JP2006078057A - Refrigerator - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a refrigerator provided with a drawer device, which is convenient with minimized shaking of a door, and suppressed in material cost and processing cost. <P>SOLUTION: This refrigerator comprises a horizontal intermediate partitioning wall 7 and a vertical intermediate partitioning wall 8 further laterally dividing a plurality of storage chambers divided by the horizontal intermediate partitioning wall 7. The connecting part of the lower horizontal intermediate partitioning wall 7 with the vertical intermediate partitioning wall 8 is vertically divided through a rail part for traveling a moving roller, whereby even if the mounting position of the partitioning wall 8 is vertically varied, the position within the rail part for sliding the moving roller is never vertically varied because the position of the rail part is independent from the vertical intermediate partitioning wall. Therefore, lateral distortion of the door can be eliminated, and the shaking of the door can be also minimized to ensure the convenience. Further, since the structure of the lower intermediate partitioning wall is not complicated, particularly, lateral drawing of a die for forming the rail part can be easily performed, and the processing cost can be thus suppressed. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2006,JPO&NCIPI

Description

  The present invention relates to a refrigerator having storage rooms provided on the left and right and having a drawer.

  In recent years, refrigerators have become mainstream with drawers in order to increase storage capacity and improve usability, and further include storage rooms arranged side by side, and a partition wall structure is sometimes used. Many (see, for example, Patent Document 1).

  Hereinafter, the conventional refrigerator with the partition wall structure provided with the storage chambers arranged side by side will be described with reference to the drawings.

FIG. 6 is a perspective view showing assembly of the partition wall of the conventional refrigerator disclosed in Patent Document 1. As shown in FIG. In the figure, it is composed of an inner box 102 attached to the inside of the refrigerator main body 101, a horizontal partition wall 103, a vertical partition wall 104, and a horizontal partition wall front member 105. Further, a rail portion 106 on which the moving roller slides is formed on the vertical partition wall 104, and the cross section of the rail portion 106 has a U-shape.
JP-A-11-294939

  However, in the conventional refrigerator described above, since the rail portion on which the moving roller slides is formed on the vertical partition wall, the mounting position of the vertical partition wall may move up and down, and thereby the rail portion also moves up and down. did. When the rail part is mounted at a position that is shifted vertically, the position of the moving roller attached to the frame also moves up and down at the same time, so the position of the frame is also shifted accordingly, so the drawer door is mounted in a distorted state. It had the problem that.

  In addition, when the rail part is formed on the lower horizontal partition wall without forming the rail part on which the moving roller slides on the vertical partition wall, even if the vertical partition wall mounting position moves up and down, the rail part The position of the rail does not depend on the vertical partition wall, so the position of the rail portion on which the moving roller slides does not move up and down. However, when the rail part where the moving roller slides is not formed on the vertical partition wall and the rail part is formed on the lower partition wall, the structure of the lower partition wall becomes complicated. It was difficult to remove the right and left molds for forming the part, and the processing cost was increased.

  The present invention solves the above-described conventional problems, and provides a refrigerator in which the structure of the lower horizontal partition wall is easy and the processing cost can be suppressed, and the drawer door is not attached in a distorted state. For the purpose.

  In order to solve the above-described conventional problems, in the refrigerator of the present invention, the lower side of the rail part is formed on the lower horizontal partition, and the upper side of the rail part is formed on the vertical partition wall.

  As a result, the lower horizontal partition wall has the lower side of the rail part, so that the position of the lower side of the rail part does not move up and down due to the installation error of the vertical partition wall, etc. It is never done. Further, since the upper side of the rail portion is formed on the vertical partition wall, the structure of the lower horizontal partition becomes easier than the conventional one, and the processing cost can be suppressed.

  The refrigerator of the present invention relates to a refrigerator that includes a drawer device and includes storage chambers arranged side by side, and forms a lower side of the rail portion on the lower horizontal partition wall, and an upper side of the rail portion on the vertical partition wall. Since it is formed and molding becomes easy, the processing cost can be reduced.

  The invention according to claim 1 is a refrigerator provided with a heat insulation box having a front opening made of an inner box, an outer box, and a foam heat insulating material filled between the inner box and the outer box. A partition wall that divides the storage chamber, a drawer door to which a frame that allows the food storage case provided therein to move back and forth is attached, a frame support member that supports the frame from below, and a storage chamber of the main body And a vertical partition wall that further divides the storage chamber divided by the plurality of horizontal partition walls into left and right, the lower horizontal partition wall and the vertical partition wall Even when the vertical partition wall mounting position is moved up and down, the position of the rail part does not depend on the vertical partition wall. Because of the moving roller The position in the moving rail does not move up and down, and the structure of the lower partition wall does not become complicated, so there is no need to remove the right and left molds to mold the rail, and processing costs can be reduced. You can plan.

  The invention according to claim 2 is the invention according to claim 1, in which the upper part is fixed to the upper partition wall and the lower part is fixed to the lower partition wall at the front side part of the vertical partition wall. By providing the front plate, it is possible to regulate the vertical and vertical movements of the vertical partition wall, and to ensure the sealing and operability of the door and the refrigerator.

  The invention according to claim 3 is the main body of the refrigerator according to claim 1 or 2, wherein the horizontal partition wall is divided into front and rear, and the front member of the horizontal partition wall is fixed to the inner box and the refrigerator main body. As a result, it is possible to secure the sealing strength of the horizontal partition wall.

  According to a fourth aspect of the present invention, in the invention according to any one of the first to third aspects of the present invention, a frame support member that supports the frame from the lower side is provided on the front member of the horizontal partition wall. Since the upper and lower positions can be regulated by the same surface of the horizontal partition wall, the distortion of the door can be suppressed.

  According to a fifth aspect of the present invention, in the invention according to any one of the first to fourth aspects, the claw portion provided on the vertical partition wall is hooked and fixed to the hole portion on the lower horizontal partition wall. Accordingly, the position regulation of the vertical partition wall and the horizontal partition wall can be achieved, and the sealing performance can be ensured.

  Hereinafter, embodiments of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings. The present invention is not limited to the embodiments.

(Embodiment 1)
1 is a front view of a refrigerator according to Embodiment 1 of the present invention, FIG. 2 is a cross-sectional view taken along line AA of FIG. 1 of the refrigerator according to the embodiment, and FIG. 3 is an assembly of a partition wall of the refrigerator according to the embodiment. FIG. 4 is a detailed view of FIG. 3 of the refrigerator of the embodiment, and FIG. 5 is a front sectional view of the refrigerator of the embodiment.

  1 to 5, the refrigerator main body 6 has rooms with different temperature zones, and a refrigerator room 1, an ice making room 2, a switching room 3, a vegetable room 4, and a freezer room 5 are formed from above.

  In the space between the refrigerator main body 6 and the inner box 13, there is a heat insulating material such as filled and foamed polyurethane, and thereby heat insulation into the cabinet. In addition, each room having different temperature zones is partitioned by a partition wall, and heat insulation is performed by a heat insulating material such as filled and foamed polyurethane as in the refrigerator main body. In addition, the vegetable compartment 4 arranged at the lower part of the horizontal partition wall 7 has a cooling temperature of about 5 ° C., and the ice making room 2 arranged at the upper part has a cooling temperature of about −20 ° C. Are set to different temperature zones. The switching chamber 3 has a temperature range of about 5 ° C. to −20 ° C., and is set to different temperature zones up and down via the horizontal partition wall 7 and right and left via the vertical partition wall 8.

  The front horizontal partition wall front member 9 is formed of a front horizontal partition wall front member front plate 9a, a foamed horizontal horizontal partition wall front member foam heat insulating material 9b, and a front horizontal partition wall front member main body 9c. The horizontal partition wall front member 9 is fixed at both right and left ends in contact with the inner box 13 to prevent deformation of the refrigerator main body 6 and ensure strength. Further, a frame support member 10 that supports the frame 11 from the lower side is buried in a recessed portion of the horizontal partition wall front member main body 9c, and the frame support member 10 is fixed to the horizontal partition wall front member 9 by a claw. ing. The frame support member 10 is installed outside the left and right frames 11, and ribs provided on the frame support member 10 sandwich the frame 11 from the left and right, so that the left and right rattling of the frame 11 can be suppressed, and the left and right mounting of the door can be performed. Shifting can be suppressed and the quality of the refrigerator can be improved.

  The horizontal partition wall 7 is fixed so that there is no gap in the space between the horizontal partition wall front member 9 and the inner box 13 and insulates the rooms in different temperature zones. The horizontal partition wall 7 is formed by a horizontal partition wall upper part 7a, a foamed horizontal partition wall foam insulating material 7b, and a horizontal partition wall lower part 7c.

  The vertical partition wall 8 is incorporated between the horizontal partition wall 9 and the upper horizontal partition wall 15 to insulate the ice making chamber 2 and the switching chamber 3 having different left and right temperature zones. The vertical partition wall 8 is formed of a vertical partition wall left portion 8a, a foamed vertical partition wall left portion foam insulation 8b, a vertical partition wall right portion 8c, and a vertical partition wall front plate 8d. The middle partition wall left portion 8a and the vertical middle partition wall right portion 8c are hooked and fixed by claws provided in several places. The vertical partition wall front plate 8d is fixed by hooking a claw provided on the left part 8a of the vertical partition wall in a hole provided in the vertical partition wall front plate 8d. Further, by inserting the vertical partition wall claw portion 8e into the horizontal partition wall hole portion 7d, the vertical partition wall 8 and the horizontal partition wall 7 are securely fixed without any gaps.

  The connecting portion of the horizontal partition wall 7 and the vertical partition wall 8 is divided vertically between the rail portions on which the moving roller 12 fixed to the frame 11 attached to the door travels, whereby the vertical partition wall Even when the mounting position of 8 is moved up and down, the position of the rail part does not depend on the vertical partition wall 8, so the position of the rail part on which the moving roller 12 slides does not move up and down, and the operability is improved. Since the structure of the partition wall 7 does not become complicated, the structure of the mold for forming the rail portion in particular is simplified, the processing cost can be suppressed, and the cost can be reduced.

  As described above, the refrigerator according to the present invention can position the doors arranged on the left and right without distortion, and can be used for convenient drawer storage, so that it can be used as a drawer for a cooling storage unit equipped with a refrigeration apparatus. Is also applicable.

Front view of the refrigerator in Embodiment 1 of the present invention AA line sectional view of FIG. 1 of the refrigerator of the embodiment The perspective view of the assembly of the partition wall of the refrigerator of the embodiment Detailed view of FIG. 3 of the refrigerator of the same embodiment Front sectional view of the refrigerator of the same embodiment The perspective view of the assembly of the partition wall of the conventional refrigerator

Explanation of symbols

6 Refrigerator body 7 Horizontal partition wall 7d Horizontal partition wall hole 8 Vertical partition wall 8d Vertical partition wall front plate 8e Vertical partition wall claw 9 Horizontal partition wall front member 10 Frame support member 11 Frame 13 Inner box

Claims (5)

  In a refrigerator having a heat insulation box having a front opening made of an inner box, an outer box, and a foam heat insulating material filled between the inner box and the outer box, a frame for placing a refrigerator main body and a food storage case A drawer door, a frame support member that supports the frame from below, a horizontal partition wall that divides the storage chamber of the main body vertically, and a vertical partition wall that further divides the storage chamber left and right The refrigerator is characterized in that the connecting portion between the lower horizontal partition wall and the vertical partition wall is divided up and down between the rail portions on which the moving roller travels.   2. The refrigerator according to claim 1, wherein a front plate made of a steel plate having an upper portion fixed to the upper partition wall and a lower portion fixed to the lower partition wall is provided on the front side portion of the vertical partition wall. .   The refrigerator according to claim 1 or 2, wherein the horizontal partition wall is divided into front and rear, and the front member of the horizontal partition wall is fixed to the inner box and the refrigerator main body.   The refrigerator according to any one of claims 1 to 3, wherein a frame support member that supports the frame from the lower side is provided on the front member of the horizontal partition wall.   5. The refrigerator according to claim 1, wherein a claw portion provided on the vertical partition wall is hooked and fixed to the hole on the lower horizontal partition wall. 6.

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