JP2005207735A - Refrigerator - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To allow a storage container to be drawn out following a door opening operation, and to make the storage container attached and detached freely, in a cooling chamber of a refrigerator opened and closed by a turning type door, and arranged with the drawing-out type storage container in its inside. <P>SOLUTION: In this refrigerator, a door side engaging member 38 projected rearward from a door backface to be engaged with a front side of an ice making vessel 24 is provided in the turning type door 26 for opening and closing a front face of an ice making chamber 12, an engaging protrusion 46 is provided in a rear part thereof, an engaging recess 50 inserted removably with the engaging protrusion 46 is provided in an inside of a frame 52 formed projectedly downwards from a bottom face of the ice making vessel 24, in a front side of the ice making vessel 24, a rib 54 having a shape inclined to be raised up gradually from the bottom face of the ice making vessel 24 toward an under side of the frame 52 is provided in a front side of the frame 52, the engaging protrusion 46 is engaged with the engaging recess 50 in accompaniment to the door opening and closing operation for the door 26, under the condition where the engagement of the engaging protrusion 46 with the engaging recess 50 is released, and the ice making vessel 24 is slid longitudinally by the engagement, in accompaniment to the door opening and closing operation for the door 26, under the condition where the engaging protrusion 46 is engaged with the engaging recess 50. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2005,JPO&NCIPI

Description

  The present invention relates to a refrigerator, and more particularly, to a refrigerator having a cooling chamber in which a drawer-type storage container is arranged and a front surface is opened and closed by a rotary door.

  In a cooling room such as a freezer room or a refrigerating room of a refrigerator, the front surface of the refrigerator is closed with a rotary door, and a drawer-type storage container that is slidable in the front-rear direction is provided in the room.

  A conventional cooling chamber of this type does not employ a structure for pulling out the storage container with the opening operation. For this reason, the storage container in the cooling chamber must be pulled out after the door is once opened, and then the stored items in the storage container must be taken out, forcing the user to perform an extra operation.

  By the way, it is preferable that the drawer-type storage container of such a refrigerator is detachably provided so that it can be easily removed and taken out of the warehouse. Therefore, simply connecting the storage container and the door so that the storage container can be pulled out with the opening operation solves the above-mentioned conventional problem, but the storage container cannot be easily removed, so that it is inconvenient. become.

  Further, in the drawer-type storage container of the refrigerator, it is desired to secure as large an internal volume as possible. Therefore, it is required to reduce the reduction of the internal volume as much as possible by providing a drawer mechanism for pulling out in accordance with the opening operation. Be

  The present invention has been made in view of the above points, and in a cooling chamber that is opened and closed by a pivoting door and has a drawer-type storage container disposed therein, the storage container is moved along with the opening operation. Another object of the present invention is to provide a storage container that can be pulled out, and that the inner volume of the storage container is small due to the provision of such a drawer mechanism, and that the storage container is detachable.

  The invention of claim 1 is a cooling chamber, a door that closes the front surface of the cooling chamber, a door that is rotatable about a vertical axis disposed at one end in the width direction, and the cooling chamber. A storage container that is detachably disposed and is supported by container supports provided on the left and right side surfaces of the cooling chamber and is slidable in the front-rear direction. A door-side engagement member that engages with the front is provided, an engagement convex portion is provided at a rear portion of the door-side engagement member, and an engagement concave portion into which the engagement convex portion is detachably inserted in front of the storage container. And the engagement protrusion is inserted into the engagement recess as the door is closed in a state where the engagement between the engagement protrusion and the engagement recess is released. The mating convex part and the engaging concave part are engaged, and the engaging convex part and the engaging concave part are engaged. In that it is the state, the receiving container by engagement with the opening and closing operation of the door is a refrigerator, characterized in that slide back and forth.

  In the refrigerator of the present invention, the storage container supported by the left and right container supports in the cooling chamber includes the engagement convex part of the door side engagement member provided on the rear face of the door and the engagement concave part provided on the bottom front end part of the storage container. Slid back and forth as the door opens and closes. Thus, since the storage container can be pulled out with the opening operation, an extra operation of further pulling out the storage container after the opening of the door is unnecessary.

  Moreover, since the engagement convex part of the door back surface is detachably inserted into the engagement concave part of the bottom surface of the storage container, the engagement of both can be released and the storage container can be easily removed, which is convenient.

  According to a second aspect of the present invention, there is provided a cooling chamber, a door that closes the front surface of the cooling chamber, a door that is rotatable about a vertical axis disposed at one end in the width direction, and the cooling chamber. A storage container that is detachably disposed and is supported by container supports provided on the left and right side surfaces of the cooling chamber and is slidable in the front-rear direction. A door-side engagement member that engages with the front of the bottom, and an engagement convex portion that protrudes upward from the rear of the door-side engagement member is provided on the door rotation shaft side from the center in the width direction of the door; An engaging recess into which the engaging convex portion is detachably inserted from below is provided in front of the bottom portion of the storage container, and is provided on the inner side of the frame formed to protrude downward from the bottom surface of the storage container. That has an inclined shape to rise gradually toward In the state where the engagement convex portion and the engagement concave portion are released from engagement, the engagement convex portion becomes the engagement concave portion as the door is closed. The engagement convex portion and the engagement concave portion are engaged by being inserted, and the engagement convex portion and the engagement concave portion are engaged with each other in accordance with the opening / closing operation of the door. The refrigerator is characterized in that the storage container slides back and forth.

  In the refrigerator according to the present invention, when the removed storage container is returned to the original position, the engagement recess and the engagement protrusion are not engaged with each other. It is possible to automatically enter the engaging concave portion approaching the guide into the engaging concave portion by guiding it to the inclined shape of the rib. Therefore, when returning the removed storage container, the user does not need to intentionally insert the engaging convex portion into the engaging concave portion.

  According to a third aspect of the present invention, a support body for supporting the lower surface of the storage container is provided on the side opposite to the door rotation shaft from the center in the width direction of the cooling chamber at the front part of the partition constituting the lower surface of the cooling chamber. It is a refrigerator of Claim 1 or 2 characterized by these.

  According to a fourth aspect of the present invention, the container support is constituted by a groove extending in the front-rear direction, and protrusions provided at rear portions on both the left and right sides of the storage container engage with the container support, thereby The rear part is supported, It is a refrigerator in any one of Claims 1-3 characterized by the above-mentioned.

  The invention according to claim 5 is configured such that the protrusion is formed in a substantially cylindrical shape, a rib protruding in front of the protrusion is provided, a stopper that contacts the rib is provided in front of the container support, and the protrusion moves forward. The refrigerator according to claim 4, wherein the refrigerator is regulated.

  According to a sixth aspect of the present invention, the storage container has a shape in which the front corner on the hinge side is rounded and the front side of the hinge side surface of the storage container is connected to the front door rotation shaft side with a gentle curved surface. The refrigerator according to any one of claims 1 to 5, wherein the refrigerator is provided.

  According to a seventh aspect of the present invention, a bottom-up portion having a bottom that is higher than the other bottom surface portion is provided on a part of the bottom surface of the storage container so as to store the rear portion of the door-side engagement member, The refrigerator according to any one of claims 1 to 6, wherein a concavity is provided.

  Since a space for storing such a drawer mechanism is provided by raising a part of the bottom surface of the storage container, the entire bottom surface of the storage container is raised and the drawer mechanism is stored in a gap between the bottom surface of the cooling chamber. Compared with the case where it does, the reduction | decrease of the internal volume of a storage container can be suppressed.

  The invention according to claim 8 is characterized in that a notch is formed by notching the rear lower surface of the door side engagement member obliquely on the door rotation shaft side. It is a refrigerator as described in.

  The refrigerator of the present invention is a cooling chamber that is opened and closed by a pivoting door, but the internal storage container can be pulled out along with the opening operation. Operation becomes unnecessary. In addition, the storage container that has been pulled out can be easily removed, making it easy to use. Furthermore, since the space for storing such a drawer mechanism is provided by raising only a part of the bottom surface of the storage container, a decrease in the internal volume of the storage container can be suppressed as much as possible.

  Embodiments of the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings.

  1 is a front view of a refrigerator 10 according to an embodiment of the present invention, FIG. 2 is a plan view showing the inside of the ice making chamber 12, FIG. 3 is a front view showing the inside of the ice making chamber 12, and FIG. It is side surface sectional drawing.

  As shown in FIG. 1, the refrigerator 10 is a refrigerator-freezer in which a freezing temperature zone 8 and a refrigeration temperature zone 9 are provided separately on the left and right. In the freezing temperature zone 8 on the left side of the page, an ice making chamber 12 is provided in the center in the vertical direction, a first freezing chamber 14 is provided above the ice making chamber 12, and a second freezing chamber 15 is provided below. It has been. The right refrigeration temperature zone 9 is provided with a refrigeration room 16 having a plurality of shelves in the upper half, and an upper vegetable room 17 and a lower bottle storage room 18 in the upper and lower two-stage drawer-type storage. A room is provided.

  Hereinafter, the ice making chamber 12 of the refrigerator 10 will be described.

  The ice making chamber 12 includes an ice making tray 20, a machine unit 22 for operating the ice making tray 20, and an ice storage container 24 for storing ice made ice to constitute an ice making unit of an automatic ice making device. Yes.

  The front surface of the ice making chamber 12 is closed by a rectangular door 26. The door 26 is vertically fixed to the refrigerator main body in front of the ice making chamber 12 so as to be rotatable around a vertical shaft 28 arranged at one end in the width direction (here, the left end). It is attached to the hinge fittings 29, 29.

  A synthetic resin door side engagement member 38 that protrudes rearward from the rear surface of the door and engages with the bottom front end of the ice storage container 24 is attached to the door 26. The door-side engagement member 38 is attached to a thin resin door inner member 40 that forms the door rear surface, and the attachment position is set at the lower end of the door rear surface near the door rotation shaft 28. The door-side engagement member 38 is provided at an attachment base 42 attached to the door inner member 40, a plate-like rear extension 44 extending rearward from the attachment base 42, and a tip of the rear extension 44. It consists of an engaging pin 46 having a circular horizontal section projecting upward.

  The ice storage container 24 is a bottomed box-shaped container having a substantially rectangular horizontal cross section that opens upward. The ice storage container 24 is supported by container supports 30 and 30 provided on the left and right side surfaces of the ice making chamber 12 and is slidable in the front and rear directions in the ice making chamber 12. More specifically, the container support 30 is constituted by a groove-like rail extending in the front-rear direction, and a protrusion 32 that runs in the rail is provided at the rear end portions of the left and right sides of the ice storage container 24. The rear end portion of the ice storage container 24 is slidably supported in the front-rear direction by engagement with the rail that is the container support 30.

  The bottom surface of the ice storage container 24 is supported by a pulley 36 provided at the lower front end of the ice making chamber 12. As shown in FIGS. 3 and 7, the pulley 36 is rotatably embedded in an upper surface of a partition 34 that partitions the ice making chamber 12 and the second freezing chamber 15 below the ice making chamber 12.

  The bottom surface of the ice storage container 24 does not have the same height throughout, but the bottom surface portion at the front corner on the door rotation shaft 28 side is another bottom surface portion so as to receive the rear end portion of the door side engaging member 38 from the front. The rear end portion of the door side engaging member 38 extends below the bottom raised portion 48.

  The bottom raised portion 48 is provided with an engagement recess 50 into which the engagement pin 46 of the door side engagement member 38 is detachably inserted from below, and is engaged with the engagement pin 46 as the door 26 is opened and closed. The ice storage container 24 is slid back and forth by engaging with the joint recess 50.

  The engagement recess 50 has a groove shape extending in the width direction of the ice storage container 24, and the engagement pin 46 travels in the engagement recess 50 in accordance with the opening / closing operation of the door 26. The container 24 is pulled forward and pushed backward when the door is closed. Specifically, as shown in FIG. 10, when the door indicated by reference numeral 26 </ b> A is closed, the engagement pin 46 is positioned at the left end of the engagement recess 50, and from this state, the door opening operation indicated by reference numerals 26 </ b> B to 26 </ b> D is performed. The engaging pin 46 pulls the ice storage container 24 forward by pressing the front wall of the engaging recess 50 forward while traveling in the engagement recess 50. When the door is closed, conversely, the engaging pin 46 pushes the ice storage container 24 rearward by pressing the rear wall of the engaging concave portion 50 backward while running in the engaging concave portion 50.

  As shown in FIG. 9, the engaging recess 50 is provided on the inner side of a frame 52 that protrudes downward from the bottom surface of the bottom raised portion 48. A plurality of ribs 54 are juxtaposed along the longitudinal direction of the engaging recess 50 at the front edge of the frame 52. The rib 54 has an inclined shape so as to gradually rise from the bottom surface of the bottom raised portion 48 toward the lower end of the frame 52. Further, as shown in FIG. 2, the rib 54 is arranged in an inclined posture so that the front end thereof faces the center in the width direction of the container 24.

  As shown in FIGS. 2 and 4, a stopper 56 for preventing the ice storage container 24 from jumping out is provided at the front end of the container support 30. The stopper 56 regulates the forward movement of the protrusion 32 provided on the side surface of the ice storage container 24. Specifically, a rib 33 protruding forward is provided on the protrusion 32, and the rib 33 comes into contact with the stopper 56.

  As shown in FIG. 5, the ice storage container 24 pulled out together with the opening operation is restricted from being pulled forward further by the protrusions 32 on the left and right side surfaces being locked by the stopper 56 at the front end of the container support 30. . Therefore, this locked state is when the door 26 is fully opened. The maximum opening angle of the door 26 is usually larger than 90 degrees, and is set to 105 degrees in this embodiment (state of reference numeral 26D in FIG. 10).

  In this way, when the maximum opening angle of the door 26 is 105 degrees, as shown in FIG. 10, when the engagement pin 46 is closed from the state of 105 degrees indicated by reference numeral 26D to the state of 90 degrees indicated by reference numeral 26E, The ice storage container 24 tends to move in the left-right direction perpendicular to the pushing direction rather than the front-rear direction, which is the pushing direction. Therefore, when there is no play in the engagement between the engagement pin 46 and the engagement recess 50, extra twisting occurs between the two. Therefore, in this embodiment, the groove width α of the engagement recess 50 is set to be sufficiently larger than the diameter β of the engagement pin 46 (for example, with respect to the diameter β = 12 mm) so that such kinking does not occur. Thus, the ice storage container 24 is prevented from being pushed backward from a maximum opening angle of about 105 degrees to about 100 degrees. In order to more effectively suppress the occurrence of kinking, it is preferable to set the groove width α and the diameter β so that the container 24 is not pushed up to 90 degrees (for example, the groove for the diameter β = 12 mm). (Width α = 40 mm).

  As shown in FIG. 6, the front corner 24 a of the ice storage container 24 on the door rotation shaft 28 side is rounded so that the side surface of the ice storage container 24 does not come into contact with the back of the door when the door 26 is opened and closed. The front surface is connected with a gently curved surface, and the door-side engagement member 38 is provided with a contact portion 58 so that the side surface of the frame 52 of the engagement recess 50 contacts the contact portion 58 when the door is opened. Yes. As shown in FIG. 2, the abutting portion 58 is provided on a stepped portion 44a (see FIG. 4) provided on the base side of the rearward extending portion 44 of the door side engaging member 38, and the door of the stepped portion 44a. It is formed by cutting the rotation shaft 28 side obliquely.

  As shown in FIGS. 7 and 8, the front end of the container support 30 provided with the stopper 56 has a notch opened upward so that the ice storage container 24 drawn forward can be removed from the ice making chamber 12. A portion 57 is provided. The protrusion 32 of the ice storage container 24 is removed from the container support 30 through the cutout portion 57, whereby the ice storage container 24 is removed outside the storage.

  Reference numeral 60 (see FIG. 8) denotes elongated protrusions that protrude slightly from the left and right side surfaces of the ice storage container 24 in order to prevent rubbing with the stopper 56 of the container support 30. It is formed to extend forward from the front end. Reference numeral 62 (see FIG. 3) is a notch provided at the rear end of the door-side engagement member 38. In order to prevent the rear end portion of the door-side engagement member 38 from hitting the partition 34 and closing the door 26 when the door is closed, the notch 62 is inclined on the lower surface of the rear end portion on the door rotation shaft 28 side. It is formed by cutting out.

  In the ice making chamber 12 of the refrigerator 10 of the present embodiment configured as described above, when the door 26 is opened, the ice storage container 24 engaged with the door 26 is moved forward as shown in FIGS. Pulled out.

  When being pulled out, as shown in FIG. 6, the side surface of the frame 52 of the engaging recess 50 at the bottom of the ice storage container 24 abuts against the abutting portion 58 of the door-side engagement member 38, so It has become. Therefore, the door inner material 40 and the gasket 66 on the back surface of the door can be protected.

  The drawn ice storage container 24 is engaged with the engaging recess 46 and the engaging recess 50 constituting the pulling mechanism by detachably inserting the pin 46 into the recess 50 from below. As shown, by lifting the front end of the ice storage container 24, the engagement between the two can be released and the ice storage container 24 can be easily removed outside the storage.

  When returning the removed ice storage container 24 to the inside of the cabinet, the ice storage container 24 is supported by the container support 30 with the door 26 opened and pushed backward to some extent. And the door 26 is closed from the state. Then, as the door is closed, the engagement pin 46 approaches the engagement recess 50 from the front, is guided by the rib 54 provided on the front edge of the engagement recess 50, gets over the frame 52, and enters the engagement recess 50. Get in. Therefore, the user does not have to bother to insert the engaging pin 46 into the engaging recess 50, which is convenient. In particular, in this embodiment, the rib 54 is disposed in a posture inclined toward the center in the width direction of the container 24 toward the front end, so that the movement of the engagement pin 46 and the inclined posture of the rib 54 are in substantially the same direction. Therefore, the engagement pin 46 can be guided to the engagement recess 50 more smoothly.

  In the ice making chamber 12 in the present embodiment, the ice storage container 24 can be pulled out with the opening operation as described above, and therefore, an extra operation of further pulling out the ice storage container 24 after the door opening is unnecessary. In addition, the pulled out ice storage container 24 can be easily removed to the outside of the box, which is easy to use.

  Further, since the space for storing the drawer mechanism is provided by raising the bottom surface of the ice storage container 24 only partially, the entire bottom surface of the ice storage container 24 is raised and the drawer mechanism is stored below it. In comparison with this, it is possible to suppress a decrease in the internal volume of the ice storage container 24.

  In the above embodiment, the groove 50 extending in the container width direction is used as the engagement recess 50 at the bottom of the ice storage container 24. However, the movement of the engagement pin 46 in the container width direction when the door 26 is opened and closed. As long as it accept | permits, it is not limited to this, For example, circular shape may be sufficient. Further, the invention is not limited to the ice making chamber 12 and can be similarly applied as long as it is a cooling chamber that is opened and closed by a rotary door and in which a drawer-type container is accommodated.

It is a front view of the refrigerator concerning one embodiment of the present invention. It is a top view of the ice-making room inside of this refrigerator. It is a front view of the inside of the ice making chamber of the refrigerator. It is side surface sectional drawing of the ice making chamber of this refrigerator. It is a top view at the time of maximum opening of this ice making room. It is a top view in the middle of opening of the ice making room. It is side surface sectional drawing at the time of opening of this ice making chamber. It is a side view at the time of removal of the ice storage container in this ice making chamber. It is a bottom perspective view of an ice storage container. It is a figure which shows the engagement state of an engagement pin and an engagement recessed part at the time of door opening / closing of this ice making chamber.

Explanation of symbols

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 10 ... Refrigerator 12 ... Ice making chamber 24 ... Ice storage container 26 ... Door 28 ... Door rotation axis 30 ... Container support 32 ... Projection 38 ... Door side engaging member 46 ... Engagement pin 48 ... ... Bottom raised part 50 ... Engaging recess 52 ... Frame 54 ... Rib 56 ... Stopper 58 ... Contact part

Claims (8)

A cooling chamber;
A door that closes the front surface of the cooling chamber, the door being rotatable about a vertical axis disposed at one end in the width direction;
A storage container that is detachably disposed in the cooling chamber and is supported by container supports provided on both left and right side surfaces of the cooling chamber, and is slidable in the front-rear direction;
The door is provided with a door-side engagement member that protrudes rearward from the back of the door and engages the front of the storage container, and an engagement convex portion is provided at the rear of the door-side engagement member,
While providing an engagement recess into which the engagement projection is detachably inserted in front of the storage container,
In the state where the engagement between the engagement projection and the engagement recess is released, the engagement projection is inserted into the engagement recess along with the door closing operation. And the engaging recess engages,
In the state where the engagement convex part and the engagement concave part are engaged, the storage container slides back and forth by the engagement in accordance with the opening / closing operation of the door. A cooling chamber;
A door that closes the front surface of the cooling chamber, the door being rotatable about a vertical axis disposed at one end in the width direction;
A storage container that is detachably disposed in the cooling chamber and is supported by container supports provided on both left and right side surfaces of the cooling chamber, and is slidable in the front-rear direction;
The door is provided with a door-side engagement member that protrudes rearward from the back of the door and engages with the front of the bottom of the storage container, and an engagement projection that protrudes upward at the rear of the door-side engagement member. Provided on the door rotation shaft side from the center in the width direction,
An engaging recess into which the engaging convex portion is detachably inserted from below is provided in front of the bottom portion of the storage container inside a frame formed to protrude downward from the bottom surface of the storage container. A rib having a shape that is inclined so as to rise gradually toward the bottom of the frame is provided on the front side of the frame,
In the state where the engagement between the engagement projection and the engagement recess is released, the engagement projection is inserted into the engagement recess along with the door closing operation. And the engaging recess engages,
In the state where the engagement convex part and the engagement concave part are engaged, the storage container slides back and forth by the engagement in accordance with the opening / closing operation of the door. The support body which supports the lower surface of the said storage container is provided in the front side of the width direction of the said cooling chamber in the front part of the partition which comprises the lower surface of the said cooling chamber from the non-door rotation axis | shaft side. Or the refrigerator of 2. The container support is configured by a groove extending in the front-rear direction, and the rear part of the storage container is supported by engaging protrusions provided on the rear sides of the left and right sides of the storage container with the container support. The refrigerator according to any one of claims 1 to 3. The protrusion is configured in a substantially cylindrical shape, and a rib protruding in front of the protrusion is provided.
The refrigerator according to claim 4, wherein a stopper that contacts the rib is provided in front of the container support to restrict the forward movement of the protrusion. The storage container has a shape in which the front corner on the hinge side is rounded and the front side of the hinge side surface of the storage container and the front door rotation shaft side are connected by a gently curved surface. The refrigerator according to any one of claims 1 to 5. A bottom raised portion with a bottom higher than the other bottom surface portion is provided in a part of the bottom surface of the storage container so as to accommodate the rear portion of the door side engagement member, and the engagement recess is provided in the bottom raised portion. The refrigerator according to any one of claims 1 to 6. The refrigerator according to any one of claims 1 to 7, wherein a notch is formed by notching the rear lower surface of the door-side engagement member obliquely on the door rotation shaft side.

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