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JP2004286331A
JP2004286331A JP2003080139A JP2003080139A JP2004286331A JP 2004286331 A JP2004286331 A JP 2004286331A JP 2003080139 A JP2003080139 A JP 2003080139A JP 2003080139 A JP2003080139 A JP 2003080139A JP 2004286331 A JP2004286331 A JP 2004286331A
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Yoji Imahori
洋二 今堀
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Sanyo Electric Co Ltd
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    • FMECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
    • F25REFRIGERATION OR COOLING; COMBINED HEATING AND REFRIGERATION SYSTEMS; HEAT PUMP SYSTEMS; MANUFACTURE OR STORAGE OF ICE; LIQUEFACTION SOLIDIFICATION OF GASES
    • F25DREFRIGERATORS; COLD ROOMS; ICE-BOXES; COOLING OR FREEZING APPARATUS NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
    • F25D23/00General constructional features
    • F25D23/02Doors; Covers
    • F25D23/028Details
    • FMECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
    • F25REFRIGERATION OR COOLING; COMBINED HEATING AND REFRIGERATION SYSTEMS; HEAT PUMP SYSTEMS; MANUFACTURE OR STORAGE OF ICE; LIQUEFACTION SOLIDIFICATION OF GASES
    • F25DREFRIGERATORS; COLD ROOMS; ICE-BOXES; COOLING OR FREEZING APPARATUS NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
    • F25D23/00General constructional features
    • F25D23/12Arrangements of compartments additional to cooling compartments; Combinations of refrigerators with other equipment, e.g. stove

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To easily unseal the cap of an unsealed bottle taken out from a refrigerator without finding a cap opener. <P>SOLUTION: A cap insert hole 3 facing diagonally downward (lower side facing this side and an upper side facing bottom side) is formed on the lower side of the handle 2 of a door 1. The cap insert hole 3 is formed in a tapered shape, for example, of 32 mm in lower opening diameter and 27 mm in upper bottom diameter so that the cap 11 of a PET bottle 10 can be inserted therein. Also, irregular processing is applied to the inner wall surface of the cap insert hole 3 to increase the coefficient of friction thereof with a bottle cap 10 fitted into the cap insert hole 3 so as to securely hold the cap 11 fitted into the cap insert hole 3. When the PET bottle 10 is rotated counterclockwise, the cap 11 is securely removed from the PET bottle 10. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2005,JPO&NCIPI

Description

【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】
近年、水、お茶、ジュースなどの飲料は、ペットボトルなどのプラスチックボトルに充填して広く販売されている。これらのプラスチックボトルのキャップは、直径が小さいこともあって、ある程度の握力がないと開封し難い。
【0003】
そのため、主に握力の弱い子供やお年寄用として、例えば図5に示したように、一対の挟圧杆51、52を対向させると共に、挟圧杆51、52の先端部を回動自在に枢着し、挟圧杆51、52の対向する内側面の中央部に弾性素材よりなる防滑部材51A、52Aを取り付け、挟圧杆51、52の基端近くにバネ部材53を介装し、バネ部材53のバネ力により挟圧杆51、52を互いに離反するようにした構造のペットボトル用キャップオープナーが提案されている(例えば、特許文献1参照。)。
【0004】
しかし、上記構成のキャップオープナーは、購入したとしても引き出しの中などに仕舞い込まれることが多い。また、人によっては所定の位置に仕舞うのを忘れ、行方不明となったキャップオープナーを探し回ることも少なくない。
【0005】
【特許文献1】
登実第3047967号(図1参照。)。
【0006】
【発明が解決しようとする課題】
したがって、清涼感を得るためや、腐敗防止の観点からボトル詰め飲料が飲まれる前に収納されることの多い冷蔵庫に、ボトルキャップを開封するための開封手段を設け、冷蔵庫から取り出した未開封ボトルのキャップの開封が、別売りのキャップオープナーをその都度捜さなくても簡単にできる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。
【0007】
【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、ボトルキャップを開封するためのキャップ開封用キャップ挿込穴を備えるようにした第1の構成の家庭用冷蔵庫と、ボトルキャップを挿し込むことが可能な内面に防滑手段を備えたキャップ挿込穴を庫外または庫内に、下向きまたは斜め下向きに備えるようにした第2の構成の家庭用冷蔵庫とを提供するものである。
【0008】
【発明の実施の形態】
以下、本発明の実施形態を図1〜図4に基づいて詳細に説明する。
図1に例示した本発明の家庭用冷蔵庫100は、扉1の把手2の下部側に斜め下向き(下部側が手前、上部側が奥側)のキャップ挿込穴3を備えている。
【0009】
キャップ挿込穴3は、ペットボトル10などのキャップ11の挿し込みが可能に、例えば下部開口径が32mm、上部底径が29mmのテーパ状に形成されている。また、キャップ挿込穴3の内壁面には凹凸加工が施されて、キャップ挿込穴3に圧入されるボトルキャップ10との摩擦係数を大きくし、キャップ挿込穴3に圧入されたキャップ11を確実にホールドして、ペットボトル10を反時計回りの方向に回転したときに、キャップ11がペットボトル10から確実に外れるように構成してある。
【0010】
したがって、本発明の家庭用冷蔵庫100においては、図示しない庫内から取り出した(庫内に保管されていなかったものでも構わない)ペットボトル10が未開封のボトルであっても、キャップ挿込穴3にキャップ11を圧入し、ペットボトル10を反時計回りの方向に回転することで、キャップ11を簡単に開封することができるので、握力が弱いために直径の小さいキャップ11を摘んで開封することが苦手な子供やお年寄であっても、難なく開封することができる。
【0011】
なお、キャップ挿込穴3の内面には、キャップ11のホールドが一層確実に行えるように、摩擦係数の大きい硬質ゴムなどが貼り付けられても良い。
【0012】
また、キャップ挿込穴3は、図3に示したように周囲の一部が開口した状態に設けられても良い。キャップ挿込穴3がこのように形成されていると、ペットボトル10のキャップ11をキャップ挿込穴3に圧入すると、キャップ挿込穴3を囲繞形成している部材、この場合は把手2を形成している部材が僅かに弾性変形して拡径され、その際に生じる応力によりキャップ11がホールドされるので、キャップ挿込穴3(実際には把手2を形成している部材)がキャップ11をホールドする力が強まる。
【0013】
そのため、ペットボトル10を反時計回りの方向に回転して未開封のキャップ11を開封するときに、キャップ11をキャップ挿込穴3に強い力で押し付け続ける必要がなくなると云った特長がある。
【0014】
また、冷却される庫内とは隔離した状態、例えば図4に示したように扉1の表側に設けた小型のポケット4を開閉する小扉5の内面に設けたり、ポケット4内に設けることも可能であり、さらには冷却される庫内に設けられても良い。キャップ挿込穴3が上記の位置に設けられると、庫外の埃でキャップ挿込穴3が汚れることがないと云った利点がある。
【0015】
なお、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。
【0016】
例えば、キャップ挿込穴3は、直径が異なるものを複数個設けるようにしても良いし、取り外し可能にして、直径の異なるものを交換して使用することなども可能である。
【0017】
【発明の効果】
以上説明したように、本発明はボトルキャップを開封するためのキャップ開封用キャップ挿込穴を備えるようにした家庭用冷蔵庫であり、また、ボトルキャップを挿し込むことが可能な内面に防滑手段を備えたキャップ挿込穴を庫外または庫内に、下向きまたは斜め下向きに備えるようにした家庭用冷蔵庫であるので、例えば庫内に保管して冷却したペットボトルなどが未開封であり、握力の弱い子供やお年寄が開封するときにも、ボトルキャップをキャップ挿込穴に挿し込んでボトルを反時計回りの方向に回転させることで簡単に開封することができる。
【図面の簡単な説明】
【図1】本発明の家庭用冷蔵庫の構成を示す説明図である。
【図2】図1に示した家庭用冷蔵庫の要部を示す説明図である。
【図3】本発明の家庭用冷蔵庫の他の構成の要部を示す説明図である。
【図4】本発明の家庭用冷蔵庫の他の構成の要部を示す説明図である。
【図5】従来技術を示す説明図である。
【符号の説明】
1 扉
2 把手
3 キャップ挿込穴
4 ポケット
5 小扉
10 ペットボトル
11 キャップ
100 家庭用冷蔵庫
[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]
BACKGROUND ART In recent years, beverages such as water, tea, and juice have been widely sold in plastic bottles and other plastic bottles. Since the caps of these plastic bottles are small in diameter, they are difficult to open without a certain amount of grip.
[0003]
Therefore, as shown in FIG. 5, for example, as shown in FIG. 5, a pair of squeezing rods 51 and 52 are opposed to each other, and the distal ends of the squeezing rods 51 and 52 are freely rotatable mainly for a child or an elderly person with a weak grip force. The anti-slip members 51A and 52A made of an elastic material are attached to the center of the opposing inner surfaces of the pressing rods 51 and 52, and a spring member 53 is interposed near the base ends of the pressing rods 51 and 52. There has been proposed a cap opener for a PET bottle having a structure in which the pressing rods 51 and 52 are separated from each other by the spring force of a spring member 53 (see, for example, Patent Document 1).
[0004]
However, the cap opener having the above configuration is often closed in a drawer even if purchased. In addition, it is not uncommon for some people to forget to close to a predetermined position and search around for the missing cap opener.
[0005]
[Patent Document 1]
No. 3047967 (see FIG. 1).
[0006]
[Problems to be solved by the invention]
Therefore, in order to obtain a refreshing sensation and from the viewpoint of preventing decay, a refrigerator that is often stored before a bottled beverage is drunk is provided with an opening means for opening a bottle cap, and an unopened bottle taken out of the refrigerator is provided. It was necessary to make it easy to open the cap without having to search for a separately sold cap opener each time, which was a problem to be solved.
[0007]
[Means for Solving the Problems]
SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION In order to solve the above-mentioned problems of the prior art, the present invention allows a household refrigerator having a first configuration in which a cap opening cap insertion hole for opening a bottle cap is provided, and a bottle cap to be inserted. Another object of the present invention is to provide a household refrigerator having a second configuration in which a cap insertion hole provided with an anti-slip means on its inner surface is provided outside or inside the refrigerator in a downward or obliquely downward direction.
[0008]
BEST MODE FOR CARRYING OUT THE INVENTION
Hereinafter, an embodiment of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to FIGS.
The household refrigerator 100 of the present invention illustrated in FIG. 1 includes a cap insertion hole 3 that is obliquely downward (the lower side is the front side and the upper side is the rear side) on the lower side of the handle 2 of the door 1.
[0009]
The cap insertion hole 3 is formed in a tapered shape, for example, having a lower opening diameter of 32 mm and an upper bottom diameter of 29 mm so that a cap 11 such as a PET bottle 10 can be inserted. In addition, the inner wall surface of the cap insertion hole 3 is subjected to uneven processing to increase the coefficient of friction with the bottle cap 10 press-fitted into the cap insertion hole 3, and the cap 11 press-fitted into the cap insertion hole 3. Is securely held, and the cap 11 is securely detached from the plastic bottle 10 when the plastic bottle 10 is rotated in the counterclockwise direction.
[0010]
Therefore, in the household refrigerator 100 of the present invention, even if the plastic bottle 10 taken out of the refrigerator (not shown) (not necessarily stored in the refrigerator) is an unopened bottle, the cap insertion hole The cap 11 can be easily opened by press-fitting the cap 11 into the bottle 3 and rotating the plastic bottle 10 in a counterclockwise direction. Even children and the elderly who are not good at opening can open it without difficulty.
[0011]
Note that hard rubber or the like having a large coefficient of friction may be attached to the inner surface of the cap insertion hole 3 so that the cap 11 can be held more reliably.
[0012]
Further, the cap insertion hole 3 may be provided in a state where a part of the periphery is open as shown in FIG. When the cap insertion hole 3 is formed in this manner, when the cap 11 of the plastic bottle 10 is pressed into the cap insertion hole 3, the member surrounding the cap insertion hole 3, in this case, the handle 2 is removed. Since the formed member is slightly elastically deformed and expanded in diameter, and the cap 11 is held by the stress generated at that time, the cap insertion hole 3 (actually, the member forming the handle 2) is The power to hold 11 increases.
[0013]
Therefore, when opening the unopened cap 11 by rotating the PET bottle 10 in the counterclockwise direction, there is a feature that it is not necessary to keep pressing the cap 11 against the cap insertion hole 3 with a strong force.
[0014]
In addition, a small pocket 4 provided on the front side of the door 1 may be provided on the inner surface of a small door 5 for opening and closing, or provided in the pocket 4 in a state separated from the inside of the refrigerator to be cooled, for example, as shown in FIG. Alternatively, it may be provided in a refrigerator to be cooled. When the cap insertion hole 3 is provided at the above position, there is an advantage that the cap insertion hole 3 is not stained by dust outside the refrigerator.
[0015]
It should be noted that the present invention is not limited to the above embodiment, and various modifications can be made without departing from the spirit of the appended claims.
[0016]
For example, a plurality of cap insertion holes 3 having different diameters may be provided, or the cap insertion holes 3 may be made detachable and replaced with different diameters.
[0017]
【The invention's effect】
As described above, the present invention is a household refrigerator provided with a cap opening cap insertion hole for opening a bottle cap, and also includes an anti-slip means on an inner surface into which the bottle cap can be inserted. Because it is a household refrigerator with a cap insertion hole provided outside or inside the refrigerator, facing downward or obliquely downward, for example, a plastic bottle stored and cooled in a refrigerator is unopened, When a weak child or an elderly person opens it, the bottle can be easily opened by inserting the bottle cap into the cap insertion hole and rotating the bottle counterclockwise.
[Brief description of the drawings]
FIG. 1 is an explanatory diagram showing a configuration of a household refrigerator of the present invention.
FIG. 2 is an explanatory diagram showing a main part of the household refrigerator shown in FIG.
FIG. 3 is an explanatory diagram showing a main part of another configuration of the household refrigerator of the present invention.
FIG. 4 is an explanatory view showing a main part of another configuration of the household refrigerator of the present invention.
FIG. 5 is an explanatory diagram showing a conventional technique.
[Explanation of symbols]
DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Door 2 Handle 3 Cap insertion hole 4 Pocket 5 Small door 10 Plastic bottle 11 Cap 100 Household refrigerator

Claims (2)

ボトルキャップを開封するためのキャップ開封用キャップ挿込穴を備えたことを特徴とする家庭用冷蔵庫。A household refrigerator comprising a cap opening for inserting a cap for opening a bottle cap. ボトルキャップを挿し込むことが可能な内面に防滑手段を備えたキャップ挿込穴を庫外または庫内に、下向きまたは斜め下向きに備えたことを特徴とする家庭用冷蔵庫。A household refrigerator characterized in that a cap insertion hole provided with an anti-slip means on an inner surface into which a bottle cap can be inserted is provided outside or inside the storage, facing downward or obliquely downward.
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