the front door 3. preferable.
[0027]
When the shelf container 9 is a large shelf container as shown in FIG. 3, a flange 14 indicated by a broken line is provided on the shelf container 9 (see FIG. 3B) to increase the strength of the shelf container 9. This is also an important measure.
[0028]
The refrigerator 100 includes a conventionally known ice making room 21, a freezing / refrigeration switching room 22, a freezing room 23, a vegetable room 24, and the like below the refrigerator room 2 whose front opening is opened and closed by the front door 3. Each of the chambers including the chamber 2 is connected to an appropriate cooling device such as a compressor, a condenser, a decompression means, and a refrigerant pipe such as a evaporator through a cool air outlet 13 formed in a rear wall, and a Peltier. It is configured such that cold air cooled by a refrigerator or the like using elements is blown out to cool each room to a desired temperature.
[0029]
By the way, since the present invention is not limited to the above embodiment, various modifications can be made without departing from the scope of the claims.
[0030]
For example, another shelf container mounting wall is provided between the shelf container mounting walls 10L and 10R, and a shelf container mounting projection provided on both wall surfaces of the newly provided shelf container mounting wall; It is also possible to adopt a configuration in which the shelf containers 9 are mounted in two rows and in multiple stages using the 10L and 10R shelf container mounting projections.
[0031]
When the shelf container 9 is mounted in this manner, the front-rear door 3 has a front-to-back dimension at the center side of the rotation of the front door 3, that is, at the back, even when the front door 3 is opened rightward or leftward. A large shelf container 9 is arranged, and a shelf container 9 having a small dimension in the front-rear direction is arranged on the front side, so that usability can be improved.
[0032]
In the above-described embodiment, an example of the refrigerator in which the user can change the door of the refrigerator left and right has been described, but the present invention is not limited to this. That is, the present invention can also be adopted in a refrigerator in which the user cannot change the door of the refrigerator left and right (a refrigerator that specifies whether to open right or left at the time of purchase).
[0033]
【The invention's effect】
As described above, the refrigerator of the present invention can be configured such that the front door is turned upside down so as to face the hinge mounting means provided above and below the left front part of the refrigerator main body, or to the hinge mounting means provided above and below the right front part. Hinge attachment means that can be opposed to each other are provided at the same end of each of the upper and lower end faces, and the hinge attachment means at the upper and lower end faces are attached to one of the left and right upper and lower hinge attachment means of the hinge attachment means of the refrigerator body. Since the refrigerator is arranged so as to face each other so that the front door is detachably attached to the refrigerator main body, for example, hinge attachment means are provided on both upper and lower end surfaces opposite to the side where the handle is provided. By simply preparing the front door, it is possible to manufacture a refrigerator with a right-opening door or a refrigerator with a left-opening door. Therefore, the number of intermediate parts (front doors) in stock can be reduced.
[0034]
Further, a shelf container mounting wall separated in the left-right direction is installed facing the inside of the front door, and a shelf container locking projection is installed facing each shelf container mounting wall, so that the shelf container locking projection and the shelf In a refrigerator in which a locking recess provided on the outer surface of both left and right side walls of a container is fitted to mount the shelf container inside the front door, a shelf container mounting wall provided with a shelf container locking projection. For example, by providing in three rows, even when the front door is opened to the right, even when opened to the left, the shelf container having a large dimension in the front-rear direction is arranged at the center side of the rotation of the front door, that is, in the back, A shelf container having a small dimension in the front-rear direction is arranged on the front side, so that usability can be improved.
[0035]
Further, the composite shelf container having a plurality of divided storage portions is fitted inside the front door by fitting the locking recess of the shelf container with the shelf container locking projection of the front door. The refrigerator has an advantage that the number of manufacturing steps can be significantly reduced as compared with a refrigerator in which a number of small shelf containers each having only one storage section are mounted inside the front door.
[Brief description of the drawings]
FIG. 1 is an explanatory diagram of a main part of a refrigerator of the present invention.
FIG. 2 is an explanatory view showing the entire refrigerator of the present invention.
3A and 3B are explanatory views showing a modified embodiment of the present invention, wherein FIG. 3A is a perspective explanatory view and FIG. 3B is a sectional explanatory view.
FIG. 4 is an explanatory diagram showing a conventional technique.
[Explanation of symbols]
DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Refrigerator main body 2 Refrigerator 3 Front door 4LB, 4LT, 4RB, 4RT Hinge mounting hole 5B, 5T Hinge mounting hole 6B, 6T Hinge 7 Screw 8L, 8R Hinge insertion hole 9 Shelf container 9A Storage part 10L, 10R For shelf container mounting Walls 11L, 11R Protrusions 12L, 12R for mounting shelf containers Locking recesses 13 Cold air outlets 14 Flanges 15 Handles 21 Ice making room 22 Ice storage room 23 Freezing room 24 Vegetable room 100 Refrigerator

Claims (3)

冷蔵庫本体に設けられた冷蔵室の左前部分の上下と右前部分の上下とに設けたヒンジ取付手段の左右何れか一方の上下のヒンジ取付手段に取付けたヒンジを介して片開きの前面扉が水平面内で回動して冷蔵室の前面開口部を開閉する冷蔵庫において、前面扉は上下反転させることにより冷蔵庫本体の左前部分の上下に設けたヒンジ取付手段に対峙させることも、右前部分の上下に設けたヒンジ取付手段に対峙させることも可能なヒンジ取付手段を上下両端面それぞれの同一側の端部に備え、その上下両端面のヒンジ取付手段が冷蔵庫本体のヒンジ取付手段の左右何れか一方の上下のヒンジ取付手段に対峙するように配置して前面扉が冷蔵庫本体に片開き可能に装着されたことを特徴とする冷蔵庫。The one-sided front door is level with a hinge attached to one of the left and right upper and lower hinge attachment means provided at the top and bottom of the left front part and the top and bottom of the right front part of the refrigerator compartment provided in the refrigerator body. In a refrigerator that rotates inside and opens and closes the front opening of the refrigerator compartment, the front door can be turned upside down so as to face hinge mounting means provided above and below the left front part of the refrigerator body, or at the top and bottom of the right front part Hinge mounting means which can be provided so as to be able to face the provided hinge mounting means is provided at the same side end of each of the upper and lower end faces, and the hinge mounting means on the upper and lower end faces is one of the right and left sides of the hinge mounting means of the refrigerator main body. A refrigerator characterized in that the front door is arranged so as to face the upper and lower hinge mounting means so that the front door can be opened to the refrigerator body. 左右方向に離間した棚容器装着用壁を前面扉内側に対向設置すると共に、棚容器装着用壁それぞれに棚容器係止用突部を対向設置し、棚容器係止用突部と棚容器の左右両側壁外面に設けた係止用凹部とが嵌合して棚容器が前面扉内側に装着されたことを特徴とする冷蔵庫。A shelf container mounting wall that is separated in the left and right direction is installed facing the inside of the front door, and a shelf container locking projection is installed facing each shelf container mounting wall. A refrigerator characterized in that the shelf container is mounted inside the front door by fitting with locking recesses provided on the outer surfaces of the left and right side walls. 分割形成された複数の収納部を有する複合棚容器が、棚容器の係止用凹部と前面扉の棚容器係止用突部との嵌合により前面扉の内側に装着されたことを特徴とする請求項2記載の冷蔵庫。The composite shelf container having a plurality of divided storage portions is mounted inside the front door by fitting the locking recess of the shelf container and the shelf container locking projection of the front door. The refrigerator according to claim 2, wherein
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