JP2005016899A - Article storage - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide an article storage capable of rationally checking articles stored on a depth side of an article storage room from a front side. <P>SOLUTION: This article storage 100 is provided with a light source 70 for illuminating the inside on the depth side of the storage chamber 81A storing the articles 80x. A user can visually check a reflection image of the articles 80x by a semi-transparent mirror 50 mounted just before the light source 70. The visible light 70x is applied to the front side by the light source 70, and the ultraviolet ray 70u is radiated to a flow channel 81Y1 of the air on a back side. The inside of the storage is illuminated by the visible light 70x, and the sterilization and the deodorization are performed by the ultraviolet ray 70u. A required mark 76A is attached to a front face of the light source 70 itself, so that the mark 76A can be seen from the front side only during the operation of the light source 70. The semi-transparent mirror 50 has the convex curve shape on its horizontal face and/or vertical face to enlarge a field of view by the semi-transparent mirror 50. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2005,JPO&NCIPI

Description

[0001]
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
The present invention relates to an article storage having a storage room for storing articles. In the present invention, the article storage is a general term for a storage room for storing articles as they are or a storage room having a storage room for storing articles by cooling or heating.
[0002]
In addition, for the cooling described above, a configuration in which the article to be cooled is cooled to a predetermined temperature in a state where the article to be cooled is not frozen, that is, what is generally referred to as refrigeration, and a configuration in which the article to be cooled is cooled to freeze. That is, there is what is generally called frozen.
[0003]
In the present invention, one of these coolings or a combination of a plurality of these coolings is collectively referred to as cooling. Therefore, a refrigerator having one of these refrigeration / frozen configurations or a combination of these configurations belongs to a type of article storage.
[0004]
[Prior art]
As a configuration of an article storage in which a light source serving both for illumination and sterilization is provided at the back of such an article storage, the configuration of an article storage 100 as shown in FIGS. 7 to 9 (hereinafter referred to as the first prior art) is well known. is there. In each drawing described below, a portion indicated by the same reference numeral is a portion having the same function as a portion indicated by the same reference numeral described in any of the drawings.
[0005]
7 to 9, the article storage 100 is constituted by a plurality of storage chambers 81A, 81B, 82A, and 82B partitioned by a heat insulating outer box 90 and respective partition wall portions 91A, 91, and 92A provided as appropriate. Yes.
[0006]
In the storage room 81A, articles such as drinks and processed foods that are relatively frequently taken out are stored while being cooled by refrigeration. In the storage room 81B, articles such as vegetables with relatively low removal frequency are stored while being cooled by refrigeration. In the storage room 82A, fish meat and the like are stored while being cooled by freezing. In the storage room 82B, frozen foods and the like are stored while being frozen.
[0007]
The storage chamber 81A opens and closes the front opening / closing door 81A1, the storage chamber 81B pulls out with the front lid 81B1, and the storage chamber 82A pulls out with the front lid 82A1. 82B is performed by pulling out with the front lid 82B1. The storage chamber 81A is provided with a plurality of shelves 41 to 44 in order to store many small articles.
[0008]
The interiors of the storage chambers 81A, 81B, 82A, and 82B are configured by providing various drawer boxes and shelves as shown in FIG. 8, for example, and each interior is cooled by, for example, a refrigeration cycle using a compressed refrigerant. ing.
[0009]
In this cooling, the air in the storage chambers 81A and 81B is cooled by the cooler 21, for example, the compressor refrigerant evaporator, and then energized by the blower 61 and stored through the respective flow paths indicated by solid lines. The circulation of cooling the article and returning to the cooler 21 through the flow path indicated by the dotted line is repeated.
[0010]
The air in the storage chambers 82A and 82B is cooled by a cooler 22, for example, a compressed refrigerant evaporator, and then energized by a blower 62 to store articles stored through the flow paths indicated by solid lines. The circulation of cooling and returning to the cooler 22 through the flow path indicated by the dotted line is repeated.
[0011]
The air flow path is provided in the inner part of the article storage 100 and is divided into a vertical partition wall 81e perpendicular to the drawing sheet and a vertical partition wall (not shown) parallel to the drawing sheet. A flow path 81Y1 passing through the center and a flow path (not shown) 81Y2 passing through both sides are formed separately. The flow path indicated by the dotted line is indicated by the dotted line and passes through the flow path 81Y1 passing through the center. Thus, the flow path indicated by the solid arrow is configured to be sent from the central flow path to the storage chamber 81A / 81B side through the ceiling-side flow path 81X1 and the flow paths 81Y2 on both sides.
[0012]
The light source 70 disposed in the inner part of the storage chamber 81A emits visible light 70x, as described later, and is partitioned by a partition wall 81e on the back side of the storage chamber 81A, and ultraviolet light is disposed in the disposed air flow path 81Y1. 70u is radiated. It is known that the ultraviolet ray 70u has, for example, a bactericidal action when the wavelength is about 254 nm, and has a deodorizing action and a bactericidal action due to ozone generation when the wavelength is 185 nm or less.
[0013]
Immediately before the light source 70, a protective cover 75 of the light source 70, for example, a protective cover made of milky white translucent synthetic resin material, is provided, and the front surface of the protective cover 75 is an interior of the chamber by ultraviolet rays emitted from the light source 70 An indication that the function of sterilizing and purifying the air and the flow path is operating, for example, a character such as “Clean” as shown in FIG. 10 or an appropriate figure or symbol (in this invention, By applying the symbol 76, the user is made to recognize that the function is operating by the symbol 76.
[0014]
As the above light source 70, as shown in FIG. 11, for example, a discharge gas body 70A such as mercury vapor or argon is enclosed, and a required voltage is applied to opposed electrodes 73 and 74 to obtain discharge light. , The glass plate material 71 that transmits the ultraviolet component of the discharge light is arranged on the rear side, and the glass plate material 72 that cuts the ultraviolet component of 200 nm or less of the discharge light is arranged on the front side. Hereinafter, the second prior art is known. Then, ultraviolet light 70u is emitted from the glass plate material 71 side, and visible light 70x is emitted from the glass plate material 72 side. Further, a light source that increases visible light by applying a fluorescent film to the inner surface side of the glass plate material 72 that transmits a visible light component and cuts an ultraviolet component is also known. In addition, in order to distribute visible light 70x in the storage chamber 811, the shelves 41 to 43 are made into a transparent plate or a wire net.
[0015]
The light source 70 is attached and wired to the partition wall 81e by an appropriate holder, for example, a holding frame (not shown) that is held via a buffer rubber, and the wires wired along the partition wall 81e. (Not shown) is connected to the terminals 73A and 74A provided on the electrodes 73 and 74 by an appropriate connector (not shown), for example, a connector with waterproof clothing applied to the connection portion.
[0016]
[Patent Document 1]
Japanese Patent Laid-Open No. 2002-350041 discloses a first prior art and a second prior art.
[0017]
[Problems to be solved by the invention]
In the article storage 100 according to the first prior art, for example, when a large number of small articles are stored in the shelves 61 to 64 of the storage chamber 81A, the articles placed in the inner portion of the storage chamber 81A are the front articles. This makes it invisible from the front side, so that there is a disadvantage that the product is newly purchased wastefully even though the required product is stored.
[0018]
In addition, for this reason, even those that have become unusable after the expiration date of the article remain stored, resulting in a decrease in storage efficiency and an economic loss such as power charges. There is an inconvenience.
[0019]
The inconvenience as described above is not limited to an article storage having a storage room for cooling by refrigeration such as the storage room 81A, but also occurs in an article storage having a storage room for storing articles by other methods. .
[0020]
In the configuration of the first prior art described above, in the configuration in which the light source 70 having the function of ultraviolet rays according to the second prior art is provided, the symbol 76 is attached to the front surface of the protective cover 75. Even when a circuit that supplies power to the light source 70 fails and the light source 70 does not operate, the symbol 76 indicating the functional operation can be viewed from the front side, so that the user is performing the functional operation. The inconvenience of misunderstanding occurs.
For this reason, there is a problem that it is desired to provide an article storage that eliminates these disadvantages.
[0021]
[Means for Solving the Problems]
This invention, first, in an article storehouse provided with a light source in the back part of the storage room for storing the article as described above,
The above-described problem has been solved by a first configuration in which a semi-transparent mirror arrangement means is provided that allows a reflected image of the article to be viewed from the front side of the storage chamber by a semi-transparent mirror arranged immediately before the light source. Is.
[0022]
Secondly, an air flow path that radiates visible light into the interior of the storage room and cools the article as described above, and is disposed on the back side of the storage room. In an article storage with a light source that emits ultraviolet rays
The above-mentioned problem has been solved by the second configuration in which the semi-transparent mirror arrangement means is provided which allows the reflected image of the article to be viewed from the front side of the storage chamber by the semi-transparent mirror arranged immediately before the light source. Is.
[0023]
Thirdly, in the first configuration and the second configuration described above,
By attaching a required symbol to the front surface of the light source itself, the above problem can be solved by the fifth configuration in which the symbol can be seen from the front side of the storage chamber during the operation of the light source. It has been solved.
[0024]
Fourthly, in the first to third configurations described above,
The above-described problem is solved by a third configuration in which the above-described translucent mirror is formed in a convex curved surface shape in a horizontal plane.
[0025]
Fifth, in the first to third configurations described above,
The above-described problem is solved by a fourth configuration in which the above-described semitransparent mirror is formed in a convex curved surface shape in a vertical plane.
[0026]
DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION
As an embodiment of the present invention, an example in which the present invention is applied to the configuration of the first prior art will be described.
[0027]
【Example】
[First embodiment]
The first embodiment will be described below with reference to FIGS. The difference between the configuration of the first embodiment and the configuration of the first prior art is as follows.
[0028]
First, in place of the protective cover 75 of the light source 70, as shown in FIG. 1, a semi-transparent mirror 50, that is, a half mirror is disposed immediately in front of the light source 70. In the present invention, the term “immediately before the light source 70” refers to an arbitrary position between the front surface of the translucent mirror 50 itself and the position where the article 80x to be stored is placed in the innermost part of the storage chamber 81A in FIG. It is.
[0029]
Further, the semitransparent mirror 50 is configured by bonding a film of a synthetic resin material having an aluminum vapor deposition film as a mirror surface 50x on one side, for example, the back side of a transparent synthetic resin plate, This deposited film is formed, for example, on a semitransparent mirror surface that transmits about 70% of the visible light 70x from the light source 70 on the back surface and allows a reflected image of the stored article 80x to be seen.
[0030]
Second, the semi-transparent mirror 50 is configured so that a reflected image of the article 80x stored in the storage chamber 81A can be viewed from the front side of the storage chamber 81A. That is, for example, as shown in FIG. 4, the transmitted light 70y obtained by transmitting the visible light 70x from the light source 70 through the semitransparent mirror 50 is reflected and reflected on the back side of the article 80x stored in the back of the storage chamber 81A. Light 70z is obtained.
[0031]
The reflected light 70z is further reflected by the mirror surface 50x of the translucent mirror 50 to become reflected light 50z, and a reflected image by the reflected light 50z can be visually observed from the front surface of the storage chamber 81A by the user's eyes 55. It is the place comprised as follows.
[0032]
In the arrangement of FIG. 4, it seems that the reflected light 50z is blocked by the article stored on the front side of the storage chamber 81A and cannot reach the user's eyes 55, but actually stored. Since the eye 55 is placed at a position higher or lower than the article 80x, a reflection angle in the vertical plane is also generated, so that a reflection image of the inner article 80x can be seen over the head of the article 80x in front. It is.
[0033]
Therefore, as shown in FIG. 2, the translucent mirror 50 has a height H1 of the translucent mirror 50 as large as possible, and the width W1 of the translucent mirror 50 is about ½ or more of the inner width W2 of the storage chamber 81A. It is preferable to keep the size.
[0034]
Thirdly, the required symbol 76 attached to the front surface of the protective cover 75 of the light source 70, that is, instead of the mark, the required symbol 76A on the front surface of the light source 70 itself, as shown in FIG. That is, it is a place where a mark is added.
[0035]
Here, in order to attach the symbol 76A to the front surface of the light source 70 itself, for example, the fluorescent film itself for emitting visible light formed inside the glass plate 72 on the front side of the light source 70 has the shape of symbol 76A. In addition, when the light source 70 performs a light emission operation, the symbol 76A is also configured to emit light. It goes without saying that the symbol 76A can be made to emit light in any of white, green, red, etc., by selecting the components of the fluorescent film.
[0036]
The symbol 76A is black in FIG. 5 for the convenience of drawing, but actually, the visible light 70x by the emission color of the symbol 76A which is a white or black inverted image and is transmitted through the semitransparent mirror 50. It is preferable to make it easy to see.
[0037]
Fourth, the symbol 76A is viewed from the front side of the storage chamber 81A through the semi-transparent mirror 50 only when the light source 70 is operating, that is, only when the light source 70 emits visible light 70x. This is where I got it.
Here, the visible light 70x does not illuminate the entire interior of the storage chamber 81A, and the entire interior of the storage chamber 81A is, for example, by a changeover switch 81x that operates when the door 81A1 is opened as shown in FIG. An illuminating lamp 81y, for example, an incandescent lamp or a fluorescent lamp is provided to illuminate the interior of the storage chamber 81A.
[0038]
That is, the configuration of the first embodiment is generally as follows.
In the article storage 100 provided with the light source 70 in the inner part of the storage chamber 81A for storing the article 80x,
The reflected image of the article 80x, for example, the reflected image of the reflected light 50z is visually observed from the front side of the storage chamber 81A by the translucent mirror 50 disposed immediately before the light source 70, that is, visually observed by the user's eyes 55. Thus, the first configuration provided with the semi-transparent mirror arrangement means is configured.
[0039]
Secondly,
Visible light 70x is radiated into the interior of the storage chamber 81A to the inner portion of the storage chamber 81A for cooling and storing the article 80x, and ultraviolet light 70u is applied to the air flow path 81Y1 disposed on the back side of the storage chamber 81A. In the article storage 100 provided with the light source 70 that emits
The above-mentioned second configuration provided with the semi-transparent mirror arrangement means that allows the reflected image of the article 80x to be viewed from the front side of the storage chamber 81A by the semi-transparent mirror 50 arranged immediately before the light source 70. It will constitute that.
[0040]
Thirdly, in the first configuration and the second configuration described above,
The required symbol 76A is attached to the front surface of the light source 70 itself so that the symbol 76A can be viewed from the front side of the storage chamber 81A only during the operation of the light source 70. That is, the configuration is configured.
[0041]
Therefore, according to the first configuration and the second configuration described above, even when a large number of small articles 80x are stored, the reflection image of the article 80x inserted in the inner portion of the storage chamber 81A is displayed by the translucent mirror 50. Since it can be visually observed from the front side of the storage 100, the effect that the presence or absence of storage of the required article 80x can be easily grasped is obtained.
[0042]
Accordingly, it is possible to eliminate the waste due to the expiration date of the article 80x and the waste purchase of the article, thereby improving the storage efficiency and the economical efficiency. Further, according to the third configuration, since the symbol 76A is attached to the front surface of the light source 70 itself and the translucent mirror 50 is disposed on the front side thereof, the user can only operate the light source 70 during operation. Since the symbol 76A cannot be seen, it is possible to confirm the failure of the sterilization operation or the purification operation properly and to facilitate the maintenance.
[0043]
[Second Embodiment]
The second embodiment will be described below with reference to FIGS. The differences between the configuration of the second embodiment and the configuration of the first embodiment are as follows.
[0044]
First, as shown in FIG. 6, the translucent mirror 50 is formed in a convex curved surface in a horizontal plane.
Second, due to the convex curved surface, the reflected light 70z from the article 80x (not shown) placed on the left and right portions that are not facing the semitransparent mirror 50 and are out of the semitransparent mirror 50. This is a place where a reflection image by can be visually observed.
[0045]
That is, the configuration of the second embodiment is generally the same as the first to third configurations described above.
The above-described fourth configuration in which the translucent mirror 50 is formed in a convex curved surface shape in a horizontal plane is configured.
[0046]
Therefore, according to the fourth configuration, even if the width W1 of the semi-transparent mirror 50 in FIG. 2 cannot be increased due to the structure of the article storage 100, it is placed at the left and right positions of the semi-transparent mirror 50. Since the reflected image of the article 80x can be viewed, the effects of the first configuration and the second configuration can be obtained.
In the present invention, the convex curved surface shape includes a shape with a bent surface resembling the convex curved surface in addition to the convex curved surface.
[0047]
[Third embodiment]
The third embodiment will be described below with reference to FIGS. The difference between the configuration of the third embodiment and the configuration of the second embodiment is as follows.
[0048]
First, a semitransparent mirror 50 is formed in a convex curved surface shape in the vertical plane by providing a convex curved surface similar to that in FIG. 6 in the vertical plane.
Second, due to the convex curved surface, reflected light 70z from an article 80x (not shown) placed on the upper and lower portions that is not facing the semitransparent mirror 50 and is out of the semitransparent mirror 50. This is a place where a reflection image by can be visually observed.
[0049]
That is, the configuration of the third embodiment is generally the above-described first configuration to third configuration.
This constitutes the fifth configuration in which the translucent mirror 50 is formed in a convex curved surface in the vertical plane.
[0050]
Therefore, according to the fifth configuration, even if the height H1 of the semitransparent mirror 50 in FIG. 2 cannot be increased too much due to the structure of the article storage 100, it is placed at the upper and lower portions of the semitransparent mirror 50. Since the reflected image of the article 80x can be visually confirmed, the effects of the first configuration and the second configuration can be obtained.
[0051]
[Modification]
The present invention includes the following modifications.
(1) The amount of light of the illuminating lamp 81y is set to an amount that does not hinder the viewing of the transmitted light of the symbol 76A, the reflected light from the illuminating lamp 81y is reflected by the semitransparent mirror 50, and the reflected image of the component is The reflected image is brighter than in the first embodiment.
[0052]
(2) The translucent mirror 50 is configured to have a size covering the entire surface of the partition wall 81e.
(3) The translucent mirror 50 is formed by forming both a horizontal plane and a vertical plane into a convex curved surface.
(4) Applicable to the storage 100 for sterilizing and storing the article 80x.
(5) The article 80x is configured to be applied to the storage 100 that heats and stores the article 80x.
(6) The article 80x is configured to be applied to the storage 100 that performs only weak freezing or only freezing.
[0053]
(7) It is applied to the storage 100 provided with only the opening / closing door 81A1.
(8) The arrangement position of the blower 61 and the cooler 21 is moved downward, and the light source 70 is changed to be arranged at a position above the blower 61.
(9) The arrangement position of the cooler 21 is moved upward, and the light source 70 is changed to be arranged at a position below the cooler 21.
[0054]
(10) The position of the light source 70 is changed to a position in the center of the semitransparent mirror 50.
(11) The light source 70 is modified to be additionally arranged at a position below the translucent mirror 50.
(12) The present invention is configured by applying to an article storage having a storage room in which the illuminating lamp 81y is not provided.
(13) The semi-transparent mirror 50 is formed of a pseudo-translucent mirror that is formed of a semi-transparent plate having a glossy surface whose surface can reflect light, and the glossy surface is used as a mirror surface.
[0055]
【The invention's effect】
According to the present invention, as described above, even when a large number of small articles are stored by the semi-transparent mirror, the reflection image of the article inserted in the back part of the storage chamber can be visually observed from the front side of the article storage. It is possible to easily grasp whether or not an article is stored.
[0056]
Accordingly, it is possible to eliminate the waste due to the expiration date of the article and the unnecessary purchase of the article, thereby improving the storage efficiency and the economical efficiency. In addition, since a symbol is attached to the front surface of the light source itself and a translucent mirror is arranged in front of it, the user can see the symbol only while the light source is in operation. It is possible to accurately check for failures and facilitate maintenance.
[0057]
Even if the width of the semi-transparent mirror cannot be increased because of the structure of the article storage, by forming the semi-transparent mirror into a convex curved surface, reflection of articles placed on the left and right or upper and lower parts of the semi-transparent mirror There is an effect that the feature that the image can be visually confirmed is obtained.
[Brief description of the drawings]
In the drawings, FIGS. 1 to 6 show an embodiment of the present invention, and FIGS. 7 to 11 show prior arts. The contents of each figure are as follows.
[Fig. 1] Overall configuration vertical side view [Fig. 2] Overall configuration internal front view [Fig. 3] Main configuration front view [Fig. 4] Main configuration cross-sectional plan view [Fig. 5] Main configuration front / vertical side view [Fig. 6] Cross-sectional plan view of main part configuration [FIG. 7] Overall perspective view of overall configuration [FIG. 8] Overall configuration vertical side view [FIG. 9] Overall front view of overall configuration [FIG. 10] Main configuration front view [FIG. Front / side view of part structure [Explanation of symbols]
21 cooler 22 cooler 41 to 44 shelf 50 translucent mirror 50x mirror surface 50z reflected light 55 eyes 61 blower 62 blower 70 light source 70A discharge gas body 70u ultraviolet ray 70x visible light 70y transmitted light 70z reflected light 71 glass plate material 72 glass plate material 73 74 Electrode 73A, 74A Terminal 75 Protective cover 76 Symbol 76A Symbol 80x Article 81A Storage chamber 81A1 Open / close door 81B Storage chamber 81B1 Front lid 81e Partition wall 81X1 Channel 81Y1 Channel 81Y2 Channel 81x Changeover switch 81y Illumination lamp 82A Storage chamber 82A1 Front lid 82B Storage chamber 82B1 Front lid 90 Main body (heat insulation outer box)
91 partition wall portion 91A partition wall portion 92A partition wall portion 100 article storage H1 height W1 width W2 inner width

Claims (5)

An article storage unit provided with a light source at the back of a storage room for storing articles,
An article storage, comprising: a semi-transparent mirror arrangement means that allows a reflected image of the article to be viewed from the front side of the storage chamber by a semi-transparent mirror arranged immediately before the light source. An article storage provided with a light source that radiates visible light into the interior of the storage room at the back of the storage room for cooling and storing articles, and that emits ultraviolet light in an air passage disposed on the back side of the storage room Because
An article storage, comprising: a semi-transparent mirror arrangement means that allows a reflected image of the article to be viewed from the front side of the storage chamber by a semi-transparent mirror arranged immediately before the light source. 3. A required symbol is attached to the front surface of the light source itself so that the symbol can be seen from the front side of the storage room only during operation of the light source. Article storage as described. 4. The article storage according to claim 1, wherein the translucent mirror is formed in a convex curved surface shape in a horizontal plane. The article storage according to any one of claims 1 to 3, wherein the semi-transparent mirror is formed in a convex curved surface in a vertical plane.

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