JP2005016900A - Refrigerator - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a refrigerator for stably keeping storing especially seasoning in a small bag and easily putting in and taking out with a simple structure in the refrigerator provided with a shelf part inside a door for opening and closing a front opening of a refrigerating chamber and an upwardly opened pocket for a small object under the shelf part with its upper surface opening being closed by the shelf part. <P>SOLUTION: A storing part for storing the seasoning in the small bag in an upright state is formed in an article placement shelf provided inside the door for opening and closing the front opening of the refrigerating chamber. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2005,JPO&NCIPI

Description

[0001]
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
The present invention relates to a refrigerator provided with an article placement shelf inside a door that opens and closes a front opening of a refrigerator compartment.
[0002]
[Prior art]
A shelf is provided inside the door that opens and closes the front opening of the refrigerator compartment, and a small pocket with an upper opening is provided below the shelf, and the upper opening of the small pocket is closed by the shelf. There is a refrigerator (see, for example, Patent Document 1).
[0003]
[Patent Document 1]
JP 2000-105066 A (pages 3 to 6, each figure)
[0004]
[Problems to be solved by the invention]
The thing of patent document 1 is convenient at the point which provided the exclusive part which stores accessories, such as a seasoning case for lunch boxes stored in the accessory pocket, and seasonings such as mayonnaise used up at once, and the upper surface opening of an accessory pocket Is closed by the shelf, which is excellent in that it is possible to prevent the small articles from popping out by opening and closing the door.
However, on the other hand, when taking out or storing the accessory, the accessory pocket has to be exposed from the upper shelf, and thus there is a structural complexity such as a rotating structure.
[0005]
The present invention provides a refrigerator that is simpler than a structure such as that of Patent Document 1 and that can be stored in a state where it is easy to store and take out a seasoning sachet among small items. is there.
This seasoning sachet is a thin sheet formed into a cylindrical shape, two stacked sheets, or one sheet folded in half, etc. A so-called soy sauce, sauce, powdered pepper, powdered pepper, mayonnaise, and other liquid, viscous, powdered or granular seasonings suitable for easy use, such as soy sauce, sauce, powdered pepper, and mayonnaise, are sealed. In a flat sachet container.
[0006]
[Means for Solving the Problems]
The refrigerator according to the present invention is characterized in that a storage portion for storing a seasoning sachet is formed on an article placement shelf provided inside a door that opens and closes a front opening of a refrigerator compartment.
[0007]
As a result, the seasoning sachets stored in the storage section can be easily taken out and can be conveniently used as long as the upper end of the seasoning pouch can be held in a state of protruding from the storage section, compared to storage stored in the storage section.
In this case, if the storage part is too thin, it will be difficult to store the seasoning sachet, and if it is too thick, the seasoning sachet will lie on its side and difficult to take out. It is appropriate that the thickness of the container is such that 2 to 4 seasonings in a sachet can be stacked and stored.
[0008]
Further, the refrigerator of the present invention is partitioned by the article storage section and a partition wall at a part of the article storage section of the article placement shelf provided inside the door that opens and closes the front opening of the refrigerator compartment, which is closer to the refrigerator compartment side. A storage portion for storing the seasoning sachets is formed.
[0009]
For this reason, in addition to the above-mentioned effects, when a seasoning pouch is taken out from the storage section in a state where a tall article is stored in the article storage section of the article mounting shelf, the seasoning pouch is lifted and then seasoned. It is not necessary to take out the seasoning pouch from the storage section, and the seasoning pouch is easily stored and taken out.
[0010]
Further, in the refrigerator of the present invention, the storage part for standing and storing the seasoning pouch is formed long in the width direction of the article mounting shelf, and the storage part is separated by a partition wall so as to be applicable to the form of the seasoning pouch. It is characterized by being divided into a plurality of storage parts on the left and right.
[0011]
For this reason, it is possible to prevent the seasoning pouch from falling sideways by this partition, and it is possible to maintain a stowed state in which the seasoning pouch is stood by opening and closing the door of the refrigerator compartment.
For this reason, it becomes convenient for use by dividing the width of each storage part into dimensions that can be applied to a wide variety of widths of various forms of seasoning sachets.
[0012]
DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION
Next, an embodiment of the present invention will be described.
Each figure shows an embodiment of the present invention, FIG. 1 is a longitudinal side view of the refrigerator of the present invention, FIG. 2 is a front view of the refrigerator body according to the present invention, and FIG. 3 is an opening of the refrigerator compartment portion of the refrigerator of the present invention. 4 is a longitudinal side view of the door pocket portion of the refrigerator of the present invention, FIG. 5 is a longitudinal side view of another embodiment of the door pocket portion of the refrigerator of the present invention, and FIG. 6 is a door pocket of the refrigerator of the present invention. It is explanatory drawing in the front view of a part.
[0013]
The cooling storage of this invention is demonstrated based on figures.
Here, reference numeral 1 denotes a refrigerator which is one of the cooling storages of the present invention, which forms a plurality of storage chambers by dividing the inside of the main body 2 with a full opening, and the front of each storage chamber can be opened and closed with a door. is there.
The refrigerator body 2 has a heat insulating structure in which a foam heat insulating material 2C is filled between an outer box (outer wall plate) 2A and an inner box (inner wall plate) 2B.
In the refrigerator main body 2, a refrigerator compartment 3, a vegetable compartment 4, a freezer compartment 5 (consisting of an upper freezer compartment 6A and a lower freezer compartment 6B), and an ice making room 7 attached to the upper freezer compartment 6A are partitioned and provided from above. A specific low temperature chamber 9 is provided at the bottom of the refrigerator compartment 3 and is partitioned by the refrigerator compartment 3 and a partition plate (partition wall) 8 thereabove.
[0014]
The front opening of the refrigerating room 3 is closed by a revolving refrigerating room door 10 that is opened and closed by being pivoted laterally by a hinge device on one side of the refrigerator body 2.
In the refrigerating chamber 3, a plurality of shelves 41 placed on a shelf receiver 42 formed on the side wall of the refrigerating chamber 3 are provided.
The front opening of the vegetable compartment 4 is a drawer-type door 11 that is drawn forward together with the vegetable container 15 having an upper opening that is supported so that it can be pulled out in the front-rear direction by left and right rails and rollers provided in the vegetable compartment 4. It is blocked.
The upper freezer compartment 6A and the lower freezer compartment 6B, like the vegetable compartment 4, are pulled out forward together with the containers 16 and 17 supported so as to be able to be drawn in the front-rear direction with respect to the left and right rails provided in the freezer compartment. The doors 12 and 13 are closed.
[0015]
An automatic ice making machine 18 and an ice storage box 19 are provided in the ice making room 7, and a water supply container 20 for storing ice making water to be supplied to the automatic ice making machine 18 is stored in a small room in the refrigerating room 3 attached to the specific low temperature room 9. Is stored.
The ice making water is sucked up by the pump 60 from the water supply container 20 and supplied to the ice making tray 22 of the automatic ice making machine 18 through the water supply pipe 61.
[0016]
Reference numeral 24 is a refrigerant compressor for the refrigeration system, and 25 is a refrigerant condenser for the refrigeration system.
Reference numeral 26 denotes an evaporating dish for evaporating defrosted water, which will be described later, by the heat of the condenser 25. The evaporating dish 26 is placed on the condenser 25 and can be pulled out from the lower front of the refrigerator body 2.
The compressor 24, the condenser 25, and the evaporating dish 26 are installed in a machine room 28 provided at the lower part of the refrigerator body 2.
Reference numerals 29 and 30 denote refrigerant evaporators (coolers) of the refrigeration system.
Reference numeral 31 denotes a first blower that circulates cold air cooled by a first evaporator (cooler) 29, which is a freezer cooler, to the upper freezer room 6A, the lower freezer room 6B, and the ice making room.
Reference numeral 32 denotes a second blower that circulates the cold air cooled by the second evaporator (cooler) 30, which is a refrigerator for the refrigerator compartment, to the refrigerator compartment 3, the vegetable compartment 4, and the specific low temperature compartment 9.
Reference numeral 33 denotes a defrosting glass tube heater of the first evaporator (cooler) 29, and reference numeral 34 denotes a defrosting glass tube heater of the second evaporator (cooler) 30.
The defrost water from the first evaporator (cooler) 29 and the second evaporator (cooler) 30 is led to the evaporating dish 26 through the drain pipe and is evaporated there.
[0017]
Reference numeral 35 denotes a cold air duct through which the cold air cooled by the second evaporator (cooler) 30 is guided from the second blower 32, and is widely disposed on the upper wall 45 of the refrigerator compartment 3, and the front end thereof is the front opening of the refrigerator compartment 3. It communicates with the cold air outlet 36 formed on the upper surface of the part.
The cold air blown out from the cold air outlet 36 forms a cold air curtain 37 that flows from the top to the bottom as indicated by the arrow in the front opening of the refrigerator compartment 3.
The cold air cooled by the first evaporator (cooler) 29 and the cold air cooled by the second evaporator (cooler) 30 are circulated as indicated by arrows by the first blower 31 and the second blower 32, respectively, and each chamber is circulated. Cool to a predetermined temperature.
[0018]
Regarding the formation of a cold air circulation path in which the cold air cooled by the second evaporator (cooler) 30 is circulated to the refrigerator compartment 3 and the vegetable compartment 4 by the second blower 32, cold air passages are provided on the left and right sides of the rear portion of the refrigerator compartment 3. 43A and 43B are formed, and a cold air return passage 44 communicating with the lower side of the second evaporator (cooler) 30 is formed between the left and right cold air passages 43A and 43B.
[0019]
The cold air cooled by the second evaporator (cooler) 30 is circulated between the refrigerator compartment 3 and the vegetable compartment 4 by the second blower 32.
In the path, a part of the cold air passing through the second blower 32 is blown out from the cold air outlet 36 through the cold air duct 35.
The other part of the cool air that has passed through the second blower 32 passes through the left and right cool air passages 43A, 43B on the back side of the back plate 40 of the refrigerating chamber 3 and from the cold air outlet 39 formed in the back plate 40 of the refrigerating chamber 3. A part of the cold air blows out from the cold air outlet 39A to the specific low temperature chamber 9 while being blown out to the refrigerating chamber 3 and further flowing downward through the cold air passages 43A and 43B.
[0020]
The cold air that has flowed further downward in the left and right cold air passages 43 </ b> A and 43 </ b> B is supplied from the cold air outlet 50 to the cold air passage 51 formed between the refrigerator compartment 3 and the vegetable compartment 4.
The cold air passage 51 is formed between the partition wall 52 between the refrigerator compartment 3 and the vegetable compartment 4 and the ceiling plate 53 of the vegetable compartment 4.
The partition wall 52 constitutes the bottom wall of the refrigerator compartment 3, and the ceiling plate 53 of the vegetable compartment 4 is disposed at a position that substantially closes the top opening of the vegetable container 15 and can be removed forward from the vegetable compartment 4. The left and right walls of the vegetable compartment 4 and / or the partition wall 52 are supported.
A part of the cool air that has cooled the refrigerator compartment 3 and the specific low temperature chamber 9 flows into the cool air passage 51 from the suction port 56 formed in the partition wall 52.
Since the vegetable container 15 can be pulled out forward, when the vegetable container 15 is stored in the vegetable compartment 4, the top opening of the vegetable container 15 is covered with the ceiling plate 53 by the ceiling plate 53 of the vegetable compartment 4. is there.
[0021]
The cold air supplied to the cold air passage 51 flows forward through the cold air passage 51, flows down from the front end outlet 54 to the vegetable compartment 4, and surrounds the vegetable container 15 from the space formed between the vegetable container 15 and the door 11. The air is sucked from the cold air suction port 55 formed on the back surface of the vegetable compartment 4 through the space formed in the above.
[0022]
Since a cold air return passage 44 is formed between the back plate 40 and the main body 2 between the left and right cold air passages 43A and 43B on the back side of the refrigerator compartment 3, the cold air in the vegetable compartment 4 is sucked from the cold air suction port 55. Then, it flows into the cool air return passage 44, flows into the lower side of the second evaporator (cooler) 30, and circulates again cooled by the second evaporator (cooler) 30.
[0023]
In such a configuration, the temperature of each chamber is maintained at about 3-4 ° C. in the refrigerator compartment 3 and about 3-6 ° C. in the vegetable compartment 4, and the freezer compartment 5, that is, the upper freezer compartment 6A and the lower freezer compartment 6B, Further, the ice making chamber 7 is about -18 ° C to -20 ° C.
Moreover, it is 5-8 degreeC on the storage shelf 38 provided inside the refrigerator compartment door 10. FIG.
The specific low-temperature chamber 9 is a chilled chamber of about 1 ° C. higher than 0 ° C., an ice greenhouse of about 0 to 1 ° C. lower than 0 ° C. and higher than the freezing temperature of food, It may be a partial freezing chamber at about −4 ° C. so that a thin ice layer is formed on the surface.
As described above, the specific low temperature chamber 9 is used for refrigerated storage of food in a specific temperature range, and requires stricter temperature control than other rooms.
[0024]
The refrigerator door 10 has a heat insulating structure in which a foamable heat insulating material 10C is filled between the outer plate 10A and the inner plate 10B, and is integrally formed with the inner plate 10B on the left and right sides of the inner plate 10B or separately. Side walls 10 </ b> D and 10 </ b> E extending in the vertical direction are formed by the members.
Article storage shelves 38, 38A, 38B, 38C, 38D called pockets are formed in a plurality of stages between the side walls 10D, 10E, and a storage section for storing the seasoning sachets 45 in one or more of them. 46 is formed.
[0025]
The seasoning sachet 45 is a thin synthetic resin sheet formed in a cylindrical shape, two synthetic resin sheets superimposed, one synthetic resin sheet folded in half, or the like In a so-called flat sachet container in which necessary parts such as the peripheral part are heat-sealed and sealed with liquid, viscous, powdery or granular seasonings inside. is there.
Such a seasoning sachet 45 is in a sealed form in an amount suitable for simple use such as soy sauce, sauce, powdered pepper, powdered pepper, mayonnaise and the like.
[0026]
In such a seasoning sachet 45, the liquid contents are generally soft, and it is difficult to maintain the standing state. However, if the seasoning pouch 45 is stored in a standing state, it can be easily taken out when used. .
The present invention provides a configuration that can achieve this.
The storage portion 46 for storing the seasoning sachets 45 in an upright manner may be formed in the easy-to-use portions of the pockets 38, 38A, 38B, 38C, 38D. As one form, the storage portion 46 is formed in the lowermost pocket 38 in the figure. Shows what you did.
The pocket 38 forms a storage portion 48 of a vertically long article 47 in which milk or fruit juice drinks are sealed in a substantially vertically long rectangular paper pack near the inner plate 10B. The storage part 57 of the tall article 49 is formed in a state of being partitioned by the storage part 48 and the partition wall 58 like a high plastic bottled beverage.
[0027]
On the side of the refrigerator compartment 3 of the pocket 38, a storage portion 46 for the seasoning sachet 45 is formed in a state partitioned by a storage portion 57 for the tall article 49 and a partition wall 59.
The storage portion 46 has a thickness of the storage portion 46, that is, the interval T between the front and rear walls 59, 59 </ b> A in the thickness direction of the storage portion 46, except for the extremely thin seasoning pouch 45. One or more of these are not laid down side by side, but are set so as to be stowed and stowed as shown in FIG.
[0028]
If the thickness T of the storage portion 46 is made too thin, for example, if the thickness of the thin one seasoning sachet 45 is set so that it can be stood and stored, it will be difficult to store, and if it is too thick, the seasoning sachet 45 will lie sideways. It becomes difficult to take out.
For this reason, considering this side, the thickness T of the storage portion 46 is appropriate to allow 2 to 4 pieces of the seasoning pouch 45 to overlap and store.
In this case, the depth of the storage portion 46 is determined by the height of the rear wall 59 having the lower front and rear walls 59 and 59A, but the depth of the storage portion 46 is the seasoning stored in the storage portion 46 as shown in FIG. The seasoning pouch 45 is configured to have a depth such that the upper end portion of the seasoning pouch 45 slightly protrudes upward from the storage unit 46, whereby the seasoning pouch 45 can be easily taken out.
For this reason, since it does not become the underlay state of the goods 49 accommodated in the storage part 57 adjacent to it, it is not necessary to lift the goods 49 accommodated in the storage part 57 and take out the seasoning pouch 45.
[0029]
FIG. 5 shows another embodiment in which the storage portion 46 for the seasoning sachet 45 is formed at a position closest to the refrigerator compartment 3 side of the pocket 38 which is an article placement shelf.
In this case, the storage portion 46 is formed between a wall 59A closer to the refrigerator compartment 3 side, which opposes the wall 59 on the refrigerator compartment side of the storage portion 57, and the depth of the storage portion 46 is the front and rear walls 59, The storage portion is determined so as to have a depth such that the upper end portion of the seasoning pouch 45 stored in the storage portion 46 slightly protrudes above the storage portion 46, although it is determined by the height of the rear wall 59 </ b> A having a low 59 </ b> A. The front wall of the storage portion 46, that is, the wall 59A on the refrigerator compartment side, is lower than the wall 59 on the refrigerator compartment side 57, thereby making it easier to take out the seasoning pouch 45.
[0030]
4 and 5, the storage portions 46, 48, and 57 are formed by integral molding of a synthetic resin by the formation member of the pocket 38.
The storage portion 46 of the seasoning pouch 45 is, as shown in FIG. 6, when the storage portion 46 is formed to be long in the lateral direction so as to substantially extend across the lateral width of the pocket 38, the seasoning pouch 45 to be stored. Therefore, the seasoning sachet 45 can be prevented from falling sideways by partitioning the storage portion 46 into a plurality of storage portions 46 on the left and right by the partition wall 70 as shown in FIG.
In this case, the width of each storage unit 46 is generally in the form of a seasoning sachet 45, such as a substantially square shape, a rectangular shape, or a stick shape. By partitioning into dimensions that can be applied to 45 multiple widths, it is convenient to use.
[0031]
The present invention is not limited to the above-described embodiment, but can be applied to a double-spread type storage having other configurations, and various modifications can be considered without departing from the technical scope of the present invention, and includes various embodiments related thereto. To do.
[0032]
【The invention's effect】
According to the present invention, the seasoning sachet stored in the storage unit can be easily taken out and can be conveniently used as long as the upper end of the seasoning pouch can be held in a state of protruding from the storage unit, compared to storage stored in the storage unit.
In this case, if the storage part is too thin, it will be difficult to store the seasoning sachet, and if it is too thick, the seasoning sachet will lie on its side and difficult to take out. It is appropriate that the thickness of the container is such that 2 to 4 seasonings in a sachet can be stacked and stored.
[0033]
In the invention of claim 2, in addition to the above-mentioned effect, when the seasoning pouch is taken out from the storage section in a state where the tall article is stored in the article storage section of the article mounting shelf, It is not necessary to take out the seasoning pouch from the storage unit after lifting, and it becomes easy to store and take out the seasoning pouch.
[0034]
In the invention of claim 3, the partition can prevent the seasoning sachet from falling sideways, and the seasoning sachet can be kept in the stowed state by opening and closing the door of the refrigerator compartment.
For this reason, it becomes convenient for use by dividing the width of each storage part into dimensions that can be applied to a wide variety of widths of various forms of seasoning sachets.
[Brief description of the drawings]
FIG. 1 is a longitudinal side view of a refrigerator according to the present invention.
FIG. 2 is a front view of a refrigerator body according to the present invention.
FIG. 3 is a perspective view of the refrigerator compartment portion of the refrigerator of the present invention in an open state.
FIG. 4 is a vertical side view of a door pocket portion of the refrigerator of the present invention.
FIG. 5 is a longitudinal side view showing another embodiment of the door pocket portion of the refrigerator of the present invention.
FIG. 6 is an explanatory view in a front view of a door pocket portion of the refrigerator of the present invention.
[Explanation of symbols]
1 ... refrigerator (storage),
2 Refrigerator body (storage body),
3 ... Refrigerator room,
38, 38A-38D ... Article placement shelf called a door pocket,
45 ... seasoning sachets,
46: Storage part for seasoning sachets,
48, 57 ... article storage section,
70: Partition wall of the storage compartment for the seasoning sachets.

Claims (3)

A refrigerator characterized in that a storage portion for storing a seasoning sachet is stored on an article mounting shelf provided inside a door that opens and closes a front opening of a refrigerator compartment. The article storage shelf provided on the inner side of the door that opens and closes the front opening of the refrigerator compartment is partitioned by the article storage section and a partition wall at the part of the article storage section that is close to the refrigerator compartment, and a seasoning sachet is stowed and stored. A refrigerator characterized in that a storage portion is formed. A storage part for standing and storing the seasoning sachets is formed long in the width direction of the article mounting shelf, and the storage part is divided into a plurality of storage parts left and right by a partition wall so as to be applicable to the form of the seasoning sachets. The refrigerator according to claim 1 or 2, wherein the refrigerator is partitioned.

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